Chapter 240 The gap between teammates
Beep~
At the referee's instructions, Chi Liang and Schmitz stood in the middle of the court and began to prepare for the jump.
During the jumping ball, although Schmitz had 224 cm, he could hardly jump up at this time. In the end, Chi Liang grabbed the ball with a slight advantage.
As soon as he grabbed the basketball, Armstrong immediately launched a charge regardless of whether the Pacers had returned to defense or not.
He is not tall, but he is very fast. The Pacers have already prevented the fast break. Mark Jackson immediately took a step forward and wanted to delay Armstrong's pace.
Mark Jackson has already fallen to the peak. Even though he is experienced, the speed gap between the two sides is very big. Armstrong easily completed the breakthrough and began to break into the penalty area.
At this moment, Chi Liang moved quickly, Schmitz couldn't help but hesitate for a moment. Before he could make up his mind, Armstrong had already passed the ball to Chi Liang.
Generally speaking, the first goal is played by the core, especially when Chi Liang just joined the Nets, the first goal is even more important.
In the Nets, Chi Liang is the core of reconstruction. Due to age, Armstrong, 31, has long since extinguished his idea of competing for the core, so he is naturally very cooperative.
Clang~
After receiving the basketball, Chi Liang took a step forward and easily dunked it without waiting for Schmitz to stop him.
After Chi Liang scored a slam dunk, the decibels on the scene were obviously larger, and the fans cheered freely, giving people the feeling that this game had been won.
"Darell, good news!"
"Ha ha!"
When returning to defense, the two reached out their right hands and patted each other. Since joining the Nets, they have established a friendship.
Soon, the Pacers served and Jackson pressed the rhythm. When he dribbled through half the court, Armstrong had to put on the hook due to the height difference.
Similarly, because Armstrong was very fast, Mark Jackson did not break through, but instead dealt with Armstrong sideways while observing the situation on the field.
At this time, Miller and Jaylen Ross started running. The former had top-notch running skills, while the latter was young and strong, and both had a strong threat.
In terms of backcourt alone, the Pacers can be said to be one of the strongest teams in the league. If Miller and Jackson are a little younger, one of them can be removed.
Jill followed Miller, who was faster, but Miller's running position was too erratic and could easily be thrown away with just one negligence.
On the other hand, Newman followed Ross tightly. Although the latter's running position was far inferior to Miller, his personal ability was undoubtedly the All-Star level and had excellent singles ability.
These two are the Pacers' first and second scorers, and are also the Nets' key targets for defense. If these two people are opened, the Nets will be in danger.
At this moment, Schmitz stood on the waist position with his back. Jackson thought about it and hung the ball to Schmitz. Because from the height, Schmitz has a considerable advantage.
When Schmitz received the ball, Chi Liang immediately pushed up. His right hand pressed against Schmitz, and his left hand kept harassing him. He occasionally made false moves secretly and pinched Schmitz's soft flesh on his waist. He would do whatever he felt uncomfortable, but he would not give him the chance to easily play with his back.
"Rick, come on!" While harassing, Chi Liang's voice sounded. They were both international players, and the two of them often communicated in private, so they were naturally familiar with each other.
Schmitz did not speak, but tested Chi Liang's power.
Due to his slender body shape, although Schmitz is much taller than Chi Liang, he has no advantage in weight, especially his strength, which is even worse than Chi Liang.
In this case, Schmitz began to shake, and his eyes were also observing, looking for opportunities to attack at any time.
The next moment, Schmitz took his right foot and when Chi Liang stepped forward, his right foot twisted, and his left foot also stepped out and completed the turn.
Just two steps turned around, Schmitz and Chi Liang opened the projection space. This was a Sigma step, an extremely practical step, especially for insiders with projection ability.
Swish~
Even though Chi Liang tried his best to defend, Schmitz had a height and wingspan advantage, and he eventually made a shot.
Chi Liang was also a little helpless about this. This inside line with height, technology and excellent feel is really hard to defend against. This is like Yao Ming who is guarding against the future, because Yao Ming's template is Schmitz.
Chi Liang picked up the basketball and immediately chose to serve quickly. He wanted to consume the physical strength of these old guys as soon as possible by speeding up the offensive rhythm.
When he served, Armstrong, who had been prepared, had already rushed over and arrived near the middle circle in the blink of an eye.
Chi Liang threw the basketball. When Armstrong was receiving the ball, he shouted "Good pass" in his heart while quickly launching a charge, wanting to hit the opponent off guard.
As he was advancing quickly, Ross, who had returned to defense, hurriedly met him, but before he intercepted, Armstrong passed the ball to Jill again.
At this time, Miller immediately posted it. Jill always sticks to the basketball and was finally forced to stop by Miller outside the three-point line.
It was also at this time that Chi Liang finally ran up, and there was no one around him for the time being, but Jill seemed to have not seen it and jumped straight up.
Bang~
Under Miller's defense, Jill shot in an iron shot and headed towards the penalty area.
The two sides started to fight in the inside, and Chi Liang wanted to compete for the frontcourt rebounds.
Unfortunately, Schmitz had a height advantage, and he took the position first, and he eventually got the rebound.
After the offense and defense transition, Jackson slowed down again. Because of his age, these veterans had to save energy.
Jackson is a passer master, and with his rich experience, he can easily find opportunities.
At the same time, Miller took Jill to run. He was not very fast, but he had a good grasp of the timing and could always find opportunities to take advantage of the situation. As long as the opponent was careless, he could easily get out of his position.
Jill followed Miller immediately. His defense was good, but he was still not Miller's opponent.
At this moment, Miller first interspersed with Ross, then used Davis's wide body. Just when Jill wanted to go around, Miller turned and ran in the opposite direction, finally pulled away.
Time flies, but Jackson's reaction is extremely fast, like a scalpel. The basketball immediately passed to Miller. Without hesitation, Miller immediately jumped up and threw the ball towards the basket.
Swish~
Jill, who was late, could only watch Miller shoots a basketball and finally gets into the net.
In the next few rounds, both sides had offensive and defensive attacks, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Pacers were running smoother and had a vague advantage.
Chapter completed!