swing striker

Chapter 447 Cruelty (2)

After losing Garnett, the Celtics didn't have much of an advantage over the Hawks, but there was one thing the Hawks tried their best to overcome, and that was Shi Lei, who was sitting on the bench.

Shi Lei's comprehensiveness makes him very difficult to defend, especially his breakthrough, which is enough for any team to shrink their defense, so the Eagles have made full preparations for their substitute lineup.

They not only took the team's main force, Marvin Williams, from the starting lineup and let him serve as the team's sixth man in this game, they also took the team's backup small forward Murray, and arranged in the lineup On the two outside players known for their defensive ability, Maurice Evans and Mario West.In addition to the team's backup point guard, he was unanimously elected to the All-American First Team in his senior year.Naismith, and one of the leading candidates for the Wooden Award, was named ChipHilton Player of the Year.Selected to the best team in the United States for the Wooden Award, and was selected to the first team of the best team in the 12 major leagues for two consecutive years in his junior and senior years.Acie Law, who was selected as an All-American honorary player in his sophomore year, and Solomon Jones at the center position, the Hawks' lineup is much more gorgeous than the Celtics'.

This is a very heavy pressure on Shi Lei. Now the Celtics team's backup power forward is Comrade "Victory Cigar" and the famous "Defensive Black Hole" House. People's approval, the team also has a single defense player like Tony Allen.But Shi Lei knew that this lineup was difficult to save defensively.

"So the only way is to attack!"

Shi Lei took a deep breath and took the basketball into his hands!
In last season's playoffs, Mario of the Hawks defended Shi Lei alone and caused him some trouble. This made him full of confidence in the task assigned to him by the head coach in this game, and quickly Standing in the position of defending Shi Lei, not far from him is their small forward Evans.Evans will defend Shi Lei in this game.

Shi Lei lowered his posture.When the team needed him to do something, he was fearless.Yes, Mario is very strong and has a good defensive ability. Evans is also a good perimeter defender and has outstanding athletic ability, but Shi Lei is no longer the Shi Lei of last season.

Shi Lei nimbly controlled the ball in his hands and kept flipping it around, mockingly at Evans, who was always following Tony Allen but focused on himself: "Why don't you come closer to me, buddy?" , you can't do anything like this!"

Well, in fact, when Shi Lei feels the pressure, he will become a chatterbox.

"And you, nice to meet you, little man, if you can be taller, I think you can be farther away from the drinking fountain just by your defense against me!"

After saying these words, regardless of how effective the taunts were, Shi Lei immediately dribbled the ball and started to break through.

Mario posted it right away, and Evans moved himself within two steps of Tony Allen.This distance can guarantee him that when the opponent receives the pass, he can quickly rush back to his defensive position.

Marvin Williams, the team's swingman at the fourth position, was also cruising near the free throw line at this time, ready to make adjustments to the basketball in Shi Lei's hands at any time.

It can be said that the Eagles did everything they could do in this defense, but Shi Lei told them with his actual actions how much he has improved this season.

When an NBA team selects a rookie, a very important evaluation is the potential, that is, the height that a player can reach in his growth. Mario, who has a lot of praises on him, didn't show it in the end, because it has something to do with his potential.

In fact, Mario has hardly changed from the previous season, but Shi Lei has made up for his shortcomings in this season, such as his ability to control the ball, and the ability to change directions while moving.

Shi Lei pushed forward forcefully, and Mario planted his heels. However, the moment the two of them made contact, Shi Lei half-turned without warning, taking a step away from Mario, whose center of gravity was completely sunk.

It was so easy for Shi Lei to complete the breakthrough. Although Evans' mobility was extremely strong, but he helped defend him, but he only made himself a heavy weight on Shi Lei's shoulders.

Resisting Evans, Shi Lei savagely moved towards the Hawks' basket.Pushing forward to the free throw line area, Evans was "unloaded" from Shi Lei's shoulders, and he had already been thrown to the center of gravity of an unknown place, which made him inevitably face-to-face and intimate contact with the floor.

Such a fiery scene aroused the enthusiasm of the fans for the game. Amid all the cheers for him, Shi Lei resolutely launched an attack on the Hawks' basket.

Shi Lei punched Williams with his back.

Forward swingmen have more options on offense and are more likely to cause dislocations, so they are relatively difficult to defend, but in fact, among all the existing forward swingmen in the NBA, few have made a name for themselves.

In order to maintain the flexibility of their bodies and the threat of breakthroughs, these people are too thin when they play power forwards.

Facing Shi Lei's back, Williams didn't stop a step, let Shi Lei arch, and lost his defensive position, then Shi Lei completed his turn, and quickly passed Williams' side.

Now the Hawks have only Solomon Jones under the basket. If he is good, he will not go to the CBA to make a living in his prime.

After finishing the jump at the basket, Jones was like a kite in the confrontation with Shi Lei, being directly pushed up by Shi Lei's huge impact, watching Shi Lei succeed in the layup.

Coming down from the basket, Shi Lei shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, as if he was asking the Eagles players: "How about your defense?"

Woodson had some headaches. Shi Lei's attack this time let him know that his defensive arrangements before the game might be useless.

But Woodson also doesn't think it will be the end of the world, because without defense, they still have offense.

During Asi Law's advance, House's defense collapsed at the touch of a button.The Celtics' defense was torn apart, Tony Allen hurriedly stepped up to defend, and Asi Law passed Mario.

Mario's breakthrough with the ball finally attracted Shi Lei, who had shrunk the defense inside the free throw line. At this time, Mario passed the ball, and Williams caught the ball and swung Bryant away for a layup.

(End of this chapter)