Chapter 82: Who's Up and Who Goes Down (Part 1)
"Are you awake?" said John Smith, walking to the end of the bench.
Raymond Felton looked up, then nodded vigorously.
Although he didn't know what lucidity was, he knew that nodding his head would get a chance to play.
"I know you're still angry. John Smith has been a coach for so many years, where can he not see through his mind? said in a flat tone: "Prepare to play, play the No. 1 tactic, I will give you absolute autonomy." Hope your anger is used in the right place!"
Raymond Felton was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly became agitated.
"Coach, I'm going to beat that kid up. β
Raymond snapped to John Smith.
John Smith raised an eyebrow: "I hope so." β
Soon, the timeout ended and the game began.
The overturned Sean May remained on the bench, and the frozen Raymond Felton was reactivated.
As soon as he got on the court and received the basketball, he began to start the fast attack, and North Carolina's No. 1 tactic is actually the No. 1 position tactic, with him as the main player, he has wireless autonomy and unlimited firing rights, and it is a fast-attacking style of play.
When he came to the frontcourt, it was still James White who defended him.
Zhou Zheng didn't make contact with him at all, he followed McCantz to defend without the ball.
Raymond Felton was so upset that he used the shake to get rid of James White's defense and hit a jumper straight at the free-throw line...... Swish!
The basketball fell to the net, and his hand did not become cold because of the freezing of the bench, but seemed to be much smoother.
This made him instantly swept away his depression, and he had a sense of pleasure in keeping the clouds open and seeing the moon.
So, he shook his fist hard.
Just when he was about to further provoke Zhou Zheng, Zhou Zheng had already started a fast break with the ball, and at this time he also saw that the mouth of the irascible coach Josh Smith on the sidelines had already shown the letter F.
He hurriedly ran wildly, trying to catch Zhou Zheng's footsteps.
However, Zhou Zheng shook off his interception with a change of direction in the middle of high-speed travel, and rushed into the restricted area with great speed. At this time, Sean May was not there, and North Carolina's penalty area defense undoubtedly dropped a bit, so Marvin Williams hurriedly stepped out, he wanted to block the defense outside the penalty area!
He did block Zhou Zheng's footsteps, but he didn't block Zhou Zheng's pass, when he came out, Zhou Zheng's basketball had flown into the restricted area, and Kate Vincent, who slipped to the back door, received the basketball and scored a layup.
It's a very skillful fit, and even a bit of a Princeton system.
"A sincere suggestion to you, if you want to move up a little bit in the draft, it's better not to compete with me in the fast-break rhythm. Zhou Zheng was passing by Raymond Felton and suggested very heartily.
However, Raymond Felton took kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs, he snorted nobly and coldly, and then turned around and took the basketball to start the fast break.
He thinks that his mastery of fast attack is no faster than Zhou Zheng's, and the so-called RUN-GUN will definitely play better if he executes it as his own. After all, he is stronger, and he has a stronger breakthrough.
Knowing oneself correctly is a valuable quality, however, Raymond lacks this quality.
After he arrived in the frontcourt, he still easily passed James White's defense, and then passed the ball to McCantz, who was being harassed by Zhou Zheng, and he subconsciously passed the ball to Marvin Williams in the paint area.
Williams turned and jumped away...... Bang!
Basketball hits iron, it's not in his rhythm.
He prefers to play slowly and steadily, and this quick passing and receiving pattern does not allow him to adapt very well.
Karllandri picked up the rebound and threw it to Zhou Zheng, and the crimson storm started instantly.
Zhou Zheng came to the frontcourt at a gallop, did not make any direct contact with Raymond Felton, took advantage of James White's blocking and took out his defense, and then stuffed the ball straight to Rock Jamison at the bottom corner three-point line.
Jamison catches the ball and throws ...... Swish!
Three-point hit.
The goal made John Smith curse on the sidelines again, thinking that the new center was an idiot who had missed such an important marker, didn't he know that the only role of this guy on the court was to shoot threes?
Raymond Felton still managed to organise a quick counter-attack, only this time he succeeded, and his three-way saved poor center Andrews.
"When I run, no one can stop me. Raymond Felton arrogantly released a declaration to Zhou Zheng.
And Zhou Zheng silently returned to the half to assist James White flying over the penalty area, and Marvin Williams almost became his second watchman of the game.
In the face of a flying beast like James White, he can fly as long as he is given a little space to jump...... This kind of person is good to use, it's literally a cannon, you just have to throw the basketball out and he can fly up and blow the ball into the basket!
John Smith is feeling very tricky off the court, and if the Crimson team continues to play down, North Carolina is about to fall behind by a lot of points, although Raymond is feeling good now, but... The point difference is slowly increasing!
He's thinking about whether to put Shaun May on the pitch right now, but... As soon as Sean May comes on the court, she will inevitably be incompatible with Raymond, and the little tiger on the opposite side will definitely continue to create damage in the penalty area. But if Sean May doesn't go up, the forbidden area will be completely beaten into a sieve by them.
John Smith was struggling.
Then he looked up at the time, and he suddenly became calm again...... There were only seven minutes left until the end of the first half.
He studied Zhou Zheng's game, and he found that Zhou Zheng's physical strength could last for a maximum of 20 minutes.
He's been playing 13 minutes now, and while the Crimson are now seven points ahead, it doesn't matter. When Zhou Zheng rests later, North Carolina will only accept the lost ground for a few rounds, except for Zhou Zheng, he doesn't take the other players at Stanford seriously, it's just a bunch of local chickens and dogs.
John Smith became relaxed and calm, and even became more and more relaxed as Zhou Zheng stayed on the court longer and longer, because the longer Zhou Zheng played in the first half, it meant that the playing time in the second half would be compressed to a limit, and he might not even be able to play!
Run!
John Smith leaned back on the bench relaxedly, feeling the air around him start to get better.
Drip.........!!
Soon, a long whistle sounded, and the first half ended.
At this point, the Crimson team already had a 13-point lead, and if it weren't for Raymond Feldton's hot hand, the score would have even expanded to 20 points.
"Do you think a thirteen-point difference can rest easy?" Raymond Felton didn't forget to trash talk to Zhou Zheng before he left the game: "Look at your prostration, my dog didn't have a tongue as long as you after running twenty kilometers." β
Zhou Zheng glanced at him and didn't bother to pay attention to it. At this point, he did have problems breathing, and he had to gasp for breath to get more oxygen to his lungs. However, his body was not as tired as he imagined, and he consciously controlled his confrontation during the running just now.
"Can you be so weak that Lindsay Lohan can satisfy her, she should go to the drive-in movie theater with me, a handsome and strong man." Raymond Felton squirted feces in his mouth and walked to the bench.
Zhou Zheng's eyes glanced sharply and fiercely at his back, and this bastard who didn't keep the door in his mouth finally angered him.
"Raymond is a little bit more offensive, and Tiger is more of a traditional point guard. β
The general managers on the left side of the field are discussing with their scouting team the style of play of the two point guards they just faced.
Raymond Felton is also the favorite in this year's draft, and without Zhou's appearance, he will be the only super point guard who can match Chris Paul and Deron Williams.
However, Zhou Zheng appeared and stood in opposition to him.
So, tonight's game is crucial for both of them, it's about who goes up and who goes down.
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