Chapter 808: I still have to play
Penny Hardaway, tilting his head and touching his chin, watching the game, now he can watch the game comfortably, from the very beginning of the Pelicans black cloud like the attack, to the current Pistons blue waves like counterattack, Penny Hardaway can finally put his mind at ease.
Rose dribbled the ball outside the three-point line, but at this time his mentality and state were completely different from the opening, and in the face of Jennings' strength, even the old fritters Rose was psychologically affected.
At this time, in fact, the entire Pelican has suffered a big blow in their hearts, from leading by more than ten points to now having no advantage at all, which is a very bad feeling.
Li Feng also clenched his fists tightly off the court, and the hope in his heart was the same as what Van Gundy was shouting now:
"Steady dìng live, don't mess up, steady dìng live, don't mess up."
Van Gundy's thinking is good, but there is only one team in the league that can still maintain its mentality in the case of a rapid reversal, and that is the Spurs.
Rose passed the ball to Arenas, Arenas quickly stuffed into the hands of Millsap on the inside, and at the most critical moment, the team remembered Millsap, but now Millsap has become, the primary target of the Pistons' attack, and as soon as he got the ball, Drummond and Jerebko both caught Millsap together.
This kind of meat attack Millsap is also unbearable, he immediately wants to knock the ball back, Millsap is a very well-rounded interior player, but this definitely does not mean that he is a wise man on the court.
This time the pass was made again, so the ball was passed to Josh Smith all of a sudden, and the former Eagle King received the ball and understood to see Jennings, and now as long as people can see that Jennings is like an English baked potato.
Josh Smith passed Jennings, and this time the Pistons' fast break came again, and the Pistons usually don't look at it as a team with a big center. But their tempo is not slow, even faster than the average team, Jennings receives the ball, as if he is a beast, dribbling only to the Pelicans basket, this kind of attack with a ruining temperament, has caused enough trouble for the Pelicans today.
And Rose really couldn't stand it, Jennings was raging, and when Jennings was about to jump, the New Yorker hugged Jennings angrily.
Rose finally stopped Jennings in a way, and he finally got rid of being a spectator. But he also paid the price, and the referee immediately gave Rose a foul and sent Jennings to the free-throw line.
Jennings stood in front of the free-throw line, and a smile finally appeared on that familiar face, and he smiled happily, as if he had the whole world since he saw the sky.
The game is playing now, and it is too much for Jennings to want, and the team is in trouble. Then he went to the rescue, and even the Auburn Palace Arena fans who didn't think Jennings was like it saw Jennings standing at the free throw line and began to applaud.
Jennings is a very temperamental person, and this applause is the greatest encouragement to him. Raising his hand and gently flicking his wrist, the basketball obediently brushed into the basket, and then the second shot, this time he still didn't miss it.
But then Van Gundy called a timeout. Rose's two fouls in the first quarter became the team's fatal wound, and Jennings really knocked a small hole in the Pelicans' egg. And as the tournament continues, the hole will continue to widen.
At this time, Van Gundy had to replace Li Feng, who originally wanted Li Feng to guard the water dispenser, waved his hand at Li Feng and said:
"Li Feng, you change Rose, now you only have one task to stare at Jennings, and you must not let him break through again."
Li Feng understood what Van Gundy meant, and the damage caused to the Pelicans by Jennings rushing inside was too great.
Li Feng nodded in agreement, but his psychology felt that Van Gundy's habit of always speaking twice was really a bit wordy, walked on the court, stood on the sideline and looked at the opposite side, feeling that the entire Auburn Palace Arena seemed to be a blue ocean, this color made people feel a little cold, which was not very in line with Jennings's style of play, Li Feng shook his head, this is just a game, even if he knows his ending and pity him from the heart, but this is a game, he can only do his best.
The light coming from the top of his head made Li Feng feel a little dizzy, and he ran to the bottom line to catch the ball from Brand, and Li Feng even felt that the ball and his hand seemed to be separated by a layer of rubber gloves.
This is a very bad feeling, Li Feng glanced at Jennings in front of him, at this time Jennings's eyes were still spewing flames of passion, Jennings in this state was very difficult to mess with.
Li Feng just crossed the middle line of the ball, Jennings suddenly attacked, his right hand seemed to be a match, and he poked out to steal, the ball in Li Feng's hand, Li Feng hurriedly pulled the ball in his hand back.
It's a pity that Li Feng's condition today is really not good, the feeling of pulling it out is not very good, and the speed is a little slow, and he was suddenly clicked to a side by Jennings, and the ball is about to fly out.
Just come up and make a mistake? Li Feng shuddered in his heart, leaned out his whole body violently, and when Jennings had just started, he relied on his long arm to take the first step to pull the cow back.
"Whew."
Li Feng took a long breath and dribbled sideways more carefully, and after Li Feng sideways his body, Jennings's steal difficulty also increased a lot.
When Li Feng came to the edge of the three-point line, most of the other players of the Pelicans had already fallen into position, seeing this scene, Li Feng reached out and made a gesture, which was commonly used by the Pelicans before, and the mid-range shooting tactics after the low cover Li Feng Although he didn't feel very good, but now his mind is very clear, in his opinion, although the Pistons' front line is very strong, but the Pistons' defense in the backcourt is not very tough, if you start from here, you may have a good harvest.
Arenas got Li Feng's gesture and immediately cut in from the right 45 degrees to the Pistons' low post, with Millsap and Brand covering him in the low post.
After Arenas came out of a lap, Ronny Starki was completely stuck in the low post and couldn't get out, and at this time, the Pistons' change of defense also had problems, and Arenas was completely empty.
Li Feng made a steady pass on his side, and the ball went to the empty Arenas, who used to be mainly a fixed-point gunner in the Spurs, and now as soon as he received the basketball, he immediately gently pulled down the bolt. Simple two-point shot.
"Li Feng played as a substitute for the first time in the past three seasons, and his condition seems to be good?"
Penny Hardaway, at this time a little surprised in his heart, this surprise was easily seen by his soil-slackened arms and staring eyes.
"In fact, Li Feng can play any position."
Before Barkley could defend Li Feng, Kenny Smith spoke first, and as he spoke, his fingers tapped lightly on the table, his eyes full of approval, perhaps the old defender had already agreed with Li Feng in his heart.
While everyone was surprised, Van Gundy was not surprised, he just glanced at it imperceptibly. Sitting on the sidelines, he recited Ross, Li Feng and Rose, Li Feng's body is incomparable to Rose, and Li Feng is not lost to Ross in terms of the overall situation and understanding of the game.
The difference is only in technique, but also in experience, after all, a point guard is the one who bears the most defensive pressure on the court, and can change the position of the whole team with the ability of one person, and the technique can be practiced, and the experience will grow.
Pelicans scored. The Pistons immediately served and began to attack, and after Li Feng assisted Arenas at this time, he suddenly realized something, but the pace of the game was too fast. Li Feng still didn't catch him.
Facing Jennings, who was coming over with a fierce momentum, Li Feng was very careful to keep a distance first, and then carefully controlled his steps to reach the three-point line. Jennings took it for granted that he broke through Li Feng directly, but once he had physical contact with Li Feng, Jennings was proud of the confrontation before. It immediately turned into his shortcoming.
Under the pressure of Li Feng's body, Jennings was stunned and did not break through, and turned around with the ball and came out with the ball.
The corners of Van Gundy's mouth became even more triumphant, Li Feng was really a smart guy, he used his body element to control Jennings's breakthrough, and blocked most of the gap that had been the pelican's just now.
Jennings, who resisted Li Feng hard, came back with the ball, and he also understood that compared with the big man in front of him, he felt that he had no advantage of taking advantage of himself, and he only used his own skills to play.
Thinking about it like this, Jennings's dribble range immediately became smaller, and the dribble height was very low, almost touching the ground, and it shook gently in front of him continuously.
The amplitude of this shaking is also very subtle, it seems that Jennings is trembling slightly, and came to Li Feng with this trembling, and then Jennings began to shake back and forth continuously and sharply.
At this time, Li Feng did not follow Jennings like a speed-type defender, but took half a step back and waited for the other party to make a decision.
Jennings, who was shaking, suddenly stopped his body movements, and suddenly rose from the ground, making a stop-and-go jump shot, Li Feng was also startled, and his whole body hurriedly rushed forward.
Jennings's complete jump range is very high, but Li Feng is not bad, Li Feng stretched out a pair of big hands, and as soon as his legs were forced, Li Feng's body was completely covered on Jennings's face, and at this time Jennings had been completely covered by Li Feng.
But even so, Li Feng was surprised to see that Jennings still made a shot, and it was a very difficult high-throw shot, and the ball fattened up from his hand.
Li Feng was sure that he must have covered Jennings' entire vision, this ball was absolutely impossible to score, he turned his head and saw that the basketball had reached its highest point, and it was falling from the sky little by little, like an aerial bomb landing from the sky.
With a "bang", the basketball fell into the net cleanly, and Li Feng's facial expressions shook from the heart, so that he could score goals, and he still used a high throw basket when the height was completely inferior, and the difficulty of shooting this ball was definitely not small.
People who are far away from the field can't see the specific difficulty of this goal, but the players and coaches on the sidelines of the court were all shocked by Jennings's watch, Rose sat on the chair, still pointing out that Jennings was yelling:
"Wow, this kind of ball, he can score it, what else he can't do today, who can stop this kind of ball."
Oladipo heard the scream of the Rose Monster, and laughed secretly in his heart, this guy obviously just wanted to say, look, even Li Feng can't defend it, and those are not my responsibility just now. It's all Jennings, it's incredible.
Li Feng received the ball on the bottom line, and then turned around and advanced towards the Pistons' half, at this time Li Feng's ball control skills are still relatively simple compared with other point guards, and the main protection of the ball is to turn around with his fat buttocks, but Li Feng's two hands are very effective.
Before halftime, Li Feng first made a gesture to cover the high position, Millsap saw that Li Feng had this request, he hurriedly ran out and stood outside the three-point line, Li Feng saw that Millsap had a firm foothold.
He immediately took the first step with his own ferocity and speed. "Huh" Li Feng's first step came out, and Jennings almost felt that it was not a person running, but a large animal moving.
The combination of speed and power creates a terrifying thrust, and Jennings was pushed out of Li Feng's defense before he even had time to confront, passing Jennings, who went straight to the inside of the Pistons from the middle.
At this time, Jerebko, who had just defended Millsap, hurriedly came up to make up for the defense, withstanding Li Feng and preventing Li Feng from forming a direct threat to the soft underbelly of the Pistons. When Li Feng fought against Jennings, he almost bloodlessly squeezed the other party, and when he fought against Jerebuko, Jerebko's black tower-like body immediately made Li Feng unconsciously break through the straight line. It turned into a small spoon-shaped arc, but even if the route was changed, Li Feng still didn't have no chance to face Jerebuko, and he still had a very calm chance.
After leaning on Jerebko. Li Feng jumped suddenly, leaning on Jerebuko with one shoulder and throwing the other hand upward. Li Feng's attack was a very beautiful attack in the process of confrontation and throwing.
At this time, the ball had just flown to the highest point, and a huge shadow jumped up from behind Jerebuko, and he slapped the ball on the rebound with a "bang" of his palm, a typical Drummond-style block, and the only one that Auburn Palace Arena had been waiting for for a long time.
Li Feng has done perfect from breaking through to shooting, but even so, he still eats this hat, why is this, it is because Drummond is a pervert.
Drummond's metamorphosis lies in his bounce speed, and bounce height, the kind that can reach the highest point almost instantly, and the bounce ability officially Drummond gallops across the court, picking up rebounds, covering basketballs, and suddenly attacking the greatest guarantee.
Li Feng was covered by Drummond and felt a little stupid, Li Feng's body was so strong, he still shot first, he could still catch up with the speed of the ball, what kind of bullet speed is this, this is simply a monster, no wonder, yelling at him to pretend to be a god.
After Drummond picked up the basketball, he immediately turned around and passed it to Jennings, Li Feng hurriedly chased Jennings from behind, and at this time, Jennings must not be allowed to soar again.
Li Feng came up from behind, Arenas pinched Jennings from the side, and the two of them immediately caught Jennings after passing the center circle, which forced Jennings to finally give up possession and pass the basketball to Jerebko who had just run.
Jerebko caught the ball in the high post, but he had no attacking power, holding the ball Jerebko could only find someone and passed the ball to Josh Smith, as soon as the ball reached Josh Smith's hands, Stan Van Gundy, who had been silent at this time, felt that it had actually arrived.
He ran twice on the sidelines and yelled at his teammates:
"Don't hesitate, don't hesitate anymore."
Others couldn't understand what Big Van Gundy meant, but Josh Smith thought of the idea in the big fat man's mind almost instantly, and now Jennings has become a bridgehead for the Pelicans to defend strictly, and relying on Jennings will be much less efficient.
And this is his own chance, like Jennings, he can completely kill this guy in front of him, thinking of so much, Josh Smith held the ball, bent down low, and sank his rhythm.
The change in rhythm made the other players on the Pistons also know what Josh Smith thought, and the Pistons immediately dispersed to the other men.
But Josh Smith started suddenly, dribbled to the side two steps in a row, suddenly stretched forward, and waited for Al Thornton to jump backwards, but at this time, Josh Smith even took the ball back, raised his hand, almost didn't jump, and the ball was thrown.
Al Thornton didn't even have time to pounce back, the ball had already drilled into the Pelicans' basket, the posture was not beautiful, the technique was not complicated, the style of play was not characteristic, and the speed was not amazing, but just like that, Al Thornton was simply scrapped.
Big Van Gundy looked at Josh Smith's face at this time, and he felt very relieved, this kind of reassurance, as if Big Van Gundy was stroking his big belly, this comfort was very natural, just now Jennings was furious, Big Van Gundy felt as if he was leading a hound that had been going crazy, he would bite his opponent, and he would bite himself.
Now Jennings is being covered by the other party with a heavy sleeve, and he can let Josh Smith out, Josh Smith looks like a simple-looking Saint Bernard, but when he orders him to rush to the other party, he will give the other party a hard knife.
Li Feng looked at the past from his own point of view, and felt that Josh Smith was too easy to hit Al Thornton, and when he dribbled past Van Gundy, he deliberately pointed at Al Thornton where Van Gundy was:
"Al is now Josh Smith's bank." (To be continued......)