Chapter 6 Welcome to the NBA!
Now the Lakers have a gorgeous F4 combination, and if Sun Zhuo also grows up, it will be the Big Five!
So, this season, it's sure to be a great one!
Phil Jackson's eyes flashed with excitement, and he had a vague sense that this season might be different.
Mavericks coach Don Nelson was furious at the moment, complaining to the referee that the ball should have been ruled invalid, and Dirk fell because of a problem with the court.
Nowitzki, who has been in the league for five years, is also depressed and can only blame himself for his bad luck.
"This guy doesn't have any strength at all, he just got lucky to hit this shot, if I hadn't slipped and fallen, I would have rewarded him with a hat!" Nowitzki didn't think Sun Zhuo had the strength at all.
At this time, Steve Nash also came over to comfort Nowitzki and said: "Don't worry too much about that kid, today is his debut, there will definitely be a lot of mistakes and wrong shooting choices, we will wait and see." β
Nowitzki nodded, even the two of them, when they first entered the NBA, always made mistakes or had problems of one kind or another, and Sun Zhuo should be no exception.
"The last time I played at this time, I had a pass error, the ball was slow for O'Neal, which led to a steal, and I can't make another mistake this time."
It's not that Sun Zhuo can't make mistakes, but Nowitzki and Nash don't know that he has already made these mistakes once, and of course he won't make them a second time.
This time, Sun Zhuo passed the ball very decisively and quickly gave it to O'Neal, who immediately hit a hook hand.
Sun Zhuo completed another assist!
"This guy doesn't look like he's playing an NBA game for the first time!" Nowitzki was surprised by Sun Zhuo's bold and fast style of play.
Since he had played this game once, Sun Zhuo also knew where many balls were bounced.
"I remember O'Neill had a ball that didn't hold steady and was knocked out."
Syllable!
Another attack, O'Neal's ball was pulled out by a defender.
"This is the ball!" Sun Zhuo knew where the ball was bouncing, so he quickly rushed to that direction and grabbed the ball as soon as possible!
"Damn! The ball was grabbed by the Chinese rookie again! β
"How did he end up in that position!"
After Sun Zhuo got the ball, there was no drag, a back pass, thrown directly to the basket, the ball came to O'Neal's hands again, O'Neal turned his back, and directly rolled his hands and buckled, the Mavericks players didn't have time to wrap up, Sun Zhuo and O'Neal caught the opponent off guard!
"It's a magician pass!"
Someone praised Sun Zhuo again.
In fact, this pass is not too good strictly speaking, O'Neal is not too comfortable to catch, and now Sun Zhuo's passing ability is not very high, he has ideas, but he has not yet matched the ability.
Soon, the first quarter was over.
Sun Zhuo played three and a half minutes and handed over 4 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 0 turnovers!
At the end of the first quarter, back in the Lakers bench, everyone was praising Sun Zhuo's performance.
Karl Malone: "Boy, the debut was good, and then you will get more opportunities, I wonder if Kobe Bryant is also watching this game, and he will be very happy that our rookie has such a good performance." β
Gary Payton: "With 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, you didn't have a single turnover, you are more mature than I thought. β
O'Neal: "There have been rumors that we have a Big Four in the Lakers before the start of the season, and I've always wondered, aren't we three? Now I know that the fourth giant is you, haha. β
While O'Neal praised Sun Zhuo, he still did not forget to damage Kobe.
Sun Zhuo recalled what happened to the Lakers during this time, and the classic and famous "Shaq also did it" that Kobe Bryant said to the police during the trial did not seem to have reached O'Neal's ears.
On the Mavericks' side, because of Sun Zhuo's outstanding performance, the score difference widened, which made old Nelson very displeased.
"Don't you feel ashamed that a 24th pick Chinese rookie who played professionally in the United States on his first day actually dominated the game at the end of the first quarter? Does he have an unsolvable shot, or does he have an unstoppable physical gift? Listen, he'll be back on the court in the second quarter, and you're going to educate him well! β
No one found Sun Zhuo difficult to deal with, and Steve Nash said contemptuously: "Coach, I don't think we need to take him seriously at all, his performance in the last few minutes can't be continued." β
Nowitzki agreed: "Yes, we should ignore such petty roles. β
Nelson Sr. nodded: "I think tonight may be a lucky day for rookies, Josh Howard, you should also get ready to play in the second quarter." β
Nelson Sr. decided to send the Mavericks' rookie rookie, hoping that Josh Howard could also have an unexpected performance like Sun Zhuo.
However, he was naΓ―ve.
"The guy who scored by walking is coming?" When Sun Zhuo saw fellow rookie Josh Howard, he couldn't help but feel jealous again.
When he played this game for the first time, Sun Zhuo didn't score a point so desperately, this guy was good, he scored as soon as he walked on the court, which made Sun Zhuo and Luke Wharton angry at that time.
This time, Josh Howard wasn't so lucky.
Sun Zhuo knew that Josh would still go inside, Sun Zhuo kept staring at him, and when Josh just received the pass and wanted to make a layup, Sun Zhuo quickly flew to block!
Bang!
Sun Zhuo gave his opponent a big hat to the board!
"Haha, Sun, who is also a rookie, gave Josh Howard a big hat, look, Sun seems to have said something to Josh."
"Hey, welcome to the NBA!" Sun Zhuo finished his hat and said to Josh Howard.
Josh Howard looked confused, didn't you TM also just come to the NBA? Why do you say this to me!
"Hahaha...... Sun, good job, with the style I had back then! When O'Neill heard this, he couldn't stop laughing.
However, the real surprise is just beginning.
Sun Zhuo looked at the time and said secretly: "Steve Nash is about to start ghostly passing, this is the home court of the Lakers, I can't let him wave like this here." β
Sun Zhuo began to pay close attention to Steve Nash's movements.
Soon, there was an empty space in the bottom corner of the right side of the Mavericks, and the shot was not scored, and the rebound was still grabbed by Steve Nash.
"Nash doesn't dare to shoot directly under the basket, he will still pass it!" Sun Zhuo has already seen Nash's passing performance, and he knows where the ball will go!
45 degree angle on the left side!
Sou!
With a right hand hug, Nash made a back pass, and the basketball quickly ran to the left 45-degree angle.
"What a ghostly pass!" Seeing this, some people can't help but marvel that this is really an unexpectedly wonderful pass, as long as a teammate catches it, it is an empty three-pointer.
But at this moment, Sun Zhuo appeared!
"No!" Nash saw Sun Zhuo's figure appear in his passing route, and his head instantly became bigger.
Syllable!
Sun Zhuo made a quick steal, and then went straight to the frontcourt!
There was no one in front of him, Sun Zhuo quickly ran to the front court to complete the dunk!
"Score again! And it's still a steal and a fast-break score, or a broken Steve Nash pass! β
"He's got a really good sense of basketball."
Steve Nash made a mistake in his pass and was frustrated: "Coincidence, this must be a coincidence, he is a rookie, how can he see my passing route!" β
Immediately after, Nash intercepted the Lakers' pass, the ball was flicked to the side, and he himself was on the run to grab the ball.
Everyone was running in the direction of Nash and the ball, and Nash was sure he could get the ball, and he was already aiming for his teammates with his peripheral vision.
"Dirk." Nash saw Nowitzki, and when he got the ball, he made a behind-the-ground pass to Nowitzki, and when Nowitzki got the ball, he was able to dunk easily.
However, this time, he still did not succeed.
Syllable!
Broken again!
It's Sun Zhuo again!
After Sun Zhuo broke the ball, he quickly ran to the front court, and scored another fast attack!
At this time, Sun Zhuo's personal score has reached 10 points!
"Nope! This is not true! He broke me off twice! Nash had his head in his hands and was on the verge of collapse.