Chapter 219: It's Time to Pay Attention to That Rookie
After a break of more than three minutes at the end of the first quarter, Lu Xiaofeng came on the court at the beginning of the second quarter. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
And Davis, like Kobe, is resting off the court.
The Hornets' backup point guard is Armstrong, a veteran who is on par with Atkins.
Lu Xiaofeng went up, and it was JR Smith who was facing him, who was the famous nerve knife and this year's rookie.
Playing with a substitute and playing a scoring guard, Lu Xiaofeng will not pass the ball like in the first quarter.
Atkins dribbled to the frontcourt, and Lu Xiaofeng suddenly started, using Grant's cover, and ran out.
Although J.R. Smith is in good health, he is a weak chicken compared to Lu Xiaofeng, and as a rookie, he lacks experience.
Lu Xiaofeng came out of the vacant seat at once, and the Wasp's inner line hurriedly made up for it.
Lu Xiaofeng took the ball and threw it, but it was a feint, and he shook Anderson, who was making up for defense, at once.
Anderson wasn't called "Birdman" at this time, and like all jumping men, he jumped easily.
As soon as Lu Xiaofeng collected the ball, he burst in with a big stride, and the inside line was already empty.
J.R. Smith made a mistake again, and when he saw Lu Xiaofeng rushing into the inside, he couldn't help but reach out and cut the ball.
But Lu Xiaofeng had already flown up, and JR Smith's cut ball was just cut into his leg.
Lu Xiaofeng made a powerful one-handed dunk, and the referee also blew a foul and hit a free throw.
Looking back, Armstrong broke through Atkins and entered the inside line, and Lu Xiaofeng made up for the defense.
Armstrong dodged in the air and dodged Lu Xiaofeng's block, but he also lost the opportunity to go directly to the basket and hurriedly passed to the bottom corner.
Lu Xiaofeng let the JR Smith in the bottom corner empty.
The opponent hit the inside, the Lakers' interior defense was empty, knowing that the opponent had an opportunity to go outside, he still had no choice, and the basket was always more sure than three points.
That's also the strategy of all teams, on the defensive end, who would rather bet on three points than let the opponent break through to the basket.
J.R. Smith had a chance, but Lu Xiaofeng didn't stand there and watch him shoot, he turned around and pounced again.
Defensively, sometimes you just need an attitude of not giving up.
Either way, having someone to defend and not being there are two very different situations psychologically for the shooter.
For defenders, if you have a 1 percent chance, you can't give it up.
Lu Xiaofeng's efforts have really paid off.
I don't know if it was Lu Xiaofeng's counterattack that caused JR Smith to hesitate, or if he wanted to return Lu Xiaofeng with a dunk, but JR Smith didn't shoot immediately.
He flicked the ball and was about to break through.
"Beep!"
The referee's whistle sounded, and with a gesture, it turned out that J.R. Smith was careless, and when he started, he kicked backwards and went out of bounds.
Tang Shuai learned the lesson of the game against the Spurs, and when Lu Xiaofeng played a point guard, he was no longer in charge of organization.
The tactic he arranged for Lu Xiaofeng was to take advantage of his fast speed, continuously cover the running position, and attack the ball as soon as he had the opportunity.
In this way, the opponent's defense will not have time to be in place, and Lu Xiaofeng will be able to seize that short opportunity and make a decisive move.
The Lakers attacked again, with Grant and Cook providing continuous cover for Lu Xiaofeng.
The Hornets' defense is also eyeing Lu Xiaofeng.
As soon as Lu Xiaofeng took the ball, Anderson pounced, and this time he didn't shake it yet.
But J.R. Smith also chose to continue to chase Lu Xiaofeng.
In an instant, of course, Lu Xiaofeng could force his move, and Anderson was still one step away from him after all.
But when he saw Cook retreating to the bottom corner, he passed it as soon as possible.
What dribble breaks, what inside strong hits, for Cook, are all false, he likes to catch the ball and shoot.
Cook's very decisive three-point shot went in this time, Lu Xiaofeng rushed to grab the rebound, and only picked up the basketball that fell from the net.
Lu Xiaofeng threw the ball at the referee and gave Cook a thumbs up from afar.
In any case, it is always right to receive the ball in the open space and make a decisive shot, and if you score a few more, the confidence will come.
Players who can play in the NBA are actually geniuses, what player doesn't have his own unique skills?
Once they are allowed to shine in their place, the light of the little people is also dazzling.
J.R. Smith finally made a decisive move.
After the cover, outside the three-point line on the right side, he received a pass from Armstrong and directly came to a super step-back three-pointer.
This is not a good opportunity, because Lu Xiaofeng is chasing very closely.
In order to avoid the block, J.R. Smith not only leaned back, but also turned up the arc.
This is his prodigal nature.
It's a pity that the "nerve knife" is still a "nerve" this time and has not become a knife.
The rebound that rebounded was grabbed by Lu Xiaofeng, and he directly launched a fast attack.
J.R. Smith and Armstrong sped back to the defense, and the rest of the Hornets chased after them.
Rushing into the three-point line and stepping into the three-second zone, Lu Xiaofeng jumped up.
J.R. Smith jumped high to cover him, and Armstrong interfered below.
But in the next second, Lu Xiaofeng turned around violently and threw the ball out.
It was Cook again, and from 45 degrees outside the three-point line on the left side, Anderson, who was guarding him, chased him to the basket, and he was empty again.
Cook took the ball and threw it, and Anderson pounced.
"Beep!"
Anderson didn't catch it, knocked Cook down, and the referee blew the whistle.
And this three-pointer was a little shorter, but after bounced off the basket, it rolled into the Nets.
It's a 3+1!
Lu Xiaofeng ran to Cook excitedly, pulled him up, and slapped him on the buttocks.
"It's so handsome!"
On the Lakers bench, teammates also jumped up at once, with unbelievable looks on their faces.
As soon as the second quarter came up, the Hornets were beaten 9-0 by the Lakers, and they had to add free throws, and the difference reached double digits.
Taking advantage of the free throws, Scott replaced Davis with J.R. Smith, who made a series of mistakes.
Tang Shuai is still the old god, and there is no substitution.
Cook added a free throw to make it 40-28.
Lu Xiaofeng faced Davis again.
So far, he still only has one foul, and he has no worries, but when he defends, it's different.
Davis also wanted to singled Lu Xiaofeng on the inside, but he didn't expect that this time, Lu Xiaofeng wouldn't give him a chance at all.
Lu Xiaofeng, who was a head taller, kept adjusting his pace and half-circled Davis.
Out of fear of Lu Xiaofeng's bouncing, Armstrong didn't dare to pass the ball over the top.
Davis wanted to run out to get the ball, but Lu Xiaofeng followed closely and just didn't give him a chance to catch the ball.
Maybe Davis had a fleeting opportunity when he ran back, but Armstrong, who was afraid of mistakes, didn't dare to pass.
After a few hesitations, time ran out, and Armstrong could only make a pull-up jump shot against Atkins.
Davis still wanted to compete with Lu Xiaofeng for rebounds, but Lu Xiaofeng, who was a little better physically, reacted faster than him, and of course he wouldn't give him a chance.
Lu Xiaofeng, who won the rebound, did not pass to Atkins, and dribbled directly to the frontcourt.
With a move of his hand, Cook ran up and gave Lu Xiaofeng a block, and Davis was blocked behind.
As soon as Lu Xiaofeng stopped, he passed Anderson, who had made up for it.
As soon as Cook, who hit two three-pointers in a row, was removed, Davis hurriedly followed.
Lu Xiaofeng went straight to the basket, glided in the air, dodged Magloyer's block, and reached the other side of the basket.
thought he would make a pull-up layup, but Lu Xiaofeng suddenly passed to the bottom corner.
The Hornets' defense leaked again, and Butler ran to the bottom corner at some point, empty.
Of course, Lu Xiaofeng would not let him run in vain.
With a familiar rhythm and decisive shots, Butler continued his fiery hand and hit three-point shots.
The climax of 13:0 came so suddenly.
The Hornets players were caught off guard, as was Hornets coach Scott.
Is there so much difference in the bench lineup?
Or is the first stanza quite an illusion in the first place?
Scott regretted it.
Lu Xiaofeng, who is hyped by the media, is just a talented rookie in his opinion.
The defense of Kobe Bryant is the key to defeating the Lakers.
But now Kobe Bryant is sitting on the bench, and the rookie has led the Lakers to a big climax.
"Maybe it's time to really study that rookie."
Scott thought so, but he couldn't solve the immediate need, so he could only call a timeout.