Shangguan Yu played more and more smoothly, and when he saw Boss Qiao on the field, a thought suddenly appeared in his mind.

After the start of the second quarter of the game, Shangguan Yu responded in the high post and received a pass from Crowder. In the face of Kaminski's defense, Shangguan Yu chose to play with his back to the single, using his body to squeeze a little space.

Dribbling backwards, Kaminsky resisted hard, but Shangguan Yu suddenly stepped back, turned around and threw a jumper, the action was a bit like Jordan at the beginning, but the feeling of the shot was obviously not as good as Jordan, the ball smashed into the basket, and finally rolled into the net unwillingly.

Old man Qiao, who was on the sidelines, was a little dazed when he saw this ball, as if he saw his own shadow back then.

In fact, he has paid attention to this Chinese player, and he knows that Shangguan Yu, who has pure Chinese blood, can bring much greater benefits to the Chinese market than Jeremy Lin in the team.

It's just that some time ago, Shangguan Yu lost himself, making Jordan think that his ceiling was like that. But Shangguan Yu's tribute to the god of basketball made him start to re-examine Shangguan Yu and began to pay attention to him.

But Shangguan Yu didn't know all this, he just felt that today's game felt great.

A big hat just hit Jeremy Lin's shot here. On the other side, he took the ball at the top of the arc and aimed at Bradley, who ran out of the vacant position, that is, he made a second pass without looking at the person, and the person arrived at the ball.

Boom!

The beautiful aerial relay dunk, even if it is away, still won a lot of applause.

Whether with or without the ball, Shangguan Yu is full of energy, and many times he will appear where his teammates need him most, helping the team to firmly control the situation on the field.

But his physical strength is too poor, and the current Shangguan Yu does not have the strength to play a full 40-minute high-intensity game. So Coach Stevens replaced Shangguan Yu at the right time to rest.

"Yu, keep up this state, the team needs you!"

Shangguan Yu nodded: "I understand, coach." ”

Thomas excitedly followed Guan Yu and high-fived: "I didn't expect you to make another move, but you are so bad at shooting, do you want me to teach you?"

Shangguan Yu shook his head: "No need, yours is not suitable for me." ”

Thomas excitedly said, "NO, NO, NO, I'M GOING TO HAVE A GREAT PULL-UP JUMPER, OKAY?"

Shangguan Yu explained: "I know you are strong, but it is not suitable for me, you need a super high arc to dodge the defenders," Shangguan Yu explained. It's me who shoots a lot of the time on top of other people's heads, so we shoot differently. If you teach me how to break through, then I still have to study hard. ”

Thomas said excitedly: "Yes, yes, when I was seventeen years old, I realized a very powerful breakthrough method"

"I know, but right now, I don't want to learn to break through, I think I need to work on my mid-range jumper first and then improve my passing ability. Do you feel that when I pass the ball, it's still a little unstable and prone to mistakes. ”

Although he was interrupted by Shangguan Yu, Thomas was a little unhappy, but he felt that what Shangguan Yu said seemed to be right, so he nodded violently, and then began to chat with Shangguan Yu non-stop. Even Shangguan Yu felt a little unbearable, but when he opened the chatterbox, it seemed that he couldn't stop at all.

"Isaiah, get ready to play!"

Thomas replied, "Come on!"

He immediately ran up to Coach Stevens, discussed tactics with him, and ran to the field full of energy.

Thomas on the court and Thomas on the court are two completely different people, but his love for basketball has never changed. So he's very energetic, he goes to the basket again and again, and he can pull his teammates up very well.

Thomas's way of playing made Shangguan Yu suddenly have such a doubt, is he not aggressive when he plays?

Thomas is like the bloodthirsty beast, while Shangguan Yu is more often like an elegant gentleman, and many times, he will give up some balls that still have a chance. But on the pitch, if you fight for one more point, you might be able to win the game.

Of course, this style of play cannot be changed for a while and a half, but when he appeared again, Shangguan Yu was obviously more desperate than before.

Thomas slapped Kemba Walker's ball away, but it rolled on the ground and Shangguan Yu pounced, but was pushed to the ground. However, he grabbed the ball and pushed it forward.

The power was not well controlled, but Thomas had already run out and snatched the ball down. Forced a breakthrough against a defender, and although he missed the basket, he caused the opponent to foul.

On the defensive end, Shangguan Yu became more desperate, always actively making up for the defense, struggling to get in the position, and taking the rebounds one by one.

Whether it is Cody Zeller or Kaminski, they are much taller than Shangguan Yu, but Shangguan Yu stubbornly fought two backcourt rebounds from him and a frontcourt rebound.

Coach Stevens, as long as Shangguan Yu is replaced, will use joint defense. One reason is that Shangguan Yu's single defense ability is average, and another reason is that Shangguan Yu's rebounding ability is more average. Therefore, it is necessary to cooperate as a team to protect the rebounds.

As a No. 4 player, if you can't grab a rebound, what's the difference between it and salted fish.

But this game made Stevens see that Shangguan Yu can still grab rebounds. It's just that more often, he is too inferior under physical confrontation, but his consciousness and card position are not bad.

Coach Stevens has begun to think about new defensive tactics.

In the final minutes of the first half, Shangguan Yu was completely reduced to a blue-collar player, and his contribution on the defensive end was greater than that on the offensive end.

At halftime, the Celtics were 47-40, temporarily leading the Hornets by seven points.

Shangguan Yu scored 5 points on 2-of-3 shooting, but there was a shot that paid tribute to the god of basketball. But on the defensive end, he did pretty well, grabbing five rebounds in the half, more than he had in his previous game, along with two steals and two blocks.

The aggressiveness on the offensive end didn't come out, but on the defensive end, he fought hard.

The consequence was that at halftime, Shangguan Yu gasped for air.

Defending is much more tiring than attacking, and physical exertion will be severe. Coach Stevens also saw Shangguan Yu's performance, so he said to him: "Yu, you are acting very positive, there is nothing wrong with that. But is your stamina going to keep you going until the end of the game? Even if you're doing well on the defensive end, you don't widen the difference, right?"

Coach Stevens continued: "I'm positioning you right now, as a pitcher who floats on the outside and strings up the team's offense. You need to take down your opponent with offense, not with defense, because your defense is average. If you put all your energy into defense, will you still have the energy to hit the crucial threes in the final moments of the game?"

His words made Shangguan Yu's heart continue to surge, and finally nodded heavily: "Coach, I understand!"