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Chapter 151 Walker
"Wow, straight up and down, isn't Coach Popovich's substitution too bold?"

The commentator, who was a little bored because of the changing trend of the game, immediately regained his energy after seeing Popovich's substitution behavior, and the voice of surprise spread everywhere through the microphone.

"It's okay, the first quarter is not over yet, and the Spurs are already leading by double digits. The strength gap between the two teams is undoubtedly very obvious!"

According to another commentator, he was very calm. According to the situation on the field and combined with his own professional level, he analyzed unhurriedly: "They have the capital to make large-scale substitutions. The substitute led by Ke is not a persimmon!"

"However, in this way, this behavior of the Spurs may irritate the players of the Hornets to a certain extent, thinking that the Spurs are underestimating them, and may be able to explode a good fighting power..."

Compared with the lively discussions of the commentators, the fans and audience at the scene were very calm about this. They were deeply influenced by the Spurs atmosphere, and they didn't think there was anything wrong with it. They even looked forward to Dior's performance.

boom!
In the Hornets' offensive round, Walker steadily brought the ball across half court. As a rookie in the same class as Yang Ke, he is also one of the very few players in this class who has already secured his starting position.

Although Walker is famous for his explosive power in the league, outside media and technical experts agree that Yang Ke is the fastest player in this session.

Facing Yang Ke, who is much lower in the draft, but has a higher professional evaluation and best rookie ranking than himself, Walker, who is only in his early 20s, expressed a little dissatisfaction.

Knowing that Yang Ke's personal defense is very good, Walker, who usually plays very selflessly, took a rare willful time and prepared to single-handedly play Yang Ke with the ball.

Is this for singles?

Watching Walker gradually approaching, Yang Ke found that he hadn't started up, so he kept adjusting his pace slightly, but because Walker's offensive range was very long, Yang Ke didn't choose to slide backwards to defend.

Instead, he used his left thigh to hold Walker. This is a trick that Yang Ke learned from Ginobili not long ago. This is to prevent Walker from passing him in one step when he chooses to stay the same.

Yang Ke's defensive choice and posture were completely beyond Walker's expectations. In previous offenses, he had never encountered such a defense.Walker frowned slightly, and at the same time, the center of gravity of his body subconsciously rested on Yang Ke's thigh.

Since Yang Ke has not lowered his body since the beginning of the defense, Yang Ke can easily look down on Walker's every move when Walker lowers his center of gravity to his thigh.

The opportunity is coming!

With a flash of inspiration in his mind, Yang Ke found a chance to take the initiative to attack, and suddenly took a step back.

At this time, the situation between him and Walker is the same as in the past when defending post-up singles.Because Walker has already leaned his center of gravity on his legs, as long as Yang Ke suddenly retreats, Walker will lose his center of gravity because of the loss of support.

"not good!"

The body lost its center of gravity in an instant, which made Walker's face suddenly startled. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and stood on his feet so that his body did not fall backwards.

However, because Walker focused all his attention on stabilizing his center of gravity, his dribble was higher than his knees, completely exposing the ball to Yang Ke.

"Snapped!"

As soon as he stretched his right hand, Yang Ke easily cut the ball out of Walker's hands, then dribbled the ball, spread his feet, rushed into the frontcourt quickly, and easily made a layup.

"Nice steal!"

After clapping their hands, the commentator at the scene seemed very happy, and quickly said, "This time's steal and fast break will definitely be one of the five best shots today!"

"cool!"

"Yang, well done!"

For Yang Ke's defensive counterattack this time, the audience and fans at the scene also applauded without hesitation, shouting Yang Ke's name excitedly.

On the way to the backcourt to dribble the ball, Walker looked at Yang Ke who was running towards him with a solemn expression, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he murmured in his heart:

Yang, you deserve to be the strongest defender in our class!However, the offense I depend on for survival will not be so unbearable!

The offensive power is still in the hands of the Hornets. Walker quickly brought the ball across the half court, staring at Yang Ke, with a strong fighting spirit in his eyes.His shoulders shook quickly, and he once again chose to play Yang Ke head-on.

Outside the three-point line, Walker faced Yang Ke head-on with the ball, quickly started, broke through from Yang Ke's left, and entangled behind the three-point line.

Walker connected with a back dribble, the basketball came to his right hand, and at the same time his left foot stepped forward to the left and landed not far from Yang Ke's feet.

The next second, with the inertia of the body moving forward, when Walker's right foot was lifted up, the landing point was in front of the right, and then his left foot was retracted instantly.

The space between Yang Ke and Yang Ke was opened at once. When Yang Ke reacted and rushed up again, Walker had already jumped up slightly and completed the shot!
Swish!
The basketball finally hit the net. Although the 2 points had little effect on the double-digit difference between the two teams, Walker still waved his hand excitedly.

"Nice step-back jumper."

On the bench, seeing Walker trick Yang Ke by continuing to break through fake moves, Popovich nodded and praised casually, "Walker is a good guy. Strong desire to attack."

Taking out the information of the Hornets, taking out the analysis team's evaluation of Walker from it, and quickly scanning it, Borrego then said: "Walker's offensive skills are very comprehensive. He has both speed and strength when holding the ball and breaking through. Accurate, judging from previous games, he still has a big heart."

"It's just that his defense is not good. If the Hornets are going to use him as the cornerstone of their team, at least they need to find an outside defensive champion."

Popovich also said that they had inspected Walker during the draft.Walker's defensive attitude is very good, but his defensive awareness is too poor. In this way, no matter how hard he tries, his defense can only reach the league average at best.

"Indeed."

Borrego nodded, and he also agreed with Popovich's opinion very much. He turned his head to look at Yang Ke on the court, his eyes gradually lit up, and said, "However, if Yang can go to the Hornets, maybe he can go to the Hornets." ..."

"Don't even think about it."

Cursing his lips, Popovich gave Borrego a blank look, thought of something, then frowned, and asked, "Have you really decided to accept the invitation to coach the Hornets?"

The corners of his mouth raised slightly, his eyes gleamed, and Borrego replied positively: "Of course, the purpose of my coming to the NBA is to become the head coach of a team and lead the team to compete against world-class coaches!"

Hearing Borrego's affirmative answer, Popovich shook his head, his face was a little gloomy: "Oh, Mike Brown is gone, and Mike Budenholzer is going to be the head coach of the Eagles. I am also preparing to go to the Hornets to coach, it seems that I have to find a suitable partner again..."

(End of this chapter)