Chapter 301 [Less than halftime 30+]
Zhang Heli couldn't believe it, and his commentator's voice was trembling. "This derby became Wang Jun's one-man show... His score was more than the Yao-Mao combination, which was amazing."
Yu Jia analyzed the reason. "Yao Ming and Mutombo are both good centers in the defense and the pick-and-roll defense zone, and they can't rely on them to defend against pick-and-roll. Wang Jun didn't shoot in the penalty zone at all. There was a statistics last season that Wang Jun's offense was mainly on the outside, and the proportion of his shots in the penalty zone was only 15.7% of all shots."
The Rockets attacked, the ball was passed to Jackson, and once again he fought Korver and jumped off the ball. Mutombo grabbed the frontcourt rebound. He almost didn't jump, squeezed Scala Bryan and stretched out his arms and took the ball down.
"White Mamba" quickly made a foul and sent Mutombo to the free throw line, making one of two free throws. 30 to 25.
Wang Jun received the ball from the outside, and Aaron took the pick-and-roll from the three-point line to help him get rid of Nahba.
Nahba was defending hard, but his speed was slower than Wang Jun and he couldn't catch up once he was separated.
Mutombo defended, Wang Jun took the ball and walked to the right to widen the distance, gently explored his left shoulder, dribbled the ball under his crotch on the right and changed direction, passing Mutombo.
Nahba chased and defended, Wang Jun sent the ball to the basket, Aaron cut the ball at the air and dunked the ball before Howard made up the defense. 32 to 25.
"Wang Jun made a breakthrough and gave a beautiful assist, and his ball-holding skills seemed to be bad. The dribble under his crotch was very smooth." Zhang Heli praised.
Wang Jun's basic practice of dribbling the ball has almost never stopped. If he doesn't even dribble under his crotch, he can hit him and die. But because his performance is rare, both the commentator and the fans think it's very beautiful.
When the Rockets attacked, Tyron Lu decided to fight Wang Jun alone in the middle.
His series of fake moves under his crotch were smooth, and Wang Jun was not moved at all and did not look up at his face. When the direction changed, he followed. Tayronlu changed direction to the other side, and Wang Jun followed again, without taking the fake move.
Looking at the footsteps and not the opponent's shoulders is the secret of Kidd's defense. Shoulders and eyes can deceive people, and it is the main fake move. The footsteps will not deceive people. Once the footsteps are messed up, the ball holder will be messed up.
Tayron Lu made a quick stop and made a jump shot. Wang Jun stepped forward and raised his hand to interfere, almost not jumping, but just scared him and the ball went out of the basket. Wang Jun took a look and immediately made a fast attack.
Aaron grabbed the backcourt rebound for Best, who brought the high-snap ball over the half-time to Wang Jun who ran to the basket.
There was a misalignment on the field. Wang Jun faced Tyrone Lu.
Taylon Lu had no choice but to use this high lob. Wang Jun squeezed his opponent to grab the ball and turned around and became stronger.
Tayronlu almost jumped onto Wang Jun, trying to stop him from shooting with a foul. As a result, Wang Jun jumped up and fought against Tayronlu with his shoulders, and pushed the ball out with his right hand.
The shot was too close to the basket and the movements were very irregular. The ball still hit the board and fell into the basket. The referee blew 2+1.
Wang Jun went to the free throw line. He hit the free throw steadily, with his 24th point. 35 to 25.
Wang Jun was funny when he thought of Iverson fighting with this guy in the final.
If Tyrone Lu had always defended him, he could easily score more than 50 points.
Wang Jun's physical fitness has long been poor, and he has obvious advantages. Especially when he is dislocated against a small man, his strength increases explosive power. There are not many people who can compete with him at the 1st and 2nd positions.
When Van Gundy saw that the situation was not good, he called a pause.
Zhang Heli sighed: "Wang Jun will definitely set a personal career scoring record in this game. He had a chance to win 40+ before, which was a game against the 76ers, but he was punished and missed the opportunity. I think he will not miss the opportunity again today."
Yu Jia smiled and said, "People were optimistic about the Rockets before the game. I also liked the Rockets. I thought it would be difficult for the Nets to win, but I didn't expect that they would lead by 10 points, and Wang Jun was the number one hero."
The fans in the stands were even more talking.
"Wang Jun seems to have become more powerful. He wasn't so strong last season."
"Everyone says that Wang Jun hugged his thighs. Now let's see who is the thigh? When did Kidd perform so crazy in scoring?"
"McDie is here quickly, it's interesting to score against Biao."
McGody was sent on the court, and Van Gundy allowed him to attack in a familiar way.
The Rockets do not have a clear tactical system now, and Van Gundy decided to release McGrady's energy and could not allow Wang Jun to be arrogant.
The Nets did not substitution, and rookie Costic continued to sit on the bench. He could shoot, but it was too soft. Lawrence had not yet decided whether to use him or how to use him, so he chose experienced players.
After McGrady came on the court, he asked for the ball from the outside, faced Wang Jun in the middle, stood up with both hands, and then used his signature jump shot after a fake.
He jumped very high, and Wang Jun couldn't block it, but his feel was not good today. His shooting percentage was also very low in several preseason games, and he couldn't find any feeling. This time he shot.
Just looking at shooting ability, McGrady is not as good as Wang Jun. His three-point shooting percentage in his peak season was 38.6%, which was reduced to 33.9% last season. He averaged 7.7 three-point shootings per game and could only score 2.6.
Wang Jun studied his data before the game, and it doesn't matter if he can't block it. Just guard against him to break through and try to let him take action away from the basket, and the efficiency is not high.
The Nets attacked, and the ball was given to Wang Jun. He used cover to get rid of McGrady, and made a quick stop and jumped on the three-point line.
This distance is easiest to get a chance to play a small game, and a little further away is a three-pointer. Few people shoot at this position, so Howard thought he would take another step and didn't defend himself.
Wang Jun made a jump shot without any interference, and the 60-degree ball on the right scored again. 37 to 25.
Zhang Heli shouted: "It's amazing. Wang Jun has scored 26 points. He only played more than 4 minutes in the second quarter. He may win 30+ in the first half."
McGrady wanted the ball in the frontcourt and turned to face Wang Jun. There was another kick outside the three-point line, and this time he scored 37 to 28.
Van Gundy stood on the sidelines and shouted double-team. Mutombo was in the inside. Howard defended and completely locked Wang Jun's shooting space with McGrady. Wang Jun passed the ball, Best was assigned to Scala Brian. Mutombo defended and "White Mamba" missed the three-pointer.
As soon as the Rockets player breathed a sigh of relief, he saw Wang Jun rushing up and grab a frontcourt rebound on the right.
Howard has poor rebounding ability, and his enthusiasm for grabbing frontcourt rebounds is better than that of the backcourt. McGrady saw that the opponent's big man was more in position than outside, so he was preparing to take a fast break and did not grab rebounds.
Wang Jun immediately became stronger after winning the basketball. He made a second attack. Howard pulled him down and shot three times without any touch. After making the move, he had to make a free throw.
Wang Jun made both free throws, with his 28th score, 39 to 28.
The Rockets' out-of-bounds ball was sent, McGrady asked for the ball, and Tyrone Lu's intention to pass the ball was too obvious, so he gave it over without thinking. McGrady wanted the ball horizontally and did not have enough protection for the ball.
Wang Jun noticed this a few times ago, suddenly gave up his close body, blocked the pass route, and stabbed the basketball with one hand, taking advantage of the situation to take a fast break.
Seeing this, McGrady was anxious and chased from behind at full speed.
Wang Jun turned his head and took a look, pulled the ball up in front of the free throw line, and leaned against McGrady with his back three steps, rode McGrady with his left arm, and picked up the basket with his right hand.
This action is ugly, but it is very effective. McGrady was so squeezed that she couldn't jump up. No matter how long her arms were, she couldn't reach Wang Jun, and the ball went in! 41 to 28.
Chapter completed!