The glory of the basketball gods

Chapter 76 McGrady with 20 points in a quarter
McGrady, who was hanging on the basket, didn't know where the sudden explosive power came from just now. He hadn't had such a wonderful breakthrough dunk for a long time.

After getting off the basket, McGrady knew what was going on when he saw Yuan Man. It was the young man in front of him who made him burst out with energy.

I still remember the last time I had a 1v1 match against an opposing player, it was a game in 05.

That game was the Toyota Center Disaster Relief Charity Star Game, an exhibition game to raise funds for the disaster-stricken areas of Hurricane Katrina, organized by Kenny Smith, an NBA commentator on TNT TV in the United States and veteran of the Rockets.

The game was star-studded, and the participating players included: James, Garnett, Billups, Artest, Stackhouse, Kobe, Iverson, Marbury, McGrady, Wade, Danny Mon - Jones, Francis, Anthony, O'Neal and Stoudemire.

At the last moment of that game, Eastern star Arenas made a super long three-pointer from the left wing with one step away from the three-point line in more than two minutes.McGrady, who was playing for the Rockets at the time, dribbled the ball to a stop two steps away from the top of the arc, but the defensive player didn't mean to step forward to defend.McGrady hit a super long three-pointer, which also aroused the cheers of the fans.Of course, Arenas will not stop there, he immediately responded with a three-pointer in the same position.

However, the more exciting scene happened in the next offense. McGrady just passed the half court with the ball, and his feet were still within the range of the rocket mark in the middle circle. The circle made the fans on the scene boil.

McGrady's thoughts returned to the court, and the cheers seemed to be still echoing in his ears.

McGrady, who was standing on the free throw line, made an extra free throw and looked back at Yuan Man who was expressionless.

Yuan Man naturally won't back down, and the Cavaliers players are also happy to see the confrontation between the two. After all, this is a challenge from a rookie to a former All-Star.

Yuan Man also didn't shoot this time. After making a fake move, he immediately started to rush to the inside.

The swiftness of Yuan Man's first step far exceeded McGrady's imagination, and at this moment, McGrady no longer had the speed and footsteps to pursue and defend.

After throwing away McGrady, Yuan Man stepped inside the three-point line and rushed to the basket.

This familiar preparatory action made all the Cavaliers players think that Yuan Man was about to dunk!
Yuan Man didn't let them down either. Grabbing the ball with one hand with his right hand, he slammed on the floor with his left foot, his body flew into the air, and flew towards the basket.

At this moment, there was a burst of exclamation from the sidelines.

"Big Ben" Wallace actually appeared between Yuan Man and the basket!

He is only 2.06 meters tall, but his bounce and strength are far beyond players of the same height. This is why Wallace can gain a firm foothold in the NBA's interior and has won the best defensive player award in the league.

Wallace, who has also passed the peak like McGrady, did not fight hard this time. Instead, he used his defensive brain and stood at the edge of the reasonable collision zone, which happened to be able to make offensive fouls.

With Wallace on the way forward, it was impossible for Yuan Man to dunk this ball, and Wallace's position was getting closer and closer to Yuan Man!

"Worse." Varejao couldn't help saying.

Who knew that Yuan Man retracted his waist and abdomen in the air at this time, and turned to the right. Yuan Man, who was facing the basket head-on, turned to face the basket sideways.

Yuan Man straightened his right hand, turned the ball into a pick-and-shoot action, lightly picked the basket with his fingers, and flew almost close to Wallace's cheek.

Yuan Man's basket bumped a few times on the basket's neck, but still fell into the basket.

"This kind of physical quality is simply too heaven-defying." Jamison, who watched Yuan Man's movement from dunking to slamming up close, couldn't help thinking.

"The balance of the body and the soft wrist are just right. This kind of shooting skill is by no means a coincidence. This rookie is not easy!" McGrady couldn't help but look at Yuan Man differently.

"When did he learn this trick?" Larry Drew couldn't help thinking, "We haven't practiced like this in normal training."

Varejao, who closed his eyes, didn't hear the referee's whistle for an offensive foul. He couldn't help opening his eyes and saw the moment the ball fell into the basket.

"Damn it, how did the goal come in!" Varejao knew he must have missed something.

Although this is just a seemingly ordinary layup, the technique required for this shot is much more difficult than dunking a dunk. If it weren't for learning the skill of "twisting fingers softly", Yuan Man would not have So quickly comprehended the essence of scoring at close range under the basket, and the reason why this goal can be scored also has some elements of luck.

For three consecutive rounds, both sides scored three goals each, with McGrady scoring 7 points and Yuan Man 6 points.

The confrontation between the two finally came to an end in the next round. McGrady took off one step away from the three-point line. Under Yuan Man's surprised gaze, he hit a super long three-pointer!

It's over, I won't shoot threes
With McGrady hitting a three-pointer, the audience immediately became a sea of ​​boiling water. Fortunately, the game's routine timeout expired at this time, and the players on both sides went off to rest.

After Yuan Man and McGrady's nearly 2 and a half minutes of 1v1 confrontation, the Cavaliers also changed their lineup, with substitute players coming on, Yuan Man got a rest time, while McGrady of the Pistons stayed on. on the field.

The rest of the first quarter seems to be McGrady's performance time.

Facing Munn's defense, McGrady took a feint and took a step forward with the ball, then took a step back and made a shot.

He didn't get rid of Ki's defense, but suddenly took off and hit in the process of running.

Facing the double-teaming of Munn and Ji with the ball in one hand, he suddenly made a circle with his right foot as the center, leaned back and made a hit!
After McGrady scored consecutive shots, the advantage established by the Cavaliers in the first quarter was gradually eroded. Although McGrady scored a three-pointer at the end of the first quarter, the Pistons still led the Cavaliers by 29 point 28-1 in the first quarter .

"Tracey's game is really, it seems to be back to that omnipotent time."

After Varejao finished speaking, seeing that Yuan Man beside him did not agree to him, he turned his head and saw Yuan Man's eyes were fixed on Mai Di, as if he wanted to eat Mai Di.

At this moment, in Yuan Man's eyes, every movement of McGrady on the field just now is being systematically dismantled, explained and explained, while Yuan Man is like a sponge, absorbing the essence of McGrady's movements!
"Huh..." When McGrady was sitting on the bench, he realized that he actually played 9 minutes in the first quarter. It has been a long time since he played for such a long time under such a high-intensity confrontation.

With 10 points in a single quarter on 9 of 20 shots, McGrady returned to the sidelines to enjoy the warm cheers of the fans.

(End of this chapter)