Shaquille O'Neal said, "I know Zhang Yu is very strong. He was already a consistent starting Shooting Guard on another team, and he performed exceptionally well as a starting Shooting Guard.
He averaged 22 points per game last season.
Under those circumstances, he would be a guaranteed starting Shooting Guard on any team.
But with the Lakers, Wang Yi is the starting Shooting Guard, so Zhang Yu can only grudgingly come off the bench.
Putting someone with the ability of a starting Shooting Guard, someone who averages 22 points per game, on the bench—isn't that like a crane standing among chickens?
So the primary scoring threat in this lineup is Shan He."
Pierce, beside him, frowned slightly as well and said:
"Shan He really is troublesome, but I believe our Celtics can handle him."
On the other end, the Celtics missed an offensive possession.
After Zhang Jiacheng brought the ball into the frontcourt, he glanced at Shan He's defender and saw that the other side had not sent a double-team at Shan He.
So he passed the ball directly to Shan He.
First, Shan He had played for quite a while in the first quarter and needed to rest while staying on the court.
Second, with Shan He's abilities, wasn't taking on the opposing substitute Shooting Guard One-on-One a piece of cake?
Sure enough, Shan He caught the ball and faced the opposing substitute Shooting Guard. After two consecutive Crossover dribbles, he made no additional move and simply used his speed to force his way through the substitute Shooting Guard's defense.
Once he reached the Mid-range, he pulled up and fired a Two-pointer.
His Mid-range shooting percentage was quite high as well.
This shot was perfectly made.
Celtics coach Stevenson frowned at the sight and shouted at the players on