Chapter 85: Fighting Arenas

Author: Aiying Shutan

Chapter 85: Fighting Arenas

For the first time, Wang Chao showed his ability to run the ball, and scored 9 points in a row with three three-pointers. He not only knows how to run without the ball, but also has great power in the offense with the ball!

After the timeout, the Wizards' lineup was adjusted. Substitute small forward Jalvis Hayes was replaced, and main forward Caron Butler returned to play to defend Wang Chao.

In the few rounds that started over the timeout, the Suns' offense mainly revolved around Barbosa, and Wang Chao basically had no chance to touch the ball.

It’s not that Butler’s defense is so strong that Wang Chao has no chance to connect the ball, but Barbosa has no idea of ​​passing the ball to Wang Chao at all.

During the time he came on the bench, Barbosa was the absolute core of the field, and the ball was always firmly in his hands.

Originally, when Wang Chao started the team, there was no obvious conflict with him. Even though the relationship between the two was average because of Jones' fanning the flames, it was not yet at the level of hostility.

However, Wang Chao's three attacks just now made Barbosa feel threatened immediately, and his position as the sixth substitute in the Suns!

You should know that although he is a substitute, Barbosa's playing time and shooting number are not less than starting, and even averages Stodmeier in the team's average shooting rate is only more than him.

He didn't know why Wang Chao suddenly ran to the bench again for no reason, but if Wang Chao kept playing as a substitute in the subsequent games, it would undoubtedly affect his data performance.

In this way, the two almost became a direct competitive relationship on the field.

It sounds quite exaggerating. Is it necessary for both teammates of the same team to fight for the ball rights?

Of course it is necessary.

All-star players like Nash, Stoudemier and even Marion who have already made a fortune and have big contracts of tens of millions and have attracted attention from the outside world will of course care more about the team's record and championship honors.

But for middle and lower-level players such as Wang Chao, Barbosa, Dior, and Jones, the value of performance on the field is even greater than the team's honor.

After all, even if the team wins the championship this season, if you only average a few points or rebounds per game, it is absolutely impossible to get a big contract, and the possibility of being swept out after the season is even greater.

On the other hand, even if the team cannot make it into the playoffs, as long as your personal data is beautiful enough, there will inevitably be many teams rushing to give big contracts.

This season is also Barbosa's contract year. He also hopes to continue to maintain his current average of 18+4 per game and sign a big contract with the Suns after the end of the season.

"snort."

Standing in the top arc with the ball, Barbosa glanced at Wang Chao who was still entangled with Butler on the side, and directly took the ball and broke through the forced attack box.

Barbosa's ball breaking speed is extremely fast. After all, he is a player with the nickname of Brazilian Lightning. The Wizards' substitute point guard can't keep up with his speed at all. However, after Barbosa rushed into the basket, Wizards' center Bran

Deng Heywood immediately came up and successfully interfered with Barbosa's layup and took the opportunity to take the rebound.

"Damn..." Barbosa cursed inwardly and returned to defense immediately, while D'Antoni's shout on the sidelines made his already unhappy mood worse.

"Leonardo! Leave the ball to Wang Chao and let him play!"

As a well-known head coach, D'Antoni has a bad habit of killing the main player. This problem has occurred since the Suns, but later it has not changed much when he was transferred to the Knicks, Lakers, and Rockets.

As long as a player is easy to use, unless he feels completely cold or has physical problems, D'Antoni will keep the opponent on the court and play.

During his time with the Suns, Marion averaged more than 40 minutes per game in three seasons, and remained basically around 38 minutes in the other seasons.

It is said that the Cavaliers' 2015 finals were miserable, but in fact, the team coached by D'Antoni was mostly about seven or eight players.

The only difference is that at that time, only seven players were able to play on the court, while D'Antoni only allowed seven players to play.

This problem is sometimes not good, and it is easy to over-consuming players and lead to injuries, but sometimes it can seize the life-saving straw at the most critical moment and turn the tables in one fell swoop.

Jeremy Lin during the Knicks period is a typical example.

When Jeremy Lin made an excellent record for the first time, D'Antoni immediately helped him to the starting position and gave him a lot of playing time and ball rights, which led to Jeremy Lin's crazy performance that stunned the whole world.

Wang Chao's performance in 2 minutes and 9 minutes just now was obviously very good, but Barbosa's several ball-holding offensive efficiency was not very good.

In this case, D'Antoni will of course let the team play Wang Chao's point. Although it was the first time he saw Wang Chao's attack with the ball, what does that matter? Just score a goal!

Barbosa, who didn't want to pass the ball to Wang Chao, had to hand the ball to Wang Chao under the pressure of the head coach.

No matter how reluctant he is, he dare not violate the head coach's instructions.

"Bang..."

When Wang Chao received the pass, he felt the passing force that was different from usual. He couldn't help but look at Barbosa and curled the corners of his mouth.

"It's useless to be unhappy. The time you substitute in the future will no longer be the final say."

Thinking of this in his heart, Wang Chao's attention returned to the defender Caron Butler in front of him.

Caron Butler has been selected for two All-Stars in his career. Although he has never been selected for the Best Team and Best Defensive Team, he is a very capable player on both offense and defense, at least better than Wang Chao's previous opponent Hayes

Much stronger.

Butler is 2 meters tall and has an arm span of 2 meters 12 meters. It is obvious that Wang Chao has a considerable advantage in this regard. In terms of speed and agility, Wang Chao is not inferior to the opponent. He has a double 80 or above ability value, so he looks at the forward players.

You can definitely be in the first tier.

Wang Chao tried to trick Butler into defending the center with a tentative step, but the latter was unmoved at all.

Seeing this, Wang Chao raised his hand to signal the pick-and-roll to cover.

The relationship between Barbosa and Wang Chao has become sharp, but there are other players on the field. Even though they have an average relationship with Wang Chao, they also want to gain the attention of the head coach through their performance on the field.

Power forward Cote Thomas took the initiative to run to the outside to cover Wang Chao's pick-and-roll.

The moment when Thomas separated Butler, Wang Chao immediately took a step back towards Thomas, and then immediately took a jump shot.

Butler was separated by Thomas' pick-and-roll, and Jamison, who followed Thomas, thought that Wang Chao would break through after pick-and-roll, so no one had time to go forward to defend Wang Chao, so he could only watch the opponent shoot.

"Brush!" Shoot again!

4 out of 4!

The Wizards head coach put his hands on his hips and paced back and forth on the court.

"What are you doing?"

After Wang Chao's excellent 11-point advantage, he only had 1 point left.

How can I fight this?

D'Antoni on the other side looked lit up. Wang Chao's move, Curry's signature pick-and-roll three-pointer, seems naturally very difficult in this era, and use the little bit of gap shot after the pick-and-roll.

Not everyone can do three-pointers. And although Wang Chao has adjusted his position, he is still nearly one meter away from the three-point line when he takes action. That is to say, at least in this era, the three-pointers after the pick-and-roll are the only one.

It belongs to Wang Chao's patent, even if Lei Allen replicates it, it is difficult to ensure a stable hit rate.

"In this case, Barbosa will break through with the ball, and Wang Chao provides long-distance firepower output from the outside... It is really feasible to let Wang Chao come on the bench to enhance the scoring ability of the substitute lineup!"

In the next round, Butler took the ball and passed Wang Chao in one step, rushed into the basket and caused the Suns players to make a defensive foul and went to the free throw line.

During the free throw, the Wizards head coach could no longer wait and replaced Arenas on the court.

In this way, the three giants of the Wizards, Arenas, Butler and Jamison, have all made their debut.

Seeing this, D'Antoni naturally made adjustments immediately. Nash and Stadmeier came on the court, replaced Bale and Cott Thomas, and the lineup on the court became Nash, Barbosa, Wang Chao, Marion and Star.

Demire.

Butler made 2 free throws, the score difference returned to 3 points, and the game continued.

The appearance of two great masters, Nash and Stodmeier, means that Wang Chao has no chance to attack with the ball.

His ability to dribble at 80 is limited in his ball possession power. It is almost the same to bully the opponent's substitute players during the bench. Don't be embarrassed when facing a player of Butler's level.

So Wang Chao started his old career again on the field - running without a ball.

Caron Butler was already ready to deal with Wang Chao's ball-holding attack again, thinking that if the opponent calls for pick-and-roll screen, he will go around to chase and defend, and can let Wang Chao break through, but he will definitely not give the opponent a chance to shoot.

Then he started running the marathon with Wang Chao.

Butler: "…"

Wang Chao's playing style is very utilitarian. He is a typical bullying the weak and afraid of the strong... No, he is a typical bullying the strengths and avoiding his weaknesses, because this is the only way to maximize his offensive efficiency.

After reappearing, Arenas' offensiveness is significantly smaller than the first quarter. After all, he played almost the entire quarter in the first quarter. According to normal circumstances, he should still rest off the court.

Arenas, whose physical strength has not fully recovered, has reduced the ball-holding breakthrough, and is mostly based on outside shooting.

His shooting percentage was pretty good, with 3-for-5 shots, including a three-pointer, and scored 7 points for the rest of the second quarter.

But 7 points obviously cannot help the Wizards continue to maintain the lead.

Wang Chao's performance in the second quarter was too eye-catching.

Putting aside the 4-pointer at the beginning of the second quarter, with the main players of the two teams coming on the court, Wang Chao, who became a humble little brother, naturally returned to his positioning, ran for a long time to find opportunities, and then let him run away.

Many opportunities are available.

In the second half of the second quarter, Wang Chao made three more shots outside the three-point line and hit 1 goal.

In this way! He made 5 of 7 three-pointers in the second quarter and scored 15 points alone! His performance was no less than Arenas in the first quarter.

Relying on Wang Chao's 15 points in a single quarter, the Suns scored 36 points in the second quarter, while the Wizards only scored 24 points!

Throughout the second quarter, the cheers from the Suns home fans almost never stopped.

This game was really beyond everyone's expectations. No one expected that Wang Chao, who returned to the bench, would perform better!

At the end of the half-time game, the two teams scored 64:63. The Suns not only caught up with the 11-point difference, but also led by 1 point.
To be continued...