swing striker

Chapter 424 The Way to Deal with Warcraft

The Magic seem to have learned something from playing against the Celtics. With the experience of the first two victories, their inside start has strengthened their offense.

Howard scored 12 points in the first quarter. He made two tip-ins after grabbing offensive rebounds, and a powerful dunk.The Magic got off to a 7:3 start.

With 4 minutes and 23 seconds left in this section, Garnett made a shot and the Celtics took a 15:14 lead. Festival.

Although Garnett has come back for several games, the recent outbreak of injuries has made coach Rivers conservatively limit his playing time, only allowing him to play in the first and third quarters.

Now that the season has progressed, the Celtics have confirmed their No. [-] position in the Eastern Conference, and there is not much suspense about the No. [-] record in the NBA regular season. Under such circumstances, how to make the team enter the playoffs in a healthy way depends on became a priority for Rivers.

But in this game, Garnett's departure caused the Celtics to fall inside and couldn't defend Howard.

Shi Lei, who replaced Garnett as the team's power forward, performed well on offense, but he was really weak on defense and rebound protection.

The Magic continued to expand their advantage, and they ended the first half with 47:39.

"How now Howard?"

The Celtics still failed to complete this proposition in the third quarter. After Garnett re-entered the game, he was fouled by Howard at the beginning.

Sitting on the bench, watching Howard wreak havoc on the court, Shi Lei was full of thoughts.

"Should I adjust the selection of the next template?"

Shi Lei was a little hesitant. Every template is precious. He has already thought about the next template to match Hamilton. This is undoubtedly his best choice and a shortcut to growth. What's the point of being on the bench?

Once the Celtics fail on the way to the championship, it is inevitable that they will quickly enter the reconstruction, but how long will Shi Lei have to wait before the team regains the strength to compete for the championship?

This is a dilemma!

At this time, the score difference between the two sides was already 16 points, and the third quarter was coming to an end. When Pierce missed the last shot, Shi Lei stood up from the bench, flexed his muscles, and prepared to play.

"Try it and see how much I can restrict Howard with my current ability. It's really not good. At worst, I can use 'cut the shark!"

With this in mind, Shi Lei defended Howard in front of him.

This is the most commonly used method for small players to deal with big players. Defense around the front is suitable for defenders with flexible feet, coordinated bodies, and good explosiveness. A destructive defense.

Most domestic fans are very familiar with this tactic, because Yao Ming suffered the most from this tactic, but Howard is not Yao Ming.

Howard is undoubtedly not Yao Ming's opponent in terms of basketball IQ and technology, but he has one very strong point, that is, the speed of movement.

After being spared by Shi Lei, Howard quickly pulled out from the basket, Shi Lei couldn't catch up, and he got the basketball.

Shi Lei didn't even have time to sigh, so he slapped the basketball on the floor, and at the same time raised his right hand, honestly signaling for a defensive foul.

"Oh, look at the helplessness on the face of Celtics No. [-] player. They have completely lost control of Dwight's defense, and they can only use fouls to stop Dwight's offense. But bad news for us Yes, Dwight perfectly inherited the American center's free throw technique!"

The on-site commentator's explanation was completely correct. Howard missed both free throws, but after the Celtics completed their attack, Shi Lei's attack also failed.

He committed two fouls on the field, and Shi Lei reluctantly admitted that his strategy failed.

"How can we defend him?"

After Howard hit the last free throw, Shi Lei was thinking about this question when he dribbled the ball forward to organize the team's offense.

"Do I really want to match an inside player? Huh."

Shi Lei suddenly thought of a possibility.

This made Shi Lei's eyes brighten, and he couldn't wait to experiment with the idea in his heart. He used the simplest method to quickly cut into the inside of the magic.

"The Celtics' No. [-] seemed pissed off by failing to defend Dwight twice!"

Seeing that Shi Lei cut into the inside of the Magic, facing Howard's defense, he forcibly completed the shot. Although the basketball finally fell into the basket, the commentator on the scene still explained Shi Lei's offensive choice in this way.

In the eyes of many basketball professionals, Shi Lei's shot selection has become worse and worse recently, and more and more people have repeatedly "reminded" Shi Lei, hoping that he will not "go astray".

But Shi Lei, the "missing boy", um, he expressed his grievance: "If one day I become cancerous, please remember Garnett, Pierce and Ray Allen, they are the ones who brought me down!"

But now Shi Lei didn't have the heart to complain about these things, after Howard entered the basket of the Celtics, he immediately posted it.

This time Shi Lei did not choose to let go, but attached to Howard's back like a spider.

This is the strategy that Shi Lei thought of just now: "Since Bowen's close defense can defend Kobe, why can't I use close defense to Howard?"

Howard didn't care at first. After he became famous, he had seen all kinds of defenses, so as soon as he received the basketball, he immediately started to attack.

But
Howard's post-up singles were relatively smooth. Although Shi Lei's strength was stronger than most insiders, Howard still smoothly advanced two steps to the basket.

But Howard's good luck ended here. After he advanced to the basket, he found that he could not complete the turn smoothly.

Does Howard have good footwork around the rim?

No!

He is actually no different from most black players. He relies more on his body to play. The reason why he became famous is more because of his stronger body and full of explosive power!

So Howard's swaying left and right under the basket did not move Shi Lei's body center of gravity, but made him almost drop the basketball in his hand.

Rivers, who had been looking for a way to deal with Howard, opened his eyes wide when he saw this situation!
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