Snow dribbled the ball to the left and used his height advantage to sling the ball to Richie King in the key position.
Rich King played alone against Timberwolves center Eric Riley, and his weakness of poor athletic ability was undoubtedly obvious. He had height and weight advantages, but his explosiveness was not good enough and he could not back up his opponent and get to the basket. He turned around forcefully and then
He made a hook shot far away from the basket, the ball bounced out of the frame, and Garnett grabbed the rebound.
Garnett launched a counterattack with a pass, and the three Timberwolves rushed out. Point guard Charles was caught up and blocked by Snow as he passed the midfield. He passed the ball to Jerome Allen, who was rushing at the front.
Jerome, who is 193cm tall and weighs only 83 kilograms, is very weak against skin and bones, but he is very fast. He is confident that as long as he runs in front, no one can catch up.
How could an Asian who was facing him be faster than him? How could a yellow man be faster than him?
Jerome didn't observe carefully. He jumped up in three steps and wanted to do a beautiful one-handed dunk. However, as soon as he jumped up, he saw someone appearing in front of him, jumping faster and higher.
Of course it was Yang Jian who returned to defense. He caught up in front of Jerome, half-turned and took off in one go. He had quick eyes and quick hands, and accurately pressed the basketball with his right hand.
Jerome suddenly felt a strong force coming from him. He lost his balance in the air and was knocked down even while dribbling the ball.
Jerome Allen dropped the basketball and fell heavily to the ground. He immediately covered his stomach and looked very painful, hoping that the referee would call Yang Jian a flagrant foul and throw two free throws.
If this kind of scene happened in the Chinese CBA League, the referee would probably call the team doctor to come in immediately. It is rare for a player to be blocked and fall to the ground during a dunk. But in the NBA, this level of confrontation often occurs, and people who fall down after being blocked are injured.
It is impossible for a player to play well in the NBA. The referee was convinced that it was a good shot and did not even hold the whistle in his mouth.
The referee is a white man with gray hair. He has rich experience in law enforcement at first glance. "You fell down and squatted down. It should hurt your butt, not your stomach. You idiot, stop pretending."
Jerome sat on the ground with a resentful expression. Blood and tears fell together. My heart was broken and weathered, but my trembling hands could not stop and I could not forgive.
Snow picked up the basketball and as soon as he turned around, he saw Yang Jian rushing toward the opponent's half and surpassed him in an instant.
"This guy is a superman." Snow reacted quickly. When he saw Yang Jian turning to ask for the ball, he immediately used his height advantage to jump up and pass the ball over Charles' head. Yang Jian comfortably caught the basketball on the right side and slowed down.
A 70-degree pull-up jump shot from outside the three-point line.
Jerome didn't get up immediately after falling, leaving the Timberwolves with one less defender.
Everyone else was staring at his man who shrunk to the penalty area without covering up. Yang Jian got a big open space. He took a decisive shot. It is certainly better to shoot from an open position than to rush into the paint with the ball and challenge the big man.
His shooting action was standard, his release speed was very fast, the ball drew a wonderful arc and hit the net hollowly. 3 to 2.
Coach Bob Weiss stood up excitedly on the sidelines and led the applause. This time the Sonics really found a treasure. This is what the coaching staff wants Yang Jian to do, score in quick transitions between offense and defense.
Now Weiss firmly believes that Yang Jian was tricked by Harvard's basketball coach. He has terrible explosive power and can shoot, but he averaged less than 10 points per game in college? If Harvard didn't have a basketball coach, he could play casually on the court, probably
Did you lead the team to the championship?
The poor Harvard basketball coach has been fooled time and time again. When Yang Jian becomes famous in the NBA, he may be labeled as a "misguided disciple." If Yang Jian becomes a star, reporters will interview him.
The coach will be in trouble then. He will not be deeply impressed by the "tool man" at all. If he knew Yang Jian from time travel, he would definitely be willing to train him and arrange tactics for him to show his strength.
The audience applauded, and an old man in the front row sighed: "If this was the NBA regular season, he would probably be selected as one of the top five goals of the day."
Yang Jian, who retreated after listening to the applause, felt that his shooting was better than before. This was a change in mentality. He was fully integrated into the game this round and no longer nervous.
At the beginning of the game, he was very nervous, like a rookie playing in a formal game for the first time. The system suddenly distracted him with lottery draws and prompts, which somehow relieved the tension. He blocked a shot and made a three-pointer.
The points boosted his confidence and he was not afraid of poor performance.
The Timberwolves attacked and Garnett once again got the ball in the high post. This time Scheffler immediately stepped forward to get close to him.
Scheffler is a pure blue-collar player who relies on muscle to play. He has average talent, but has rich game experience. He can see his advantage in one round, and that is physical confrontation.
Garnett is so thin, Scheffler believes that tough physical confrontation will make him uncomfortable.
This is indeed the case. After Garnett is stuck, it is difficult for him to face the frame and make moves. His most important back-up method is to shoot behind the back. If he is too far away from the basket, he will forcefully turn around and shoot, which will affect his shooting rate.
Garnett did not force the ball, but took a dribble and passed the ball to point guard Charles who was running to receive the ball.
Snow also immediately defended closely, preventing Charles from holding the ball and accelerating. The short defender could not rush forward, so the threat would be greatly reduced. Charles took a few steps and couldn't escape, so he had to pass the ball.
If you don’t have enough talent, you have to work hard.
Snow is strong in physical strength and perseverance. He will keep running with the opponent's defender and try to get close to him. Because he knows very well that his speed is average and it will be difficult for him to defend him if the opponent moves away from the opponent and breaks through the frame.
Snow's defensive style has many similarities with Payton, so the Sonics admire him very much. Unlike Payton, Snow does not talk trash or use tricks when defending.
Timberwolves small forward Mark Davis singled out Scherer with the ball and made a pull-up jump shot. Rich King grabbed the backcourt rebound and passed it to Snow. Snow took a step and hit the ground to pass the ball to find the fast player.
Yang Jian.
There was a one-on-one situation in the frontcourt. Yang Jian took the ball outside the left three-point line and dribbled towards Jerome Allen. When the two were about to collide, Yang Jian pulled the ball up and dodged.
Jerome reached out and cut the ball towards the center.
Jerome already knew how powerful Yang Jian was in the last round. He felt that he could not withstand the opponent because of his physical disadvantages, so he chose to gamble and steal. Yang Jian collected the ball one step faster than he expected. He leaned forward and could only watch.
He watched his opponent rush past him.
"Why did he take three steps so early? It's too far from the basket." Jerome thought to himself.
He and Yang Jian are about the same height. If he took three steps as soon as he entered the three-point line, it would be difficult for him to lay up. However, as soon as he turned around, he saw Yang Jian jumping up one meter inside the free throw line.
, glided a long distance in the air, and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand with his right hand! 5 to 2.
How is this possible? Jerome stood stunned on the spot, forgetting to serve the baseline ball.
The entire audience exclaimed, including the two young players on the Timberwolves bench.
"Olechet"!
"areyoukiddingme"?!
If any unknown person in the summer league is at this level, they are also undrafted rookies and can't imagine how terrifying it would be to enter the NBA. Do they have the ability to face those well-known stars?
The players were surprised, and the fans were shocked and couldn't believe what they saw.
In 1995, dunks from this distance could get high scores in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Modern players have not come up with enough dunk tricks.
The most amazing thing is that the person who completed this dunk was not a black player, but an Asian with fine features. This kind of thing was unheard of by the audience, so of course they had to applaud hard and cheer loudly.
Brent Barry is the 15th pick in this year's first round. He has not yet demonstrated in the dunk contest that "white people can fly". Now people's existing understanding has suddenly been broken. It turns out that not only black people can complete such a feat.
Dunk?!
An international student with triangular eyes and instant noodle hair was so excited that he stood up suddenly and shouted: "He must be Korean!"
The spectators nearby looked sideways, and most of them had expressions like "Haha, I don't believe it."
They didn't know which country the player was from, but the person he was shouting must be Korean. The image of the two was a bit different, and they really didn't look like they belonged to the same country.
Yang Jian feels great. After more than a month of training, he has made significant progress. He spends some time every day practicing dunking and exploring the limits of his jumping. This dunk is the result.
Nowadays, what he is best at and the most beautiful dunk action is this kind of long-distance gliding dunk. He seems to be walking in the air, his movements are very stretched, and the last dunk is so powerful and cool!