The glory of the basketball gods

Chapter 41 Defensive Gate Garcia

"Drip~~Drip~~" The referee's whistle sounded.

Standing under the basket, Cousins ​​held the ball with both hands and looked innocent. He didn't know why the referee was blowing the whistle at this time.

After being reminded by the referee, Cousins ​​looked back and said, damn it, it looks like the injury is serious!
Varejao was lying on the ground, holding his chest with his hands, his expression looked very painful, and the muscles on his face twitched, which made Cousins ​​feel a little distressed.

But Cousins ​​thought it wrong again. Although I wanted to turn around just now, didn’t I turn around yet?
However, seeing his opponent in such pain, Cousins ​​felt that he might have hurt Varejao just now because of his careless actions.

Seeing that the referee whistled Cousins' offensive foul, Varejao stood up with the help of Yuan Man after lying on the ground for a while.

"Are you all right?" Yuan Man asked with concern seeing Varejao's painful expression just now.

With his back to the referee, Varejao's original pained expression suddenly disappeared, and with a smirk on his lips, he secretly winked at Yuan Man.

Sure enough, it was a flop!
Yuan Man couldn't help but find it funny, his teammate's flopping ability is well-known, but the painful expression just now didn't look like a fake at all, but he didn't expect that he was also deceived by Varejao's acting skills Now, it seems that not only himself, but also the referee.

Although the members of the referee team knew that Varejao would flop, they always fell into Varejao's routine. There was no way, who made his acting so realistic? It was really impossible to judge Vallejo with the naked eye. Is Joe really being fouled or is his acting skills online.

It is precisely because of this that Varejao has the title of "Actor".

After Jamison left the field, the Kings began to focus on Mo Williams on the outside at the behest of coach Westphal, making it difficult for Williams to attack.

Benno Udri is a European player who is very good at using physical confrontation to defend, and Williams is a typical American style of play. When the first jump shot is taken, the center of gravity is always not in the best state, which causes the shooting hand to feel a great impact.

Not only that, because Anthony Parker is a player who runs without the ball to find open shots, so Evans also often empties Parker, frequently participates in double-teaming and defending Williams, which makes the Cavaliers' outside offense start to fall into trouble.

But the current Cavaliers are not just Jamison and Williams. Yuan Man, who broke out in the first regular season game, has become the third firepower of the Cavaliers!
The wily Westphal did not fail to consider this rookie, especially Yuan Man's outstanding performance in the first game, which made the Kings take this rookie seriously.But Westphal also trusts Garcia, the defensive gate in his hand, and Westphal is very relieved to hand over Garcia to defend 1v1.

Parker's pass found Yuan Man, and this was Yuan Man's first attack with the ball in the first quarter.

(before the game)

Jamison found Yuan Man and said to Yuan Man: "Yuan, this game is a tough game for you. The player you are facing is Francisco Garcia. His defensive ability is very strong. You must Stay focused, he's not easy to deal with."

Yuan Man nodded silently.

Garcia's name Yuan Man has also been heard for a long time. Like Sean Battier, he is a smart defensive expert with average athletic ability but excellent anticipation ability.

However, for Garcia's defense, Yuan Man also made sufficient preparations before the game.

The reason why Yuan Man didn't take the initiative to attack for almost half a quarter was because on the one hand, it was to wear down Garcia's energy and let him gradually reduce his concentration in defending himself during the game. Jump shooting is a skill that consumes a lot of stamina. It is very unrealistic to use this trick from beginning to end to attack, and the current self has a limited hit rate for dry shots.

However, in the case of abundant physical strength, Yuan Mangan's hit rate of jump shots is still guaranteed to a certain extent.

Yuan Man planned to use a pull-up jumper for the first ball when he was full of energy, so as to give Garcia who was defending him a blow.

Facing Garcia head-on, Yuan Man suddenly jumped up on the spot, using the strength of his waist and abdomen and the explosive power of his calves, the whole person bounced off the ground, and when he was close to the highest point, he threw the ball.

"Snapped!"

Yuan Man's eyes instantly changed from confidence to surprise.

Before the ball could be thrown from his hand, it was blocked by Garcia!

"Sure enough, he is a rookie player, and his thinking is simple." Westphal smiled when he saw Garcia's successful defense from the sidelines.

"Don't worry about it." When Yuan Man retreated, Varejao comforted him.

Although the ball just now has passed, Yuan Man still didn't figure out how Garcia blocked his attack just now. This move can be regarded as his current trump card!
At the moment when Yuan Man was absorbed in thinking, Garcia received a pass from his teammate and hit a jumper, scoring 2 points.

"Yuan, cheer up!" Mo Williams seemed a little dissatisfied with Yuan Man's attack and defense just now.

Facing Garcia's defense again, it has been three rounds since the last 1v1. After calming down, Yuan Man intends to use his first step of breakthrough to get rid of Garcia, break through to the inside and dunk the battle to end the battle!
After making up his mind, Yuan Man crossed the ball under his crotch a few times, and immediately took the first step to break through.

Become!

Yuan Man's first step was very fast, and he almost passed Garcia by half a body in an instant!
But Yuan Man's happiness lasted for less than 0.5 seconds. Garcia actually took the ball from behind Yuan Man, and completed a wonderful steal!

No way!
This time the steal was completely beyond Yuan Man's expectations!
Parker immediately made a foul, and the referee judged the Cavaliers for an intentional foul. Garcia got 2 free throws, and the Kings still had the right to continue to attack.

Two consecutive offensive mistakes made Yuan Man's breathing become irregular.

Off the court, Larry Drew whispered to Byron Scott: "I met Francisco in the second regular season game. It is really difficult for Yuan. He is just a rookie after all."

Scott folded his arms around his chest, and the index finger of his right hand kept pointing on his left arm, as if he was thinking.

After a while, Scott called Alonzo Key to his side and whispered some instructions.

In the gap between Garcia's free throws, the Cavaliers made a substitution. Alonzo Ki, who only came off the bench for 1 minute in the first game, replaced Yuan Man.

Yuan Man sat on the bench beside the court, panting heavily, took the sports drink handed by the staff, and drank it all in one gulp.

The first quarter was not over yet, but Yuan Man felt that he was playing extremely hard.

Just as Yuan Man was wiping his sweat with a towel, Scott came over.

"Yuan, watch the field carefully. You need to continue to play at the beginning of the second quarter."

Following Scott's gaze, Yuan Man looked at the court, and the Cavaliers were transitioning to attack after a successful defense.

Alonzo Key, who was running at the forefront, received a long pass from Williams and easily dunked with one hand, adding 2 points for the Cavaliers!
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(End of this chapter)