Chapter 891: The Old Man Makes a Boy
Duncan looked back, and immediately felt cold in his heart, originally he planned to score 40 points today, but the Pelicans are now using double defense to deal with themselves, and the big man and the small man are definitely different.
The small man faces the double bag, and can also use the ball control technique to wander around the perimeter, but the big man faces the double bag, either chooses to force the shot on the head of the two, or has to pass the ball, and the inside line does not provide them with space to control the ball, which is determined by the role.
At this time, Duncan turned around and saw the double bag, and both of them grabbed at his body with teeth and claws, even if he wanted to attack, he had no space, so he could only pass the basketball out, and the basketball passed to Danny Green on this side.
The Pelicans' defense in front of him should be considered a complete success, but at this time, Danny Green, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly shot one step outside the three-point line.
Danny Green's has a high height, and the speed of his shot is also first-class, and the sudden attack at this time gives people the feeling that it is as if it is a cold knife that has been suddenly pulled out, unstoppable.
The basketball "slammed" into the back edge of the hoop, and then popped several times in the middle of the basket, and finally fell into the basket, and the Pelicans fans who had just returned to their seats turned pale in an instant.
3 points!!
The Pelicans had just made an excellent defense, and the backhand was played by the opponent with such an offense.
Suddenly, not only the fans of the New Orleans Center, but even the players of the Pelicans were a little disheartened. It was a head-on blow.
And the Spurs are jubilant here, the Pelicans have laid a trap for the Spurs, if the Spurs fall in, the Pelicans' momentum will rise greatly, but if the Spurs directly step over this trap, then the Spurs, who are already imposing, will be even more crazy.
So don't look at Danny Green as just a three-pointer, but in an instant, the momentum of the Pelicans' counterattack was suppressed and the momentum of the Spurs was stimulated.
As soon as Li Feng saw such a scene, he felt that he couldn't let such a thing happen. Spurs must not be allowed to arrive. That kind of situation that can't be controlled.
At the Spurs' half, Li Feng immediately called Brand's cover, Li Feng originally planned to use the cover to rush in, but this Brand did not have the same containment power as Millsap in the offense.
When he came up to cover, Duncan stuck in front of Brand directly half-around. I'll give you all the space in the back, Brand. You don't have a basket anyway. You didn't cut in either, I let you go.
Duncan let Brand go, and he and Leonard formed a two-man defense on the outside against Li Feng. At this time, Li Feng couldn't rush up, so he could only stop his half-rushed body and retreat step by step with the ball.
was ready to look for opportunities again, Li Feng's high cover couldn't be played, Li Feng pulled it back by himself, Duncan went back, and stopped defending as a double, at this time Li Feng was also held back for too long.
Unexpectedly threw a three-point shot outside the three-point line, Li Feng had no feel at all, and the basketball slammed into the front of the hoop and rebounded.
Danny Green copied the basketball, and then quickly passed the ball to Parker, a good point guard, not only a controller of the team's rhythm, he also represents a tactic in itself, Parker received the basketball, like a small whirlwind towards the Pelicans' half court.
The Spurs played such fast-paced basketball, and Parker's performance today was not very ideal, because Li Feng's misplaced defense seemed to have a lot of pressure on him, and after halftime, Parker immediately called Duncan's high cover, which was completely different from Brand coming out to cover just now.
Brand went to cover, and when you took it out, the defenders didn't pay attention to you at all, but when you get to Duncan, who dares to ignore him, he can really score if he defends this guy.
Parker and Duncan covered up, and Parker crossed directly into the Pelicans' interior line, Parker didn't have the impact of LeBron, but he carried the ball like an elf.
There is no obstacle at all in the Pelicans' interior line, no one can grab his basketball, so they can only watch him break through, and then not go deep to the basket, but wipe horizontally in the three-second zone.
Attract all the attention to yourself, this kind of small man's flexible senior point guard, often use this trick, from the high post or the wings directly into the opponent's heart, have the opportunity to attack by themselves, and have no chance to draw the opponent's defensive attention in the opponent's vital area.
Nash does this a lot, and the key thing is that both Parker and Nash can remain calm and sober when they are deep into the opponent's interior and wiping horizontally to attract attention, but the clear choice is either to play on their own or to pass.
At this point, Parker completely attracted the attention of the opponent's defense, and then quickly threw the basketball directly into the hands of Danny Green on the weak side, and the shooter would usually lie in ambush on the weak side, ready to attack, and make room for conventional weapons.
Parker's basketball went into the hands of Danny Green, who knew his current state, and he didn't do any feints in front of Ronnie Brewer, just a three-pointer.
Danny Green's shooting speed is really unusually fast, Ronnie Brewer hasn't reacted yet, here the basketball is out again, the shooter is like a cowboy in a western, it completely depends on who is fast and who is accurate, there is no room for evasion.
A faster and more accurate top will win the game, Danny Green was once a top scorer, and as soon as he shot at this time, he was almost at his peak, and Ronnie Brewer couldn't stop it if he didn't have to predict it.
The blade was cold, another three-pointer, and another three-pointer drilled into the Pelicans' basket, and then the New Orleans Center sighed again, it was terrible, what happened to my team today was simply terrible.
The gap in the score could not be narrowed, but was widened in an instant, and Van Gundy stood up excitedly. Li Feng's face is also absolutely not good-looking.
Bill Wharton marveled at Danny Green's marksmanship:
"Today I seem to have seen Danny Green's performance at his peak, he is a part-time Reggie Miller possession, he feels like a knife that has suddenly come out of its sheath, it can't be stopped at all, his form is simply fantastic, his form is simply fantastic."
"What's more critical is that Danny Green today is making a move when the pelicans are at their weakest, and this lethality is like rubbing salt on the pelican's wounds."
Magic Johnson also said without scruples at this time.
The game played like this, and the Spurs completely suppressed their team. Li Feng felt that he had to make a move at this time. In any case, we have to help the team get points, and if you don't do anything at this time, you will have no chance at all in the future.
So as soon as he received the ball from the baseline, he gestured to his teammates. Fight yourself. Li Feng dribbled to the Spurs' high post this time. Don't cover either, this kind of cover is not a threat at all, at most bring out one more defender.
He's going to go head-to-head with Leonard. Leonard didn't feel the change behind him, the people behind him were empty, and now it was himself and Li Feng's heads-up.
Li Feng looked at Leonard with a little confused eyes, he knew that this was his chance, he suddenly accelerated, and broke through to the left one step, Leonard hurriedly moved, but Li Feng immediately turned around and let Leonard pass through.
Li Feng suddenly became an unguarded player.
Li Feng suddenly became an unguarded player, this was a good opportunity for Li Feng, Li Feng was about to score two points with a neat layup, but Li Feng didn't expect that there was a lot of pulling power behind him just now, Leonard lost at this time, and actually fouled and was extremely tasteless in the pull behind him, and Li Feng, who had already half jumped, was pulled down all of a sudden.
can only go to the free throw line, but unfortunately Li Feng's free throws today also continued his bad feeling, two free throws and one hit, but still did not solve the problem of scoring, and then there was another mistake in defense.
Let Parker score near the three-second zone, and the confidence that the Pelicans built up at halftime, as well as the determination to defend, suddenly poured like a flood that burst the embankment.
The Pelicans immediately stretched the score with the Spurs to nearly 30 points, and the Pelicans were about to lose.
At this point, Van Gundy knew that the players on the pitch could no longer solve the problem, and he immediately called a timeout.
"Van Gundy called a timeout, he has to adjust the team, and now the difference between the Spurs and the Pelicans is starting to widen, and if you don't adjust in time, I'm afraid the last time will be gone."
Bill Wharton was full of mockery about what happened to the Pelicans at this time.
Van Gundy quickly put the tactical board in front of everyone, and at this time the coach's heart has begun to understand that the situation is so unfavorable that the only way to turn the game around is to gamble.
Only by gambling can the situation be reversed, and the situation has eroded to such an extent that only ruthless medicine can the situation be broken, if not in one fell swoop, to change the current situation.
So Van Gundy said quickly and decisively:
"The current situation is very unfavorable for us, Arenas, you replace Ronnie Brewer, we have to speed up the pace of the game, Li Feng, we have to use the fastest rhythm to play, play a wave of attacks, once attacked, I ask you to be like thunder, with lightning speed and, incomparable power to attack the opponent's position."
"Once you get on the defensive, you have to concentrate completely, form an advantage in the local area in an instant, use more traps, cause the opponent's dead balls, and mistakes, and we will launch a counterattack."
When Li Feng heard Van Gundy say this, he completely understood that Van Gundy was now in a hurry, and he wanted to use the Thunder to make a decision, and the means were very simple to use tight defense to drive the whole team to play defensive counterattacks, and constantly rely on defense to exert pressure and create offensive opportunities.
"We don't have any more chances now, let's play, boys?"
After Van Gundy said this, all the Pelicans players returned to the court, the Spurs were ready to defend on the other side, the entire Spurs were ready to fight, and now is the best opportunity for the Pelicans to launch a counterattack, Popovich didn't understand this, so he had already arranged the defensive position and waited for the Pelicans' players to come up.
But what he didn't expect at all was that the pelicans would be like wolves after they came. The irrational rushed up, and Li Feng was the first to bear the brunt.
Got the ball at halftime, Leonard still wanted to block Li Feng, but Li Feng got the basketball, didn't even stop, and directly accelerated and rushed towards the Spurs' half.
But now Li Feng is used when the Spurs are in the thick of the half, like a moth to a fire. There is some suicidal smack.
Leonard didn't expect Li Feng to exert his strength here. was passed by Li Feng all of a sudden, and even forgot about the foul, and after watching Li Feng get rid of himself, he didn't have any intention of slowing down, and rushed directly towards the Spurs' half.
Parker was standing on the line. He saw Li Feng rushing up. He hurriedly wanted to take a step to help. But Li Feng didn't stop at all, dribbling with one hand and swaying slightly, his body deflected. It's about to squeeze past Parker.
Li Feng suddenly went crazy at this time, passing two people in a row, leaving only Split on the inside in front, Li Feng had full use of the pass at this time, such as the team, such as more reasonable.
But a team with reasonable requirements is definitely not a team that can dominate the league, Li Feng jumped up against Split, and Van Gundy was frenzied at this time to ask his team to attack frantically.
Li Feng also completely lost all kinds of concerns, complete madness occupied his mind, he jumped up in front of Split, Split, who had always been tall and fierce, stared at Li Feng tightly, he jumped on the inside and spread his arms like a vulture in front of Li Feng.
Li Feng's trend was moving forward, he contracted and turned, slightly changed course in the air, and prepared to drill under one of Split's wings, Split was surprised by the opponent's change and slapped down with his hand, he was ready to pay the price for the foul.
But Li Feng, who turned around, did not stop, completed the change of hands in the air, and dodged Split's slap, Split's hand missed, but Li Feng's left hand threw the basketball to the basket in a place that Split couldn't take care of.
Li Feng's wrist was slightly forced, and the basketball rotated up quickly, as if it was a dazzling small object in the hands of an acrobat.
The spin made the basketball change direction, float inward, smash lightly on the hoop, and then lose its center of gravity and fall into the basket, the basketball, in, and the whistle blew.
It's 2+1, it's 2+1 for the Pelicans, the Pelicans have been waiting for such a goal for too long, and suddenly the entire New Orleans Center cheered, the New Orleans Center has been suppressed for too long, and they have waited too long.
Li Feng himself cheered wildly, how could he be so depressed, at this time, he scored like this, not to mention whether he could reverse it later, at least he vented most of the evil anger in his chest.
Li Feng walked to the free throw line and hit the free throw steadily.
Bill Wharton's eyes lit up immediately, and he said to Magic Johnson with amusement:
"This is a Tyrannosaurus rex."
Li Feng finally played a 2+1, although the Spurs felt more surprised, but they didn't pay attention at all, because the Spurs were already ahead by almost 30 points, which is a big gap.
Parker came in possession of the ball and came in trying to pass the basketball to Duncan's hands, and Duncan's versatility gave the Spurs an all-around scoring opportunity, and with such a scorer, their team's main scoring could be addressed.
Duncan had just received the basketball here, and on the other side, Li Feng gave him a look, and Al Caron Butler, Arenas, and Li Feng struck Duncan together.
A three-point pinch was formed all of a sudden, and Duncan couldn't move on the inside at this time, he was completely sandwiched in the middle by three people, and there were hands all around, and it was impossible to pass the basketball out.
Duncan had just managed a Pelicans double pinch, but he didn't expect that a few minutes had passed, so he directly gave himself a three-man pinch, and the three of them sandwiched Duncan together.
Duncan is in a dilemma, I don't know. When he said what to do, Li Feng's hand quietly cut into Vest's hand from behind, and the basketball fell down all of a sudden.
The basketball dropped. Caron Butler took the lead in one. The next son grabbed the basketball in his hand, and then ran forward, Caron Butler ran wildly, and Duncan of the Spurs couldn't keep up, so Danny Green had to catch up.
At this point the speed of the pelican has risen. , Kalombbutler made a quick pass to Li Feng.
Li Feng got the basketball and used his body to forcibly suppress Leonard. Running towards the front, Li Feng so savagely suppressed Leonard and rushed forward, Leonard also hurriedly moved his hands and feet in the back, trying to pull Li Feng back.
If it is the previous paragraph, Li Feng may choose to pass the ball. But now the whole pelican is on the edge of a kind of cliff. are all on the verge of having to be sent, and Li Feng can't care so much at this time.
Holding the basketball with both hands, the fit pounced towards the basket. Teng threw himself forward. Leonard pulls Li Feng's arm underneath. But at this time, the referee did not give Leonard a foul. Just indulged him.
But he's already shadowed. rang out Li Feng's layup, and the basketball fell down suddenly, although Li Feng was very depressed. But at this time, he could only jump quickly under the basket, and the basketball was pointed behind him with a little effort.
Although Li Feng did not score, he still put the basketball into the hands of Kaloon Butler, who was following behind.
Caron Butler is the kind of player who is only seen at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4, and he is more versatile than Duncan in terms of offense and scoring range, and after receiving the basketball from Li Feng, he is a quick two-point shot on the spot.
After catching up with two more points, as soon as the two rounds passed, the tactical thinking on the Pelicans' side suddenly became clear.
Bill Wharton immediately said:
'Van Gundy had a clear mindset and he started to gamble, his tactics were to defend desperately on the defensive end, create pressure locally, and then counter-attack quickly.
Just as Bill Wharton said this, the Pelicans began to desperately defend Parker in the half court again, and Parker did not realize the Pelicans' strategy, at this time he quickly passed the basketball to Leonard's hands with the basketball.
At this time, if Parker controls the ball by himself, the Pelicans can't do anything about Parker, because Parker's ball control skills and vision are there, and the basketball is in his hands, and the ball will not die at all.
But the basketball left Parker's hands and fell into the hands of the rest of the Spurs, and no one else was capable of handling the basketball, and the Spurs didn't have a second player who could organize the game, which was very fatal.
As soon as the basketball was in Leonard's hands, Victor Oladipo gave a look, and the Pelicans' local pressing defense came out again.
Defending Duncan in almost the same way as just now, Leonard was suddenly set here.
These people put their hands up and down, harassing Leonard in front of and behind him, Leonard's basketball can't be passed, this time Parker understands it, and he begins to regret it, this basketball should be held for a while longer, and the basketball can't be passed out so lightly.
Leonard is a fierce general, but not a wise general, after being surrounded, Leonard was in a hurry and wanted to pass the basketball out from Li Feng's crotch, but he just stuffed the basketball from Li Feng's crotch.
Li Feng's super long arm was scooped up behind him, although he didn't pick up the basketball, but he also touched the basketball, and suddenly the route of the basketball changed.
Arenas beside Li Feng hurriedly picked up the basketball, and then quickly passed it to Li Feng's hands.
Arenas knows better than ordinary people that Li Feng is much more dangerous than others when he takes the ball and breaks fast, and ordinary people are easy to be delayed in the process of fast travel and turn the fast attack into a half-court attack.
But when this Li Feng is running fast, it is like a small truck, and it takes a lot of effort to intercept it halfway, and unless it is fouled, no one can usually stop such a running small truck.
Li Feng, who got the basketball, did not live up to Arenas's expectations, and directly increased the throttle to the maximum with the basketball by himself, and rushed towards the half court of the Spurs, Li Feng ran so wildly.
It was as if a ripple had stirred up in the calm lake, and once Li Feng accelerated, the entire Spurs' defensive front was in chaos, and everyone wanted to catch Li Feng, an angry beast. (To be continued......)