Chapter 250: There is no chain to drop, where will the talent go? (Kneel down at the end of the month and beg for a monthly pass!) )
As it turns out, Wang Shuo is not omnipotent.
In the second quarter of the game, Wang Shuo, who originally hoped that the team's second team could establish a lead on the court, was poured ice water on the three-point rain that Green and Hayward teamed up on the court.
During this period, Green was likely to be on track from start to finish as long as he was playing in the game.
In this game with the Lakers, Wang Shuo did not make arrangements for Green.
But it's the same with Clay......
If you focus too much on a pitcher like Green, who plays mostly off the ball, his teammates are likely to have a lot of room to attack.
Hayward, who had a high ball IQ, seized the opportunity in the second quarter.
Through the blocking and dismantling with McRoberts, taking advantage of the rotation gap of the Hornets' second lineup, Hayward shot 3 of 3 in the first half of the second quarter, including 2 of 2 three-pointers, and single-handedly scored 8 points and 3 assists for the Lakers.
In this life, McRoberts, who built the Lakers dynasty with Wang Shuo in the Lakers, is also a seriously underrated player.
This guy has solid basic skills in blocking and dismantling, and he still has a certain ability to respond on the field.
Perhaps in this Lakers team, McRoberts' individual ability is far from being a starter.
But as the offensive pivot point of the Lakers' second team, he was with the UAE tonight, becoming an insurmountable barrier for the Hornets forward line when they assisted each other in defending each other.
Of course, there is also suspicion of cheating in Green and Hayward's hand tonight.
Because of the second quarter of the game, most of the Hornets' defense was not completely out of position, but the Lakers took advantage of these opportunities that were not opportunities.
In the NBA, even if it is Wang Shuo, he can't deal with this kind of "dumpling game".
Fortunately, in the second half of the second quarter, Paul and Leonard, who returned to the court, helped the Hornets stabilize the situation in the second half of the second quarter.
Knowing that the Hornets had to avoid their edge at this moment, Paul took the initiative to slow down the pace of the game after returning to the court.
Although this style of play is not very similar to the Hornets, by slowing down the tempo, reducing turnovers, and stabilizing the defense, the Hornets gradually recovered the score that was pulled by the Lakers to more than double digits.
At halftime, it was 67-62.
The Hornets managed to chase back the gap between the two teams to just five points before the first half.
Ross Barkley commented: "After last season's experience, what impressed me most about this Hornets was their resilience.
In the NBA, you can't compete for a championship without full resilience.
Because the trajectory of each game can't all go the way you envision. ”
On the side, O'Neal also said: "The maturity that this Hornets showed tonight is so unbelievable that they are a team that was still messing up the year before last. ”
In addition, the Lakers' performance in the first half was also unanimously praised by the TNT TV cross talk trio.
Commenting on the Lakers' first-half performance, Barkley said: "Bryant only had six points, four rebounds and three assists in the first half tonight.
If it had been in the past, with Kobe Bryant only handing over such a report card, I think you, as a Lakers fan, could have turned off the TV. ”
O'Neill, on the other hand, quipped, "Not even when you're teaming up with me."
Because when teaming up with me, if Kobe Bryant only handed over such stats, then I would definitely be caught on the court all the time. ”
Smith laughed: "In terms of Kobe's past contributions to this Lakers team, it's really his turn to enjoy it now." ”
As the team's young players grew, Kobe Bryant showed signs of delegating power as early as last season.
And this season, after officially announcing his retirement plan, Kobe Bryant did not pretend or act......
As long as he can rely on his teammates to solve the battle on the court, Kobe Bryant will take the initiative to become the mascot of the Lakers.
At intermission......
Looking at Kobe Bryant, who was surrounded by his teammates in the middle when he walked back to the locker room, at this moment, Wang Shuo just wanted to say......
But if Danzi can have Kobe Bryant's mentality at the moment......
So how could the Wizards not even break a measly 72-10 record?
I have to say that Kobe Bryant, who was later in his career, has indeed become an admired senior in a sense.
After halftime, in the second half of the game, in order to replace Kobe Bryant, Ellis became another shining star in the Lakers tonight.
Ellis, who has a good personal relationship with Curry, knows that Curry has no way to take his breakthrough, so he frequently switches Curry to himself through pick-and-rolls on the court.
Curry was somewhat bullied on the defensive end this game.
Because of this group of former Lakers teammates who know him very well......
Tonight, he is clearly used as a song ordering machine, and he can order whichever song he wants.
So now the question arises.
As the head coach of this Hornets, is Wang Shuo just watching Curry being bullied on the court?
The answer, of course, is no.
In the third quarter of the game, in order to protect our Curry, Wang Shuo replaced Paul with Butler shortly after the start of the second half, and successfully relieved Curry by increasing the mobility of the front line and the area covered by the defense.
However, Ellis, who played a touch on the court, didn't reason with the Hornets at all.
In addition, Jefferson, who was sent on the court by Wang Shuo in the third quarter of the game, also lost himself in front of Xiao Jia.
In the NBA, where one thing drops one thing......
Jr. can be said to be one of the few nemesis of Jefferson during this period.
On the court, the third quarter ended, 94-78.
Wang Shuo, who was very dissatisfied with the Hornets in the third quarter, was furious before the start of the final quarter of the game: "I can accept the loss, but I can't accept that you are playing so timidly on the court!" ”
Throughout the third quarter of the game, as long as the players on the Hornets court received the ball, they wanted to throw the ball to others immediately.
In the final quarter of the game, Wang Shuo adjusted the lineup on the Hornets court to Speight, Barnes, Prince, Mills, and Paul.
As a result, this lineup, which is not well-known except for Paul, has received miraculous results on the field.
Admittedly, whether it is Barnes, Prince, or Mills, their shooting consistency on the court cannot be compared to Curry, Klay and others......
But under Paul's leadership, they dared to play more than the Hornets' main lineup, but they seized the Lakers' habitual laxity on the court for the Hornets to quickly chase back the score to double digits in the final quarter.
At this time, Wang Shuo also turned to look at Curry on the bench and said: "Stephen, I will give you a chance in the last 5 minutes of the final quarter, your former teammates have been grabbing you to play singles in this game, don't you want to prove something to them?" ”
Hearing this, Curry's eyes immediately ignited with a raging fighting spirit!
Wang Shuo knows very well that Curry is not comfortable playing on the court in this game, mainly because the Lakers know his characteristics too well.
But as a superstar......
At all times, Wang Shuo hopes that Curry can understand that in basketball, which is an extremely bullying sport, if you choose not to fight back after being beaten......
Then your opponent will keep holding you to the death.
In the final quarter of the game, at the end of the game with 5 minutes and 35 seconds left in the game, Wang Shuo adjusted the Hornets' on-court lineup to Garnett, Leonard, Klay, Curry, and Paul.
Seeing this, the Lakers immediately replaced Curry in front of Kobe Bryant through blocking in the next offensive round.
On the court, when Kobe's iron elbow hit Curry, at this moment, even the Hornets fans at home couldn't bear to watch.
But what the world never expected was that Curry not only successfully withstood Kobe's back shot, but also forced Kobe to assist Garnett with a rebound.
Immediately afterwards, Curry, who had been bullied by Ellis and Kobe Bryant in turn, also replaced Ellis in front of him by roll call on the outside.
Knock, knock!
High post, after two consecutive changes of direction, Curry, who suddenly dribbled and pulled away from the position, raised his hand in front of Ellis and threw it!
Hmmm——!
That's Stephen Curry.
Compared to other historical stars, his defense is really not worth mentioning.
But as long as he can find his touch on the court, then he is definitely the most instantaneous explosive player in NBA history.
On the court, after Curry scored two more three-pointers in a row, the Lakers were forced to call a timeout.
And at this moment, the spectral center, which has long been boiling, is frantically chanting "MVP, MVP" for Curry.
On the scoreboard, 106 to 106.
The Hornets unbelievably tied the score in the final quarter!
After the timeout, the Lakers attacked.
Bryant hit a two-point shot from his signature picturesque pull-up for the Lakers.
But back around, just when the Lakers' defense was focused on Curry, Paul coldly made a cold arrow on the outside and hit a three-point shot for the Hornets!
CCTV, Yang Yi, who has already blown the whole Paul tonight, said excitedly: "Chris Paul, the god of point guards, has descended on the Charlotte Spectrum Center!" ”
On this night, the Hornets' ability to chase points once again refreshed the world's three views.
On the court, after DeRozan scored two points for the Lakers, Paul, who skimmed Klay with the corner of his eye, was already down, and immediately sent the ball to the frontcourt.
Under the Lakers' basket, Kobe Bryant and Ibaka both retreated in place at the first time.
Can......
Since the Hornets player who is fast down now is Klay, his fast-break option is naturally ...... Pull out of the three-point line and go for three points!
Hmmm——!
On the Lakers bench, Vogel, who was still talking and laughing with his assistant ten minutes ago, was completely dumbfounded at the moment.
Because where could he have thought of it......
Will the Lakers be reversed by the Hornets in the final quarter with a nearly 20-point lead?
Admittedly, the Lakers played so much in the fourth quarter of this game......
But those three-pointers that Hornets players hit on the court ......
Again, there is no reason for it!
TNT, Barkley bluntly said: "It's horrible to play against an opponent like the Hornets...... Because even if you can lead them by 20 points, you have to be on the lookout for whether they will catch up in the next second. ”
In the final quarter of the game, the Lakers paid a heavy price for their habitual laxity.
In the end, 114-119, the Hornets, who scored 43 points in the final quarter tonight, won the team's second victory of the new season with a comeback at home.
For the game, Curry combined for 28 points, five rebounds and five assists for the Hornets.
It is worth mentioning that 15 of Curry's 28 points in this game were scored in the last five minutes of the final quarter.
Paul, on the other hand, scored 16 points, 15 assists and added seven rebounds for the Hornets.
In addition, Klay, Leonard and Butler also scored 19, 18 and 15 points respectively.
After the game, reporters were curious about what kind of magic Wang Shuo had cast on the Hornets in the final quarter.
In this regard, Wang Shuo smiled: "I just told my team members that as long as the game is not over, they must not give up."
Tonight I'm glad they were able to find themselves in the last quarter and I'm proud of their performance. ”
Then, the reporters asked Wang Shuo to comment on the Lakers' performance.
After a pause, Wang Shuo said: "The Lakers are undoubtedly the number one favorite to win the championship this season.
I think the young players on this Lakers team are lucky because the player they're working with at the moment is Kobe Bryant, not Michael Jordan. ”
On the sidelines, when Wang Shuo was interviewed, Jordan, who was still happily about to invite Wang Shuo to drink with him to celebrate, suddenly lost his mood.
No way.
As Wang Shuo's status in the rivers and lakes is getting higher and higher, even Jordan has to admit it at this moment......
Even if Wang Shuo complained about him to his face, he didn't dare to beat him up afterwards like he did back then.
In addition, in the past two years in the partnership with Wang Shuo, Jordan also discovered ......
Compared with deliberately maintaining his image, after he recently began to play with himself, people have a higher opinion of him.
Because compared to the high-flying basketball gods of the past, people think that Jordan is cuter now.
On the evening of the 31st, the Hornets who reversed the Lakers successfully rushed to the Internet hot search in China and the United States.
If the previous big win over the Trail Blazers, there are still many people who think that the Hornets are not as strong as public opinion says, then after this reversal, the Hornets have undoubtedly become one of the most competitive teams in the NBA this season in the eyes of the world.
However, just when people thought that the Hornets would start their November schedule with a big shot after the Lakers......
The Hornets suffered injuries in the opening stages of this year.
Paul, who played well in the first two games of the regular season, will miss the Hornets for the next two months due to a recurrence of an old injury in training.
In November, Wang Shuo, who was preparing to lead the Hornets to show his strength, never expected that our cannon would start the chain drop mode as soon as the regular season came up this year.
But after thinking about it carefully in his mind, Wang Shuo also thought that this was not necessarily a bad thing.
Because according to the law of falling chains of my cannon......
Now that I've dropped the chain, doesn't that mean I don't have a chain to drop this season?
Of course, spit is spit out.
The reason why Wang Shuo didn't pay much attention to the fact that my cannon needed to recuperate for two months due to injury was mainly because the lineup of this wasp was strong enough.
In Paul's absence, Wang Shuo can try to let Leonard, Klay, and Butler play at the same time in the next game.
In addition, veterans such as Kirilenko, Battier, and Prince, Wang Shuo also plans to warm up in the recent game.
This season, the thickness of the Hornets' lineup, even Wang Shuo felt so frustrated.
In contrast, Celtic, who also suffered injuries in November......
It was in a state of confusion.
On the 2nd, Al Horford will be confirmed to miss the Celtics' next four months or so due to a knee injury in the game against the Bulls.
The inside line is missing the thickest thigh, and James is completely desperate now.
Because without Horford, you can't let James count on Aldridge to protect the rim, right?
James is now beginning to regret his decision to join the Celtics.
Because according to the timeline, if he had always chosen to stay with the Clippers, it would have been when the Clippers traded with the Bobcats, who had not changed their name to the Hornets at the time......
How about he being traded to the current Hornets?
In the past two years, from Paul, James, who has always been shrewd, has already realized the true meaning of life again.
That is, sometimes people's choices are often greater than their efforts.
For James, who will turn 30 next year, he knows very well that he is no longer young at this moment.
Only this time......
James didn't know exactly where he was going to take his talent......
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