Chapter 357: A Lesson for the No. 1 Center in the Western Conference
The No. 1 center in the West?
Thinking of Dampier's self-title, a sneer appeared on Chen Jie's lips.
People who are familiar with Chen Jie and often watch Chen Jie play will know that when Chen Jie shows such an expression, it means that he is going to show his true ability.
Of course, this does not mean that Chen Jie deliberately played with the opponent before. During the competition, Chen Jie will definitely try his best.
It's just that sometimes, in order to avoid injuries, athletes will let many opportunities, many moves, and many balls pass in order to protect themselves. After all, basketball is not as important as football. Sometimes two points may be very important, and sometimes it is not.
But Chen Jie's expression like this means that he will not think about protecting himself and then hold back and fight.
He will not care about anything and play hard for every ball.
Originally, Chen Jie had this kind of personality, he was brave and fierce, which is good or bad. Many superstars became superstars because of this kind of temper, such as Kobe.
Of course, you can also say that this kind of character is immature.[
However, for Chen Jie, this is his character, and he will not change it just because of what others say.
When someone protests against him, Chen Jie will never be timid, but will challenge him.
Dampier was able to say such a thing to Chen Jie. Although Chen Jie didn't know why he said this to him, Chen Jie decided to teach him a lesson.
In addition, Dampier's statement about being the best center in the Western Conference also made Chen Jie a little unhappy.
In the West, since Shaquille O'Neal left, the number one center is recognized as Yao Ming of the Rockets. That was Chen Jie's idol in his previous life. That is the pride of the Chinese people, and that is Chen Jie's current friend.
When Dampier said this, it was obvious that he had contempt for Yao Ming.
Even for the sake of his friend, Chen Jie decided to teach this so-called number one center in the Western Conference a lesson.
Let him see how much he weighs, so that he won't be able to recognize himself.
It's not that Chen Jie has never taught others a lesson. With his current strength, it may be a bit pretentious to teach others a lesson when facing some superstars, but when facing some minor characters, Chen Jie can still teach them a lesson easily.
It's like Chen Jie couldn't teach Nowitzki a lesson and could only fight with him. However, Chen Jie could definitely teach Dampier a lesson.
In the past, Chen Jie taught a player a lesson. If it was an outside player, Chen Jie would steal his ball, score in front of him, and knock him down with a beautiful dribble move. If it was an inside player, there's nothing to say.
, just smashing a ball over his head, which is definitely a humiliation for the inside players.
But today, facing Dampier, Chen Jie had other ideas.
Of course, dunk on top of his head. Chen Jie will still try his best to do it.
Another idea is that Chen Jie wants to beat Dampier down.
If a person who wants to perform can only stay on the sidelines and watch others perform, that must be a big blow, right? [
Moreover, Dampier's absence will also help the Bulls' game.
As mentioned before, Dampier is also capable. Although he is a little arrogant, he is not a complete idiot.
His height is always a threat to the Bulls' inside line, so just knock him down.
Kill two birds with one stone!
In this league, the so-called knocking someone down means simply causing him to foul.
Yao Ming has encountered this kind of treatment many times.
Now, Chen Jie is planning to let Dampier suffer such treatment.
On the big screen at the American Airlines Center, the technical statistics of all players on both sides were displayed.
Chen Jie looked up and saw that in the foul column, Dampier's number was 2.
For an inside player, he only had two fouls in the third quarter, which is very rare.
I have to say that Dampier did a very good job in protecting himself.
Needless to say the league's rules, 6 fouls will result in a penalty.
Generally speaking, if there are two fouls in the first quarter, the coach will usually replace the player in order to protect the player.
If there are three times in the second quarter, he will be replaced.
In the third quarter, it was 4 times.
In other words, if Chen Jie could cause Dampier to foul twice, Nelson would probably feel guilty and replace Dampier.
Now that the goal has been set, Chen Jie will do it next.
Defeat the so-called No. 1 center in the Western Conference and teach him a lesson.
Chen Jie and Dampier are not opposing players. If he wants to cause Dampier a foul, he must break through and attack the Mavericks' inside line.
In fact, this is very difficult.
Even if Chen Jie breaks through and attacks the Mavericks' inside line, there are two inside lines on the Mavericks team. Maybe the one who comes to help defend Chen Jie is not necessarily Dampier, but Nowitzki, so there is no chance.
Secondly, even if it is Dampier who comes to help defend, Dampier may not foul. Moreover, Chen Jie is not slow, and Dampier may not have time to foul. However, Chen Jie cannot wait for Dampier, and there are many opportunities to indulge him.
If Chen Jie had waited, he might not have been able to cause Dampier to foul, but would have lost an offensive opportunity for nothing. Even if Chen Jie wanted to vent his anger, he would not make fun of the game.
Furthermore, breaking through and attacking the Mavericks' inside line is not that simple.
Chen Jie is not a god, and he cannot break through just because he wants to.
If it is really that simple, then why are there so many centers and so many super centers in the league so intimidating?
Everyone knows how to restrict them, but knowing and being able to do it are not the same thing.
It is not an easy task for Chen Jie to defeat Dampier.
But Chen Jie will still work hard to do it. His character is like this. The more difficult the thing, the more interesting it is for him to do it.
Since God has allowed me to travel through time, and since God has given me talents that some people will never get, then I shouldn’t waste them.
If you don’t challenge yourself, what’s the point of living like this?
Simply put, Chen Jie still has an advantage in one thing.
That is, the Bulls' offensive options are in Chen Jie's hands. He can choose the offensive method according to his own wishes without worrying about his teammates not cooperating.
After Chris Duhon dribbled the ball past half-court, he immediately handed the ball to Chen Jie.
After Chen Jie dribbled the ball, facing Finley, he did not choose to shoot directly. Instead, he kept dribbling the ball and looking for opportunities to break through.
Seeing this scene, the Bulls players knew that Chen Jie was preparing to break through.
Chandler came over immediately to prepare for Chen Jie's pick-and-roll.
Chen Jie did not pretend to wave Chandler away, but quickly used Chandler's cover to get rid of Finley.
After getting rid of Finley, Chen Jie rushed in with the ball, and the Mavericks directly used a pick-and-roll to defend.
What makes Chen Jie happy is that the person facing Chandler happens to be Dampier, whom he wants to attack.
This is simply a good opportunity given by God.
Dampier is tall, and it is very easy for Chen Jie to get past him.
After changing direction, Chen Jie passed Dampier.
Even if such a ball is passed by, Dampier will certainly not give up.
He followed Chen Jie closely, trying to block Chen Jie's final layup.
What Chen Jie was waiting for was Dampier's attitude.
When he saw that he was about the same distance from the basket, Chen Jie hugged the ball and started taking three steps.
Dampier still followed Chen Jie closely.
When Chen Jie reached the third step and took off, Dampier also took off.
Chen Jie saw Dampier jumping out of the corner of his eye and smiled in his heart.
This is the effect he wants.
Chen Jie did not take action immediately, but took off with all his strength while looking for body contact with Dampier in the air.
This kind of action is very easy for ordinary outside players to perform, let alone Chen Jie.
After a mid-air collision with Dampier, Chen Jie bent over and used his own body cover to throw the ball.
At the same time, he screamed in the air.
This was a bit of a performance, but according to the rules, Dampier and Chen Jie were in physical contact in the air and couldn't dodge. They did collide with Chen Jie's cylinder. This was a foul.
Next, it depends on whether the referee will call or not!
After landing, Chen Jie looked at the referee! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote on Qidian. Your monthly vote is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m to read.)
