NBA: The God of Basketball Begins with Precise Scoring

Chapter 56 Li Xingchen scores 5 points in a row, Curry's new trick fails!

Li Xingchen's current role is definitely that of a player who is weak in offense but strong in defense.

Although he can consistently score over ten points per game on offense, most of those points come from simple scoring opportunities created by Curry drawing defenders away from the defense. He doesn't actually score that many points through his own individual ability.

Therefore, in a one-on-one situation, Li Xingchen would definitely be more comfortable in a defensive position than in an offensive position.

Unless, the person standing opposite him is Curry...

The reason is simple: Curry's offensive ability is just too strong.

No wonder so many players in the league known for their defense nearly collapsed when defending Curry.

Today, Li Xingchen only had a one-on-one match with Curry in the half-court. If he were to guard Curry for the entire game, he would have to endure the torment of Curry's off-ball movement. Curry's stamina seemed inexhaustible, with an average running distance of a terrifying five kilometers per game. No one could withstand that.

Li Xingchen still vaguely remembers that in his previous life, there was a defensive stalwart who guarded Curry the entire game, and ended up going to the hospital for an IV drip right after the game.

That's absolutely terrifying.

Fortunately, Li Xingchen now has possession of the ball.

In this kind of one-on-one competition, scoring consecutive points is a very common occurrence.

Despite Curry's current 8-0 lead, erasing the deficit might not be too difficult.

If Curry can score six consecutive baskets, Li Xingchen will naturally have a chance too.

What's really unfair is that Curry needs a whole host of offensive skills to beat Li Xingchen, while Li Xingchen doesn't need any to beat Curry.

Because he is 10 centimeters taller than Curry, weighs over 30 pounds more, and has a longer wingspan...

The removal of the rebounding mechanic in one-on-one matches has significantly weakened the impact of static talents, but they still exist.

Putting everything else aside, Curry couldn't pull up for a jump shot against Li Xingchen's close defense, but Li Xingchen could against Curry.

This is the impact of differences in height and wingspan!

Because he felt his touch was pretty good during the warm-up, Li Xingchen didn't think much about it. On the first offensive possession, he directly pulled up for a three-pointer over Curry's head, right over the defense!

With a "whoosh," it hit the target.

Two points in one go.

Curry was speechless.

In fact, he was not out of position and jumped up to interfere.

However, due to insufficient height and wingspan, it was indeed impossible to block Li Xingchen's shot; at most, it could only slightly interfere with his vision.

If this kind of interference has no effect on Li Xingchen, then his subsequent offense can maintain this momentum, which feels no different from his three-point shooting practice...

This is where the difference between one-on-one and team 5v5 basketball really comes into play.

In official games, teammates can help Curry with help defense and switch on defense, which can largely hide his weaknesses in one-on-one defense, bring out his help defense instincts, and maximize the team's overall defensive capabilities.

The same applies to offense. In one-on-one situations, Curry's physical disadvantages mean he can only create offensive opportunities by relying on skill.

However, in official games, he can use more cross screens with his teammates, draw double teams from opponents, maximize his shooting threat, and create more easy ball opportunities for his teammates.

Therefore, Curry is the kind of player whose impact in team basketball far exceeds his individual one-on-one skills.

Therefore, even when facing Li Xingchen, a player whose current role is only a 3D wing, he finds it difficult to defend him due to his disadvantage in physical attributes.

Fortunately, Li Xingchen changed his strategy in the next offensive round.

Firstly, he wasn't confident he could still make every three-pointer under pressure; secondly, it was just an exhibition game, and there was no reason not to win, so the more offensive tricks he used, the better.

Perfect timing! His three-point shot is actually quite good, but his dribbling and penetration offense still needs to be developed. He can take this opportunity to practice it.

In the second offensive round, Li Xingchen began to try some breakthrough techniques, such as hesitant steps and changes of direction to accelerate, but with little effect.

That's normal. Curry is the master of these offensive techniques, so how could he be easily fooled by them?

In the end, Li Xingchen had no other choice but to switch to back-to-the-basket play, relying on physical confrontation to force his way into the paint step by step.

You know what, the current version of Curry is really only effective when playing physical confrontations.

Finally, after advancing to a position inside the free-throw line, Li Xingchen turned and launched a fadeaway jump shot, which went in smoothly.

Because the system had given him hints about fadeaway jump shots several times in critical moments, he now has a good grasp of how to maintain his center of gravity and shooting stability while fadeaway.

The idea of ​​"four-legged iron" or "three-iron" is definitely not true.

"They've got three points now!"

Li Xingchen mimicked Curry's tone and said in a cheeky manner.

Curry retorted irritably, "Come on, let's get back to it!"

Then, with two more goals in a row, Li Xingchen has now scored five points in this one-on-one match.

In the fifth possession of his consecutive offensive attack, Li Xingchen missed a three-pointer, thus ending his offensive streak.

Possession changed hands again, and Curry smiled once more.

"Looks like you don't have much of a chance!"

Li Xingchen remained energetic: "That's not necessarily true! Come on!"

This time, Curry once again opted for a "prayer" move followed by a drive to the basket.

However, this trick no longer fooled Li Xingchen; he hadn't lost his position at all.

Curry was aware of this, but it was just his opening move.

It's worth noting that in official matches, he rarely uses single moves. Instead, he excels at combining dribbling skills such as crossovers, behind-the-back dribbles, and spin moves into combos. The famous "Z-Magic" is one of his classic signature moves.

This time, his breakthrough against Li Xingchen involved a change of direction and a behind-the-back dribble, combined with feints with his head and shoulders to shift the defender's center of gravity.

In reality, he misled Li Xingchen into moving in another direction by using feints with his upper body, while simultaneously concealing his true direction of attack by dribbling behind his back.

This move hadn't been used in the previous round, so Curry was confident that he could continue to score against Li Xingchen, at least in this round.

The current score is 5 to 8. Curry scored 8 points on his last offensive possession.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this offensive surge should be enough to end the game.

Curry felt that letting Li Xingchen score five points was just right.

This not only proved his strength as the team leader, demonstrating that even in one-on-one situations where he is not good, he can still dominate the team; at the same time, it gave Li Xingchen enough face, preventing him from facing the embarrassment of zero points, and also not damaging his defensive confidence.

Just as he was thinking this, things didn't develop as he had expected.

Curry thought he would be able to shake off Li Xingchen because he used a new move that he hadn't used in the previous rounds. So after the fake and dribble, he quickly accelerated and broke through to the right.

To his surprise, Li Xingchen seemed unfazed by his feint and moved to the right as well, securing the breakthrough route in advance.

So, Curry, who suddenly accelerated, collided head-on with him!