NBA: James wants to team up with me

Chapter 67 Is this the NBA? I learned the lesson

Wang Chong's eyes lit up when he heard Phil Jackson's words.

I didn't expect the opportunity to come so soon.

Although he was the starter, Wang Chong did not feel that he could get a lot of shots right from the start, easily scoring 20 points, completing the first goal of the system task.

After all, he is just a rookie player who has just arrived, far behind O'Neal, Gary Payton and Malone.

Therefore, in previous games, he has been doing his job calmly. On the offensive end, he stood in the bottom corner and used his range threat to occupy offensive space for his teammates. On the defensive end, he kept an eye on his opponent Walker. Don't give the opponent a chance to cut inside and attack the basket.

The opportunity came out of nowhere.

When the Lakers attacked, Gary Payton held the ball and stood at the top of the three-point line. Wang Chong immediately moved from the right side to provide him with a pick-and-roll screen.

Nash, who is 1 meters tall and weighs only 91 kilograms, has poor confrontation ability. Wang Chong easily blocked the opponent.

Payton immediately accelerated from the right side and rushed to the basket.

Seeing this situation, Antoine Walker turned around without thinking and subconsciously tried to defend Payton.

This is exactly the effect the Lakers want.

Seeing Walker coming to defend him, Payton immediately passed the ball to Wang Chong.

The only person in front of Wang Chong at this time was Nash, who had just been blocked by his pick-and-roll.

Not bothering to make any fake moves, Wang Chong raised his hand to shoot directly in front of Nash.

Nash jumped up very hard to interfere with his shooting, but it was obviously to no avail.

The field of vision in front of Wang Chong was empty, without any interference at all. This was a mid-range shot 22 feet away from the basket. The basketball drew a perfect parabola in the air and hit the net.

"Shh-!"

The 2-point score is valid.

This was Wang Chong's first NBA goal and his first point, and the gears of history began to turn.

Although I don’t know what kind of huge waves Wang Chong will cause in this league with plug-ins, this first step is still quite solid.

Wang Chong's offense seemed ordinary, but Mavericks head coach Don Nelson saw it.

"This young man's playing style is very similar to Dirk's."

With his outstanding height and wingspan and accurate mid-range shooting, Wang Chong's current playing style does have a bit of Nowitzki's shadow, except that he doesn't have Nowitzki's signature Golden Rooster independence.

The pick-and-roll cooperation between Payton and Wang Chong is quite threatening.

In the previous offense, if Walker did not cover up the defense, Payton could continue to accelerate and rush to the basket to cause damage. But if Walker chose to cover up the defense, Payton could pass the ball to Wang Chong.

Against Nash, there is not much difference between Wang Chong's shooting and unguarded shooting.

Although he saw this clearly, Nelson was not prepared to think of a solution, or he could not think of a solution.

Nelson has been coaching for more than 20 years, and his coaching philosophy highlights an offense, and it is an offense that is extremely fast and does not consider defense at all, that is, a run-and-gun tactic.

Although it was the Suns coached by D'Antoni and led by Nash who truly promoted the run-and-gun tactic, Nelson had been immersed in this technique for many years before them.

At this stage, the Mavericks mainly focus on run-and-gun tactics. Otherwise, how could Nowitzki be allowed to play center?

Even when Nelson moved to the Warriors in the future, he still did not forget the run-and-gun tactics and trained the gangster Warriors that overturned the Spurs.

In addition, the famous "shark-cutting tactic", which made O'Neal miserable and will continue to trouble many centers with rough skills such as Howard, DeAndre Jordan, and Drummond in the future, was also invented by Nelson.

Since Wang Chong can't think of a way to attack, he will use offense to solve it.

As long as you score more points than your opponent, won't you win the game? easy to understand.

When the Mavericks attack, the main point of attack is still Nowitzki.

<divclass="contentadv">O'Neal can no longer keep up with Nowitzki's pace.

After receiving the ball in the mid-range, the latter used his signature golden rooster to score independently.

O'Neal didn't jump much in front of Nowitzki, he just raised his hand to interfere in a symbolic way.

But when the offense and defense switched, Wang Chong came again.

It's still a pick-and-roll with Payton.

Walker still chose to defend Payton, who was more threatening when he rushed to the basket.

In his opinion, the offensive shooting rate at the basket must be higher than that of mid-to-long-range shooting.

Even if that first-year rookie shoots accurately, is it possible that he can still compete with Dirk?

"Shh!"

What greeted him was another crisp sound of brushing the net.

Who is the better mid-range shooter, Wang Chong or Nowitzki?

Wang Chong felt that Nowitzki should be the reason.

After all, he has not yet grown into Durant in his prime, but Nowitzki is already in his prime, with a mid-range shot of 98, and may even have reached the full value of 99.

However, players in reality do not have the blessing effect of badges, so the actual shooting rate may not be as stable as Wang Chong's, at least under normal intensity defense.

Just like now, with two successful shots, Wang Chong's golden badge entered the rhythm and began to stack up buffs. The more shots he made, the more accurate he became!

The Mavericks attacked. Michael Finley broke through with the ball and missed a layup. The offense and defense transitioned. After halftime, Payton saw Wang Chong standing on the outside actively reaching for the ball.

"Does he want a single?"

Payton did not hesitate. He scored 40 points against James in the preseason, allowing Wang Chong to successfully gain the recognition of most players on the team, including Payton.

Moreover, the one facing Wang Chong now is Antoine Walker, who is a representative player who is obviously strong in offense and weak in defense.

Even James can't guard Wang Chong, can Walker?

When Walker saw Wang Chong taking the initiative to hold the ball, he didn't take it to heart.

Although Wang Chong scored 4 points in a row with pick-and-roll cooperation, he is only a first-year rookie after all. How strong can he be?

Walker has been selected to the All-Star three times, including last season, so he is naturally a little arrogant.

"Come on, rookie, let me tell you what the NBA is!"

Facing Wang Chong, Walker said fiercely.

But before he finished speaking, Wang Chong had already disappeared in front of him.

Walker was stunned for a moment before he realized that he had been passed by the opponent's breakthrough.

"So fast!"

Wang Chong, who passed Walker, went straight to the basket and scored with a one-handed gliding dunk.

In terms of breakthrough speed with the ball, Wang Chong is definitely a little slower than Kobe, James, Wade and others, but against a forward player like Walker who is obviously puffy and slow in lateral movement, he can use it as fast as lightning. After all, with a height of 2 meters and a pair of long legs, the stride length is astonishing. As long as the opportunity is right, it is not difficult to pass the opponent in one step.

Durant's main scoring method during his rookie season was to break through with the ball. His disguised breakthrough was very fast, and it was always one of his important offensive methods until the Warriors period.

After Wang Chong landed the dunk, he turned to look at Walker behind him.

"Is this the NBA? I understand."