rpbooks Chapter 184 The Return of the King
Chapter 184 The Return of the King
Chapter 184 The Return of the King
Fortunately, this time, after losing to the Heat, the Clippers have two days to rest. In the next game, An Sheng, who is considered the most important to the Clippers, will be able to come back. Good news.
An Sheng, who returned, had to play the scene of the return of the king in the first game to welcome his return. Facing the not-so-strong Minnesota Timberwolves, An Sheng, who had not played for several days, completely poured out his anger on this On a husky.
The Huskies' small forward Michael Beasley entered the league as the No. 08 pick in [-], and he was also a bright spot with last year's regular season MVP Derrick Rose. His offensive ability is very good, and his skills are also very good. .It's a pity that tonight he met An Sheng who had just come back and was eager to express himself.
Forget it on the defensive end, his defense has always been a big problem, so the Timberwolves never thought about letting Michael Beasley limit the defensive end. This season, he can average almost 28 points per game, and now ranks third in scoring Anson, they hope that Michael Beasley can play out his offense and complete a mutual explosion with Anson, then the Huskies have a chance to win.
Of course, the arrangement is such an arrangement, but the actual effect is far from it.Michael Beasley is a typical Kevin Durant with a weakened jumper, but he has a good ability to dribble and break through, and Anson's injury in the last game seems to have given him a little chance. He wants to use the breakthrough to open the defense line. With a thigh contusion, it is not so easy to recover from injury.
At the beginning of the game, the ball was given to Michael Beasley. The face-up offense outside the three-point line, singles, and the voices of the Target Center arena were overwhelming. They regarded this No. 19.2 pick as the future of the team. He averaged [-] points per game last season and didn't disappoint Huskies fans.
Like Kevin Durant, Michael Beasley can be considered a giant small forward. He is 208cm tall, but he has all the dribbling skills and shooting skills that should be there. The speed is not slow at all. Maybe An Sheng is in full form He may not have much to do, but now, he is confident.
Breaking through to the right, An Sheng injured his right foot in the last game. In Michael Beasley's heart, An Sheng's right foot must be inconvenient. He doesn't feel guilty, which is normal, as long as When you are on this basketball court, the opposing players will not care whether you are injured or not. Being on the basketball court means that you are in 100% condition now.
However, Anson's lateral movement speed exceeded Michael Beasley's expectations. The first step blocked Michael Beasley's forward footsteps, and then the sweeping range of the long arm was so large that Michael Beasley was a little powerless .
He turned his back and wanted to cut in from the left, but An Sheng's defensive choice was still very good, and he immediately changed his footsteps to stick up. It seemed that his right foot injury had no effect on him at all.
Michael Beasley was forced to choose a jumper that didn't work, and Kevin Love slammed Blake Griffin under the basket, then grabbed the rebound and made a tip-up.
Both of them are power forwards with average height and short wingspan, but in the confrontation at the basket just now, it can be seen that although Blake Griffin has strong explosive power, he is not as good as the big white bear in terms of static strength. The same Kevin Love still has a huge gap. Last season, Kevin Love averaged 15.2 rebounds per game. He was the first rebounder to get 20+15 since Moses Malone. Player, rebounding ability is beyond doubt.
Blake Griffin's rebounding dropped to 9.4 this season. In terms of protecting defensive rebounds, he didn't do a good job.Anson, as an outside line who supplements defense all the time, can average 6.3 rebounds per game this season.Del Negro shook his head, also dissatisfied with Blake Griffin.
Looking back, the Clippers' offense was very simple. Jordan's pick-and-roll and Anson's air cut completely threw Michael Beasley away. In fact, his one-man defense was not bad, but he liked to stare Looking at the ball, it is easy to lose your defender. It just so happens that An Sheng is definitely a master in off-ball offense.
The air cut received a pass from Chris Paul and completed a dunk. After completing this beautiful cooperation, the two celebrated with high fives. Last season, Chris Paul averaged 15.9 points per game, which was already the lowest in his career. Compared with his rookie season 16.1 points will be lost.This season's Chris Paul scored even lower than last season, averaging only 14.7 points per game, but his assists came to 13.1 per game.
He is even only the Clippers' fourth scorer, lower than Jason Richardson, but he is the brain of the Clippers' system.On the offensive end, he and Anson, who averaged 28 points per game, are equally important to this Clippers team.
Michael Beasley is a little unbelieving. He doesn't believe that he can't even solve An Sheng, who has not fully recovered from his thigh injury. When it comes to him, it is basically difficult to pass it on, and his efficiency against Anson is not high. The answer sheet of 8 of 2 shots in the first quarter made Timberwolves head coach Philip Saunders dissatisfied. Michael Beasley was brought back to the sideline halfway through the start.
What he wants is a better operation of the team. Kevin Love and Nikola Pekovic's paint area attack power of the two inside big white bears is still very impressive. If there is no Chris Paul and Anson's Interference, the two of them still have an absolute advantage in offense.
However, if you want them not to help defend, the outside line must have a strong offensive power. The three-point threat of Ricky Rubio and Luke Ridnour is obviously not as great as their inside line.
Cutting the ball, stealing the ball, Chris Paul and Anson staged a wave of stealing performances at the target center. The huge body brought about a slowdown in movement speed and reaction. When being double-teamed, the two insiders of the Timberwolves were the most uncomfortable. Kevin Love was fine at the time, his vision and passing skills were pretty good among power forwards, and he could occasionally pass a few beautiful passes. For Nikola Pekovic, the first The 8 minutes he played in a quarter was simply a dark time. He may have experienced the scariest 8 minutes in the NBA.
In the first quarter, he scored 8 points, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, especially on the defensive end. An Shengzai, who was absent for three days, seemed to be swearing his return of the king with his dominant performance on the defensive end!
(End of this chapter)