Chapter 426
From that time on, Jeremy Lin understood that only by following Coach Wang Xiao could he enjoy a victory like he did when he was at Harvard.
In the NBA, it is too difficult to do this, after all, Jeremy Lin is also a player with a maximum salary, and it is more difficult to trade, and whether it is in the Wizards period or the current Bucks, there is no shortage of point guards, especially the current Bucks, who mainly play the five major lineups of death, and a guard below 2 meters will become a drag on the court.
Jeremy Lin is now extremely glad that he gave up his American citizenship and chose to return to China to play for the Chinese men's basketball team, otherwise it would be difficult for him to join forces with Wang Xiao during his career1
Although the Chinese men's basketball team can only be regarded as the middle and lower reaches of the world basketball, and it is completely incomparable with the American Dream Team, Jeremy Lin has blind trust in Wang Xiao, and he believes that under the leadership of Wang Xiao, the Chinese men's basketball team really has a chance to beat the American team!
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In the game between the Bucks and the Nets, the matchup between Jeremy Lin and Brother Alphabet was the focus of attention, but someone took the lead.
Clay. Thompson.
Although the Bucks joined the team with the highest salary, if they talk about stars in the current Bucks, people will first talk about Durant, then they will mention Brother Alphabet, and finally Thompson.
He's such an obscure but consistent player.
But in today's game, Thompson showed an extremely hot hand at the beginning, hitting 3 three-pointers in a row!
Seeing this scene, Wang Xiao's heart moved, and he suddenly remembered that in another time and space, Thompson seemed to be the holder of the record for the highest score in a single quarter, and he scored 37 points in a single quarter in a game in January 2015, including 9 of 9 three-pointers!
Due to the difference in time, characters and places, Thompson did not perform so crazy in this time and space, but Wang Xiao felt that judging from Thompson's current feel, it was not impossible to reproduce the feat of another time and space!
Thinking of this, Wang Xiao decisively stood up and walked to the sidelines of the morning and shouted loudly.
"Give the ball to Clay! Fight around him! ”
Wang Xiao's words made the players on the court slightly stunned, because Thompson usually plays without the ball, and only receives passes after running out of the gap or the opponent's defense is exposed, although there are occasional times when the ball is attacked, but most of the time the ball is still in the hands of Brother Alphabet, Durant and Jokic.
However, despite their doubts, the players still obeyed the manager's instructions, and the ball was quickly concentrated in Thompson's hands.
"I gave you the opportunity, whether you can achieve it depends on whether you can fight for it yourself."
The record for the highest scoring in a single quarter of the regular season is Cameron. Anthony & George. Gervin shared 33 points in the first quarter.
The highest score in a single quarter of the playoffs was scored by Warriors legend Slippi. Floyd held for 29 points in the first quarter.
Thompson had already scored nine points on three three-pointers in the opening three minutes, and he only needed another 21 points to break the playoff single-quarter scoring record.
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Thompson didn't know what Wang Xiao meant, but he also knew that he felt exceptionally good today, and when the ball was concentrated in his hands, he didn't hesitate at all, and immediately shot when he had the opportunity.
The large number of shots made his shooting rate inevitably decline, but even so, the shooting rate was still extremely high.
Five minutes into the first quarter, Thompson scored 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting, including 4-of-5 three-pointers, 1-of-2 two-pointers, and 2-of-2 free throws.
The Nets began to notice that things were not going well, called a timeout and made targeted defenses of Thompson after the timeout.
But by this time Thompson had fully pitched.
Seven minutes into the game, Thompson hit his fifth three-pointer.
In the ninth minute of the game, Thompson made his sixth three-pointer.
In the 11th minute of the game, Thompson hit his seventh three-pointer.
At this time, the Nets are already a little anxious!
7 three-pointers in a single game, that's 21 points! Combined with Thompson's 2 mid-range shots and 2 free throws, Thompson has scored 27 points! Only 2 points away from the playoff single-quarter scoring record of 29 points!
If he were to tie or even break that record, all of the Nets' players would be Thompson's backdrop and be recorded forever until someone else broke Thompson's!
This is something that the Nets can't accept as a team, so for the remaining 1 minute, they defended Thompson tightly and didn't give Thompson a chance to shoot at all.
As time passed, Wang Xiao, who was on the sidelines, became a little anxious.
Seeing that Thompson would have no chance, Wang Xiao had to be cheeky and call a timeout.
With 34 seconds left before the end of the first quarter, the Bucks possessed the ball and the score was 36-24, and the Bucks had established a 12-point advantage.
It stands to reason that the bucks, who are on the leading side, should not call a timeout at this time, but in order to let his disciple break the record, Wang Xiao can't help it.
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The Nets head coach's eyes were on fire.
"The Bucks are too much of a bully! We're going to have to defend this ball no matter what! Can't let Thompson throw the ball in! ”
On the Bucks' side, Wang Xiao is arranging the next offensive tactics for the players.
Listening to Wang Xiao's tactics, the Bucks players were a little speechless, but Thompson's eyes were full of excitement.
The coach's arrangement is completely to break a record for himself, and he even did not hesitate to arrange a lore tactic for this purpose!
As a professional footballer, no one cares about personal accolades, even if it has always been low-key, and Thompson, who is team-oriented, is no exception!
"The next goal, I'm going to make it! Don't let down the expectations of your coach! ”
After the timeout, players from both sides restarted.
The player who marked Thompson has become Jeremy Lin, the Nets' best perimeter defense on the team.
At this time, Jeremy Lin was also a little speechless, originally thought that his most difficult task today was to defend the 2.11-meter alphabet brother, but he didn't expect to kill halfway to bite the gold.
Clay. Thompson, this person is also a player hand-selected by Coach Wang Xiao, I didn't expect him to have such a strong scoring ability!
At the start of the game, Jokic served the ball from the sideline and passed the ball directly to Thompson.
Jeremy Lin didn't dare to slack off and immediately greeted him, but Thompson had just moved, and when Jeremy Lin wanted to follow, he immediately bumped into Brother Alphabet.
"It's a pick-and-roll!"
The head coach of the Nets on the sidelines had no change in his face, he had long thought of this possibility, but the next moment he opened his mouth wide in astonishment.
I saw that not only Brother Alphabet, but Durant was also on the other side of Thompson almost at the same time.
Double Cover! And it is Durant and Brother Alphabet, the absolute core of the two teams, covering for Thompson alone!
When two big men who are more than 2.11 meters tall cover for Thompson at the same time, there is no obstacle in front of Thompson!