Since it was garbage time, the coach wasn't offering much guidance, and the players on the court were playing in a somewhat chaotic, unstructured way.
Not only was there no structure, but with the outcome more or less decided, they weren't playing with much intensity.
But once Wang Liang came onto the court, that changed.
Wang Liang was playing Point Guard today. Unlike the other players, who were eager to show off individually, he didn't drive to the basket after coming on. Instead, he dribbled across half court and surveyed the situation.
When he saw an opening for the center in the paint, he immediately lobbed the ball to him.
The center scored under the basket.
Back on defense, Wang Liang stuck to the opposing Point Guard like glue, making it impossible for him to get anywhere.
On the next possession, Wang Liang found an opening and passed to the Small Forward cutting to the basket, but the Small Forward's layup missed.
Wang Liang, however, got to the basket first. Despite standing only 1.75 meters tall, he grabbed the rebound, then quickly slipped the ball to the center, who scored under the basket.
Back on defense, Wang Liang once again stuck to the opposing Point Guard. Perhaps the other guard wasn't used to this kind of relentless defense. In his panic, he dribbled the ball off his foot and out of bounds.
Two possessions later, Wang Liang dribbled straight into the paint. With two defenders trapping him, he used his footwork to shake them both before scoring with a Hook Shot.
Back on defense, Wang Liang again hounded the opposing guard relentlessly.
The Third Team's guard was so rattled by Wang Liang's suffocating defense that he could only rush his decision and pass the ball to the shooting guard.
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