131 Dunks

The big screen at the scene played the scene of Zhang Junqi dunking Kendrick Perkins over and over again, and after each playback, the live camera would focus on Kendrick Perkins.

Fans throughout the Moda Center Arena even burst into wild cheers.

"Who the hell did I mess with..."

Kendrick Perkins breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to leave. This dunk will also be a shadow of his entire career.

The game continues.

Celtics head coach Doc Rivers suddenly walked to the sideline and nodded to Garnett.

All the Celtics players on the field saw this action, and they all knew what it meant.

In the next round, Ray Allen continuously ran back through his teammates' pick-and-roll and slipped through the baseline and hit a three-pointer in the bottom corner.

Switch offense.

Zhang Jun once again held the ball, dribbled from his hips and walked to the right with the ball. Suddenly he made a lateral step to find a breakthrough space, and suddenly accelerated straight to the basket.

"pretty!"

"The dig step can be regarded as the simplest and most basic movement in breakthrough steps. This is also the most commonly used step by many young players when they first learn to break through. However, most professional players will not bother to use such simple steps on the court."

"But Zhang Jun used it, and he used it very well!"

Kenny Smith couldn't help but admire him from the commentary box.

Barkley also nodded repeatedly. Watching Zhang Jun's breakthrough really gave him a feeling of appreciating the essence of basketball. That kind of simplicity and simplicity can always come out leisurely and make people's eyes bright.

"Although the digging step is simple, it greatly tests the timing of the player's feet to exert force after dribbling under the hip, especially on the professional stage. If this step is not fully mastered, it will not only confuse the defender, but also easily be The referee caught it and called a dribbling violation.”

"Zhang Jun's rhythm of exerting force with both feet and taking a step laterally is so good that it almost looks like a normal hip dribbling, but the key point is that he suddenly stopped during the breakthrough and then suddenly accelerated."

"Many players only master skills when breaking through and often ignore the details of dribbling. It is really important to stop here."

Many people off the court were marveling at Zhang Jun's miraculous breakthrough, but the Celtics on the court were already extremely nervous.

Zhang Jun's breakthrough was so powerful that even an All-Star player like Paul Pierce could pass it in one step and could only rely on inside defense.

Kendrick Perkins vowed that he would never help defend Zhang Jun again. Fortunately, this important task has been rearranged by Doc Rivers, and now Kevin Garnett is responsible for the defense.

The defensive strategy Garnett chose was not just to pull up. In order to avoid blocking fouls while traveling, he took the initiative to let Zhang Jun enter the inside. At the same time, he chose to defend closely and force Zhang Jun to squeeze out of the penalty area.

"Away from the penalty area, Zhang Jun's threat is much smaller."

Garnett's defensive choices made Zhang Jun uncomfortable, and he also felt the ability of the best power forward in history.

Take a step back, lean back!

Zhang Jun could only choose to hit the ball outside and use a more difficult fadeaway shot.

Garnett jumped high, and although he failed to block the basketball, he successfully put his hands in front of Zhang Jun's eyes to block the shooting sight.

This is the best defensive strategy for shooters who fail to block shots in time. It does not mean that blind defense can really affect shooting. For most shooting masters, as long as they look behind the basket, they can make a shot even if they close their eyes. , which is the muscle memory effect brought about by long-term shooting training.

What this defense really affects is the psychology of the shooter.

boom!

The basketball hit the rim, and after colliding with it several times, it still fell into the rim.

Garnett glanced at Zhang Jun indifferently and said: "You scored this kind of goal, I admit it, but don't even think about getting to the basket again."

Eight minutes into the first quarter, Zhang Jun began to take a break and enter the rotation.

The Celtics also replaced Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen one after another. At this time, the Trail Blazers were led by Luo Yin and Aldridge.

But tonight, the two were obviously not used to the Celtics' suffocating defense, and their shooting percentage on the offensive end was not very high.

At the end of the first quarter, the Trail Blazers trailed 20:22.

In the second quarter of the game, the Trail Blazers' shooting lineup came up.

"Steve Blake, James Jones, and Channing Fletcher are among the few players on the Trail Blazers who can shoot 40% from three-point range."

"Coupled with the flexibility of center Travis Outlaw, Zhang Jun is simply at home in this lineup."

"Since Channing Fletcher was traded to the Trail Blazers, the offensive firepower of this team's second team has directly rushed to the third place in the league's rotation, even only 0.5 points away from the first-ranked Spurs. Difference."

"So, it depends on whether the Celtics' rotation can guard the Trail Blazers."

The Celtics are playing point guard Sam Cassell, shooting guard Tony Allen, small forward James Posey, power forward Glen Davis and center P.J. Brown.

Tony Allen didn't talk any trash after he came on the court. He just walked towards Zhang Jun silently, then lowered his head and leaned behind him.

Tony Allen is as silent as an unknown ordinary player, but being sent by Doc Rivers to guard Zhang Jun is not just an ordinary player.

Game start.

The Trail Blazers attack.

Tony Allen's defense is very calm. He is not worried about Zhang Jun's breakthrough like other players, so he leads the whole court defense from the beginning and adds a lot of physical confrontation to consume Zhang Jun's physical strength and affect him. offensive stability.

It wasn't until Zhang Jun passed halftime and Steve Blake, who was holding the ball, started to find someone and directed his teammates to get into position that Tony Allen suddenly came up.

He put his back in front of Zhang Jun, facing Steve Blake and staring closely at the opponent's passing route, while Zhang Jun was completely pressed behind him.

Zhang Jun took advantage of his strength and immediately ran back. Tony Allen turned around and immediately followed up. Steve Blake wanted to pass an alley-oop after running back, but the Celtics had two huge towers and power forward Glenn - Davis and center P.J. Brown.

It can only be said that Tony Allen's defensive choice was correct. He dared to take such a risk and completely defend against Zhang Jun's back, precisely because he observed the position of his teammates inside.

Tony Allen didn't make many small defensive moves, but it made Zhang Jun a little uncomfortable. This was a player who was completely prevented from catching the ball.

"Outlaw!"

Zhang Jun shouted.

Travis Outlaw stopped acting like a monster before Zach Randolph left. He is now focusing on the game. After getting Zhang Jun’s shouting reminder, he immediately brought up the cover.

Zhang Jun used the screen, and Tony Allen used the screen.

Steve Blake boldly passed the ball to the sky. He believed that Zhang Jun's height and wingspan were much better than Tony Allen, so it should be easy to win the ball.

But at the moment when Tony Allen passed the ball, he suddenly pushed against Zhang Jun's bottom plate to prevent him from retreating, and then he saw the right opportunity and jumped into the sky hard.

Zhang Jun couldn't retreat, so he could only fight for the ball sideways.

puff!

The two of them clicked on the basketball at the same time, and the basketball jumped high.

Zhang Jun took off for the second time, and this time he got the ball completely by relying on his physical advantage.

"It's not easy."

“Tony Allen’s defense is so good.”

"Zhang Jun needs to pay attention to the time. There are only 10 seconds left in this round."

Zhang Jun, who finally caught the ball, encountered Tony Allen's second scramble. The opponent was a player who was very experienced in stealing. His steal defense was different from other players' tapping the ball. Instead, he directly grabbed the ball as if he was stabbing it. But at the same time, his other hand will be taken out from behind the offensive player.

It's like a combo punch. The ball holder will subconsciously protect the ball behind him when facing a fierce press. However, such details of protecting the ball will cause Tony Allen to take the ball away from behind.

Zhang Jun subconsciously wanted to protect the ball from behind, but he suddenly discovered that Tony Allen's body did not lose position when he took the ball.

In other words, this is not a gambling steal, but a back-up move!

Zhang Jun quickly took a step back and dribbled to open up space.

Tony Allen was stunned, a little surprised by the opponent's choice of holding the ball.

"You're smarter than Kevin Durant."

Tony Allen, who has always been like a dull gourd, finally said his first words to Zhang Jun.

The Celtics had just played against the Sonics before, and Durant was directly intercepted three times by Tony Allen in one game.

In his opinion, Zhang Jun is a more detailed ball handler than Durant. No wonder he can become the No. 1 pick, but Durant cannot.

Zhang Jun had no time to pay attention to Tony Allen and immediately made a breakthrough after holding the ball again.

Tony Allen's defense is like a shadow, with speed, power, and anticipation, and is not affected by Zhang Jun's dribbling rhythm and breakthrough footsteps.

Faced with such a stalking defense, Zhang Jun chose to rely on Tony Allen to get to the basket.

The latter cannot be restricted at all with this style of play. After all, Zhang Jun is taller and faster than Tony Allen.

This style of play is a bit like LeBron James.

But at the same time, Celtics inside power forward Glen Davis and center P.J. Brown took a step forward at the same time, forcing Zhang Jun to use a mid-range shot.

A turn while running, a fadeaway penalty kick, a sudden turn and fake move, and a sideways layup.

Zhang Jun's breakthrough fake move directly shook Glenn Davis, P.J. Brown and Tony Allen, and scored a layup from a very tricky angle.

"What?"

Off the court, Doc Rivers spread his hands, frowned, and opened his mouth, with a look of disbelief on his face.

The Celtics defended until there were only 3 seconds left, so they could still be scored by Zhang Jun, and they were still facing Tony Allen's defense, which really made Doc Rivers a little incredible.

Zhang Jun, who struggled to score the goal, was asked by Nate McMillan on the sidelines when he retreated.

"Man, do you want to set up a double pick-and-roll on the outside for you to get rid of Tony Allen's defense?"

Zhang Jun shook his head and said: "No, I will fight him alone!"

After hearing this, Monty Williams frowned slightly and said dissatisfied: "Zhang Jun is still a little too young and energetic. His ability has already been proven, and there is no need to prove himself again by beating Tony Allen in singles."

"And the defensive pressure from the opponent is indeed very strong. Double pick-and-rolls in the high post can bring him more comfortable defensive matchups and singles opportunities. Why wouldn't he?"

"I can only say that I am still too young and energetic."

Nate McMillan shook his head and said: "Then you are looking down on him too much. This guy has one of the top ten basketball IQs among the players I have ever seen. I can only imagine that a player as young as him can have such a basketball IQ." Saw it with James.”

"Double blocking in the high position will naturally allow Zhang Jun to get comfortable offensive opportunities, but have you forgotten what we are playing now?"

"It's a star-studded comeback for the Magic!"

"If Channing Fleming and Travis Outlaw are allowed to pick and roll, tell me, will Zhang Jun be double-teamed?"

"Moreover, Channing Foley will lose his ability to open up space when he comes to the high post to pick and roll. The Celtics only need to send one person to guard him, and the other person can completely lose Tra, who has no three-point threat. Wes Outlaw, double-team Zhang Jun!"

"In this way, the shooting threat at every point in our rotation will be greatly reduced. This is also the biggest shortcoming of the one-star and four-shooter lineup."

"Without individual offensive strengths, shooting all over the place is useless."

"Of course, this reason only accounts for half of Zhang Jun's rejection of my high-position double-block proposal."

After hearing this, Monty Williams opened his eyes wide in shock and said: "Can he think of so much?"

Nate McMillan nodded affirmatively and said: "If it were anyone else, of course he wouldn't, but if it was Zhang Jun, he must have thought so much."

Monty Williams asked curiously: "What's the other half?"

Nate McMillan couldn't help but smile helplessly: "What else could it be? It's what you said. He is young and energetic and really wants to win over Tony Allen!"

Next round.

Facing Tony Allen's persistent pursuit after halftime, Zhang Jun chose to catch the ball with his back after running back to the baseline.

This way of catching the ball and the choice of catching the ball are not common for Zhang Jun.

Steve Blake and Tony Parker were both stunned at the same time.

Other Trail Blazers players and coaching staff Nate McMillan and Monty Williams were stunned at the same time.

The catch selection reminded them all of the aloof isolation maniac in Los Angeles.

"Blake!"

With Zhang Jun's shouting reminder, Steve Blake finally came to his senses and passed the ball.

Zhang Jun, who wanted the ball from behind, used Tony Allen's method to use his body to completely push the opponent away, which also made it very easy for him to catch the ball.

Tony Allen pushed Zhang Jun hard with both hands to prevent him from taking a step closer to the inside. Although he caught the ball at this position, Zhang Jun did not choose to post up like Kobe. Instead, he dribbled with his back to the free throw line and turned to a frontal attack. .

A sudden stop fake move, a smooth breakthrough after pulling the ball behind the back.

"Take off! Dunk!"

"Zhang Jun dunks on Tony Allen! This is a personal singles without any player interference!"