As Thibodeau expected, the "Little General" arranged for Caron Butler to defend Ye Feng, and asked him to follow closely and not relax for a moment.//--//(---full text)

When the NBA enters the playoff stage, what kind of players do the head coaches of each team need the most? Ye Feng is of course good, but there is only one in the league. The realistic answer is that everyone wants to have a "desperate mafia" Karon with a full sense of urgency? Butler is such a person.

Butler has a very disgraceful history. Like many black players, poverty and crimes have accompanied him in his life. Teller said that playing basketball is not stress. So what is pressure for him? The pressure is watching his single mother do two jobs to support him and his younger brother; it was arrested at the age of 14 for possessing cocaine and guns in school; it was that he was arrested 15 times by the police when he was 15 years old, and then he tried every means to make people believe that they could reform themselves. Fortunately, he successfully turned aside.

Butler is still very strong this season, averaging 12 points and 4 rebounds per game, and his contribution cannot be measured by numbers. He is a Warrior, playing hard and brings a lot of passion to the team. He is not only able to attack, but also able to do dirty work, grab rebounds and defend, which is a bit like the "big bug" Rodman of the past.

From the Heat, the Lakers' abandoned player, to becoming the Wizards' chief defensive expert, Butler's path is tortuous, and he is fearless, even if his opponent is two-time MVP.

Before the game started, Barkley sarcastically said a few words to Howard. He felt that the stars should not leave his team. Howard embarked on the same path as James, which made him disgusted.

Kenny Smith smiled and said, "Howard went to the Nets to win the championship. I think this is normal. Didn't you leave the Sixers and the Suns for the championship?"

"Yes, and in the end I still didn't win the championship." Barkley said depressedly. This was his sadness.

Kenny Smith said: "I don't know if the Nets have a chance to win the championship, look at the lineup. They already have the strength to compete with the Clippers."

When the player appeared, Howard looked very excited, greeted Ye Feng, and smiled: "Ye, it's not that easy for the Clippers to defend the title this season."

Ye Feng said lightly: "It is certainly not easy to defend the title. But it is even more difficult for the Nets to beat us."

"Then try it."

Howard is very confident. He doesn't have so many good teammates in the Magic, and he has reached the finals. There is no reason to be afraid of any team anymore.

After chatting for a few words, Ye Feng seized the time to warm up and practiced shooting. The touch was good.

Barkley said: "Gasol and Love's defensive tasks are very heavy in this game. If they can't limit the inside of the Nets led by Howard, it will be difficult to play. Scola is still sitting on the bench of the Nets, and his offense is also very good."

Kenny Smith said: "What the Nets need to do is to defend Ye Feng and Gasol. Howard can defend Gasol. The question is who can defend Ye Feng. He is really strong in his single fight now."

At this time, the players on both sides came on the court. The Clippers' starting four players remained unchanged. The No. 1 position was replaced by Curry, Tony Allen, who was good at defending without the ball. Wall directly controlled the ball from the outside and liked to break through. If Allen was on, the effect would not be great. With Curry's starting point and an extra outside shooting point, the Nets would not dare to double-team Ye Feng easily.

In this game, as long as Ye Feng beat Butler, Bathir and others one-on-one, the Clippers will definitely win the game. Similarly, the Nets will strive to make Howard beat Gasol.

The Clippers will not arrange for Love to defend Howard. Howard’s disadvantage is his height. Gasol has a height advantage. Love can easily attack Howard by going to defend.

The Nets sent Howard, Humphries, Butler, Ariza and Wall. This is their usual starting lineup. Ariza is stronger than Bathir, and his defense is also excellent, occupying a starting position. Bathir came on as a substitute and Scola can cooperate very well.

The referee whistle sounded and the game began.

Howard relied on his excellent bounce scramble to win Gasol, and the Nets attacked first.

Wall quickly took the ball over half, and his 100-meter speed was almost the fastest in the league! He was 193cm tall, with a wingspan of 207cm, and had a 100cm vertical jump, and his jumping power was better than Ye Feng. With such amazing talent, he was selected as the All-Star in the rookie season. People are very optimistic about Wall's prospects. As long as he can improve his shooting percentage within 5 years, he may become one of the five best players in the league, rather than the five best point guards.

However, the Clippers did not arrange for specialists to mark Wall. They adopted a mixed defense, with Curry and Ariza on the outside, Ye Feng guarding Butler, and the other three players contracted to defend to the corner of the penalty area.

This is a defensive arrangement based on the characteristics of the players on the Nets' court. Only Ariza and Butler can shoot three-pointers in the Nets' starting lineup. Ye Feng and Curry are responsible for targeting them. The other three can be shorted from the outside. Curry will not suffer too much in defending Ariza's body. Ariza is not good at holding the ball. When someone is interfering in front of him, his shooting rate is not high. Curry only needs to interfere with the shooting.

Howardra reached the high cover, and Gasol also reached the high. Wall used the screen to break through, Gasol did not change defense and let him go. Smith took advantage of the defense and followed Wall in time, making him unable to get the opportunity to shoot easily.

The Clippers' defensive formation made the Nets feel uncomfortable at the beginning. Wall passed the ball to Ariza on the outside, and Curry went up close, making Ariza unable to drive the ball and break through. He was indeed not good at holding the ball. Ariza passed it to Howard again, and Howard handed it to Humphries again.

At the high position, Howard didn't have many attacking methods, and Gasol was behind him, and he could not do anything. "Hmph Fries passed the ball out of the outside line again. The Nets almost used up 24 seconds, but still couldn't find a free time. With 3 seconds left, Wall passed the ball to Ariza again. Ariza relied on her height advantage to face Curry's defense and jump shot missed, and Love took the backcourt rebound.

Magic players returned to defense quickly, the Clippers fell to the position to fight, Teller defended Ye Feng in close combat, and Ariza followed Smith. The Nets' formation was 32-joint defense, with Humphries and Howard occupying both sides of the basket.

Ye Feng was not easy to face Butler. Butler was very strong and was not afraid of confrontation. He was about the same height as him. Every time Ye Feng faced Butler, he felt a little uncomfortable. He could not turn around after receiving the ball on the outside. He passed the ball to Love, who jumped from the right three-point line to the low post 60 degrees, Gasol received the ball, and the defender was Howard.

The Clippers also have difficulty making a pass. Gasol did not have a strong attack. After two steps, he handed it to Smith, who was running to the middle. The latter did not make a jump shot without making an emergency stop, and Howard won the backcourt rebound.

Both teams had very tight defenses at the beginning, and the first seven attacks ended in a blacksmith. The game lasted nearly three minutes. Lefu pulled to the outside to cover Ye Feng and helped him get rid of Butler. Ye Feng got the ball and broke through from the left. With Gasol's second pick-and-roll, Humphries avoided Humphries in the middle and entered the penalty area.

Howard changed defense, Ye Feng had already rushed up. During the run, he first dribbled the ball under his crotch and handed it to his left hand. Then he pulled the ball up and turned left to the basket, avoiding Howard blocked the right hand and scored a one-handed jump shot. 2-0.

Nets attack. Howard played Gasol alone in the low post, but missed a jump shot. Love took the backcourt rebound and made a quick counterattack. Ye Feng received the ball in the frontcourt and broke through. The free throw line was the same as before. He first dribbled the ball under his crotch and handed the left hand, then pulled the ball and turned around and passed by. This time he squeezed Butler and jumped up, hitting the board with one hand. 4-0.

In the next round, Wall finally made a layup with the nets dribbled the ball and opened the situation. 4 to 2.

As soon as both sides come up and fight for defense, it is difficult for any team to score easily when Clippers players focus on defense.

At 4 and a half minutes, Gasol received the ball at the low post and made a strong shot. His left foot was as the axis. He shook his right shoulder and made a fake move and turned to the bottom line. He held the ball in his right hand and shook Howard, then jumped on Howard, causing him to foul. Although the ball did not go in, he got two free throws and made both free throws.

Seeing Howard foul, Ye Feng immediately had an idea and just suppress Howard to hit him, the game would be much easier. He took the ball with the double cover and went to the right to break into the inside line. After facing Howard, he attacked the ball in the face frame and continued to dribble under his crotch and changed his head to break through the bottom line. He deliberately had half of his body contact with Howard. He immediately picked up the ball when he bumped into it, and he tripped his left leg and his right leg and fell to the ground.

The referee immediately blew Howard's second personal foul. Howard felt that he was wronged to protest with the referee, but he had obvious physical contact with Ye Feng, and the protest was invalid. "Little General" Johnson had to replace Howard. The Warcraft scored no point and only snatched two rebounds.

This is a perfect fake fall. Fake fall is also Ye Feng's very powerful move. If the opponent is not careful, he will commit a foul. He can fall very hard on both ends of offense and defense, and will not hurt himself. This move I learned from Divac. This is Los Angeles. The home whistle plus the star whistle referee will definitely blow the penalty that is beneficial to Ye Feng.

After Howard got out of the field, the Nets replaced Louis Scola. Scola. Scola was strong in offense and weak in defense, slow in lateral movement of the pick-and-roll, and was not tall in defending the basket. It was much easier for Ye Feng to hit him by misplaced by cover. Today, Ye Feng felt good, and he didn't play hard to hit him with a ball frame, but he just used the ball frame to shake it out as a jump shot. Scola was on the floor and could not cover him.

The score was gradually widened. In the first quarter, Ye Feng made 6 of 9 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 14 points and 2 assists. The Clippers led 28-21. In the competition between the cores, Ye Feng easily overwhelmed Howard.

Barkley said: "From the performance in the first quarter, Howard is still a little overrated. He did not take any advantage against Gasol. He only made two moves and missed the ball. As the core of the Nets, he should try to undertake more offensive tasks."

Kenny Smith said: "Howard's physical fitness and physical fitness are among the best in the NBA. I don't think he is overrated, but the offense is a little worse, right? He is already the best center in the United States."

The situation of the center in the United States is a bit difficult. In this utilitarian league, people have already packaged the game to the extreme. The center's range of activities is the smallest among the five positions. What people are more willing to appreciate is the shooting guard with clearer movements, the forward swaying people, and the NBA's usual star-making behavior, especially the packaging in the Jordan era, too many children start playing basketball while watching them play.

If a person wants to become a center, he must grow tall. A center without height will not have a good pick in the draft. After all, Moses and Marlon type are not popular now. Moreover, the basket footwork is definitely a meticulous job without certain guidance and strong coordination. This is not as simple as forcing breakthroughs and trolling layups. Those players who are eager to show are unlikely to calm down and practice low-post skills. James is the best example. Many team assistant coaches are also point guards. How can they teach their players if they don’t even know how to do center skills?

Howard inherits the hope of the American center. He is the first person in the league's center position, but he is not as powerful as the first person in the center of any era.

This is not to black Howard. The league is very fond of Howard and the star whistle, and his weaknesses are as obvious as his strengths. First of all, he fell out of the chain at critical moments. In the past, people liked to say that Yao Ming was not physically fit in the final quarter, which affected his performance. But not many people knew that Howard's performance was worse than Yao Ming at critical moments. In order to chase the club, his opponent tried every means to send Howard to the free throw line, and then he would become an "undercover". This season, Howard's free throw shooting percentage was only 49%, down 10 percentage points from last season.

Moreover, because of the NBA's star creation, the referee also has too many factors to take care of. The same action is not famous, and the center will be called a foul when used, and Howard is often a good ball. Howard's biggest benefit is to defend for 3 seconds. He often stands at the basket for more than 3 seconds, and the referee will generally choose to be tolerant. Of course, there are not only Howard who enjoys the treatment of the star whistle, but only the NBA's referee has done a little bit.

It is easy for hardcore fans to find that Warcraft is not so good. At the beginning, the Magic had many pitchers, which could create good singles opportunities for him and give him a shooting space. He moved very quickly and was in a very free role in the Magic's offensive system. It was also very good that he didn't have to deliberately stand on the field. Even so, it was difficult for him to score more than 20 points.

Some people say that the Magic's 3-pointers are good because of the inside constraints. This is a typical high-level theory that does not watch Magic games. The Magic used to be a team that mainly attacked the outside line. The best reflects his excellent inside level is his ability to support and pass. Howard has never reached 2 assists per game, with a highest number of 1.8 in a season. The opponent rarely uses two people to double-team or defend around the front to deal with Howard, which also reflects his limited dominance on the offensive end, and is a super blue-collar worker.

The Clippers took the lead in the first quarter and seemed to be able to win easily, but the Nets' substitute in the second quarter began to show their strength...
Chapter completed!