Chapter 85: The Peak of the Decisive Battle (4)
Rush is a little annoyed, the kid in front of him is obviously an out-and-out rookie, but he can always make himself feel bad. No matter how he feints, he stands a step away like a wooden man, just not letting you break through the past.www.biquge.info And sometimes he will use some unconventional actions, of course, not up to the referee's whistle standard, but as a party he will definitely feel unhappy. Jays' offense is sluggish right now, with the exception of Cowen, an interior big man who is not good at offense, Chalmers, Arthur and Jackson are all facing tough defense, so his teammates are hoping that he can step up and solve the problem.
The problem can be solved, but it takes a lot of energy! Rush sighed as he kept trying to find room for a breakthrough with the change of direction in front of his body. Contrary to his frustration, Enrique was in a good mood, knowing that Rush was Jay's No. 2 scorer before the game began, and when Holland promoted him to the starting No. 2 spot, he knew he was going to face the veteran who had played in the NCAA for two seasons.
Enrique is convinced in terms of experience, but that doesn't mean he's going to admit it directly. Although rookie means that it is easy to eat the opponent's feints, it also means that the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and when defending, passion can fully make up for some of the technical shortcomings. Enrique's strategy is to let go of the shot, and try to compress your shooting space, if you can throw the ball in this way, you are awesome, if you can't throw it, our ability to grab rebounds is not blown. If you break through to the three-point line, you don't know what kind of accident will happen!
It's a pity that Enrique forgot to look at Rush's stats, it's true that the grasp of the basket is higher than that of the outside, but Rush himself is a guy who likes to shoot outside the three-point line when he has nothing to do! This season, he averaged 2.1 of 5 shots on the three-point court, both of which were the first in the Jays, and his shooting rate of 41.9% could also rank in the top five. Rush was obviously aware of this, and as the Jay's No. 2 scorer, he chose to trust his touch, so when he couldn't break through, he pulled out his shot directly from outside the three-point line!
Enrique let out a low roar and pounced, and at this time he had no more than the mind to think about the consequences. If it were replaced by Ye Feng, he would never have taken such a defense that did not leave him a little way out, but Enrique did it anyway, although his courage was commendable, but it gave Rush a chance to take advantage of him. That's right, Rush didn't intend to shoot the three-pointer at all, but he took the initiative to meet Enrique's raised arm in mid-air, and the right hand of the shot hit the opponent's hand hard before throwing the ball crookedly.
"Beep-" Just as Enrique was excited to defend himself, the referee made a three-point foul gesture next to him. There was nothing wrong with the blow, and although it was Rush who relied on experience to trap Enrique, it was allowed by the rules. But Enrique didn't do it, his eyes were wider than the bell, his fists were clenched, and he wanted to rush over and reason with the referee. But a big hand grabbed him, Enrique looked back, Ye Feng stood behind him with a serious face, and said slowly: "Bob, don't try to challenge the authority of the referee, you did foul the ball just now." ”
Enrique paused for a moment and said dissatisfiedly: "But that was a foul that Rush himself deliberately found!" Ye Feng shook his head and said: "On the basketball court, as long as the rules allow, you can do anything, just make a foul, even if you do a lot yourself, right?" Enrique rubbed his head embarrassedly and did not speak. Ye Feng continued: "The gap between you and him is just experience, this is a good opportunity to improve your defense, and he will eventually become a whetstone for you to continue to grow." ”
Enrique was about to nod, when he suddenly remembered that Ye Feng was a freshman like himself, and he teased: "Aren't you also a rookie?" Pretending to be an old ball ruffian to teach me a lesson! Ye Feng smiled faintly, and when he turned to leave, a sentence also reached Enrique's ears: "I'm just a rookie in my studies, and when it comes to basketball, my experience is overwhelming." Because...... I have the best sparring partner in the world! Enrique looked at his back, thoughtful.
Rush didn't waste the opportunity and hit all three free throws in a row. Of course, he also saw that Enrique wanted to trouble the referee but was persuaded by Ye Feng, and he didn't hear what the two sides were biting their ears due to the distance, but this did not prevent him from making a judgment on Enrique in his heart: irritable and irritable. This is the favorite opponent of the veteran players, except for some "talented" guys, the ability to provoke the opponent's anger is directly proportional to the time he has played, Rush is naturally ready to make some outside moves, and it would be great if the little guy could be sent off directly by the referee.
In the next round of the Bruins, Ye Feng once again gave the ball to Enrique. Rush chattered next to him: "Rookie, make a move, I'm afraid you won't even be able to break through my grandmother with your soft egg, right?" But if you do, I'll fan the ball to the second row of the audience! Enrique was unmoved, he kept in mind what Ye Feng said just now: "He will become a whetstone for you to continue to grow." Then whatever he was twittering next to him, Enrique was expressionless, and automatically turned on the signal blocking mode.
In fact, Enrique's shooting is still very good, and he is also a good scorer on the bench second only to Collison. After solving the emotional problem, he immediately regained his touch, and with Rush himself not being a top-level defender, Enrique found space with a step back after a feint, and stepped back to shoot a three-pointer. It's not to prevent the other party from distracting, it's just his personal habitual movements, just like Maddie's dry pulling, if he doesn't let him lean back a little, he will even feel a little awkward, this is every player's own little fetish.
It doesn't matter if you have a fetish, you just need to be able to score goals. Enrique's three-pointer made a wonderful arc and went straight to the basket, which also made up for the three-point foul on Rush in the previous round. Facing the question mark in the eyes of his teammates, Rush shrugged his shoulders indifferently, although the other party's non-trash talk was somewhat unexpected, but it was also understandable. However, the court still had to be recovered, and this time Rush simply did not let Chalmers control the ball, but dribbled to the front court himself.
As soon as he passed halfway through the court, Enrique met him and followed him to the three-point line. Seeing Enrique's serious face, Rush suddenly wanted to play a few feints to trick him. Dribbling under the crotch, shaking shoulders, fake shots, real abrupt ...... It's a pity that his series of feints are completely flattering to the blind, and Enrique just holds his position firmly and waits for him, not caring about Rush's work at all. Rush's face couldn't hold back, he felt that he was being teased, so he made a large change of direction in front of his body, and immediately turned around and prepared to eat Enrique directly.
But when he turned around, the ball in his hand was gone, and Enrique, who was next to him, looked at him with a playful expression, and that look made Rush almost spit out a mouthful of old blood, and even forgot to defend himself. This mistake can only be blamed on Rush being too fond of showmanship, and he is all focused on Enrique, only thinking about how to give this kid a little color. Who knew that Ye Feng, who was on the other side, decisively summoned Bamot to make a no-ball cover, rushed to his side like lightning, and took advantage of the fact that he was holding the ball and turning around, and directly completed a counterattack.
Enrique looked at Ye Feng, who calmly walked back to his own half, and asked stupidly: "Ye, what are you?" Grab business? Ye Feng shook his head and said, "This is called trusting your teammates and making reasonable judgments, right?" I know that American basketball is a lot of the time about individual heroism, but it's a team sport after all, so what's wrong with me coming up and hitting when you're pestering your opponent? A great man in China once said that no matter whether it is a black cat or a white cat, it is a good cat if it catches a mouse. You don't care what I think, it adds two points to the team anyway, doesn't it? This time we are overtaking again! ”
After activating Enrique's point, the battle between the two sides became even more intense. Interestingly, both the Bruins and Jays have a defensive engineer who can only rely on secondary offense and pick-and-roll to score points, one is Bamot and the other is Cowan. In this way, Loew and Jackson in the opposite position have been greatly hindered, and it is already very good to be able to play the original seven or eight achievements when attacking. It looks like the Bruins are at a loss, and Loew's contribution to the team is much greater than Jackson's in the regular season, but there are some things that the data doesn't tell.
Jackson is a pure power forward on the Jays, and his ability to score and grab rebounds is limited, but Loew is different, his skill set is much richer, and even if Cowan makes it difficult for him to score with his physical fitness and experience, Loew immediately switches to playful mode, completely freeing up the basket and acting as a transit station in the high post. This kind of position makes Cowan like a fish in the throat, you bring it up, there is no one under the basket, and if the opponent bursts in, it will be two points with a handle; If you don't mention it, Loew's mid-range jumper isn't for fun.
Even experienced Cowan has a big head, so he has to pull into the high post when he is sure that the opponent can't break through, and the rest of the time he can only ask his teammates to help defend. This "other time" is going to die, and the help defense can be, but the help defense means that there is always one person missing from the outside, and Bamot is standing in the elbow area very chickenly, ready to break through to the basket at any time. And once the outside line misses any of Westbrook, Enrique and Ye Feng, you must be prepared to be shot through by three-point shots!