The Whip of the God of Basketball
Chapter 196: Undercover
?Wang Zhizhi is back on the court, he is prepared for the offense. Before him, the NBA also had many inside players who would shoot three-pointers, the most famous of which was the leader of the Pistons bad boy, Bill Lambir, the source of all evil. Compared with Lambir, Wang Zhizhi's defensive and rebounding abilities are basically negligible, which is why Cowens and other NBA coaches look down on him.
A 7-1 inside player may not be able to compete with some small forwards. How can he gain a foothold in the NBA? And Leon has found value for him this season, at a critical moment, he can score from the outside.
The 7-foot-1 height ensures that he is difficult to be disturbed by small defenders on the outside. If the opponent's inside line comes out to follow the defense, I'm sorry, your inside line is empty. The Celtics still have a good outside attacker who can break into the inside line. .
The reason why there have been few such players in the past is that the big men are reluctant to practice shooting, and the fierce NBA competition makes it difficult for those big men who have experienced inside fights to maintain a stable shooting feel.
Wang Zhizhi has a good touch, and Leon doesn’t want him to go inside. After coming to Boston, Wang Zhizhi’s shooting training standards are exactly the same as those of outside players. So when he stood confidently outside the three-point line and continued to akimbo, Kenyon Martin had to stare at him without leaving.
The Nets’ players are highly focused. Scott has just been deployed on the defensive end. He sticks to the three-point line, puts two points, and never fouls his opponent to the free throw line. Therefore, Martin can guard against it without any scruples, and he felt very angry when he had just eaten at Wang Zhizhi twice.
Antoine Walker was devastated throughout the game, and in the end he was taken advantage of by a Celtic water dispenser manager. He was grumpy and he couldn't bear this breath. The referee's whistle hadn't thought about it, he had already begun to push Wang Zhizhi with small moves.
Wang Zhizhi was unmoved, as Leon said, at this time he was just pretending to be an offensive, scaring people, just standing on the court and pretending to be, since Martin stared at him, his goal was achieved.
"Beep!" The referee's whistle sounded, and he handed the ball to Pj-Brown. Outside of him, the other four people on the Celtics had three-point ability. After Brown received the referee's ball, there was no hesitation, because he knew that as long as he hesitated for a second, their offensive tactics would have failed because they had no tactics!
Gilbert Arenas was originally on the three-point line. He suddenly took a step back and took a big step back. Brown immediately passed the ball to Arenas. Arenas is a big step away from the three-point line, just pull it up and shoot!
The ball highlighted a surprise, but Arenas was a bit far from the basket, and his shot preparation was not sufficient. Kidd reacted very quickly and immediately sealed his arm.
The ball drew a high arc in the air. Leon knew from the sidelines that the goal could not be scored. Obviously it was weak, but the Celtics still had a chance. The ball hit the front of the basket. Paul Pierce relied on his strong body to withstand the two Nets players abruptly and grabbed this offensive rebound. In the constant off-ball simulation training, the rebounding prediction ability of each Celtics player has improved by a notch.
But Pierce who grabbed the ball knew that he couldn't make a layup directly at the basket. They wanted three points and there was enough time. He found Reid in the corner and passed the ball.
Under the interference of Stales, Reid didn't catch the ball smoothly, but somehow he caught it. He dribbled the ball to adjust the space. There was almost no time. Less than five seconds later, he hurriedly shot the ball. It hit the basket neck!
At this time, Pj-Brown has rushed into the court. This is the last chance for the Celtics. All the Nets players squeezed into the three-second zone to grab the rebound, and the basket was packed. Kenyon Martin is the best bouncer of all people on the court. He rushes to the ball's landing point and then jumps high. Pj-Brown is squeezing him by his side. He can't take the ball down firmly.
So Martin slammed the ball outwards like playing volleyball, and wanted to slap the ball directly across the center line, preferably in Kidd's hands.
But, Martin missed Wang Zhizhi.
From beginning to end, Wang Zhizhi didn’t take a step towards the three-point line. He stood there because Leon told him, “At the critical moment, you’ll be standing outside the three-point line. Strong."
Then, Wang Zhi stayed and waited for the rabbit to wait for Martin's gift bag, and a cross-ball flew into his hand.
With 1.2 seconds left before the end of the game, Wang Zhizhi did not hesitate to receive this powerful and fast “pass.” Wang Zhizhi made a three-pointer from the top of the arc. A seemingly slow throw, but it became a full shot. The most deadly action in the eyes of fans.
Before the goal was scored, Leon raised his hand on the sidelines and stretched out his index finger. He shouted: "over-time!"
The ball was hollowed out and the score was equalized, overtime.
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A game that could have ended early was dragged into overtime by Wang Zhizhi's three-pointer. Moreover, there were three overtimes. Until the third overtime, both Kenyon Martin and Collins were sent off. Paul Pierce suddenly showed his momentum, adding a three-pointer and a mid-range to take away the game. The Celtics struggled to win the Nets away, and Leon led the team to a three-game winning streak after his comeback.
On the bus back to the hotel, there was a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere. Although this arduous three overtime made everyone exhausted, what could be more exciting than such a victory?
Wang Zhizhi became the hero of the team. After the game, every Celtic player and staff found Wang Zhizhi to celebrate with him. Wang Zhizhi also showed a long-lost smile on his face, even the youth on his face. Acne is brighter.
The only unhappy person was Antoine Walker. After being replaced in the fourth quarter, he never got a chance to play. Instead, Wang Zhizhi, who replaced him, saved the team.
Although Wang Zhizhi did not show much in overtime, Leon still played the game with Chris Anderson at the power forward position. Walker asked Leon twice on the court to replace him on the court, and Leon ignored it, which made Walker. Quite annoyed, but dare not say it in front of everyone.
The current Celtics are no longer Walker’s Celtics, this is Pierce’s Celtics, and Pierce is Leon’s most steadfast and loyal supporter. Nearly half of the players come to the Celtics. Related to Leon, they are all Leon's disciples.
Walker began to find desperately. As the team’s number one star, it is not impossible for Fox Leon to eliminate him from the main lineup.
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Because the game ended too late, the Celtics stayed in New Jersey for another night. The next morning, the team would fly to Detroit and get ready for tomorrow's game with the Pistons.
In the afternoon of 14th, the Celtics conducted pre-match training for the whole team in the training hall. During the interview phase of the training media, Leon was asked why Walker was not allowed to play in the game last night until the overtime. Let Walker get a chance to play, Leon replied: "Injury, Walker's ankle is not very comfortable. I can't hurt my players because of a game~www.readwn.com~ so I try to get other players on the field, Wang His performance was very good and unexpectedly good, which made up for Walker's vacancy. Of course, Walker is still indispensable. He will play tomorrow against the Pistons."
"Will anyone not appear then?" a reporter asked, a very nonsensical question, but Leon actually answered, he said: "Yes, Paul Pierce will not be on the court tomorrow, his groin is not very comfortable. Obviously it's not good."
Paul Pierce scored 37 points in the game against the Nets yesterday, which is the basis and guarantee of the team's victory, but Leon said in an interview that he would not let him go.
Pierce got the news after the training. He immediately found Leon and asked: "Coach, why do you say I won't be playing tomorrow? I'm still in good shape. I don't have anything to do with my body. I don't need it. Rest, I need to play."
Leon patiently replied: "Believe me, Paul, you need to rest. You rest not for yourself, but for the Celtics. Think about the playoffs, think about our rankings, think about ours. Opponent. I made the decision after considering many factors. Of course, I know I will be told by Angie when I return to Boston the day after tomorrow... But trust me. Let Raisert take care of your knees at night." (To be continued.)
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