Chapter 188 [No waste of energy, high efficiency]
On the evening of the 16th, the Nets played against the Jazz at home.
Losing to the Grizzlies did not extinguish the enthusiasm of the fans, and the stadium was almost full.
Last season, the Nets' home attendance rate was very tragic. Even if they entered the finals, they were only ranked 26th in the league. Although the Nets' football market cannot be compared with the Lakers, Dallas, Kings and other teams this season, the 12th place is much better than last season.
Nets players learned that espn reporter Abby is Wang Jun’s girlfriend and started gossiping in the locker room.
Some people think that Abby and Theron are invincible, and they are invincible in youth, such as Korver. He has seen Abby several times, and his eyes are very complicated, and Wang Jun even doubts whether this kid has a crush on Abby.
There are also several people who firmly support Theron, and Martin is the first to be the one who is a fan of Theron.
After the player appeared, Wang Jun greeted Abby at the basket, and other photographers immediately pointed the camera at Abby. Although she knew she was a fellow traveler, she was too eye-catching.
Nets starters: Kidd, Wang Jun, Jefferson, Martin, and Collins.
Jazz starters: Carlos Arroyo, Deshoen Stephenson, Kirilenko, Haplin, Ostertag.
Standing in the middle circle, Kidd reminded Wang Jun again. "Please protect the basket when defending, stand in a good position, and don't mess up the formation."
Wang Jun made an "ok" gesture.
Others are very active when targeting people to defend, but actually prefer joint defense because joint defense saves effort and is easy to grab rebounds.
After jumping the ball, the Jazz attacked first, and the Nets narrowed their formation to the penalty area and launched joint defense.
It was almost time to see Harplin missed the shot against Jefferson.
It is the shooting in the middle area, and the chance of bounce back to the front is the greatest. Wang Jun made a prediction. Let Stephenson go and get the position in the middle.
Collins stuck Ostertag on the right and entered the basket. Kirilianko wanted to grab the rebound and was blocked by Kidd. Wang Jun easily took the backcourt rebound and passed it to Kidd.
Kidd quickly passed to Martin who ran to the frontcourt, who was disturbed by Haplin's layup and missed out of the basket.
Stephenson, who returned to defense, grabbed the rebound, and the Jazz immediately counterattacked and went to the frontcourt to the low post. Ostertag took the ball and was held back by Collins.
Ostertag is known as the "Big White Bear". He is tall and big. Corinth is short, but his strength is not vegetarian. He dares to defend the sharks alone in the finals in the rookie season. Although he was beaten up, he is fearless.
The "Big White Bear" does not have O'Neal's explosive power and low-post offensive skills. He has never scored twice in his career, and has a high salary and low ability.
Moreover, Mo Ning is not the only kidney fighter in the alliance. In the summer of 2002, the "Big White Bear" donated a kidney to his sister. It is a miracle that he can still fight now.
He couldn't squeeze out Collins on his own. He had to pass the ball, and the pace of the pause slowed down, and the Nets players were in the joint defense.
Jazz coach Sloan now has a headache when he sees the 122 joint defense.
He made a serious mistake, that is, he did not listen to Horacek's advice to choose Wang Jun.
The Jazz's biggest weakness this season is the lack of pitchers. There is no stable three-pointer at the start. It doesn't matter if they play like this before the 21st century. At that time, all teams were adhering to attack near the basket. The NBA did not allow joint defense.
Last season, I learned that Anthony Walker had scored 582 three-pointers in a season with the Celtics. Sloan also laughed in an interview: "Is that coach still alive?"
But now, Sloan must admit that the NBA has changed. The proportion of the outside attack is getting bigger and bigger. Including the rise of the Jazz back then, it all started with Horacek joining.
Kirilianko beat Jefferson alone, missed the jump shot from the right, and Wang Jun squeezed Harplin on the left and got the backcourt rebound.
Haplin is a rugby family and played rugby when he was young. He is 201cm tall and can play power forwards because of his physical strength.
Harplin's specialty is Harpin's specialty. He averaged 2.5 frontcourt rebounds per game last season, and this season increased to 2.9. He grabbed four frontcourt rebounds last time he played against the Nets.
Wang Jun has experience in this game. He stuck his body with his body and stayed away from the basket, preventing Haplin from rushing up, making sure the ball bounced to his side, and he took a big step forward with his mobility, easily took the ball down, and made his second rebound.
Wang Jun passed it to Kidd, and he was not in a hurry to make a quick attack. Kidd broke out from the right, saw Martin attracting Kirillenko, and gave the ball to Collins in the middle.
Collins received the ball from the middle and squeezed out Stephenson to go into the basketball three steps.
Sloan's employment is a bit rigid. The Nets have no one to resist. He insisted on letting the "Big White Bear" start. Once the opponent counterattacked, the center could not retreat. 2 to 0.
The Jazz attacked, and the ball was transferred to Haplin on the left to fight Wang Jun.
Haplin can play the inside with skills and bully the defender by misaligning his strength.
He squeezed at the low position for two times but didn't squeeze it away. He shook his left shoulder slightly and turned to the bottom line. His left foot stood steadily. After taking a step towards the bottom line, he immediately turned halfway and took a step back.
If the big man who can't lower his body is now likely to shake the person out. Wang Jun is not watching the ball and keeps staring at his foot. His central axis foot has not changed, so he will not move and will not shake.
Haplin turned around and jumped, Wang Jun raised his hands to interfere, disrupting the rhythm with his close body, and the ball tilted again.
When Wang Jun saw the ball bounced to the right, he immediately turned around and took a fast break. Collins took the backcourt rebound and passed Kidd, and Kidd passed directly to Jefferson in the middle.
Stephenson was also a strong man. After holding on to Jefferson, he had to pass the ball to Wang Jun again.
In the frontcourt, Wang Jun gave Martin a lob ball. The latter beat Kirilenko, who was the fastest back to defense, leaned back and turned to the right and played cricket with one hand. 4-0.
The defense of the outside line is super strong, and the defense of the low position is not so unsolvable.
The Jazz attacked, "Big White Bear" was shorted at the high pick-and-roll, and Arroyo made an emergency stop and jump shot missed. "Big White Bear" cut in the middle in time and grabbed the frontcourt rebound, and the second offense was pulled down by Collins.
"Big White Bear" went to the free throw line and made one of two free throws. 4-1.
On the offensive end, he only has the free throw shooting percentage, which is comparable to O'Neal. This season, he has 57%, and he averages only 2.5 free throw opportunities per game. His speed is too slow and his opponent will not use the "shark-cutting tactic" on him.
The Nets attacked, Martin cut to the low post, and Collins left the ball without the ball to help Wang Jun get rid of Kirirenko, and Kid passed the ball over.
Hapurin went to the low post to meet Martin, and the White Bears did not change defense in time. Wang Jun received the ball and moved horizontally, without interference, 70-degree jump shot and three-pointer. 7-1.
The Jazz played pick-and-roll, and Wang Jun changed to Arroyo in time, preventing breakouts but not shooting. Arroyo stopped and jumped on the jump shot. Wang Jun raised his hand and turned around to grab the rebound.
Arroyo's touch was extremely poor, and the shooting strength on the left was slightly stronger. The ball bounced back to the original direction. Wang Jun reached out and took the ball down and passed it to Kidd for a long time.
Kidd rushed to the frontcourt by throwing away the "Big White Bears", attracting Kirirenko to make up for defense, throwing the ball to the rebound in three steps, and Martin followed up from behind, receiving the ball with his hands and making a dunk. 9-1.
The goal was so beautiful that many fans stood up and applauded.
Last time he played Jazz Wang Jun kept running, but he scored 7 points, with a low shooting percentage, and the team almost lost. In this game, he focused on the defensive end, and the team played better.
After scoring 3 points and grabbing 3 rebounds, Wang Jun thought it was good to play like this, without wasting his strength and high efficiency.
Chapter completed!