Jeremy Lin flicked his wrist and passed the ball straight with just the right amount of power. Parsons catches the ball, jumps up, and takes a shot. He takes off very fully and his jump shot is very handsome.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball went hollow into the net, 3:0, and the red team took the lead with a three-pointer.
Delfino was very annoyed. He raised his arms, patted his chest, and told his teammates that the ball was his problem. His attention followed Harden and did not follow Parsons' off-ball movement.
The blue team sent a baseline kick. Both Butler and Livingston stepped forward to ask for the ball. The two were stunned for a moment. Butler then made a humility gesture and ran forward.
Due to Tony Douglas's poor performance, Butler has been the main handler of the substitute team during the past two days of team training.
He habitually asked for the ball, only to realize that the team had introduced a new point guard.
Livingston glanced gratefully at Butler's back as he ran forward. His teammates were willing to trust him, which he had never felt in the past few years of wandering.
Livingston received the pass, and Motiejunas asked for the ball at the top of the arc. After Livingston handed the ball over, he made a fake move to run up the line.
Jeremy Lin quickly followed up, and Livingston immediately changed direction and ran toward the inside.
Jeremy Lin quickly turned around and chased back. Although Jeremy Lin was faster, Livingston was tall and had long arms, keeping Jeremy Lin firmly behind him.
Motel seized the opportunity and passed to Livingston who ran inside.
Livingston stretched out his long arms and steadily received the pass while running. Facing Asik's defense, he flicked his right hand and the basketball passed Asik's fingertips and fell into the basket.
3:2.
"nice shot!"
McHale, who was watching the game from the sidelines, couldn't help but praise.
Livingston's height of 2.01cm has an obvious physical advantage among defenders. Even if he is not fast enough, he can still run through passes and cuts to gain the upper hand.
And his soft touch ensures that his hit rate can still be guaranteed when facing the opponent's inside defense.
Parsons quickly sent a baseline ball, and a long throw found Harden who was running near the opposite three-point line. After receiving the ball, Harden took a step, took three steps directly, rounded his left arm, and scored a full score. The ax completes the finish.
5:2.
Delfino, who was playing against Harden, couldn't keep up with Harden's speed and could only watch the opponent complete the dunk. This is a reflection of the gap in athletic ability.
The 23-year-old Harden still has a flying and escaping style of play, and has not turned into the floor style that he later became.
The blue team continued to advance from Livingston. Butler used Motel's side screen to slip out from one side and receive Livingston's pass.
Then it was "give&go" again.
On Butler's side, Parsons, who was opposite him, was very active in defense. Although Butler used the screen to get rid of Parsons, Parsons pursued him and bypassed the screen from the bottom line to continue to block Butler. forward.
At this stage, Butler has not yet developed the ability to attack difficult positions, and there is not much he can do against Parsons, who is tall and has long arms.
Seeing Livingston cutting in and asking for the ball in the low post, Butler's eyes lit up and he lobbed the ball to Livingston.
After Livingston caught the ball, he first sensed Jeremy Lin's position with his back, and then hit twice with his back.
During the confrontation, he felt that Jeremy Lin took half a step back, then turned over and shot a straight-arm jump shot. The basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air and hit the net.
5:4.
On the red team's side, Jeremy Lin controlled the ball, gestured with his left hand, and initiated a pick-and-roll.
Asik put up the screen, and Jeremy Lin made a fake move of dribbling toward the screen, "in & out."
Livingston squeezed past half a step ahead, but Jeremy Lin unexpectedly rushed in the opposite direction and threw Livingston away.
With his amazing explosive power, he passed Greg Smith, who came up from defense, and scored two more points with a layup.
7:4.
Looking back, Livingston continued to ask for the ball in the low post for a post-up single, turned over and made a straight-arm jumper, 7:6.
Jeremy Lin was very helpless about this. Although Livingston was also a point guard, he was a full 10 centimeters taller than him and his arms were longer. This was a misplacement no matter how you looked at it.
Coupled with the fact that he is turning back and shooting, it is difficult for him to interfere with his shooting. We can only hope that he can't make the shot.
McHale on the sidelines was stunned.
"When did he practice such a move? It looks like his regular technique."
Xu Xin smiled slightly and replied:
"Since the serious injury, he has begun to find new ways to develop some stable scoring methods that do not require speed and explosive power. Now it seems that he has succeeded."
McHale nodded after hearing this:
"As long as he is not targeted by fast small guards on the defensive end, his turnaround jump shot on the offensive end can definitely become a regular tactic for the team."
"Yes, our team is still lacking a defensive leader who can deal with small guards with excellent scoring ability. In fact, I already have a candidate, and it will take some time."
"That would be great. With another strong defensive player, our back line will definitely be among the top ten in the league."
McHale was very excited, he had a hunch that the team's strength would be even higher.
While we were chatting, Parsons missed a three-pointer on the court. Motel protected the rebound. Butler counterattacked. During the counterattack, he found Livingston. The latter caught the ball and pulled it out, and made a solid mid-range shot again.
7:8.
Livingston made 4 of 4 shots and scored 8 points in a row.
Although Jeremy Lin defended very hard, there was nothing he could do against a defender with such a style. Jeremy Lin shook his head.
Fortunately, on the offensive end, Jeremy Lin launched a pick-and-roll and relied on his speed advantage to defeat Livingston, but he did not fall behind.
The two sides fought back and forth, the rhythm was fast, and the confrontation was fierce.
It can be seen that Butler and Livingston are the two sharp knives of the blue team. They perform well on both offense and defense and drive the whole team.
But the functions of the other three people are still too simple.
Greg Smith has excellent running and jumping, is active in fighting, and has good awareness and grasp of offensive rebounds.
The only drawback is that he is a bit small in size and has limited ability to defend and protect the frame. When he switched to a smaller player, he lacked defensive experience and received multiple fouls.
On the offensive end, he can only eat cakes and second offense, and has almost no shooting ability.
Motiejunas is tall and heavy enough, his movement speed is not slow, and he is involved in various techniques.
It's a pity that he is not very good and his stability is too poor. He still needs a lot of time and games to grow. But Xu Xin knows very well that Motel's upper limit is very limited.
Delfino, in his prime, is a good 3D player with tough defense, good three-point ability, and a certain amount of air-cutting ability.
But that's all, like a defensively weakened version of Ariza.
So as the game progressed, the main players, led by Harden and Jeremy Lin, gradually opened up the score.
There are only two quarters in the training match, each quarter is fifteen minutes.
The game came to the last two minutes, and the red team led by 11 points at 70:59.
On the court, Butler launched an attack and signaled his teammates to pull away. He wanted to single out Parsons.
Butler found the rhythm through dribbling, accelerated the dribbling with his right hand, and broke through from the right side. Parsons followed well without losing his defensive position.
