Just a dunk, D'Antoni has a good impression of Gortat's bald head, his speed is not inferior to Derins, he is more explosive, and if he can practice his mid-range shot, he is very promising.

The red team is attacking from a position, and the field is full of fast players, so it is difficult to play a quick counterattack.

Hayes continues to target Okafor, who averaged 3.9 frontcourt rebounds per game last season, with secondary offense being his primary scoring tool. But against the Rockets last season, he grabbed a total of two rebounds in the frontcourt. Hayes' defense is a headache for him. He scored under 10 points in both games.

"Emeka, why don't you think about going out and blocking it? You can't get past me when you catch the ball in this position, Andris (Biedrins) is far away from you. Hayes laughed.

"I don't need you to remind me." Okafor said angrily.

"I wouldn't have reminded me before, but now you're my teammate." Hayes laughed.

Okafor breathed a sigh of relief. Yes, the more powerful this guy is, the more deserving of joy. Thinking of this, he also let go, ran out to block Felton, Felton broke through, Hayes changed the defense in front of him, one step away, and the defense was not prevented. The opportunity was already out, Felton made a pull-up jumper, Hayes stepped forward to interfere, and Felton shot the iron.

"Massin, fast attack." As Gortat struggled to grab the rebound, he heard Hayes' scream.

He landed and quickly passed the ball to Calderón, who was closest to him. Calderon's long pass was accurately handed to Hayes on the left, Hayes easily left Okafor behind, faced Wallace who returned to the defense, smiled slightly, and passed the ball to Azubuke on the other side, Azubuke scored a one-handed dunk.

4 to 0.

"It's too smart." D'Antoni lamented.

'It's easier on my side to counter-attack, Emeka is slower than Chuck. As long as the shot doesn't go in, this disadvantage will become apparent. Van Gundy laughed.

The two coaches saw it clearly. The defense of the red team is already very strong, as long as the 122 joint defense is in a good position, Okafor does not come out on the baseline, and the outside players can put Gortat and contain Hayes, looking flawless. But Okafor's only speed disadvantage, was exploited.

Okafor blocked Wallace again, Hayes changed the defense, this time half a step away from Wallace, the center of gravity was to the left, Wallace chose to break to the right, and Hayes followed the defense to the bottom right corner, a little slower. He knew it was a point where Wallace's shot was inaccurate, Wallace stopped to hold the ball, Hayes stepped forward to interfere, Wallace's shot was deflected off, and Azubuike picked up the rebound.

The Green team attacked the position, Hayes asked for the ball at a 45-degree angle on the right side, Okafor was behind him, Hayes dribbled with his back, shook to the left and turned to the middle and threw a backward jumper, and shot steadily. Okafor's first step was misjudged and the block was too late.

6 to 0.

In the fourth round, the RED team hit the first goal with a Felton jumper.

After playing one quarter, the Green team led by eight points at 25-17.

Okafor didn't score a point against Hayes, and if he went out to block it, Felton or Wallace would have a hard time with Hayes. Hayes scored just four points, but had five rebounds and five assists.

Okafor has a height advantage in the face of Hayes, but he missed none of his three shots, his offensive distance is too close, and running and shooting is a tactic that requires players to have shooting ability, and Okafor is not qualified in this regard.

The top scorers for the red team were Wallace with 8, Felton with 5 and Petrus and Biedrins with one each.

The green team blossoms more. Calderon had seven points, Azubuuk had six, Barnes had five and Gortat had three points.

Calderon also made two good shots on 3-of-4 shooting without a single turnover, much to the surprise of D'Antoni, and if Calderon can maintain this level, the trade with the Raptors will be earned.

The red team made a change, Okafor came down for Herman, and Felton went for Jeff McGinnis. The Green also made substitutions, with Hayes coming down for Kurt Thomas and Calderon coming on for Sessions.

Sessions came on for the first time and looked nervous, and before the ball could dribble past half court, McGinnis was successfully tackled and played a counter-attack.

After the game, Hayes and Okafor sat together.

"I think you'll have to practice mid-range shooting." Hayes raised a hand and smiled.

Okafor shook his head, clapped his hands with Hayes, and smiled wryly, "Fortunately, I don't have to be an opponent." I really can't get past your defense. ”

"My weakness is that I'm afraid of people with height advantage getting shots. As long as you practice shooting, you're likely to up. Hayes laughed.

It's not that Okafor doesn't practice, but he can't practice. If he can practice mid-to-long-range shooting, he can become a Duncan, Garnett-level player. He's kind of convinced now. When defending Hayes, he felt like he was playing against a guard, and he missed the first step-back jumper. In the second game, Hayes shook a couple of consecutive feints and he lost his position and hit a jumper. If he pulls away and lets Hayes single every time, he really doesn't have much confidence to defend it.

D'Antoni was also talking to Felton.

"Raymond, you have to practice shooting! Otherwise, you won't be able to become a qualified starter in the run-and-gun system. As long as you shoot accurately, no guard can defend you. D'Antoni said. He estimated that this holiday, several of the main players of the Bobcat went to play. Only Hayes has been practicing in Hollywood, and it makes sense for Hayes to get stronger.

Neither Okafor nor Felton's shots satisfied D'Antoni.

Felton has been criticized for his mid-to-long-range shooting, and because of this, although his explosiveness and bounce are top-notch, and he can reach 10.8 seconds in 100 meters, he can't reach the heights of Chris Paul and Deron Williams.

If the opponent defends closely, he may be able to break through with a feint, but if the opponent takes a defensive breakthrough and lets him shoot, he can't guarantee efficiency. Last season, he played 36.3 minutes and contributed 14 points, 7 assists and 1.5 steals to the team, but his shooting percentage was only a measly 38.4%, 32% from three-point range, and he also had a lot of turnovers, averaging nearly 3 per game.

Felton was a little frustrated, he wanted to prove that he was the heart of the team, and in the first training session, the coach said he might not be the right starter. Hayes' pass also spooked Felton. Hayes is slower than him, not as sharp as him, but he can always get the ball to the right place, he has 2 assists, Hayes has 5, who is in control?

"Chuck, your passing is a little bit better than last season." Van Gundy said, "What the hell did you do in Los Angeles? ”

"Two hours of coordinated training, grabbing rebounds with Odom and Rodman, Barkley taught me how to squeeze through the defense with skill, and Jordan taught me how to make better use of feints, first step testing and better step-back. I'm also figuring out how to get to their level. Hayes said.

The team members sitting next to him gasped when they heard his words. If Hayes is at the level of Jordan, is he still human? Stop playing in the NBA, form a separate league and let him play on his own.

Hayes had a five-minute break off the court, and the red team immediately caught up with the score and took a three-point lead. Van Gundy's substitution of Moon and Landry didn't work well, and the Green team's offense fell into a one-man battle.

No matter how stupid people are, they can see how strong Hayes's role is, and when he gets off the court, the Green team will be out of action immediately.

Van Gundy replaced Gortat and Sessions with Hayes and Calderon. The red team also brought on Gerard Wallace against Hayes.

"Jose, don't rush to pass me on, show your abilities." Hayes said he's now at the small forward position. The center is Thomas, power forward Landry, and scoring guard Moon.

"It's a great feeling to play with you." Calderon laughed.

After coming on the court, Hayes blocked Calderon, and Calderon was also very fast, not as fast as Felton, but compared to others, he had an advantage. After the block, Hayes also went inside, and Calderon broke through and passed back to Hayes. Hayes drew the Biedlings defense in the middle, and the fake shot was really passed to the sky, and Landry jumped high to catch the basketball in the air!

"Consciousness is good!" Hayes shouted.

Landry smiled happily as he returned to defend and raised his single punch high.

This goal was scored, and the players and coaches on the sidelines applauded.

D'Antoni made a note in his notebook. He's been watching Landry in the summer league and the rookie is a good player who would have been drafted in the first round if it weren't for his injury history. The Bobcats actually got it in exchange for cash and a second-round pick, isn't it a brain disease for the supersonics? Landry himself is the first rookie in the second round, can he pick a better one next year?

Landry is fast and has a good shooting percentage from the field, and he has a chance to fit into the run-and-gun system in the future, and D'Antoni is ready to give him some playing opportunities.

After a few more rounds, Hayes and Landry took turns blocking Calderon, and Gerald Wallace couldn't get a chance to play against Hayes, and once he defended Calderon, Calderon would pass the ball to Hayes or Landry who pulled high post.

Landry hit two shots in a row in the high post, and the more he shot, the smoother he became. The inside follows out to defend Landry, and Hayes will go inside and play back. Neither Billings nor Wallace could match the strength of Hayes.

RED's Wallace kept looking for Hayes to go head-to-head, shooting 3-of-5. But the Green team soon had a lead of nearly 10 points.

After being substituted, Wallace sat down next to Hayes and asked, "Why don't you try it alone with me?" I don't think personal ability loses to you. ”

Hayes drank some water and said, "Gerald, what you said disappointed me. I'm your teammate, what do you want to do now? Fight with me for the boss? Do you think you're better than me? Just your 2.6 assists per game? You should be thinking about how to make your teammates stronger. Or with the help of your teammates, you can make yourself stronger, instead of going it alone. ”

"I just want to prove myself...... Wallace didn't know what to say, he really shouldn't be fighting his teammates.

"The person I admire the most in this team is you. On the defensive end, I'm better than me with two steals and one block per game, and I'm definitely better than you offensively because I'm more well-rounded than you, and I can pass the ball in the pack. Your passing is not good, if I were to be a swingman, I would definitely average more than 6 assists per game. On the field, we don't clash and we can play more flexibly when we switch positions at any time. I have the confidence to make you stronger. Hayes smiled: "If you are not convinced and want to fight with me, you can fight after practice, I will do my best to arch you, don't blame me for the pain from being hit, I will eat you steadily." ”

"......" Wallace was speechless again. Hayes's power he really couldn't resist. Hayes is also more well-rounded than his offensive approach. He had to admit that Hayes was indeed the strongest on this team.

(To be continued)