Chapter 36: Big Hat
"brush!"

The next free throw was made, 0:3, the Knicks took the lead.

"The Nets are attacking, oh, the Knicks are playing a three-two zone defense, mainly defending against breakthroughs." Michael Breen said quickly.

Kenyon Martin continued to run on the right wing, but Alan Houston on the right wing and Kurt Thomas on the low right wing remained unmoved and stayed in their defensive area. His running did not disturb the Knicks' zone defense formation.

Zone defense is about defending the ball, not the person. The ball is now in Kidd's hands, which is why Houston and Thomas ignored Kenyon Martin.

At this moment, Kenyon Martin suddenly made a reverse run, passed between the two players, cut to the basket, and was about to reach the right waist position in one more step.

Kidd advanced to the frontcourt and just three steps past the center line, before he stopped, his wide field of vision allowed him to clearly understand the situation in the half court and see Kenyon Martin's opportunity.

"Whoosh!"

He pulled the ball up with one hand and suddenly pushed it forward. The basketball flew straight to the right waist like a meteor.

"Yes?"

When the basketball flew past him, the madman defending in front of him didn't react.

"Well done!"

Kenyon Martin shouted in his heart, rushed to the right waist position in one step, caught the basketball with both hands, strode into the paint area, and then flew up.

"Oops."

Kurt Thomas below hurriedly moved towards the basket, but it was too late.

"not good."

Alan Houston in the right elbow area above was also too late and watched Kenyon immediately rush into the paint area.

The previous moment, Nets center Jason Collins wanted to enter the paint area from the low post on the left wing, but was blocked by He Zhongqiu. When he saw Kenyon Martin cutting to the basket, he simply pulled out and tried to pull He Zhongqiu out.

He thought that he had a certain ability in mid-range shooting, and that this rookie center would not leave him open and would definitely follow him, so that he could clear the basket for his teammates.

But He Zhongqiu is only at the level of an amateur now. As an amateur, he does not have such high tactical qualities at all. Following the ball is an instinct. If you don’t have the ball in your hand, who will follow you?

His vision was as high as level 90. He had already seen Kenyon Martin's cut in, and the next moment he saw Kidd's pass.

So he ignored Collins's pull-out and turned directly to the basket. When Kenyon Martin took off after receiving the ball, he had already returned to the basket to defend.

"Good awareness of protecting the basket!"

On the sidelines, Thibodeau couldn't help but nodded when he saw He Zhongqiu returning to defense.

The next moment, He Zhongqiu jumped with all his strength to meet the flying Kenyon Martin.

"Dunk you."

Kenyon Martin shouted again in his heart, raised his right arm and chopped down with more force, facing He Zhongqiu who was rising in the middle, and smashed the ball into the basket behind him.

"not good!"

The next moment, he found that He Zhongqiu was taller than him. He could not see the basket, and a big hand slapped him from top to bottom.

"Snapped!"

With a loud thumping sound, the orange-red basketball was instantly whipped away, flying backwards like a meteor and actually flew directly out of the sideline.

"Oh!"

The next moment, Kenyon Martin crashed into He Zhongqiu and fell out. He Zhongqiu fell back to the ground, staggered back and stood firm.

“Ohh…”

Madison Square Garden, like an erupting volcano, erupted with huge cheers and countless arms waving.

"Oh oh oh..."

On the sidelines, Spike Lee waved his arms excitedly and his mouth kept firing like a machine gun.

"Blocked shot! The Knicks' No. 18 rookie center delivered a volleyball-style iron-blooded block, blocking Kenyon Martin."

At this moment, Michael Brin's extremely passionate voice resounded throughout countless homes across the United States. "Beautiful, our ratings are rising rapidly." Tom Howard said with a smile.

Michael Breen said: "Kenyon Martin's core strength was insufficient and he was completely defeated in the aerial confrontation. He had the impact force but was knocked over by the reaction force.

Without a doubt, this represents Knicks No. 18, whose name is He...Zhong...Qiu. I have specifically looked up the pronunciation of his name. This means that He Zhongqiu has very strong core strength and excellent aerial confrontation ability. "

Tom Howard sighed and said: "Rookie, congratulations, in the first offensive and defensive round, he dunked over Jason Collins and then blocked Kenyon Martin. If he continues to play like this tonight, the Nets will be in trouble."

Michael Breen said: “At the five position, He Zhongqiu obviously has a certain advantage because of his great physical talent.

If Mutombo is not injured, with his ability, he can easily suppress He Zhongqiu, but now Collins is not able to do so, and the Nets have no other backup center, so they can only rely on Collins. If they put another forward on the court, the disadvantage under the basket will be more obvious. "

"Pretty!"

"Well done!"

“What a high jump!”

Yao family in Houston, when the block happened, the whole family said excitedly.

He Zhongqiu received another wave of rewards.

His blocking is at level 80, which is a fairly high level for an amateur, reaching the second-rate professional standard.

In fact, he has very little experience in playing basketball and has never trained in the blocking technique. How come his level can reach 80?

This is talent, thanks to excellent jumping, arm span and height, as well as 90-level reaction speed, a pair of powerful big hands, 95-level spatial sense and 95-level aerial confrontation ability.

Behind the baseline, the media reporters' cameras were pointed at him, with flash lights flashing continuously. Behind him, a row of beautiful and sexy cheerleaders were dancing with their legs raised high, lifting the hems of their skirts towards him, and behind them were countless fans cheering for him.

In the past, people only called him a bastard, a man who was raised by a mother but not educated by her, and a man who made dirty money and would die a bad death. Even after he became an actor, no one cheered for him or was excited for him.

He looked at everything in front of him and felt really good. He really enjoyed the scene of countless people cheering for him.

Even though he liked playing basketball before, he only thought of it as a legitimate job to make money. But now, he feels that he can get more from this job than just money.

Having read too few books, he now doesn’t know what he hopes to get or what he can get, but he likes the cheers and the applause.

Kenyon Martin struggled to his feet with the help of Kidd.

His back fell and it was a bit painful, but he didn't want to leave the court. He wanted to stay and teach this damn Chinese guy a lesson.

The game continues, the Nets still have the ball, and they serve from the center line.

Outside the three-point line on the right wing, Kidd took the ball from Jefferson and went to the top of the arc. After passing the ball, Jefferson quickly cut into the paint area.

The madman strengthened his defense and attacked Kidd directly. This time Kidd didn't find a chance to pass the ball. Jefferson ran through the paint area to the left wing three-point line to ask for the ball.

After getting the ball, because he didn't have a three-pointer yet, Howard Ellis, who was defending the left wing, let him take two steps and guard him in the left elbow area.

Jefferson is good at breaking through the wing. Seeing this, he immediately broke through with the ball, first going downward, approaching the baseline, and then changing direction to the left waist position.

In accordance with the zone defense requirements, Ellis in the left elbow area immediately moved down to double-team.

He Zhongqiu in the low left post has no tactical skills at all. His current defensive tactics are only level 35. He doesn't even know what a three-two zone defense is. He just follows the ball.

When Jefferson broke through with the ball, he stared at Jefferson, then quickly moved upward and blocked Jefferson in front of him.

His backup defense inadvertently met the defensive requirement of defending the ball but not the person in the zone defense tactics.

As a martial arts master, his spirit is extremely condensed and he has his own aura. When he stood in front and stared at Jefferson, the sophomore Jefferson felt like he was being stared at by a tiger, and his hair stood on end in an instant.

"squeak!"

The next moment, he instinctively braked and made a quick stop jump shot.

"Whoosh!"

The shot was far too short and missed, with Kurt Thomas catching the ball under the basket.

(End of this chapter)