Chapter Twenty-Six: A Perfect Start
"Why, it's the same first-round show, I don't even have the ball, why is there such a big difference in treatment!!"
"Isn't it just a three-pointer, as for the sauna? I don't know, I thought you had thrown into the lore! Jacob Evans gritted his teeth and glared at Li Yang with resentment.
Li Yang's scoring method is much less labor-saving than him, and the efficiency is very high, the key is that it is good-looking, you say that it is not angry!
In fact, deep down, he is very envious of players with strong three-point ability, although he is known as one of the sharpest defenders of the tournament, his performance on the offensive end is relatively poor, and he does not know how these shooters threw the ball in at such a distance.
Warriors attack!
Margeti quickly pushed to the edge of the three-point line and passed the ball to Kendrick Nunn, who came to pick up.
Nunn held the ball in front of Sowell's defense and chose to break through, but still couldn't get rid of the opponent's defense, and could only pass the ball back to Jordan Bell on the right.
At this point, Upshaw took a big step back and gave Jordan Bell space to shoot a shot. Jordan Bell saw it and chose to shoot directly.
"Huh!" Nothing sticked, and the basketball fell straight out of the bottom line.
Jordan Bell threw an air-ball, commonly known as the three non-sticks, and the scene was very embarrassing for a while!
His projection ability is indeed very stable, and he can't shoot steadily!
Alexander advanced to the front court and immediately passed the ball to Li Yang at the top of the arc, and Upshaw directly mentioned the high post to block and dismantle, and Alexander also took advantage of Apushaw's block to go down to the left side of the free throw line.
Li Yang also reciprocated the peach, stealth at the right time, and while eating fragrant and spicy food, he should at least let the brothers drink a piece of meat and take care of the brothers' emotions.
He passed the ball directly to Alexander. Alexander faced Margeti, who was weaker in height and weight and arm span than him, and directly chose to play with his back.
"Bang!"
Alexander dribbled and initiated.
Alexander pushed straight back with his butt and pushed through Margeti's defense in one fell swoop.
And then there's a turnaround, a straight jumper.
"Huh!" The basketball hollowed into the net, and Alexander hit the first shot of the opening court with a solid hit.
In the sideline audience, the Clippers fans burst into cheers.
At the beginning of the game, the Clippers played an 8-2 shockwave.
On the contrary, the Warriors fans were in a commotion, and the game started differently than they expected.
Conversion of possession. Jordan Bell continued to single Upshaw in the frontcourt, this time he did not shoot directly, probably because of lack of confidence, but directly closed the distance between him and Upshaw, and then forced a breakthrough with a simple change of direction.
I have to admit that his physical strength and explosiveness are really good, and this time he squeezed past Upshaw.
However, Jerrett on the right side was very good at helping to defend, Jordan Bell was interfered with when he shot, and before Darien Jones could jump, Jerrett directly picked up the defensive rebound.
On the sidelines, Natalie Nakase held the tactical board, pouted and nodded thoughtfully, Jaret's protection under the basket in these two rounds was perfect, and it seems that he went to the CBA to gild it somewhat.
Just when everyone's eyes were focused on Li Yang, Alexander, and even Gerett, no one cared that Cedaris Sowell, who was also holding back his strength in this game.
The Warriors fans immediately commotioned, and before the game, I am afraid that no one expected that the opening game would be played for more than 3 minutes, and the Warriors would only score 2 points.
This time the Clippers' offense didn't work, and the Warriors began to play a positional battle, Jordan Bell continued to surprise Upshaw, and he repeated his old tricks to once again squeeze through Upshaw's defense and shoot early before Jarrett could help defend.
"When~", Jordan Bell's shot still failed to score, making him wonder if he lost his shooting bag today.
Jordan Bell also let go, but he didn't believe in evil, grabbed the offensive rebound next to Jaerette, and turned around to hook his hand.
However, by the time of his second strong attack, Apshoe had also returned to the basket, and Apsio fell from the sky like a hungry eagle.
"Smack!"
A slap sent Jordan Bell's fan off the field.
Apsio roared excitedly twice after attacking his opponent, and then high-fived his teammates one by one, his eyes full of excitement.
The Clippers fans let out a flurry of whistles and cheers, and the scene was once again in a state of boiling.
Even because of Jordan Bell's poor performance, the Warriors fell into passivity in the opening game.
Although Upshaw is slower than Jordan Bell in speed, his height is not much worse than Jordan Bell, and the confrontation is not too bad, Jordan Bell's offensive means are relatively simple, and he can only rely on speed and explosiveness if he wants to eat him, but there is also a similarly tall Jaret under the basket, which locks Jordan Bell with double height.
Li Yang also wanted to give Rivers a thumbs up at this time, although he was a little insidious, but he couldn't admire his eyes were indeed very vicious, Natalie Nakase deserved to be the person Rivers fancied.
The Warriors attacked, and that's when Jacob Evans finally got the offense. He used his physicality to force Alexander, causing Alexander to shoot a foul and hit two free throws.
This almost became a microcosm of the first 5 minutes of the game between the two teams, Jordan Bell couldn't play against the twin towers, Evans played from time to time, and the Warriors' offense was intermittent, like toothpaste, squeezing a little bit, but the Clippers' offense played smoothly.
On the other side of the Warriors' half, head coach Willie Green's white shirt was almost soaked, so you can imagine how much psychological pressure he is under now.
"Coach Willie is still too young, and in comparison, Coach Natalie on the other side is also very young, but she has a lot of coaching experience." Commentator Su Qun shook his head and sighed.
In the next round, the Clippers' fast attack, Li Yang received Alexander's pass, made an empty three-point shot, and the Clippers took a 10-point lead 15-5.
Miller quickly reached out and called a timeout.
The expressions of the media reporters on the sidelines were a little strange at this time, and they foresaw before the game that this would be a battle of dragons and tigers.
But now, it's really a battle for the dragon, but it's a little different from what they imagined, but it's the Clippers fighting for the fat beating Warriors.
The Clippers' performance really blew them all away!!
After the timeout, the Warriors made personnel changes, removing Jones and replacing him with Omari Johnson, a 2.06-meter-tall power forward wearing the No. 44 jersey.
It's a risky change, it's a three-forward-two-back combination that's very fast, but only a young coach like Willie Green would dare to do that at a time like this.
The Clippers also made substitutions, with Rodriguez coming on for Lai Yang, Tyler Harris for Alexander, and Angel Delgado for Gerett.
The Warriors' offense, Jordan Matthews opened up the offensive space and let Nunn single out Rodriguez.
Rodriguez's individual defense ability is average, and his height and weight are relatively weak, and after Tyler Harris was pulled off the basket, he was a little unable to stop Nunn's impact.
Nunn scored a tough layup after a cross-step change.
The Warriors broke the scoring drought, and Coach Willie Green's hanging heart finally fell, and he took a long breath and reached out to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
The goal finally stabilized the situation for the Warriors for a while.
After Li Yang and Alexander got off the court, Sowell naturally became the main point of attack of the Clippers, Rodriguez directed his teammates to run on the outside, and after Sowell got rid of the defender, Rodriguez immediately made an accurate pass, and the ball arrived.
After Sowell received the ball, he pulled it up and shot, and the action was crisp and neat.
"Bang!" However, the goal was a little shorter and did not go in.
Under the basket, Delgado was ready to take off in the air, which was ready to force this offensive rebound.
But just as he took off into the air, another figure also rose into the air with the speed of the bullet.
That's right, that person is Jordan Bell!
With his super-fast bounce, he grabbed the basketball into his arms before Delgado could touch the ball.
This ball showed his explosive physical fitness to the fullest, causing a burst of exclamations from the audience.
After Jordan Bell grabbed the defensive rebound, he dodged Delgado with a backdribble and then passed the ball to Margeti for a quick break.
Margeti dribbled past halfcourt, and Jordan Bell and Evans, who were on fast breaks, had advanced to the three-point line in the backcourt.
Up front, Margeti passed the ball to Nunn, who in turn passed to Jordan Bell, who leaned on Tyler Harris's body to score the ball and also caused the latter's batter to foul.
The Warriors fans let out a burst of cheers with excitement, and after the timeout, the team played two offenses in a row, and the team was about to get up to the tempo.
With Jordan Bell hitting a free throw, the Warriors returned from a timeout and went on a 4-0 run to narrow the deficit to six points.