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Chapter 222 Just this defense, I'm not sweating yet!
Chapter 222 Just this defense, I'm not sweating yet!
On the Nuggets bench, head coach George Karl is giving Anthony a psychological counseling session.
"Cameron, don't get entangled with No. 10 of the Mavericks. Basketball is a team sport. If you encounter problems that you can't solve by yourself, you should seek help from your teammates in time." Carl patiently advised.
In fact, he wanted to say in his heart: You fucking are competing with that kid, the Nuggets don't have as deep a lineup as the Mavericks, we can't afford it!
Anthony nodded, letting go of his ridiculous pride.
He also knows it's hard to get rid of that nasty guy without asking for help.
Seeing Anthony's change of mind, George Karl breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that this rebellious kid would make a fool of himself.
Immediately, he gathered the players who were going to play in the second quarter together and quickly arranged offensive and defensive tactics.
On the other side, the Mavericks bench.
"Li, as the team's main attacker during the second quarter rotation, you took advantage of the Nuggets' weak bench lineup to open up the score." Old Nelson arranged tasks for Li Xuan.
"Guaranteed to complete the task, coach!"
Li Xuan nodded after listening, and responded confidently.
Old Nelson smiled in satisfaction, and then assigned tasks to the other players.
The intermission is over and the second quarter begins.
Mavericks playing players are: Nash, Lagabel, Li Xuan, Jamison, Uncle Mu.
The players for the Nuggets are: Boykins, Leonard, Anthony, Chris Anderson, Camby.
When Li Xuan was walking towards the court, he glanced at the opposite side, and found that a small man was particularly conspicuous among the Nuggets, recalling the opponent's information in his mind.
Nuggets backup point guard Boykins is only 165 cm tall, one of the few short players in the league.
He has lightning speed and super flexibility, and his ability to finish at the basket is very strong.
But the shortcomings are also very obvious. The disadvantage of height makes him a defensive black hole.
Although Boykins' height disadvantage prevents him from starting, he is very practical in the rotation stage and is a qualified bench gangster.
"Boykins is a double-edged sword! It depends on who gets hurt in the end."
Li Xuan felt a lot of emotion, and quickly ran to the frontcourt to participate in the attack.
Nash dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, observed the positions of his teammates, and prepared to deal the cards.
Li Xuan ran quickly without the ball, but the effect was minimal.
Anthony pulled and dragged Li Xuan's players, and also used some small moves to interfere with Li Xuan's speed up.
"What you did to me before, I will return it to you intact."
Seeing that Li Xuan couldn't get rid of his defense, Anthony felt a little secretly happy.
When it comes to the playoffs, as long as the movement is not too big, it is generally not whistled.
Therefore, the running style of play is the easiest to target in the playoffs, and the least worrying style of play.
"Cameron, are you secretly happy now, but I have more than this ability, you have to be careful."
After Li Xuan finished speaking, he started again and ran to the free throw line to make an off-ball screen.
Nash understood, moved quickly to this side, used the cover to get rid of Boykins' defense, and broke through the penalty area.
At this time Anthony was in trouble, he didn't know whether to go to change defense.
Boykins was blocked by Li Xuan, and there was no possibility of chasing him. Only Anthony went to change defense.
"Fuck!" Anthony cursed secretly, and went to chase.
But when he was hesitating, Nash had already run to the front of the three-second zone, made an emergency stop, jumped up and shot.
Swish!Hollow into the net!
28: 20!
Li Xuan said to Anthony who was not far away: "Cameron, although Steve's shooting is not so stable, you can't let him shoot. Be careful next time!"
Anthony clenched his fist and ran towards the frontcourt without saying a word.
The ball is switched and the Nuggets attack.
Boykins dribbled forward, came beyond the three-point line, and gave a signal to his teammates.
Camby sprints forward to set an off-ball screen.
After seeing his teammates in position, Boykins quickly made a forward change and broke through to the right.
Nash reacted immediately, sliding sideways to block, and hit a "wall" within a few steps.
"Fuck! I was careless and didn't pay attention to the surrounding situation."
After Boykins got rid of Nash's defense, he broke into the penalty area, and after swaying Uncle Mu with a small hit, he flew to the basket and scored.
28: 22!
"Good shots! Everything is useless in front of absolute speed. It is said that basketball is a big man's sport, and small men can also play well." Kenny Smith commented.
Looking back, the Mavericks went on offense.
Nash and Li Xuan cooperated again in the pick-and-roll.
Boykins was ready and wanted to take advantage of his speed to grab the screen, but he didn't expect Li Xuan to secretly use his strength to make an illegal screen.
"Fuck! This rookie is as ruthless as the rumors say." Boykins cursed secretly.
Because Li Xuan's movements were very subtle, the referee did not whistle and the game continued.
At the same time, after seeing Boykins being blocked, Anthony decisively switched defenses.
Seeing this, Nash immediately passed the ball back to Li Xuan who ran near the free throw line.
After Li Xuan received the ball, he directly pulled up a jumper, ignoring Boykins' defense.
Boykins struggled to take off and interfered, looking very weak.
"Shh!"
The basketball is hollow into the net and hits steadily!
30: 22!
In the next round, Boykins broke through and made a mistake and was grabbed by Jamison.
For a short player like him, his vision is severely affected, and he needs to be very careful when passing the ball.
The Mavericks launched a defensive counterattack, Nash quickly dribbled forward, and Li Xuan and Jamison quickly rushed forward.
The Nuggets only had Anthony retreating back. He had no skills at all, so he could only go to defend one person, and the other would be missed.
"Don't even try to score, you nasty guy."
"Little Melon" chose Li Xuan without hesitation, and ran up to defend.
Seeing this, Nash hit the ground and passed the ball to Jamison who cut inside.
Jamison received the pass, took a step, and hit the layup.
32: 22!
The ball is switched and the Nuggets attack.
Boykins dribbled forward without rushing, observing the position of his teammates.
Due to his short height and low center of gravity, it is difficult for opponents to tackle him.
Nash didn't have the idea of stealing. He stepped forward to defend closely and interfered with Boykins' vision.
Anthony, who was standing in the high area on the right, had some ups and downs in his mentality and was eager to score.
Immediately, he pushed Li Xuan, who was close to the defense, and quickly ran to the free throw line to cover for his teammates without the ball.
"I'm afraid this guy is in a hurry, and his movements are not restrained."
Li Xuan immediately followed, saw his intentions, and was ready to switch defenses.
Seeing this, Boykins quickly moved towards this side, and with the help of cover, broke through the penalty area.
Li Xuan immediately switched defenses, sliding laterally to block.
The little man was too fast, he hesitated a little, and it was too late to switch defenses.
After Boykins was intercepted by Li Xuan, he found that he couldn't break through, and saw Li Xuan's long arm, so he gave up the idea of hitting the basket.
So, he quickly hit the ball to the middle with quick eyesight and hands.
After the pick-and-roll, Anthony squeezed past Nash and broke through to the basket, received the pass, and rushed to the basket.
Uncle Mu, who retracted to the basket, raised his arms high and stood on the line of Anthony's breakthrough.
"Little Melon" didn't have time to use the European step to pass Uncle Mu, so he could only resist Uncle Mu for a hard layup.
The basketball knocked out of the frame and failed to score.
Under the basket, Camby grabbed the offensive rebound, took off again, and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.
32: 24!
Looking back, Li Xuan got a chance to displace Boykins in a single through a double screen.
Li Xuan was not merciful, and moved towards the penalty area against Boykins.
"Hahaha, the confrontation between Lee and Boykins is like an adult beating a child, very funny." Barkley joked with a smile.
Boykins didn't want to sit still and wanted to make a steal, but Li Xuan's arm was too long for him to reach the basketball.
Seeing this situation, Camby's eyes lit up near the penalty area, and he felt that he was alive, so he immediately came to help defend.
You think Camby came to help because Boykins couldn't stand it.
In fact, he didn't have such good intentions. He just felt that there was a high probability that he could block the shot, so he stepped forward to help defend without hesitation.
Seeing that Camby made up, Li Xuan immediately threw the ball to the basket.
Camby, who was on the move, had no time to take off, so he could only extend his arms to intercept, but failed to touch the basketball.
Uncle Mu who rushed to the basket stood up, caught the basketball in the air, and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.
34: 24!
There was thunderous applause in the auditorium, and cheers and shouts resounded throughout the arena.
"With the tacit cooperation, it can be seen that Li's passing skills are very good, and he is tall enough and has a wide vision, so it is not a problem to support the offense." Kenny Smith praised.
On the sidelines, Nuggets coach George Karl frowned and did not ask for a timeout. He yelled at the court: "Cooperate! Cooperate more!"
On the court, Boykins, who was dribbling forward, nodded to express his understanding.
"Standing and talking doesn't hurt your back, it's so easy to cooperate!"
After Boykins complained, he came outside the three-point line and passed the ball to Anthony who wanted the ball from outside the three-point line on the right.
"Little Melon" received the pass with his back against Li Xuan, turned around and passed Li Xuan quickly, and broke through the penalty area.
Li Xuan immediately turned around and returned to defense, complaining in his heart.
"It's careless, this guy's mentality hasn't collapsed yet, he knows how to handle the ball calmly."
Anthony broke into the penalty area and was flanked by Uncle Mu and Li Xuan. Instead of attacking with a header, he passed the ball out.
Camby, who came to the basket, received the pass and staged a double-handed dunk.
34: 26!
After landing, Camby patted his chest excitedly. He dunked and dunked these two offenses.
"I really am the team's thigh!"
Camby, who was hilarious, suddenly had such an idea.
The Mavericks quickly sent the baseline ball, and after Nash received the ball, he launched a fast break.
Camby, who was still boasting, failed to react, which caused him to fail to return to defense immediately.
The Mavericks got the opportunity to play more and less in the frontcourt.
Lao Na observed the position of his teammates while controlling the ball.
"Another assist."
Nash felt elated and quickly passed the ball to Lagabel who was outside the three-point line on the right.
After receiving the ball, Lagabel immediately took off and shot.
Bang bang!Fight with anger!
Nash's face, which was originally in a happy mood, immediately collapsed.
"Raja is not good! You still need to find Li to get assists."
Anthony ran towards the frontcourt the moment he shot, and he believed that his teammates could protect the rebound.
But things backfired, and it didn't happen as "little melon" thought.
Under the basket, "Birdman" Anderson saw that Mutombo left with interest, relaxed his vigilance, and did not intend to take off.
He thought he could easily accept this rebound, but an accident happened.
At this moment, Li Xuan rushed into the penalty area, took off with one foot, and triggered the effect of the skill [Supplement King], which improved his bounce speed and jumping ability.
Li Xuan, who was flying in the air, looked at Anderson in front of him with some doubts.
"Why can't this guy jump? Stretching his arms is useful. Is he waiting for the basketball to fall into his hands?"
Without thinking too much, Li Xuan grabbed the basketball in the air and dunked the ball into the basket through Anderson.
At this time, Anderson felt a huge force coming from behind, which made him stagger and move forward a few steps before stabilizing his figure.
After being hit, Birdman became furious, but the rebound he finally got was gone.
He immediately turned around to see who was so short-sighted, and happened to look at Li Xuan with his arms hanging on the basket.
"Fuck! It's this killing god, I can't afford to offend him, so he slipped away."
Immediately, Anderson turned dejectedly and ran towards the frontcourt.
Li Xuan landed on the floor, looked at Anderson's back, and complained.
"Am I so scary? I haven't fought for a long time!"
On the other side of the court, Anthony was so angry when he saw Li Xuan dunking from behind.
"Why are teammates so useless! They can't even protect rebounds."
The ball is switched and the Nuggets attack.
In this attack, Boykins broke through to the basket for a layup and was blocked by Uncle Mu, and the basketball flew straight out of the baseline.
The Nuggets sent the baseline ball, and Leonard received the pass from outside the three-point line on the right. Seeing that the attack time was running out, he shot directly against Lagabel's defense.
Swish!Hollow into the net!
36: 29!
On the sidelines, Nuggets coach George Karl clapped his hands and shouted to the court: "This is how you play, you have to be decisive."
On the field, Nash dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, beckoned, and called his teammates to come forward and play a pick-and-roll.
Li Xuan quickly ran to the free throw line to set up a screen.
With the help of a screen, Nash got rid of Boykins' defense and broke through to the basket.
At the same time, after finishing the screen, Li Xuan squeezed Boykins away and immediately cut to the basket.
Nash didn't pass the ball. After making a change in front of his body, he stopped suddenly and jumped up to shoot.
Anthony immediately rushed to interfere. Although he failed to block the basketball, he seriously interfered with the shooting.
After landing, he turned his head and yelled towards the basket to remind his teammates.
"Protect the rebound!"
Bang bang!Fight with anger!
The rebound bounced out of the frame, Li Xuan rushed into the penalty area and took off vigorously, grabbing the backboard behind Camby.
To be honest, Li Xuan did not expect to grab the rebound so easily.
If Camby made a block action on this ball, Li Xuan is likely to return without success.
But Camby is not a person who likes to be stuck in order to brush data.
"Fuck! I was attacked by that kid."
When Camby was complaining, Li Xuan grabbed the rebound, pushed Camby away with his arms after landing, and took off from the spot to dunk the ball into the basket with one hand.
38: 29!
Deafening cheers and shouts erupted from the auditorium, shouting Li Xuan's name, cheering for him!
After Li Xuan landed, he complained to the Nuggets players.
"On this defense, I haven't broken a sweat yet!"
Anthony gritted his teeth angrily when he heard this, blaming his teammates for being so pitiful.
"I've reminded you, what's the use of not being able to protect this!"
On the sidelines, Nuggets head coach George Karl saw that the situation on the field was wrong and there was a problem with the lineup. He immediately requested a timeout and recalled the players to make adjustments.
"Hey! If you give me the lineup of the Mavericks, how can I have any troubles? I don't see the old guy on the opposite side looking so relaxed and content. I'm really envious."
After Karl complained, he called the players together to make personnel and tactical adjustments.
(End of this chapter)