Chapter 370: MVP of the Rookie Challenge
At 150:153, 3 minutes before the end of the game, Gao Da Zhuang assisted Faried to dunk and scored, and the "O'Neal team" chased the score to only 3 points.
Then the "Barkley team" attacked, Lillard controlled the ball at the top of the free throw line arc, and saw him constantly waving his arms and directing his teammates' runs.
Without warning, Lillard suddenly threw a bow and a sharp lunge to leave Bill, who was defending him, behind.
However, when Lillard was just about to kill the inside, a figure suddenly crossed in front of him, tall and strong! I have to say that the tall and strong fill is quite timely.
"Hmph" But at this time, the corners of Lillard's mouth suddenly showed a smile, and with a "snap", a powerful ground pass, and the basketball passed directly under the tall and strong crotch.
Just like when the tall and strong pierced Irving with a ground-hitting pass in the counterattack in the last round, Lillard didn't expect that at the critical moment, Lillard used this way to fight back against the tall and strong.
The basketball hole penetrated the tall and strong defense and came to the hands of Irving, who cut into the inside, and the "good ball" Irving shouted after receiving the ball, pulled up on the spot, held the ball in one hand, and smashed the ball into the basket with his arm.
"Oh" The cheers of the fans at the Toyota Center were only halfway through when they suddenly stopped.
Because of the loud sound of "Peng", a strong arm suddenly poked out from behind Owen, and slapped the ball away with one palm.
"FUCK" Owen looked back, and he was tall and strong again!
After blocking Lillard's layup in the previous round, the tall man gave Irving, who was about to dunk, a big hat again.
The basketball that was knocked off smashed into the rebound and bounced up. and flew to the Tall Strong, Irving and Lillard positions, and the three new generation of guards in the league jumped up and down at the same time.
The tall and strong man who had the height advantage came out with both hands to try to pick up the rebound on the spot, while Irving and Lillard, who were at a height disadvantage, were more likely to consider knocking them away with one hand.
At the moment when the three of them were about to touch the ball at the same time, Gao Dazhuang took the lead in reaching out his fingers and gently padding the ball, and the ball rose into the air again in a small way, and avoided the arms of Irving and Lillard.
"Snap" burst out with an amazing second jump after landing tall, and jumped high again to grab the rebound before Irving and Lillard.
"Steady" The tall man who held the ball firmly in his arms waved his hand and signaled his teammates to move forward.
"Beautiful" Wang Zhelin, a player of the National Olympic team who was watching the game on the sidelines, waved his arms excitedly and said: "Consecutive blocks of Irving and Lillard's shots, Da Zhuang is the MVP of this game"
"It's too early to say" Coach Fan Bin, who had been silent on the side, suddenly interjected: "The tall and strong teammate Faried has scored 40 points and 15 rebounds so far, and the offensive efficiency is amazing. And if they lose the game. Irving and Lillard aren't without chances, and their stats are great."
"Well, strong, it's too strong. Irving and Lillard are definitely at the level of the world's top guards. Unexpectedly, the two of them were still suppressed by tall and strong," Guo Allen, the leading point guard of the National Olympic team, couldn't help but sigh. And it has been met by a number of national Olympic players.
Tall and strong slowly dribbled to near the three-point line, when teammate Bill ran over and played a block with tall and strong.
Tall and strong dribbled towards Bill's flank without hurrying, but when Owen was very clever to bypass Bill, he suddenly found that he had lost his trace of Tall Strong.
It turned out to be tall and strong, with the help of Bill's cover. With a step-back, the body quickly moved outside the three-point line, and made a three-point shot directly behind Beal.
Irving's slow-moving dribble confused Irving, and by the time Irving reacted, the tall three-pointer had already flown to the basket.
With a "brush", the tall and strong three-point hit.
153:153
"Wow", the score was tied, and the whole stadium resounded with a sigh.
The equaliser also made the "Barkley team", who had been leading the game a little anxious, and their passing and running were significantly faster, and it was clear that they did not want to lose this game.
In particular, Irving, the top pick of the previous edition, still feels held down by the tall and strong, even though he has now scored the second-highest score of the game with 38 points.
I saw that he continued to dribble under his crotch and gradually approached the tall and strong, and then leaned back and began to play tall and strong alone.
However, it is clear that choosing to be tall and strong in the back alone is not a smart decision for Irving, and the disadvantage in height and strength makes his subsequent step-back shooting very reluctant.
With a "dang", Irving missed the shot, and the tall and strong took off the defensive rebound.
And compared to Irving's difficult offense, the tall and strong offensive options are more efficient and clear.
A pile-wrapping run, Gao Dazhuang used his teammate's cover to get rid of Owen's close defense, and at this time, his teammate's pass also passed to Gao Dazhuang's hands in time.
The tall and strong shook Owen who pounced on him with a feint, followed by a small step back and an easy shot.
"Brush" tall and strong again hit a half-volley.
155:153
With the tall and strong jumper, the "O'Neal team" took the lead for the first time in the game, which also made O'Neal on the sidelines pretend to be surprised and kept mobilizing the emotions of the fans.
Compared with the "O'Neal team" who is not in a hurry, the "Barkley team" is playing more and more anxiously, and this time it is not Irving who shoots, but Lillard.
However, his three-point shot bounced out of the basket again under the interference of the defenders, and the rebound that "snapped" and bounced off was once again coincidentally flown to Gao Dazhuang, who of course did not let go of this gift.
"Whew, this is the 9th rebound of the tall and strong game, and another one is a triple-double," Wang Zhelin, who was watching the game, exclaimed as if he had discovered a new continent.
"It's too comprehensive, coach, why don't you recruit tall and strong people in this East Asian Championship? His return will allow us to win the game without any suspense," at this time, several national Olympic players complained to Coach Fan Bin at the same time.
"He's back, are you going to be a spectator? This is exactly the opportunity that the team is giving you to perform," Fan Bin said with a vicious look at them.
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The "O'Neill" team launched a counterattack again, and the tall and strong suddenly made a sudden stop in the high-speed advance. Chose to shoot a cold arrow one meter outside the three-point line.
"Brush" Tall and Strong hit another three-pointer in the midst of the audience's exclamations and Irving's stunned.
158:153
In the final minutes of the game, the tall and strong suddenly made a force, but the "Barkley team" was a little helpless.
Under the tight defense of the tall and strong, Irving made a mistake, and his horizontal pass was stealed by "O'Neal" small forward Coy Leonard.
"Control time" Gao Dazhuang immediately made a gesture, and Leonard immediately understood it, and did not blindly launch a counterattack, but handed the ball to point guard Beal.
The game time passed by second by second, and Bill, who "snapped" the ball and advanced to the front court, passed the ball steadily to the tall and strong hands.
The tall man held the ball and watched the attack time, then waved his hand to signal his teammates to open up space. He's going to singles.
Owen half-crouched and took a defensive stance. The fans also held their breath, it was undoubtedly the most crucial goal of the game.
Gao Dazhuang took the back-to-back strong push, "Peng", "Peng", "Peng", and the advantage of Gao Dazhuang in strength was reflected in this point. Every direct collision between bodies. Owen was forced to take a small step back.
"Cluster" sound. After the next collision, the tall body suddenly rotated 90 degrees, touching the force of the hedge. Instantly bypassed Owen's defense.
The tall and strong who pierced the defense in the front jumped into the inside, and the "Barkley team" had long been waiting for the opportunity to shoot head-on at the center Drummond under the basket, but the tall and strong did not flinch and still chose to force the attack.
The tall man who was flying in the air suddenly turned sideways in the face of Drummond's block, successfully avoided Drummond's block with a deft dodge in the air, and then a right-handed left-handed pull-up basket.
"Dang", but the tall and strong difficult layup hit the front of the basket and bounced out.
But the tall man who had just landed did not give up, he immediately turned around and counterattacked, his secondary reaction ability was significantly stronger than that of the bulky center Drummond, and the burst and bounce of the tall and strong also overpowered Thompson, Parsons and Irving under the basket.
Under the basket, the "Barkley team" four people hit the pinch, Gao Dazhuang took the lead in gently padding the ball with his hand.
With a "brush", the tall and strong basket hit.
160:153
Gao Dazhuang scored 10 points in a row in the last 3 minutes, almost sealing the victory, and the sound of "MVP, MVP, MVP" also resounded throughout the audience.
"Three pairs!" Wang Zhelin and other players of the National Olympic team also stood up excitedly and cheered loudly.
With this rebound from Tall Strong, the suspense gradually lost, and then Tall and Leonard's steady free throws also bankrupted the foul tactics of the "Barkley Team".
164:155
The tall and strong final free throw hit helped the "O'Neal Team" break the single-game scoring record in the rookie game, and the "Barkley Team" was forced to surrender, and the rookie challenge came to an end.
The "Barkley team" starting small forward Parsons scored 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists at home, and he can shoot, pass and grab boards, but he is not good at playing, and the MVP is obviously far from him.
And the two main players of the "Barkley team": Irving scored the second highest score of the game with 38 points and 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and Lillard also contributed 34 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists, but the team lost the game, and obviously the MVP of the game did not belong to them.
The only suspense of this game, the MVP, is bound to be between the winner's Faried and the tall strong.
Faried was extremely efficient in this game, scoring a game-high 40 points and 16 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks on 17-of-19 shooting from the field.
But Gao Dazhuang scored a big "triple-double": 28 points, 20 assists, 10 rebounds, and 2 steals and 4 blocks, especially in the last 3 minutes of the game, Gao Dazhuang contributed 12 points alone and successfully led the team to turn the tables.
With such an astonishing statistic, Tall and Strong only had 2 turnovers in the game, and it is clear that his starting spot is more like a point guard than talented point guards like Irving, Lillard, and Beal.
"High", "Kenneth", "High", "Kenneth"...... The fans kept chanting the names of Gao Da Zhuang and Faried, and Gao Da Zhuang and Faried, who were the protagonists, were also playing with Coach O'Neill, who won for the first time, with an excited face.
A few minutes later, with the words of the award presenter "Glory belongs to Gao Dazhuang", in the end, Gao Dazhuang won the MVP of the game.
In the post-match interview that followed, when asked what it was like to win the MVP, he excitedly said that it felt great: "It feels amazing, you know it's great to play with so many talented players, of course I want to play better with them, absolutely no offense, but it's an honor to win the MVP, I'm very mobile right now"
"Did you know that the MVP will receive $25,000?" The award presenter asked with a smile.
"Oh, yes, I'm here for this huge sum" Gao Da Zhuang sniffed hard, pretending to smell the money in the air, and then the fans and himself laughed.
Gao Dazhuang waved his hand to the players of the national Olympic team and continued: "Actually, I deliberately wanted to perform today, but I didn't come for the MVP, I just wanted to perform better, on the court I just want to win the game and enjoy the game, you know when I'm on the court I just like the game and enjoy it."
Regarding Faried, who played well today, the new MVP said: "It's great to play with him, he has big hands and then he has long arms, so his defense is very good, of course his movement is even better, see his shooting percentage today? It's amazing, he has very amazing physical qualities, and the title half-orc suits him well."
Speaking about his 20 assists today, the tall man even began to recall his career, "I never seem to have 20 assists, you know, I'm not a point guard, but if Coach Johnson wants me to try, I think I can consider it."
"How will you perform in tomorrow's individual competition?" The presenter asked.
"Oh, go all out, who says there won't be miracles," replied Gao Dazhuang with a smile.
The 1997 Rookie Game MVP was Allen Iverson, the 1998 Rookie Game MVP was Ilgoskas, the 2000 Rookie Game MVP was Elton Brand, the 2001 Rookie Game MVP was Suzebiak, the 2002 Rookie Game MVP was Jason Richardson, the 2003 Rookie Game MVP was Gilbert Arenas, and the 2004 Rookie Game MVP was Amare Studamayre. The 2005 Rookie Game MVP was Carmelo Anthony, the 2006 Rookie Game MVP was Andre Iguodala, the 2007 Rookie Game MVP was David Lee, the 2008 Rookie Game MVP was Daniel Gibson, the 2009 Rookie Game MVP was Kevin Durant, the 2010 Rookie Game MVP was Tyrek Evans, the 2011 Rookie Game MVP was John Wall, and the 2012 Rookie Game MVP was Kyrie Irving.
There are several NBA superstars in it, and today, the name of the tall and strong appears here! (To be continued......)