The Bulls started playing inside from the start, and Fizer continued to attack the basket against Harvey after the opening.
However, his touch was not good and he failed to score in consecutive shots .
On the one hand, Harvey, who was on the opposite side, was also dark, rough and tough, and his NCAA strength advantage was not that great;
On the other hand, his playing style is a bit similar to Boozer's, tending to shoot from the outside and mid-range. If his touch is not good, his scoring efficiency will be very low.
However, the defense of this Bulls team is really good, with Artest outside and "tank" Thomas inside, Alexander and Harvey's consecutive attacks failed to score.
Both teams showed the Mamba spirit at the start of the game.
When the Bulls attacked the frontcourt again, Crawford did not feed the ball in again, but directly signaled to move away.
He's going it alone!
Everyone on the Bulls, including Artest, also moved away to provide enough space.
Obviously, Crawford has proven his strength in training camp.
Whistles began to sound at the scene.
One-on-one has always been their favorite part!
Bell moved closer to Crawford and pressed his hands on the latter.
At this time, the league has not yet abolished the handcheck rule, so defensive players can do it directly.
His thoughts were the same as Sun Hao's guess.
This is his second year participating in the summer league, and he knows exactly what he needs to show.
The Mavericks averaged 101.4 points per game last season, which was a very high number at the beginning of the century.
In other words, the Mavericks' offense is totally fine; what they need is defense, especially perimeter defenders.
There's no better opportunity than to guard Crawford.
Crawford used the triple threat of holding the ball to create a glimmer of space for himself, changed direction to the left and then dribbled to the right, directly using the Crossover!
Man and the ball are one, floating like the wind.
There was a scream from the sidelines.
Crawford's move is so beautiful!
But what was unexpected was that Bale actually slid back and caught up.
If he didn't have the skills, he wouldn't dare to ask to defend Crawford.
But before he could stand firmly, Crawford caught the ball from his hips and widened the distance between him and him again, then made a big crossover, broke through to the left and scored a reverse layup!
The whole set of movements is as smooth as flowing water!
The cheers at the scene have exploded.
This style of play is more than just beautiful, it's so cool!
Sun Hao couldn't help but sigh.
Although the Bale at this time was not yet the Bale who was selected for the All-Defensive Team in the future, his defensive ability had already begun to show.
But obviously, Crawford is better!
The way he combines with the ball and changes direction again and again, the sense of rhythm, plus his height and large amplitude, is really a bit handsome!
Alexander still didn't make a shot after the breakthrough.
Looking back, Crawford continued to hold the ball and play one-on-one.
The fans at the scene have started to boo.
After seeing Crawford's fancy dribbling once, they can't wait to see it a second time.
Bale failed to defend this time and his position was relatively far back.
After seeing this, Crawford directly pulled up for a three-pointer.
“Swish!”
Just pull it out!
Cheers broke out again.
Crawford scored 5 points in a row at the beginning!
Not only can he show off, he can also shoot!
The best defender of the class of 2000!
He is the protagonist of tonight!
Harris stood up at this time, called out to Sun Hao, and made tactical gestures to him.
That was his signal to take action.
Sun Hao took the ball to the frontcourt and signaled Harvey to set a high pick-and-roll.
Harvey's pick-and-roll was very solid. After the pick-and-roll, Harvey went down and Sun Hao took a three-pointer directly.
When Fezer saw this, he pounced over. He was very fast, and his big hands covered the sky.
As Harris reminded, it is indeed much more difficult for Sun Hao to get shooting space in the NBA than in Europe.
Even in summer league.
However, Sun Hao still managed to complete the shot before Fizer blocked it.
He is faster!
The basketball flew in the air and drew a parabola.
“Swish!”
Hollow into the net!
Answerball!
Sun Hao scored on his first shot in the summer league!
More importantly, this ball almost hit Fizer in the face!
Excellent outside shooting ability!
The fans on the sidelines began to whisper and talk.
Not every rookie will get attention. Crawford was the No. 8 pick, the first guard selected in the 2000 class. Coupled with his performance at Rucker Park, many people naturally knew about him.
But as for Sun Hao, at the end of the first round, which was the first game, most people didn’t know him.
“I saw him at the beach court!”
Someone in the audience spoke up.
Long Beach is a satellite city of Los Angeles, so it is normal for someone to have been to Los Angeles.
The scene of Sun Hao stepping over Lu has been passed on by word of mouth among street basketball players.
You have to know that in this era, yellow guards are really eye-catching!
Now this yellow guard has appeared on the summer league court in neighboring Long Beach again, and it's hard not to recognize him.
Crawford continued to break through in the frontcourt, but this time Bell successfully defended it.
After all, Crawford has just made his debut, and Bell is no longer the rookie he was last year.
Xavi grabbed the defensive rebound.
When he looked up, he saw Sun Hao who had already rushed out of the three-point line.
After a long pass from the backcourt, Sun Hao caught the ball and ran forward.
Crawford tried hard to defend, but Sun Hao was very fast.
When he reached the three-point line, Sun Hao had already reached the free throw line.
When he flew to block the shot, Sun Hao had already leaped into the air... and scored the goal.
Sun Hao single-handedly defeated the Bulls 5-0!
The whistles at the scene could no longer be stopped.
It was the first time they saw a yellow man dominate the American football field.
It was a strange feeling, like a person's first time.
But, very exciting!
"what is his name?"
"sun."
It seems that many people pronounce "Sun" as "Sun".
"The sun? What a great name!"
Crawford's breakthrough layup caused a foul, and he made both free throws to help the team keep the score close.
So far, he has scored all of the Bulls' points tonight.
The Mavericks advanced to the frontcourt, and the ball moved around and returned to Sun Hao.
Harvey continued to set up the pick-and-roll.
However, this time Fizer rushed forward early and stuck to Sun Hao at the first opportunity, not giving him a chance to shoot.
Harvey took Guyton away, and Sun Hao got a one-on-one mismatch opportunity at the top of the arc.
The fans at the scene began to boo.
The Bulls had no intention of assisting in defense or switching back.
This was the basketball atmosphere in the United States at the beginning of the century.
There is no need for help defense in a one-on-one situation. Helping defense will make the defensive player look like a rubbish.
Fezer lowered his center of gravity and opened his hands, as if he wanted to eat Sun Hao alive.
This is a normal reaction. Who can tolerate being facial-cummed?
Unless she is a...
Fizer was obviously not like that. He went straight to the point and pressed Sun Hao down, preventing him from dribbling easily.
This defensive method is very oppressive, but it is exactly what Sun Hao wants.
He was also afraid that Fezer wouldn't come up.
He pressed his body forward, and after feeling that Fezer's center of gravity was very forward, he took a step to the right to break through.
Fizer moved quickly to the right, his speed standing out among the big players.
However, Sun Hao immediately pulled the ball back with a big hip pull.
Fezer wanted to come back, but his mind could not keep up with his body and he slipped.
He demonstrated his reaction ability and immediately reached out to protect himself after slipping, and ended up... kneeling on one knee!
Besides, it was too late for him to get up again, and he could only watch Sun Hao take another three-point shot.
The basketball flew in an arc in the air.
“Swish!”
Go in again!
The cheers at the scene exploded in an instant.
Sun Hao's second three-pointer in this quarter!
He has scored 8 points in a row!
Fizer was very angry and went straight to the frontcourt to ask for the ball in the low post.
He was first facialized and then knocked down, and he wanted to prove himself.
He was like an angry black bear, catching the ball, backing up, and turning around to attack.
But unfortunately he is not a brown bear, he is not big enough, and his offensive intention is too obvious, so he was directly defended by Harvey and Sanders!
The ball was exchanged and Sun Hao advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.
That's when he noticed his defender had switched from Guyton to Crawford.
Crawford's eyes were focused.
He scored all 7 points for the team after the opening and performed well, but now Sun Hao has completely overshadowed him.
This situation cannot continue.
He knew that at this moment, in an inconspicuous place in the stands, General Manager Krause and the team's head coach Frode were looking at him.
Sun Hao knew that Crawford was fast, so he asked Harvey to continue the pick-and-roll.
However, Crawford's defensive reaction was really quick, and Harvey failed in two consecutive pick-and-rolls.
At this time, Sun Hao either passes the ball or forces the shot.
"One on one! One on one!"
The audience started to boo.
Tonight the two are undoubtedly the best players of both teams.
Familiar plot, pad drills, elite showdown!
Sun Hao signaled Harvey to go back and chose the latter.
He knew that it was a bit irrational to fight like this, but that was the extent of the atmosphere.
If you fail to hit it in, you will just lose face, but if you hit it in, it’s a hole-in-one and you’ll have an instant climax!
Seeing that Sun Hao was about to attack, Crawford immediately moved closer, then put his long arms on Sun Hao's hands, preventing him from shooting.
Sun Hao tried to dribble away the space, but failed.
I have to say, with the handcheck rule in place, it is really difficult to get rid of the defense.
Besides, Crawford is not a big guy like Fizer. If he sticks close to him and shakes hands with him, it's like he's sticking to him.
The advice Harris gave him now seems really important.
But now is not the time to think about those things. He took a step to the right and forced his way inside.
The space on both sides was wide open, giving him enough room to break through from the three-point line to the restricted area.
And Crawford's disadvantage came out, he was too thin!
Although he is more than ten centimeters taller than Sun Hao, he doesn't weigh much more than Sun Hao!
The result was that Sun Hao, just as Su Qun said in the article, charged in like a small cannon, pushing Crawford forward.
When he got to the basket, Sun Hao made a strong layup, but Crawford blocked his shot because of the poor angle and it hit Sun Hao's arm directly!
“Swish!”
Sun Hao completed the shot after hitting his hand, and the ball hit the basket and fell into the net.
2+1!
Sun Hao scored 2+1 on Crawford one-on-one!
After scoring the goal, Sun Hao was very excited. He rushed to the end line, pounded his chest, punched the ball and roared at the audience.
Crawford is the protagonist tonight?
No, he is!
The cheers of the fans could no longer be stopped.
Although he doesn't have Crawford's fancy dribbling and changing of direction, Sun Hao's scoring efficiency is very high!
It didn't seem like he had many shots, but when you look at the score, he already had 10 points! More than Crawford!
"The sun! The sun!"
When Sun Hao was on the free throw line, there was a shout from the sidelines.
Generally speaking, this kind of shouting only occurs at the critical moment of the final quarter.
But Sun Hao's performance in this section was too outstanding, and the key was that he was an Asian player they had never seen before!
Hearing the shouting, Sun Hao was stunned for a moment.
What the hell...did he get a new nickname?
“Swish!”
Sun Hao also had the free throw, and he had scored all 11 points for the Mavericks at the start!
The right corner of the stands.
Klaus had a complicated expression.
He particularly likes Crawford and expects the latter to become the outside answer for the team's reconstruction.
Crawford's performance at the beginning also proved that he was right.
But like everyone else, he soon discovered that the protagonist on the court had changed from Crawford to Sun Hao.
Although Sun Hao was selected by the Mavericks, he was traded from the Bulls after all.
And with Kobe's example, if Sun Hao...
No, it's not possible.
He immediately shook his head.
What's wrong with him? It's just a summer league, but he has such an illusion.
Some even compared Sun Hao to Kobe!
As expected, when you get older, you tend to daydream.
At this moment, the Bulls made a mistake on the court, and Sun Hao made a three-pointer during a fast break.
“Swish!”
besides!
The shout of "Sun" came to his ears again.
I……