Chapter 19 I Still Let You Shoot, Poof
The game started again, and Simmons returned to the court.
But on the other side.
UCLA's Sashiro did not play again.
"Hey, why didn't that Asian player come back?"
"That's right, he seems to have gone off to rest!"
"That's so strange. Why did he leave the court after only playing half a quarter?"
"Is it because the score gap is too big to arouse his interest?"
"It's very likely. After all, you don't know the habits of the masters."
"But who will defend Simmons next?"
"Hey, man, it makes a difference who defends Simmons. You saw his performance just now. Sashiro didn't defend him at all, and Simmons kept missing shots."
"Indeed! Could this be the secret to defending Simmons?"
...
When Simmons saw that the player returning to the court was not Sashiro, he was furious.
I was just about to show off my power, and you gave up?
What do you mean? You think you can win if you are ahead by more than ten points, right?
Can.
You will regret it!
You will pay the price for looking down on me!
At this time, UCLA's substitute players were a little nervous when defending Simmons.
But he wasn't too worried.
After all, this is the method Sashiro used just now.
Simmons' score has been kept at 0 points so far!
Moreover, this defense doesn't seem to have much technical content.
If Sashiro can do it, I can definitely do it too!
Simmons was still holding the ball and walking to the three-point line.
The player defending him stood two steps away from him and didn't move at all.
Simmons was furious.
It's like this for one or two people.
You really don't take me seriously, do you?
Facing his defense, Simmons directly broke the ball and confronted him!
Then, he faked a shot to shake off the defensive player, then took two steps forward and made a layup.
Score!
It's so easy!
At this time, the coach of the University of Louisiana was also shouting happily on the sidelines:
"That's right, this is how we should fight!!"
UCLA's defensive players were not discouraged either.
They thought it was just an accident.
It doesn't matter, just continue defending like this!
However, Simmons showed his unique dominance in offense and defense on both sides.
This is a dominance on the field that goes beyond the university standard!!
During the time when Sashiro was off the court, Simmons truly demonstrated what the No. 1 pick in the NBA should be like.
The 76ers are not blind!
Simmons is indeed very strong.
For the rest of the first quarter, he chose to attack the inside more often.
Jump step, counter Euro step, or even attack the inside and dunk over the defender!!
Simmons proved with his strength that he should not be underestimated, which made the audience cheer!!
At this time, the score between the two sides reached 21:19!
Louisiana University was only two points away from tying the score!!
At this time, all UCLA defensive players had a question in their minds.
What's going on?
It was obvious that the defensive actions and defensive choices he made were no different from those Sashiro had just chosen.
What is the reason?
Could it be that...
Simmons is an actor???
Oh no.
That's definitely not the case.
Even the audience was confused as to why Simmons' performance was so different when Sashiro was on the court and when he was not.
It's obvious that Sashiro and the substitute players' defensive strategy was to stand two steps away from Simmons!
but.
It's not like everyone didn't realize the difference at this point.
Off the court.
The Louisiana State coach frowned.
Because he really didn't want to admit the fact he had just discovered.
Sashiro's defense doesn't just stand there.
Although it looks like that.
But in fact, Sashiro's center of gravity obviously changes slightly when he is defending, and this change obviously changes with the different intentions of the attacker.
That is to say.
The moment Simmons tried to break through, Sashiro's center of gravity also lowered.
Although this is only a subtle and imperceptible change.
but!
This makes Simmons instinctively aware that the opponent is guarding his breakthrough option.
This is what is called:
A sense of oppression!!
Maybe.
Simmons himself did not realize that he was under such defensive threat.
But his basketball intuition reminds him that breaking through is not the best option in this situation, so Simmons will repeatedly choose to shoot when faced with such a situation.
The substitutes that UCLA brought in did not have the same amazing defensive pressure as Sashiro.
They just saw the form of Sashiro's defense.
But they did not learn the essence of their defense.
"Holland... this year, you got an incredible player...!"
Here, Simmons once again made a beautiful layup and scored 2+1.
It's perfect.
And Simmons surprisingly made this free throw.
The University of Louisiana took the lead by one point before the end of the first quarter!
Entered the rest phase.
Sashiro said to the head coach:
"Coach, I've rested enough. I can play again in the next game."
The coach nodded happily.
I've been waiting for you to say this!!
"Okay, you'll come on the field later and come off the bench."
...
Simmons is full of confidence at this time.
Because he relied on his own efforts to successfully reverse the team's lagging score.
So strong!
He thought he had regained his touch in the game.
So when the game resumed and he saw Sashiro coming on, he was not afraid at all.
"Haha, my touch was not good just now, so you thought you defended me. Let me tell you, this trick of yours won't work on me now!"
Sashiro looked at him but didn't say anything.
This time, Simmons again asked for the ball from his teammates.
He wants to fight Sashiro in singles!!
"It looks like Simmons wants revenge!"
"After all, Simmons' hands were cold just now, and he suffered a lot."
"Hahahaha, Simmons was so embarrassed just now, there's nothing to say about this!"
"That's what I said. Simmons must have had a bad touch just now, otherwise he wouldn't have been so embarrassed!"
"But fortunately, he has found his touch now. Let's look forward to Simmons' performance."
...
Simmons pushed the ball back to that familiar spot.
Sashiro looked at him, still very consciously stepping back two steps.
Simmons felt very disdainful.
Do you think this kind of defense still makes sense to me?
Too naive!
He won't be fooled this time. Simmons wants to break through directly!
But at the moment when he wanted to break through, he suddenly felt...
No chance! ?
Every time he wanted to break through, he always seemed to feel that his thoughts seemed to be seen through by Sashiro.
...
In the end, he made his choice.
Shoot!
Puff!