Chapter 403: The Great War (11)
Nelson Emerson is a basketball player from Argentina, a country that is ranked fourth in the world in terms of basketball and football, and Nelson Emerson is a representative of Argentina's new generation of players.
Nelson, who is only 1.81 meters tall, entered the NBA in the 2017-1018 draft, when Nelson's draft pick was not high at all, only the 27th pick in the first round, but he was very satisfied with this pick, because he was selected by the giant team Los Angeles Lakers.
Although he was a backup to the Lakers for 10,000 years, Nelson didn't care about these at all, compared to some other teams, it was definitely an honor for Nelson to play for the Lakers, and he loved this famous NBA team since he was a child.
However, after the end of last season, Nelson entered his contract year, but the team has not shown signs of renewing his contract, although Nelson has performed very well in the Lakers' rotation lineup, but the height of 1.81 meters is still very passive in defense.
But the turnaround came inadvertently, Nelson, who originally thought he was going to be traded, was actually reused by the head coach after the start of the new season, and the team also signed Nelson to a three-year contract extension before Christmas, although the total value of this contract is less than nine million dollars, but this has made Nelson overjoyed.
Being able to stay in Los Angeles makes Nelson very grateful to the Lakers, and he tries his best to do his best on the court, in order to repay the trust of the coach and the value of the team.
However, in this match against the Runners, Nelson broke down as he got bigger, and he was always at an absolute disadvantage in the confrontation with Turgon, and this Oriental kid who looked more like a movie star than an athlete made Nelson repeatedly deflated.
Nelson, who is 1.81 meters tall, is much better than Turgun in terms of speed and physical condition, but the rhythm of this Oriental is well controlled, so that Nelson has been in a situation where he wants to be fast but does not dare to be fast, and he will be passed if he is slow.
Nelson had no choice but to look for opportunities for physical confrontation, but Turgun repeatedly used such opportunities to inflict casualties, and even achieved a two-plus-one.
This made Nelson's heart full of depression, and he even wanted to give this Oriental kid a little color, but considering that the limelight was tight now, the mask on the other party's face was still reminding Nelson of how miserable the last guy who hurt this kid was.
So Nelson could only do his best to defend Turgon.
After the start of the fourth quarter, Turgun led the rotation of the Runners and put a lot of pressure on the Lakers, Nelson couldn't guard Turgon, but once he caught the rest of the Turgon Runners, he shot neatly.
Had it not been for the Lakers' new pitcher Mike Dreett, who came off the bench and hit multiple three-pointers since the start of the fourth quarter, the Runners might have had a huge advantage at the start of the fourth quarter.
But even so, the Runners still built a seven-point lead in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter, which is not a big advantage, but it can do a lot for a team like the Runners who are good at playing downwind.
Van Lauderway had to replace Nelson and others in advance and put them in the starting lineup to enter the decisive state, and Wang Lei immediately replaced Salish and others to share the pressure for Turgon.
Turgun with a protective mask on his face basically didn't shoot from the outside today, and the vertigo from time to time in his brain made him dare not dare to project boldly on the outside, and this mask was not custom-made, so Turgun slightly affected his vision after wearing it, he did more on the court to pass and respond in a small area, and he tried to shoot as close to the basket as possible, but even so, he still brushed up 8 points and 8 assists in a short period of playing time.
After the two starts, the game went into a heated state, and Turgun suddenly felt a lot of pressure, but he didn't care, he still wanted to win this game, for the team and for himself, he needed to prove his ability to more people.
Wang Lei asked the players on the court to slow down the pace of attack, now is not the time to play fast, what the Runners need is a consistent score and pressure to maintain seven to nine points on the opponent, so that the opponent will make mistakes under pressure.
Turgun understands Wang Lei's tactical intentions very well, this is what Wang Lei has been teaching Turgun to do since he knew Turgon, Wang Lei asked Turgun to read the game, recognize the game, and then use his ability to control the development of the game situation, which is the best point guard in Wang Lei's mind.
The Lakers played a very good Russian offense in the fourth quarter, and the inside of Stelle Carter and Jack Williams is excellent, after all, the Lakers are a team with a tradition of twin towers, and the legendary Lakers coach Freddie in the studio is pleased that the Lakers' outside line also has a good performance, which can be regarded as a huge breakthrough for Van Laudeway, although he still failed to jump out of the circle like Wang Lei to look at the game, but this is already a big breakthrough, If it weren't for the Runners, Freddie would have felt that this Lakers team was the perfect team in his mind.
However, the Runners have always maintained pressure on the Lakers under the leadership of Turgon, who have just scored two points here, and Turgun will respond very sharply when he returns, and the competition between the two sides has become more and more intense and tense, and most of the fans in the stands on the sidelines have even stood up to watch the game.
As the Lakers trailed the Runners by six points in the final five minutes of the game, Van Lauderway didn't hold back this timeout, calling out for the team's last long timeout, leaving only one short timeout to make an emergency.
"Is there any discomfort? Is your head still dizzy? Can you hold on. ”
In the Lakers' defense before the timeout, Turgun was knocked down by Charles Mobley when he broke through, which made Wang Lei very worried about Turgon's body.
However, Turgun seems to be normal, and now the alliance takes Turgun very seriously, and Mobley was also unintentional just now, and he didn't dare to "black" Turgun at this time in the limelight.
"It's okay, coach, you can stand it."
The players of the Runners are in good shape at this time, and the long-term physical training allows them to maintain good fitness in the final moments of the game, which is incomparable to the Lakers, so the Runners are absolutely dominant in the overall situation now.