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Chapter 249

The Timberwolves' outside line is actually pretty good. Although they don't have top stars, their ability to shoot and fast break is beyond doubt.However, they still have flaws that cannot be ignored, that is, no one can attack with the ball except Xu Hao. In comparison, Brewer is better, and Ellington simply transformed into a 3D player who catches and shoots.

So when Odom is in the high post, as long as the ball is in their hands, the only option is to scramble a pass to a teammate and force a shot?nonexistent!Odom is tall enough to block their line of sight and hit [-]-pointers when they can barely see the rim. There are only a handful of players in the league who can be sure, and they are obviously not among them.

Under such circumstances, Xu Hao had no choice but to reduce the number of passes and provoke the team's outside offense alone. Strictly speaking, it should be to provoke Odom's burden.In the systematic virtual training, Xu Hao didn't often face this big bald head. Occasionally, one-on-one happened at the basket, and Xu Hao could definitely score the ball against the opponent.But the situation outside the three-point line and under the basket is different. If you don't increase your speed, you will lose the biggest advantage of a small player.

It was Kobe who was in charge of defending Xu Hao before, but now Xu Hao uses a screen change and directly faces Odom who rushed to the high post.I have to admit that this big guy who was once hailed as the "successor of the magician" is indeed very talented. His height, wingspan and moving speed are simply nightmares for outside players, and Xu Hao has to face him .

Only standing in front of Odom, Xu Hao deeply felt the helplessness of his teammates.Odom is very experienced, he will not rush forward, he will only slightly lower his center of gravity, keep a half-step to one-step distance, and stretch out his arms to interfere.If you choose to break through, he will cover you with his huge body; if you choose to shoot, you may have to eat a spicy hot pot.

Facing Odom's defense, Xu Hao's continuous crotch dribbles did not allow him to find a suitable shooting opportunity, and his teammates have already been watched to death. Besides, if he chooses to pass the ball, then the meaning of changing positions cease to exist.

As soon as Xu Hao gritted his teeth, he strode out to pretend to make a breakthrough. As soon as Odom moved his center of gravity, he immediately retracted it, took off from the spot and shot directly.Odom was startled, but he didn't lose his position. He had the advantage in height. Seeing Xu Hao take off to shoot, he also jumped up. Before the opponent made a shot, he stretched out his big slap to block Xu Hao from looking at the basket. Sight.

For any professional player, shooting must look at the basket, which is part of the standard shooting action.If your eyes fall elsewhere, how can you guarantee the direction of the basketball?This also prompted some defenders to develop the "eye-covering defense". If you can't cover you, then cover your eyes and see how you shoot!

Odom's interference this time can be regarded as a blindfold defense. He deliberately blocked Xu Hao's face with his palm, so that Xu Hao could barely see the basket through his fingers.But for Xu Hao, this was enough. He leaned back his upper body slightly and raised the arc of his shot. The basketball passed Odom's arm, drew an arc and flew straight to the basket.

Xu Hao and Odom landed one after another, looking at the basket in unison.To be honest, Xu Hao didn't have much confidence in his own shot. The shooting space given by Odom is too small, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he was blinded by luck.

But this goal made him mistaken. The basketball lightly knocked on the back edge of the basket, bounced high and then fell into the basket again. This is also the Timberwolves' first three-pointer in this game .Odom turned his head and looked at Xu Hao in surprise. He knew very well that he had defended well just now, but this Chinese man still hit a three-pointer, which was amazing.But he quickly pushed the thought out of his mind, and he hoped to get revenge in the next round.

Next, the Timberwolves' offense became much simpler and rougher. Either give the ball to the inside and let Love go to single-up Gasol; or let Xu Hao hold the ball on the outside and find a way to switch to Odom. In front of the small fight the big.Of course, they also tried to let Xu Hao switch in front of Fisher, but at this time Odom will let go of his defenders and come up to double-team. If Zen Master didn’t even think about the countermeasures in advance, he simply resigned as the head coach and went home. Forget about fishing.

Although Xu Hao was more confident when facing Odom, he also consumed a lot of energy.Perhaps Odom's overall strength is far inferior to Kobe's, but his physical condition is the biggest advantage. Xu Hao must try every means to smooth out the difference in height between the two sides before he has a chance to shoot. This also consumes a lot of mental power.

When McHale replaced Xu Hao, he didn't even have the strength to high-five his teammates one by one. He took the towel handed by the staff and sat down on his seat, covered his head with the towel, and remained motionless.

Originally, McHale wanted to explain something to Xu Hao, but when he saw that he was half dead, he could only shake his head dejectedly and let him go.He is very clear that for Xu Hao, every second of rest time is very precious. If he does not have a good rest and cannot continue to maintain a normal level in the next game, he will have nowhere to cry.

Xu Hao is not pretending to be a big star. He is really tired. It looks awesome to play small against big players, but for a small player, it is simply a lot of pressure. Besides, he is still a rookie who needs time to continue training. He can achieve this level. Already very good.However, Xu Hao knows very well that his ability to score against Odom does not have a great impact on this game. The opponent's three-high lineup is so awesome that it is really difficult for the Lakers management to bring all three big men. go home.

Now that both sides have deployed rotating lineups, the Timberwolves can still keep up the pace. Once the starting lineup returns, Love and DeAndre Jordan will not be able to handle it in the interior.In contrast, Xu Hao believes that Odom's threat is higher than that of Gasol and Bynum. No matter how powerful he is, he usually works in the interior. He is always running between the inside and outside. It caused a lot of trouble for the Timberwolves.Why didn't you find Odom so annoying when he led the bench before?
To get Odom out, the Timberwolves had to use surprise troops, but Xu Hao understood that he only had the right to make suggestions, and it was okay to talk to McHale about his ideas, and there was no such thing as helping the coach make a decision.And even if McHale accepts his suggestion, it is still up to the two sides to decide who will win, but at least the situation should not be worse than it is now...

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