NBA: Top 3D talents to start

Chapter 294 Double-teaming, as long as you don't score

Facing Wang Feng and Rondo's double-team, Harden felt speechless for a while.

What do we hate?Is it worth it?
If the Lakers are now lagging behind, it would be acceptable to double-team the Raiders to get back the score.

But now you are the leading party!

Obviously the offensive efficiency is better than ours, is it worth fighting like this?

Double-teaming is indeed the best way to curb a player's performance. Except for a very limited number of top superstars, the vast majority of players in the league will choose to pass the ball when facing double-team defense.

Harden is no exception.

Harden, who plays on the floor, is not as strong as James and Wang Feng when facing a double team.

Without even thinking about it, Harden directly raised the basketball over his head and tossed it high to Paul who was emptied.

But just when he was about to throw the basketball out, there was a sudden stop.

Through Wang Feng's raised arms, he saw Paul's position. He was not left empty at all. There was a player standing in front of Paul. That was... Jimmy Butler?
Harden immediately looked at the bottom corner. Sure enough, Gerald Green, who was defended by Butler, was completely open at this time.

However, Harden, who had an insight into this, was unable to pass the ball for a while.

Because Wang Feng is already close to him!

Among Wang Feng's several defensive badges, there is one that has never had a particularly strong sense of presence, and that is the double-team master who exists to help defend against double-teams!

At the beginning of his career, Wang Feng, who was still positioned as a 3D player, would often participate in double teams, using this badge to force the opponent's inside players to stop the ball or make mistakes.

But as his own strength became stronger and stronger, more often he defended players one-on-one on the court, and the number of double-teaming opponents became less and less.

It's just that this doesn't mean that Wang Feng's double-teaming ability has degraded. The golden double-teaming master badge is always in his defensive badge column, waiting to be activated at any time!
Just like now!

Double-Team Master: Defenders are more effective than usual in forcing possessions and turnovers when they are closing in on opposing offensive players.

Harden is a passing master. He once averaged 11.2 assists per game in a single season. His passing skills and passing awareness are at the top level in the league.

But in the situation of being double-teamed by Wang Feng, there is no way to pass the ball again!
In desperation, in order to avoid being cut off the basketball, Harden could only take the basketball back into his arms to protect it.

Paul immediately sensed that something was wrong and ran over to help, but it was too late.

Wang Feng grasped the basketball precisely with both hands, trying to pull it out with all his strength.

With a strength as high as 88, Harden only felt a huge force coming, and the basketball almost fell out of his hands. Fortunately, he had already held the basketball in his arms in advance so that it could not be snatched away.

But the situation is also not good.

"squeak--!"

The referee's whistle sounded and the two sides scrambled for the ball.

Harden competing with Wang Feng?
With Wang Feng's jumping and explosive power, there is no suspense about the ownership of the ball.

"hateful……"

Harden slammed the basketball to the ground in frustration.

When he wanted to pass the ball to Paul at the beginning, he still had a chance to pass it, but Paul was followed by Butler, and the opponent's position was obviously aimed at the direction of his passing route to steal the pass.

If Harden passes, the result may be that Butler intercepts the passing route in advance, and after stealing the ball, he will be hit with a fast break counterattack.

And when he found an open player and wanted to pass the ball in the second time, Wang Feng was already close and pressing, so that he had no chance to pass the ball again.

Harden and Wang Feng stood face to face, and the referee took the basketball and threw it into the sky between them.

With a jump of up to 90, Wang Feng suddenly jumped high, and took the lead in turning the basketball to his teammates.

In this regard, Harden could only roll his eyes helplessly.

Wouldn't it be boring for him to compete with Wang Feng, a spring man with a standard floor-flow technique?

He just couldn't figure it out, why did the Lakers take the risk of using double-team tactics against him?What if the first thing he sees is Gerald Green who is open?
Gerald Green averaged a lot of three-point shots per game for the Rockets this season. He averaged only 6 shots per game, and he could hit 2 goals. Although the shooting rate was only 35%, it was [-]% when there were no shots left. There is a great chance of hitting.

There is absolutely no need for the Lakers, who are in the lead, to take this risk.

How did Harden know that this was only Wang Feng's personal intention, and Rondo and Butler were only assisting on one side.

In Wang Feng’s view, Gerald Green’s scoring will let him go. With his three-point shooting percentage, even if he shoots 20 three-pointers in a whole game, the points he can get are very limited, and it is not likely to affect him. to the trend of the game.

But Harden is different. In order to suppress his scoring average, Wang Feng doesn't care so much about you.

Since you don't want to go head-to-head with me 1v1, and want to keep using pick-and-roll dislocations to avoid my weaker defender in singles, well, as long as you dare to call a pick-and-roll, I will double-team you!Let's see who can't stand it first!

In the next round, Harden called for a pick-and-roll again, and Wang Feng double-teamed Harden again without hesitation.

This time Harden's reaction was finally a bit quicker, and he quickly passed the basketball before the double-team was completely formed. Paul, who received the ball, faced Ingram, who rushed to defend him, and passed the ball to the bottom corner to be open. PJ. Tucker.

Under the wide open space, Tucker had plenty of time to aim for the shot and hit a three-pointer.

"You know, this kind of defense is useless." Harden grinned at Wang Feng. "Except for the center forward, the other four positions of the Rockets are all capable of three-pointers. The three-point shooting percentage under the open position will never be low. Your double-team tactics are just chasing the bottom."

Wang Feng ignored Harden.

The Lakers attacked, Wang Feng slid to the bottom corner and ran without the ball, and then his teammates ran off the ball to cover the pick-and-roll and ran outside the three-point line alone.

Rondo's pass was immediately passed to Wang Feng.

Knees up and shoots.

The bottom corner three-point shooter badge is activated.

Quick shooter badge active.

The catch-and-shoot badge is active.

Gerald Green, who stepped forward to make up defense, had just rushed over and raised his hands high to interfere. The basketball flew into the sky first, and then swiped the net into the frame hollowly.

The same three-point shot back!

Wang Feng, who made a three-pointer, looked at Harden with a smile, and said lightly: "It doesn't matter how others score. Anyway, their scoring efficiency is not as high as mine. As long as you don't score, it's fine. 1 on 1 touch?"

(End of this chapter)