Chapter 258: Turning the Tide
Because the opponent's strong threat point is only 'rushing' Thomas, WACKER has already arranged a countermeasure. Although their quick shots after blocking and dismantling are a bit inexplicable, at least Zhang Yi's strength on the outside line is absolutely first-class.
Wacker knew that if even Zhang Yi couldn't limit Thomas's shot, it would be in vain to replace someone else.
If everyone else's pick-and-roll is simply helping a breaker or pitcher block a defender, then Lemball will focus on Thomas's least favorite defender.
The Lakers really didn't expect this, after Oscar came out in the face of Thomas' provocation and a momentary clash shot. The New York Knicks are a rehash of the same position.
Zhang Yi wanted to defend from the flank, but he hadn't moved yet, but found that Thomas was moving in the opposite direction. This means that they are consciously adjusting their direction.
While Thomas is a standard right-handed pitcher, switching shots doesn't affect much. Although the ball smashed on the front line, it still went upside down.
"Damn! I didn't expect them to be able to do that. Wacker stood on the sidelines and stamped his foot angrily. He was holding back the fire in his stomach during training in the afternoon, and now he was thrown into two threes in a row, which made him even more angry.
He immediately called Robert over. Compared with Zhang Yi's defensive outside ability, although Robert is a little worse, there is no other way than infinite defense change now.
It can be seen that the New Yorkers have figured out to let Thomas score points while avoiding Zhang Yi, so now they can only count on Robert to play beyond the norm and limit the MVP of last season's regular season.
The possession of the Los Angeles Lakers was handed over to Zhang Yi as soon as half court, only to see him shake off the side of Thomas, who was deliberately walked by the defender.
When he faced Thomas to help defend, "Have the ability to come directly?!" Zhang Yi said coldly. And although Thomas is known as a wild rush, his ball quotient is actually very high. "Can you win?"
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Yi really had no way to refute them. I saw that he changed direction behind his body and shook the opponent's center of gravity. This is a difficult move for a big man to do.
Then he took two steps into the basket and dunked into the frame from the 2.18-meter giant Lembauer. The enthusiasm of the audience was ignited at once. Because they still prefer exciting dunks to three-pointers!
When Zhang Yi turned around, he inadvertently bumped into Thomas's shoulder, who was rubbed away by his huge force, and his expression darkened significantly.
Although he is not tall on the court, he has never lost to any point guard in strength. Now that Zhang Yi was so similar to a deliberate provocation, of course he immediately wrote it down.
Thomas's desire to compete is no one in the NBA if he claims to be second. Everyone knows this very well, so they can't understand why Zhang Yi took the initiative to provoke.
Especially Oscar, who had fought with him, whispered in Zhang Yi's ear, "What's wrong with you?" Is it a deliberate provocation? "What's not going to work?"
Oscar wants to cry, because Thomas's horror can only be experienced by players who are directly opposed. Last season, Oscar himself was not less by him**.
When the New York Knicks attacked, it was a standard clean pick-and-roll, and Lembal moved faster than most responsive centers, so the referees couldn't find a reason to blow it.
This is Zhang Yi on the left side, and of course Lembor still stops people on the left. But in the next second, to his surprise, Thomas took the initiative to run to the area where Zhang Yi was......
Seeing this scene, the New York coach immediately hammered the tactical board. The kid was carried away by the provocation again. You underestimate Zhang Yi too much! ”
Thomas's three-point shooting is more like a traditional shot, the difference is that his hand is naturally amazing. Curry Jr. has also been capped in single digits for three-point shots in a season. But Thomas wasn't so lucky, and some good forward defenders could even lower his shooting percentage in a straight line.
Now Zhang Yi is an obvious example. Although Thomas moved fast and shot fast, Zhang Yi's speed of supplementing the defense was faster than he expected.
Thomas's shot had a shallow squat preparatory action, Zhang Yi saw this moment, his toes flew up a low distance, and his long arm was directly sealed on the ball!
"Damn, how is this possible!" Because Zhang Yi's armband and jump shot have been calculated by Thomas in his shooting time, according to his speed, the opponent has no time to block.
But he didn't add the reaction speed of the other party. Zhang Yi's reflex nerves are definitely top among all the players, and these are things that Thomas doesn't know about for the first time.
I saw that Thomas's shot temporarily turned into a pass, because he knew that if he forced his shot, the final result would only be covered. He dodged the defense with a fall, and the ball passed to Lembauer, who stepped into the top of the box and scored with a one-arm dunk from Vali!
Zhang Yi sighed, because his defense was already in place, but it was clear that there was a problem with WALL-E. Lembauer's initiative is not very strong, and if he is in a good position in advance, Vali has the strength to defend the ball.
Wacker immediately stood on the sidelines and angrily scolded his son's performance. They have been training defensively for a while, but WALL-E doesn't seem to be in the groove yet.
"Aren't your threes strong? Why don't you dare to vote? Zhang Yi said coldly, of course, his words were to continue to stimulate Thomas.
Because in his opinion, Robert basically has no hope of making up for it. The only way to do this is to stimulate your opponent and then form more one-on-ones.
Although it didn't stop the New Yorkers from scoring in the end, it at least dealt a blow to Thomas's personal momentum. He shot 2-of-2 from three-point range in the opening game, which was a bit crazy.
Hearing this, Thomas's eyes were full of murderous energy, although his teammates leaned over to calm him down. These rookies are not in his eyes, so they are not qualified to say these things at all.
The New York Knicks' starter Benny is injured, the other three are all veterans, only Thomas is the only one with a few pure rookies, and the only concern for the head coach is that he will ignore the team.
The next defense did exactly what he thought. Unexpectedly, Thomas directly let go of his defenders and targeted Zhang Yi. Curry Jr. did the same, but at least the other positions were prepared in advance.
Thomas is assertive on the court, and it is not his opponents who are most flustered, but several other newcomers to the Knicks. Small forwards aren't a problem defending against Oscar, but their movement speed is much worse.
The Los Angeles Lakers will open infinite runs when Zhang Yi is in possession of the ball, especially Robert and Vali, Oscar's mobility is not weak, this is the force of their strong offense.
But Thomas directly affected the team's change of defense, Zhang Yi sneered, and then waved his big hand first with a crossover to shake the opponent, and then directly to the half-empty Robert, who shot three points steadily!
"No, you, with a substitute are not our opponent at all!" Zhang Yi continued to provoke, and Thomas exploded on the spot with anger......
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