NBA: This Center Is So Stable

The first half of the game was played at this pace, and Kurt Thomas was facing James with the mentality of defending a bomb. Although he was injured and had 3 fouls at the end of the half. However, this defense at all costs also put a lot of pressure on James. The half-time game is over! The Cavaliers entered the second half with a 2-point lead of 47:45. Cavaliers locker room. LeBron James was panting and didn’t dare to stop for a moment. He picked up a sports drink. Paul Silas frowned when he saw this. A very important key to coaching this Cavaliers team is to control LBJ’s physical strength.

Rumor has it that this is what the outside world says, Iron Man James!

But the physical consumption in the real game is completely linked to the intensity.

Obviously, the Knicks’ double-team defense in the second quarter made it difficult for the Cavaliers to break through, and the dirty Kurt’s biting defense made the son of Akron very uncomfortable.

Paul Silas was a little worried.

If the next game continues at this pace, I am afraid that in the final quarter, even if James can play, he will only be an old man taking a walk.

On the other side.

Knicks locker room.

“We did a good job in the second quarter, guys, let me continue to play in the current way in the second half!”

Don Cheney was giving encouragement in the locker room.

It’s just that the Knicks players were not very interested, and they seemed a little out of touch.

When he first coached the Knicks, he still had the coaching template of the 1980s in his mind.

Angry and tough!

He tried to tame these Knicks players, and was eager to establish his authority and lead the Knicks to achieve results.

But the players of New Century naturally didn’t buy into his tricks, so they had some prejudices against him to some extent. Now that he was about to leave, some bench players even mocked him in various ways during the training game.

Don Cheney didn’t care.

As long as he could win this face-saving game, he could accept it.

When he turned around and wanted to cheer up Kurt Thomas, the unknown hero in the second quarter, he saw that Kurt immediately found the “relative” who had always been shit in his eyes to exchange experiences.

“Mr. Herb, the technical essentials you just told me are really useful, and it made the No. 1 pick feel uncomfortable.”

When he was suddenly called in the locker room, Herb Sendek smiled slightly, and he didn’t notice the envy not far away.

Instead, he thought that the dirty work should be done by him.

The team always needs players, including the coaching staff, to do these unconventional methods.

However, compared to the Dirty Kurt who fought hard, Herb Sendek paid more attention to his beloved disciple.

James was not the only one targeted in this game!

Wang Song was also treated with courtesy by the Cleveland coaching staff, even better than James. At the beginning of the game, the Cavaliers arranged two people to watch Wang Song’s every move.

I thought that under this defensive strategy, Wang Song would be stuck in the mud.

But the opponent’s performance was far beyond Herb Sendek’s expectations, especially the mid-range ability shown in the game, which was eye-catching.

“How much is this little guy hiding behind my back?”

Looking at the angular face, the former North Carolina coach muttered to himself.

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“Okay, audience friends, let’s go back to the second half! The confrontation between the two sides has officially entered the white-hot stage.”

“The shortcomings of both teams are now quite obvious. It depends on which team can withstand the pressure to the end, and whoever can take home the first place in the Eastern Conference!”

“Today, it can be said that both sides have forced out some of their trump cards. LeBron James’s impact is so strong; and Wang Song, a big man of this size actually has such a soft touch at that distance, which is a world of difference from those NBA centers who have difficulty in free throws! It turns out that potential is forced out!”

Coach Zhang was full of praise in the studio.

He was also a good player of the Chinese national team back then, and he knew very well the difficulty of improving shooting accuracy.

The mid-range shot that can be used as a weapon in regular games is definitely a killer.

“Teacher Sun, if Wang Song develops his shooting range, will he become a center who can open up space in the future?”

“Of course! He has toughness under the basket and accuracy from the outside. At that time, Wang Song was among the big men in the NBA.

I’m afraid no one can match him!”

Sun Zhengping answered without hesitation.

And these remarks also ignited the enthusiasm of the fans who were watching the game.

——【If there is such a center, even the top salary will attract crazy rush, right?】

——【Can play inside or outside, isn’t this the first season, you two dare to think so! If I say at least next season, this season’s schedule is tight, I’m afraid there is not enough time for Wang Song to practice.】

——【It’s not a big problem, you can practice shooting in the game, anyway, the Knicks’ last quarter is garbage time.】

——【A center with such thickness as Big Z can’t completely lock Wang Song. I can’t imagine how terrifying Wang Song will be in the low post if he really develops the mid-range!】

——【Let me Guess, is the name of the person mentioned by the above people called Olajuwon? 】

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Sidelines.

The Knicks coaching staff has no time to consider training a New York Olajuwon.

After the second half, the Cavaliers made a relatively large adjustment to the lineup.

They replaced James with Eric Williams, and then added some outside firepower points to help the Cavaliers continue their firepower.

And set up a double forward strategy in the interior!

Paul Silas’s ideal is very beautiful, but there is a certain gap in reality.

“The Cavaliers made adjustments to the lineup. It seems that James’ physical strength had some problems in the first half, but… Is this arrangement of the Cavaliers coaching staff really reasonable?”

“The combination of Boozer and Darius Miles, it seems that Wang Song, who was biased towards shooting in the first half, made the Cavaliers coaching staff forget the essence of this Chinese center. ”

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Surprised voices rang out in the studio.

The Knicks coaching staff also showed joy.

Then.

They saw Wang Song start his personal show on the court.

Facing two Cavaliers inside players who were less than 210 cm tall, Wang Song turned into a dragon and turned the tide in the Cavaliers penalty area.

Boozer, who had not played against Wang Song just now, was ravaged beyond recognition!

Only then did he understand how strong it was for Big Z’s huge body to be able to withstand the attack of this Chinese boy from time to time!

In three rounds, Wang Song scored 4 points in a row, and the Knicks After the Cleveland Cavaliers completed the reversal, the cautious Paul Silas called a timeout.

47:49!

He was not stupid enough to expect the substitute lineup to help the Cavaliers take the lead.

If the Cavaliers’ starting lineup is the first-class level in the league, then the Cavaliers’ rotation, which is full of injuries, can hardly be considered third-rate.

Paul Silas is very clear about this.

It’s just that the intensity of the game in the first half caused the team’s two main players to consume too much, so they had to do it.

But now it seems.

The Chinese kid on the opposite side doesn’t seem to intend to give them this opportunity at all!

(End of this chapter)