New Century Basketball Frenzy

Chapter 221 Turning the tables

Because the opponent's only strong threat is to "crash" Thomas, Wacker has already arranged countermeasures.Although their quick shots after the pick-and-roll are a bit unsolvable, at least Zhang Yi's defense against the outside line is absolutely top-notch.

Wacker knew that if even Zhang Yi couldn't limit Thomas' shots, it would be useless to replace others.

If other people's pick-and-rolls are simply helping the breaker or the pitcher to block the defender, then Rembauer will pay attention to the defender Thomas least likes.

The Lakers really didn't expect this, when Oscar faced Thomas's provocation and shot after a momentary conflict.The New York Knicks are doing exactly the same thing in the same position.

Zhang Yi wanted to defend from the flank, but before he moved, he found that Thomas was moving in the opposite direction.This means that they are consciously adjusting their direction.

Although Thomas is a standard right-handed shooter, switching sides won't affect much.Although the ball hit the front, it still went in bumpy.

"Damn! I didn't expect them to be able to operate like this." Wacker stood on the sidelines and stomped his feet angrily.During training in the afternoon, he was suffocated, and now he was thrown two three-pointers in a row, and he was even more angry.

He immediately called Robert over.Compared with Zhang Yi's ability to defend against outside lines, although Robert is a little worse, there is no other way but to switch defenses infinitely.

It can be seen that the New Yorkers have made up their minds to let Thomas soar while avoiding Zhang Yi, so now they can only count on Robert to show extraordinary performance and limit the regular season MVP of last season.

The Los Angeles Lakers handed over possession of the ball to Zhang Yi as soon as halftime passed, and I saw him swaying past the defender who deliberately walked to the side of Thomas.

When he faced Thomas' defense, "Come directly if you have the ability?!" Zhang Yi said coldly.Although Thomas is known as a mad grab, his golf quotient is actually very high. "Can you win?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Yi really had no way to refute.I saw that he changed direction after one body and shook the opponent's center of gravity.This is a difficult move for a big man.

Then he went to the basket in two steps, and dunked into the frame across the 2 meter giant Rembor.The enthusiasm of the audience was instantly ignited.Because compared to three-pointers, they still prefer exciting dunks!
When Zhang Yi turned around, he accidentally bumped into Thomas' shoulder. The latter was rubbed away by his huge strength, and his expression darkened obviously.

Although he is not tall enough on the court, his strength has not lost to any point guard.Now being provoked by Zhang Yi like this on purpose, of course he immediately took note of it.

If Thomas's desire to compete in the entire NBA claims to be second, no one will dare to recognize it as the first.Everyone knows this very well, so they don't understand why Zhang Yi took the initiative to provoke.

Especially Oscar, who had fought against him, whispered in Zhang Yi's ear, "What's wrong with you? Could it be a deliberate provocation?" "Is there anything wrong?"

Oscar wanted to cry, because Thomas' horror can only be experienced by players who are directly facing him.Last season, Oscar himself was raped a lot by him.

When the New York Knicks attacked, it was a standard and clean pick-and-roll. Rembauer moved faster than most supporting centers, so the referee couldn't find a reason to blow it.

This is Zhang Yi on the left side, of course Lumbor still blocks people to the left side.But the next second, to his surprise, Thomas ran to the area where Zhang Yi was...

Seeing this scene, the New York coach immediately hammered the tactical board. "This kid has been dazzled by provocation again. You underestimate Zhang Yi too much!"

Thomas's three-pointer is more like a traditional shooting method, the difference is that his touch is naturally amazing.Little Curry's three-pointers were blocked in single digits at most in a season.But Thomas is not so lucky. Some good forward defenders can even lower his shooting percentage in a straight line.

Now Zhang Yi is an obvious example.Although Thomas moved and shot very fast, Zhang Yi's defensive speed was faster than he expected.

Thomas made a preparatory movement of squatting. Zhang Yi saw this moment, and his toes flew a short distance away, and his long arms directly sealed the ball!
"Damn it, how is this possible!" Because Zhang Yi's armband and jump shot have been counted by Thomas in his shot time, according to his speed, the opponent has no time to block the shot.

But he didn't include the opponent's reaction speed in it.Zhang Yi's reflexes are definitely top-notch among all players, which Thomas didn't know when he played against him for the first time.

I saw that Thomas' shot turned into a pass temporarily, because he knew that if he made a forced shot, the final result would only be blocked.He dodged the defense, and the basketball passed to Rembor, who went down, and the latter stepped into the penalty area to open Wally's one-armed dunk and score!

Zhang Yi sighed, because his defense was already in place, but it was obvious that there was a problem with Wall-E again.Rembor's active offensive ability is actually not strong. If he stands in a good position in advance, Wally has the strength to defend the ball.

Wacker immediately stood on the sidelines and raged at his son's performance.They have been training defensively during this period of time, but Wally seems to have not yet entered the state.

"Isn't your three-pointer very strong? Why don't you dare to shoot?" Zhang Yi said coldly. Of course, his words were to continue to stimulate Thomas.

Because in his opinion, there is basically no hope of Robert making up and defending.The only way is to stimulate the opponent and form more one-on-ones.

Although it did not prevent the New Yorkers from scoring in the end, it at least hit Thomas' personal momentum.Going 2-for-2 from the opening [-]-pointer was a bit crazy.

Hearing this, Thomas' eyes were full of murderous intent, although his teammates came over to try to calm him down.None of these rookies caught his eye, so he is not qualified to say these words at all.

The New York Knicks starter Benny is injured, the other three are veterans, and only Thomas has a few pure rookies. The only concern of the head coach is that he will ignore the team.

The next defense really answered his idea.Unexpectedly, Thomas let go of his defender and focused on Zhang Yi.While Curry did the same, at least the other positions were prepared in advance.

Thomas made his own claims on the court, and the most flustered was not his opponents, but several other Knicks rookies.It is not a problem for small forwards to defend against Oscar, but their movement speed is much worse.

The Los Angeles Lakers will run infinitely when Zhang Yi is in possession of the ball, especially Robert and Wally. Oscar's mobility is not weak, which is the origin of their powerful offense.

But Thomas directly affected the team's defense. Zhang Yi sneered, and then with a big wave of his hand, he passed the opponent with a crossover, and then passed it directly to Robert, who was in the middle. The latter made a steady three-pointer!
"You can't do it, you are not our opponent with a substitute at all!" Zhang Yi continued to provoke, and Thomas exploded in anger...

(End of this chapter)