Chapter 41 Wolverine

The referee blew the whistle, the game resumed, and the Knicks attacked.

He Zhongqiu entered the basket, and the Nets' main center Jason Collins couldn't hold on and chose to go around, but was pushed out of the reasonable collision zone by his right elbow.

"Double team!"

Nets head coach Byron Scott shouted decisively.

He originally planned a "Hack-a-Shaq" tactic against He Zhongqiu, but He Zhongqiu's ability to attack under the basket was indeed quite good, and his two centers were too weak and the effect was average, so they were reduced to two 2+1s.

Now that it is a critical moment, he doesn't care whether he is a rookie or not. The Knicks obviously want to use the rookie's ability to attack the basket to catch up, so he must stifle the rookie's ability to attack the basket.

Kenyon Martin, who was guarding the right waist position, immediately turned around and rushed to the basket, and Kurt Thomas outside the right waist position got an open space.

On the right wing, Alan Houston saw this and passed the ball to Kurt Thomas.

In addition to his good low-post defense, Kurt Thomas also has accurate mid-range shooting ability, especially for close two-pointers, with a hit rate of 50%. Both mid-range and long two-pointers are over 40%, which is more accurate than the mid-range shots of the four super centers.

"brush!"

He did not miss this open opportunity and made a shot, helping the team to overtake the score.

"Oh, the Nets double-teamed the rookie Wolverine, and it was an off-ball double-team. This is the treatment given to O'Neal. Coach Scott's reaction was a bit excessive." Michael Breen said.

"From Howard Ellis at the point guard position to Kurt Thomas at the power forward position, all of them can shoot, and they all have the ability to shoot from mid-range and long range. None of them can be left open. Double-teaming a rookie without the ball is indeed inappropriate," said Tom Howard.

Michael Breen said: "This Knicks lineup is actually not bad. The total salary of the team is as high as 9345 million US dollars, only lower than the Trail Blazers' 1.056 million US dollars, and the salary cap this season is only 4027 million US dollars."

"Second in the league." Tom Howard said with a smile.

Michael Breen said meaningfully: "The Knicks didn't make the playoffs last season because they lacked a center. In the 00/01 season, they had Marcus Camby, who made the playoffs that season. Last season, Camby was seriously injured and didn't make the playoffs.

Obviously, they're counting on the Wolverines, so they started him in the second game and kept him in the game despite all the turnovers."

Byron Scott also realized the problem, but He Zhongqiu's violent style of play under the basket made him very cautious, so he immediately adjusted his tactics and shouted loudly: "There is a double team, hurry up."

75:76, Nets attack.

"boom!"

At the critical moment, Kidd took a decisive shot and made a three-pointer, but unfortunately he missed.

The basketball bounced far, the madman defending Kidd rushed in to grab the rebound, and the Knicks attacked.

He Zhongqiu entered the basket again, and the ball was in the hands of the madman on the left wing.

Facing Kidd's strong defense, the madman did not force a shot at the critical moment, but instead lobbed the ball to He Zhongqiu who was in position under the basket.

"Pinch attack!"

Byron Scott's sharp voice rang out.

Kenyon Martin, who was at the right waist position, had already turned and rushed to the basket. Before the basketball arrived, he had already reached He Zhongqiu and completed the double-team.

When the ball arrived, He Zhongqiu used his left and right elbows to hold off Kenyon Martin and Jason Collins, using his strength advantage to the extreme to occupy the most advantageous position to receive the ball, then he jumped up and grabbed the basketball.

At this time, he was facing away from the basket, at a 60-degree angle to the left front of the basket, with his foot on the line of the legal collision zone.

Kurt Thomas was on the right wing and had an open space. He couldn't see his teammates' open space, and with Kenyon Martin on the left, he didn't dare to pass the ball.

Although his one-on-one skills at the basket are at level 85, his ability to break through double-teams at the basket is only at level 50, which is far from enough to cope with the current double-team situation.

If he was under the basket, he could still give it a try, but now he was one meter away from the basket, with his back to the basket. This situation was beyond his current ability. "Here."

At this moment, Kurt Thomas on the left wing entered the paint area in time and appeared in his sight. He asked him for the ball one step below the right end of the free throw line, and he quickly passed it.

Kurt Thomas received the ball and Kenyon Martin immediately pounced on him. The former calmly faked a shot and made a real pass, which shook Kenyon Martin into the air. Then he made a ground pass and passed the ball back to He Zhongqiu.

"boom!"

The next moment, He Zhongqiu completed a two-handed slam dunk, which made the basket stand sway and nod. Jason Collins, who was defending him, was unable to do anything about his attack under the basket and could only stand aside and watch.

Michael Breen commented appreciatively: "Beautiful! The tactical coordination between the two big players of the Knicks was very good this time.

The Wolverines first attracted a double team at the basket, then passed the ball to Kurt Thomas, who broke through the double team for the Wolverines and passed the ball back, playing very patiently. "

75:78, Nets attack.

Kenyon Martin ran out of the open space, received the ball on the right wing, and tried to break through, but was double-teamed by Alan Houston and Kurt Thomas at the right waist position and lost the ball due to a mistake.

The madman took advantage of this to launch a fast break and scored another goal, and the Knicks led by 5 points.

At this point, time was running out and the game had lost its suspense. At the end of the game, the Knicks won at home with a score of 75:80.

"Hey, here are your data."

After the game ended and he returned to the bench, Thibodeau showed him his stats.

上场21分钟，8投6中，3罚2中，得到14分5篮板1助攻2盖帽1抢断6失误5犯规。

Thibodeau said: "Your main offense is at the basket, your hit rate is OK, and your rebounding is average. This data can only be said to be barely acceptable, because there are too many turnovers and fouls, resulting in too little playing time.

In addition, you are not familiar with the tactics and cannot participate more in the team's offense and defense. You have to take time to learn the tactics, understand?"

Bang bang, He Zhongqiu patted his chest twice and promised: "Coach, don't worry, I will spend at least two hours every day studying tactics in the future."

"That's good." Thibodeau nodded.

At this time, Philip said with a smile: "By the way, He, I just found out that you have a new nickname. Tom Howard gave it to you. He is the ESPN commentator of this game."

"What is it?" He Zhongqiu asked with little interest.

"Wolverine, do you like it?" Philip said.

"Wolverine, what do you mean?" He Zhongqiu asked.

The madman next to him shouted, "Wow, Wolverine from X-Men? I like this character, he has a pair of indestructible claws.

Hey, you can rip a closet apart with your bare hands, too. Not as powerful as Wolverine, but it's a nice nickname."

Philip explained: "Wolverine is the indestructible King Kong, and the wolf is the wolf. Wolverine is a comic character, and as Latrell just said, he has a pair of indestructible claws, which is just right for you.

Of course, it's not my specialty, but it's just barely suitable, what do you think?"

"Indestructible claws... Yeah, it's okay."

He Zhongqiu somewhat agreed, as it just fits his Iron Shirt and Eagle Claw Kung Fu. The Iron Shirt is an internal Vajra technique, and the Eagle Claw Kung Fu is a claw technique.

Philip said: "A nickname actually depends on the fans' approval. If they think it's good, they will call it out. If they don't approve, it's useless even if you like it."

(End of this chapter)