strictlysupreme 527 Su Hao actually missed!
527 Su Hao actually missed!
527 Su Hao actually missed a shot! When it was learned that all of Su Hao's points in the first quarter of the game against the Jazz came from mid-range shots.
Popovich was stunned and remained silent for a long time.
Finally, after being prompted by the reporter, Popovich slowly uttered a few words.
"Really? I'll be watching this match!"
Teams that don't have a game yet are all watching this match right now.
Because they all wanted to find Su Hao's weaknesses in the Clippers' games against other teams.
However, they were stunned when they saw Su Hao constantly shooting from the mid-range.
And he had a chance to score under the basket, but surprisingly he gave up the relatively easy opportunity.
"What's wrong with Su Hao today? He's been taking all his shots from mid-range, which is completely different from his usual style!"
"I remember in the last game against the Spurs, Su Hao hadn't developed this skill yet!"
"That's terrifying! A center with a 100% mid-range shooting percentage!"
The Jazz fans at home were so shocked by Su Hao's performance that they were speechless.
Before the game, they also wanted to see Su Hao's prowess under the basket.
But what happened was quite different.
"Su Hao, tell me, when did you start practicing your mid-range shot? Why didn't you tell us beforehand?" Curry stepped forward and interrogated Su Hao.
Su Hao smiled and said, "I was just testing the waters. If my mid-range shot wasn't working, I would have stayed under the basket! As it turns out, my mid-range shot was rock solid today!"
He was incredibly consistent; from the start of the game until halfway through the first quarter, he didn't miss a single shot.
This clearly positions him as a pitcher.
This is hardly the 400-pound center player we know.
Seeing that the situation on the court was not good, Jazz head coach Sloan quickly called a timeout.
"Your insane mid-range shot is unstoppable for the Jazz! Haha!" David Lee was overjoyed after leaving the court, because he had witnessed an even more well-rounded Su Hao.
After Su Hao returned to the sidelines, Mike Dunleavy immediately came up to him and asked, "Su Hao, what's with your mid-range shooting? It's so accurate!"
"Uh! I guess I was just lucky. If the coach doesn't want to see me take mid-range shots anymore, then I'll change it!" Su Hao replied with a smile.
However, his response startled Mike Dunleavy.
If we're talking about changes, then the head coach has to listen to Su Hao. Whether Su Hao can keep his position as head coach depends on Su Hao!
If the Clippers fail to win the championship this season, his tenure as head coach will probably be over.
"No, no need to change it, I think it's fine! Continue!"
After saying that, Mike Dunleavy quickly walked away.
He did not devise any tactics during the timeout.
Judging from Su Hao's performance alone, there was absolutely no need for him to devise any tactics.
"Our coaching job is so easy! We don't even have to come up with basic tactics this season!" Gordon muttered to himself.
"Haha! Do you think that if your grandma were our head coach, she could lead us to victory?" David Lee joked.
Su Hao smiled but remained silent upon hearing this.
Curry then gestured for everyone to keep their voices down.
Because the coach is very close to them, it would be embarrassing if the coach heard them.
After the Jazz called a timeout, Coach Sloan gathered the players together.
"Things have changed today. For some reason, Su Hao isn't attacking under the basket anymore. Instead, he's been shooting from mid-range. We're all confused by this change!" Deron's words were echoed by his teammates.
"Yes, Coach! We were prepared to defend the paint in this game, but Su Hao didn't play by the rules. This time he actually chose to shoot from the mid-range, and we couldn't even reach his shooting height!" Millsap said helplessly.
They claimed to have set up a defense under the basket, but in reality, they all knew that even if Su Hao were to attack under the basket, they would be powerless to stop him.
It was simply impossible for them to interfere with Su Hao's offense under the basket.
Even those powerhouse teams couldn't contain Su Hao's offense under the basket, let alone the Jazz, whose interior defense was relatively weak.
Jazz head coach Sloan wasn't surprised by this, but he was surprised that Su Hao didn't attack under the basket.
"Now all we can do is improve our outside shooting percentage! We can't get inside anymore, so you guys need to improve your mid-range shooting accuracy! That's the only way we can maintain the score!" Sloan picked up the tactical board and began to lay out the offensive strategy.
"Beep!"
The pause ends.
The game continues.
At the start of the game, Deron Williams bypassed Gordon, who was guarding him, and went to the free-throw line to receive the ball.
He then took a mid-range shot.
The ball goes in.
With Deron Williams' goal, the Jazz players' confidence also increased significantly.
On a defensive possession, he has the ball on the perimeter against Curry.
Brewer closely guarded the defense.
Curry originally wanted to shoot a three-pointer himself, but the opponent adopted a double-team strategy.
For a moment, Curry had no chance to shoot.
Just when Curry was in a dilemma, Su Hao moved from the inside to the outside.
He took the basketball from Curry's hand and handed it to him.
He then took a step forward and launched another mid-range shot over Millsap, who came to help defend.
The basketball flew over Millsap's head and headed straight for the basket.
Surprisingly, Su Hao's mid-range shot failed to hit the basket.
Seeing this, Su Hao couldn't help but sigh, "Is the shooting accuracy granted by this system really only a little over 90%?"
When Su Hao finally missed his shot, the Jazz players on the court seemed to see a glimmer of hope.
"Did Su Hao finally fail? I'm not seeing things, am I?!" Yang Yi shouted loudly, his eyes wide open.
"You didn't see wrong, he really missed this shot!" Su Qun said with a smile.
"Everyone makes mistakes sometimes, right? Besides, Su Hao is only human! It's understandable that he missed the first shot, after all, he wasn't good at this kind of shooting before!" Coach Zhang seemed particularly excited when he saw Su Hao miss the shot.
However, the Jazz players weren't excited because they knew that if Su Hao missed his mid-range shot, they would definitely have to attack the basket.
"Su Hao, you didn't make that mid-range shot either! Try shooting a three-pointer next time!" Curry said playfully to Su Hao.
Su Hao smiled and replied, "Okay, do whatever you want!"
Because Su Hao was shooting from the outside, the Clippers had no players in the paint fighting for the rebound.
David Lee couldn't out-steal the ball from the basket by himself.