Chapter 165: Backwardness
"Stupid! Hurry up! Before Ariza could react, Monty on the sidelines was anxious and yelled loudly on the sidelines.
Ariza was startled and hurriedly raised the basketball in his hand high and threw it.
Ariza is known as Tiezha in China, and shooting iron is one of his major characteristics, but this time it seems that luck is on the side of the Hornets, Ariza made a hasty shot, but miraculously scored.
On the side, Wang Meng secretly wiped a handful of sweat, watching Ariza shoot really didn't have much confidence, in comparison, Belinelli's shooting was a little more reliable.
Wang Meng wiped his sweat on the side, Paul and the others sweated even more, so that they could pass the ball out, Wang Meng This is really a god, do you still let us play?
The Heart's Eye skill is indeed perverted, and in certain circumstances it is even stronger than the full version of the instant burst. Although this skill has a three-minute use limit and only lasts for three seconds, it is enough for Wang Meng to easily brush up on more than ten assists.
"It's a good ball." After watching the replay repeatedly, Johnson was still full of praise, this kind of passing didn't seem particularly brilliant, but in front of a master of assists like Magic, he could fully find the essence of this ball. "I really didn't expect Wang Meng to be able to pass the ball of this level, and now he is stronger than when he trained with me before."
Paul's face is not very good-looking now, watching Wang Meng pass a ball like this, but he can only watch it, this mood is really uncomfortable, especially for Paul, the league's well-deserved first point guard.
Paul played hard, Wang Meng's pressure suddenly doubled, the playing space of the emperor system was not opened early, Wang Meng knew very little about Paul's experience, and Paul was also a very fast point guard, and it was even more troublesome to defend.
Not only Paul, but Kobe and Howard are also very powerful, one was very unhappy with Wang Meng yesterday when he was head-to-head, and the other was beaten two plus one just now, which was even more unhappy, and the three unhappy people were added together, and the Hornets were unlucky.
Gasol was just about to hit two of his own, and as soon as he received the ball and was about to shoot, the basketball was just lifted over his head when Howard slammed a big hat over his face.
"I rub? Ate gunpowder, this is? Gasol didn't know what to do, a little unhappy, before he was unhappy, Kobe Bryant immediately broke through to the basket, Gasol went up to make up for the defense, and Kobe, who has been a teammate with Gasol for four years, knows everything about Gasol, and an easy change of hands in the air caused a defensive foul on Gasol.
"Rub! Wipe! "Gasol is about to cry, why are you looking for me? It's obvious that Wang Meng provoked you, what's my business?
If you want to find trouble with Wang Meng, you have to have a way, Wang Meng is a point guard, and he generally doesn't defend Kobe, let alone Howard who wanders around on the inside as a center, and on the offensive end, Wang Meng and Gasol are more difficult to defend when they cooperate to play blocking and dismantling, how to find trouble?
Since Wang Meng can't be found, he can only trouble Gasol, the second leader of the Wasp.
"Aren't you very diligent in blocking and dismantling? You're blocking and dismantling! Paul, who was full of fire, also broke through Wang Meng with a block, and in his anger, he didn't aim at the basket at all, and directly raised his arm to Gasol's hand.
"I'm rubbing! Wipe! Wipe! Gasol hurriedly dodged, but he could hide there, and the whistle accompanied Gasol's white eyes.
Gasol, who committed two fouls, could only go off the court to watch the excitement, Jason Smith came on to replace Gasol, while Monty replaced Belinelli, who was uncomfortable by Kobe's defense, and replaced Marcus. Thornton.
Thorton and Belinelli are different, Belinelli shoots very accurately, but the speed is not fast, and Thorton not only has a good long-range shooting ability, but also is very fast, and has a good ability to impact the basket, but his defensive ability is too poor, it is simply a loophole, and after Monty came to power, he didn't like this kid who would only impact and wouldn't let go, so he kept pressing him on the bench.
Kobe Bryant's defense is very good, but at his age, he can only defend a player who mainly shoots the offense, and when he encounters a player like Thorton, who has a strong impact and speed, Kobe Bryant will be incapacitated, and his speed is already difficult to keep up with these young people. Monty let Thorton play for this reason, since Belinelli can't prevent Kobe, then it doesn't matter if Thorton is on the court, they are all scored, at least Thorton can still score with Kobe.
Even if Thorton goes up to increase the Hornets' offensive ability, the Hornets' scoring ability still can't be compared with the Lakers, don't forget, the Lakers also have an All-Star level power forward West, although a large part of his data comes from Paul's assists, but this can't hide his excellent ability, and West is a teammate Okafor has a headache for West, this girl has very little inside offense, most of the shots are from the mid-range shot, Okafor is most annoying is this kind of inside, and it is difficult for him to prevent it.
Gasol said unceremoniously that the Hornets are weaker than the Lakers except for Wang Meng, and Wang Meng can only rely on skills to take advantage of when facing Paul.
The Hornets were in a hurry, and before the first quarter was over, they were already trailing by thirteen points.
Wang Meng's mid-range shot was interfered with by Paul with all his strength and did not score, and the first quarter officially ended.
Monty frowned deeply on the sidelines, the Hornets are indeed difficult to beat the Lakers with their current lineup, at least until they get the right player, the Hornets can't compete with a team like the Lakers, unless they are in excellent shape or the Lakers' three cores are out of order.
Wang Meng scored 12 points in the first quarter and handed out 3 assists, but the Hornets were 13 points behind the Lakers, which made him extremely frustrated, but this is also something that can't be helped, Jordan has never won the championship alone, although Wang Meng has a Gasol next to him, but Wang Meng is not Jordan. It may be that Wang Meng will be able to surpass Jordan with the help of the emperor's system in the future, but it is obviously not now.
In the second quarter, Wang Meng first rested off the court for a while, but only this time, the Hornets' bench surrendered under the offensive of the Lakers' substitute, and the score difference quickly widened to 20 points. Thornton scored very well, but under his leadership, the Hornets bench did not defend at all, and it just so happened that the Lakers bench was a group of all-stars who were downwind, and they all played an All-Star posture under the Hornets' porous defense.
Monty had no choice but to send Wang Meng and Gasol on the field in advance to grab points.
After Wang Meng and Gasol came on the court, they continued to block and dismantle each other, scoring efficiently and simply without consuming physical strength, and finally chased the score back to within 10 points. But at this time, the main forces of the Lakers also came up, and the Hornets should be dumbfounded again.