Chapter 186 185. Am I infatuated? No, you are fooled!

The game is about to start, and the referee notifies both teams of their starting lineups.

Zhang Yang went to the technical desk to apply magnesium powder and chatted with Tyronn Lue.

He just wanted to call out "Sir Lu" and didn't talk about anything special. He just talked about the two Tatum brothers.

Chatting can also obtain some useful information. Zhang Yang clearly felt that Tyronn Lue was in a much better mood than the last time they played.

That time, when Tyronn Lue spoke, he even smiled with a look of indifference to the world. It was really hard to imagine what he had experienced in the past two years.

Zhang Yang came to the court, and the four teammates who started with him were Felton, Gerald Wallace, Millsap and Okafor.

Not to mention, the Hawks' lineup of players who are 206 cm tall makes it a headache to arrange their matchups.

The opponent sent out a starting lineup of Tyronn Lue, Joe Johnson, Childress, Josh Smith and Zaza Pachulia.

The referee blew the whistle and threw the ball into the air. Okafor defeated Pachulia to win the jump ball, and the Bobcats attacked first!

Felton launched an attack against Tyronn Lue, broke into the inside and scored against Okafor, who then scored against Gerald Wallace who was on defense.

As soon as Gerald Wallace received the ball, Joe Johnson immediately came in front of him. As soon as he passed the ball to Zhang Yang, Tyronn Lue followed up and stuck to Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang wanted to pass the ball again, but he caught the ball in time and didn't push it out.

The moment after he stopped moving, Josh Smith appeared between him and the vacated Millsap!
Fortunately, he reacted quickly, otherwise the ball would have been intercepted.

Without stopping, he turned his back to Tyronn Lue, dodged the opponent's stealing hand, took a step, turned right and rushed to the baseline, shook off Childress who was sandwiched from the top arc, turned to face the basket, jumped, and shot a mid-range shot...

Tyronn Lue was not thrown off, but he was unable to influence Zhang Yang's jumping shot while moving.

Zhang Yang made a mid-range back-to-the-basket shot!
The ball went in, but Zhang Yang was very surprised by the Eagles' defense.

The defense change is so fast!

If he is replaced by a striker like Josh Smith who is over 5 meters tall and as fast as a guard, he will have a hard time with this shot... Eh? Isn't that still the idea of ​​' James'?
Mike Woodson on the sidelines thought so too, but he has been the coach of the Hawks since 04 and has been coaching for two and a half years. He has drafted, traded, and signed players, and has recruited a lot of 203-206 cm forwards, but the only one who can do that kind of defense is Josh Smith.

They have no problem letting a swingman defend the 2 and 4 positions, but defending the 1 and 5 positions is too difficult for him, even for a talented player like Josh Smith.

Two and a half seasons later, he and the team owner finally accepted their fate and began to make subtractions in the "Five-James System", eliminating the point guard and center from the "Five-James Defense".

However, even though he had made up his mind, he still felt a little shaken when he saw the successful switch in the end.

Fortunately, after two and a half years of failure, he had determined that the '5-James System' was not working, and the fluctuations soon subsided.

The Eagles attack.

Tyronn Lue used his speed advantage to launch an attack against Felton, broke through to the right elbow area of ​​the three-second zone, and passed the ball back to Josh Smith in the high position.

At this moment, Tyronn Lue attracted some defensive attention on the right side of the three-second zone, and Josh Smith was threatening in the middle.

Joe Johnson went to the left corner to take Gerald Wallace away. He averaged 25.6 points, 39% of his three-point shooting, and made 2.1 three-pointers per game. Gerald Wallace did not dare to let him go easily to help defend.

Childress cut to the basket from the left side, and no one blocked him except Zhang Yang who was defending him!

Childress rushed to the left side of the three-second zone, received the pass from Josh Smith, and made a layup against Zhang Yang... and made it!
Zhang Yang put his hands on his hips and received Felton's serve, feeling a bad feeling.

It was time for the Bobcats to attack.

Zhang Yang confirmed that the Eagles' defensive coordination in the previous round was not a coincidence. When he was running, he saw that the Eagles players were moving with Felton's advance! No matter who was left open on the Bobcats, someone would fill in the gap as soon as they received the ball!
Felton also discovered this, and his response was simple and rough: force it!

He rushed to close range, jumped up first, held off Childress who was defending him in the air, and made a layup...and it went in!
When Zhang Yang saw this scene, his offensive ideas instantly became clear.

As expected of the fat boss, he thought of ways to deal with the opponent’s defense in every minute.

The Hawks' 2-4 players are tall and mobile, with great potential for team defense, but their one-on-one defense abilities... just do it.

But on the defensive end...

Zhang Yang retreated to the backcourt and switched defense with Gerald Wallace. He just wanted to give it a try. As he thought, Joe Johnson saw that it was him defending, so he went directly to the low post to ask for the ball, turned around and made a jump shot.

Sure enough, it was targeted as a weakness!
He is not bad at one-on-one defense, and he is even better at defending shooting players, but he is a modern-day Jordan...which is beyond his ability now!
After the offense and defense switched, Zhang Yang advanced to the front court and made a gesture.

Felton ran to the left corner, opened up the space at the top arc, and Zhang Yang played alone!
The cheers of the fans at the scene instantly rose! Just after being hit by a single, he turned around and wanted to hit a single. Bad boy Jack wanted to hit the return ball!
Joe Johnson has solid defensive skills and a good attitude, but his athletic ability is a little lacking. Zhang Yang flexibly turned his back to pass Joe Johnson, rushed one step into the free throw line, faced Josh Smith who was coming up, took off, and shot quickly...

The ball flew over Josh Smith and fell into the frame!

Josh Smith's defense was very quick, mainly because Joe Johnson didn't even have the necessary speed limit to Zhang Yang's breakthrough.

On the sidelines, Bickerstaff had already stood up, his arms folded across his chest.

After just two rounds, the players stopped playing tactics, but he didn't care. He also didn't care if the players competed with the opponent. As long as they could score a goal, it was a good play.

Moreover, Zhang Yang's jump shot was very detailed. Facing Joe Johnson, who was slow in turning and starting, he slowed down after passing him, creating better conditions for taking off and shooting... After playing in the All-Star Weekend, his skills have improved! It's rare.

What he cares about is defense. How will the players respond?

He did have a solution, but he wanted to see his team members' ability to respond independently.

If it was a stronger opponent, he would not be so arrogant, but he did not take the Eagles seriously even if there were some special changes.

When it came to the defensive round, Bickerstaff frowned when he saw Zhang Yang continue to defend Joe Johnson one-on-one.

Joe Johnson backed down Zhang Yang in the low post, turned into the three-second zone, and made a shot against Millsap's rebounding.

After the offense and defense switched, Zhang Yang went to the frontcourt to receive the ball and continued to play one-on-one against Joe Johnson.

Bickerstaff was surprised. Was Zhang Yang going to fight with the other party? This was not a good choice, but he did not stop it.

In his mind, Zhang Yang was a calm, intelligent genius, yet he could be so irrational at times. He was prepared to laugh at Zhang Yang after he got frustrated.

Zhang Yang and Joe Johnson fought one-on-one for several rounds. They were quite good at the beginning, but after two more rounds, he gradually lost.

Zhang Yang is considered a big shooting guard, taller than most shooting guards, but Joe Johnson has an advantage in physique among small forwards.

Joe Johnson faced Zhang Yang's one-on-one defense, and he was at ease in the high and low posts, facing the basket and behind the basket.

Zhang Yang could only attack Joe Johnson from the outside, and he had to face the basket. With Josh Smith at close range, he couldn't get in...

In a one-on-one duel with Joe Johnson, top shooting guards with all their offensive skills, such as Kobe, Carter, Iverson, and Ray Allen, might not necessarily gain the upper hand.

Although the modern Jordan is just a nickname given by fans, this nickname does fit Joe Johnson's characteristics - he is always at the upper hand in one-on-one duels.

Tonight, Zhang Yang was hammered by Joe Johnson.

Seeing that the score was 8 to 13 and the difference was 5 points, Bickerstaff was about to call a timeout, but when he saw that Zhang Yang did not show the unwilling expression after being beaten, and was still saying something calmly to his teammates while receiving the serve... he decided to wait and see.

On the court, Zhang Yang advanced to the top arc and continued to break through.

But this time, after he passed Joe Johnson, he did not make a quick stop and jump shot. He continued to defend Joe Johnson. His hands felt the impact of the confrontation, so he chose to break into the inside!

Josh Smith moved back to defend and Zhang Yang didn't pass the ball hastily. He turned around before Josh Smith came up to him, leaned against Josh Smith with his back, and made a ground pass before Joe Johnson, who was catching up, could double-team Josh Smith...

Gerald Wallace used Millsap's screen on the right side, cut in from the baseline, received the ball and made a layup!

10 to 13, the Bobcats are keeping the score close!

When it was the Hawks' turn to attack, Joe Johnson was having a great time and was ready to continue playing one-on-one.

It feels so good to bully Zhang Yang, this 'young' super genius.

But when he got to the frontcourt, he found that the person defending him had become Gerald Wallace!
The modern Jordan secretly sighed that he is worthy of being a genius who can touch the All-Star level at the age of 18. Although he was irrational for a few rounds, he did not continue to lose his temper. He calmed down without the head coach calling a timeout. He is much better than he was before... No, not much better, there is no comparison at all. When he was 18 years old, he was still receiving happy education in high school.

However, as soon as Joe Johnson finished his sigh, he realized something was wrong.

He originally wanted to start cooperating with his teammates again and continue to attack Zhang Yang. Zhang Yang could not defend against Childress's counter-run and attack the basket. Their tactics were to open up the situation by targeting Zhang Yang.

Josh Smith moved early in the middle to defend Childress, and then rushed in from the free throw line and was unstoppable. His footwork was much better than his template.

If the wings shrink to help defend, Josh Smith has good coordination talent and can pass the ball accurately, so the shooters on both wings will be able to shoot.

But Zhang Yang did not defend Childress, it was Felton who was guarding in front of Childress!

Zhang Yang goes to defend Tyronn Lue!
Joe Johnson: I was fooled!
(End of this chapter)