NBA: I just want to play soy sauce, you let me win the championship

Chapter 229 Shock!Harden's eye defense was actually learned from him?
"Good defensive habits!"

"The awareness of assistance and defense is qualified!"

"Excellent rim protection ability!"

The Kings coaching staff off the court was very satisfied with what Cato showed in the last round.

Although he failed to prevent Lu Yuanzhi's layup, Cato had already defended the ball well. The fact that the ball was able to score only shows that Lu Yuanzhi has excellent finishing ability at the basket.

If Cato makes any more moves, he may be called for a defensive foul by the referee.

In the Kings' next offensive round, Adelman shouted a tactical slogan on the sidelines. The players on the court understood that this was to let Divac play alone.

Everyone except Clark knew that this was to test Cato's top defense ability.

Originally, it might have been better to let Weber do this job, because Weber is the post-up specialist of this Kings team.

But there was no other way. In order to improve Clark's data, Webber had to sit on the bench in a suit.

Letting Divac play singles also has the advantage of letting Divac play.

Divac is bigger and uses more traditional center steps. He doesn't have as many fadeaway jumpers as Webber, which can better test a center's defensive ability.

Moreover, Divac has more confrontations with O'Neal and Bus, and can better evaluate Cato's top defense ability.

Divac made a few hard hits, but Cato did not lose his position and maintained a good defensive posture.

Divac knew in his mind that Cato's strength was good, at least not worse than him when defending, so he began to change his offensive method, using his skillful footsteps and fake moves to try to shake Cato away.

Cato's performance at this time was still good. Although he could fake moves, he returned to defense quickly and could quickly regain a favorable defensive position.

In the end, Divac had to use a hook to end the attack, and the shot point was outside the penalty area.

This basically means that Cato's defense has been successful.

The ball luckily got into the basket. Divac nodded to Adelman when he returned to defense, and Adelman nodded back, indicating that he knew everything.

After testing by Divac and Lu Yuanzhi, Cato can not only defend on the defensive end, but also has good ability to protect the basket. He is a qualified blue-collar insider shield.

So, next, we have to take a look at whether Cato's pie-eating ability on the offensive end is really as outstanding as his data shows.

At this time, the Rockets' players on the court, except for Francis, have almost no independent offensive capabilities. They are either waiting for the inside to eat the cake, or they are waiting for the outside to catch and shoot. The ball is basically in Francis' hands.

That's exactly what the Kings want to see.

Finally, after another single shot missed, Francis called Cato to cover, and Divac imitated O'Neal's defensive habits and chose to retreat.

After Cato blocked Bobby Jackson, he quickly turned around and followed Francis into the inside.

Francis's impact was much stronger than Bibby and Bobby Jackson. Although Divac retreated to defend, he was rushed into confusion. Francis saw Divac defending and Cato followed closely behind him. , also quickly threw the ball behind, preparing for an alley-oop with Cato.

At this time, Lu Yuanzhi came out to steal the show.

This kind of alley-oop doesn't show the ability to take advantage of the cake at all. It's better for me to give him more strength.

Lu Yuanzhi gave up his defender and rushed back to the inside. Regardless of whether it was a foul or not, he took off and engaged in a fierce physical confrontation with Cato.

After Cato received the ball, he was hit hard from the side by Lu Yuanzhi during the dunk. However, he used his strong core to still stabilize his body. He just changed the two-handed dunk action to a one-handed dunk, with his right hand forward. As soon as he sent it, he smashed the ball in.

"beep--"

The referee did not hesitate to call Lu Yuanzhi a foul.

Cato has a chance to play 2+1.

Lu Yuanzhi also took the opportunity to walk up to Adelman and whispered, "That was a big hit." Adelman understood it clearly. It seemed that Cato had good awareness of following up after the pick-and-roll. He has good athletic ability and a strong body. When encountering in the air, He can still slam the ball in after a physical confrontation. He is indeed a qualified pie-eater.

Cato made the extra free throw steadily.

oh?Free throws seem to be okay too?
Adelman took over Cato's statistics from the rear staff. Cato has made more than 600 free throws in his career so far. The sample is not too large, but it is passable.

The overall shooting rate is around 65%. As a blue-collar center, this data is basically qualified.

Adelman nodded. After several tests, Cato performed very well.

Then, the next step is to let Clark perform well in front of the Rockets, leave a good impression on the opponent, and gain an advantage in the subsequent negotiations.

Adelman gave the order, and the entire Kings team cooperated to give Clark the ball.

Clark burst into tears. It came and it came again. This was the feeling. Someone was helping to cover the ball. When the ball was open, he could catch the ball. Even if the defense was out of position, Max would already be there to block the hole.

The darling of thousands of worlds!

Did I get the favor of the goddess of luck to join such a team of gods?

If Lu Yuanzhi could hear Clark's thoughts, wouldn't he spit it out?

Brother, take a look in the mirror. No goddess can appreciate your honor!

You have to go around when you see me!

I'm afraid I'm not just a little green tea guy here to defraud you of your money!

I strongly recommend you install an anti-fraud APP!

After Divac and Pollard restrained Cato, Clark took advantage of the situation in the paint, and Clark shot from the outside. Clark reciprocated with a good pass to Lu Yuanzhi and scored an assist.

As for Maurice Taylor, who came on the bench to face Clark, he showed his unique skill of defensive eyes and allowed Clark to do whatever he wanted.

Shock!Harden's eye defense actually learned from him?

Tomjanovy has played basketball for many years and has been a coach for many years. He vaguely feels that Clark's performance is a bit abnormal, but looking at the Kings' lineup, it is indeed time to use Clark as an arrow to attack the Rockets' weak point Taylor, too. Didn't think much about it.

A certain Rockets executive happened to be at the scene to watch the game and was deeply impressed by Clark's performance.

This Clark used to be so inconspicuous, but he didn't expect him to be so comprehensive?

You scored 15 points before the first half was even finished?

There are also 7 rebounds, 2 of which are offensive boards?

What's even more rare is that he seems to be very good at defense. Not only can he defend Taylor, who has strong attack power, but he also has the "wisdom" to lead Taylor into the "trap" and complete a double attack with Max.

Lu Yuanzhi: Yes, yes, Clark deliberately let Taylor come over to let me attack, not because he missed someone in defense.

The more the Rockets executive watched, the more he thought Clark was outstanding, and he also felt that Taylor was indeed a loser.

Why were you so obsessed with signing a big contract with Taylor back then?
Such an excellent player only costs 455 million a year.

Taylor's money-losing guy will cost 715 million this year, and it will increase next year. There are still 4 years left on the contract. Doesn't this take up the team's salary space?

No wonder the Clippers would release the No. 4 pick in the first round that year.

It turns out that they have long seen through that Taylor cannot be a useful person!
No, Taylor has to be replaced.

I think Clark from the Kings is good. If Taylor can be exchanged for Clark, it will be a big profit!

　There are a lot of trivial matters, so I try my best to find time to type, at least two chapters a day.
　　If I could steal a moment, I would code more
　　
　
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