Chapter 65: Three Pairs and the Lore (I)
Al Harrington's role is important. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
In the eyes of fans and many experts, Al Harrington is a big forward who is not strong, usually very soft to shoot outside, and his defense is not as good as Josh Smith, it can be said that Josh Smith, a sophomore, has much higher evaluation and popularity than AlHarington.
But...... In terms of role, Al Harrington is even much taller than Josh Smith.
Josh Smith's strength lies in his versatility, and the best part is defense, and David Woodson's most important player is Josh Smith, because Josh and David Woodson's coaching philosophy is very compatible.
Al Harrington is the opposite.
Harrington is a forward who is good at shooting, and he is not fast enough to play small forward, lacks strength and height when playing power forward, and is a little weak in rebounding, so such a forward can easily become a hole in defense.
But Harrington's shooting is very important for the team.
The Hawks offense wants to open up, Al Harrington is very important, Harrington's shooting on the outside can pull space and attract the interior to come out, and Harrington does a very good job of moving the ball, relatively speaking, much better than Josh Smith.
As soon as Al Harrington is off the court, Sean will have to hold the ball more to prevent Josh Smith from hitting hard.
The Clippers attacked, Elton Brand was still a strong insider, and although Zaza tried his best to defend, it was still fouls that barely organized Elton Brand's scoring. Fortunately, Elton Brand made 1 of 2 free throws. The Eagles still have a chance.
The ball was converted and Sean passed the ball to Joe Johnson in the middle of the half.
Hawks singles, Joe Johnson is still the most suitable one.
Joe Johnson turned his back and slapped the ball again and again, and the Hawks players were all around to open up space.
Bang bang bang!
Joe Johnson accelerated to shoot the ball and quickly turned, and at the same time, Sean accelerated directly to the inside. Josh was on the left side of the rebound, and Sean naturally rushed to the inside, and this side was where the rebound was likely to appear after Joe Johnson's shot.
Joe Johnson turned around and made a jumper, made a quick shot, and the rhythm was very good.
But...... The iron struck with a bang.
Under the basket, Elton Brandka was in good position and ready for that rebound.
However, at the same time, Sean flew out from the side, grabbed the rebound directly, and then made a dunk.
Sean's body crashed into Elton Brand, who dodged and Sean hung on the basket and jumped off after cushioning. The scene suddenly remembered the cheers, and at the critical moment, Sean scored one rebound and one score.
16 points, 8 rebounds and 14 assists.
The Eagles continued to lead by one point.
The Clippers attacked, Josh Smith made a contribution at this time, and when defending Elton Brand, he put a lot of pressure on Elton Brand, and then the two competed for rebounds under the basket, and the basketball was dialed to the basket, smashed and then smashed out.
Sean rushed inside and grabbed the rebound.
Foul by Chris Kaman.
Sean makes free throws.
With only half a minute left, these two free throws were crucial, and if they were hit, the Hawks led by three points, and in the final half minute, it was a relatively safe point difference, and if both free throws were missed, the initiative fell to the Clippers.
Sean walks to the free throw line, the referee blows the whistle, and hands the basketball to Sean.
Sean slapped the basketball and didn't shoot until after the third hit.
Sou!
The basketball goes into the frame and Sean continues to make a second free throw. Sean's face was flat, and he didn't think about anything in his heart, just like a free throw, and the basketball went into the basket very safely.
18 points, 9 rebounds and 14 assists.
The Clippers attack.
Sean defended Cassel, Cassel stood still after halftime, and did not rush to pass, everyone in the Hawks was like a big enemy, at this time, Cassel broke through to the right side, Sean quickly moved his body to defend, but ...... With a bang, Sean loaded the pick-and-roll player, Elton Brand made a pick-and-roll at the critical moment, and Josh Smith assisted in the defense of Cassel and broke through defensively.
But...... Cassel shoots straight three-pointers.
Sou!
Basketball goes into the frame.
Cassel chose a three-pointer at the pinch, and with twenty seconds remaining, it was a surprise to everyone, but Cassel made a credit and the Clippers equalized.
The format of the game became more and more confusing, and in the last 20 seconds, the two sides actually equalized.
The Eagles attacked, there were only twenty seconds left in the time, just after halftime, Cassel was close to the defense, and the small actions continued, which made Sean very uncomfortable, these actions, if in normal times, must be fouls, but in the last moments of the game, the referee pursued the principle of handing over the game to the players, so unless it is a malicious foul, the referee basically does not blow the penalty.
Kassel is an old fritter and knows what to do by this time.
If Sean really fell for it, it would be embarrassing.
At this time, even if the fighter fouls, the referee will basically not blow the penalty.
In the season of Jordan's first comeback, on the last shot of the game against the Jazz, Jordan made a beautiful step-back jumper to decide the victory, but before this step-back jumper, Jordan had a clear push to push the defender away.
There is no doubt as to whether this action is a foul or not.
Jordan pushed people first, and if it was a normal game, it would definitely be a foul. But in the last few seconds, there was nothing wrong with the decision, and that's the rules of basketball. So the Bulls won three in a row.
Kase's action was very big, Sean had no choice but to pass the ball to Joe Johnson, although he had hit iron before, but Joe Johnson's singles were undoubtedly the strongest in the team.
Joe Johnson singled and then the ball was passed to Josh Smith, who hit a shot at a crucial moment.
Boom!
The basketball hit the iron, and Chris Kaman got the rebound under the basket, and time was running out. Josh Smith was still on the back guard, but Sean went up to make a foul on Chris Kaman, and the referee wouldn't let go of the deliberate foul with the ball.
Chris Carman makes a free throw.
There are still ten seconds left.
At this time, everyone's attention was on Carman's free throws, and no one was looking into whether Sean's foul was correct.
Sean knows that the team's interior line is a weakness, so he specifically checked the relevant data of the opposing team, Elton Brand's free throws are very good, if he fouls the captain, it is to make himself uncomfortable, but Chris Carman is different, Carman's mid-range shooting is level, but ...... The free throws were poor, not as bad as Shaq O'Neal, but the shooting percentage was only about 60%.
This hit rate is worth the gamble.
Sure enough, Chris Carman lived up to Sean's expectations, hitting one of two free throws to give the Clippers a one-point lead, and with ten seconds left, they trailed by one point at the end.
Sean received the pass, didn't hesitate, passed directly to the fast-advancing Joe Johnson, and then ran to the other side of the pitch himself.
Joe Johnson made a pull-up from outside the three-point line and then made a difficult layup on Elton Brand's defense, which is a rare move for Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson's technical moves are simple and practical, relying on rhythm to score, which is very practical, but not beautiful and elegant. Unlike others who imitate Jordan, he was a superstar when he first entered the league.
This difficult action, Joe Johnson did a little embarrassing, and the basketball smashed out of the basket.
At this moment, Sean rushed into the interior and jumped high, got the rebound in the air, and then used his waist and abdomen power to stagnate the basketball in the air.