Chapter 43: The Spirit of the Piston Age
Chapter 43 comes from the spirit of the Piston era
Pepsi Center Arena, Denver.
The cheers rang out one after another, and the fans here didn't stop cheering after the start of tonight's game, and they kept their energy high throughout.
Both teams staged a very exciting offensive and defensive battle in this game, and both teams continued to use their own offensive methods to try to destroy the opponent's defense and win the game.
"Melo has the ball, he makes gestures ready to play alone, his teammates are opening up space, ready for Melo to do his own attack!" Jeff Van Gundy's eyes flashed in the commentary seat, and he knew that the show was coming.
The Nuggets have been a team to be reckoned with since they drafted Carmelo Anthony in '03, and when any team has a top scorer like Anthony, the game doesn't get so easy.
Although Carmelo Anthony often shows a melon-like smile, but once his desire to score rises, any team will have a headache, top scorers are destined to be unlimited, they either have comprehensive offensive means and kaleidoscope characteristics, or offensive means are unsolvable, and one move is delicious.
There is no doubt that Anthony is such a player, his offensive means are too comprehensive, and he can easily use pull-up jump shots, back-to-back singles, step-back jumpers, and breakthrough layups and heavy scoring techniques.
This undoubtedly puts a lot of pressure on Cory Brewer, and any small forward in the league will not dare to relax in the face of Carmelo Anthony's offense, and against the offensive kaleidoscope player, you will never know what kind of offensive means the opponent will use to throw that damn ball, which is undoubtedly a torture for the defender's brain.
Brewer opened his hands, and his long arm span was like an eagle spreading its wings, firmly blocking Carmelo Anthony's offensive line, as long as Anthony tried to break through to the basket in an instant, Brewer was able to stop Anthony in front of him for the first time with his swift speed, firmly restricting Anthony.
But apparently Anthony didn't eat it, he touched the short beard on the edge of his lips, showed a melon-like smile, but his hands kept moving, ignoring Brewer's defense, and dribbling the whole person to the basket.
Brewer's eyes flashed a trace of ruthlessness, gritted his teeth and went up, but he was firmly held by Carmelo Anthony's strong figure, and the huge power came from Anthony's back, which made Brewer feel a little painful for a moment, only to feel that he hit a thick wall in an instant, and the inertia of the body's rapid progress was interrupted in an instant, and Brewer's whole person was stuck in that position, and he saw Anthony still easily jump up and shoot from the distance after being hit by Brewer.
At this time, Brewer could only helplessly stretch out his long arm to try to block Anthony's vision, but it was too late to make this move at this moment, and under Brewer's long arm sealing eyes, Anthony was still able to easily dial out the basketball with his excellent vision when bouncing.
This ball can't be defended at all, so you can only pin the basketball on Anthony's hand!
Brewer is a little helpless, now it seems to be the heyday of small forwards, wing defense has become a problem for more and more teams to consider, but players like him are also becoming more and more sad, the rules of the outside are constantly changing, how to defend those outside superstars, has become one of the most important things for blue-collar players like him.
"Huh!"
The basketball hollowed into the net, with a graceful arc in the air, and hit the net steadily, the Nuggets fans in the stands cheered, and the team's superstar had such a wonderful goal performance, which naturally made them quite happy.
Li Shihao looked serious, walked past Brewer's side, patted him on the shoulder, and said in a low voice: "Corey, don't be discouraged, remember this ball first, and I'll find a chance for you to fight back later!" ”
"No need, Bruce, this game needs me to contribute more on the defensive end, and the offense is still up to you!"
Brewer shook his head and rejected Li Shihao's kindness, and there was no trace of relaxation in his expression, but a raging battle intent. He's a silent and down-to-earth guy whose strength has always been not on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, where he gives his opponent a suffocating defense.
Now that the opponent has launched a challenge tonight, he naturally can't easily admit defeat, and he must let him taste his various tricks on the defensive end!
Subsequently, Carmelo Anthony found that Brewer's concentration on the defensive end was more focused, and his intention to try to open up the situation on the offensive end became increasingly difficult.
I have to say that Brewer, who is serious, is indeed quite scary, Brewer's excellent physical fitness is enough for him to be able to defend from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position, but it is only a general talk, if it is a real game, Brewer is still very good as a swing man, his defensive ability is enough to establish a defensive gate on the outside, any outside line encounters such a player, the offensive means will not have the slightest sense of smoothness.
Seeing that the offensive opportunity was not great, Anthony passed the basketball back to the team's point guard, Chancey Billups, and handed it over to the team's backcourt brain to organize the offense.
After Chauncey Billups received the ball, he did not rush, lowered the center of his body, dribbled the basketball steadily, observed the situation on the court, and looked for opportunities to attack.
His ball-handling skills are very distinctive, very different from most point guards in the league today, without a little superfluous fancy moves, and simple to the extreme.
Truly restrained, no edge!
However, Li Shihao, who has fought with Chaunsibilups, understands that this is definitely not the true face of this old spicy point guard, Chauncey Bilupus is like an unpretentious blunt sword, which looks harmless to humans and animals, but when he relaxes, he will suddenly have a cold arrow, and a series of deadly attacks will beat you and take you away directly.
This 04-year-old grassroots FMVP perfectly inherits the style of the Piston period, unpretentious and deadly!
Many retired basketball legends have commented: "Chauncey Billups is a seriously underrated player who has the ability to make his teammates better, and he is a great player who can be placed in the Hall of Fame!" ”
The heavy sword has no edge, and the great ingenuity does not work!
This is the style of Chauncey Billups, who has been trained and silent for many years in the Motor City, and has honed his playing style, which is unpretentious and restrained, but can kill with one blow!
He has the imprint of the invincible Pistons in the 03-04 season, no, it should be said that he is one of the souls of the Pistons in that period!
This is the spirit from the piston corps of the old days!
It can be said that if Chauncey Billups's old arms and legs go to participate in the league's All-Star Skills Competition, he will undoubtedly be eliminated in the preliminary round, this low-key and honest point guard belongs to the game, and the high-intensity game will awaken the sleeping and unyielding fighting spirit in his body!
Chauncy squinted and swept across the court, his drooping eyelids moved slightly, and the ball in his hand was accurately stuffed into the basket, with a straight line across a personal flesh wall pillar, and accurately passed to the hands of Kenyon Martin on the inside, who did not hesitate to receive the ball, and vigorously poured the basketball into the basket with both hands, a powerful and violent dunk.
"Bang!" The roar of the hoop being violently impacted was clearly heard throughout the Pepsi Center by the speakers behind the hoops.
“Boooooooooom!”
The DJ at the Nuggets' home court couldn't help but speed up a few points when he saw this extremely morale-boosting heavy dunk, took the microphone, and began to try to bring the enthusiasm of the fans to the court!
Kenyon Martin bent his arms, his muscular upper arms showed off on the field, and at the same time he opened his mouth and roared, his eyes were extremely domineering, like an angry King Kong!
The fans in the audience were enthusiastic, cheering wave after wave, who doesn't want to see a dunk that can accelerate the secretion of adrenaline hormones!
This ball can't run away tonight's top five balls!
Chaunsibilups stood honestly in place, still drooping his eyelids, looking like he had nothing to do with getting the ball just now, still looking low-key, "It's none of my business, hang high!" ”
When it comes to brushing off his clothes to hide his merit and fame, Billups has done it deeply!
A gleam flashed in Li Shihao's eyes, and he felt a little hateful in his heart, a player like Chauncy Billups should really go to a team like the Spurs, Popovich must like such a player!
Maybe the GDP mix will be changed by then!
But in the face of Li Shihao's problem, how to limit the Nuggets' offensive tactics, how to maximize the role of Billups on the court?
To be honest, Li Shihao still doesn't have a clear answer in his mind!