Chapter 753: Invincible in the Forbidden Zone
As soon as the game started, the Warriors launched a fast break, and the elder Nelson said before the game that the team can't put all hope on Chamberlain, who is the core, but he is not the only one in this team who can score and attack.
Therefore, West and Curry followed Nelson Sr.'s instructions to launch a fast break and let as many people as possible participate in the offense, otherwise once they fall into positional warfare, they will have to rely on Chamberlain.
What the Warriors show is not their strongest side, but this is the side they will develop in the future, so it is necessary to practice like this at this time.
However, in this way, the Warriors will not be able to destroy the Pacers in the opening game, otherwise Nelson Sr. will not have to arrange for them to play man-marking, and this kind of defense is the best decent.
The Pacers 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 Warriors led by just six points at 28-22, and against the Mavericks before, the Warriors nearly destroyed them in the first quarter.
The second quarter was the Pacers' possession, with Ford off the court and Watson off the bench.
Watson, a veteran in his mid-30s, was a formidable player in college, playing in 129 games as the NCAA's starting point guard at UCLA, the second-highest in school history. Among them, 127 starts, setting a new record in school history; 235 steals, 1st in school history; 607 assists and 133 three-pointers, both ranked fourth in school history.
In addition, he was also the second player in school history to complete 600 assists and 200 steals, and the fourth player in the Pacific 10 League to rank in the top 10 in both career assists and steals, but after entering the NBA, his road was not smooth, and even with so many good results, he was only selected with the ninth pick in the second round of the draft.
Watson was cut by the Thunder last year, and the Pacers signed him to a veteran contract.
The reason for this is Watson's personality, he is an impatient, and as a point guard, impatience is the most important.
After getting on the court, Watson launched a surprise attack when he got the ball, O'Brien told them on the bench to break fast, and Watson executed this vividly, he got the ball and quickly did a crotch dribble, and bent his body to rush inside with his left hand on the ball.
Moreau, who came on as a substitute for West, was notoriously unreliable defensively, which is why Watson dared to attack, and after two steps, Watson hit the penalty area, he immediately withdrew the ball, stretched his long arms and jumped into the air, and sent the ball away with a wrist pick.
Before the Pacers fans could cheer, Chamberlain came up from the flank, and they saw only a figure like an eagle spreading its wings, leaping high and slapping the departing ball on the rebound.
Pressing the ball on the rebound with his right hand, Chamberlain still had the strength to spare, he tucked his waist and abdomen to try to keep himself balanced, and his left hand quickly swung upward, grabbing the ball in his hand, Hibbert jumped up to grab the ball, but only grabbed a handful of air.
After landing, Chamberlain put away the ball and waved his arm to Marbury on the outside.
Marbury is good at fast breaking, and his big hand slams the ball to the floor, and the whole person rushes forward with lightning speed like an arrow from the string.
But the Pacers were quick to retreat, and Granger took the initiative this time and stuck Marbury on the go.
Marbury made a crotch dribble to stabilize his body, he hesitated, faced Granger who was eyeing him, finally gave up the intention of attacking, and quickly passed the ball to Chamberlain, who followed him.
When you don't have a good option on the offensive road, give the ball to Chamberlain, that's a quote from New York Sports.
Chamberlain had just rushed to the three-point line when he received the ball, but instead of continuing to dribble, he put the ball away, took two big steps and rushed to the free throw line, and finally took another big step and the muscles in his legs suddenly tensed, and the blood was transported from his heart to his whole body, and at the same time, there was endless energy supplied, and he flew like a spring.
In the air, Chamberlain came into the world like a demon god, his eyes were wide with anger, his arm holding the ball with one hand was raised, and his left hand was pushed forward, holding down Hibbert, who was jumping backwards, and slamming down his arm to the hoop.
"Boom!" With 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.
Hibbert was distracted by Chamberlain's dunk, and he was a little dizzy for a while, and he served to Watson, and Curry next to him rushed out.
Seeing this, Watson was startled, and hurriedly shook his hand to pass the ball - this is a bad habit of Watson, he is too impatient, and when he encounters aggression, he does not defend first, but uses an offensive way to deal with the opponent, not that this strategy is incorrect, but you have to see what level you are.
Offense is indeed the best defense, but can anyone use it casually?
As soon as the ball flew out, the experienced Marbury judged the direction of the ball and rushed up to break the ball.
At this time, Chamberlain was still under the basket, seeing this, Marbury did not hesitate, threw the ball to the hoop at the same time, spread his hands and looked at the dumbfounded Watson helplessly, and said: "GAME-OVER!" â
Chamberlain stomped his feet on the ground like a helicopter, he flew up in place, grabbed the ball with both hands, leaned forward, waved his arms vigorously, and after a loud 'bang', there was another violent slam.
With two violent dunks in a row, the Warriors bench seemed to be boiling water, and the Consecco Stadium was full of people, and fans didn't know how to complain about their team.
The continuous violent dunks were all launched by Chamberlain in the penalty area, Hibbert, as a defender, was naturally disgraced, Granger 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!" â
Granger is a good big brother, but this group of people under him is not a good little brother, after Hibbert got the ball, in the face of Chamberlain, who was eyeing him, he didn't have the confidence to shoot at all, and passed the ball again.
Granger was so hurt by his pass that he almost spurted blood, and finally got the ball to the basket, and you kid 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.
Chamberlain jumped up to pick up the rebound and turned around and threw it to Marbury.
Marbury dribbled the ball to the top of the three-point line and stood still, slapping the ball on the spot, seeing that O'Brien was in a hurry, he yelled at Watson: "Go up and press him, man, press him!" Don't give him a damn chance to organize an attack! â
Watson stepped forward, Marbury shook his head, and said, "Man, stop struggling, do I need to organize an offense?" No, I just need to pass the ball to Z. â
Chamberlain ran forward from the middle, Hibbert held his arm to stop him, and when he saw this, Chamberlain immediately turned around and ran along the three-point line to the baseline, and then slipped from the baseline to the restricted area. At the same time, the ball in Marbury'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.
Hibbert was completely discouraged by Chamberlain, O'Brien wanted to replace him, and Bird gave him instructions, saying: "The edge of the sword is sharpened, Jim, 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." â
Hibbert didn't think about making steel, he was abused by Chamberlain******** he really wanted to end, but unfortunately he couldn't go down.
Watson quickly controlled the ball and ran to the front court, and then Marbury went up to defend him, and the two became entangled.
Granger didn't want to waste time, so he ordered Rush to go out and help Watson break through, and he quietly ran outside the bottom corner three-point line.
Murphy and Hibbert frantically stuck left and right, grabbing everyone's attention for a moment, so that Granger managed to run out and stand outside the three-point line.
Seeing this, Watson immediately put away the ball and quickly transferred the ball, Granger received the ball, stomped on his feet, shook his arms elegantly, and projected the ball out.
Chamberlain turned around and jammed Hibbert, who looked up at the rebound, only to see the ball fall out of the hoop.
Three-point hit.
Chamberlain was in the box again, Marbury was about to pass the ball to him again, Hibbert was behind Murphy, and the Pacers were frightened and took a double pack, so that Gibson was empty.
Marbury passed the ball to Gibson on the flank of the penalty area, who received the ball and jumped up like a glider to dunk, his explosiveness was particularly good, and the bounce was good, and such long-range dunks could also be staged.
Marbury 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, and Watson made a 'ho-ho' sound from his mouth to interfere with his rhythm, but it was useless.
Chamberlain looked at the position of his teammates, ran from the penalty area to the high position, and stood in the penalty area, seeing this, Marbury seized the opportunity, broke sideways and ran towards the penalty area.
Watson followed two steps, and when he entered the penalty area, he was stuck by Chamberlain.
Seeing this, O'Brien's scalp tingled and shouted, "Damn it, block and dismantle!" Defend the center! â
But it was Marbury who burst into the box first, with Granger and Hibbert outflanking him from both ends of the pitch.
The Marbury man entered the box, glanced back at Chamberlain, and put away the ball as if to pass it, but the man had already jumped.
Granger and Hibbert made the same judgment, and the two jumped up together, ready to block Marbury.
At this point, after jumping, Marbury had a sly smile on his face, he put away the ball and pulled it under his ribs, and with a flick of his wrist bounced the ball back.
Later, Chamberlain did not stop because of Marbury's jump, but still ran towards the penalty area, and after following to the penalty area, he also jumped up.
The last to start was the first to come, and Chamberlain, despite jumping behind the three, was the fastest jumper. Marbury turned around and passed the ball right into his hands, and inadvertently, the two completed an aerial refueling match.
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, Chamberlain's whole body stretched out like a flying insect that had turned into a butterfly, and finally when he jumped to the highest place, he exhaled a breath of turbidity and smashed the ball that was 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 Warriors' unpredictable offense left the Pacers at a loss, and the gap between the scores was inadvertently stretched to double digits, and O'Brien scratched his head in pain and called a timeout.
A reporter from the Indiana Sports Journal noticed the scene, giving O'Brien a close-up and then writing on his notepad: "Should we seriously consider the issue of changing the head coach?" Or hand, has Mr. O'Brien 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
O'Brien couldn't do anything better, he set up a couple of running threes, and after a lot of passes, Granger received the ball again from outside the three-point line in the bottom corner, but Hill was right in front of him, and he obviously didn't have a chance to make a move, so he passed the ball to Hibbert on the inside.
With O'Brien's encouragement, Hibbert finally mustered a little courage, and he slammed Chamberlain, then turned sideways, swiped his arm stiffly, and projected the ball out.
Chamberlain jumped up quickly on the spot with both feet, and with a wave of his big hand, he slashed his head and face with a big hat!
Hibbert really broke down this time!