All-round Athlete

Chapter 917 Reinforcement is still needed

This time the Lakers played four consecutive home games. After winning three consecutive victories, the next opponent is the New York Knicks.

The New York team's current record is only 29 wins and 41 losses, but in the East, this record is expected to enter the playoffs. It's just that the current New York is a little bit unwilling to fight against the top and bottom.

Melon Anthony has become the "wave shot king" this season, averaging 21.3 shots per game, but his shooting percentage is quite satisfactory, especially the three-point shooting percentage, which can barely reach 40%, averaging 27.4 points per game.

What is the concept of averaging 21.3 shots per game? For example, in the 2006-2007 season, Kobe averaged 22.8 shots and 31.6 points per game. And this season, Harden, a player who prefers to hold the ball, averaged only 16.5 shots per game. Durant is averaging 32 points per game this season while taking 20.8 shots per game. These two people are considered the "ball masters" of their respective teams, but the number of shots is not as good as Anthony.

None of Anthony's helpers were good either.

Stoudemire's data is much worse than his rookie season; Bargnani was reimbursed after only half a season; Felton continued to be fat; JR-Smith is still obsessed with his own data. The rookie Hardaway Jr., as the No. 24 rookie in the draft year, is a surprise for the Knicks, but everyone knows that Hardaway Jr.'s upper limit will definitely not reach the height of his father.

Now the Knicks, the lineup doesn't look weak, and Anthony's data is also very good, but they just don't win, or the Knicks suddenly won't win.

The same is true in this game, the scene was very lively, five Knicks scored in double figures, Anthony scored 33 points, and then the Knicks also lost more than 30 points in total.

With a record of four consecutive victories, the Lakers went to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the east to challenge the Bucks away. The Bucks' record is only 13 wins and 58 losses, the bottom of the East and the bottom of the league, worse than the Philadelphia 76ers.

However, what people did not expect was that after the game entered the second quarter, the Lakers have been lagging behind.

In the current Bucks team, both starters OJ-Mayo and Ilyasova are injured. The core of the team is Brandon Knight. Knight also has good athletic ability, speed and agility. Very outstanding, the ability to finish the offense is also very strong, and the defense also has a certain level. But as the core of the team, Knight is far from enough. Strictly speaking, Knight is the kind of player who can't achieve high and achieve low.

Facing Zhang Guan's defense, Knight was basically in a state of misfire, and when Knight was misfired, the Bucks were basically misfired, and the game seemed to become less suspenseful.

But at this moment, on the bench of the Bucks, a big player stood up. He is a rookie this year, a Greek, and has a very long name: Giannis-Antetokounmpo, because the name is too long , even the narrator can't remember, so he just called him "Letter".

This person is "Antetokounmpo" Antetokounmpo.

Antetokounmpo came off the bench, made 6 of 9 shots in the first half, plus 6 of 6 free throws, scored 18 points, and also had 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocks. The data is not only comprehensive, but also perfect.

"Where did the Bucks come from such a guy who can shoot, pass, and block shots? He is so tall, he can play as a center, but he plays as a guard!" Marshall, who was sitting on the bench speak up.

"You mean 'Letter', he is a Greek, the 15th overall pick this year, participated in the Rookie Challenge, and also participated in the Skills Challenge." Ryan Kelly next to him said. Also as a rookie this year, Ryan Kelly has a relatively good understanding of Antetokounmpo.

"Skills Challenge? This guy looks like a seven-footer, how can he participate in the Skills Challenge?" Marshall asked in surprise.

"Less than seven feet, 'Letter' is the same height as me, both 6-foot-11, we played against each other in rookie camp, this guy has the height of a center, the body of a forward, the skills of a guard, he is on the court , can play five positions!" Ryan Kelly sighed.

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The scores of the two teams are still rising alternately, but the Lakers are still five or six points behind, just unable to catch up with the Bucks. This situation has been stalemate until the last two minutes of the game.

As for the Lakers, they are indeed not very adaptable to defending Antetokounmpo.

The current Antetokounmpo is known as a replica of Durant, because his body data is almost a weakened version of Durant, so when Antetokounmpo drafted, the best template given was also Durant. However, in fact, Antetokounmpo and Durant play completely different styles. The similarities between the two are only superficial, and there is still a big difference in essence.

Durant is good at playing off the ball, and his main scoring method comes from mid-to-long-range shots, and less than 20% of his shots are in the penalty area. Antetokounmpo needs a certain amount of holding the ball, and he mainly attacks the basket. More than half of his shots come from near the penalty area. Mid-range and long-range shots only account for 30%, and the shooting distance is only half of Durant. His shooting is indeed not as good as Durant. In strict comparison, Antetokounmpo's offense is more like Westbrook when he first entered the NBA.

So it is definitely useless to defend Antetokounmpo with the same set of defense against Durant.

In the entire NBA, there is no player like the second Antetokounmpo. The Lakers' defense was relatively passive. It was not until the fourth quarter that the Lakers players gradually found a way to deal with Antetokounmpo.

After all, Antetokounmpo is still just a rookie. When he first appeared, he would catch the defenders by surprise, but he gradually got used to it. Experienced players will know how to defend. Just like the current Lakers, they replaced Jordan Hill on the field to defend Antetokounmpo, and achieved good results.

Jordan Hill has played in the NBA for five years. Even if he didn't meet people's expectations, he still has some experience. Although his defense is not good, this kind of black and tough Players, they are barely competent against a rookie.

Antetokounmpo failed to score three consecutive shots, and the rookie's instability was exposed at this time. The Lakers took advantage of the trend to tie the score, and the game entered the final two minutes.

The Bucks probably rarely experience this kind of fight to the end. In most games, the Bucks have fallen behind a lot by the fourth quarter, and the game will enter garbage time. And this kind of situation of fighting to the last two minutes is very rare for the Bucks. Faced with this situation, the Bucks players suddenly seemed unable to play. Not only did they miss consecutive shots, but they also made a mistake.

In the end, the score between the two sides was 113 to 108, and the Lakers won by five points.

This can be regarded as a relatively thrilling victory for the Lakers. If it weren't for the sudden death of the Bucks in the last two minutes, maybe the Lakers would really lose. And all this is because of Antetokounmpo's super-level performance. Antetokounmpo also scored a career-high 32 points in this game, along with 9 rebounds and 7 assists, which is close to a triple-double.

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Although the game was won, Zhang Guan was not happy in his heart.

"Although Brother Antetokounmpo has a high upper limit, he is just a rookie. Such a rookie has blown up our entire team!" Zhang Guan shook his head and silently looked at his teammates.

"Our strength on the striker line is still not enough. Although Wesley Johnson is not bad, but the upper limit is just like that. It seems that we still need a striker player, at least a striker with decent defense." Zhang Thinking of this, Guan decided to go to D'Antoni to discuss it.

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