Chapter 39: Bright Blind
Zhao Dashao does not have 100% confidence in his heart, but he is sure that Durant's defense against small men now is definitely much worse than in 12 and 17, and there is a high probability that he will not be able to cope at all.
At that time, defending with a small man would have some effect, and he didn't believe it would have any effect now.
But no matter when, when a point guard stands next to Durant, the strong height contrast will cause fans to marvel and make him too tall!
So after the pause ended, when the fans saw Young Master Zhao running to Durant's side and stopping, they all had an expression of preparing to put down the light bulb!
"What's the situation, how did that Chinese person go to prevent Durant?"
"He could be insane!"
"He doesn't think he's going to be able to defend against a star who's seven inches taller than him, does he?"
"It's ridiculous, if he dares to defend Kevin, I bet Kevin can score 40 points today!"
Foreign fans think that Zhao Dashao must be crazy, and domestic fans are similar.
"Zhao Dashao has lost his mind!"
"Young Master Zhao is inflated!"
"Classmate Zhao should be floating!"
"You see that guy's arm is almost down to his knees, can Zhao Yiban affect other people's shooting?"
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Even Lakers players agree with these views, including the Zen master in front of the TV who thinks it's too nonsense, how can such a height difference be prevented?
"Man, how are you going to defend me? Did your coaches get their brains in the water? ”
Durant also thinks it's incredible, what does the Lakers coach think? Actually let a point guard defend himself?
"You're strong, but I've found your weakness!"
Young Master Zhao suddenly thought at this time: If he plays like this, should he let Durant strengthen his ability to break through with the ball in advance, or play with his back?
But soon shook his head, these two abilities are not something that can be improved if you want to improve, and the ability to break through with the ball requires excellent dribbling ability; Consistent back-to-back play requires top-notch counter-attacking ability, as well as equally good dribbling and shooting ability.
If Durant wants to practice ball-holding breakthrough and back-to-back play, he must first practice confrontation and dribbling, and it is not like a game where he can easily practice what he wants to practice.
This is still a player like Durant with solid basic skills and hard work, but he can only practice one weapon per year.
Those players who are not good at basic skills will not be able to practice the ability to use the ball and back play at NBA intensity in their lives, because their basic skills are far from enough to support them to practice high-end skills.
"Really? I've spotted your weaknesses too! ”
Durant said in a condescending tone, this obviously means that Young Master Zhao is not tall enough!
But soon, the small schoolbag will not feel high, it must be awesome.
Young Master Zhao's footsteps also have a misalignment advantage, compared with those point guards who are in their early eights, one step is also one and a half steps compared to the opponent, but the cadence is not slow at all.
Durant has nimble feet, which is also relative to the third and fourth positions.
If compared to an extremely agile defender like Young Master Zhao, he is still much slower.
Young Master Zhao can easily keep up with Durant's off-ball running, even if someone covers for him, Young Master Zhao can keep up with every step.
Durant ran into trouble when he attacked again, although he successfully received the basketball, but Watson could only pass an advance in order not to be stealed by Young Master Zhao, which made Durant close to the three-point line when he received the ball.
This is just a small problem, the real trouble is that Durant is facing Young Master Zhao sideways after receiving the ball, whether he wants to shoot or dribble, he must make adjustments first.
That's the problem, his height advantage suddenly turned into a disadvantage in this situation.
Young Master Zhao's center of gravity is low, his reaction is fast, and his hands are faster.
Durant dribbled the ball and was about to turn around and shoot, but as soon as the basketball left his hand, it was cut off by Young Master Zhao.
Chinese fans are too familiar with this picture, isn't Yao Ming always attacked by a small man?
This principle is the same as one inch short and one inch risk, Durant and Zhao Dashao grab rebounds together, and how much loss they have to suffer when they dribble at this moment.
Young Master Zhao immediately pushed the counterattack after breaking the ball, which is Westbrook's best trick, but now he can only sit on the sidelines and watch the enemy who has been promoted to his No. 1 Tianzi and apply his best tricks to his team.
The SuperSonics offense went a little smoother, but the defense didn't change much after Westbrook went off, and it was still the same bad!
Young Master Zhao easily advanced to the front court and completed another assist, his eyes were full of passing routes, these people not only attacked in a disorderly manner, but the defense was full of holes, no wonder they were able to play a 4-28 laughing record in the first half of this year's regular season.
Durant began to sweat on his forehead, and the situation seemed to be different from what he expected?
The SuperSonics attacked again, this time in order to allow Durant to get a shooting opportunity directly, the SuperSonics interior player made several covers, and the basketball finally passed to Durant again after several turnovers.
But Durant still didn't get an open shot, and he still didn't face the basket when he received the ball, and he needed to stop and turn around to complete the shot, otherwise he would be entangled by the little man again.
So, everyone watched Durant throw the ball out with a set of smooth turns + emergency stops, and it seemed that there was a little leaning back......
If you add to that a series of off-ball runs just now, American fans can't help but give a thumbs up and shout "beautiful"!
Chinese fans also subconsciously shouted: "It's picturesque!" ”
Zhao Dashao was very faceless, as soon as Durant made a move, he shouted "rebound"!
But after a second, this is already considered to be a face-saving statement, because the basketball directly smashed into the net and popped out of bounds, and this net is also very face-saving.
There was a sigh of disappointment in the Mack Center arena, obviously thinking that it was a pity that such a beautiful shot could only be touched by the net, and the damn Chinese stole an artistic shot.
Zhao Dashao smiled happily because he felt that defending Durant was easier than he imagined.
At this time, Durant is even more upright in his running position, compared to Ray Allen and Hamilton, who he has been studying and studying, Durant's running line is easy to predict, at least it is not difficult for him to predict.
So no matter how the supersonic speed set up the cover, Young Master Zhao could follow closely by his side, and he would shoot without giving him the opportunity to catch the ball, so that every shot he made was distorted and awkward.
That's why a forward over two meters can't defend Durant, you have to make Durant feel awkward when he receives the ball, otherwise his height won't affect him too much when shooting, but players who are about his height can't keep up with him.
Soon, Durant twisted his body again and forcibly pulled out his hand, but this kind of shooting cannot be efficient, but the probability of three non-sticks is relatively large.
This can only be blamed on Durant's main weapon in his school bag is only shooting, although he can cut in and take two steps with long legs to complete a layup or dunk, but this move against a team with a tight defensive system or a long preparation will not pose any threat for the time being.
This shortcoming has improved a lot after 5 years, when Durant has the ability to play with his back and break through with the ball, and it is easy to lose more than he loses if he blindly uses a small man to defend, and this method can only be occasionally surprised.
But now Durant doesn't have these two weapons, and most of the next offenses end in iron, as long as he dares to dribble and adjust, he is either stealed by Young Master Zhao, who reacts very quickly, or he is in a hurry to drop the ball and make a mistake.
Young Master Zhao is not just as simple as blocking Durant's offense, every time he misses a supersonic shot, he will quickly hold the ball and push the counterattack.
He has found that supersonic players can't parry this kind of fast offense, in fact, the supersonic defense was the league's bottom last year, not only can't cope with positional offense, but fast offense is also unstoppable.
Every time Young Master Zhao pushes the fast attack, his eyes are full of supersonic players' chaotic positions and strain, and there are passes and breakthroughs everywhere, which almost makes him have difficulty choosing.
Not only does this team not have a defensive system, they lack discipline, they are chaotic, and their defense is badly positioned!
Zhao Dashao's perverted dynamic vision met this kind of team, and he only felt like a fish in water, in addition to defending Durant in this quarter, the offense only blindly pushed the fast break and collapsed the opponent.
Durant's performance was particularly bad, he was cut off three times by Zhao Dashao in this quarter, facing a thin point guard who was nearly 20 centimeters short of himself, shooting 0 of 5, only relying on free throws to score four points, but there were 4 turnovers.
The core and potential rookie of the SuperSonics was actually beaten like this by a rookie No. 59 who was not favored before the game, and the team's morale alone has fallen to the bottom, and no matter how much the coach asks for a timeout, it will not be able to save a big defeat.
In the first half, the Lakers led the SuperSonics by as many as 24 points at 72:48, and Young Master Zhao not only handed out 13 assists in the first half, but also scored 10 points and 6 steals.
This kind of performance is not only eye-catching, many people are about to be blinded by his performance, especially his amazing play on the defensive end, the words "Sanying vs. Lu Bu" are reflected in the minds of Chinese and Japanese fans, but this time it was Lu Bu who killed Sanying, so Zhao Dashao's performance was even more shocking.
Durant scored 11 points in a single quarter in the second quarter, just looking at the data, it is not bad, but here are 7 points in front of Zhao Shaoye's main defense, and then all 5 shots missed, all the 4 points came from free throws, and Zhao Dashao alone broke the ball three times, and the Lakers got as many as 10 points directly from him alone.
But the most embarrassing thing is that the person who defends him is not a senior superstar like Kobe or James who has been taught a lesson and is not ashamed, but a Chinese point guard who entered the league a year later than him and is only 18 years old and dozens of days old today.