The Way of the Center

Chapter 8 : Crazy 5 minutes

“Huh? We saw that Ricard made some adjustments to the lineup on the field. This is….. Five ups and downs!? This is really a bold attempt. Coach Ricard made all his starting players in one go. With it, he won’t worry about his starter’s lack of energy in the second half? The remaining time of the game is not two minutes, but a full five minutes! But now there may be only this way to restore the decline.” Philips is on a timeout. Shizui never stopped.

“Remember, double-team, show me him to death!” When the timeout ended, when the Wildcats players came on the field, Chris shouted below to remind the players of the tactics he had just arranged.

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In the first offense after returning from a timeout, An Jie received the ball again in the interior, and Martins was still the one defending him behind his back. He was specially replaced to defend An Jie.

When An Jie was about to chisel into the basket, he found that in addition to the center behind, he also had a defensive player in front of him. The Wildcats actually used a double double team against themselves!

“No one knew who this Asian big man was before the game, but now he has become an offensive strong point for the Tornadoes. See you, Chris actually used double-teaming tactics against this little-known guy. All the guys present now Everyone knows that the high center forward named An Jie is not annoying!” The commentator continued to tease.

Anjie didn’t panic in the face of the double team, he calmly passed the ball to Anthony Ben. After An Jie passed the ball, the small forward who doubled over by the opponent immediately returned to his position, completely not giving Ben a chance to break through. Ben didn’t let the basketball stay in his own hands. He decisively passed the ball back to Taylor and let him reorganize the offense.

Taylor raised his hand after holding the ball to signal his teammates to run quickly, while the others accelerated the pace and speed of the run as Ricard said. The tired players of the Wildcats feel a little overwhelmed, and the defensive loopholes are getting bigger and bigger.

After playing a ball-free pick-and-roll, the Tornado shooting guard Cruze ran to the right forty-five degrees of the three-point line and got an open shot. Cruze’s ball-handling ability and athletic ability are not good, the reason why he can win the position of the starting shooting guard is relying on a precise shot. Tony Cruz, a standard mobile turret.

Taylor has eyesight and quick hands. After seeing the empty space, he promptly sent the ball to Cruze. Faced with a defender who was still three steps away from him, Cruz did not hesitate and made a decisive three-pointer. The basketball fell gracefully into the hoop, only a white wave appeared.

hit a three-pointer! The Tornado team instantly reduced the point difference to only five points!

“It’s another **** ball-free pick-and-roll!” Chris looked furiously below. The Tornado team’s off-ball pick-and-rolls are too frequent and clever. They have lost points more than once because of the success of the opponent’s off-ball pick-and-rolls.

While the defensive loopholes are getting bigger and bigger, the offensive quality of the Wildcats without Beasley is also terrible. Either the shot was knocked out, or it was blocked by Angel or Morris after the breakthrough. The whole game has been played by Beasley alone. Without him, the rest of the Wildcats have forgotten how to attack.

“Maya, Maya, Maya! Physical confrontation, physical confrontation!” Ricard yelled out the signals that only the Cyclone players could understand. He was not afraid that the players would forget their own arrangements, but wanted to use continuous big Shout to stimulate the nerves of the players on the field, so that they can maintain a high level of tension at any time.

From the start of the baseline kick, the Cyclone players used the full court to press. They keep entangled with their opponents, just to drain your already exhausted physical strength.

Anjie and Martins even started a contest near the middle circle. The two kept colliding and pushing against each other. Martins just wanted to take a position after halftime, and Anjie didn’t let him relax.

“Damn it!” Martins, who was irritated by the harassment, turned into anger, and directly pushed An Jie to the ground.

An Jie unceremoniously accepted the “gift”, he leaned back slightly exaggeratedly, and then spread his hands and looked at the referee innocently.

“Offensive foul, exchange the ball!” This is the referee’s final penalty.

“What!” Martins went forward to argue with the referee, but what’s the use? It was originally that he pushed others first, although An Jie added some performance elements when he fell to the ground.

“If the opponent pushes you too hard during the inside hand-to-hand combat, you can find a way to enlarge his push you appropriately. Anyway, he really pushed you, you just add some material on the basis of his pushing you. If You can create an offensive foul and get the ball for the team. What shame is that. To me, this is also part of the defense!” This is what Morris taught Ann when he chatted with Anjie. Jie’s “unique skill”. Unexpectedly, An Jie learned and used it so quickly.

“Haha, this kid, I can’t see that it is a bit bad.” In the audience, a middle-aged bearded man admired An Jie’s performance just now.

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After 　　’s offense, An Jie was still double-teamed by the Wildcats in the interior. But it doesn’t make much sense to do so, because apart from Anjie, the Cyclone team can now be said to be more blooming. Facing the whirlwind of the Tornado’s rapid moves, the Wildcats’ defensive players have begun to lose their ability.

Mike Taylor dribbled the ball across the matchup and hit a jumper with a sudden stop.

Morris strongly eats the inside, easily overcomes the physical exhaustion of the match, and scores the hook.

Cruze fired again from outside the three-point line, and the basketball turned three laps and fell into the net.

Anthony. Ben got his wish to complete a wonderful dunk, his match-up to double-team An Jie, he can’t let An Jie sacrifice in vain. The audience dedicate their cheers to this defensive outside line who has been silently paying.

An Jie easily completed a turn around and shot before the opponent’s small forward was double-teamed. Martins behind An Jie had no choice but to jump up and interfere symbolically. However, this still cannot prevent the Tornadoes from hitting their fifth consecutive goal.

“Blow him up!”

“Are you scared! Wild cats!”

“Martins! Ann will beat you to the north!”

The 　　 Tornado team played an 11-0 offensive climax, which also completely ignited the enthusiasm of the fans. There were endless shouts on the court, either to cheer for the Tornadoes or to put pressure on the Wildcats.

Now there is a minute and a half before the end of the half-time game. The score on the field has become 40 to 43, and the Tornado has a three-point lead.

“I’m going to play!” Beasley couldn’t bear it on the bench for a long time.

“We still have 20 minutes to play in the second half. I hope to have a vigorous person to end the game!” Chris rejected Beasley’s request to play.

“The integrity of the Tornado team is too strong. The players on the field are always willing to share the ball with each other and cooperate very well. After all, there is no star in this team. If they want to win, they have to rely on 5 people on the field. Work together. On the other hand, the Wildcats, without Beasley, they are like two teams. It seems that without Beasley, the remaining 14 players on the Wildcats don’t know how to play.” Philips said to his hometown The team is full of praise.

“But Paul, Coach Ricard is also very risky. Just like this in the first half, can his starting player be able to move in the second half?” The pressing tactics used early have been questioned.

“Although Coach Ricard is young, he is a clear-headed and creative coach based on the current situation. I don’t think you need to worry about this problem at all. Coach Ricard must have made his calculations in his heart. We will see some crazier things in the second half.”

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Martins kept beckoning for the ball on the inside. He always said from the beginning of the game that he should tidy up the yellow-skinned boy, but he has been humiliated so far.

The Wildcats point guard didn’t have an idea of ​​organizing offense in his own mind. His only task in previous games was to pass the ball to Beasley and then flash aside, sometimes even Beasley himself dribbled the ball. It’s halftime, and he will not even pass the pass to Beasley Now, he saw someone asking for the ball and passed it without thinking about it. He is used to the rhythm of the game. .

Martins wanted to score impatiently after he got the ball, but he didn’t have any superb skills at all. The only thing he could do was push forward hard. The frizzy Martins symbolically pushed back twice, then turned around and wanted to force a layup.

Anjie did not miss the second “gift” Martins gave him. He calmly observed Martins’ actions to prevent himself from fouling. Then, when Martins thought he drove the skinny An Jie and started layup, An Jie slammed the ball out of the bottom line with a light leap.

There is no difficulty in covering the ball, and An Jie feels that he can’t get excited. But Martins on the side collapsed completely, he was given no chance by this unheard of Chinese today.

A player has lost confidence in himself, so how can he perform well?

With Taylor hit another half-stop, the referee finally blew the whistle at the end of the game.

The Wildcats players headed down to the player channel one by one. They were optimistic before the game but they are now five points behind, and in the last five minutes they were hit by a 13-0 climax by their opponents. They felt so ashamed that they did not dare to look up for fear of being photographed by media reporters.

And the Tornado team on the other side did not relax because of the lead. The players walked back to the locker room with serious expressions. After all, it’s like Chris Beasley said. They still have a full twenty minutes to fight in the second half. I am too happy now, I am afraid that the second half of the game will be extremely happy and sad Book friends are welcome to visit and read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all at For mobile users, please go to read .