Chapter 990: Calling an ATM
Knight controlled the ball and went forward, Ade Jr. and Parker both responded on the wings, and the Pelicans five men targeted the frontcourt to settle down, and then they each stared at the players who entered their own defense zone, Marshall blocked Knight's advance, and the others blocked them from receiving the ball in the open space.
This time the Bucks were ready to attack, and Ade Jr. pushed Granger away, received the ball with one hand and pushed it hard. Ilyasova pressed Henson into the penalty area, and the latter went around and he elbowed up, and Henson was in pain and had to retreat.
Seeing this, Little Ade immediately passed the ball to his teammates, Sanders bent down and pouted his ass to jam Li Feng, who moved two steps sideways and then ran back, Sanders's footsteps couldn't keep up all of a sudden, Li Feng shook him off and went straight to Ilyasova.
Before giving away a big hat at the beginning, Ilyasova was already palpitating, he didn't shoot himself, and when he saw Li Feng rushing to him, he passed the ball to Sanders.
Sanders has a weakness, which is very fatal, that is, after he gets the ball, he habitually immobilizes his abdomen first, and then attacks.
This weakness doesn't matter to amateur players, but to professional players, it's too bad, because a lot of things can happen in this half a second.
Ilyasova was a good teammate, and when he passed the ball, he skillfully jammed Li Feng and bought Saunders time.
However, the Pelicans don't have just one Li Feng defending.
Sanders held the ball in his belly and raised his head to shoot it, and Henson quickly chased after him from behind, adjusted his pace slightly, and swept through the air like a big bird, pressing his big hand on the ball, and slamming it down.
Ard Jr. fought hard, he rushed up to get the ball first with Granger's elbow, turned and made a layup, and scored two points for the team.
Li Feng admires this guy a lot, and it is not easy for Little Ade to be an All-Star in this bad team, because he is not the kind of brush who likes to brush points. Every time you score, it's a real tough battle.
The Pelicans attack, faster than the Bucks, aren't you going to play a fast-paced game? Then let's see who's faster.
Marshall quickly advanced to the frontcourt, and Knight also went up to press him, Marshall was not greedy, and immediately put away the ball and passed it to Turner.
Turner got the ball and leaned over to break through, and after two steps, Li Feng appeared in a block, shook off Parker, rushed into the penalty area and then stopped and leaned back. Jump shot scored.
Sanders' bounce was too slow, and his block didn't cause Turner a problem at all.
The Pelicans once again set up a tight posture, this time although they were still man-to-man, their position changed, and the five people posed in a "horseshoe" style in the area around the line, similar to an expanded joint defensive formation.
The purpose of this is to be prepared for a misplaced defense, mainly to block the opponent and force a breakthrough. Knight passed the ball to Parker, who dribbled two steps and narrowly missed a steal by Turner, and they passed it into Ilyasova.
Ilyasova backs Henson, and Ade Jr. rushes up with Knight's cover. Illyasova passed the ball to him, and Ard Jr. took the opportunity to break through, but rushed to the basket and returned the ball to Ilyasova.
As soon as the ball is shot. Someone quickly stretched out his arm on the ball, and suddenly let the ball change its course, Turner's steal!
After the break. Turner followed up and pounced, like a prey dog, he could actually let his teammates grab the ball because he wasn't in a good position, but he still pounced on it and became the first to touch the ball.
In TNT's studio, Reggie Miller and Van Gundy were explaining the game, and when they saw Turner's desperate steal, the corners of Miller's mouth twitched, and he said:
"This guy is really playing with his life!"
Belligerent, energetic, tough on offense, iron-blooded defensively, and super executing, Turner is now known as the Artest who is one size smaller, and has won the affection of a large number of coaches.
Turner rolled on the ground after catching the ball, and then he threw the ball to Granger, pulled it with both hands, got up again, and ran forward with his head down.
Granger passed the ball to Marshall, who quickly dribbled the ball up front and could break through to Knight's defence, but chose to pass the ball to Turner.
The moment Turner received the ball, he suddenly twisted his waist, like the wings of a windmill, and spun around brilliantly, directly bypassing Little Ade's defense.
Ade Jr. is an excellent defensive player, he has a sharp sense of defense, accurate footwork, and his single defense and co-defense ability are above the league level, but because the Bucks are now overly offensive and light on defense, it covers up his efforts on the defensive end.
Despite being a striker, Ade Jr. has always been the team's defensive leader, defending from the No. 1 to the No. 4 position, and sometimes going to the No. 5 position with obvious disadvantages to fight the opponent's interior line, because he is the best defender in this team and is the boss of this team.
Turner's turn was treacherous and fast, and Little Ade was also stunned by him, and by the time he came to his senses, Crazy Evan had already sent the ball into the hoop.
The Pelicans' offense took less than five seconds, and the Bucks fans were furious, and many people booed with their middle fingers, but they didn't boo their opponents, but their own teams, which was really angry.
Little Ade's feelings were very low, and the buck was fine, but Knight suddenly had an inexplicable conflict with Kidd and died of depression.
Miller saw the fans booing Little Ade, and immediately became furious and said angrily:
"Don't they know that if little Ade leaves this team, this team will go straight to hell? Damn, short-sighted dumbass, I'm a fan of Little Ade, I know what kind of guy he is! Little Ade, come on, I support you! â
As a rising star in Milwaukee, Ade Jr. is an all-round forward who focuses on shooting on the offensive end, he is tall and long-armed, excellent running and jumping, accurate three-point shooting, skillful back play, clean defense, strong mental quality, stretch shooting movements, standard hand shape, and good rhythm.
In addition, his psychological element is also very strong, he is diligent and motivated, he is really a rare good player, the only regret is that Little Ade lacks domineering.
But Li Feng suddenly saw the shadow of a person in him, this person he had only seen not long ago, Pippen!
On the offensive end, Ade Jr. is a high-precision long-range gun with a powerful firepower, and his attack range covers the entire half, and his shooting speed is not fast, but his arc is high, coupled with excellent height, reach, and bullet speed. Few people can interfere with his catch-and-shoot jumper.
On the left flank 45 degrees of three-pointers, he reached out for the ball, Granger stared at him vigilantly, and Little Ade quickly made a personal forward change of direction, suddenly started, like a gust of wind to the inside line, and actually wanted to smash the Yellow Dragon.
Granger's face sank, and his huge body immediately followed, his explosive power was outstanding, and he was stunned that he was not thrown away by Little Ade.
But offense is never a one-man job. Ilyasova carried Granger, and Ard Jr. misplaced Henson, and the two faced each other in the low post.
Ard Jr. has an excellent low-post singles technique, which is another weapon for him to score points when he doesn't feel good about three-point shooting, and he also shoots well under the basket, thanks to his hard work attitude.
With his back to Henson, he pushed back, then turned to put away the ball for a jumper, and after a shake move, he pulled the ball back and took another step forward with nimble steps. Firmly threw the ball out of the way with a loss of center of gravity.
No matter when Little Ade shot, the arc was very high, and Li Feng's block was ultimately unsuccessful, and the ball fell into the hoop.
Get up from the ground. Little Ade ran quickly to the front court, and then went to prepare for the defense.
The Pelicans continued to play a fast-play whirlwind, with Marshall and Turner exchanging possession and Lee cutting cross-cutting to the basket. Turner immediately passed the ball to him.
Facing Sanders, Li Feng turned around and made a jumper, and Sanders was shocked. His bullet speed was not as fast as Li Feng's, so he could only jump up in advance and struggle to open his arms to block his attack.
It's a pity that this is just a feint, Li Feng grabbed the ball with one hand and pulled it up and then pulled it down, then contracted his body and rushed into the basket against Sanders, and came with a powerful one-handed dunk.
Sanders was frustrated by the result, and little Ade smiled, patted his ass and said:
"It's okay, keep coming, the game has just begun, we won't lose, we won't lose."
As soon as the game started, the Pelicans launched a fast attack, Van Gundy passed before the game, the team can't put all hope on Li Feng, Li Feng is the core, but this team is not the only one who can score and attack.
Therefore, Turner and Marshall followed Van Gundy's instructions to launch a fast offensive and let as many people as possible participate in the attack, otherwise once they fall into a positional battle, they will have to rely on Li Feng.
What the Pelicans show is not their strongest side, but this is the side they will develop in the future, so it is necessary to train like this at this time.
However, in this way, the Pelicans will not be able to destroy the Bucks in the opening game, otherwise Van Gundy would not have to arrange for them to play and mark, this kind of defense is the best decent.
The Bucks are also good at defense, and their team is one of the best in the league, which means that their coordination and chemistry have nothing to do with ability.
At the end of the first quarter, the Pelicans led by just six points at 28-22, and the Pelicans devastated them in the first quarter.
The second quarter was the Bucks' possession, with Knight off the court and Jerry Bayless off the bench.
After getting on the court, Bayless launched an assault when he got the ball, Kidd told them on the bench to break fast, Bayless executed this vividly, he got the ball and quickly made a crotch dribble, and bent his body to rush inside with his left hand on the ball.
Jordan Hamilton, who came on as a substitute for Turner, was notoriously unreliable defensively, which is why Bayless dared to attack, and after two steps, Bayless hit the penalty area, he immediately recovered the ball, stretched his long arms and jumped into the air, and sent the ball out with a wrist pick.
Before the cheers of the Bucks fans could be heard, Li Feng came up from the flank, and they only saw a figure like an eagle spreading its wings, jumping high and slapping the departing ball on the rebound.
Pressing the ball on the rebound with his right hand, Li Feng still had the strength to spare, he put away his waist and abdomen to try to keep himself balanced, and his left hand quickly swung upward, grabbing the ball in his hand, Sanders jumped up and wanted to grab the ball, but only grabbed a handful of air.
After landing, Li Feng put away the ball and waved his arm to Marshall, who was on the outside.
Marshall is good at fast breaking, his big hand slams the ball to the floor, and the whole person is like an arrow off the string, rushing forward with lightning speed.
But the Bucks' retreat was very fast, and Ade Jr. took the initiative this time and stuck Marshall when he went up.
Marshall made a crotch dribble to stabilize his body, he hesitated, and in the face of the little Ade, who was eyeing him fiercely, he finally gave up his intention to attack and quickly passed the ball to Li Feng, who followed him.
Li Feng had just rushed to the three-point line when he received the ball, but instead of continuing to dribble, he put the ball away and took two big steps to rush into the free throw line. Finally, after taking another big step, the muscles of his legs suddenly tensed, and the blood was transported from the heart to the whole body, and at the same time, there was endless energy supply, and he flew like a spring.
In the air, Li Feng descended like a demon god, his eyes widened angrily, his arm holding the ball with one hand was raised high, and his left hand was pushed forward, holding Sanders who was jumping backwards, and suddenly pressed down his arm and smashed it into the hoop.
"Boom!"
There was a muffled sound. The ball fell to the ground, and the hoop trembled like ripples in the water, as if the basketball hoop had shaken a little.
Sanders was distracted by Li Feng's riding buckle, and he was a little dizzy for a while, he served to Bayless, and Marshall next to him rushed out at once.
Seeing this, Bayles was startled and hurriedly threw his hand to pass the ball - this is a bad habit of Bayles, he is too impatient, and he does not defend first when encountering aggression. It's about attacking the other side, it's not that the strategy is incorrect, but you have to see what level you have.
Offense is indeed the best defense, but can anyone use it casually?
As soon as the ball flew out. The seasoned Marshall judged the movement of the ball and rushed up to break it.
At this time, Li Feng was still under the basket, seeing this, Marshall did not hesitate, and threw the ball to the basket at the same time. Spread out his hands and looked helplessly at the dumbfounded Bayless, and said:
"Game over!"
Li Feng stomped his feet on the ground like a helicopter. He flew up in the air, grabbed the ball with both hands, leaned forward, waved his arms vigorously, and after the loud "bang", there was another violent buckle.
With two violent dunks in a row, the Pelicans bench seemed to be boiling water, and the Bradley Center was even more crowded, and fans didn't know how to complain about their team.
The continuous violent dunks were all launched by Li Feng in the penalty area, Sanders, as a defender, was naturally disgraced, and Little Ade patted him on the shoulder and said in a low voice:
"I'll give you a chance to create a zĂ o and come back!"
Little Ade is a good guy, but these people are not good brothers, after Sanders got the ball, in the face of Li Feng, who was eyeing him, he didn't have the confidence to shoot at all, and passed the ball out again.
Little Ade was so confused by his pass that he finally sent the ball to the basket, and you passed it to me again?
He had to go up on his own, but the ball was a little hasty, and he shot from a distance.
Li Feng jumped up and picked up the rebound, turned around and threw it to Marshall.
Marshall dribbled the ball to the three-point line arc and stood still, slapping the ball on the spot, seeing that Kidd was in a hurry, he yelled at Bayless:
"Go up and press him, man, press him! Don't give him a damn chance to organize an attack! â
Bayless stepped forward, Marshall shook his head, and said:
"Man, stop struggling, do I need to organize an attack? No, I just need to pass the ball to Z. â
Li Feng ran forward from the middle, Sanders supported his arm to stop him, seeing this, Li Feng immediately turned around, ran along the three-point line to the bottom line, and then slipped from the bottom line to the restricted area. At the same time, the ball in Marshall's hand flew up and landed under the basket in the penalty area.
"Boom!"
With a muffled sound, a vigorous air relay came out, and this attack was the cooperation of two people, and it had nothing to do with the team at all.
Sanders was completely discouraged by Li Feng's beating, and Kidd wanted to replace him, but Morway gave him instructions, saying:
"The edge of the sword is sharpened, Jason, let him be on the field, if he is not tempered, then he will always be just a rough piece of iron ore, and will not become steel."
Sanders never thought about making steel, he was abused like an ATM by Li Feng, he really wanted to end, but unfortunately he couldn't go down.
Bayless quickly controlled the ball and ran to the frontcourt, and then Marshall went up to defend him, and the two became entangled.
Ade Jr. didn't want to waste time, so he ordered Parker to go out and help Bayless break through, and he quietly ran outside the bottom corner three-point line.
Ilyasova and Sanders frantically stuck left and right, attracting everyone's attention for a while, so that Little Ade successfully ran out and stood outside the three-point line.
Seeing this, Baylors immediately put away the ball and quickly transferred the ball, and Little Ade received the ball, jumped up with both feet, shook his arms elegantly, and projected the ball out.
Li Feng turned around and jammed Sanders, he looked up at the rebound, and the ball fell from the hoop.
Three-point hit.
Li Feng was in the restricted area again, Marshall was about to pass the ball to him, Sanders was behind Ilyasova in front, and the Bucks were frightened and directly took a double bag, so that it was done. Thornton was vacant.
Marshall passed the ball to Thornton on the flank of the penalty area, who received the ball and jumped up like a glider, and his explosiveness was particularly good, and the bounce was good, and such long-range dunks could also be staged.
Marshall shot the ball and ran outside the three-point line, he is now in a calm state of mind, and the rhythm of the ball is also very calm and steady, Baylors made a "ho-ho" sound in his mouth to interfere with his rhythm, but it was useless.
Li Feng looked at the position of his teammates. He ran from the penalty area to the high post and stood in the penalty area, seeing this, Marshall seized the opportunity, broke through sideways and ran towards the penalty area.
Bayless followed two steps, and after entering the free throw area, he was stuck by Li Feng.
Seeing this, Kidd's scalp tingled, and he exclaimed:
"Damn. Pick-and-roll! Anti-Inside! â
But it was Marshall who burst into the box first, with Ade Jr. and Sanders outflanking him from both ends of the pitch.
The Marshallese man entered the penalty area, glanced back at Li Feng, and put away the ball as if to pass the ball. But the man has jumped.
This is a sound of sound and west, and Ade Jr. and Sanders coincidentally made such a judgment, and the two jumped up together, ready to block Marshall.
At this time. After jumping, Marshall had a smirk on his face, and he collected the ball and pulled it under his ribs. With a flick of the wrist, the ball bounced back.
Later, Li Feng did not stop because of Marshall's jump, he still ran towards the penalty area, and after following the penalty area, he also jumped up.
The last to come first, Li Feng was the fastest jumper, although he jumped after the three. Marshall turned around and passed the ball right into his hands, and inadvertently, the two completed an aerial refueling combination.
The so-called aerial refueling refers to the air relay, where both the passing and receiving sides jump in the air, just like a tanker refueling a fighter jet.
In the air, Li Feng's whole body stretched out like a flying insect that turned into a butterfly, and finally when he jumped to the highest place, he exhaled a breath of turbidity and smashed the ball pulled behind his head vertically.
"Boom!"
The basket shook slightly, and the orange ball fell like a meteor, while the Nets leaped high into the air......
The Pelicans' unpredictable offense left the Bucks at a loss, and inadvertently the score gap was stretched to double digits, and Kidd scratched his head in pain and called a timeout.
The Milwaukee Sports reporter noticed the scene, he gave Kidd a close-up, and then wrote on a notepad:
'Should we seriously consider the question of changing the manager? Or hands, has Mr. Kidd seriously thought about it, and it's time for him to resign? Even if he doesn't think about the team's record, he has to think about his gray hair, right? â
Kidd couldn't do better, he set up a couple of running three-pointers, and after a lot of passes, Ade Jr. received the ball again outside the three-point line in the bottom corner, but Hill was in front of him, and he obviously didn't have a chance to make a move, so he passed the ball to Sanders on the inside.
With Kidd's encouragement, Sanders finally mustered up some courage, and he hit Li Feng hard, then turned sideways, swiped his arm stiffly, and projected the ball.
Li Feng jumped up quickly on the spot with both feet, and with a wave of his big hand, he slashed his head and face, and came to a big hat!
Sanders really broke down this time!
Sanders was miserably abused by Li Feng, in fact, Li Feng didn't want to do this, his opponent was a rough brother after all, he was embarrassed to go too far, but he couldn't stay still, right?
Sanders is good-looking, tall, with long legs and arms, and a body of muscles like a rock, he is simply another Olajuwon. From the outside, the fans have a shout, which is really a good inside line.
However, Sanders belongs to an embroidered pillow, his stomach is full of straw bales, he can't attack him, he doesn't understand defense, maybe he can use his height and arm span to bully people in front of other insiders, but he can't face Li Feng.
Li Feng suppressed him in all directions and without dead ends.
In the end, even Morway couldn't stand it anymore, Sanders lost his soul, and was like a corpse on the field, and he was unstable in receiving the ball twice in a row, making this kind of low-level mistake that a middle school student would not have.
Kidd replaced Sanders before halftime, this kid is the hope of the Bucks in the future, if it is directly destroyed by Li Feng today, then the Bucks are really not good.
Mo Wei acquiesced to Kidd's substitution, although he really hoped that Sanders could be sharpened under Li Feng, and the sword edge would be sharpened, but now the problem is that the whetstone is too fierce and the sword is about to be worn out.
Without Sanders, the Bucks don't even have to suppress Li Feng in terms of height, so there is no way but to let Li Feng overturn the river and the sea on the inside.
However, Kidd did not give up the game, and in the second half, the little-known old man used a tactic that surprised Van Gundy: two strikers.
As we all know, basketball has a power forward and a forward in the five positions, and instead of having a left forward and a right forward like football, what Kidd did was to borrow from football and improve on it.
He sent Ade Jr. and Middleton as arrows, and used two taller men to cross the left and right wings to get open spots. This takes advantage of the chaos in the situation, with two strikers attacking and a defender interspersed to create opportunities by completely ripping or pulling away the interior line.
Don't worry, this trick is very effective, in the third quarter the Pelicans have a problem with man-marking, and the mutual cover of Ard Jr. and Middleton caught them off guard, and they once chased the score to single digits, but the intrigue is not comparable to hard power after all.
Van Gundy reacted after that, he saw the move and gave Kidd a fatal blow, that is, he arranged Thornton to focus on Little Ade, no matter how others run, he will lock you up as a striker, which is also a common tactic in the game, pay a scrap and abolish you an elite.
After the game, the Pelicans won by 25 points with 124-99, which is not a big gap, Pierce and others did not play in this game, and Li Feng only played 25 minutes, so the Pelicans still crushed the opponent in all directions.
In this game, Li Feng cut a triple-double of 25 points, 16 rebounds and 11 blocks, most of his points came from the first half, and he only needed to cover in the second half, and he was responsible for blocking his own Turner to teach the opponent a lesson, the latter scored a game-high 36 points today, Marshall only had 11 points, but delivered 19 assists and 5 steals, Kidd looked at Marshall and turned red. (To be continued......)