Chapter 45: Sky Hook

The 100-second timeout passed quickly, and Zhang Kong didn't know what kind of tactics Van Gundy had rearranged in those 100 seconds, but Mike Brown didn't have any tactics at all...... Don't blame him, the worst estimate in terms of on-the-spot adaptability is Mike Brown, who has been a head coach for a few years but has not improved at all......

And don't blame him, who told him to have a LeBron James who can be a head coach on the court.

Dwight Howard, who played again, no longer fought with Zhang Kong on the inside like Fang Cai, but began to move around to block and dismantle, constantly using his explosive physical fitness to attack the basket and fight for rebounds in the frontcourt. And Zhang Kong, still attacking frantically on the offensive end, every time he attacks, the ball has to pass his hand once, but even so he did not relax on the defensive end, 99 points of physical strength is enough to support him to do so, as long as he does not dunk violently, does not run crazy, then 99 points of physical strength is enough for him to play 48 minutes at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends and is still in normal condition.

The scores of the two teams are still rising alternately, and neither can completely prevent the other team from scoring, and now in this case, as long as whoever prevents the opponent first and takes the opportunity to play a wave of attacks, it is very likely to open up the score gap. Zhang Kong has been adjusting his senses, and to use that technique, he needs an extremely soft touch, and now he feels that his condition is getting better and better.

Zhang Kong once again held the ball in the low post, and this time Rashad Lewis suddenly let go of Drew Gooden to grab the bag.

Zhang Kong didn't say a word, and directly threw the basketball to the location of Drew Gooden in his memory...... Under the basket. He likes to play in a more relaxed way rather than dunking all day. There's no doubt that it's much easier to assist on the offensive end than to score on your own.

But......

Smack, before Drew Gooden could catch the ball, Nelson, who suddenly rushed over, slapped the basketball on the shoulder, breaking the basketball off.

It's like knowing it in the morning.

Zhang Kong frowned, but quickly retreated, Nelson saw that there was no chance of fast break, so he simply slowed down and advanced steadily, and after a few passes on the offensive end, Turkoglu appeared in a gap, and Nelson's pass immediately followed, and he hit a three-point shot.

On the offensive end, after Zhang Kong held the ball in the low post, Tekoglu once again wrapped up, and Zhang Kong also immediately passed the ball to Sasha in the empty position, but ...... Nelson reappeared, scoring a quick dunk after a steal.

"These guys ......," Zhang Kong's brow furrowed fiercely.

Stan Van Gundy had a smile on his face on the sidelines.

Stan Van Gundy and his younger brother, former Rockets head coach Jeff Van Gundy, share the same flaw. Lack of on-the-spot adaptability.

But both of them are the kind of hard work coaches.

Among them, Jeff Van Gundy worked almost to the point of going crazy. He always prepares a large number of small notes on his body, and before the game, he records all the changes and contingencies that may occur during the game, and when there is an accident during the game, he immediately tears open the small note and reads it, and then adjusts the game according to the method described on the small note.

Stan Van Gundy, on the other hand, didn't get as crazy as his brother, but he didn't get bad at all in his pre-match preparations. Before this game against the Cavaliers began, he had watched all of the Cavaliers' regular season games more than once. Except for LeBron James, a superstar of course, what he pays the most attention to is Zhang Kong.

Truth be told, Zhang Kong's performance made Stan Van Gundy spare. But opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared, and Stan Van Gundy took the trouble to watch the footage over and over again, and the harvest naturally fell into his hands.

On the defensive end, Zhang Kong's attention is always more on the ball carrier and his own opposing defender, and not too much attention on others, so he will always be affected by the pick-and-roll strategy, which has been exposed in the two games with the Jazz, but Jerry Sloan did not take advantage of it deeply, because Jerry Sloan's most important enemy at that time was still James.

And on the offensive end...... When passing the ball is poor in mid-to-long range shooting ability, it will always pass to open teammates.

I have to say that this is a habit that Zhang Kong developed when he was playing NBA2K12, and in the game, of course, there is nothing to blame, but in reality, this has become a weakness that Stan Van Gundy can exploit.

As for the weakness on the offensive end, the game was broken by Zhang Kong at the beginning of the game, and the back-to-back shots allowed Stan Van Gundy to directly eliminate the inaccurate shot. Fortunately, the weaknesses in passing and defense can still be exploited.

When attacking again, this time Zhang Kong did not pass the ball, but stood behind the high post to ask for the ball, and took advantage of the vacancy that Howard did not defend to hit a high jumper.

On the defensive end, the Magic continued to pick and roll, and after tearing open the Cavaliers' defense, Nelson scored two points on a layup and a throw-up.

"These troublesome guys." Zhang Kong frowned viciously and came to the high post again, Gibson directly handed over the basketball to Zhang Kong who was standing in the high position, and now the most confident candidate for the offense of the entire Cavaliers team no longer thinks about it except for Zhang Kong.

This time Dwight Howard came straight out of the box. He had to defend it, and Zhang Kong had just hit a shot with a high jumper, which at least proved that Zhang Kong had the ability to shoot high jumpers. It's too unsafe to let him bet on the hit rate.

Shalad Lewis was still hesitating whether to pounce, Zhang Kong stood in the high position, if the two inside lines were defended to the high position, the gap left in the penalty area was too big, just when Shalad Lewis hesitated, Zhang Kong stuck Howard sideways, and was ready to attack.

Sharad Lewis hurriedly pounced on the side and prepared to interfere from the side. Zhang Kong's left foot was propped up on the ground, and the person was already jumping high.

Zhang Kong, who jumped high, blocked Howard with his left hand, and raised his other hand high, and the basketball was held above his head by Zhang Kong. Familiar movements, familiar processes, just like the scenes often seen in the 80s, the retro and elegant stretching movements, the whole body seems to unfold in the air.

Howard was blocked by Zhang Kong's hands and couldn't jump, while Sharad Lewis next to him jumped up, but his height and jumping ability doomed him to have no way to stop Zhang Kong, who had already jumped into the sky.

Abdul-Jabbar's mouth widened and he slammed up from the commentator's seat, staring at the two people on the court and in the air, Zhang Kong and Howard. Olajuwon on the side also had an expression of disbelief.

With just the right amount of fingertips, the basketball was not very propulsive, drew a clear arc, flew over a short distance, and then plunged into the basket, and the white net was as beautiful and charming as a wave.

Brush~~~

The crisp sound of brushing the net became the only sound on the field.

A goal that looks like an understatement, there is no sharp breakthrough, no explosive power, some are just gentle, like playing the piano with a sense of art.

Sky hook!

The NBA's recognized undefensible way of scoring.

"Tiangou, it's actually Tiangou, this kid has actually mastered the technique of Tiangou!" Barkley's yelling broke the silence: "God, is he your illegitimate son?" Is your skin yellow! What else is there that this kid can't do? Oh my God, don't you think the NBA is so boring right now, so you build another monster like Chamberlain, which isn't funny at all! ”

The sky hook is reappearing!

There are countless interior players in the NBA who can use hook hands, and even outside players, but those people are not really hook hands at all, but simplified small hook hands, which are Johnson's improved shooting methods. Compared to hook hands, it is easier to master. Because of the way of exerting power, the distance of the shot is short, and it can only be used in the penalty area.

Like O'Neal, his strongest way to score, in addition to a strong dunk under the basket, is a small left and right hook in the restricted area. In addition to this, there is also a half-hook hand in the penalty area that is also a trick often used by some technical flow insiders.

The real hook is also known as the big hook or ...... Sky Hook.

In the entire NBA, there is no player who dares to say that he can make full use of Tiangou, after Abdul-Jabbar.

The sky hook is almost extinct.

"This ......" Olajuwon's eyes widened, even though the basketball had fallen into the hoop, he still couldn't believe what he had just seen: "This is blind, right?!" ”

"No, it's definitely not blind." As an authority figure on the Skyhook, Abdul-Jabbar, whose title is 'SkyGo', shook his head and dismissed Olajuwon's speculation: "That kind of movement, that kind of stretch, that kind of fluidity...... It can't be Meng, even if Meng is violent, the action can't be so perfect. It's simply ......"

Abdul-Jabbar didn't know what to say anymore, and to be honest, he didn't even think that in the current NBA, there are players who will use the sky hook to score.

He thought the technology had become extinct with the development of the NBA.

In the current NBA, the transition between offense and defense is getting faster and faster, and the players are becoming more and more impetuous. As an authority on the Skyhook, Abdul-Jabbar is well aware of how much time it takes to truly master the Skyhook.

You've probably worked the training pitch all your life and you can't hit a single one-day hook in a game. But once you get the hang of scoring in the NBA, which is said to be a one-on-one defense, Skyhook will be a nightmare for any defender.