569: All-Stars Left Out
Oladipo came on the pitch with anger.
Oladipo has been haunted by not being selected to the All-Star bench lineup.
During the regular season, people said he had been reborn under Henson, people said he was the most dangerous backup in the league, and people said he was the favorite to be the sixth man of the year.
However, when the All-Star Game actually began, Oladipo realized that the experts who had praised him had not thought about him at all.
According to NBA rules, the All-Star Game bench is decided by a vote of the head coaches of 30 teams from among the players who were not selected to start. Moreover, the coach of the team cannot vote for the players of the team.
In other words, even though Oladipo averaged 17.2 points per game with the Pacers this season, the head coaches of the teams still didn't pay attention to the young man who was depressed last season.
So after being inspired by Henson, Oladipo made up his mind. From now on, he will make his opponents remember him!
After the game restarted, the Pacers attacked first. Henson followed his previous rotation strategy and removed all the main players. It seems that he did not increase the minutes of his starters because of the anxiety of the game.
Brogdon was solid enough to get the ball through the half, and he wasn't afraid of Irving, who was a defensive threat that wasn't at all commensurate with his offensive threat.
While James was still trying to keep an eye on Bogdanovic, who had been on a hot track lately, Brogdon passed the ball. The target of the pass was not Bojan, but Oladipo.
Oladipo holds the ball outside the three-point line, and Korver defends with open arms. Cavaliers coach Tyron. Lue thinks Oladipo is just holding the ball for transition, but Korver has already noticed that something is wrong in Oladipo's eyes.
I saw that Oladipo didn't even ask for cover after making a triple threat move, so he turned around and broke through!
Oladipo's explosiveness is so strong that Korver can't match it. As a white shooter, athleticism has never been Korver's strong suit.
With experience, Korver was able to delay Oladipo's first turn. But after turning around, Oladipo immediately took another behind-the-back hand.
"Two changes of direction in a row!" Mike. Brin was attracted to Oladipo's beautiful moves, and he wasn't a transition point at all. Oladipo came up today to "kill" Korver.
Sure enough, Oladipo's second change of direction allowed him to shake off Korver and accelerate to the basket.
In 2011, he replaced Lefou's No. 5 position in the 2011 list. Williams was just about to make up for it when he saw a black shadow leap into the box. The next second, Oladipo was already hanging on the basket.
"Explosive buckle! Victor. Oladipo's breakthrough was very decisive, and he tricked Korver with two beautiful changes in succession. There is no doubt that he has booked a table in the top 10 of today! I don't know if the appearance of Oladipo will upset the balance of the game. ”
In the dead silence of the Quickfinance Arena, Mike. Brin's voice was very clear. Korver sighed, but quickly regained his confidence.
It's just a ball, and he's still convinced that tonight will be another career night for him.
But soon, Korver realized that he was wrong, and he was wrong.
Korver is an off-ball shooter and most of the time, he doesn't have the ball in his hands. Once he gets the ball, it means he's ready to fire.
And today, even if Korver didn't get the ball, Oladipo didn't let him go half a step. His mind kept looping with Henson's words: "Start with defense!"
As a result, Korver tried his best today, but he couldn't even flash a chance to catch the ball, let alone shoot.
In the end, it was James who broke through Frye and made a successful layup, which allowed the Cavaliers to consolidate the 3-point advantage again.
Although the defense ultimately failed, Henson still saw what Oladipo did.
Korver, today is destined to be suppressed.
Subsequently, Korver increased the defensive intensity against Oladipo. The look in this guy's pre-match look was not accidental, Oladipo was a little bit wrong today.
Korver brutally stopped Oladipo from the net, and his physical confrontation didn't allow Oladipo to cut in half.
Seeing that it was extremely difficult to cut to the basket and James was staring at him at all times, Oladipo suddenly decided not to attack the basket again.
After receiving Brogdon's basketball, facing Korver, who had released himself two steps away, Oladipo made a three-point shot!
Oladipo has always been remembered as a "shock" defender, and when he was in college, Oladipo had the nickname "Little Wade". And during the Magic period, people also said that he was a lot like Westbrook.
The outside world commented on Oladipo like this, in fact, it is also telling everyone one thing from one side - this guy can't shoot three points.
Oladipo's projection was really not stable enough, and he averaged less than three three-pointers per game during the Magic period, but his shooting rate was less than 34%.
But this season, in Henson's system and tactics, Oladipo's three-point shooting has increased to 5.6 and his shooting percentage is as high as 36.4%.
36.4%, which is undoubtedly a three-point shooting percentage above the passing line. Oladipo has now become a three-point shot, but a lot of people don't realize it.
Korver didn't expect Oladipo to suddenly shoot from a distance, so he didn't react to Oladipo's shot.
Before Korver could turn around, there was a "brush" sound behind him.
The white shooter covered his head with his hands in chagrin and scored consecutive points against his own position, which is not acceptable to everyone.
"Kyle, focus!" James shouted, and it was obvious that something was wrong with Korver's mood.
Korver smiled apologetically at James, and he swore that he would teach the young man who only knew how to rush the frame a lesson!
By this time, James was very tired. The first quarter of the game has been played for 10 minutes. Lew is also ready to replace James.
It's only the first quarter of the game, so James doesn't plan to use all his energy. So this time, James personally controlled the ball and passed the half. His goal is not to score, but to organise the attack.
Korver started his show on the offensive end, with a backrun to shake off Oladipo a little distance before borrowing an off-ball cover to get closer to the spot.
James saw Korver's movement out of his eyes and sent the ball over the moment his team-mate was in position!
Korver happily received the basketball and raised his hand to shoot! But he didn't expect that Oladipo had already rushed in front of him!
Oladipo's defensive ability is already outstanding, not to mention that now he has his anger as a motivation bonus.
Sometimes, anger can blind a player's eyes. But under Henson, anger only turns into motivation.
Korver lifted his basketball and made a shot, ready to break or foul when he cheated Oladipo.
However, Oladipo didn't eat his set at all. Instead of shaking Oladipo, Korver was stealing by Oladipo because he didn't protect the ball in time!
"Damn it!" Korver knew he couldn't afford to make another mistake. Causing the opponent to score after making a mistake is a very bad behavior that is very bad for teammates.
But he just turned around and wanted to foul early, only to find that he didn't even have a chance to foul. Oladipo had already run past half of the pitch as soon as he slipped through the smoke, and Korver couldn't get enough of it.
A gust of wind blew past Korver, and LeBron. James is starting to speed up the defense! In the current lineup on the Cavaliers, only James' athleticism can compete with Oladipo.
Soon, James was chasing after Oladipo. At the same time as Oladipo jumped, James also jumped high! Pegboard hats, this has always been James' repertoire!
Just as James was about to block the basketball, Oladipo made a hand-changing motion in the air like a long eye on the back of his head.
James' eyes widened and he pounced. After changing hands, Oladipo tossed lightly, and the basketball wiped the board into the net. Meanwhile, James, who was gliding through the air, crashed into Oladipo. His kind of body is not something that can be taken if he wants to.
So, Oladipo fell hard under the basketball hoop. The referee's whistle blows, Oladipo's goal is valid, and a penalty will be added!
There was an exclamation at the scene, because Oladipo had just fallen quite hard. But in the stunned eyes of the people, Oladipo immediately got up, as if he had a body of steel and iron!
Oladipo was so excited that he pointed to the floor and shouted after the goal. No one could hear what Oladipo was shouting, but based on the lip shape, Henson guessed what Oladipo was shouting.
"All-Star! All-Star! The young defender yelled.
Yes, the air change after the steal also caused a penalty increase, and Oladipo's performance was definitely an All-Star level.
James shook his head helplessly, then glanced at Korver. On his face, unhappiness was written.
Korver felt quite sorry, but there was nothing to excuse. After playing a few minutes, Korver didn't score a point, and allowed Oladipo to score seven points.
No, if you hit the free throw this time, it will be 8 points in a row!
Henson looked at Korver's expression, and it was clear that his confidence had taken a hit.
A shooter with an unstable mentality can't hit 8 of 9 shots!
As long as Korver's magic is no longer there, Henson believes. It will not be difficult to defeat the defending champions.