Pick Westbrook

Chapter 99 Locking the Playoffs in Advance

The game restarts.

Looking at Pachulia who was defending him, Yi Jianlian dropped his shoulders as soon as he came up.

Provocative meaning.

Pachulia stared blankly at Yi Jianlian, who was still a second-year rookie in front of him, and pushed back without hesitation.

"Just kidding, how dare a rookie who hasn't finished his rookie contract be arrogant with me?"

Dragic attacked with the ball, and Yi Jianlian played a pick-and-roll in a high position.

The Bucks have already mastered this offensive system. The Eagles' defense under this lineup quickly allowed Dragic and Yi Jianlian to find offensive space at the same time.

Dragic accelerated the breakthrough, and Yi Jianlian followed up the attack.

Marvin Williams shrinks the inside to help defend, and Dragic throws the ball into the sky at will.

boom!
Hit the empty catch!

Yi Jianlian jumped high, riding Marvin Williams in front of him with a two-handed dunk.

Pachulia, who was following behind, ate his ass, looked at Yi Jianlian hanging on the frame, and thought about the scene of being hit by his shoulders just now, which was even more uncomfortable, so he moved his feet forward secretly as usual .

Such insidious tricks have always been an uncommon stunt in the NBA, and only those old ball ruffians who are well versed in it can learn a thing or two by themselves.

So in Pachulia's view, a young rookie like Yi Jianlian still has a few years to go, let alone learn such a move, even if he is wary of others using this move.

This kick could kill Yi Jianlian!
crackle!

A piercing sound suddenly appeared, and the entire Phillips Arena was immediately quiet, and everyone on the court turned their eyes to the basket.

They saw Pachulia lying on the ground hugging her legs and howling.

The referee blew his whistle decisively.

"This is a big deal!"

After watching the video, the three referees clearly realized that it was Yi Jianlian who dunked and dropped, Pachulia took the initiative to move his foot over.

Unlike the previous landing players who directly stepped on the instep and sprained their ankles, Yi Jianlian stepped on Pachulia's ankle directly when he fell, which is why the scene of howling ghosts and wolves appeared.

"This kick is powerful!"

"I've never seen such a strong foot."

"No, I've seen it. It's a movie called Way of the Dragon."

The three referees glanced at each other, finally sighed helplessly, and sentenced Yi Jianlian to a common foul.

Whether it was intentional or not, whether Pachulia deserved it or not, the damage he suffered has been too great, and NBA referees also need to judge whether it is reasonable based on the results.

Yi Jianlian stood beside him with innocent eyes and spread his hands, innocently said: "Is this a normal action? What kind of plane are you doing?
OK! OK!It’s okay for you to brag about me like this. The next time I dunk, I won’t be able to hang on the basket. "

Tai Lunlu was so shocked by Yi Jianlian's shameless appearance that his eyelids kept trembling, he pulled Yi Jianlian and quickly persuaded him: "Say less, after all, you have almost trampled people down."

Pachulia, who is always tortured by bad guys, finally tasted the consequences of himself. After the Eagles team doctor confirmed the injury, he was helped down.

Li Lai was very surprised that Yi Jianlian would avenge Elson in the way of his own way. This can only show that Yi Jianlian is very fond of Elson, a veteran coach. respect.

"Phew, even though Pachulia, a scum, deserves to die, but with this leg and facial paralysis, I'm taking revenge for you."

Yi Jianlian, who was replaced, was still talking to Andre Ingram on the bench: "Elson has been stepped on for at least a month, so who will take me out to play this month?"

Li Lai: What?

After the resumption of the game, the two teams calmed down a lot.

Until the last 5 minutes of the fourth quarter, the Bucks and the Eagles tied again.

But the score was only 80:80. In this game, it is difficult for the two teams to score more than [-] points.

Li Lai immediately called a timeout. In addition to this timeout, he still had two short timeouts in his hand.

He is going to fight the Eagles!
Li Lai rearranged his offensive tactics and looked at Westbrook.

"Russell, it's time to lead your teammates to win the game!"

Artest, Yi Jianlian and others looked at him with confidence at the same time.

This game has reached the point where it is now, and it is time to end it.

And who has the strongest finishing ability on the Bucks?
Honestly no one!

If you have to pick a tall man from a short man, it should be Dragic.

But at this time, Li Lai wanted Westbrook to end the game, and everyone understood the reason.

He is the real superstar of the Bucks!
On the court, Yi Jianlian and Villanueva's high-post double pick-and-roll, the Eagles' defense is still very good. They chose the weak side to double-team, and the pick-and-roll person directly switches defenses and does not participate in the defense of breaking the pick-and-roll.

"Dare to break the Bucks' double pick-and-roll like this, you Mike Woodson is very bold."

It's just that after such a change, although Westbrook didn't find a chance to break through and get to the basket, the defender in front of him became Al Horford.

This is a small opportunity to play big.

The Bucks pulled out all the members, and the Eagles still adopted a defense that shrunk one step inside the three-point line.

Westbrook lowered his center of gravity, and Al Horford took a nervous step back.

From the regular season to the present, the entire league has known that this rookie is a fierce fighter. Unlike Rose's purely talented technical breakthrough, Westbrook's breakthrough is just one word, reckless!It's that simple to stride to the basket.

More importantly, Westbrook's tomahawk dunk after he reached the basket was too murderous. The scene of Garnett being dunked is still being played on the Five Best Balls column.

So there's nothing wrong with Al Horford's defensive choice.

Swish!
Just when everyone thought Westbrook would break through, he suddenly made a direct shot.

Al Horford didn't even react, he didn't even interfere with his hands, he watched the basketball draw a perfect arc over the arena.

"The ball is in!"

Westbrook, who scored a three-pointer, was extremely arrogant. He stabbed his head with three fingers together, and then stepped on the overlord step to give a friendly greeting to the Eagles players on the field.

Li Lai, who was off the court, smiled slightly.

"No one will ever say that Westbrook is a stat sucker anymore because he can end the game at the last minute."

This is the benefit of addressing one's greatest weakness.

However, in Li's view, Westbrook's three-pointer is still not perfect. Judging from the game data he got from Tyronn Lue and the feedback from Reggie Miller, Westbrook's three-pointer is probably the league's best three-pointer. Average, and still not consistent enough.

It is possible to make 5 of 5 shots in a game, or it may be 5 of 0 shots. In terms of open three-pointers, there is no performance of those pitchers.

"However, this is much better than Rose at this time."

The Eagles attack.

Mike Woodson still focused his offense on Joe Johnson, but he didn't have a long rest throughout the game, and even Joe Johnson, who was still competing with the Bucks' substitute, really didn't have the physical fitness to continue supporting at this time He completes the next attack.

After a strike and a direct steal by Artest, the Eagles have declared the game a loss.

Mike Woodson finally realized why Li Lai didn't take Artest in the second quarter, because the opponent had already foreseen that the game would be very anxious, so Artest was allowed to maintain his physical fitness, and at the same time It greatly consumed Joe Johnson's physical energy, which led to the two waves of key defense at the last moment.

"Hey, I still underestimate Li Lai."

In the end, the Bucks won the game 96:90.

When hugging Li Lai, Mike Woodson had a bitter face, "I really hope that I don't meet you and the Bucks in the playoffs, because you are a very difficult opponent."

Li Lai also said: "No one wants to meet the Eagles in the playoffs. Your defense will bring trouble to any team in the league."

At the postgame press conference, Westbrook was in high spirits, because tonight he made a key three-pointer.

At this time, Westbrook finally understood why Li Lai had to learn three-pointers. With this ability, he became more difficult to defend on the court and had more offensive options.

Villanueva deliberately waited until Li Lai finished the press conference, and then gave Li Lai a big hug without warning.

"Coach, my agent told me, thank you for giving me this contract."

Li Lai was still in a fog at this time, and he didn't know what happened until Villanueva spoke slowly.

Hammond did not disappoint Li Lai, and quickly negotiated Villanueva's contract extension.

The 5-year 4+1 big contract, the last year is still a player option, and the total amount has reached 3000 million.

From Lee's point of view, this contract is very in line with Villanueva's current market in the free market. Even in the off-season, there will definitely be many teams willing to offer such a contract offer.

Although Villanueva's defense is indeed weaker than the league average, his offense, three-pointers, and breakthroughs are all unique characteristics of his own.

Of course, as Hammond said, there is no shortage of such players in the league, and there are even better ones, just like Marvin Williams of the Hawks, who also has the above characteristics, but is better defensively out too much.

And Marvin Williams' contract is only 700 million a year.

Therefore, for the now thriving Bucks, it is indeed not easy to offer Villanueva such a large contract.

"I know it would be in the best interest of the team if they chose to re-sign me during the off-season, but the team didn't choose to do that and I'm very grateful that the team didn't.

Because my mom has been waiting so long for this day. "

Speaking of this, Villanueva was in tears.

He thought of himself who was scolded by countless children as monsters, bald men, and eggs when he was a child. He also thought of his father who abandoned the whole family because he disliked him. It was his mother who brought him up hard and told him: only angels are there When you come to the world, you will have no hair, so little Villanueva is my little angel.

Li Lai was silent.

He also finally understood that the reason Villanueva even played in the summer league season was not because of the contract, but because of his mother.

The Bucks continue to advance in the East, and the teams in the league are also fighting fiercely.

With a record of 50 wins and 10 losses, the Cavaliers locked in the playoffs in advance, becoming the first team in the league to lock in the playoffs.

Of course, this has a relatively small advantage in the competition in the East, especially the competition after the top five in the East, which is like chickens pecking at each other.

So even if the Cavaliers lose all the next games, a record of 50 wins and 32 losses will make them very close to the playoffs without any surprise.

It's just that everyone knows that the Cavaliers can't lose all the next games. Even if they have confirmed their playoff spots, James will not rest, will continue to appear on the court, and will still play for a long time.

Because the top three in the MVP rankings are James, Kobe and Howard.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the regular season has come to an end, and only James and Kobe can compete for the MVP.

The current records of the Cavaliers and the Lakers are exactly the same. Whoever can bite the bullet and take the lead in the record is very likely to win the MVP trophy.

Kobe naturally wants to win this trophy, because he won the first MVP trophy in his life last season. If he can win it again this year, it will be the MVP duo full of glory and dominance.

And James wants to win this award even more, because this is his first time.

Li Lai looked at the current MVP ranking in his hand, and Westbrook actually ranked 15th on the MVP list. Although it is obvious that the focus is on participation and there is no possibility of winning, this ranking is enough to prove Westbrook's strength this season. strength performance.

The quasi-triple-double data of 17 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists per game is not shocking, but it can also make people's eyes shine.

He is not really the template in the draft report is just Tony Allen's player!

In the competition for the best rookie ROY, Westbrook still only ranked second, still behind Rose.

"Are you kidding me, Rose isn't even ranked in the MVP list, but he's higher than Russell in the Rookie of the Year?"

Li Lai was very dissatisfied with this result.

Rose's current data is 17 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, and the Bulls are only ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference. Regardless of player data or overall strength of the team, Westbrook should be more likely to win the Rookie of the Year award. That bit, but the result.
"After all, Derrick Rose's talent is there, and everyone believes that he is the strongest rookie in this draft."

Hammond also said helplessly.

(End of this chapter)