Chapter 164: Potential
Momentum is a very strange thing, when you press someone to fight, it will create a shadow in the hearts of others.
In this way, those who have the upper hand will become weaker and weaker, while those who have the upper hand will fight more and more smoothly.
But when you have been fighting for a long time, you don't beat this guy down, but let this guy fight more and more smoothly.
The person who used to have the upper hand will start beating the drum in his heart, because he doesn't know what to do in such a situation.
Some people will choose to press and use more force to break him directly, and some people will choose to wait until he makes a mistake and then break him in one fell swoop, and now the Nuggets and Pacers are like these two people fighting, they are both waiting for an opportunity.
And the Pacers waited for their chance first, and their touch was back! And the Nuggets' side felt smooth for a whole game, and after being suddenly overtaken, they fell into a strange atmosphere...... This is when a hero needs to appear.
Whether it's China or the United States, people worship heroes, although heroes basically don't end well in any country.
But the existence of heroes is always talked about by people, and at critical moments, the team needs a person who can score and a person who can lead the team to victory! When Luther Hyde's three-point shot went in, Zhang Kong didn't have time to celebrate, but directly pulled Hyde and ran back to his own half, this ball is very important.
George Karl looked at the time and didn't call a timeout, he was going to put the ball in the hands of the players.
After Billups dribbled past half court, he glanced at Zhang Kong in front of him, and then at Anthony in the distance, this time he was not faking it, but really wanted to do it, and he also knew that he was not pleasing Zhang Kong's hands.
It's better to hand over the ball to the real offensive core of the team, speaking of offense, even Billups is not Anthony's opponent, so Billups is very relieved to put the ball in Anthony's hands, and Anthony is against Granger.
Both of them are the core of each team, both are young people, and they are both the hope of the future of the league, but one has just entered the league, and has been paid more attention by major media and fans, and is a heavenly girl, while the other is only selected in the seventeenth place in the first round.
But now they are the bosses of both teams, and the managers and fans on both sides are also interested in putting the final goal in their hands.
Anthony looked at Granger in front of him, he didn't hesitate, this time was not the time to hesitate, he directly handed the ball to his right hand, and quickly broke through to Granger's left, Granger gently stretched out his hand to the left, and stopped Anthony.
Comparatively, Granger has a longer arm than Anthony, which is good for blocking and defense.
But if Anthony is guarded down like this, then he doesn't deserve to be called the 03 Golden Generation with James.
Just when people thought that he had no way to continue to break through, Anthony suddenly pulled the ball back, it turned out that the left protrusion just now was just a feint, but the feint was already similar to the real move, Granger had no doubt that if he didn't move his center of gravity just now, Anthony would definitely take advantage of the situation to pass his own, and now he has lost his position, and when his center of gravity is readjusted, Anthony is already half a position ahead of him.
Granger didn't hesitate and chased straight after him, in such a game, in such a matchup, half a body can already decide a lot of things, and Anthony rushed straight into the Pacers' defensive lineup like a blue wave.
Hibbert, one step ahead, came directly to Anthony, as a seven-foot man, Hibbert's height and arm length gave Anthony enough threat, but Anthony didn't care, in the face of the inside, the best way is to use speed and dexterity.
Jumping higher than those big men on the inside line is a matter of stunned youth, and now Anthony is no longer stunned.
So he gently held the ball, and in just one step, one and a half turns, he had already shaken off Hibbert and faced the basket directly.
Anthony smiled and slowly threw the ball in his hand to the basket, Anthony's nickname in the league is Melon!
Because he smiled sweetly, especially when he thought the goal was a must-score, but there are always exceptions!
Anthony was stunned when a small hand appeared directly in the air on the trajectory of the basketball...... And when he looked at the huge No. 88 jersey, Billups was also stunned, and he looked next to him with some surprise.
Because this figure, three seconds ago, was still here, there was no glance to look around, and now he has appeared in the most critical position, no one knows how Zhang Kong appeared here.
This is the advantage of not having a sense of presence, always being able to appear in the most critical position silently, and then solve the opponent.
"Smack!" With a crisp sound, Zhang Kong slapped the basketball directly on the rebound, speaking of attacking Zhang Kong may not work, but speaking of blocks, and it is a low-altitude layup like a cover, Zhang Kong is nine out of ten, a volleyball smash action, directly get used to the ball on the rebound, and the huge recoil of the ball, before Zhang Kong fell from the air, has rebounded, Granger here has been chasing Anthony to his own basket, seeing this ball, he will not be polite! Just jump up and run with the ball.
At this time, Granger's speed was already fully up, and even Billups could only watch helplessly as they wanted to chase him. "Bang! Yes! There was a loud bang, and Granger hung his hands on the basket and roared loudly.
Listening to his roar, the audience stood up and applauded, and after Zhang Kong landed, he just gently brushed his hair, chewed the candy and slowly walked out of the inner line, without even looking at Anthony beside him.
The momentum, which has been silent, has turned to the side of the walkers! With Anthony missing a three-pointer at the end, the Pacers won their second game of the season 114-111 at home, and the Pacers won 2-1.
"Yay!" As the electronic synthesis bell rang, the entire Consecco arena became a sea of welcome.
The players of the two teams walked over to each other, said hello, and then the coach shook hands gently and left, they were going to go to the press conference, only one strange guy, as soon as the game was over, he left directly, and there was not even a polite handshake, but for this guy, everyone has long been used to it, because he used to be like this.
In this game, in fact, the Nuggets lost a little unjustly, because they really won the game by a little bit.
Anthony scored a game-high 25 points, Billups was crazy in the second quarter, and also scored 24 points, as well as Nene 16 points, it can be said that when Zhang Kong was filling in the holes, these three people grabbed points and grabbed the most comfortable, and the Pacers were also pulled away by the Nuggets at that time, and Afraro also scored 15 points off the bench...... As for J.R. Smith, he didn't play at all, he injured his finger, so he didn't play today.
The data on the Pacers' side was comprehensively overwhelmed by the Nuggets, and the team's highest score turned out to be Dundee Jones on the bench, who scored 20 points, and Luthor Hyde scored 12 points, especially the crucial four points in the final moment, which is very important.
In the starters, Granger's hand felt really bad today, 6 of 16 shots, only 18 points, if it wasn't for the last moment of the hand to pick up, he might not even get 18 points, Hibbert scored 14 points on the inside, TJ Ford didn't play yin with Zhang Kong, Zhang Kong also passed him a lot of fun, and also scored 13 points, and the most surprising thing was Murphy, who only scored 4 points in the whole game.
It's miserable...... It's very miserable, and Zhang Kong's performance in this game is also extremely comprehensive, and he can't do it if he's not comprehensive.
14 points in the game, 11 assists, 8 blocks, two doubles, quasi-triple-double! This is also Zhang Kong's first double-double since he entered the league, with Zhang Kong's offensive ability now, as long as he is given the opportunity to shoot in every game, it is not difficult to score a 10-8 point.
But if you want to get a 20+, 30+, 40+ or something, that's enough! Unless he adds his offensive surname above 90.
After playing this game, Jim O'Brien was very excited, after all, his team defeated the team that reached the Western Conference Finals last year, and the Nuggets are more than one stop better than the Pacers in every way.
And the next game, for them is very advantageous, because they are against one of the league's super bad teams, the Knicks, the Wizards and the Warriors, tomorrow they need to leave for New York, play the Knicks, this is a back-to-back game.
And the next step is to play the Wizards and the Warriors, these are not strong teams, and the challenge is No. 14 against the Celtics.
But there are still more than ten days to go, and the most important thing they need to pay attention to now is the next game against these bad teams.
They didn't want the boat to capsize in the gutter, and when Zhang Kong returned home, he found that there were two unfamiliar guests in the house.
"What are you doing here?" Looking at the two women sitting in the lobby of the luxury villa, sipping coffee, Zhang Kong's brows furrowed, these two guys don't seem to have any friendship with themselves, what are you doing here?
(To be continued)