Chapter 573: When the sky hook comes out, who can compete with him?
"Long time no see, Lin."
The two sides met in the player tunnel, and Wang Zelin took the initiative to say hello to Jeremy Lin.
Because the Trail Blazers intercepted Beverley in advance, and the Mosaic management pursued Long's guidance this summer to no avail, Jeremy Lin was not traded to the Los Angeles Lakers as he remembered, but continued to stay in the Space City.
However, judging from Jeremy Lin's current deteriorating status in the Aerospace City team, at most he will fulfill the last year of his contract this season, and there is a high probability that he will choose to leave Mosaic next summer.
There is no way, if he and Harden are both ball-carrying defenders, if they can't compete with Harden, his ending is destined to leave sadly.
"haven't seen you for a long time."
Compared to Wang Zelin, Jeremy Lin's mood seemed a bit heavy and he seemed not very willing to continue communicating.
"Then let's go on stage first."?
He had also heard about Jeremy Lin's situation, but there was nothing he could do about it. He said the last words, held his head high and led the team to the field.
soon.
Jump ball begins.
Wang Zelin and Howard jumped the ball, there was no suspense, the Blazers attacked.
? Mosaic quickly returned to defense. Small forwards Ariza and Yi came over to stop Wang Zelin, and then returned to defend Button.
Because his interception also caused Wang Zhilin to lose the opportunity to quickly attack the paint area, Howard and Motiejunas successfully retreated.
When Wang Zelin entered the paint area, he saw Howard shouting at him: "Your good days are over. Today I will give you back everything I have suffered in double the amount!"
Hearing this, Wang Zelin showed a disdainful smile: "No wonder Kobe said you are a coward. Look, dad, I can kill you with one hand!"
"You...just wait for me!"
Thinking that Wang Zelin was still injured, Howard felt confident.
"Oh, we faced each other so quickly. Lillard was waving for a pick-and-roll, and Jokic went out." Zhang Lili shouted.
At this time, Jokic suddenly rushed down from the right three-point line, blocked Motiejunas, and created a pick-and-roll screen for Lillard.
Then Lillard saw this opportunity, quickly cut in, made an open jump shot, and hit a two-pointer from mid-range.
Mosaic attack.
Harden didn't even look at Jeremy Lin in the backcourt. He directly asked Howard to hand the ball to him and then slowly advanced forward.
Before the game, Wang Zelin read Harden's ability evaluation, which was a full 91 points.
It also means that he has officially entered the realm of superstars.
In fact, in my memory, Harden has been a first-team defender in the league since the 2013-14 season. However, last year, because Kobe showed no obvious signs of decline, he was not allowed to stop in the second team.
However, this year, as Kobe is one year older, it is time to hand over the current number one shooting guard.
Against Connett Lee, Harden just swayed in place a few times. Suddenly, he saw the defender's center of gravity shift and accelerated to the right, easily disintegrating the Blazers' defense.
Under the basket, just when Wang Zelin quickly moved to this side and was about to turn around and attack Harden with Barton, Barton just dropped the defender and handed the ball to Ariza accurately!
"Whoosh!"
Three points of rain fell.
The latter did not waste Harden's assist. He missed the three-point line on the left wing at a 45-degree angle and successfully scored the first goal of the night for Mosaic.
3:2.
There is something to say...
No matter how fans will evaluate Harden in the future, the longer he plays in the playoffs and the more critical his performance becomes, the weaker he will be. But in the regular season, he is indeed the eldest brother among the big brothers!
In terms of personal team-leading ability alone, James was the only one who could barely beat Harden at his peak by half a degree. Even in the first three and a half quarters, his team-leading performance was definitely not inferior to James.
Of course, Ariza's goal also deserved the cheers of the Mosaic fans at the scene.
Facts have once again proven that as long as Ariza is not used as McGrady's ambassador and is only positioned as a strong team player, Tie Zai is definitely qualified. A simple shot of open shots will never lead to him.
"You and that guy Howard are the same, they are both cowards!"
On the court, Wang Zelin was there, looking at Harden and saying disdainfully on his way back to defense.
After hearing this, Harden showed a wise smile to Wang Zelin, spread his hands and said: "Wang, this kind of worthless trash talk can't anger me! Just wait and see, I will definitely beat you once!"
Wang Zelin: "???"
I wipe it!
When did the bearded players become so sensible?
Wait, he said he wants to beat me once.
Could it be that Harden really hasn't beaten him in the past few years.
Someone recalled it carefully and then showed a weird smile.
It seems, probably, seemingly...the Mosaic team really hasn't defeated itself.
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt quite proud.
The Trail Blazers attacked. After Lillard dribbled the ball through half court, the Mosaic team set up a 2-1-2 defensive position, which was conducive to assisting defense between Mosaic players, as well as grabbing backcourt rebounds and launching fast breaks.
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But the shortcomings are also obvious.
The top of the arc, both sides of the three-second zone, the two bottom corners, and the basket are all weak defensive areas.
This position completely looks down on me!
Wang Zelin muttered in his heart and took the initiative to raise the free throw line. After leaning against Howard, Lillard quickly dropped the ball into his hands.
In the imperial court, Yu Jia said: "It's finally here. The first game of the new season between the Trail Blazers and Mosaic is also the first head-to-head confrontation between the King and Howard in the new season. Let's take a look at this ball. What's the status of the King who has just come back?"
As for ESPN, Drexler and Ewing were also watching the court nervously, hoping that Howard would not disappoint the two of them before the game.
Bang, bang, bang, bang.
After continuous collisions, Wang Zelin forced his way into the paint. Before he was about to commit a back-up violation, he suddenly half-turned, leaned on Howard to grab the ball with one arm, jumped up, and made a direct hook shot, swinging it into a semicircle, like a handle.
The full moon scimitar flashed with cold light, and the opponent's head fell to the ground.
Behind him, Howard saw how hard he was taking off after taking the shot, even forgetting about his back injury. But he was surprised to find that even if he took off with all his strength, he was still a long way from Wang Zelin's shot.
Shet!
Can a shot from this angle be blocked by a human being?
It's impossible to enter! Absolutely impossible!
However……
"Uh-huh!!!"
The voices from behind all told Howard: "The goal was scored!"
4:3, the Trail Blazers took the lead by one point.
The whole place is horrifying, what kind of operation is this?
Hook?!
When did Wang Zelin develop the hook attack method again!
However, looking at Wang Zelin's proficiency in using the hook, he doesn't look like someone who just learns it and sells it now. He looks more like a veteran who has practiced for a long time!
Could it be that this summer, he not only evolved his ball handling and breakthrough, but also his current hook shot?
Drexler rubbed his eyes and came over to pat Ewing on the shoulder: "Ahem, man, I saw that right... Or maybe I just had a hallucination..."
"No, that is definitely not an illusion. Wang Zelin really hooked, and his posture was very skillful. He must have worked hard! My God, why didn't he use this offensive method during the previous 24 consecutive victories?
Or does he feel that his previous opponents are not worthy of him using this skill?!"
Ewing's fingers holding the mineral water bottle have turned white, and his expression is extremely complicated.
As one of the top four centers in the past, who is not a proud and arrogant person.
Legendary center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's skyhook is one of the most unparalleled offensive methods in NBA history. I don't know how many younger generations are salivating and want to inherit it.
It's a pity that even Olajuwon, the most skilled among the four major centers, couldn't practice the sky hook!
However, Wang Zelin's offensive method in front of him just now was like the sky hook that the four major centers couldn't ask for back then...
If it is what Ewing thought, then Wang Zelin, a young man, is simply terrible. He has already mastered the heaven-defying trick of Sky Hook, but he can still stabilize his mentality and choose to hide his clumsiness.
Where is the mentality and city that young people can have...
Wang Zelin's hook just now, in the eyes of the fans and media reporters on the sidelines, was the reappearance of the sky hook stunt in the league, how similar to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's posture back then, and the same ecstasy!
But Wang Zelin knew that his hook was still far from the effect of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's skyhook...
This skill of sky hook is just like the mid-range shot, it will take him a lifetime to learn.
He has just learned it a few days ago, and the effective attack range he can currently guarantee is as far away as the free throw line. It is not as stable as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's skyhook attack range, which can cover the entire three-point line stably...
But no matter what, this is Tiangou after all!
The sky hook has been almost lost since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar retired. It has disappeared from the league for so long that people have forgotten the terrifying power of this offense.
…
Howard was paralyzed. He felt as if ten thousand grass and mud horses were running past him. He never expected that Wang Zelin could do Sky Hook?!
As a center, he understands very well what the sky hook means. If the sky hook practiced by the King can reach the level of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, he feels that he should go to bed as soon as possible. He will never be promoted to the first center or something.
I can’t afford to be competitive anymore…
Even, when Howard saw the sky hook in the live big screen replay, he had a hint of premonition in his heart:
He always felt that sooner or later, No. 36 on the opposite side would use another legendary stunt of the center in front of him - "Dream Dance!"
This premonition is extremely strong.
The Mosaic generals who were stunned by Wang Zelin's sky hook lost their rhythm on the court, especially Howard, who was mainly defending Wang Zelin, and was hit by the former's consecutive hooks near the paint area!
At the beginning, under the leadership of Wang Zelin, the Trail Blazers directly defeated the Mosaic team and hit a 13-3 offensive climax!
Among them, Wang Zelin took 6 shots alone and scored 5 goals using the sky hook, scoring 10 points!
Harden felt like he was going crazy. The game had only been played for four minutes. Do you want to be so exaggerated and score 10 points?!
Is this the pace to hit the historical best record of 33 points in a single quarter?
Mosaic only scored 3 points in four minutes. In addition to his own poor touch, it was also due to the influence of Wang Zelin.
After all, I thought that the game was under control, but suddenly a player who knew how to skyhook appeared from my opponent, and he was able to perform the skyhook in a decent way. He was definitely not that kind of guy. He shot 5 out of 6.
tmd is a genuine sky hook!
Anyone who encounters it will have huge waves in their heart!
Soon, Mosaic coach Kevin McHale called a timeout. He knew that he could not continue playing like this. If he continued to play like this, Mosaic's game would definitely be over.
Not only is this game over, Wang Zelin can kill them with a skyhook today, but can't he do it in the next game?
Or are there really people who are so stupid as to think that Wang Zelin will save some face for Mosaic?!
"Guys, cheer up, he's not the real Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, just a few hooks, nothing to be afraid of!"
McHale stood up, showed his tactical board, and shouted to his players.
But the players disagreed.
A few hooks...that's all?
If it's an ordinary hook shot, then most NBA players can do it, but the hook shot of the guy opposite is anything but ordinary...
Can an ordinary hook shot achieve a hit rate of more than 80% when defended by two seven-foot-long men in the paint?
Howard's face was ashen. He felt that Wang Zelin deliberately forced his comeback to set a trap for himself. He had learned the skyhook long ago but never used it. Didn't he just wait until the two teams met for the first time in the new season to use it against him?
!
I remember that since 2012, when Wang Zelin first faced off against me, he seems to have never won a game.
Although the two met for the first time, Howard scored 25 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks. In terms of statistics, he obviously surpassed Wang Zelin, who scored 18 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks. But what's the use? The Lakers were losing at that time.
To the Portland Trail Blazers, who are admittedly younger and weaker than them.
From then on, whenever the two met, Wang Zelin was able to suppress Howard in all aspects from team to personal data...
Recalling the past scenes and the Sky Hook just now, Howard felt a sense of fear towards Wang Zelin for the first time in his heart.
The other party is like his nemesis, no, including Yao before, all the insiders in China are his nemesis.
Happy Beast couldn't be happier this time. He sat on the chair and was at a loss. Then he looked at Michael Haier attentively, hoping that the coach would come up with a feasible plan!
However, what he heard from the coach was empty words such as "Come on!", "Hang on!", "We can win!"
However, McHale finally emphasized that he must adopt a crazy double-teaming strategy against Wang Zelin and never let the latter catch the ball.
After all, what if the sky hook is powerful? Even if Kareem Abdul-Jabbar comes, it’s useless if he can’t catch the ball!
McHale thought.
The timeout ended, Harden and others returned to the court with a heavy heart...
According to the coach's arrangement, Ariza, Motiejunas, and Howard surrounded Wang Zelin in a small circle. It would be extremely difficult for Lillard to pass the ball to Wang Zelin. If he insists on passing the ball, he will pass the ball in the next second.
It is also very normal for the ball to be intercepted.
Wang Zelin expressed that he was extremely depressed. He had just enjoyed himself for a few minutes when he was assigned by the opposite party...
I don’t know, you thought he could only hold on for a few minutes?
It's all the fault of that broken refrigerator coach, who specializes in bad things and bad things...