NBA: This Center Is So Stable

The first time, the second time.

Chapter 85 The second highest active player

“CCTV CCTV! Welcome to watch today’s CCTV 5. I am today’s host Zhang Weiping!”

“I am Sun Zhengping!”

“Today, the two of us will bring you the battle for the first place in the East, and also the battle for the top three picks. I believe everyone has been looking forward to today’s game for a long time.”

Xinhu Sports live broadcast room.

The fans also followed the commentary of CCTV and started to brush the barrage.

——【Good guy, it’s finally not that guy Su Qun and Coach Zhang. I get tired of hearing his tone! The reason why I come to CCTV to watch the live broadcast is to have fun. The “Shuang Ping” duo may not be the most knowledgeable about football, but it is definitely the most enjoyable to listen to! 】

——【Support Coach Zhang and Coach Sun. With these two commentators on today’s game, it must be very exciting! 】

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“It’s good to see the starting lineups of both teams appear here!”

“The Knicks are still the same. They haven’t become any special because of today’s match against the Cavaliers. They use the previous starting lineup…Steve Nash, Alan Houston, Tim Thomas, Kurt Thomas, Wang Song!”

“The visiting team’s five tigers appeared on the court, and Cleveland’s home court was booed. The enthusiasm of the fans at the scene of today’s game far exceeded our imagination. The fans of Cleveland, who have been cooling down for so long, are recovering.”

“And the Cleveland Cavaliers sent Jeff McGinnis, Ricky Davis, LeBron James, Carlos Boozer, and Zadjunas Ilgauskas to start!”

“In fact, neither team made much adjustment to the starting lineup. This is the starting lineup when they each won consecutive games, especially the Cavaliers. They are a team that relies heavily on the performance of the starting players. They often rely on this starting lineup to basically score 80% of the points on the court.”

——【Cleveland’s away suppression is good! Just through the screen, I started to get nervous for the visiting players on the court! ]

——【They are just pretending to be strong. The smiles and joy on their faces now are all foreshadowing their sad faces later. ]

——【I have a feeling that James will have to turn into an iron man again today. It is possible that he will play the whole game. After all, the Knicks are not the small fish they met before. ]

——【I am not worried about other things, but I am a little worried about the competitive state of the Knicks away from home. I haven’t watched their away games for a long time. I am afraid that I can’t adapt to it for a while, plus the coaching staff’s thing! ]

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Just when everyone was talking outside the court.

The game officially started.

The substitutes and coaching staff on both sides of the bench were sitting upright and looking at the court.

Don Cheney was no exception!

He put away his previous Buddhist attitude and put on a serious look.

It has been a while since the layoffs, and the buffer period given to him by the Knicks is almost over. If this will be his final battle in the Knicks, he hopes to end it with a good result.

What’s more, the “rookie” head coach of the Cavaliers is so provocative.

Even a clay man can be angry!

Jump ball in the center circle.

Wang Song and Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Big Z) stand opposite each other.

The huge difference in their stature attracted the sneers of the fans at the scene.

“That Great Wall of China looks like a little chicken in front of Big Z!”

“That Knicks guy looks like a guard!”

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Whenever the Cavaliers jump ball, the Cavaliers fans can always find fun in it.

Because their Lithuanian center is 221cm tall, and in the entire NBA, except Yao Min, he can look down on any player with his height.

And in the jump ball, he can always use his height advantage to easily get the ball.

Just as the referee was about to throw the ball, Big Z, who was opposite Wang Song, suddenly said:

“Hey Chinese boy, you are too small compared to Yao Min!”

Faced with the provocation, Wang Song frowned.

It seems that Yao Ming taught this Lithuanian center a lot of lessons. It was their first meeting, but Big Z was obviously hostile to him.

Wang Song was not vague. He would not be bullied by rookies in the arena. He directly retorted: “Big fool, do you feel that your survival in the NBA is in jeopardy because you lost the title of the league’s top center?”

“Basketball is not a sport that can be played well just by height.

Move!”

Wang Song pursed his lips, and before Big Z could get angry, the ball had been thrown into the sky.

Both of them gritted their teeth and fought for the jump ball!

It must be admitted that Big Z has an absolute advantage in height. He is 8 cm taller than Wang Song.

It is this height advantage that makes him invincible in previous jump balls.

Just as he tiptoed to flick the ball as usual, the figure on the opposite side took off at an extremely exaggerated speed.

Big Z’s height and wingspan advantage instantly vanished!

“Beautiful! The Knicks got the opening ball, and Wang Song still maintained his dominance. I’m afraid that many guards would sigh at this speed and height!”

“He is really an inside player with a completely different style from Dayao! ”

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Knicks attack!

Nash pushed forward to the frontcourt and observed the opponent’s defensive position.

The Cavaliers’ overall defense was well-trained. After the jump ball failed, they immediately stood in a 2-3 zone defense, and waited for Big Z to return to his position before switching back to man-to-man defense.

Wang Song stood in a high position to give Nash a left screen, and then cut straight to the basket.

This trick always works when they face most teams.

But today’s Cavaliers’ defense seemed to be well prepared, and Boozer got stuck in Wang Song’s downward route in advance.

This made it difficult for Nash to pass the ball to the penalty area!

The Knicks could only reorganize their offense.

Paul Serra on the sidelines

Nash stood up and gave thumbs up to the Cavaliers players who performed well on the defense.

Herb Sendek on the side glanced at the Cavaliers coach with disgust.

He looked even more annoying than Don Cheney.

Fortunately, the Knicks’ offense on the court did not stagnate because of the temporary obstruction, and Nash played a wave of superstar appearance.

Facing Jeff McGinnis’s defense, Nash made a mid-range shot with the help of Wang Song’s cover.

This is where Big Z’s shortcoming lies. Switching defense is a torture for a slow-moving center like him.

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“Although there are many tall people in the NBA, sometimes a huge body is not entirely an advantage!”

“I think Wang Song’s style is perfect. If Big Z is replaced by Wang Song, Nash’s shot will not be so easy. Big Wang can attack and defend, and his running, jumping and awareness are first-class. He is simply impeccable! ”

On the court.

Wang Song and Nash clapped their hands to show their happy cooperation.

In fact, in Wang Song’s impression, the Cavaliers team that James had just joined should be considered weak.

Almost in the early and middle stages of the season, the personnel changes were very large, and there were constant injuries and players needed to be recruited from other teams.

According to the original timeline, this also led to the Cavaliers not even being able to enter the playoffs throughout the season.

(End of this chapter)