Chapter 1049: The Peak Years
As soon as Wall came over, he passed the basketball to Caron Butler, who passed the ball to Ottoport.
Otto Porter didn't care too much about the ball, but at this time, Otto Porter made a bold move in front of Li Feng, a probing step under his feet, and made a gesture to pass the ball, when Li Feng's attention was slightly distracted.
Otto Potter is up and throws a dry three-pointer, Otto Potter is Yan. shot Li Feng, Li Feng didn't care, and it was too late when he wanted to block it.
The basketball flew out of Ottopot's hand, "Wow! A thud landed in the basket.
67-64, the Pelicans suddenly overtook the score, the Pelicans overtook in the second quarter, and now the Wizards overtook in the third quarter.
The Wizards finally pressed over in terms of scores, and the Wizards fans cheered the whole court. The pelicans also felt the pressure, and Li Feng was also a little pressured.
Otto Porter was shooting casually in front of him, and it looked like the Wizards were really desperate.
At this very moment, Wall was still there yelling:
"Cheer up, cheer up! Take the initiative to attack? Li Feng is not impossible to fight. ”
Walla himself is a benchmark for encouraging his teammates, and Li Feng feels a little embarrassed when he hears it here.
But I feel that I can't let the Wizards fight like this, and at this time we must hit the other party, if the other party comes through, the Wizards don't know what will happen to the convulsive team?
The Pelicans chased after him quickly, Knight had the ball, and he grabbed a chance as he moved at the top of the arc.
The pass gave Gasol a direct cut to the basket, and Gasol had another good chance to face the basket at this point.
But at the moment when he was about to make a move, Kaloon Butler came over to harass him like a vicious shark, and Gasol was not in good shape today, and he didn't shoot a shot.
After all, Gasol is his age, and Van Gundy will wear down his form when he asks him to prepare for the playoffs, and he won't be so stable, but think about Duncan. It's worth it that way, and you can play for a few more years.
There was another mistake on the Pelicans' side, and under the desperate defense of the Wizards, the Pelicans actually made consecutive mistakes.
At this time, it can be seen that the physical talent of the Wizards' players is very good, and once they defend seriously, the intensity will be very high. The Wizards' players also have a lot of money on the defensive end.
Gasol missed the layup, and the Wizards took the ball over and advanced quickly.
This time Wall made another long-range pass, and the basketball went straight to None, who had already run to the Pelicans halfcourt.
Nene was the fastest to reach the Pelicans' half at this time. Li Feng didn't wait for the chase back, but he saw that Nene took the ball and chased after Knight with both hands.
"Bang dang!"
Nene actually completed the fast break and dunk, and this time the Wizards' home court was full of cheers. After Nene dunked himself, he also roared with excitement, and at this time he really looked like he had regained his original prime.
The Wizards have overtaken the difference by 5 points in one breath, and it seems that the trend has not stopped, and the Wizards are getting more and more crazy.
At this time, Van Gundy could only call another timeout, and after calling this timeout, Van Gundy knew that it was time for him to make a ruthless move.
So he called a timeout and immediately replaced both Al Jefferson and Gasol. Kelly and Henson were brought on, along with Turner.
Van Gundy replaced Knight, which was equivalent to handing over the basketball to Li Feng completely. At this time, he is going to use Li Feng's ability to break the opponent's defense.
At the end of the timeout, the Pelicans kicked off on the sideline and really passed the basketball to Li Feng's hands.
Li Feng took the ball and moved. Joan Barry immediately said:
"The Pelicans really have to rely on Li Feng to deal with it at a critical moment!"
Li Feng controlled the ball at the top of the arc at this time, and in the face of Otto Porter, Li Feng suddenly cast a convulsion, shaking continuously under the crotch, and then suddenly a one-handed dribble on the left. Towards the right, it broke through.
When Li Feng suddenly cramped and flowed, Otto Porter was thrown away by Li Feng at once.
Otto Porter's physique is similar to that of Kaloon Butler, both of which are strong and very good at confrontation. But the speed is of average characteristic. Once Li Feng accelerated, Otto Porter's feet immediately couldn't keep up.
Li Feng stepped past Otto Porter, and when he reached the Wizards' three-point line, he suddenly threw a mid-range stop.
"Huh!"
Li Feng hit steadily in the middle distance, and at the critical moment, Li Feng was still very effective, and he could deter the situation with his shot.
Li Feng finally shot a mid-range shot here, but the Wizards immediately pushed over, and the Wizards pushed over.
Wall made another long-distance pass, and the basketball hung directly into the hands of Caron Butler, who was moving on the wing, when Caron Butler got the ball here.
Nene came from the baseline and cut to the basket in the air, and this opportunity was naturally seized by Kalombbutler, who passed the ball to Nene at a rapid pace.
Nene received the ball here and actually threw a small throw on Henson's head, Henson can fly, but he is definitely not as fast as the ball.
Nene's small throw actually hit, and Nene, a person who usually doesn't score points, suddenly turned the Pelicans' inside line upside down today.
The Pelicans were really caught off guard, and they would never have thought that Nene would explode, let alone that Nene would throw and score.
The Wizards' offensive momentum has continued to increase, and the Pelicans have no way to catch up. The Pelicans came over again, and Turner still wanted to pass the ball to Li Feng, but Otto Porter stuck here and didn't let Turner pass the ball.
Turner's side was a little careless, and he was actually reluctantly forced to steal by Wall.
Wall, who forced the basketball to steal, threw the basketball backwards at will, and Caron Butler, who ran quickly, took the ball and dunked it with one hand.
"Bang dang!"
The Wizards are dunking again!
The Wizards had a continuous good ball in this section, Nene threw shots, Wall's steals, and the morale of the entire Wizards went up all at once.
The Pelicans were immediately passive this time, although Li Feng frequently performed cramps and pull-up jump shots, but it was very difficult for him to catch the ball, and one person could not save the entire team. The Wizards' side is now in full swing.
The whole team doesn't know who can play all at once, and they can hit it, and Wall has connected the whole team together.
The Wizards' morale in the third quarter was suddenly high, and they ate back the positions they lost in the second quarter one by one.
At the end of the third quarter, the Wizards led the Pelicans by seven points, 81-74.
At the end of the third quarter, the audience cheered. The reporter immediately came over to interview the third section of the table Xiàn good Wall.
Wall really did what a super point guard did in the third quarter, he dished out six assists in the third quarter alone, and he scored eight points. This kind of super table xiàn suddenly drove the whole team up.
At this time, the reporter asked Wall on the sidelines:
"John, you had 6 assists in the first quarter, which is a very impressive number, what do you think of your own table?"
Wall said solemnly at this time:
"My own table is nothing at all! Now it's more important for the team that we're down big and we have to win today. I have to tie everyone together so that everyone in the team can do their best and help the team win. That's my accusation, assists aren't important. The important thing is to be able to bring out the best in the whole team. ”
Wall is such a reliable player, and the reporter was also taught by him, and the reporter nodded again and again on the side.
"So now are you satisfied with the team's performance! What kind of difficulties do you think you will encounter in the fourth quarter? Will you defend your home success? ”
"I'm not happy with my watch, and now I'm not in the way I want to be. As for the fourth quarter, the Pelicans will definitely fight back, they are tough and strong. But we're going to defend this home because there's no way back. ”
After saying these words solemnly, Wall left the reporter and walked into the players' tunnel.
When Wall had finished speaking, Joanbari followed suit:
"What Wall just said makes a lot of sense!"
"Especially in the second half today. The murderous aura of the wizard is beyond words, and the wizard really has no way out. ”
Mark Jones also said at this time:
"It's true that the Pelicans didn't play badly today, but compared to the Wizards, they are a little less ruthless. They didn't have time to fight for their lives. At this time, I can't spell it. ”
Yang Yi also commented in China at this time:
"Anyone can see in the third quarter that the Wizards have used all the strength to eat. It's not just the star players who are working hard, the role players are also playing to their full strength. This is the reason why they can turn it around, compared to them, the Pelicans are really not prepared to fight to the death. ”
Everyone can see why the Pelicans are lagging behind. Van Gundy naturally saw it, and at this time on the bench, he yelled at the players:
"The Wizards played better than us today! That's because. They know that if they want to win, they have to fight. ”
"And we! I don't see any intention of you guys to spell it out! Do you think you don't have to fight if you're two games ahead of your opponent? I tell you that the key game is that you can't take a step back, if you take a step back, you will have a second step, and if you have a second step, there will be no way back, because you have already lost. ”
"Since the wizards are fighting, we must also fight, and we must fight them! Giving the other party a chance is killing yourself, this is the truth on the court. ”
Van Gundy yelled desperately, and the Pelicans' players were all young people who were red-eyed by the head coach. The murderous aura on the Pelican's side is also slowly coming up at this time.
Li Feng is even more ready to kill, as Van Gundy said, the more the other party is dying and struggling, it is also necessary to kill with one blow, and there must be no future troubles.
While the Pelicans were making the final mobilization, Randy Whitman's side was also making the final mobilization.
'Now we only have 12 minutes left and if we win those 12 minutes, we have a future. If we lose, we will have to fight for dignity. I hate fighting for dignity, it doesn't mean anything to basketball. ”
"Now you will decide your future!"
Both teams are ready to win the future in the final quarter, or to kill the opponent with a single blow.
This sideline is hot and fierce, this is a completely shirtless battle, there is no way back.
At the end of the break, the players of the two teams returned to the court, and when the two teams returned to the court, they saw that the players of the two teams were completely different from their eyes to their movements, and they seemed to feel the power of this volcano in their muscles.
At this time, Mark Jones also said:
"The Wizards and Pelicans are two teams that are good at offense, and now the two teams are definitely going to fight hard in the final quarter of today's game. I think it's time for the show to begin. ”
"Of course!"
Joan Barry couldn't agree more.
At this point, the game of the fourth quarter finally began. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, it was the Wizards' ball, and the Wizards actually played a no-ball tactic at this time.
Caron Butler took advantage of his teammates' cover and circled along the baseline for most of the circle to get the ball at 45 degrees on the right side.
As soon as Caron Butler got the ball like this, the Wizards immediately scattered the formation, Wall went up to the top of the arc to respond, low Gotatka was in the main position, and the other two went to the weak side to open up space.
Kalombartler shook the ball at this time, and when he saw that Roten, who was defending himself, still didn't leave space, he immediately hit the ground and passed the ball to Gortat. Gortat took the ball and turned around to beat Henson and threw it up.
The Wizards slammed the low post at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but they still did their homework, and they also started from the inside first, and then the outside had a better chance.
The Wizards' preparation was not inadequate, but they still ignored Henson's talent.
Just as Gortat got up, Henson flew up and slapped the edge of Gortat's basketball, which suddenly changed its trajectory.
Gortat's shot missed, and Henson blocked. As soon as Henson's outstanding talent was displayed, the audience immediately exclaimed.
Li Feng even grabbed the rebound in the backcourt and pushed it up quickly, Li Feng pushed it so far, and immediately two consecutive changes of direction under the crotch, and suddenly broke through the middle from the left. Li Feng took a step and Otto Porter gave it, and went deep into the Wizards' restricted area, at this time the Wizards naturally contracted, and Li Feng passed the ball to Turner outside.
Turner shook his way. He didn't have a chance, so he turned around and passed the ball to Kelly, who pulled it out.
Kelly was also in a hurry, and forcefully cut in from the middle. But as soon as he entered, Wall, who was in this position, immediately fell to the ground and made an offensive foul by Kelly.
The little wall was really desperate today, and even Kelly blocked it.
Both sides didn't score in the first round, but the game was exciting because both teams were at full strength and all the balls were full of confrontations. There is a confrontation of strength, and there is a confrontation of wisdom, and the talent of the body is also revealed.
Yang Yi also commented at this time:
"In the fourth quarter, the Pelicans finally played the flavor! They finally mentioned the same level of intensity as the Wizards, and only then can they win and solve the problem earlier. ”
Wall made a foul, and the Wizards immediately pushed forward quickly, and at this time Wall came over and the team was very open.
He took the ball and swooped down, and Turner was helpless, seeing that Wall's side broke through to the restricted area, and the Pelicans shrank.
Wall immediately passed the basketball to Gooden, who came off the bench in the bottom corner.
Today, Gooden is three ups and three downs, he is the one who scored more than a dozen points in a row in the first quarter, and he is also the one who misses in the second quarter.
Now that he has a vacant seat again, Gooden still does not hesitate, and he has no psychological burden to attack.
In the bottom corner, Gooden shot a three-pointer "Whew! "The Wizards were still the first to score.
At this time, the Wizards' scoring still doesn't look complicated, but the ball was made by Wall. The style of play is not complicated, but it is on point, which is completely Wall's style, and it matches the Wizards' style of play. Wall and the Wizards are finally starting to fit together perfectly.
From 84 to 74, the Pelicans are 10 points behind, but at this time the Pelicans have no frustration or anxiety, and their young hearts are full of fighting spirit.
In this situation, the Pelicans were quick to push up, and then trademarked the pick-and-roll from the outside.
The Pelicans' players were on the outside at this time with frequent pick-and-rolls, cross-covering each other, and then sudden air cuts.
The whole team is very beautiful just in terms of running, and the Wizards are also desperately defending, constantly rotating positions, and all of them are changing positions tacitly, and the defense does not give the Pelicans a chance.
Both teams were spelled out at this time.
In this case, tactics really can't solve the problem, only talent can solve the problem.
Only the talent to break the routine can get a glimmer of life in this fierce confrontation.
The Pelicans finally fell into Li Feng's hands, Li Feng took the ball on the bottom line, Otto Porter immediately posted it at this time, but Li Feng fiercely forced a step, Li Feng staggered Otto Porter in one step, and just when Otto Porter's body was a little unstable. Li Feng dribbled the ball under his crotch and pulled the basketball back.
Pulling back the basketball, Li Feng stopped suddenly, took off and made a jumper that wiped the board, and the basketball flew out of Li Feng's hand and fell cleanly into the Wizards' basket.
Li Feng used his powerful strength, superior technology, and lightning-fast speed at this time to win a first-line opportunity on the court.
And as soon as Li Feng's ability to show himself was used, Mark Jones immediately exclaimed:
"Li Feng is finally going crazy! In the previous three quarters, Li Feng had never hit his opponent so strongly. And now he's finally done it, and he's using a lot of tricks at the same time! Such a Li Feng is the strongest Li Feng! ”
Once Li Feng's ability is fully displayed. It really shocked the stadium. Randy Whitman also stood up from the side at this time, looking at the court with solemn eyes.
The Wizard's life and death are in the last 12 minutes!
84-76, 11 minutes remaining.
Both the Wizards and the Pelicans are already playing at full strength, and at this time, the two teams will immediately become a mess.
The Wizards' tactics were simple, but they were simple and reasonable under Wall's guidance. The Pelicans' style of play is relatively complex, but they put a lot of emphasis on attacking the basket.
The two teams took out all their skills, and played passionately on the field, although the scores of the two teams were not high during this time period, but the fierce confrontation, and the attitude of fighting for every goal made the game extremely exciting and intense.
Both teams brought out the best in their teams at this time. Both offensively and defensively.
In this case, the Pelicans have suffered a bit because they are the lagging side, and there is a small pit in front of them.
And so it goes. The two teams chased it until the last five minutes of the fourth quarter, and the difference between the two teams was only shortened to seven points.
103-96, the Pelicans are still lagging behind, and now they are finally suffering. Realizing that momentary laxity can lead to great trouble.
At this time, Van Gundy also realized that the Pelicans might not be able to catch up with this conventional style of play. He called a timeout, ready to lay out a special tactic.
In the fourth quarter, the two teams fought too fiercely, and at this time Joanbari was also more excited and said:
"At the end of the race, the intensity is finally out! This is the intensity of the key game, fighting every ball, every round of tactics and playing style are meticulously carved. That's the only way to make the game exciting. ”
Mark Jones also said:
"Yes! The intensity of the game in the fourth quarter was really different from the first three quarters. If the Wizards had played like this every game, the Pelicans wouldn't have won so easily before! ”
The game was intense, and the intensity was completely beyond the impression given by the Wizards.
Van Gundy knew that the situation was very dangerous now, and he arranged tactics at this time, so he said to Li Feng in particular:
"Li Feng, now there is no hope for us to chase points through the normal way. I'm giving you free remarks, as long as you can hit the ball, and I care how you hit it. You can be free offensively, but you must not be free on defense, you must hold them down for me! ”
Van Gundy's side was in a hurry when he saw that the score really couldn't catch up, and gave Li Feng the right to fire freely.
After the timeout, the Pelicans kicked off, but the Pelicans just kicked the basketball out, and the Wizards suddenly came up and pressed the defense.
In this case, Li Feng took the ball and saw that the opponent's defense was coming, and immediately passed the ball to Turner, who was waiting in the middle.
Turner's previous performance was average, but now at this time, seeing that the opponent is wrapping Li Feng, he suddenly broke through and rushed out, taking advantage of the opponent's defensive chaos, Turner hit the ground and passed to Kelly on the bottom line, and Kelly took the ball and leaned on the opponent's throw.
When the Pelicans came back from the timeout, not only Li Feng was active, but other players were also active a lot.
103-98, the Wizards immediately chased over, and Wall made a steady pass to Caron Butler in the main position of the wing card at this time.
Kalombartler came over with the ball at this time, and he also found some sense of assists, and he also took nearly 10 assists today.
This was unthinkable for the former Kaloon Butler, who was a pure offensive player and now has so many assists.
He also slightly realized the benefits of some assists, at this time he did not attack by himself, but took the ball to the bottom line one step later, and wanted to cross and throw the basketball into the hands of the empty player in the opposite corner.
Kalombbutler thought it was not bad, but the baseline was almost impossible to cross, and his ball was thrown. (To be continued......)