Chapter 756: The Shortest Center in History (1/4)
"No problem, Coach. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info" Tang Shuai said with a smile.
When Billups said that he wanted Tang Shuai to play the No. 5 position, his teammates were already surprised, but they didn't expect Tang Shuai to answer so simply now.
"I remember, Kenneth wasn't much taller than me, was he? And his offense is mostly down after blocking and dismantling, so it's no problem at all. Tang Shuai then explained.
After Tang Shuai finished saying this, the Lakers players suddenly realized, yes, they just thought about the center, but they didn't think that Faried was also a big forward and a center, with a height of up to 2.06 meters in shoes, and he was "only" 10 cm taller than Tang Shuai, which was not too fundamentally different from James and Anthony last season.
"Okay, the decision has been made, in the next time, everyone except Tang Shuai will press the outside line, we need to play a period of pressing defense, don't be easily shaken, force the outside line of the Warriors to the inside, and then ......" Billups said and looked at Tang Shuai, "Don, it's up to you to surprise us again." ”
Tang Shuai nodded, and then appeared with the players.
After a pause, waiting to see the Lakers' starters, even at home, quickly caused a wave of fans to talk.
Cole was also puzzled.
The five players on the court at this time for the Lakers are Westbrook, Stephens, Mike Dermott, Ariza and Don Shuai.
It's a ...... A lineup without a center forward?
Such a thought flashed through the minds of almost everyone.
And when the game between the two sides officially started, and Tang Shuai ran directly to the inside line on the offensive end, the scene was in an uproar.
Cole was even more confused.
This is to let Tang Shuai play the No. 5 position?!
A center forward of 1.96m?!
76 kg center?!
"Are you kidding me?" Cole couldn't help but mutter as he came to his senses.
Just when everyone was shocked and puzzled, the Lakers went on the offensive and Westbrook called for Ariza to do a pick-and-roll.
Ariza's pick-and-roll quality wasn't high, but Westbrook was fast, rushing inside before Durant, attracting Green's defense, and then giving a hidden through ball to Don Shuai under the basket.
Faried's right hand stretched out and blocked in front of Tang Shuai.
"Risking him!" Green shouted from the flank.
Faried was engrossed and ready to block.
Tang Shuai played the No. 5 position, which obviously touched the nerves of the Warriors and made them feel violated, and at this time it was not just about defending this ball, but preparing to use the block to teach Tang Shuai and the Lakers a lesson.
Tang Shuai saw Faried's movements with the ball, and did not rush to shoot, and slammed the ball into play.
"Bang!"
The two people's bodies collided, and then to everyone's shock, after the two people confronted, it was Faried who was pushed back half a step.
After pushing away Faried, Tang Shuai followed up with a small throw that turned around.
Faried jumped again after being pushed away, but the rhythm was obviously half a beat slower, and finally covered the air, and he could only watch Tang Shuai's shot.
The moment the ball was scored, the scene suddenly burst into cheers.
Tang Shuai played the center and actually entered!
When the Warriors' offense came back, Curry advanced to the front court with the ball.
The Lakers' outside three men immediately went out, and Ariza stood at the free-throw line, ready to make up for it.
In the huge half, Tang Shuai was left alone under the basket.
It was an unprecedented 3-1-1 defensive formation.
When the fans saw this, their faces were no longer puzzled, but faintly excited, just now Tang Shuai had already surprised them on the offensive end, and this came to the defensive end, a person under the basket looked weak, would it surprise them again?
Curry vs. Westbrook, two shakes failed to get rid of Westbrook, and the strength of the two men on the offensive and defensive ends is not much different.
Without a chance, he could only call Thompson and Durant to run and block tactics.
Stephenson and Mike Dermott were a little weaker defensively, and after the pick-and-roll, Durant came out with a very good three-point opportunity.
Curry followed up and passed the ball.
But at this moment, Ariza accelerated and ran over, Durant had space before receiving the ball, but when he was ready to shoot, Ariza was already in front of him, and the three-point shot disappeared in an instant.
His reaction was also fast, and when he saw that there was no chance, he shook in, squeezing Ariza to break through.
He was tall and had long arms, and he was soon under the basket, at which point Faried rushed over to block the pick-and-roll, and he stepped straight on a three-step layup.
After Faried's blocking, Durant's defender was replaced by Tang Shuai, who increased the arc of his shot and scored directly above Tang Shuai's head.
However, just when he was about to make a move, Tang Shuai did not try to block him, but straightened his arm, and then directly came to a physical confrontation with him.
"Bang!"
When he stepped on the second step, the confrontation between the two people occurred, and Durant felt an irresistible force coming, followed by a feeling of being knocked away.
In a flash of lightning, he threw the ball out with his right hand before his body could lose balance.
Although Tang Shuai is much shorter than Durant, his arms are still enough to interfere with his vision after he straightens out, and Durant's shot finally hits the edge.
Tang Shuai turned quickly after landing and grabbed the defensive rebound in his arms before Faried.
One offense and one defense, Tang Shuai's performance proved that he is fully capable of playing the strength of the inside line.
This successful defense has undoubtedly greatly boosted the team's morale, and the rest of the Lakers team can now just press the outside line.
On the Lakers' offense, Westbrook broke through to the basket to attract Green and Curry's bag defense, and gave the ball to Ariza on the diagonal side, and Ariza then ran out of the open Mike Dermott from the outside.
Mike Dermott made a three-point shot at a positive angle, but unfortunately the strength was a little worse, and he smashed into the front of the basket and jumped out of the basket.
Under the basket, Faried and Tang Shuai jumped almost at the same time.
Faried, who is tall and has long arms, grabbed the basketball first, and then prepared to pocket it.
At this moment, Tang Shuai saw the opportunity and grabbed the ball up of Faried as he fell.
A ball, two people in the air for a scramble.
Then, the scene that shocked everyone happened again, when Tang Shuai grabbed hard, Faried actually lost control of the basketball.
Tang Shuai suddenly exerted his strength, grabbed the ball out of Faried's hand before he grabbed it with his other hand.
Then, before Faried jumped in succession, he jumped up with the ball in both hands and smashed it down hard at the basket.
"Bang!"
With a bang, in the grim faces of Kerr and the Warriors players, Tang Shuai snatched the offensive rebound from Faried, then jumped up quickly and dunked the ball.
They are messy in the wind, and they have only one thought in their hearts.
Well, it's really a center.
(To be continued.) )