NBA: Crazy Little Giant

Before the game.

Inside the Oklahoma City Thunder locker room

"Chen, did you have a good time last night?"PJ Tucker said with a coquettish look on his face

""Ah!?" Chen Cheng was stunned.

"Chen, stop pretending. Victor Oladipo pursed his lips, his face full of envy.

"Hey, Chen, your waist isn't sore tonight, is it?"Westbrook also joined in, saying with a smirk.

After that, all the Thunder players burst into laughter.

Chen Cheng finally understood what they meant.

It turned out that the paparazzi had taken a picture of him having dinner with Taylor last night.

As a result, rumors were flying everywhere.

《NBA superstar and Hollywood actress spend a good night together》

《Wow, the little giant of Xia country conquered the country queen! 》

etc.......

"But, Chen, now I am finally relieved. You like women, you are not..."Victor Oladipo spoke with a relieved tone.

But when he saw Chen Cheng's threatening look, he immediately smiled and shut up.

"Victor"

"Are you kidding me?"

"Chen is a 100% real man, haha"

"Also, Chen, you are so mean. You found a girlfriend without telling us."

Westbrook said with a smile.

Taylor is the dream lover of many young Americans, which makes his teammates envious.

Chen Cheng was too lazy to explain too much.

The more he explained, the less they believed him......

Soon.

Thunder coach Billy Donovan walked into the locker room and emphasized the focus of tonight's game and the new tactics.

After the battle with the Warriors, although the Thunder won, after the game, the whole team strengthened the weak links in the game.

The Thunder, which has Tyrant Chen, would be a waste if they did not build a defensive system around him.

"Aggressive!"

"Our defense must be aggressive!"

"When defending a pick-and-roll, you have to do..."......

And so on.

The Thunder will try a new defensive system tonight.

After all, with Chen Cheng joining and his obvious growth, the Thunder management has seen the dawn of hope.

The team's resources will naturally be tilted towards Chen Cheng, making him the cornerstone of the future and adjusting the team........

The starting lineups for both teams tonight:

Oklahoma City Thunder: Russell Westbrook, Victor Oladipo, Andre Robertson, Ilyasova and Chen Cheng. Minnesota

Timberwolves: Zach Lavine, Kris Dunn, Andrew Wiggins, Karl-Anthony Towns and Gorgui Dieng.

The game begins.

Jump ball.

Chen Cheng and Karl-Anthony Towns jump ball at midcourt.

As last year's No. 1 pick, Towns' athletic ability is absolutely top-notch among players over 211cm tall, but he still lost to Chen Cheng, who only jumped the height of a matchbox.

There's nothing we can do.

Chen Cheng is tall!......

Towns, who wanted to prove himself in front of the fans, actively asked for the ball in the paint after the game started, wanting to back-up Ilyasova.

The 111kg Towns still had the advantage of weight over the thinner Ilyasova.

In addition, although Towns' lower limb strength was not good, his back-up technique was quite good.

After Towns pushed Ilyasova back two steps, he made a half-turned bottom step and directly shot the ball.

""Pah!" The shot was blocked!

At this moment, Towns was stunned.

Chen Cheng, who was on the weak side a second ago, actually rushed over and made an exaggerated standing block on himself.

""Karl, your offense is quite gorgeous." Chen Cheng said with a playful look on his face.

Towns' face suddenly darkened.

Before tonight's match, Towns said that Chen Cheng was just a blue-collar worker, and there was no comparison with himself who had comprehensive and gorgeous skills.......

Gorgui Dieng, the Timberwolves' inside partner of Towns, did not have the ability to open up space.

Chen Cheng could boldly come over to assist in defense.

Less than 3 minutes into the game, Chen Cheng blocked PJ Tucker twice by assisting in defense.

In addition, Towns' other 3 shots under the basket were blocked by Chen Cheng's assist defense. The only goal that went in was largely due to luck.

"Zach, give me the ball."

"Give me the ball quickly!"

After running without the ball, Towns cut into the basket and shook off Ilyasova.

At this time, Zach Lavine, who was just an ordinary starter in the Timberwolves, passed the ball to Towns. As soon as Towns received the ball, he found Chen Cheng appeared behind him.

""Karl, are you going to pass the ball?" Chen Cheng said.

As soon as he said this, Towns, who wanted to pass the ball, waved to the players on the court and prepared to play a low-post single against Chen Cheng.

Karl-Anthony Towns held the ball in the low post and backed Chen Cheng.

Towns gritted his teeth and used all his strength to hit Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng did not move at all.

Moreover, he looked very relaxed.

It was as if he was enjoying a massage.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

""Bang!"

Tang Si watched the time pass by second by second. He exerted all his strength, his face turned red, and the veins on his forehead bulged.

He looked very tired and painful.

On the contrary, Chen Cheng looked down leisurely at Tang Si who was still massaging himself.

"Carl, haven't you eaten enough?"

"You should use some strength."

Chen Cheng said while deliberately yawning.

Although the lethality of this remark was not great, it was very insulting.

Karl-Anthony Towns could not help but get angry, and once again gathered his strength and slammed into Chen Cheng.

At this time, Chen Cheng stepped back very politely.

This time Towns finally entered the penalty area.

However, he fell down with the ball.

The basketball was out of bounds.

The referee's whistle also sounded, and the game came to the official timeout time........

Chen Cheng and his teammates returned to the bench.

Their teammates laughed and applauded them in celebration.

Within 4 minutes of the opening, the Thunder took a 13:2 lead.

However, compared with the lead, the state of the Thunder players tonight is very different from the past.

Except for Westbrook and Oladipo, the two fast break arrows, no one else had sweat on their foreheads.

It felt like they were not playing on the court, but rather staying healthy.

It’s not that Chen Cheng and his teammates didn’t take the weak Timberwolves seriously. On the contrary, the Thunder’s starters were very focused. It’s just that from the beginning, Karl-Anthony Towns has been wanting to eat the inside.

But the Thunder’s restricted area was guarded by Chen Cheng, and Towns was either blocked or missed shots, oh, and there was the fall just now.

The Timberwolves’ offense was cut off by Towns’ singles.

This made Andre Robertson and Ilyasova feel relieved........

The Timberwolves also had a player who didn't sweat like Chen Cheng and his team, and that was the basketball wolf brother - Andrew Wiggins.

Wolf brother Andrew Wiggins, a talented forward with a physical fitness comparable to James.

After getting the big contract, he was teased by fans as"the civil servant style of play".’、‘Health preservation' and so on.

But in fact, Wiggins is not without a desire to win, but the Timberwolves' management is indeed chaotic.

Wiggins's personality is relatively gentle and he will not fight or grab.

The team's chaotic positioning of Wiggins has prevented Wiggins's skills from being further developed, but even so, it is the essence of 18 points of humanity.......

After the timeout,

Towns came to the court again with full confidence.

This time, the Timberwolves made some adjustments to the lineup.

One big and four small.

Let Towns play the 5th position.

Maximize the space on the court so that Towns can display his offensive talent.

Like the Timberwolves, the Thunder also adopted one big and four small.

PJ Tucker replaced Ilyasova.

"Chen, next, I will let you know the gap between us."Tang Si, who was facing Chen Cheng, said coldly

""Oh." Chen Cheng responded.

Chen Cheng asked for the ball in the low post.

Then, a moment that Towns would never forget came.

""Bang!" With a sound,

Chen Cheng, who pulled his lower limbs to full strength of [100], pushed Towns away instantly with a push of his buttocks, weighing 134 kg.

Towns, who looked quite big on the court, with clear muscles and sharp edges, was directly pushed away by Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng turned around, received the ball, and faced the basket.

He jumped on the spot and dunked over Towns who was coming over.

This shot directly made the audience burst into laughter.‘MVP’the sound of

"List!"

"MVP！"

"List!"

"MVP！"

"List!"

"MVP！"......

Chen Cheng, hanging on the basket, looked down at Towns under the basket.

For a moment, Towns felt that he was as short as a dwarf in front of Chen Cheng.

Facing Chen Cheng's silent ridicule, Towns did not respond.

He thought about launching an attack from outside the three-point line in the next round, using speed and technology to beat this reckless man who only knew brute force.

However, Towns miscalculated again.

Chen Cheng's ability to defend small players exceeds 75% of the league's interior players.���Players (No. 4 and No. 5).

Among centers, it exceeds 90%.

Chen Cheng's footwork is very flexible, and his anticipation of perimeter defense is also very good.

Oladipo did not dare to use speed to break through Chen Cheng, but instead changed the rhythm.

As an inside player, Towns is fast and has good explosive power.

But he is still no match for the real guard Oladipo.

Chen Cheng stuck to Towns and said with a smirk,"Carl, where is the skill you are so proud of? Let me see it quickly."

Towns' face was full of black lines and he remained silent.

At this time, he found that he could not get rid of Chen Cheng and was always followed by him.

When he came to the basket, he wanted to jump dunk.

But as soon as he jumped, he was pressed down by Chen Cheng and fell to the ground again.......

On the offensive end, Towns could not gain any advantage against Chen Cheng.

In the paint, Chen Cheng was like a pillar of jade, like a heavy mountain, covering Towns.

On the outside, Chen Cheng could also keep up with Towns, like a moving Great Wall.

On the defensive end, Chen Cheng's tonnage and strength made Towns a toy, kneading him in various ways.

""Plop!"

Chen Cheng used his back to push twice, knocking Towns to the ground.

But at this time, Chen Cheng did not dunk directly, but turned around under the unguarded basket.

While turning, he asked Towns lying on the ground,

"Karl. How's my fantasy move?"

Towns:.............

This is a microcosm of the entire game

"Wow!"

"OMG!"

"Chen, you are so cruel."

"Not only did he grab the offensive rebound over Karl-Anthony Towns' head, but he also made a rough second attack."

"It seems that after tonight's game, Carl will have to see a psychiatrist."

""Hahaha."

Charles Barkley in the TMT live studio laughed with great joy.

Kenny Smith on the side didn't dare to say anything.

After all, Chen Cheng had already tasted the taste of donkey butts and pig butts since entering the league.

""Beep!"

The referee blew the whistle.

The third quarter ended.

The Thunder led their opponents by 30 points, 101 vs. 71.

Chen Cheng, who played for less than 28 minutes, scored 36 points, 19 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks.

Towns, who played against him, had a miserable statistic of 5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and he made 2 of 13 shots. It is worth mentioning that 3 of the points were scored when Chen Cheng was off the court.......