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Chapter 101 I don't go to hell, who goes to hell?

"On How to Destroy a Shooter's Confidence". First, in front of him, use his best way to score, more accurate and more ruthless than him.Second, prevent every shot he is proud of, and prevent him from doubting his life.

As a senior fan in his previous life, as long as he had time and a game, no matter which two teams faced off, Zheng Long would never miss it.

The impression McCollum left on Zheng Long is that it is unpretentious. The three-point shot after the pick-and-roll, and the 45-degree direct breakthrough layup on the left and right sides are McCollum's two main offensive methods.

For the first ball, Zheng Long chose to dribble to a 45-degree angle, passed the ball back to Oladipo who responded, turned his back, and reached out for the ball again.

At the same time, there were words in his mouth.

"CJ, why did the Blazers send you over to guard me? Does Stotts think you can guard me?"

"You are too short and too thin, there is absolutely no possibility of guarding against me."

"Although you can still shoot two three-pointers on the offensive end, I have seen your video, and your defense is a mess, like air!"

Even if McCollum concentrates on defense, he can't avoid Zheng Long's sentence after sentence.

Before the game, McCollum heard from other players that Zheng Long likes to "talk" on the court the most.

"His mouth can't stop, it stinks!"

"Arrogance! Arrogance! Disgusting people!"

"If you're playing against him, you'd better get a pair of earplugs."

The above are all from the complaints of several players who are unwilling to disclose their names. Although Zheng Long's "trash talk" is not as famous as his scoring ability, it has already left a deep impression on many players.

Stay focused!

McCollum, who has been on the bench for two years, is more aware of the importance of focus, and staying focused and patient has always been the answer to his success.

So McCollum did not respond to Zheng Long's "trash talk".

This surprised Zheng Long quite a bit.

Is this the honest man?

I almost rode to his face and output, and I won't refute a word. It's boring.

"Okay, CJ, you're more patient than I thought, but then I'm going to turn around and drive to your right, and you can't stop."

The voice fell.

After getting the basketball, Zheng Long immediately dropped the ball, pulled the ball and made a half-turning feint. After successfully tricking McCollum's center of gravity, he pulled back silkily, turned around again, and easily slammed in from McCollum's right side.

McCollum thought it was bad, but couldn't do anything about it.

Just because Zheng Long's turn was too smooth and too fast, he completed the perfect handling of the basketball in less than three seconds after receiving the ball.

At this time, the distance between the paint area behind McCollum and the three-point line was empty. Zheng Long did not even choose to continue to break through to the deep area. Take off, send the basketball, and hit the board.

After scoring the goal, Zheng Long looked at McCollum with a smile and said, "I said I would break through from your right side, why don't you believe me?"

McCollum: .
Is it a question of believe it or not?This is obviously a question of whether he has the ability to prevent it. Zheng Long just turned around and broke through too quickly.

McCollum knew that even if Zheng Long didn't use fake moves to deceive his center of gravity before breaking through, it would be difficult for him to guard against Zheng Long's first step just now.

Frustration arises spontaneously!

Is this the Chosen One that the fans and the media brag about? It seems that he is quite strong.

Lakers 2 to 0 Blazers, Zheng Long successfully fired the first shot back home!
The home fans were ready to cheer after Zheng Long received the ball, and now, they just handed over the prepared shout from their throats.

"Nice job, Long Mamba!"

Long Mamba is a new nickname given to Zheng Long by Lakers fans. He can score 80+ points like Mamba. Like Kobe, he is the thigh and pillar of the Lakers today.

Lakers fans will of course feel that Zheng Long is like Kobe's heir.

The voice of the commentary was much more flat, because he knew that this was just an appetizer, and Zheng Long would let himself have many rounds of passionate yelling.

"We knew from the cheers at the scene that Zheng Long's goal was expected! He responded to the expectations of the fans!"

This goal is roared out, playing with life and exaggeration, what about the more exaggerated goal later?
In the next round, when the Blazers attacked, they directly chose to let Lillard receive the serve. After receiving the serve, Director Li took the initiative to speed up, accelerated a few steps, and came to the frontcourt.

Papapa. Director Li's eyes were full of fighting intent.

Director Li, known as Little Curry, contributed his career masterpiece in the first round of the Trail Blazers vs. Rockets series in 14.

Killed the Rockets in 0.9 seconds, and sent the bearded man home with his own hands.

It is not an exaggeration to become famous with one battle.

Some fans always refer to Director Li as Little Curry because he likes to use three-pointers to solve problems just like Curry.

Little did he know that in the playoffs where Lee led the world, Curry led the Warriors to lose the game after a fierce battle with the Clippers in the first round to the tiebreaker.

In fact, Li Guidance was famous earlier than Curry.

Even before Curry liked to shoot ultra-long three-pointers, Director Li had already begun to use ultra-long three-pointers as his regular weapon.

Director Li of the arc top organization saw the longing in McCollum's eyes. The good brother was just scored by Zheng Long, and he wanted to return it!

The Trail Blazers players also began to set up pick-and-rolls for McCollum through running positions. McCollum was familiar with running positions and wanted to get rid of Zheng Long's defense, but found that he couldn't get rid of it at all.

The bald head entwined himself tightly.

The mouth is still chattering non-stop.

"You don't want to shoot [-]s off the pick-and-roll, CJ."

"No way, CJ, as long as you dare to make a move."

"I'll put the ball in your face!"

The more Zheng Long said that, the more McCollum wanted to pay back in front of Zheng Long. He suddenly changed his speed and rushed to the 45-degree position on the right.

And here, teammate Aminu has prepared a cover for him.

The moment he landed, McCollum received a pass from Lillard, and with the basketball in hand, McCollum chose to take off without any hesitation.

He shot so fast that he didn't even see where Zheng Long was.

Because McCollum knew that only if he was fast enough, Zheng Long would have no chance to interfere with him.

He can't pass through Aminu's body.

Of course Zheng Long can't do the "piercing technique", but he can go around the pick-and-roll, and Zheng Long's speed around the pick-and-roll is far beyond McCollum's imagination.

The moment McCollum took off, pressed his wrist, and was about to make a shot, he saw a big hand slapping him head-on.

broken!

The moment McCollum hesitated in the air, Zheng Long had already slapped the ball.

Bang Bang!
The force between the hands made the basketball out of McCollum's hands—and, as Zheng Long said, it flew towards his face.

Another bang! !
"Ahhh!"

As soon as McCollum's eyes went dark, he lost his balance in the air, fell backwards, and fell to the ground.

This brutal block caused an exclamation in the audience.

"This is not the first time that Zheng Long has contributed such atrocious blocks on the court!"

"And the basketball bounced right in McCollum's face"

"This ball hurts so much. McCollum is covering his face. The referee had to temporarily suspend the game."

At this time, McCollum felt his face hurt.

It really hurts.

Anyone who has experienced the feeling of being hit by a basketball in the face knows that it is not good!

The key is!
McCollum, who covered his face and couldn't see anything, unexpectedly heard the "culprit" still spouting trash talk at him.

"Didn't I say CJ, if you dare to shoot, I will cover your face with the ball. Why don't you believe me?"

Do you believe me, you big-headed ghost!

The pain made it impossible for McCollum to refute, and this time he really wanted to open his mouth to fight back.

However, Zheng Long also further stimulated the fighting spirit in McCollum's heart, to return one, and he must return one!
This Zheng Long is too cheap!

Not only is his mouth cheap, but his playing is also cheap!

If Zheng Long knew that McCollum dared to slander him in his heart, he would definitely regret it, because he didn't use all his strength to block the shot!

But Zheng Long soon had a chance. After the referee came up to ask, McCollum let go of his hands covering his face-in fact, there was a red mark on his face, but McCollum still insisted on telling the referee that it was okay. .

After roughly observing McCollum's situation, the referee gave the order to continue the game.

And this also made Stotts, the head coach of the Blazers on the sidelines, breathe a sigh of relief. Now the Blazers are competing for a playoff spot at the end of the season.

As the second leader of the team, CJ can't make any mistakes.

But this block also gave Stotts a more pessimistic prediction for today's game results. McCollum is indeed a qualified second-in-command, but in the one attack and one defense with Zheng Long, the gap shown is as big as Great Rift Valley.

Zheng Long's current state is like a monster.

"Monster" Zheng Long continued to implement the plan to destroy McCollum's confidence in the next few minutes, and the offense and defense were full.

Just like those shooting guards who were born in the same era as Jordan, they belong to the same era as Zheng Long, which is the sorrow of all shooting guards in the NBA.

Because you have to match up with Zheng Long, and then you will be naked under the witness of all fans, and Zheng Long will be blown up by Zheng Long on both offensive and defensive ends.

If you were an All-Star before, it would be even more embarrassing. Zheng Long can turn you from an All-Star to a drinking fountain.

And the second-in-command with a good reputation like McCollum was directly crushed by Zheng Long today.

"Zheng Long once attacked from the bottom corner. Facing McCollum, he directly chose to play singles. After dribbling, he stepped back and shot directly! Yes!"

"Oladipo passed the ball to Zheng Long, Jokic stepped forward to pick and roll, Zheng Long directly broke through and went to the basket. He made a layup against three people!"

"Zheng Long got the ball in the middle distance and faced McCollum and shot back directly! Go in again!"

"At the end of the first quarter, Zheng Long scored 17 points in a single quarter! According to statistics, 15 of them were scored in the one-on-one singles against McCollum!"

"And McCollum took 5 shots and 0 hits in the first quarter, and was blocked by Zheng Long!"

"Fans can imagine the psychological shadow of McCollum. In the last game, he just scored 39 points against the Pelicans!"

Trail Blazers dugout.

McCollum's expression was mournful and extremely frustrated, but before the start of the game, he was still full of confidence and kept studying Zheng Long's video, doing his homework!
But in the face of absolute strength, everything becomes empty talk.

Kawhi can't guard him, George can't guard him, and other teams in the league can't guard him with two or even three players. And I am like air in front of him!
And Zheng Long not only did this, but also said so in the trash talk during the game.

"Don't guard me, CJ, I'm not so accurate when I'm unguarded in practice!"

The Blazers players wanted to comfort the heartbroken McCollum, but found that they couldn't speak.

Perhaps the only thing that could comfort McCollum was one sentence.

"Don't worry about the second quarter, CJ, I'll defend Zheng Long!"

But who dares to say that?
No one wants to be the player who is scored point after point by the opponent!

Head coach Stotts comforted McCollum: "It's okay, CJ, take a break in the second quarter. Although you failed to restrain Zheng Long, they also failed to prevent Lillard!"

What Stotts said was true. Although Zheng Long scored 17 points in the first quarter, making McCollum scoreless, Lillard was liberated as a result.

Oladipo's defense is indeed good, but Lillard is much more difficult to guard than those traditional point guards.

He always likes to take super long shots suddenly.

This is not a question of whether you can guard against it, but a question of whether he feels good or not.

But today, Lillard, who "sacrificed" McCollum, drew strength from the "Two Guns", and the offensive attributes of the "Double Guns" seemed to be taken over by Lillard alone.

In the first quarter, he took a total of 12 shots and hit 8 goals, including 2 three-pointers, 18 points in a single quarter!
Lillard even scored 1 more point than Zheng Long in the first quarter!
The score of the two teams, the Lakers 24:23 Blazers.

Faced with such a score, what else can McCollum say?I can only be that big grievance honestly.

In the second quarter, McCollum was also pushed on the bench by Stotts first. As a result, McCollum lost his guidance on the court and immediately became the object of "key care" by the Lakers.

In the second minute of the second quarter, Zheng Long, who had a 2-minute rest, also chose to play and faced Lillard directly.

Lillard, who was defended by Zheng Long, immediately became "McCollum No. [-]".

Zheng Long: You like to cast ultra-long shots, don’t you?Then if you pass the halfway line, don't even think about dribbling the ball for me.

However, Director Fan Li held the ball across the center line, and he would suffer from Zheng Long's death entanglement. Director Li, who had been happy with his shots in the first quarter, realized how much McCollum had endured in the first quarter.

I didn't even dare to dribble the ball more, because every time I dribbled more, Zheng Long, who was staring at me, might snatch the basketball from my hands!

When the second quarter came to the 7th minute, the Blazers had fallen behind by 1 points from 8 point behind.

Instructor Lee, who made 8 hits in the first quarter, also made 0 hits.

When Zheng Long's oppressive defense once again forced Deli to hand the ball to his teammates and squat in the corner to smoke obediently.

He looked at McCollum in the player's bench for help.

Good brother, come back soon, I can't live without you!

McCollum understood the meaning in Lillard's eyes. After all, McCollum still wanted to win very much.

He stood up with the feeling of a strong man going to die.

"Coach, replace me on the field, I think I have adjusted my mentality."

I don't go to hell, who goes to hell?

(End of this chapter)