Chapter 18 O'Neal's Treatment
Alan Houston made the second free throw, 26:24, still the Knicks have the ball.

Charlie Ward took the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Alan Houston.

"Complete offensive tactical moves continuously, proficiency +6."

"Complete low-post moves continuously, proficiency +6."

"Complete low-post confrontations continuously, proficiency +6."

At this time, He Zhongqiu entered the basket very smoothly, and the big bamboo pole Sandev was powerless to stop him. He even turned around under the basket, trapped Sandev behind him, and then asked for the ball outside.

Alan Houston's assists are average and he prefers to shoot himself, but he wants a strong inside helper, otherwise it will be difficult to make the playoffs this season, so when he saw He Zhongqiu was about to get into position, he passed the ball in anyway.

"Complete the pass and receive in succession, proficiency +6."

He Zhongqiu stopped Sandov who was trying to go around with his left hand, and caught the ball with his right hand. No one from the green team came to double-team him, so after receiving the ball, he started to play one-on-one against Sandov under the basket.

"Di!"

Unfortunately, as soon as the two came into contact, the referee's whistle sounded, calling him for a traveling violation.

“Did I walk?”

He was a little confused. He had been very careful, so how could he have walked?
Xia Song then asked loudly: "Zhongqiu, tell me honestly, was it you who slapped Wenbek on the right cheek just now?"

"Of course not, his face just touched my hand. How could I hit someone? I only win people over with virtue." He immediately denied it.

Xia Song understood. This kid was indeed a former gangster. He was mean and took advantage of the moment when he was dodging to attack the man. He quickly said, "Then this move should be compensation. It is the price you paid for hitting him just now."

"You can make up for a foul. There is no law anymore, right?" He was very surprised.

The Green Team missed the shot, Thomas grabbed the rebound, and the Knicks attacked.

"Complete offensive tactical moves three times in a row, proficiency +9."

"Complete the pass and receive in succession, proficiency +6."

He Zhongqiu entered the basket again to ask for the position and the ball, and the madman with the ball passed it in.

"Dunk him."

"Dunk one."

Reporters Zhou Biao and Lin Cheng shouted loudly behind the baseline.

He Zhongqiu grabbed the ball with both hands, kept his right foot still, took a half step back with his left foot, inserted it between the legs of Sandov behind him, leaned hard with his back, easily pushed the opponent back, and then jumped sideways.

"boom!"

With a one-handed dunk, he completed another dunk.

"Proficiency in singles at the basket +3."

"Complete slam dunks in a row, proficiency +6."

"Continuously perform individual offense, offensive tactic proficiency +200."

"Di!"

Sandov was pushed back and didn't have time to jump, which was a blocking foul, so the referee blew the whistle and He Zhongqiu had to take an extra free throw.

"yeah!"

Zhou Biao Lincheng pressed the shutter button excitedly.

"beautiful!"

Xia Song clapped his hands excitedly. "No. 18, you did a great job!"

Spike Lee jumped up from his seat again, dancing around, and it was obvious that he was really excited.

"Sandov's size and strength are too small. Facing the rookie's attack under the basket, he has no ability to defend at all," said Kenny Smith.

"The Green Team still has some dignity and didn't double-team the rookie." Barkley chuckled.

"Now that the game is tied, the Green Team should use their main players," Smith said.

"If it was O'Neal, he wouldn't have needed to shoot the ball just now. He could have just stood up and dunked it, so anyone who leaned against him would have been bounced away," Barkley said.

"O'Neal should be 160 kilograms now. The official weight of this rookie is only 115 kilograms. The difference of 45 kilograms is not comparable at all," said Smith.

"Scott, you made the right choice. He has both potential and decent combat capability." On the sidelines, a happy Don Cheney said to Layden.

Layden smiled and said, "I hope he can improve our low-post offense. We have Houston and Sprewell on the outside and Thomas' defense inside. As long as the center can perform better, we have a chance in the playoffs."

"But the center of the green team is not good either. If they meet a stronger opponent, He will definitely not be able to cope with it now." Tang Cheney said.

Thibodeau added: "His defensive potential is great, his blocks and steals are excellent, but he doesn't understand defensive skills and has no experience, so his defensive potential cannot be realized at present.

In addition, with his height, wingspan, strength, jumping ability, mobility and confrontation ability, his rebounding potential is definitely very good, which also needs to be strengthened. "

"Tom, his defense and rebounding are left to you, which is what you are best at," said Don Cheney.

"OK."

Tom Thibodeau nodded.

On the court, He Zhongqiu stood at the free throw line.

His free throw shooting is level 62. A year ago, when he was only 75 meters tall, this skill was level .

At this time, the Green Team made 5 substitutions, replacing several substitutes, and all the main players came on the court today.

Point guard Tony Delk, power forward Eric Williams, center Tony Battie, Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker play both the shooting guard and small forward positions.

Although Antoine Walker is a power forward, he plays outside, so he can barely play as a shooting guard on the offensive end. He is not good at or likes defense, so his defensive position is not fixed.

This main lineup is also the main lineup of the Green Team this season. The effect is quite good, and the outside line generally has a height advantage.

The Knicks naturally followed suit and made substitutions.

Alan Houston continued to play, madman Sprewell came on the court, main point guard Howard Eisley came on the court, Kurt Thomas came on the court, and He Zhongqiu gained the trust of Don Cheney with his performance and continued to play.

"From now on, we will play zone defense, three-two zone defense." Because there was not enough height on the court, Don Cheney stopped playing man-to-man defense.

The Green Team's Pierce, Walker and Dirk can all shoot and make three-pointers. Even power forward Eric Williams can pull out and shoot three-pointers, and center Tony Battie can also make mid-range shots, so he arranged a three-two zone defense to prevent outside shots.

"boom!"

He Zhongqiu threw the ball in his hand, but unfortunately his power was a little too strong, and the basketball hit the basket and bounced off the backboard, and was caught by Tony Battie.

Barkley immediately analyzed: "The free throw missed, this Chinese rookie's shooting is not good, his hand movements are a bit stiff.

So to deal with such a guy, it's very simple, don't let him get close to the basket, he won't be a threat on the offensive end."

"But he's very strong. Why don't you let him get closer to the basket? Tony Battie is about the same height as him, but weighs only 108 kilograms. He may not be able to be stopped," asked Kenny Smith.

Barkley shrugged and smiled: "As long as there are two people, O'Neal can't get close to the basket easily, let alone this rookie?"

"Double-team a rookie in advance? No, that's the treatment for an All-Star center, even O'Neal," said Kenny Smith.

(End of this chapter)