NBA: Crazy Little Giant

The first quarter ended.

Chen Cheng scored 11 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal, 3 turnovers, and 2 fouls.

Embiid, who was facing him, made 1 of 5 shots, 0 of 4 2-point shots, 1 of 1 3-point shots, and 0 of 6 free throws. Except for a 3-pointer from the outside, all his shots were missed.

But Embiid did not commit a single foul.

Except for the 3-pointer and the turnover, he was almost shut out by Chen Cheng.......

The second quarter began.

Chen Cheng and Aquaman Adams formed a double tower inside and led Payton, Robertson and Bojan Bodanovic to play again.

The double towers on the Philadelphia side are Noel and Covington.

Embiid, who had wrestled with Chen Cheng for more than 10 minutes in the first quarter, was still sitting on the sidelines to rest.

Seeing Chen Cheng playing again, Embiid's face was more helpless.

This guy is really a monster!

He can jump on the court after just a few minutes of rest. As soon as he came on, Chen Cheng and Aquaman played a high-post double pick-and-roll like a moat.

Bojan received a pass from Payton. Although the timing was not right, Chen Cheng and Aquaman's pick-and-roll was too solid, hanging Gerald Henderson on the [moat].

Bojan hit a three-pointer!

After the start of the second quarter, Bojan hit two three-pointers in a row.

Directly called a timeout for the Philadelphia 76ers.

Coach Brown quickly made adjustments, allowing Covington, who moved faster laterally, to arrive first when Sniper King 7 broke through Bojan and ran to the [Moat], breaking their high double pick-and-roll.

But in this case!

Aquaman quickly moved up to the top of the arc.

Chen Cheng went down.

Noel's linear speed was much faster than Chen Cheng on the offensive end. After Chen Cheng received the pass from Bojan, he encountered a double-team from Gerald Henderson and Noel.

Captain Akagi of the United States raised his hand to stop Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng first leaned on Noel with his broad shoulders, knocking him back a big step, and then ignored Covington's defense and made a layup.

Unfortunately, this shot didn't go in!

But it didn't matter!

Chen Cheng used his [One Pillar to the Sky].

Click!

Click again!

He got two offensive rebounds and scored the ball!

This shot made Embiid, who was covering his head with a towel off the court, shake his head.

Noel did a good job of assisting and double-teaming Chen Cheng in the first quarter, but this was based on the help of Embiid, who is 216cm tall. Covington, who is 203cm tall, had little interference with Chen Cheng.......

After Embiid left the court, the Thunder's high-post double pick-and-roll was like placing two bottles of poison in front of Philadelphia.

Either you let Bojan shoot a three-pointer!

Or you will be beaten by Chen Cheng under the basket!

For these two bottles of poison!

The Philadelphia 76ers still chose the former.

The reason is very simple, which is to consume Chen Cheng.

Philadelphia coach Brown believes that only when Chen Cheng is tired, the 76ers will have a chance to turn the tables.

Chen Cheng was double-teamed more and more under the basket. He was double-teamed as soon as he received the ball, and even three people were used to siege Chen Cheng.

This made Chen Cheng laugh.

Facing a double-team, it was difficult for Chen Cheng to pass the most suitable ball in the first time.

But with a three-man siege, the Thunder had two open teammates.

How could they not find this?

In the process of playing badly, the Philadelphia 76ers, who didn't care about winning or losing the game, used this trick, which was actually a bit of a cheat.

They would rather let others score than let Chen Cheng score.......

"whoosh!"

"whoosh!"

""Swoosh!"

The Thunder had a very high three-point shooting rate in the second quarter.

7 out of 10 shots! Of these 7 three-pointers, 5 were assisted by Chen Cheng.

This increased Chen Cheng's assist data to 12.

But Chen Cheng was not happy. For three-point shots, rebounds usually bounce farther.

Covington did a really good job in the top rebound. He kept pestering Chen Cheng. His position was far away, and it also delayed Chen Cheng's movement.

In the entire second quarter, Chen Cheng grabbed only 1 offensive rebound except for the first 2.

In addition, Chen Cheng was too aggressive in the process of grabbing rebounds, and knocked down Dario Saric who wanted to hold him. , and was called for 1 foul.

Also, when Gerald Henderson broke into the basket, Chen Cheng jumped too hard and was also called for 1 foul. At

7 minutes and 8 seconds in the second quarter, Chen Cheng had 4 fouls on him.

At this time, Chen Cheng was replaced and rested.

Aquaman and PJ Tucker formed a twin tower.

However, the Philadelphia 76ers still did not play Embiid.

There is no way.

Although Embiid was selected in the NBA in 2014, this is his first year playing, and he is essentially still a rookie.

In the first quarter, he and Chen Cheng wrestled, and he was the one who pushed Chen Cheng, and for this reason, he has not fully recovered until now.......

After Chen Cheng left the court, Noel subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Tonight, Noel had been knocked over by Chen Cheng three times, and twice he was knocked away by Chen Cheng's buttocks when grabbing rebounds.

However, what Noel did not notice was that Aquaman's eyes were full of energy.

The 120kg+ Aquaman, in addition to training three-pointers, also follows Scola to learn diamond dance steps.

Noel's assist defense and rim protection are very strong, but facing the Aquaman who is 20kg+ heavier than him, this immediately makes Noel's face turn pale.

What did the inside players of the Thunder eat to grow up? Why are they so brutal?

Aquaman is getting more and more energetic. At this moment, he once again understands the happiness of Teacher Chen!

When Aquaman, who faced Chen Cheng every day in the training game, suddenly faced Noel, who was not good at confrontation, Aquaman played like Olajuwon.

However, Aquaman was too excited and took a walking step in a certain attack.......

Halftime is over!

The Thunder led by 35 points, 65vs30.

Due to the insistence of the Philadelphia coach, the game lost suspense in two quarters.

Brown finally let Embiid come up.

Chen Cheng followed.

During the second quarter, although Embiid's physical strength had not recovered and he was a little tired, he took the initiative to ask the coach to play and help the team.

But in order to protect the talent, the team has a"time limit" for Embiid. In order not to cause a recurrence of the injury, Brown dare not let Embiid play.

Embiid, who finally rested in the third quarter, went on the court with a breath.

After coming on the court, Embiid, with the help of his teammates' off-ball pick-and-roll, went around from the strong side to the weak side. Although Chen Cheng is strong, his shoulders, which are wider than the beast, naturally can't squeeze through the pick-and-roll.

Embiid finally got rid of Chen Cheng for a short time!

Received the pass from his teammate!

After knocking Robertson, who was switched over, he staggered and jumped up and dunked towards the basket.

""Bang!"

At this moment, Chen Cheng's big hand suddenly rushed out.

Although Chen Cheng didn't squeeze through the pick-and-roll, Robertson's delay in switching defense gave Chen Cheng time to catch up.

After all, Embiid was not the only one who was holding back his anger!!!

Chen Cheng shot up!

Covering the sky with one hand!

Blocking the shot in mid-air!

Chen Cheng caught Embiid who was dunking with two hands with one hand.

After blocking the shot, Chen Cheng stood still!

With a swing of his big arm!

After the fast-running Payton received the ball, he took a step inside the free throw line, jumped up and slammed the ball!......

In the third quarter, Embiid and Covington teamed up to block Chen Cheng.

Although Embiid's achievements on the offensive end were very pitiful.

Embiid, who had learned the dream footwork from Olajuwon for a period of time, has gorgeous footwork and is very smart. He always avoids Chen Cheng.

But his hit rate is very bleak.

3 minutes and 21 seconds in the third quarter.

Embiid held the ball again in the high position and killed Chen Cheng. Embiid took the point guard's lob shot. Although Chen Cheng did not block it, Embiid, who seems to be all-around, does not have a truly top-notch skill.

""Ding!" The shot missed!

Rebound!

Covington suddenly came over to entangle Chen Cheng, leaning against Chen Cheng with his back, sticking to Chen Cheng like a dog-skin plaster, with his hands slightly stretched back to prevent Chen Cheng from jumping around under the basket.

This move is actually quite useful!

But Chen Cheng's [Giant Burst (Silver)] makes Chen Cheng's off-ball turning speed not only as fast as that of thick eyebrows, but also extremely powerful.

It's like a hurricane!

Covington was knocked down by Chen Cheng!

But the landing point of this ball is not friendly to Chen Cheng.

Embiid, who is 216cm tall, has excellent static talent.

""Snap!" Chen Cheng watched Embiid grab the rebound.

But he would not give up so easily!

Chen Cheng took a step forward!

He robbed the ball directly!

""ouch!" Embiid was thrown out as if being bitten by a lion.

After grabbing the basketball, Chen Cheng made another long pass across half court........

In the following game.

Chen Cheng was still double-teamed when he received the ball, and was also targeted by many people when he grabbed the rebound.

But Chen Cheng was still able to grab the offensive rebound and complete the second attack!

Embiid, who was on the opposite side, was suppressed by Chen Cheng on the offensive end, but he was good on the defensive end, and also sent 3 blocks, 2 of which were given to Chen Cheng who was still strong in the face of double-teaming.

Embiid was replaced by the coach after playing for 8 minutes.

The same is true for Chen Cheng.

But the difference is that Embiid was replaced by the team out of injury protection.

But Chen Cheng left the game with 6 fouls!

Embiid caused another foul in the third quarter. In addition, when Chen Cheng was"robbing" Covington, he was too aggressive and grabbed the wrong position, grabbed his arm, and scratched Covington's forearm with finger marks.

The evidence is conclusive!

There is really no way!

Chen Cheng left the game with 6 fouls!.......

After the game, Chen Cheng, who had 25 points, 19 rebounds, 16 assists, 5 blocks, 3 steals, a triple-double and played for only 28 minutes, said unhappily in an interview with the media:"I played like shit tonight!"

This made Joel Embiid, who had 7 points, 1 rebound, 2 steals, 3 blocks, and 4 blocks, stunned for a while after hearing Chen Cheng's words!!!