Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

"We need to go up and assist in defense, and we need to make up for it faster."

Zhuang Yu shouted to his teammates, "Don't let him charge."

The teammates nodded.

It is true that we cannot let Antetokounmpo rush forward. He is somewhat similar to James, with a strong impact. Once he rushes forward, it will be difficult to stop him.

This is the benefit of strong physical fitness, especially since Antetokounmpo is over 210 cm tall.

Imagine a 210-centimeter LeBron James. How terrifying would he be when he rushes?

Most people simply can’t keep up, and can’t stop it.

Even a center like Lopez, who is 216cm tall, cannot be stopped when Antetokounmpo rushes forward. He is taller than Antetokounmpo, but the difference in jumping ability and explosive power is too big. It is impossible for him to block Antetokounmpo, and he doesn't even have time to jump.

However, Antetokounmpo also has a huge weakness, that is, his outside shooting is very unstable. As long as he cannot charge up and attack the basket, his threat will be greatly reduced.

Lakers offense.

After Holiday came to the frontcourt, he glanced at the opponent's defense, then looked at Zhuang Yu. Zhuang Yu winked at him, and Holiday understood and passed the ball to Zhuang Yu.

When Zhuang Yu got the ball, all the Bucks players rushed over immediately.

Everyone's eyes were on Zhuang Yu, and Antetokounmpo even took a step sideways, opened his arms, and kept switching his eyes between Zhuang Yu and Anderson.

Zhuang Yu narrowed his eyes, held the ball at his waist, and pressed his body forward. Because of Brogdon's close defense, he needed to use his body to expand his moving space.

Using his shoulder to push Brogdon away a little, Zhuang Yu hit the ball to the right, made a breakthrough, accelerated suddenly, and instantly passed Brogdon by most of his body length.

Brogdon felt a little depressed, but he also knew that since he chose to defend closely, it would be easier for Zhuang Yu to pass him.

"Back up the defense." Brogdon shouted and turned around to chase.

When Zhuang Yu passed Brogdon, Antetokounmpo moved over here quickly. He is tall and has long arms, moves quickly, and can make up for the defense very quickly, getting in position first.

When he saw that it was Antetokounmpo coming to help defend, not Thornmark, Zhuang Yu immediately understood.

This is actually a defensive strategy similar to the "three-line defense", but in the past he encountered small forwards responsible for the second line of defense, but this time the second line of defense became the responsibility of power forward Antetokounmpo.

An average power forward definitely won't do.

Although he has the height to avoid fighting, his movement speed is a problem.

Or they are like Draymond Green, who has enough movement speed but lacks height.

But Antetokounmpo is gifted with height, wingspan, speed, strength, and all the defensive conditions. As long as he is willing, he can contribute strong defensive performance, and can even defend from the 1st position to the 5th position.

"laugh!"

Zhuang Yu's thoughts were racing in his mind, but his movements did not pause at all. He quickly changed direction, switched the ball to his left hand, and then accelerated.

However, he was unable to get past Antetokounmpo.

Antetokounmpo moves very fast, with big steps, and he quickly retreats and moves sideways. His speed is certainly not as fast as Zhuang Yu's, but his body shape is very advantageous and his defensive coverage is huge, which makes up for his disadvantage in speed.

What's more, his speed is not slow.

The next moment, their bodies collided with each other, and a huge force hit them. Zhuang Yu frowned secretly: "What on earth did this guy eat? He's really like a monster."

Due to the size difference, Zhuang Yu was completely at a disadvantage in physical confrontation, while Brogdon behind him had caught up and formed a double-team with Antetokounmpo.

This situation was no longer suitable for a one-on-one play. Zhuang Yu grabbed the basketball with one hand and threw it without even looking at anyone. The basketball was accurately delivered to Anderson's hands.

Anderson was left open at this time, and no one else rushed to defend him. However, Mark was still standing in the inside. Antetokounmpo, Zhuang Yu, and Brogdon were crowded together outside the three-second zone. Obviously, there was no chance to attack the basket. He hesitated for a moment and chose to shoot.

boom!

There was a muffled sound, and the basketball bounced out of the frame.

"Damn it." Anderson cursed in frustration.

Then he felt depressed. His shooting was really unstable, sometimes good and sometimes bad. It was not that he had not practiced well, he even changed his shooting movements, but it was still unstable.

The close-range shot is fine, but the mid-range and long-range shot is not good.

Antetokounmpo didn't pass the rebound to Bledsoe, but instead carried the ball forward himself. Each step covered two or three meters, and he reached the front court after three dribbles.

This counterattack was too fast.

When it comes to counterattacks, many people generally believe that you need a good guard, such as Paul or Rondo, who can pass the ball, pass it well, and get the ball to the frontcourt as soon as possible, leaving the defense no time to establish a defense.

But when it comes to counterattacks, Rondo is actually better than Paul.

Because Rondo has more rebounds than Paul.

If the team's center grabs the rebound, passes it to the guard, and then counterattacks, then even if the guard passes the ball again, time will be delayed as the ball is transferred in the middle.

What is the best counterattack?

The best thing is that a player grabs the rebound and immediately launches a counterattack without having to pass it to others, so the speed is naturally faster.

Rondo played like this when he was on the Celtics, and Westbrook played like this when he was on the Thunder, but there was a problem - that is, the guards fighting for rebounds is a problem in itself.

Generally speaking, when defending, guards are far away from their own basket, but close to the opponent's basket. In addition, guards are fast, so they are most suitable for fast breaks.

But if the guard goes to fight for the rebound, then there will naturally be one less person to make a fast break, and other players can only make a fast break. The speed and distance determine that such a counterattack will hardly achieve the maximum effect.

In fact, the most reasonable thing is for the No. 4 or No. 5 player to push the counterattack.

For example, Draymond Green of the Warriors is at the No. 4 position and is responsible for grabbing rebounds. He also has excellent passing ability. He does not need to pass the ball to the guard when he gets it and can push the counterattack himself. Therefore, the Warriors' counterattack is fast and fierce.

For example, on the Nuggets team, Jokic grabbed the rebound and launched a counterattack himself. The fast guards did not need to push forward and could just run to the frontcourt.

Antetokounmpo is also a big player who can launch counterattacks. He doesn't need to pass the rebound to his teammates, he can launch counterattacks himself. His passing is not as good as Jokic, but he is not without passing ability. He can contribute 6 assists per game this season.

Antetokounmpo took only two or three steps to the frontcourt, first passed the ball to Bledsoe, and then ran towards the basket himself.

Bledsoe understood what he meant, took a step forward and threw the ball towards the basket.

"not good."

"He wants..."

In the audience, the home fans exclaimed.

But it was too late.

The Lakers retreated quickly, but Antetokounmpo reached the frontcourt in three steps, and Lopez on the Lakers side had not returned yet.

In this situation, when Antetokounmpo rushed forward, no one in the Lakers' interior could stop him because they were not tall enough.