Chapter 459: First Battle Against Hornets

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At the beginning of the season, no one thought that this little bee could make a big wave, after all, the Hornets were no longer the original Hornets, the original Hornets under the leadership of Paul, Chandler and David West, were definitely one of the strongest teams in the league, but since Tyson Chandler left, they traded Okafor, they have always thought that Okafor is more suitable for the Hornets than Tyson Chandler, because he can attack, but the situation is not as simple as they think. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Okafor is coming, but the Hornets' record does not rise but falls, 07-08 season, it is definitely the closest year for the Hornets to the championship, they entered the playoffs with the second place in the West, defeated the Mavericks in the first round, but in the second round was overturned by the old spurs, 08-09 season, James Posey, the hero of the Green Army, transferred to the Hornets, the Hornets were considered the favorites to win the championship at the beginning of the season, but unfortunately in the end, it was only in the first round of the playoffs and was killed by the Nuggets 4-1.

In the 09-10 season, the Hornets were a tragedy, and Paul's continuous injuries and absences made the team's combat effectiveness plummet.

did not enter the playoffs, which can be seen from their live broadcast in the United States this year, the current Hornets are indeed not very popular, but even if it is such a Hornets team, they actually relied on their strong strength to kill back after the start of this season, and after the introduction of Ariza, the overall strength of the Hornets has risen extremely fast.

On the offensive side, there is Paul's tandem, which is amazing, and there are many defensive giants on the defensive side.

In this battle between the Cavaliers and the Hornets, if there is no Zhang Kong, then guess the Hornets must have won the vast majority.

But it is precisely because of Zhang Kong's relationship that this battle between the knight and the wasp also makes everyone unable to guess the ending.

Judging from the lineup, the Hornets have no possibility of losing, but don't forget that at the World Championships, it seems that the American team also has no possibility of losing, and finally fell under the iron hooves of the Chinese team led by Zhang Kong, and the Chinese men's basketball team reached the top of the world for the first time, which is not accidental, it seems inevitable in Zhang Kong! Today's Hornets starting lineup is:

Center Emeka Okafor, this player has an average offensive level and an excellent defensive level, but he is just too short.

Power forward David West, in the 07-08 season, West was definitely the league's top power forward, even if his form has declined in recent years, his combat effectiveness has been maintained below 88, and his current rating is 89.

Small forward Trevor Ariza, who was supported by the Rockets as a savior last year, but the mud will never hold up the wall.

Things have proved that Ariza, the name of Tiezha is not called in vain, the three-point shooting is indeed inaccurate, but this kid still likes to shoot, so that the name of the Iron God is like thunder, otherwise it would be impossible for Xiaobu to rob the boss in the later part of the season.

Scoring guard Marco Belinelli, this player is a little handsome, is the 18th rookie in the first round of 07, from Italy, you have to admit that the Italian players are really handsome, but the combat effectiveness is really poor.

He's on the Hornets now, and he's playing a three-point battery, somewhat similar to Peja's role.

The point guard is naturally Chris Paul, and this guy is in the No. 1 position, and the Hornets have no one to take it.

After introducing the Hornets' starting lineup, the starting lineup on the Cavaliers' side is as follows, with center Anderson Vallejo, power forward JJ Hickson, small forward Gamario Moon, point guard Zhang Kong, and point guard Morris Williams.

This is the current lineup of the Cavaliers, and the more favored Maddy, Milicic and Jamison are all sitting on the sidelines as spectators at this time.

Playing with such a lineup would seem difficult for Hornets fans to lose...... If there is no empty space.

"Hey Zhang, hope we can have a good game!" With the referee's gesture in, Zhang Kong and they came to the middle circle together, Paul stood next to Zhang Kong and said to Zhang Kong with a smile, listening to Paul's words, Zhang Kong also smiled.

This was Zhang's first game of the season, and he didn't want to commemorate his return with a loss.

As the referee's whistle blew, the orange ball was slowly thrown into the air by the referee, and J.J. Hickson jumped up with Okafor, who is notoriously tall and a third-class cripple on the inside, but comparatively ...... JJ Hickson is really crippled, Okafor is 2.08m, while JJ Hickson and Vallejo are both only 2.06m.

So the jump ball was photographed by Okafor in the hands of Chris Paul without suspense, and the battle between the Cavaliers and the Hornets officially began.

Seeing Paul take the ball, Zhang Kong stretched out his hand for the first time and wanted to steal, but Paul directly wrapped the ball around his back and dodged Zhang Kong, but Zhang Kong's retreat speed was not slow, and he immediately overtook Paul and fell back to his defensive position.

Paul saw Zhang Kong chasing back, and he also knew that it would not be easy to score easily in front of Zhang Kong.

So he stopped slowly, and after glancing at Zhang Kong, he began to slowly guide the ball on the outside, and when the time was almost up, he didn't hesitate, jumped up directly in front of Zhang Kong, smashed the basketball directly into the inside, and handed it to David West.

David West's player against is Vallejo, and this guy's defense is basically roaring...... I really don't know how he got a foothold in the Cavaliers, of course, his strength is no problem playing in the NBA, but his defense is really scumbag.

His strongest defensive means is to make offensive fouls for the opponent, as if South American players are quite bullish when playing this.

But this is the home court, David West is not used to Vallejo, directly a jumper after turning, but unfortunately did not score, but West took shit luck, after the basketball smashed on the neck of the basket, it actually bounced back into his hand, after receiving the ball, David West wiped Vallejo again and then easily hit the board layup, helping the Hornets lead by one shot.

Seeing that the Hornets were ahead, Zhang Kong couldn't help but smack his lips, as far as the current lineup is concerned, he wanted to prevent the opponent's full staff from being a little, and waved his hand at JJ Hickson next to him, who passed the basketball to Zhang Kong's hand, and then began to run forward.

Anyone who has worked with Zhang Kong knows that when playing with Zhang Kong, there is no so-called privilege.

Even Granger had to run to get Zhang Kong's pass, and the players on the Cavaliers' side were very thoroughly accustomed to Zhang Kong's style of play, except for Zhang Kong sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, the rest of the people began to run back and forth, and the hard work paid off.

Sure enough, someone made a mistake in the running position, the Italian handsome pot just mentioned made a mistake, he and Xiao Mo accelerated him over, and at the moment when Xiao Mo passed him, the basketball in Zhang Kong's hand had already appeared in Xiao Mo's hand.

"What a quick pass!" Paul, who was staring at Zhang Kong, couldn't help frowning when he looked at Zhang Kong's passing, Paul, who was the master of the same pass, naturally knew Zhang Kong's domineering surname of passing, he hadn't fought with Zhang Kong before, but from this encounter, Zhang Kong's passing was powerful again, and there was almost no way to judge the route of the pass, and the pass was very hidden and sudden.

"It seems that this summer, Zhang Kong's passing is getting more and more powerful!" Paul stared at Zhang Kong's fingers, and couldn't help muttering in his heart, if Zhang Kong knew Paul's words, I don't know if he would pout, his current pass is 97, and when it is added to 99, even Paul, it is estimated that he can't see Zhang Kong's passing route, and he can't see it at all.

After Xiao Mo received Zhang Kong's pass, he jumped directly and pushed the basketball out in his hand, at the beginning of the game, Xiao Mo's hand was also good, the basketball went directly into the basket, bringing a wave of nets, the first round of the two teams, Zhang Kong and Paul were comparable, they were all a pass, but Zhang Kong's became an assist, and Paul's David West did not turn into an assist.

In the second round, the Hornets were not polite to the Cavaliers players, and there was a clear advantage between the Hornets and the Cavaliers, that is, the second position, Marco Belinelli, who was 198 cm tall.

If Zhang Kong is allowed to defend, there will be no problem, but if Zhang Kong defends him, who will defend the No. 1 position?

Xiao Mo doesn't matter who he defends, Belinelli or Paul, he is an ATM, you can't count on who he can defend, so now in the second attack, Paul found the point of Belinelli, and the latter did not disappoint Paul.

Although there was still no assist, he caused Xiao Mo's foul, and he made two free throws and two hits to make the score 4-2.

Then both sides were trying their touches, and it wasn't until 3 minutes into the game that Zhang Kong broke through to the inside and assisted JJ Hickson to hit a jumper to equalize the score, but it was less than six seconds before David West came again...... Another mid-range shot regained the lead in the lead, and the Hornets' No. 4 position was too strong.

Judging from the current lineup, whether it is the second position or the fourth position, the disadvantage of the Cavaliers is very big, and it is not too realistic to use Vallejo or JJ Hickson to defend David West, David West's level is indeed much better than them, but now the game has just begun, Byron Scott is constantly thinking about the tactics of the game now in his mind, he knows the Hornets very well, and now he has to think about how to restrain the opponent.

(To be continued)