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Chapter 10 There Are No Shortcuts to Defense
It was already dark, but Zhang Chen was still sweating profusely in the training hall.

Alonzo Mourning came out of the weight room to see Zhang Chen was still practicing extra shooting. He was very surprised. The Heat team has a lot of training, and ordinary players will be exhausted even if they persist in formal training.

Coupled with the aging of the Heat team, the only one who can persist in additional training is his excellent body and will. But since Zhang Chen came, he found that this is a young man who is particularly hardworking.

As a rookie, it is very rare to consciously practice more every day and not go to nightclubs.

The key is not to be arrogant or impetuous. After the last game, the Miami Herald reported that Zhang Chen was the most surprising discovery in this draft.

Mainstream media such as USA Today and The Washington Post also said that Zhang Chen, Vince Carter, and Paul Pierce are expected to become new miracles in the NBA's front line.

Under such circumstances, Zhang Chen was still able to train hard without being affected. Mourning lamented that success was not accidental, "Zhang, don't practice too late. There will be a competition tomorrow. I am optimistic about you. Don't feel pressured."

"Alonzo, thank you. I will try my best to help the team win the game." Zhang Chen is also very happy to be appreciated by Mourning. This is the boss of the team. If the boss has a good relationship, he will definitely be able to get along well.

Because Paul Pierce beat Paul Pierce in the last game, many media have clamored that the match between him and Vince Carter tomorrow will determine the trend of the best rookie of the year, and the fans are looking forward to it.

Zhang Chen still has some pressure on this, he must make himself better, so that he can face various challenges calmly.

The confrontation with Pierce in the last game was actually a bit of a fluke, if Pierce hadn't been fooled by him and collapsed early, the confrontation between the two would have been even more difficult.

And what I didn't expect was that before the game, the intermediate training of attack ability was carried out, but the defense was used to defeat the opponent on the court. Things on the court can never be predicted.

Zhang Yi will still start tomorrow's game. He will face Vince Carter, who will be called "half man, half god". It's easier said than done.

Vince Carter's offensive power is also exceptionally good, but compared to Paul Pierce's diverse offensive methods, Carter is the ultimate in physical talent.

It is difficult to say that players with outstanding physical talent are the most difficult to guard against. You will feel that they are not like people on earth. The shot is made, but he jumps high and you just can't help it.

It’s easy to say because Carter’s mid-range and long-range accuracy is not as good as Pierce’s, and his technique is not as refined. If Zhang Chen is shameless, let him take a step and let him shoot; Let him break through, anyway, behind him is the blocking king Mourning.

Don't look at Vince Carter's ability to dunk Mourning later, but that was Mourning after he had a kidney problem. Now Mourning dares to dunk, and Mourning dares to take risks.

The Toronto Raptors are not a strong team. You can see that he uses rookie Carter as the core of his tactics, but he is not a team with exceptionally strong outside shooting. When a team encounters a weak team, it may play more systematically and win the game. When encountering a strong team, it is just one word, kneel.

All Zhang Chen just needs to concentrate on doing Carter, let alone other things than the last game.

In fact, in addition to the existence of Vince Carter, the Toronto Raptors also has a future famous figure. This person came to the Raptors a year earlier than Carter, but unfortunately he didn't make it out, and he was not very popular with the coach.

Carter has been the core since he came. This guy can only mix on the bench in the second year. He is Carter's cousin, and later Chinese fans are very familiar with Tracy McGrady.

At the Heat's home court, some fans of Zhang Chen have emerged, and there are also some Chinese who come to watch his games. For Miami, where there are not many Chinese, this is a surprising thing.

This made him more determined to fight. When someone supports him, he will not be afraid of any strong opponent.

The Raptors gave Carter a head-on single for the first ball. Zhang Chen did not choose to stop the opponent from receiving the ball like he did with Pierce. Carter's physical fitness is too strong, and it would be irrational to fight like him.

So he chose the most appropriate method of pre-analysis, didn't post it, but took a half step, "Hey, Carter, I bet you will choose to shoot."

It doesn't matter if you have no morals, Zhang Chen doesn't have a warrior plot, as long as it is a method allowed by the rules, it is not shameful to use it to deal with the enemy.

"Really." Carter was not affected, and began to break through with the ball.

His first step was also very big, but it was still a bit different from Pierce. It was the kind of breakthrough that relied on the speed of his body to go straight. Zhang Chen was half a step away and tried his best to keep up.

When Carter pulled it up, it was a jump shot, and the height of the shot made Zhang Chen a little surprised.

Dang, the strength is a little stronger, the rebound of the Heat.

As usual, Zhang Chen was the fastest to rush over. In view of his characteristics, Pat Riley also asked the players to practice fast break tactics in training.

The ball came to Zhang Chen's hands, and Carter had already followed.

Zhang Chen sped up, and it turned out to be a bit similar to Carter's action just now, but the speed was a little slower.

As soon as the body touched, Zhang Chen made a shooting action, which was exactly the same as Carter's choice just now.

Carter didn't make a shot himself just now, so how could he allow others to copy his actions to beat him? Besides, after Zhang Chen defeated Pierce in a game, Carter also paid attention to him. COSCO shot well and was very decisive. Chen's initial impression.

So when he saw that Zhang Chen was going to pull it up in front of him, he jumped up instantly as if a spring was installed on his feet.

It's a pity that Zhang Chen was just a fake move, playing a hard shot in front of Carter, he didn't look like he was looking for a fake.

In fact, Zhang Chen is a person with excellent offensive skills with the ball. It's just that he didn't stay in such a high-level basketball league in his last life, and he didn't play that delicately. Strength and speed bully people.

This shot was just a fake move, and it immediately clicked on Carter. Zhang Chen directly aimed at Carter in his mouth and made a jump shot. "Beep..." The whistle sounded, and the referee pointed his finger at the free throw line.

Zhang Chen rubbed his shoulders, FUCK, originally wanted to have a handsome 2 plus 1.

Fouling in the NBA is also dangerous, and it hurts to bump into Carter, a guy with early muscle development.

"Zhang Chen showed everyone his ability again, a very deceptive fake move, Vince Carter was a bit too reckless."

"He made two free throws, and Zhang Chen can always grasp the opportunities that appear. Maybe it's because players who have experienced the NCAA finals are more experienced."

"In the first match between Zhang Chen and Carter, Zhang Chen had the advantage, but the final outcome is hard to say."

After making a free throw, Zhang Chen quickly returned to the Heat's half and prepared to defend. He is slightly lacking in talent and technology, but he is definitely better than others in terms of attitude.

Carter made another breakthrough with the ball, faster and more determined than the first time. This time, Zhang Chen took half a step and couldn't keep up in time, making 2 hits.

There is really a gap. Offensively, he doesn't have as many opportunities as Carter, who is the core of the tactics. To win or lose, he must restrict the opponent defensively, at least to a certain extent.

The Heat's offense is generally initiated by Tim Hardaway. Unless the head coach makes a tactical request for this master of ball control, Zhang Chen can only do it every time the offensive ball stays in his hands for a long time. He is not very good at running without the ball.

Often he ran for a long time, but the offense had nothing to do with him.

If it was in the past, he would definitely quit, but now he has been running hard, and the degree of effort will be different depending on the goal.

There are not many opportunities in offense, and Carter's situation in defense is more difficult than he imagined. After his half-step strategy succeeded for the first time, the subsequent effect was not good.

When Pat Riley replaced him to rest, Zhang Chen felt very tired, not more relaxed than the previous hand-to-hand fight.

Tracy McGrady came on the Raptors side and hit a very elegant shot as soon as he came up.

At this time, McGrady looked a little thin. If only he was facing him, Zhang Chen would definitely post it without hesitation.

Damn, what do you think about this, if you want to defend McGrady, you have to play as a backup, and he doesn't want to.

"Zhang, why don't you defend Vince Carter this time?" Stan Van Gundy's voice sounded from the side, and he had a good impression of this hardworking kid.

"Vince Carter's physical fitness is very good, but his shooting seems to be poor. I think we should use it." Zhang Chen replied honestly.

"You are quite thoughtful, but Zhang, there is no shortcut to defense, you should still entangle yourself."

"There is no shortcut to defense..." Zhang Chen repeated.

"Yes, Zhang, thinking so much is not what you should do now, don't think about defensive skills, fight with the opponent more bravely, don't care about physical fitness, you have to fight like a fighter." Pat - Riley turned his head, and rarely participated in the discussion on the bench.

Zhang Chen is suddenly enlightened. He is not a defensive master now. Considering those who will drift outside the Heat's defensive system, he should post it. If he is passed, he will pass. Just don't make the opponent comfortable. Alonzo Mourning.

When he played again in the second quarter, Zhang Chen didn't struggle at all. Carter found out that he was entangled by Zhang Chen after halftime, and he didn't get used to it for a while. The direct consequence was that the Raptors attacked this time. passerby.

(End of this chapter)