Chapter 267: Repression and Outburst
The Hornets started with a 7-2 run to keep the Kings shut their mouths for the time being.
The importance of this game is self-evident, and neither team wants to lose, nor for either the Kings.
"Fight back! Counterattack! "The head coach of the Kings, Reggie. Siuss, who was on the side of the pitch, yelled at the players.
In this game, they made a lot of preparations in order to defend the Hornets and also blow up the Hornets on the offensive end. It's just that the game has just begun, and the Hornets used a 7-2 start to destroy these tactical setups, and the game has just begun, and he intends to let the players adjust their condition. After all, a pause is precious, and it is not needed at such a time.
Or the Kings players have adjusted their own condition, or the current luck is not on the Hornets' side, in the next game, the Hornets' hand has once again returned to the state of the last game...... The continuous cooperation of Zhong Yu and Paul, as well as the first two violent dunks of Zhong Yu and Chandler, did not achieve a more desirable effect.
Now for the Kings, Webb has retired his jersey in the city. However, their tactics continued the previous Princeton system.
Princeton's tactical system has strict requirements in terms of passing. However, today's Hornets gave the Kings a lot of opportunities.
"Huh!" Salmons ran out of an open spot, and when Jongwook arrived, he happened to receive a pass from the center, and he made a jump shot and hit the basketball.
A reasonable tactical system can usually improve the fighting ability of the whole team.
The offense and defense were converted, and the ball was back in the hands of the Hornets. Speaking of which, the Hornets' offensive tactics are actually relatively monotonous, usually all kinds of blocking, countless blocking, and Paul's singles and Zhongyu's singles.
However, with Paul and Jongwook, the Hornets have a strong engine, so this tactic, which seems to be a bit monotonous, also glows with quite strong vitality.
In the first two games, the Hornets' offensive system was blocked, their hand felt decreased, and their scoring ability weakened, which brought two defeats. In this game, after experiencing consecutive dunks from Chandler and Zhongyu at the beginning, Paul scored, and did not immediately return to the normal offensive track of the Hornets.
When attacking, the Hornets are prone to turnovers and passes are tackled by opponents. When it comes to really attacking, the players don't have a high shooting percentage.
The game seems to be back to the routine of the first two games.
"Bang!" Paul passed the basketball to Zhong Yu, who quickly transferred to Peja on the outside, and Peja hit a three-point shot and hit the iron...... "Oops! There was a palpable sigh from the audience as there were 18 seconds left in the first quarter after Peja's three-pointer missed, and the scores between the two teams were 24-15, with the Hornets trailing by nine points and the ball in the hands of the Kings.
"What the hell is going on with our team?" Many fans, remembering the first two games, when the Hornets fell at the feet of the Pacers and Bobcats, suddenly felt a little sad, they all felt that the Hornets did have some trouble. And I don't know how to solve this trouble for the time being.
"Against the Pacers and Bobcats, the team's shooting percentage has not been high, and today's game, which originally started with a 7-2 run, but now, it is nine points ahead...... Could it be that our team still needs more training to grow? "Some fans, it's already being discussed.
On the Internet, those who think that the Hornets are difficult to go further are also pretending to sigh and say: "The Hornets, when they meet the Kings, still haven't been able to adjust their condition." It was clear that they desperately wanted to win this game, but after two consecutive defeats, they no longer seemed to know how to win. ”
At this time, the Kings' Thompson used his fake layup to attract the defensive firepower of the Hornets, and Yudri on the outside suddenly cut in, received Thompson's pass, and threw the basketball directly into the basket. That's how the Kings scored the final two points, and the first quarter ended with a score of 26-15, with the Hornets trailing the Kings by 11 points.
"In the first quarter of the game, the Hornets didn't seem to be able to recover from the shadow of the first two game losses." Yu Jiadao: "They still didn't play well, they didn't find their own position for several points, and they didn't find the rhythm they should have. Mr. Zhang, why do you think the Hornets have such problems now? ”
Zhang said: "It may have something to do with the mentality and morale of the team. In the previous two games they lost, the Hornets were always on turnovers and didn't shoot well from the field. This game, maybe with the mentality of those two games, there will be some unavoidable habitual surnames. ”
Yu Jia nodded in response: "Then what do you think the Hornets can do to overcome this mentality now?" ”
"......Overcoming this mentality," Zhang said, "The best thing is to find your own rhythm and patiently fight positional battles with your opponent as before." In addition, for the Hornets to get back to their form, they must first look at the performance of Zhongyu and Paul...... Especially Zhong Yu. If he can get his touch back, maybe the team can rely on his scoring and get back on track, even with his own efforts......"
The game was played like this, and the Hornets players were a little listless. Although this is at home, the frustration in my heart is still unavoidable.
"Don't be sad anymore." Instead of getting angry, Scott said, "Guys, let's figure out what to do next against a Kings like this, maybe we underestimated them before the game." ”
Then everyone gathered, and Scott said: "Wait a minute, we're on the offensive end, try to slow down, play patiently, don't make mistakes." When defending, don't rush forward, but also be patient and try to disrupt their offense...... That's the main thing. Pay attention to the defense of the Kings' off-ball players, as well as their inside and outside interfaces, which are more important here. ”
Zhong Yu himself did feel a sense of frustration. When a team keeps losing, even the strongest stars will always feel a deep sense of powerlessness - it seems that it is almost impossible for this team to win a game. And Zhong Yu is just a second-year student now.
While two consecutive defeats aren't too much, two straight defeats can be a lot of pressure for a team that has previously played an 11-game winning streak.
In this way, the frustration will be even worse.
Many players have experienced these things, and whether they can overcome them or not is a matter for the players themselves.
It's game on!
"Come on! Come on! Now, the fans don't know if the Hornets have a problem, and they can only cheer for the Hornets as much as they can, hoping that they can go back to normal channels.
The Hornets came off the bench first.
The same is true for the Kings, who started the battle with their bench lineups, and the Hornets' bench lineup, tactical execution, at least today, is a little better than the main players.
Especially the inside line of the Hornets, who is diligent and conscientious, has brought great help to the Hornets. The Kings' bench lineup was not deep in the first place, and when facing the Hornets, they exposed their problems.
The Hornets' bench went on an 8-3 run, and the score became 29-23, with the Hornets still trailing their opponents by six points.
However, the good times did not last long, the main team of the Kings came back, scored four points in a row, and the score became 33:23, and the Hornets lost to the opponent by 10 points, and then immediately called a timeout.
"After the Hornets timeout, it's time to change the main team." Yu Jia said to himself.
Zhang Li said: "Yes, the Hornets now need the main lineup to score, the main lineup to score, recover the score and even pull away from the ...... That's what they need to do. The bench will struggle to do that. ”
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Sure enough, after the pause, Zhong Yu and the others all returned.
"Come on! Buddy. Jongwook smiled at Paul.
"Come on!" Paul stretched out his right palm, and after two high-fives, he walked onto the court. This scene made many fans inexplicably full of confidence...... After all, Zhong Yu and Paul, the two of them have become a banner of this team, and their every move touches people's hearts.
Even if they are still behind, they believe it.
After precipitation and thinking on the bench, Zhong Yu watched the Hornets players fight on the court, without the slightest feeling of staying out of the matter. This team, the Hornets, this arena, has truly become something of its own.
At this point, he really wanted to fight.
Fight for the glory of this team and play to your best.
"Zhong Yu is on!" Zhang Reasonable's tone was a little excited, and he said: "Next, whether the Hornets can recover the score or even overtake, to a large extent, still depends on Zhong Yu's performance." ”
The Kings also know that Zhong Yu and Paul are difficult to entangle, so they are more dedicated to Zhong Yu's defense.
The first ball, the ball came to the hands of the Hornets, and now, the score is 33:23.
"We can't concede any more goals...... We've got to score! When the fans saw Zhong Yu holding the ball, they felt a little steady, but they were still shouting at him.
After all, at times like these, a ball is already important for a team.
"Bang!" West came to Zhong Yu's side, such a ball, it is too risky to shoot three points from the outside, it is better to break through. West just blocked Zhong Yu, and Zhong Yu and he also had enough tacit understanding to speed up immediately!
"Don't want to come in!" Salmons reacted and was about to block Zhong Yu, but Zhong Yu's speed was too fast, and he swept directly past him, and then came to the place near the free throw line.
Zhong Yu's speed is too fast, and with the help of West's blocking, the Kings' power forward Thompson is also pulled out, so that the Kings have not completed the blocking, and Zhong Yu has come directly to the basket.
There's one Brad left in the deepest part of the line. Miller.
Zhong Yu met him and suddenly jumped high.
Brad Miller looked at Jongwook's figure and felt humiliated.
Suddenly, he jumped up and yelled, "Get out!" ”
Zhong Yu's face was expressionless, his body touched Miller lightly in the air, almost passing by, he had already calculated this, adjusted the angle in the air, and directly staggered Miller!
Then, like a girl who has been stripped naked, the basket is shamefully exposed in front of Zhong Yu!
"Drink!" Zhong Yu roared angrily, his right hand was raised high, and his body stiffened in the sky, after such a movement, Zhong Yu seemed to be a little still in the sky...... Then!
"Bang dang!" His right hand finally reached the basket and smashed the basketball into the basket viciously! In the overwhelmed roar of pain in the basket, the net is fluttering, and Zhong Yu scores two points!
"Damn, that's it!" Although he didn't dunk himself, Chandler also felt angry and shouted directly on Zhongyu's shoulder.
"Zhong Yu! Zhong Yu! Zhong Yu! In the audience, there were roars one after another, and it was hard to describe how depressed they were when the Kings directly stretched the score to 10 points. And now, Zhong Yu's dunk is like lightning that splits the fog, and the sun blooms in an instant.
"Damn, be careful of his speed." Reggie. Sius shouted loudly next to the basketball court. He had noticed before that Zhong Yu's speed was not at all like what a 198cm person should have.
The Kings were too late to get annoyed, and they just wanted to hit a ball as soon as possible to eliminate the impact of Jongwook's dunk.
"Defend yourself! Watch out for their passes! Paul shouted, and the Hornets quickly completed the defense, immediately forming the fastest defense, and then, the Kings hoisted the basketball inside, intending to hoist Miller...... "Be careful!" Salmons immediately reminded, but it was too late, and Paul instantly struck out and grabbed the basketball.
"Attack!" Paul shouted, but he slowed himself down until the Kings set up their defense and he didn't get to the three-point line. Because it's too late to break this ball fast, not to mention, the current Hornets need to play a success rate, especially with such a defensive counterattack in front of them.
"Zhong Yu!" As soon as Paul stood outside the three-point line, he immediately shouted, and the basketball quickly passed out and passed to Zhong Yu outside the three-point line...... So, under the attention of more than 10,000 people in the audience, Zhong Yu was outside the three-point line, received a pass, and immediately got up and jumped!
"Huh!" The three-point shot was hit, and it was firmly transferred to the net!
"Oops! What a ball! Zhang Li also shouted a little excitedly, not to mention how excited the fans at the scene were. Zhang Li felt that he had lost his temper, and hurriedly remedied: "Zhong Yu's feeling seems to have recovered...... A dunk, a three-pointer, and the Hornets' morale should be able to get back. ”
"Good shot!" Paul also rushed over and high-fived Zhong Yu, and then shouted.
This ball, he was also worried that Zhong Yu would not be able to shoot, so that the Hornets might have to return to their previous state, but Zhong Yu didn't have to worry about him at all.
(To be continued)