Chapter 179: Direct Alignment
"I can see the helplessness on Wiggins' face even as I sit here! If it weren't for the live camera filming him, I guess he would have cursed by now! "Bill. Wharton joked, "Addison's steal was so sudden, I remember the last regular season game he used a steal to block the Cavaliers' offense!" ”
"Here's a warning to all the players in the league that when you're fully focused on offense, it's best to stay away from Addison!" Drexler said heartily, "This kid's hands are sharper than knives!" And it's also a knife with its own tracking and sighting system! ”
The Chinese point guard who cut off Wiggins' basketball handed the basketball to Pope as soon as possible, but this time the international team's return was very timely. Schroeder and Dieng both got back to their own half before their opponents. Pope couldn't find a suitable offensive line, so he slowed down and waited for his teammates to get all in place.
The basketball was back in Addison's hands, and in front of him was Andrew, who was out of position. Wiggins. The Canadians rejected Dennis. Schroeder moved back to the suggestion of the defensive position, and pulled away from the defensive stance with an excited and serious face.
"That's what I want to see! Head to head for the best rookie direct contender! Drexler's eyes widened, staring at the offensive and defensive confrontation between the two rookies in the arena like everyone else in the field, "It's a pity that this picture came too late, I thought the two of them would play each other in the first half!" ”
Wiggins' challenged face came into view, and Addison smiled silently. He originally planned to use cover, but since the other party had taken the initiative to find him, he naturally couldn't 'understand the amorous'. The Chinese point guard raised his left hand and raised his thumb to signal that he wanted to play alone.
Andrew. Wiggins' eyes watched Addison's every move closely, while his right hand reached out to the Chinese point guard. Addison, who signaled that he wanted to play singles, didn't look in a hurry at all, as if he was wasting time for the American team.
Wiggins' brow is furrowed, he has played against the Heat twice this season, and although he has not directly played against Addison, he knows how strong this yellow-skinned man is. What Addison is doing now is not to waste time, but to observe the international team's defensive formation and Wiggins' reaction habits.
"Bang! Boom! Boom! Boom! "The frequency of dribbling is getting faster and faster, and Wiggins can't make basic predictions, but he still doesn't dare to go up and push his opponent. The basketball hit the ground from front of him to his right hand, and Addison suddenly accelerated and sprinted, and his right foot stepped straight to Wiggins' left side!
It's hard to tear Wiggins' defense apart with speed alone, and the Canadian is no less physically explosive than Addison, and even better than a Chinese point guard in terms of bounce. And Wiggins' defensive attention has been very focused, reacting quickly to the left to block the direction of the opponent's breakthrough!
As the two were about to collide, Addison's right hand lifted the ball up and slapped it from behind to the left. At the same time, the center of gravity of the whole person shifted abruptly, and the direction of the breakthrough was immediately changed.
Andrew. Wiggins' reflexes caught his opponent's change of direction, and his right leg stepped back half a step before immediately moving to the right side of his body. However, his half-step back gave Addison room to dribble again, and the basketball bounced through the narrow gap between the two to the Chinese point guard's right hand.
Just as the Canadian made his second move, Addison dribbled under his crotch to instantly change the direction of the breakthrough back to the left. Although Wiggins has excellent physical fitness, his lateral movement ability is still slower than Addison's, and his consciousness can keep up, but it is difficult for his body to react as quickly as possible. The Chinese point guard took advantage of the situation to accelerate and successfully broke through from the opponent's side!
"Addison erased Wiggins! What is he going to do? Hitting the inside or making a pull-up jumper? "Bill. Wharton shouted.
The Chinese point guard swept his eyes from under the opponent's basket, and to be honest, he was reluctant to challenge Rudy if it wasn't in a pinch. Gobert & Gorgi. Dieng's penalty area. So Addison staggered when he broke to the free throw line, pulled the ball up with his left hand, and quickly stepped back to the side.
Wiggins, who was chasing back with all his might, didn't expect Addison to make such a move, and he couldn't stop his pace for a while, and the position between the two people suddenly widened! Addison jumped up and threw the basketball, and his movements still showed his strong personal style!
The basketball went past Wiggins' fingers, made a proper arc, and plunged headlong into the net!
The stadium burst into cheers like an explosion, and almost all the spectators got up from their seats and raised their arms to cheer for the ball!
“AI!!! My God! Reggie was right, Addison was just shooting like an AI!! "Bill. Wharton looked at Addison, who looked calm and ran back to the half, and sighed, "Even that fast and flowing style is a bit like that!" ”
"Come to think of it, Bill, aren't we describing Addison as Rajan right now. Rondo, Jason. Williams and Allen. Iverson's fit? Wouldn't it be a bit too exaggerated? Drexler said with a smile, "You know, he's just a rookie." ”
Bill. Wharton shrugged, "Perhaps, Clyde, but I think Addison will one day get to that point, the level I've been looking forward to!" ”
Drexler was speechless about this, and the old partner began to reveal his subjective emotions uncontrollably......
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The difference was widened to five points, and Coach Atkinson couldn't sit still: "Be steady, be steady!" We still have time! Pay attention to the success rate! ”
Generally, when it comes to the critical moment of the game, the success rate is always the first thing that the head coach emphasises. If you want to maintain a high success rate, you have to put the ball in the hands of the player who is most sure of the attack, so Andrew . Wiggins once again took over the offensive initiative.
Wiggins, who had learned the lesson from the previous time, made up his mind to stay away from Addison and not give him a chance to help defend the steal. Wiggins took Oladipo to the left baseline and attacked his opponent with his back. This time, the Canadian, who didn't have a defensive distraction, managed to make a turnaround jumper, and his slender arms and height left Oladipo with more than he could handle.
It's good to have the ability to carry your back, and you can have one more choice to create space at critical moments...... Addison was a little greedy, and he knew that with his height of 6'1", there was a great disadvantage in trying to learn to attack with his back, but that didn't stop him from dreaming about it.
The U.S. offense was played again, and Addison first gave the ball to Mason, who was on the high post. Plumlee, then turned and accelerated with his empty hand at the top of the arc to shake off Schroder and cut inside. Plumlee immediately handed the ball to Addison, but the Chinese point guard did not rush to the basket after receiving the ball, but pulled the ball with his left hand and threw the basketball from behind to the bottom right corner when Wiggins pounced to make up for the defense.
Victor. Oladipo caught the ball and hit a three-pointer in the bottom corner to extend the U.S. lead to six points, with about two minutes to go.
Coach Atkinson hurriedly called a timeout, and he didn't want the rookies of the U.S. team to use the last minute to extend the margin to more than 10 points, and then basically the international team would lose all hope.
"With a 6-point lead, the boys of Team USA played a great team attack in the last few minutes! Although the players on the field of the international team have the advantage of individual ability, their attack is still too fragmented and does not connect everyone's abilities well. "Bill. Wharton analysed the reasons why the international team was behind.
"Dennis. Schroder didn't act like a point guard on the court at all, and he didn't show anything but his speed in this game. Drexler gave the German defender a harsh criticism, "A lot of the time the international team is done by Antetokounmpo, and although this Greek kid is very talented, his playmaking skills are much worse than Addison's level of being able to control the rhythm of the whole game. ”
There were no substitutions on either side during the timeout, and now the lineup on the field is the strongest team they can come up with. And the head coach couldn't make too many tactical adjustments, because these rookies only had a one-day training camp and didn't get along with each other.
At the end of the timeout, players from both sides returned to the field one after another. At this time, the Barclays Center was no longer the loud cheers and shouts that it had before, and everyone was watching the game intently. This year's rookie game was far more exciting than people expected, especially the confrontation between the players of the two teams on the court was not like in previous years.
Dennis. Schroeder's role on the court continued to be weakened, and this time he didn't even have the chance to dribble past half court, and the Greek Antetokounmpo took the serve and brought the ball forward.
In the last two minutes, the most intense and crazy moments are coming......