After leading the Bucks to win the championship last year and getting the FMVP, the alphabet brother has evolved again this season, not only the shooting ability has improved a lot compared to previous seasons, but the passing technology is also getting stronger, coupled with the already terrifying ability to impact the inside line, after the half-time slaughter warriors 39 points, the author had to paraphrase a previous NBA official description of James - "Earthlings, who can still stop the alphabet brother.".
Since the rise of the alphabet brother, how to limit the alphabet brother is undoubtedly a problem for all eastern teams, some teams choose to prevent the alphabet brother from shooting and shrinking the defense, some teams choose to pinch the alphabet brother to empty his teammates, and few teams will choose to send players to single defense, because the single defense of the alphabet brother is almost in the NBA is white! However, there are indeed four people in active duty, not to mention the single defense is completely defensive, but it can make the alphabet brother quite uncomfortable.
First of all, the first is the Warriors' dream of Green, if the Warriors and Bucks in the game Green is not absent, then the Warriors will most likely not lose so badly. Green's defensive ability is well known in the league, whether it is single defense ability or auxiliary defense ability is quite good, and Green is also a smart defender, knows when to pack, when to put the shot, which will definitely make the alphabet brother very uncomfortable. Secondly, Green's ability to protect the basket is also good, and the low defensive chassis is quite stable, and it can be said that there is a full opportunity to limit the alphabet brother.
The second place is Leonard, as early as the 19th Eastern Conference Finals, the two had a direct dialogue, after the Raptors chose Siakam to directly match the alphabet brother, the result was very small, and then Leonard personally defended the alphabet brother, the offensive and defensive ends completely exploded him. Leonard has speed, strength, and defensive experience, after all, he was famous for his death entanglement with James, leonard's defense of the alphabet brother can be described as quite successful, and helped the Raptors win 4 consecutive games, 4-2 turn over the Bucks to reach the Finals.
The third person who can restrict the alphabet brother is Butler. In the 2020 Eastern Conference semifinals, the Bucks, who ranked first in the East, were eliminated by the Heat 4-1, which surprised many people. Among them, the Heat's excellent restriction of the alphabet brother is also their winning magic weapon. At that time, the Heat formed the anti-alphabet armor of Butler, Adebayo, Claude and Iguodala, and the most important of them was undoubtedly Butler's single defense, in the game Butler used his own experience, both with his body to defend against the alphabet brother, but also at the appropriate moment to remove the chair to make the alphabet brother walk, in short, that round of the series alphabet brother in front of Butler played quite uncomfortable, and it was natural to be eliminated.
The fourth brother who can restrict the letter is neither Durant nor a thick eyebrow brother, and the answer in my mind is James. Don't look at james now at 37 years old, but he is still the only player in the NBA who can theoretically defend the alphabet brother. Referring to the last head-to-head meeting between the two, or in the 2020 Lakers away challenge bucks game, that game James dedicated a textbook-level defensive alphabet brother strategy, the alphabet brother in front of James 8 shots 2, and James in the alphabet brother defense 5 shots 3, James has both speed, strength at the same time, there is plenty of experience, which is still a dimensionality reduction blow for the current alphabet brother. （ikuet）