I am super giant

Chapter 87 I Can Win Without Rebounding

In the second half of the second quarter, the two teams made their debut again, sparks hit the earth, and a big battle broke out.

However, veteran Laettner seemed to have something wrong and was helped into the player channel by the staff.

The Wizards can only replace Ethan Thomas, and Kwame Brown to form the inside twin towers.

On the knight's side, there are also twin towers, Big Z Garmim.

No one expected that in the ensuing duel, the Twin Towers of the Wizards suppressed the Twin Towers of the Knights.

After the start of the game, the defensive strength of both sides suddenly increased, making the shooting percentage of both sides not high.

But the Wizards Twin Towers suddenly became extremely fierce, grabbing offensive rebounds one after another, creating many second-attack opportunities.

In half a quarter, Thomas grabbed 3 offensive rebounds, Brown got 2, and Hughes also rushed to grab 1. The Cavaliers' backcourt has become the back garden of the Wizards players, and rebounds are whatever they want.

Adding 6 offensive opportunities, Arenas lived up to expectations, making 5 of 3 three-pointers and overtaking the score all at once.

The Cavaliers were a little confused. They had already defended against the opponent's attack, but let them grab the offensive rebound and then throw the ball in, making the previous defense meaningless.

This was very demoralizing, and the defensive enthusiasm of the Cavaliers dropped all of a sudden.

"So what's the point if you're defending, or you have to be grabbed by the opponent for offensive rebounds?"

At halftime, 54:49, the Cavaliers fell behind by 5 points.

Looking at the data of the two sides, the rebound comparison is 25:23, and the Wizards have two more, which is not surprising.

But among the 25 rebounds, there are 14 offensive rebounds, which is terrifying.

Look at the Cavaliers, 23 rebounds, just 4 offensive rebounds.

In terms of rebounds alone, the Wizards have 10 more offensive opportunities than the Cavaliers. How can the Cavaliers not lose?
Everyone in the Cavaliers couldn't figure it out.

Is this the result of Boozer's absence?
But speaking of it, Mihm is better than Boozer in rebounding and rim protection, and his height also has an absolute advantage.He is partnered with Big Z, it shouldn't be.

In fact, there is nothing I can't figure out.

The reason is simple, Kwame Brown played very well in this game.

At halftime, Kwame Brown had 8 points and 7 rebounds, including 4 offensive rebounds.

And that's just what the data can see.

Where he can't see, Brown always uses his black and thick body to get stuck in the inside position, allowing his teammates to rush for rebounds.And in the face of the Cavaliers' breakthrough, he can always be the last barrier to protect the basket.

This is a sudden enlightenment, a bit like dominating the game!

Head coach Paul has no way to weaken Brown's ability. He can only let Big Z and Mihm protect the backcourt rebounds, and the Wizards are not allowed to act recklessly like this.

But after the start of the second half, the situation did not improve.

Kwame Brown grabbed 2 offensive rebounds and helped Arenas grab 1.

Brown is going to fight to become a god. He has 6 offensive rebounds in three quarters.

Relying on Brown's magical performance, the Wizards team worked hard.

Arenas once again hit a three-pointer, Hughes made two, and Dixon made one, destroying the Cavaliers with a rain of three-pointers.

At the end of the three quarters, the score was 85:70, and the Wizards had already led by 15 points.

James scored a team-high 20 points, but he was unable to stop the Wizards from raining three-pointers, his face full of unwillingness.

"Hahaha! The Cavaliers are destined to lose today!"

Charlie Rosen smiled very happily, as if he was a villain.It's as if the Cavaliers lose, what good is it for him.

"But the Wizards can't take it lightly. The last time they played against the Cavaliers, they were overturned with a 21-point lead."

The other two FOX commentators were much more normal.

Enter garbage time early, the game is ugly, and it is difficult to retain fans.So they can only find ways to create some gimmicks.

However, even they themselves did not believe that the Cavaliers could make another comeback.

To what extent did the Wizards decline!
In the fourth quarter of the game, although it was already a bit of garbage time, Wizards coach Eddie Jordan still sent a semi-main lineup.

It seems that Eddie Jordan also has lingering fears about the last big comeback, and there may be shadows in his heart.

Kwame Brown, Ethan Thomas, Hayes, Dixon, Blake.

Eddie Jordan chose to keep the two main insiders on the field, and the first task was to keep the rebounds and guard the paint.

This is also the mainstream thinking of basketball in this era.Defense wins, inside first.

As for the Cavaliers, Paul put Ilgauskas on the bench. Big Z has been playing for a long time, and he has been fighting against two big muscular men, which consumes a lot.

The field lineup is Mihm, Darius, Kapono, Ye Feng, James, five young people.

Paul is going to train newcomers, and it seems that he has given up the game.

The game starts and the Wizards have the ball.

Although Blake's speed is not fast, his ball control is very stable, and Ye Feng can't find a good opportunity to steal it.

Of course, when it comes to breakthrough ability, Blake has almost no, his main ability is organization and three-pointers.

This Wizards team on the field actually doesn't have a strong offensive power, and is good at defense.

In the first round, when the time was running out, Thomas forced a shot and was picked up by Ye Feng for a rebound.

After transporting to the frontcourt, Ye Feng decisively handed it over to James, and ran to the corner three-point line by himself.

"Ye, you are doomed. Your garbage insiders can't protect rebounds at all. How are you going to win?"

Blake still tried to disturb Ye Feng with trash talk.

"Really? Who says you can't win without rebounding?"

Ye Feng asked disdainfully.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Blake was taken aback for a moment, then laughed out loud.

Can't grab rebounds and still want to win?Is this fucking funny?

There is a saying in "Slam Dunk", that the person who dominates the rebounding can dominate the entire basketball court, it is not made up.

Especially in the current NBA, defense is valued, with the inside as the core, and rebounding is even more important.

This is common sense!
But Ye Feng is denying this common sense, what is it if it is not ridiculous?
Kapono squats to guard the corner on the other side.

In this way, the space can be opened up to the greatest extent, allowing James to play breakthrough points (breakthrough points) tactics.

James also successfully reached the inside, but Kwame Brown took the initiative to double-team, and James could only choose to pass the ball.

Looking at the audience, James found that Kapono was standing in the bottom corner, and the passing line was blocked by Dixon.

On the other side, Ye Feng relied on his footsteps to get rid of Blake's entanglement.

(This is also the difference between Ye Feng and Kapono. Kapono can only squat, but Ye Feng can move infinitely.)
James handed the ball over in an instant.

Ye Feng made a shot as soon as he caught the ball, and he made a mid-range shot. This is already Ye Feng's 15th point in this game.

85: 72.

Looking back, the Wizards were once again unfavorable offensively.

Darius grabbed the rebound and immediately launched a fast break.

It was Ye Feng again, taking the lead, no one could keep up.

Outside the three-point line, Ye Feng didn't even think about it, and directly hit a chasing three-pointer, the 18th point of the game.

85:75, only 10 points left.

"Just one goal away, Ye Feng can score 20 points."

In the commentary room, Charlie Rosen was sweating on his forehead and looked nervous. The two commentators from FOX unconsciously opened the distance between them.

Eddie Jordan called a timeout and replaced Blake with Larry Hughes.

And from this moment on, Blake never got another chance to play for 1 minute. He really couldn't guard against Ye Feng.

"It turns out that Blake is not worth the value of this undrafted pick."

The on-site commentary said objectively.

And when Blake was leaving, Ye Feng said something to him.

"I can win without rebounds, as long as I make all the shots?"

Blake was stunned for a moment, thinking it was wrong intellectually, but he couldn't argue.

In this game, Ye Feng made two mid-range shots, one dunk, and three three-pointers.

Of course he is qualified to say this.

Blake blushed and walked off the field unwillingly.

(End of this chapter)