NBA: Start the water cooler and reach the Hall of Fame

After the familiar pre-match ceremony ended, the starting lineups of the home and away teams were also announced on the big screen above the arena.

Washington Wizards: Point guard Kirk Hinrich, shooting guard Klay Thompson, small forward Kawhi Leonard, power forward Kaiming Li, center Andre Blatche.

New Jersey Nets: Point guard Deron Williams, shooting guard Evan Turner, small forward Damien James, power forward Kris Humphries, center John Petro.

The head coaches of both sides have also taken their seats on the bench in suits and ties.

When the game time came, the starting players gathered around the center circle in the center of the court. The referee stood between Brac and Petro with the ball in one hand, then blew the whistle and threw the ball into the sky!

Brac and Petro took off one after the other. Although both of them were resting in the second round, Brac was obviously at his peak and easily passed the ball to Li Kaiming behind him.

The Wizards attacked first, and Hinrich controlled the ball for half the game. Li Kaiming gave Hinrich a pick-and-roll at the top of the key, and Blatche and Leonard on the inside set up an off-ball screen for Thompson.

This tactic was recently designed by Sanders. The main principle is to use Li Kaiming's powerful threat during the pick-and-roll process to attract the defensive focus of at least two opponents.

If the opponent does not double-team Li Kaiming, Hinrich will pass the ball to Li Kaiming or play in singles.

If Li Kaiming is double-teamed, Thompson's movement will play a role at this time. After using the off-ball screen to get rid of the defender, the opponent will either choose to switch defenses or choose to bypass the screen, which will create mispositions and openings.

If the position is misplaced, Hinrich will directly pass the ball to Blatche inside, and Thompson will run out of space and directly receive the ball from the outside for a jump shot!

The design of this tactic can be said to be very tight, link by link, and there are many links that can be diverged. According to Sanders's vision, this tactic will become the foundation of the Wizards in the future.

Li Kaiming's performance in his rookie season undoubtedly made him a thorn in the opponent's side, so when he acted as a screener to pick and roll with Hinrich, both Deron Williams and Humphries chose to move in to defend Li Kaiming.

Such a simple tactic directly created an open three-point opportunity for Hinrich at the top of the arc. This is Li Kaiming's powerful containment power!

Hinrich took advantage of the space and shot directly from the top of the arc. With a whoosh, the Wizards scored their first point of the new season.

One offseason passed, and he

Hinrich's touch is still very hot, which shows that he has not been idle at all in these more than 100 days.

The Nets serve to the frontcourt, and Deron Williams is undoubtedly the absolute core of this team. Apart from him, no one on this team averaged more than 15 points per game last season.

In the first attack of the new season, Deron Williams naturally has to give it a try.

Hinrich's defense is very smart. He almost never reaches out or tries to steal, but just keeps himself in front of the opponent. This simple defensive method makes him a defender like brown sugar.

He will only be easily passed against some defenders with extremely physical talents, but his defense is enough to deal with most defenders in the league.

Deron Williams dribbled the ball outside the three-point line twice and found that he could not easily pass Hinrich and then directly called a screen. At this time, Williams could be said to be at his peak. He had to do it last season. Western Conference Player of the Month once.

Using Petro's screen, Williams made a quick change of direction to pass Hinrich, and then drove straight into the Wizards penalty area.

Inside, Blatche chose to squat in defense and wait for Deron Williams' challenge at the basket.

Deron Williams is a heavy tank guard. Even if there is a center under the basket, he is not afraid at all when the speed increases, and he goes directly to Blatche for a layup.

When Blatche stayed under the basket to protect the basket, the Wizards' defense in the penalty area was very strong. Deron Williams missed a layup, and Li Kaiming next to him took the opportunity to grab the rebound.

After getting the ball, Li Kaiming looked up and saw that Leonard had already begun to pass. So he directly passed a long pass to Leonard in the frontcourt.

The ball was passed just right. Leonard was already in front of the three-point line when he caught the ball. He could take three steps directly with a dribble.

But I never expected that Leonard, who was playing for the first time, was a little nervous and was not very proficient at dribbling, so he actually dribbled the ball directly to his knees!

At this time, Klay Thompson, who ran to the three-point line, bared his teeth and laughed.

"Kawhi, I'm not telling you, you're too bad at dribbling!"

Leonard's expression didn't change at all. He was still like a robot, slowly turning around to the backcourt to prepare for defense.

Thompson found that teasing a robot didn't seem fun, so he followed him to the backcourt.

The Nets sent a baseline kick. After reaching the frontcourt, Deron Williams wanted to repeat his same trick, but Blatche suddenly brought him up to double-team Williams. In desperation, Williams passed the ball to center Pate. Luo.

This Petro was drafted in the same year as Deron Williams, the 05th pick in the second round of 25. His biggest talent is his height, which is a full 216, but his other attributes are very consistent with his level at the end of the second round.

After playing in the league for so many years, a 216 big man averaged 3 points and 3 rebounds per game last season and did not average 1 block per game. You will know what level this guy is.

Petro, who received the ball at the top of the arc, was at a loss for a moment. Williams was tightly guarded and couldn't catch the ball at all. He couldn't shoot three-pointers, let alone dribble in by himself. The ball at this time It became a hot potato in his hands.

However, other players on the Nets also knew that it was very inappropriate to let a stupid big man get the ball at the top of the arc, so the others started running to prepare to catch the ball.

For example, Comrade Damian James, the starting small forward, stood up bravely. He first shook his head and feinted, giving Leonard the illusion that he was going to run in the other direction, and then suddenly rushed behind Petro. , getting ready to catch the ball hand-in-hand.

Damian James was the 24th pick in the first round last year. He didn't get many opportunities in his rookie season. He averaged only 4 points and 4 rebounds per game, and his shooting percentage was over 40.

In the eyes of Damian James, the guy who could deliver fast break layups to his legs was actually selected with the 12th overall pick, and he was able to start in the starting lineup right away. In comparison, he was simply underappreciated. !

Therefore, in this game, you must face-to-face teach the opponent with facial paralysis, and by the way, tell your own management to see what it means that gold always shines!

And just when Damian James imagined that he could beat Leonard to prove himself, a ghostly hand inserted between him and Petro, and then the big hand seemed to have suction in it. Take the ball away!

right!Take it away!

The cooperation between Damian James and Petro was very fast, but Leonard's hands were like lightning. The two people who were handing over the ball didn't even react. Leonard and Thompson had already started to move quickly. Down!

Seeing Leonard, who had just made an embarrassing layup, prove his strength on the defensive end in the blink of an eye, Li Kaiming's face showed a kind smile like an old father!

This time Thompson was in front, and Leonard pushed the ball directly to Thompson. The latter took the ball and dribbled it directly!

However, the next moment, the happy comedian MCI Center performed again.

Thompson's hand slipped when playing the ball and the ball fell to the ground. Then he tripped when he tried to pick it up. Finally, the ball bounced directly into his face and rolled out of the baseline...

At this moment, Li Kaiming, Sanders, and other Wizards players who were watching the game all held their foreheads with their hands...

Are you sure these two rookies weren't chosen to perform comedy?

The disgraced Thompson got up and his face turned red and white.

He was still laughing at Leonard just now, but in the blink of an eye he did something even more embarrassing than the former...

Leonard, who walked next to him, twitched the corner of his mouth with great effort, and then let out a tractor-like laugh!

"Hehe, hehe!"

It can be seen that he is already doing his best to imitate humans and laugh at Thompson...

At this time, Evan Turner, the actor and spokesperson for the New Jersey Steel Plant, who had been watching for a long time, couldn't stand it anymore and decided to stand up and demonstrate to these two disgraced guys what it means to be a first-round pick.

When he got to the frontcourt, he wanted to hit Thompson with the ball behind his back, and he made the first move!

Hey, didn’t move?It must be that I'm not working hard enough!

Turner hits it again!

Hey!Didn't move again?Did I blame the wrong person?

Turner looked back and saw that Thompson behind him looked solemn and showed no sign of difficulty.

I still don’t believe it, I can’t even lift a ball into someone’s face!

Turner had a ferocious expression, gritted his teeth, raised his butt and slammed back!

Ouch!

There was no figure like a wall behind him. Thompson withdrew his stool to defend and immediately knocked the Turners off their feet.

In order to prevent himself from losing the ball, Turner threw the ball in the direction of Damian James in a panic, but Xiaoka, a classmate waiting on the side, was already hungry, stretched out his long arm, and the robot hand was directly stuck in the air. ball.

At this time, Li Kaiming, who was on the inside, saw the situation clearly, and found that Leonard did not hesitate to sprint forward after stealing the ball. Humphreys next to him was left behind in the blink of an eye.

When Leonard saw the team boss charging forward, but his ability to control the ball was not good, he just threw the ball forward!

It has to be said that this version of Leonard's ability to handle the ball is too rough. The only person who received the pass was Li Kaiming. Anyone else could not catch up even if they breathed their lungs out.

Even with Li Kaiming's speed, he only caught the basketball when the ball was about to fly out of the baseline, and then he jumped up and dunked it with both hands behind his back!

4 is better than 0!

In just 2 minutes, Leonard made two steals by himself, fully fulfilling the Wizards' expectations for him.

The Nets served to the frontcourt, and Deron Williams chose to single out Hinrich this time, stopping in the mid-range to hit the ball.

As long as the defense for this kind of superstar ball is in place, it can score because the opponent is strong. The Wizards do not need to make any changes on the defensive end.

Turning around, the Wizards attacked. This time it was Li Kaiming and Hinrich who started the pick-and-roll. The Nets were afraid that Hinrich would make another open shot, so they chose to defend higher.

Hinrich hit the ball to Li Kaiming alone, and the two wings of the Nets came to help defend. At this time, Thompson had reached 45 degrees with the help of an off-ball screen. Li Kaiming directly passed the ball to Thompson, who caught the ball and shot. Smooth.

Swish!

Thompson hit a hollow three-pointer into the net and scored his first career point!