NBA: About Me Being Reincarnated As Yasuo, the Wind Walker

The second quarter begins.

Steve Blake held the ball through halftime and then passed the ball to Zhang Jun.

The Nuggets sent to defend Zhang Jun was small forward Edondo Najera.

Eduardo Najera's physical fitness is average, he doesn't jump high or run fast, and his shooting is average, but this kind of athlete has survived in the NBA for nine full seasons.

It relies on a hard work that is not afraid of death.

As early as when he was playing for the Dallas Mavericks, Eduardo Najera often defended the opponent's most aggressive striker. He was a hard-working combo forward whose strengths were rebounding and man-defending.

Zhang Jun doesn't quite understand what it means for the Nuggets to send such a player who is 203cm tall and weighs 108kg to defend him. Don't they know that he is very fast?

Zhang Jun holds the ball.

Edondo Najera did not use one or even two steps back to limit Zhang Jun's breakthrough like those previous players, but took the initiative to greet Zhang Jun the moment he held the ball.

boom!

He first stretched out his hand to shoot the basketball, and at the same time, his body suddenly leaned forward, creating a huge physical confrontation.

Although the ball violated the ball holder's advantageous position and actively caused physical confrontation, the referee did not whistle because the goal was obviously towards the basketball.

It can be seen that Edondo Najera is very familiar with the rules and is very clear about the referee's standards for tonight's game.

"It's quite powerful!"

Zhang Jun took a step back to open up the space again, and Edondo Najera immediately faced him fiercely.

Zhang Jun quickly pulled the ball to the right, and at the same time, his left foot suddenly exerted force to break through to the right. This time, Edondo Najera braked suddenly and did not dare to hit Zhang Jun's side. In that case, he would definitely be whistled. A foul.

"Zhang Jun is starting to speed up!"

Without any surprise, Edondo Najera was passed by in one step, but at the same time, the Nuggets' insider Nene Hilario quickly stepped up and directly defended Zhang Jun.

"Don't look at Nene Hilario as a big man in the post. He is very strong and his running and jumping ability is very good among the post players. He is a flexible post who can defend and recover. He is very good at running. move."

"These are the two defenders that the Nuggets arranged for Zhang Jun on the bench. Even though the Nuggets are an offensive team, their management knows very well where the weaknesses of this team are, so in the starting lineup The bench is equipped with good defensive players.”

Facing Nene's assisting defense, Zhang Jun wanted to pass the ball immediately, but Linas Kreza was also a very flexible inside player. He was even called Lithuania's Barkley, a strong and capable player. The type of player that runs.

At this moment, Linas Kleiza has switched to the inside and resisted Travis Outlaw. The Nuggets used rotation defense on the outside, mainly targeting Zhang Jun's passing route.

Zhang Jun was stunned for a moment when he saw this scene.

"Aren't the Nuggets such an offensive team? Why do they play so well defensively?"

In the Nuggets coaching bench, George Karl looked at the talented young man on the court and couldn't help but smile.

"This Zhang Jun is top-notch in the league in terms of breakthrough ability and running and jumping ability, but he has played so many games in the NBA. I believe many coaches in the league have discovered it."

"Zhang Jun does not have excellent passing ability."

"Although he averages close to 5 assists per game, he holds the ball to attract double-teams and then actively looks for open teammates to pass the ball."

"Such a pass is an obvious opportunist. The real top master of ball control and passing is a backcourt commander who can find loopholes to pass the ball in the opponent's help defense and rotation defense."

"So even though he can provide so many assists, Zhang Jun is not a qualified passer, so his ability to break double teams and assist defense is not very strong."

George Karl couldn't help but think of the young Jordan and Kobe Bryant. Although both of them could pass out a lot of assists in every game, they really encountered playoff-level double-teaming and forced defense. Difficult to deal with.

Interestingly, both Jordan and Kobe met Phil Jackson, and the first thing the latter did when he took over this type of player was: "You can only score a maximum of 30 points per game! You can't exceed this score!"

This can effectively improve the player's ability to break double teams and help defend.

Jordan chose to pass the ball more every night, but even then he often overscored.

As for Kobe, he didn't care so much. When he opened his heart, Phil Jackson couldn't stop his desire to score.

"Zhang Jun doesn't have the passing ability of Jordan and Kobe, so double-teaming and defense will be very effective for him."

All! All!

The referee suddenly blew his whistle.

It turned out that Zhang Jun, who was unable to pass the ball, used a mid-range shooting fake to shake Nene and draw a foul.

George Karl snorted and said, "What a smart kid."

Iverson walked to the free throw line and whispered behind Zhang Jun: "You won't be so lucky every time. What will you do if you can't get a foul next time?"

Zhang Jun glanced sideways at Iverson and said, "Are these the two big gifts you mentioned?"

"Alan, this gift is very ordinary, but I accepted it."

Switch offense.

Iverson versus Steve Blake.

Steve Blake is also a player with almost no defense, so he knows without thinking that he can't guard Iverson.

Zhang Jun was forced to double-team Iverson. As a result, the Blazers missed J.R. Smith in the defensive rotation, and the latter took a pass from Iverson and shot directly from the three-point line.

Uh-huh!

Hit!

Basketball went in very simply.

After scoring the goal, JR Smith was waving his left and right hands casually on the court. As expected, he was a little nervous as rumored.

Zhang Jun once again held the ball and attacked. Edondo-Najera's continuous physical confrontation almost made Zhang Jun lose his focus. In addition, Nene always chose the right time to double-team. Zhang Jun was attacking or passing. no.

Just when Iverson was proudly preparing to take off, Zhang Jun suddenly took a step back on the court and took a mid-range shot with a drift.

Uh-huh!

Hit!

Um? ? ?

"This goal is so difficult!"

"This action reminds me of that so-and-so."

Looking at Kenny Smith who was so excited that he couldn't speak for a long time, Buckley said very familiarly: "It's the Chicago Braised Egg."

Kenny Smith slapped his thigh and said, "That's the braised egg."

Barkley became more and more curious about Zhang Jun. He was obviously a breakthrough player who was famous in the United States in college. At that time, everyone thought that Durant's style of play could be adapted to all NBA teams, but Zhang Jun, who could only break through, might Will encounter Waterloo in the NBA.

Because he only knows one attack method.

Judging from the results from the opening game to the present, Zhang Jun's breakthrough is still among the best in the NBA, and he has achieved very high scores and shooting percentages with his breakthrough.

But no team is afraid of him. Teams such as the Rockets, Spurs, and Nuggets have also adopted targeted defensive tactics to restrict him.

But Zhang Jun suddenly added a mid-range shooting attack, which made all teams in the league feel scared and surprised.

"If he can complete such difficult step-back shots many times, a new terrifying scoring machine will appear in the league."

The scenes later on the court made George Karl breathe a sigh of relief, because Zhang Jun's difficult mid-range shots did not have a particularly exaggerated hit rate.

But because of Nene's assisting defense, Trail Blazers' Travis Outlaw grabbed a lot of offensive rebounds in the paint.

Nate McMillan discovered the pressure Zhang Jun faced on the court alone, and he decisively brought Aldridge in advance to partner with Travis Outlaw.

This not only adds an offensive point, but also enhances the Blazers' ability to grab rebounds in the interior.

Nate McMillan's substitution was very timely and targeted. Nene was a little hesitant on the court whether to go so far to help defend Zhang Jun.

It's easy to lose the board if you dive out of the inside line. If you don't dive out, Zhang Jun seems to be very powerful.

Fortunately, the Nuggets' J.R. Smith suddenly felt like having a seizure tonight. He used 3 of 5 three-pointers to help the Trail Blazers take the lead in the second quarter of the game.

The Trail Blazers trailed 52:59.

The third quarter of the game.

Luo Yin and Zhang Jun connected again. Since the game between the Trail Blazers and the Spurs, the two have cooperated very well on the court many times, and this cooperation is beyond the team's tactical arrangement.

This allowed Nate McMillan to see the compatibility and partnership potential of the two future cores of the Trail Blazers.

The Trail Blazers responded with a 10:3 spurt, chasing the score to 80:84 at the end of the third quarter.

The crucial fourth quarter is here.

As soon as Iverson came up, he singled out Luo Yin for a cosover. This breakthrough was so beautiful that even Zhang Jun wanted to applaud.

In the next round, because the Trail Blazers played a high double block, Zhang Jun finally faced off with Iverson for the first time.

"Well, you finally got what you wanted, boy. I know you have wanted to beat me alone for a long time. You just want to become famous in the eyes of the whole world."

Zhang Jun smiled proudly and said, "You can think whatever you want, but if I want to fight you alone, I am serious about it."

"Aaron, give me some advice. I want to become a better breakthrough master than you."

The 32-year-old Iverson suddenly became confused at this moment. He couldn't help but remember that when he was still a rookie player, he said almost the same words to Jordan.

At that time, Jordan said: I know you admire me, but I will knock you to the ground, kid.

Iverson scolded back: Yes, I admire you very much, and I will become a better breakthrough master than you in the future.

The summer after that game, Jordan, as a senior, invited Iverson to join his breakfast club with many stars in the league.

Iverson came back to his senses, gritted his teeth and smiled: "Boy, then show me all your strength and let me see if you are worthy of my guidance."

call!

Zhang Jun’s breakthrough was very fast! Faster than ever!

His suddenly accelerating pace made the players on the court confused, and all the fans at the Moda Center couldn't help but let out a burst of exclamation and uproar.

Iverson is also very fast with defense. His defense is only limited by his height, not that he can't defend.

Zhang Jun did not use his physical advantage to crush Iverson, he just wanted to use breakthroughs to beat the opponent in singles. This is his pride and respect for Iverson.

The change of direction in front of the body suddenly caught a Sam Gaud, which was so big that even Iverson was stunned, and then he easily hit the basket with a jelly layup.

Iverson stabilized his figure after touching the ground with both hands. He looked at Zhang Jun who had scored behind him with some embarrassment and some relief.

"This kid's breakthrough is no worse than my rookie season."

Iverson stretched out his left hand, and Zhang Jun smiled and also stretched out his hand.

The high-five exchange between the two old and new players appeared on the court at this moment, and countless photographers recorded this scene.

Iverson stood there with his hand outstretched. He was looking at Zhang Jun who was running toward him with his hand outstretched. The figure running towards the future seemed familiar.

Anthony pursed his lips and looked a little unhappy at this scene. In the next round, he faced Zhang Jun and suddenly accelerated the ball and hit the inside.

Zhang Jun was a little baffled as he looked at Anthony who looked like he had been injected with chicken blood.

Anthony relied on his physical advantage and strength to crash into the penalty area, and an underhand layup was blocked by Zhang Jun.

Anthony was very unhappy, threw his hairband to the ground and yelled at the referee.

"You're not going to criticize him for being a defensive player?"

The referee did not argue with Anthony, probably because he was suffocated by the opponent's aura, but if a foul was called, you Anthony, who bumped into people and walked inside, was the one who deserved to be called for a foul.

Zhang Jun grabbed the rebound and made a fast break. A long pass across half court helped Luo Yin dunk into the air with one hand.

The two now have a tacit understanding. If Zhang Jun holds the ball, Luo Yin must be rushing to the frontcourt. If Luo Yin is in the backcourt, Zhang Jun must have rushed to the opponent's basket.

The Trail Blazers hit a 10:2 shock wave at the last moment, overturning the score disadvantage and taking the lead in one fell swoop.

George Karl actually brought on J.R. Smith at the last minute to form a very extreme offensive lineup, and the Nuggets returned a 7:2 lead.

JR Smith hit two more three-pointers, and the Nuggets almost made a comeback.

In the end, the Trail Blazers won the game with a slight advantage of 114:112, stabilizing their ranking with the second record in the Western Conference.

After the game, Iverson did not leave directly. Zhang Jun walked over. The two smiled at the same time and embraced each other warmly on the court.

"You're going to be a better player than me."

"I will always follow your footsteps, because you are my only idol."

Iverson then gave his jersey and sneakers to Zhang Jun and wrote a sentence on them: Defeat me, Zhang Jun.

In the post-game interview, reporters also reminded Zhang Jun: "Tonight you broke Iverson's record as a rookie, scoring 30+ points in 7 consecutive games."

"Is there nothing better than breaking Iverson's record in front of him?"

Zhang Jun said with a displeased look on his face: "I hope that every record I win will have Iverson's participation, not just this record."

"It's an honor to break his record."

In addition, Luo Yin also scored 31 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists tonight. He and Zhang Jun scored 30+ points together. This is the first time that a backcourt combination in the Trail Blazers scored together on the court. 30+ screens.

Nate McMillan was extremely proud after the game.

Xia He, who was waiting for Zhang Jun to finish the interview, reminded: "Your advertisements have been placed on major media platforms and TV, and the rookie card and CAMEL companies have already transferred funds to your account."

Zhang Jun nodded. He had been waiting for this moment, so he immediately drove Xia He back to his villa and quickly called the system with his consciousness.