Chapter 401: Three Pairs in a Row, Who Can Stop Him!
Hoffman looked at Linson and Milicic who were high-fived under the basket and said: "Wood and Darko work together, this ball Wood can completely handle David by himself, but he chose to pass the ball to Darko in a better position, although it is not ruled out that Wood has the possibility of brushing assists, but I still want to give praise to Wood's pass." β
Listen to Hoffman, Bill. Wharton laughed? "That's true, a lot of people have the idea of Wood, but even he is not the kind of person who only cares about himself and the team, he is the kind who always carries the team on his shoulders, and this kind of Wood is also what we call an unconventional point guard who uses his offense to create opportunities for his teammates.
Of course, Wood and AI are different guards, first of all, I don't discriminate against AI or who is strong or who is weak, I just state my own opinion.
If I were a coach I'd go with Wood, who isn't a traditional point guard but can play a more traditional point guard role than AI, and I dare say that Wood's style of play affects a lot of people, and it won't be long before we see a lot of them in the league. β
"I agree on this, after all, time is changing, the player's physical element, playing style has changed, and the entire league environment is changing, just like the position of the center, although there are objective factors to guide the change of the role played by the center, but it is undeniable that there are also changes in the style of play to the environment."
In the commentary bench, the Hornets began to attack.
A five-point margin is not too big, but they must do their best to narrow the difference, otherwise it will be a loss that awaits them in the end.
"Steady, steady, let's try to score one!" Chris, who came to the front court. Paul glanced at Billups, who was defending him. Then shouted loudly.
"Chris is reminding his teammates. Such Chris is the Chris we are familiar with. I don't know how they will come this offensive, this attack is crucial. Hoffman looked at Paul and said.
The Hornets kept running, but the Magic's defense was also very close, and it was hard to see Peja get rid of Artest's defense, and just when Paul wanted to pass the ball over, Linson appeared in his field of vision for the first time.
The sudden appearance of Linson forced Paul to give up the passing style of play, and Paul lowered his body center of gravity and began to make continuous cross-steps.
The crotch dribble is getting faster and faster, and Billups' defensive intensity is increasing.
"David pulls out to cover, Chris breaks through!" Accompanied by Bill. As Wharton spoke, Paul shook off Billups' mark.
A horizontal pull. Paul jumped straight up.
"Chris takes it personally!" In Hoffman's voice, Paul threw the ball out.
Paul, who scored just eight points in the second half, did not disappoint the Hornets fans in attendance, and the ball was cleanly drilled into the basket.
"Chris has two big points, a key goal, three points to go, the game didn't end early, he and Wood are two extremes, Wood uses his individual offense to lead his teammates to attack and find the best opportunity for his teammates to attack, while Chris will step up when the team can't open the situation, they are all unique." Bill. Wharton said with a smile.
The game on the field continues. The next two minutes were back and forth.
Tyson got a key defensive rebound, and New Orleans was still three points short. This offense becomes especially important, once the offense misses then Orlando, who has a three-point lead, will completely take the initiative, for Wood, he rarely wastes such initiative, Byron did not call a timeout, what will the Hornets choose? Hoffman said as he looked at Paul as he received the ball.
"With 55 seconds left before the end of the game, the Hornets are still trailing by three points, leaving them at least two more offenses, so I don't think there's a rush to choose one or two points and then defend well, but Wood is certainly not willing to let the Hornets' offense go so smoothly." Bill. Wharton said with a smile.
Paul took the ball to the half, this attack was far more important than the previous ones, and he knew that only scoring for the team could keep the hope of winning alive, and it would be really dangerous if he didn't score.
After making a tactical gesture, Paul carefully dribbled the ball, he knew very well how fast Linsen's hand was, and he didn't want Linsen's fast hand to ruin the team's efforts all night at the last minute.
"In continuous cover, Wood still bit Chris, and Wood was tenacious beyond our understanding." Bill. Wharton looked at the field and shouted, and Linson still bit Paul tightly on the field.
Boom!
The right side of Paul's body was tightly pressed against Lin Sen's chest, and he didn't expect that he couldn't get rid of Lin Sen at the first time with the help of cover.
Lin Sen, who was sticking to Paul, didn't dare to press down lightly to put pressure on Paul, and it was too unwise to send Paul to the free throw line if he was whistled for a foul.
Just when Lin Sen was clinging to Paul, Paul suddenly dropped his body center of gravity and then made a sharp stop.
In the face of this sudden change, Lin Sen reacted quickly.
Looking at Paul who was jumping, Lin Sen jumped on the ground as fast as he could, stretching his arms as far as he could.
"Chris makes a stop, Wood saves hard."
"Watch out for Peja!" Stan on the sidelines. Van Gundy shouted at the field.
Artest realized that Peja was out of his defensive range and immediately chased after him, but was chased by David. West blocked.
Paul, who jumped in the air, twisted his waist and threw the ball over directly, Lin Sen subconsciously stretched out his hand to interfere with Paul's pass, but could only watch the ball fly out.
"Chris passes the ball and jumps up and moves the ball wide, Peja waits there, it's a great opportunity for New Orleans." Bill. Wharton shouted.
When Artest bypassed West, he saw Peja receive the ball and immediately pounced.
Facing Artest, who pounced on him, Peja did not panic, and the 208-year-old watched the basket quickly pull the ball out.
Sideline of Steve. Jarvey made a three-pointer gesture high, and the ball flew to the basket as the home fans watched.
Swish!
With a crisp sound of wiping the net, the fans cheered wildly.
"Peja, Peja. A crucial three-pointer. New Orleans fought hard all night and they tied the score in the final moments. He was New Orleans' key man tonight, and now the two sides are back on the same page, 107:107, with 38 seconds left before the end of the game, leaving Orlando and New Orleans a chance to attack each. β
"I really didn't expect that there would be such a situation, Peja with a big heart, and of course we can't forget the transfer ball of Jì Chris. Although the way the pass was passed was undesirable and it was a wide transfer, there was a good result, Stan called a timeout, and it was obviously important for Orlando to come back from a timeout, and they certainly didn't want the team to play overtime.
What is bad for New Orleans is that Orlando has too many big-hearted players, and of course the most dangerous is Wood. "Bill. Wharton looked at the players walking to the sidelines and said, the big screen on the scene replaying the goal just now.
The Hornets fans in the New Orleans arena felt like they were alive again, and cheers filled every corner of the arena.
"The Hornets fans were completely excited, they were like they were suddenly energized, and they didn't know what Stan was going to do. Whether it's running tactics or Wood singles, there is a lot of certainty, not to mention Chauncey them. New Orleans' defense isn't easy to do. Hoffman watched as he surrounded Stan on the sidelines. Said the Magic player at Van Gundy.
"At the end of the timeout, Orlando replaced Ron with Sean, although Sean does not have Ron's offensive ability, but his fixed-point three-point ability, especially the three-point ability of the two bottom corners, is incomparable to Ron, he is bound to contain the Hornets' defense, and the others have not changed, and the Hornets are still the lineup just now, let us witness the last 38 seconds." In Bill. Wharton's voice.
"Darko was on the change of direction and Orlando was scattered, which caused problems for the Hornets' defense."
Jarvi handed the ball to Milicic, raised his hand and blew the whistle in his mouth, and Milicic immediately lifted the ball.
In charge of defending Linson was Morris. Peterson and Chris. Paul, the two of them just don't want Linson to receive the ball directly.
"It's not easy for Wood to get out of position, and Chris and Morris are two people staring at him." Hoffman looked at Lin Sen and said.
Linson ran inside and then suddenly turned around and ran back, still unable to shake off Paul and Peterson, but did get a chance for Billups on the other side.
With Howard's cover Billups coming out, Milicic immediately threw the ball over.
Chauncy received the ball, Chris immediately threw Wood off the guard, Chauncy is a well-known Mr. Key, if the Hornets don't pay attention then Chauncy must not mind telling SΓΉ New Orleans that he is still a trustworthy Mr. Key. Bill. Wharton said with a smile.
Billups, who received the ball, did not rush to attack but controlled the ball steadily, and as a veteran he knows how to do it at such a critical moment.
On the other side of Linson is in Morris. Under Peterson's marking, Peterson couldn't wait to hug Lin Sen directly with both hands.
"Pull and pull, Morris is about to get into Wood's arms, and Steve's scale is too big, not that Wood is David. Is Stern's godson? Why not whistle? Hoffman quipped as he looked at Peterson, who was defending Linson without the ball.
Lin Sen is also very annoyed by Peterson, the defense is indeed enough to blow fouls, but Lin Sen will not take the initiative to ask for a penalty.
The left foot moves to the right of Peterson, and then the upper body jerks to the left.
Peterson was stunned for a moment, and this slight stagnation of reaction gave Lin Sen the best chance.
Boom!
The left side of the body collided with Peterson, and then directly accelerated and forcibly cut in.
"Wood, get rid of Morris's entanglement for the time being." Bill. Wharton shouted.
And was temporarily thrown off by Pin Morris. Peterson immediately chased after him, and just as Peterson was chasing with all his might, Lin Sen turned around and staggered past Peterson, and the depression was completely written on Peterson's face.
"It's still a feint, Woodra comes out, Chauncey gives the ball, it's an opportunity, oh, Morris is so tenacious." Hoffman looked at Morris, who was desperate to pounce again. Peterson lamented.
Lin Sen didn't expect Morris either. Peterson's defense was so tenacious this time that he was ready to shoot and Peterson re-covered, and Linson simply took the ball and consumed time.
The rest of the Magic all pulled up their positions, and although they didn't run, the rest of the Hornets didn't dare to give up the defense lightly and come up to trap Linson.
"It seems that Orlando's tactics are Wood's singles, and I don't want to be the head coach of any team in Orlando easily, and I don't need much tactics at key moments. Because the best tactic is for Wood to play alone with the ball. "Bill. Wharton said with a smile.
'There's a lot of pressure on Morris. He did a good job in just a series of runs. I don't know if this defense can shout to the fans. Hoffman's ears were filled with Hornets fans cheering on Peterson.
Lin Sen held the ball in both hands at the waist, a most standard triple threat move.
Looking up at the time of the Magic's attack, which had entered ten seconds, Lin Sen's right foot took a false step, which did not attract Peterson's attention.
However, just in case Lin Sen suddenly pulled out a jump shot, Peterson still raised his right hand and stretched it out in front of Lin Sen's eyes.
Lin Sen took another step, but Pearson still didn't move, his right hand shook as Lin Sen's head shook.
Yikes!
There was a slight grinding sound between the Legend II and the floor. Lin Sen's upper body shook upwards violently, and his feet were cushioned.
"Wood shot, oh no, it's a realistic feint, Morris jumps, he's fooled, Wood, Wood's best chance!" Bill. Wharton shouted.
Jumping Morris. Peterson regretted it, but he could only watch as Linson, who was defending himself, slapped the ball and slid to the right at the same time.
When Peterson landed and pounced on Linsen, Linsen was already jumping up a meter away from him.
On the other side, Paul also threw away Billups and pounced. But in vain as with Peterson.
The ball slashed in a perfect arc over the arena in New Orleans and fell to the basket, but the cries of the court did not stop the ball from falling.
Lin Sen, who landed on the ground, put his hands in front of his eyes again and made a three-point gesture. And his shot went through the net cleanly.
"Wood, big heart Wood, Wood singles This is Orlando's best key ball tactic, Morris has been doing well, but in the end he still ate Wood's feints, which is no wonder he can only say that Wood's movements are so realistic, even me, a bystander, thought Wood was shooting, and everyone knew that he had unreasonable shooting ability."
"Yes, that's Wood, and now New Orleans is in a difficult situation, three points behind, and they only have 18 seconds left, so there's plenty of time to complete an offense, but they have to make a choice if they want to recover the three-point difference, whether to steal two points and then use foul tactics or grab three points."
Bill. Wharton calmly analyzed: "Now the multiple-choice question is given to Byron, this game Byron is not good at commanding on the spot, but fortunately, the Hornets are not short of three-point shooting, whether it is Chris or Morris have three-point shooting ability, of course, there is Peja's storage zΓ i, just now he threw a key three-point to help the Hornets tie the point difference, but Orlando will definitely strengthen his control of him." β
"Orlando still has a long and a short two timeouts, and New Orleans only has one short timeout left at the end of this long timeout, it should be safer to grab two points and then send Orlando to the free throw line, of course, if there are good shots on the outside, it is not bad, but if it were me, I would mainly grab two points." Hoffman offered his opinion.
With the sound of the timeout coming up, the players from both sides returned to the court.
"Tyson. Chandler serves from outside the sideline in the frontcourt, what will New Orleans choose, two points or three points? β
Tyson. Chandler took the ball and lifted it up, and the Magic's defense against the Hornets was tight, and the Hornets' continuous runs failed to find a good catch.
"Tyson couldn't find the receiver." Hoffman's nervous tone is a testament to the mood of the Hornets fans at the moment.
Right here at Tyson. Chandler almost asked for a timeout, almost before David. West appeared in Chandler's field of vision.
"David got the ball, and almost missed a precious timeout in New Orleans because he couldn't serve the ball, David stopped the ball and Chris ran over."
In Bill. As Wharton spoke, Paul slipped over and picked up David with a hand. West's pass, Paul took advantage of the situation with the help of David. West physically shook off Billups, who was defending him.
"Change the guard!" Lin Sen shouted loudly, and then immediately pounced.
Billups turned and ran to the top of the arc, where Linson was in charge of defending Morris. Peterson saw Linson go to the defense, and Paul immediately ran to the other side.
Although Lin Sen's speed was fast, he still couldn't block Paul at the first time, and Paul faced Howard, who was making up for the defense, and threw it directly. The ball jumped over Howard's fingers. Paul felt good. His instincts told him that there should be nothing wrong with the ball.
"Chris throws, key goal ......" Hoffman's words came to an abrupt halt as God played a little joke on Paul, and the ball spun around and slid out as it got into the basket.
"Oh, the goal has gone in and it has slipped out, and Chris has lost the most crucial goal." Bill. Wharton didn't expect the ball to come out.
Lin Sen, who was also ready to accept the foul tactics of the Wasps and others, was also stunned for a moment before reacting, and Lin Sen jumped up and grabbed the ball into his arms with both hands.
After doing the screen, David who had just withdrawn and was ready to grab a rebound. West immediately hugged Lin Sen.
David was immediately fouled, but Wood's free throw percentage was there. It's too unlikely that Wood will miss two free throws, and even one of the two free throws Orlando will basically seal the win, and Chris looks annoyed, this ball really no one expected to go in, God played a cruel joke on the New Orleans, which almost ruined their night's effort. Hoffman said as he looked at Paul, who was holding his head in disbelief on the field.
In the boos of the court, Linson walked to the free throw line, looking at Linsen who stood on the free throw line, Bill. Wharton said with a smile: "This game is almost the same as the last game against Utah, it was also a key shot by Wood at a critical moment to overtake the score, and then the key ball did not choose a foul tactic. β
Take the ball that Jarvey throws. Lin Sen steadied his rhythm, and the boos in his ears and the crazy interference of the fans on the bottom line were no longer strange.
Watching the basket, Linson threw the ball. The ball went into the basket steadily.
"Wood hit the first free throw, which almost sealed the win for Orlando, 111:107, Wood made the second free throw, and if he made a second free throw, it would have sealed the win."
In Hoffman's voice, Linson threw the second ball, and the ball drilled into the basket again.
"Wood hit both key free throws, Byron used up the team's last timeout, they had to grab a three-point shot to have a chance of survival, and even then the possibility of a reversal was pitiful, they had to make sure to shoot a three-point and then immediately foul, and they couldn't make it on a free throw shooter like Wood and Chauncey, and what Stan had to do was to tear off Dwight and Darko and replace them with more accurate free throws, and put two points without three points." Bill. Wharton said, looking at the sidelines.
"Bill, we've overlooked something." Hoffman turned to look at Bill. Walton.
"What was overlooked?" Bill. Wharton asked curiously.
"If you look at Wood's count, Wood's count has come to 36 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds, which means Wood is likely to have his second career triple-double in the final minute, and it's the second game in a row."
"Really? Oh, I really didn't pay attention to it, Wood just got his ninth defensive rebound, and I don't think New Orleans wants Wood to not only take away the win but also get a triple-double. "Bill. Wharton said with a smile.
Howard and Milicic are indeed as good as Bill. Wharton said that Stan. Van Gundy replaced, and Howard, who was sitting in a chair, looked up at the big screen: "Hey, Wood, you're one rebound and another triple-double, guys, you guys have to let Wood grab this rebound, must." β
Howard's words made everyone realize that Linson was only one rebound away from a triple-double.
"Defense is the number one priority, and as for whether I can get rebounds, I don't want to cheapen them because you want me to get rebounds, then I'm a sinner." Lin Sen said with a smile.
"Wood, you're right, but if you can get a triple-double it would be better, come on, everyone, hold on for the last 8.2 seconds." Stan. Van Gundy said with a smile.
"Bill, you're right, Stan did put Dwight and Darko off the court, put Shaun and Grant, and New Orleans put Bobby. Jackson, but it wasn't easy for them to get three points, and in the last 8.2 seconds, if New Orleans couldn't score, the game was over. Hoffman looked at David who was standing on the sidelines. West said.
Paul, who finally ran and had a chance to catch the ball, just received the ball and found that the Magic's defensive positions were all on the three-point line, obviously deciding that it was absolutely impossible for you to ask for two points and I would give you three points.
Facing Linson, who was defending himself, Paul did not force his shot but handed the ball to Peja, who immediately threw the ball against Battier's defense.
Clang!
A crisp sound made the hearts of the New Orleans fans sink down, and the ball bounced high out, and as just said, the rest of the Magic had no intention of grabbing the board at all.
"Tenth, tenth, Wood, Wood got a triple-double for the second game in a row." Bill. Wharton shouted.
Paul, who saw Linsen win the rebound, did not choose to foul, and he knew that the foul was just to help Linsen increase his score.
Seeing that no one was fouled by the Hornets, Lin Sen held the ball and stayed at the free throw line, and the 3-second time passed quickly.
"The game is over, Orlando, the Orlando Magic took away the victory on the home court of the Hornets under the strong leadership of Wood, and Wood also won this summit matchup with Chris."
Bill. Wharton looked at Linson and Paul, who were talking intimately on the court, and said, "It's a good game, a super point guard matchup, and another brother duel between Wood and Chris.
Both sides showed their best form, but Orlando still had the last laugh, and Wood had a big triple-double of 36 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds, beating Chris with 23 points, 14 assists and 7 rebounds. After beating Delon the day before yesterday and then Chris, Wood continued to advance towards the No. 1 point guard. β
Hit Delon. Williams-led Utah Jazz had 34 points, 22 assists, 10 steals and nine rebounds. Paul-led New Orleans Hornets had 36 points, 13 assists, 10 rebounds and four steals.
In two consecutive games against the future No. 1 point guard, the strong contender has a triple-double or a dominant-level number, and it was Linson who hit the key shot at the last minute, which made Linson and Magic fans more confident when they supported Linson to be the No. 1 point guard.
In addition, the previous Christmas game also had a star-level point guard Mike. Bibby's Cleveland Cavaliers had 35 points, 15 assists, six assists, five rebounds and two blocks.
Three games in a row, a luxurious and all-round horror number, while also leading the team to victory, completely swept away some media mouths that Lin Sen's game is like clocking in.
"Terror Wood Strikes, First Point Guard Stops Who" -- that's the headline on the front page of ESPN.
And ESPN was the initiator of pressing the title of future No. 1 point guard on Linsen's head, but compared with last season, Linsen's appearance now undoubtedly makes them full of confidence in telling the truth.
Even Steve. Nash and Jason. Kidd is still in great form, even though Chris. Paul and Delong. Williams is also eyeing him, but Linson has played so well in these three games, especially the last two against Deron and Paul.
Since the Magic still needed to beat the grizzlies back-to-back, the Magic went to Memphis overnight.
The in-form Lin Sen also makes people wonder how long his form can last, although it is a back-to-back against the Memphis Grizzlies.
But the Grizzlies are currently at the bottom of the record after losing Gasol in the new season, and the core of the house is Linsen's No. 8 pick, Rudy. Guy.
This season Rudy. Gay's average points per game has increased from 10.85 points last season to 21 points, showing an all-round offensive approach, which is also regarded by the Grizzlies as the foundation of the rebuild.
and the Magic game of the young Rudy. Guy caused a lot of trouble for the Magic, facing Ron. Artest and Sean. Battier's two defensive masters took turns defending to score 28 points.
When Linson was not in good shape in the first half, he continued to recover in the second half, and hit two three-pointers with three minutes left in the fourth quarter to help the Magic seal the victory completely.
And Lin Sen also increased his personal score to 30 points again with 20 points in the second half, and the NBA's official website also launched a highlight video of "Who Can Stop Him". (To be continued......)
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