Chapter 115 The Magical 7 Hits
After the timeout, the starters of both sides returned to the court one after another, while Bynum replaced McGrady and Zhou Yi formed a two-point guard lineup.
"Roar!" Monroe shouted loudly, grabbed the basketball with both hands and smashed it hard towards the basket! "Bang!" The basket made a tragic hiss, and the entire basketball stand was shaking.
If it was at the Auburn Mountain Palace Arena, then this slam dunk that ignites people's blood will inevitably make all the fans in the game crazy because of this goal. However, now it is at the Hawks' home court, the Phillips Arena, so that noisy scene did not appear, replaced by silence, silence, and occasionally the Pistons fans cheered, but the small cheer was immediately suppressed by this silence. Yes, yes, the cheer was suppressed by silence.
"You kid, you're so excited today!" Bynum patted Monroe's shoulder with a smile.
"This is definitely the best slam dunk I've ever seen!" Prince also had a funny side. Seeing Monroe's wonderful slam dunk, Prince was so amazed that he couldn't speak.
Monroe smiled and accepted the praise from his teammates, ran back to the half with his teammates quickly. When he walked to Zhou Yi, he smiled and said to him: "You are better off passing the ball just now!"
"The most important thing is that you sent the ball into the basket, haha." Zhou Yi and Monroe bumped their shoulders and said excitedly.
Joe Johnson shook his head and smiled bitterly. "Okay, it's just a slam dunk. No matter how beautiful it is, it's just two points. You can't win this game by slam dunk. We'll give them two points!"
"Yes, that's what it should be. It's just two points, there's nothing to worry about!" Larry Drew on the sideline nodded after hearing Joe Johnson's words.
After taking Josh Smith's pass, Bibby passed the half without panic. Facing Zhou Yi, Bibby's mentality became serious because judging from the previous few games with the Pistons in the preseason game, Bibby knew that the Chinese boy in front of him should not be careless.
Sure enough, under Zhou Yi's tight defense, Bibi made a mistake in dribbling. After breaking the ball, Zhou Yi, who was ahead of the game, rushed to the Hawks' basket in a few seconds. Just when almost everyone thought he would perform an earth-shaking slam dunk, Zhou Yi actually made a relaxed and simple layup, and the ball went in like this.
"I actually got in like this?!" This is the first reaction that appears in many people's minds, including Bynum and McGrady...
"Why did this kid suddenly become sexually altered? He used to like acting very much." Bynum stared at the old man, as if he couldn't believe the facts he saw.
"If you dunk, it will consume your energy. Try to reduce your energy. I will never be lenient when it is time to dunk." Zhou Yi saw Bynum's doubts and said with a smile.
Bynum shrugged helplessly and smiled, "You really have it."
"Bang", Joe Johnson shook his head helplessly. This was his seventh time in this game, and he only made 9 moves in total. After Da Ben grabbed the rebound, he quickly handed it to Bynum.
Bynum and Zhou Yi quickly headed towards the opponent's half and prepared to play a fast break. With successive cooperation, Zhou Yi easily jumped after receiving Bynum's pass.
On the Hawks, Horford played singles with a clever turn and made a layup. Zhou Yi controlled the ball, and after halftime, he quickly handed it to Bynum. Bynum broke through with the ball, Prince stepped forward to pick-and-roll, Bynum seized the opportunity and rushed to the Hawks' inside. However, Horford and Josh Smith were waiting for Bynum in the interior. Bynum had a sudden inspiration and passed the ball behind him, and the ball was in the hands of Zhou Yi who was ambushing outside the three-point line. Zhou Yi paused and sent out a three-pointer. With a "swish", the ball entered the net.
"This kid's touch is too hot, right?" Joe Johnson stared at Zhou Yi in surprise. Thinking of his bad touch, he couldn't help but sigh.
Bibby broke through and passed the ball. After receiving the ball, Josh Smith rushed directly into the inside and dunked with one hand. With a "clang", the ball actually dunked away. The whole game was in an uproar, and even Josh Smith was speechless. Monroe decisively put the rebound into the bag, and then passed it to Zhou Yi who had already reached the center circle. After Zhou Yi received the ball, he turned into a lightning bolt, rushed to the opponent's basket, and easily made a layup.
"This guy's touch is so hot! Haha..." Bynum couldn't help but lick his thick lips, and his eyes looked at Zhou Yi with bright eyes.
Seeing that Zhou Yi felt so good, the players of the Pistons handed the ball to Zhou Yi without hesitation. Zhou Yi was not pretending and did not disappoint everyone's hope. In the next three shots, they all hit a three-pointer, and the other two were all rushing into the inside. Once, they also caused the opponent's defensive player to foul and also made a penalty.
Judging from the statistics, Zhou Yi has made 7 consecutive shots, which is simply amazing. For a rookie, his outstanding performance led the team to a 19:8 wave, and a super shock wave swept the Hawks.
60:44, the Pistons led by 16 points and entered the midday break. It is worth mentioning that 26 points of the 60 points obtained by the Pistons were the first quarter. In other words, the Pistons actually scored 34 points in the second quarter, and 22 of these 34 points were obtained by Zhou Yi. His amazing performance attracted countless people from the audience.
"You are all shit! Just watch them score, you can see what you are doing in the second quarter? The Chinese rookie scored 22 points. Now nearly half of the Pistons' scores were won by Zhou Yi. Tell me, Mike, Jeff, what did you do on the court? In the second half, no matter what method you use, I must guard him tightly. As long as I defend him, we will definitely win. I don't understand!"
"Yes!" The Hawks players woke up from the angry scolding of head coach Larry Drew and replied in unison.
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"Everyone performed very well in the first half, especially in Zhou. You will continue to maintain this state later, and strive to completely defeat the Hawks in the third quarter and turn the entire fourth quarter into garbage time. Okay, let me talk about the tactics in the second half. Today, the Hawks' outside play was not very ideal, and Joe Johnson's touch was very bad, so they will definitely play in the inside in the second half..." Coach Kuster talked endlessly and had a bright smile on his face.
Chapter completed!