basketball god

Chapter 342 How Stubborn!
At the end of the intermission, the referee blew his whistle, and the last quarter of the game began. Both sides played their main players.

The starting lineup sent by Nelson is, point guard: Yang Zhan, shooting guard: Roy, small forward: Battier, power forward: Gasol, center: Chandler.

The starting lineup sent by the Hawks is, point guard: Speedy Claxton, shooting guard: Joe Johnson, small forward: Josh Smith, power forward: Marvin Williams, center: Zaza Pachulia.

The Grizzlies attacked first, and Yang Zhan advanced to the frontcourt at a normal speed. Facing Clarkston's defense, he did not call a pick-and-roll, but directly chose to force a breakthrough.

Because the size gap between the two sides is too great, Clarkston's body cannot stop his own breakthrough at all.

When Yang Zhan came to the free throw line, no one stepped forward to double-team, so after throwing off Clarkston, he rushed into the inside very easily.

Facing Pachulia, who was guarding the basket, Yang Zhan, who originally broke through to the right, suddenly dribbled the ball behind his back, and then used a reverse jump to shift his route to the left.

At this time, Yang Zhan has created space, and Pachulia's defensive response is not fast, and he quickly picks the basket with low hands in the frontcourt.

brush!Hit!

The Eagles attack, because of the lineup, Clarkston, who is in possession of the ball, can only slow down his own advancement speed.

When he came to the frontcourt with the ball, facing Yang Zhan's defense, he directly chose to call Pachulia to come over for the pick-and-roll.

And when he broke through to the free throw line when he was changing defenses, Johnson, who was originally at a 45° angle on the right, ran in without the ball and directly threw away Roy who was facing him.

So Claxton, who was holding the ball, saw the opportunity and immediately passed the ball. After all, Johnson's ability to score and finish is much better than him.

When Johnson caught the ball and came to the inside, facing Chandler who was guarding the basket, he jumped up and changed the ball from his left hand to his right hand, and then shot the ball by wiping the board for a layup.

brush!Hit!

Although overall, the Eagles are really not doing well, but Joe Johnson, as the head star, has really grown up.

This season, he can average 25 points per game. With this data, he has become the seventh existence in the scoring list.

Conversely, the Grizzlies attacked, Yang Zhan faced Clarkston's defense, and still chose to play singles, which he did in the previous three quarters.

It's not that Yang Zhan doesn't cooperate, it's mainly because the Eagles have the worst defense in this lineup, that is, point guard Clarkston.

And this body type is naturally misaligned, so Yang Zhan doesn't have to play pick and roll.

At this time, Yang Zhan, who is holding the ball at the top of the arc, plays really absolutely concisely, without any fancy, and directly pushes up with his body.

This method is really simple. It not only saves trouble but also works. Clarkston has no ability to resist.

In this way, when Yang Zhan came to the inside, relying on his size advantage, he pressed Clarkston to wipe the basket and shot.

brush!Hit!

Although under normal circumstances, Yang Zhan will basically use low-handed picks, which has something to do with the system's player equipment.

But this shooting action is not absolute. After all, Yang Zhan has the initiative. For example, in the situation just now, it is more suitable for a master layup.

The Eagles attacked, and after Clarkston came to the frontcourt, he directly gave the ball to Johnson, who was in the 45° corner on the right.

The latter's offensive method itself is strong, while Roy's defense is average, which is currently below the average level of the league.

So Roy, who was facing him, naturally couldn't stop Joe's breakthrough in singles.

But when he was approaching the free throw line, Battier let go of Smith directly and chose to double-team the singles Joe.

Johnson's breakthrough route was blocked, so he could only pass the ball to Smith, who was open in the left corner.

And the latter's three-pointer has been tried in the previous quarters, and it can be said to be very stable!

Therefore, when the opponent received the ball, even if there was a large gap, he did not choose to shoot, but directly broke through to the inside.

However, the distance from the opponent's breakthrough is enough for Battier to turn around and defend.

As far as this defensive method is concerned, it is really tried and tested, and the head coach of the Eagles is also really stubborn, and he will not adjust it no matter what.

But this time the opponent's solution has changed a bit, that is, Smith, who is holding the ball, chose a quick mid-range shot before Battier was about to come over.

The position where the opponent shoots is not much different from two points long, but now Smith's shooting is really unstable.

Boom!Strike the iron!

The ball was really hanging. If it wasn't for Battier's slight interference, the ball would have almost missed the basket.

Gasol protected the rebound, and Yang Zhan turned his head and immediately went on a fast break. Just after halftime, he received a basketball flying from the backcourt.

After catching the ball, Yang Zhan pushed away hard, and Clarkston was next to him.

When he accelerated and broke through all the way, when he came to the inside and wanted to make a layup, Smith suddenly came out from the diagonal.

Not to mention the number of blocked shots, the average is nearly 3 per game, and this physical talent and ability to seize opportunities are also acceptable.

Some fans in later generations said that Smith is the strongest in chasing caps in history. Now it seems that there is still some basis.

However, Yang Zhan has a lot of experience, and he is not a person who likes to force shots, and Smith is by his side, which means that someone must be free.

So when Yang Zhan glanced at it from the corner of his eye, he saw Battier in the bottom corner on the left, and immediately passed the ball to him.

The latter caught the ball for a while, and then chose to shoot a three-pointer.

brush!Hit!

With a shooting rate close to 40.00%, Battier's shooting is still very stable, and this is still a big open opportunity.

In turn, the Eagles attacked, and Clarkston came to the frontcourt with the ball, when all his teammates were in position.

At this time, Pachulia and Marvin Williams on the inside came up to do a double pick-and-roll without the ball for the singles Joe in the right corner.

The quality of this pick-and-roll is very good. When Johnson came to the 60° angle on the right, he also successfully got an open opportunity.

When the latter received a pass from Clarkston, he quickly chose a three-pointer from the outside.

brush!Hit!

In singles, Joe averaged 5.2 shots per game from beyond the three-point line. In today's league, such a number is already considered a lot.

And the opponent's shooting rate is also close to 40.00%, so Johnson's stability factor is very high, and such open opportunities must be grasped.

The Grizzlies attacked. When Yang Zhan came to the frontcourt, he first gave the ball to Gasol who was out of the bag, and then moved to the left corner for a post-up single.

(End of this chapter)