With three points at the start, Nash begged for a maximum salary to renew his contract

Chapter 71 He can really run away

Author: Aiying Shutan

Chapter 71 He can really run away

Bowen was blocked by Stoudemire. Duncan's reaction was quick and he immediately moved to follow and defend Wang Chao.

But as an inside player, although Duncan's pace is not slow among inside players, it is obviously not fast enough compared to outside players.

When he came to the outside, Wang Chao had already received Nash's pass and shot.

"brush!"

A basketball flies through the net.

This proves that Wang Chao has a good touch in this game.

On the sidelines, Spurs coach Popovich frowned.

In just one round of offense at the beginning, he saw some clues. The Suns were preparing to take advantage of Wang Chao's ability to run without the ball and shoot three-pointers...

The Spurs attacked, and Parker quickly broke through Nash with the ball and rushed inside to score a layup.

Nash's defense is no different from paper when faced with a point guard like Parker who is extremely fast and can even rival Barbosa.

Wang Chao saw a future statistic. In the more than 60 games played against Nash in his career, Parker averaged 19.8 points per game and shot 49% from the field, which was much higher than his career average.

But having said that, the league's somewhat capable point guards seem to perform very well when facing the famous "nabu defense".

In the Suns round, Wang Chao continued to run without the ball outside the three-point line. Bowen, who had suffered a loss, followed Wang Chao closely, while always paying attention to the Suns players who might be covering without the ball on the route they passed.

.

But with all the attention focused on Wang Chao, the Spurs obviously ignored the actions of other Suns players.

Marion suddenly made a reverse run and directly threw away Fabricio Oberto who was defending him and cut to the basket.

Nash's pass arrived instantly, and Marion received the pass and dunked with both hands.

Wang Chao's off-ball movement is not only extremely lethal, but also plays a role in containing opponents. Under the deterrence of his stable and shocking three-pointers, even the league's top defense like the Spurs

Teams will inevitably have defensive holes.

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In the first quarter of the game, in addition to counterattacking fast breaks with very good opportunities, the Suns most of the time executed offensive tactics around Wang Chao's off-ball movement, which was extremely effective.

Although Wang Chao ran for most of the first quarter of the game, he did not get many shooting opportunities. He made 3 of 5 three-pointers and scored 9 points.

But the Suns' offensive rhythm was very good. Nash scored 5 points on 2 of 4 shots, Barbosa scored 6 points on 3 of 6 shots, Stoudemire also scored 6 points on 2 of 3 shots including free throws, and Marion scored 4 points.

points, Bell 3 points...

In the first quarter, the Suns scored 33 points as a team and their offensive efficiency was extremely high.

On the other hand, the Spurs didn't do a good job of limiting the Suns' scoring on the defensive end, and they also didn't play well on the offensive end.

Except for Tony Parker, who broke through Nash and scored a goal in the first round, he made 1 of 5 shots in the entire quarter and only scored 4 points including free throws.

The reason for this is that although Nash on the Suns team could not guard Parker, as Parker broke through Wang Chao and entered the paint, he faced the coordination of Marion and Stoudemire, who were very mobile.

Defend.

Duncan took advantage of Stoudemire, who had not yet fully regained his form. He made 3 of 3 shots, a 100% shooting percentage, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 8 points. However, the performance of other teammates was not very good.

Ginobili made 0 of 3 shots without scoring a point under Bell's defense. The Spurs scored 25 points in a single quarter, directly trailing the Suns by 8 points.

"Very good! Well done!"

During the break before the start of the second quarter, D'Antoni said to Wang Chao with great satisfaction.

But when he saw Wang Chao's sweat-soaked jersey and his chest that was constantly rising and falling, the smile on his face faded slightly.

"You consumed too much energy in the first quarter. In the second quarter, you should rest off the court for a while. Leave the offense to Steve and Leandro."

In the first quarter of the game, the Suns were able to maintain such an efficient offensive rhythm. Wang Chao really contributed a lot. Although he played a total of about 9 minutes in the first quarter, the distance he ran without the ball on the court was terrifying. His physical fitness

The consumption was even more than that of Marion, who played 11 minutes.

Not to mention Wang Chao, even Bowen who was following him and chasing him was exhausted.

D'Antoni is thinking about Wang Chao. He doesn't want Wang Chao to be too tired during the game. If it causes injuries, the gain will outweigh the loss.

However, what D'Antoni didn't expect was that when Wang Chao heard this sentence, he immediately shook his head.

"Coach, I can still do it!"

Although Wang Chao was out of breath and sweating profusely at this time, in fact, the long-distance runner talent effect had been triggered at this time. With the physical bonus, although Wang Chao felt very tired, he still had energy left.

In this rare opportunity to show off himself, Wang Chao doesn't want to miss any second of the game!

"Are you sure you can still do it?"

D'Antoni looked at Wang Chao's serious expression, thought for a moment, and asked again.

"No problem, I can play at least about 6 minutes in the second quarter!"

Wang Chao gave his own psychological expectation.

Even though it is only 6 minutes, the first 6 minutes of the second quarter are completely different from the first quarter, because Bowen is also tired, and he does not have the same talent tree plug-in as Wang Chao, nor the talent of a long-distance runner!

As long as he can seize the opportunity, Wang Chao can score more points in these 6 minutes than in the 9 minutes of the first quarter!

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Soon, the second quarter of the game started again.

As the Spurs players came on the field one after another, they couldn't help but be stunned when they looked at Wang Chao standing on the opposite side of the field.

Bowen, who was sitting on the bench, was also stunned.

"Isn't this kid tired?"

Bowen felt that the entire first quarter of the game was like running a marathon with Wang Chao. At this time, he still felt a little cramped in his calves. The opponent actually took a few minutes of rest and then came on the field again?

Bowen cursed in his mind that this guy was really an animal and at the same time felt a line of sight.

Turning his head to look, Bowen saw the eyes of head coach Popovich.

His heart skipped a beat and he spoke quickly.

"Coach, I really can't run anymore. Let me rest for a few more minutes..."

Popovich didn't say a word. He could also see that Bowen's strength was somewhat exhausted and he needed to slow down.

But the problem is that the opponent's Chinese player is still on the court. If Bowen can't play, Michael Finley can only be used to mark the opponent.

A former All-Star, small forward Finley averaged 22.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game in his peak period. Now he is 34 years old and his competitive form has declined significantly. Although he still averaged 10 points and 3 rebounds per game for the Spurs last season.

, as a substitute player, his level is good.

But on the defensive end, Finley is not so useful.

In his prime, Finley relied on his explosive physical fitness and his defensive performance was quite satisfactory. However, now that he is in his thirties and his physical functions have deteriorated, Finley has lost the explosive power and speed that he relied on to survive.

(End of chapter)