Chapter 7 This kid is running very fast
Indeed, Wang Chao's previous three-point shot left a deep impression on the Cavaliers, even if he had been replaced by the main player to defend Wang Chao, the other party did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and saw Wang Chao come to the bottom corner outside the three-point line, and immediately followed.
But as a result, Nash's offensive pressure dropped sharply, and he only had to face Cavaliers guard Eric who was defending him. Snow was alone.
Snow is a role player himself, averaging only 5 points and 4 assists per game for the Cavaliers, and he would not have been a starter if it weren't for the Cavaliers' lack of other suitable candidates for the starting point guard position.
In the face of the extremely fast Nash, Snow could only step back again and again to ensure that his defense would not lose position, but even so, Nash quickly approached him, passed the opponent in a flexible early disguised step, and then scored a low-handed layup.
The Suns scored two more points, narrowing the gap to single digits and only 9 points!
Although Wang Chao did not touch basketball in this round, his running judgment was very reasonable, successfully attracting the attention of the Cavaliers' returning players and pulling space for Nash's offense.
This is the standard tactical play in the future small-ball era, using the threat of range to help teammates pull up space.
Since the Warriors got Durant, they have completely carried forward this trick, Curry and Thompson fell from the left and right corners, allowing Durant to hold the ball alone, and the strong three-point deterrence made the opponent's other players dare not make any moves, and could only watch Durant rely on his super personal ability to play a single teammate.
In addition to the Warriors, such as the Rockets, James' 2.0 version of the Cavaliers, the style is also very similar.
As a pioneer in the small-ball era, the Suns are undoubtedly the most suitable team for Wang Chao's style of play.
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The Cavaliers attacked, James held the ball and hit the basket, facing Marion and Dior's two people to score the ball strongly, and finally scored for the Cavaliers for the first time in a few minutes, helping the team stabilize the situation a little, and the point difference returned to 11 points.
But the momentum on the Suns' side has been fully lifted.
James on the Cavaliers' side had just scored on the front foot, and soon the Suns' blitzkrieg-like offense came again!
This time, Nash controlled the ball and advanced quickly to find Barbosa in the bottom corner on the right.
Barbosa, known as the Brazilian Lightning, ran really fast, and when he landed in the bottom corner, Wang Chao didn't even have time to run past half the court.
During the 05-06 season, Barbossa was at the peak of his career, and while he was as fast as a thunderbolt, he also had a three-point shooting rate of 44.4%.
The reason why the Suns can still maintain the top record in the West despite the lack of the No. 1 scoring core Stoudemire is that his contribution cannot be ignored.
Barbosa, who was in the corner, received Nash's follow-up pass, and immediately shot before the Cavaliers defenders caught up to make up for the defense, and hit a solid three-pointer.
In today's game, the Suns collectively felt cold, and the only players who were online were Nash and Barbossa.
Of course, it should be counted as three people now, because Wang Chao made 3 of 3 three-pointers and has scored 9 points so far.
The difference was narrowed to 8 points again, but Wang Chao did not feel happy.
Because in the first two rounds, he didn't have a chance to touch the ball at all.
The Suns' offense is fast-paced, surprisingly fast.
Except for the time when he ran to the front court in advance just now, Wang Chao basically kept repeating the switchback run the rest of the time, although as a player who made 3 of 3 three-pointers and brought great pressure to the Cavaliers, Wang Chao can have a deterrent effect as long as he stands outside the three-point line, but Wang Chao himself doesn't want to be just like that.
The system tasked him with making at least five three-pointers in the game while helping the team win.
The Suns now have a scoring rhythm, while the Cavaliers are playing chaotically and the chances of winning are increasing, but what if they don't have a chance to touch the ball in the remaining minutes and hit at least five three-pointers?
"We can't continue like this, we have to find a way to find a vacant opportunity!"
Wang Chao thought so in his heart.
Wang Chao believes in Nash's ability as a master passer, and if he is in an absolute vacancy, the opponent will definitely pass the ball to him as soon as possible.
But the Cavaliers are now wary of Wang, and a defender has always been watching him for the first two rounds, not giving himself any open shots.
Although Wang Chao's three three-point shooting abilities have all reached 99 full value, his abilities in other aspects are still at a completely failing level, and it is difficult to get rid of the defense of the opponent's main players.
If Dieng is still on the court at this time, Wang Chao can let him help him block and get an open opportunity.
But now, Dieng, who is a bench bench rotation player like him, has been replaced, and all the Suns players on the court at this time are the main players, who will bird him a fringe player's blocking request?
The Cavaliers attacked, seeing that the points were almost eaten away little by little, James was also a little anxious, originally this was only the third season of his career, and his experience and temperament were far less than that of the old and stable James in the future, who chose to fight for three points outside the three-point line.
James grabbed a three-point shot from outside Marion's defensive three-point line, but naturally missed the frame, after all, James's three-point shot is not very strong, and his career shooting rate of 34.4% can only be regarded as decent, at least far from his strong offensive ability under the basket.
When he saw James jumping off the outside line to pull out three points, Wang Chao's eyes immediately lit up.
He knew his chance!
As soon as James made a move, Wang Chao didn't look back and immediately ran towards the frontcourt.
He knew very well that at his own speed, it would be impossible to get the first opportunity if he didn't fly the stupid bird first.
Sure enough, James missed three points, and Big Z relied on his height advantage to grab the offensive rebound, but the rebound missed again, and the Suns passed the ball to Nash as soon as possible after protecting the defensive rebound, and when Nash received the ball, he immediately saw Wang Chao who rushed to the Cavaliers' backcourt first.
"That kid, you're running fast!"
Slightly surprised, Nash didn't think twice and immediately threw the ball forward with a long pass.
The basketball spanned the distance of half the court and accurately reached Wang Chao's hands.
"Holy! Accurate! ”
When Wang Chao received the ball, he was really shocked.
At such a distance, Nash's pass was not only accurate, but also the strength was just right, Wang Chao only felt that this ball was extremely comfortable, compared to the ball that Dieng passed to himself before, it was simply a piece of.
At this moment, Dieng, who was crossing the river and demolishing the bridge off-the-field, didn't know what Wang Chao was complaining about.
Seeing that Wang Chao received the ball and the defenders were still some distance away from him, Dieng immediately couldn't help but stand up from the bench excitedly.
"Wang Chao! Shoot fast! ”