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Chapter 167 [For the first time]

Christie is obviously not strong, but it is difficult to get rid of it. The net team covers it, and he still has a way to get around the pursuit soon.》

Today he defended Kittles, Jefferson, and Wang Jun. These three people were following and their efficiency was greatly reduced and they had almost no chance to take action. Compared with their physical strength, he was also very good, and he did not look tired in the fourth quarter.

Gorgeous offense is the reason why fans like the Kings, and the defenders are ignored by many fans. In fact, Christie is an indispensable member of the Kings. Facing the league with good outside players, as the team's only defensive barrier, he has almost faced all the forward and guard beasts of the same era.

Martin covers, Peja switches defense in time, and relies on his height advantage to interfere, so Wang Jun is also not easy to take action. Kidd saw this situation and did not pass the ball to Wang Jun, but Martin who cut the ball to the empty cut.

When defending Martin, Christie is not so comfortable. The figure gap is too big. He is a good player in defending the outside and is not good at defending the inside quality men.

Martin squeezed Christie and turned to the bottom line, and threw the ball before Miller came back to make up for defense. 89 to 82.

The king attacked, and Peja and Miller provided Jackson with cover.

Jackson is a drawer. He did not get rid of the ball when he received the ball, but he did not get rid of it completely. Jefferson made a jump shot. The ball was very fast, the arc was not high, and it entered the net hollowly. 89 to 85.

When the Nets attacked, Kidd made the simplest choice to fight Jackson, who was 185cm tall.

Jackson is also very experienced, keeping a distance, preventing breakouts but not shooting, Kidd scored three points, and missed the basket without much interference.

3 of 14 is Kidd's shooting percentage today, and at the critical moment. He can't lead the team by scoring.

If the shooting was accurate, Kidd might have gotten MVP long ago. Instead of many people doubting his strength and hacking his scoring ability.

The Nets retreated quickly. The King kept running and covering.

Wang Jun followed Christie, thinking about Kidd's teachings.

What is the focus of the Nets' defensive system now?

How can we link the individual defenses in the team to form a system?

Kidd's answer: The focus of the Nets' defense is to block the outside shooting. If you want to form a system, you cannot just follow one person. You need to rotate boldly, assist in defense, double-team, and make up for defense. That is the quality that top-level defense must have. People who only know how to defend alone cannot be considered good at defense.

Wang Jun made a decision in his heart. If he didn't score, he had to help the team from other aspects.

With the Kings double-screened inside, he empty Christie on the left perimeter and rushed towards Jackson who was holding the ball.

Seeing that Collins was far away, Jackson re-used the same trick and made a three-pointer in the jump shot, ignoring the threat from the side.

As soon as he jumped up and made a move, he saw a hand reaching out from the side and covering the basketball off!

Wang Jun took off with all his strength and successfully blocked this three-pointer. He didn't jump high, but his wingspan was excellent.

This is Wang Jun's first blocking shot, and it directly formed a fast attack opportunity. Martin came out of the middle and picked up a basketball, went to the frontcourt with a single fast attack, and scored a one-handed dunk! 91 not 85.

Morale is a very mysterious thing. It will allow two teams with similar strength to play completely different games.

The Nets relied on Wang Jun's block and Martin's dunk, and their morale rose.

Kidd intercepted Bibby in the next round, and the Nets made a fast break. Jefferson took Jackson and made a layup.

Peja missed the shot, Kidd grabbed the rebound and made a fast break, Jefferson once again took Jackson, causing a foul, and made both free throws.

In just one minute, the Nets opened the score 95 to 85.

Afterwards, they relied on defense to curb their opponents' counterattack. Both sides were not efficient, and the Nets maintained their advantage until the end.

104 to 96, the Nets defeated the Western Conference leader away and achieved four consecutive victories, with five players in the team scoring in double digits.

Wang Jun played for 33 minutes, scoring 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block. He failed to score in the second half and was ended with 20 consecutive records.

Kidd scored 13 points and 10 assists, Martin scored 18 points and 7 rebounds, and Jefferson scored 10 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

The one who scored the most was Rodney Rodgers, who scored 23 points and 4 rebounds, made 10 of 16 shots, and made 3 of 6 three-pointers. If he played like this, the Nets would be invincible.

Although there were not many points, Wang Jun still happily applauded his teammates to celebrate. No matter what, winning is a good thing.

In the second half, the Kings increased their defense against him as a rookie. If he could score easily, it would be Kidd's hug his thigh.

In four games, the Nets players fell in love with the little brother Wang Jun.

During the draft, people's evaluation of Wang Jun was that his defense was bad, so he fell to the second round.

Now everyone doesn't think that his defense is bad at all, at least he is qualified. He is not afraid of confrontation after the pick-and-roll, which is exactly the iron-blooded trait that the Nets need.

Last season, Kittels suffered a loss in the No. 2 position. Kidd often defended the No. 2 position, and now he doesn't have to do such a thing.

Zhang Heli commented on the game and said with some regrets: "The Nets are very strong now and are very united within. I am optimistic that Wang Jun will grow into an excellent combat power. Although he has not won 20+ more, he has tried his best."

Yu Jia smiled and said, "He is already in combat power, and he may be able to enter the Best Rookie Team."

At the post-match press conference, Wang Jun, Jefferson, Martin and Kidd participated together.

Lawrence said that he did not forget to mention Wang Jun during the game: "We are better than last season. The players played the best team basketball. Wang Jun is one of the best rookies in this class. He is fearless and an important member of the team."

The reporter interviewed Jefferson and asked: "Wang Jun is playing very well now. Will you feel pressured? He may take away your starter, and your contract expires in one year."

Jefferson immediately made his attitude: "My goal now is to win and consider the renewal of the contract later. Wang is a good teammate, and I am happy for his arrival. His shooting is excellent, not what people say is defensive loopholes, and he is full of tenacity."

A young blonde female reporter asked Wang Jun: "You performed well in the first half, but you only made two moves in the second half without score. How many points would you give yourself in this game?"

"I seized all the opportunities that should be seized. Christie defended tightly in the second half, so I reduced my shots. All I had to do was maintain state and efficiency, not data."

The female reporter was surprised, and the answer was different from what she imagined.

Another reporter asked: "Is the role you took on in NCAA similar or different from those on the Nets?"

"I think it's almost the same. Both teams play team basketball, and I like playing like this. The difference is that in the Wolverines, I am the core of the outside line, and in the Nets, I have a lot to learn from my predecessors."

The reporter asked: "Do you feel that your ranking is low? Many first-round rookies are not as good as you."

This problem is a trap.

If Wang Jun said that he played well, it should be the first round and he might offend some rookies, although he did not name him.

Once he doesn't play well, the media will use this to criticize him as a handle and say that he only played four games is too self-righteous.

The second round rookies avoided this problem when they heard about this problem. Capono of the Cavaliers was criticized by local media because he felt that he was in a low position in the summer but could not play well in the new season.

Wang Jun thought about it and directly expressed his attitude. "I feel that my ranking is low. If I choose again, there will definitely be many teams who want to choose me. Of course, I will come to the Nets in the end, with a 22nd pick."

The Nets replaced Wang Jun with the 22nd pick. He said this and seemed very confident, and would not offend others. The Nets management also seemed very sensible.

The reporter who wanted to make trouble had nothing to say.
Chapter completed!
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