NBA, Yao Ming is back!

Give me the ball.

Yao Ming reached out for the ball.

The noise in the arena continued, but the Bayi team stubbornly stuck to their extreme zone defense.

Adijiang and Li Lan were at the forefront of the defense. Although they were both relatively short, they had solid lower limbs and relied on their close footwork to make the first line of interception.

Wang Zhizhi positioned himself inside the free-throw line, ready to protect the rim at any moment.

Liu Yudong positioned himself under the basket, protecting the floor.

All four players were compressed into a small half of the field, deliberately leaving the high post open and stacking up the penalty area.

Faye Wong stood on the sidelines, looking on with a sense of anticipation.

He believed that this defensive strategy could wear down any CBA center.

Even if you're a European center, it's the same.

Unless you're at an NBA level, those kinds of people can't be judged by common sense.

Ok.

If Yao Ming could hear his thoughts, he would definitely say—

That's right.

You were right.

I do actually have NBA experience.

And he's an NBA All-Star.

He briefly served as the world's best center.

Moreover, Yao Ming, who is currently sixteen years old, has been receiving NBA-style foundational training since childhood.

Traditional center, new type of center, future center.

He had seen several spans.

So now his dimension is not that of an old-fashioned center, but a giant tall man born in the 1990s with a full set of modern face-up weapons like Vincent Amazon.

And it can also have things that Wenban Yama cannot have.

While one's strengths may not necessarily reach the level of Wenban Yama, one does possess strengths that Wenban Yama cannot match.

Planning one's own path and tailoring it accordingly is something every superstar player should understand.

After all, a competitive sports career is very short, and if you don't plan ahead, you'll miss out.

It's easy to waste time.

Yes.

Perhaps he wouldn't be able to do these things well if he were in the NBA right now.

After all, they've never faced NBA players face-to-face to test this strategy.

But he was very confident.

If it's about dimensional reduction.

Even Ibaka is a dribbling expert.

Even Big Baby Davis can do the butterfly-like crossover step.

And he is now.

It is in a state of dimensional reduction.

Everyone was worried about Yao Ming, and now they were asking him how to break the deadlock, and whether he would act rashly and fall into Faye Wong's trap.

Yao Ming.

This behemoth was much taller than a seven-foot-tall ordinary person.

They made their own response.

Yao Ming received the ball high up, his feet parallel and steady.

Adijiang moved up the defense and kept his eyes fixed on Yao Ming's dribbling hand, which is a very correct way for a smaller player to defend a bigger player.

He attempted to use his small stature and instincts to anticipate and steal the ball.

After all, it's a big guy's dribbling ability.

Their attributes are usually not high.

Moreover, they will appear somewhat bulky to shorter people.

Coach A.

You are the first person to see it.

I'm sorry.

Yao Ming slowly extended his right foot forward, feinting with his shoulder, a realistic right-wing breakthrough move that caused Adijiang's center of gravity to shift to the side instantly.

Taking advantage of the moment when his opponent's footwork faltered, Yao Ming suddenly smashed the ball with a powerful shot, making a sharp change of direction to the left.

Adijiang: ? ? ?

What is this?

It's fair to say that in this era, no domestic player would have imagined that a center would make such a technical move when facing Asian players.

Then Yao Ming rotated his hips flexibly, his upper body as stable as a rock, without any unnecessary swaying.

With just a slight difference in rhythm, Adijiang was completely outmaneuvered.

The advantage of giants is their large stride; a small step can be magnified infinitely over time.

What?

Wang Zhizhi was also somewhat bewildered.

I never expected such a move to happen to a center.

However, he was still very dedicated and hastily expanded his defense to cover the outside. Unfortunately, it's not so easy to get out from that distance.

Do you think you're Kevin Garnett at his peak?

Yao Ming gathered the ball and jumped, with no one in front of him, calmly pulling up for a mid-range jumper from a step outside the free-throw line.

The release point is so high that it's unreachable, and defenders can only look on in disbelief.

brush----

The ball went into the net swish-swish.

In this play, Yao Ming used a rare, dramatic change of direction to punish the short guards' natural weakness of being easily fooled due to their height.

"What did he just do?"

Adijiang could hardly believe his eyes after seeing the goal.

Fortunately, the Bayi team relied on Liu Yudong to score steadily.

The God of War's mid-range shot is truly unstoppable on the entire international court.

The Big Sharks' forwards simply couldn't stop him.

"It's okay, he's probably just taking advantage of your size. I'll take over."

In the next round, Li Lan proactively switched to defense and moved up.

Instead of rushing in to steal the ball, he used his left and right steps to block Yao Ming's breakthrough route and limit his space for changing direction.

Yao Ming remained calm and composed, dribbling the ball lightly with one hand and gently sliding his body sideways one step.

With just this one step, he actually... completely avoided Li Lan's close-range blocking angle.

then.

No need to change direction, no need to accelerate.

He slightly raised his body, jumped straight up, and easily made a move.

For a tall person of this height, even a slight change in stride is significant for a shorter athlete.

These are no less significant than a super positional change.

Whether the speed is fast or not is one thing, the main thing is that the amplitude is large enough.

The average perimeter player simply can't keep up with him.

Li Lan made a full-fledged jump block, believing that his wingspan was excellent among guards.

But that's overthinking it.

Even if Yao Ming executes it, it's just a simple slide.

But for Li Lan, it would probably take her two steps to catch up with him.

Besides, given his height and wingspan, he already had a lot of space to himself, so if Li Lan jumped diagonally, she probably wouldn't even be able to touch his face.

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High release point, stable hand shape, and soft feel.

The basketball went straight through the net.

In this play, Yao Ming took advantage of his significant height difference and used a lateral movement to shoot.

It directly and overwhelmingly surpasses the blocking ceiling of shorter guards.

"It's okay. It's just that a big guy doing this is unconventional. Don't let it get to you." Liu Yudong immediately came up to comfort them and quickly calmed Adijiang and Li Lan down.

Yeah, what's with this big guy?

He can't play like this all game; he just needs to defend the basket.

Does he really think he can dominate us just because he's in a high position?

Another round.

Adijiang and Li Lan learned from their mistake and positioned themselves in parallel, shortening the lateral distance, intending to use a double-man blockade to shut down Yao Ming's breakthrough route.

Yao Ming stood directly in front of the two men, dribbling the ball slowly at an extremely tight pace.

One pause, one light smash.

He didn't sway at all, only paused for half a second.

opportunity!

Adijiang instinctively leaned forward to steal the ball, and Li Lan instinctively moved to cover.

Unfortunately, if this were the Yao Ming of the past, he would definitely have been intercepted. But the Yao Ming of today has been trained from a young age using the most professional NBA methods.

This was also Yao Ming's biggest regret. When domestic players were developing their ball sense, they were divided based on height from a young age, so he didn't have many opportunities to play other positions or undergo other training.

The advantage is that it allows for better differentiation and faster mastery of professional playing styles for specific positions.

The disadvantage is that, due to their position when they were young, their ball sense was not properly developed, and it is almost impossible to develop it again when they grow up.

And now.

He can do as he sees it.

It's not about expecting things from others.

Instead, it's about having expectations for yourself.

In an instant, tiny cracks appeared in the two people's perfectly aligned parallel stance.

Yao Ming seized the fleeting opening!

Cut in with a straight line in one step.

He forced his way through the gap between the two people!

No, you should just squeeze through.

The inertia that comes with being tall, the physical strength required for physical confrontation, and the weight.

Those are not things that smaller players can handle.

Li Lan currently weighs at most around 90 kilograms, because she is still young and has not yet reached her future peak of 95 kilograms.

Adijiang is even worse; at his peak, he weighed only 80 kilograms, and now he probably doesn't even weigh 80 kilograms.

Yao Ming currently weighs 115 kilograms.

In the professional sports field, 5 kilograms is a huge dividing line, and 10 kilograms is almost overwhelming. Just look at the Nuggets' game against the Timberwolves in 2026. Jokic, who lost more than 10 kilograms, immediately lost his effectiveness and could no longer compete with his opponents as hard as before.

And twenty or thirty kilograms...

It's just that we're not on the same level; if you touch me, I'll fly away.

Moreover, Yao Ming is someone who scientifically developed his strength attributes from a young age.

Overall explosiveness, power, and flexibility.

They are completely different from who they used to be.

It's hard to say about NBA players, but in the CBA, he's a game-changer; he could practically transform into Yao Ming, the point guard.

Using their size to exert a devastating advantage from a superior position.

Wang Zhizhi tried to come over to help defend and block Yao Ming's path to the basket, but Yao Ming didn't even try to come in. After rushing in, he immediately pulled up and shot.

He had barely stepped into the free-throw line when he raised his hand and shot.

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A pause or hesitation?

Can you use rhythm to tear apart the double front line of defense?

Now, let alone Adijiang and Li Lan.

Liu Yudong was somewhat stunned.

I can't believe this is a move made by a super center.

This has completely challenged their understanding of basketball.

Just like when the Wynn Asia suddenly appeared, it completely challenged the world's understanding of basketball.

"Go, go, go! Be more ruthless!!!"

"A big center can't possibly have great ball-handling skills!!!"

"Steal the ball from him!!!"

Wang Fei was getting a little emotional at this point. She hadn't expected that Yao Ming wouldn't even come in, despite her impenetrable defenses.

The beating actually broke his defenses; he felt that his schemes had been wasted and that his efforts had been in vain.

Stealing my ball?

If this were the NBA, and you were an NBA-level player with the ability to play on the perimeter, that would be possible, but you guys...

No.

In that instant, he finally felt the same way Davis and Ibaka played in lower-level basketball. It felt like he could be Kobe if he wanted, McGrady if he wanted, and Iverson if he wanted.

Kobe is still a rookie, still sitting on the bench.

McGrady hasn't even made it into the NBA yet.

He was still sleeping in high school.

Iverson made a name for himself in his very first year.

After conceding consecutive points, the two guards became increasingly aggressive in their defensive actions.

Adijiang tried to repeatedly pull on Yao Ming's jersey, using subtle movements to disrupt Yao Ming's balance.

This would definitely be a foul later on.

But in today's context...

However, the standards for the finals are perfectly acceptable.

Seeing the two men baring their teeth and brandishing their claws, Yao Ming smiled slightly.

They froze on their faces, watching the two men's menacing expressions. They didn't know... why Yao Ming could still laugh at a time like this.

You'll find out soon.

Yao Ming did not attempt a forceful confrontation. He dribbled once, shifted his weight backward, and cleanly stepped back.

Immediately, a safe distance of more than one meter was created.

One step is enough.

The close harassment suddenly became ineffective.

Adijiang even lunged forward hastily, unable to stop in time, and his body lurched forward half a step, completely losing his position.

Yao Ming jumped from the spot, calmly taking a shot while standing on the three-point line.

The rhythm is completely under my control.

The ball went into the net.

This play, where he stepped back to create space, was a tactic that Wenbanyama specifically used to break down the shameless close marking of shorter defenders.

Regarding the guard's stride and wingspan.

It's easy to get messed up.

This……

Four goals.

There are already four goals, doesn't he seem to want to score?

No, you must stay calm.

At this moment, whoever loses their composure will lose.

Liu Yudong directed everyone to continue executing the tactics arranged by the head coach.

Unmoved.

They haven't changed anything. They truly live up to their reputation as the Bayi team; they're incredibly stable.

pity.

I didn't plan to go in either.

This time, Yao Ming proactively increased the difficulty of his dribbling.

Facing Li Lan's low-center-of-gravity defense, he actually...

He actually pulled the ball between his legs with one hand?!

This scene left Li Lan, who was used to watching Asian and domestic inside players, completely bewildered.

What did I just see?

A dominant center forward.

A center who is 2.03 meters tall.

In actual combat, under his own defense...

I came once.

A clean and smooth crossover?

Yao Ming seized the opportunity at this moment.

Because the common weaknesses of smaller defenders are exposed at this moment.

Li Lan's line of sight is too low, making it easy for her dribbling trajectory to be obstructed by her tall frame.

The moment of switching hands between the legs.

Li Lan will definitely experience a temporary visual blind spot.

This is why, despite not having the speed of those guards, Wenbanyama's offensive dribbling is still difficult to steal or interfere with.

Because centers, being centers, have a taller build that makes it easier for them to block the ball's trajectory.

You can't see it.

How can we easily interfere?

In that instant of hesitation, Yao Ming lowered his center of gravity and suddenly accelerated, overtaking the slow-reacting Li Lan in one step.

Then he rushed in to face Adijiang, who was only a little over 1.8 meters tall.

It was as if they didn't see the defender at all.

Stretching out like an ape's arm.

The shot goes in.

brush--

Five shots in, and not a single low post shot has been scored.

All the balls were finished high up the pitch.

Moreover, he dribbled the ball himself for every single one of them.

Face-up...single?!

To this day, nobody knows what a brain is.

Even the people from the Great White Shark, judging from his reaction, they all looked at each other in bewilderment.

I can't believe my eyes.

Another ball.

Li Lan's defensive habits are rather conservative; she tends to retreat and move laterally, relying on inertia to judge the breakthrough route.

Having worked with him for so many years, Yao Ming knew that after seeing through the opponent's defensive logic, he didn't make any unnecessary feints. He directly pushed off the ground with his right foot and accelerated in a straight line on the same side.

Simple, straightforward, and without any unnecessary frills.

Li Lan habitually slid backward, but this time Yao Ming's starting speed was too fast. His ankle explosiveness, honed through scientific training, far exceeded the understanding of players in this era.

He took a step forward and forcefully pushed Li Lan aside.

Score with a jump shot.

This shot was a straight-line burst of speed that overwhelmed the defensive inertia of the shorter defender who was moving backward and sideways.

Another goal.

Upon receiving the ball, Yao Ming briefly turned to the side, assuming a low-post back-to-the-basket posture.

They finally couldn't resist and had to come, right?

Watch how we surround and wipe you out!!!

Li Lan immediately dropped down to block the ball in the front row, while Adijiang on the right was ready to cut off his passing route at any time.

Wang Zhizhi jumped ahead of time to prepare for a double-team.

Liu Yudong blocked the baseline from the other side, preventing him from turning around.

Everyone predicted that he would go into the crowd and try to break through.

This is something that almost every center in this era does.

You can't say their judgment was flawed.

Available in the next second.

Yao Ming quickly spun around to his right.

Switch back to face view.

Adijiang: ...

Li Lan: ……

Liu Yudong: ...

Wang Zhizhi: ...

The quick switch between feints and real attacks caused all four defenders to misjudge the situation.

Adijiang's center of gravity dropped and he couldn't lift up in time, while Wang Zhizhi jumped but missed and lost his footing.

Yao Ming easily bounced back, stood two steps from the free-throw line in an uncontested area, and calmly pulled up for a shot.

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basketball.

Hollow-core netting.

This play was a fake back-to-the-basket move, actually facing the basket, exploiting a blind spot in the player's thinking to deceive the entire...BOX defensive logic.

Another goal.

Yao Ming held the ball in a high position and slowly dragged it to the left before suddenly dribbling laterally in a wide arc.

Li Lan followed the lateral movement.

Adijiang rotates in sync.

The two were constantly moving left and right, guided by Yao Ming's rhythm.

Now that he had been called upon, Yao Ming made a move that ordinary perimeter players would never make: a large stride.

He actually stepped inside the free throw line from such a high position.

It forcefully split a distance between the two people.

Then a small lob shot with a hook.

Even if Wang Zhizhi can block David Robinson.

There's no way you can touch that ball.

"Defend against him, completely shut him down!!!"

"Stop letting him attack near the free-throw line!!!"

Faye Wong could feel her face turning red.

There's nothing I can do; it's not red-temperature resistant.

This guy hasn't used a single heavy set so far, making his defensive formation practically useless.

He performed an action that he believed was impossible.

Even Faye Wong was starting to lose control of her emotions.

pity.

Yao Ming's performance continues.

The number 15 player was holding the ball, looking straight ahead, glancing at his teammate on the wing, and making a lateral pass gesture.

Adijiang instinctively moved to the side to block the passing lane, and Li Lan shifted her gaze to look at players without the ball.

Actually, they defended very well; their defensive awareness and judgment of routes were very strong.

Domestically, it's estimated that only the Bayi Rockets can achieve this.

Can……

In that one second of distraction, Yao Ming managed to collect the ball.

Take a step and jump.

And it's not jumping forward.

It means jumping backward.

What is this?

What is this?

Can anyone tell me what he's doing?

The Bayi team members were all a bit numb.

Then I watched as Yao Ming easily made a jump shot near the three-point line without any contact or interference.

brush--

Three points.

hit.

On the ball, the two players couldn't help but move up to a higher position. At that position, the so-called "box defense" under the basket became ineffective.

Yao Ming has been waiting for this moment.

Seizing the opportunity, he dribbled the ball high up the court, managing to get it over the heads of Li Lan and Adijiang.

Both players momentarily forgot about defense.

I've never seen anything like this before.

It was as if he was right in front of me in an instant.

They turned into dwarfs.

And he was like...

Just like Ultraman on the basketball court!

Once it rushes past, it carries with it momentum, and at this point it is unstoppable.

Although Wang Zhizhi did not back down.

But Yao Ming had already pulled himself up, carrying the force of the impact.

They don't care about this or that at all.

One-arm long-distance dunk.

Honestly, he probably only took one big step inside the free throw line, but that big step went extremely far, and he used an extremely long wingspan.

A semicircle was drawn.

He slammed the ball down the rim with one hand.

Clang—

Wang Zhizhi felt a ringing sound in his right ear.

He looked at the figure in front of him.

It suddenly occurred to me.

It seems to have been in Atlanta in 96.

I've never seen a way of playing ball like this before.

he.

Could they have come up with a mode that even the NBA doesn't have?

Ten balls.

All the balls face the frame.

The Bayi team initially set up an impenetrable defensive formation.

It hasn't taken effect yet.

They were already shaken by Yao Ming's face.

It's almost burnt.

A dimensional reduction attack, indeed... awesome.