Chapter 36: Two Big Hats
In the face of Howard's yelling, Chamberlain laughed, but it was a cruel smile: "Okay, I like your temper!" Today, Lao Tzu will play seriously with you, and I won't let you see Lao Tzu's excellence, you don't know how many eyes the grandmother of the horse king god has! ”
He served to Azubuuk, who took the ball in a big stride and stepped out, Nelson Jr. hurriedly retreated, only to get Jackson in the way and get him firmly stuck, and Azubuuk rushed into the box like an arrow from the bottom line.
Ellis was not willing to be humiliated, waiting for the ball at the three-point line on the weak side of the bottom corner, Azubuuk took a look at him and put the ball away, everyone thought he was going to pass the ball to Ellis, but he passed the ball back to Jackson at once.
Jackson faced Nelson Jr., who was a lot shorter than him, and happily cut down two points.
Big Van Gundy whistled, and when Nelson Jr. arrived in the front court, he directed his teammates to withdraw from the box and hoist the ball to Howard.
Howard was angry and bent his legs to jam Chamberlain's hand to reach for the ball, and the latter laughed mockingly: "Man, if you want the ball, you want the ball, I won't stop you." Don't pose like this again in the future, OK? Some people think you're on the pitch. ”
"you, rookie!" Howard roared, got the ball, and slammed it backwards, just waiting to knock Chamberlain away for a layup.
Chamberlain didn't lean on Howard just now, he just put his arm against the opponent's back, and after feeling the strength of the opponent, he immediately took a step back. In this way, Howard's backward back hit lost its strength, and Chamberlain thought he would be shaken, but although Howard was shaken, he turned around, stiffly hooked his hand to the basket, and even sent the ball into the hoop crookedly.
This is where Howard is stronger than Chamberlain, both are Hercules, but Howard's strength is innate and has been with him for more than twenty years. For every trace of strength in his body, he sent and received it freely, and the flexibility and balance of his body were quite good, and Chamberlain's little yin trick was useless to him.
Successfully facing Chamberlain and scoring two points, Howard's heart was overjoyed, he deliberately puffed out his chest and shouted: "Rookie, you are miserable today, be careful that Uncle Howard beats you to tears!" ”
Chamberlain sneered, picked up the ball and served it to Azubuke on the baseline, and quickly rushed to the front court with the team.
Ellis asked for the ball again, and Bogans immediately posted it.
Against Ellis, Bogans is very unadvantageous, and the Magic's starting point guard was Grant Hill in the past, but this season Hill left the team, and he was able to play as a starting point. Van Gundy gave him the task of being a cold arrow three-pointer and freezing the opponent's arrow swingman.
Bogans is physically strong and fierce defensively, a bit like Jackson Jr. Jr., but he is weak in terms of speed and bounce, so he is more suitable for defending opponents in the third position, and for a typical sports car player like Ellis, once the opponent rushes up the speed, he is out of luck.
Ellis knew his advantage, and he did the same, and after getting the ball, he opened his legs and rushed inside, Petrus pulled out of the three-point line, and Ellis passed the ball over. Without the ball in hand, Ellis was quicker, and the fish ran out of the open space with Jackson and Chamberlain covering.
Petrus, who singled Turkoglou with his back, seized the opportunity to deflect the ball, and Ellis got the ball and immediately attacked the hoop, and this time Chamberlain jammed Howard and allowed Ellis to score two points.
In the next few offenses, both sides maintained high efficiency and high tempo, except for Chamberlain and Howard, the other eight people did not put too much energy into defense, mainly offense, halfway through the first quarter, the two teams played a 15-15 draw.
Nelson Sr. called a timeout, and Ellis, who was excellent at attacking, was substituted and Harrington came on. Harrington had been resting in the last game, and his fitness was bursting, and like Jackson, he was holding his breath for this game.
In doing so, the Warriors have made a rare move to height, with Petrus returning to the shooting guard position and Harrington being a small forward, so that the average height of the team is more than two meters, which is rare in the hands of Nelson Sr.
Dafan also made changes to the lineup, with Bogans off and Zeon Dolin on.
Dulin is the same thing to the Magic team as Ginobili vs. the Spurs, he is the Magic team's first choice for scoring guards, this guy doesn't score high points per game, but it's solid. As soon as he is on the court, the task on the offensive end is to steal points, of course, he is also good defensively, he is very fast, and he is very good at defending a No. 1 player like Ellis.
But old Nelson has long been shrewd like a ghost, how could he give Da Fan this opportunity to pick up the leak? After the timeout, the first thing he did was to replace Ellis.
Again, Oxlade-Chamberlain responded on the halfway line and passed the ball to Jackson in the box.
Jackson had a fiery temper and a tough style of play, and after getting the ball, he hit Lewis with his back in the penalty area, and he slammed into Lewis and almost knocked Lewis to the ground. Howard did not hesitate, and immediately let go of Chamberlain to make up for the defense, he was full of confidence in Chamberlain outside the penalty area, confident that this guy's mid-range shot would definitely be unreliable.
Chamberlain also knows this, and Duncan knows this even more, but in the last game, Duncan never let go of Chamberlain, even if the other party leaves the inside, he still follows him, because he knows that people like Chamberlain, once they let go, it will be a nuclear bomb.
Howard was about to wrap up Jackson, who immediately put the ball away, turned around and threw it to the hoop.
A huge figure rushed to the basket with a whistling sound breaking through the barrier of the air, and with the unique 'crunch' sound of the soles of his shoes rubbing against the floor, Chamberlain jumped up with his feet on the floor, like a god descending from the sky, grabbing the basketball with both hands, his legs bent and his waist straight, and his slender body flew up towards the hoop like a curved bow, smashing the ball into the hoop.
Mighty and domineering!
The audience fell silent, followed by boos.
Chamberlain turned his head and glanced at Howard with disdain, and said defiantly: "Buckle one too?" ”
Hearing this, Howard immediately laughed, and he bared his teeth and said, "Man, this is the funniest joke I've heard this season!" How dare you provoke my dunk? You're dead! ”
But it wasn't Howard who presided over the offense next, but Lewis.
Lewis was a man of great self-respect, at least at this time, and only later became shameless after signing a big contract. Chamberlain's dunk just now made him very uncomfortable, because he thought that if he hadn't been able to watch Jackson and let Howard make up for the defense, then Chamberlain would have no chance.
Lewis's offensive firepower is very strong, but today he ran into Jackson, a defensive finisher, and Jackson, who was banned for two games, so he repeatedly ran on the outside, never got the right shot, and was guarded by Jackson to death.
Turkoglu hurriedly came up to cover him, Lewis took advantage of the situation to shake off Jackson and kill inside, Nelson Jr. did not hesitate, shook his hand to send the ball to him, Lewis quickly slapped the ball, stepped into the penalty area, and rose up to shoot in the middle of the shot.
Lewis was accurate before the shot, and Chamberlain was stuck with Howard, so he didn't have to worry.
But at the moment when he jumped, Chamberlain, who was stuck behind Howard, couldn't push the opponent away, he stepped on the ground with both feet, as if he was on a trampoline, and flew straight up, and the ball shot by Lewis spun in the air, and before it reached the commanding heights, it was slapped out of the air by Chamberlain!
The ball was slapped directly into the audience at a speed several times faster than before, this big hat was amazing enough, and some of the fans who were not determined to switch camps and defected to Chamberlain's fans, so the cheers began to sound.
"It's back to you, bitch!" Chamberlain pushed Howard after landing and said proudly.
Howard laughed angrily, waved his teammates away when he started again, and singled Chamberlain on the inside again.
The two big men began to fight in the penalty area, the muscles hit the muscles, the bones bumped the bones, the originally wide forbidden area became narrow at this moment, and the players of the two teams retreated one after another, this is two fierce beasts in a duel, and it has nothing to do with humans.
For a moment, the stadium of the Amway Center was transformed into a gladiatorial arena, and two prehistoric beasts roared and wrestled, bringing the atmosphere to a climax.
Howard finally realized the hardships of Bynum, Duncan and others before, Chamberlain's strength is too great, and the fighting spirit is fierce, just like a stone, the harder you hit, the more pain you have.
Seeing that twenty-four seconds were running out, Howard still couldn't get stuck, Nelson Jr. was a little anxious, Green got rid of Petrus and ran out of the empty space along the baseline.
As a backup in the Magic's backcourt, Dorin's strength is not well known, but if you look at the player profile, you will find that he has been fighting in the NBA for eight years and is already a veteran baller. The guy is most impressive for his explosiveness, his first break and back-to-back bounce are excellent, and he can often contribute points and passion when the team is in a scoring slump, such as at this pinch.
Du Lin's emergency stop jump shooting skills are very proficient, and he has also practiced, quite the style of a flying squirrel back then. But sometimes the choice of opportunities is hasty, and in professional terms, his ball quotient is not high.
After getting the ball, Durin didn't end the game with a jumper smartly, he watched Chamberlain and Howard get entangled, slapping the ball directly along the baseline into the restricted area, turning and jumping towards the hoop, and he was about to dunk with both hands.
Biedrins and Ellis on the bench directly covered their eyes, and they already knew the cruel scene behind, because Ellis had suffered such a loss before.
Du Lin turned around in a dashing manner and jumped high, and the fans at the scene stood up excitedly and prepared to cheer. As a result, Chamberlain, who had been concentrating on defending Howard, suddenly appeared in front of Doolin, and he jumped up first, and the muscles on his body were like rocks, and his momentum alone could scare people.
"Get out!" With a roar, Chamberlain's five fingers were opened, and his big hand viciously pressed on the basketball between Dulin's hands, only to hear a muffled sound, and the ball that was originally firmly grasped by Dulin in his hand was forced to fly out.
What's even more unfortunate is that Durin's body collided with Chamberlain and flew back with it!