Visiting team locker room.

Randolph looked at Zhang Jun and Luo Yin who were being interviewed on the TV screen, with a look of displeasure on his face.

The team has played 4 games and has started well with 3 wins and 1 loss, and they have not faced a weak team in the first three games.

This is already the Trail Blazers' best start to the season in recent years.

From the front office to the coaching staff to the players below, Randolph could feel the joy from everyone except him.

"Why should he be responsible for the offense in the last quarter? Why should he attend every post-game interview?"

"Before Zhang Jun came to the Trail Blazers, I was the boss and leading scorer of this team."

"He took away my ball, my tactics and my status!"

Seeing that his average data this season has dropped to 15 points and 8 rebounds, Randolph feels even more uncomfortable.

After the interview, Zhang Jun returned to the locker room. After finishing the interview, Luo Yin immediately went to the underground garage to meet his girlfriend Tiana. Because Tiana is from Milwaukee, Luo Yin wanted to accompany Tiana to visit her family.

When Zhang Jun returned to the locker room, there was only Randolph. The other teammates either went to take a shower or had already left.

Randolph was sulking depressedly. When he saw Zhang Jun entering the locker room alone, he was stunned for a moment, and then smiled proudly, showing two rows of white teeth.

"Hey, where are your bodyguards? Have they all left in advance tonight?"

Zhang Jun didn't want to talk to Randolph, firstly because the opponent was indeed a veteran with more experience in the Trail Blazers, and secondly because the team was in a very good situation and he didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble to the team.

Zhang Jun didn't want to be the one who ruined the unity of the team, so he tolerated Randolph again and again.

When Randolph saw that Zhang Jun didn't answer, he became more and more angry and pushed the other person directly and said, "I'm talking to you, boy. Where are the backpack and sneakers I asked you to carry?"

"How dare you disobey my instructions? Do you not want to live anymore?"

Zhang Jun was hit hard against his wardrobe by this push. He took a deep breath and spit it out.

At this time, the voices of some teammates sounded outside the locker room door.

After taking a shower, Aldridge and Jarrett Jack heard some unusual noises in the room. They immediately thought that Zhang Jun had finished the interview and Randolph was still inside.

They wanted to rush into the locker room to rescue Zhang Jun, but suddenly, the door to the locker room was closed and the lock sounded.

Randolph put his hand down from the doorknob, stared at Zhang Jun and chuckled: "Now there are only two of us. You'd better talk to me and beg for mercy. Maybe I will forgive your previous actions."

"Let me beg for mercy?" Zhang Jun shook his head and said, "I have done everything in the first half of my life, but I have never bowed my head to others. I will not bow to others now or in the future."

Randolph tilted his mouth and raised his clenched fist high and said, "Then I'm afraid I have to educate you and let you know that sometimes when people live in this world, they have to bow their heads!"

boom!

After finishing speaking, Randolph directly punched and struck with a hammer. Zhang Jun ducked his head down and directly avoided the heavy punch.

Randolph hit the wardrobe with this punch, breaking the wooden boards on it. The force was not small.

Zhang Jun, who heard the sound of the board breaking, finally couldn't bear it any longer. He spun around in a circle, hit a knot with his collar directly near Randolph's fist, and broke free from the opponent's control.

Zhang Jun took advantage of the situation and circled behind Randolph and came directly behind the opponent's butt.

Randolph didn't expect the opponent to be so flexible. He subconsciously turned around quickly, but he regretted it only halfway because Zhang Jun had already raised his feet.

winter!

"You idiot! Labor and management have tolerated you for a long time!"

"It's the shoes you gave me that made me look so good, damn! Fortunately, Nike gave me a lot of shoes!"

"You still want me to carry your luggage and wash your sneakers? Do you think I didn't see the little pink schoolbag you prepared? How dare you give me such a girly thing."

"Hold!"

"What I can't stand the most is, did you throw away the popcorn? You also left me a pile of smelly clothes and smelly socks! The smell has been in my car for a week and it hasn't gone away."

"Do you know that is the car that Lisa Bai Yin saved for a long time to buy for me! She still has a loan of 50,000 yuan to pay off! You beast!"

Zhang Jun kicked Randolph between his legs, causing him to lose his fighting ability instantly.

Randolph wailed and fell to the ground with his hands covering his crotch. At this time, he was still gritting his teeth and wanted to rush up to challenge Zhang Jun.

Zhang Jun punched Randolph in the face, hitting him directly in the eye. A red bump appeared in the big black bear's eye.

Randolph was stunned by the punch.

Zhang Jun really dared to hit him! It's really a heavy blow.

Moreover, Zhang Jun was so flexible that he lost half of his combat effectiveness with one move. How could he fight with the opponent?

Randolph wanted to get up and say a harsh word, and then run away without losing face, so as not to continue to face this plague. However, Zhang Jun thought that he got up and wanted to fight, so he punched the other intact eye again. go.

"What's the matter, you still want to fight back?"

"Oh~, no, I just want to..."

"How dare you talk back? You're going to get a hard blow from me."

"..."

"You can't even talk back!"

"I want to say..."

"I'm talking about you. If you still dare to speak, I'll give you another punch."

The commotion in the locker room directly frightened Aldridge and Jarrett Jack outside the room. They knew that Randolph had a history of hitting teammates in the team.

Aldridge knocked hard on the door, and at the same time motioned to Jarrett Jack and said, "Hurry and bring coaches Nate McMillan and Monty Williams here."

Jarrett Jack hurriedly ran in the opposite direction.

A few minutes later.

Nate McMillan and Monty Williams rushed over. The two were originally discussing the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers a day later. Who knew that such an unpredictable thing would happen.

Nate McMillan secretly regretted it.

"I should have known that Randolph was a problem player, and I shouldn't have left him alone with Zhang Jun. Now something big is going to happen."

Monty Williams pulled Aldridge away, banged on the locker room door, and even shouted threats inside.

"Zach! Zhang Jun is the popular person in Steve Patterson's eyes right now. If you hurt him, I guarantee that no one can protect you!"

"Hurry up and open the door for me!"

Seeing that the door to the locker room was still locked and there was a whine coming from the room, Monty Williams felt more and more serious about the situation. He directly pulled Aldridge beside him and said.

"I can't care anymore. Kick the door open for me."

Aldridge has already had this intention. With Monty Williams' instruction, he no longer has to worry about so many hard kicks to the locker room door.

Snapped!

The door was kicked open, and Zhang Jun walked out directly with his clothes torn before several people could rush in.

Monty Williams quickly pulled Zhang Jun to look around, and after finding that the other party was indeed intact, he frowned and said in confusion.

"Hey, why is this happening? It shouldn't be. Did that guy Zach change his gender? He just tore your clothes?"

Aldridge also looked Zhang Jun up and down. After discovering that the other party did not suffer much damage, he said incredulously.

"Did you conduct a PY transaction with Zach?"

Zhang Jun shook his head, pointed to the locker room and said, "He always provokes me. I'm just self-defense."

Nate McMillan and Monty Williams looked in the direction Zhang Jun pointed, and the scene inside made them take a breath of surprise.

Randolph was beaten until he lay limp on the ground, with big red blood bags hanging from his eyes, nose and mouth.

Jarrett Jack looked behind him with bared teeth and said, "This must have been too hard."

Aldridge nodded in agreement and said, "I guess mom won't recognize it."

The next day, Nate McMillan and Monty Williams asked the two parties about the reason for the fight. After understanding the story in detail, Nate McMillan did not impose any team penalties.

It's just that Randolph was beaten to a point where he was almost disfigured, so he returned to Portland early and will miss the Blazers' remaining two games against Eastern Conference teams.

.........

cleveland.

The Trail Blazers are about to face last season's Eastern Conference champions, the Cavaliers.

In the pre-game interview, James faced numerous reporters' questions and said with appreciation: "Zhang Jun is a very outstanding young man. I have already gone to watch his games when he was playing in the NCAA."

"Honestly, I have never seen a player of such height with such strong speed and breakthrough ability."

"Zhang Jun's talent is unique and unique."

This interview was brought to Zhang Jun by Aldridge.

Zhang Jun couldn't help but smile. James is a guy who never lacks rainbow farts. He treats everyone like this. Regardless of whether the opponent is an older player or a younger player, James will always try his best to play the popularity card.

You can say it's emotional intelligence, or you can say it's Manager Zhan, but Zhang Jun felt a little carried away when he heard it.

On the court.

James and Zhang Jun didn't say hello too much. They nodded and conducted shooting training separately.

Live commentary desk.

Kenny Smith held up a piece of paper and said: "The latest starting lineup for this game has come out. Zach Randolph of the Trail Blazers is out due to injury. Joel Przybilla will be the starter for this game tonight. Starting center.”

Barkley frowned and said: "Randolph was not found to be in any discomfort on the court in the last game. How did he get injured?"

"However, Randolph's data has indeed dropped a lot since the start of the game. I'm afraid he has been struggling with some hidden injuries."

Kenny Smith said: "But without the general Randolph, the Trail Blazers' internal strength will be reduced a lot. Tonight they are facing a strong enemy in the East like the Cavaliers. They should be careful."

Trail Blazers starting lineup: Jarrett Jack, Brandon Luo Yin, Zhang Jun, Aldridge and Joel Przybilla.

Cavaliers starting lineup: Point guard Daniel Gibson, shooting guard Delonte West, small forward LeBron James, power forward Wally Szczerbiak and center Big Z Zarjunas Yinner Goskas.

"The Cavaliers have a lineup with two towers and two guards."

"While ensuring frame protection on the inside, they also ensure flexibility and shooting ability on the outside."

Analysis by Monty Williams.

James has played in the league for 5 seasons. All coaches in the league, including Nate McMillan, know that maximizing James' power is to pair him with several shooters on the outside.

"It's just that Mike Brown is a traditional defensive coach. If it were me, it might even be possible to only have one inside man and turn the other inside man into a functional shooter with three-pointers and defense."

"Then James might not have been swept 4-0 by the Spurs in last season's finals."

Game start.

Big Z jumped high and took the ball from Joel Przybilla.

Cavaliers attack.

Neil Gibson advanced with the ball and immediately gave the ball to James. Mike Brown is a very good coach on the defensive end, but on the offensive end he almost completely relies on James' performance.

James holds the ball in the middle, Big Z sets up a pick-and-roll, and James takes advantage of the situation to hit the basket.

His speed is very fast, and his breakthrough power is very strong. After facing him directly on the court, he has an even stronger impact on the senses.

It's like a tank rushing straight towards you. This scene is really scary.

boom!

Aldridge protected the frame inside, and he just felt like he had been hit by a big brick and took two steps back.

With these two steps, James took off directly on the spot and delivered a tomahawk slam.

"With this bullet speed and jumping range, is this really an Earthling?"

Zhang Jun couldn't take his eyes off him as he watched James take off with his shoulders level after breaking through the confrontation. It was so frightening.

He originally thought his talent was good enough, but he was really impressed after seeing how James played.

"It would be a pity for those scientists not to take him to the laboratory for biopsy."

"Wait a minute, I'm really guarding him!"

Zhang Jun came back to his senses in an instant. He was going to face James in this game. Just now, he was blocked by Big Z, and Zhang Jun was directly escaped from the defense by James.

This is where the exaggerated tomahawk clang behind the latter comes into play.

Aldridge couldn't help but cover his chest, looked at Zhang Jun and said: "Brother, you have to guard against him. I was almost killed. Let James rush in and remove that Howard from the Magic team." Nothing can limit him.”

Luo Yin came over and patted Zhang Jun on the shoulder and said, "I'll help you guard against his line. This guy can't be guarded by just one person. I'll help you guard him."

Zhang Jun immediately stopped Luo Yin's thoughts at this time.

"You can never double-team or help defend James. Just let me defend him one-on-one. If he kills me alone, I will accept it, but I must not let him lead his teammates or pass the ball."

Luo Yin frowned and said, "But that's not what coach Nate McMillan said before the game."

Zhang Jun said seriously: "Don't worry about so much, just listen to me."

Luo Yin couldn't help but sigh. They had only played a few games, and this was already the second time Zhang Jun had taken the lead and violated the coach's tactical arrangements.

"This guy is really restless."

Trail Blazers offense.

Jarrett Jack passed the ball from the top of the arc to Brandon Luo Yin on the right.

Because Randolph was injured, the time period when the opponent should attack was also freed up. Luo Yin naturally stepped in, because Zhang Jun still had the task of leading the second lineup.

Luo Yin played Delonte West in isolation. The latter is an offensive guard with good breakthrough, passing and three-point ability.

But only on defense, Delonte West is a player slightly below the average defender. It is still a bit too bold for the Cavaliers to let him play shooting guard.

Luo Yin made a breakthrough from the right side. Although he did not pass Delonte West, he relied on his strong body to lean on the opponent and drive to the basket.

The Cavaliers did a good job of defending and protecting the frame in the paint. Luo Yin encountered Big Z's frame protection as soon as he reached the free throw line.

Big Z is 221cm tall. Although his athletic talent is mediocre, his height plus wingspan can bring great deterrence to his opponents.

Luo Yin originally wanted to force a jump to attack, but suddenly found Aldridge on the other side raising his hand for the ball, and he immediately transferred the ball.

Cavaliers power forward Wally Szczerbiak, in order to help Big Z defend Joel Przybilla, put himself in a defensive position and had to take care of both the upper and lower lines. Aldridge naturally showed up. Shooting space.

Wally Szczerbiak rushed over, but Aldridge had already taken action.

Uh-huh!

Basketball hits steadily.

"Aldridge's mid-range shot is solid."

Aldridge and Luo Yin high-fived. Without Randolph's singles in the paint, he naturally got more offensive opportunities.

Off the court, Nate McMillan sees it all.

Monty Williams suddenly said, "We have two outside starting points, Luo Yin and Zhang Jun, in our team. In fact, there is no need for another inside ball holder."

"We have performed well in these four games because most of the offense was initiated by Luo Yin and Zhang Jun from the outside."

"It's not that there's anything wrong with launching such an offense inside. If we had players like Yao Ming or Howard Howard on the team, there would be nothing wrong with such an offense."

"But Randolph's singles efficiency in the interior is not very high. Of course, he is a player with a balanced offense and defense. He is a very good interior player and may even become an All-Star player in the future."

"But judging from our player structure and the offensive characteristics of our core players, Luo Yin and Zhang Jun are much more efficient with the ball than others."

"Moreover, both of them can pass the ball with the ball, and Aldridge will also play very comfortably."

Nate McMillan naturally knew what his old partner wanted to say. He raised his hand to stop the other party from continuing and said instead.

"Randolph has returned to Portland. The team will not be without him in these two games. We can first see if this lineup and style of play are feasible."

"After all, it's hard to meet an excellent big man like him."

On the court.

James continued to hold the ball from the outside, and Zhang Jun this time adopted a defensive method of breaking the pick-and-roll behind him.

In the past two weeks, he has been bullied enough by the Rockets and Spurs using this defensive method. Now it is natural to copy it and use it to deal with James.

Seeing Zhang Jun directly retreating to defend when encountering a pick-and-roll, James hesitated and chose to shoot a three-pointer.

call!

The basketball hit the inside of the basket and swung around for several times before finally going in.

Zhang Jun couldn't help but look at James, who rolled his teeth happily.

"What the hell, I'm still going to let you go!"

In the next round, James continued to choose a three-point shot. This scene confirmed the predictions of fans in the previous life. As long as James makes the first three-pointer, he will throw the next ball.

Duang!

But this shot was a dead blow.

Zhang Jun grabbed a long rebound. He was so angry that he took the ball and rushed forward.

James struggled to catch up behind him.

Zhang Jun glanced at it with his peripheral vision. The good guy's running speed was no worse than him. Zhang Jun knew what James was going to do when he rushed back to defend, so he took off one step ahead of the free throw line.

James jumped at the same time.

There was actually a physical confrontation between the two in the air.

boom!

Zhang Jun smashed the ball into the basket with all his strength. When dunking, the spiker in the air suddenly accelerated.

"These are all small details on the court!"

"The best way to prevent your opponent from blocking shots in the air is to take off and use the dunker's second burst of force to accelerate in the air."

"As a result, the defender behind him already has some time lag in his defensive actions, and it will be more difficult to block shots."

The scene on the court was exactly after Zhang Jun dunked, James' hand flew over the basketball and just missed the block.

James put his hands to his mouth in disbelief and breathed.

"There's something about you kid."

Zhang Jun smiled and said: "It's not that I have something, you said it wrong."

James explained: "Actually, I want to say that there is something about your dunk."

Zhang Jun continued to shake his head and said: "You said there is something about my dunk that everyone can see. What you should say is that there is something about my understanding of the game and basketball."

James stared at Zhang Jun, what the hell is the difference.

The first quarter lasted 8 minutes, Zhang Jun left the game early to rest, and two minutes later, James also left the game early to rest.

The head coaches of both teams are preparing to play the same tactical strategy from behind.

Let the stars lead the second unit.

The second quarter begins.

The Trail Blazers trailed 23:26 before the game started.

Trail Blazers bench: Zhang Jun, Steve Blake, James Jones, Travis Outlaw and Dan Dickau.

Because of Randolph, Joel Przbilla assumed the starting position, so the Trail Blazers did not have a qualified big man on the bench at this time.

Nate McMillan was forced to play smaller, allowing James Jones to move to power forward.

This tactical play was also a play he thought of temporarily because of James.

"Both Zhang Jun and James are masters of breakthroughs. The most suitable way for the latter is to arrange pitchers for him on the outside. So can Zhang Jun do the same?"

Nate McMillan would love to give it a try.

Zhang Jun, who had been beaten by James in the first quarter, finally had his turn to attack.

As soon as Steve Blake dribbled the ball past half court, Zhang Jun couldn't wait to wave for the ball.

James concentrated on defending Zhang Jun.

In the pre-game arrangement, he heard that Zhang Jun had scored 30+ points in four consecutive games and seemed to be on the verge of breaking Iverson's record. How could James allow others to win the record through him.

And he also wanted to see how strong this talented boy who has been famous all over the United States for his breakthroughs is.

Zhang Jun lowered his center of gravity with the ball, and James very smartly gave space for attack on the left.

Zhang Jun couldn't help but smile. It seems that James has watched his game videos a lot, because in recent games, Zhang Jun has almost always made breakthroughs on the right side.

"This LeBron, he probably thought I would only drive to the right."

Zhang Jun suddenly accelerated to the left with the ball in his left hand. James immediately followed up, and his follow-up speed was also very fast.

Snap!

Suddenly, Zhang Jun made a sudden stop and then changed direction and walked to the right.

James stepped on the brakes and leaned forward, and he actually stopped. However, by the time he was about to return to defense again, Zhang Jun had already broken through and attacked on the right.

The Cavaliers' substitute insiders are the famous Ben Wallace and Anderson Varejao. They both stopped inside at the same time and almost completely blocked the offensive line.

"The head coach of the Cavaliers, Mike Brown, still has some skills on the defensive end. This interior defensive arrangement is really good."

Just when Nate McMillan off the court was still worried about Zhang Jun's offense in this round, an extremely unexpected scene occurred on the court.

Zhang Jun suddenly stopped breaking through and made a mid-range jumper with a slight fade away.

"Zhang Jun is actually planning to use mid-range to complete this attack?!"

"Oh my God! What a joke! He has never made a mid-range shot in his entire college career and NBA career."

"This is probably because he was helplessly defended by the Cavaliers' Ben Wallace and Anderson Varejao. Zhang Jun had almost no room to continue to break through, so he could only choose such an unconventional shot."

Kenny Smith and Barkley said with certainty in the commentary box.

The next second.

Uh-huh!

The basketball is hollow and hits the net steadily.

James put his hands on his hips and looked at Zhang Jun in disbelief. Ben Wallace and Anderson Varejao also looked towards their home coaching bench, asking if they should change their defensive strategy.

On the court, even the Trail Blazers players looked at Zhang Jun in confusion.

Even in the Trail Blazers' internal training, they have never seen Zhang Jun use such an offensive method. However, starting from the last game against the Bucks, Zhang Jun's pre-game warm-up has turned into mid-range shooting training.

"He can't really have a mid-range shot." Monty Williams couldn't help but marvel.

Nate McMillan took a deep breath and said: "But I'm sure he can shoot. He's not the kind of blacksmith who can't shoot at all."

"However, if he really knows how to shoot from mid-range, it will be difficult for most teams to guard him."

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