Of the Nets' Big Three, only Irving remains on the court. It's time for him to lead the team as a single core.
The ball transitioned and the Cavaliers attacked.
When the game reached this period, Sexton's rest time also came, and the Cavaliers' substitute guard Dotson came on.
Dotson dribbled the ball across half court and passed the ball to Prince.
Taurean Prince was also a member of the Nets, but the management did not hesitate to include him in the deal in order to pursue James Harden.
Prince is a quasi-3D player. His three-point shooting is relatively stable. Coupled with his strong body, he can defend from the second position to the fourth position without suffering any disadvantages in the matchup.
When talking about Prince, we have to mention his righteousness. That year, the Nets played against the Knicks. Irving was fouled by a Knicks player when he rushed to the basket. Then the opponent provoked Irving who was lying on the ground, grabbed the ball in his arms, and directly dragged him and the ball together.
At this moment, Prince quickly ran over, pushed the Knicks player away, and blocked the front with his body to vent his anger.
However, the NBA is a business league, and ordinary players cannot control their own destiny!
Back in the match, Prince takes on Joe Harris.
The good players in the past have now become opponents. They really answer the saying: Nothing is permanent!
Prince chose to single.
Harris's advantage lies in outside shooting. In addition, his abilities in other aspects (defense, breakthrough, passing, etc.) are not satisfactory.
Prince changed direction in front of his body and broke through the basket. He did not completely throw away the defender.
Harris followed the defense closely and did not give him any chance to take action.
Suddenly, Prince made an emergency stop during the breakthrough, combined the ball, and shot from mid-range!
NBA players, especially 3D players, basically will not miss such open jump shots.
The ball hit the bullseye steadily.
13:4!
Bai Qiang helped up Harris who was knocked down and said:
"Man! I will help you get revenge!"
Only those who defend seriously will be knocked down!
Although Harris failed to limit his opponent's scoring, his defensive attitude was positive. Unlike Jordan, who was like a wooden stake and would just stand stupidly under the basket.
Harris didn't speak, just patted Bai Qiang on the shoulder and ran back to the frontcourt.
The ball transitioned and the Nets attacked.
Irving strolled toward the frontcourt with the ball and gestured with his hands to organize his teammates to run actively.
With the help of Bai Qiang's cover, Harris got rid of the pursuing Prince and ran out from the inside.
Allen formed a defensive switch.
After receiving the pass from Irving, Harris stood up and shot!
As an excellent fixed-point three-point shooter, Harris does not need to spend time adjusting after receiving the ball. He mainly focuses on taking the opponent by surprise and attacking him unprepared!
Allen knows very well how accurate his former teammate's shooting is, and he must not let him shoot comfortably and get up to jump forward.
Although Allen's defense was half a beat slow, it still interfered with Harris' shooting.
The ball slid out of the frame.
At this time, Bai Qiang and Prince were standing under the basket.
There is no doubt that Bai Qiang jumped up and took the basketball into his arms.
"Harris, keep shooting!"
Bai Qiang grabbed the rebound and made a fake pass to the outside player while shouting.
Allen was fooled, and when he was supposed to return to the basket, he followed Bai Qiang's fake move and pounced outward.
Bai Qiang played a post-up single, and Prince had no choice but to defend the big man.
The Nets' players on the outside are all shooting threats. Anyone who misses the ball may be sanctioned by three points.
"boom!"
"boom!"
Bai Qiang used his body to fight against Prince continuously, [Bull Crash], and the latter was a little unable to resist.
Only one step away from the basket, Bai Qiang suddenly turned around and dunked with both hands!
"Clang!"
Prince didn't even have time to jump to defend, and was directly dunked!
It’s really overwhelming!
13:6!
O'Neal, who was commentating on the game, saw this scene and stood up from the bench, waving his fists and celebrating wildly.
"Oh my god! The boy is so teachable. He is trying to pay tribute to me with my signature dunk! Bai Qiang, I love you!"
How do the top sharks play?
He adheres to the principle of "how to practice skills if you can play with your body".
A rough turn and a cruel dunk, devastating the world!
This is O'Neal.
Since the NBA entered the small ball era, this violent style of play is being submerged in the long river of history, and it is about to become a thing of the past.
Today, in the Quicken Loans Center Arena, Bai Qiang performed the same dunk as O'Neal!
This is a tribute to the legend, this is the replacement of the old with the new, and this is the inheritance of the style of play!
"Shaq! Hua Guoqiang's playing style is becoming more and more similar to yours. Don't you worry that future generations will think of Hua Guoqiang first when they think of center players, not you?"
Buckley asked jokingly.
The live broadcast rooms of these two are always full of programs, sometimes more interesting than the main game.
O'Neal: "Barkley, you are worrying too much. There is no way Hua Guoqiang can surpass me! I have four championship rings, three Finals MVPs, two scoring champions, 15 NBA All-Stars and three Elected NBA All-Star mvp. I won’t say anything else, Bai Qiang is not even qualified to compare with me!"
O'Neal's NBA career was almost perfect, although he was reduced to wandering around at the end of his career.
But when he retired, when fans mentioned Shark, the first thing they thought of was his Grand Slam, not running around.
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Back on the field.
Bai Qiang opened his hands to celebrate...
Harris: "My man! You are so fierce, so scary!"
"No one can bully my brother!"
Bai Qiang said to Harris.
That’s what real men do, they do what they say!
The ball was transferred, the Cavaliers attacked, and Okoro advanced with the ball.
Defending Okoro is Brown. Although he is short, he is always full of energy on the court and has a particularly positive attitude towards the game.
Brown is really passionate about basketball.
Okoro called for a screen and Allen stepped up to pick and roll.
After blocking Brown, Allen went down to attack the frame.
Seeing that Bai Qiang didn't raise his body to cover, Okoro shot a three-pointer from the top of the key.
Needless to say, NBA pitchers really can't let go!
As if the ball was positioned, it hit the basket directly.
16:6!
The fans at home cheered again. The Nets, who were touted by the media as being comparable to the Heat's Big Three, were being pushed to the ground and ravaged by their home team. How could this not be exciting!
The media, for the sake of traffic, they will say anything and brag about anything!
Nash sat off the court, chewing gum, looking like he was strategizing.
Except for Bai Qiang's six points, the rest of the Nets did not score a point. But just such a player who can carry the team forward was kicked out of the starting lineup by the head coach.
The power of capital is beyond your imagination!
The ball transitions and Brooklyn attacks.
Bai Qiang really couldn't stand the performance of his teammates. In normal training, each three-pointer is better than the other, but when it comes to the game, all of them are silent. It's really useless!
Bai Qiang asked for the ball at the top of the arc. The team was 10 points behind and was in a scoring drought. He had to stand up.
Irving passed the ball to Bai Qiang and then ran to the bottom corner.
Kyrie Irving returned from injury and was obviously in poor condition. It was natural for him to pass the ball to the best player on the court.
Allen's defensive strategy is to squat inside and leave Bai Qiang outside the three-point line.
The day before the game, the Cavaliers watched the videos of the Nets' last two games as a whole and conducted a detailed analysis of the characteristics of each player.
Regarding Bai Qiang's conclusion: he is good at physical confrontation, has rough inside skills, and his main finishing method is to attack the frame. He occasionally takes long-range shots and has a high three-point shooting rate.
The fewer shots you take and the more hits you make, the higher your hit rate will naturally be.
In the annual NBA statistics list, the players with the highest field goal percentage are all centers because their end zone is around the basket, and their end methods are mostly dunks and close-range rebounds.
What's even more outrageous is that for a while, McGee and Howard became the three-point leaders in the league, shooting 100% from the field.
The official statistics are correct. The reason why there is a 100% shooting rate is because only one three-pointer shot hit the basket.
"Don't come up to defend me? You will soon pay a heavy price for your wrong decision!"
After saying that, Bai Qiang decisively shot a three-pointer!
[Ray Allen three-pointer]
Under Allen's surprised gaze, the basketball hit the board.
16:9!
Bai Qiang, who integrates the gold-wrapped super system, scores like a man in a bag, and his defense is invincible.
