Pudong Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai team at home against Dongguan team The game is about to begin.

The tall man, who had just finished acclimatizing to the venue, looked at a certain part of the auditorium, then raised his right thumb and smiled knowingly.

There were two foreigners sitting on the sidelines, one of whom was a tall and strong old acquaintance - Coach Aaron McCarthy, and the other was a blonde beauty.

"The old man has this hobby?" Gao Dazhuang glanced at the blonde girl and couldn't help muttering.

Coach Aaron McCarthy, the former head coach of the former Changsha Parkin basketball team, is also a tall and strong enlightenment coach.

Gao Dazhuang was mentored by him when he was still studying at Hunan University, and he recommended Gao Dazhuang to participate in Yi Jianlian's basketball training camp.

This time Coach Aaron McCarthy's trip to Shanghai, Gao Dazhuang had already made arrangements, but he hesitated that the Shanghai team was not doing well recently, and Gao Dazhuang only met with Coach Aaron McCarthy in a hurry before the game.

"Hey, Da Zhuang" Gao Dazhuang was suddenly tapped on the shoulder from behind, Gao Dazhuang looked back, and then smiled slightly.

"It turned out to be you two boys, there are friends from afar and happy, remember to contact me after the game, and let me do my best to be the landlord" is Gao Dazhuang's teammates in the national youth team - Li Muhao and Luo Hanchen, due to their outstanding performance in the World Youth Championships, they have entered the first team of Dongguan, of which Li Muhao also occupies the main position.

"Heh, if you don't cut 50 points today, we'll still be friends," Luo Hanchen said teasingly.

"Hah, that's going to depend on whether your defense improves," the tall man countered.

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Shanghai and Dongguan have met 17 times in history, Shanghai has only won 6 times, and Dongguan is currently in third place in the league, while Shanghai is only ranked tenth in the league, but it was Shanghai team that had the upper hand at the beginning of the game.

Shanghai head coach Panagio boldly used newcomer Yang Kai as a point guard in the first quarter, pushing Gao Dazhuang to the position of the scoring guard who "killed all sides" in the last game.

Before the game, many fans were speculating whether Tall and Strong was a flash in the pan or continued to be in a hot state?

In less than ten seconds after the opening, Gao Dazhuang gave the answer with his own actions.

After receiving Yang Kai's pass at the top of the arc, Gao Dazhuang turned to face the defender of the Dongguan team, He Zhongmian.

The ball slapped from the tall and strong crotch to the other side, and the tall and strong shoulders were about to break through, but just when the defender He Zhongmian had just adjusted his pace, the ball in the tall and strong hand returned from the crotch to the other side.

The ball returned to the original point, and at this time, the tall and strong suddenly jumped up and pulled out his hand directly outside the three-point line.

"Brush", tall and strong hit a three-pointer at the beginning.

"Three-point hit, the goal is tall ~ strong ~ strong ......" In the drag of the live DJ, the whole stadium erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

Dongguan are a team known for their attacking power, and their team's top scorer is their small defender Josh Akgenong, who is only 1.77m tall.

Soon after Josh broke through Yang Kai's defense head-on, he faced Zhang Zhaoxu's block and recovered a ball with a difficult step-back jumper.

Josh was a McDonald's All-Star and averaged 20 points per game in the NCAA for four years, but he was ultimately undrafted from the NBA due to his height.

Josh has a good first move, excellent coordination, and his speed, as well as a variety of feints and changes, making him a very dangerous scoring weapon for opponents.

But 10 seconds later, Gao Dazhuang also broke through He Zhongmian's defense head-on in the same position and threw it successfully, and then Gao Dazhuang hit He Zhongmian twice in a row.

23：27

In the first quarter of the game, the Shanghai team, which is known for its defense, played offensive basketball under the leadership of Gao Dazhuang, and led the Dongguan team by 4 points in the first quarter.

"Hey, let me come" At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, Gao Dazhuang took the initiative to switch defenses with Yang Kai, and he directly stopped in front of Josh, who was in possession of the ball.

Through the observation of the first quarter of the game, Gao Da Zhuang found that Josh's cross-step and movement were excellent, and he was able to quickly cut inside and throw to complete the score. His best offensive weapon is his jump shot, which he can shoot from any position on the court, from any angle, and his shooting percentage is always at a high level.

But his weaknesses are also obvious, although Josh is an excellent scorer, he is only 177cm tall, due to the limitation of his height, Josh's confrontation ability and defense are poor, and he sometimes deliberately avoids physical contact after hitting the inside line, and Josh's overall vision is not strong, his style of play is more like playing alone.

As soon as the tall and strong man got on Josh, Josh broke through with a nimble change of direction, but Josh, who was in the basket, took a step-back jumper in the face of the defense of high school forward Zhang Zhaoxu.

With a "snap", Josh's shot was just shot by a tall and strong hat that came from behind him.

Gao Dazhuang adopted a strategy of letting go of the rush when defending Josh, but after Josh broke through, the overall joint defense system of the Shanghai team and the pursuit of Josh always put considerable pressure on Josh, so that Josh's shooting rate in the second quarter of the game dropped rapidly.

In defense, Josh was beaten by the tall and strong who switched to attack many times, and in the face of tall and strong in terms of height, weight, strength and other advantages, Josh's defense was completely exploded.

41：52

At halftime, Shanghai extended their advantage to double digits, while Gao Dazhuang scored 18 points at halftime.

In the second half, Gao Dazhuang's play was even more like a divine help, although the coach of the Dongguan team successively replaced the taller Sun Tonglin or the faster Luo Hanchen, but failed to stop the momentum of Gao Dazhuang's crazy scoring.

In the fourth quarter of the game, the Dongguan team even took a double pinch, but the tall and strong made Dongguan head coach Daniel Zhang sigh with his excellent passing vision and 6-of-8 three-point shooting rate.

"Oh" Suddenly, the fans in the stadium let out a burst of exclamation, it turned out that just now, Gao Dazhuang stepped past the defenders, and jumped high and smashed before Randolph, another foreign aid of the Dongguan team, made up the defense.

40 points, Gao Dazhuang scored the 40th point of the game at the end of the fourth quarter, and the Shanghai team also extended the score advantage to 20 points.

"Hey, how's it going?" Coach Aaron McCarthy said triumphantly to the blonde beauty beside him.

"GOOD, VERYGOOD, A VERY GOOD YOUNG PLAYER, BUT WHY DID YOU RECOMMEND SUCH A GOOD PLAYER TO ME NOW?" The beautiful woman complained angrily.

"NONO, HE WASN'T THAT GOOD AT THAT TIME, WHEN I MET HIM LAST YEAR, HE SEEMED TO BE JUST A YOUNG MAN WITH A LOT OF POTENTIAL, AND I ONLY FOUND OUT HOW FAST HE WAS GROWING AFTER THE WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS," COACH AARON MCCARTHY SAID.

“WHAT？ It's unbelievable, you say he was a layman a year ago? It's crazy," the beautiful woman exclaimed incredulously.

"That's true, oh, the game is over, I'll introduce him to you later, you can communicate with yourselves," Coach Aaron McCarthy said and stood up and joined the audience in giving the most enthusiastic applause to the winning Shanghai players.

88：107

Shanghai beat Dongguan at home to end a losing streak and win a crucial victory, continuing to maintain their hopes of hitting the playoffs.

The tall man continued his hot hand from the previous game, scoring a game-high 42 points on inside and outside shots, in addition to five rebounds and three assists.

And what is even more gratifying is the return of the Shanghai team's defense, especially the recovery of the interior line, the new recruit Landry of the Shanghai team scored a double-double of 18 points and 16 rebounds, while Zhang Zhaoxu swept away the previous haze and contributed 10 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks, and limited the opponent's interior play well.

"Hey, my dear lad, you've done a fantastic day" The tall man who had taken a leave of absence from the team arrived in a hotel room next to the club and was immediately greeted by coach Aaron McCarthy.

"Coach Aaron McCarthy, long time no see, I've always missed you" It's always a pleasure to see someone who has passed away.

"Oh, kid, your progress is so great, your performance at the World Junior Championships has surprised me very much, seeing your live performance today, your breakthrough is even more powerful, your projection has reached a very high level, you are already a top player in the CBA, it's really ......" Coach Aaron McCarthy's assessment of the tall and strong is full of all kinds of praise.

"Thank you, coach, don't say it, I'm a little embarrassed," Gao Dazhuang replied with a smile.

"Oh, yes, I'm here for my friend today," Coach Aaron McCarthy said, turning sideways, and behind him stood the blonde beauty who was watching the game with McCarthy.

"Da Zhuang, this is a very good friend of mine - Bonnie Gill Lovelin, deputy general manager of the Los Angeles Defenders from the NBDL team of the NBA Development League" Just when Gao Da Zhuang was confused, Coach Aaron McCarthy said, and then turned to Lovelin and introduced: "Lovelin, this is the tall and strong that I often mention to you, the best young player in China."