Chapter Thirty-Nine: Take

Larry Hughes debuted in Philadelphia, and the draft template was called the big AI, and although he didn't make a name for himself, he finally made his mark in Golden State, and then in Washington, he and General Arenas achieved each other, one good at shooting and one good at attacking, one ... Good defense, the two walked hand in hand to the top. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Forthwith... The Cleveland uniform team, who was anxious to recruit helpers for the little emperor, immediately offered a big contract of 70 million US dollars for five years. Thereupon... Larry Hughes, who was selected as the All-Defensive Team, joined the Cavaliers.

However, after arriving at the Cavaliers, Larry Hughes did not have a very happy life. He's completely incompatible with LeBron James, both of whom need to have the ball in their hands and... None of them have great shooting ability, especially Larry Hughes, who simply can't adapt to the catch-and-shoot role.

Therefore, he gradually became marginalized with the highest annual salary in the team.

From a certain point of view, he has a lot in common with Zhou Zheng...... They are all good at assault, they all like gambling steals, and their ability to shoot when they catch the ball is better than nothing.

However, Zhou Zheng has one more thing than him.

That's passing.

When Larry Hughes defends last week, he doesn't have much to do...... Zhou Zheng's physical fitness is not as good as LeBron James, but compared with Larry Hughes, who has slipped to the top, he is not much inferior. Larry Hughes' penchant for gambling steals was quickly caught by Zhou Zheng, who used this method to pass him over and over again.

But at the same time, LeBron James has woven a defensive net with Pavlovic and Drew Gooden, and their active movement has made Zhou Zheng's passing no longer as easy as before...... Especially the pass to the inside.

When Dixon's shooting touch dropped, Cleveland seized the opportunity to widen the difference, and Portland could only rely on Zach Randolph's strong eating to equalize the score.

"As I said, a quick offense doesn't keep an efficient hit rate. ”

McMillan told Zhou Zheng after a timeout three minutes before the end of the third quarter: "We can't bet the fate of the team on a quick offense. The lifeblood of any team is the half-court position. ”

"Give me three more minutes and I'll tie the score. Zhou Zheng told McMillan firmly.

McMillan glanced at the point difference, and the Trail Blazers trailed by seven points.

He didn't think Zhou Zheng would be able to recover the difference in this situation, and Cleveland's defense was not so easy to break...... Mike Brown is not out of nothing. After all, he studied under Popovich, who came from the Spurs and has a strong defensive attainment.

"This is your last chance. ”

McMillan told Zhou Zheng very seriously.

A serious look on his face indicates that he is not joking.

Zhou Zheng did not respond to him.

Just took the team onto the pitch, Aldridge replaced Zachrandorf, Judoka replaced Outlaw, and Myers and Dixon were still on the court.

After re-serving, Zhou Zheng quickly arrived in the front court, and Larry Hughes defended again.

He's very good on defense and can keep up with the basketball on his foot.

But the only flaw is that I trust my big hands too much.

Zhou Zheng sold a flaw in front of his eyes, he immediately stretched out his left hand forward, and the moment he stretched out his hand, Zhou Zheng whirled away...... Zhou Zheng's turning action has long been rated as a master, and many people even consider it to be the top in history...... Larry Hughes stared blankly, once again being passed.

He is like a pigeon in Prague Square, as long as he throws corn kernels, he will always rush to it.

No exceptions.

After Zhou Zheng passed Larry Hughes's defense, he didn't sprint inside, but made a sharp stop at the free throw line and then made a jumper...... Swish!

Two-point hit.

Zhou Zheng finally hit one after four attempts in the third quarter.

This shot is especially important for tactical purposes.

This has meant that the Clevelands have to stretch out their defense, and it will be difficult for them to recklessly shrink the box as they did before.

Easy side fight, Pavlovich's shot hits the iron. Zhou Zheng rushed into the penalty area to pick up rebounds and quickly launched an attack, which is the best way to chase points.

Zhou was blinking an eye and running to the frontcourt, and Larry Hughes stepped back at McBrown's instructions...... McBrown thinks Zhou Zheng's offensive ability from outside the three-point line is weak, and as long as he doesn't get into the three-point line, he can be left to his own devices.

However, Zhou Zheng suddenly stopped outside the three-point line.

Then throw a shot...... Swish!

The basketball ruthlessly pierced the Cleveland's basket.

2 points.

There are only 2 points left.

There are still two minutes left.

McMillan has mixed emotions, on the one hand, he is pleasantly surprised by the growth of Zhou's outside projection, and on the other hand, he thinks it will take Zhou Zheng further and further down the road of rapid attack.

LeBron James quickly controlled the tempo, and he tried to make a steady shot.

However, he was unable to break into the box under Yudoka's entanglement, and instead completed a shot from the free throw line.

Bang!

His shot was rejected by the basket, Zhou Zheng picked up the rebound again, and launched a high-speed offensive, Larry Hughes chased after him, but the speed was still a beat slower after all, Zhou Zheng broke into the restricted area in a straight line, and after jumping, smashed the basketball to the rebound...... The basketball bounced violently...... While Larry Hughes was not clear, Darius Miles had already come to the sky, boom!

The Cavaliers' basket suffered the heaviest dunk.

81:81。

The two teams are tied!

The momentum of the Pioneer was already burning rapidly with this wave of continuous attacks.

Back in the half, LeBron James finally rushed into the box and caused a foul on rookie Aldridge, making one of two free throws.

But then, Zhou Zheng assisted Aldridge and let him hit a jumper at the free throw line.

When the Cavaliers didn't dare to ignore Zhou Zheng's outside shooting, the Trail Blazers' operation suddenly became smooth again.

Until then, this was what McMillan wanted most. But now, he's starting to feel that this doesn't fit his basketball philosophy, and he's always believed that fast offense can't be on the table and can't make the Trail Blazers a strong team.

The third quarter ended quickly.

The Trail Blazers went into the fourth quarter with a three-point lead of 85-82.

After the start of the fourth quarter, Zhou Zheng hit two more high-post jumpers in succession, which put the Cavaliers in a state of losing sight of one or the other.

And worse things happened on the offensive end, as the Cavaliers' two most important outside players, Larry Hughes and LeBron James, entered a vicious cycle of alternating iron.

The mighty Cavaliers began to crumble.

With four minutes remaining, McBrown called a timeout and brought on a substitute.

Zhou Zheng also returned to the bench.

With 24 points, 14 assists, 7 rebounds, 2 steals and 4 turnovers on 8-of-16 shooting, Zhou's statistics are blameless.

When the whistle blew for the end of the game, ESPN hurriedly ended the broadcast. This game is definitely not a glorious memory for Chatford and Bill Wharton, their first quarter prophecy was repeatedly punctured, and the two old faces were pressed back and forth by Zhou Zheng to the ground and rubbed hard.

Although they kept saying at the end of the live broadcast that 'this is just the regular season, the regular season is nothing, and when it comes to the playoffs, it will be revealed.' ’。 But the playoffs are still far away, and, who knows what will happen in the playoffs?

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[Staying up all night in a row, the hemorrhoids broke... Lying on the code word, life is better than death. 】

(To be continued.) )