Chapter Sixty-Nine: A Brilliant Off-Ball Attacker

At the end of the third quarter, Cory Brewer stole from Kirilenko and immediately threw it to Li Shihao, who was running towards the opponent's half, who scored two points with a thunderous dunk.

The two teams have stretched to 15 points, and the Timberwolves are holding a double-digit advantage, and as long as it stays up and there are no big surprises, they will be the ones who win the game.

Jazz head coach Sloan called a timeout and rearranged his tactics in an attempt to turn the tide.

After the new tactics were applied, the Jazz's "AK47" Kirilenko immediately exerted his might on the defensive end, this Russian, who looked a little thin, was not soft at all, and did not suffer from the common problems of European players, but played exceptionally tough.

Since the Utah Jazz signed Andrei Kirilenko to a six-year max contract in '05, the Russian has put on a shocking performance that season. In the game against the Lakers, the Russian brazenly showed his dominance, scoring 14 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 7 blocks and 6 steals in 5*5 data, becoming the third all-round player in NBA history after "Big Dream" Olajuwon and "Admiral" David Robinson.

Andrei Kirilenko is different from Olajuwon and David Robinson, the latter two are the core of the team and have a lot of ball possession to squander, but Kirilenko is different, his team status is only in third place, just look at his average data per game, you can understand that in the Jazz, he is not very important!

But it was in such a situation that this Russian bombarded such an astonishing almighty data!

The difficulty of this data is no lower than that of a triple-double, the little emperor James is now the most versatile player in the league, and he is still the darling of the city of Cleveland, occupying a lot of the ball, but so far he has not been able to play such data, which shows the difficulty of this data!

It was since that game that everyone knew about this Russian-made "AK47", and once it detonated it, it would lead to unimaginable consequences.

After returning from the pause, Kirilenko frequently focused on Li Shihao's side, whenever Li Shihao tried to break through, he would always see the figure of this Russian on the forward route, Kirilenko with his excellent defensive awareness, he was always able to appear in the right place at the right time, firmly blocking Li Shihao's forward route.

This affected the Timberwolves' offensive strength to a certain extent, but Li Shihao quickly adapted to this defensive intensity after changing his playing style.

With Kirilenko's defensive threat, Li Shihao will naturally not be able to break into the box and create offensive opportunities as easily as before, but he will not be limited by this.

Compared with Chris Paul and Deron Williams, Li Shihao's physical fitness is not as strong as theirs, which leads to his breakthrough relying more on skill and rhythm, although the effect is very good, but sometimes there is often no Chris Paul They are as incomprehensible, but unlike Chris Paul, Li Shihao is still an excellent off-ball offensive player.

For a point guard, being good at breaking through means that you can pose a greater threat to the opponent's box, your danger index will go up a lot, and once you successfully break through into the opponent's box, the opponent will have a lot of scruples, whether you choose to attack yourself or break through the ball, the opponent will be frustrated by you.

But once you're confined to it, it's just as deadly!

But for a good off-ball offensive player, even if the basketball is not in his hands, you can't ignore his presence, because if you are not careful, he will also pose a great threat to you on the offensive end.

Three-point, basket breakthrough, emergency stop jump shot are all fine, when I was young, I occasionally soared to the basket and exploded, but after the breakthrough, relying on unexpected jumps and lightning-like shooting speed, the jump is a signature action, the jump is extremely fast, the shot is neat, the body stretches and chic, the ability to find a vacancy without the ball is excellent, and the gap three points are like probing the bag.

Such a player will not occupy a very important position in terms of tactical position, but it will be the most painful point for the opposition.

Even if he shoots 0-of-6 from the field, once you let up your defense against him, he could potentially land a lethal long-range shot in the next second that will push you into the bottomless abyss.

Nowadays in the league, there are many such players, Kyle Korver, JJ Redick, etc., and even Danny Green, who entered the league with Li Shihao this year, is this type of player, and they all belong to the ranks of shooters.

Among the top scorers, the most famous is undoubtedly Celtic's Ray Allen, who has not been able to reach the Finals the following year since the Celtics won the championship, and has not been able to lift the sacred O'Brien Cup again.

This season, there have been countless media discussions about the Celtics, and they are all looking for the reasons for the Celtics' failure, and one of the many factors listed is very important - the decline of Ray Allen's strength.

But the discussion of the media belongs to the discussion of the media, the 29 teams in the league all understand the importance of Ray Allen to the Celtics, even if the tactical position is not very high, but this low-key and modest shooter has always been a point that cannot be ignored on the outside line of the Celtics, you can't imagine when he will suddenly have a cold arrow and see blood in his throat!

Li Shihao did not have a smooth time at the beginning of high school in the United States, when he was in junior high school in China, he did not receive professional and systematic basketball training, and his ball skills were all explored by himself on the street court.

Rough and durable, but with a lot of flaws.

When Li Shihao first came to the United States, he encountered many basketball opponents, and there were too many talented basketball high school students in this country across the ocean. Even in his small town high school, which was not well-known at the time, there were still many people who could easily blow him up.

It's not just a physical crush, it's a huge gap in technology!

In this case, Li Shihao's initial position was to play as a scoring guard, and he positioned himself as a fixed-point shooter on the court, what he needed to do was to keep running, run out of opportunities, and use running to win the pass of his teammates to win the attention of the opponent!

It was only when he was in college that Li Shihao's height was a little passive in the NCAA, which was like a forest, that he changed to point guard.

Maybe it's been too long, so long that some people have forgotten that he was also a great off-ball offensive player, and his touch may not be as stable and efficient as those great goalscorers, but once he shoots, his threat on the offensive end cannot be ignored!

The shooter's heart - even if all 99 shots fail, he will be determined to make a decisive shot next time!

Li Shihao's heart tightened, the ball in his hand was unreasonably heavier, at this moment, the orange elf in his hand was so gentle, just like the attachment of the first love, familiar and warm!

Li Shihao smiled, his eyes fell through the heavy human wall and fell on the final landing point, plain and persistent.

Standing still, he made a picturesque jump shot, and the ball crossed the sky and landed firmly in the basket, splashing a net of flowers.

(On the first day of the new year, the first chapter arrives, I wish you all a happy New Year's Day~)