Chapter 39
The game continued, Curry dribbled to the top of the arc and waved to shooting guard Ingram.
Ingram, who was outside the three-point line on the right, saw this and immediately understood the situation and quickly ran forward to set up a pick-and-roll.
"Hey, this is a pick-and-roll between two outsiders. The Wildcats have never used such a tactic in previous games. I don't know what will happen. Let's wait and see."
Brin was puzzled and eager to know what would happen next.
After Curry and Ingram cooperated in the pick-and-roll, the Sun Devils decisively switched defenses.
After switching defenses, Curry faced Harden for the first time.
The fans at the scene were extremely excited, finally waiting for the showdown between the two leading stars, and they applauded and cheered for the two!
On the court, Curry skillfully controlled the basketball and was not in a hurry to attack. Anyway, there were still more than 20 seconds left in the attack time, so he planned to walk Harden to speed up his physical exertion.
As a result, the primary school students showed off a series of fancy breakthrough skills.
Harden on the opposite side did not dare to take it lightly and moved left and right to block.
"Fuck! Is this guy who looks like a primary school student going to fight or not?" Harden cursed in his mind and became a little impatient.
After Curry saw that Harden's patience was worn out, he suddenly made a forward change of direction and rushed into the penalty area from the right side.
Harden failed to react and could only defend with his eyes and watch Curry go away.
His physical strength was exhausted to begin with, and he was extremely irritated by Curry's virtual breakthroughs, so his defensive enthusiasm had long since ceased to exist.
On the other side, Curry rushed into the penalty area, avoided interference from Sun Devils center Hilton, and scored a backhand layup.
In the audience, the cheers and shouts of the Wildcats became louder, knowing that their team was starting to exert force.
The ball is in transition and the Sun Devils are on offense.
Harden still couldn't pass the ball, so he could only let his teammates come forward to cooperate with the pick-and-roll.
Hilton immediately ran forward to cover without the ball.
After the pick-and-roll was ready, Harden bypassed the screen and broke straight into the penalty area.
Since he had missed several mid-range shots in the past, he could only choose a more efficient way of scoring by hitting the basket.
Ingram bypassed the screen and quickly caught up, pressing his body against Harden and providing physical confrontation.
Harden carried Ingram to the basket and scored the ball under high-intensity confrontation.
Although the ball was successful, Harden knew that such a layup would be difficult to complete again in the next game.
Before Harden could catch his breath, he found a Wildcat player wearing No. 10 jersey leaning against him asking for the ball.
"Fuck! You're beating me alone again, you really think I'm a soft persimmon!"
Harden braced himself and prepared to use a beautiful steal to tell the Wildcats that James Harden was not someone to be bullied, he was just cute.
But when he took action, he discovered that the guy had extremely long arms and a pair of big hands.
Harden found that there was no chance to steal the ball.
Although this guy's back-up skills are not very good, he can be beaten to death by relying on these static talent conditions.
"Fuck! If I hadn't been so weak, I could have let this guy bully me!"
Harden was unwilling to be pushed away, feeling that the guy in front of him was taking advantage of others.
Sun Yi didn't know Harden's little idea. After pushing the little fat man's back to the edge of the penalty area, he pushed hard and then turned over and shot Klay Thompson-style.
Originally, his back push might not be able to squeeze Harden, but the little fat man was exhausted and surrendered after a few moves.
"Whoa!"
The basketball hits the net hollowly and hits the target steadily!
There is no interference, coupled with the mid-range shooting ability of 80 attribute points, and the bonus of the shooting bag, it is simply a bonus.
In the stands, Presti and Thunder chief scout Hervey expressed their views on the offense.
"The Wildcats played very smartly. They took advantage of Harden's lack of physical strength and played mismatched singles. Not only were they able to score easily, they also consumed his physical strength."
"Well, this game exposed Harden's physical problems, which may affect his draft stock." After Hervey finished speaking, he took out a small notebook and recorded this important information in it.
"If the Sun Devils can't find that second scoring spot, this game is over."
By watching the game for more than ten minutes, Presti has seen that the tactics used by the Wildcats are the "Jordan Rules."
Although there are some differences, the general framework is still implemented around this tactic.
"The head coach of the Wildcats is really a master tactician!" After Presti finished speaking, he continued to watch the game and wanted to make acquaintance with the head coach of the Wildcats.
McClop, who was sitting firmly on the bench of the Wildcats, had no idea that he was being remembered by the boss.
He didn't expect this tactic to be so effective.
The tactics originally formulated were completely "Jordan's Rules", but after Sun Yi's suggestions, they were repeatedly revised and turned into this mature "Harden's Rules".
Back on the court, Harden passed the ball to his teammates hand-to-hand, and then stood there to rest. He really couldn't play anymore.
Not only do you have to attack on the offensive end, but you also have to be beaten by those two nasty guys on the defensive end. It's really difficult!
But what Harden didn't expect was that after he took a break, his teammate made a dribbling error.
"Damn it! What kind of magical teammate is this!" Harden couldn't run anymore and pretended to turn around and return to defense.
On the other side, Sun Yi rushed towards the frontcourt after successfully pressing the ball.
Meanwhile, Wildcats players quickly followed suit.
Sun Yi burst into the penalty area, attracted the defense, threw the ball behind his head, and then blocked the defender aside.
Curry followed up and took off with all his might, catching the basketball in the air and trying to dunk it.
Bang!
Curry dunked with both hands and hit the frame, and the basketball bounced out.
Sun Yi looked up and found that the teammate who received the alley-oop was Curry, and was stunned for a moment.
"Damn it! Why is it Stephen, my assist!"
Sun Yi felt extremely regretful in his heart. He did not expect that the teammate who followed up was Curry. If it were any other Wildcat player, he could have dunked the ball in.
Fortunately, the Sun Devils only had one or two players back from defense at this time, so there was still a chance to make amends.
After Sun Yi reacted, he grabbed the rebound and made a half-volley.
During the retreat, Curry ran to Sun Yi and asked shamelessly: "Man, if you have another opportunity like this in the future, remember to pass the ball to me."
"Stephen, you better not think about dunking. This time is a lesson." Sun Yi warned.
"Sun, it was a mistake this time, and your pass was too high. I almost missed it. I will definitely do it next time." Curry refused to give up and replied with confidence.
"This ball was not passed to you. Didn't you know the number in your heart?!"
Sun Yi slandered in his heart and replied perfunctorily: "I will definitely pass it on to you next time I have a chance."
"Sun, this is the agreement between us!"
Curry replied happily, and then jumped back to his defensive area.
Sun Yi looked at Curry's retreating back and shook his head helplessly.
"I really can't do anything about this guy. I don't know why I love dunking so much."
Could it be that the more you cook, the more playful you become?!
Chapter completed!