Chapter 195: Zhang Kong's New Technique
"Oh, it's Zhang Kong again, this empty is here again, look at Baron Davis, shaking, Zhang Kong's height has an advantage, and the speed and pace are very fast, compared to those little guards, there is no problem at all, but faster than those boys! Broke through, a very easy breakthrough, slipped the bottom line, handed it to Murphy, Murphy didn't vote, and gave it to Zhang Kong, the vacant seat! Three-pointer, beautiful, hit another three-pointer...... This is the first few three-pointers Zhang Kong hits, the fifth three-pointer of this game, Zhang Kong's three-point shot is 5 of 8 to now, and the 15 points he got in the half game are all three-pointers, such a shooting rate is enough to tell the problem! Director Zhang looked at the information he had recorded, and commented to Zhang Kong on the field.
"Did Zhang Kong shoot threes before? I remember that although he had three points, his shooting percentage was not very high! Sun Zhengping next to him asked with a strange expression, he has also been broadcasting the Pacers' games for a while, how come he doesn't know that Zhang Kong is good at this.
In the last game, it can also be seen that Zhang Kong is not very good at offense, three-point shots, Zhang Kong has also shot before, the most time was when he played the Cavaliers, he scored a career-high 23 points, and at the last moment, the three-point rain disrupted the Cavaliers, it can be seen that Zhang Kong is not unable to score, but he didn't want to score before, and now the Pacers' hand feels cold, which is the best time for him to attack! Okay, it's Zhang Kong again, he broke through, he didn't continue to walk, he split the ball, and gave it to Granger, Granger didn't feel good today, huh! Yes, in, the most powerful thing about Granger is his shooting...... "Seeing the ball go in, Director Zhang immediately changed his words, which is not a big deal in the imperial court, especially when it is broadcast live.
"Squeak!" A loud electronic bell synthesized sounded, and the first half of the game ended between the Pacers and the Clippers.
The Clippers high-fived each other and walked into the locker room, while the Pacers celebrated much more.
After all, they are leading now, 46-41, just a few dozen minutes ago, the Pacers were still 8-19 behind the opponent by a full 11 points, but at this time they can celebrate here, and the away side is 5 points ahead of the opponent, and the Pacers' side is not very good.
And how could the Clippers' feel be good, Granger's defensive efficiency has improved significantly after the mentality has changed.
Originally, he was still thinking about attack, but now he is thinking about defense, it's as simple as that!
Of course, he will not feel good with such a change of mentality, so he is also trying to attack, hoping to regain his touch through attack, and Zhang Kong really has no idea about the position of the Pacers boss, so the scene just now appeared.
On the last ball, Zhang Kong did not throw it himself, but passed the ball to Granger to let him find his touch.
But fortunately, Granger's hand has finally returned a little, and Granger has tried to shoot a total of ten times so far, but unfortunately only 6 points have been scored, which may be the worst game for Granger, you must know that he also scored 20 points in the last game.
Zhang Kong cried the best ball in the half, shot a total of 8 three-pointers in the half, and hit 5 of them, such a shooting rate is not low, and the score of 15 points in the half is also the highest in the team, and Zhang Kong does not forget to assist in his own offense.
15 points, plus 3 assists and 4 blocks, that's quite a good result! If Zhang Kong's annual salary is really 10 million, then the boss of the walker will burn high incense, and it is very likely that he will embark on the road of believing in Buddhism or God.
Of course, now this is just a thought, and after the Pacers returned to the locker room, Jim O'Brien began to distribute the tactics of the second half of the game, and Zhang Kong's three-point score was very passionate, although he did not yell at the sky, nor did he run around the court, he always calmly raised three fingers, and then slowly returned to his position, although he was not excited.
But the people around him were very excited, whenever Zhang Kong scored three points, a few players would always jump out of the bench, constantly waving towels to cheer Zhang Kong on, and when the whole team felt cold, Zhang Kong stood up at this time.
"In the second half of the game, we will play around Zhang Kong, Zhang, your next game will be more troublesome, we need your scoring ability, but also to connect with the rest of the team, if Danny has the opportunity, we have to pass him a few more balls, we are not the kind of team that can win the game with a one-point attack, so I need you to distribute the ball as much as possible and give it to other teammates, so that they can hit the ball, as long as we recover our touch, it will not be a big problem to deal with the Clippers!" Jim O'Brien watched the constant command in front of the tactical board, they can't afford to lose this game, if they fall from first in the East to fourth in the East in two days, then the Pacers are expected to be scolded to death by the fans, but fortunately they are still in the top three.
The Cavaliers, who are in the limelight, are pressed behind by the Pacers, and losing to the Jazz can be said to be too poor on the inside, but if they lose to the Clippers...... There's really nothing to say! Halftime is always fast.
The tactics had just been finished when the stadium staff had already come in to remind them that the game was about to start.
"Come on, let's get out and get rid of them!" Jim O'Brien stretched out his hand, which was a ritual of encouragement before each game, Granger, as the leader of the team, was the first to put his hand up, and then Dundee Jones, Mike Dunleavy, Murphy They also put their hands up, and finally the big empty hand was put up, and everyone shouted loudly.
"Win the game, 1, 2, 3 plays!" "Oh!" With a deep cheer from the players, the Pacers players walked out of the locker room in turn and onto the court, and now the game continues! The third quarter of the game is simply a copy of the first quarter of the game!
Why? At the beginning of the game, the Clippers played a wave of small **, instantly filled the gap of five points, and did not give the Pacers any chance at all.
And then Zhang Kong began to exert his power and hit three points again, but he only hit one three-pointer this time, and then passed the ball to the inside and handed it to Murphy's hands, Murphy definitely belongs to the alternative players in the inside, if there are a few players in the league who are softer than Nowitzki, then Murphy is definitely one! But like Nowitzki, he has a knack for it.
Shooting, as long as it is a big man who can shoot three-pointers and shoots from a distance, it is impossible to go without food in the league!
On the Pacers' side, in addition to Zhang Kong, the first to find his feel was Murphy, Murphy scored four points in a row on the inside, and once again overtook the score to 3 points, and then the Clippers' benches came on, compared to the benches, the Clippers' bench level today is really good, in terms of feel, they are indeed better than the bench on the Pacers' side.
Forced to tie the score, the third quarter of the game tied 63-63, in fact, the Pacers still have spare strength to use.
Because Zhang Kong went back to the bench to rest, he was preparing to take out the Clippers in the fourth quarter.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Pacers relied on the cooperation of Murphy and Zhang Kong, and scored three goals in a row within two minutes, and after playing a wave of 6-0 small **, the score difference was instantly widened, just when they were ready to solve the opponent in one go.
Clippers power forward Al Thornton became the savior of the Clippers, he first hit Hibbert on the inside and caused Hibbert's foul, two free throws and two hits, and then cooperated with Davis, after blocking the gap, assisted Davis to hit a three-pointer, and then he scored four points in a row! At the critical moment, Granger finally took care of his hand, and a three-pointer directly broke the Clippers' dream of wanting to equalize, and Al Thornton's performance in the final quarter was indeed very eye-catching, but unfortunately he found the wrong place.
When he rushed into the interior again to make trouble for the Pacers, Zhang Kong appeared in the corner of the interior line, and when he jumped, Zhang Kong also jumped up, and then slapped Al Thorton's basketball directly with a bloody big hat.
Then he broke through the inside line, deceived Al Thorton with a 'fake throw', and passed it to Murphy's hand, Murphy received the ball and went directly to the basket, and the panicked Al Thorton didn't think too much, and his hand touched Murphy like this, and received his fifth foul.
At the same time, Murphy was sent to the free throw line, and when Murphy hit the free throw, the Clippers had no hope of turning the tables.
96-88, the Pacers finally avoided the fate of a losing streak, Granger has a very bad shooting percentage in this game, if it weren't for his multiple hits on the inside in the second half and made some free throws, he may not have been able to break the double.
He only scored 11 points in this game, which can be described as a new low of the season, Murphy's full-court shooting percentage was only 5 percent, 13 points and 9 boards, Dundee Jones only had six points, Jeff Foster only had 4 points, and TJ Ford played 18 minutes off the bench and didn't score a point! Roy Hibbert had a good performance today, and he was also ashamed and brave, only three fouls in 25 minutes of play, and 12 points were still in the account, and Dunleavy got Bar to 10, which can be regarded as the main output point of the bench firepower.
The only bright spot for the Pacers was Zhang Kong, who shot 7-of-12 from three-point range, shooting 58% from the field, scoring a game-high 21 points, and he didn't make a single free throw or an inside shot except for three-pointers.
21 points, 7 assists, 7 blocks, 2 rebounds, no steals, this is Zhang Kong's current data, which looks ordinary.
But others don't think so...... Zhang Kong's three-point shot in this game can't help but make people's eyes shine, and this three-point shot is Zhang Kong's new skill, Zhang Kong's skills are slowly developing, and it seems that the other No. 1 positions in the league are going to be in trouble.
(To be continued)