Chapter 2 The Puzzling Performance (Part 1)
The second half of the game continues to begin.
Both teams have been adjusted. On the Tornado, No. 11 returned to the court, and the main point guard who consumed too much physical strength in the first half was temporarily resting on the sidelines. The Missouri Tigers changed a lot, and the starting lineup in the first half except Chen Junhao, everyone else sat on the bench.
What does this mean? Is Smith's head watered? Or do you really think his team will win?
Substitute center, Green Johnson, sophomore; substitute power forward Ed Pinnik, sophomore; substitute forward Abra Raheem, sophomore; substitute guard Shandon Anderson, sophomore. This is a group of rookies. Even among Missouri substitutes, he is a junior with shallow qualifications.
Although Macri, a fourth-year-old Arroyo is also a substitute, after experiencing two years of season championships, they are much better than the group of people in front of them in terms of ability and experience. What is Smith's purpose?
"Don't you look down on us?" The members of the Tornado team were all angry. They seemed to have ignored the Missouri Tigers that there was another character, Chen Junhao, the main point guard.
On the sidelines, the players on the Missouri Tigers' bench also expressed doubts about Smith's substitution strategy. Of course, they did not dare to question the coach's decision yet, so they could only express their confusion in a tactful way: "Coach, what are you trying to do? If you want the main players to rest, Jack will play the first half, and he should rest." The question was Jason Anthony, Smith's disciple who valued the most.
Smith snorted slightly and said, "Don't understand? Just keep reading and you will know."
The competition begins.
The Tornado first gained the offensive power. After several exquisite passes, the Tornado passed the ball to the basket and made a strong fight at the basket. Missouri Tigers' substitute center Johnson defended the opponent's center one-on-one one with obvious shortcomings in strength.
The offense and defense were changed, and Chen Junhao got rid of the opponent and made a wonderful pass directly to the inside. The power forward of the basket Picknick received the ball. He had the chance to shoot directly, but hesitated and adjusted for a little time and lost the opportunity. Even if the Tornado team made up for defense, Picknick had no chance to make a move and had to pass the ball again. Anderson, who was on the outside, took the ball and took the ball out of the basket, and the rebound was grabbed by the opponent.
It was the Tornado's offense again. The players on the Tornado's field saw the lack of strength of the Missouri Tigers' inside players and strengthened their strong inside play. After a chaotic situation at the basket, the basketball fell into the basket again.
Come back here and the Tornado team attacks.
After Chen Junhao and Anderson made a breakup as a cover, they passed the ball behind him to Abra in front of the penalty area. Abra made a shot but was disturbed by the opponent, and the basketball once again missed the basket.
After two attacks failed, the Tornado team had already chased the opponent for four consecutive points.
After success in the attack, the Cyclone's morale increased greatly. After grabbing the rebound, he counterattacked quickly and chased the Missouri Tigers behind. The Missouri Tigers returned to defense very quickly, but the Cyclone's guard suddenly jumped and shot "Swish!" The basketball actually entered the basket hollow.
7:0! In just two minutes after the start of the second half, he gave his opponent a 7:0 scoring climax.
There was a buzzing sound in the audience, and many viewers began to be dissatisfied with the performance of the Missouri Tigers. The players on the bench also said anxiously: "Coach." They stared at Smith anxiously, hoping that he would change this strange tactic immediately.
"Coach, this won't work." Mike Carman said anxiously, "They can't stop the attack of the Tornado."
Smith said without rushing, "What's the hurry? Are we still fourteen points ahead now?"
"But..." Mike Carman wanted to say something and hold Jason Anthony next to him. Jason Anthony whispered: "Shut up, when have you ever seen a coach doing things without a proper degree?"
Mike Kaman mumbled and stopped talking.
The offense and defense were transferred, and it was the Missouri Tigers' offense again. Smith stood up and shouted loudly to the sidelines: "Jack!"
Chen Junhao, who was holding the ball, looked over.
Smith raised his right index finger and shouted: "Attack!"
Looking in the direction of Smith's finger, it was the Tornado's basket. Chen Junhao on the field gently bit his lips and a hot and blood-red light flashed through his eyes. "Paipa..." The dribble suddenly accelerated, and Chen Junhao dribbled the ball and rushed straight to the opponent's basket. A member of the Tornado team stepped forward to block it. "Paipa!" With a sound of change of hands behind the basketball, he returned to his left hand, and the speed of driving forward did not decrease at all.
He broke into the penalty area. Two cyclone team members stepped forward to double-team, while others nervously stared at other players on the Missouri Tigers to prevent Chen Junhao from passing the ball suddenly.
"Bang!" With a sound of the ball, Chen Junhao raised the ball with one hand and jumped high into the air.
It's an offensive!
The two defensive players jumped up at the first time, and the four big hands raised the basketball in Chen Junhao's hand. "Swoosh!" The basketball rose straight past the four big hands, and then fell straight, "Swoosh!" The ball entered!
High shot basket!
"Boom!" At this moment, a roar suddenly erupted, and tens of thousands of spectators cheered in unison. "Beautiful!" "Wonderful!" and so on.
"Yes!" Mario waved his fists hard, "It's just like this, Jack, teach them a lesson."
Smith returned to his seat, looked at the coach of the Tornado team opposite and snorted coldly, "I just completely despise you! What's wrong?"
A third-grade substitute sighed: "He dares to take action even when facing two seven-foot high center forwards. Jack is really crazy."
Mike Carman sneered: "This is Jack's real strength. You have never seen his performance in the World Youth Championship, which is crazy. After breaking through four people in a row, he scored a free throw in the remaining seven-foot center. Paul Chris, Raymond and others suffered a lot under him. If he hadn't been old enough, he should have played in the NBA now."
Everyone was shocked, and they were full of awesome expressions.
Chen Junhao's goal immediately inspired the morale of his teammates on the field and also sounded the horn of the Missouri Tigers' counterattack.
The Tigers, with great morale, are more active when defending, double-teaming, assisting in defense, and filling in positions, running, jumping and blocking and interception without any physical strength. Several substitutes have a rare opportunity to play in the game, and they all cherish this opportunity. When everyone plays 120% of the mental defense, the technical gap is not so obvious.
"Bang!" The Tornado's shooting missed the basket. Tigers center Johnson grabbed the rebound. Chen Junhao quickly dribbled the ball after receiving the pass. The Tornado quickly returned to defend against the Tigers' fast attack.
Chen Junhao dribbled the ball outside the three-point line, and the five members of the Tornado team, who had just returned to the position of defense, stepped forward to defend. "Bang!" The ball started, stopped quickly, jumped high, and stretched his slender body straightly, "Swoosh!" The basketball drew a perfect arc. "Swish!" The crisp sound of rubbing the net, hollow into the basket! Three-pointer!
Of course, there was another cheer and cheer at home.
And there were also many people staring straight at the stadium, but in front of them was the figure of Chen Junhao's shooting just now. "What a beautiful posture!" Zhou Xianya couldn't help but murmur.
Chen Yinhao didn't mind Zhou Xianya's fascinated expression at all, and he couldn't help but exclaim: "Yes, it's really a standard shooting posture in textbooks, and it's so fluent that it makes people feel furious. Even if you are prepared, you probably won't have time to stop it. It's so beautiful."
On the bench, the players couldn't help but admire. What appeared in Jason Anthony's mind was the scene where Chen Junhao went to the stadium to practice shooting in advance every day. Without hard practice, how could such a perfect shooting basket be? With Jack's long shot outside the three-point line, the team's attack would be more complete. But... Jason Anthony seemed to remember something. "Frank, show me the technical statistics of the first half." He took the technical statistics handed over by the team's assistant and looked at it. "Jack Chen, scored four points, zero shots, four free throws, and four free throws, and seven assists..."
Didn't take action? No one? Jason Anthony's eyes widened and he was a little disbelief. He didn't take action at once in the average attack in the first half? Even Mario and Paul Pierce also made five or six chances to make phone calls, but did Jack, who controlled the offensive distribution of the entire team, even did he make action at once?
How could it be?
The game did not stop at all because of Jason Anthony's doubts. After a round of offense and defense, the Tornado made a mid-range shot.
It was the Missouri Tigers' turn to attack. Chen Junhao still controlled the ball. The ball was brought to the three-point line. This time someone immediately stepped forward to defend. With a "swoosh" sound, the basketball passed from behind. In the sports, the basketball was passed to Abra Rahim. It would be a pity that his shooting missed the basket and bounced high. After missed the shot, the Tigers' players turned around and prepared to return to defense. The game has not reached a white-hot level, and the Tigers' competition for offensive rebounds is not fierce. The players under the Tornados' basket looked up and waited for the whereabouts of the basketball.
Suddenly, a figure rushed into the inside and jumped high in the cracks of the human being. He pushed the basketball with his right hand in the air, and the basketball flew towards the rebound, "Bang, swish!" and hit the board and entered the basket.
Chen Junhao!
"Beautiful!" The commentator exclaimed loudly before all the audience came back to their senses, "The awareness of the second offense at the basket is really sharp. It seems that Jack Chen is not only an excellent organizer, but also an excellent offense. This year's Missouri Tigers are indeed full of talents, so there is no need to worry about offensive firepower."
As Jason Anthony was cheering on the bench of Missouri, he was silent and staring at Chen Junhao's figure on the court. What appeared in his mind was the goal just now. After conceding the ball, the inside players were not in a good position and gave up fighting for rebounds. The inside players of the Tornados experienced a momentary negligence, just a moment. Jack seized this fleeting opportunity and quickly cut into the inside, and rushed the ball directly into the basket before the opponent. It was a terrible sense of smell. When facing Jack, the opponent could not have any carelessness. If you don't miss any chance to score, your natural sense of offensive smell, Jack is simply a natural offensive guard.
A natural offensive guard, but why didn't he make a single shot in the first half? Jason Anthony couldn't understand, was there no chance? It's weird. Is it because he was busy organizing the team's offense and did not have the energy to attack by himself? This is even more a joke. Thinking of Coach Smith's strange behavior, when the game was intense, he asked his group of main players to sit on the bench. What is his intention? Is it meant?
Chapter completed!