Pick Westbrook

Chapter 387 What else can I do

Game start.

Midfield jump ball.

Jordan jumped high and jumped off the ball from Yao Ming.

Pelicans offense.

Paul advanced with the ball. Instead of trying to attack in the first round, he called the inside pick-and-roll.

Thick eyebrows were raised on the pick-and-roll, and Paul moved the pick-and-roll from the left side and then faced Yi Jianlian and continued to dribble under the crotch.

call!
Paul hit the ground and passed the ball, and the pick-and-roll with thick eyebrows went down to face the inside Yao Ming and took off one step ahead of time.

boom! !

Thick eyebrows split with one hand!

"This attack."

On-site commentary desk.

Yu Jia was dumbfounded. If he remembered correctly, this young player named Anthony Davis was the rookie of the American Dream Team in the London Olympics.

In the Olympics, Anthony Davis didn't have much playing time, and the dream team didn't specially arrange offensive and defensive tactics for him, so Anthony Davis didn't have any outstanding performance.

But in the round just now, Yu Jia obviously found that Anthony Davis' physical talent was really good.

"Not only static talent, but his running and jumping ability is also top-notch. Anthony Davis reminds me of a player."

Su Qun said with certainty from the side.

Yu Jia asked curiously: "Who is that player?"

Su Qun said, "Kevin Garnett."

on the field.

Paul, who played this offensive coordination, jumped very happily, pointed to his thick eyebrows and said, "Beautiful buckle, AD, I like your flop."

Davis responded with a smile, this is already his third nickname to the Pelicans.

Coach Li Lai likes to call him thick eyebrows because of the beautiful thick eyebrows on his eyes.

Coach Du Feng likes to call him Amei. I don't know where he learned such a strange nickname.

And teammates in the Pelicans like to call him AD. I heard that there is another player named KD in the league. Both of them are notoriously talented.

Switch offense.

Rockets point guard Tony Douglas holds the ball and advances steadily.

In order to get Yi Jianlian to join, the Rockets had to clear the space to trade away Kyle Lowry, which led them to get the Knicks' backup point guard Tony Douglas in the free market.

Compared with Lowry, the latter has a clear gap in field control and passing ability, but fortunately, his offensive ability is not inferior to the opponent. He averaged 10 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists per game when he was with the Knicks last season. A defender who is very good at breaking through.

The Rockets don't particularly need a point guard who can pass the ball, because Yao Ming and Kevin Martin are both very good at personal offense. At the same time, Yi Jianlian's passing organization and coping ability are not weak.

Tony Douglas dribbled continuously under his crotch to find the rhythm and wanted to eat Chris Paul alone, but he hit the wall repeatedly and couldn't dribble at all.

Tony Douglas clearly recognized the gap between himself and Paul, and passed the ball to Yi Jianlian at the top of the arc.

Thick eyebrows are single-proof and easy to connect.

Raise your hand to shoot a fake action, and accelerate to break through the penalty area.

"Um?!"

Yi Jianlian was very surprised that the rookie in front of him wearing the No. 23 jersey could keep up with his breakthrough speed. The league does not have so many flexible insiders.

Yi Jianlian, who failed to break through, turned to back-to-back singles. At this time, he had an advantage over thick eyebrows.

In terms of physical strength, the current Yi Jianlian is better than thick eyebrows, and his body is fully matured.

boom!
There was a sound of muscular collision, and Yi Jianlian forced the thick eyebrows back a step, and the latter immediately chose a mid-range shot.

"Don't think that the League of Arab League is famous for its ultra-long three-pointers, and he is only good at this. In the early days of his career, Arab League has always been based on mid-range shooting in the NBA."

"This ball is educating rookies."

Yu Jia said very proudly.

The coach of the Pelicans.

At this moment, Du Feng looked at Li Lai in shock, admiring Li Lai's foresight.

"Coach, your guess is very accurate. Amei's weight really can't play inside, especially on the defensive end, she will have a big disadvantage."

Stevens agreed: "Not only on the defensive end, but the weight will also have a big impact on Davis in the low post."

Li Lai looked at the court with eyes like torches and said, "So you have to gain weight from your thick eyebrows as soon as possible, and of course you can't be too anxious to overeat."

"The sharp increase in weight will only make it difficult for the body to adapt, and even bring some unpredictable injuries."

"So while increasing the weight of thick eyebrows, we should also train his lower body strength and upper body strength at the same time, so that he can have better strength in his ability to resist injuries."

boom! ! !
The sound from the field suddenly shocked everyone.

Anthony Davis, who was pushed away, came from behind and directly blocked Yi Jianlian's shot with his long arms.

"Although it's only blocked a little bit, but this wingspan, this bounce, is really terrifying."

Yu Jia couldn't help sighing.

What is talent, this is talent!

As the most talented Chinese player, Yi Jianlian, compared with Anthony Davis on the court, the gap is obvious.

"If there is a player like Anthony Davis among the Chinese players, why not become a world-class basketball team."

Although the Chinese men's basketball team successfully won the Olympic medals at the London Olympics and blocked the Spanish team, Su Qun still does not believe that the overall strength of the Chinese men's basketball team has reached the level of a first-class basketball team.

In the future, as Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian retire one after another, such problems will gradually be exposed.

Chandler Parsons actively fought to win the rebound. He was about to pass the ball to Tony Douglas to reorganize the offense, but he saw Leonard and Jimmy Butler rushing over wildly.

One of the two fell to the ground to hold the ball, and the other stood to grab the ball. They were located on the left and right sides of Chandler Parsons, and they grabbed the ball fiercely!

Especially Jimmy Butler, who looked like he was robbing his daughter-in-law, made Chandler Parsons almost cry.

call!
Jimmy Butler grabs the ball from Chandler Parsons and throws it straight to Leonard.

This is the reason why the two fell to the ground and the other stood up. Leonard and Jimmy Butler, who often train together in defensive tacit understanding, fit very well.

"Go fast!"

Paul has rushed to the frontcourt and yelled.

Leonard passed the ball back to Paul, who didn't even think about attacking himself to signal Leonard to continue to raise, and then threw the ball into the sky.

boom!
Leonard dunks in the air!
Two consecutive dunks and blocked shots made the fans at the Mercedes-Benz Arena very excited.

Just as Su Qun had expected, the game would become the Pelicans' home game right away.

"Chris really likes to pass the ball." Du Feng couldn't help but said.

Stevens said: "Paul once said to the coach that scoring will only make one person happy, but passing the ball will make two people happy, and winning will make millions of people happy."

"If Paul were to choose, he would rather not get a point in each game, as long as he can send 20 assists."

Li Lai nodded with a smile. Paul had indeed said such a passage, but his mood soon became serious.

Jimmy Butler, who achieved a key steal on the court, looked at his head coach very arrogantly, wanting to prove how crucial he would be to the team after being put on the starting lineup.

In the end, Li Lai saw a gloomy expression on his face.

"It's just a preseason game, what are you guys doing so hard on defense?"

"Let others get points?!"

Turning his head, Jordan and Nongmei on the inside implemented a double-team tactic, forcing Yao Ming to pass the ball.

As long as Yao Ming doesn't get the ball, the Pelicans have already played a very good defense.

Kevin Martin held the ball and lowered the center line. He slightly raised his head and glanced at Leonard's defensive steps. Before he could remember to make an offensive move, Leonard suddenly stepped forward with quick eyes and quick hands, and abruptly passed Kevin Martin's hand. Grab the ball this time.

"This is a robbery!"

Yu Jia couldn't help but roared.

Leonard steals a fast break and scores a layup.

The Leonard robot who shot the goal had no emotion on his face, but he quickly saw Jimmy Butler in the frontcourt winking and beckoning, and pointed to the side.

When Leonard saw Li Lai's eyes that wanted to kill someone, he felt a lump in his heart.

"There shouldn't be anything wrong with the timing of my steal just now, right?"

Jordan and Nongmei, who were on the inside line, were also dumbfounded.

"We took out all the defensive tactics drilled in the training camp from the very beginning of the game, and successfully played with high efficiency. It stands to reason that the coach shouldn't be so angry."

Thick eyebrows guessed: "Did Chandler Parsons grab the rebound after the block just now, which made the coach very unhappy."

Hearing this, Leonard and Jordan nodded affirmatively, it must be so, so they decided to play harder on the court.

Rockets coach.

Kevin McHale stood near the center line with his hands on his hips and slightly opened his mouth, completely dumbfounded.

"What kind of defense is this?"

"Are you the Pelicans playing me on purpose?"

"Playing such a strong defense in the preseason, are you going to kill me?"

Marshall on the side couldn't help swallowing.

"The coach's defensive arrangement has improved again. Although the Pelicans last season had a strong defensive ability, they were not systematic."

"And this season, with the addition of Anthony Davis, they have a transition player for perimeter defense and interior defense."

"The Pelicans' defense on the court is horrific to the naked eye."

"But coach, this is a preseason game, what are you doing?!"

beep!beep!
Li Lai called a timeout just 2 minutes into the game, and the players walked off in a daze.

Li Lai pointed to the scoreboard and said, "Look at what you've done, the game starts at 8:0!"

"What do you want to do?"

"Do you want to beat the Rockets without even scoring a single point?"

"Who told you to bring out the housekeeping defense in the preseason?"

"I taught you defensive rotation and tactical assistance in the training camp. Is it for you to play in the preseason?"

"Do you know that this is the NBA's first Asian preseason game, and you all messed it up!"

Jimmy Butler couldn't help heaving a long sigh. He had already seen the coach's thoughts, so he kept signaling to his teammates on the court.

However, the teammates got it wrong at the plenary meeting, and they played even harder on the court. This is really about to kill the Rockets.

Jordan nodded repeatedly and said, "Coach, we know, we will reduce our defensive aggression next."

Li Lai spread his hands and said speechlessly: "Who wants you to reduce the aggressiveness on the defensive end? Remember that we will not defend tonight, we will only practice offensive tactics."

The game resumed.

After the timeout, the Pelicans had no coordinated defense and double-team defense on the court, and the players were all leading the defense one-on-one.

Su Qun watched the Pelicans' defensive strength drop visible to the naked eye, and said dumbfoundingly, "Coach Li Lai's call for the timeout was not good, but it gave the Rockets a chance to adjust."

"Look, Chandler Parsons scored!"

Jimmy Butler, who was shot by Chandler Parsons for a three-pointer, was not convinced. He didn't bother to care about the coach's instructions at this time, and he directly killed Chandler Parsons in the next round. .

Du Feng looked at Butler, who had raised his defensive strength inexplicably, with a dazed expression, and said, "Jimmy is not obedient at all."

Stevens said with a smile: "It can't be blamed on him, the defense has been completely engraved in his bones, and Chandler Parsons dared to shoot a three-pointer in front of him, Jimmy's temper can spare the opponent. Strange."

"And we do not have help defense anymore, only one-on-one defense, so strictly speaking, the players still completed our instructions."

Looking at the aggressive Jimmy Butler on the court, Li Lai's face changed from serious to relieved. He has finally built the Pelicans into a strong defensive team in his mind this season.

Li Lai sighed and waved his hands again and again and said, "Forget it, let these bastards make trouble on the court."

Du Feng also wanted to persuade: "Coach, if the game is completely messed up by then, what will Adam Silver do?"

Li Lai said: "I'll wipe their shit after they poop, what else can I do."

(End of this chapter)