Chapter 346: Do As You Want! (a)
Truly invincible routine......
"There's just no routine."
“…… What did you say? ”
Harden stood behind Gu Yu, concentrating on defense, his hands outstretched, and the control range with his long arms stretched out was quite terrifying, even comparable to some short interior players.
Coupled with Harden's increasingly amazing physical strength, he does not suffer at all in the flesh-to-flesh confrontation, and no matter how slow his feet are, Harden's defense is almost invincible in the low post range. Unless the opponent has changed the defense through the previous tactics and let his interior player take on Harden in the low post, otherwise, it is quite unwise for any outside player to play Harden in the low post.
Now Gu Yu suddenly came to the low post to receive the ball, and also put on a posture of attacking with his back, which made Harden himself very puzzled:
Although everyone is usually not a brother of a Harpy, but you don't give away people's heads like this, right??
However, after seven games against Gu Yu, if there is any lesson Harden has learned from it, it is one sentence:
Never underestimate the hairstyle brother, ever.
You don't know when this big back will suddenly break out, and you don't know how sure this guy is in his heart every seemingly foolish attack choice. Even if you play 10,000 games with him, every game he feels like a mess, and in the 10,000th and 1st game, you have to play 120% of the spirit to deal with it.
Just when Harden was engrossed in defense, Gu Yu muttered such a sentence.
What did he say......?
No routines?
What does this mean? Is he going to touch porcelain??
Countless question marks bubbled in Harden's mind, just when he was ready to think that Gu Yu might be trying to confuse himself with this sentence, looking for an opportunity to suddenly retreat and shoot.
“…… Bang, bang, bang! ”
Gu Yu began to lean his back against Harden and dribble with one hand.
“…… I'm really playing! ”
At this time, even the fans on the sidelines were not calm, and they couldn't stop exclaiming.
Hairstyle brother, I really want to play back singles!
“…… Brain is bad for you! ”
Harden steadied himself and squirted trash talk first.
But in his heart, Harden was still muttering.
Definitely not.
The height and weight of the hairstyle brother, when he played low-post singles with me, he was looking for death.
Although Harden is willing to believe that Gu Yu's talent and potential on the offensive end are almost endless. But as a master of face-frame offense, Harden knows very well that a player's transition from face-frame offense to back-to-back offense is not something that can be practiced overnight.
The frame and the basket are two completely different concepts, although they are both offensive with the ball, but their offensive rhythm, vision, skills, and final means of attacking the basket are very different.
In the history of the league, the players who can really do the top in the face and the basket are, without exception, all historical superstars. Even Stoudemire Jr., who is known as the strongest scoring No. 5 in the past decade, has become the most terrible penalty area killer in the league if he is the first in the world in the face frame attack.
Before this game, or to be precise, before this moment, Gu Yuke had never shown the slightest bit of back-to-back offensive skills. Of all Gu Yu's offensive compositions, at least 60 percent of them are direct attacks on the basket after running without the ball, and the remaining 40 percent are heads-up with the ball after the tactical execution fails.
Back?
Inexistent!
"Trick ......!"
In front of him, Gu Yu's back dribble continued, and his back tried to lean on Harden, but the difference in strength made Gu Yu unable to squeeze out any space at all.
Harden also scoffed at this, shook his head slightly, and began to have a hint of a playful smile on the corners of his mouth.
I guess it's going to pass the ball!
Harden's eyes were aimed at the bottom corner of the same side.
I'll take it as this big back, and I will really hit it in a low position! So according to the general logic, a strong back-to-back player, when playing with his back to a single in such a deep position under the basket, a pitcher must be arranged in the same bottom corner to respond. In the corresponding direction of the top of the arc, there will also be a setter in the high position of the strong side to make the transfer of the strong and weak sides that may occur at any time......
“…… No one!?! ”
It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, if you look closely, Harden is completely stunned.
At the bottom corner of the strong side, there is no one in ambush?!!
This......
"Arc top ......!"
Harden also doesn't know what his psychology is for rushing to confirm the position of the Kings players at this time. But he subconsciously seemed to feel that as long as the Kings played according to the routine and stood according to their own understanding of basketball, then Gu Yu's offense would be a feint.
However......
"Yet, still not ?!!"
Near the top of the arc, there are no setters.
So...... What about people??
"Pull away, pull away!! Compress a little further to the bottom line!! ”
Evans' shout completely shattered Harden's illusions.
"Understood......!"
The Kings players were quite willing to listen to Evans, and they all moved a few more steps to the baseline on the weak side, completely pulling the space in the strong side area.
I......
Harden was already about to go crazy, because Gu Yu in front of him had not yet launched an attack, and even more because a thought had begun to arise in his mind that made him feel frightened in his heart:
Hairstyle brother should not ......
"You can really play singles with your back......?!!"
You must know that Gu Yu has always been a person who does not say anything, and he must do what he says, and he never plays with empty heads.
And Gu Yu is also a guy who is very good at hiding his true strength, a skill, if he doesn't really practice to the point of slipping, he will definitely not show it in official competitions.
For example, the dribbling breakthrough technique that suddenly appeared before was a stunt that Gu Yu didn't know from which pocket after the offseason passed.
Therefore, it is not difficult to infer from this that Gu Yu suddenly began to make a back-to-back attack at this time, which means that he really will!
And Gu Yu must have decided from the bottom of his heart that his back-to-back low-post offense could completely destroy Harden in a one-on-one situation, so he would open this offensive mode.
On the other side, the Kings players were directly mobilized by Evans with a word and walked to the weak side to open up the space, which also proved from the side that the Kings' players also firmly believed that Gu Yu could destroy Harden with his back.
So......
I...... Dead??
"Bang......!"
Just when Harden was about to go crazy with this thought
Gu Yu, move!
"Turn around and go half!!"
Due to Harden's defensive center of gravity, he pulled in the direction of the baseline of the rest of the Kings and was slightly off the baseline. Gu Yu's back obviously felt this change, and seized this only opportunity, and suddenly turned around and wiped it in the middle.
Worst......!
Harden's momentary distraction gave Gu Yu space to break through, seeing that Gu Yu's left shoulder had begun to rise, ready to bring the ball up directly with one hand to attack the basket, Harden hurriedly moved sideways, stretched his left hand upwards hard, trying to interfere with this attack.
The next moment
“…… Sou! ”
Gu Yu, the bottom line turned around.
"This ......?!!"
"Whew......!"
In the exclamations of the audience, Gu Yu brought the ball up with his left hand, turned to the side to the basket, and hooked his hand with one hand from the angle of the bottom line.
"Huh!"
Middle!
“…… Scored with a left-handed hook on a back-to-back single!! I also made a feint before, and I made Harden stupid first!! ”
From the commentary stand to the King's bench, a burst of exclamations broke through the sky, almost tearing down the roof of the arena.
"Oh my God! Hairstyle brother! Hairstyle brother has evolved again! At the last moment of the battle of life and death, such a standard low-level singles were sacrificed!! ”
Smith's voice was hoarse, as if he had just seen the most incredible scene in the world, and he didn't know what to make an expression of.
"Time!"
Barkley reacted faster, and immediately looked up at the timer: "This attack just now, the hairstyle brother played very steadily!" With 20 seconds running out and 32 seconds left in the fight time, ONE-FOR-ONE has a chance to attack!! ”
“…… Push forward! ”
On the Thunder's side, Harden was still immersed in the wonders just now and couldn't come back to his senses, while Durant and Westbrook tried their best to calm down, lower the tempo and start advancing.
Two things must be done.
First, slow.
Second, steady ......!
"Bang, bang, bang"
The Thunder advanced, and even Westbrook did not accelerate the dribble throughout the whole process, but steadily pushed the ball across the half court, and got rid of Evans' entangled defensive actions, which were quite simple.
Be sure!
"Success rateSuccess rate!!"
Brooks was also dumbfounded by Gu Yu's offensive choices in the previous round, but his calmness as the head coach was still there, and he shouted at Wei Shao all the way, for fear that his brain would be hot.
…… Sick of it!
Westbrook hates this kind of restraint the most, but he is also a star player, and he still has a basic judgment of the situation. After halftime, I lowered the tempo to watch the time, dribbled three steps from the three-point line, and there was no intention of breaking through early.
The remaining time is not enough to do two for one, this attack, you must press until 20 seconds before shooting!
"Bang, bang, bang"
As the clock ticked by, Westbrook was still dribbling the ball in place, Evans' defense was not flawed in front of him, and Wei Shao's eyes were constantly scanning the court.
If Durant cuts out, give it to Durant. If Durant doesn't cut out, then handle the ball for Harden, and I'll hit the basket without the ball myself!
Wei Shao's mind is very clear, Durant shoots steadily, Harden controls the ball, and his physical fitness gives him a chance to fight for possible frontcourt rebounds.
At this time, you have to wait for ......!
"5 seconds!"
With five seconds left on the offensive clock, Westbrook knew it was time to break through, and as soon as he looked at him, Ibaka had stepped forward to cover near the three-point line.
"Bang......!"
The dribble accelerated, Wei Shao went straight to the three-point line, and came to the top of the arc with a horizontal dribble bursting, and the action was full of strength. Ibaka's tall figure moved away from him, as did Evans' defense, and there was a wide open eye.
Take advantage of the moment to break through and squeeze the defensive space, and then pass to the outside to give them two......
"Smack"
At this moment of life and death, Wei Shao was empty.