Chapter 114: Position Four
"!" Thaddeus Young's eyes erupted in flames and he threw off his arm in hatred.
The blonde man in front of him, with pale skin and a vampire-like appearance, retracted his raised arm with a graceful gesture like a nobleman from the European Middle Ages.
How many times?
He had lost count of the number of times the tall man had made the same gesture in front of him, and it was really infuriating to repeat it tirelessly.
"Toot ~" The referee's whistle sounded, and the first quarter entered the second mandatory timeout.
The 76ers walked off the court, and Thaddeus Young lowered his head with an indescribable look of frustration on his face. Suddenly, an arm strangled his neck.
"Hey, my dear Thaddeus!" Tang Wenlong's voice came, gentle like a breeze.
"Hey, Don." Thaddeus Young's expression stiffened a little, revealing an ugly smile.
Tang Wenlong laughed softly: "Dirk, he feels a little good today, and you know, he is taller than you, about ten centimeters, so you don't have to worry too much, we keep it tilted, he can't feel like this the whole game." ”
When Thaddeus Yang heard Tang Wenlong say this, his heart suddenly became less blocked, and he slowly regained his calm.
"It's me who is in too much of a hurry, as long as I don't foul and keep this level of interference, I should still be able to limit him. He has his strengths, and I have my strengths. ”
"That's right! That's it! Tang Wenlong laughed, and the two walked to the bench side by side.
At this time, Doug Collins clapped his hands and gathered everyone's eyes.
"We're going to go into the roster rotation next, and it's a very critical period because the Mavericks have a top-five bench in the league."
Collintian paused and continued, "So, I hope you can play our Philadelphia style, be sure to curb their three-point firepower, be sure to limit their endless breakaways. ”
Everyone said yes in unison, and then Collins took out the tactics board, explained the blocking offensive tactics and rotation defense tactics, and told everyone to be careful of the Mavericks' joint defense.
At the beginning of the second quarter, after Terry, Marion and others all played, the 76ers were really at the bottom.
"Jason Terry is really accurate, no." Tang Wenlong looked at the little defender who was less than 1.9 meters tall, and he also admired it a little.
35 to 31, Tang Wenlong looked up at the score difference, fortunately it was not particularly big
In three minutes, Iguodala was substituted in advance, and in five minutes, Tang Wenlong was substituted again.
At this time, the Mavericks led the 76ers by 7 points at 45-38.
"It's up to you." Thaddeus Yang and Tang Wenlong high-fived and walked off the court.
Tang Wenlong's eyes blinked, and he raised his hand and moved his shoulders.
Due to Terry's fiery form, Collins had to find a defender who could keep up with him, and this defender was obviously no more suitable than Louis Williams, and Thaddeus Young was not very effective in defending Nowitzki, so he simply removed Thaddeus Young and put on a big and small lineup like Daream Porter, Tang Wenlong, Iguodala, Louis Williams and Lowry.
"I actually play power forward?" Tang Wenlong compared his height with Iguodala and found that he seemed to be a little taller than Iguodala now.
"Hey, Dirk!" Tang Wenlong said hello with a smile.
The so-called reaching out and not hitting the smiling person, Nowitzki and Tang Wenlong can be regarded as having a little intersection in the All-Star Game, and they will not speak ill of each other, but it is inevitable to say two words to prevent losing momentum.
"Coach Doug using you to defend me? How tall are you? ”
"Height is not the most important thing in defense, just like you use Jason to defend me, isn't he only about 1.9 meters?" How could Tang Wenlong reveal his height at will, this is a secret that the entire NBA wants to know, just like at that time, Barkley's height, and now Durant's height in the league.
The Mavericks possessed the ball, and Kidd dribbled steadily through the half.
After the blocking, Nowitzki turned his back and came over, leaned on Tang Wenlong, grabbed the ball passed by Kidd with his long arm, and stood in front of Tang Wenlong like a mountain.
The fans on the broadcast were surprised to see that Tang Wenlong played the No. 4 position on the field in a grand manner, isn't he a swing guard?
Nowitzki fell one step inside the three-point line, and further in, Tang Wenlong pushed it with both hands, but he couldn't open it at all. "What a strong force." Nowitzki secretly praised that he still wanted to take a few more steps with his weight advantage, but now it seems impossible. "Peng!"
After the two men fought between the muscles, Nowitzki dribbled to stabilize the center, suddenly raised his left foot, his right foot as the axis, and leaned back diagonally.
Tang Wenlong took a step and rushed out, not like stepping on the floor, but stepping on a spring.
Nowitzki was taken aback, Tang Wenlong obviously jumped one step back, but the speed was amazing, and his hand was very large, and after unfolding, there was a feeling of covering the sky and the sun.
His face changed, and his instincts made him strike a little earlier.
The disrupted rhythm is difficult to master, and the basketball arc is low, hitting the hoop and bounced off, and was picked up by Iguodala who rushed to grab the rebound.
Tang Wenlong secretly said in his heart that it was a pity, if Nowitzki was a little slower just now, he would have been able to drop the ball.
However, he didn't have time to be annoyed, and as soon as he landed, he threw his legs and ran forward, and after Iguodala grabbed the rebound, he sent the ball to keep up, and he had already formed a fast form.
The speed of the 76ers' small-ball tactics is reflected, and the reflexes and explosiveness are significantly better than the Mavericks players.
After a few turns, Lowry threw the ball high into the air, while Tang Wenlong moved two steps sideways, and after receiving the basketball, he easily put his hands into the frame and scored two points.
It was his 10th point of the game, and the 76ers trailed by just five points, 40-45.
Nowitzki's face was a little unbearable, as a veteran figure in the league, being messed up by a rookie was really a bit of a ****.
So as soon as the half was over, he began to take the initiative to ask for the ball.
Still falling in the elbow area, Kidd naturally had no choice but to hang the ball over.
The fans at the scene probably knew that this period of time belonged to the confrontation between stars, and immediately clamored, and saw Nowitzki take the ball and beat their darling, and immediately booed.
Collins' eyes flashed on the field, and Tang Wenlong is getting stronger and stronger now.
It's not just the same consistent offense, but also the ever-improving defense. He's becoming more and more versatile, and at the same time, there's a growing need for the ball. "It's a blissful annoyance." Collins felt that Tang Wenlong's performance was becoming more and more efficient, while his teammates' stats were declining, and the NBA is a commercial league, not all players are fearless in pursuit of victory, and there are players who are eager to use data to get paid well, after all, this is just a job.
Luckily, Iguodala didn't care, averaging 14 points per game, the lowest in recent years, while shooting 48 percent from the field and 39 percent from three-point range never before seen in his career, making him look like a member of the 180 Club.
Nowitzki was again his golden rooster free-standing step-back jumper, this time he mixed different shakings and variations, and Tang Wenlong hesitated a little for a few tenths of a second before letting go of a space large enough for the German tank to fire a full shell.
Hit! 47 to 40.
Switching offense and defense, Lowry and Tang Wenlong blocked and handed the ball to Tang Wenlong at the top of the arc, and the Mavericks still didn't have a bag, but the entire half-court defense became a well-known joint defense.
After Tang Wenlong crossed the step under his crotch, the basketball was switched to his left hand to control, and his body swayed slightly, and as soon as he made a mistake, he broke through to the left side of Kidd. "Pick-and-roll!"
On the left is Tang Wenlong and Daim Porter's blocking, and after Kidd was delayed, he lost his vision to track Tang Wenlong.
Tang Wenlong directly faced Chandler, who pulled out to defend, and Chandler kept a distance from Tang Wenlong according to the essentials of joint defense, waiting for Tang Wenlong to break into the pocket formation.
But Tang Wenlong paused, suddenly retreated, retreated outside the three-point line, and raised his hand to make a 45-degree three-point shot!
When Chandler caught up again, Tang Wenlong had already fallen to the ground, and looking at Chandler's pounce, he fell backwards and sat on the floor. "Toot!"
The whistle sounded. "Huh!"
A three-pointer falls into the basket.
With his palms raised and three fingers, Tang Wenlong pointed to the sky with six fingers of both hands, just sitting on the floor, like a proud king.
The fans at the scene gave deafening cheers, and countless fans followed Tang Wenlong's example, raising their arms to the sky and pointing three fingers on the left and right.
"You can't hang it! How the did you do that? Iguodala rushed over and pulled the pretending Tang Wenlong up from the ground.
"It's just a little bit accurate once in a while." Tang Wenlong patted the ash on his buttocks.
Stepping up to the free throw line, he took the basketball from the referee, slapped it twice on the floor at random, and then shot it easily and quickly.
"Huh!"
The four-point run was successful, 44-47, and the 76ers trailed by only three points