professional shooting guard

Chapter 36
No matter how bad the defense is, any team that doesn't pay much attention to defense will have a defensive expert.

Just like Lagabel in the Suns who once set off a bombardment storm, Doug Christie in the Kings who played a gorgeous offense with the Princeton offensive system.

John Beilein knew that the core of the current Duke University was Zhang Zifeng, in order to limit him.

John Beilein set up a 1-2-2 zone defense during the timeout, Applin was replaced, and the team's best defensive expert Derek Walton Jr. was replaced to mark Zhang Zifeng.

John Beilein yelled to Derek Wharton Jr. in the locker room, "The opponent's size 14 is as thin as a monkey. You must fight him physically and put pressure on him. Haunt him and drag him down. He, tired him. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Coach!" Derek Walton Jr. yelled.

After a break, Zhang Zifeng felt that the defensive intensity was completely different.

Zhang Zifeng moved very erratically like a slippery loach, trying to get away from Wharton.

Walton's foothold in the team is defense. If he doesn't do well, he doesn't know if he will be able to play in the next game.

For the sake of opportunity, Wharton decided to stick to Zhang Zifeng even if he was exhausted.

He is like Zhang Zifeng's shadow, always following Zhang Zifeng's side, making it difficult for Zhang Zifeng to catch the ball, let alone shoot.

Zhang Zifeng might have been helpless in this situation before.

But the dribble jumper that has been trained for so long is to deal with this situation.

Zhang Zifeng ran to the outside line, blocked the opponent with one hand, and raised the other hand to signal a pass.

Cook saw it and immediately passed the ball.

Zhang Zifeng faced Wharton with the ball,

Wharton stared at the ball in Zhang Zifeng's hand, lowered his center of gravity, and opened his hands.

Zhang Zifeng continuously dribbled the ball under his crotch, observing while dribbling,
As soon as he saw Wharton's body move to the right, Zhang Zifeng immediately took a step to the left and accelerated the cut.

Wharton forcibly changed his footsteps and chased Zhang Zifeng sideways.

Zhang Zifeng made an emergency stop, pulled the ball back to his right hand, cut in from the right, and jumped high near the free throw line-an emergency stop jump shot.

Wharton's raised right hand couldn't affect Zhang Zifeng's mentality at all, and he shot quickly with confidence.

With a swish, the ball simply fell into the net.

30: 32.

After Zhang Zifeng clapped hands with Cook to celebrate, he began to run back to the half court to defend.

Facing Stauskas is Hairston. Although Hairston's defense is better than Hood's, he is also capable of dealing with Stauskas.

Stauskas then screened and received the ball, quickly shot, and scored two points for the University of Michigan with a beautiful mid-range shot.

32: 32.

Seeing that Zhang Zifeng scored 2 points under his own defense, Wharton was very upset.

Wharton followed even tighter, almost hanging on Zhang Zifeng.

Seeing Wharton following so closely, Zhang Zifeng thought to himself: "Hmph, I'll see who gets tired first!"

In order to get rid of Wharton, Zhang Zifeng ran more.

As time passed, Duke University, under the leadership of Zhang Zifeng, kept pressing the University of Michigan, with a maximum time difference of 8 points.

The University of Michigan clings to the score with their super scoring ability, making it impossible for Duke University to open the score.

At 14 minutes and 39 seconds of the first half, Zhang Zifeng took a break and Hood came on.

After Zhang Zifeng left the court, the situation on the court changed again.

Giving the Chinese who have always looked down on him to ride on his head, Hood can bear this tone.

As soon as he played, in order to prove that he would not lose to Zhang Zifeng, Hood hit the basket many times and scored a lot, but the rhythm fell into the control of the University of Michigan.

With 2 minutes off the court, Michigan nearly tied the game.

Old K couldn't do it, so he had to replace Zhang Zifeng.

When the halftime whistle sounded, 49:52, Duke led by 3 points.

In the locker room, the head coaches of the two teams didn't have much to say about offense, they just told them to seize more opportunities.

However, both coaches were very dissatisfied with the defense of their respective teams, and they both strengthened their defense during the break.

At the beginning of the second half, the players of both teams were very active in defense.

Zhang Zifeng feels that as the core of the team and the leader, he is more attentive in defense.

Opening, Michigan's possession.

As soon as Glenn Robinson III got the ball, Zhang Zifeng entangled him.

Glenn Robinson III glared at Zhang Zifeng.

The jerk stared at him the entire time, making himself look terrible.

"Damn bastard!" Glenn Robinson III yelled, "You're not my fucking bitch, don't let him get so close!"

"If you have the ability, you score a goal!" Zhang Zifeng shouted.

"We'll see!" said Glenn Robinson.

Zhang Zifeng lowered his center of gravity and opened his hands to defend Glenn Robinson.

Glenn Robinson III shoulders drop, speed up!
Zhang Zifeng moved his steps, clinging to Robinson III.

Under the defense of Zhang Zifeng, Glenn Robinson III hit the iron with a mid-range shot.

Plumlee grabbed the rebound and threw it to Zhang Zifeng.

Zhang Zifeng ran to the front with the ball.

Glenn Robinson III hurried to catch up.

Using the screen in the frontcourt, Zhang Zifeng went into the penalty area.

Glenn Robinson III was so angry that Zhang Zifeng ruined his own good deeds, "I will stop you for fouling!"

As soon as he got to the basket, Zhang Zifeng jumped up to dunk.

Glenn Robinson III caught up from behind and slapped Zhang Zifeng hard on the hand.

Snapped!
Loud noises spread throughout the arena.

The severe pain rushed directly to the brain nerves in an instant, and the ball in his hand could not be grasped steadily.

give up?

No, I will never give up even if I die.

Gritting his teeth, Zhang Zifeng threw the basketball in his hand towards the basket, and he stumbled when he landed before he stabilized his body.

The referee's whistle sounded immediately, but Zhang Zifeng didn't care about it anymore, he raised his head quickly.

The basketball hit the backboard, rebounded and hit the rim, and after two turns, it plunged into the rim.

Seeing the ball, Zhang Zifeng waved his fist excitedly. "YES!"

Glenn Robinson III watched this scene dumbfounded, and there was only one thought in his mind, "I should have slapped this bastard to the ground at that time!"

What made Glenn Robinson III even more uncomfortable was that the referee ran over and shouted, "The goal is valid, the thug fouled, and an extra penalty kick!"

This penalty is beyond doubt, and even if Glenn Robinson III regrets it, there is nothing he can do.

Seeing Zhang Zifeng standing at the free throw line, Glenn Robinson III could only curse in his heart, "He can't make a free throw! He can't make a free throw! He can't make a free throw!"

Unfortunately, Zhang Zifeng's performance disappointed him.

49: 55.

Running positions, screens, passes, air cuts, all kinds of coordination continue to rise.Zhang Zifeng kept running and making breakthroughs.

He led the offense of the entire Duke Blue Devils with his wonderful performance.

"That Chinese man did really well!"

"Yes, I thought he was just a defensive engineer at first, but I didn't expect him to be so powerful in offense!"

"It's more than good. Parker is injured. Now he is the main offensive point of the Blue Devils."

"Honestly, I don't understand. This Chinese is so powerful. Why didn't old coach K put him in the starting line-up before. That Hood is not qualified to compare with him at all!"

"Yeah, it's weird!"

……

Zhang Zifeng's outstanding performance made the Blue Devils fans in the audience discuss him everywhere.

At 31 minutes and 22 seconds of the second half, Zhang Zifeng once again used the screen to run out of space and made a successful mid-range shot.

At 69:77, Duke led by 8 points.

When the Blue Devils fans saw it, they stood up happily and shouted loudly. In their opinion, they were about to have the last laugh in this strong dialogue.

Just when the Blue Devils fans were very happy, the next game was changing.

(End of this chapter)