Chapter 123: Nick Young's madness
Yi Jianlian scored a goal, and the media went crazy. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoEven if only this goal is scored in this game, it will be enough for Yi Jianlian's fans to blow for a week. But what they didn't expect was that this was just the beginning of Yi Jianlian's crazy season.
The score of both sides was very tight. Yi Jianlian's performance is also good, the only fly in the ointment is that except for his first goal, the other several mid-distance and even three-point shots, the ball did not score. The power of the shot is too large, and it seems that Yi Jianlian is still a little nervous. However, Yi Jianlian got ten minutes of playing time in this game, which is already the biggest good news for the majority of fans.
With seven minutes remaining, Zhao Wei and Zubac were back on the court, with Anthony Brown, Williams and Robinson joining them.
Robinson was drafted a few years ago, but the player's technical characteristics are too one-dimensional, and his mid-to-long-range shooting can't be described as terrible, especially with the current trend of big men pulling out and shooting a few threes. Just look at Pelicans veteran Ryan Anderson, who the Rockets signed this year. I think he was Yi Jianlian's replacement back then, but now? actually got a contract of 80 million. It's no wonder that veterans such as Maddie and Billups have risen to the idea of making a comeback.
Whether Ryan Anderson can live up to his big contract with the Rockets is anyone's errand. Let's talk about Robinson first, he is now a direct competitor to Yi Jianlian's team.
The Nuggets, on the other hand, have once again changed their main lineup, and the only difference may be that Murray has taken Moodier's place compared to the opening.
This lineup for the Lakers was obviously being used for the first time, and it didn't work out very well at first. Williams actually made two consecutive passes to the open space and went straight out of bounds. There was even a time when he was on the counter-attack, and he actually passed the ball directly into the hands of Wharton, who was standing on the sidelines.
At that moment, Zhao Wei saw that Wharton's face turned green. In the blink of an eye, Wharton's face changed several colors before returning to normal. He glared at Williams fiercely. Williams didn't have anything to say, just a smirk. However, Wharton did not substitute Williams because of his performance, and his anger was only due to Williams' lack of focus. In this situation, he still showed his trust in the team, which moved Williams for a while. The spirit is completely focused on the game.
Taking advantage of Williams' two turnovers, the Nuggets scored a beautiful goal, and when Barton pulled out, when Zhao Wei couldn't react, he suddenly turned back and ran. And Murray skillfully hit the ground, and a combination completely passed Zhao Wei. In the face of Zubac's obscuring block, Barton showed why he was eligible to be invited to the slam dunk contest last season, and the whole person got into Zubac's armpit, but he did not fall, but seemed to be fixed in the air, in this position, a difficult railing scored the ball. The Nuggets held on to a five-point lead.
The two sides are caught in a scuffle, and for a while you come and go, and no one can contain anyone. Murray's physical fitness is better than Zhao Wei's, but Zhao Wei's height is more outstanding. So when shooting, even if Murray's bounce is excellent, he still has to wait for him to fly high enough if he wants to block Zhao Wei's shot, and when he rises into the air, Zhao Wei's shooting speed has already been shot.
When he returned, Murray was even faster. used the speed to shake off Zhao Wei, relying on his excellent feel, and did not fall into the disadvantage.
As the minutes ticked by, the score alternated and went up, but the more this happened, the more the Lakers were at a disadvantage.
Zhao Wei frowned and looked at the timer, there were more than two minutes and forty seconds left. The Lakers trailed by six points.
Zhao Wei wants to tie the score in the shortest possible time. But the impatience has disrupted Zhao Wei's shooting rhythm, after receiving the ball, Zhao Wei didn't even wait for everyone to settle down, Zu Baci was only half a court at this time, and Zhao Wei raised his hand to come.
The strength was great, and the ball hit the back edge of the basket. The rebound was easily protected by Nukic.
After coming back, Murray controlled the ball without hurry, and when Barton shook off Williams' defense, Murray made a direct pass, and Zhao Wei suddenly attacked to cut off the ball, but unfortunately it was a step too late, and the ball grazed Zhao Wei's fingertips.
Barton got the ball and no one could stop him. Barton dribbled twice and scored two points from the free-throw line.
"Don't worry. There's still time. Being anxious now only makes us more passive. Williams walked over and whispered in Zhao Wei's ear.
Zhao Wei nodded unwillingly.
Williams looked at Zhao Wei's anxious look and knew that Zhao Wei didn't really listen to his advice. Didn't say anything more. It's a process that newcomers go through. The so-called eating a trench grows a wisdom, and now it is best to be able to understand.
Shout!!!
The referee's whistle blew at that moment.
Nick Young stood up from the bench and pointed at Anthony Brown.
Zhao Wei smiled when he saw Nick Young playing. Come over and give Nick Young a high-five. The idea of chasing points just now was also put aside for the time being.
Nick Young is 31 years old this year, and he is already an absolute veteran in the current Lakers team composed of young troops. The original singles king has not had a good time since Byron Scott took over the Lakers, and there is no consistent playing time at all. The data also slowly slipped to a career low. But none of this has changed Nick Young's nature. He is still a gentle and optimistic person, and he takes great care of his juniors. After Zhao Wei and them joined the Lakers, Nick Young gave Zhao Wei a lot of help.
While helping young people, Nick Young has not forgotten his own efforts. After Wharton took over the Lakers, Nick Young regained hope of rising. He's been training hard all summer to improve his fitness. I want to start a new season.
Now I finally got my chance to play. After Nick Young and his teammates high-fived and celebrated, they were eager to try.
"Can't wait?" Zhao Wei laughed.
"Hey, hey." Nick Young smirked, and said with rare seriousness, "If you had met with everything that had happened to me before, you would have done the same." ”
"Come on!!" Zhao Wei said sincerely.
"Of course." Nick Young tilted his head and smiled.
Zhao Wei handed the ball to Williams, and when he moved to the left, his eyes saw Nick Young galloping out from the left baseline like a wild horse, and in the blink of an eye, he had already run to the forty-five degree position on the right, throwing the unprepared Chandler two streets away.
After receiving the ball, the demeanor of singles Yang reappeared on the court. Dry pull three points.
Clang!!! The basket made a loud noise.
Zhao Wei couldn't bear to close his eyes. He was afraid that Nick Young would be hit because of the goal he didn't score.
Roar!!!
However, after the loud bang, cheers erupted in the arena.
Zhao Wei closed his eyes and didn't see it, so he quickly opened his eyes. He was afraid that he was caught by the Nuggets just now and played a beautiful counterattack.
But when Zhao Wei opened his eyes, he found that the Nuggets were serving the baseline ball. I didn't know why I looked at the excitement of the audience around me. Zhao Wei found that the cheerers were all Lakers fans.
Zhao Wei looked up at the big screen above his head. The big screen is playing a replay. Nick Young's ball was indeed powerful, but when the ball bounced up a meter high, it fell into the basket just when it fell.
Zhao Dawei opened his mouth and said unwillingly: "Damn, I tried my best to score a goal, and this guy can actually score like this." ”
"Hahahaha, that's strength." Nick Yang laughed arrogantly and ran past Zhao Wei, he was very satisfied with Zhao Wei's reaction, but just after passing by, he stopped and patted Zhao Wei on the shoulder.
When Zhao Wei turned his head to look at him, Nick Yang laughed and said, "Don't forget, I'm a genius." ”
Zhao Wei suddenly felt that he had a black line, although he was a teammate, he had the urge to beat him.
"You're all on guard, I'll give you the score." Everyone looked at this kid with disdain when they heard Nick Young's arrogant words. I can't help but wonder if this kid hasn't played for a long time, and he will be crazy with excitement when he releases it.
Despite this thought, the defense did not relax because of this. Everyone is trying to defend against their opponents.
Barton's layup after the breakaway didn't score. Zubac took the rebound in the backcourt. Give it to Zhao Wei.
Zhao Wei then controlled the ball and passed half the court. Nick Young didn't run the position, and just came up to ask for the ball.
Zhao Wei didn't want to give it to him, but his pitiful eyes looked at Zhao Wei.
Zhao Wei hesitated twice, but finally gave him the ball. But when he gave it to him, Zhao Wei immediately regretted it. Didn't do anything with his teammates.
Bang bang bang! A few crotch crotches suddenly accelerated, and they didn't shake off Chandler's defense at all, and just pulled up and shot.
In Zhao Wei's suspicious and regretful gaze, this guy actually hit again. And compared to the first goal, it is more crisp and neat.
Zhao Wei really understood why Nick Yang was called a singles Yang or a black hole at this time.
The ball is in this guy's hands, and it's almost impossible for you to pass it out again. But this guy's scoring ability is really strong, and it was obviously not an opportunity just now, but he created a chance.
Zhao Wei was amazed by Nick Yang's ability. And Nick Young really let Zhao Wei see his super scoring ability.
With Nick Young's goal, Zhao Wei's defense on their side worked harder.
Jokic singled Randle inside and missed. Randle got the rebound as soon as possible and launched a fast break. This is the most popular offense in the league right now. The forward takes the rebound and goes straight to the frontcourt. This saves time on passing the ball to the defender in the first place. You can organize the attack more quickly, when the opponent is not stable.
Randall faced Chandler, who was chasing after him, and made several shaky feints in a row. Suddenly cross the ball horizontally to a forty-five degree position on the other side.
Nick Young appeared right there. The moment he got the ball, Nick Young didn't have any other thoughts, which was to shoot. And the ball obediently got into the basket again.
scored eight points in a minute, and Nick Young's play-in instantly helped the Lakers tie the score.
The Nuggets were forced to call a timeout.
"Well done." Back on the bench, every teammate gave Nick Young a thumbs up.
Zhao Wei looked at Nick Yang enviously, and was surprised in his heart: This guy's scoring explosiveness is really strong. When it feels good, scoring is as easy and enjoyable as chopping melons and vegetables.
With a full minute left in the game, we were back on the field again. On the Lakers' side, Walton didn't make any personnel changes. Because these guys are fighting with great momentum now. Extra substitutions will only extinguish the momentum on your side.
However, the Nuggets made a change, and Moodier returned to the court to replace Murray. Murray is a rookie after all, and this kind of experience in crunch time is too little.
After Moodier came on the field, his eyes were still staring at Zhao Wei fiercely. However, when Zhao Wei deliberately approached him, Moodier chose to dodge at this time.
Zhao Wei instantly understood in his heart that although Moodier hated himself, in the face of the team's victory, he had to bow to the coach and temporarily suppressed his hatred for Zhao Wei.
Things turned out to be as Zhao Wei expected. Although Moodier still faced Zhao Wei on the offensive end, he switched defenses with Barton on the defensive end. Zhao Wei was defended by Barton. But what they didn't know was that because of a person on the field at this time, the arrangements of the coaches on both sides became decorations.
The Nuggets' first offense after a timeout was very cautious. They constantly used pick-and-rolls and passes to disrupt Zhao Wei's defense. Although Zhao Wei and the others adopted the method of blocking and dismantling and making substitutions, this method is also the reason why the Warriors died five small successes. But Zubac's speed was a little slower after all. Twenty-four seconds later, Zubac was slightly one step behind, and Nukic caught the opportunity and cut straight inside. Slam dunk successfully.
Forty seconds behind by two points. Although the situation of the Lakers is unfavorable, they come back to play one steadily, and then defend the opponent. If you have a chance to win, at least you can get a chance to go to extra time.
But as soon as Zhao Wei received the ball, Nick Yang appeared next to Zhao Wei.
Before Zhao Wei could react, he suddenly said: "Give me the ball, and I'll solve all this." I don't like overtime. Then this guy took the ball away from Zhao Wei's hand.
Zhao Wei reacted and wanted to say something. Hurry up and catch up. But it's still a step too slow. Nick Young doesn't give his opponent or give himself any chance, an accelerated assault to the basket.
Nukic let out a loud shout, his arms raised in the air, and a large net covering the sky was under the hood of Nick Young. But Nick Young suddenly dribbled and took a very big step back, and this guy could still jump easily in this situation. The ball grazed Nukic's fingertips and landed in the basket. The height of the ball is very good, that is, one centimeter. This centimeter distance is something Newkic can't reach.
It only took this guy ten seconds to complete the attack. There were still thirty seconds left before the race.
On the Nuggets' side, Moodier is holding the ball at the top of the arc to press time, and regardless of whether they can score this offense or not, they must run out of offensive time and can't leave the Lakers too much time.
Time passed minute by minute, and Zhao Wei did not rush to steal.
Fourteen seconds passed. The frequency with which Moodier dribbled increased. Zhao Wei concentrated and watched Moodier's every move.
Moodier accelerated, and Zhao Wei followed. But after Moodier started Zhao Wei, he suddenly had a crossover. Zhao Wei was shocked, not good!
It is difficult for you to move your weight to the left at the first time. So even if Zhao Wei tried his best, he was still a step slower, and Moodier passed by himself.
When Zhao Wei turned around, he happened to see Williams forced to come over. But in doing so, his defender Barton was left free.
Moodier seized the opportunity, Williams just got past and immediately made a cross pass to Barton.
The ball flew in the air, and in the next second, Barton was about to receive it. Zhao Wei and Williams are both anxious.
But just at the last moment, a palm suddenly poked out. Everyone looked at the master in surprise in their hands. It turned out to be Nick Young.
Nick Young took advantage of the momentum to push the ball forward, and the whole person followed. Everyone was left behind by him. But Nick Young is playing his cards out of the ordinary.
When everyone thought he would go straight to the basket, he slowed down from outside the three-point line and rose to the ground. Three-point shot in the drift.
Everyone stopped, looking at the basketball flying in the air with different expressions.
Swish!!!
The ball hollows into the net.
At this time, not only Zhao Wei and their players cheered happily. Even Wharton clenched his fists, but when he turned, he breathed a sigh of relief. Nick Young doesn't play basketball, it's a heartbeat.
Shout!!!
A whistle blew, and the game was over, and even though the Nuggets used foul tactics, they still did not save the defeat. The Lakers won by five points.
The best player of the game was undoubtedly the ultimate hero, Nick Young. And Zhao Wei also has a good performance. With 18 points and 4-of-7 three-pointers, the result made Wharton quite satisfied. (To be continued.) )