The opening three-pointer in basketball

The height of the basket is usually calibrated and positioned by the home team's technicians.

Then the referees will go over and take a look.

Some teams are more shady and will deliberately change the height of the basket by one centimeter or 0.5 centimeters during the first half of the away team's offensive side.

The distance is not large, so it is difficult to see.

Wait until you are on your own side in the second half and then calibrate back.

This is actually a kind of home field advantage. When the referees see it, they usually turn a blind eye.

For CIC experts, the distance is short and a small gap may not matter, they don't care.

But for three-pointers, this centimeter is still a big difference.

Bai Yi's long-range shot is already not low. After all, even if he doesn't practice deliberately, the long-term muscle memory of various skills has been retained.

Just like now, even if he doesn't use skills, he can easily use step-back shots and fadeaway shots, but the shooting rate is not that high, and it is easy to make mistakes.

But in terms of open shooting percentage, he is already within the range of a normal shooting guard.

He shot so many three-pointers, and he knew very well that if the shot was open, it would give away points. Missing three out of 100 would be considered a failure.

And having just missed three in a row, he was sure that his mentality was stable and his movements were standard, so there must be something wrong with the basket.

This is the shooter's confidence.

The referee actually knew that the basket was a little too high, but he didn't expect Bai Yi to see it.

He realized that Bai Yi was indeed a master of three-pointers.

Then he pretended to check the calibration again.

Adelman was stunned. He didn't expect Bai Yi to find such details. Does this mean that Bai Yi's condition is better than he imagined?

Is Bai Yi really not nervous?

On the other side, Jazz head coach Tyrone Corbin was also very surprised.

The height of the visiting team's basket is a little higher than the normal basket. It was his idea. He carefully studied the last game between the Timberwolves and the Kings.

He was 100% sure that Bai Yi was really a super three-point shooter at a historical level.

He then planned to make a small fuss about the height of the basket to see if it could affect Bai Yi.

But I didn't expect that the game hadn't started yet.

After just a few warm-up shots before the game, Bai Yi discovered that there was something wrong with the height of the basket.

I have to say that the three-point shooting feel is really amazing, and the talent in this area is so high that it’s scary.

Tyrone Corbin was more cautious and said to several outside players: "When the game starts later, you must keep an eye on him and don't give him any open space."

The Jazz's current starting lineup is Harris, LaGabell, Hayward, Millsap, and Jefferson.

Among them, Kanter, the third pick in this year's draft, also came on as a substitute in the last game.

Harris is the point guard and Laga Bell is the shooting guard.

Harris is 1.96 meters tall and Bell is 1.96 meters tall. In terms of defensive confrontation between defenders, the height of the two is enough.

They are also rare defenders in the league who have defensive capabilities.

This is also where Tyrone Corbyn’s confidence lies.

For example, the Kings' two starting guards, even the outside core Evans, have made little defensive achievements.

But the Jazz are different. Their two guards, as well as the white player Hayward, who is said to have the best physical fitness in the league, are all above average in defense.

Tyrone Corbin does not intend to use a double-teaming tactic. He intends to let three outside players take turns defending Bai Yi.

Use wheel battles to consume Bai Yi.

Kanter listened to Tyrone Corbin's words and secretly clenched his fists.

Bai Yi is the second-ranked rookie this year, and he is the third-ranked player.

In the last game, Bai Yi performed well, scoring 11 three-pointers in a single quarter and 44 points in the first regular NBA game.

Having broken two records, it can be said that it shines brightly.

At this time, league media players only remember that Bai Yi is better than Irving, and most of the media are discussing Bai Yi and Irving.

No one cares about his third place finish.

Kanter felt that his life was really miserable.

He didn't want this, he vowed to defeat Bai Yi, and he wanted to become the strongest rookie this year.

After a while, the baskets were calibrated and the warm-up players from both teams retreated.

The Timberwolves' starting five are: Bai Yi, Love, Billis, Rubio, and Pekovic.

The Jazz's starting five: Hayward, Harris, Laga Bell, Jefferson, and Millsap.

This game still has not been broadcast live in the United States.

Jefferson and Pekovic jumped the ball together, but Pekovic took the lead this time, easily grabbed the ball, and then handed it to Bai Yi.

Lagabel rushed over immediately.

He is very fast, very active and explosive, and he looks very fierce.

Bai Yi did not force the ball, gave the ball to Rubio, and then quickly ran through the half court.

He soon discovered that Lagabel was the only one defending him.

Bai Yi then raised his hand for the ball, and Rubio gave it back to him.

Lagabel was a little confused. He had just passed the ball, why did he still need the ball now?

Could it be that just now, Bai Yi thought he could beat him easily?

Thinking of this, he slumped his shoulders slightly and prepared to defend seriously.

Bai Yi patted the ball and then took a step forward. Lagabel thought Bai Yi was going to break through and hurriedly moved sideways.

But Bai Yi then took a step back and then raised his hand and hit a three-pointer.

Step back for a three-pointer.

Smooth and fast.

The basketball flew into the air and flew into the net under Lagabel's shocked eyes.

He really didn't expect that this rookie would be so bold and confident.

Aren’t other rookies rushing to take the blame at this time?

Why does Bai Yi play like he is a superstar?

Adelman was also shocked. He thought that Bai Yi's confidence before the game was just a pretense and that he was actually nervous.

But I didn't expect Bai Yi to be so confident and dare to vote.

Although this rookie has never played in a professional game before, he is really very stable.

Tyrone Corbin was also puzzled. Why didn't the first goal come with a simple one? The first goal was a step-back three-pointer. Isn't this too confident?

And he can still score. Does this rookie really have a scope for his three-pointers?

You must know that the three-pointer just now was not an open shot, it was a step-back three-pointer.

Tyrone Corbin still couldn't believe it, and he planned to take another look.

Seeing that the head coach had no instructions, Lagabel bit the bullet and continued the game.

But he felt this was unstable.

Bai Yi is completely different from other rookies. His eyes are calm after shooting.

It is as natural as breathing and drinking water.

Neither excited nor sad.

This is simply a perfect assassin with a big heart.

The game continued, and Harris didn't want to shine alone in vain, so he also shot a three-pointer.

"Bang!"

The basketball hit the rim hard and bounced out.

There is no comparison with the three-pointer made by Baiyi just now.

The reason why the Jazz didn't make the playoffs last season was because their three-point shooting was terrible.

For example, Harris's three-point shooting percentage is 30%, while Laga Bell's shooting percentage is better, with a shooting percentage of 36%.

Hayward is 34 percent.

Normally, the passing level of an outside three-pointer is 36%, which means that only one of their players is qualified, and no one else is qualified.

Their defense is already good enough, one of the top ten in the league, but their offense is really broken.

Lagabel couldn't help but look at Bai Yi.

But he found that Bai Yi had no expression.

Don’t be arrogant when you win, don’t be discouraged when you lose.

Proper general style.

Lagabel had a bad feeling in her heart.