Chapter 198: Back to the top eight

The "squeaky squeak" sneaker rubbing sound came and went, and JR Smith was guarded by tall and strong guards as soon as he stepped into the Shanghai team's half.

However, this kind of desperate defense of the tall and strong also quickly aroused the tyranny in JR Smith's heart.

"Peng" JR Smith made a sudden start, and the tall and strong man of the mobile defense collided hard, at this time both of them glanced at the referee at the same time, only to see that the referee shook his head and did not blow the foul.

JR Smith took advantage of the tall and strong being knocked back, and he wanted to break through from the tall and strong flank with a cross-step change of direction, but when the tall and strong also retreated and blocked, JR Smith suddenly made a sharp stop, stepped back and jumped out.

With a "brush", JR Smith hit a difficult pull-back jumper again.

8:2

"Hey, how's that? After scoring the goal, JR Smith triumphantly glanced at the tall man who was following him, and the tall man ignored JR Smith's provocative gaze and motioned to his teammates to serve quickly.

The Shanghai team attacked, Gao Dazhuang quickly advanced the ball to the front court, and JR Smith blocked in front of Gao Dazhuang.

JR Smith has always been known for his super offensive ability, and he basically can't work hard for defense, but today in the face of the Shanghai team's tall and strong, JR Smith uncharacteristically put on a very serious defensive posture.

However, before the game, the head coach of the Shanghai team, Panagio, repeatedly told the tall and strong not only to stick to JR in defense, but also to be resolute in attack, and to consume his physical strength in both offense and defense, which is also the established strategy of the Shanghai team.

In fact, in the face of this well-known attacker in the NBA, without the coach's explanation, the tall and strong himself was provoked by his strong attack**.

"COMEON" J.R. SMITH CONTINUES TO PROVOKE TALL AND STRONG.

Before JR Smith's words fell, the tall and strong suddenly made a few feints in a row and then turned sideways, breaking through from JR Smith's side in an instant.

His speed and power allowed him to break through JR Smith's sparse defence with ease.

After the breakthrough, Gao Dazhuang jumped into the inside line, and when facing the big forward Ding Jinhui who made up the defense, Gao Dazhuang did not flinch and chose a direct frontal layup.

The tall and strong man flying in the air suddenly turned sideways in the face of Ding Jinhui's cover, deftly dodged Ding Jinhui's cover, and changed his right hand to pick up the basket with one hand.

"Brush", the ball falls steadily into the net.

8:4

"Heh, that's how your defense goes," said the tall man who made the layup as he spread his hands to meet JR Smith's fierce gaze.

The tall and strong "added fuel to the fire" and intensified the battle between the two.

JR Smith's breakaway layup, tall and strong turnaround jumper, JR Smith's pull-up jumper, tall and strong chasing back and counterattack...... The entire first quarter of the game almost became a "rival play" between the two of them, and their teammates cooperated very well with this "showdown".

It's just that the Zhejiang team is used to JR Smith's singles, while the Shanghai team is intentional.

47:45

At the end of the first half, the Zhejiang team temporarily led the Shanghai team by a narrow advantage of two points.

JR Smith shot 11-of-16 from the field and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line, and the hot-hearted JR Smith scored a game-high 30 points in the half.

Although he did not limit JR Smith, who was in amazing form in the single defense, Gao Dazhuang also shot 7 of 13 in the half and made all 6 free throws in front of this "biggest card" foreign aid, and scored 22 points in the half.

The fierce duel between the two also made the cheers of the fans at the scene wave after wave.

At the beginning of the second half, JR Smith of the Zhejiang team was forced to force a shot one meter outside the three-point line under the tall and strong strict defense, but the ball magically hit the basket again.

After the goal, JR Smith excitedly spread his hands and ran around the field in a glider state to celebrate.

And the tall and strong singles bounced out of the basket, and the fierce first-half grappling made the tall and strong who had good physical fitness a little unbearable.

The Zhejiang team counterattacked, and the ball "Oh~~~" just passed to JR Smith, and the audience suddenly remembered a boo.

"Hmph" JR Smith smiled contemptuously, and suddenly leaned his back against Gao Dazhuang and began to dribble, and the continuous squeezing of "Peng, Peng, Peng" made Gao Dazhuang take a few steps back.

Just as the tall and strong lowered his center of gravity and was ready to meet JR's next charge, JR Smith suddenly turned around and stepped back to make a jumper.

"Drink" The moment JR Smith turned around, he also rushed forward and flew over.

However, JR Smith also had a backward movement in the air to avoid the tall and strong block.

The balls slashed directly over the tall heads with an extremely high pitch across each other.

"When" J.R. Smith's ultra-difficult step-back shot missed.

"Oh" saw JR Smith miss the shot, and the home fans cheered.

The Shanghai team took the opportunity to fight back, its point guard Yang Kai controlled the basketball firmly at the top of the three-point arc, and the other players of the Shanghai team were also constantly moving, and covering each other, always looking for fighters.

"Peng", Gao Dazhuang and Yang Kai played a blocking and dismantling cooperation at the top of the arc, Gao Dazhuang immediately turned around and cut into the basket after blocking the opponent's defenders, and Yang Kai's pass was also just right.

Gao Dazhuang received the ball and threw it, and JR Smith, who was closely following Gao Dazhuang, and Cao Fei, who switched to defense, shot at the same time to block.

In a one-on-two situation, Gao Dazhuang did not choose to force a shot, but very skillfully collected the ball, and in the process of falling, the ball was stuffed into the hands of Harris, who cut to the basket.

After receiving the ball, Harris directly turned sideways to pick up the basket, and with a "brush" sound, the ball accurately fell into the net.

After the "good ball" goal, Harris gave a thumbs up and turned to gesture to Gao Dazhuang.

The Zhejiang team continued the offensive strategy of the first half, with JR Smith leading the Zhejiang team's attack with his strong individual ability, while the Shanghai team quietly changed its offensive strategy.

Gao Dazhuang gradually changed from an offensive point to a central axis point, and another sharp knife of the Shanghai team, "Harris", was unsheathed.

After a fierce scramble in the first half, JR Smith not only had to attack on his own, but also used a lot of physical strength when defending tall and strong, and at the beginning of the second half, JR Smith's shooting percentage suddenly plummeted.

In addition to continuing to put pressure on JR Smith on the defensive end, the tall and strong team of the Shanghai team has played more of a role as a playmaker on the offensive end.

The continuous scoring of Harris and Yang Kai of the Shanghai team continued the attack of the Shanghai team, and the Shanghai team gradually overtook the score.

JR Smith is very experienced, seeing that his perimeter shooting percentage has declined, JR decisively changed his strategy, began to break through the Shanghai team's interior with the ball, and made two defensive fouls of Zhang Zhaoxu in a row, relying on free throws to relieve the offensive pressure of the Zhejiang team.

However, after a short pause, the Shanghai team not only stood tall and strong in the front to kill JR Smith, Zhai Yi also began to assist in the defense, and the Shanghai team began to double in the second half, which made every shot by JR Smith very difficult.

And when JR Smith passed the ball out, the other players of the Zhejiang team also felt cold and frequently hit the iron.

At the end of the third quarter, Shanghai extended its lead to 10 points.

Although the physical exertion is large and the shooting rate has plummeted, JR Smith's offense** is still very strong.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, JR Smith played a block with his teammates, trying to reduce the physical strength he expended when breaking through by constantly blocking and dismantling.

At this time, JR Smith, who got rid of the tall and strong defense, dribbled quickly and rushed into the basket, and a feint of stopping and shooting shook Zhai Yi who pounced on the defense, and JR Smith paused in place, and when Zhai Yi began to fall, JR Smith pulled up on the spot and wanted to shoot.

"Slap", but just when JR Smith was about to shoot, Gao Dazhuang suddenly appeared from behind him and knocked the ball out of JR Smith's hand with a direct palm.

The ball smashed the rebound and rebounded and was grabbed by Gao Dazhuang, who immediately turned around and quickly advanced to the front court with the ball after the steal.

JR Smith was very annoyed and followed closely beside the tall Zhuang, and the two fought hand-to-hand all the way to the basket of the Zhejiang team, and the tall Smith who stepped into the restricted area ignored JR who was close to him, and forced a layup after leaning sideways against JR Smith.

"Peng" and the two had a direct physical collision under the basket, JR Smith was forced to squeeze away by the tall strong, and the tall strong used the impact force to pick out from the other side of the basket.

"Brush" the basketball to accurately hit the center of the net.

In the ensuing game, the Zhejiang team suddenly found that the tall and strong who "disappeared" on the offensive end in the third quarter reappeared in their field of vision, and at this time, the physically exhausted JR Smith couldn't keep an eye on the tall and strong at all.

Gao Dazhuang kept breaking through, jumping, and layups, attacking the Zhejiang team's basket to his heart's content, and when the Zhejiang team wrapped Gao Dazhuang, Gao Dazhuang passed the ball to Harris, another "fast knife" of the Shanghai team, very decisively.

Harris used his actions to tell the Zhejiang team that his "knife" is also fast.

"Toot" with the referee's whistle, the game is over.

The Shanghai team, which was playing at home, finally defeated the Zhejiang team with a 104:88, 16-point advantage.

Zhejiang's "super foreign aid" JR Smith made 16 of 36 shots and 7 of 11 free throws, contributing a game-high 43 points.

The tall and strong of the Shanghai team also showed no weakness in the whole game, shooting 13 of 23 from the field and 8 of 9 free throws, handing over a good result of 37 points, while Harris, another sharp knife of the Shanghai team, was powerful in the second half, contributing 28 points on 10-of-18 shooting.

The Zhejiang team led by JR Smith was overturned by the Shanghai team led by Gao Dazhuang and Harris, and also handed over the eighth position in the league, and the Shanghai team returned to the ranks of the playoffs.