Chapter 115: Confrontation
Some people say that the most terrifying thing about Tang Wenlong is his physical fitness beyond ordinary people, and some people say that the most terrifying thing about Tang Wenlong is his eternal competitive heart.
But Iguodala felt that the most terrifying thing about Tang Wenlong was his never-before-seen learning ability and infinite talent with no upper limit.
He's progressing so fast!
From the defensive colander when he first entered the league, to the outside gate who can contribute an average of 1.7 steals per game, from the rookie who was always played by old players when he first entered the league, to now he has learned to use the rules reasonably to protect himself, it only took him half a season, but now he looks like an old player who has played 300 games.
Tang Wenlong is very smart, and when defending Nowitzki, he always controls him on the periphery with his excellent strength.
On the basketball court, the farther away from the basket, the lower the shooting percentage. This point, even if it is a super shooter like Nowitzki, who is ranked first in history, there is no way to change the fact.
"Bang dang!"
Nowitzki shot wide, the rebound was picked up by Chandler, his head was lowered, and he pushed away Dalham Porter like a rhinoceros, and scored two points under the basket.
The last attack before halftime, Tang Wenlong's baseline advance went straight to Louis Williams.
When the guy was running, it was very fast, and Terry, although he was still the jet, had a hard time catching up with the young man, and he really watched Williams fly to the basket.
With 2.9 seconds left for the Mavericks to attack, Kidd just dribbled past halftime and threw the ball.
The basketball bounced off the rebound and didn't even touch the frame.
59-57, the two teams played a high-scoring first half, the Mavericks temporarily led by 2 points, and Tang Wenlong scored 19 points alone, which was 1 point more than Nowitzki, who felt extremely hot in the first quarter.
"The show has just begun."
After Tang Wenlong and Williams high-fived, they walked into the narrow tunnel of players amid the applause of the audience. On either side were the arms of countless fans who stretched down and high-fived him.
After a fifteen-minute break, the players from both teams walked out of the tunnel again, and the court cleaned up the performance just now, ready for the NBA players to continue the second half of the game.
The referee also walked out, and at halftime, they checked some of the videos of the first half, compared the actions of some players in detail, and had a scale in mind for some decisions.
The Mavericks tee off and Kidd dribbles forward.
After resting for so long, the audience regained their neutrality, and under the passionate encouragement of the live DJ, they let out the cry of "defend, defend".
Tang Wenlong returned to the No. 2 position, and the Mavericks promoted Marion to the starting point in the second half.
After Kidd and Chandler made a pick-and-roll, they didn't make the expected pick-and-roll, and transferred the ball to Marion on the weak side, and it was Iguodala who defended Marion, and he didn't get bored either, and then made a transfer to Nowitzki, who had his back in the low post.
At the moment, it was Thaddeus Young who was defending Nowitzki, and as soon as Nowitzki got the ball, the 76ers came over.
It was Tang Wenlong in the second position, he let go of Kidd, who was supposed to defend, and wrapped his arms open, Nowitzki grabbed the ball with both hands and raised it high, and turned his head to quickly watch the situation on the court.
As soon as this technical action changed, Tang Wenlong decisively grabbed it, Nowitzki didn't see behind him, and a white figure quietly lurked over.
"Smack!"
Nowitzki was shocked, and suddenly there was an unimaginable force from the basketball in his hand.
The basketball was instantly detached, and the referee under the basket saw it clearly, and Iguoda's stretched hand was particularly clean, and the ball was an absolutely good ball.
Tang Wenlong, who was in the bag, almost didn't laugh, Iguodala's ball seemed to be snatched directly from Nowitzki's hands, simple and rough.
However, after grabbing it, the position was close to the bottom corner, and Chandler came up to delay Iguodala for the first time, and after Iguodala stabilized the basketball under his crotch, the 76ers lost this opportunity to break fast.
After landing on the ground, he played an inside strategy, and Lowry scored an inside layup and didn't score.
Immediately afterwards, the two teams changed the state of high hitting rate in the first half, and turned on the iron mode, and failed to make several attacks in a row.
Lowry made a gesture and beckoned Tang Wenlong to come out and catch the ball.
Tang Wenlong stood at 45 degrees from the three-point line and put the ball between his waist. He's now more and more fond of receiving the ball in this position on the left side, with a very wide field of vision.
Iguodala came up and coordinated with Tang Wenlong.
Marion and Kidd also changed formations quickly, and as soon as they saw this, they immediately came to wrap up Tang Wenlong, who was holding the ball, and Tang Wenlong was forced to take a small step back.
Suddenly, he jumped up again, and flicked his hand to Iguodala, who was far away.
Iguodala got an open shot from the high post, dribbled a step, found his senses, and took a shot.
"Bang!"
The basketball smashed on the inside edge, still bouncing high.
Three black lines appeared on Tang Wenlong's head, and Andre was good at everything, but sometimes his shooting was not accurate, so he couldn't get the opportunity to send points.
In turn, the Mavericks got an offensive opportunity, and Terry tried to shoot a three-pointer from the outside.
Hit! 62 to 57.
The first drop of blood in the second half of the game was picked up by the Jets, and he spread his arms and made the plane glide, which made the 76ers fans hate it.
After Lowry took the ball across the halfcourt, he dribbled under his hips, twisted his knees, and turned to break through to the right.
This was a strong attack, and Terry, who had fallen into the ground, didn't react at all, and the young man, who was ten years younger than him, crashed into him like a brute bull, with a "bang", and there was no sense of respect for the old at all.
The confrontation was not well prepared, and Terry was knocked and stumbled, and he lost his position directly.
Lowry burst into the Mavericks' defense, Nowitzki and Kidd came to wrap Lowry at the same time, Lowry threw the ball outside the three-point line on the weak side, and Tang Wenlong caught the basketball steadily.
Jump, shoot, hit.
62-60, Tang Wenlong raised his hands and responded to Terry's three-point shot just now.
Collins likes Tang Wenlong's incomparable ability to respond to the ball, as if as long as he is on the court, he will always have fighting spirit and will never lose momentum.
Two minutes later, Tang Wenlong singled Kidd, or his simple breakthrough step-back jumper, but it was difficult to defend, Kidd shook his head again and again, it is not terrible for young people to break through, but it is the most lethal to be able to combine breakthrough and shooting.
Midway through the third quarter, Nowitzki turned his back and shot to cause Thaddeus Young to foul him.
The referee blew the whistle for a mandatory timeout, and the game entered a white-hot phase.
"Have you already been fouled four times?" Tang Wenlong glanced up at the technical statistics that popped up on the big screen, and Thaddeus Young was embarrassed to score four points and four fouls, which also announced that he would definitely not play in the second half of the third quarter.
"We're still a big four guys."
As soon as Tang Wenlong walked to the bench, Collins said the tactical arrangements for the next stage, but his eyes were firmly fixed on Tang Wenlong, in the first half, Tang Wenlong was in the fourth position.
"Rebounding might still be a bit of a problem." Tang Wenlong shrugged his shoulders and told the truth.
"Stuck in the slot and consciousness." Durham Potter grinned and patted Tang Wenlong on the shoulder. If Tang Wenlong's only obvious shortcoming now is his rebounding ability, although his height, strength, and bounce are excellent, his card position ability is average, and his rebounding awareness is not outstanding, and he occasionally rushes to grab rebounds, but if he really plays the No. 4 position, this ability is obviously not enough.
"Andre should make up for the basket position, after all, Dirk Nowitzki is seven feet tall and can contribute eight rebounds every night, which should not be underestimated." Collins groaned for a moment, but still stuck to his small lineup, telling Iguodalado to protect the backcourt rebounds and not give the Mavericks a second chance to attack.
After the timeout came back, the Mavericks also changed lineups.
Marion moved to the bench and used Peja as a number three, as he did at the beginning.
The Mavericks are taller than 76ers all of a sudden, with Peja plus Nowitzki plus Tyson Chandler, and Iguodala plus Tang Wenlong plus Dyrem Porter, each position taller than 76ers.
Carlisle's change of formation is obviously a clarion call to strengthen the offense, and the small lineup of the 76ers is also fast-paced.
The two teams suddenly attacked back and forth, Tang Wenlong was still the No. 3 when attacking, and in the face of the Mavericks' joint defense, he would not be stupid and always strong, most of the time, he chose to use an outside jumper to solve the game, and the good news is that his hand has always been good.
At the end of the third quarter, the 76ers led the Mavericks by 5 points 95-90, and the two teams still played a high-scoring quarter, and most of the scores were concentrated in the second half.
It looks like the two teams are going to score more than 250 points today