Chapter 320: The Duel of the Singles King

"Now it's your turn again, Shorty (referring to Owen), and I'll be bored if I win this way."

Roy's trash talk exudes momentum, even mixed with the noisy cheers of the fans, Owen can clearly hear every word Roy spit out.

Interesting, this rookie actually dared to take the initiative to provoke me.

It's funny, this rookie actually wants to compete with me one-on-one.

Interestingly, this rookie is actually a lot stronger than the first round.

Some people challenge themselves, some people want to single themselves, of course Owen will not choose to avoid, he is the league's top one-on-one master, the king of singles, he believes that he is born for singles, so he is the most welcome guy who wants things alone.

Owen rubbed his hands together, and normally if he made this move, it meant that he was going to play the ball seriously.

What kind of existence does the serious "Uncle Drew" exist in the NBA? No one can say clearly. So what is Owen's singles level? Those who haven't watched him play on the spot may not know just how good Irving's singles really are. In the end, will Irving's singles do more harm than harm to the team or do more harm than good? In fact, it's a long-standing topic of debate among NBA fans.

Some people say that Owen plays flashy, has a gorgeous appearance and lacks efficiency, but he is just a top version of the street ball king Alstom; Some people also say that Irving's singles ability is against the sky, and he is calm and calm in handling key balls, and he is a rare player with a big heart in the league. There are also those who believe that Irving's style of play is independent of the team and does not take advantage of the team's tactical combination; Others say that Owen's maverick style of play is the best weapon to break the deadlock.

So which Owen is the real Owen? Maybe they are.

At least for the current Boston Celtics, Irving's style of play is what they need and desire the most, otherwise the shrewd Danny Ainge would not have made such a big trade.

What kind of strong team is the Celtics? Defensively tough, blue-collar workers, tactical discipline, tactical fluidity, and what are they missing? Undoubtedly, he is a super scorer who has made the final decision.

Yes, the Celtics have a defensive hardness that makes all teams in the league fearful, but their offense is average in comparison. Of course, this is also an inevitable thing, who makes the Celtics team all some blue-collar tough guys, and the scorer of the technical stream is what they lack the most.

And in the absence of good offensive tactics, the best way to attack is undoubtedly to play alone, using unreasonable stars to score points alone, and then using extremely tough defense to limit the opponent's scoring, this is how the Celtics win. Previously, Isaiah Thomas, the "strongest 175 on the surface", was able to average a high score of 28.9 points per game with only one single, so can the "singles king" Irving still come? Isn't he going to be super-godly?

As the media and fans have always said, if the NBA's All-Star Game has a "one-on-one" game, then Kyrie Irving will definitely dominate the game.

Kyrie Irving's one-on-one singles is so good, he is the league's top positional battle attacker, and he is also the only super singles master in the league. Although he doesn't have the physical qualities to defy the sky, although his light is always overshadowed by LeBron James, and although he can sometimes turn into a nerve knife, his presence is the biggest threat to any opponent.

In last year's Finals, Irving averaged 27.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game against the all-time Golden State Warriors, who scored 73 wins in the regular season and broke the all-time record, and two-time regular season MVP Stephen Curry, who made 400 three-pointers in a single season. What's more, it was he who pressed MVP Curry again and again to play a tough anser ball to help the team stabilize their position in absolutely unfavorable situations, it was his unreasonable single score that pulled the Cavaliers back from hell after falling behind 1:3, and it was the desperate three-pointer he hit in the last 53 seconds of the crucial seventh game of the Finals to help the Cleveland Cavaliers win the first championship trophy in the history of the team.

In a sense, Kyrie Irving in the Finals is even more critical and important than LeBron James. He inherited the top mental attributes of Allen Iverson and Kobe Bryant, the top guards of the previous generation, and the more he faced difficulties, the stronger he became, and the more he met challenges, the more powerful he became.

Roy's provocation undoubtedly inspired the competitive heart in Irving's body, in fact, after Irving won the championship last year, his heart has long since surpassed the sky, he wants to win more, he wants to stand at the top of the league. If even Stephen Curry isn't his opponent, who else in the league would dare to argue with me Kyrie Irving?

Roy the Roy? Just kidding.

Irving didn't take Roy and the Knicks seriously at all, and the Knicks players were scum in his eyes, even Derrick Rose, who is now defending him, the target that Irving once chased.

If you go back to 2011, Irving just entered the NBA as the top pick; That year, Irving looked up to Rose as a rookie - the league's new regular season MVP; Irving was still a challenger that year, and he was convinced by the physically stronger and more experienced Ross. But unfortunately, the competition between the two did not last long, and the giant Rose suddenly fell to the ground, and the mountain in front of Owen suddenly disappeared.

As a result, Irving naturally took over the position of the number one point guard in the East from Rose.

As a result, Owen could scold in his heart that "everyone here is garbage".

So, the arrogant Owen started, and he wanted to smash the garbage of everyone in the room.

Two flashy crossovers connected a small step back, and Rose was just about to raise his hand to interfere when Irving suddenly accelerated again. "Worship the Buddha", Roy can see clearly, this is the "worship of the Buddha" that Ross taught himself. Unexpectedly, Irving bullied Rose like this, Roy felt a burst of anger in his heart, but Rose had already been passed, Irving flashed into the restricted area in one step, and scored a layup on a high board before Porzingis' block came.

"Irving is so powerful, from this ball we can see that Irving's ball is good, the basketball is like sticking to Irving's hands, and the last layup is too accurate, I dare to say that there is probably no second person in the league who can have such a good ball nature."

Brin praised Irving there, and Ewing also analyzed it from a technical point of view, "If you summarize Irving's several conventional weapons, then there are five in total, one is to use gorgeous ball control and rhythm changes outside the three-point line or use cover to find open spots to pull out three-pointers; the second is to use the block to open up the space for a jump shot or attack the basket; the third is to accelerate and chase the layup in the middle of the fast break; Fourth, cross-stepping, retreating, jumping, shooting or direct layups; Fifth, the flank catches the ball and shoots directly. Arguably, Irving's man-ball combination skills are among the best in the league, and as long as he wants to score, he has the means to do it. ”

While several commentators were still analyzing Irving's technical characteristics, the Knicks also launched a counterattack.

It was Roy, who faced Bradley's defense, and he still used the cross-step that was so powerful in the previous round. Almost the same rhythm, almost the same ending, Bradley was once again crushed by Roy with his physical advantage. Roy went straight to the restricted area, and in the face of Irving's supplemental defense, Roy did not play strongly, and he suddenly made a wonderful pass to assist Rose to make a layup.

Rose's score drew cheers from the fans in the stadium and a taunt from Irving, "What's the matter, rookie, did you admit it so quickly?" Don't you dare face my defense? ”

"Shorty, that ball just made Derrick (Rose) angry, do you think I won't be able to deal with you?" Roy still looked cold, and his words directly angered Owen.

"Very good, rookie, your current opponent has become me."

As soon as Owen said this, he also took the initiative to kill Roy, and as soon as Roy waved his hand, Rose understood and exchanged defenders with Roy.

Owen wants to single out Roy?

That's right, Owen is going to single out Roy.

In the opening fourth round, Irving and Roy faced each other, and it was really exciting.

Seeing the two aces of the Knicks and the Celtics facing each other directly, the atmosphere of the whole court suddenly rose from warm water to boiling point.

"Owen and Roy are going to talk directly? Unexpectedly, before the game was played for a few minutes, this ace duel was staged in advance. ”

"According to my judgment, this should not be the arrangement of Coach Stevens, let Irving face Roy, Coach Stevens will definitely not make such an arrangement."

"Owen vs. Roy, it's fun now, if I were Roy, I would definitely use my height and weight advantage to bully Owen."

How will Owen deal with Roy? That's not easy, with Irving's knowledge of Roy, it's easier to get past him than Derrick Rose. Therefore, Owen didn't want any cover and blocking at all, he wanted to kill Roy in the most direct way, and he wanted to kill Roy in the most humiliating way.

I saw Owen repeat his old skills, two dazzling crossovers in front of his body, and then the center of gravity of his body suddenly shifted to the right, and the ball immediately dribbled to Owen's right hand, and the basketball in Owen's hand was already in the air, and his body also leaned forward.

Or "worship the Buddha", Roy immediately saw through Owen's intentions, but Owen's speed was fast, his second movement was obviously half a beat faster than Roy, and when Roy was about to turn his center of gravity, Owen's second step had already stepped out. Owen's agility is really perverted, even if Roy judges his intentions, there is still no way to use his superhuman movement frequency.

Winner scored? No, just when Irving thought he had won the victory, a big hand suddenly stabbed the ball away from behind, or Roy, Roy actually forcibly twisted around and stabbed Irving's basketball away from behind with his fingertips.

How did Roy do it? It wasn't until Porzingis got the basketball that the TV replay solved the mystery in everyone's heart, Roy, who was passed by Irving, turned around and reached out to poke the ball away at the same time as Irving crossed him, it seems that Roy's speed and agility are not inferior to Irving.

"Isn't it just the hand chief? There's nothing to be proud of, it's just that I'm careless, and you're not so lucky for the next goal. Irving, who returned to the defensive end, still disagreed, believing that Roy's break just now was just a coincidence, but it just happened that his breakthrough route was guessed by Roy.

Coincidence, it must be a coincidence.

But how can there be so many coincidences in the world, when Roy, who is more than 2 meters tall, played a dazzling crossover in front of Irving, when Roy used a small step back to connect an acceleration past Irving, and when Roy lightly sent the ball into the basket with a high hitting board, everyone seemed to understand that this was still "worshipping Buddha", Roy was imitating Irving's offensive style.

To put it bluntly, Roy came to challenge Owen at the beginning of the fight, and he not only wanted to defeat Owen, but also defeated Owen in Owen's way......