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Chapter 5 Surprised D'Antoni

"Again?"

This time, not to mention off-court, even the Suns and Cavaliers benches were stunned.

Two three-pointers in a row allowed Wang Chao to score 6 points in the blink of an eye. At the same time, the Cavaliers' original 20-point advantage was now only 14 points.

For a moment, everyone's eyes were on Wang Chao.

D'Antoni's eyes were full of surprise.

There is one thing to say, Wang Chao's shooting just now, in his opinion, is very bad, and it is far worse than his most proud disciple Nash.

But Wang Chao actually made two consecutive three-pointers, still using that ugly shooting posture.

"This kid feels pretty good today..."

D'Antoni had an impression of Wang Chao, the fringe role of the team. In the original draft, he actually didn't want to choose Wang Chao. , agility, strength, jumping, explosiveness and other aspects are far below the NBA's standards.

It's just that the Rockets' commercial success with Dayao made the Suns want to get a share of it, so they chose Wang Chao.

The past season has proved that Wang Chao does not have the ability to play in the NBA.

To this end, the management of the Suns has held a meeting to discuss.

The reason why Wang Chao was transferred back to the team from the Development League was the last attempt made by the team management.

If Wang Chao can show something eye-catching during his return to the team, then there is still value in staying in the team.

But if Wang Chao is still as mediocre as before, the team will cut Wang Chao to free up the spot.

Even if the rookie contract signed by Wang Chao and the team is just a cheap 2+1 contract, which does not occupy much salary space, there is no need for worthless players to stay.

It's just... the current situation is somewhat beyond D'Antoni's expectations.

"Is Wang Chao's three-pointer so accurate? It seems that I haven't seen him shoot three-pointers in training before?"

D'Antoni recalled it carefully, but he didn't have a very specific impression of Wang Chao, a marginal figure on the team.

"If that's the case, it's not that he's worthless at all..."

The Suns, which mainly use run-and-gun tactics, have an extremely fast offensive rhythm. Offense is the lifeline of this team's victory, so three-pointers account for a large proportion of their offense.

In the past two seasons, the Suns have ranked first in the league in three-point shots and hits per game. D'Antoni also has a soft spot for players who can shoot three-pointers.

Wang Chao's two three-pointers successfully caught D'Antoni's attention.

At the same time, on the court, the Cavaliers attacked.

Two consecutive offensive failures, and the Suns scored 6 points in a row, has made the Cavaliers' bench players a little anxious.

The bench players of the two teams at this time are actually very similar. This kind of garbage time is a rare opportunity for them to show their abilities to the team and the head coach. If they perform well, they may be able to enter the rotation list and get a stable position. playing time.

But once the performance is poor, it is very likely that the team will be cut directly, leading to the end of the NBA career.

After the Cavaliers' backup point guard held the ball for halftime, he actively organized his teammates to cooperate tactically.

He first called his teammates for a pick-and-roll, and then he broke through with the ball and went down. After attracting the attention of the Suns defensive players, he passed the ball to the outside. After two passes and cuts, he successfully created an absolutely open shot from the outside.

however……

"frame--!"

The iron strike sounded again.

In the case of being completely open, the Cavaliers' bench backup shooting guard still failed to make the ball.

This is purely a matter of ability and luck.

For those bench substitutes who can't get a stable playing time, their ability value generally hovers around fifty or sixty, and their scoring ability can be imagined.

The Suns' backup center took off the rebound and was about to pass the ball to the point guard, but he happened to see Wang Chao who raised his hand to signal for the ball.

Wang Chao made two three-pointers in front of him, which made everyone very impressed with him.

Therefore, without hesitation, the substitute center passed the ball directly to Wang Chao.

Wang Chao didn't expect that he could actually get the ball, so he dribbled the ball halfway after being stunned.

As a striker with a height of 2 meters, Wang Chao's ball handling ability seriously failed, only 06.

Most people may not have any idea about this value, but as a comparison, the peak Yao's ball handling ability is about 51, while O'Neal's is as high as 69!

As a striker, Wang Chao's ball handling ability is not as high as these two big centers, which shows how low his ability value is.

Fortunately, the Cavaliers' substitute players didn't have the idea of ​​stepping forward to force Wang Chao, so Wang Chao could dribble across the half court indiscriminately and came beyond the three-point line.

The problem facing Wang Chao now is how to attack next.

With his ability value, the only sure offense is the three-pointer.

But Wang Chao made two consecutive three-pointers, and the Cavaliers' backup small forward was already a little impatient.

He is very sure that if Wang Chao continues to score again, he will definitely be replaced by the coach, and he will never have a chance to play in this game!
At this moment, he was almost sticking to Wang Chao, resolutely not giving Wang Chao any space or chance to shoot.

With such a close defense, under normal circumstances, the offensive player will directly choose to break through with the ball, and the defensive player will definitely not be able to react.

But for Wang Chao, the option of holding the ball to break through does not exist.

Ball handling ability 45, speed 62, agility 71, explosive power 43.

According to the numerical reference of the above several abilities, Wang Chao's breakthrough with the ball does not have any lethality at all.

"I still have to shoot a three-pointer..."

Thinking of this in his heart, Wang Chao involuntarily looked at Dion again.

"..."

Feeling Wang Chao's gaze, Dion was speechless for a while.

"This guy, is it over yet?"

Although he was very upset in thinking this way, Dieng understood it. Even Wang Chao didn't make any tactical gestures, just a pass of his eyes, and he approached Wang Chao actively, and set up a pick-and-roll cover for him again.

My good friend feels hot and explodes, he must help!
Dieng's pick-and-roll successfully separated the defensive players who were close to Wang Chao. Wang Chao regained the dribbling space and moved laterally to the right, trying to take advantage of this gap to shoot a three-pointer as before.

However, Wang Chao, who circled to the right, couldn't help but pause, because he had just stood still, and another defensive player appeared in front of him, that was the Cavaliers player defending Dieng!

Obviously, Wang Chao's goal was still fresh in his memory, so naturally he would not give up the same opportunity to Wang Chao.

Watching this scene, D'Antoni shook his head slightly on the sidelines.

"It's a good idea...Unfortunately, this is the NBA, how can a simple pick-and-roll cooperation always work?"

Wang Chao's three-pointers are quite accurate, but once he doesn't have enough space to shoot, he can't continue to score with his offensive ability with the ball.

At this moment, D'Antoni's expression suddenly froze.

Because he saw that facing the defensive player in front of him, Wang Chao didn't hesitate at all, and directly chose to take off against the defensive player's defense and shoot!
The opponent's defense was in place, completely blocking Wang Chao's shooting sight, and the pressure of the defense even forced Wang Chao's shooting movements to deform slightly.

but……

"Shh!"

The sound of the basketball hitting the net sounded again!
The ball went in again!

(End of this chapter)