Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

The atmosphere in the Bergen Catholic High School basketball gym seemed a little solemn. They had just defeated their opponents and entered the state championship game for three consecutive seasons, which did not seem to excite them.

All this stems from their opponent in the finals, Stuyvesant High School, which can be called the biggest dark horse this season.

How did the Bergen Catholic players feel last season when Stuyvesant went undefeated and advanced to the Division I state tournament?

The answer is, it feels like another food delivery guy has arrived!

Yes, this is the real answer. Although Stuyvesant was very popular in New York and even across the United States, for Bergen Catholic, which has won eight state championships in the past 10 years, it is just a newly promoted team and has not paid much attention at all.

After looking at their core members Zuo Li and Curry, the others didn't even bother to collect information.

However, at the beginning of the new season, Bergen Catholic discovered that they were wrong, and how wrong they were. They thought that others were the dish, but in the end, it was me who was the dish!?

The first time the two teams met, Zuo Li defeated them all by himself. The team's offensive core, Kavin, was beaten to the point of autism, and it took him a week to recover. The second time, they were beaten to death by the evil Stuyvesant.

It was close to 30 points, creating the largest losing margin for their team in eight years. You must know that when playing against Oak Hill, they only lost by 20 points at most.

And when Stuyvesant once again won the state finals, the Bergen Catholic players were silent. This was their last chance. If they failed, they would witness the birth of a legend, and they would also be pulled off the throne.

Are they willing to give up the championship?

Naturally they didn't want to. They were only one step away from winning the Triple Crown, and no one would give away victory easily. Therefore, after the semi-finals, they did not disband immediately, but conducted additional training under the organization of the coach. At the same time, the coach also

Repeatedly emphasized the need to restrict Stuyvesant's offensive core—Zuo Li.

"Zuo Li likes to break through from the right, but his left hand is also balanced. His individual singles strength is very strong. When he gets the ball, he has to try his best to keep up with his rhythm. Once he breaks through, he will immediately double-team. His footsteps are relatively good in singles inside.

Single, but the success rate is quite high, especially the turn in the penalty area. This season the success rate has reached 80%. Noah, you have to be responsible for guarding him alone. Because of the presence of the Curry brothers, we cannot double-team."

The coach took the tactical board and kept writing and drawing, mostly about Zuo Li, which shows how much pressure Zuo Li put on him.

Noah nodded frequently as he listened, but he actually wanted to ask, after saying so much, how could he defend Zuo Li?

It seems that he saw the problem in Noah's eyes. The head coach's eyes were a little dodgeful. To be honest, if I knew how to guard Zuo Li, wouldn't I have told him earlier? Those who are taller than him are not as fast as him, and those who are faster than him are not.

He is tall, has strong personal skills, and also has inside skills. Not only can he pass the ball when playing, he can also pick and roll. He can also coordinate and create opportunities for teammates near the midline. Apart from his rough inside skills, poor shooting skills, and a slightly thin body, he has no shortcomings.

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How else could he be rated as a five-star high school student as a sophomore in high school? After all these years, except for Oden and James back then, who else could have received this kind of treatment?

So this defense is already the best defensive method that Bergen Catholic can use.

It is indeed the best way to defend. Any coach knows how to defend a person who can't shoot well, but whether he can defend him or not is another matter.

For example, James, everyone knows his weaknesses, but talent is so insurmountable, and the same is true for the future Greek monster Antetokounmpo. When the talent is enough, all targets will be invisible.

Zuo Li, the same thing!

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On June 1st, Children’s Day, the New York High School Division I League ushered in the final battle. Stuyvesant and Bergen Catholic met for the third time.

From the beginning, Bergen Catholic showed a very crazy defense, especially against Zuo Li. They made the team's No. 4 follow every step of the way, and once Zuo Li took the ball to attack, they immediately began to double-team.

More often, Zuo Li had to face the pursuit and interception of three defensive players. In the first three times, Zuo Li did not get a good opportunity to attack.

This gave Bergen Catholic an early 8-4 lead.

Throughout the first quarter, Bergen Catholic showed the strength of its two consecutive championships, with high defensive intensity. Although there were a few fouls, the 20-12 point difference in the first quarter was real, and such a low score also proved that the game

How high is the defensive intensity?

"Nice!" As soon as the second quarter started, Noah smashed the basketball in a happy mood and winked at Zuo Li, but Zuo Li ignored him...

This makes Noah very unhappy. You are looking down on me. I am the future super center!

Kavin also complained about his boss. You were fooled by us in the first quarter. Why are you still so angry? Fuck him!

So Carvin gave a signal with his eyes, and Noah understood it. He made a reverse run, and Carvin passed the ball directly. It was an alley-oop dunk.

However, Noah's eyes were fixed on the basketball, his legs were fully exerted, and he had even thought about how to humiliate this Asian boy who looked down upon him after dunking.

What do you think will happen if you beat me twice? The championship is still ours!

However, the Stuyvesant fans on the sidelines immediately let out an exclamation. After Noah received the ball in the air, he jumped up and raised his right arm at the same time!

The cute girls on the cheerleading team covered their mouths with their hands!

"So high." Elizabeth Olsen had stars in her eyes.

Snapped!

Zuo Li held down Noah's ball directly in front of the basket. Then in Noah's incomprehensible eyes, Zuo Li roared and exerted his strength and slapped the ball away!

This is a super blocking shot!

After completing the block, Zuo Li turned his head and glanced at Noah with disdain and said: "Do you think you can win if you lead in the first quarter? The championship is still ours!"

Noah: "???"

"This block is too brutal!" the commentator said jokingly: "Noah must know, this is New York's block leader this year."

The scouts on the sidelines wrote frantically on paper. This time, both the timing and the height of the shot were better than Noah's. This defensive ability is stronger than it was a few months ago.

Zuo Li's performance continued. Taking advantage of the opponent's shock, Zuo Li and Curry completed a double-team. Curry stole the ball, and Zuo Li caught the ball on a fast break and dunked successfully.

Then he grabbed a backcourt rebound, started a counterattack by dribbling the ball himself, and changed hands to dribble past Noah at the three-point line, and went straight to the basket to complete another dunk!

Zuo Li led the team in a counterattack!

At the end of the second quarter, Stuyvesant had evened the point difference, and in the third quarter, Zuo Li came up with two assists, and the Curry brothers each opened the point difference with a three-pointer!

Bergen Catholic was unable to catch up, and Stuyvesant continued to fight harder and smoother, eventually defeating his opponent 90-76 and winning the New York State Championship!