Chapter 285: The ability to score as you like
What made Hoggist happy was that Rose and Carroll both jumped up and had already forced Hoggist into a corner to stop the ball, and they didn't want Hoggist to shoot so easily. Facing the two arms that came to interfere with the shot, Hoggist easily drew a foul after the shot and before landing. After Haugiste hit a free throw, the gap between the two teams had narrowed to seven points.
Before the free throw, Hoggist glanced at everyone, stuck his neck with his hand, and signaled everyone to press the whole court from the serve, and continued to give the opponent a sense of pressure.
After Haugist hits the free throw, he quickly comes to the baseline serve, stretches out his hands and feet to interfere with the opponent's service line. Lowry finally ran out of the open space to receive the serve, but was quietly blocked by Jeremy Lin behind him, Lowry turned and ran to the front court, and knocked over Jeremy Lin as soon as he turned around, but the referee decisively blew Jeremy Lin for blocking the foul.
This time, Hougist couldn't bear it, and the referee actually came to this hand at the critical moment of chasing points? Hoggist held back his anger and asked in a calmest tone as much as possible, "Dear Mr. Referee, isn't this an offensive foul?" β
"He didn't give the other side a step, it's a clear block!" The referee patiently explained to Hougist for the first time.
It's rare for the referee to be so kind to Hougist, and Hougist can't say much, so he can only pull Jeremy Lin to accept the result silently. The Lakers continued to press all over the court, and this time the Raptors still gave the ball to Lowry, and when Lowry struggled to advance forward under Jeremy Lin's defense, Hougist came out of the diagonal stab and cut off the ball in Lowry's hand, but Hougist, who was just about to speed up, blew the referee's whistle again, and Hougist was whistled for a foul by a cut-ball hitter.
Hougist did feel as if he had hit the ball when he cut the ball, and without much argument, he silently returned to the defensive position again. The Raptors kicked off for the third time, Scola held the ball in the high post, and Carroll cut to the basket to catch the ball and was about to dunk on a backhand, but Randle pressed the ball on the rebound.
This time, Randle did not be greedy for credit and dribbled to push the fast attack, but handed the ball to Hougist for the first time, and Hougist was caught after half the court after dribbling, and then Randle realized that sometimes credit will take the initiative to find you instead of rushing for quick success, he cut from the wing to the basket, and Haugist gave him the ball from the gap. Randle received the ball and forced a layup that was pressed down by Valan, and the referee also gave a foul to him.
Randle hit both free throws, and the Lakers continued to press all over the court, and this time the Raptors ventured a direct long pass to find Scola in the frontcourt, and Scola spun again under the basket, causing Nance to foul. But Scola only hit one of two free throws, and after the second missed, Hougist grabbed the rebound and threw it to Jeremy Lin.
Jeremy Lin dribbled to the frontcourt, Haugist asked for the ball on the wing, and after receiving the ball, Haugist shook Rose with a fake tentative step, and then pulled out his hand directly outside the three-point line, and the ball fell into the basket again with precision.
Coach Casey reluctantly asked for a timeout again, 78:75, the Lakers have chased the score to within 1 goal, and even the audience is relieved, the Lakers who have won 11 consecutive games are back, this is the rhythm of the game they are familiar with, it seems that today's game is no longer a problem, and now some Lakers fans have begun to speculate how many points the Lakers can win.
"Look, I told you to reassure you, right? I also advise you to hurry up and brush the data, otherwise I will really be alone and there will be nothing for you. Hougist said triumphantly.
"You didn't say before that you were so delusional that you wanted to score 81 points!" Nick. Yang said disdainfully.
"Speaking of how many points I've scored now, I can't even remember how many points I've scored, but have I reached 50 points? The boss scored 27 points in the third quarter, 28 points in the fourth quarter, and 55 points in the second half, which was more than my previous highest score in a single game, which is terrible! Hoggist complimented.
"I'll remember it for you! You've scored 47 points, and you can see the fans craned their necks and waited for you to break all sorts of scoring records! Your own 51 points, Jennings' 55 points, and Chamberlain's rookie season high of 58 points. They would never have imagined that your goal was the second highest score in history. Jeremy Lin laughed.
"This is also just catching up with the other day I was in a bad mood and wanted to vent, but I suffered the Raptors again, and I was cut by two Lakers players with 81 points on the head, but I am afraid that this record will never be broken!" Although Hoggist was sympathetic to the Raptors, there was a bit of "schadenfreude" in his smile.
Nick. Yang said with some envy: "Your shooting percentage is simply terrible, how did you do it?" I also have shooting talent, and I'm not bad at self-confidence, but why can't I? If I could shoot 17 out of 21, people would say I was crazy! But when you shoot this hit rate, we take it for granted, why is that? Is your shooting talent really that rebellious? β
"Shooting talent isn't just in the soft touch," Hougist whispered to Nick. Yang told the truth, "The boss's various strong behaviors are difficult for his strong shooting is called the shooting talent against the sky, you and I may not be the top shooting talent, I am only better than you physical talent, there are players in the league who can keep up with you in speed and are not weaker than you, but I am different, it is almost impossible for players of the same height to have my speed and flexibility at the same time, and the height and reach of players who are faster than me basically can't interfere with me when I shoot in front of them, Those who want to interfere with me with their excellent jumping ability are more likely to be feints and miss, so my shots are basically stress-free, so it's no surprise that I can maintain a high shooting percentage. The most terrifying thing is that a height like the boss who is easily limited can still shoot like that! β
Hoggist's praise made Kobe very useful, smiling and nodding frequently, indicating that Hoggist's analysis was very reasonable.
Coach Casey looked at the Raptors players with a grim face, "Guys, we're in big trouble!" After saying that, he patted the video editor Cady, who was standing aside. Rochelle.
Cady, who was in the prime of life, joined the Raptors after graduating from college in 05, and Kobe's 81-point game had a great impact on him as a rookie at the time, who had never seen any big scenes, especially the coach at the time. Mitchell had ordered him to edit each ball of that game individually, analyze the mistakes made by the players in defense, and organize everyone to study for an entire season as a negative teaching material. It took a whole week for Caddy to edit and make the video alone, so his impression of that game was as strong as Moon's tattoo in his cerebral cortex that would never be erased.
Cady pulled out the Pad he had with him, and the clips of the game were backed up on all of his devices, the largest project he'd ever done on his own. Kaidi hurried up to show everyone Kobe's continuous scoring performance in the first half of the third quarter, "Do you look familiar? This guy named Hoggist is serious, not only is he really going to score 81 points, but he is showing the way Kobe Bryant scored before he scores, and I think almost every ball he got with the same action as Kobe Bryant's 81 points! β
"What does this mean?" DeRozan asked, puzzled.
"Can you decide before the game how many goals you're going to score in each quarter? Can you play another game as it has already happened? In '06, when Kobe Bryant scored 47 points, we led the Lakers by 5 points at 78:73, and now this timeout, Horgist also scored 47 points, and now we are only 3 points ahead of the Lakers at 78:75! Cady asked rhetorically.
"This ......," DeRozan was momentarily speechless.
"Hoggist is 'restoring' Kobe's 81 points, obviously he has planned which rounds to shoot, and the shot is also predetermined, and you see that he can control the trend of the two games so closely, you can imagine this in your mind, but to be able to do it, except for Jordan, I can't imagine a second person! This also shows that his scoring ability and court control ability are far above what he is showing now! If you can't work harder on the defensive end, I'm afraid he can really do a full replica! Cady said anxiously.
βhat the FxxkοΌβ Rose cursed viciously, "It seems that he really wants me to become Jay. O Rose! β
"So I want you to defend harder, and try not to let him touch that damn ball again! And you guys in the neighborhood, you must go up and pack the ball when Hoggist catches the ball, even if it doesn't matter if he has a few more assists, I'd rather lose than let the second 81 points fall on us again! Coach Casey said sternly.
"Got it! He's going to force me to be the second Jay. Rose, then don't blame me for doing the second Raga. Bel! "Terrence. Ross lost his mind a little.
Coach Casey was startled and hurriedly corrected, "Terrence! I'm just letting you defend harder, not letting you hurt people maliciously! You can interfere with him with fouls, but you must not hurt anyone! Do you understand? β
"......" Ross was silent.
"Terrence I'm talking to you, don't hurt anyone, understand?" Coach Casey reiterated.
Back from the game, the Raptors possessed the ball, and the words of Coach Casey and video editor Cady during the timeout put heavy psychological pressure on everyone, this time Valanciunas's attack on the inside line was fruitless again, and the ball bounced out of the basket and was taken by Randle, who continued to consciously give the ball to Haugist and run without the ball. Hougist drove to the top of the arc with the ball and was once again caught by the Raptors, and this time Rose was more aggressive defensively. Horgist stepped back and distanced himself and distributed the ball to Randle, who cut through the wing, and Randle forced a layup to cause a foul and get two free throws again.
Randle hit both free throws to reduce the margin to just one point, and the crowd stood up, clapping and cheering. The Lakers continued to press all over the court, and under Jeremy Lin's defense, Lowry dribbled and smashed on his feet to cause an out-of-bounds error, and the Lakers got the ball again, can they overtake the score this time? The audience held their breath.
Hougist remembers that in '06 Kobe Bryant made a three-pointer on a drifting jumper in the bottom corner, and it was Meme who received the ball in the air and scored two points. Since you don't want to forcibly reduce your shooting percentage, let's continue to send assists for this goal! Anyway, it can be seen from the attack just now that the opponent has formed a new normal to wrap himself up.
Kicking out the ball, Hoggist rarely asked for the ball in the low post, Jeremy Lin gave the ball in, Rose naturally couldn't withstand Hoggist, and Patterson came up to help defend the bag, which directly led to the need for one defense and two on the inside. Horgist dribbled to the outside and took a step back to open up space for the inside, and then hit the ground behind the ball to send a cannonball to the basket, Yi Jianlian caught the ball strongly, Walan jumped up to block, Yi Jianlian also changed to a back pass, and directly stuffed the ball into the arms of Nance Jr., Nance rose from the ground, but was knocked out by Patterson who came back from the defense.
After watching the footage repeatedly, the referee decided that Patterson's ball was headed for Nance, and that he didn't mean to hit someone, so he only gave a normal foul. It only takes one of the two free throws to tie the score, but Nance surprises the crowd with two missed free throws.
With four minutes left in the third quarter, the Lakers still trailed by one point, which was exactly the same as the game in '06. The Lakers continued to press, the Raptors dribbled hard past half court, Carroll hit Randle with his back in the elbow area, because of the weight gap, Carroll actually couldn't beat Randle, but Carroll also used his brain, turned around and used a shooting feint to point up Randle and then rubbed a foul in the big loop.
Carroll shot calmly, and made two free throws to help the Raptors stabilize the situation on the court a little, the Lakers continued to instigate the offense, and Horgist's ball at the top of the arc was once again trapped, and he wanted to give the ball to Randle who was standing on the wing to transition, but Randle's heel stepped on the sideline by the wayside, and the central referee was standing by his side, naturally he would not let go of this mistake, so the Lakers returned the ball to the Raptors.
Lakers fans let out a burst of regretful lamentations, it seems that this wave of chasing points has passed, and it is estimated that it will take a while to overtake the score! Sure enough, the Raptors used the width of the court to run a wide range to defuse the Lakers' full-court pressing, Carroll hit the inside to complete a layup, the ball stumbled on the basket and finally fell into the hoop, 82:77, the Raptors once again stretched the difference to 5 points.
Hoggist kept a low profile on the offensive end for two consecutive rounds and didn't take the initiative to get involved in the offense, this time he took the initiative to control the ball on the wing and direct Jeremy Lin to run, and Lin went straight to the basket from the middle and then around the weak corner. Randle received a pass from Hougist in the bottom corner of the strong side, and was going to attack the interior himself, glancing up at the opponent's defensive formation to find a way to break through, but it was his casual glance that gave him a new appreciation for the word "passing vision" for the first time.