basketball dreams

Chapter 62 Nance's Preaching

"..." Yun Chen was almost speechless, and he admitted it if he didn't make a three-pointer. After all, it was a relatively high-risk offensive method, but he could hit 80% of the mid-range two-pointers in normal training. Frankly speaking, if you don’t make progress, you can’t justify it.

Just when he was still doubting his shooting, the opponent didn't wait for him at all. Ed Davis got a defensive rebound, and Lillard quickly pushed forward after receiving the ball.

There were four Cavaliers already set up to defend, so he didn't make a fast break.

After everyone was in position, the offense fell into positional warfare again, and the Blazers were very bad at playing positional warfare.

In the playoffs last season, their inside line was shattered by Anthony Davis, so this season they will actively pursue Whiteside.

However, although the inside line is not good, they have almost unsolvable backcourt double guns.

Lillard handed the ball to McCollum, and the latter made several forward-changing movements in one go, and mercilessly passed Yun Chen clean.

Yun Chen, who is not strong in defense, can't defend against such a strong shooting guard.

"Shua!" McCollum reached the mid-range, and when it was almost open, he pulled out his hand and made a hit. 11-6.

"..." At this time, Yunchen felt a little embarrassed. It was fine if he couldn't score on the offensive end, but now the defensive end was also passed by others. For a while, he became the biggest blame for the team's lagging behind.

When the goal was scored, the audience booed hugely, but they didn't boo McCollum, but the defensive Yun Chen.

"Li, don't worry, just get back the feeling." At this time, Osman came over and patted him to comfort him.

Yun Chen nodded and said nothing.

Maybe it was because he couldn't find the touch on the offensive end in the last few rounds, so Yun Chen didn't take the initiative to make any shots in the next few rounds.

He began to act as a transfer station for the team's offense, swapped positions with Osman, and became a passer.

He has been feeding the ball to the inside, and he wants to use the advantage of the inside to recover the score.

However, the problem has not been resolved. After all, Osman's style of play cannot completely replace Yun Chen's role. His outside ability is not that strong, and because of the lack of Yunchen's ability to attract defense from the outside, the pressure on the inside is increasing. .

Love's offense was not as smooth as it was at the beginning, and he only hit two goals in 5 consecutive shots.For a while, the Cavaliers seemed to be caught in a vicious circle, unable to open outside, and lost their dominance inside.

And on the defensive end, Yunchen's problem was firmly grasped by the opponent, McCollum became the core of their offense, constantly singled out Yunchen, the success rate was terribly high, scoring one goal after another.

By the time there were four and a half minutes left in the first quarter, the score of the two sides came to 19-10, and the Cavaliers trailed the Blazers by 9 points.

Tyronn Lue called a timeout again, and the current performance of the team made him very dissatisfied.

Especially Yun Chen, his performance can be described as abysmal, and he has completely lost the appearance of killing all sides in the previous few games.

"Li! What's the matter with you? The offensive end is timid, and the defensive end doesn't know how to find an opportunity to switch defenses. What are you doing!" As soon as he left the field, Tyronn Lu came over to question Yun Chen angrily.

Yun Chen was also very helpless, how could he dare to make a shot if he couldn't make consecutive shots. If he kept failing, wouldn't this game have to be explained here because of his touch?
After receiving the sports drink handed over by the staff, Yunchen sat on the seat and drank it, staring at the floor in front of him, not knowing what was going on in his head.

In order not to waste time, Tyronn Lue didn't talk about him anymore, and rearranged his tactics with the tactical board.

Because of Yun Chen's absence, their original tactics had to be abandoned.

During this timeout, both sides made personnel adjustments. The Cavaliers side Yun Chen was put on the bench, and JR replaced him.

And just like that, the game continued.

Yun Chen sat on the bench and watched the game in a daze. Since he entered the NBA for more than a month, it was the first time that he encountered a situation where his hands were not online at all.

The last time he faced Wade and was defended, he only scored 11 points. Although he couldn't make a shot, it was completely different from today's situation.

"Alas..." With a long sigh, Yun Chen lowered his head helplessly, and his mood has now reached a trough.

"Wow..."

Not long after he lowered his head, a towel was suddenly handed over in front of his eyes.

"Huh?" Yun Chen was puzzled. The staff gave him towels just now, but he refused.

Looking at the hand passing the towel, he was surprised to find that it was Xiao Nance.

"Wipe off your sweat, or your head won't be able to calm down." Little Nance smiled at him.

Yun Chen smiled back at him, then took the towel and wiped off his sweat, probably because he was a little impatient, so it took him a while to stop the sweat.

"Have you calmed down?" At this moment, Little Nance came over and asked again.

"...a bit better than before." Yun Chen nodded.

Nance also nodded, and said again: "Li, can you tell me why you didn't vote? Just now I saw that you didn't shoot for several open positions."

Yun Chen rolled his eyes at him when he heard the words, and said, "Didn't you see that I made 3 for 0 shots, wouldn't I kill Le Fu and the others if I made another shot?"

Nance laughed when he heard this answer: "Haha, your answer is really interesting."

"What are you laughing at? Why still vote if you can't make it?" Yun Chen was speechless, and Nance's reaction was completely different from what he had imagined.

After laughing for a while, Nance became serious again: "Li, shouldn't it be more appropriate to vote if you can't make it? Otherwise, wouldn't you never have a chance to make it?"

Yun Chen was stunned immediately: "What kind of theory is this? Of course it should be given to teammates if it feels bad. Isn't basketball supposed to be handed over to the most suitable person at the most appropriate time?"

"But, Li, after you didn't make a shot, did the team take the lead because of your change?" Nance Jr. asked back.

"This..." Yun Chen immediately concluded.

Recall that after he gave up the shot and switched to Love just now, the team did not get better because of his change. Instead, the point difference was widened because of his timid play.

"So, Li, your role can't be replaced by others, so what if you made 3 out of 0 shots? Wouldn't it be nice to make a few more shots to get back your touch?" Seeing Yun Chen's silence, Xiao Nansi immediately struck while the iron was hot.

"But...what if we still can't get in?" But Yun Chen still hesitated.

"Do you know why Kobe can become a superstar?" At this time, Nance changed his thinking and directly moved Kobe out.

"Because he worked hard? Because he has an unyielding heart?" Yun Chen replied.

Nance raised his eyebrows and nodded when he heard the words: "You're right, he is a heart that refuses to admit defeat. He never surrenders to his own hand feeling. So what if he can't make a shot? Keep shooting, and there will always be a time to make a shot." , He used to choose to continue shooting when he made 10 of 0 shots, because he firmly believed that he was a superstar and would definitely make shots, and you are lacking that kind of confidence."

"Lack of...that kind of confidence?"

(End of this chapter)