52. Chapter 52 You mean we in the NBA play without brains?

Author: Xiaoshu Xiaoshu Xiaoshu

Chapter 52 You mean we in the NBA play without brains?

When Zheng Long returned to the court with his pants lifted, an old man from the audience wearing orange sunglasses waved to him.

"Take more action, little Zhengzi, are you still awake?"

Faced with such an affectionate address, Zheng Long was stunned for a moment. This fashionable old man looked familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.

Nance Jr. looked at Zheng Long in surprise, "This is Nicholson, the famous Oscar winner and a die-hard Lakers fan for decades!"

Oh, it turned out to be him!

Zheng Long returned the favor in a friendly manner, and Nance Jr. looked envious and said, "Nicholson is very cold. When Kobe was still here, he would only say hello to Kobe."

"After all, he is a fan who has been here since the Showtime era. Apart from the superstars, we small players are completely insignificant in front of him."

"I didn't expect him to take the initiative to say hello to you. It seems that your performance has won his approval. Maybe he will ask you to make a movie."

Entering Hollywood? It's kind of interesting.

Forget it if it's an extremely awkward movie like James' "Space Jam 2", having some passionate scenes with a Hollywood actress is within my acceptable range.

The game continues.

The Wolf Cubs were frustrated at the beginning, and now they are full of anger. They are eager to hit a strong response.

But it's not that easy.

The Lakers' current perimeter blocking ability is outrageous and terrifying. Oladipo, Zheng Long, and Butler are almost all defensive ceilings in every position.

Although Oladipo has not evolved to the level of being the best first defense and steal leader in the future, he has already developed into a prototype of an outside blocker.

Oladipo, who is only 1.93 meters tall, has terrifyingly long arms of 2.06 meters. Coupled with his active defensive attitude, Rubio feels like someone is strangling his neck when holding the ball.

Well, I can't hit it, so let's throw the ball to LaVine.

LaVine: Do you want to see who is guarding me?

LaVine faced Butler, who switched defenses with Zheng Long. Facing Butler's aggressive lateral movement and defensive anticipation, LaVine couldn't rush forward at all and could only float outside to look for shooting opportunities.

What Butler is best at is poking people where they hurt.

"Hey kid, aren't you the dunk king?"

"Hurry up and rush!"

"Put one off and show it to everyone!"

LaVine couldn't stand being talked about anymore and made a "yeah" sign in front of Butler.

"Yeah, not only am I the dunk king, I have two, and that's something you'll never get."

Faced with LaVine's counterattack, Butler laughed and looked unconcerned.

"The dunk king is not an honor in my mind. Those dunk videos of Internet celebrities on YouTube are better than the current NBA dunk contest."

It's different from the excitement of LaVine versus Butler.

The matchup between Zheng Long and Wiggins here seems a bit boring. Zheng Long has almost no desire to take action, but at the same time, he is 100% focused on the defensive end.

But he still almost lost half of his position when Wiggins rushed up.

But that's all.

This is also the reason why Zheng Long and Butler took the initiative to switch defenses.

Just talking about talent.

Throughout the Timberwolves, the NBA, and even history, Azui's talent ranks among the best at the small forward position, whether it is dynamic or static talent.

He is 2.01 meters tall, has a wingspan of 2.13 meters, and a standing height of 2.72 meters. He has extremely terrifying impact speed with the ball.

Before entering the NBA, fans even gave him the nickname "Maple Leaf Jordan."

"Jordan" never names unknown people.

Just look at the future Van Jordan. Together with the team, he directly overturned the dominance of the Warriors and scattered the Galaxy Battleship.

For Wiggins, playing in the NBA is a job. As long as he puts in a little effort and performs in every game, he can earn a stable salary.

This is quite simple.

Because since high school, when I want to score or rush forward, no one can stop me.

At that time, some media even called Wiggins the best high school student after James. ESPN also reported at the time that Wiggins' vertical jump reached 1.12 meters, which was higher than Michael Jordan at his peak.

With McGrady.

Originally, Wiggins thought that everything would be different after coming to the NBA, but it turned out that he just changed places to play. This is the role of top talent.

You don't have to work too hard to practice those skills and shooting, as long as you pick up the ball and hit the basket, you can score.

It’s so easy to make money in the NBA.

Wiggins thought so.

He has even planned a route for himself for the next twenty years. If he plays for twenty seasons and saves enough money, he will not have to work part-time for the rest of his life.

But today, Maple Leaf Jordan met the "real Jordan".

Wiggins couldn't believe that the bald man next to him could keep up with his speed and withstand his own impact.

The first quarter of the game was about to end, and he hadn't scored yet, so Wiggins was very anxious.

This means that in order to achieve today's scoring "KPI", more efforts must be made in the last three quarters.

This is like working overtime for Wiggins.

It is a kind of pain.

The Timberwolves can't hit the outside at all, so they can only give more ball rights to Towns.

Although Jokic has shown agility and versatility in offense and organization, on the defensive end, Jokic still has a long way to go.

After gradually becoming familiar with Jokic's defensive habits, Towns has been able to send the basketball into the basket after playing behind the back.

And even though Towns is a big man, in terms of athletic ability, he is the best among centers in the league.

He can even reach the basket from beyond the three-point line with the ball to complete a dunk during the transition between offense and defense.

At this point, the little fat guy can't keep up.

And Jokic likes to be lazy a bit. When he can't run anymore, he starts walking.

Walton on the sidelines also discovered this and began to record it in his small notebook.

What I have to do now is to quickly understand the situation of each new team member.

This little fat guy brought him a lot of surprises in this game, but at the same time, it also exposed many small problems.

Fortunately, Towns was struggling to support him and stood up at the critical moment. When the first quarter ended, the Lakers beat the Timberwolves 28:23. The Timberwolves did not allow the Lakers to continue to expand their lead.

Of course, this is also due to the low tacit understanding among the current players of the Lakers.

During the transition between offense and defense, the tacit understanding between the players was not enough to launch a smooth and rapid counterattack, resulting in many rounds of rapid counterattacks turning into positional battles.

During the second quarter of the game, the Lakers' offensive problems began to be more exposed.

When the Timberwolves players became familiar with the Lakers' current simple pick-and-roll tactics, they worked hard to cut off the connection between the players.

Without the support of complex and effective tactics, the Lakers players began to fight independently.

Whoever gets the ball gets to play it!

This caused the Lakers' offensive efficiency to become extremely inefficient. Originally, Butler and Oladipo's efficiency was not high, but now it is even lower.

It almost takes them two to three shots to get the basketball into the basket.

With 4 minutes left in the second quarter, Towns' sudden three-pointer finally helped the Timberwolves tie the score.

The two teams were tied with 41 points!

Walton called a timeout.

The Lakers fans at the scene couldn't sit still. This was a dangerous signal.

A question pops up in the minds of all fans.

Where is Zheng Long?

Why is it that Zheng Long is invisible this time?

In fact, as of now, Zheng Long has done very well. He has made four shots, 100% hits, and has scored 8 points, 2 assists, 1 block and 1 steal.

Any player who can score such data in less than halftime is definitely worthy of praise.

But when it comes to Zheng Long, Lakers fans can't accept it.

After all, this man was too dazzling in the first six games!

And now, with an average of nearly 40 points per game, he is sitting at the top of the scoring list.
To be continued...