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Chapter 15 Du Zhe’s Outbreak

Tired, really tired...

On the court, Azubuike gasped heavily, trying to calm his breathing.

It stands to reason that as a role player, having enough playing time should be a happy thing, but for him today, it has become a kind of happiness trouble.

There is no other reason. In the recent games, he has played a bit too much time.

In the first game against the Kings, he played 47 minutes.

Against the Hornets, he played 38 minutes.

Against the Kings again, he played the whole game and played 48 minutes.

Against the Timberwolves, he played another 44 minutes.

Today against the Rockets, he has not rested for one minute in the first three quarters.

Azubuike felt that even the donkeys in the production team did not act like this.

He cast a look at the coaching bench for help, but unfortunately no one seemed to notice him at all. Instead, Du Zhe took the initiative to run over and provide him with a pick-and-roll.

Alas, this young man from China is quite interesting... Azubuike's impression of Du Zhe became a little better.

It's a pity that Du Zhe's purpose of doing this is not as simple as he thought.

Du Zhe's purpose is to switch defenses and get a chance to single "Little Black Bean" Brooks.

For him, compared with shooting against the defensive gate Artest, it seems that it is easier to shoot on the head of "Little Black Bean" Brooks.

毕竟布鲁克斯身高只有1米83，在外线想要干扰身高2米05、臂展2米24的杜哲投篮，还是有些吃力。

And because they were afraid of Du Zhe's ability to cut and dunk in the previous games, the Rockets players did not dare to jump up to defend easily in this game.

For fear of being shaken away by a fake move, give Du Zhe space to take off.

As expected, Azubuike, who was already a little exhausted, could only pass the ball again when faced with Artest, who had switched defenses.

Du Zhe caught the ball again from outside the three-point line, facing "Little Black Bean" Brooks, another explosive shot.

It's still the same formula, still familiar taste, and it's another three-point hollow into the net.

Two consecutive three-pointers directly reduced the original 9-point difference to 3 points.

In the next round, the unconvinced Artest wanted to regain the field, but unfortunately the ball was intercepted by Du Zhe in his impatience, and he was hit on the counterattack.

Du Zhe, who had a hot touch, took the initiative to ask for the ball during the counterattack and hit a chasing three-pointer.

In just a few rounds, Du Zhe scored three three-pointers and a steal to help even the score by himself.

And Du Zhe's sudden outburst not only stunned the Rockets, but also stunned all the Warriors.

In the previous group confrontations within the team, this Huaguo kid was clearly only able to hit the iron outside the three-point line, but why did he suddenly seem to be as accurate as if he was on the hook today.

The two players on the bench looked at head coach Nelson with confusion. Is this also part of your calculation?
Unfortunately, Old Nelson was also confused and unable to respond to their doubts.

Although he knew that Du Zhe would silently practice three-pointers every day before and after team training, this speed of improvement seemed a bit too fast.

Could it be that this kid is really a leftover in the draft, and he let himself find a treasure?

Facing Du Zhe's three consecutive hits, the Rockets immediately called a timeout, not only to prevent being taken away by Du Zhe, who was hot-handed, but also to make personnel adjustments to strengthen targeted defense against Du Zhe.

And Dayao, who was resting off the court before, had to go into battle in advance to stabilize the team's position.

After Du Zhe made his debut again, he was surprised to find that his defender had been replaced by Sean Battier.

This brings us to a classic paradox - which one is better, Battier's three-pointer or Battier's defense.

Soon Du Zhe felt the defensive pressure from Battier. Since he only mastered Battier's open three-pointers and catch-and-shoot skills, it was really difficult to find a shot when facing the opponent's candy-like defense. Good opportunity.

Even if they use pick-and-roll tactics, the Rockets will no longer switch defense easily. They would rather give the Warriors defenders a chance to break through, but also let Battier cling to Du Zhe and never give him room to take action.

Under such strict defense, Du Zhe took four shots in the fourth quarter and only hit one three-pointer.

And 3 minutes before the end of the game, the effect of Stealer's Gloves also ended due to reaching the time limit.

Fortunately, the Rockets didn't know this, which allowed Du Zhe to continue to stand on the outside to make up for it and open up space for his teammates.

Unfortunately, in the last quarter, the physical fitness of the seven-man Warriors team was basically at its limit. Although Du Zhe created two fast break opportunities by double-teaming Dayao on the defensive end, it was still difficult to close the gap in physical strength.

In the end, at 109:113, the Warriors regrettably lost by a narrow margin of four points.

But although the Warriors who played in this game lost the game, they can leave with their heads held high.

With no advantage in strength or physical strength, they fought to the last moment with the Rockets, who are ranked fifth in the Western Conference, by virtue of their tenacious will.

Among them, Azubuike and Watson directly played the whole game, especially Azubuike. Although his performance declined slightly in the second half when he was exhausted, he still handed over 32 points throughout the game. Gorgeous data of 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

杜哲本场比赛出场时间也达到了33分钟，8投4中，罚球2罚2中，砍下14分3板1助1冒5断的数据。

On the defensive end, his performance was as good as ever, not only making Artest almost invisible, but also directly creating several fast break opportunities for the team.

On the offensive end, his several three-pointers also provided key help for the Warriors to bite the score at the last minute.

After the game, several well-known Chinese media also conducted on-site interviews with Du Zhe and Dayao.

After the baptism of the recent press conferences, Du Zhe felt more and more comfortable in dealing with such scenes.

Although in front of the media, most of the two people spoke some official rhetoric prepared in advance, Du Zhe's changes still shocked Dayao greatly.

In his previous impression, although Du Zhe had some talent, he did not have the effort and determination to realize his talent.

Even in the national team competition, he always likes to play alone and pursue personal performance.

When he saw Du Zhe desperately defending, blocking positions, and willing to do the dirty work for the team today, Dayao even wondered if he had admitted the wrong person.

Du Zhe's performance throughout the game, especially the last few three-pointers, allowed Dayao to see his rapid progress.

Perhaps the banner of the national team will be carried by this young man in the future.

After the interview, Du Zhe also had a private communication with Dayao.

Du Zhe also used some of the rhetoric he had prepared before, but they were all such as "being overweight will increase the burden on the ankles", "Asians' physiques are different from those of whites and blacks", "you can lose weight and rely on soft touch to move into the mobile fourth position" General talk about the class.

But after the communication, Du Zhe felt that these arguments seemed unconvincing even to himself.

After all, in this era before the small ball era, powerful centers are still the mainstream, and Yao's weight gain is just a helpless choice to conform to the mainstream.

After all, who can accurately predict future development...

(End of this chapter)