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Chapter 79 Tough
"Yan, you should be tougher in the next attack! The kid who is facing you has already fouled once. If he fouls again, he should leave the game early, so you should know what to do. how!"

The game between the Kings and the Trail Blazers quickly entered a stalemate stage after the players on both sides started tit-for-tat. If you score a goal, I will return a goal, or if you hit the iron and I also hit the iron, the score always keeps rising alternately. No one can maintain the lead, let alone expand the score.

And Brandon Roy, who couldn't get rid of Tony Allen at the beginning of the game, began to try to find suitable offensive opportunities through off-ball screens with Aldridge and pick-and-rolls after the two sides fell into a stalemate , and after Brandon Roy began to participate in the Blazers' offense, the Blazers' offense gradually became smoother, no longer relying solely on the ground meat from the inside, and the Kings also began to use high-position pick-and-rolls, etc. Some small-scale cooperation to disrupt the Blazers' defensive deployment.

I have to say that the pick-and-roll tactic is really a tactic with extremely low threshold, but it can play a great role when used well, although the pick-and-roll cooperation between Brandon Roy and Aldridge looks very jerky , But once the pick-and-roll is successfully completed, whether Brandon Roy faces Drew Gooden or Aldridge faces Tony Allen, it is a dislocation that is almost impossible to defend.

Although the Kings are also playing pick-and-roll coordination, and the coordination process is quite skilled, tacit understanding, and perfect, but because Yan Hua's mid-range shot is far inferior to Aldridge, so after the block is completed, the Kings will Obviously not as good as the Blazers, plus the Blazers' double inside lineup, one person follows out to defend the pick-and-roll, and the other always sits at the basket, which makes Yan Hua cooperate with John Salmons and Kevin Martin in the pick-and-roll After the end, whether it is Yan Hua's entry or their breakthrough, there will be no small restrictions.

Therefore, when the first quarter lasted more than 4 minutes, the Kings coach Reggie Toyes called a timeout and replaced Spencer Hawes who was completely unable to guard Aldridge. Drew Gooden used this to strengthen the defense against Aldridge, and at the same time let Spencer Hawes, who has a better mid-range shot, replace Yan Hua to the high position to perform pick-and-rolls.

After arranging the mission for Spencer Hawes and the things that need to be paid attention to on the field, Reggie Toyce grabbed Yan Hua again and gave Yan Hua a few words of advice.

The Blazers' inside combination is really strong, especially on the defensive end. Oden and Aldridge can help defend near the free throw line and even the top of the arc while pressing down on the basket. The reason why the game is so intense is that if you can't open the inside line, you can only play luck in the middle and long distances and try your best to hit the ball.

However, the king is not helpless, at least Yan Hua is completely worthy when facing Greg Oden, and Greg Oden is also very difficult when defending Yan Hua alone, so Ray Ji-Toyes hopes to increase the offense at the basket, put some pressure on the two insiders of the Blazers, so that they will not be so unscrupulous in defense, and only when the inside is opened, the outside can get more opportunities.

After the game restarted, the Kings, who were the first to attack, had a lot of changes in their stance. Spencer Hawes, who had just played, stayed near the free throw line after serving the sideline ball, ready to Give the outside players with the ball a pick-and-roll cover, while Yan Hua goes to the place where he is best at low-post offense, let Yan Hua stay at the basket, and use Spencer Hawes to pull up to the high post to pick-and-roll, this is Reggie -Major changes that Toyes made during this timeout.

Spencer Hawes's mid-range shot is better than Yan Hua's, so whether it's the shot after the pick-and-roll or the role of attracting defense near the free throw line, Spencer Hawes is better than Yan Hua, although Yan Hua Hua once killed the Suns near the free throw line, so that no team dared to let go of Yan Hua's mid-range and long-range shots like the Suns did, but Yan Hua's shortcoming of poor mid-range shooting still exists.

However, in this offense, the Kings did not pick and roll. John Salmons, who received a pass from Tony Allen, dribbled the ball two steps laterally, followed the coach's arrangement just now, and put the basketball directly Throwing it to Yan Hua under the basket, and after receiving the ball, Yan Hua also leaned against Oden very skillfully, pushed back, turned, moved laterally, and hooked, all in one go.

Yan Hua's offensive moves seem to be completed very easily, but only Yan Hua knows the difficulties involved. Oden's defensive awareness is very good, coupled with his outstanding physical fitness, so Yan Hua is behind the body. When playing against Oden alone, you can't have any reservations. You have to do your best every time you push back, and you have to sit to the best of every movement. Only in this way can you be like the attack just now. Lightly scored under Oden's defense.

For an insider with Oden's physical fitness, it takes a lot of energy to be tough at the basket. In addition, as a yellow man, Yan Hua's physical strength is not particularly outstanding, so the low-post singles under defense like the one just now, At best, Yan Hua could complete three to four times before he needed to stop to recover his strength.

However, for the Blazers, not to mention Yan Hua hitting the basket three or four times like this, even if Yan Hua hits the basket twice in a row, they can't accept it, because Yan Hua's attack just now In the middle, not only hit the hook, but also caused Greg Oden's defensive foul. After receiving this foul, Oden had to leave the court early to rest because he had accumulated two fouls.

Perhaps it is because he has not been able to adapt to the rhythm of the NBA game well. Perhaps it is because after entering the NBA, there is no star whistle in the NCAA. Oden has never been able to grasp the scale of defense. Of course, it can also be said that Oden is too aggressive. Honest, he has not yet learned to use small moves in secret, and Oden does not have the superstar treatment of Howard in the NBA now. Many moves that Howard can use, as long as Oden is seen by the referee, it is a foul, and he can't even run.

When the referee's whistle sounded, Greg Oden, who was signaled for a defensive foul by the referee, darkened his face, glanced at Yan Hua who was walking towards the free throw line, then lowered his head and walked directly to the sidelines. The Blazers head coach Nate McMillan on the sidelines also shook his head helplessly, and then replaced Greg Oden with backup center Joel Pulzbila.

(End of this chapter)