Chapter 384: Kidd Defends
Zheng Ke was able to complete such a dunk is by no means easy to summarize with the word "lucky", and his movements at that moment showed his perfect physical fitness, which is amazing. Watermark Ad Test: Watermark Ad Test
The third quarter also came to an end after the Timberwolves and Mavericks each missed their final shots, and the Timberwolves led by 12 points 77-65.
In the applause of the audience, Zheng Ke led the Timberwolves bandit army off the field, with a faint smile on his face and a slightly raised mouth to prove that he was in a state of excitement. Through the slow-motion playback on the big screen, Zheng Ke could clearly see all the details of looking back at the moon just now, and he was also surprised by the action in one go.
"Mavericks fans must not have imagined that they would be able to break the basket in such an unexpected way by you, who have the third best defensive player on the list." Billups laughed.
"Unexpected?" Zheng Ke shook his head, thinking that this action was basically a regular action, but because of his good bounce power, strong air stagnation, and stretching movements, it looked a little different. It's like an ordinary two-handed frame, because of the flat frame, because of the great power, it becomes particularly brilliant.
The two walked down the field as they walked, and on the edge of the field was Thibodeau, who high-fived them one by one.
"It's beautiful, Zheng!" After high-fives and Zheng Ke, Thibodeau laughed.
"It's okay, Tyson Chandler jumped early, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to dunk it." Zheng Ke touched his nose and said modestly.
After seeing that everyone had arrived, Thibodeau gathered the players to his side, and then said, "I think the Mavericks are going to explode in the last quarter." The 12-point margin wasn't enough to make them give up the game, and their main players probably won't be replaced, especially the two old guys Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd. So, we will also have some of the starters on the court in the fourth quarter. ”
After speaking. Thibodeau looked at the starting five.
Little Jordan, the living treasure, immediately raised his chest high, and his hopeful eyes looked at Thibodeau, as if to say, "Choose me, choose me!" ”
Thibodeau's eyes swept over Jordan Jr. Ignore it.
"Zheng Ke. Kevin (Love)! Thibodeau pointed to his two proudest players and continued: "You two need to stay on the court at the beginning of the fourth quarter. I think you still have a lot of stamina, and you can play the ball more to your teammates, the main purpose is to get the Mavericks' attention. ”
"Understood!"
"Got it."
Zheng Ke and Lefu nodded in response.
At this time, the atmosphere of the Mavericks is a little dignified. The veterans of the team have serious expressions. Carlisle's voice swirled in the ears of the players, but it was difficult to soothe their agitated or depressed moods.
"Coach."
Kidd spoke suddenly, and he interrupted Carlisle.
If it was someone else, Carlisle would have kicked him up, but it was Kidd, the leader of the team's locker room, who spoke. Carlisle also had to care about his prestige, so he stopped explaining the tactics and motioned for Kidd to speak.
"I'll defend Zheng Ke!"
Silence, deathly silence.
All the Mavericks players were in a trance for a moment. They couldn't believe what they had just heard, and all the guys, including Nowitzki, widened their eyes.
Then the pan exploded.
"Jason, what are you talking about?" Nowitzki was a little confused, and reached out and pulled Rakid's sleeve, thinking to himself that his old partner had lost his mind today.
"Listen to me, everybody." Kidd, however, looked calm, and he stretched out his hands to signal the excited Mavericks players to settle down.
When the surrounding voices were much quieter, Kidd spoke his thoughts unhurriedly.
"Zheng Ke is a physical flow player who looks like a technical person. His breakthroughs, all of which rely on the explosiveness and unparalleled power of the last hit, are actually very similar to James. His shooting is accurate, but as you can see, he's not like Maddy, who rarely pulls directly from beyond the three-point line. Most of his three-pointers are 24 seconds away, or when the space is absolutely empty, and I'm sure he won't shoot 3-pointers in the final quarter."
Kidd said a lot of things, and he almost didn't talk about Zheng Ke's ten wins and ten defeats.
Listening to a lot of his words, Carlisle nodded confusedly, he used Kidd to defend James in the regular season, and it worked well. I thought that since Zheng Ke and James are both known to be the same type of players, then Kidd should not be much different when it comes to defense!
Less than two minutes later, the fourth quarter began, with players from both sides playing.
The Mavericks put on a lineup of J.J. Barria, Kidd, Peja, Nowitzki and Haywood. The Timberwolves have a lineup of Lowry, Thornton, Zheng Ke, Love and Anderson.
"Peja is coming to defend me?" Zheng Ke had some doubts in his heart, but he immediately put it behind him, thinking that this must be because Mavericks coach Carlisle didn't expect the Timberwolves to put himself on the court at the beginning of the fourth quarter, so he put Peja at the small forward position so that he could quickly chase points.
However, when Lefu kicked off on the baseline, Zheng Ke of the Mavericks in the half court was surprised, and in front of him was the bright-headed "peerless old demon" Kidd, not Peja, who had just guessed.
"You're here to defend me?" Zheng Ke's tone revealed uncertainty, and it was a little difficult to understand the Mavericks' thoughts.
"What, can't you?" Kidd replied angrily, and then his strong body approached Zheng Ke, and "put his hands on Zheng Ke" as Marion had done before.
Zheng Ke was already extremely calm when he encountered the small movement, and he was not annoyed in his heart, his body turned, his back was leaning on Kidd's body, and then he stretched out his left arm to ask for the ball.
"This way!"
Zheng Ke yelled and reminded Lowry, who was in possession of the ball.
Lowry was depressed, and secretly wondered if the coach just said that he wanted Zheng Ke to attract the attention of the opponent, and then play more by himself, why did he start asking for the ball as soon as he came up.
There were some doubts in his heart, but the movements in his hands were not slow, he flicked the ball, and Zheng Ke gently stretched his ape arm and grabbed it with one hand.
"Old fellow, let you try my strength!"
A dangerous light flashed in Zheng Ke's eyes, his expression was grim, his right leg took a small step back, and then summoned all the strength of his body to hit Kidd's chest behind him.
Zheng Ke waited for the arrival of the papier-mâché wall, but found that he had not hit anything after the distance.
He hurriedly retracted his strength, his steps were a little scattered, and the trajectory of the basketball under his control changed, and there were flaws all over his body in an instant.
"Smack!"
The NBA arena is very crowded, and any small flaw can lead to a mistake.
Old Kidd just jumped back a small step, dodged Zheng Ke's back, and then the moment Zheng Ke lost control of the basketball, he spat out like an Amazon snake and accurately slapped on the basketball.
"Nima!" Zheng Ke reacted quickly enough, took a step with his left foot, and took root like practicing a jack drop, blocking Kidd's running line.
Then Zheng Ke noticed a short figure running past his eyes at lightning speed and picking up the basketball on the ground.
JJ-Barria!
This unknown player is extremely fast, and it seems that a player like him, who is officially registered with a height of 1.83 meters, has such a special advantage in speed.
is really a ride of dust, and Lori Gray, who is a beat slower, can't eat it.
Barria, who was short legged, hit a layup to save two points for the Mavericks. The Timberwolves led by only 10 points at 77-67, with the Mavericks taking the lead in the fourth quarter.
"Hey, old guy, you wait, there's a time when you look good!"
was put on the spot by an old man in his thirties, and Zheng Ke didn't mention how unhappy he was. Turning around, he started a trash war with Kidd, and then thought to himself how to humiliate the old demon in a while.
Lowry controlled the ball and pushed in, and he looked at Zheng Ke.
Zheng Ke waved his hand and signaled Lowry to attack according to the coach's arrangement first, he was not in a hurry about his own affairs, anyway, there was still time in the last quarter, he could afford to wait and consume.
Lowry fell into his heart, and then began to follow his own thoughts, stretching out five fingers to direct the player's movement.
After a few rounds of outside guidance, the ball was back in Lowry's hands. The small steel cannon pulled Lefu out, then shook his shoulders falsely, and the front of his body changed direction sharply, and he used Lefu to block and dismantle, and killed the inside line.
Lowry's breakthrough caused the Mavericks' defense to shrink, but he grabbed the basketball, passed the ball from Nowitzki's back, and sent the ball to Love, who had run silently outside the three-point line.
"Bang!"
Love's three-pointer misses and the rebound bounces.
"Huh?" Zheng Kegang wanted to retreat, but found that the rebound ball was flying near his elbow area, and at this time, Kidd and him were entangled, and the two did not share the position or anything.
Zheng Ke was overjoyed, and Kidka had a strong rebound.
Kidd's rebounding is considered the top among guards, but Zheng Ke's rebounding is considered the top among small forwards, and the two are far from each other in terms of stature, strength, arm span, and bounce.
Zheng Ke didn't put much effort into grabbing the rebound.
Lose in hake, but gain in herring. Zheng Ke was just given a handful by Kidd, and he immediately picked up a rebound at this moment, and he was destined in the dark.
Seeing Zheng Ke grab the rebound in the front court, Lowry and others, who had just been in a hurry to retreat, ran back.
And Zheng Ke was not in a hurry to attack, and threw the ball with one hand and handed it to Lowry, who passed at the top of the arc, signaling him to redirect the tactics.
Lowry grabbed the basketball, waved his hand, and played a tactical instruction to cut and run back.
This goal is exactly the tactic for Zheng Ke, Lowry still retains the general American style of playing, this ball is the frontcourt rebound that Zheng Ke grabbed, and immediately thought about giving Zheng Ke a chance.
Zheng Ke didn't object, so he ran up according to the tactics he knew well