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Chapter 195 Gary Payton's Exclusive Defense Cheats

Chapter 195 Gary Payton's Exclusive Defense Cheats

With Davis hitting the iron with a three-pointer, halftime ended and the Clippers returned to the locker room.

Su Yang and his teammates sat and rested for a while, and Van Gundy walked in with the coaching staff.

"Playoff rookies, we had a great first half, we were tough on both ends, it was like Dwayne Johnson in an action movie, I'm happy, I'm proud, let's keep it going .”

After Van Gundy finished speaking, Su Yang took the lead in applauding, Jordan and others beat their chests and cheered, and the atmosphere in the locker room was joyful.

"But we had an extra task in the second half."

With his hands on his hips, Van Gundy slowly glanced at the Clippers generals, with a hint of firmness in his eyes.

"That is to prevent Russell Westbrook from continuing to score wildly. After discussion, our coaching staff felt that we should adopt more and faster flanking attacks, and we should also pay more attention to shrinking the inside and defending. What do you think about this?"

As soon as these words came out, Little Jordan immediately stopped beating his chest.

It is not easy to defend Westbrook, because the speed is too fast, and the previous two pincers failed.

The coaching staff's proposal just now is just to emphasize more concentration, and has not produced substantial changes.

All the Clippers turned their heads to look at Su Yang in unison, waiting tacitly for him to open his mouth to explain his thoughts.

Su Yang felt everyone's eyes naturally, turned his head to think, and then said.

"I have studied Gary Payton's defensive video. When he faced Hardaway and other violent speed guards, he often used the method of defending from the bottom line or when the opponent received the ball, trying to force them to turn around or stop the ball.

Then maintain this intensity for a long time, and then cooperate with the inside defense to suppress with all your strength. "

After the words fell, the Clippers nodded silently, and Van Gundy and Marshal Stevens looked at each other.

It seems that everyone thinks it is feasible.

After all, Gary Payton is the only point guard who won the best defensive player, and that experience is definitely worth referring to.

But the first time no one answered, the atmosphere in the locker room suddenly became a little awkward.

After a while, Davis said with some coyness: "I... I can't keep up with his speed, I guess it's not good..."

When he said this, everyone nodded in agreement.

Davis is old, he is no longer young, he is the queen bee flying into the sky and escaping from the earth.

And Westbrook is too cruel. He made a move and made a strong move with the ball. He knew that he would go there, but he couldn't guard against it.

The key is to take two steps back in advance to prevent a breakthrough, but Westbrook is just going to be strong.

"I'll defend..." Su Yang said.

Everyone immediately showed a relieved expression, Su Yang smiled and said: "You can't forget that I am a point guard because I have been playing shooting guard for a while. I am a player who has been discussed as to whether I am eligible to enter the defense..."

Everyone booed and laughed, and Su Yang continued: "You all concentrate on scoring, and try to play our iconic third quarter to lay the foundation for victory. I think it is more beneficial for them not to play against them at critical moments."

Speaking of this, Barnes nodded again and again: "The three-pointer that almost knocked me off before, it's so outrageous..."

"Hahaha..." Everyone laughed again. The strength Durant showed in that shot was terrifying.

If you encounter that kind of ball at a critical moment, no one will be able to defend it, so he will just make a strong shot.

"OK, that's the decision."

Van Gundy waved his hand, "Su Yang switched to point guard in the second half, and Gordon started with him."

Davis and Gordon nodded one after another to express their understanding, without showing any doubts or worries. This is the result of the Clippers' long-term experiments with various lineups. Everyone is like a master key, plug and play .

The whole team rested for a while, and Jordan led the team back to the court, taking the time to warm up for shooting.

On the central big screen, Westbrook's midfield interview happened to be broadcast. The reporter asked him how he managed to score nine points in a row.

Westbrook replied anxiously, saying, 'I just play, I just play...'.

After the interview was broadcast, the big screen in the center switched to the ESPN commentary booth. Mike Breen and Mark Jackson began to divide the Clippers and Thunder.

The thinking of the two commentators is almost the same as that of the coaching staff headed by Van Gundy.

The whistle sounded at the end of the intermission, and the players of the two teams re-entered the field to prepare.

On the Thunder's side, it is still the starting lineup at the beginning, while the Clippers have become Su Yang and Gordon.

According to the result of the opening jump ball, the Clippers launched an attack first, and Su Yang received the ball from the bottom line of the backcourt and advanced.

There were cheers in the arena, he ran across the center line, turned and threw it to the right wing Barnes, and went straight to the right corner.

Barnes turned around with the ball and passed it to the top of the arc, and then went straight to the paint, while Gordon received the ball and waited.

Durant followed Barnes into the paint area, and the entire right-wing area was immediately vacated. Su Yang started and ran to catch the ball.At the same time, Randolph took advantage of Barnes' cross screen in the paint and strode to the right waist.

The high-low connection was formed, Su Yang raised his hand to pass, Randolph caught the ball and hit back.

Westbrook immediately retracted the flanking attack, and Randolph subconsciously passed the ball back, but accidentally threw it too high.

Su Yang took off with all his strength but couldn't reach it, the basketball flew out of bounds, and the referee whistled for violation.

The ball was transferred to the Thunder, Westbrook stood in the right midline area and waited, and Su Yang approached directly.

"What are you doing?" Westbrook asked with a smile, "Are you going to guard me?"

Before Su Yang opened his mouth, Wei Shao continued: "You can't guard against it, little brother."

Su Yang simply smiled without saying a word, put on a masterful posture, and raised his hand to lightly rest on Wei Shao's waist.

At this time, the referee just completed the arrangement, Krstic held the ball high, and Westbrook retreated to catch the ball.

Su Yang stepped forward, Westbrook pulled the ball again and retreated, the whole person double-jumped and stepped forward to prepare for a dash.

Seeing this situation, Su Yang approached slowly with broken steps, moving parallel and symmetrically with Wei Shao.

The two came to the top of the arc in a blink of an eye, and Kostic and Durant double-walled to cover.

Westbrook instantly accelerated and rushed to the 45-degree area on the left. Su Yang decisively bypassed the human wall and crossed the free throw line to intercept.

The two met head-on, and Westbrook failed to seize the advantage of his position, so he simply retreated and pushed away, bowing to gather strength.

The shot clock ticked, but Westbrook seemed to give up, looking to the right elbow.

At this time, Durant ran back from the baseline and circled to the elbow with the help of a screen.

Westbrook passed the ball immediately, Durant took the ball and turned around to pull it out, and raised his hand to make a mid-range shot.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

Several people under the basket scrambled, the basketball flew to the three-point line, Su Yang caught it, turned around and ran forward.

Seeing that Sefoloza was still defending, Su Yang slowed down to an emergency stop on the left wing, started shaking twice and went straight to the paint.

Griffin shrinks from the free throw line and Su Yang immediately stops the ball and raises his hand to the top of the arc.

Randolph received the ball and raised it high, feinted a shot to avoid Green who was returning to the defense, and then stepped into the paint two steps in a row, ignoring Green's pursuit and the threat of Krstic's supplementary defense, skillfully combined the ball to take off, and threw a smartly One-handed throw.

Boom!The basketball hits the hoop and into the net.

There was applause in the arena, Westbrook stood on the baseline and stretched out his hand to ask, Su Yang approached again.

The two fought in the backcourt for a long time, and ran across the center line under the 8-second violation time, which caused the fans to exclaim.

Westbrook quickly threw the ball to the top of the arc, but immediately passed it back, kicked off at a 45-degree bow, and rushed to the left.

Su Yang hurriedly twisted his hips and changed direction, stepping in small steps to defend close to his body, and chased to the left waist in the blink of an eye.

Stab it!The sound of sneakers rubbing against the floor suddenly sounded.

Westbrook made an emergency stop to pull the ball and retreated, making a mid-range shot.

But Su Yang seemed to have expected it, and took off almost at the same time to block the block.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

Jordan jumped high and caught the rebound, landed straight to Su Yang, and the Clippers launched a counterattack.

In the ESPN commentary seat, Brin was a little stunned: "Has he found a way to limit Westbrook?"

Jackson showed a little regretful expression: "Yes, his offensive ability is so strong that everyone ignores his defensive ability. It's a pity that the best defensive team is based on regular season performance, and he doesn't like rebounding very much..."

(End of this chapter)