Chapter 40: Flip
The time is up and the second quarter begins.

The Knicks have He Zhongqiu, Witherspoon, Shandon Anderson, Sprewell, and Charlie Ward.

The Nets have Aaron Williams, Rodney Rogers, Jefferson, Armstrong, and Anthony Johnson.

"He, No. 34 is your opponent. He's a laborer in the interior and doesn't have much strength on the offensive end. But he is good at blocking and rebounding." Thibodeau said before going on the court.

"understood."

……

Nets offense.

No. 34 of the Nets is Aaron Williams, who is 206 cm tall and weighs 107 kg. As soon as he arrives at the frontcourt, he runs to the basket.

He Zhongqiu remembered what Thibodeau had just said, so he stayed at the left waist position. When No. 34 ran towards the basket, he also went in immediately without any resistance and went straight ahead.

With his height, wingspan and jumping ability, even if his one-on-one defense is only level 65, his front defense is enough to give Aaron Williams a hard time.

Aaron Williams was not strong enough to push He Zhongqiu away, and his mobility was not as good as He Zhongqiu. He had no chance under the basket and immediately ran to the low post on the left wing.

When Nets point guard Anthony Johnson saw that there was no chance in the paint, he threw a three-pointer from the outside, but it was short and missed. The rebound bounced back but was grabbed by Rodney Rogers at the right waist.

"Oh, the Knicks lost the backcourt rebound, and Rogers made a jump shot near the basket..." Michael Breen explained loudly.

"boom!"

Witherspoon jumped to block the shot, which affected Rogers' shot and he still missed the second shot.

He Zhongqiu had returned to the basket and finally grabbed the backcourt rebound.

"here."

On the left wing, the madman had turned around and was about to get off. While running, he turned back and waved and shouted to He Zhongqiu.

"Whoosh!"

He Zhongqiu threw the ball with one hand, and the ball flew towards the madman like a meteor.

“This rookie is a good passer.”

The madman caught the ball with both hands. The speed of the ball seemed very fast, but the power was not great. He caught the ball comfortably. He immediately rushed to the basket and scored a layup under the pursuit of the Nets' backup shooting guard Armstrong.

In fact, Kuang Ren underestimated He Zhongqiu's passing ability. He Zhongqiu's locust stone has reached the great perfection realm. It is specially used to shoot birds, rabbits and other living creatures. Not only is the technique accurate, but it can also be used in advance. His passing can reach level 90, and his passing is due to this point.

The Nets attacked and Jefferson missed the jump shot.

"Rebound prediction +3."

He Zhongqiu predicted the direction of the rebound, but he didn't know how to position himself, allowing Aaron Williams to squeeze next to him. Fortunately, he was strong and his lower body was stable, so Aaron Williams couldn't squeeze him away. In the end, he grabbed the backcourt rebound with his powerful jumping ability.

"We have to teach him how to position himself and predict the ball's landing point. With his physical condition, he can definitely grab more rebounds." Thibodeau thought to himself.

Entering the frontcourt, He Zhongqiu grabbed the basket. Aaron Williams went around to defend, but the madman did not pass the ball and broke through from the left wing with the ball.

He remembered what Thibodeau had just told him, and quickly took two steps out from under the basket, setting a screen at the left waist position.

The madman used his screen to break into the paint area, and Armstrong, who was chasing him, was blocked outside. He immediately turned around and followed the madman to run to the basket as Thibodeau requested.

At this time, the madman faced Aaron Williams under the basket, but did not choose to force an attack. Instead, he suddenly passed the ball from behind to He Zhongqiu who was following behind him.

He Zhongqiu received the ball two meters in front of the left side of the basket. He reacted very quickly, took a small step forward, then jumped up more than two feet high and dunked over Aaron Williams who was in the reasonable collision zone.

"boom!"

As the basket exploded, Aaron Williams, who had just jumped, was dunked under the basket.

Madison Square Garden was suddenly filled with joy.

At this moment, the adrenaline of countless Knicks fans is burning.

"Woooooooo..."

Michael Breen excitedly simulated the sound of an air raid sirens, then shouted loudly: "Absolutely violent play, Wolverine dive-bombed Aaron Williams, he completely dominated his opponent, he was wreaking havoc in the Nets penalty area."

Tom Howard praised: "In terms of physical fitness, he is a big Rain Man. His powerful strength makes his explosiveness even more terrifying than Rain Man. I think only O'Neal has stronger explosiveness in the entire league."

"Wolverine is a beast."

In the Yao family of Houston, Yao Ming’s face is full of envy and jealousy. With such quality, wouldn’t it be great if half of it could be given to him?
As long as he could keep his touch, he was willing to exchange all his skills with He Zhongqiu. After all, with the qualities, the skills could be practiced.

"Clap clap clap..."

Don Cheney, Thibodeau, and Holmes Lester were all applauding.

They applauded for this super violent dunk and also applauded He Zhongqiu for his successful tactical play.

"You have executed a pick-and-roll tactic. You have gained some experience with the tactic. Your offensive tactic proficiency is +2000, and your level is increased by 1, now at level 28."

He Zhongqiu was so happy to gain so much proficiency at once that his face was full of smiles. When he saw the cheerleaders behind the baseline lifting up their skirts for him, he became even more excited.

The madman came over and high-fived to congratulate him, and said excitedly: "Hey, you did a great job. You know, because of you, I am dreaming about the playoffs."

"Playoffs?"

He Zhongqiu is still unable to understand the significance of the playoffs to NBA stars. He is still just a rookie, an amateur rookie.

In the following games, He Zhongqiu tried his best to do things that met the tactical requirements on both offense and defense according to the coach's requirements.

But after all, their tactical skills were too low, they made mistakes many times and committed many unnecessary errors.

But overall, this is a good change for him. At least he has begun to pay attention to tactics. With his learning ability and the help of the system, I believe he will be able to improve his tactical ability soon.

He played for 6 minutes in the second quarter, and the second half of the quarter was taken over by Harrington. In the half quarter, he made 2 of 1 shots, 2 of 1 free throws, grabbed 1 rebound, and completed a steal, but had one turnover and two fouls.

He played for another 4 minutes in the third quarter, missed a rebound, which was also his first close shot, completed a dunk, grabbed a rebound, made a turnover, and accumulated 6 turnovers and 5 fouls.

Too many mistakes and fouls affected his playing time, which means the Knicks wanted to develop him. Otherwise, if someone else was replaced, unless he was the core, even if he was a main player, he would have been relegated long ago.

In the 10th minute of the final quarter, the score was 75:74 and the Knicks were still one point behind, so they called a timeout.

"He, get into the basket and get into position."

"OK."

"Guard your basket on defense. Collins is average, so you have to be careful of the others."

"OK."

He agreed, but He Zhongqiu was worried because his assist defense was only level 40, and his backup defense was only level 30. It was okay for him to look at his own people, but he was really unable to do it when looking at others, unless a blind cat caught a dead mouse.

According to his physical quality, his assisting and back-up defense shouldn't be limited to this level. However, he doesn't understand tactics, so his level is only this level.

Assisting and helping with defense does not just rely on your body, you also have to know how to read the offensive tactics of the attacking team. If you do not understand the offensive tactics of the other party, when you are needed to assist and help with defense, the opportunity has actually passed, and by the time you see it, it is already too late.

(End of this chapter)