Chapter 62: Hook Shots
Back on the offensive end, Wang Tiejun did not go for position under the basket. The system task required him to hit five close-range hook shots, so he just shot outside and saw how the situation would develop.
Dameng still plays side defense, which can help him avoid a strong confrontation with Wang Tiejun.
Although he likes confrontation and is good at it, he is not a fool. The rookie is heavier than him, stronger than him (in the case of Tieshankao), has muscles all over his body, and his arms are a circle larger than his. His ability to confront is even stronger than his. If he goes up to look for a confrontation, he will be asking for trouble. Using the weak against the strong will not be good for the game at all.
Wang Tiejun held up Dream with his left hand, looked at the top of the arc, and raised his right hand to ask for the ball.
Knight glanced at Barkley, who didn't want the ball, so he passed it to him.
At this moment, when the ball was flying in the air, Dameng suddenly turned around and tried to move to Wang Tiejun's back position to steal and interfere with the ball.
He moved from the inside, so if he failed to steal the ball, he could immediately take top defense to prevent Wang Tiejun from entering the paint area.
Now everyone knows that this Chinese coolie has no ability to score near the basket and can only shoot under the basket. As long as we prevent him from getting in, the defense will be successful.
"Snapped!"
Despite the interference from Dameng, Wang Tiejun still managed to hold the ball firmly with his right hand. His passing and receiving skills are still very good.
Da Meng was at the back, which was exactly what he wanted, and he immediately started to play from behind.
He knew that Dream's defense was too good, so he didn't dare leave any space for fear that Dream would suddenly withdraw. So he put the back of his left shoulder on Dream's left chest and implemented a completely close-range attack.
“Bang!”
The first time he fought, his strength increased by 10% instantly. Although the force was insufficient, it still loosened Da Meng's center of gravity and made his upper body lean back.
“Bang!”
The second hit followed, and this time there was more space to exert force. The huge force hit Dameng's left chest, continuing to destroy his center of gravity.
“What a powerful force!”
Da Meng was shocked.
He couldn't even stand and was knocked back a foot.
With a good grasp of the rhythm, Wang Tiejun took a step back and stepped into the paint area. There was no double-team, leaving Dameng with no time to react, and his third back-to-the-basket shot was launched.
“Oops!”
However, this time, Da Meng suddenly took the initiative to retreat. Due to his sudden retreat, Comrade Lao Wang was shaken and the ball was somewhat out of control.
Da Mengxiang came up to grab the ball, but fortunately his arms were long enough and the ball was too far away for his arms to reach it, so he regained control of the ball.
"Nima, too cunning!"
Comrade Lao Wang cursed inwardly, but he also admired Soft Egg Dream's defensive experience.
In the third post-up shot just now, if Dream had dared to take the shot head-on, his center of gravity would have been completely destroyed, and he would have taken advantage of the situation to turn around and drive into the basket for a dunk.
At this time, Da Meng came up again.
“Bang!”
The fourth back-to-the-basket attack was again a completely close-range attack. The force was not enough, but it still loosened Dameng's center of gravity.
At this moment, while Dameng's center of gravity had not yet recovered, he immediately turned from his back to side, jumped on one foot, raised his right hand high, hooked his right wrist and fingers, and the ball flew towards the basket.
"What?"
Da Meng was shocked again.
He definitely didn't expect Wang Tiejun to shoot here, but even if he did, with his center of gravity loose, he couldn't make a defensive move in time. He could only look up and watch the basketball fly over his head.
"What?"
Barkley and others were equally shocked. How could K dare to shoot there?
“Swish!”
The ball went through the basket and hit the target.
"Ha ha!"
Comrade Lao Wang laughed excitedly and shouted at Da Meng, "Soft-assed Meng, you are just a bench. How can a bench defend against my hook shot?"
"Damn it!" Da Meng cursed with gritted teeth.
He rubbed his left chest. It was his first real confrontation and he actually felt a little tight in his chest. Now he knew how powerful Wang Tiejun's back-to-the-basket power was, and how strong the rookie's confrontation ability was.
"Old K, you actually made a hook shot?" Barkley shouted excitedly.
"I've been practicing all the time, you know that."
Comrade Lao Wang smiled proudly and said, "From now on, I declare that the hook shot will become my regular weapon."
"marvelous!"
On the sidelines, head coach Paul Westphal raised his fist excitedly.
"Coach, K's physical fitness has always been good, and now he can play longer." Kevin Johnson shouted excitedly on the side.
"Yes."
Paul Westphal smiled and nodded.
Now that Old K has the ability to score at close range, his threat has greatly increased and he is increasingly difficult to defend against.
Moreover, K's physical problem will be well solved. He doesn't have to go to the basket every time. He needs to increase K's playing time.
Everyone else was happy except Oliver Miller, who was frustrated. He used to have about 25 minutes of playing time per game, but now that Old K has close-range attack capabilities, his playing time will inevitably increase, so his playing time will definitely be squeezed.
Siping, Mosaic attack.
Back on the defensive end, Horry received the ball in the left corner and threw a three-pointer, but unfortunately it was not a critical moment and he missed.
The ball was a little short, and it bounced a little far, a little fast, and a little high. It was about to fly over Lao Wang's head, but he still caught it with one hand.
"Damn kid, your arms are so long!" Da Meng was stuck behind and cursed inwardly.
On the offensive end, when Wang Tiejun stood in the low post on the left wing, Dameng became more cautious and did not dare to be careless at all.
He still took the side defense approach. He had just withstood several back-to-back attacks from Lao Wang, and he felt a little stuffy in his chest and didn't want to confront him anymore.
But this time, he took a more defensive stance in side defense.
Defense is divided into passive defense and active defense. The former is completely defensive, while the latter is extremely aggressive and offensive.
He leaned his back against Wang Tiejun, with his hands behind his back, his butt almost sitting on Lao Wang's legs, and his whole body hanging on Lao Wang.
As long as Lao Wang moves and his position changes, he can pull him with his hands to affect his movement speed.
At the same time, his defense allows him to observe passes from the outside and steal the ball in time.
At this time, Barkley on the right wing suddenly ran sideways, pulled to the left wing, and reached out to Knight at the top of the arc for the ball.
Dan Maalley in the high position came down in time to make a pick-and-roll, blocking the chasing Mosaic power forward Otis Thorpe, and then returned to the high position.
Dream had no choice but to defend Barkley who was in a small open space. At this time, Wang Tiejun, who lost his defender, immediately rushed to the basket.
"Watch out for the basket!"
The on-site commentator saw this and spoke loudly and anxiously.
Knight instinctively passed the ball to Barkley, simply because Barkley was a superstar.
“…”
Barkley's eyes widened when he saw the ball flying towards him. Damn Knight, why didn't you give it to K? What are you doing to me? Are you asking me to duel with Dream?
Comrade Lao Wang was also puzzled. There was no one around me, so why didn’t they give it to me?
"Snapped!"
Head coach Paul Westphal slapped his thigh and cursed, "You can't see the big space under the basket. Are you blind?"
Barkley received the ball, and Dream rushed forward, completely blocking his shooting space.
Otis Thorpe, who was chasing and defending, switched to defend the basket. He had no chance to pass the ball to Wang Tiejun, so he could only turn around and start to back down Dream.
"Snapped!"
He arched his back twice, turned around and shot a jump shot, but was blocked by Dream.
Fortunately, Barkley's shooting arc was very high, and considering Dream's block, the ball was only touched and still flew over Dream's head.
Wang Tiejun and Otis Thorpe were competing for the ball at the same time, and there was no suspense about it. The latter was only 206 cm tall, and including the arm span, he was much shorter than the former. The difference in strength and tonnage was even greater, so he was pushed aside when fighting for position.
After successfully grabbing the ball, Lao Wang did not rely on hitting Thorpe. Instead, he immediately leaned on Thorpe and jumped on one foot, hooking the ball towards the basket. The technical move was very easy.
At this time, Dameng came to double-team and was already half a beat late.
"boom!"
The ball hit the rim, bounced, and then fell back in.
"Good job, Old K!"
Buckley roared with delight.
"Of course."
After hitting two hook shots in a row, Comrade Lao Wang started laughing.
If he didn't have the hook shot, he could only shoot to the basket, and would have been double-teamed by Dream and Thorpe. It's hard to say whether he would be successful or not, but his physical energy would be consumed a lot anyway. The hook shot made his offense easier.
In the next few rounds, he didn't have much chance to perform and missed a hook shot. Then the head coach made a substitution. Dumars didn't perform well at the small forward position and Cedric Ceballos came back.
In the 5th minute of the first quarter, the score was 11:11, the two teams were tied, the Suns had the ball, and Mosaic called a timeout early.
Wang Tiejun made 3 of 4 shots, scored 6 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal. Dream made 2 of 3 shots, scored 4 points, 1 rebound, 1 block and 1 assist. The two performed equally well in these five minutes.
