Chapter 36: Steel Superman
Halfway through the season, the Kings drifted away from the playoffs, winning just one of their six consecutive away games in the second half of last month, dropping to 10th in the West, and now, in their first game of March, they were against the Los Angeles Clippers, who had beaten them twice at Jacques Arena. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½
After losing twice at home, can you win away from home? No one is looking forward to them, and the Clippers have made the playoffs in recent years, reaching the division semifinals in their best year, and should have had a chance to reach the Western Conference Finals, but they were beaten by the Green Arrows three times in a row and lost a good game.
"Audience friends, welcome to today's game, this is Ultimate League TV, I'm your good friend, Kenny Smith!" Kenny said as he sat in the commentary position. The other is his eternal partner, "Kenny's side is still me, Charles Buckley, and today we also invited our good friend, a former commentator on Ultimate Alliance TV, former Ultimate League superstar, Chris Webb!" β
Webb appeared in the third seat and greeted the two commentators first, "Man, long time no see." "Chris, I heard you've been a guest on Saravo's local live sports show lately?" Kenny asked. Webber said: "Yes, it's a good show, and you can watch the Kings game in more detail." β
Kenny smiled and asked, "You're a fan of the Imperials?" "There's no doubt that their performance this season has won me over." Webb said. Barkley said: "The two newcomers to the Imperial team are really temperamental, and they remind me of our era, which was an era of gunfire~" "OK, Chuck (note: Barkley's friends often call him that), Chris, the game is about to begin." β
"The news just came that the Clippers' Duwin Cowles is out of the game due to injury, which is good news for the Kings." Kenny said. Barkley said: "It's not just good news, if Duwin doesn't play, the No. 1 position of the Clippers will become a weak substitute, and the Imperial team will definitely attack strongly, hoping that Negler can carry the banner of the Clippers." β
Wang Weiyu hooked his hands under the basket, and as the season wore on, he was already the favorite to go on Rookie of the Year, even surpassing teammate Merris and Simon of the Lakers. After the All-Star break, he became more and more courageous, with three consecutive offensive performances of 30 points, as well as a 24+10+10 triple-double performance.
He became one of the few players in recent years to average 20 points per game in his rookie season.
"W, is Duwin's absence beneficial to your layout?" Reporters do a short interview before the game. Wang Weiyu slapped the ball with one hand and replied casually: "Duwin's absence is good news for us, and we will seize the opportunity to get a win here." β
"Okay, thank you W for your time, good luck guys!"
At the beginning of the game, Herbert sent Carmen, Raglan, Wang Weiyu, Yale, and Merris as regular starters. Merris won with a jump ball to win the opening game for his team.
Carmen passed, Wang Weiyu took the ball on the left wing, burst to the right wing and tried to throw one, but missed.
Negler Knight, the interior core of the Clippers, controlled the rebound and dribbled through the half court alone. If it was in the last century, Negler would have been scolded for doing this, but now in the new era, Negler's approach has become accustomed to it.
High on the left wing, Negler stopped the ball to observe his teammates' movements, and the outside line was interspersed with robot-like orderly blocking and dismantling, and the Kings started the game with perfect defense, not allowing the Clippers to run out of an open space. Negler spotted his teammate on the inside and passed in with a lob.
Dillon Muskaf catches the ball and the inertia of power makes Merris step back. With the strength of the rebound back to his body, Dillon stepped back and stiffened the ball.
The action is very ugly, and at first glance, you can tell that Dillon is not good at inside attack, but whether it is ugly or not, it is a good goal to score, and Dillon has scored.
Clippers backup guard Jager Bardo was in charge. He's a smart ball-handling defender with accurate three-point shooting, and against opponents of his size, his defense is quite acceptable, if the opponent is a small steel cannon like Carmen.
Then of course he will die! Carmen didn't have any mercy, with his steel-like body to force Yagger, Yager couldn't stop him, and retreated, and was suddenly pushed out of the paint area by Carmen, and stopped throwing, "Huh! β
"It can be seen that Jager can't stand Carmen at all, and watching their alignment is as unsuspenseful as watching a wild dog and a lion fight." Kenny said mercilessly. Barkley couldn't stand it, "Kenny, your analogy is terrible, I said a handle, this counterpoint is the inside version of O'Neal VS Bradley, Chris, how much is my analogy?" "Full marks!" Webb had to say.
Although Yager's body is thin, he has a heart that does not admit defeat, and he is immediately about to fight back when he is beaten, and he wants to win quickly by being flexible.
"Speed is not the last word!" Carmen snorted trash talk, leaned in, Jager was extremely uncomfortable, he couldn't go deeper, and he didn't have a chance to shoot, he passed the ball.
"Mistake!" Wang Weiyu copied the ball and threw it to the left, Carmen caught the fast forward, and it was physical torture again, and the collision of Yager warm cotton cotton was like warming up Carmen, which could not form an effective interference.
Carmen was extremely fast, rushed to the basket in four seconds, missed the layup, Wang Weiyu followed, and made up for it.
Rice, the head coach of the Clippers, shouted from the sidelines, "Jager, don't think too much, do your job well!" Jager was woken up, his task was not to suppress Carmen like Dowyn at all, but to maximize Negler's advantage, this time, he made a decisive shot, and Negler won the ball at the free throw line.
Clippers' swingman Trevor Foster got rid of Wang Weiyu and ran out of position on the left wing, Negler passed the ball into place, and the latter received the ball and shot, perfect amplitude, comfortable goal.
Merris was actively in position, "Carmen, this~~~" Carmen's face changed slightly, what a good position... Don't think much about it, face Jager and hit the ball beautifully.
"Merris, come on!" Wang Weiyu outside. It's like a one-on-one game, with Merris and Dillon opposing without the interference of others, it's a war between the two. Merris pushes to the basket, hooks the ball, and the ball bounces off the basket. Meirusi showed her explosiveness, suppressed Dillon's jump, grabbed the rebound domineeringly in the air, and got up again, and the ball went in.
Webb yelled, "This is Merris!" What a beast he is! "Dillon's card is so bad, if it's meβ" Barkley gushed to himself.
Negler served, Jager didn't dribble, returned to Negler, and he controlled the ball through the half.
The Clippers game is so easy to put the cart before the horse, Negler has this ability, Yale runs fast, it is a headache against Negler, you stick too close, he can break through, put too far, he can shoot, he is like a guard.
The space opened up, and the Clippers were going to let Negler single.
Negler's center of gravity was depressed, the right side of the body was shaking, it was a real defender action, Yale couldn't react, and his body subconsciously leaned up, which caused the collapse of the defense. Negler's left side was strong, and he passed in one step, but Negler was powerless to stop him, and watched him go away.
"Bang!" Negler jumped up and buckled with one hand.
"Chris, how do you think Negler's dribbling compares to yours?" Kenny asked amusefully. Webb laughed: "Negler dribbles well, like a defender, but I won't lose to him." β
Wang Weiyu said to Yale: "You did a good job, don't care." Yale said helplessly: "It's really unfair, as tall as me, but with strong coordination on the dribble like a guard." "Dude, let me help you breathe." Merris patted his ass, "Captain, give me the ball!" β
Who's the boss? Carmen just wanted to bully Jager, but the rookie felt so good that it was not appropriate not to give it, so he gave it, anyway, it was a long time, and there was a chance to bully Jager. (Jager burst into tears: Who the am I messing with?) οΌ
Merris was misaligned with Negler, which was also a bad matchup, and Merris overshadowed Negler with height and reach.
Merris is a smart player, he knows how to use his advantage, he plays high, Negler can't touch his ball unless he jumps, and when he finally attacks, he controls Negler's jump height and everything is fine, but the final finish is not enough, and the ball pops up.
"Did this guy take the wrong medicine today?" Wang Weiyu was stunned outside.
Merris burst out and grabbed again, and Negler was like a child in front of him, and he was about to complete the man-to-man dunk under the basket. In the rear, Dillon arrived just in time to stop Merris's violent performance at the cost of a foul.
"Don't get too excited, keep your emotions in check." Wang Weiyu was really worried that this guy would be injured. Merris patted her chest, disapproving, "Don't worry, I'm a steel superman!" "Isn't it a great center?" Wang Weiyu ****. Merris added: "The great center in Steel Superman! β
Jager was very careful, he wanted to do his thing, he wanted to prove that he was not a defender who could only play in garbage time, "Damn Fake, you!" "He wanted to prove himself again, and the best way to do that was to cut off the head of this pesky Carmen Gary.
"You should really go play women's basketball." Carmen's mouth went on and on. Yager was furious, the more sudden and deeper, and was just about to collect the ball and shoot, he suddenly found that the ball was missing and was taken out from the side by Wang Weiyu. Carmen took the ball, and the Imperials had three people running to the frontcourt.
"Wow, it's coming, it's Imperial Hour!" It's a term that Kenny has been smug about lately.
Wang Weiyu held the ball in the midfield, with Raglan and Merris on the left and right, and Trevaux's steal flashed in the frontcourt, fake pass Raglan, and real pass Merris. Negler waited for the basket and he made the right choice to block Merris in the air. Merris touches his body and uses his reach to wipe the basket.
Rice called a timeout with a gloomy face, and Jager's face was dead, knowing that he had lost Rice's trust.