Almighty Athlete Chapter 17: It needs to be reinforced
This time the Lakers played four consecutive home games. After winning three straight games, the next opponent was the New York Knicks.
The New York team's current record is only 29 wins and 41 losses, but placed in the east, this record is expected to enter the playoffs. It's just that the current New York is up and down, but there is some unintentional love.
Melon Anthony has become the "Wave King" this season, averaging 21.3 shots per game, but his shooting percentage is also quite satisfactory, especially the three-point shooting rate, barely reaching 40%, averaging 27.4 points .
What is the concept of 21.3 shots per game? For example, Bryant averaged 22.8 shots per game in the 2006-2007 season and averaged 31.6 points per game. And this season, Harden, a player who likes to hold the ball, only averaged 16.5 shots per game. Durant is averaging 32 points per game this season, while his average field goal attempts are 20.8. Both of them are regarded as the "ball tyrants" of their respective teams, but the number of shots is not as good as Anthony.
Anthony’s helper didn’t help.
Stoudemire’s stats are much worse than the rookie season; Bargnani reimbursed after only half a season; Filton continues to be fat; JR-Smith is still clinging to his own data. Rookie Hardaway Jr. as the No. 24 rookie in his draft year was a surprise for the Knicks, but everyone knows that Hardaway Jr.'s upper limit must not reach the height of his father.
The current Knicks, the lineup does not look weak, Anthony's data is also very good, but just do not win, or the Knicks suddenly become unable to win.
This game is also the same, the scene is very lively, the Knicks five people scored in double figures, Anthony scored 33 points, then the Knicks also lost more than 30 points in the total score.
The Lakers went on a four-game winning streak to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to challenge the Bucks away. The Bucks have a record of only 13 wins and 58 losses, the bottom of the East, also the bottom of the league, worse than the Philadelphia 76ers.
However, unexpectedly, after entering the second quarter, the Lakers have been lagging behind.
The current Bucks, OJ Mayo and Ilya Sova, both starters are injured. The core of the team is Brandon Knight. Knight also has good athleticism and speed. Both agility and agility are outstanding, the ability to end the offense is also very strong, the defense also has a certain level. But as the core of the team, Knight is not enough. Strictly speaking, Knight is the kind of player who can't make a difference.
Night who faced Zhang Guan's defense was basically in a state of dull fire, and when Knight was dumb, the Bucks were basically dumb. The game seemed to start to become suspicious.
But also at this time, a big player stood out from the Bucks bench. He is a rookie this year, a Greek, with a long pass name: Giannis-Antetokounmpo, due to the name It's too long to remember even the commentator, so I simply called him "letter".
This man is the "Letter Brother" Adetokumbo.
Adetokounmpo came off the bench, 6 of 9 from the first half, 6 of 6 free throws, and scored 18 points. He also had 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 4 Blocks, this data is not only comprehensive, but also perfect.
"Where did the Bucks come from, such a guy, who can suddenly shoot, pass, block, such a tall man, it's okay to play center, but it's a defender's play!" Marshall on the floor said.
"You mean ‘Letter’, he is a Greek. This year’s 15th pick, he participated in the Rookie Challenge and also participated in the Skill Challenge.” Ryan Kelly said next to him. As a rookie this year, Renn Kelly still knows Adetokounmpo quite well.
"Trick Challenge? This guy looks like a seven-footer, how to participate in the Skill Challenge?" Marshall asked in surprise.
"Less than seven feet,'Letter' is as tall as I am, and they are all 6 feet and 11 inches. We have played in the rookie training camp. This guy has the height of a center, the body of a forward, and the skills of a defender. He There are five positions on the court!" Ren Kelly sighed.
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The scores of the two teams are still alternately rising, but the Lakers are always five or six points behind, that is, they cannot catch up with the Bucks. This situation has been held until the last two minutes of the game.
The Lakers are really not very comfortable with defending Adetokounmpo.
Now the alphabet brother is known as Durant’s copy, because his body-side data is almost a weakened version of Durant, so when the alphabet brother was drafted, the best template was also Duran. special. However, in fact, the letter brother and Durant play completely different. The two are similar on the surface, but they are still very different in nature.
Durant is good at playing without the ball. The main scoring method comes from mid-range shots. Less than 20% of shots in the penalty area. The letter brother needs to hold the ball, and he mainly attacks the basket. More than half of his shots come from near the penalty area. The mid-range shots only accounted for 30%, and the shot distance is only half of Durant. His shots are indeed not as good as Durant's. Strictly compared, Alphabet's offense is more like Wei Shao when he first entered the NBA.
So it’s useless to use the same set that defends Durant to defend Brother Alphabet.
In the entire NBA, players like the second letter brother could not be found. The Lakers defense was relatively passive. Until the fourth quarter, the Lakers players gradually found a way to deal with the letter brother.
After all, Brother Alphabet is just a rookie. When he first appears, he will make the defender unprepared, but slowly adapts while playing, and the experienced players will know how to defend. Just like the current Lakers, they replaced Jordan Hill on the court to defend the letter brother, and achieved good results.
Jordan Hill has played in the NBA for five years anyway. Even if he didn’t meet people’s expectations, he also mixed some experience. Although his defense is not good, but this kind of black Hard players can barely handle a rookie.
Brother Alphabet failed to score three consecutive shots, and the instability of the rookie was exposed at this time. The Lakers tied the score, and the game entered the last two minutes~IndoMTL.com~The Bucks probably seldom experienced this kind of fight to the last moment. In most games, the Bucks hit the fourth quarter It has fallen behind a lot, and the game will enter garbage time. This kind of battle to the last two minutes is very rare for the Bucks. Faced with this situation, the Bucks players suddenly seemed to be unable to play. Not only did they miss consecutive shots, they also made a mistake.
In the end, the two sides scored 113 to 108, and the Lakers won by five points.
This is a more thrilling win for the Lakers. If it wasn’t for the Bucks’ sudden death in the last two minutes, maybe the Lakers would really lose. All of this is due to the superb performance of Alphabet Brother. Alphabet Brother also scored a career high of 32 points in this game, and also has 9 rebounds and 7 assists, which is close to the triple-double data.
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Although the competition was won, Zhang Guan was not happy.
"Although Brother Alphabet has a high ceiling, he is just a rookie. Such a rookie burst our entire team!" Zhang Guan shook his head and silently looked at his teammates.
"We are not strong enough on the front line, although Wesley Johnson is not bad, but the limit is the same. It seems that we still need a forward player, at least a defensive forward line. "Zhang Guan thought of this and decided to discuss with D'Antoni.
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