Chapter 246: First Victory
At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers still led by five points. But WACKER didn't mean to make a quick decision, and still let Zhang Yi rest first at the beginning.
It can be seen that the Wizards are not going to give up the victory. Back in the game, Valanda, who had four fouls on his back, went straight to the court, which in itself was a dangerous arrangement.
But the foul problem didn't affect Valanda's playmaking and playmaking skills at all, except for limiting his defense. The Wizards' physicality issues were flawed, but their offense was extremely smooth under his tandem.
In addition to the quick tie of the score, the momentum of the whole game also returned to the side of the Washingtonians. People began to applaud Valanda's leadership. Unlike the NCAA, he is the normal controller and brain.
No one could have imagined that a 20-year-old rookie could have such precise control over the game. Under his command, even Tucker, who has little offensive ability, is constantly output.
Although Valanta lost to the Bruins led by Zhang Yi in the last game of his career with the Duke University Blue Devils, people do not think that the difference in strength between the two is that big, after all, Zhang Yi has another strong point on his side, Isgallo.
The Blues win as a whole, and the core strength of the whole is Valanda's ability to control the field. However, Zhang Yi has no experience of leading the team with a single core, so now everyone's focus has become, who will become the strongest team leader of the new generation between the two of them.
Three minutes later, when Zhang Yi returned to the court, the tempo of the game was firmly in the hands of the Washingtonians. The Lakers still have problems with the ball. Oscar couldn't break through in the face of Valanda.
He could only pass through the blocking and dismantling with Zhang Yi, and the cat was ready to shoot three points on the outside. But as soon as he stalled at this point, the Lakers' overall offense had problems.
Whether it is Zhang Yi's response to the attack, or his singles with the ball, all the offensive rounds are organized by him alone. What's more, with the exception of Robert and Vali, who can form an effective offensive threat, the other two are unstable with a little defensive pressure.
The situation on the court basically became Zhang Yi one hit three, and then Robert and Vali fought desperately for space with Doom and Tucker, and then tried to run for opportunities and then shot.
Originally, everyone's physical strength was exhausted in the fourth quarter, coupled with such a high-intensity defense, Zhang Yi's speed, explosiveness and strength soon declined significantly.
It's not so much that the Lakers are five, but under the Wizards' control, there are only three efficient players. And Valanda can easily control the other four, so the efficiency of the whole team does not decrease but increases.
The situation is not only unfavorable to the Lakers, but the best player in this game has also changed from Zhang Yi to Valanda. Everyone said he must be missing Esgallius at this time. Because in the NCAA battle for Duke, it was through Esgallo's restriction of Valanda in the final moments that helped the team to win.
Oscar's ability to control the field was greatly questioned, and Robert offered to switch places with him. Defending Valanda, he is at least somewhat experienced.
Unlike Zhang Yi, Valanda's offensive means are not so abundant. He's a good pitcher, but with only 12 shots in the third quarter, he doesn't feel like an absolute core at all.
In addition, breakthrough is not his strong point, although Valanda has a beautiful European step, but because Zhang Yi is guarding the basket, he is very wise not to take the initiative to attack the frame.
Robert's defense was simple and targeted, and Oscar's defense of Doom was a loss of speed, but it was more experienced.
When attacking, Robert only controlled the ball and handed it over to Zhang Yi immediately after half court. This rhythm is also an important part of the Lakers' usual training.
Zhang Yi's ability to control the field has always been ignored by everyone, and now is his chance to show his strength. I saw him dribble with one hand, because it was impossible for the opposing defender to pull it out, and the two were two steps apart. Zhang Yi dribbled to find a feeling, then took a step forward and immediately pulled out his hand, and hit a long-range three-point shot!
Wizards are stupid, because this kind of self-confidence is really not something that ordinary people have, and this proves that Zhang Yi can't put it at all, and the three points with a vacant opportunity are given away for nothing.
Although Valanda had also reminded his teammates, he didn't expect Zhang Yi to shoot three points so decisively when the game went on to this extent.
The Wizards immediately made a substitution, replacing the defensive Zhang Yi with Tom, the team's main 2.03 meters in front of the team. The scene immediately burst into boos, because this one was only a preseason game, and it was a bit too much for them to be the main player of the elderly.
But the coach also wants Valanda to have a beautiful start, and the first game of his career can't be lost. Tom's mobility far surpassed Morey's, so when Zhang Yi dribbled past half court, he immediately posted it.
IN THE FACE OF SUCH A TIGHT DEFENSE, ZHANG YI WAS NOT WORRIED AT ALL, ONLY TO SEE HIM LOWER HIS CENTER OF GRAVITY AND EASILY SHAKE TOM'S CENTER OF GRAVITY WITH A CROSSOVER, AND THEN PASS THE OPPONENT IN ONE STEP AND DIRECTLY PUT THE INSIDE LINE TO KILL.
But when he ran past the three-point line, a figure suddenly blocked in front of him. "Valanda?" The point guard is normally misaligned, but Valanda's physical fitness is far stronger than that of the average point guard, so the two stand together and look like they are about the same size.
Because Robert had Doom to defend, the rest of Oscar was instantly blocked by Tom, who was back on the defending. Zhang Yi saw that the speed of the Wizards' change of defense was really amazing.
"It's a pity that you can't stop me!" Zhang Yi said coldly. "How do you know if you don't try!" I saw Valanda open her arms and her eyes fixed on her opponent.
The crowd also remained quiet, because this round was a direct conversation between the two strongest players in this year's draft. Zhang Yi's super offensive ability, or Valanda's extraordinary defensive strength? No one dared to pack a ticket.
Zhang Yi first used feints as usual to prepare to shake his opponent, but Valanda is not shaken, and his eyes are like predicting the way to the ball, so the big hand can always interfere with the opponent's dribble.
At this time, Zhang Yi exhaled lightly, and his eyes immediately turned into a black hole, and Varanda's body shrank into a point. This change in him was immediately noticed by Valanda, "This is? ”
In fact, in this offseason, Varanda flew to the Bay Area to find Curry Jr. to train himself, in addition to improving his offensive and defensive level, he also heard about Zhang Yi's characteristics from his mouth, and now for the first time face-to-face, his body was shocked and couldn't move......
The last second the two were still confronting each other, and in the next second, Zhang Yi had already shook off Valanda, his body cut into the inside line at an amazing angle, and then under the bag of the other two defenders, his body was immediately twisted into a twist, his hands were like springs, and the basketball flew out and shot steadily into the basket!
"Damn! It turns out that this trait is real...... "Valanda understood in an instant that he was still far from Zhang Yi......
Zhang Yi, who has turned on the offensive mode, has also proved to everyone that offense is the winning rule in the basketball world! The Lakers defeated the Washington Wizards in Game 1 of the preseason!