readytorunbook Chapter 174 Zhang Jinshui vs Ray Allen, the twin stars shine in the audience
Chapter 174 Zhang Jinshui vs Ray Allen, the twin stars shine in the audience
Next, Zhang Jinshui began to hand over the main stage to Sprewell as he did in the previous games, while he focused on controlling the offensive rhythm and saving some energy by the way.
Sprewell, who is as hot as a microwave oven, will naturally not disappoint Zhang Jinshui. He immediately used a tough layup that broke into the inside and a mid-range mid-range shot to help the Rockets score 4 points.
On the Supersonic side, Rashad Lewis' offensive ability is also very strong. On the offensive end, he used a three-pointer from the bottom corner and a tip-up to grab an offensive rebound from the inside, narrowing the point difference from 20 to 34 to 14. point.
However, compared with the Rockets' offense, the Supersonic's defensive ability is really a bit worse.
Rashad Lewis, who has been criticized for being strong offensively and weakly defensively throughout his career, can't stop the successive breakthroughs of Sprewell and JR Smith on the defensive end.
Especially JR Smith.
In the few games after being exceptionally promoted to the regular rotation lineup, JR Smith actually didn't have any good opportunities to play well, and only played some icing on the cake.
There are even some local media in Houston who have begun to question why Van Gundy helped JR Smith, who had a perverse personality and was swept out by the Hornets, but gave up rookie Luther Hyde, who has shown some potential.
Now, facing the Sonics' weak inside defense, and the opponent is focusing on taking care of Sprewell, Zhang Jinshui made no secret of his trust in JR Smith and sent three passes back and forth.
JR Smith first went to the inside twice in a row, once facing the opponent's substitute center and threw it into the net skillfully, and once defended the inside line for a layup, won a defensive foul, and went to the free throw line and made two free throws.
And in the last attack before the end of the first quarter, after receiving a trustful pass from Zhang Jinshui, JR even went straight into the penalty area, hard against Rashad Lewis who came to defend him, and flew in the air to complete a shot The semi-human dunk that shocked the audience completely silenced the key arena.
After landing, JR Smith straightened his arms and roared to the sky, wantonly venting the resentment in his heart for a period of time.
Now, those media reporters who questioned him can finally shut up.
JR Smith used three rounds of performance to prove to the outside world that Van Gundy's vision is right at all, and he is absolutely worthy of occupying a position in the Rockets' rotation.
At this time, the whistle for the end of the first quarter also sounded.
Zhang Jinshui and Sprewell immediately rushed over excitedly and gave JR Smith a high five to celebrate.
When they returned to the bench, Van Gundy also patted JR Smith on the shoulder with relief.
In this period of two consecutive back-to-back devil games, physical strength will be a huge test that all players will face.
The more this time, the more it is necessary for role players like JR Smith to stand up bravely and carry the Rockets forward at certain times, so that Yao Maishui and the others can take a rest. .
In this quarter, the Rockets scored 40 points exaggeratedly, leading the Sonics by 40 points 23 to 17.
It can only be said that without Wilcox's Supersonics, the Rockets will really miss out on the defensive end.
In the face of this huge lineup restraint, the so-called home field advantage, fans shouting, and even the players' on-the-spot performance are actually not that important anymore.
At this time, whether it is the head coaches and players of both sides, the commentators and experts on the sidelines, or the Supersonics fans in the stands, they have already faintly felt that the Supersonics team is likely to be cold in this game. .
However, there is one last hope for Supersonic fans, and that is whether Ray Allen can overwhelm Zhang Jinshui from beyond the three-point line.
In the second quarter, Van Gundy did not relax his vigilance, and put McGrady on the court according to the usual formation.
However, the experienced McGrady also knows that the Supersonic's defense is a bit vulnerable. He doesn't need to use too much force, as long as he controls the rhythm of the field, he can use his strength to play.
After all, Tracy McGrady is about to fly to Los Angeles to play against Kobe.
This duel between the "East Messico" of the year is bound to attract the attention of all the media, and McGrady doesn't want to waste too much energy on the Sonics, which lacks a pillar in the interior.
In the first 4 minutes of the second quarter, McGrady only made 3 of 1 shots from the outside and scored 2 points.
However, after he made a pick-and-roll with Birdman Anderson, he assisted the latter to complete a powerful alley-oop. Help the Rockets firmly control the situation on the court 1 to 47.
Next, the head coaches of both sides waved their hands and dispatched their respective main lineups.
Ray Allen returned to the field, immediately through an off-ball run, ran space in the corner, and took a pass from Rigno, jumped high, and hit his fourth three-pointer of the game. point.
The long-lost cheers finally sounded in the stands of the Key Arena. Even though the game may be lost, at least for now, they still have the best three-point shooter in the NBA.
After the transition between offense and defense, Zhang Jinshui was careless for a while, and did not pay attention to Ray Allen who was ready to circle forward at any time. He lobbed the pass to Yao Ming, but the latter jumped high and broke it.
After Ray Allen passed the ball to Rigno, he quickly rushed all the way to the right corner of the Rockets.
This should be the most familiar counterattack rhythm of the Sonics. Rigno brought the ball to the frontcourt, facing Zhang Jinshui who was chasing back, he didn't even look at the right corner, and threw the ball directly.
Ray Allen was there just right, catch and shoot, all in one go.
The basketball slid out a flat and fast straight line in the air, and hit the net hollow with a "swish".
34:47.
The stands in the key arena immediately became excited.
Relying on Ray Allen's two three-pointers, the Sonics narrowed the point difference from 19 points to 13 points in less than half a minute.
After scoring the goal, Ray Allen looked at Zhang Jinshui, smiled and made another gesture of flicking his fingers in celebration, obviously inviting Zhang Jinshui to continue the duel beyond the three-point line.
So far, Ray Allen has hit 5 three-pointers. If he continues to play at such an efficient pace, he may even shoot more than 13 three-pointers in this game. In front of him, he broke the single-game three-pointer record he had just created.
"Sharp shot!"
"Sharp shot!"
"Sharp shot!"
.......
In the stands, the slogan "Shenzhen" was shouted in unison.
Zhang Jinshui began to have some very weird feelings in his heart. You must know that all the "Shenzhen" slogans that Zhang Jinshui had heard before were dedicated to him by the fans in the stands. This is the first time he heard them. Until this title was given to others.
"Zhang Jinshui, thank you for your mistake. Are you nervous in front of Ray Allen?" On the sidelines of the court, some Supersonic fans brazenly attacked Zhang Jinshui with words.
Zhang Jinshui didn't respond, retreated to the backcourt, and took Chuck Hayes' baseline serve.
Amid the sound of "defense" all over the mountains and plains, Zhang Jinshui dribbled the ball into the frontcourt. He was about to use his mind to trigger the [Ability Value Explosion Table] to fill up the three-point ability value and hold down the morale of the Supersonics team.
Unexpectedly, looking up, Zhang Jinshui saw a flash of purple light at the basket of the Supersonic.
The purple badge that I haven't seen for a long time [Fulin Xinzhi] was randomly triggered at this critical moment.
Zhang Jinshui was overjoyed and didn't talk nonsense. After taking a step across the middle circle with the ball, he jumped up and threw the basketball high and far with a very standard posture.
The stands in the key arena were instantly quiet. Although the Supersonics fans didn't watch the Rockets' games, they had seen Zhang Jinshui's super-long throws in the NBA's official game highlights too many times this season. A three-pointer was made, and their hearts were immediately cast in a haze.
Sure enough, after drawing a high and far arc, the basketball finally passed through the center of the basket unimpeded, which immediately caused a sigh in the stands.
Just as Zhang Jinshui raised the three fingers of his right hand, Ray Allen happened to pass by. Zhang Jinshui stopped and said with a smile: "I won't celebrate for now. I'll celebrate when I score two more three-pointers."
Ray Allen smiled and said, "We'll wait and see."
To be honest, Zhang Jinshui still likes the polite and healthy competition with Ray Allen.
And now that the scoring shock wave has been opened with [Fulin Xinzhi], Zhang Jinshui naturally won't stop there.
After Rashad Lewis failed to make a three-point shot at the top of the arc, Zhang Jinshui brought the ball to the frontcourt, and directly triggered the purple badge [explosive ability value] with his mind, pulling the three-point ability value to 100.
After entering the frontcourt, he asked Charl Hayes to do a pick-and-roll for himself, and changed the defensive object to Rashard Lewis.
This ball, because of the blessing of [explosive ability value], actually does not matter who is facing the defense. Zhang Jinshui chose Rashad Lewis, naturally to consume more of his energy on the defensive end, thus indirectly reducing him. Threat on the offensive end.
He first used the crotch dribble to fully shake the opponent's center of gravity left and right, and then pretended to break through to the right. After Rashard Lewis moved to the rear right, Zhang Jinshui pulled the ball back and performed [Retreat Step Magic Shot]. Throw the ball with a smooth attitude.
The basketball draws a smooth arc in the air, and hits the net with a "swipe".
53 to 34, the point difference between the two teams returned to 19 points.
Ray Allen used two consecutive three-pointers to help the Sonics bring a turnaround, but Zhang Jinshui also smoothed it out with two three-pointers.
In the stands of the Key Arena, the morale of the Sonics fans once again fell to the bottom.
However, the football critics and experts on the sidelines were extremely excited.
The tit-for-tat confrontation between Zhang Jinshui and Ray Allen outside the three-point line is really enjoyable to watch.
Moreover, such tit-for-tat continues.
Next, Ray Allen received Rigno's point from outside the three-point line on the right again. He raised his hand and pretended to shoot a three-pointer, but after shaking McGrady, he broke into the three-second zone. Before that, he completed a beautiful emergency stop jumper.
And Zhang Jinshui is not idle here, he has already scored 6 points in a row, and now he is aiming at scoring 9 points in a row and activating [Fire State].
At this time, the special effect of [Ability Explosion Table] has disappeared, and Zhang Jinshui directly triggered the [Best Route].
In fact, past experiences let Zhang Jinshui know that [the best route] is likely to overturn in the face of high-intensity defense. Fortunately, the Sonics' defense is garbage enough.
Zhang Jinshui dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, waved Yao Ming up to help him do a pick-and-roll, and then followed the green prompt line that appeared in sight, and directly performed [Lightning First Step] to break into the inside line, and made a sideways step to pass the pull Shad Lewis' defense, easy layup and scored two points.
Immediately afterwards, Ray Allen, who was very competitive, also broke into the inside and made Chuck Hayes a foul, and went to the free throw line and made two free throws, while Zhang Jinshui triggered the second [best route], and once again Rush into the Sonics inside the layup succeeded.
By this time, Zhang Jinshui and Ray Allen have scored all 10 points of their respective teams since they played.
The pin-point-to-wheat-like fighting style made the football critics and experts in the sideline commentary seats hooked.
In fact, in the NBA arena, there will be several games every year where the two stars shine on both sides, but it is really rare for Ray Allen and Zhang Jinshui to fight from outside the three-point line to inside the three-point line.
Big Mouth Barkley and Kenny Smith, who did not come to the scene today, will definitely break their thighs because they were not able to explain the game on the spot after seeing the highlights of the game.
However, just as everyone was expecting a more intense duel between the two, a change occurred.
Zhang Jinshui, who was very connected, triggered the [Fiery State] with his mind after the metallic system sound fell in his ears. The feeling of double peaks in spirit and body that happened in the previous game returned to Zhang Jinshui again. Jin Shui's body.
In the defensive round when he turned around, Zhang Jinshui kept a close eye on Rigno's body movements throughout the whole process, and predicted Rigno's offensive choice very accurately. In Rigno, he will pass the ball to Rea again. When Lun was playing, he cut off the pass with a swoop, dribbled into the frontcourt at high speed, and flew high with a powerful one-handed dunk, widening the point difference to 21 points.
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Jinshui, who was in a state of extreme excitement both mentally and physically, once again successfully forced Rigno, who had just entered the frontcourt with the ball, into the angle between the center line and the sideline, forcefully forcing the opponent to make a second dribble violation .
These two strong defenses immediately made the Key Arena completely silent, and gradually pushed Ray Allen to the edge of the stage.
Of course, to completely monopolize the stage, Zhang Jinshui needs at least one three-pointer.