Chapter 42: Begin to exert force
Robinson took the ball quickly, Deng stood at the top of the arc, Noah mentioned that after playing a simple match on the line, he handed his hand to Luer Deng, Guy and Li Ming pounced at the same time, and Deng hit the ground with a backhand.
Noah followed up and jumped high, Arthur couldn't control his body and was deceived again, and at the same time as Noah dunked, there was also a foul and a free throw.
"How about it, little sample, do you want to go back to the university and continue to cultivate for a few years?" Noah kept provoking the kid in front of him.
Arthur is good-tempered, he doesn't care about him, you can also say that he is very smart, he doesn't care about his ways, no matter how Noah provokes, he is not angry, and he is not in a hurry.
Seeing this, Noah lost his interest and walked silently to the free throw line.
There are also ...... penalties This Noah is a god tonight, as an athlete who has been shooting free throws for a long time under 60%, his hands are too good tonight.
In the last six seconds, Conley was interfered with by Luer Deng and failed to form a shot, and the first quarter of the game ended. At 21-32, the Bulls, playing at home, led by 11 points.
Hollins high-fived the players off the court one by one, and kept cheering.
"Boys, you played well and tenacious, trust me, you'll be coming back before half-time." The players could hear the coach gritting his teeth.
βLeeοΌβ Hollins called Li Ming aside, Li Ming didn't care about the water that had just been opened, and came over with three steps and two steps.
Hollins grabbed him by the arm. "Can you try more three-point shooting from the outside? The first six minutes of the second quarter needed to be played quickly. β
"I can." Li Ming swallowed his saliva and looked at the coach very sincerely, he knew that the opportunity to perform had come.
As long as you make a good impression on the coach at this time, you will soon be able to play as a starter.
I don't know what the current shooting value is, the system dad hasn't sounded for a long time, maybe it's not enough to brush the score, the experience value is too low, and the reason why he can't open it is because of the commodity city, but according to his current feel, the outside line is not a big problem to ensure a hit rate of more than forty percent.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Thibodeau brought in Jimmy Butler, and as one of the 30 second-year players selected in the first round, it was not easy to have an average of 20 minutes per game under Thibodeau.
Therefore, he came up very hard, and he could be seen in almost every defense. In this one, one of Guy's high lobs was destroyed by him.
"Jimmy, this kid will have a lot of development in the future, his attitude is what the coach likes, and the only flaw is that the accuracy of the outside line is really not flattering." Miller's assessment is still very pertinent.
The Bulls are currently on the court with Deng, Butler, Belinelli, Boozer and Gibson, with Noah resting off the court.
New arrivals Jimmy Butler and Tay Gibson are dynamic, and the Bulls' forward defense is always high-intensity. The Grizzlies struggled with every pass, and could only keep interspersing on the outside, looking for opportunities.
Li Ming quickly ran to Bayles, who was holding the ball, and Bayles selflessly passed the ball out, and at the same time turned sideways to block the players who came to make up for the defense, buying him that space for a few tenths of a second.
"He's going to, this distance, will there be?" Bird covered his mouth, apparently he didn't have that much confidence in the young Chinese defender in front of him, after all, he hadn't even heard of him before.
Li Ming jumped high and maintained a picturesque gesture, as if frozen in the air, and Carmelo Anthony could only think of it.
The ball is a bit strong, and the board goes into the net...... This goal has to be suspected of having an element of luck, but it doesn't affect him, he is still a three-pointer.
24-32, Belinelli couldn't believe his eyes, he felt that although he couldn't pounce in time, he also managed to delay his shot, his center of gravity should not be so stable, is his core strength really so strong?
Ruhr Deng held the ball past half court and gave it to Butler, who was on the sidelines, and just as the commentator was saying whether he was going to pass the ball, he had already made a shot......
Yes, men have to be fast...... Don't say it if you don't enter, you have to shoot when the opportunity comes, and you don't hesitate to shoot, but it's a pity that it's a little outrageous.
He himself was a little embarrassed, constantly shaking his head and backing away.
"By the way, Butler hasn't come up at this time, he's just a flurry boy." Li Ming smiled slightly, and almost at the same time as receiving the ball, he passed the ball back to Bayless, who also came to shoot a half-volley under Gibson's interference.
The two sides switched possession back and forth in constant errors and high-intensity defenses, and the familiar sound of striking iron resounded over the United Center arena.
Li Ming finally caught an opportunity to run back, cut into the basket from the baseline, threw a shot, and then Lu Erdeng used almost the same way to score two points in the same position.
It's a bit like Stalingrad at the end of 1942, where every inch of land, every house, was repeatedly contested, and no one gave way to anyone.
The score rose alternately, but the process was hardly exciting, after all, both teams are known for their defense, even if they are replaced with a small lineup, the scene is not fast, and they are both pinched.
Sometimes a sideline ball has to be scrambled on the floor several times, not to mention under the basket, and the sound of all kinds of muscles entwined is endless.
With seven minutes remaining, Thibodeau finally called a timeout, and the score was 32-41 and the Grizzlies still trailed by nine points.
"Are you okay?" Thibodeau patted the sweaty Lu Erdeng, who relied on him to attack the city under the strict defense of the other party for a while, which was obviously a great test of his physical strength.
"It's okay, coach, I'm okay." Lul Deng said humbly.
Thibodeau just asked his disciple, whether he said he was tired or not, he had no intention of replacing him, and the timeout he called was purely to take Gibson down. He had wanted to wait for the dead ball to be replaced, but he never had a chance.
Replace Gibson, retake Radmanovic and add an outside three-pointer.
The Grizzlies' defense is bound to retreat, so there is more space inside.
When the timeout is up, the players enter.
Ruhr Deng dribbled beyond the three-point line and a pass across several men to Belinelli, who was standing in the corner, and Conley rushed up to pounce, but could not prevent the ball from going into the net.
32-44, really a cold killer, these outside players of the Bulls have big enough hearts to always give you a fatal blow when you are not paying attention.
"It's not easy to guard, it looks like it's going to be soon." Li Ming looked at Belinelli and then at Radmanovich, knowing that something was wrong.
Conley took the ball slowly across the halfcourt, Bayless stepped forward to respond, and Li Ming quickly pulled to the other side and reached for the ball.
As soon as he received the ball, he went inside against Belinelli, taking advantage of Noah's absence to play two more, and his purpose was very clear, which was to take advantage of Boozer's slow movement to chisel inside to cheat free throws.
Boozer was really fooled, and a pair of big hands pressed Li Ming's body, but Li Ming still squeezed open a slit and picked the ball into the basket along his arm, two plus one.
Boozer shook his head and grinned at his teammates, unable to believe that he had completely blocked his shooting angle.
Ruerdeng gave the ball to Belinelli's hands again, Li Ming hurriedly pasted it, and Belinelli made a big change of direction into the penalty area and immediately turned around and threw the ball out.
Radmanovic received the ball and was about to make a shot, but Conley cut it off, whistled and fouled.
Three free throws, yes, it's a three-point foul, three free throws.
Conley bent over and gasped, in fact, at this time Hollins could replace him to rest, and his physical strength in the second half would definitely be unsustainable.
It's a pity that Hollins is a conservative coach, he doesn't dare to replace Conley, he has to always have a reliable playmaking point on the court, and Conley is the best candidate.
Radmanovic was solid and didn't miss three free throws. Thibodeau immediately responded to this targeted substitution, and the camera once again cut to the coach on the home team's bench. His face was pale, as if he were the coach of the team that was more than a dozen points behind.
Bayless advanced with the ball, Li Ming ran behind him, the ball immediately passed, Li Ming stopped, faced Belinelli's defense without the slightest hesitation, and shot three points again, this time the distance was farther.
Hollow into the net, "You can't stop me, I will continue to score points." Li Ming shook his head at Belinelli and spewed trash talk, and Belinelli looked confused.