Chapter Ninety-Six: Brittle Knees
Beep!
A sharp whistle sounded right next to Raelin, and watching the referee make a T move, Raelin knew that a technical foul couldn't run away. Although this move was not intentional, the elbow did indeed get a T.
However, Kenyon Martin's elbow was not a big deal, and after a brief handling on the sidelines, he immediately returned to the court.
"Uncle, is this guy faking a fall!"
After glaring at Kenyon Martin viciously, he couldn't help but suspect that this guy was faking a fall.
After a swearing, Leylin waited patiently for the Nuggets' free throws in the middle line.
One free throw, and after Anthony hit an easy free throw, the Nuggets resumed their offense.
It's not much different from the previous way of attacking, in fact, after having the league's two biggest scorers, offense is really not a headache for George Carr. If he can better integrate the team's defense, maybe the Nuggets will be better.
Swish!
After getting rid of Maddie, Anthony caught the ball and shot, and the basketball plunged into the basket, and the sound of the basketball and the net rubbing was so beautiful.
“Anthony……”
As the pride of the sky, Anthony's popularity at Pepsi Center is unmatched.
The hoarse voices of the DJs echoed through the Pepsi Center, where excited fans let out a blazing cry.
As the game deepened, the scores of the two sides were also rising, but the shooting rate of both sides was not high, coupled with the poor protection of rebounds, so that the Nuggets were never able to pull away the score.
With 2:44 left in the first quarter, Raelin was substituted, while the Nuggets replaced their power forward Kenyon Martin.
In the first quarter, he played about ten minutes, and Raylin scored 3 points on 1-of-3 shooting, but on the defensive end, he grabbed 7 rebounds alone. Compared with Martin's 4 points and 3 boards, Leylin's performance was much better.
In the ensuing time, the managers of both sides invariably handed over time to the substitutes.
At the end of the first quarter, the difference between the two sides was only three points, which was not huge. But in the second quarter, the Nuggets, under the leadership of Iverson and J.R. Smith, instantly widened the gap to 11 points, and seeing the difference being widened to double digits, Adelman, who couldn't sit still, immediately called a timeout.
In the first four minutes of the second quarter, the Rockets' control of rebounds was not so good that the chances of a second offense were sharply reduced. Again, it also gave the Nuggets a lot of opportunities to fight back.
"Rebound! Did you see how you performed on the field? Shit! Ray, I have a request for you, give me control of the rebound! Also, make the basket no-fly, I don't want to see that guy use the penalty area as his back garden! ”
Of course, Leylin knew who Adelman was talking about, and apart from Iverson, there really was no one who could think of the Rockets' basket as their own back garden.
It was Iverson's containment on the inside that gave JR's nerve knife a chance to fire on the outside. In less than four minutes of the opening game, he made 2 of 3 three-point shots, which directly brought the Nuggets' offense.
Although Leylin's blocking ability is still good, it is really not a simple matter to block Iverson's shot, but Leylin still agreed with anticipation.
"Don't worry! Leave it to me! I'll make sure they know what a no-fly zone is! ”
Honk!
After Adelman emphasized the defensive matter, the timeout was over, and after returning to the game, the Rockets came up and hit a three-pointer from Novak's gun, which stabilized the morale of the army.
Like the previous attacks, Iverson went straight to the basket after shaking off the Rockets' outside defenders, and after seeing that there was no shot, he went directly to JR Smith on the outside, and Adelman had long been prepared for Iverson's move.
At the moment of Iverson's pass, Novak appeared directly in front of JR Smith, although this guy's defense is almost none, but the height of 2.08 meters poked in front of JR Smith, interference is still okay.
Clang!
"Well done!"
For Novak, although Leylin doesn't like it, he can't talk about how much he hates it, after all, that three-point hand is there. But for Novak's defense, Raelin really didn't dare to compliment.
Seeing that Novak had succeeded in interfering with JR Smith, the delighted Leylin applauded and easily confiscated the rebound.
The Rockets, who got possession of the ball, didn't get a chance to break quickly, and when players from both sides were in position, Maddie controlled the ball from outside the three-point line to organize the offense.
Since injuring his shoulder against the Kings, Maddie hasn't felt very good! Coupled with the inherent injuries, Maddy's threat on the offensive end is showing a downward trend, and the dry pull-up jump shot is ineffective. But as a team organizer, no one dares to underestimate Maddie's ability.
Lithuanian striker Kreza, who was in front of Maddie, stared cautiously at the basketball in Maddie's hand.
Glancing at Kreza in front of him, Maddie took a horizontal stride directly, and then rushed directly from Kreza's side with the ball, although the speed was not as fast as before, but Maddie still calmly got rid of Kreza. Shook past Kreza, turned around in the face of Nahura, and then went straight to a pull-up layup.
"Beautiful layups, such flowing layups are rarely seen on Tracy these days! Injuries have left the talented man on the decline......"
It is undeniable that Maddie was once a talent, but this season's injuries have left Maddie troubled. It's not unreasonable to say he's on the decline, with his three-point shooting dropping to 29.2 percent and less than 70 percent from the free-throw line, both of which are the lowest in recent seasons.
But Maddie doesn't think so, and his burning heart and desire for honor keep him fighting there stubbornly.
After sending the ball to the basket, the trademark smile hung on his face again.
The Nuggets quickly advanced to the halfcourt after Maddy's goal. When Iverson reached the top of the arc, Kenyon Martin pulled directly to the high post to block Iverson. The 4 points and 3 boards in the first quarter, although not as dazzling as Lei Lin's 3 points and 7 boards, but Kenyon Martin is still very satisfied with his performance.
Of course, it would be even more perfect if we could surpass Leylin in terms of statistics in this quarter of the game.
Sou.
Iverson, after getting rid of the defense and attracting Raelin's attention, took advantage of the lack of attention and passed the ball to Martin with a behind-the-back pass.
"Beautiful pass!"
Kenyon Martin, who received the pass, came to the basket in a few steps.
Grabbing the basketball with one hand, he pressed Tarzan to the top, pressing Lei Lin and preparing to force a dunk.
"Old fellow, fly so high and be careful to fall to death!"
After muttering, Leylin jumped up against the pressure of Kenyon Martin. As a center, Raelin would rather foul than tolerate crotch humiliation.
Syllable!
After jumping, Leylin slapped Martin directly on the hand. The basketball also fell directly to the ground.
Beep!
However, Raelin's obvious foul did not escape the referee's eyes.
Clang! Clang!
After two missed free throws, Reelin grabbed a rebound on Nahoola's head and helped the Rockets gain possession.
After getting to the basket, Leylin glanced at Kenyon Martin next to him and smiled.
"Old fellow, let you try my awesomeness!"
As he spoke, he reached out and asked for the ball.
Alston saw that Raelin wanted the ball and passed it directly into it without any hesitation.
Although Reelin's contract only ends this season and there is no sign of a renewal at the club so far, no one has denied Reeling's future. Even if Leylin has no future in the Rockets, there is no need to make the relationship between the two so stiff, the alliance is so big, and it is possible to cooperate again one day in the future, and we will see each other in the future.
Alstom, who has been in the league for so long, certainly understands this.
At the moment when Lei Lin asked for the ball, he knew that Lei Lin wanted to play Kenyon Martin alone, so they all opened it with interest and created space for them to play singles.
"Old fellow, I'm coming!"
After muttering, Leylin dribbled and carried Kenyon Martin towards the basket, without the appearance of being an old man at all.
"Lei Qiang beat Kenyan, haha, I really didn't expect that the once violent power forward is now being abused by others with a simple and rough style of play, what a causal cycle!"
Seeing that Leylin was beating Kenyon Martin there, the commentator laughed directly. As a representative of the violent power forward, Kenyon Martin thought that there was no less bullying back then.
"Ho!"
After carrying Martin, Leylin leaned directly on Martin and turned around for a dunk.
BOOM!
After soaking in the excitement of the dunk, Leylin didn't notice that Martin was lying on the ground holding his knees, in pain......