NBA: Sharks at the peak, guard the basket!

Chapter 195 The strongest defense against the strongest offense! !

At the start of the free throw, Lin Hong stood on the free throw line, took the ball thrown by the referee, and began to prepare for the free throw.

At this moment, the audience burst into loud cheers.

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

"..."

Although Lin Hong was a little excited, he was not Chu Ge after all, and this scene could not affect his state of mind.

Take a calming breath...

When he was about to make a shot, the home fans behind the basket held up his posters one after another.

And the row of sexy cheerleaders behind the media seats also made eye-catching gestures and glanced secretly.

"Hey, Dayang | Matthew wants to ruin my Dao heart!"

Lin Hong laughed and cursed in his heart, then aimed at the basket and threw the ball.

"Shh!"

As the water splashed, countless home fans cheered again.

Offensive and defensive transition, the Rockets' offense.

At 45 degrees to the left, Dameng was pulled to a position one step inward from the three-point line this time.

His purpose is to pull Lin Hong out of the paint, clear the Lakers' crowded basket, and then let Barkley attack from the other side.

However, Lin Hong didn't fall for the trap, and let Dameng take two steps, within the coverage of his defense.

Then stay a small step outside the left side of the paint area, stuck in the middle of the big dream and the basket, advance to block shots, and retreat to quickly return to the basket.

But for Dameng, this kind of space is already considered a big gap.

Therefore, Maloni did not hesitate. Seeing Lin Hong emptying the dream, he made a fake and true pass. After shaking Kobe away, he hit the ball to the dream.

"Whoosh!"

At the moment of passing the ball, Lin Hong kicked his feet suddenly and rushed towards Dameng.

The first step landed, and the basketball fell into the hands of Dameng.

Taking the second step, Dameng has already bent his knees and raised the ball above his head with both hands.

In the next moment, facing Lin Hong's attack, Dameng took off resolutely without changing his face, shot, and the basketball spun and flew towards the basket.

At the same time, Lin Hong's figure rushed up, stretched his right arm, and grabbed the basketball spinning in the air with his big hand.

"boom!"

The moment he got the basketball in his hand, his five fingers suddenly buckled, and the basketball was instantly grabbed by him with one hand, and it was severely deformed.

"Oh!"

Countless fans in the Great Western Forum, and even across the United States, couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

"what?"

Dameng's eyes widened in an instant, her face was covered with horror, and she completely lost control of her facial expressions.

"Whoosh!"

Lin Hong was expressionless, and threw forward with one hand. The basketball flew to the top of the arc like a cannonball, and Xiaoke, who turned around and went down quickly, caught the ball and crossed the center line.

"Beautiful! So beautiful! Lin Hong caught Dameng's shot head-on, it's incredible!"

At the CCTV commentary seat, Lin Hong's domineering cover made Su Qun instantly wet.

"Bang!"

While Su Qun was speaking, Kobe succeeded in folding dunks and hit a goal.

Zhang Lili smiled excitedly: "With the height of Dameng's shot, he can actually be caught, which shows how excellent Lin Hong's jumping speed and wingspan talent are.

Lin Hong's wingspan has reached 232 cm, and he also has first-class bounce and movement speed, otherwise he would not be able to block the ball.

This fully demonstrated Lin Hong's defensive talent.

When he wants to guard you, he can guard you even if he is two meters away. "

In the ESPN live broadcast, Albert shook his head excitedly: "It's incredible to catch the cap. Lin Hong deliberately put two strides away from Dameng in this defense, but he was still able to return to the front of Dameng in time. so…

His defensive ability is underrated. "

"The energy is limited, and the Lakers point to him to attack at the basket, so he has to make a trade-off on the defensive end." John Kyle said.

This blockade hit the Rockets' morale.

Although Dameng and Barkley tried their best to attack, facing the counterattack of the Lakers, the Rockets gradually became weaker.

At the end of the third quarter, 78:78, the two teams tied again.

苏群看向数据统计：“林洪三节一共打了30分钟，投篮18投11中，命中率61.1%，13罚8中，目前已经拿到30分13篮板5助攻1抢断5盖帽3失误3犯规的数据。

Lin Hong broke out on both ends of the offense and defense. While attacking the basket, he also sent out five assists. It was through his attack under the basket that the Rockets' defense line was compressed, and he won open three-pointers for his teammates on the outside. "

Zhang Lili went on to analyze: "Lin Hong mainly attacked the basket today. He took 18 shots and made 5 of 3 shots in the last two points. The remaining 13 were basket attacks. He succeeded 8 times. 61% of the basket finishes are not too high. .

Therefore, Dameng and Barkley's double-team defense still limited Lin Hong's performance.

However, Lin Hong also caused a huge damage to the Rockets' inside line at the basket. Dameng has committed four offenses and Barkley has committed three offenses. "

"Director Zhang, Lin Hong basically attacks under the basket, what do you think of his physical reserves?" Su Qun asked worriedly.

Zhang Lili was silent for a few seconds, and said with a smile: "It's not like Lin Hong has never encountered this kind of double-teaming situation, so I think Lin Hong can still fight in the final quarter."

Having said that, in fact, Zhang Li has no idea in his heart.

Facing the double-teaming of the Rockets' two superstars + the double-teaming of the meat shield, Lin Hong must have consumed a lot of energy.

In addition to hitting with the back of the hand, those positions at the basket also consume a lot of physical energy, and also require hand-to-hand combat.

And on the defensive end, Lin Hong has to keep returning to defense when Dameng repeatedly pulls out, so the consumption on the defensive end is not less than that on the offensive end.

On the Lakers bench, Lin Hong lowered his head and panted heavily. He even drank two bottles of energy drinks. Beads of sweat continued to protrude. His heavy breathing was clearly audible even in the audience behind.

His arms, face, and even his neck were covered with red marks and bloodstains, all of which were traces of the battle left over from this game.

The physical consumption of the three quarters tonight far exceeds any previous regular season game, just like playing back-to-back.

The Rockets' playoff-level double-team defense made him feel very tired.

I thought this was just an ordinary regular season, but I didn't expect the Rockets to use the offensive and defensive intensity of the playoffs.

The combination of Dameng and Barkley is the strongest inside defense he has ever experienced.

Even Roaring Heavenly Venerable Rasheed Wallace + Roof of the World Sabonis can't compare with the Rockets at all.

"Lin, how's it going?" Harris the silver fox squatted in front of him and asked concerned.

"No problem." Lin smiled and shook his head.

No one wants to lose at this point in the game.

The Rockets are indeed stronger than the Lakers, but they are just half a dozen. If you try hard, it's not like there is no chance.

Opposite, the Rockets' bench.

Bucky wiped the sweat off his face with a towel.

He is responsible for the weak side defense, and the consumption is not very high.

In contrast, Dameng was responsible for marking Lin Hong head-on, and even after sitting down for a minute, he was still breathing heavily.

During the three quarters, he was knocked down by Lin Hong six times under the basket, averaging twice in one quarter.

Under Lin Hong's almost brutal attack at the basket, Dameng's chest was already aching, his ribs on both sides seemed to be cracked, and every breath seemed to be accompanied by a tingling sensation.

The rocket's strategy tonight is to let him defend Lin Hong, while Barkley is in charge of the main attack.

After three quarters, Barkley has scored 26 points, but he only scored 14 points.

但他的数据并不差，14分12篮板6助攻2抢断4盖帽。

But even so, the excellent all-round performance of him and Barkley still failed to allow the Rockets to open the score.

This made him fully realize Lin Hong's strength in the paint area.

However, the Rockets have two super insiders, one offensive and one defensive, and Lin Hong has to work on both offense and defense at the same time to barely maintain the situation.

He believes that entering the final quarter, once Lin Hong's physical fitness declines, the Lakers will definitely collapse.

At this time the whistle sounded and the players returned to the field again.

"The last quarter has begun, the Rockets are attacking." Zhang Lili said.

bang bang bang...

Maloney held the ball for halftime, and Fisher retreated and defended.

On the left side, two meters away from the paint area, is the Rockets' backup forward and Lin Hong's old player at Georgetown University. The 206 cm tall Osella Harnington wants to come out and do the pick-and-roll.

Maloney raised his hand to prevent his teammate's pick-and-roll, then turned around, leaned against Kobe, and started playing back from the outside.

He is 191 centimeters tall, while Fisher is only 185 centimeters. He has the advantages of height and vision, crushing opponents and advancing to the flanks, very calm.

On the sidelines, Tomjanovich kept nodding.

Although the Rockets' No. [-] position is not up to the first-class level, it is not weaker than the Lakers as a whole.

At this time, Maloney rolled down while paying attention to the running position of his weak side teammates.

At this moment, the glider Drexler suddenly got rid of the defender Kobe and quickly cut into the paint area from the right.

Maloney's eyes lit up, he pulled the ball with his right hand, lifted the ball from the floor, flicked it with one hand, and the basketball passed through the paint and flew into Drexler's hands.

Lin Hong, who was in the low position on the left wing, quickly returned to the defense, and Drexler made an emergency stop throw and hit the ball.

78:80, at the beginning of the final quarter, the Rockets overtook the score.

The Lakers attack, and the power forward is Campbell.

Silver Fox Harris was also very decisive. He withdrew Robert Horry and arranged for Campbell, who was better at attacking in the paint, to partner.

Lin Hong attracted Dameng's defense on one side, which allowed him to take the opportunity to recover his physical fitness.

Campbell is in the low post on the right, facing Barkley.

Campbell is 213 cm tall and has a tonnage of 127 kg. He has advantages in height and tonnage.

He is not a star who is good at attacking with the ball, but a classic blue-collar and an inside gate.

So the ball still has to be given to Lin Hong, who will take the ball to attract double-teams, and then Campbell will look for opportunities to eat cakes on the weak side, and the two will play in the low post.

Compared with internal and external line cooperation, once an opportunity arises for low-position cooperation, the success rate will of course be higher.

At this time, Lin Hong moved to the low post on the left to get the ball. Only here can he create space for Campbell on the weak side.

Barkley was under the basket and immediately started double-teaming on the weak side. Campbell's mid-range and long-range shooting ability is not as good as Robert Horry, so he has no worries at all.

Lin Hong was holding the big dream in his left hand and was about to hit back. When Barkley double-teamed, he suddenly got up, hooked his right hand to the weak side, and the ball flew straight to Campbell.

Dameng's reaction was half a beat slow, and he didn't realize it until the ball flew over his head.

Barkley, who came along the baseline to double-team, was even worse, so he had to quickly return to defend Campbell, but it was too late.

In the low position on the right, Campbell dribbled a step into the paint after receiving the ball, took off with a step with the ball, and dunked with both hands with a "bang", scoring two points for the Lakers.

80:80 tied again, the Rockets attacked.

Albert said with a smile: "Dameng performed very well, but Lin Hong is not bad either. This is his sixth assist in this game, breaking his assist record."

John Kyle said with a smile: "Lin Hong's vision is the highest in the game, his wingspan is also the best, and his speed in double-teaming is also very fast. Double-teaming such a person is destined to pay a very heavy price." At the price, the Rockets are betting that Eldon Campbell is not alive."

Albert said: "Without double-teaming, no one in this alliance can defend the Celestial Giants one-on-one.

Don't look at Lin Hong's mistake caused by Dameng's single defense in the second half, but after Lin Hong stepped up his attack at the basket, Dameng couldn't defend alone at all, and being knocked over several times is the most powerful proof.

So the Rockets have no choice but to choose to double-team and gamble on Lin Hong's passing ability. "

John Kyle said: "But I think the result of tonight's bet is not very good, the Lakers' outside touch is not too bad.

Now the Lakers have replaced Robert Horry, reduced the outside firepower and the ability to stretch the lineup, and changed from inside and outside to low-post cooperation, which is also intended to strengthen the low-post offense. "

Albert nodded and said, "The other intention must be to restore Lin Hong's blood, his physical energy consumption tonight is very huge.

My suggestion is that, taking advantage of Lin Hong's breathing opportunity, the Rockets should step up their offense and strive to widen the point difference. "

On the court, the Rockets attack.

Dameng pulled out from the paint to catch the ball, and Barkley ran back and threw away Campbell, taking the opportunity to cut to the basket from the weak side.

Dameng understood, and hoisted the ball over Lin Hong's head.

Lin Hong hurriedly returned to the basket with all his strength, and the lob gave him plenty of opportunities. Barkley caught the ball for a layup, and he slapped him to the basket.

"Snapped!"

With a bloody hat, the basketball directly slapped the baseline.

"Lin, well done!"

Kobe and others rushed over excitedly.

"Nice! That's it, this kind of domineering response is needed now, so as to suppress the morale of the opponent."

Albert said excitedly.

The game became intense, and the two sides played very anxiously. With 5 minutes left, the score was fixed at 89:93, and the Lakers temporarily fell behind by 4 points.

But with the ball in hand, the Lakers called a timeout after serving.

苏群看向技术统计：“林洪现在是19投12中，15罚9中，拿到了33分15篮板8助攻2抢断6盖帽的数据。”

Zhang Lili smiled and said: "Lin Hong didn't attack too much in the past 7 minutes. He and Campbell cooperated very well in the low post. The Lakers' internal pass and internal cooperation are more abundant than before."

Su Qun asked himself and answered: "Then we have to ask, the Rockets have two superstars with both offense and defense in the low post, why the Rockets still haven't been able to open the score until now?"

Zhang Lili shook his head with a smile: "Kobe played well on the offensive end and improved very quickly. His performance in this game was even better than that of Drexler. He played at an All-Star level.

It can be said that the strength of the Lakers outside the Rockets should be stable, which may be the reason why the Rockets did not open the score. "

Su Qun nodded and said: "It makes sense. Peter Pan has scored 19 points, 7 assists and 2 steals in this game. His outstanding performance prevented the Rockets' defense from being completely on top of the low-post Lin Hong. Shared a lot of defensive pressure.

It is precisely because of his outstanding performance that the Lakers can still bite the score and have not been defeated by their opponents in one fell swoop. "

Zhang Lili continued to analyze: "There is one more thing, the Rockets have a certain advantage in rebounding.

Campbell and Horry's rebounding ability is good, but there is still a gap with the rebounding king Barkley. "

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(End of this chapter)