Chapter 244: The Three-Point King
The rookies in the East are very entangled in how to defend Zhang Zhu, not that they can't defend it, but they don't know how much strength to use to defend it?
Today is the All-Star Game, Zhang Zhu basically uses eye defense on the defensive end, standing there is no different from directing traffic, just now even Williams can easily break through his defense, so the former is embarrassed to defend Zhang Zhu too seriously, and the result indirectly caused Zhang Zhu's three-point shot.
Now, Zhang Qi has gone down to rest, and the rookies in the East can not think about this problem for the time being, the defense on both sides is still very small, and even a guy like Finley with the ball can kill the basket to complete the dunk, and the defense does not exist at all.
However, it can be noted that Marbury is still reluctant to pass the ball to his teammates, and he basically only passes the ball to Garnett this time, unless the others are in a particularly good position, he must be holding the ball to attack.
Such a unique style of play made the rookie in the West feel very unhappy, and Zhang Zhu also dominated the ball, but at least he passed more and shot less, but Marbury was the opposite, which was very difficult to accept.
There is no difference between Iverson's side, these two are just not as outrageous as they were at the beginning, but they are still very lonely.
"In the past few years, how come all the offensive point guards have come out?"
At this moment, even the TV commentators are wondering, traditional point guards like Stockton and Kidd seem to be becoming fewer and fewer, especially among the young excellent point guards, many guys who are more like scoring guards have emerged in recent years, count carefully-
Kevin Johnson, Gary Payton, Van Exel, Trier Brandon, Rod Strickland, Kenny Anderson, Tim Hardaway, Stoudemire, Cassel, Iverson......
Could it be that this style of point guard is popular these days? Could this be a new trend?
Bickerstaff would glance at him from time to time during the five-minute break on the sidelines, and when he noticed that he had set aside the towel and glass, he knew it was time to change it.
There is no one with such an uncle-level treatment, Zhang Yu didn't want to fight for too long, but after the interest came up, his thoughts could be said to change.
At 4 minutes and 14 seconds in the first half, the score was 56:51, and the Eastern Army recovered a little point during this time, and a mere 5 points is not a lead at all in this kind of game.
Garnett, who had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, Marbury 12 points and 5 assists, Zhang 12 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists, Michael Finley 6 points, Raheem 4 points, Kobe Bryant 4 points, McDyce 2 points, Levi 2 points.
For the Eastern Army, Iverson's 17 points and 4 assists were unbeatable, Kidders had 8 points and 4 assists, Camby had 6 points and 6 rebounds, Ray Allen had 5 points, Starhouse had 5 points, Williams had 4 points, Sula had 4 points, and Stoudemire had 2 points.
Both teams have an unlucky one who hasn't scored yet, with Joe Smith in the West and Anthony Walker in the East.
These two people, one because they couldn't get the ball, the other because they shot 0 of 4, and the interesting thing is that Walker's 4 shots were all three-pointers, and the result perfectly illustrated what it means to be an East Shi Xiaofeng.
After Zhang Zhu came on the court, Kobe Bryant also followed to replace Marbury, and the Western Army instantly became a lineup without a point guard, and Zhang Qi is now the point guard on the court.
Bryant said, "He has something to say, why does this coach have to let him play with Zhang Mao, so that he can still get the ball?" ”
However, the harsher reality is that even if he plays with Marbury, he still can't get the ball.
Who has the least seniority in the Western Army? Who gets the most dishes? Who has the least presence?
There is only one answer, and that is Kobe Bryant!
There's really no way, the most dishful dish in the east is Sula, but the people are the hosts, and there are home fans to support.
Kobe, as the guy who took the second dish in this rookie game, really has no sense of existence, and anyone on the court can ignore him, so it's better to hold on and don't talk, there is no place for you to speak here.
Zhang Yu still didn't pass the ball to Kobe Bryant much after he came on the court, this was not deliberately targeted, how could he have the kung fu to target a rookie who averaged less than ten points per game, and now he really doesn't have the share of the ball.
The interior of the Western team has a group of interior lines that average about 20 points per game, and the potential of these people is better than the current Kobe Bryant, at least they have played now.
Now many media are rendering 95 is not inferior to the 84 draft year, Zhang Zhu does not need to be introduced, McDyce and Joe Smith have both played 18+8 data this year, Sabonis, Levi and Wallace also have not much inferior performance, Garnett's performance is also not inferior to the front four inside, but his potential is even higher. On the outside, both Stoudemire and Stackhouse are averaging over 20 points per game, and Finley would obviously be better off if he wasn't with the Lakers.
95 is indeed full of talents, these people count down, I am afraid that they all have the potential of All-Stars, and even three or four people have All-Star strength in the second year, plus Zhang Zhu, a guy who can enter the Hall of Fame in only two years, the outstanding players that emerged last year are really not inferior to 84.
In this lineup of the western team, Zhang Qi must choose to deliver shells to the inside, and occasionally put a few cold arrows outside, which is the most scientific way of playing.
Of course, he is brushing the data, but you can't find fault with it, if you don't play like this, then you can only let the inside line with an absolute advantage spread out, and then he will attack with the ball himself, so that people will really complain about brushing data.
"Don't think that the data is easy to brush, how can Marbury be accurate with my transmission."
Zhang Wei looked down on Marbury's passing accuracy and passing timing, that guy's breakthrough level was worse than the current Van Exel, and he didn't have Iverson's explosive scoring ability, and he actually wanted to compete with Iverson for MVP, which was really self-inflicted, and his style of play did not match his talent at all.
The koala baby doesn't know Billups now, otherwise he will definitely complain that Marbury should learn from Billups, if the two are compared, you can find that Marbury's physical talent is stronger, if he can play the way Billups does, even if it is just to improve the overall situation a little, his future achievements will not be lower than Iverson.
What Zhang Zhu said is not accurate, Marbury's offensive end is as toxic as Iverson, but in the organization, it is actually the same tumor as him, this guy's way of brushing assists is very similar to him, but Zhang Zhu knows when to stop, occasionally play off, and can be saved by relying on strong personal ability, especially his teammates' ability to make up the pot is much stronger than Marbury's teammates, so Zhang Zhu dares to brush assists like this, Marbury is indeed looking for death when he learns this.
After Zhang Qi returned to the court, the score began to be gradually pulled apart.
The Western Army mainly plays the inside line, Zhang Zhu does not have to have an assist opportunity to pass, he has been playing with Kidd for a long time and has begun to pass some advances, and he will also pass some opportunities to pass the ball, which makes most of the fans unable to see that he is brushing assists, and the acting skills of Koala Baby are better.
The eastern army mainly plays the outside line, not to mention that the efficiency of the inner line is higher than that of the outside line, and a bunch of unique players on the eastern side will basically not let an offensive round transfer more than three times, although the pace of this style of play is fast, but the efficiency will definitely not be as high as that of the western army.
In the last 1 minute and 48 seconds, Zhang Qi dribbled to the front court, didn't even make a feint, and just shot in front of Stackhouse......
"Huh!"
Zhang Zhu was not reasonable at all, and this was his sixth shot in the first half.
Stackhouse defended quite seriously, but Zhang Mao, who had a shooting touch, was still able to hit accurately against the defense.
The score was 70:60, and Zhang Mao's goal widened the difference to double digits, which made the Eastern players start to feel bad.
Iverson turned and returned the favor and needed just eight seconds to complete an attack, and this time he also passed, but Walker's three-pointer missed again.
"Phew!"
The Eastern player secretly took a sip in his heart, this teammate is really a vegetable.
Anthony Walker was also embarrassed, he had already shot 0 of 5 three-pointers, and he didn't know why he still had the courage to continue shooting, he himself said "Because I can't control my hand!" ”
Zhang Mao said: "I'll attack quickly, too!"
The Western team then also played a fast break, Zhang Qi grabbed the rebound and immediately turned around and ran wildly, chasing the butt of the retreating Eastern player to the three-point line, making a quick stop, jumping, and shooting......
In this three-point pursuit, Zhang Qi only took less than 4 seconds to complete the advance and score, and he hit this shot again.
"Seven threes!"
Zhang Wei remembered the number of shots he made, 7 shots in exchange for 21 points, he could guess that the fans in front of the TV must be excited to redden, at least the fans at the scene have made a deafening cheer!
"Who knows what the three-point record is in the rookie game?"
"I don't know at all, but certainly not more than 11 times."
"yes, I bet no one can shoot 7-of-7 three-pointers on an All-Star line."
"I don't think it was in the regular season or the playoffs, so did he have an auto-aim device on his hands?"
"It could be that the T-virus has mutated, or Ida Wang is watching the game."
“……”
The brains of these fans are not small, but those stars who are good at shooting three-pointers don't think that Zhang Fu's performance can't be replicated, it's just that the defensive intensity of the All-Star is too low, and most of Zhang Fu's 7 shots have not encountered decent defense, and he is just lucky today.
Zhang Qi quickly responded to these sour thoughts with actions, and the eastern troops were already a little blind, but the koala baby began to go up.
Twenty seconds later, Zhang received a pass from a teammate during the fast break, and after receiving the ball with one hand, he jumped up and made a fake move of passing the ball from behind, which directly shook Stackhouse's gaze to the other side.
Zhang Qi quickly collected the ball and slapped it the ground, and quickly jumped up to shoot a three-point shot after landing......
"Huh!"
This voice means that Zhang Qi made another three-pointer, but Stackhouse stopped after being stunned for a long time, isn't this a violation?
The Eastern players also looked stupid, and even Iverson showed an expression of "there is still this kind of operation".
However, it was not a violation.
White chocolate has not yet been born, Zhang Zhu's back pass fake action is still the first three, although it looks like a violation, but this set of actions can be seen after slow play, all of them are independent actions, just made together coherently, anyone can only say that he reacts quickly, moves smartly, in short, just two words - awesome!
"So sassy?"
"Didn't you take a step on this ball?"
"I can't believe it's going to happen!"
“…………”
Zhang Mao's ball made fans look stupid, this seems to be an action that can only appear on the street court, although the magic had a lot of back pass highlights back then, and even had a good work of "back pass fake action layup", but this kind of "back pass three-pointer" in the march has not even been seen by Lakers fans, it is simply handsome!
"Don't put on that damn face, I know you can't understand it with your intelligence, but you can go back and watch it in slow motion."
Zhang Zhu's relationship with Starhouse has always been bad, otherwise this thing wouldn't have become serious when defending him, so he wouldn't be polite.
"Wait, Leon seems to have hit 8 threes in a row?"
"yes, I can't believe he can do it!"
"I think he's going to make 10 threes in a row and then take the three-pointers off the ground tomorrow."
"Leon may really have mutated, doesn't the official manual of the game say that there will be 1 person in every tens of millions of people who can withstand the strength of the T-virus?"
Zhang Wei didn't know that after the release of "Resident Evil 2", he had many new fans who had transferred from game fans, which was a very large and young group.
The first half ended after Zhang hit eight three-pointers in a row, and he didn't shoot again for the remaining minute, but continued to brush up assists for his interior teammates, which turned his stats into 24 points, 6 rebounds and 13 assists after the first half.
Seriously, with the current data, it should be enough for Zhang Wei to be eligible to compete for MVP, but only if the Western Army wins the game first.
This premise should not be difficult to complete, the score of the first half was 82:68, the Eastern team had played well enough on the offensive end, but the western team's interior attack group was more efficient, plus a guy who was no different from being hanged, they only trailed by 14 points in the first half, which is really good.
Garnett also had 18 points and 8 rebounds, Marbury had 12 points and 5 assists, Michael Finlay had 9 points, Raheem had 7 points, Kobe Bryant had 4 points, McDyce had 4 points, Levi had 2 points, and Joe Johnson had 2 points.
For the Eastern Army, Iverson still led the team with 21 points and 5 points, Kidders 10 points and 5 assists, Camby 8 points and 9 rebounds, Ray Allen 9 points, Williams 6 points, Stoudemire 5 points, Stackhouse 5 points, and Sura 4 points.
At halftime, Zhang found that his teammates in the locker room were all speechless expressions, especially Garnett, who looked like he had just picked up soap, and his face was very ugly.
Zhang Yu knew why this was when he thought about it, before the game, he clearly said that he would not fight for MVP, but in the first half, he made a three-point shot of 8 shots and 8 of them, isn't this duplicitous?
These players haven't seen Jin Yong, otherwise they will definitely complain: You can't be too ungrouped!
Zhang Wei himself is not very embarrassed, so he will try his best to help these people make balls.
But the thing has already been done, even if he himself is a little entangled, but who made today's hand feel so good, it's really uncomfortable not to vote!
Finley's mentality is quite stable, he is used to playing a supporting role for Zhang Fu, and his words helped Zhang Fu relieve the embarrassment: "Boss, how did you do it to score 24 points in only 8 shots?" Even in the regular season and playoffs, no one has ever shot 8-of-8 from the field, and I'm going to have a moment of silence for your opponent tomorrow. ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone found that Zhang Zhu only had 8 shots in the first half, which is really not a brush of data, Iverson has made 16 shots, which is more than double. Garnett also had 12 shots, and even Marbury had 10 shots, and Zhang was only 1 more than Finley in this shot, and could only rank fourth in the West.
"Hey!"
Garnett could only sigh secretly, he also knew that he couldn't blame Zhang Mao for not believing his words, and besides, that guy was already very vague, his 12 shots were already the highest in the team, and he could only blame his skills for being inferior to others, and there was nothing to complain about.
In the second half, Zhang Mao was still not in a hurry to attack, let alone obsessed with expanding his three-point shooting record, but with the help of the opponent's idea that he would always shoot three-pointers, he easily rushed to the inside several times to complete the close-range shooting score.
Since the second half, the fans have been shouting "9" in English, apparently trying to make him continue to work hard and try to break the record as soon as possible.
But until five minutes later, Zhang Mao did not make another three-point shot, but his total shooting has reached 11 of 11, and his scoring statistics have risen to 30 points.
At 13:54 of the second half, Williams relaxed his three-point defense again, because he hadn't shot a three-point shot for a long time, and even the agitation of the fans on the scene stopped......
"Huh!"
This sound of brushing the net means that Zhang Fu's hand is still hot, and the basketball is hollow into the net.
"It seems that this year's MVP is mine again."
After Zhang Wei scored this goal, he knew that the MVP of this year's rookie game must have been his own again. The difference between the two teams has been extended to 18 points, and it is unlikely that the Western Army, which already has the advantage in strength, will be overturned, and after winning the game, he will definitely defend the MVP.
Look at the East Army at this moment, their backwardness can't be blamed on the big gap between the inside lines, or Zhang Zhu's three-point explosion today, because except for Iverson or other players' individual strong attacks, you basically can't see anyone who can sort out the team's offense well, and these guys only have one word "dry" when they get the ball!
The western troops are different, Zhang Mao will be responsible for sorting out the team's offense, although he uses possession to brush a lot of data, but the western team's offense is indeed much smoother than the eastern troops, and it can be seen from a simple difference: the inner line of the western team can't get the ball if they stand still, although they don't have any rules to talk about, but at least it's a bit of a game, and the eastern team is completely nonsense.
Today, there is almost no defense on both sides, so the gap between "a little cooperation" and "no cooperation" will be slowly reflected, even if Zhang Fu doesn't feel so explosive, the final winner is still the western troops, because they have some coordination and details, and the number of assists in the whole team has been double that of the eastern team.
At 11:09, Zhang finally threw his 10th three-pointer, but this time he finally missed.
The moment the basketball bounced out, the entire stadium reverberated with the sighs of the fans.
Zhang Qi himself is also very regretful, if this ball is thrown, he can create a three-point record of 10 shots in 10, although now 9 three-pointers are also the highest in history, but who doesn't want to be perfect!
"But no one is perfect, so I'll continue to set the record for the most three-pointers in a single game."
Zhang Qian could only shake his head, he knew that his idea was too ideal, in fact, it was difficult for anyone to break this record now.
It's true that the defensive intensity in the NBA rookie game is very low, but it's not that there is no defense at all, and it's basically an impossible task for anyone to hit ten shots in a row, especially for a rookie in the first or second year, which is an even more impossible record to surpass.
What he didn't know was that Kobe, who had been ignored, was secretly encouraging himself off the court at the moment: "One day, I must also shoot 9 three-pointers in a row in the game, or even 10 three-pointers in a row, surpassing his record." Of course, he would never dare to say this to anyone now, because even he felt that there was little hope of realizing this ambition, and that others would roll on the ground with laughter when they heard it, which was even more stupid than an April Fool's joke!
Zhang Wei was replaced after the mistake and rested for a while, but what was quite surprising was that Marbury played reasonably after coming on the court, which allowed the Western team's interior advantage to continue to play, and the gap between the two sides continued to widen.
"Huh, how can this be?"
Zhang Wei was a little incomprehensible, he didn't know that Marbury saw that he had no hope of competing for MVP, so he played reasonably.
This kind of desireless mentality made Marbury play the style of a traditional point guard, and it is estimated that even he did not expect that he would be more threatening.
Actually, this explanation is not accurate, Marbury's problem is always that his character is flawed, he is a typical "arrogant and unbearable" person, this kind of character is at best to say, that is, he is not afraid of people who are stronger than himself, and does not bully people who are weaker than himself.
But to put it mildly, he, like many blacks and even Chinese, has a bit of a deformed self-esteem, and anyone who is stronger than him says anything, even if it is obviously right, he will not listen to it, and he will prefer to go against you; But if it is someone who is weaker than him, he takes great care of it, and sometimes even takes the initiative to accommodate the other party, and even accepts some suggestions.
Weird, isn't it?
But there are too many such people in the NBA, and they all sound like the character of being the boss, but the problem is that "not everyone has the strength to be the boss".
When Zhang Yu came back from enough rest, the score difference had been widened to 21 points.
Even if Iverson increased his score to 32 points, he still couldn't close the gap.
In fact, he also has a bit of a "bullying but not bullying" character, and it is difficult to be close to his own level, or partner with someone who is stronger than him.
Because, not only do they not listen to advice, but most of the NBA stars are also very selfish, including Zhang Mao.
I have to be black, NBA players in this era are not as good as players in the 21st century in terms of personal cultivation, "sharing" and "sacrifice" are not so easy things to do, do you really think it's easy to hold together? Then you have to know that if you want to make a big three combination, you need at least two stars who are willing to sacrifice, and not one!
After Zhang Qi came on the court, he immediately threw in a three-pointer, proving that his hand was still alive.
Just now, he missed the 10th shot, which made him lose the opportunity to hit 10 three-pointers in a row, but this only allowed him to let go of the pressure in his heart, and now he can wholeheartedly break his single-game 11-point record.
In fact, it didn't take him much time to break this record.
At this time, when the outcome was decided, the players of the Eastern team were too lazy to defend him too seriously, and Zhang Yu himself had the ball, basically as long as he wanted to shoot, no one could stop him.
So, Zhang Fu shouted in his heart: I'm here!
At the 9th minute and 15 seconds, Zhang Qian didn't let the fans wait too long, and made the 11th three-pointer of the game from 27 feet out, tying his own three-point shooting record in one fell swoop, which is also the league's highest single-game three-point shooting record.
At 6:49, Zhang broke his own record this time, shooting the 12th three-pointer of the game from 26 feet out, improving the NBA's single-game three-point shooting record to 12.
Now there is only one question, how far can Zhang Qian expand his record?
Soon, there was an answer to the question......
A minute later, Zhang was 28 feet away and extended his new record to 13 with a long-range three-pointer that he blocked countless times.
At the moment, fans all over the world have gone crazy!
In the 90s, who TM had ever seen such a crazy three-point feast?
The NBA's previous single-game three-point shooting record was 11, but Zhang has now expanded that record to 13 and only used 15 shots.
Zhang Yu himself was not too excited, after all, this is only an All-Star record, and the gold content is far inferior to the regular season and playoffs, so even if he shoots 13 three-pointers, it is not a particularly awesome record.
With this defensive intensity, many people have the ability to make 13 three-pointers in a single game.
But what if 14?
At 3 minutes and 11 seconds, Zhang Yi expanded the record again, he successfully hit his 14th three-pointer on his 17th shot, does this mean that no one can do it?
Zhang Zhu didn't know if anyone would be able to break his record in the future, but when he made his 14th three-pointer of the game, the score had become 154:130, and the margin had reached 24 points.
The East team replaced all the main forces a minute ago, and let the other rookies who didn't have much playing time play it.
Garnett and others on the Western Army's side also went down, and he was left alone on the field as the starters of the two teams, even with Zhang Zhu's thick skin, he would be embarrassed to stay on the field any longer.
So, after successfully hitting 14 three-pointers, Zhang Qiu immediately gave Bickerstaff a look, signaling that it was no longer necessary to change himself, and then expand the record.
Bickerstaff had a good look in his eyes, and immediately called a timeout when he received the prompt, and replaced Zhang Zhu as well.
When Zhang Qi left the field, he was greeted by the crazy cheers of the fans!
Hit 14 three-pointers in a single game, which is an unprecedented record, and there may not be a record of any one in the future.
Subsequently, under the leadership of some fans, the whole audience shouted the voice of "three-point king" and "three-point king"!
"Damn, such a shout, are you sure you're not breastfeeding me?"
Zhang Yu heard it but it hurt for a while, the fans shouted like this, and he accidentally paid tribute to Jordan in the three-point contest tomorrow, wouldn't that be a joke?
Speaking of jokes, Anthony Walker held up his three-point stats on 0-of-7 shooting and said he had something to say......