Chapter 223: Griffin's Tears
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Hickson hit two consecutive shots on the Clippers' side, blowing the horn of the Clippers' pursuit, chasing the difference to 2 points in one fell swoop, and almost equalizing the score for a while.
If it weren't for Crawford and other outside three-pointers who didn't make contributions, Chen Lei and the others might have turned into the Heat when they returned to the court.
At 3 minutes and 55 seconds in the fourth quarter, Chen Lei and Wade returned to the court at the same time, and Napier replaced Collison to play Anderson, the No. 1 position, the No. 3 position, Butler, and the No. 5 Birdman Anderson.
Napier has many advantages in playing, his scoring ability is very strong, he can shoot, he has a long range, he can also break through, and he has a variety of means. Napier's first move is fast and has a clear advantage. In addition, Napier's ability on the defensive end is also quite good, and he is a defensive giant.
He was the first-round pick of the year, was drafted by the Hornets and traded to the Heat, and was thrown to the lineup by the coach in the last game he did not play.
In the words of Si Shuai, 'rookies need to work out to know if they are potential stocks', and this little guy's summer league table is not bad.
The Clippers 83:87 Heat, the Heat have offensive rights.
Napier took Chen Lei's serve and dribbled the ball to the middle of the three-point line to stand still, Chen Lei ran to him to block for him, and Napier rushed through the basket.
"Where to go!" With a low shout, Famar chased after him quickly, and his speed was too fast, and he slammed directly into Napier, knocking the other party to a stagger.
Napier deliberately took the basketball out of his hand, added some scenes performatively, and then took the basketball back after two steps, and the referee blew the whistle and pointed directly at Famar.
Defensive fouls!
The corners of Napier's mouth hooked a subtle arc, and then quickly dissipated, still rubbing the waist that had just been hit with an aggrieved expression.
"I just touched his ass, I didn't do anything!" Famar put his hands on the top of his head and looked at the coach aggrievedly, "I didn't do anything. I only touched his ass. This really wronged me. β
"......" referee.
"......" Napier.
Rivers sighed helplessly and beckoned to Paul. Bring Paul back into the pitch for Famar.
"Ouch...... Farmar let out a long sigh and looked at Rivers and said with a grin, "I really only touched his ass, really only his ass." β
Rivers was also a little speechless, waved his hand to show that he understood, and asked Farmar to return to the bench.
Re-serve, Chen Lei sent the ball to Wade this time, not because he didn't want to give it to Napier, but this guy was a little tight by Paul.
Wade received the ball and slowly moved forward, and Chen Lei, who dangled to the basket on the right side, quickly ran out to block again, this time his wide body stopped in front of Redick and gave the benefit to the Flash.
"Thanks!" Wade shouted and sped forward, and Chen Lei's blocking and demolition was completely a thick barrier. Hold Redick at bay.
"Brother, fast enough!" Reddick looked at Chen Lei and quipped.
"That's a must, be careful, I'll still show up at any time." Chen Lei said with a smile.
Wade, who rushed into the penalty area, was not afraid of Asik's defense, took a big step to the left, handed the basketball to his left hand, and sent the orange ball to the basket.
"Bang!" The basketball smashed into the basket and bounced high for a distance of one meter, which shows how high Wade's ball is thrown up.
"Huh!" The falling basketball still fell into the basket and won by two points.
"It's beautiful." Wade, who turned around, gave Chen Lei a thumbs up.
"Of course, we have to make good use of this ability." Chen Lei said modestly.
Is that what it can do? Wade glanced at Chen Lei and smiled slightly, if you still think that you have less ability, then there are still a few people in this basketball world who say that they have more ability.
Paul's possession of the ball was blocked by Napier two meters beyond the three-point line, and the two have not collided before, but this is the first time on the NBA stage.
The basketball passes under the crotch and is handed to the right hand. Paul swayed on the left side, quickly pulled back, stood up straight, slapped the basketball twice, and handed his right hand twice to the right side for the second time. This time Napier was still not fooled.
Paul pulled back again, this time not giving Napier another chance and jumping straight into the air.
"Huh!" The three-pointer shot from a distance, and the basketball flew over Napier's raised palm and plunged into the basket.
At 86:89, the Clippers trailed by just three points.
"That's accurate!" Napier secretly praised in his heart, Paul deserves to be the active No. 1 point guard!
After receiving Chen Lei's pass, he wanted to return Paul to a basketball, but the basketball he threw was directly rejected by the basket, and the birdman took the rebound and threw it to Chen Lei, who was in the middle distance on the right side.
"That's just a little bit!" Napier sighed.
Chen Lei divided the ball, Wade himself ran back to the three-point line and took Griffin out, and the basketball that Wade had just passed to Butler was instantly dialed out by him and handed over to Chen Lei.
To say that only Butler played against Chen Lei last season, the six three-pointers in the fourth quarter of the last two games of the second round of the playoffs are still in Butler's mind.
"Shoot, Chen!" Butler snorted.
"Shot?" Anderson looked at Chen Lei in puzzlement, outside the three-point line, do you have to score three points?
A few of them haven't paid attention to Chen Lei's game, Chen Lei's fame is quite popular in the west and is well known by many people, but in the east, unless people who are used to studying opponents, they will pay attention to this kind of rookie who is good, of course, at most, just look at the number of jΓΉ, and few people study their offensive methods.
So most of the Heat don't know that this guy still has a three-point ability.
Chen Lei stood two meters outside the 45-degree angle on the right side, held the ball with both hands, his body began to rotate, and his legs squatted slightly and the basketball was raised above his head to make a shot.
"Oops!" Griffin's heart twitched a little when he saw Chen Lei's action, he had witnessed this action countless times, it was this direction, it was this distance.
The other Clippers players on the scene were also short of breath, and in last year's playoffs, Chen Lei's three points were a big help for his side.
Two meters away from the three-point line, at the familiar 45-degree angle on the right side, Chen Lei's slightly bent legs slowly rose up.
"Don't think about it!" Griffin shouted and jumped into the air as Chen Lei's body rose, Chen Lei also jumped up, but the weird smile on the corner of his mouth made Griffin feel a little bad.
"This smile...... Could it be? Griffin had already had a premonition, and the premonition when he saw the fat man bump into his arms was already a premonition.
Chen Lei didn't activate the crit, and his three points in this state didn't pose much of a threat, so this foul he took advantage of Griffin's knowledge of himself to deliberately cheat the foul.
It worked out so well that Griffin was fooled.
The moment the two collided together, Chen Lei threw the ball out, and after shooting, he naturally fell backwards with a lot of scenes, as if he was filmed by Griffin.
"......" the referee blew the whistle and pointed at Griffin for a defensive foul.
"Bang!" The basketball smashed the basket and missed, and Chen Lei spread his hands.
"You kid......" Griffin sighed, "you hurt me!" β
Chen Lei smiled slightly, "That's right, hahaha, good brother, it's okay!" β
"Falk oil!" Griffin cursed under his breath.
"Fake, your sister!" Chen Lei returned, but your sister said two words Chen Lei spoke in Chinese.
"Nimeh? What is Nimei? Griffin asked, puzzled.
"A wonderful way to call you beautiful!" The smile on Chen Lei's face became a little thicker, leaving Griffin on the free throw line.
All three free throws were hit, and Chen Lei cheated three points to win.
"Give me the ball!" Griffin shouted at Paul for the ball, and swung his sword directly at Chen Lei.
Chen Lei greeted him without flinching, and stopped in front of Griffin with open hands.
Griffin singled Chen Lei in the front, grabbed the ball with both hands and poked out his left foot from time to time to shake Chen Lei, and suddenly reversed to the right side three seconds later.
Chen Lei moved quickly at his feet to intercept Griffin for the second time, but Griffin stopped moving forward, and the basketball was handed over to his right hand and he chose to shoot.
"Smack!" Dribbling down again, Griffin took a big step and shot his body into the air, gliding towards the right front as he threw the ball to the basket.
"Floaty shots?" Chen Lei was shocked and turned his head to look at the basket behind him, and when the basketball flew past the side of the basket and didn't touch the basket at all, a big smile hooked up at the corner of his mouth.
Three do not stick! It's rare for Griffin to throw such an offense.
"Good shot!" Chen Lei turned around and looked at Griffin: "Isn't this a nirvana?" β
"Faknime!" Griffin scolded as he dragged the crappy Chinese-English mixture.
"......" Chen Lei.
Griffin, who had a good table in the first three quarters of the Clippers, was played by Chen Lei in the fourth quarter today, and he had two fouls outside the three-point line at the halfway point of the fourth quarter.
However, Griffin was not fooled the second time and deliberately leaned back when defending, so that Chen Lei was forced to choose to pass the ball in the air.
At 7 minutes and 2 seconds in the fourth quarter, Chen Lei received the ball outside the three-point line again, and this time Griffin looked at Chen Lei with a sneer, "Brother, a move that is used repeatedly will not succeed." β
"Really?" The corners of Chen Lei's mouth rippled with the smile that made Griffin familiar, "Then I'll come once, it's really good." β
Griffin hesitated and activated the critical attack directly outside the three-point line, and his body quickly rose into the air.
With the ball in his left hand and a powerful flick of his right hand, the basketball slid through a graceful parabola and flew to the basket with the magic of the crit.
"Huh!" The basketball passed through the net and made a crisp sound, and Chen Lei hit three points two meters away at a 45-degree angle on the right side.
Why choose a 45 degree angle? Chen Lei's purpose is to give people the illusion that this is his best angle of attack, after all, his three points have been characterized as perverted, and if it blooms in full swing, it may arouse the curiosity of Frankenstein and take him away for research.
And an accurate three-pointer from this angle will also bring him benefits, such as being impressive, and helping him to profit from it, just as Griffin's eager defense was fouled by himself. (To be continued......)