NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 206 The Counterattack of the Dead Buddha

"It's rare to see a rookie game with such a strong start. The offensive and defensive transitions of the two teams are not inferior to those of the regular season duel."

In the auditorium on the sidelines, the Four Heroes sat in a row, and Wade looked curiously at the rookies on the field.

"LeBron, who do you prefer to win?" Paul asked.

"Of course it's O'Neal's team where Wang is."

"On this point, I agree with LeBron."

As soon as James finished speaking, Anthony nodded with a smile.

Don't get me wrong, it wasn't for rookies on the field, it was because the camera was right on him.

"It seems that everyone has the same opinion."

Paul also bluntly said that he is more optimistic about the O'Neal team.

Barkley's bench.

"Coach, we..."

Owen and the others looked at Barkley.

"Put away your entertainment mentality, this is not an exhibition game, in the second quarter Michael and TT replaced Kawhi and Nikola..."

Barkley made personnel adjustments.

After all, this is a rookie game, every rookie more or less has to have a certain amount of time to show his face, and the point difference between the two teams is less than 6 points, Barkley thinks it is not a big problem.

Team O'Neal here.

"Good! Boys, you did a great job. Keep working hard after a while and completely widen the point difference."

"Wang, Damien, Clay, you two continue to play in the second quarter, Kemba, Dion, replace Will, and Taylor..."

O'Neal unexpectedly put up a combination of two point guards... No, it should be said to be a lineup of one big and four small. Except for Wang Zelin and Klay Thompson, who are both over 1 meters tall, the average height of the remaining three is less than 9 meters. Everyone looked at O'Neal in puzzlement.

"Kemba, Damien, Clay, and Dion, all four of you have excellent long-range shooting ability from outside, and Wang just has the league's first-class rebounding and interior defense ability, which is unmatched in the rookie game, so..." O'Neal looked at the doubtful people around him, and suddenly smiled: "Next, I will play a one-star four-shot tactic!"

One star?
Everyone was even more puzzled.

But there are always smart people. Lillard, Klay Thompson, and Kemba Walker seemed to understand something, looked at each other, and finally locked their eyes on Wang Zelin.

"You guys should have seen the Orlando Magic's style of play in 09, right?" O'Neal couldn't help reminding after seeing everyone.

Having said this, everyone fully understood what was going on.

That season, the Magic's main strategy was the one-star four-shot tactic, or the big four-shot tactic.

Before the start of the playoffs that year, the media had already started to make a lot of noise for the 23VS24 finals.

However, a big man named Warcraft stumbled his group of shooters, and with an average of 26.3 three-pointers per game, he completely broke the beautiful fantasy of the league, the media, and the fans.

You know, even in the heyday of the small ball era in 19, all teams in the league averaged no more than 32 three-pointers per game.

And the key to all this is precisely because the Magic's offensive and defensive core at the time-White Howard.

This big man who combines DOPY + rebounding + shot blocking is undoubtedly the most dominant insider of that era.

It is no exaggeration to say that the mobility and defensive sense of the peak sparks are really terrible. His no-fly zone is all inside the three-point line. It is precisely because of his abnormal dominance on the defensive end that the Magic's coach at the time, Van Gundy, was more determined.

"Next, Wang will play the role of Dwight Howard during the Magic period that season, and you are mainly responsible for shooting from the outside, understand?"

After O'Neal finished speaking, all the pressure came to Wang Zelin.

Although Wang Zelin is now averaging 22+12 per game, which is not inferior to any top player in the same position in the league, but still no one thinks that he can compare with Warcraft in 09.

At least when it comes to the dominance of the defensive end, there are only a handful of great insiders in NBA history who can rival the peak Warcraft.

Wang Zelin is still several grades away from the historical defense of the dominant level.

"I am honored to take on this important task," Wang Zelin said firmly, feeling the trust of O'Neill and the suspicious eyes of some teammates. "At the same time, I am very confident that I can complete this task."

"Damien, Klay, Kemba, and Dion, then you can safely shoot from the outside and just leave the rebounds to me!"

"Don't worry, leave it to me!" Lillard nodded, his face terrified.

Everyone knew very well that as long as they played enough threats from the outside, the Barkley team would not dare to double-team Wang Zelin on the inside.

The same is true for Wang Zelin.

O'Neill's tactic can be said to be very bold, but I have to admit that one-star shooting seems to work.

If you really want to play with power... I think of the group of shooters of the Magic team in 09 relying on their peak sparks, and their outside shots are called decisive (waves).

So much so that their opponents had no time to react, and they lost the game in a daze.

Among the four teammates, the most excited is actually Klay Thompson of the Warriors.

There is no doubt that every three-point maniac has the soul of the wave in his heart. Naturally, he can't wait to have a big center like Howard in his team... It feels so safe.

It's time for a wave!

"Fuck...why is Clay so excited?"

Turning his head, Wang Zelin noticed that Klay Thompson's face was flushed and he was gearing up, as if he was about to climax.

The O'Neill team's conversation was just a blink of an eye. At this time, the timeout was just over halfway. Many people in the audience noticed the seriousness of O'Neill gesturing to the tactical board.

"What are they talking about?"

"Looks like Shaquille is setting something up!"

"Are you kidding? Isn't the big diesel engine only responsible for the funny part? Is it possible that he really has something in his stomach?"

"Hahaha!"

Everyone was discussing, and they stood against O'Neill without blinking.

In the end, I found that this big fat man had lost his usual hippie smile, and his expression was old-fashioned. If he didn't know it, he thought he was really the head coach of a certain team.

Soon, the timeout ends and the game continues.

"What?"

"What the hell lineup is this..."

In the auditorium, everyone looked astonished as if they had seen a UFO.

What they don't know is that the UFO sitting in the front row has the same expression as them.

Followed by.

"No way……"

Carter, who played for the Magic for a period of time, seemed to have thought of something, looked at O'Neal with a strange face, and then turned to look at Wang Zelin.

"Hahaha! Shaquille's precipice has been lowered. He actually put on this lineup. Isn't he going to defend?"

Barkley was shocked, and then burst out laughing.

Barkley's smile spread all around, and many viewers who thought the same laughed.

"Hmph! Laugh, you won't be able to laugh anymore in a while!"

O'Neill looked around with a look of disdain, and found that some people were shaking their heads and sighing, and their hearts became more and more disturbed.

The next second, O'Neill, who was calm on the surface and anxious inside, set his sights on Wang Zelin again: "Don't let me down, you boy!"

On the field, the Barkley team took the lead.

This time the ball was given to Anthony Davis on the inside. Facing Klay Thompson, who is 2 meters tall, Anthony Davis chose singles, turned around after a change of direction and entered the inside, completing the first dunk of the game.

"Bang!!!"

With a loud noise, Anthony Davis tugged at the basket with both hands in a venting style, causing the entire basket to shake, and some photographers under the basket turned pale.

Although they know that since O'Neal's consecutive devastating dunks, the NBA's basketball hoop has been strengthened again. In theory, even if there are two or three more O'Neals, it is impossible to complete the feat of smashing backboards.

But everything is just in case.

Seeing this situation, Barkley raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a confident smile with the overall situation under control.

Originally, he had already prepared for failure in this game, but in the end, O'Neill insisted on committing suicide.

Then he can only blame himself!
"Sorry!" Klay Thompson turned his head in embarrassment.

It's because Anthony Davis' speed was too fast just now, coupled with the size gap between the two, Klay Thompson couldn't defend at all.

"It's okay, it's not your fault, and I didn't realize it. I will act according to the tactics in a while."

Wang Zelin picked up the ball and sent it directly to Klay Thompson.

But he seems to have forgotten one thing, Klay Thompson is a famous dribbling genius.

Just after halftime, Irving suddenly stepped forward to press. Klay Thompson, who was completely unprepared, trembled. The intensity of the ball with his right hand suddenly increased, and the ball hit the instep of his left foot directly.

"I……"

Klay Thompson tripped over the ball and fell to the ground with a look of bewilderment.

"..."

A proper social death scene.

While Wang Zelin and the others were in a daze, Owen didn't care so much, picked up the ball at a high speed, sprinted to the frontcourt with all his strength to complete the gliding dunk.

Ou, Irving dunked!
Wang Zelin never expected that he would be lucky enough to witness the scene of two future NBA names in one game.

The Buddha who is dribbled by the ball, Irving who can dunk...

"Oh! My! God!"

"God, I can't believe my eyes!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

When Klay Thompson died, the audience on the sidelines were jubilant.

It turns out that the group of NBA players who can play the most on the planet will also have such an embarrassing moment.

This is the closest I've ever been to the NBA!
Many fans thought so in their hearts.

The referee on the sidelines looked at the scene in front of him in bewilderment, unable to believe his eyes.

NBA players... right here?
……

"Clay, I asked you to practice dribbling with me more often. You must listen. Do you regret it now?"

Not far away, an unknown primary school student who came to watch the two younger brothers fight laughed loudly while laughing.

Looking around, he is the most jubilant one in the audience.

Damn it!How could I forget, this guy Stephen is also here... This time, he is really ashamed to face people.

Klay Thompson lay on the ground, rolled over, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Wang Zelin and Dion stepped forward to pull Klay Thompson up.

"you……"

Klay Thompson clearly noticed that his teammates were holding back their laughter.

"This is not my true strength, it was an accident..." Klay Thompson quickly explained.

"Ha... ahem, we understand!"

Wang Zelin desperately maintained the expression management.

"What I'm saying is true!"

"Well, ahem, really!"

Dion coughed twice and nodded heavily.

"Forget it! You can laugh if you want!"

Klay Thompson shrugged pretending to be indifferent, forcing himself to quickly put this matter behind him.

"Hahaha!"

"Hahaha!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there were two laughter in front of him.

"Ha ha……"

At this time, Irving laughed while returning to defense after completing a handsome dunk.

"It's all your fault!"

Klay Thompson saw the arrival of the culprit, like seeing a father and enemy.

"Beep beep!"

The referee cheered for a while, and finally remembered that there was still a game to play, and quickly blew his whistle to remind O'Neal to serve.

Wang Zelin rushed to the backcourt helplessly and handed the ball to Lillard.

Nothing will happen this time, will it?
Fortunately, his worries were in vain.

Lillard's ball-handling ability is far from comparable to that of Klay Thompson, and he finally dribbled the ball across the half court steadily.

Lillard was about to pass the ball to the inside again, but found Wang Zelin shaking his head.

Wang Zelin's physical strength is far from that of Peak Spark, so he decided to turn his attention to the defensive end.

As for offensive firepower, with four shooters on the outside, what are you afraid of?
Lillard was about to play singles, but at this moment, Klay Thompson came around the three-point line from the bottom corner.

"give me!"

Klay Thompson opened his hand for the ball while running, Lillard didn't think much, and handed the ball directly.

Klay Thompson, who just entered the league, showed his historical talent in three-pointers early. His three-point shooting percentage in his rookie season has also reached 41.4%, and he made 268 shots in a single season.

In the current league, the three-time shooting percentage exceeds 4%, which is one of the standards for top shooters.

If Klay Thompson in his rookie season is not convincing enough, then this year, in just half a season, he made 260 of 108 three-point shots, and with a 41.5% three-point shooting percentage, he is undoubtedly among the top shooters in the league.

This is why Lillard chose to pass the ball to Klay Thompson without hesitation.

Because he knows very well that the latter's three-point attainment can hardly even be compared with his current self.

If you choose one person in the perimeter four-man team to bring out all the perimeter threats in the one-star four-shot tactic, it must be Klay Thompson.

When Klay Thompson received the ball, Irving pounced directly after the pick-and-roll misplaced.

"The rookie No. 11 received the ball, isn't he going to dribble again?"

"Hahaha, don't make trouble, if he can face Kyrie Irving's defense and score this goal one-on-one, I will take this on the spot..."

At this time, Klay Thompson suddenly jumped up, and at the moment of catching the ball, he raised the ball high and flicked his wrist...

"How dare he make such a choice?"

Irving didn't expect Klay Thompson to shoot so decisively, but his reaction speed was also very fast, and he took off quickly.

But the defender is the passive side after all, coupled with the 10cm height difference between the two, Klay Thompson finally shot smoothly.

"Is that number 11 brave?"

"I just don't know how it will end?"

The tens of thousands of spectators in the arena threw one after another. No one expected Klay Thompson to jump up and shoot after catching the ball. He obviously has no rhythm!

However, the fact is that although Klay Thompson's catch and shoot ability has not reached the peak of his career, it should not be underestimated.

The speed of adjustment after receiving the ball is far beyond what others can imagine.

"This shot is too fast!"

"Yeah, I guess I want to prove myself too much!"

Lillard and Kemba Walker shook their heads one after another. In their opinion, this is not a good opportunity to make a move.

"I don't think so!"

As soon as Wang Zelin finished speaking, there was a "swish", and a dazzling splash appeared on the white net that was pierced by the basketball.

For a moment, everyone was stunned, and many opened their mouths wide, staring blankly at the No. 11 figure who made the shot confidently.

in?

Really got in!

"The ball is in!"

I don't know who yelled first, completely breaking the silence of the scene, and the fans finally came to their senses.

Huge cheers broke out in the audience, no matter how unreasonable the ball was thrown just now, as long as it is banned, it will be a good ball.

Here should be @Zhang Guidance.

(End of this chapter)