Chapter 60: The Great Demon King
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The opening ball is still in the hands of the Clippers, and although Lopez has improved a lot this season, his bounce is much worse than Jordan Jr.'s.
Paul holds the ball to organize the team's attack, and after he brings the ball to the frontcourt, the first line of defense he faces is Yang Yi.
Yang Yi has had many confrontations with Paul before, but it is the first time for Clippers fans to see the duel between Paul, one of the four major point guards in the league, and Yang Yi, a super offensive point guard of the new generation. Therefore, they didn't dare to blink their eyes, and stared closely at the two people who were about to face each other.
The DJ on the scene also cheered for Paul loudly. Although Yang Yi was fierce, the fans at the scene still supported their boat king.
Paul had the opportunity to attack with the ball, and in front of Yang Yi, he didn't dare to hold the ball and directly hit the inside. Since the fat man has undergone a physical transformation, his defensive ability is even more powerful than that of his senior brother Rondo.
Rondo relied on a pair of long arms to defend the alignment, Yang Yi not only has a pair of arms like Rondo, but his speed and experience are not worse than Rondo, but his physical fitness is better. Now, as long as he doesn't encounter a point guard like Iverson, he can block the position with a pair of super long arm spans.
Paul didn't rush to the basket, but waited for his teammates to get position, and only after all his teammates were successful did he slowly dribble the ball in the direction of his teammates.
Without warning, Paul's hand shook, and the ball that was still in his hand at the previous moment flew to Griffin's hand, which was successful under the basket.
At this time, Griffin and Anderson were under the basket, Jordan Jr. was standing on the left side of the free throw line and taking a step towards the basket, not close to the basket, and Lopez was standing next to him and staring at him.
Griffin is Griffin, although he was severely humiliated by Yang Yi in the previous game, his toughness was undoubtedly revealed at this moment.
After receiving Paul's pass, he first pressed back to back against Anderson. The fact that he didn't push Yang Yi away before didn't mean that his strength was weak, it just showed Yang Yi's strength in disguise. Anderson took a step back under his back, but just one step back cost Anderson the chance to defend.
After Griffin pushed Anderson away, he quickly turned his back and left Anderson behind in an instant.
The back-to-back was Griffin's forte, and after shaking off Anderson, he flew to the plate and ended the Clippers' possession with a trademark dunk.
Bang dang!
The ball slammed into the basket by him, then passed through the basket at the speed of light, and bounced off the floor in no more than three seconds.
Cleanly and without the slightest drag, the Clippers announced whose turf this was with such a powerful dunk.
"White Monster, White Monster ......" Griffin dunked successfully, and now there was a sudden burst of cheers and shouts. Although Griffin's dunk can be seen in almost every game, it is still very refreshing for fans to come out on top in such a crucial confrontation as the playoffs.
Yang Yi is no longer a young man who has just entered the league, but in the desperate cheers of the fans, he still deeply understands that this is already an away game.
In the past, such cheers were dedicated to him at home, but away from home, it is unlikely.
The offense and defense switched, the ball returned to the Pelicans, and Yang Yi held the ball to organize the team's offense.
The intensity of the playoffs he's pretty much figured out in the last six games. Although the rhythm and physical collision are more intense, these are no different from the regular season for Yang Yi. He used the ability given by the system to kill all sides in the regular season, and the intensity was no worse than in the playoffs. Because many teams sent two players to surround him during the regular season, otherwise he would not have been able to stop his attack.
He didn't choose to pass the ball out like Paul did, and his teammates, namely Lopez and Anderson, were in position, and the rest of his teammates were running around. They're good at random battles, not one-on-one attacks like the Clippers.
Soon, Yang Yi found an opportunity to attack. With the help of Aminu's blocking, Yang Yi got neutral. But this time the Clippers have found experience, and before Yang can make a move, Odom pounces in front of Yang Yi.
It turned out that when Aminu stepped forward to block the demolition, Odom followed. However, he didn't run towards Aminu, but pinched the direction of Yang Yi's breakthrough and blocked the fat man who was about to shoot.
Seeing that it was not the best time to make a shot, Yang Yi did not force a shot, but waited until the next teammate came to cover.
Soon, he got another chance. After Gordon helped him block Odom, he didn't run back into the open space, but played a backward step behind Gordon and Odom, dodging Jamal Crawford, who came to besiege him.
This choice gave him a chance to project. Even with Gordon and Odom in front of him, he made an easy shot. Crawford wanted to rush over to interfere with Yang Yi, but he didn't catch up. When he rushed to Yang Yi, the ball in Yang's hand was already flying in mid-air.
Swish!
After a period of flight, the basketball flying in mid-air fell headlong into the basket, and also brought up a burst of net flowers.
3:2, Yang took the lead for the Pelicans as soon as he shot.
The cacophony in the Staples Center suddenly fell silent for a second or so after Yang hit a three-pointer, and then quickly spread out again. They were amazed by Yang's alert performance, and after being blocked by Odom before, he did not choose to continue to walk towards the empty place, but took a step back.
The result of this choice was that Crawford seemed to be being tricked, and if he had followed Gordon, he might have interfered with Yang Yi's projection. But he ran towards a place where no one was, and as a result, Yang Yi easily got the shooting space and time, and scored three points for the Pelicans in the first round.
Not to mention the discussion of the fans at the scene, Yang Yi was also happy about his choice. He had a smile on his face after hitting the three-pointer, and he won the battle against Crawford. And it's not just a matter of three points, it's a win in the ball quotient competition.
Such a victory made him happier than his brute force victory over his opponent!
Williams was also happy about the fat man's choice, and he applauded continuously from the sidelines, rejoicing in the progress of his disciple.
The first round, although it was only a small detail, showed a player's fundamentals and ball intelligence.
Without thoughtfulness at key moments and extraordinary court insight, it is difficult to make the right choices on the court, not to mention that Yang Yi is still a rookie, and such progress is worthy of Williams' joy.
Williams was happy, but his opponent De Nagro was a little depressed. He is not afraid that Yang Yi has strong firepower, nor is he afraid that Yang Yi is physically strong, but he is afraid that he has a golf quotient.
A player with a high ball quotient is often more terrible than a pure attacking player, not to mention that Yang Yi is also a super offensive player, with accurate shooting, strong body, and a good ball quotient, such a player is very difficult, and he is simply a big devil.
He suddenly sensed how hard it was for the Clippers to be sure of victory in this series!