Chapter 208: Score Like Jordan
Tens of millions of Chinese fans will definitely remember the day of November 1, 2016 (local time in the United States), before the Double 11 eagerly awaited by women, girls and girls across the country, there was a big news that made thousands of men, boys and boys boil in China.
The main character of the news is Roy, and the content is a regular NBA regular season game between the New York Knicks and the Detroit Pistons.
Sparse and ordinary weak team duels, chaotic rookies pecking each other. But because of Roy, this game has become no longer normal, and because of a rampaging Roy, this game has gone down in history.
In the first half, Roy scored 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting in 10 minutes, which has made the majority of Roy fans excited and satisfied. Following this trend, Roy must have no problem setting his career-high scoring high today, and it's a small goal for all Roy fans.
But as it turned out, their goal was just too small, and 17 points in the first half was just the beginning, an extremely ordinary start.
With 6:10 left in the second half, Hornacek put Roy back on the pitch as promised, and not many would have predicted that the story would play out like this.
At this time, the Knicks were still trailing by nine points at 55-64, and the Pistons fans at Auburn Hills Palace Court were still happily discussing Drummond's dunk, Pope's three-pointer, and Harris's single.
Not many home fans have paid attention to Roy's re-appearance.
Perhaps, they have forgotten Roy's little madness in the first 10 minutes of the first half, or maybe they feel that Roy is like a lot of short-lived rookies, who can only explode for a few minutes, and that is all he can do. By the way, there is a prime example of this in the Knicks - Brandon Jennings.
Jennings was on the bench, with Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony next to him, and all the "cancers" were on the bench, except for Roy, whose show was about to begin.
According to Stan Van Gundy's head coach, as long as Roy is on the court, it is Tobias Harris who will be responsible for "taking care" of him.
The 206-centimeter-tall and 102-kilogram small forward did not do well against Roy in the first half, but of course, this good performance was entirely based on the poor performances of Udri and Pope.
Roy didn't show his true strength in front of Harris.
In the second quarter of the confrontation between Roy and Harris, Roy was already a little tired, and now he is the real Roy, the strongest Roy.
The first shot Roy was quite unreasonable, he dribbled the ball without warning and hit a "Yan X" three-pointer in front of Tobias Harris, 58-64.
Back on the defensive end, Roy took aim for the aging Udri, and his almost frantic pressing made it difficult for the veteran, and finally Roy successfully bullied "The Old Man" and took the ball from Udri.
Roy, who had the ball, quickly countered and crossed half court in two brisk steps, leaving only his old rival Kentaveos Cardwell-Pope in front of him, who was clearly apprehensive when he saw Roy. He still remembers that he was embarrassed by Roy's speed in the first half, so he had to choose to retreat, but this retreat instead gave Roy the distance to sprint, not waiting for Pope to stand in a good position, Roy stepped on the penalty line and jumped directly, Pope shouted in his heart that it was not good, but he obviously lost his defensive position when he jumped back, Roy jumped in the air, pressed the hapless Pope, and completed a one-handed heavy dunk between people.
The ball scored at the whistle, and the referee also awarded Pope a foul, 2+1!
Pope looked embarrassed when he fell to the ground, and it was a shame for any player to be blocked on the court, not to mention that the opponent was just a rookie who had only played three games.
Seeing this, Big Van Gundy couldn't sit still, he stood up and kept yelling at the audience.
"Andre (Drummond) is on the fence for his teammates, Kentavios (Pope) is cheering up, Tobias (Harris) are you napping!"
Big Van Gundy is indeed a little helpless, the five people on the court are the five strongest in the current state of the Pistons, if this can't prevent Roy, a rookie, then he has to change his defensive strategy.
Roy's free throw made it 61-64, and Roy scored six points in just one minute, taking his individual score to 23.
"Walter, do you remember the last time you saw a rookie perform so wildly?"
"Mike, that's a hard question for me to answer, are you trying to get me to name Brandon Jennings and McCarvey? No, no, no, I'm not going to say, it's definitely a trap. ”
"Hey, Walter, trust me, it's not a trap, I'm not stupid to compare Roy to those two players, I guess you remember the guy who was a little bit earlier?"
"A little earlier? You mean LeBron (James)? AI (Iverson)? Shaquille (O'Neal)? Who else? ”
"Michael (Jordan)."
"What? You mean Roy plays like a newly debuted Jordan? ”
"Yes...... Oh my god, Roy scored again......"
While Brin and Fraser were still discussing Roy's style of play, Roy put on another amazing performance.
This time he grabbed the rebound that Drummond missed, dribbled directly from the backcourt, he flew past Harris and Udri who returned to the defense, and Pope and Drummond, who were too late to run back, left behind him, and went straight into the restricted area, facing Marcus Morris's block, Roy chose a pull-up after the air to make a layup.
The huge Morris was poor in the air, not only did he not cover Roy, but he also sent a foul, which was another 2+1.
Seeing Roy's performance as if he was in no one's land, Van Gundy's mustache straightened out angrily, and he immediately asked for a timeout, he had to change his tactics.
It only took Roy 2 minutes to play, and he relied on his personal ability to play a wave of 8-0 mini-climax, and his personal score came to 25 points, at which time no manager can sit idly by.
Big Van Gundy is a seasoned veteran coach who knows how to care for such a highly capable player, having studied under Pat Riley and mastered Riley's defensive tactics.
Thinking about the fierce fight between the Bulls and the Heat in the 90s, Riley's defensive tactics didn't make Jordan get much bargain, and Van Gundy was standing by Riley's side at that time.
Big Van Gundy also figured it out at this time, face is a small matter, and victory or defeat is a big matter.
He first blew his beard and glared at the players, and then laid out defensive tactics.
Bag clip! The Pistons are going to pinch Roy.
After the tragic loss of Reggie Jackson, there is only one good defender left in the hands of Van Gundy, and he was blown up by Roy today.
Therefore, if you can't solve the problem qualitatively, then you can only add a lot, and the tactics of Van Gundy are double packs, Pope is the main defense, and Iss Smith, who came on as a substitute for Udri, is responsible for the packs.
Including this Smith, there are already four players who have defended Roy today, but how effective are they?
Smith is only 183 cm tall, he is a point guard who is known for his speed, and Van Gundy let him and Pope wrap Roy, and the intention is also very clear, using Smith to make up for Pope's lack of speed, so that at least not two people will be passed by Roy at the same time.
With two active defenders at the same time, Roy did feel the pressure, and as soon as he stepped past half-time, Smith gave up on Vujacic to press him.
It was the pack, and Roy instantly realized that the Pistons had changed their defensive strategy.
But his reaction was not slow, and before Smith could run to him, he sent a passing pass to Vujacic, and then without waiting for the stunned Pope and the sprinting Smith to react, he ran straight to Vujacic's position.
"Pass." Roy asked for the ball, Vujacic cooperated with the assist, and an open three-pointer hit again, 67:66, Roy scored his 29th point of the game, which was his 12th consecutive point after he came on the court.
"What the hell! Iss (Smith), early bag clip! What are you waiting for! ”
The first bag was cracked by Roy, and Big Van Gundy was going crazy.
But Roy, who has risen to kill, has completely forgotten himself, he doesn't care about any package defense, even if you pack when I serve, I have a way to break through your defense, just like Mike Brin said, Roy today is like Jordan possessed.
When he takes a step, almost no one can catch up, and his shot is almost a proper score.
No one can stop Roy from scoring like Jordan.
The third quarter came to the final 20 seconds, when the score was 75-73 and the Knicks were ahead. Roy has a hand-to-hand basketball team, and he has scored 20 straight points to reach 37 points.
In the face of such a frightened Roy, the Pistons fans have long been dumbfounded, leaving only Roy's fans dancing and shouting for victory.
Hornacek, Anthony, Rose, Jennings all stood up, and the Knicks' benches were either excited to toss their towels or stunned in surprise, and no one knew how Roy could suddenly become so terrifying.
He's playing a lot of solitary games, yes, but his scoring efficiency is unmatched.
Brin and Fraser also felt a little out of words at this time, in the past few years, their topic has not left Roy, and they have almost exhausted all kinds of praise words, and now, the best compliment is probably only the sentence "score like Jordan".
Scoring like Jordan is exactly what Roy is going to do, and although he is already feeling a little tired, he doesn't want to end his performance in the slightest.
Roy pressed the clock and prepared for the final attack.
10,9,8,7,6……
Roy got off the ground, he flew two switchbacks to shake off Pope's defense, then made two hand-to-hand passes with Vujacic and flew Smith with a three-point feint, and with 3 seconds left, Roy took off and went straight to the box. Facing Drummond and Morris in front of him, and Harris who made up for the defense later, Roy chose to attack strongly, Roy started to attack the basket, his body jumped high, facing Drummond and Morris, his long hand closed the ball to avoid the two big inside blocks, and then calculated the time difference, and gently threw the ball to the basket before the body hit the ground.
The ball rolled mischievously on the hoop until the rebound turned red and the bell rang before it obediently fell into the net bag, the score was valid, and Roy scored a layup!