Chapter 116: Quiet as a virgin, moving as a rabbit
It was the Suns' turn to attack.
Li Mojie dribbled the ball across the halfcourt, and Landry Fields followed him for a second, and once he run, he could even attract Valranjonas who assisted the defense inside.
"Rookie, you vote! Aren't you the core of your Suns' development? Don't you see that your little brother Markieff is even better than you? Prove yourself! Fields scoffed.
Li Mojie glanced at him and didn't say anything, he didn't feel good in this game, and he hit 2 of 8 three-point shots, and his three-point shooting rate is currently only 35% per game, which is still shot when he caught a lot of empty positions in the bottom corner, and it is definitely inappropriate to hit key shots with this kind of shooting rate.
Li Mojie beckoned Green to block and dismantle, and now both of them are playing in the forward swing position.
No way, in such a gear, the opposing defenders of the two have completely changed, and the personnel opposite Li Mojie has become Amir Johnson, the 26th player drafted by the Pistons in the second round in 2005. Amir Johnson, who was drafted in the 56th overall pick in the second round of the 2005 draft, became the last high school player in the NBA since the NBA began banning high school players from going straight to the NBA in 2006.
He entered the league at the age of 18 with a registered height of 2.06M, but it's clear that his height hasn't stopped growing since he entered the league, so how tall is he now? Aamir Johnson had asked to defend Durant because Johnson wanted to use his height to interfere with Durant. In his post-match interview, he said: "Dude, it's really difficult. He's the height of me, but he can shoot in the half. There's really nothing you can do but take a double bag clip. And he didn't show any height disadvantage when standing with Nene, Bosh, Frye and others, so the answer is obvious that he is 6'11".
So in the face of a strong man over 6 feet 11 inches and 250 pounds, Li Mojie did not hesitate to use a small and big style of play, the center of gravity was low and stable when dribbling, and the dribbling height was below the waist.
"Damn." Amir Johnson felt like a helpless sheep, helpless in the face of the hungry wolf's approach, his face was nervous and he retreated step by step, not daring to make too much of a move, for fear of being passed by Li Mojie in one step. This is the advantage of small fights, the so-called one step is just one action, and after that, it is a flat river. And to fight the small, you have to push in step by step, that is to say, you always have to face the defense of the small man. This is why in modern basketball tactics, the role of the guard is becoming more and more obvious, and the function of the interior is further weakened.
Li Mojie took the ball with his right hand, his right foot in front, and his left foot bent behind his knees, and then suddenly slapped the ball to the ground with his right hand, took the ball with his left hand and withdrew his left knee, and then dribbled behind him with his left hand and rushed in.
"Where??" Amir Johnson was taken aback and didn't know how to defend at all. But Li Mojie will not wait for him, and after hitting the basket, he will change hands and score the ball in the layup. 100:100
"It's too fan-catching, this kind of extraordinary." Fleischer clapped in front of the screen.
"It's so beautiful."
"Invincible, is strong!" It was a really exciting game, with its ups and downs, and seeing such a wonderful performance at the core of the team's building, Suns fans felt that the tickets for this game were too well worth it.
"Wonderful change of direction in front of the body + dribbling behind the back, the passing action is so beautiful." Eddie Johnson shouted.
"That's right, this kind of ball sense and physical coordination, in my opinion, only guards such as Irving and Rose in the league can have, but I didn't expect it to appear in a six-foot-eight small forward." Albert exclaimed.
But the Raptors won't surrender, Lowry dribbles to Amir Johnson, DeRozan and Landry Fields take the opportunity to cut to the basket, and on the other side, Valranjonas pulls outside and takes Rudy Gay out a little, DeRozan's chance!
Amir Johnson wanted to receive the ball in the air, and DeRozan was about to receive the ball when a yellow figure suddenly appeared on the left side, "This guy." DeRozan was surprised to find that his little junior brother was no weaker than him in the bounce, you must know that he was called Carter's successor!
DeRozan is 6'7" with an arm span of 2.13M, while Li Mojie is 6'8" with an arm span of 2.18M.
"Li Mojie's fast attack." Li Mojie is also a player who has the ability to dribble directly to launch a fast attack after taking off the rebound, and Li Mojie, who got the rebound, immediately advanced. At this time, there were two defensive players running with him next to him, Lowry and Valancionas, and two players in front of DeRozan and Landry in front of Li Mojie!
At this time, Li Mojie first accelerated to throw off Valanjonas behind him, and then changed to the left again to accelerate and stride straight into the penalty area.
Just when people thought that Li Mojie rushed up like James and Westbrook to resist the defense of DeRozan and Landry and forcibly dunked, Li Mojie made a direct pass to the right, and at this time, Middleton stood outside the three-point line on the right side and saw no defender for a meter.
"The pass from Li Mojie, Middleton is in a big open position, can you shoot?" Albert shouted nervously.
"Yes." Suns fans cheered.
"Huh!" Middleton hit his second three-pointer of the night and happily raised his right hand. At 103:100, the Suns overtook the score again.
"The data came out, from Li Mojie getting the ball to Middleton's shot, it took a total of 3.38 seconds, this is the result of Middleton receiving the ball and adjusting it, this Suns team should not be underestimated!" Eddie Johnson lamented.
After scoring five straight points in one go, the Suns immediately recovered from a state that was about to roll over.
"We're third in the West right now, they're bottom of the East, we can win." Li raised his right fist and shouted at his teammates.
"Is this guy really a rookie?" DeRozan looked at Li Mojie, who was flying freely on the field, and smiled bitterly, his ability as a senior leader who joined the alliance in 09 is not as good as that of a junior who has just entered the alliance, is this the gap in talent?
Lowry took the ball, at this time Bledsoe also hardened, fearless confrontation, fell into no way, passed the ball to Valrancionas, Valranchanas wanted to take the ball to squeeze out of the position, but although Rudy Gobert is also a rookie, he has been a player in Europe for three years, although he entered the league at the age of 21, although he is inexperienced, but the tonnage and strength are not lost to any center in the league, Valanjonas has no chance, and he takes the ball and passes it out.
DeRozan faced Middleton, a tall and slender wing with long arms, and forced a throw to the basket! This time he didn't score, and Rudy Gobert grabbed the defensive rebound and handed it to Li Mojie.
And this ball, Li Mojie didn't want to be so fast as the previous goal, but slowly dribbled through the half court and organized the running position of his teammates.
"That's right, that's it, this goal is very crucial, if you score it, you will be five points ahead, and there are more than 2 minutes before the end of the game, as long as this goal is scored, this game can basically be won." Eddie Johnson nodded.
And on the other side, Raptors coach Dwyane Casey smiled wryly: "Is this guy really a rookie?" So stable? So much experience? He's not Kidd and Nash playing on the court, right? ”
If he had studied the Chinese Taoist classics, he would have said Li Mojie's style of play: "Quiet as a virgin, moving as a rabbit!" ”
"Run, positional run." Li Mojie was not in a hurry at all, directing his teammates' runs, passing the ball back and forth with everyone on the Suns, and the Raptors' defensive formation was scattered. Another pass, Green passed the ball back to Bledsoe, and Lee Mojie suddenly shouted, "Give it to me." ”
Bledsoe immediately passed the ball over, only to find that in the process of running and covering several times, the defender in front of Li Mojie became Amir Johnson again, Li Mojie hit the basket, Amir Johnson was surprised: "Don't think about it!" ”
Li Mojie glanced at the seemingly fierce Aamir Johnson with his peripheral vision, sneered, took the ball with his long arms and threw the ball to the basket against Aamir Johnson.
"Smack." "Beep, the referee blew the whistle." This is the home court of the Suns, and this kind of basket foul is so certain, this ball Li Mojie is holding a free throw.
"Huh." But I didn't expect the ball to get into the basket when Li Mojie threw it casually.
"Beautiful, at the critical moment, it still depends on Li Mojie, 2+1, the key 2+1, see if you can score it?" Eddie Johnson shouted.
"Li Mojie scored the ball steadily, 106:100, a big heart player, a future superstar, Li Mojie has all the talent to be a great player, I can't think of any reason why he won't succeed!" Albert exclaimed.
This offense almost destroyed the fighting spirit of the Raptors, as Lowry gambled on three points, the last few minutes played without suspense, the Suns defeated the Raptors 110-104 at home, and the MVP after the game gave the first half a mess, but Li Mojie, who had a wonderful performance in the last two quarters, shot 8 of 19, 2 of 8 three-pointers, 6 of 8 free throws, and cut down 24 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds.