pinnacle swinger

Chapter 85
Oakland, Oracle Arena.

On the clean floor is the new retro team logo of the Warriors this season. The background color is similar to the old version, but the content has changed, from the original strong and muscular man to the current San Francisco Bridge.

Oakland, west of the San Francisco Bay, is the eighth most populous city in California.

San Francisco as a whole has the largest number of Chinese in the United States. In this city, Chinese account for [-]%. It can be said that apart from whites, the number of Chinese is the largest.

Tang Wenlong's 76ers came to the Oakland game, which attracted many Chinese fans from San Francisco to the Oracle Arena, because there is another yellow-skinned player in the current Warriors team - Jeremy Lin, although the latter is currently only a player. It is only a substitute player among the substitutes, but there are still many Chinese media wishful thinking to promote this game as a "Chinese Derby".Of course, there is nothing bad about this, at least the attendance rate of Oracle Arena will obviously increase a lot because of this.

Compared with Jeremy Lin, who is currently unknown, Tang Wenlong obviously has a higher degree of support from the Chinese. They wrote some slogans supporting Tang Wenlong in Chinese, and wearing Tang Wenlong's 76ers No. 1 jersey, they generously and naturally formed a yellow team. White landscape.

In the entire Warriors team, Tang Wenlong only knew Wesley Johnson, so there was not so much interaction before the game.

There are not many slots in this game. The stars of the two teams are bleak, so the attention is not high.

If fans in the United States want to watch the game, they have to go to NBATV to watch it. Unlike the previous game against the Lakers, it was broadcast live across the United States, similar to the feeling of being broadcast on the prime time of our country's court TV.

"Tonight I will play shooting guard, you can play small forward." In the locker room before the game, Iguodala said to Tang Wenlong while tying his shoelaces.

Tang Wenlong made an OK gesture, nodded and said, "No problem."

"But even if you are defending Wesley Johnson, don't be careless. Although he is a rookie, his performance is very good."

"Don't worry." Tang Wenlong said with a smile, "I don't know Wesley yet, he is indeed very suitable for bombing, but his defense is greater than offense, and his ability to attack independently is actually quite weak, haha, you don't tell him"

"Haha, how can you say that about your old classmates, the most basic trust between people?"

Tang Wenlong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Damn it, how do you know my catchphrase?"

After the players of the two teams finally changed their uniforms in the locker room, they all returned to the arena wearing long-sleeved trousers and sports training jackets. At this time, the fans who had dinner earlier had already entered the arena one after another. They waved the cheering sticks in their hands, and it felt like they were watching a concert.

Tang Wenlong thought silently, the fans in Oakland quite like basketball.

Turning around here, in the other half of the court, several players of the Warriors began to do some simple stretching exercises. Tang Wenlong observed that the small guards were sprinting back and forth around the court repeatedly.

"The speed is so fast!" Tang Wenlong's heart trembled. The short-distance sprint ability displayed by Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry was amazing.

It just seemed to be a little thinner, Tang Wenlong looked at it for a while, and thought so.

Then he touched his biceps silently. It seems that the strength training during this period has had a lot of effects. After entering the NBA, his figure has gradually become well-proportioned, especially the two arms, which are not hanging down. You can also clearly see the muscle lines when you move.

Just on time, the game begins.

The 76ers starting lineup includes point guard Kyle Lowry, shooting guard Iguodala, small forward Tang Wenlong, power forward Thaddeus Young, and center Dalembert.

Warriors starting lineup, point guard Stephen - Curry, shooting guard Monta - Ellis, small forward Wesley - Johnson, power forward David - Lee, center Louis - Amundson.

Due to Biedrins' injury, the Warriors were pushed to the center position by a forward player with a height of only 2 meters. This is too shabby in front of the seven-foot-long Haitian forward.

Jump ball, Dalembert wins.

Lowry controlled the ball and advanced steadily across the half court. Tang Wenlong leaned over and half leaned on Wesley Johnson, showing no intention of running.

"Fuck, why do I feel that you are about the same height as me?" Wesley Johnson said in surprise after the two stood together.

The corner of Tang Wenlong's mouth rose fifteen degrees, and he said proudly, "My growth cycle is relatively long. The team doctor said that I can grow to about 2 meters, which means I am as tall as you."

"Then you will play small forward in the future?"

Tang Wenlong said: "Yes, why not? You see, I played from point guard to shooting guard, and then to small forward. It's no big deal and incredible."

"You're such an amazing person!" Wesley Johnson said with a compliment.

The two chatted happily. The 76ers' first wave of offense came to an end without Tang Wenlong's participation. Lowry himself received a breakout from Iguodala and shot a three-pointer.

It's just that No. 30 Curry moved quickly in small steps, double-teaming Iguodala for a while, and then he was in place for defense after a while. Lowry was disturbed for a while and made a solid shot.

Tang Wenlong stopped chatting nonsense with Wesley Johnson immediately, and turned around and ran back.

In recent years, the three-point shot in the NBA has become popular. Correspondingly, many teams' scoring ability between offense and defense has been continuously enhanced, and the importance of offensive rebounds in many teams' tactical proportions has been decreasing. Players are more required to return to defense in time, so as not to be beaten into a conversion attack.

Sure enough, the Warriors advanced at an astonishing speed, and the whole team rushed from the backcourt to the frontcourt in the blink of an eye.

Curry is extremely skilled at dribbling. Lowry kept making physical contact with him. The two stopped outside the three-point line. Curry completed a back dribble around the back, opening up space with Lowry.

He didn't give tactical instructions, and David Lee consciously ran out to make a pick-and-roll with Curry.

Curry changed hands with one crotch, pulled the ball back and forth with his right hand, and then easily dribbled the ball to David Lee's pick-and-roll, as light as a civet.

"Sigh~"

Suddenly there was a violent friction sound on the floor, and a white figure rushed in, with a big number 8 printed on the back of the autumn clothes.

Curry's eyes lit up, his wrist flicked, and he made a ground-hitting pass ahead of time.

Monta Ellis, who rushed in, just caught the basketball. He stepped on the floor with great strides, and his body fell out like a leaf. .

The Warriors lead the 2ers 0-76.

"Mine." Iguodala patted his chest and said that he was responsible for the ball. Monta Ellis's explosive speed was indeed unusual, and the counter-running after he came up caught Iguodala by surprise.

Although Iguodala took the initiative to take responsibility for the ball, no one would really blame him.

Offensive and defensive rotation, Lowry held the ball outside the three-point line to organize.

After Lowry came to the 76ers, he won the favor of Collins with his solid basic skills and positive defensive attitude. He quickly squeezed Louis Williams to the bench and secured the 76ers' starting lineup.And, in many cases, he has the power to organize the offense independently.

In this wave of offense, he chose a double running cover to catch the ball.

Both Iguodala and Tang Wenlong circled from the bottom line to the top line at the same time. Iguodala was the first to reach the top line. Tore apart the Warriors lineup.Tang Wenlong came out again and cut in almost the same route as Iguodala.

Tang Wenlong received Lowry's pass, dribbled a small step, grabbed the ball with both hands and crossed a semicircle in the air, avoiding the palm of David Lee who came to take the ball.

This time the inside line was almost empty, Tang Wenlong took three standard steps, and at the final layup, Tang Wenlong stretched out the ball forward with his long arms.

Even Wesley Johnson, who is amazing in chasing caps, couldn't cover Tang Wenlong at all, and watched Tang Wenlong make a layup.

2 to 2, both teams got their first sports score with a layup.

As soon as Tang Wenlong hit a layup, there was a lot of cheers at the scene. He even heard someone shouting "Come on" in Chinese at him, and couldn't help but glance sideways at the place where the sound came from.

The sudden sound of cheering made the Warriors players at home feel a little aggrieved.

"Damn, do you have any morals?" Curry shook his head, took the pass from Amundsen, and dribbled the ball across half court.

After halftime, he distributed the ball to Amundson who was following him. Amundson turned to the side and handed it to Ellis.

After Monta Ellis took the ball, he made a tentative step in the opposite direction.

Iguodala was unmoved, but his eyes were firmly fixed on Monta Ellis' shoulder. He knew that the next step for this crazy scorer was to break through.

Sure enough, Monta Ellis didn't wait for Iguodala to be swayed away, he dribbled the ball a step, then changed direction significantly in front of him, and began to rush forward!
Without the pick-and-roll, passing Iguodala is as difficult as completing a mid-circle shot.

Iguodala stuck to Ellis like candy, and he couldn't shake it off.After wasting a lot of time, the ball stagnated in his hand instead.

Curry came out to catch the ball again, and after a few steps outside, seeing that time was running out, he suddenly pulled up his shot.

(End of this chapter)