In the second quarter, Zhou Xuan sat on the bench. It takes a lot of physical effort to keep the ball all the time, but he doesn't want to rest, and if he plays 48 minutes on the court, he can get better statistics. Of course, the coach will not arrange it this way, and the reasonable distribution of the players' physical strength is the first thing the coaching staff should do, otherwise the efficiency of the players will be reduced and the chance of injury will be increased.

And giving everyone some time is also a must. Although the NBDL confrontation is not fierce, some players may leave if they don't get playing time, and in serious cases, they can't even make up 12 players. This is especially true for defenders, who have been formed for too little time and are only part of one team, which makes them less interested in players who want to play in the NBA with a little strength. Scouts, teams look at player stats, players know how to analyze these, and most people are deterred when they look online and see that none of the defenders have successfully landed in the NBA.

After Jones came off the bench, the scene changed again, and the defender's defense was still bad, and the offense was not good. Jones is very aggrieved, he used to play with the main players, and although they are not stars, they are much better at scoring than the bench players. Now let him fight with a group of blue-collar workers, and the lack of offensive performance is a matter of course, but it seems that he is extraordinarily wasteful.

Jones became an assaulter on the bench, without Payne's high-post shooting battery, he and his teammates blocked and dismantled the power plummeted, and after the breakthrough, the opponent would not hesitate to block his breakthrough path, making it difficult for him to score on the layup, and passing the ball to the inside jumper was uncertain.

Seeing the score difference getting wider and wider, Jones complained bitterly in his heart, since Zhou Xuan arrived, he had not had a good life. He doesn't have any way to retaliate, he can't abolish Zhou Xuan's serious injury during training in order to develop a main position in the alliance, right? That is harmful to others and not to oneself, and one's own future is ruined. If Zhou Xuan doesn't leave, it's better to change teams next year. Jones thought for a moment, maybe this kid will be successful in the draft and play in the NBA next year, is there such a big gap between me and him?

If you want to play basketball well, you must first concentrate, and secondly, you must play with morale. Zhou Xuan's pre-match data declaration inspired a little morale and also caused a negative impact. As soon as he came off the field, the substitutes were at a loss for themselves. How can the passer brush up the data if the passer is not there?

After five minutes of playing in the second quarter, Zhou Xuan was sent on the court again. At 46-58, the defenders trailed by 12 points.

Marcus, the Flash's backup point guard, is a muscular man, and although he is only 185cm tall, he is very sturdy. Zhou Xuan glanced at his opponent a few times, and was ready to be collided, only hoping that he would not be good at shooting like Jones.

The defender attacked, Zhou Xuan dribbled the ball through the half, Marcus is not a veteran, he has strength and speed, fast and close, just right to block Zhou Xuan, and the constant pressing makes it difficult for him to turn around, and the players of the flash team are all on board with Zhou Xuan today.

Zhou Xuan passed the ball to the side to the substitute scoring guard Michelle and ran inside. Michelle passed the ball to center Vialli, who pulled it very wide, and he certainly didn't try to shoot easily and stand on his back with the basket without the ability to score. As soon as Zhou Xuan entered the inner line, he immediately ran back and took the initiative to find a block. Vialli stuffed the ball back into Zhou Xuan's hand less than a foot away.

Pick-and-roll is the simplest basketball tactic, and if you can't even play this, you don't need to play professional basketball. Zhou Xuan received the basketball, and at the same time Vialli ran inside. In this case, how dare the flash team substitute center let Vialli go to chase Zhou Xuan and withdrew the inside line. This block Zhou Xuan and Marcus opened up two steps, and the right side of the 60 degrees got an open shot.

Marcus was still a little slow to chase the defense with all his might, and Zhou Xuan turned around and hit a jumper. 48 to 58.

When he returned to the defense, Zhou Xuan gave Vialli a thumbs up. This ball has half the credit of his teammates, and if he blocks slowly, he has no chance, and if he is slow to withdraw, the opponent's interior line can change defenses. As an interior player, being able to block and dismantle should also be a major condition for looking at the level. When playing in domestic middle schools, the players' blocking and demolition skills are not so good, and most of them take care of their own skills. With the help of teammates, Zhou Xuan played very comfortably.

On the defensive end, Marcus passed the ball and then went to the high post to ask for the ball, and the players pulled away. Zhou Xuan guarded close-fitting from behind. When Marcus asked for the ball, he raised his elbow, slapped the hidden elbow on Zhou Xuan's body, and then started to get the basketball, but the referee didn't blow it.

The NBA has been reorganizing all these years, and it's not like Carl for a long time. The confrontation between Malone and Mutombo was so exaggerated at that time. Except for a few morally corrupt guys, there have been very few elbow incidents. However, the NBDL referee did not blow the penalty strictly, giving some people the opportunity to take advantage of the loophole.

Zhou Xuan gritted his teeth and followed Marcus with pain. There are no shortcuts to defense, the only way is to fight! Tracy. McGrady was new to the league and was known for his defense with the Raptors. As long as he is willing to fight, he is a defensive strongman, but now in the Rockets, he is a defensive hole. If you have a body to defend, you have to fight, and you have to fight even more if you don't have a body, otherwise you can only be a colander.

These days of non-stop fitness, Zhou Xuan also feels that he is starting to look like an iron man. Jones was always very hard at his feet in training, and he was a bit used to this level of collision. Thinking of this, he suddenly thanked Jones a little.

After following two steps, the opponent's inside cover arrived.

Zhou Xuan saw the opponent's striker, and his brain was running quickly. If blocked, Vialli certainly won't be able to keep up with Marcus' pace, and the ball will be an easy layup. If he goes around the opposition's interior defense, Marcus can only shoot if he doesn't pass the ball.

Zhou Xuan took a sharp step back, bypassed the opponent's power forward, and reached near the free throw line. This seemed to give the opponent room to shoot, but the coaching staff on both sides were surprised. Shooting is a common strategy in the NBA, including against LeBron. James, a lot of teams will use this method. Although James can also score from the mid-range shot, it is far less dangerous than his breakthrough.

Zhou Xuan made the right choice in a short period of time, and generally only veterans have such experience. Marcus can shoot, but he has to get around his teammates in the cover to get an open spot. If you don't get around it, you have to pull it out. Does a dry shot in front of a teammate guarantee a shooting percentage? THIS IS A MAN WHO IS CLOSE TO 210CM TALL. Marcus chose to bypass his teammates and break through from the left, and just one step forward, Zhou Xuanren also arrived, just blocking his breakthrough route.

"Beautiful, it turns out that this kid's defense is not too bad." Leonard laughed.

"It's a shame that the season is almost over, and if he doesn't go to college and comes to us, we might be able to make the playoffs." Vane sighed.

How difficult Zhou Xuan is, Marcus on the field is the one who feels the deepest, and seeing that he has wasted a lot of offensive time, he chose to pass. The power forward received the ball and couldn't shake off a single shot in the high post, and then passed to the shooting guard Almond, who relied on his individual ability to force a dry shot, and the ball bounced out of the frame.

Unlike Payne, Vialli is not good at shooting, rebounding is very important to him, and before the opponent can shoot, he has already begun to get in position, taking the basketball with both hands and holding it tightly in his arms.

Zhou Xuan retreated, and the ball was handed over to him to take the half court. Krugra to high cover. After blocking and dismantling, Zhou Xuan attracted the defense of the opponent's power forward, but the ball was not passed, Marcus blocked Kruger's side, interfering with the passing route, and it was easy to make mistakes if he was forced to plug it.

My passing is still not good enough, and if I can hit the ground accurately at this time, I can take this opportunity. Zhou Xuan sighed in his heart, took the ball and went around to avoid the opponent's power forward, but everyone else was also in place, he split the ball out of the perimeter, Michelle's jumper was missed, and the rebound was picked up by the flash.

The Flashes attacked, the backup point guard took the ball and cut inside from the perimeter with an off-ball screen, Marcus put the ball in his hands, he shook off Michelle and Vialli in two steps, and scored on the basketball. 48 to 60.

This man is just a substitute for Almond, and he is just as fast, so it is difficult to defend such a forward insertion. Except for Kruger and Aki, the defenders don't have a very fast moving interior line, and these two people can't resist people on the defensive end, especially Aki, who may not be called an inside line.

The biggest gap between defenders and flashes is not the starter, but bench depth. The starter Payne was off the court, and the offensive end also lacked a strong firepower point. In order to maintain his attacking power, Leonard had to let Vialli go down and replace him with Payne. In addition, Sambo replaced Kruger.

For the rest of the first half, although the defenders were able to score, the defense was still terrible and could not keep up with the score. At halftime, the defenders trailed by 14 points, 55-69.

The Flashes found a way to restrain the blocking and dismantling offense, that is, to reduce the defense of the No. 4 position and break through Zhou Xuan. And as long as the defender dares to get Aki, who is good at shooting, the offensive end will storm that point. Aki is not up, it doesn't matter if the No. 4 position is relaxed at all, there is a person standing under the basket who can also make up for the defense, and Sambo and Kruger's mid-range shots are not sure.

Zhou Xuan realized what it means to "compete with five people". If a team has a flaw in the lineup, it can be exploited by the opponent, and everyone else will have to pay more to win.

The Houston Rockets were such a team before, Yao Ming and Maddy were very strong when they first got together, but they lacked a strong power forward. Veteran Zhu Wan. Although Howard can shoot, the defense is too poor, and Hayes has two shots in the low post, but the offensive end is a target that can be emptied. The Rockets' offense is always a combination of inside and outside, passing the ball to Yao Ming in the low post again and again, just because they lack a high post style of play. With Scola and Landry as the mid-range shooters this year, the Rockets' offense has immediately taken up a notch, and now they are on a 15-game winning streak and are a good opportunity to make a breakthrough in the playoffs. Unfortunately, Yao Ming will miss the playoffs due to injury, which is the worst news for the majority of Chinese fans.

The situation faced by the defenders on the offensive end is somewhat similar to that of the Rockets, lacking a power forward who can pull out the interior, and Payne's power in the low post is even more difficult to compare with Yao Ming. In this case, Zhou Xuan couldn't break the joint defense of the flash team even if he racked his brains.