Chapter 695: The Power of the Two Great Inside Lines
Once Al Jefferson misses the shot, the basket will immediately be snatched up, don't look at the Wizards' record at this time, but just look at the Wizards' hard work, the Wizards play very hard, very fierce, this is a typical Eastern team characteristics!
In the chaos of the army, Arenas played a little clever, and directly dialed the basketball out of the three-point line with his hand, Li Feng picked up the basketball outside the three-point line, and when he saw that the defender was not there, he immediately tested the water and shot a three-point shot.
But Li Feng missed the three-point shot, the Pelicans missed the three-point shot, and Al Jefferson had already grabbed the basketball under the basket. was snatched down by the wizards from behind, which shows that the wizards' scramble is very fierce.
Although the Wizards' scramble is very ferocious, the offense is relatively simple, Ariza passes the ball to Wall, Wall controls the ball and quickly advances to the Pelicans' three-point line, and it is a mid-range long-range shot.
When Wall shot, there were basically two people running over to the Wizards, and he made a shot, and Li Feng harassed him a little.
Wall himself had a bad hand, missed the shot, and the basketball was returned by the Wizards.
The Wizards came quickly, and at this time the Pelicans won the backcourt rebound, and the Pelicans came faster than the Wizards.
Paul Millsap protected the rebound under the basket and passed it directly to Li Feng, who had reached the halfway line.
Li Feng picked up the ball and ran towards the Wizards' basket, at this time Bradley Beal ran over to delay Li Feng, but Li Feng grabbed the ball with one hand in the middle of the march, and then flew into the air with one hand and then changed hands to raise the sky and dunk the basketball into the Wizards' basket.
Li Feng used a dunk at the beginning to score the first point for the team. Immediately, I heard the sound of the Wizards' sideline commentary.
"The Pelicans now have the advantage of the interior and are so quick to counterattack, our team is in some trouble."
"Yes! We need a higher hit rate. β
When the two commentators sighed, the Wizards quickly called, this time the Wizards played relatively simple, but this coordination was relatively clear. Wall was ambushed in the bottom corner, and as soon as Bradley Beal reached the top of the arc, Wall immediately used Booker's cover to run towards it, and the moment he got the ball, it was a jumper.
It was too late for Li Feng to squeeze from behind Booker's big ass, and Wall hit it this time.
Li Feng scored the first point for the team, and Wall also scored the first credit for the team.
But the Wizards almost wanted to celebrate, and the Pelicans' ball was hitting much faster than the Wizards thought.
Wall's side just started running back, and the Pelicans' ball flew straight across half court into Arenas' hands.
Arenas takes the ball and attacks the basket directly, and Ariza wants to go over and block Arenas to make an offensive foul.
But Ariza came over and collided with Arenas, and the referee didn't sell Ariza's face at all. Instead, he gave Ariza a defensive foul all of a sudden, and immediately made Ariza angry on the ground, and jumped even more indignant.
At home, the referee didn't give face, and the fans at home immediately booed the referee. None of that changed the decision, though, as Arenas went to the free-throw line and hit both free throws.
Seeing that Arenas hit both free throws, the Wizards pushed over and immediately handed the basketball to Wall, who took the ball and held the ball at the top of the arc, raised his hand first and shouted:
'Steady, steady. Don't rush! β
After Wall stabilized his teammates, he called Booker's cover, and then immediately accelerated towards the Pelicans' basket.
The Pelicans' basket isn't easy to play, Paul Millsap. Al Jefferson and Li Feng both have some defensive ability under the basket, and Wall rushed up, but he could only jump and turn around and pass the basketball to Booker.
Booker doesn't have much offensive ability. He also immediately turned around and passed to Masingotat behind him, who stood half a step inside the three-point line at the top of the arc and took the ball to a mid-range shot.
The Polish Masingotat had a mid-range shot. And it's solid, and now he's vacant and takes two points.
The Wizards opened with a 4-2 for the Pelicans, and the Pelicans temporarily trailed by two points, at which time Li Feng immediately asked for the ball from the backcourt.
Li Feng ran up along the right sideline, and Ariza, who was in charge of defending Li Feng, saw Li Feng's eyes, and he knew that Li Feng was going to attack. So he swooped out right away, and Ariza was one of the top defenders in the league.
Li Feng didn't dare to relax in the face of such a monster, he immediately lowered his center of gravity, changed direction with one hand in his right hand and circled in a small circle, and then immediately dribbled the ball under his crotch and leaned forward slightly.
Ariza thought that Li Feng was going to break through with his left hand, but Li Feng grabbed the basketball with his left hand, but he turned around with the ball, directly left Ariza behind, shook off Ariza Li Feng dribbled a step, got up and stopped in front of Booker to shoot, Booker couldn't keep up with Li Feng's rhythm and could only watch Li Feng shoot and score 2 points.
Li Feng scored two points with such a dazzling pass and helped the team equalize. After that, the Pelicans and Wizards entered a state of relative equilibrium.
Although the Pelicans have the advantage of the cards today, the Wizards played harder and fought harder, especially on the defensive end.
As a result, the pelicans have just transitioned from a three-day rest, and they can't adapt to it.
In the first few minutes of the first quarter, the advantage on the empty card could not be converted, and the two teams fought for a half-pound and eight taels, and in the sixth minute of the first quarter, the two teams still played 12-12 without a win.
When they get to this point and tie with their opponents, this result is naturally easier for the wizards to accept, because they are naturally happy to be able to play like this when the hand is poor.
But Van Gundy couldn't accept this outcome.
So he called a timeout and when the players were back on the bench, Van Gundy said:
"I said before the game today that our advantage is on the inside. But so far, I haven't seen our interior play at all. We didn't play to our strengths, it was the wrong path, and I want to see us on the right path. β
Van Gundy reprimanded his players on the sidelines, and then the timeout ended, and the Pelicans players returned to the court.
When he arrived on the court, Li Feng immediately shouted to his teammates:
"Guys, let's be ruthless, I'll get their attention!"
Li Feng roared like this, and suddenly inserted into the Wizards' basket to attract the Wizards' defensive attention. Then suddenly pulled to the bottom line.
Paul Millsap pretended to go to the baseline to cover his teammates at this time, but suddenly turned over and stuck his position under the basket.
Rose sent the basketball in, and Paul Millsap took the ball and dribbled hard before looking up and making a feint.
This move shook Booker away, and Paul Millsap turned around and shook Masingotat away with another shooting feint, and Paul Millsap shook two people at a time before he shot under the basket to end the offense.
Paul Millsap's offense under the basket is indeed eye-catching, and this kind of footwork is rare for American players.
In the roar of Van Gundy, the Pelicans finally beat their advantage points.
The Wizards pushed back at this point. They do not change much in their offensive routines, and their play is relatively simple.
But this can't be blamed on Randy Whitman's current Wizards team, who is only on the outside of the Wizards, and he can't play any tactics on the inside. In this case, Randy Whitman has no ingredients, so naturally he can't make a hearty meal, and can only make egg fried rice that fills his stomach.
The Wizards came over to play Wall, and Wall ran from 45 degrees this time, using the cover of the high post. I ran sideways to the other side and got the basketball.
However, once Wall got the basketball at this time, Li Feng immediately pounced and made a desperate defensive posture.
Wall has also played against Li Feng, and now in this situation, he immediately broke through to attract Li Feng's defense and pass the basketball to Ariza who was ambushed in the bottom corner.
Ariza takes the ball and dribbles laterally. Breaking through to the edge of the penalty area and making another throw, Ariza's throw after moving without the ball was still reliable, but now this kind of attack with the ball is completely inaccurate. The shot missed, and the Pelicans immediately received the rebound in the backcourt.
Ariza misses his own shot. also shook his head immediately, saying that Ariza's peak was really the years of the Lakers and Rockets.
When Ariza followed Kobe Bryant, he wanted three points out of three. If you want to attack quickly, you have to defend and defend, you have what you want, and it's not good, Ariza's nickname at that time was not "Tieza", nor did it say that the satirical "Wheat Di" of Rocket One was borne, but "Cobra".
At that time, Ariza was a player with star potential. But looking at the role, and looking at the source of the number Ariza, it is not a star player. The reason why Ariza played the best number back then was that Kobe Bryant and the Lakers had a good system, and he created Ariza who would not attack anything and mainly move empty-handed to maximize his strength.
In other words, without Kobe Bryant, Ali would not have reached this height, he is a player who is highly dependent on Kobe Bryant and highly dependent on the system.
Such a player, even if he has a top-notch number jΓΉ, must not be a star.
A star should have the ability to create opportunities for his teammates, or for his teammates. The number of players who can't create their own chances and rely on their teammates to create chances is not a top player.
Of course, after so many years, after leaving the Rockets, Ariza has objectively grown, and his shooting has at least been "fed", of course, compared to Durant, his shot in the Rockets is not bad, but the difference in shooting level between the two is simply a world ......
The Wizards' offense didn't go well, the Pelicans grabbed the rebound right away, and Paul Millsap turned around and passed to Li Feng.
Li Feng quickly drove the rhythm, and when he arrived at the Wizards' half, Aljefferson, who ran from behind, immediately stepped in and came to the key position near the penalty area.
Li Feng directly hit the ground and passed the ball to send the basketball in, and Al Jefferson took the ball to resist Masingotat in two steps, but Masingotat was hard as if it was granite and couldn't move at all.
In this way, Al Jefferson could only send the basketball out again, and Rose outside also understood what Al Jefferson meant when he took the ball, and quickly knocked the basketball back, Al Jefferson took a step forward to catch the ball, and then came back into a face frame attack.
The face frame is Jefferson's strength, the league now has few interior lines that can be compared to him, facing the basket Al Jefferson raised his hand to make a shooting feint, Masingotat saw the opponent's feint and was a little distracted, Al Jefferson took advantage of such a gap to dribble a step, and then threw his right hand high to wipe the board, and scored two points.
Today, Al Jefferson also played a relatively hard job, mainly because Henson's watch was excellent. Millsap is also too aggressive, and under Van Gundy, he might be passed if he doesn't fit well.
The Pelicans made two consecutive low-post offenses and finally played to their advantage. At this time, the Wizards seem to have no corresponding defender, but the small-ball theory gives the Wizards a glimmer of hope.
The Pelicans' low-post offense was solid, but when it was the Wizards' turn to attack, Randy Whitman immediately shouted from the sidelines:
"Quick! Fast! Fast! β
The Wizards have one requirement at this time, that is, fast!
Bradley Beal is a good boy who is obedient, and this guy accelerates with the ball and runs towards the Pelicans' half.
Marcingotat came over for a little cover, Bradley Beal broke through to the vicinity of the penalty area, and suddenly looked back and put the basketball in the hands of Marcingottatt. Masingotat takes the ball outside and shoots again from mid-range.
The Wizards, such an iron-blooded team, are now dealing with the Pelicans' waves of powerful low-post offense, and they are also using quick and clever skills to win a glimmer of life.
The Wizards were fast, and the Pelicans were also fast, and just after conceding the ball, the Pelicans immediately advanced quickly to the Wizards' half.
At this time, Arenas took the ball at the three-point line, and the first point wanted to pass the ball to Al Jefferson again, but Marcingotat refused to let Al Jefferson take the ball, and Arenas could only pass the ball to Paul Millsap, who pulled out to respond. Paul Millsap also has a mid-range, and Booker hurriedly defends it.
Trevor Booker is not a top blue-collar player, but he also has advantages. Booker's point is that he is relatively fast as a big man and has a strong ability to help defend small men.
So Paul Millsapra went out to play Booker, which happened to hit Booker's strength, and Paul Millsap had no chance but to find someone to pass the ball.
Li Feng just squatted on the bottom line to open up space. Now seeing that the team's two big inside lines didn't have a chance, he immediately cut through the air quickly, and then turned over and got Ariza to ask Paul Millsap for the ball.
Li Feng came at the right time. Paul Millsap passed the ball up, Li Feng received the ball and sat on Ariza in one step to sit on Ariza to the side, and then took a step to see Wall come over to wrap up, Li Feng jumped to the basket just to shake Wall away, and Ariza also got rid of it, and got up with a one-handed throw Li Feng got 2 points in the low post.
The Pelicans' low-post advantage is not only reflected in the two interior lines, but Li Feng is also one of the Pelicans' low-post advantages.
Van Gundy looked at it on the side, his team played three low-post offenses in a row, this time he was happy, just play like this, the Wizards must be finished, once the low post has an advantage, the shooting rate is high, and it is also easy to kill the opponent's morale, which makes people feel unstoppable.
Sure enough, just when the Pelicans were playing the Wizards' low post in a row, the Wizards' home commentary began to say:
"The Pelicans are attacking in the low post again! It's done again! We need to strengthen our baskets. Why didn't we bring in a pure inside line this summer! β
"Yes! That's not the way to go! β
The narrator lamented on the side, but Randy Whitman didn't look expressionless. This old man understands that according to the current trend of the league, the development of basketball must be faster and faster. The kind of low-post duel in the era of the four centers will no longer exist.
And now the league has developed a little towards football, the wind of giants is prevalent, according to the card in their hands, it is already very good to be able to enter the playoffs.
The old man is definitely not pessimistic, nor is he without confidence, but he judges the situation, and if you draw a bad hand, you have to be the owner. Then you don't have courage, but S.B.
The Wizards played again at this time, and Bradley Beal still played a high post block first, and after a stagger, he threw the basketball to Masingotat.
Bradley Beal's pass is good, but he has already played this match once, and now the Pelicans are not cerebral palsy, how can they be defenseless. So the ball went into the hands of Masingotat, who couldn't hit it and could only pass the ball to Wall.
Wall had no choice but to rush to the Pelicans' position by himself when he saw that his teammates had no choice but to shrink Wall in the crowd.
Wall is also a human being, and he can't bear it if he is asked to fight four times and again.
The Wizards' offense failed, and the Pelicans immediately chased it from behind, and at this time the Wizards also felt it, don't look at the Pelicans' interior players, but the Pelicans' speed is really not slow.
Especially when advancing and counterattacking, it is very fast, so fast that it is lightning fast, and it is easy for the Pelicans to succeed if there is a slight negligence.
It's the same at this time, the Wizards almost just came over, and Al Jefferson ran to the Wizards' basket as fast as he could.
Li Feng took the ball and hit the ground for a long distance and passed it to Al Jefferson, who played really hard today and attacked with the ball.
The Wizards can also scramble, they are immediately against Al Jefferson, Al Jefferson is not the kind of brainless person, seeing the bag he immediately passed the ball to Paul Millsap, who ran up after dragging.
Paul Millsap stood at the free-throw line, took the ball to face the saved Bradley Beal, and as if he didn't see the man, he raised his hand to a mid-range.
"Huh!"
The Pelicans once again relied on the inside to score, and Paul Millsap also stared at a pair of extremely cute big eyes after scoring, and there was nothing he could do about Bradley Beal!
At this time, the Pelicans' pair of interior players not only had nothing to do with Bradley Beal, but Randy Whitman was also helpless.
These two guys have low positions and mid-distance, and their two inside lines can't be blocked, and Li Feng is still mixing on the side, so the low position of the wizards is like a big hole, and it can't be filled no matter how it is filled. (To be continued......)