The NBA's Absolute Dominance

Chapter 13: The destructive power of injuring one opponent per game
On the sidelines, Mark Fleischer said regretfully, "Eric, one sports car is too little; he's worth at least ten sports cars."

Eric Fleischer, wishing he could kick his own brother to death, said irritably:

“Mark, I signed Tang in China, not in China. It was my luck to meet him.”

Your actions constitute extortion; you're committing a crime, you know? If you try to blackmail me again, I'll call the police, and I won't bail you out.

"Alright alright."

Mark Fleischer was somewhat unwilling, but that was all he could do.

"It seems like it's time to start some business in China."

He has been doing business overseas for many years, mainly in Europe and South America. He has never been to Asia, let alone China.

Derek Gervin was diagnosed with a torn lower back muscle and three broken ribs in his right chest. He was immediately taken away, and Flip Saunders replaced him with backup power forward Rock Rodhus.

This is also the last power forward. If he gets injured again, there will be no one available at the power forward position. We will have to resort to having a small forward play the power forward position, just like with Derrick Gervin.

The Cats and Birds are on offense. Point guard David Rivers brings the ball to the top of the key and begins to orchestrate the attack.

"Boom bang..."

David Rivers dribbled between his legs at the top of the key, then suddenly broke through from the left, outmaneuvering Tom Morris in one step, and drove to the left elbow area in three steps before stopping and shooting a jump shot.

"Snapped!"

Just as he made his move, Tang Bei suddenly arrived and swatted the ball away with a powerful block.

"Pretty!"

Bald-headed Baron Ross said excitedly, "Tang's help defense is indeed average, but he often delivers brilliant moments of defensive rotation. That's talent."

Tom Morris, who then grabbed the basketball, scored on a fast break, making the score 0-4. The Cats and Birds attacked again.

This time, the Cats and Birds' attack started from the flank. First, Rahili drew Tang Bei to the left wing, and then Mark Davis broke through with the ball from the right wing.

Tang Bei saw him break through to the right waist position and immediately retreated to defend the basket.

Seeing Tang Bei's defensive retreat, Mark Davis, who had been heavily marked by Tang Bei in Game 1, dared not act recklessly and suddenly made a cross pass to Brian Lahiri in the left midfield position.

"Snapped!"

Tang Bei nimbly turned around again, moving incredibly fast. After a quick step, he sprang up and swung his hand to deliver a powerful block as Rashili attempted a jump shot, managing to grab the ball directly.

"WOW!"

This brilliant defensive moment immediately drew enthusiastic cheers from the more than 1,000 fans in the stadium.

"Pretty!"

Chuckel Hans, the big fat guy, shouted excitedly, "Don delivers another block, he's continuing to inflict fear on the Cats and Birds."

"Severe phobia!"

"Baron Ross, the bald guy, roared, clenching his fist."

"Whoosh!"

Tang Bei landed and passed the ball to shooting guard Philip Doron.

"brush!"

Philip Doron made a fast break to the left wing three-point line, pulled up for a jump shot, and made a clean three-pointer.

0-7, the Cats and Birds are on offense and have called a timeout.

"Tang's defensive coverage is very wide, even reaching the three-point line, so we need to continue to strengthen the offensive support on the left and right wings. Don't give up just because we failed earlier."

"When you're driving to the basket from the outside, make sure to pass the ball to a teammate who is further away from Tang."

"For example, in this offensive play just now, when Tang was back on defense under the basket, Rahili should have continued to widen the distance between himself and Tang, making it more difficult for him to get back on defense."

"Note that our inside strength is insufficient, so we should continue to rely mainly on outside shooting until Tang's stamina is greatly depleted."

While Philip Sanders was setting up his tactics, Maiaslans was also setting up his own tactics.

"Tang, you played a fantastic defense today. Keep it up."

"On offense, perimeter players seize opportunities to launch fast breaks."

"When attacking inside, Tang should pass the ball, and the perimeter players should make sure to move around and not stand still. They need to be in Tang's line of sight as soon as possible."

"In positional warfare, we must wait for Tang to take his position before we attack; we must not rush."

"In positional warfare, the attack must proceed from the inside out."

The timeout ends, and the game resumes.

David Rivers moved to the right wing, then used a screen to drive to the basket, stopping abruptly two meters from the right post for a jump shot. Little did he know that Tang Bei had already spotted him, starting from under the basket, using his explosive power to take an extremely fast first step, then taking a quick step and leaping into the air.

"Snapped!"

With a powerful block, he delivered the third block of the first quarter.

"WOW!"

The crowd erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

"Severe phobia! Severe phobia..."

Under the roar of the bald-headed Baron Ross, more than a thousand fans formed a unified shout.

Chuckley Hans, the big guy, laughed and said, "Three big blocks, all from outside the paint. Does anyone on the Cats and Birds dare to attack the paint now?"

Baron Ross said, "You should ask, who else dares to approach the penalty area?"

"Ha ha!"

The two of them burst into laughter.

"Bang!"

The Cats and Birds attacked again, with little time left. Mark Davis took a hasty three-pointer from the right wing, but it missed.

Tang Bei grabbed the rebound in the backcourt, and Hai led the team on offense.

He still followed the tactical instructions, moving to the left wing and not going to the basket.

After turning on the left wing, use your superior athleticism to cut to the basket.

The first attempt failed as Tom Morris failed to pass the ball in time, but on his second cut inside, Morris passed the ball in just the right moment.

"boom!"

Tang Bei landed on the rim after a powerful alley-oop dunk.

Chaklee Hans said, "Brian Lahiri was shorter, lighter, and only half the size of Don, but he was not as fast as Don."

Baron Ross said, "If this continues, Rahili will get injured too. He's been lucky to last this long compared to Derek Gervin."

Chakri Hans laughed, "That's just him avoiding confrontation. He rarely makes physical contact with Don. Don injures an opponent on average every game. Everyone is afraid of that kind of lethality."

"It's the second time."

On the sidelines, Philip Sanders frowned, a bad feeling creeping into his heart.

Let Tang Bei pull out first, then cut inside to the basket. It's a very simple tactic, but it breaks his double-teaming strategy under the basket.

This tactic fully utilizes Tang's movement speed to create a time difference effect.

When the Cats and Birds double-team the basket, the inside players who are closer to the basket get into position first, but Tang's movement speed exceeds that of the Cats and Birds' inside players.

Therefore, when he cut inside, the Cats and Birds' interior players were unable to get back to defend the basket in time, and there was no time to form a double team under the basket.

Even the player who gets back on defense first can't get into position and doesn't even have a chance to draw a foul.

From the moment Tang Bei cut into the penalty area, as long as the ball could be passed in in time, the Cats and Birds had no chance to execute their double-teaming tactics, let alone their numerous fouling tactics.

Even, like Derek Gervin, he was injured by Tang Bei, whose impact was extremely terrifying.

He racked his brains for a solution, but couldn't come up with anything good.

In his view, Tang is a game-changer for the Cats and Birds' interior defense; no amount of low-level tactics will work.

It's one thing to be unable to stop Tang's offense, but the offense itself is also facing major problems, which is what's giving Flip Sanders the biggest headache.

Tang Bei's blocks tonight were terrifying. All three blocks were outside the paint, which made it impossible for the Cats and Birds to launch an outside attack, let alone an inside attack. No one dared to approach the paint.

In the following matches, Tang Bei displayed his prowess on both offense and defense.

On offense, he repeatedly drove to the basket for powerful dunks, displaying raw talent and explosive skill that left over a thousand fans hoarse from screaming.

The Catbirds' interior players no longer dared to go up and stop Tang Bei's dunks, and were all defending with fearful eyes.

Tang Bei continued to deliver powerful blocks on the defensive end, making the Catbirds' perimeter players hesitant to approach the paint, and their inside players even less likely to take shots.

In the third quarter, Brian Lahiri was knocked away during a dunk attempt by Tang Bei, breaking a rib and ending his season.

The Cats and Birds suffered an injury at the very beginning of the game, and now their starting center is also injured and has to leave the field, causing the team's morale to completely collapse.

Ultimately, the Cats and Birds suffered a crushing defeat on the road, losing 58-85 by a full 27 points.

唐北前三节18投17中，扣飞了一个球，加上7罚2中，轰下36分11篮板2助攻9盖帽2失误2犯规。

(End of this chapter)