Chapter 13: The Sharpshooter Talent Mission
On January 31, 2006, the Suns flew to Philadelphia to challenge the 76ers.
This is the second game that Wang Chao has participated in since he crossed.
At this time, the 76ers are not a league powerhouse, although the team leader Allen. Iverson is averaging 33 points per game, second only to Kobe Bryant, who averages 35 points per game, but that doesn't help the 76ers' record, which has been hovering around eight or nine in the East so far this season, and it's hard to say whether they can make the playoffs before the end of the regular season.
What's more, in this game against the Suns, Iverson was out due to injury, and in the absence of core players, the 76ers could only rely on Iguodala and the aging Chris. Webb, how could he be an opponent for the Suns?
At 123:99, the Suns easily won the game by 24 points.
In this game, Wang Chao once again got about 8 minutes of playing time, and he did not waste this precious playing time, in the limited time, Wang Chao made 3 of 4 three-pointers and scored 9 points.
While playing time wasn't as critical as it was in the last game against the Cavaliers, and it was completely inconsequential garbage time, Wang Chao proved to the team that his firepower from beyond the three-point line is a good consistency.
Then, the time entered February, and on February 1, the Suns challenged the Boston Celtics away.
The Celtics' record in the East is slightly worse than that of the 76ers, but due to the team's core Paul. Pierce was healthy and in great shape, so the Green caused some problems for the Suns during the game.
Pierce played 42 minutes and finished with 40 points and three rebounds on 14-of-27 shooting, including 8-of-12 free throws.
However, it is a pity that only two people in the entire Green Army except for Pierce scored in double figures.
On the other hand, on the Suns' side, Marion scored a team-high 21 points, Nash had 13 points and 14 assists, Bale had 12 points, Barbossa, Dio, James. Jones also scored in double figures.
Wang Chao's playing time in this game increased again, playing 14 minutes, shooting 4 of 6 three-pointers, and scoring 12 points.
Seven players on the team scored in double figures, giving the Suns a 102-94 win and a three-game winning streak.
Wang won all three games in the game, and in those three games, he averaged four three-pointers per game, contributing 12 points to the team, and shooting 75 percent from three-point range.
This kind of performance made Suns head coach D'Antoni a little unexpected, but he didn't expect Wang Chao to be so useful.
Although Wang Chao still shows a lot of flaws on the court, such as being too slow to keep up with the fast-paced offensive and defensive transitions of the Suns' main players, because the lack of confrontation ability leads to poor defense that will make the Suns' already poor defense worse, but when a player is needed to shoot three points at a critical moment, it seems that Wang Chao, who shoots very steadily outside the three-point line, is a good choice.
There are actually quite a few players on the Suns team who are similar to Wang's super positioning, including starting point guard Raga. Bale, substitute power forward Tim. Thomas, backup point guard Eddie. House and small forward James. Jones is an excellent shooter who is good at three-point shooting.
But who would dislike that they don't have enough three-point shooters on their team? Especially for a team like the Suns, which focuses on run-and-gun tactics, they wish they had more three-point shooters in the team, so that others could still step up when they didn't feel good.
And Wang Chao, who played in all three games and won all the games, has a new surprise.
"Congratulations to player Wang Chao for winning three consecutive victories in the NBA and receiving a reward: Stamina Potion +5. (Note: Virtual items, which restore 100% stamina immediately after use, and have their stamina consumption rate halved for the next 12 hours, cannot be used in official matches.) )”
"Now releasing a new mission: Win eight in a row, and increase your points per game average to over 15 points during this time, and complete the mission to reward the Sharpshooter talent."
The two prompts of the system brought two good news to Wang Chao.
The physical strength potion is obviously something used for training, after all, it is noted that it cannot be used in official competitions, this thing is still very important to Wang Chao now, after all, in order to change his shooting action, Wang Chao has to practice a lot of shooting every day in the past few days, for him himself is only 70, and he is not particularly abundant in physical fitness, which can be described as a relief in the snow.
As for the task of the system, eight consecutive wins plus an average of more than 15 points per game, although the difficulty is slightly higher, but considering that the Suns have now won three in a row, and the next five games are against the Bulls, Timberwolves, Grizzlies, Kings and Nuggets, of which only the Nuggets are a team with strong overall strength, so it is not impossible to do it.
Completing the system task will reward you with the talent of the fast gunner, the fast gunner, as you can hear from the name alone, this is definitely a talent skill that can improve the speed of shooting, which is exactly what Wang Chao needs now.
Although Curry's shooting practice is still progressing steadily, the results are not very obvious.
Once Wang Chao accelerates his shots, his shooting percentage will drop significantly.
Now, he can only get as close to Curry as possible in his shooting action, but the shooting speed is completely unable to achieve the feeling of shooting between lightning and flint.
Wang Chao also knows that the shooting posture is only one of the parts that determines the speed of the shot, and how fast the shot can really be made is directly related to the player's own talent and hand adaptability.
With the Quick Gunslinger skill, he should be able to solve the problem that is currently bothering him.
It's worth mentioning that the stamina potion is really good.
The day after the Celtics' game, Wang Chao decisively increased his training volume, a lot of shooting practice, and let his physical fitness run out quickly.
"Whew...... Whew......"
With his hands on his knees, Wang Chao gasped heavily, and his clothes were completely wet with sweat.
"Hey, Wang, you've gone too far, take a break."
Wang Chao's only friend in the team, Dieng, couldn't stand it, and took the initiative to remind: "If you continue, you will be tired, and you may even hurt yourself!" ”
"I'm fine." Wang Chao shook his head at Dion and smiled slightly, but his slightly pale face made the other party even more worried.
"The time is almost up......"
Feeling that his physical strength was almost overdrawn, Wang Chao entered the consciousness space and chose to use the physical strength potion rewarded by the system.
Although it is said to be used, Wang Chao actually doesn't know how to do it, he just thinks about it, and then he feels that the physical strength potion seems to have been taken, which is a bit like playing online games when quickly replenishing blood and basket with one click.
However, at this moment, he suddenly felt that his body, which was already very tired, suddenly became very light, as if there was an endless stream of power.