Chapter 57: Temporarily at the top of the list
Aldridge looked at Oden, who was pretending to be forced, if he hadn't brought his phone, I would have called the police to arrest you! He threw the ball to Blake casually, and rubbed his numb hand vigorously, and it was obvious that his hand had turned red.
"Uncle Ao's strange power comes from there, it's really more popular than people." Aldridge couldn't understand why Auden's strength was so great, but there was still envy in his tone.
Auden glared and patrolled the field, and at this moment Auden felt as if he could dominate the field! This feeling was not felt before, and Auden was like a lion king patrolling his territory, suppressing riots, and his fangs were revealed.
"Nope! It must be luck! With my ability, how can I ......" Carter still couldn't figure it out, and Carter, who had almost blind confidence in his own strength, decided to fail the first two times.
Kidd caught up with the fast-break Blake, and this time there were no defenders to keep up with like last time. Blake, who forced a layup, was squeezed by Kidd's body, and his movements were seriously deformed, and the ball flew out of the basket.
The ball missed, and Kidd quickly grabbed the rebound. Blake, who was on the side, complained to the referee that the ball was obviously fouled! It's a pity that the referee just glanced at Blake and came again!
"Damn it! It's a foul in the first place! Blake saw that he was not going to foul, and quickly ran back. After all, the other party has already begun to prepare for the attack!
Kidd held the ball past half court, and Carter reached for the ball again. Originally, when teammates asked for the ball, Kidd usually passed the ball over, but Carter disappointed Kidd in these two rounds, so Kidd didn't see it and didn't pass the ball to Carter. Kidd controlled the ball himself and directed his teammates to run.
Seeing Kidd ignoring himself, Carter was very upset in his heart, but he didn't say much. Seeing Kidd in command, Carter could only run obediently. On the Nets, as it stands, no one can challenge Kidd's authority on the team, including but not limited to the other two troikas.
Jefferson came to the high post to make a cover for Kidd, and Kidd controlled the ball to the bottom line by covering it, and at this time Jefferson also cut directly into the penalty area. Webster, who was following behind, also went inside, and Kostic, who was standing on the inside, gave up the card position and made an off-ball cover for Jefferson.
Webster was blocked by Kostic, and the already somewhat crowded inside line instantly became clogged. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jefferson broke free from the defense and ran from the box to a position about 45 degrees outside the three-point line.
Kidd, who was on the baseline, had already seen Jefferson in the open position, transferred the ball in a wide range and threw the ball directly over. After receiving the ball, Jefferson didn't need to adjust, and directly pulled three points. The ball is passed very comfortably, just like in training!
"LaMarcus, wait for you to go to the low post and fall into the penalty area, I'll cover for Brand and Steve!" Just after Jefferson hit a three-pointer, Oden said to Aldridge, who picked up the ball.
"Understood!" Aldridge replied simply, indicating that he knew.
Blake dribbled past half court and took the initiative to hand the ball to Roy. At this time, Oden really didn't enter the inside line, and came directly to Roy's side and covered up. Carter didn't expect Auden's cover to be very solid and block himself perfectly.
Roy passed over to the other side of Oden's body, controlling the ball and quickly drilling to the baseline. Behind Oden, Kostic hurried over to make up for it, and the tall Kostic raised his arms and kept looking for physical contact with Roy.
Roy was also unhurried, following the baseline and hitting Kostic to the basket. Boone, who has been defending Aldridge, quickly closed up and went up to the encirclement, showing a trend of encirclement and suppression! Like shutting the door and beating the dog, the two elders locked Roy up.
In the end, it was the artist who was bold, and at such a critical moment, Roy did not panic much, but carefully observed the position of his teammates. Just as Boone was about to cut the ball, Roy passed the ball from behind Kostic with both hands to Aldridge, who was left open because Boone helped defend.
Aldridge, who received the ball, took a step forward, flew sideways, and dunked the ball into the basket.
"Well done!" After Aldridge landed, Roy quickly ran over and high-fived Aldridge. The audience in the arena only gave some symbolic applause, and Aldridge can't be blamed, but Oden's performance in front of him was too good, after all, Jewel is in front!
"Haha...... It's you who pass it beautifully! Better have a few more, my hands are itching! Aldridge touched Roy's head and laughed, looking very arrogant.
"Alright! Don't pretend to be 13! Play seriously, we'll be booed if we lose again! "Auden had a headache when he heard Aldridge's shameless words, and he had no skin or face!
In the first quarter, Oden and Aldridge broke out together, and the New Jersey Nets' already weak interior line was directly blown up by Oden and Aldridge. Aldridge, who was very depressed in the last game, did a good job in this game! The Twin Towers played an excellent game, leading the team to a 13-point lead over the Nets 40:27 in the first quarter!
In the first quarter, Oden had 7 points, 5 rebounds and 4 blocks, completely controlling the restricted area on the defensive end. Aldridge was not far behind, with 11 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals. Seeing that the interior twin towers played so well, Roy was also willing to be a green leaf, scoring only 2 points but getting as many assists as Blake 5 assists.
Jefferson, who has been playing well for the Nets lately, is still putting on a great performance, scoring 14 points in the first quarter, which overshadows Aldridge's 11-point score. However, Kidd's four points and three assists, Carter's five points and the remaining teammates' four points together obviously didn't provide much help.
"You know what? You've been led by the rookie, and he's provoking you to keep attacking the basket so that he can work under the basket, and that's what you give him the opportunity to do! At the end of the first quarter, Kidd, who was sitting on the bench, said to Carter, who was sitting next to him.
"Really?" Carter thought about it, it seemed that this was really the case, but how could he be so fooled?
"You're right, Jason, that rookie is really not ordinary, it's really evil!" Carter has to admit that this rookie is really different!
"The bystanders are clear, and the authorities are confused! In another way of playing, it will be difficult for him to limit you! Jason Kidd said with a smile. A faint smile, combined with a smooth head, has an indescribable wisdom.
A different way of playing? Kidd himself muttered again in his heart, maybe he really wants to change his play, maybe he ...... Kidd seems to have seen the Nets who have reached the Finals twice in the past few years, and then look at the current Nets, Kidd suddenly found that the team had lost a lot unconsciously. Perhaps, it's really going to change! Kidd held his head and continued to fall into deep thought.
Although Carter really changed his style of play and no longer brainlessly attacked the basket, there was no special improvement on the current situation of the team. The Trail Blazers Twin Towers, which have gone crazy, have not given the Nets the slightest chance to turn the tables!
At the end of the game, the Trail Blazers defeated the New Jersey Nets 112-105, scoring 25 points in the next three quarters, and Carter, who scored 30 points in the game, still did not bring victory to the team. It also made Jefferson's 28 points and Kidd's 14 points and 12 assists go down the drain!
The three players of the Trail Blazers once again combined to score 73 points! Oden finally scored 21 points, 20 rebounds and 6 blocks, including 6 career block records! Aldridge scored a game-high 35 points while grabbing 12 rebounds, four assists, four steals and a block. Roy, who is willing to be a green leaf, only scored 17 points and 7 assists.
In the end, Aldridge, who shot 13-of-18 and made 7-of-8 free throws, won the best player of the game!
Of course, after winning the Nets, the Trail Blazers' record came to 6-1, and the Lakers, who temporarily exceeded 5-1, quietly came to the first place in the West!