basketball god

Chapter 251 They Are Playing Me
Terry held the ball across the half court, and after the pick-and-roll, gave the ball to Nowitzki who was 45° to the right and positioned inside the three-point line.

After all, Terry still prefers to play off the ball compared to holding the ball, which is why he is 1 meters tall and has been playing shooting guard in the starting lineup.

When Terry started running, it must be Yang Zhan who suffered, because it was not difficult for him to catch up with the opponent, but with a three-point shooting percentage of more than 40, it was impossible to let him go directly.

Sure enough, Terry didn't need skills, and ran out of open opportunities in the right corner by relying on his speed. Fortunately, Nowitzki's pass was a step slower, and Yang Zhan took advantage of this to come in front of Terry.

At this time, Terry did not choose to make a strong shot. The moment he caught the ball, he chose to make a breakthrough. However, after being directly blocked by Yang Zhan, he passed the ball to Nowitzki.

Seeing that there was not much time left on the timer, Nowitzki faced Warrick's defense and chose to do it himself.

First, he used a back attack, half turned around and took a small step to the right, but Warrick followed with a big step.

At this time, Nowitzki himself gained the shooting space, and then used a fadeaway jumper. The shooting distance and the height of the shot made it impossible for Warrick to interfere.

brush!Hit!

The Mavericks are really strong as a whole now, especially in terms of offense, but there has been a lack of a team that can connect the team together.

Their tactic has always been the pick-and-roll shot left by the old Nelson. The young general Johnson once wanted to prove himself, but the result of playing other tactics was a mess.

The main reason is that the team does not have a strong organizer, as long as there are more passes in tactics, the number of turnovers will rise
The Grizzlies were attacking. When Yang Zhan came to the frontcourt without the ball, he found that the person facing him had become Josh Howard.

Terry still went to defend Roy. Although Stackhouse couldn't defend well, he defended Battier, who had no offensive ability.

It seems that the little general made a good plan, but Yang Zhan still chose to fall to the low position.

The moment he received the pass from Roy, Yang Zhan directly exerted force behind him. After Josh Howard behind him was bumped, he felt the same as Harris now.

Yang Zhan felt that after Josh Howard lost his position behind him, he quickly exerted his strength for the second time, and this time he knocked away completely.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Zhan turned around and came to the inside line, facing Dampier under the basket and rushed directly.

Although the latter did not take the initiative to let go, he did not choose to confront directly, but fouled first, but he started too late, and Yang Zhan was already very close to the basket.

While feeling someone pulling him, he subconsciously threw the ball out.

brush!Hit!At this moment, the referee whistled and blew Dampier's pull foul, and the goal was scored with an additional penalty.

Yang Zhan walked on the free throw line, took two shots after catching the ball, then took a deep breath, aimed at the basket, shot, and easily hit the net.

With the passage of time, more than 6 minutes passed on the court, and the Grizzlies temporarily led their opponents by 5 points.

About half a minute later, the Mavericks coach called a timeout to the referee, and then the general replaced Stackhouse with Devin Harris.

After all, the first reason why they are behind is that they can't find a way to limit Yang Zhan, and the second is that the team's offense is not smooth.

So the head coach replaced Harris in order to solve the team's second problem. Although his current organizational skills are not very strong, the problem is that his teammates are strong enough!
After a timeout, the Mavericks attacked, and Harris held the ball for half court. His state has improved significantly. It may be that he saw that Josh Howard couldn't defend, which made his heart instantly balanced.

Harris organized at the top of the arc, Nowitzki first came over to play a pick-and-roll, and then moved to a 45° angle on the right, but there was no shooting opportunity.

Immediately after Nowitzki slid the baseline, with the help of Josh Howard who cut inside to play a pick-and-roll, Battier was a step slower to switch defenses.

At this time, Nowitzki quickly came out and received the ball at 45° outside the left three-point line. Harris passed the ball just in time for an open opportunity, and the latter caught the ball and shot directly.

brush!Hit!

Normally speaking, half of the tactic just now is for the 3rd position, but the old driver is different. The height and physique of the power forward can do the work of the small forward.

Conversely, the Grizzlies' offense solved a problem. Yang Zhan still couldn't pinch the opponent at this point, because his current scoring is all at the basket, so his shooting percentage is extremely high.

It was the same this time. After coming to the frontcourt, he wanted the ball to play Josh Howard in the low post. The opponent was really tough.

The first time Yang Zhan exerted force, the opponent was able to remain motionless, but the second time he exerted force, Josh Howard directly failed.

After arriving at the basket, Dampier saw that Yang Zhan was about to throw up, so he stood still and stretched out his hand symbolically to interfere, and then watched his opponent layup easily.

Time passed, with Nowitzki outside the three-point line, facing Roy's defense behind the pick-and-roll, forcing a shot at the buzzer.

The referee's whistle sounded and the first quarter ended. The Grizzlies led the Mavericks by 30 points 26-4.

The intermission ended and the second quarter began. The lineup Nelson sent was Lu Wei, Jones, Posey, Yang Zhan, and Swift.

The lineup that the Mavericks sent is, point guard: Terry, shooting guard: Stackhouse, small forward: Devin George, power forward: Austin Crohill, center: Desagina Diop.

Players from both sides played the Grizzlies first, and Lu Wei took the ball to the frontcourt. Of course, his left and right are dribbling guards.

After being transported to the front court, wait until all the players are in position, and then directly hang the ball to Yang Zhan in the low post.

Don't look at Crohill, who is currently defending against Yang, he is a genuine power forward, but this player who entered the league in the 97 lottery pick.

In terms of technology, he is a pure pitcher-type four. In terms of body, he is not as good as Josh Howard who was facing him before.

So when Yang Zhan exerted his strength for the first time, Crohill was directly knocked out of position, then turned around and passed the opponent, and then rushed all the way to the penalty area.

At this time, Diop at the basket saw this situation and thought to himself: "Anyway, I was also the No. 8 pick in the first round. Although I was in trouble, I still have my own arrogance."

Immediately afterwards, when Yang Zhan rushed over and was about to reach the basket, he pulled his position away without any hesitation and watched Yang Zhan dunk.

"Just kidding, I was the No. 8 pick back then, how could it be that stupid guy like Dampier, can't he live well?"

The head coach of the Mavericks on the sidelines looked at Yang Zhan who had succeeded in another attack, and suddenly such a sentence came to his mind.

"I can see it, all of you are playing me like hell!" (Broken voice)

(End of this chapter)