Collision Makes One Powerful
However,
At the moment when Pruitt was preparing to take a step forward to collide, Li Zhen made a move that left everyone puzzled.
He actually met him head-on.
Anyone with normal vision could see the enormous difference in their physique.
Jamie, standing on the sidelines, even slapped his forehead with his right hand. He was genuinely worried. Bruce's competitiveness was making him nervous. He was genuinely afraid that this guy would be directly knocked away by Pruitt, the strongman. He was even more concerned about him getting injured as a result.
Why would he insist on testing his strength against a rock?
He couldn't understand.
Meanwhile, Kevin George, sitting in the audience, had a different view. He admired Bruce's defensive attitude: it's one thing if it works, but it's another thing if you're brave enough to do it.
Clearly, Pruitt hadn't expected the paper-thin figure in front of him to dare to use such tight defense.
This disrupted his dribbling rhythm, and he almost lost the basketball.
But soon, he stabilized his footing with his physical advantage. Then, he turned slightly, lowering his left shoulder a bit, and with a burst of force, he directly collided... Bang!
He thought... Li Zhen would dodge, but Li Zhen directly took the hit.
Immediately, his body uncontrollably moved backward, and he even fell to the ground.
This prompted laughter throughout the entire arena. The entire home crowd found it hilarious that Bruce went up to play tight defense on Pruitt.
But Jamie quickly ran to the sidelines and shouted loudly: "This kid fouled! He fouled, offensive foul!"
However, the head referee made no indication.
Pruitt frowned in surprise, took a step back, and then took a three-point shot!
Swoosh!
The basketball drew an arc and went out of bounds directly.
A three-pointer miss!
It didn't even touch the rim.
The fans, who had just been laughing, were instantly silenced. According to the right logic, after knocking down the opponent, easily making an impressive three-pointer, and then raising both hands to interact with everyone, everyone was ready to cheer. But you... you bricked it up?
Pruitt waved his hand in frustration.
Could it be that he partied too hard last night and now his hands and feet are weak, lacking stamina?
Just now, when he collided with this guy, he even had a sense of emptiness after it was over. It seemed that he couldn't do this many times before a game.
While Pruitt was feeling emotional, Li Zhen had already stood up in Jamie's anxious mood. He seemed completely fine, with a smile even playing on his lips.
He immediately ran forward after taking the basketball from Scott.
The 'talent baby' was right. As long as there was physical contact, he could exert extra strength from his opponent.
Now, he felt that his limbs were indeed stronger than before.
"You just gained 4 points of strength talent from him. He originally had a total of 46 points of talent, and now he only has 42 left, while you already have 16."
The voice of the talent baby echoed in his mind.
This made Li Zhen feel incredulous. So, you mean I only had 12 points of strength talent before?
Although the talent baby didn't speak, Li Zhen clearly felt someone rolling their eyes in his subconscious, as if saying: What did you think?
"I gained his strength? He won't permanently lose it, will he?" Li Zhen confirmed once again in his mind.
"If he trains hard from this moment on and doesn't fall into decadence, he can slowly recover. But if he continues to be stubborn, he'll be beyond help."
The thought flashed through his mind.
Li Zhen swiftly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt without any hesitation. As he reached the frontcourt, he didn't make any stops. At the same time Pruitt rushed forward to press him, he immediately utilized Frank Benson's screen and swiftly cut into the three-point line.
His attack was like lightning, rapid and decisive, as if he had simulated the breakthrough route countless times in his mind.
This left the Spurs scout, Kevin George, very satisfied. San Antonio had been looking for a substitute for Tony Parker for years. From Bruce Li's breakthrough this time, he indeed saw shades of Tony Parker in him. He should be able to supplement Parker's role during rotation time, ensuring tactical continuity.
At the same time, while he was pleased with Li Zhen's breakthrough after setting a pick for him, Li Zhen gave him a surprise.
As he rapidly penetrated to the free-throw line, Nick Young from the USC quickly came over for help defense. Just as he stepped forward to defend, Li Zhen passed the ball. His pass was precise and landed perfectly in Thompson's hands.
In that instant, Thompson was a bit caught off guard.
But as a shooter, he instinctively released the ball quickly.
With no defenders in front of him... Swish!
He effortlessly made this long-range two-pointer.
In fact, if he had been prepared for this ball, he could have taken a step back after receiving it and made a three-pointer.
"Fantastic!!!"
Jamie Lin on the sidelines applauded vigorously.
Two consecutive assists showed everyone Li Zhen's talent in organizing the offense. With his increased speed, his control of the game was noticeably superior. While his ball-handling and passing skills were already very good before, due to limited playing time, tactical position, and the rhythm of positional offense, he played quite conservatively without many highlights.
Now, with his rapid increase in speed, coupled with the improvement in tactical position and offensive and defensive rhythm, his talent immediately exploded.
Magic Johnson, the legendary Lakers player, who was sitting in the Time Warner Cable commentary booth, said bluntly, "The Lakers should pick this guy. I'm really fed up with the poor performance of players like Smush Parker. They don't even play as decisively as this Stanford guard."
Of course, this was just a joke.
Everyone knows that the NBA draft is not a child's play. Even though Magic Johnson is a minority owner of the Lakers, he hasn't reached the point where he can decide on the draft. Moreover, the NCAA and the NBA are two completely different leagues. Playing well in the NCAA doesn't necessarily mean playing well in the NBA. Just like Smush Parker, whom he was teasing, that guy was practically Michael Jordan in the NCAA, capable of anything, incredibly strong.
But in the NBA, he became a laughingstock.
"He's too small. He should put on some weight," Johnny Watson, the host on the other side, said. "According to the data sheet, he's only 68 kilograms. Putting him in the NBA, I'm afraid he'll be sent to the emergency room before the first game is over. Look at the last play, the USC guy just used a simple collision to flip him over. Eighty percent of NBA players are stronger than Pruitt... Wow!"
"Oh!"
Johnny Watson screamed again, "Look at what's happening! Another collision has occurred!! The Stanford kid has been flipped over again, what is he doing?"