Chapter 687: Shake Your Head
When Payton said this, the Pelicans' offense came again, and although the Pelicans didn't have as much motivation as the Lakers, no one wanted to lose the game.
The Pelicans' players ran to the opposing halfcourt and were also alive, Ross immediately passed the ball to Al Jefferson inside, Al Jefferson looked fierce as if it was Zhang Fei, but this man was not a brave defensive man, but rather an offensive player.
At this time, he got Rose's pass and immediately came up to compete with Pau Gasol, Pau Gasol can be said to be the strongest standing post inside line in this era, and Al Jefferson is almost the type of traditional inside line.
He took the ball and immediately slammed into Pau Gasol's body with all his might, and Al Jefferson's strength was not bad in the center, but he hit Pau Gasol's arms head-on, and he did not hit Pau Gasol.
Pau Gasol's upper limbs don't look thick, but the strength of his lower limbs is absolutely strong, Pau Gasol loses the ball, and his upper limbs can't steal others, and it's rare to see Pau Gasol when he can't get stuck in his lower limbs.
At this time, Al Jefferson came up to fight with Pau Gasol, but he did not knock Pau Gasol away, and in this case, Al Jefferson rolled over and made a throw. This trick is Al Jefferson's trick to press the bottom of the box,
In the past, Al Jefferson used this trick with a very high success rate, but when he turned over today, he found that Pau Gasol's defensive height was far higher than he usually imagined.
As a result, Al Jefferson still made a three-way shot, and Jordan Hill stuck the backcourt rebound in the back.
Although Jordan Hill suffers from Paul Millsapbi in terms of strength, he is more flexible in footsteps, and Jordan Hill is indeed stable enough to rebound in the backcourt.
Jordan Hill took the ball and passed it to Kobe, who took the ball and advanced towards the Pelicans' halfcourt.
Although Bryant's height is too high as a point guard, Bryant also has some advantages, and he can use his height to send the basketball to any angle on the court.
Bryant's style has always been melodious. He dribbled to the Pelicans' half of the court and made a quick high post cover with Jordan Hill near the three-point line. While the Pelicans' defensive focus was on Kobe, Bryant made a behind-the-back pass and sent the basketball to Jordan Hill's hands.
Jordan Hill is the kind of power forward who has almost no shortcomings except for his small stature, no dead spots on offense, and hard enough on defense.
At this time, he took the ball in the open space, immediately shot from mid-distance, and scored two more points.
The Lakers' offense looks endless, while the Pelicans' side has a feeling that they can't catch fire.
Van Gundy was on the sidelines at this time. I'm starting to frown too. Today, the Pelicans are inferior to each other in terms of morale and state, and it is very bad for the Pelicans to go on like this.
The Pelicans didn't score for two consecutive rounds, and when this round came back, the Pelicans immediately activated another singles monster.
Paul Millsap took the position near the low post, and then took the ball and began to single Jordan Hill, Paul Millsap took the ball and did not play with strength, took the ball and dribbled a step, and then turned. Turning around again, two times in a row, Paul Millsap turned around and hooked his hand slightly.
He's a little taller than the other party, and now a small hook is still just right. Just rubbed Jordan Hill's fingertips and put the basketball into the basket of the Lakers.
Paul Millsap's graceful interior play, really met Duncan or Garnett, he couldn't score, but he still had some opportunities when he met Jordan Hill.
Paul Millsap after scoring. Li Feng also immediately went over to high-five Paul Millsap to celebrate.
Just when the Pelicans were high-fived, the Lakers advanced again, and the Lakers' outside line was in the hands of Kobe. The inside line is supported by Pau Gasol.
The team still had a good formation when they advanced, and at this time Kobe Bryant got the basketball.
It was also made as if he was going to pass the ball to Pau Gasol, but just when everyone's attention was on Pau Gasol.
Kobe Bryant's hand suddenly flicked and passed the basketball to Jordan Hill, who ran up in the air.
Jordan Hill took the ball in the penalty area, did more than Paul Millsap, shook the ball, and then spun around twice like a spinning top, directly turning Paul Millsap into dizziness, just when Paul Millsap was dizzy.
Jordan Hill pulled the basketball out of Paul Millsap's armpit, and a low-handed layup sent the basketball to the Pelicans' basket.
As a result, the Lakers have scored eight points in a row, while on the Pelicans' side, they have only scored four points.
The Lakers have a slight advantage, and at this time on the domestic side, Director Zhang said:
"Today's game started at the pace of the Lakers, and the offense was always confined to half court.
In this way, it must be the Lakers who want to take advantage. Because the Lakers' staffing is equipped to play this slow pace, but the Pelicans are different, the Pelicans play multi-point shooting, and although they also have offensive ability in the half, the better offensive opportunities are still on the fast break. If you continue to play at this pace, the Pelicans can't beat the Lakers.
Standing so firmly, the Pelicans were not afraid of the average team, but against the Lakers who had Pau Gasol and Jordan Hill. The Pelicans stood firm and resisted hard punch after punch, but they still couldn't bear it. ”
At this time, Van Gundy couldn't help but say two orders on the sidelines: speed up the pace of the offense, strengthen the pressure on the defensive end, faster, faster!
Van Gundy desperately urged the team to hurry up, and the Pelicans' tempo was really much faster in the Lakers' half.
Rose passed the ball to Li Feng, who took the ball and broke through to 45 degrees, and then suddenly passed to Arenas in the bottom corner.
Arenas took the ball and decisively broke through Kobe Bryant with his back, Kobe Bryant clearly stepped forward at this time to jam the opponent to death, but Kobe did not stick it fiercely, but hesitated to take a step back, so that Arenas came up proudly, shot from mid-range, and then scored two points.
When Arenas was happy to score points, the Lakers immediately pushed forward, and Bryant got the basketball after halftime.
got the basketball Kobe, and took a leisurely step forward with the ball, and Arenas was still immersed in the state of his own points. Kobe Bryant suddenly rose from the ground and got up to a mid-range.
Kobe Bryant has excellent dribbling ability, excellent technique, and from the defensive end, Kobe Bryant is also a player who can be defended, and his offensive shooting percentage depends more on his own form.
Kobe Bryant was in good shape today, and he also hit the basketball.
The Lakers have scored points in several rounds in a row, and they are already firmly six points ahead of the Pelicans.
This was not the time to be polite, and Van Gundy immediately took to the sidelines, asking his team to strengthen their defense. Strengthen aggression on the defensive end while increasing the tempo of the offense.
At the request of the head coach, Rose took the ball and passed the basketball to Li Feng without half time, Li Feng broke through quickly with the ball, resisted Wesley Johnson's defense to the Lakers' half, and then raised his hand and passed the basketball to Paul Millsap.
Paul Millsap gets the ball at the free throw line and raises his hand to make a shooting motion, and Paul Millsap has a steady mid-range when the Lakers' defense makes a save. Paul Millsapp immediately turned around and passed the basketball to Rose, who was bypassing him.
Rose took the ball and forced a breakthrough towards the Lakers' block, but the Lakers had Pau Gasol under the basket, and this threshold was not so light that it could be crossed.
Rose came up and was interfered with by Pau Gasol and missed the shot.
The Lakers took down the basketball. The horse uploaded it back.
Jordan Farmar came over with the ball and immediately passed it to Jordan Hill, Jordan Hill only got the ball here, and Li Feng immediately came over to wrap Jordan Hill.
Under the Pelicans' high-intensity defense, Jordan Hill barely passed the basketball in the crowd. However, Jordan Farmar made his first three-point shot of the game today. It was also a missed shot.
The Pelicans put some pressure on the defensive end, and the Lakers' first halftime offense failed, and Al Jefferson protected the rebound under the basket and passed it back to Rose.
Rose takes the ball and advances. When Jordan Farmar was delayed in the past, Li Feng and Wesley Johnson faced each other again.
Wesley Johnson came over and directly stuck his body to Li Feng, and had physical contact with Li Feng, this defensive method is what Li Feng also likes to use, so Li Feng also knows how to crack this defense, facing Wesley Johnson's body closely, Li Feng pushed away the opponent with his hand and kept a distance from the opponent.
While using the skills of running without the ball, running back and forth, not giving Wesley Johnson a chance to stick to himself.
Li Feng was in the middle of a fight with Wesley Johnson at the beginning, and the two were competing even for the running position. After a little back and forth, Li Feng finally found an opportunity to shake off Wesley Johnson and receive the basketball near the Lakers' three-point line.
At the moment when Li Feng received the ball, Wesley Johnson quickly chased after him, and Li Feng didn't want to get into hand-to-hand combat and dirty little moves with this guy. It's not that Li Feng is afraid of confrontation, but that he has a more advantageous weapon, and it's not worth fighting.
So when Li Feng got the ball, he immediately shook the basketball with both hands and made a fake action of passing.
Wesley Johnson was unstable on his footing, and when he was slightly distracted, Li Feng changed direction and broke through to the right, and Wesley Johnson moved sideways while stretching out his hands.
Li Feng turned around, continuously changed direction and wanted to the left.
After Li Feng faked the pass, he changed direction continuously, the first change of direction Wesley Johnson could still keep up, and the second Wesley Johnson couldn't keep up.
Just watched Li Feng step past Wesley Johnson, Wesley Johnson couldn't keep up with his feet, and his body staggered.
Li Feng suddenly rushed into the Lakers' restricted area, and Pau Gasol immediately came up to kill Li Feng, as the defender of the restricted area, this is his duty.
However, Li Feng is too familiar with Pau Gasol, and when Pau Gasol is doing interior defense, he is also afraid of feints and small changes of direction, because Pau Gasol's movement is too slow.
At this time, what Pau Gasol is afraid of, Li Feng will come, on the move, take the ball with one hand to the side, when Pau Gasol's eyes look at this side, Li Feng reacted and jumped, throwing with his right hand, as if walking leisurely past Wesley Johnson, and then easily made a layup in front of Pau Gasol.
Li Feng gave this wonderful layup, and the home fans at the New Orleans Arena burst into cheers.
Boom Boom! The stadium was noisy, and everyone came to watch the game and watch the wonderful performance. Now that Li Feng has played, the fans are naturally happy. (To be continued......)