The Whip of the God of Basketball

When Wang Zhizhi saw Leon motioning for him to come on, his expression was a little stunned. He pointed at himself, meaning to ask, "Stop me?" Leon didn't have time to explain to Wang Zhizhi, so he stepped forward and pulled him. He lifted him up with his arms and said: "Don't warm up, just go straight in, pay attention to defense, and make sure the basket is on point."

Leon spoke Chinese. Under normal circumstances, he rarely spoke Chinese to Wang Zhizhi when everyone was present. Instead, he spoke English equally. When Wang Zhizhi heard Leon speak Chinese directly, he knew that he was most likely in a hurry and did not dare to ask any more questions. He took off his coat and moved a few times before he was ready to play.

In one minute, there is an 8-point gap. Without resorting to foul tactics, the Celtics have about three offensive opportunities. It can be said that it is very difficult to recover eight points and defend the Nets' attack. . After the timeout, the Celtics' attack must be scored, and it must be scored in a short time, otherwise the game will basically be declared over early.

"We need to catch our opponents by surprise. I won't lay out any special tactics for you. The key points are your positioning and acting skills. Michael, you stand at 45 degrees on the left, Gilbert at the top of the arc, Paul , you are in this position, you make your own choice, choose the left and right sides, and look like you are going to catch the ball and attack. Okay, Wang, when you come on the court later, stand on the right baseline, don't move, cross Stand with your waist bent and don't move. PJ, after the referee gives you the ball, throw it directly to Wang. Don't look at it. Pay attention to the concealment. Wang, throw it directly after receiving the ball. If you score, there is still hope. If you don't score...if we don't score, we will Guard one!" Leon deployed a tactic in a short time, a purely psychological tactic.

Because he hasn't trained well with the players for nearly a month, and the Nets' perimeter defense tonight is quite good, Leon feels that playing with moves and routines may not succeed, so he might as well take a gamble and catch his opponent by surprise. .

Several shooters scattered in order to attract the attention of the Nets defender, and then gave the ball to the inconspicuous Wang Zhizhi in an instant, allowing him to complete the offense.

During the days when Wang Zhizhi was suspended in Leon, he hardly got any playing time. His deficiencies on the defensive end were infinitely magnified under Cowens' system, and his advantages on the offensive end were completely unplayable. Cowens still favors a black and tough traditional inside line like Dalembert, but a big man like Wang Zhizhi who feels soft when walking, Cowens puts him at the bottom of the bench.

However, Wang Zhizhi did not slack off at all during training, because Leon would call him every day and tell him to constantly improve himself, so although he did not get enough playing time, Wang Zhizhi did not fall behind at all in terms of shooting touch and strength. , the weight has also increased, but very slowly.

After the timeout, the players from both sides returned to the court. Wang Zhizhi followed what Leon said. After entering the court, he slowly wandered around the three-point line for a few times, and then saw Kenyon Martin approaching him. He did not Instead, he put his hands on his hips and started pacing near the sideline.

Obviously, Kenyon Martin didn't take Wang Zhizhi seriously. His attention was focused on Paul Pierce, who cut to the three-second zone. He moved left and right, seemingly looking for a suitable position to catch the ball. Once Pierce receives the ball in such a position, it is difficult to prevent him from scoring, so Kenyon Martin's feet are slowly moving inside. At the same time, he glances at Wang Zhizhi from the corner of his eye. Wang Zhizhi has a dull look on his face and his hands on his hips. Don't know where to look.

"idiot. (Idiot)" Kenyon Martin couldn't help cursing in his heart. Tonight Martin scored 21 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks, and he completely defeated Antoine Walker on both offense and defense. , now Walker can only sit on the bench and wipe his sweat at the last minute, and the Celtics actually sent such a guy to the court to confront him.

Just when Martin was still thinking about it, the referee handed the ball to P.J. Brown. Brown had five seconds to observe and decide who to pass the ball to. He stared directly in the direction of Pierce and put the basket The tennis players' attention was attracted.

But just 0.1 seconds later, Brown made a No-look-pass and threw the ball directly to Wang Zhizhi on the baseline!

Wang Zhizhi, who was standing outside the three-point line with his hands on his hips just now, was instantly ready to catch the ball. The reason why Leon asked PJ Brown to serve was because Brown's pass was relatively high. Wang Zhizhi raised his hands slightly. Once you get the ball, you can shoot it!

A high-arc three-point shot. Wang Zhizhi didn't take it very quickly. Even so, Martin didn't have time to come back to defend. He took the shot calmly, softly and smoothly. When the ball hit the net, it didn't touch the basket at all. A crisp three-pointer. Scored a goal in 2 seconds.

"Go back and defend! You guys are still five points behind!" Leon yelled from the sidelines. At least three times tonight, the Celtics were chased by Kidd and pushed back after scoring a goal. It took a long time to score a goal but Nothing hurts morale more than losing points easily.

Since the Nets don't call a timeout, Wang Zhizhi can only stay on the court and participate in defense. Byron Stern also likes this. If the timeout is called immediately, Leon will definitely replace Wang Zhizhi directly. Now we can target Wang Zhizhi's defensive weakness.

PJ Brown continued to stare at Collins. Leon's arrangement was to let Wang Zhizhi face Kenyon Martin. Although Martin was much better than Wang Zhizhi in all aspects, Leon understood that Martin had not yet grabbed a 100% chance to win. The ability to forcefully attack Wang Zhizhi in offense and defense. If the opponent dares to let Martin play alone, Leon will make them pay the price.

Sure enough, when Scott didn't call a timeout, Jason Kidd was the brains on the court. He also saw the Celtics' defensive loopholes when Wang Zhizhi was on the court. Martin was already in the low post on the right, and he When it comes to singles, he wants to give Wang Zhizhi some color. He wants to tell Wang Zhizhi what kind of insider is a true NBA-style insider - tough and fierce.

Kidd passed a lob to Martin very easily. He has the most comfortable passing technique for receivers. After Martin received the ball, he directly turned from his back to the basket and passed Wang Zhizhi to hit the basket in one step!

But just as Martin was about to exert his strength, he found that he had missed the target and Wang Zhizhi fell directly... As Wang Zhizhi fell, the referee's whistle sounded.

"No. 6, offensive foul, Celtics have the ball!" The referee made an offensive foul gesture without hesitation, and then gestured towards the technical table. Martin had already committed five fouls.

"I haven't exerted my strength yet! I haven't exerted my strength at all!" Martin was not willing to give up. He was just about to exert his strength to break through from the baseline for this ball. Wang Zhizhi fell. A 7-foot big man fell like this. Is it possible? Made of mud?

"You hit him with your elbow. Please pay attention to your elbow in the future. This is what we have repeatedly reminded." The referee explained that just now, Zhizhi held the ball very close to him, and then when Martin turned around, he habitually put his left elbow in front of him. , this action was actually used to protect the ball, but Wang Zhizhi bumped into Wang Zhizhi. Wang Zhizhi felt a slight push on his stomach and immediately fell to the ground.

This is what Leon told him during the timeout, "On the defensive end, if there is some confrontation, you will fall. It is useless for you to stand anyway."

When playing in China, Wang Zhizhi has always been an upright player, for no other reason than that he is too talented and too superior to others in China. His height, footwork, touch and offensive sense make him invincible on the offensive end, and relying on his height and awareness on the defensive end also has very good results.

After playing in the NBA for two years, Wang Zhizhi deeply felt the impact of the gap in physical fitness, so he began to learn to make up for his shortcomings with wisdom and in smarter ways. This is the most valuable thing that Leon taught him - to integrate into the highest stage of the basketball world through constant changes.

As a result, the Celtics got another offensive round. At this time, there were 45 seconds left before the end of the game. The Celtics were still 5 points behind. Leon also had a 20-second pause in his hands. Kyle There is no chance for the special person to make another mistake.

Serving from the backcourt, Arenas held the ball and passed halftime like lightning, but Kidd never left. Arenas is already relatively large among point guards, but Kidd is even bigger than him and can surround Arenas in all directions.

Arenas was half useless at this point in the game, but Pierce was still there. He connected with Arenas at the top of the arc to get the ball, and with the help of Wang Zhizhi's pick-and-roll, he went straight in from the middle!

Kenyon Martin suffered a loss from Wang Zhizhi and did not dare to stay too far away from Wang Zhizhi. As a result, the Nets were torn open by Pierce in the middle. Pierce forced a layup against Collins, and the ball bounced twice on the rim. Still caught in the net.

Scott finally called a timeout. The point difference had narrowed to 3 points. There were 31 seconds left before the end of the game. Both teams still had one offensive opportunity.