No.1 in basketball scoring-Chapter 1176 - 483: Frenzied Finale (Part 4)
So after his interview was broadcast, some said he was biting off more than he could chew, but more people praised him for having ambition and dreams, expressing support. ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐.๐ฐ๐ ๐ฆ
Such feedback from public opinion made โSuper Jordanโ brim with confidence, and he now couldnโt wait to step onto the court to defeat Zhang San!
minutes later, at 8 PM, the game began.
Celtics starting lineup: Mayo, Tony Allen, Josh Smith, Al Jefferson, Gooden.
Bobcats starting lineup: Felton, Zhang Yang, Pietrus, Millsap, Okafor.
Gooden beat Okafor to win the jump ball, Celtics attacked first, the entire team swiftly pressed on!
Mayo quickly crossed the mid-circle, and saw it was Zhang Yang defending at the top arc instead of Pietrus... he got even more excited!
He quickly moved to the top arc, his shooting space was covered by Zhang Yang, he didnโt hesitate, shifted direction with the momentum, successfully dodging Zhang Yang a step, drove in... But just inside the three-point line, he stumbled, and as the ball bounced off the ground, it was poked away by a hand reaching from behind!
Zhang San: A 216 cm long arm doesnโt grow for nothing!
Felton rushed to a step inside the free throw line, snatched the ball before the approaching Al Jefferson, helping Zhang Yang finish the steal, pushed the counterattack!
However, Tony Allen and Josh Smith were already dashing back to the backcourt.
Clearly, the Celtics were in high spirits, not only Mayo wanted to โfulfill the missionโ.
No doubt, Mayo here, had a grand goal, all-star talent, strong instant combat power, with Tony Allen assisting, plus his outgoing personality, which highly motivated teammatesโ positivity.
When Felton advanced two steps and lobbed the ball to Zhang Yang, Tony Allen and Josh Smith had already set up the defense formation, Zhang Yang crossed the mid-circle, Tony Allen stood at the three-point line, Josh Smith was a step outside the free throw line, breakthrough and shooting both blocked!
Zhang Yang spotted Pietrus charging from the wing, advanced two steps, grabbed the ball and took a step beyond the three-point line, leaned back for a three-point shot against the interference by Tony Allen...
"Bang"
"Swish"
Hit the board straight on!
Pietrus ran around the three-second area, excitedly high-fived Zhang Yang, he didnโt feel his run was in vain, Brother San had told himโ"Rushing to the basket is the biggest encouragement for my shooting."
He believed Brother San wasnโt misleading him, because when watching the videos, he also realized that when teammates had second attack opportunities, Brother San shot more decisively.
Whether itโs accurate is hard to say, but at least thereโs encouragement.
Mayo rushed back to receive the inbound pass, meeting Zhang Yangโs defense again, this time he hesitated a bit without making immediate moves... then got closely marked by Zhang Yang, and the movement was rougher than the previous encounters!
Fortunately, he reacted quickly, turned with his back, managing to protect the ball... This move, he learned from watching Bobcats Double Gunsโ footage day and night.
Seeing Al Jefferson easily securing position against Millsap, Mayo quickly lobbed the ball over.
Al Jefferson played one-on-one, drew Okaforโs double-team, passed to elbow zone using Goodenโs screen to reach free throw line Josh Smith, Josh Smith drew Zhang Yangโs help defense, passed to Mayo, Mayo received the ball and shot a three-pointer... got in as well! Paid back Zhang Yangโs previous trailing three-pointer!
But back on the other side, Zhang Yang hit a turnaround jump shot one-on-one against Tony Allen at the high post!
It was Celticsโ turn to attack again, Mayo continued to lob the ball to Al Jefferson to initiate offense, Al Jefferson linked up with Josh Smith, the eventual receiver was Tony Allen, who received the ball and directly drove to the basket, facing help defense high-arc throw... bounced on the rim several times before dropping in.
Indeed, after a year in the NBA, โSuper Jordanโ matured considerably in terms of gameplay, initially he really thought he was Jordan, just throwing the ball when he took the field, now he instinctively knows where the advantage is.
Tonight Bobcatsโ starting lineup didnโt have any heavyweights inside, Al Jefferson was undoubtedly dominating inside, starting with beautiful one-on-one coordination around Al Jefferson, but Celtics failed to defend!
After Zhang Yang hit two consecutive shots, Okafor took over the offensive flag, low-post facing the rim against Gooden, forcefully drove Gooden a step, outside reasonable collision area, turned and leaned against Gooden to grab the ball, hooked before Al Jefferson reached the defense, scored!
While Okafor played one-on-one at the center position, Zhang Yang used Pietrusโ off-ball screen on the outside, utilizing the threat from hitting two shots in a row at the start to stretch space wide! Al Jefferson dared to assist against Millsapโs still unstable mid-range shot, but his feet couldnโt keep up!
In the following few rounds, Celtics continued using Al Jefferson as offense initiation point, battled Zhang Yang and Okafor back and forth, but Al Jefferson was a 130 kg short-arm Power Forward, couldnโt sustain offensive continuity alone against Okafor, let alone Zhang Yang and Okafor together, less than a third of the first quarter, big Al needed a breather, only for Mayo to take over offensive flag, then Mayo suffered greatly...
Super Jordan: Zhang San went crazy tonight! This confrontation, oh... he elbowed me! Referee, are you blind for not calling a foul? Damn it! Even gave me a technical? Are superstars really that great? Well, they are indeed quite impressive...
