Chapter 756: The Spirit of New Orleans
If you want to break this misaligned offense, the best way to defend with a two-man is to switch positions immediately after the misalignment, and then exchange the big and small players back, or help the defense to help defend the end with the ball.
Van Gundy yelled here and took advantage of Lillard's return pass, Rose and Millsap immediately switched back, and Millsap just switched back when Aldridge raised his hand!
The timing of the Pelicans' change of position is still not mastered, there is a moment of gap, with this gap Aldridge can play, I saw Aldridge raise his arm smoothly after receiving the ball.
At this point, Millsap could only jump, because he already knew that if he didn't jump, putting his hand in front of Aldridge would have no effect on Aldridge.
But as soon as Millsap jumped, because Aldridge's shot was actually relatively slow, Aldridge didn't make a shot, Millsap had already jumped, and he saw Aldridge take a big step to the left and collapsed.
At this time, the Pelicans' defense was relatively loose from the beginning, and finally became nervous, and Al Jefferson immediately made up in front of Aldridge in the back, and then saw Aldridge raise the basketball for a round, and Al Jefferson also shook up and jumped, Aldridge shook two Pelican players with consecutive feints, and then he shot the basket.
In the face of an empty basket, Aldridge had no reason to miss, and hit a ball!
Li Feng used to think that Aldridge had nothing to shoot on the outside, but today, when he looked closely, Li Feng saw that Aldridge was really accurate, accurate and scary!
Now Aldridge has not made a single shot error from the opening to the present, and there are breakthroughs, there are continuous feints, and Super Ade's competitive state has been fully played.
This is definitely bad news for the Pelicans, who don't have a counterpart to Aldridge on the side. Or a small attack wave is played, so that the Pelicans are in an absolute weakness offensively.
When Rose arrived at the Trail Blazers' halftime, he originally planned to play Lillard again, but the continuous vaudeville dribbling made Rose ignore a side Matthews when dribbling, Matthews was doing odd jobs in the Trail Blazers, and saw Rose playing with his brother.
He doesn't care about anything, in the past it was a barbaric forced break, this kind of break Ross can't dodge, after breaking the ball. Rose immediately jumped up and complained to the referee.
But how did he know that the referee had long been tired of his fancy style of play, and Matthews had taught him a formal time.
Matthews steals the ball and immediately passes it to Lillard, who runs the street ball toward the Pelicans' halfcourt.
Lillard's feet were very fast and very agile, and he brought the ball to the Pelicans' half court in a few clicks, and the Pelicans came back only Li Feng at this time, and Al Jefferson was still running near the halfline.
In the face of such a one-on-one opportunity, how could Lillard let go of the sudden disguise in front of him and threw Li Feng away, directly forming a layup.
Just when the entire New Orleans arena closed its eyes. Just watched Lillard's simple layup actually miss, the ball jumped out and was caught by Matthews himself under the basket.
But at this time, he didn't have room to make a move, because Li Feng and Al Jefferson had already killed him in front of him. Matthews had no choice but to throw the ball into the hands of Aldridge, who caught up behind.
"The ball is in his hands again!"
Seeing Aldridge get the ball, everyone's first reaction was like this, and Millsap, who habitually runs inside, also turned around and saw that the ball was in Aldridge's hands.
He's also a little hairy. Hurriedly ran over and stretched out his hand to cover Aldridge's head, Aldridge's ball was already raised, and Millsap, who was running in a hurry, bumped into Aldridge's body. Knocked Aldridge, who was about to make a move, out of balance and leaned to the left!
But even in this state of physical unbalance, Aldridge still made a shot, and the arc of his shot was still so high. Such roundness does not seem to be affected at all.
"Force!"
As the referee's whistle blew, Aldridge's basketball passed through the nets cleanly.
At this time, the New Orleans Arena remembered a burst of sighs, and the whole arena buzzed non-stop.
Bill Wharton, who was in the commentary seat, clenched his fists, shook it violently, and exclaimed excitedly:
"It's amazing! Aldridge hit an incredible shot and made such a precise shot when his body was out of balance! ”
"Who can stop him in the face of such a super Ade, who can stop him! Who can? ”
Bill Wharton shouted several questions in quick succession.
However, David Wesley, who had an unpleasant face, didn't mean to answer him at all, just looked at the arena with a sad face.
Aldridge walked to the free throw line at the referee's signal, and as soon as the guy stood in front of the free throw line, the entire New Orleans arena resounded with a series of boos "woo woo woo woo"
The black sound was like a dark cloud, and the fans behind the Pelicans basket were shaking their inflatable sticks in an attempt to disrupt Aldridge's vision.
But Aldridge has a high hand even with his eyes closed, standing in front of the Pelicans' free-throw line, ignoring everything and being unpopular with the people of New Orleans. Neither the swinging inflatable rod did anything for him.
"Huh!"
Aldridge, as a reliable shooter, is still very steady at the free-throw line.
This time the Pelicans were in trouble, and after the Trail Blazers scored consecutive points on the court, the Pelicans made another mistake.
The root of this mistake was Li Feng, who has always been steady, and when he passed the ball, he accidentally passed a very soft horizontal pass.
The result was immediately cut off by Batum, and the Trail Blazers' counterattacks were always fast!
The style of this team is very similar to Lin Pingzhi's swordsmanship to ward off evil spirits, and the tricks are still those ordinary tricks, but the pioneers are as fast as lightning when they use them, and the tricks kill people. Other teams use ordinary swordsmanship!
Batum ran to the edge of the Pelicans' three-point line, and immediately saw Aldridge, who had been feeling hot recently, running up. Threw the ball into Aldridge's hands.
As soon as the ball reached Aldridge's hands, the New Orleans arena was filled with the roar of dark clouds.
Now the New Orleans arena is a little intimidated by Aldridge, and this guy now gives the whole New Orleans arena the impression that he can score no matter what!
No matter who is defending him, he is the same, which is a bit close to a state of insolvability, who is not afraid of this kind of player!
Seeing Aldridge get the ball, Al Jefferson, who was the closest, hurriedly pounced in front of Aldridge, Aldridge's ball skills did not say, but this person has a weakness that is not the hardest psychological element, but today he is the opening hand. As soon as the hand was smooth, his psychological confidence rose for a long time.
I saw Aldridge dribble the ball horizontally with Alderridge in two steps, and at once approached his most accurate horn to the vicinity, and when Aldridge got here, because he was taller than Alger Jefferson, he picked up the ball and was ready to shoot!
At this time, Al Jefferson couldn't play with him this opportunity to bully himself, and he hit Aldridge below, and Aldridge was hit again, losing his center of gravity and taking half a step back.
Aldridge pushed the ball forward with his right hand in such a difficult situation, and threw the basketball out, just to see that this miracle happened again. Aldridge, who has obviously no shooting angle and no physical balance, scored the ball again this time, and Al Jefferson still fouled!
This time, the New Orleans arena is numb. This kind of ball can be scored. Can we still win today's game, there are not a few people who have this idea.
Aldridge, who walked to the free throw line, faced much less boos, and the strong table began to subdue the noisy crowd of away visitors.
At this time, Li Feng's eyes were also round, Aldridge's state was really violent. It's time to catch up with yourself!
And David Wesley, in the commentary seat on the spot, shook his head:
"Today's Pelicans' basket is like the sea for LaMarcus, he doesn't need to shoot at all, just a push can kill the Pelicans."
Wesley speaks of listlessness, and apparently disappointment and helplessness take over the majority. And his companions. Bill Wharton went to show an excited and crazy expression, and his long face was flushed, and it looked like a red pepper:
"Portland is amazing today! It's been a long time since I've seen this kind of magical show! Super Ade got off to a perfect start today, and I doubt it'll last long with a show like this, and how long the Pelicans can last. ”
When Bill Wharton said to express his doubts about the Pelicans' willpower, Wesley glanced at Bill Wharton, seemingly unintentionally!
At this time, the Pelicans players on the court were a little helpless, and the players off the court were also very sad. Van Gundy was also thinking about changing his tricks at this time, but now Aldridge is a powerful person, what can he do, he can only wait and see what happens, his magical state cannot last long, and when the two teams return to normal state, their own methods will have room to play.
At this time, Rose was also honest outside the Trail Blazers' three-point line, and in the team's difficult moments, he was a little restrained, quietly bypassing Millsap's side, and he found Li Feng running forward fiercely, bringing Lillard into the low post of the Trail Blazers, while Li Feng ran out of the stream and got a moment of vacancy.
This kind of opportunity is rare, Rose hurriedly stuffed the ball over, Li Feng received the ball, and at this time Batum did not come back to defend, I don't know where he was looking, and he didn't pay attention when defending.
This gave Li Feng a chance, but I saw Li Feng calmly shoot and hit a ball, and finally gave the pelicans who were about to lose their breath renew this life-sustaining pill.
After Li Feng's small mid-range shot, Tristotts didn't take it seriously at all, he thought it was just the Pelicans' struggle before dying.
The Trail Blazers still played simply, Matthews still passed the ball to Aldridge, who was feeling hot, and he was counting on Aldridge to completely break down the Pelicans' defense, but he didn't expect that Aldridge's continuous miracles had used up this period of time.
Singles Millsap, emergency stop and then jump shot, the arc of the ball is very beautiful, Aldridge's legs seem to be a forked A-line in the air, and the posture is not beautiful, but Aldridge is one of the few guys in the 2.11 meter club who can shoot like this!
The ball slammed into the basket and jumped out. The sound of the iron was so crisp, and with the sound of the iron being followed by the sound of the whole court breathing long, the New Orleans arena was already frightened by Aldridge's shot. And seeing that he finally struck the iron, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The ball was jumped far away and was picked up by Li Feng, and then the Pelican steadily advanced to the half of the Pioneers, the Pioneers' playing style is like Lin Pingzhi's swordsmanship to avoid evil, and the Pelican's tactics at this time are like the swordsmanship of the Taishan faction.
At this time, the Pelicans were extremely backward in momentum, and the Pelicans' positions and runs on the field were still orderly.
Rose seemed to have suddenly burst some kind of fighting spirit hidden in his bones. He dribbled to the front court and immediately made a gesture towards his teammate.
And seeing this gesture, up to Van Gundy, down to Al Thornton, the Pelicans players on the court were all stunned.
It's rare for him to do this, and Van Gundy doesn't seem to have set him up with this kind of tactic!
Rose's first step in the game is to dribble to the right and break through the baseline!
This step is not fast, but it is a large and solid step, and one step pulls Liradra near the bottom line.
Facing Lillard, who was squeezing over. Rose turned around again with a large and rhythmic step, and Rose flipped over again, taking two big steps back and forth, and Rose finally stepped on the waist of the Trail Blazers' three-point line at this time.
These two steps are very clear. Simple, and by avoiding Lillard, it was safe to reach the area where he could attack.
This time Rose's chance came, and the moment Robin Lopez in front of him jumped up, Rose withdrew a leg. The body looked backwards, and with one hand, he lifted the ball up and threw it towards the rebound!
The basketball slammed into the rebound. Then it fell into the basket.
The New Orleans arena was finally breathed with life and fresh energy, and the thousands of spectators in the stands were smiling and chanting Rose's name in unison.
The sound of this arena is so shocking, listening to this familiar sound, looking at the familiar field, and the familiar people.
David Wesley's eyes were psychedelic, and he felt as if tears had fallen from him, this is the team and the city where he has dedicated himself to the pinnacle of his career!
Tears and nostalgia didn't make Wesley forget his essential work, he straightened his brown-red suit, straightened his still skinny spine, and said:
"Derek is showing an indomitable spirit that is the symbol of the city of New Orleans, Derrick Rose, Barron Davis, Tyrone Boggs, and that spirit continues and never ......stops."
Wesley's voice trembled a little as he said this, and the New Orleans arena fans stood up to applaud Wesley and Rose.
Tristotz looked a little helpless in the applause at the New Orleans arena, and he shouted at Lillard:
"Damian, stand up to him! Resist, you know! ”
Stotts said as he made a gesture with his body on the top, but at this time the applause at the New Orleans arena was too loud.
Lillard nodded, but he didn't actually hear anything, because he felt that Rose was too old to come back for a second singles attack.
On the side of the Trail Blazers, Aldridge, who arrived at the Pelicans halfcourt, didn't believe it, and the god of luck left him, he got the basketball from Matthews again, and in front of Millsap, carefully and repeatedly tapped his right foot and raised his arm, giving Millsap a very simple choice question, whether to break or shoot.
This is a multiple-choice question for Millsap, and for Aldridge it is just a process of finding a sense of aim, and when Millsap is tired of this two-choice game and slacks off, Aldridge raises his hand, but at this point the god of luck really leaves him.
He had been favored by God too much in the previous time, and now God had to leave him to rest, so Aldridge lost his weapon that puzzled the world and became a mortal, and the ball that jumped out was well protected by Al Jefferson, and then the Pelicans turned to attack again.
The Trail Blazers' attacks always come out of nowhere, but the Pelicans always follow the rules, making every run clear.
Wesley looked at the arena, and he was probably talking to himself in the commentary seat, perhaps with an exclamation:
"After watching Rose's performance just now, I didn't know if Derrick Rose would be able to get out of his injury like Barron, but now I know that he is already recovering at a rapid pace!"
David Wesley, although he was not the number one star of the Hornets, but his status among the fans is not low, as soon as Wesley's words landed, the New Orleans Arena suddenly paused. I don't know where a loud roar arose:
"Derek, Derek, Derek."
It was like a spark on fire, at first just a corner yelling Croshill's name, and by a few seconds, it had become an entire New Orleans arena yelling Crohill's name.
The Rose Boy, who was willing to be a green leaf in the Pelicans lineup, finally became a superstar again at this point, and everyone was cheering for him, looking around, Van Gundy was clapping, Butler was clapping, Thornton was clapping, everyone who loved this team was clapping, even Barron Davis, who was at the top of the arena, was softly clapping in the dark. (To be continued......)