From South China Tiger to NBA King

Chapter 234 Fighting wits and courage
The efficiency of strong attacks based on this kind of emotion is very poor. No matter how strong Durant's shooting ability is, he still needs space and rhythm. In modern basketball games, he cannot make crazy shots like various great gods in ancient times.

On the other hand, Curry was also hit with two fouls in the remaining 1 minute and 30 seconds of the first quarter.

In the second quarter of the game, Jiang Hu only rested for 2 minutes before continuing to play. This game was too important. He didn't want to lose at all, so he had to play more time.

After playing, Jianghu immediately found Durant and had a "cordial" and "friendly" communication with him.

"How dare you say that your teammates are cats and dogs? Do you think you are the real cats and dogs? If you were LeBron or Kobe, we might have been beaten. You are really the best defensive MVP I have ever seen. Got it!!”

When Jiang Hu came up, he launched a barrage of attacks, and said that Durant was not as good as James. In an instant, Adu's blood was boiling over again, and he wanted to fight Jiang Hu every minute.

But in fact, he himself didn't believe what Jiang Hu said. He did everything he could to defend Durant. He pulled the jersey with his upper body and stared at his knees with his lower body, but he said that the defense was too easy...

These are all psychological tricks, and normal people generally won’t believe them.

However, the simple Durant believed it. He felt that the boy opposite was too arrogant and did not take him seriously at all. He had to give him a harsh lesson so that he would remember it for a long time.

By the way, let him know that he is the best player in the league now. He defeated James in last year's finals and averaged 35 points per game to win the FMVP~! !
Durant may have been too angry at Jianghu. Sometimes, the level of trash talk should be moderate. Once it is too serious, it will make people instantly return to extreme rationality.

In the second quarter of the game, Durant did not continue to force singles. Instead, he chose to continuously attract the defense to help his teammates.

Dream Green also took only 2 minutes of rest in the second quarter before continuing to play. He is Durant's best friend in the Warriors. It is not suitable for Curry to come forward when Durant is in charge. Instead, he has to say a lot of things. More appropriate.

Green was also in pretty good shape today. He screened Durant and Thompson's hands twice in a row and then stole a dunk, forcing the Celtics to request a timeout.

Stevens can't completely ignore Green. This guy's basketball IQ is quite high. If you completely ignore him, he will be able to explain to you what it means to be the ultimate sixth man on the basketball court.

Although Durant is not as good as Curry in attracting defenders on the court, he is still an MVP-level player. So the question now is if Durant keeps making balls for his teammates, should the Celtics continue to choose to let Green go?
"We will expand our defense and attack appropriately. Green, if they let you go, you will continue to attack the basket. The most important thing for us now is to develop our own offense."

Kerr's confidence comes from his team's offensive power. If the Pistons are the strongest defensive team in history and can win if they can't attack offensively, then the Warriors are the strongest offensive team in history. The Tsunami brothers' three-point rain can defeat any team as long as they are played.

The Warriors players breathed a sigh of relief. Defense is really not what they are best at. Although they are not unable to defend, if they can devote their energy to offense, they will play more passionately and be able to better display their own characteristics.

After the game restarted, Jianghu made three consecutive three-pointers.

For the Warriors, Curry, who was quiet in the second quarter, started to play.

After all, Curry is a superstar who has won two MVPs. You can restrict him for a period of time, but you cannot restrict him for an entire game, otherwise he will not be called a superstar.

In the second quarter, Curry used all his strength and constantly relied on the cover of his teammates. He made 6 of 5 shots in the only shooting space and scored 14 points.

At the 6th minute of the second quarter, the score was 52-52, and the two teams were tied.

The Celtics requested a timeout again.

During this period of the game, the Celtics lost their own rhythm and started to attack with the Warriors. The Warriors' mighty offensive is not something that Jianghu can respond to alone. Others should also play their own characteristics. That's right.

"Jiang, you control the rhythm. Remember, don't be fast, be stable, ensure the success rate, don't be affected by them!!"

Stevens glanced at Rozier as he spoke, obviously not satisfied with his performance with the ball.

To be honest, black athletes cannot clearly see the situation and rhythm on the court most of the time. Their personal abilities are certainly fine, but they are too easy to get hot-headed and follow the rhythm as soon as someone takes the lead.

The Warriors' fast-paced Celtics can also play, and the effect is not bad, but it is obvious that the Warriors will be more adaptable. It is not an exaggeration to say that such a rhythm is a duck to water for them, but the Celtics If you want to win the game, you can't let them play at a comfortable fast pace.

Why does the NBA have so many timeouts?
Do you really think that the head coach will arrange a lot of tactics every time out?Can players really remember so many tactics in their minds?
Of course it's impossible. NBA coaches request timeouts largely to allow players to calm down.

To put it bluntly, if the coach lays out very complicated tactics, [-]% of the players will not be able to understand it, let alone understand it. This is also the reason why many NCAA coaches are not accustomed to it after coming to the NBA.

NBA coaches often tell the core players of the team how we should play in the next game, whether to play at a slower pace or to play at a faster pace, whether to solidify the defense or strengthen the offense. These are all big-picture considerations. There is no specific implementation plan for the concept.

How the specific details should be operated ultimately depends on the players' own on-the-spot adjustment and adaptability.

The more superstars are, the stronger this ability is, which is why they can win a large number of games and earn tens of millions of dollars a year.

Why does Stevens have to fight a positional war at a high pace?
Battlefield battles can minimize the threat of the Warriors' fast break, while also slowly limiting the Warriors' tactics and forcing them to engage in more singles.

To put it bluntly, the Warriors' tactics are equal parts stiff and flexible. When Durant is the main player in the positional battle, it is very stable at best, and very rigid at worst. Regardless of whether the opponent's defense is in place or not, Durant is still there in the end. Will rely on their own personal abilities to solve problems.

When he is agile, he is in charge. Curry uses his ability to contain the ball and constantly shoots in and out. He can attack by himself or draw the opponent's defensive attention to create opportunities for other teammates.

Durant's style of play is relatively easy to defend as long as there are players in the opponent's lineup who can limit Durant one-on-one. At least it is difficult for you to activate the entire team with one point. Who said your routine is too much? If you stiffen up, any fool will know that you will most likely take action yourself.

The game in the first quarter was like this. The Warriors' players were too stiff in position and lacked movement and response. Most of the time, Durant played alone, and the remaining four people watched. After knowing that Durant would not pass the ball easily, With the ball in hand, it's still very easy to defend.

In the second quarter of the game, Curry really started to move, and the Warriors' entire game was revitalized, and the entire team's offense suddenly became more vivid and three-dimensional.

But now that the Celtics know that Durant can pass the ball, it is actually not difficult to defend.

Jianghu only needs to let him continue, control his own fouls, and slightly limit his passing and shooting. In this way, no matter how strong his personal ability is, it will be difficult to destroy the opponent, and there is a high probability that he will lose the game with high scores and become a sniper. Mainly, because he does not have Curry's influence on the court where one person can pull up the defense of the other team.As a fan for many years, Jiang Hu has watched many classic games off the court. At the same time, he also knows how to control the rhythm as a player.

This thing is so useful. Only by understanding this thing can you truly understand the true meaning of the position of the ball-control core.

It took the Celtics 2 minutes after the timeout to widen the point difference to 5 points.

Curry, who came to the positional battle, once again fell into the defensive quagmire arranged for him by the Celtics.

Jiang Hu is so bad that he told his teammates that they can lower the defensive intensity in the mid-range by a level to prevent penetration three-pointers and prevent some players from mid-range.

This kind of release is not a real release, but to use Warriors players to take mid-range shots that they are not used to, thereby reducing their efficiency.

Durant gradually discovered that all the Warriors players began to take shots from the mid-range, and the number of his shots was greatly reduced. He was obviously the most accurate mid-range player on the team, but he was so stalked by the world that he didn't even have the chance to take a shot. All reduced superstars?
There may be a part of luck and depression, because whether it is Westbrook, Curry or Irving, their playing is more enjoyable to watch than Durant.

Even though sometimes he is the core of the team's tactics, he is always robbed of the biggest limelight by these point guards on the court. He is even spurned and abandoned by the fans of the home team after trying to turn the tide. In the history of superstars It's the only one here.

After the second quarter, Durant, who scored 11 points in the first quarter, only scored 4 points in the second quarter and had almost no presence.

The scene that everyone saw the most in this section was Jiang Hu and Durant constantly entangled, pushing and pushing, trying their best to get the ball. The other Warriors players did not have a good chance to pass the ball, so they hurriedly shot in the mid-range. …

He, the guy who poses the biggest threat from mid-range on the court, actually does most of what he does on the court is to waste energy by getting entangled with Jiang Hu here...

Jianghu is much more enjoyable. Although the defensive end is a little tired, the offensive end is relaxed.

His position is originally a small forward, and playing Curry is a mismatch. He often plays like this. No one thinks it is inappropriate to use the pick-and-roll to find Curry, because if it is a normal matchup, these two people should be like this. Counterpoint...

The only one who felt unhappy was Curry. He not only had to defend Jianghu seriously, but also paid attention to the scale of his movements at any time and at any time to avoid getting a third foul before the end of the first half.

Although he did not get a third foul, his defensive intensity was better than nothing for Jianghu. He even wasted too much attention on the defensive end, which led to a decline in his offensive touch. In the second half of the second quarter He only went 3-for-0 from the field.

At halftime, 68 to 57, the Celtics' lead reached 11 points.

In the first half of the game, Jiang Hu scored 26 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, becoming the player with the most points on both sides.

The second highest scorer on the Celtics side is Irving. Morris Jr. and Smart each have very heavy defensive tasks. Only he can defend Thompson relatively easily.

Irving seized this opportunity and responded to the trust of the coaching staff and teammates in him by shooting 7 of 5 three-pointers.

As for the Warriors, Curry was still the top scorer. After only scoring 4 points in the first quarter, he scored 17 points in the second quarter. He made 15 of 7 shots in the half and scored 21 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

杜兰特15分5篮板5助攻，格林9分8篮板5助攻，汤普森8分1篮板。

During the intermission, the on-site reporter stopped Jiang Hu and interviewed: "Jiang, you played very well in the game against the Cavaliers and scored a maximum of 70 points, but your highest point in the game against the Warriors was only 46 points. Today. You scored 26 points in the first half. Do you think it's possible for you to score 50 points against the Warriors today?"

Jiang Hu smiled softly, activated the show-off mode with one click, and opened his mouth to say: "This question is too simple. For me, 50 points is like eating an extra bowl of rice. If you are full, just eat One bowl, if you’re not full, eat two bowls.”

"It's up to me whether I want to score 50 points. It's impossible not to exist. As long as I want to, even if the opponent is the Chicago Bulls in 1996, I can still easily score 50 points."

The game continued in the second half, and Jianghu found that the emotions of the fans were obviously more intense than in the first half, and the screams and shouts were also more intense than in the first half.

This is normal. In the five years from 2015 to 2020, defeating the Warriors is what all teams want to do. Defeat the Warriors in the finals, and it may be their own super rookie who scores 50 points and defeats the Big 4. How could this not be exciting for The Complete Warriors?
Fans who like basketball chase stars and worship idols, isn't it because idols can do things they can't do?
Why is Kobe so respected?Because he can really play one against two or three against three, and he can also give people the feeling of being very comfortable and leisurely.

The same goes for Jiang Hu. The reason why he now has a large number of fans around the world is because he is so different from ordinary rookies and so unique.

For other rookies, 15 points in their rookie season, oh, not bad, 20 points, wow, that's a bit impressive. 25 points, wow, the next top player in the league may have a chance to challenge Jordan for the throne in the future! !

Averaged 35 points per game in his rookie season? ? ?
Are you kidding me? ?
And 8 rebounds and 7 assists? ? ?Lead the team to surpass the Rockets and Warriors and rank first in the league? ? ? Ranked first in the MVP rankings for a long time? ? ? ?
Is this a monster? ?

A magic weapon descended from the sky, invincible upon debut, a born ruler, an alien who rules the basketball court, a god of death who is destined to break all scoring records in the league. This is the impression fans have of Jiang Hu's rookie season! ! !
With this impression, any pretentious words from Jianghu are reasonable.

Because he may not be pretending, but stating the facts, and you think he is pretending. This is because you are too superficial and ignorant, not because he is really pretending! !
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As soon as the third quarter started, Jianghu once again hit a long three-pointer under the cover of his teammates, giving the Celtics a good start in the second half.

Since the introduction of the three-pointer rule, it has been a weapon that scoring masters must master. Only a three-pointer with sufficient proficiency can truly be regarded as an all-round and three-dimensional threat.

If Jordan can hit two three-pointers at a shooting rate of about 40% in every game in his career, his career scoring average may reach 40 points.

This is not a simple 30 points + two three-pointers and 6 points, but because once he turns three-pointers into his regular weapon, his offensive threat will once again be improved in all aspects, rather than simply 30 points. It's as simple as getting 6 more points on top of the points.

The reason why Jiang Hu was able to average 35 points per game in his rookie season, which was higher than Jordan's rookie season, is not because he is better than Jordan, but because he has huge points in every area from outside the three-point line to inside the three-point line. A threat that makes it difficult to predict his next move.

In the next round, Curry quickly responded with a mid-range shot.

(End of this chapter)