Chapter 90 Is he a wolf or an eagle? (More updates, please subscribe)

Stern didn't watch the game, but he received the message immediately and quickly gave instructions.

"Immediately put this dunk on the official website to promote it, especially overseas. I hope the Wolverines will become a booster to help the NBA expand overseas."

"This dunk of his is one of the top ten plays of the week."

"Also contact our basketball stand supplier and have them speed up a bit, we need new backboards and rims."

"I hope it's him who starts the Eastern Conference All-Star game. He is more suitable to be an All-Star than any other center in the Eastern Conference."

"Also, invite him right away. I need him to participate in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest."

……

"Michael, did you see that?"

"what?"

"Wolverine just dunked from the free throw line and blew up the backboard. It's now on the league's official website."

"what?"

Far away in Washington, Jordan received the news. His agent David Falk told him and he immediately opened the official website.

"Oh!"

His eyes widened after watching the video footage.

"This beast, how can he jump and fly so fast? And how can he have such great strength? Is he a wolf or an eagle? What a monster!"

Jordan was puzzled.

The last time he slammed an alley-oop dunk with one step inside the free throw line was shocking enough, and this time he did it with an even more shocking dunk. He had to admit that this dunk had surpassed him.

The key is that this is a dunk in a game, not a dunk at the All-Star Game, which will definitely be more precious.

Now that the All-Star voting has entered a critical period, he can be sure that Wolverine's dunk will definitely help him be successfully selected as the starting center in the Eastern Conference.

……

During the time when the backboard was changed, He Zhongqiu's dunk had already been posted on the Internet, quickly gaining millions of hits and countless praises from all over the world. His fame, popularity and popularity also skyrocketed.

It took thirty-six minutes to replace the rebounds. In order to keep their bodies from cooling down, the two teams took turns to warm up, but after the game started, their condition inevitably declined. Both sides missed shots for several rounds, and no team scored for three minutes.

7:2, in the 5th minute of the first quarter, the Knicks attacked and He Zhongqiu received the ball in the low post on the left wing.

As an opponent competing for the All-Star starting position, Ben Wallace has more or less studied the technical characteristics of the Wolverine.

He knew very well that in this position, Wolverine had only one way to attack, and that was to shoot off the bank at a forty-five degree angle.

If there is another type, it is the unreliable bottom sliding.

Sure enough, the next moment after He Zhongqiu received the ball, he immediately turned around, stepped on his left waist and jumped, and threw the ball towards the backboard with his right hand.

"I knew it."

Ben Wallace, who was prepared, moved sideways in time and then jumped to block the shot.

The connection between He Zhongqiu's series of technical movements from receiving the ball to turning upwards and then jumping was not fast. This was a back-to-the-basket attack. His low-post back-to-the-basket skills were only level 40 and he was very unskilled.

Because of this, Ben Wallace was able to complete the lateral movement and jump block in time.

If Duncan had completed this set of actions, he might not have had a chance to complete the defense.

But just as Ben Wallace jumped up and stretched his hand upward to block the shot, He Zhongqiu's movements suddenly sped up. He suddenly threw the ball with his right hand, and the ball flew over his head in an instant.

"what?"

He was startled, and at this moment the sound of a board hitting the wall sounded behind his head.

"Bang! Swoosh!"

There was the sound of the boards hitting the ground, and then the sound of the basket brushing.

"Wolverine hit the rebound and made a nearly two-point shot. This is very valuable for Wolverine because he rarely makes mid-range shots and it is even more difficult for him to make them," said Kenny Smith.

Barkley exclaimed: "Kenny, you know, Wolverine gave me a lot of surprises. I don't know how to evaluate his rebounding shots."

"Yeah, his rebounding motion is weird, like throwing a rock, we've discussed this before, right?" said Kenny Smith.

Barkley said: "Wolverine's post-up skills, from catching the ball to turning around and jumping, all these technical movements are normal, like Duncan, but not as sophisticated as Duncan, a little slow.

But his final shot, his bank shot, was so fast, it was like he had pressed the fast-forward button.

I have a feeling that his post-up and bank shots are very abruptly connected together, which feels weird.”

Kenny Smith said, "Maybe he didn't practice post-up shots much, but instead practiced bank shots?"

"Potentially," Barkley said.

In fact, they are very right. He Zhongqiu's back-to-the-basket technique is only level 40, while his bank shot is at level 68. The connection between these two techniques is indeed quite stiff, just like the voltage is too small to drive high-power electrical appliances.

9:2, Pistons attack.

"Bang!"

Billups suddenly shot a three-pointer, but unfortunately he missed.

Barkley complained: "The Pistons have missed five shots in a row. If they continue like this, they will definitely lose at home. Someone has to step up."

He Zhongqiu bypassed Ben Wallace and entered the basket to ask for the ball. Ben Wallace moved quickly and got in front again, but he had successfully squeezed to a position two meters away from the basket. He only needed one step to attack the basket, so he turned around to get the ball.

The ball was in the hands of the madman, who was on the left wing and lobbed the ball in.

He Zhongqiu leaned against Big Ben and caught the ball with one hand. He suddenly exerted force on his back and thrust backwards. With a short and powerful burst of force, his back hit Big Ben's chest, shifting Big Ben's center of gravity.

The next moment, he immediately turned around, took half a step towards the basket, pounced on Big Ben like a tiger, and suddenly stood up.

"Asshole!"

Big Ben tried his best to jump up to block the shot, but He Zhongqiu pounced on him and he couldn't jump up at all. At most he jumped up three inches.

"Bang!" The next moment, a loud explosion sounded above his head.

"Pretty!"

Barkley shouted excitedly: "Wolverine dunked over Big Ben. He completed a wonderful singles under the basket, catching the ball and turning around to dunk. This is the signature move of the Big Shark."

Kenny Smith said: "No, there is a difference. Charles, if you look at the replay carefully, Wolverine has a back arch after receiving the ball, and then turns around and dunks.

After the Shark receives the ball at the basket, he usually turns around and uses his super tonnage to squeeze past the defender. "

"Kenny, you're right."

Barkley watched the replay and nodded, saying, "Wolverine doesn't have the tonnage of Shaq, so he added a back-to-back move, first squeezing out the defender, then turning around and dunking after getting some space."

11:2, the Pistons were trailing by 9 points, and head coach Rick Carlisle called a timeout.

“金刚狼已经4投4中，8分2篮板1盖帽，这应该是他打的最好的一个开局。”

During the timeout, Kenny Smith read out He Zhongqiu's statistics, and then said, "Ben Wallace was the rebounding and blocking leader last season, and was also the DPOY winner and selected to the All-Defensive First Team, but he seemed to have a mediocre defensive effect on the Wolverines today."

Barkley said: "Ben Wallace is probably very good at defending a center like Wolverine who doesn't have much skill.

His height is a serious flaw and he cannot defend against tall inside players. From this point of view, he cannot defend against Wolverine.

He also can't defend a skilled inside player like Duncan, and his effectiveness in defending No. 1 pick Yao Ming is also average. If we don't consider help defense and only talk about single defense, any inside player with mid-range shooting can play against him. "

Kenny Smith nodded and said, “The first of the four goals of the Wolverines today was the second attack after grabbing the offensive rebound, which cannot be defended.

The second ball was a fast break dunk from the free throw line after the Wolverines blocked Billups. That ball was even more impossible to defend.

The third ball was a shot from the left waist position, but the shot was too fast and could not be defended.

In the attack just now, it was obvious that Ben Wallace's height was at a disadvantage, and he was eaten alive by Wolverine. How could he defend against Wolverine, a center with super explosive quality and strength not inferior to him? "

Barkley nodded and said, "The Pistons should double-team Wolverine once he gets to the basket."

Kenny Smith said: "Wolverine's strength and bounce give him a great advantage under the basket, even if his one-on-one skills under the basket are only average. If there are no top-notch one-on-one defenders like Garnett and Duncan, he really needs double-teaming."

"But the Pistons still lack a power forward with excellent help defense ability."

Barkley shook his head and said, "Clifford Robinson is no good. He is floating outside too far from the basket and too soft. I am worried that he dare not get close to the ferocious Wolverine."

"You completed a wonderful one-on-one attack at the basket. You have a new understanding of one-on-one attack at the basket. Your one-on-one proficiency value at the basket is +2000."

"You have mastered the technique of post-up play. Your proficiency in single play under the basket has increased by +2000, and your level has increased to 88. Your offensive level under the basket has also increased to 84."

"You have mastered the technique of post-up play. Your proficiency in breaking double-teams at the basket has increased by +15000, and your level has increased to level 55."

"You have mastered the technique of post-up play. Your proficiency in low-post confrontation has increased by +2000, and your level has been raised to level 96."

"You have mastered the technique of post-up play. Your low-post post-up proficiency increased by +25000, and your level has increased to 48."

The use of explosive power in a back-to-back attack allowed He Zhongqiu to gain a lot of proficiency points and further improved his offensive strength.

His seat had long been moved to the main position, no longer next to the water dispenser. Kurt Thomas, who was sitting on his right, said, "Wolverine, you did a good job, you beat Ben."

He Zhongqiu was very familiar with Ben Wallace because he was compared with him in strength during the tryout.

But Thibodeau told him that the reason why Big Ben's defense was so strong was because of his tough defense, and the tough defense relied on his strength. But when it came to strength, he was not afraid of Big Ben at all.

"Shorty, can't I beat him?"

He is not afraid of Ben in terms of strength, height and physical fitness. Why can't he beat Ben under the basket?
After the timeout, the Pistons replaced the backup forward, 201 cm and 111 kg Collis Williams.

Kenny Smith immediately said: "Williams was the best sixth man last season. He has average shooting ability, is good at breaking through and scoring, and has good low-post skills. More than 70% of his offense takes place in the paint."

Barkley said: "The Pistons' lineup is pretty good now. I know they want to hit the championship, but they have lineup flaws when playing against the Knicks. There are no tough guys in the interior who are suitable for defending Wolverine under the basket."

Kenny Smith said: "Corliss Williams's task in the Pistons has always been to chase points, his defensive ability is average, and he is too short.

I think it would be better to use rookie Mehmet Okur, who has a decent defensive attitude, is tall, and can open up like Robinson on offense."

Barkley said with a smile: "I think it would be better to use Okur to play a shrinking defense, mobilize the outside line to help defend, Big Ben to defend, and Billups and Hamilton to help defend. I think the effect should be good."

At this time, the Pistons finally scored, with Hamilton hitting a mid-range shot.

11:4, Knicks attack.

He Zhongqiu had stolen the limelight before, and the madman on the outside and the king of mid-range shots were also itching to do so. They didn’t want to let a rookie take all the credit. They were the offensive core of this team, and they began to lead the offense at this time.

Unfortunately, the Pistons coached by Rick Carlisle are a defensive team, from the inside to the outside. So far this season, they have averaged 87.5 points per game, ranking first in the Eastern Conference and also first in the league.

The second lowest point loss is the Nets, with 90.1 points. The third highest point loss is the Spurs, with 90.4 points, also third in the Western Conference.

In other words, the Pistons are the only team in the league that has kept their points lost below 90 points.

When the Knicks' outside line began to dominate the offense, He Zhongqiu couldn't get the ball in the low post, especially under the basket, and the inside-outside combination tactics couldn't be implemented. He immediately lost the role of suppressing the Pistons' defense in the low post and creating shooting space for the outside line.

Rick Carlisle immediately replaced Williams, who had just come on, with rookie Okur and changed to a three-two zone defense.

Then, under the Pistons' iron-clad defense, the Knicks' outside shooting entered a period of iron shooting, and the Pistons tied the score in just four minutes.

In the second quarter, Don Cheney asked to continue to play a combination of inside and outside tactics, allowing He Zhongqiu to enter the basket to attack, while also asking for more breakthroughs from the outside.

Unfortunately, the Pistons replaced the rookie Tyshawn Purlinton and continued to play the three-two zone defense tactics. Under the fierce double-teaming of Billups, Hamilton and Purlinton, the madman and the mid-range shooting king made consecutive mistakes from the outside.

He tried to break through several times, but was blocked by the extremely ferocious Big Ben. He was attacked from both inside and outside, made frequent mistakes, and kept missing shots.

He Zhongqiu also encountered a brutal double-team under the basket. The Pistons tightened their defense. Although there was no good help defender at the No. 4 position, there was one on the outside.

Once he got into position under the basket and passed the ball in from the outside, Billups and others would quickly assist him in defense, resulting in several passing errors.

The Knicks had a big problem with the ball movement, and head coach Don Cheney was unable to solve it, resulting in a breakdown in offense.

In the end, the Pistons defeated the Knicks 88:99 at home with strong defense.

He Zhongqiu made 4 of his first 4 shots, 9 of his next 4 shots, a total of 13 of 8 shots, with a hit rate of 61.5%. He made 5 of 3 free throws, scored 19 points and 9 rebounds, but had 6 turnovers, which were enough to wipe out his contribution on the court.

(End of this chapter)