novelraw Chapter 506 - 153: 3J’s Furious Rage
Chapter 506 - 153: 3J’s Furious Rage
If memory serves, Zhang Hao remembers that eventually Jim Jackson will also step in...
"Those three can’t satisfy that singer?"
Shaking his head, he pushed these miscellaneous thoughts aside.
Looking at Marion in a suit with a sullen face, for the rest of this season, the Dallas 3J only has Kidd and Jim Jackson, but they aren’t so easy to deal with.
Zhang Hao recalled his brief understanding of the Dallas Mavericks in the past few days.
This season, Marion got injured after just a dozen or so games, and then Kidd and Jim Jackson led the team, hitting a disastrous 12-game losing streak, crashing from an opening 9-9 to 9-21. Up to now, they’ve played 48 games, 18 wins and 30 losses. Recently, they’ve been doing okay, winning 9 out of the past 18 games, which is why Kidd narrowly beat Sean Elliott from the Spurs to be selected as an All-Star substitute.
Talent and skill, the Dallas Mavericks have them both, but although the talent is explosive, the core players are still young. Among the Dallas 3J, only Jim Jackson, at 25, is entering his prime.
Marion’s injury provided an opportunity for someone else: George McCloud, a role player who had only started 30 times in the first five years of his career.
Recently, over the past 18 games, George McCloud has been averaging 23.5 points, and it’s because he stepped up, giving support to Kidd and Jim Jackson, that they managed a 9-9 record.
But does Zhang Hao really have a deep understanding of the Mavericks... let’s just go with the game.
To ask the scouting department to provide an in-depth report on an 18-30 team is really asking too much.
"Jason Kidd, 23 years old, 193 cm tall, 193 cm wingspan, weighs 93 kg, ability rating 86, offense 71, defense 84, passing 93... shooting percentage 38%..."
Seeing Kidd’s ability rating again, Zhang Hao still finds it amazing that with 16 average shots per game and an extra 5 free throws, he only averages 17 points. Unbelievable.
Jim Jackson is more normal; the 4th pick in the same draft class as O’Neal, an 86 ability rating, 89 offensive rating, 82 defensive rating, rich offensive techniques, and good defense, he’s indeed a scoring expert who averaged 25.7 points with a 47% shooting rate in his third year last season.
But at the end of last season, he suffered an ankle injury, which weakened his explosiveness. This season, his offensive ability has declined a lot; otherwise, based on last season’s performance, his offensive rating wouldn’t merely be 89.
In the recent 18 games, George McCloud averaged 4.2 three-pointers and 23.5 points per game, elevating his average seasonal score to 15 points, with only a 74 ability rating... purely relying on Kidd’s passes, his three-point ability is strong at 92, but besides threes, it’s only his athleticism; his defense is just 55...
On the other side, each member of the Dallas 3J is very agitated.
Marion looked at Kidd as if he wanted to eat him.
Kidd was indignant, Donnie Briscoe just went out with Marion once, without an official relationship, so why couldn’t he try to gauge the depth?
Jim Jackson was very upset, their best teammates had internal strife; how will they play next season when Marion returns?
Also... how could that woman be so captivating that teammates with All-Star talent so obsessed with her, surrounding them with women one after another?
At this point, all three felt someone looking at them, turned to see, and it was that rookie, with a rarely seen look of surprise...
"He’s mocking me!"
At 6:58 PM, wiping magnesium powder, Zhang Hao suddenly sensed hostile eyes from the opposite side...
"What’s wrong with Kidd? Huh, what’s wrong with the future Lakers’ number 24 as well?"
"Noticing Zhang Hao’s mocking gaze, Jason Kidd, Marion, Jim Jackson are all filled with anger towards Zhang Hao, triggering the task: 3J’s Futile Rage."
"3J’s Futile Rage:
When the special contracted player Zhang Hao faces the Dallas 3J combination, he carries a Debuff: 3J Rage.
3J Rage (buff): When facing special contract player Zhang Hao, Jason Kidd, Marion, Jim Jackson will, due to identical anger, rarely agree to work together against Zhang Hao. This emotional state, once appearing, is strengthened, and if the 3J combination repeatedly defeats the team of special contracted player Zhang Hao’s Lakers, there is a slight chance the three will set aside their grievances and join forces.
Objective: Contract player Zhang Hao needs to break up the Dallas 3J combination that should have already fallen apart.
Reward: One randomly selected Star Experience Card of the strongest season from each player of the Dallas 3J era."
"What does it mean?"
Looking at this task, Zhang Hao focused on a specific point: "Set aside grievances? A female singer, and the three will set aside grievances and join forces? Can that lady handle it? Three black guys..."
...
The Lakers sent out Van Exel, Anthony Piller, Zhang Hao, the Magician, and Campbell.
The Mavericks sent out Kidd, Jim Jackson, George McCloud, Poopaye Jones, and Lorenzo Williams as the starting lineup.
"Two interior players, power forward 203 cm, center 206 cm, speed... 85 and 86? A bit fast! This is tailor-made for Kidd’s fast-break on wings, right..."
At 7 PM, the referee blew the whistle to start the game, Zhang Hao leaped high and won the jump ball over the freakishly athletic Lorenzo Williams.
It was close; Lorenzo Williams is just a tad shorter in height and wingspan compared to Zhang Hao, and he reacted a bit slower. In terms of jump speed alone, Lorenzo Williams is stronger than Zhang Hao.