NBA: About Me Being Reincarnated As Yasuo, the Wind Walker

Post-game interview.

The air in the whole room was extremely heavy, and Deron Williams looked like his face would bleed without saying a word.

He was angry, helpless and aggrieved. He wanted to end the entire post-game press conference in such a nearly transparent state.

But the group of reporters in front of him did not give him such a chance.

"6 of 23 shots, 5 of 5 free throws, 18 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, and 8 turnovers."

"In the 14 minutes and 28 seconds that Zhang Jun defended you alone, you scored 2 of 13. In the crucial fourth quarter, you scored 4 points."

"Deron, what do you want to say about tonight's game?"

This is not what knowingly asks is.

Faced with the provocation of this group of reporters, Deron Williams punched the table angrily, opened his eyes wide and roared.

"This is just a game, and then we will return to the home court of the Jazz. We will let them know what the horror of Salt Lake City is."

"Zhang Jun didn't guard me. I just didn't feel well and in poor condition tonight. The Jazz will blow the counterattack horn in the next game. We will defeat this team and win this team with the best record in the league."

Deron Williams spoke hoarsely and seemed extremely confident, but the group of reporters in front of him almost didn't believe his words at all.

"Before the series started, you said you were the best guard in the West. Do you still think so now?"

here we go again!

Deron Williams gritted his teeth in anger. He repeated: "Of course! I am still the best defender in the Western Conference. There is no player better than me. I will lead the Jazz one step closer this season. We will win The final championship.”

A reporter really couldn't stand Deron Williams' crazy confidence, so he reminded him: "Zhang Jun of the Portland Trail Blazers made 14 of 23 shots tonight, 3 of 6 three-pointers, and 6 free throws." In 5 games, he scored 36 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.”

"I took the same number of shots as you, but Zhang Jun scored a full 18 points more than you. What's interesting is that the Trail Blazers also beat the Jazz by 18 points tonight."

"That's the magic number."

So this is to say that the reason why the Jazz lost to the Trail Blazers was because he lost to Zhang Jun by 18 points. Deron Williams became more and more angry as he thought about it, and finally put down the microphone and left.

He knows the urinary nature of this group of reporters. They never hesitate to use all kinds of vitriolic language towards losers. The only way to win back their praise is to win.

"I will win tomorrow's game, I will!"

Watching Deron Williams leave angrily, Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan shook his head helplessly.

He is very aware of the temper of his beloved disciple, who is a naturally strong person. From the beginning of the high school league, Deron Williams has been a star player in the school and the region. In the college league, he is also an All-American star. Otherwise, he would not be in the 2005 He was selected with the third overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.

Even after entering the NBA, Deron Williams is still playing well and doing well in the league.

Best Rookie Team, National Skills Competition Champion, Regular Season All-NBA Team, eliminated the championship-favorite Rockets many times in the playoffs...

This is why Deron Williams will proudly shout that he is the best guard in the Western Conference this season.

"His growth rate is indeed very fast. He is a very capable player. Except for Deron Williams, who was not selected as an All-Star, he won numerous honors in his rookie season."

"He is also announcing to the whole league. Not selecting him as an All-Star is a very outrageous mistake."

"But, he is facing Zhang Jun now."

Jerry Sloan couldn't help but sigh.

Jerry Sloan has never seen such a player in his 30-year coaching career, starting in 1979.

He won the league's scoring title in his first year as a rookie, and won the league's scoring title in his second year. At the same time, he also won the youngest regular season MVP in NBA history. More importantly, he has been selected to the All-NBA First Team for two consecutive years in his career. , won the All-Star MVP, and led the Trail Blazers, who had been weak for many years, to the Western Conference Finals in the first year.

Except for Magic Johnson back then, Jerry Sloan could not think of any other rookie who could be as powerful as Zhang Jun. He is truly the pinnacle of rookies. Whether it is physical talent or technical ability, Zhang Jun will surpass Deron Williams. He was tortured to the point of leaving no trace of his body.

Thinking of the scene on the court where Deron Williams couldn't even score under Zhang Jun's defense, Jerry Sloan already knew how the Trail Blazers were going to play next and how they were going to limit Deron Williams. Ms.

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April 24th.

The Jazz host the Portland Trail Blazers.

Aldridge felt a sense of oppression and suffocation coming from his heart as soon as he got off the plane.

"Aldridge was diagnosed with congenital heart disease when he was born. He was even diagnosed as clinically dead at the end of his life due to intermittent lack of heartbeat. However, the amazing thing is that each intermittent cardiac arrest occurred soon after. , his heart was able to function normally again, and he survived with great luck."

"As Aldridge grew up, such intermittent cardiac arrests gradually disappeared. Just when everyone thought he had returned to a normal person, he often suffered from irregular heartbeats starting in the high school league. ”

Monty Williams mentioned the problem of Aldridge's existence, and he also noticed the discomfort he felt after arriving in Salt Lake City.

In the past, when the Trail Blazers played against teams with high-altitude home courts such as the Jazz or the Nuggets, they would selectively rest Aldridge. Unless he felt good or had no discomfort on the day, the Jazz coaching staff would never allow him to participate in the game.

But now it is different. This is a life-and-death playoff game. The slightest mistake will lead to the loss of the game. So on such a stage, let alone the Trail Blazers coaching staff, even Aldridge himself would not allow himself to rest without injury.

Nate McMillan was silent and did not speak. He was waiting for the results of the team doctor's examination.

After checking Aldridge's condition, the chief team doctor frowned first, then smiled and said, "No problem, he can play the game."

Nate McMillan was surprised and confirmed again, "Really no impact?"

The team doctor frowned and said, "Are you doubting my ability?"

"My family has been doctors for generations. My grandfather is a famous veterinarian in Portland. I don't know how many difficult and complicated diseases he has solved. This simple examination is not difficult for me."

Nate McMillan nodded after hearing this. He also knew that the team doctor had a very good relationship with the team's general manager Steve Patterson, so he didn't care about anyone when he talked and said whatever he wanted to say.

Nate McMillan was too lazy to argue with him. As long as the result was good, it was fine. Fortunately, the opponent didn't make any big mistakes this year. Under his leadership, the Trail Blazers' team doctors completed everything the coaching staff had instructed.

"Then let Aldridge play normally. We must win this game tonight and end the series with the Jazz as soon as possible."

"We have stronger enemies behind us."

Energy Solutions Arena. The fans in Salt Lake City were very excited. As the most historic devil's home court in the NBA, the Utah Jazz has the purest and most fanatical fans.

Deron Williams took a deep breath, looked at Zhang Jun's Trail Blazers on the court, and clenched his fists and said.

"I will completely defeat you tonight."

The whistle sounded and the game began.

The Jazz attacked in the first round.

Deron Williams took the initiative to call Carlos Boozer's pick-and-roll as soon as he came up. The Trail Blazers still had Steve Blake defending him at this time.

The latter did not have the ability to block Deron Williams and get rid of the pick-and-roll defense in advance, so in the first round, Steve Blake took the initiative to defend from behind when he encountered a pick-and-roll, limiting Deron Williams' more threatening breakthrough, and instead gave up the space outside the three-point line.

Swish!

Deron Williams raised his hand and the basketball went into the net.

"A beautiful three-pointer, the Jazz completed the first round of offense, and Deron Williams' hands were really hard tonight."

Deron Williams, who scored the goal, stretched out his hand and high-fived his teammates, and at the same time looked at Zhang Jun provocatively.

Zhang Jun felt the gazes falling on him, and he was still slightly relaxed when he saw Deron Williams' cockfighting look.

This was not the time for him to go all out.

Luo Yin was holding the ball in a circle, and it was also Aldridge's pick-and-roll. Obviously, the Jazz did a better and more accurate pick-and-roll.

Aldridge's pick-and-roll did not completely block the defender. Although he and Luo Yin switched defense, the latter did not get a comfortable three-point shooting opportunity or a breakthrough space.

Carlos Boozer chose to step back to defend. In this position, he could not only rush out to defend Luo Yin's three-pointer, but also have an extra step of defense space during the defense breakthrough.

Facing such defense, Luo Yin still chose to play hard.

He first accelerated to start the breakthrough. Although Boozer reacted a step slower, he still caught up with that step of space.

In this position, if Luo Yin continued to choose to attack the basket, there was a high probability that he would be blocked, so he chose a quick stop jump shot at the free throw line.

"Carlos Boozer can't keep up now, the flexibility of big players is not that high."

"Luo Yin's timing of stopping is also very good. It's the moment when Carlos Boozer retreats and raises his foot to defend, Luo Yin suddenly stops and jumps. At this time, Boozer has no leverage to jump."

"This is the offensive rhythm, this is the singles detail."

"In the past, such details can be seen frequently in Kobe, so many scenes on the court are Kobe jumping to attack, but the defender just stands there stupidly, and has no time to jump."

"Some fans will scold this fan at this time, angrily scolding him for not jumping. In fact, they are all NBA players. He doesn't want to jump up to defend, but it's really too late."

Kenny Smith nodded and praised: "This is a textbook singles teaching, this is the offensive footwork, Luo Yin is worthy of the title of Yellow Mamba, and his movements have too many singles skills of Kobe."

Duang!

The basketball was unexpectedly missed at this time.

Barkley couldn't help but shout out in pain, "It's a pity that it didn't go in."

"Everything in the process before was perfect, but I didn't grasp the last moment."

"Logically speaking, it shouldn't be. This is the point where Luo Yin often shoots. He has played in this position countless times, but this shot missed a lot."

"That's not his style."

Luo Yin frowned and was very surprised when he missed the shot.

"Why was my shooting condition so bad tonight?"

Next round.

After a pick-and-roll between Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer, the latter made a pass and hit the mid-range shot steadily.

Turning his head, Luo Yin scored the ball to the basket and passed it to Aldridge, who shot in the wide open space without defenders.

Duang!

"It's blacksmithing again!"

"What's wrong with the way the Trail Blazers felt tonight? This is not the style they should have."

"They have the best offense in the league."

Off the court, Nate McMillan couldn't sit still. He didn't score in two consecutive rounds, but the opposite Jazz team scored two in a row.

In the next round, Joel Przbilla in the paint dunked, and the basketball hit the rim and flew high. Such an outrageous offense finally convinced Monty Williams.

"It seems that fighting at high altitude still has an impact on the players. Their shooting touch tonight seemed to be infected, and they collectively misfired."

Nate McMillan also discovered this problem. He agreed and said: "Other than this explanation, I can't think of a reason why the players feel so bad. We can't sit still and wait for it to happen. We have to take action immediately."

In the past, when players had such a bad feeling, Nate McMillan's challenges were mostly offensive, but tonight it was obvious that the players' shooting hands felt the impact. If the offense is adjusted again, the same result may be the same.

"We have to adjust our defense."

After hearing these words, Monty Williams couldn't help but stare at Nate McMillan with wide eyes. He wondered if his head coach was being ridiculous. Don't you have a clue about the Trail Blazers' defense? Adjust defense? How to adjust it?

Nate McMillan walked to the technical table and called the first timeout of the night.

He replaced Steve Blake and took on Nicolas Batum and said: "Next, Zhang Jun will be the main attacker. We will focus on breakthroughs with higher offensive efficiency."

"It's impossible for our touch to be this outrageous all night long. You also need to adjust your condition as soon as possible."

"Zhang Jun, you are now the team's point guard, and the task of guarding the Jazz's outside engine, Deron Williams, is left to you."

Zhang Jun nodded in surprise.

After all, letting him take the main offense so early and switching to the point guard is indeed very different from usual.

However, with the experience of successfully defending Deron Williams in the last game, Zhang Jun said there was no pressure at all.

"That guy provoked me as soon as he came up. I also wanted to teach him a lesson."