The Fifth Point Guard

The task of this game is actually very arduous.

Not to mention defeating the Sonics, but also to kill the heart!

This is to completely convince the opponent.

However, from previous games with the Suns, it can be seen that the Cavaliers do not have much advantage against this fast-paced shooting team.

The 1 win and 1 loss with the Suns in the first two games is proof.

The Seattle SuperSonics and the Suns this season are also 1 wins and 1 loss.

Ray Allen averaged 30+ per game in two games.

In this game, Shentong must perform well.

......

Paul Silas stood on the sidelines with his arms folded, staring intently at the big Z and Jerome who were about to jump the ball in the middle circle.

Big Z's height has certain advantages, but Jerome's physique is obviously stronger than Big Z.

Looking at the position of the power forward, Gooden is almost a full circle smaller than Evans.

For this kind of shooting team, if you want to take the initiative of the game in your own hands, you must control the rebounds.

In addition, in terms of scoring efficiency, you must always be on the same rhythm as the opponent.

Silas couldn't help looking at the bench. Perhaps the key to victory in this game is not Shentong, or even the players on the field.

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But the two people sitting on the bench.

Afro and old bald heads.

......

With the cheers of the home fans, the game officially began.

Big Z used his height advantage to give the Cavaliers the ball.

Wagner quickly advanced to the frontcourt.

The task he received in this game is actually very simple.

Push forward quickly and play fast break with the opponent.

The Cavaliers’ first goal is usually played by Shentong.

At a 45° angle on the right, Shentong holds the ball in one hand after receiving the ball.

James stepped forward for the pick and roll.

The two flanks form a front and rear space after picking and removing each other.

Shen Tong hit the ground and passed the ball through the gap between Ray Allen and Lewis.

James pulled up the ball directly and dunked with both hands!

He didn't need to face Evans in front of him.

Because this guy is as tall as himself, and has almost no ability to block shots.

The Cavaliers took the lead.

James scored a dunk, from Shen Tong's wonderful pass.

......

The Sonics didn’t rush.

Ridnour organizes the ball.

Ray Allen pushed Shentong away, and then ran from the baseline to beyond the three-point line.

Although Shentong chased in time, he was blocked by Evans.

Allen shot directly after receiving the ball.

The wrists of both hands that jumped to the highest point flicked.

The ball is shot at a very fast speed.

Shen Tong glanced at this hand speed, and knew that Allen usually flicked...

......

"Huh."

Allen's three-pointer passed through the net.

After the goal, he looked relaxed, chewing gum while smiling back to defense.

"Good shot." Wagner couldn't help but praised his opponent.

"Hmm..." Shen Tong didn't mean to praise his opponents, and said, "The few guys in the league today who can threaten my three-point shooter."

James: "Ah!"

......

Cavaliers attacked, James broke through to the inside and then scored to the top of the arc.

Wagner pretended to shoot after receiving the ball, but passed it to Shentong on the left.

Shen Tong didn't stop after catching the ball, and after taking a step forward with his left foot, he directly drew a three-pointer.

The arc of the shot is somewhat flat, but it still accurately hits the inside of the back edge of the basket and bounces into the basket.

5-3

The Cavaliers did their part, and Shentong responded with a three-pointer.

But the supersonic side will hit again immediately.

Lewis's outside shooting fake shook James.

After the dribble, it flashed out of space and made a long-distance two-pointer.

Shen Tong quickly said to James: "Hey, LeBron, don't think about blocking them, just stand in your place."

"Ok!"

......

Both sides scored in the first two rounds.

5-5

But the next round, the situation began to change.

Shentong broke through and encountered a double double team and scored the ball to James.

James was interrupted by Jerome's close-range shot, and he shot wide and Evans grabbed a backcourt rebound.

This ball is the first time a team has missed an offense since the start of the game.

After coming to the Cavaliers halftime, the Sonics' offense also came out of the basket.

Ray Allen's shot was interrupted by Shentong and missed.

However, the rebound was grabbed by Jerome.

Then, Jerome distributed the ball to Ridnour, who was leaking outside defense at the moment.

Ridnour made a decisive 3-pointer from the outside.

In the supersonics, Ridnour was jokingly called the three masters.

In addition to Ray Allen and Lewis, they sit firmly in the third place.

In addition to his good scoring ability, the most important thing is that he can take on the role of the third fort outside Allen and Lewis, and is also the orthodox organizer of the team.

For the Cavaliers' next offense, Shentong used the big Z's cover and went straight into the penalty area to complete a two-handed dunk in actual combat!

The momentum of this ball was so heavy that it immediately brought the atmosphere of the scene to its peak.

On the defensive end, James also allowed Lewis to miss the basket for the second time.

But a surprising scene happened.

With Big Z and Gooden occupying a favorable position under the basket, Evans did not know when he suddenly broke into the circle of the two.

And using his powerful body to fight against it, he had a hole in the cracks.

Then put his posture, almost one to two, with Big Z and Gooden behind him!

Then, Evans used his not-so-excellent bounce to force other players to grab valuable offensive rebounds.

Split the ball to the outside, Lewis shot again, hit!

After the first four rounds, the score between the two sides was 7-11, and the gap was not big, but Paul Silas still noticed a scene he didn't want to see.

rebound!

At the beginning of the game, the Sonics grabbed two offensive rebounds in a row, which is actually a very big blow to the Cavaliers.

Even after Evans grabbed the offensive rebound, Shentong also reminded Big Z and Gooden to pay attention to the position of the basket.

......

Although the coach and the team deliberately paid attention to the protection of rebounds, but after the end of the first quarter, the Cavaliers still got 6 offensive rebounds by the opponent!

Jerome has two and Evans has four.

The worst was Gooden, who ended the first quarter with a rebound of 0...

The Cavaliers also trailed the Sonics by 5 points, 23-28.

Now that the expected problem is found, the card prepared in his hand must be played.

Soon after the start of the second quarter, Silas pointed to the bench and Anderson Varejao replaced Gu Deng on the field.

During the time when Big Z was resting due to injury, Varejao performed quite well as the team's starting center, especially the rebounding point, which was favored by the team and the coaching staff at that time.

In fact, Varejao, who is 2.11 meters tall, can play two positions inside.

When Gooden was rebounding again by the Sonics at this point, Silas finally couldn't bear to make a substitution adjustment.

Although Gooden feels good today, but losing rebounds is fatal.

After all, on the court, especially in this kind of fast-paced shooting game, the team that controls the rebound can control the audience!

......

Varejao took the initiative to talk to the opponent Evans as soon as he came on the court.

"Where is the brother from? I'm familiar with Natatan in Tieling! I can give you a discount if you give me my name for dinner!"

Evans: "..."

The dull Evans has only one thought in his heart at the moment, this guy is a fool.

At this moment.

Varejao disappeared suddenly.

The next second, when Evans' eyes shifted to the basket, Varejao had completed the rebounding game.

This is the Cavaliers' first offensive rebound in this game!

Shentong also immediately returned the body by his way.

After receiving the ball, the three-point line is dry.

Elegant shooting posture, straight legs, soft touch and fingertips...

The ball hits the net.

Evans at the moment was a little dazed.

......

On the defensive end, Varejao stuck Evans.

The Sonics missed a shot, Varejao used his best to defend the basket!

The explosive head worked at this moment.

Originally Evans was 8 cm shorter than Varejao, and Varejao’s afro was squirming back and forth on Evans’ bald head. This not only affected Evans’ sight, but also made Evans’s The mood is affected.

"what!"

Accompanied by Varejao's roar, the boy dashed directly out of the bottom line.

The referee immediately blew his whistle, and then met Evans with a bewildered look.

Realizing that the referee was blowing his foul, Evans immediately showed an expression of disbelief.

"Hey, I haven't moved the ball just now!"

"Nonsense, I saw it all, you must be jealous and hatred in your heart because of Anderson's hairstyle!"

"how do you know?"

"..."

"Ah, not really! I was just fighting for the position behind me, and I didn't push him out with such exaggerated force."

"Then you must have wanted to push him out."

"Yes, I thought about it, but..."

"Look at it. My whistle is to kill this malicious foul in the cradle!"

When Evans heard that the referee was so reasonable, he didn't argue.

After all, the referee is ready to make a T gesture...

......

After suffering a loss, Evans finally turned his head.

Since the temper cannot be vented on the referee, it must be retrieved from Varejao!

"Hey, Anderson, you are miserable, I am eyeing you! Next I will teach you how to grab a rebound!"

Evans provoked fiercely.

however...

Varejao turned around and immediately took Evans's hand.

At that moment, there was gratitude in his eyes.

"Thank you, Reggie, I have always regarded you as my idol. I know that your rebounding skills are very deep. I have always wanted to learn from you, but I have nowhere to go. Now you are willing to teach me. I can’t ask for it! I will study hard, and I will definitely live up to your wishes."

Varejao's words from the bottom of his heart moved "The Old Man" Evans.

At that moment, Evans even really flashed the idea in his mind, that is whether to really teach Varejao to grab a rebound.

And when Evans decided to accept the Brazilian with an explosive head, the opponent had already grabbed a second offensive rebound and handed the ball to Shentong for a layup after the cut.

"Ah!!! You dare to tease me over and over again!"

Evans was really angry.

Even on the street courts of the former slums and playing on a field with guys a few years older than themselves, no one dared to tease him like this.

"Hit me and pounce on the street, I'm not afraid of you!"

Varejao pushed back very hard.

......

When it was the Sonics’ turn to attack, Evans made a wonderful back-to-back turn, and instantly went around in front of Varejao, his elbow was raised, and his position was stuck.

This is a very wonderful turn card position.

But the moment Evans grabbed the basket and raised his elbow, Varejao fell.

Yes, he fell again.

But at this moment, he is real.

The referee whistled Evans for an offensive foul.

Because he hit Varejao in the face with his elbow when he was stuck.

No one thought that after Varejao's hard response, Evans would actually fight.

However, this was his second foul in just one minute.

Varejao got up from the floor and shook his head vigorously. It seemed that he was not acting.

It turned out that at the moment Evans raised his elbow, Varejao took the initiative to bring his face closer to the opponent's elbow.

Evans’ elbows did hit Varejao’s face, but the Brazilian is so thief that when the elbows were about to hit him, Varejao pulled back in time, eliminating 90% of his strength .

However, in response, Varejao seemed to have suffered a 120% crit.

......

On the defensive end, Evans said nothing.

He already knew those little tricks of Varejao.

I want to distract myself in various ways, and then take the opportunity to steal the rebound.

This time, he will never be fooled!

LeBron’s approach is too difficult to throw, and the ball bounces high on the neck of the basket.

Evans immediately leaned against Varejao with his back, while holding down the bottom plate, not giving Varejao, who has the advantage of height, a chance to take off.

In the rebounding competition, many floor-flow power forwards with sufficient strength but unable to bounce, still have an average of 10 rebounds per game~www.ltnovel.com~ The main thing is to rely on the card position and physical confrontation to stop the opponent. Take off, then use your rich floor flow experience to defeat the opponent.

Evans is also a player of this faction.

However, Varejao's ability to fight from Brazil to the United States does not rely solely on artistic cells.

When Evans got stuck in the position, Varejao seemed to abandon the fight for this position and withdrew his strength to leave.

Just when Evans felt there was no pressure on his back, this guy actually used the trick that Evans did just now, turning around with a wonderful back.

He immediately walked in front of Evans.

Then, Varejao jumped high and picked off his third offensive rebound in this section!

This ball is a real effort of real value!

Evans was very surprised inside.

What's the matter?

Shouldn't it?

how can that be?

......

After Varejao grabbed the offensive rebound, due to the previous two experiences, the players who had been surrounded by the Sonics in the penalty area immediately spread out and rushed toward the players outside.

But this time, Varejao did not score the ball. Instead, he easily filled the basket with one hand and scored 2 points without any defense.

Silas couldn't help nodding.

There are not many inside players who can use their brains to play basketball. There are not many in this league. This Brazilian kid is worth training.

"You guy... actually have such a hand... your name is Anderson Varejao?"

Evans seems to be unable to believe that he is really the Cavaliers' rookie in Brazil this season.

Varejao was majestic at the moment.

"Ajo is dead, you picked it, idol! Now in front of you is the rebounding overlord Anderson Varejao!"

Evans: "..."

The momentum is pressing.

Horrible.