As he retreated, Chen Hao kept raising his hands to block the attack. However, he didn't really block the attack. He was just testing the waters.
This was the defensive style Kobe had taught him.
A truly good defensive player would not rush to steal the ball. That would only expose your trump card to the opponent and give the opponent a chance to escape.
The smarter way was to constantly harass and entangle the opponent, causing a change in their mentality and affecting their technical movements. On the other hand, they had to maintain a calm mentality. Whether it was a steal or a block, it would be a successful defense.
Chen Hao was doing exactly that now. His entire heart was focused on defense, accompanied by all kinds of small movements.
This made Marbury very uncomfortable, but he relied on his excellent ball control ability and did not give Chen Hao any chance to steal. His words were even more unforgiving.
"Rookie, is that all you have? Then I won't be polite ~"
"Old man, what else can you do? I'll take it anyway. You're the only one who's afraid that you're not strong enough ~"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Hao suddenly took a step forward. Marbury reacted very quickly. After dribbling the ball under his crotch, he bent down and rushed into the three-point line from Chen Hao's left side. His movements were very swift ~
"He passed!" Marbury was delighted.
However, he suddenly felt a sense of threat.
He had to admit that the intuition of top athletes was usually very accurate.
Marbury subconsciously made a defensive move, narrowly avoiding Chen Hao's right hand that suddenly snatched the ball from behind.
After seeing Chen Hao's actions, Marbury broke out in a cold sweat and stopped in his tracks.
It was this one second of hesitation that allowed Chen Hao to follow the momentum of his forward charge and once again come in front of Marbury. He stuck close to him and blocked him outside the free-throw line.
"What a troublesome fellow!"
At this moment, Marbury regretted his previous boasting in front of the reporters. Chen Hao's defensive ability was very strong, even if his physical fitness was not particularly good, which limited his play on the defensive end.
However, his strong will to never give up and his active running without caring about his physical fitness made up for Chen Hao's lack of physical fitness.
Unable to completely shake him off, Marbury did not have much time to attack, so he chose to make a strong shot.
However, he was immediately blocked by Chen Hao's blindfold defense. His palm was very close to his eyes and was about to poke into his eye sockets, causing Marbury's hands to tremble.
This was the first time Marbury had encountered such a defensive style, and he was a little flustered.
"Bang ~"
Because he used a little too much force, the basketball hit the basket and bounced up high. Fortunately, it fell into the basket.
"Good luck ~" Chen Hao's expression was calm. He didn't feel disappointed that his opponent had scored.
He had already displayed his defensive ability to the fullest in this goal just now. If the other party could still score, it was the other party's ability.
Marbury did not respond. He turned around and went back to defend. His heart was filled with joy. He was lucky to have gotten the ball just now.
Recalling Chen Hao's defensive stance, Lone Wolf could not help but feel his heart pounding.
"Should we get our teammates to help us with the pick-and-roll?"
As soon as this idea was formed, Marbury rejected it. He could not afford to lose face.
It was a one-on-one, and it was a one-on-one.
He had to win openly, and he had to lose openly. This was the path of a lone wolf.
It was just that his remarks before the match were a little ironic now that he thought about it.
If this level of defense was not considered outstanding, then most of the perimeter defenders in the league were just dog sh * t.
Offensive and defensive switch, the Laker team round ~
This time, Chen Hao did not choose to attack himself. Instead, he passed the ball to Kobe, who was on the outside.
In the last game, he was only one point away from scoring 30 points and winning the bet with Chen Hao's Black Mamba. This game was a secret competition. His desire to attack was very strong. On the one hand, he wanted to prove his name. On the other hand, he wanted to give the Knicks a profound lesson.
How could one's own brother be the target of others 'ridicule? Since you dare to say it, then I'll beat you up!
The one responsible for defending against Kobe was Trevor Ariza, Chen Hao's UCLA schoolmate and a second-round pick from the Knicks last season.
His defensive ability and attitude were not bad, but they were only good. Facing Kobe, who was in excellent condition and at the peak of his age, he was defeated in a few rounds.
Helpless, the Knicks had Richardson, who was more experienced, defend against Kobe. As usual, he was completely defeated.
In the end, Jamal Crawford came on stage to mark Kobe, which made a slight difference.
However, Odom began to play again. Chen Hao also kept using his position to find shooting opportunities.
It caused a lot of trouble for the Knicks, who didn't care much about defense.
Of course, Chen Hao's main focus was still on the defensive end. He harassed Marbury almost non-stop, making probing steals and physical confrontations. Although Marbury's control of the ball was excellent, he could not shake off Chen Hao in a short period of time.
Even if he managed to shake him off, Chen Hao could still use the advantage of his height and wingspan to maintain his defensive pressure.
In this situation, Marbury was even more clingy than usual.
As a result, most of the time on the court, he was the only one dribbling the ball. The rest of the Knicks just stood around and watched. They did not run around and just watched. Even Eddy Curry had his hands on his hips, looking like he was watching a good show.
Having worked with Marbury for a few seasons, they knew that as long as he was in the mood, he would not pass the ball.
This was not to say that Marbury's passing ability was poor, but that he habitually played with the ball, habitually ignored his teammates, and habitually stuck to the ball for too long. This was the standard configuration of a New York defender.
Every time Marbury remembered to pass the ball, at least 20 seconds had passed.
If he passed the ball over again, it would be purely pushing the blame.
However, the Knicks had a lot of scapegoats, so Marbury could still average 6.4 assists per game this season.
Yes, 1.5 fewer than Chen Hao.
The Knicks 'head coach, Larry Brown, was very dissatisfied with his lack of efficiency.
In fact, the Knicks had a lot of talented players, and there were also many excellent role players. However, the team owner was not satisfied. He wanted to get better players by playing badly, and he did not believe that Marbury and others could lead the Knicks to a good record.
It directly caused the Knicks to fall into a quagmire. Anyway, as the head coach, Larry Brown could not see any hope.
A team that had fallen behind by nearly ten points and was still obsessed with individual wins and losses, completely unable to see their teammates, and not actively seeking the core of cooperation, how could they lead the team out of its predicament? They would only sink deeper and deeper.
That was the truth. At the end of the first quarter, Marbury had only scored five points. Chen Hao had two steals and two fouls. He had eight points, two rebounding, and three assists. His performance was clearly better than Marbury's.
At least that was the case based on the data.
The team's score was 33:17. The Los Angeles Clippers were in front, and the Knicks were behind. They were behind by 16 points in a single quarter. They only got half of the Los Angeles Clippers 'points. Marbury, who had come back to his senses, had an ugly expression on his face.
Especially after he went on stage in the second quarter and realized that Chen Hao was not there, his expression became even more gloomy.
Are you looking down on me?
If Chen Hao knew what Marbury was thinking, he would definitely respond immediately." That's right, I'm looking down on you. I'm leading you by 16 points in a single quarter. Aren't you going to let me rest?"
After playing the entire first period of the competition, Chen Hao was still exhausted even with the S-rank skill of the perpetual motion machine.
There was nothing he could do about it. Marbury jumped too much and loved to break through and run too much. In the last minute of the first quarter, Chen Hao felt as if he had run 10,000 meters, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered ~
Hard work would definitely pay off. Marbury had been badly limited by Chen Hao in the first quarter.
Of course, Marbury was no longer at his peak. Since the start of the 03-04 season, Lone Wolf's competitive form had begun to decline. The frequent team changes made it impossible for him to fully integrate into any team's tactical system.
To put it nicely, he had his own system. To put it bluntly, he was arbitrary and undisciplined.
The former required a certain degree of dominance, and Marbury, who had already passed his peak, was clearly unable to do so.
After all, on the basketball court, strength reigned supreme. Since you didn't have that strength, you couldn't ask for the ball's position anymore.
Even someone as strong as Kobe would visibly reduce his individual shots and the number of times he attacked with the ball after his condition deteriorated in the future. However, Marbury still did his own thing, so he was naturally not very popular.
For example, in this season, in the seven games that had ended, Marbury could only wait for 16.3 points per game, which was less than five points from last season. His shooting percentage in all scoring methods was decreasing, and there was an obvious decline in his condition.
This kind of competitive state was obviously not enough to support its inherent playstyle.
He fought hard for the entire first quarter and forced his way onto the field in the second quarter, but the effect was mediocre. Under the joint attack of Smash Parker and Devin George, his hit rate was still extremely low.
Seeing this scene, Chen Hao could not help but glance at his head coach. The substitutes had directly surrounded Marbury, who was obviously not in a good state. Such a targeted tactic had actually appeared in the regular season. This made him a little puzzled. Seeing Phil Jackson's smile at him, he understood a little.
He was helping her vent her anger!
"Kobe is like this, and so is Odom. The rest of the team, including Bishop, are all united against a common enemy.”Chen Hao's thoughts couldn't help but wander.
He hurriedly shook his head and threw those strange images out of his mind. He then focused on watching the competition.
The Knicks, who had been leading by a large margin in the first quarter, clearly still had no morale. Only Marbury attacked the Los Angeles defense again and again. However, with two players surrounding him, he could not play his best.
This directly caused the Knicks to fall behind by more and more points.
By the time Chen Hao stepped onto the court again, the difference in points had widened to more than 20 points. The game had already become garbage time.
Even though there was no suspense about the outcome, the audience was still curious about the relationship between Chen Hao and Marbury.
The latter did not give up. When he saw Chen Hao go on the field, he gave the manager who wanted to replace him a look. The latter was also a bachelor. He thought that since he could not win the game, he could do whatever he wanted to be tortured on the field.
As a result, the rest of the competition time in the second quarter was almost reduced to a bullfight between Chen Hao and Marbury ~
Chen Hao defended, Marbury attacked ~
It was very simple, but the fans inside and outside the stadium were watching with great interest, especially the Chinese football fans who were watching the game through the screen. Each and every one of them was proud of Fei Wai. So what if he was an All-Star point guard? He was still completely dominated by our Brother Hao ~
Brother Hao is awesome!
At the end of the second quarter, under Chen Hao's defense, Marbury had only scored four points, 12 points in the first half. It seemed good, but the audience who watched the game knew that Marbury's efficiency was terrible.
Every goal seemed to be very difficult because Chen Hao was too difficult to deal with.
"You win!"
Marbury walked straight to the crossing and quickly disappeared.
Chen Hao retracted his gaze and looked at the scoreboard. He sighed helplessly,"" Don't be in such a hurry to run. We're only behind by 27 points. There's still half a game left. Isn't it too early to admit defeat?"
However, Marbury was destined not to appear in the game again.
The reporters who had been waiting in the aisle stopped Marbury for the first time
Hearing the chattering questions in his ears, Marbury was very annoyed. After glaring at the beautiful reporters around him, he said reluctantly,"
" Hao is a very good defender. I apologize for my previous arrogance."
After he finished speaking, Marbury quickly left without waiting for the reporters to respond. Although he was not the kind of person who could not afford to lose, he was also a famous figure in the league. He did not want to be pointed at by others.
However, he was very unwilling to lose just like that. He made up his mind that he must get back at the home game against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Now that the new season had just begun, his competitive state had not yet been raised to its perfect state.
"I can't continue to be dispirited. I have to train well. The next time we meet, I have to beat up that brat!”Marbury thought to himself as he quickened his pace.
What Chen Hao didn't know was that he had aroused the competitive spirit of a lone wolf that had been silent for a long time!
However, for this game, Marbury left dejectedly, but the reporters did not give up. The first thing they did was to surround Chen Hao, who was preparing to return to the locker room. They did not even pay much attention to Kobe.
"Hao, Stephen just apologized to the camera for his previous comments about you and admitted that you are an excellent defender. Do you have anything to say to him?”
" There's nothing to say. This is just a normal routine. I just completed the task assigned to me by the coach on the field, that's all." Chen Hao smiled and replied, then quickly walked to the locker room with a calm expression.
He didn't have the rough and impulsive feeling of an ordinary rookie at all. The beautiful reporters present admired him very much and looked at him differently.
If they could, they were very willing to spend a wonderful night with Chen Hao.
Unfortunately, they did not know that Chen Hao had a virgin complex.
As long as Marbury
An opponent who only allowed him to clear half of the field was not worth commenting on.
Marbury, who knew Chen Hao's response, felt a little grateful in his heart because Chen Hao did not take the opportunity to mock him. It could be considered that he had given him enough face ~
His gaze returned to the competition.
The Knicks trailed by nearly 30 points. The second half of the game had become garbage time. Marbury disappeared without a trace and did not appear in the stadium again. The moment the whistle sounded, the rest of the Knicks quickly left. They did not want to stay in the Staples Center for another second.
Meanwhile, the Laker team was enjoying the enthusiastic cheers of the fans and audience.
Only the winner deserved to enjoy this!
After more than ten minutes, it was getting late. Everyone began to leave the venue. Just as they were about to walk to the crossing, Chen Hao suddenly saw a familiar figure in the audience."When did this girl come?"
[PS: It's six chapters today. I can't write anything tonight because I have something to do at home. I'll continue to update tomorrow. More than 20,000 words on the first day is not a small number. Thank you for your support!]
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