Chapter 197: Double-edged duel

The focus of this round of the CBA league fell on Shanghai Tang, and the Shanghai team will face the Zhejiang team at home.

Shanghai and Zhejiang are currently ranked ninth in the league and eighth in the league, and this is a game directly related to playoff qualification.

Both sides have their own advantages, although the Shanghai team has not performed well this season, but its home win rate is very amazing, 12 wins and 3 losses data makes no team can be underestimated, and the advantage of the Zhejiang team is in foreign aid.

JR Smith, whose full name is Earl Smith, nicknamed Nerve Knife, is 1.98 meters tall and weighs 100 kilograms, and is an attacker with excellent attack power.

Drafted by the Hornets with the 18th pick in the first round in 2004, JR Smith played 76 games for the Hornets in his rookie year, starting 56 of them and performing well, averaging 10.3 points in 24.5 minutes per game.

JR Smith has a very confident style of play, he once confidently told reporters: "I will never be an ordinary player, I will have my own name of the sneakers, I will be the leader of a certain team in the future, the scoring champion."

Although it is a bit "arrogant", JR Smith is really good, he is more than 90% muscular, only a few percent fat, his shooting is soft, he can be inside and out, the speed is simple, and the play is full of passion.

Although J.R. Smith was depressed during his time with the Hornets and Bulls, since moving to the Nuggets in the 06-07 season, J.R. Smith has been given the opportunity to prove himself and live up to expectations and become one of the best sixth men in the league.

Once 11 three-pointers in a single game almost broke the NBA single-game three-point record held by Kobe, the fast-break dunk will never let go of the opportunity to perform, the-for-tat with Kobe Bryant in the playoffs, the hot-tempered martial arts fight with Nate Robinson made David Stern have another headache, and the pure "BADBOY" who is in trouble off the court is constantly in trouble, and eight hours after changing his name to "Earl Smith" on a whim, he changed his words to joke, and the word "nerve knife" is completely tailor-made for him

J.R. Smith is a charming maniac, and he's the craziest of the Denver Nuggets, the craziest team in the league, and it's this allure of good and evil that keeps his fans hooked.

In the summer of 2010, the Nuggets couldn't bear his troubles and sold them publicly, and surprisingly, no team was willing to take over "J.R. Smith" for probably the same reason: this guy was so unstable, on and off the court.

So J.R. Smith came to China.

33 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, this is the data handed over by J.R. Smith in his debut after wearing the Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank men's basketball jersey, which can definitely be described as "amazing", and what is even more incredible is that he only took a little more than two quarters to send such dazzling data.

Good physical fitness, good athleticism, good bouncing power and 3-point shooting, foul-prone defense, slightly inexperienced, prone to brain fever, perfect sixth man - that's what many media really think of JR Smith.

JR Smith is the most expensive foreign player in this year's CBA league, but rumors about Smith "swinging badly" in order to return to the NBA early have not stopped, and as the season ends, it has intensified these days.

JR Smith is said to have gotten offers from the Lakers and Knicks.

Since the NBA came to the offer, Zhejiang's record has been declining, and Zhejiang even lost to Foshan at the bottom of the standings in the last round.

"I wonder what Gasol would think if I went to the Los Angeles Lakers? Nostalgic for playing at the Denver Nuggets, don't forget that Carmelo Anthony and I are family" Previously, Smith revealed his favorite three NBA teams, and the media also speculated that JR will still have hope of returning to the NBA this season if Zhejiang team misses the playoffs or is eliminated in the first round.

However, JR, who has been rumored to return to the United States early, has demonstrated the quality of a professional player, and in the last 3 games, he has scored 60 points, 41 points, and 41 points, with an average score of 47.3 points per game!

When the team was gradually in a disadvantageous situation, he proved with a strong performance that Smith is here, and hope is in ......

Although JR Smith is extremely strong, the Shanghai team's devil's home court is not in vain, not to mention that the Shanghai team also has a hot All-Star MVP - tall and strong, this style of play is very similar to JR Smith's young player.

"Hey, you're better than anyone else, at least in the CBA," said Coach Panagio of the Shanghai team as he walked up to Gao Dazhuang's side and whispered encouragement before he got on the court.

"Got it, my dear old man, don't worry," the tall man smiled knowingly as he turned his head to the coach.

In the pre-game training session, Coach Panagio told the Shanghai players that JR Smith was almost one of the five best and most accurate players in the NBA.

"As an NBA-level player, JR Smith's ability is far above most of you," said Coach Panagio and gave him a special look at Tall Zhuang, "In the last game against Zhejiang, I think we executed his defense well, he is a very capable and high-level player, he scored 35 points and killed us, and his current points per game average is in this range"

"What we have to do now is to get him these points, but we have to put in more effort, we expect to reduce his shooting percentage, he will still get that number of points, but he has to take more shots, we have to try to drag down his fitness" Coach Panagio put forward his own point of view "With JR Smith, the Zhejiang team's offensive point has become relatively single, and the teammates' shots are not very decisive, and even some have lost their shooting confidence, so the key to our game is to stare at JR Smith."

But on the field, only a tall and strong person appeared in front of JR Smith.

As the game began, the Zhejiang team took the lead in attacking, and the first goal was handed over to JR Smith without incident.

"Shhh

Due to the first matchup between the two sides, although the Shanghai team adopted a trap strategy, in the face of JR Smith's super individual ability, the Shanghai team can be said to have been completely killed by JR Smith alone, which directly led to the "hatred" of Shanghai fans towards JR Smith.

"Hey, do you think you're going to beat me?" JR Smith glanced at the tall man standing in front of him with contempt and said with a sneer.

After saying that, JR Smith waved his hand to signal his teammates to open up space, and then slowly dribbled forward.

JR Smith glanced up at the tall and strong, suddenly increased his speed, and after rushing in front of the tall and strong, he continued to shake several times, and then turned sideways, and in an instant, he threw the tall and strong behind him with an arrow step.

After J.R. Smith flashed tall and strong, he rushed to the basket in two steps and soared directly into the air.

Zhang Zhaoxu, who was sitting in the basket, immediately rushed out to block it, but Smith seemed to be prepared, and pushed Zhang Zhaoxu away with his body in the air, and then hit a layup.

"Tut" At the same time, the whistle sounds, 2+1.

"Brush" JR steady penalty hit.

Just after the opening JR Smith completed a "three-pointer".

"Hey, boy, do you see? No," JR Smith said defiantly as he approached Tall Zhuang's side after the goal.

The Shanghai team launched its first attack.

The lineup of the Shanghai team is still a "small" lineup, with Yang Kai and Gao Dazhuang forming the backcourt, Zhai Yi replacing Liu Ziqiu as a small forward, and Landry and Zhang Zhaoxu sitting on the inside.

"When" the Shanghai team coordinated with the continuous passing and cutting of the ball, Zhai Yi shot a half-volley at the free throw line, but the shot missed.

The "counterattack" Zhejiang team's counterattack was very fast, and the ball was quickly handed over to JR Smith, who was tall and strong at this time.

The two men are of similar height and weight, and both have the same great physical fitness and great speed, which is why Coach Panagio took the risk of trying to defend JR Smith with a tall and strong one-on-one defense.

JR Smith advanced quickly with the ball, and after approaching the three-point line, he passed a powerful horizontal pass, at which time the tall and strong body subconsciously moved to the side, but the ball that was about to fly out was dunked back by JR Smith.

After fooling the tall and strong defensive center of gravity, JR Smith made a jumper directly from beyond the three-point line.

With a "brush", JR Smith hit a three-point shot.

6:0, JR took the first 6 points of the Zhejiang team.

"Hey, see, boy, the NBA isn't so fun, you still have to practice here," JR Smith said deliberately provocatively.

Gao Dazhuang did not pay attention to Smith's provocation, but turned his head to look at Coach Panagio on the sidelines, and took the initiative to signal to the coach that he was fine.

Coach Panagio also nodded at the tall man with great trust.

"Come on, come on......" In the boos of the audience, JR Smith scored two goals in a row, which also aroused the anger of the fans off the field.

After receiving a pass from Yang Kai in the front court, Gao Dazhuang turned to face JR Smith and began to dribble.

Tall Smith's continuous cross-steps slowly approached JR Smith, JR Smith's style of play is the same as his character, they are all vigorous and resolute, just when Tall Zhuang just approached him, JR Smith suddenly burst out, and pounced on it was a steal.

But JR Smith underestimated the tall and strong ball control ability, and with a "cluster", JR Smith reached forward and copied it, but nothing was touched.

The basketball was like a phantom and disappeared.

Kindness? The moment JR Smith didn't catch the basketball, he lost his tall and strong shadow in his sight.

Then, there was a cheer in J.R. Smith's ears.

"Brush" is the sound of basketball across the net, and Gao Dazhuang also scored the first point of the game for the Shanghai team with a beautiful pass.

"NBA, I'll be there soon, you wait for me," said JR Smith with a look at the tall man after the goal.