The NBA's Absolute Dominance

You can go to Chapter 11, but the chances of being selected are very small.

At this point, the match entered a rather tense phase.

The Cats and Birds improved their outside shooting, with their leading scorer Mark Davis in excellent form, hitting two consecutive three-pointers.

Meanwhile, the Hayes' power forward Bill Younger was in poor form, missing several shots in a row, and the point difference was slowly narrowing.

Commentator Pavel Hanks said, "Without Tang, Hai's team is very likely to not even make it to the second round, and they are no match for the Cats and Birds."

"Snapped!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Tang Bei moved from the basket to the top of the arc to provide help defense, delivering a powerful block to Mark Davis, the Catbirds' leading scorer.

However, he doesn't understand tactics and has a poor grasp of the timing of help defense, resulting in average help defense ability. He is okay at helping defend Mark Davis, who is specifically guarded by him, but he is not very good at helping defend other players of the Cats and Birds, especially the weak side. He is not good at covering all aspects.

The Catbirds strengthened their coordination between the strong and weak sides, using passes to break through the Seaweed team's defense and also drawing Tang Bei away.

With two minutes left in the first quarter, the score was 20-19, with Hai leading his team by only one point.

唐北7投6中，7罚仅2中，单节就轰下了14分5篮板，得分占到全队的70%。

However, as a rookie, he made three mistakes and committed two fouls under the double-team of the opponents, and his physical strength was greatly depleted, so he was substituted off the court.

Steve Patterson continued to belittle Tang Bei, saying, "His free throws were terrible, and he didn't even have a single assist."

Bernie Bickerstaff chimed in, "The opponent was too weak, and Tang's inside offense was too easy, otherwise he wouldn't have had such a high shooting percentage."

After Tang Bei left the court, the Cats and Birds immediately took control of the game and began to attack the inside. Two minutes later, they not only tied the game but also took a three-point lead.

Eric Fleischer glanced at the Cats and Birds' head coach, Flip Saunders, and felt that the man's coaching ability was indeed outstanding. He thought he could consider signing him and see if he could coach in the NBA.

"Just keep playing like this. We'll use double-teaming tactics to wear down the Chinese player's stamina, while using outside offense and fouling tactics to keep the score close."

"At most three quarters. His stamina can only last three quarters, maybe even two, and then it will be our turn to take control of the game."

"Also, he has already committed two fouls, so the outside players can try to attack him and try to weaken his defensive intensity."

"Keep locking down the point guard position; we absolutely cannot allow the Chinese to easily receive the ball under the basket."

Under Flip Saunders's leadership, the home team Cats and Birds not only kept the score close but also gradually pulled ahead.

At halftime, Hai's team was down by 7 points.

Tang Bei played 10 minutes in the second quarter, making 4 of 4 field goals and 1 of 4 free throws, scoring 9 points and grabbing 3 rebounds, but also committed two turnovers and two fouls, one of which was an offensive foul.

This is the Cats and Birds' home court, and he's a rookie, so the officiating is a bit harsh on him; if he makes even a slightly big move, the whistle will blow.

The offensive foul that time was called was when I knocked down my opponent while backing down him.

At this point, the morale of the sea kelp team had declined, while the morale of the home team, the cat and bird team, had clearly improved.

But the Cats and Birds' backup center got injured during a fierce battle with Tang Bei, which gave Flip Saunders a bad feeling.

In the third quarter, Tang Bei, exhausted and committing too many fouls, was forced to reduce his defensive efforts, causing Hai's team's defensive intensity to plummet. On offense, with declining stamina, turnovers increased significantly under double-team tactics.

Because he lacks tactical knowledge, match experience, and technical and tactical skills, he often fails to see opportunities for his teammates when he gets the ball.

When unable to get close to the basket, sometimes I can only shoot randomly, and sometimes I even make passing mistakes in the rush, and I was called for two offensive three-second violations.

The rest of the Hai team were in even worse form, allowing the Catbirds to continue widening the gap. By the end of the third quarter, they had a 15-point lead.

Although Flip Saunders was pleased that his tactics had succeeded, his worries grew stronger: how long could his interior players hold out against Tang Bei's physicality?

It's not just a problem of too many fouls; the size of the interior players is too small, and their physical strength is far inferior to Tang Bei's. If they continue playing like this, even if they win this game, the rest of the series will be tough.

But he had no choice but to take it one step at a time and try to win Game 1 first.

In the final quarter, Tang Bei's stamina was waning, so he could only continue to reduce his defensive efforts and muster his remaining strength to attack the basket.

In the fourth minute of the final quarter, Tang Bei fouled out, and Hai led his team to an immediate collapse, suffering a crushing defeat in Game 1 by 24 points.

"His grandma!"

Tang Bei felt extremely frustrated because his individual skills overwhelmed his opponents, but his team still lost the game. However, there was nothing he could do about it.

After the match, commentator Pavel Hanks said:

“唐上场32分钟，20投14中，命中率高达70%，20罚6中，命中率30%，轰下34分16篮板1助攻5盖帽1抢断8失误6犯规。”

Jalen Gerald said, "His individual performance was very strong, but he only attacked under the basket. His physical strength was too great, and his fighting power could not be sustained."

Furthermore, he's a double-edged sword. His numerous turnovers and fouls, along with five violations, resulted in significant ball possession losses—a characteristic of rookies, but extremely detrimental, and a major factor in the Sears' loss.

Pavel Hanks commented: "Well, Tang's tactical ability is very poor, almost non-existent. He can't integrate into the system, nor can he help his teammates become better. When he's on offense, it's like he's playing one against five, and the other four just watch him play."

Jalen Jerros said, "Judging from Game 1, the Cats and Birds are stronger overall, and with championship coach Flip Saunders, the Cats and Birds are still stronger on paper."

At this point, he added, "But the Cats and Birds should also be careful; several of their inside players committed too many fouls today."

Since this is a home game, the officiating is biased towards the home team. However, if the team uses too many fouling tactics when playing away, problems may arise.

In addition, how many games a few interior players can last in the intense battles under the basket is a crucial question that will determine who wins the championship.

The Cats and Birds already have one injured center, and they need to ensure they have enough healthy centers available, but I think that's difficult to achieve. Tang can destroy more than one healthy opponent per game.

Pavel Hanks said, "That's right, once too many of their interior players get injured or fouled out, the Cats and Birds have no one left in the paint."

Jalen Gerald nodded and said, "In addition, the Cats and Birds' leading scorer, Mark Davis, was in excellent form, scoring 36 points and hitting 6 three-pointers."

He was key to the team's victory, and I even think he deserves to join the NBA; I recommend he enter the NBA draft.

Pavel Hanks immediately shook his head and said, "You can go, but the chances of being selected are very small."

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