With three points at the start, Nash begged for a maximum salary to renew his contract

Chapter 71 He Can Really Run

Bowen was blocked by Stoudemire, and Duncan's reaction was quick. He immediately moved to defend Wang Chao.

But as an inside player, although Duncan's pace is not slow among inside players, it is obviously not fast enough compared with outside players.

When he came to the perimeter, Wang Chao had already received a pass from Nash and made a shot.

"brush!"

The basketball hits the net hollow.

This proves that Wang Chao feels good in this game.

On the sidelines, Spurs coach Popovich frowned.

After only one round of offense in the opening round, he saw some clues. The Suns were planning to use Wang Chao's off-ball running and three-point shooting ability...

The Spurs attacked, and Parker quickly broke through Nash with the ball and rushed inside to score a layup.

Nash's defense is no different from paper in front of a point guard like Parker who has reached the extreme speed and can even be compared with Barbosa.

Wang Chao has seen a future statistic. In more than 60 games played against Nash in his career, Parker averaged 19.8 points per game and shot 49% from the field, much higher than his career average.

But having said that, it seems that the league's slightly capable point guards will perform very well in the face of the famous "Na Bu Fang".

In the Suns round, Wang Chao continued to run without the ball from outside the three-point line. Bowen, who suffered a loss once, followed Wang Chao closely, and at the same time, he was always on the lookout for Suns players who might screen off the ball on their route. .

But with all the attention focused on Wang Chao, the Spurs obviously ignored the actions of other Suns players.

Marion suddenly made a reverse run and directly threw off Fabrizio Oberto who was defending him and cut to the basket.

Nash's pass arrived instantly, and Marion, who received the pass, directly dunked with both hands.

Wang Chao's off-ball running position is not only extremely lethal, but also can play a role in containing opponents. Under the constant and shocking three-pointer deterrence, even the league's top defense like the Spurs The team will inevitably have defensive loopholes.

……

In the first quarter of the game, in addition to the very good opportunity for the Suns to counterattack and fast break, most of the time they carried out offensive tactics around Wang Chao's off-the-ball running, which was very effective.

Although Wang Chao ran for most of the first quarter of the game, he didn't get many shots. He made 5 of 3 three-pointers and scored 9 points.

但太阳队的进攻节奏却非常好，纳什4投2中得到5分，巴博萨6投3中得到6分，斯塔德迈尔3投2中算上罚球同样6分入账，马里昂4分，贝尔3分……

In the first quarter, the Suns team scored 33 points, and the offensive efficiency was extremely high.

On the other hand, on the Spurs side, the defensive end did not limit the Suns' scoring very well, and the offensive end also did not play very well.

Except for breaking through Nash and scoring a goal in the first round, Tony Parker made 5 of 1 shots in the whole quarter and only scored 4 points including free throws.

The reason for this is that although Nash on the Suns side couldn't guard against Parker, but as Parker broke through Wang Chao and entered the inside line, he was facing the cooperation of Marion and Stoudemire, who were very mobile. Defend.

Duncan was steady on Stoudemire, who hadn't fully recovered his form. He made 3 of 3 shots, 100% from the field, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 8 points, but the performance of other teammates was not very good.

Ginobili scored 3-for-0 from 25-pointers under the defense of Bell, and the Spurs scored 8 points in a single quarter, directly behind the Suns by [-] points.

"Very good! Well done!"

During the break before the start of the second quarter, D'Antoni said to Wang Chao very satisfied.

But when he saw Wang Chao's sweat-soaked jersey and heaving chest, the smile on his face restrained a little.

"You consumed too much energy in the first quarter. In the second quarter, you should rest off the court for a while, and leave the offense to Steve and Leonardo."

In the first quarter, the Suns were able to maintain such an efficient offensive rhythm. Wang Chao really contributed. Although he played a total of about 9 minutes in the first quarter, the distance he ran without the ball on the field was scary. The consumption was even more than that of Marion who played 11 minutes.

Not to mention Wang Chao, even Bao Wen who had been chasing him by his side was exhausted.

D'Antoni was thinking about Wang Chao. He didn't want Wang Chao to be too tired during the game. If it caused injuries, it would not be worth the loss.

However, what D'Antoni didn't expect was that when Wang Chao heard this sentence, he immediately shook his head.

"Coach, I can still do it!"

Don't look at Wang Chao panting and sweating profusely at this moment, but in fact the effect of the long-distance runner's talent has been triggered at this time. With the bonus of physical fitness, although Wang Chao feels very tired, he still has energy left.

With this rare opportunity to show himself, Wang Chao didn't want to miss any second of the game!
"Are you sure you can do it?"

D'Antoni looked at Wang Chao's persistent serious expression, thought for a while and asked again.

"No problem, I can play at least 6 minutes in the second quarter!"

Wang Chao gave his own psychological expectation.

Don't look at just 6 minutes, the opening 6 minutes of the second quarter is completely different from the first quarter, because Bowen is also tired, and he doesn't have the same talent tree plug-in as Wang Chao, and he doesn't have the talent for long-distance runners!
As long as he can grasp the opportunity well, in these 6 minutes, Wang Chao can score more points than in the 9 minutes of the first quarter!
……

Soon, the second quarter started again.

While the Spurs players came on the field one after another, they couldn't help but be taken aback when they looked at Wang Chao who was standing opposite him on the field.

Bowen, who was sitting on the bench off the court, was also stunned.

"Is this kid not tired?"

Bowen felt that during the first quarter, he followed Wang Chao as if he had run a marathon. At this moment, he still felt a little cramp in his calf. The opponent actually came back on the field after a few minutes of rest?
Bowen secretly cursed this guy as a beast, and at the same time felt a line of sight.

Turning his head to look, what Bowen saw was the gaze of head coach Popovich.

His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly opened his mouth.

"Coach, I really can't run anymore, let me rest for a few more minutes..."

Popovich didn't say a word, and he could see that Bowen's physical strength was already exhausted, and he had to slow down.

But the problem is that the opponent's Chinese player is still on the field. If Bowen can't play, he can only let Michael Finley mark the opponent.

A former All-Star player who averaged 22.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists in his peak period, small forward Finley is now 34 years old, and his competitive state has declined sharply. Although he averaged 10 points and 3 rebounds per game in the Spurs last season , As a substitute player, the level is good.

But on the defensive end, Finley is not so easy to use.

In his peak period, Finley relied on his explosive physical fitness, and his defensive performance was quite satisfactory, but now that his physical functions have degraded in his thirties, Finley has lost the explosive power and speed he needs to survive.

(End of this chapter)