Chapter 13: Summer League (Finale)
"Huang, you've improved a lot in passing, and it seems that Jason has had a good influence on you, but I hope you don't imitate someone, but take a path that is unique to you." Brown looked at Huang Jun and said solemnly.
"I know the coach, but I like to collect the strengths of hundreds of schools, and I will use them if they are useful to me, as for imitation, I can't talk about imitation, and I don't like to imitate certain people, please rest assured that the coach" Huang Jun said with a smile.
"It's good that you know, hehe, coach, I'm just reminding you." Brown smiled and continued, "Now you guys take a break, and the game will be handed over to the substitutes in the meantime." After you come on the court, you have to be more patient, don't be impatient, in terms of transferring the ball, I hope you will transfer it in time when you have the opportunity, and don't stick the ball too much, you know" After speaking, he looked at the five people who were about to play.
"Yes, coach," the five said at the same time.
On the Timberwolves' side.
"I don't want to listen to any of your excuses from being eight points behind in the first quarter, chemistry or something is, and people are not the same, why can people lead us by eight points?" Whitman looked at the players in front of him and said mercilessly.
"The next opponent will definitely come on as a substitute, and it's the same on our side, I won't say much about the substitute, and whether you can grasp the opportunity depends on your own performance." Whitman thought for a moment and then continued, "As long as you handle the ball properly, move the ball, and play positively on the defensive end, I will see it, and the game is not just about scoring, it is only part of it." ”
The game starts right away, I won't say anything more, the summer league is just a nice game for me, but it's different for you, they are the stage for you to prove yourself. If you can't show us your good side on such a stage, then what qualifications do you have to enter the NBA?
Although Whitman's words are a bit confused, they are true, the summer league is indeed a stage for newcomers to prove themselves, and even this kind of stage can't prove themselves, so the NBA? It's twice as difficult there as here?
The second quarter continued.
Both sides played on their benches, but the substitutes were playing aggressively and obviously they knew what this summer league meant.
The strength of the Timberwolves' bench and the Cavaliers' bench is about the same, so during the period of the bench, both sides played inseparable, but the Cavaliers have always led in the score, mainly because they led the opponent by eight points in the first quarter.
Two minutes passed in the second quarter, and in those two minutes, the Cavaliers scored six points and the Timberwolves also scored six points, so that the score came to 36-28, and the Cavaliers still led the opponent by eight points.
Until the starter, the Timberwolves' bench was still led by the Cavaliers' bench by two points, and finally led the opponent by 10 points at 43-33 when the starter came on.
Both benches had a low shooting percentage, otherwise they wouldn't have scored 13 and 11 points respectively in the space of seven minutes.
One of the Cavaliers' bench players has performed very well, and has attracted the attention of head coach Mike Brown, who has secretly noticed such an undrafted rookie, Brandon Davis, small forward.
Of course, Davis didn't know that he had entered the coach's eyes, otherwise how excited would he be?
Huang Jun received the ball, and Chalmers clung closely, but Chalmers is really one in the sky and one in the ground with Huang Jun, and there is no way to compare it at all.
Huang Jun once again passed Chalmers with an easy change of direction, and I don't know if this is his effortless and easy pass by Huang Jun in this game?
Huang Jun, who passed Chalmers, rushed to the basket with an arrow step, attracted the opponent's bag defense, and passed directly to Gibson, who came out of the outside space at this time.
Gibson received the ball, made a three-point shot without making any adjustments, and the ball finally hit, a thirteen-point difference, this is his first three-point shot so far in this game, the previous three shots missed, and so far four one-in-one three-pointers, only three points.
However, as a shooter, Gibson has never lacked confidence in himself, no matter how many shots he misses in front, as long as there is an open space, he will shoot resolutely without the slightest hesitation, in this regard, Brown likes it very much, he likes such a decisive shooter.
Pekovic and Richard, the two insiders are really speechless, Huang Jun doesn't have much offense at all in this game, as long as they wrap him, he passes the ball ironcladly, and from his eight assists in the first quarter, you can see Huang Jun's way of playing today.
But they are helpless, and they can't ask people to change their playing style.
Chalmers controlled the ball and handed the ball directly to Pekovic inside at half-time, receiving the ball with his back to Asik. Asik behind him stubbornly resisted Pekovic and did not let him easily enter the penalty area.
Pekovic's strength is similar to Asik's, Asik's is like this, he is very helpless, he doesn't know how to attack at all. In attack, his Asik is about the same, and in attack he is not their strong point.
Pekovic had no choice but to pass the ball back to Chalmers on the outside, and Chalmers received the ball without a trace of hesitation and directly faced Huang Jun with a three-point shot.
Huang Jun obviously didn't expect Chalmers to make such a decisive move, resulting in half a beat slow, watching Chalmers make a move, but he was very helpless.
The ball crossed the sky, and in a beautiful arc, it fell steadily into the basket. Chalmers replied to Gibson's three-pointer, so the difference was still ten.
Huang Jun controlled the ball, and once again made a very wonderful and very accurate pass, which passed to the hands of Pavlovic on the inside, and Pavlovich, who received the ball, scored an easy layup.
Next, Chalmers broke through to the basket and scored a backhand layup with a carp rolling.
Then until the end of the half, both sides spent time in the back and forth, if you enter, I will enter, if you don't enter, I will not enter, giving people the feeling that the two teams are negotiating, which is very strange.
At halftime, the Cavaliers led the Timberwolves by 10 points 55-45, which means that in the second quarter, the Cavaliers won by two points off the bench.
Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown looked at Brandon Davis, thought about it and finally made a decision, "Davis, wait for you to replace Pavlovic to start in the second half, I hope you don't let me down, the opportunity has been given to you." ”
Brandon Davis nodded ecstatically and said, "Coach, I know, I won't let you down."
Brandon Davis only played five minutes in the first half, but he had five points, five rebounds and two blocks, so he impressed Brown, and then decided to give Davis a chance, and decided to let him play in the third quarter to see how he played.
The second half began quickly.
At the beginning, Chalmers made a very good pass to Pekovic, who was completely vacant inside, and Pekovic, who received the ball, did not disappoint his teammates, and easily scored the ball with a small hook.
When he returned to the defense, he also gave Chalmers a high-five.
Huang Jun turned the ball, directly a wide range of transfer ball, passed to Davis, who had just run to the half court, Davis, who received the ball, rushed directly to the basket without the slightest pause, and then a violent dunk ended the perfect match.
Next, it was completely as if it belonged to this ** small forward, and he was very clever in the defensive break and stole Chalmers's horizontal pass, and went down directly, once again igniting the passion of the audience with a violent dunk.
Mike Brown watched very satisfied off the court, nodded, and said in his heart, "It seems that this is still a good seedling, although it can't become a superstar, but there is still no problem with a good role player." ”
Then Davis made a defensive break and gave Pekovic a pegboard hat, which is incredible, the opponent is a tall interior lineman, and he is only a small forward, but his bounce is still very good.
The ball was picked up by Huang Jun, and immediately sent a fast attack, Huang Jun rushed directly to the front court, and when he was about to reach the basket, he directly threw the ball in his hand high, not the meaning of shooting, but the meaning of passing to Davis in the back.
Davis didn't waste Huang Jun's kindness, and the empty receiver slammed it into the basket, and then Davis, who fell to the ground, let out a roar, which was a joyful emotion. For a role player like him, it's great to be trusted by a coach, and that goal just now shows the trust his teammates have in him.
Here he finally found his presence.
When the third quarter ended, Huang Jun's Cavaliers led the Timberwolves by 18 points, and the Timberwolves lost to the Cavaliers by eight points again in the third quarter, completely unable to withstand the Cavaliers' offense.
Brandon Davis performed very well in this quarter, scoring eight points, five rebounds, two blocks and two steals in a single quarter, plus five points, five rebounds and two blocks in the front, a total of 13 points and 10 rebounds, plus four blocks and two blocks.
He was very good on both ends of the floor, and Dangdang can show how good he is in the stats.
Mike Brown nodded as he watched Brandon's game, very satisfied.
Brown didn't take Huang Jun and Asik off the court in the fourth quarter, but Brandon Davis was on the floor and played the entire second half.
In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Timberwolves who lost Beasley by 25 points in the whole game, and the Timberwolves did not have the slightest backhand ability, and were pressed and beaten by the Cavaliers throughout the game.
Brandon Davis, who played 29 minutes in the game, had 17 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks, which was very good statistically.
After this game, the Cavaliers won again against the Rockets and Pistons, and the summer league ended with four wins.
In these four games, Huang Jun can average 25 points and more than 13 assists per game, which undoubtedly proves his worth, and he is fully worthy of the top spot, and the outside world's doubts about him have gradually weakened, and now everyone is waiting for what will happen in the regular season, after all, the stage of the summer league is too small.
Asik also averaged a double-double of 13 rebounds per game, which brought another surprise to the Cavaliers management, and the surprises of the Cavaliers this summer can be described as continuous.
Brandon Davis finished the last two games since that game as a starter, averaging 13 points and eight rebounds per game, which was another surprise for the Cavaliers.
After the end of the summer league, the Cavaliers immediately gave Davis a three-year, eight-million contract, and Davis did not hesitate to sign his name, so that he is a player of the Cavaliers, and the Cavaliers' plan has just begun, because the Cavaliers are now considering a trade, hoping to make the team better.