Start without the ball

Chapter 79 Insiders
On the way back to the bench, Li Haoyu kept thinking about how to crack the Spurs' zone defense.

Seeing Li Haoyu's pensive look, Donovan asked:
"Can you handle it? No, I'll go to Grant."

Li Haoyu: "Coach, George has just recovered from his injury. After replacing Grant, he will increase the burden. Let me think again."

Donovan nodded. He doesn't want to easily mobilize Grant to weaken the strength of the main lineup. It would be best if Li Haoyu can solve the problem by himself.

After Li Haoyu sat down, he thought about the form on the court. There will always be defenders at the destination of his off-ball running position. Even if he receives the basketball from the outside, he cannot complete the shot.

In the final analysis, the low level is the reason why the inside line is weak and cannot cope.

There is an inside line!

Li Haoyu quickly summoned the substitutes who rushed to the street to discuss.

The timeout is over and you are back in the game.

DeRozan went down to rest, and Popovich replaced Ponte St.

For the Thunder, Diallo replaced Ferguson.

The Thunder attacked. After Schroeder came to the frontcourt, he observed that the Spurs still used zone defense, holding the ball to the top of the arc, and commanding his teammates to drop.

Noelle in the left corner, Patterson in the right corner, Diallo at 45 degrees on the left, Li Haoyu at 45 degrees on the right, and only the Spurs center inside.

Li Haoyu accelerated and cut to the inside.

The characteristics of the zone defense are only responsible for the surrounding area and will not follow the offensive players. Belinelli stayed in place.

Li Haoyu entered the three-second zone from the right and received a pass from Schroeder.

Spurs center Poelter, who was on the edge of the three-second zone on the left, immediately came to defend.

Just when he thought he had successfully defended, Li Haoyu hit the ground and passed the ball behind him.

Porter looked back.

"shit!"

I saw Noelle striding from the left bottom corner to the inside, and after receiving the pass, he took advantage of the momentum and made a heavy dunk.

33 is better than 34
Li Haoyu's idea is very simple, since the insiders don't know how to respond, then I will come!
Today I'm going to be Lee · Ceying Center · Haoyu!

During the timeout, Li Haoyu said this to the substitute Pujie:
"Is it sour to see me so many empty cut dunks?"

Patterson and Noelle nodded again and again, and Diallo on the side was almost drooling.

Li Haoyu: "Then let's change roles today, you all pull me outside, give me the three-second zone, and then you cut in."

Noelle: "I dunk, but I don't cut."

Li Haoyu: "In this way, after I get the ball inside, one of you can just go inside."

Noelle: "Will the defender let me cut?"

Li Haoyu: "Trust me, just be reckless and it will be over."

In normal man-to-man, Noelle can't get rid of the defensive air cut successfully.

However, in order to limit Li Haoyu, the Spurs chose zone defense. The defender will only take care of the zone he is responsible for, and the restrictions on air cuts will become very small.

Popovich, who was off the court, saw this scene and had a bad feeling.

"I hope it's a coincidence."

Experiencing the thrill of an air-cut dunk, Noel let out a barbell-like laugh, ran to Li Haoyu and said:
"Hahahahaha, it turned out to be this feeling. It's really interesting. It's much happier than waiting for the ball to be scored."

Li Haoyu: "Hurry up and return to defense, don't get carried away, we are still behind, defend well."

Noelle: Hmm.(_)

The Spurs attacked, Mills passed the ball to Belinelli on the wing, and ran to the left corner with the help of Bertans.

Schroeder pursued half a step behind and was blocked by Pontester in the bottom corner. The quality of the cover was very high.

Mills was empty, received a pass from Belinelli and made a three-pointer.

"boom"

The luck was a bit unlucky and the iron was hit, but fortunately the basketball fell into the hands of Poelter under the basket.

Poelter kicked off the ground, raised the ball behind his head with both hands, and was about to hit a powerful dunk.

Noelle on the side hurriedly jumped up. This was a duel between two seven-foot men.

Noelle had successfully dunked the ball before and was in full swing. With a roar, violent power erupted from his legs, and after a high jump, he blocked Poelter.

Poelter fell to the ground, Noelle quickly picked up the basketball and passed it to Schroeder.

If you treat an insider as a tool man, he will lose his soul.

Treat the tool people well, and the defense will work harder when the inside is happy.

Li Haoyu and Noelle clapped hands to signal that the defense was good enough this time.

Schroeder came to the front court, repeated his old tricks, and called everyone to pull away.

Li Haoyu cut into the inside, Belinelli did not receive instructions to change the defense, and still stuck to the area.

Li Haoyu came to the inside smoothly and took the pass from Schroeder.

Poelter can only step forward to defend, and Li Haoyu's mid-range shot is not a small threat.

In the next second, Poelter was not the only mmp in his heart.

Li Haoyu saw Noelle cut in from the left corner, and Patterson also cut in from the right corner. What was even more frightening was that Diallo, who was 45 degrees from the left, rushed to the basket like crazy.

Now Li Haoyu is in a difficult situation, Chuan Nuo Aier?He just made a deduction and passed Diallo?It seems that he assisted him in the last game, pass Patterson?

This is really a trouble of happiness. Seeing Noelle buckle so happily, the other two couldn't hold back anymore. Who can resist the three-line air cut.

In the end, Li Haoyu passed the ball to the right, and after Patterson received the ball, he dunked successfully.

35:34.

TNT commentary seats.

Pierce: "Three people make an air cut. This is too scary. The Thunder are also interesting. The conventional center support is not working, so they switch positions. Li Haoyu will support and the inside will make an air cut. This team is always so crooked. Cough cough, the sword is swaying."

Smith: "Why do I feel that the Thunder's tactics have become more flexible this season, and Donovan has gotten the hang of it?"

Pierce: "I heard it was a hot guy behind the scenes operating this series of unconstrained tactics."

Smith: "I didn't expect that the conservative Donovan would eventually become a puppet coach like Tyronn Lue."

Tengxing barrage.

"Hahahaha, the three of them make an empty cut, begging for the shadow area in Poertel's heart."

"Patterson dunked, can the Thunder still lose today?"

"Hey! Brother Yuzi is super brave!"

The three-line air cut came out, and Popovich couldn't sit still. After knowing that the defensive strategy had failed, he decisively winked at the players on the field and switched back to man-to-man.

After changing the defense, the Spurs' bench could no longer withstand Li Haoyu's offensive firepower, and the main force could hardly cope with Westbrook's impact.

In the end, the Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 112-99.

Li Haoyu scored 18 points in this game, because his operation in the second quarter made his father Noelle happy. Li Haoyu got 5 rebounds and 4 assists in a strong way.

Li Haoyu returned to the locker room and found that Diallo and Patterson were arguing.

Diallo: "Empty cuts are the work of our strikers. Why are you joining in the fun? I lost my chance to perform!"

Patterson: "Is it easy for me to make a dunk? Besides, it makes you really know how to make an air cut."

Diallo: "You are old and disrespectful!"

Patterson: "You're a rookie and it's against you!" After finishing speaking, he ran to catch Diallo and ravaged him.

There is a cheerful atmosphere in the locker room.

(End of this chapter)