Chapter 11. The Talent Being Targeted
After a few minutes of rest, the second game began.

Jones came to the free throw line to serve the ball. His throat finally recovered and he started to rant: "Give up early. It may not be so shameful to give up."

DeRozan ignored Jones. After calming down, he remembered that he had completely forgotten about cooperation in the first game. No, let alone cooperation, he even passed the ball very rarely. Even Harden didn't get many shooting opportunities. Now he had to concentrate.

Seeing Zhang Yang running to the designated position, DeRozan changed direction and rushed forward.

Jones couldn't stop DeRozan's breakthrough, but he didn't give up on defense. He used his speed advantage to keep up with DeRozan's footsteps, and successfully blocked DeRozan on the right side of the free throw line with Isaiah... With the experience of the first game, they were already very skilled in defensive coordination against DeRozan.

However, DeRozan did not just shoot when he was double-teamed like he did before. Instead, he continued to break through, went deep into the double-team... and then passed the ball!
Zhang Yang cut in along the left sideline of the three-second zone to receive the ball. Without dribbling, he took two steps and jumped, quickly throwing the ball into the basket.

Andrew, who was defending Harden on the left side, came in from the baseline in time, but it was too late.

His athletic ability is much worse than his brother Isaiah, and he is more technically oriented. However, Zhang Yang's acceleration and sprint speed is even faster than Isaiah!

"Shooting value +5"

Zhang Yang's eyes lit up when he landed. It was much taller than the training height!

Let’s put this aside for now and finish this game first.

Zhang Yang picked up the ball and walked to the free throw line and passed it to Jones.

When Jones saw that Zhang Yang was the one defending him, he felt a little proud - look, I beat the top junior high school student in Southern California so badly that he no longer dared to defend me!
His ball handling movements became more coquettish, and he wanted to play some tough tricks on the pretty boy in front of him.

He didn't know Zhang Yang, but he felt uncomfortable when he saw Zhang Yang's face.

However, after he dribbled for a long time, Zhang Yang completely ignored him and didn't even move forward. After serving the ball, he just stood at the free throw line!
Also, what does this guy's puzzled look mean?
Jones was getting furious. He stopped dribbling in any fancy ways and just charged forward.

Zhang Yang's lateral movement and turning speed were slightly faster than DeRozan, and he also moved back a step in defense, but still failed to stop Jones's advance.

DeRozan, who moved to the wing, was also unable to form an effective double-team. Jones dribbled behind his back and shook DeRozan off, successfully entering the basket... but was blocked by Harden who had returned to the basket in advance!
There is someone under the basket!

Jones bumped into Harden, and not only did he fail to push his opponent away, he was also knocked off balance.

But he reacted quickly and flicked the ball to the right before falling flat on his face.

Andrew received the ball on the right side of the three-second zone and shot a mid-range shot... "Snap"... Zhang Yang flew over and slapped the ball out of bounds!

There were constant screams at the scene!
What makes the audience most excited in a basketball game? It’s not the slam dunk or the beautiful shot, but the block!

Zhang Yang's block this time was solid and clean.

Andy on the sidelines also applauded: "Jack's block was really beautiful. He played well in this round."

Thomas: “Well, they’re going to turn the tables.”

Andy: "Huh? It's only one round. Isn't it too early to talk about a comeback?"

Thomas: "Didn't you notice? Jack's block this time was not a coincidence, but the three of them played a defensive coordination. The same was true for the offense just now. DeRozan didn't pass the ball because he had no chance to break through.

I think he deliberately broke into that position, completely attracting the two opponents over there and creating opportunities for Jack. He had the idea of ​​actively cooperating and executed it well. Their offense will be fine and will definitely be better than the first game.

Now their defense has also been coordinated. DeRozan and Harden both moved as soon as Jones started to break through. Harden directly left little Myers open. Little Myers has no shooting ability, so it doesn't matter if he is left open. When DeRozan was defending Jones, Jack directly pounced on big Myers, who had accurate shooting but poor athletic ability and was not strong in cutting... It was a very good three-man defensive coordination, taking the opponent's offensive characteristics and habits into consideration.

The gap in the first game wasn’t that big, but now the offense and defense of DeRozan’s team have improved, and Jones’ team has no chance.”

Although Andy is not a professional coach, he is a physical education teacher in elementary and junior high schools and a part-time basketball coach. He also likes basketball very much. After Thomas' analysis, he immediately understood.

He said in surprise: "Tony, Compton's basketball level is really high! DeRozan and Harden have just graduated from junior high school, but they have such good tactical qualities. I finally understand why you regret not being able to recruit Harden."

Thomas opened his mouth when he heard this, but in the end he said nothing. He turned his eyes back to the court and watched Andy's reaction. He gave Zhang Yang a higher evaluation of his talent.

On the court, just as Thomas analyzed, DeRozan's team began to gain the upper hand, and the advantage became more and more obvious.

After trying it once and it worked, DeRozan played more determinedly and took the initiative to go deep to double-team and pass the ball.

Zhang Yang mainly focuses on receiving and attacking the basket. If Andrew goes to the basket to block him in advance, he will pass the ball directly to Harden after receiving it.

Harden made almost every spot shot from the sideline, and Andrew, who was defending him, never thought about consuming his energy in the confrontation. He didn't have that awareness.

If Isaiah didn't double-team DeRozan, DeRozan would just do it on his own.

On the defensive end, Harden doesn't care about anything else but get to the basket, using his much larger tonnage than others to block people under the basket.

Zhang Yang's defense at the top of the arc seems useless, but he is a little faster than DeRozan, so Jones has to react faster when he breaks through. Moreover, he consciously positions himself in the direction of DeRozan to help DeRozan create opportunities to defend Jones... These are things DeRozan can't do at the top of the arc. DeRozan is also unable to do Zhang Yang's defense on Andrew because his awareness is not at the same level.

What DeRozan has to do is as simple as Harden's. First, he has to confront Andrew and then retreat.

The offensive and defensive strategies arranged by Zhang Yang were actually very simple, but they were enough in this game.

Team Jones had no idea how to respond to the sudden cooperation from Team DeRozan.

The three of them were eliminated from their high school careers before they could receive tactical training. After returning to the streets, although they still played basketball, most of the time they relied on their personal abilities to bully their opponents. They had some cooperation, but they had been playing together for several years and had some experience in cooperation. When they met opponents who really knew how to cooperate, they were no longer good enough.

The score in the second game was 10 to 6, and DeRozan's team tied the score to 1 to 1!
In the second game, Jones' team played calmly as a whole, or normally.

In the third inning, the three players of Jones team started to play randomly.

After DeRozan's team lost the first game, there was one person who could calm the other two down, had clear tactical adjustments, and made effective adjustments.

As for the Jones team, they had neither someone who could lead the team nor any awareness of tactical changes. They knew they had to make changes, but they didn't know how...so they could only play blindly.

The gap between the players on both sides can also be seen in terms of psychological quality. On DeRozan's team, even Harden, after losing a game, only his mentality was affected, at least it did not affect their playing.

Team Jones…started swearing as the fight went on.

Although DeRozan's team had the upper hand in the second game, the score difference of 10 to 6 was not that big. The audience thought they would see a fierce showdown in the third game, but they did not expect the situation to be so one-sided in the third game.

Three junior high school students from DeRozan's team beat up the hooligans who roamed the streets, and the audience cheered and screamed loudly for them... Zhang Yang was also turned into a junior high school student. Judging from his face, he was the youngest-looking one among the six players on the court.

Soon, the score was 9 to 3.

Zhang Yang intercepted the ball from Jones.

DeRozan immediately rushed out of the three-point line, received the ball from Zhang Yang, faked a shot to Isaiah who was flying out, broke through to the free throw line, faced Jones's defense and made an emergency jump shot... and hit it!
10 to 3, the overall score is 2 to 1, DeRozan's team reversed and won!

Looking at DeRozan with a mocking look on his face when he landed, Jones pushed DeRozan.

DeRozan was pushed to the ground before he could stand firmly.

Jones was still angry and pressed forward to hit him again... He was hit hard in the face...

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