From South China Tiger to NBA King

Is Thompson really going to rise to prominence?

Just like Curry's crazy scoring in the last game, which cost the Celtics a huge price? ?

This is the question that all Celtics fans in front of the TV are worried about.

You know, compared to Curry, Thompson's scoring explosiveness is not only not bad, but sometimes even worse.

For example, 37 points in a single quarter is the NBA regular season scoring record in a single quarter. This is something Curry has never done.

There are still three quarters of 60 points. Only three people have achieved this in the history of the NBA. One is Chamberlain, known as the "Emperor of Basketball", one is the famous Kobe Bryant, and the other is Thompson.

On December 2016, 12, BJ time, the Golden State Warriors faced the Indiana Pacers at home.In this campaign, Thompson was like a god descending from heaven. He hit 6 goals in 7 shots before the start, kicking off the crazy scoring performance that night.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Thompson was still capable of doing everything, whether it was cutting layups or outside shots, he could do it with ease.With an open three-pointer, Thompson had scored 40 points at halftime.The fiery touch continued into the third quarter. He scored another 20 points in a single quarter, fully demonstrating his amazing scoring explosive power and making the game completely lose suspense.

In that game, Thompson played 29 minutes, making 33 of 21 shots, 14 of 8 three-pointers, and 11 of 10 free throws. He scored 60 points in three quarters and helped the Warriors beat the Pacers 142-106 at home.

60 points in three quarters. This kind of terrifying performance is one of the few in history. Thompson has done it before.

Fans' concerns are not unreasonable. Celtic players and coaching staff are still a little wary of Thompson.

Thompson scored three consecutive three-pointers, and Stevens immediately requested a timeout.

"Kyrie, I think you should focus your attention and don't give Clay an opportunity to take an open shot!"

"That kind of price is not something we can bear!!"

Stevens' words were very straightforward and went straight to the core of the problem. Thompson's defense during this period was ineffective. The biggest problem still lies with Irving.

But Jiang Hu felt there was something wrong with his solution.

Irving is not a player who is good at defense to begin with. His height and wingspan are not an advantage compared to Thompson. Letting him defend can only be said to be a temporary solution. When Thompson's touch is not good, he can still defend one defense. Thompson's touch On good days, Irving's interference with him can be said to be negligible.

Thinking of this, Jiang Hu immediately said: "Coach, I have an idea!!"

Jiang Hu glanced at Irving before speaking, and then said: "Frankly speaking, Kyrie's defensive ability ranks at the bottom among us!"

"This doesn't mean we can't defend Klay, Steph and Durant at the same time!!"

"Maybe we can adjust the matchup!!"

"I will go against Steph, let Smart go against Durant, Jaylen will go against Thompson, Kyrie will go against Iguodala, and Horford will go against Green. This kind of matchup will allow us to have the most suitable defensive players on the outside. Against the opponent’s most powerful player!!”

Everyone in the Celtics felt that it made sense. Once the matchup changes to this, it is indeed more suitable. The body shapes of each position can basically match, even if Smart and Durant are smaller in size. There are some disadvantages, but with his excellent defensive ability, he can make up for these shortcomings.

But Stevens was still a little hesitant: "Are you going to play against Stephen for a whole game..."

"He'll be running around all game!!"

"I'm worried this will affect your physical fitness!!"

Jiang Hu laughed after hearing this. Physical fitness is what I lack the most.

"Don't worry, coach, my physical fitness is fine, it's enough!!"

However, there is nothing wrong with Stevens's reminder. Physical fitness is indeed something worth noting.

If you want to perform brilliantly in the fierce finals and lead the team to victory, physical strength is indeed a key factor.

Jordan, Kobe, Iverson, James, among the outside players who have performed superbly in the finals in history, none of them has poor physical strength.

His current physical fitness is 93 points. Although he is considered excellent, he always feels that he is still far behind those historical level perverts.

"Damn, I almost forgot!!"

“The system hasn’t been upgraded for a long time, why are there so many points left??”

Jiang Hu suddenly remembered that he hadn't opened the system for a long time.

When I opened it, I found that the attribute experience value of the system balance had reached 450 million.

Before the start of the playoffs, Jianghu's balance had reached more than 200 million. With the historical record of 60+ triple-doubles and 70 points in playoff wins, his balance has been rising rapidly.

"Yoxi!!!"

The wealthy Jiang Hu directly spent 120 million (to upgrade his physical fitness to 97 points.

"Can!!"

"Now I have really become a veritable invincible little strongman!!"

There was nothing to worry about in terms of physical fitness. As for the remaining 330 million, Jiang Hu looked at the skills in the exchange shop and hesitated.

Stephen Curry—God-level three-pointer, priced at 200 million attribute experience [purchasable when the three-pointer ability reaches 95].

Hakeem Olajuwon—Fantasy Footsteps, priced at 180 million attribute experience [Purchasable when the lateral movement speed reaches 95].

Magician Johnson——Fantasy pass, priced at 180 million attribute experience [Dribbling ability reaches 90, passing ability reaches 95 can be purchased].

Kobe Bryant, the god of strong shots, sells for 180 million attribute experience. [All attributes reach 85, all shooting attributes reach 90 can be purchased]

Allen Iverson - Wearing flowers and butterfly steps, priced at 180 million attribute experience. [Speed ​​up to 95, dribbling ability 90 can be purchased]

The dilemma for Jianghu is that he really wants to redeem Curry's three-pointer, but he also wants to redeem the two skills of Kobe and Iverson at the same time.

His three-point ability is actually enough. With a three-point score of 95, he is not necessarily the top player in history compared to Curry, but it is still the top player in history.

But if he has Iverson's butterfly step, coupled with Kobe's strong shooting ability, it will be really difficult for the Warriors to limit themselves, and his destructive ability can also be raised to a higher level.

"There's not enough money, wipe it!!!"

"Why don't you buy Iverson's dribbling ball first? This one is more practical!!"

Just do it, Jianghu bought Iverson's "Butterfly Walk" without hesitation

Pause ends.

Returning to the game, the Celtics re-adjusted their matchups on the court.

Jaylen Brown's defense is very serious. Since he started guarding Thompson, it has been much more difficult for Thompson to get easy shooting opportunities than before.

Although the Celtics changed their defense, the Warriors were not a vegetarian. They also re-optimized their defense during the timeout.

Iguodala still followed him around like a piece of candy. Durant, Thompson and others began to consciously cut off the connection between him and his teammates and isolate him.

But even so, there was no way to stop Jiang Hu. He dribbled behind his back, turned to the left in disguise, and then instantly changed direction to the right to accelerate, throwing away Iguodala, and dribbled forward. Without waiting for the rest of the Warriors to come up, he was directly A sudden-stop jump shot, with a bang, hit the target.

Yu Jia's eyes lit up when he saw it: "Jianghu, in continuous disguise, easily passed Iguodala!!"

"This pass is a bit interesting, I can see how Allen Iverson feels!!"

Of course, Jianghu is not just about offense.

That would fall into the trap set by the Warriors.

When his chances are not good, or when the opponent double-teams him crazily, he begins to reduce his shots and pass more passes to other teammates.

A few minutes later, the score became 28 to 23, with the Celtics leading by 5 points.

During the Celtics' offensive round, the Warriors double-teamed Jianghu. Jianghu immediately distributed the ball. Then he swayed in place, threw away Iguodala and Curry with a whoosh, and quickly reached the left corner beyond the three-point line, and the ball It just happened to be passed over. Jiang Hu took the ball, jumped up, and shot...

"Shh!"

Another hollow, three points effective.

"beep……"

Coach Cole immediately called a timeout.When the players came down, Cole said with a straight face: "Didn't I emphasize double-teaming Jiang many times? Why did he still get so many points? The Celtics had a total of 31 points, and Jiang scored 13 points alone. How did you defend?"

Everyone was silent, not knowing what to say.

In defense, they really defended seriously, but they just couldn't defend.

This young man is so cunning. He is obviously a rookie in his first year, but he is more disgusting than those old basketball hooligans who have been playing in the NBA for more than ten years.

"You'd better double-team him later. If two people can't do it, then three can do it." Cole was also angry.

"Yes." Everyone responded in unison.

Everyone's mentality started to become fierce. Today's game must not be lost, and Jianghu cannot be allowed to have whatever it wants in terms of scoring.

"Go ahead. Remember, you can't let him score easily." Cole said, waving his hand with a serious expression.

The whistle blows and the game restarts.

This time the Warriors scored a mid-range shot from Durant, rewriting the score to 31-25 for the Celtics.

The Celtics attacked, Irving advanced to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Jianghu. Before Jianghu could make any move, Iguodala pounced on him, as did Curry.

"Double team again!"

Jianghu was a little unhappy, but he was still ready to pass the ball.

At this moment, Durant also rushed over. The three people completely surrounded Jianghu, making it difficult for him to pass the ball, and he would make mistakes if he was not careful.

"No, these are idiots!!"

"It turned out to be a three-person double team."

Jiang Hu was startled and jumped up quickly.

At this time, he can only choose to jump up and pass the ball. Otherwise, once he is surrounded by three people, he will have to force the shot. Even if he wants to pass the ball, it will be difficult.

The ball was given to Irving, and Jiang Hu also breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Curry and the other three, and was speechless for a while. Do you need to be so crazy?

Surprisingly, three people double-teamed him?

"Shh!"

Irving caught the ball and hit a mid-range shot.

On the next possession, the Warriors were still triple-teamed, forcing Jianghu to pass the ball in the hope of causing him to make a mistake.

Jianghu reacted quickly and passed the ball out, but Jaylen Brown missed a three-pointer against an empty basket. Green got the rebound. The Warriors quickly launched a counterattack, and Durant scored one with the ball.

After the timeout, more than two minutes had passed since Jianghu's last shot.

In more than two minutes, Jianghu didn't take a single shot. Once half-time was over, he was surrounded by three people, so he didn't dare to hesitate at all, and he couldn't even attack with common sense.

What's worse is that the Celtics' shooting percentage was not high in more than two minutes, and they missed two or three goals in a row. Green and Durant also protected the rebounds very well. A throw downfield.

Iguodala, Thompson, and Curry don't care about inside defense, nor do they compete for rebounds. Once they are double-teamed, they let him pass the ball and then rush down quickly.

When the ball arrives, so do the people.

At this time, the Celtics only had at most two people visiting back, either one on one or three on two. The Warriors scored two or three in a row, and the point difference quickly narrowed to only 1 point.

"beep……"

Stevens called a timeout and replaced Jiang Hu, Irving, and Smart. Anyway, there was not much time left in this quarter.

Although being double-teamed by three people is a symbol of strength, and ordinary players have no chance of being double-teamed by three people, the attack by three people still gives Jianghu some headaches.

Stevens looked at the frowning Jiang Hu and said warmly: "Okay, in the second quarter we have to move the ball quickly and not give the opponent a chance to double-team. In this way, the opponent's tactics will not work. Jiang , after Kyrie takes a rest, you don’t control the ball, you switch to playing without the ball.”

"Okay, this is the only way." Jiang Hu agreed. This was the most suitable way at the moment. Although he was frequently double-teamed and the butterfly step he just bought was useless, his physical fitness was not in vain.

Jiang Hu looked at Cole on the bench opposite, and said fiercely in his heart: "Damn it, I'm going to run, and I'll outrun you bunch of donkeys!!"

"Yeah." Irving nodded and said: "In this case, Jiang, if you don't control the ball or hold the ball, the opponent can't do anything if they want to double-team. But you have to run more. Once you get the chance to get the ball, you have to attack. No. There can be hesitation.”

"I understand." Jiang Hu nodded.

This is the only way now.

Now when teammates are not feeling good and Jianghu cannot score, the Celtics' offense will stagnate.

So he must change his style of play and start from another aspect.

At the end of the first quarter, the score was 33 to 30, with the Celtics leading by 3 points.

The Celtics played well at the beginning of this quarter, but then Thompson broke out and Jianghu was restricted by the opponent's three-man double-team. The entire Celtics offense also came to a standstill.

It also made the fans in front of the TV a little worried, worried that this situation would happen again after entering the second quarter.

However, the Celtics used their actual performance to tell fans that there is no need to worry at all.

At the fifth and a half minute of the second quarter, Jiang Hu was replaced. Irving was replaced. Rochier, Caruso, Morris Jr., and Horford were also replaced. The lineup became Rochier, Jiang Hu, and Caruso. , Morris Jr., Horford.

Jianghu plays shooting guard and Rochier plays point guard.

As soon as he went up, Jianghu rushed directly to the frontcourt, not controlling the ball at all, and even not stepping forward to get the ball. The Warriors couldn't help but be stunned, and the double-teaming tactic was impossible to execute.

"Keep an eye on him, man to man."

When Coach Cole saw Jiang Hu no longer holding the ball, he reacted quickly and immediately left his stool and came to the sideline to shout.

Regarding Jianghu's defense, he did not dare to relax for a second.

As soon as the Warriors' defensive formation changed, it immediately became a combination of man-to-man and zone defense. They implemented man-to-man tactics against Jianghu and adopted zone defense against others.

However, Jianghu couldn't stand up to one-on-one man-to-man coverage. When he saw Roach dribbling the ball past the midline, Jianghu quickly reversed and ran away with an explosion of speed. He instantly got rid of Green who was guarding him and reached beyond the three-point line. Roach Er also immediately passed the ball over.

Facing Green, Jiang Hu immediately broke through to the left and dribbled to the right behind his back. When Green's center of gravity moved to the right, Jiang Hu immediately dribbled the ball under his hips, stepped back, and retreated directly to the three-point line. Take action.

Swish! "

Accurate basketball hit.

"Damn it!" Cole cursed secretly.

Green felt his head go numb during the butterfly step + step back. How could this person who was several centimeters taller be able to perform such a complicated action? !
It's a headache to deal with someone like Jiang Hu who can break through, pass the ball, and shoot accurately like Redick.

Once you double team him, he passes the ball.

Even if it is a three-person double team, he can completely stop controlling the ball and become a pure shooter, shooting when he finds the right opportunity, unlike those who rely on holding the ball to score.

This is also the scariest part!

Of course, there is another point, that is, Jianghu's shooting ability has already reached a certain level. Three-pointers, two-pointers, no blind spots at all.

The Warriors were attacking, and Thompson was running wildly, trying to get a great opportunity, but Jaylen Brown was like a robot, just following him without saying a word or expressionless.

He received the ball and wanted to take a shot, but Brown directly blocked his face. His line of sight was blocked, and he could only choose to pass it to Durant.

Durant caught the ball and shot, but missed Smart's defense.

It's the Celtics offense again.

After Rocher passed the center line, he looked for an opportunity to pass the ball to Jianghu, but failed to find the opportunity for a while, so he had to pass the ball to Caruso. Caruso stood still with the ball and glanced at Jianghu. The two had a clear understanding. Caruso Quickly breaking through to the left, Jiang Hu moved to the right. The two passed each other, and Caruso hit the ground and quietly gave the ball to Jiang Hu.

The next moment, Caruso stood still and blocked Green. Jiang Hu raised his knife and shot directly from the three-pointer. (End of chapter)