Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 284

The home mascot Kung Fu Panda is performing Kung Fu.Fighting him against a man wearing a Magic jersey number 15 (Turkoglu's back number), Kung Fu Panda knocks his opponent to the ground...

Of course it's showmanship, but it's enough to show people's hatred for Turkoglu.

The match between the two sides is about to begin.

Barkley said with a smile: "The Magic will become the New York Knicks of the new era. If there was no Jordan, the Knicks would have won several NBA championship trophies. Now the Bobcats have Chuck and Duran With Te's joining, it is impossible for the Magic to beat the Bobcats."

"You said Durant joined because of the Bobcats? Why not Billups, Camby, Wallace?" Kenny - Smith asked.

"Durant, this kid will be a character in the future. His talent is too good. It is easy to get high scores. When Hayes plays next to him, it is difficult for him not to be popular. Look, within three years, He's going to be an A-lister for sure," Barkley said.

Smith laughed and said, "Charles, have you forgotten something? Didn't you say that Durant's style of play is monotonous last season, and it's hard to be grand?"

"It's hard for him to be great in the Trail Blazers. But with Chuck in the Bobcats, he can get a chance even if he plays monotonously. Many of Chuck's assists are given to Durant. The two of them have a tacit understanding. Of course This tacit understanding is mostly due to Chuck." Barkley laughed.The United States' number one "Hermi" still spared no effort in holding Hayes.

The Magic's starting lineup is exactly the same as last season's playoffs: Nelson, Carter, Turkoglu, Tony Barty, Howard.

Howard beat Bargnani with a jump ball, and the Magic attacked first.Hayes faced Howard in the paint.His defense is still the same, trying to keep Howard out of the paint.Hayes knew that Howard had practiced the hook very well. He was difficult to defend due to his lack of height, but he didn't suggest that Bargnani should make up the defense, which would make it difficult to control rebounds. It doesn't matter if Howard gets more points, it's important The most important thing is to protect the backcourt rebounds inside.

In Hayes' previous life, Howard had always been Lopez's nemesis and the center he feared most, let alone a big shooting guard like Bargnani, who couldn't resist Howard in terms of strength.Veteran Camby's speed is at a disadvantage, and it doesn't work.Only he can defend.

The Magic lobbed the ball to Howard from the left side, and the two faced off for the first time on the court.Howard dribbled the ball and took a step to turn around. Hayes judged the right direction and immediately reached out to steal it.Howard is not easy to cover when he jumps up.But Howard protected the basketball very well, jumped up high and shot the hook, the ball bounced twice on the rim, and scored! 0 to 2.

Although the first goal, but Stan - Van Gundy is not excited.Bobcats sent such a lineup, the intention has been very obvious, if the Magic double-team Hayes, it is easy to be cast to death by Bobcats outside players.Sure enough, in the Magic's half, the players all opened up. Billups lobbed the ball to Hayes for a low single on the right side. Howard was the one who defended Hayes inside.

Let Howard fight against Hayes, this is the only choice for the Magic, most of the others are not strong enough, and the speed of enough power is too slow.

Hayes retreated with the ball, singled Howard with the ball frame, dribbled the ball under the crotch, and passed the ball to the left hand from the middle to the three-second zone. Howard was close to Hayes. Hayes' left foot was the axis. Turning back, the ball slipped to the bottom line with his right hand and broke through. Howard immediately retreated and blocked Hayes' shooting angle at the basket.

After several seasons of training, especially in the frequent matchups between the Dream 8 team and Hayes, Howard's defensive ability has also improved. He has not lost his center of gravity, and his hands are raised high, regardless of whether Hayes is shooting from the front or backhand. He has the confidence to block the basket.

Hayes stopped and lifted the ball with one hand in his right hand.Howard thought it was a fake move and didn't take off, and he was right again, but what happened next was beyond his expectations. Durant used Bargnani's off-ball screen to throw away Turkoglu from the middle Cut in, Hayes gently sent the ball out with one hand.

Durant received the ball in the middle, one step away from Tony Batty who was supplementing the defense, and jumped straight at Howard.Last season, Wallace just wanted to dunk in front of Howard and got injured.And Durant's jump was closer to the basket than Wallace's dunk. Howard's attention was also on Hayes. He just turned his head and could only jump subconsciously...

Howard jumped late.Facing a spring guy like Durant, the end result of jumping late is to be dunked by the opponent!The referee's whistle also blew.Howard fouled.

"Beautiful! Keep fighting like this!"

Durant and Hayes clapped their hands hard.

After making an extra penalty, Durant hit Howard with a 2 plus 1 at the beginning!The score became 3 to 2.

Magic passed to Howard to attack again.Hayes still chose the top defense. It is not feasible to use the front defense to deal with Howard. The face-up dunk is his favorite offensive method.

Howard received the ball at a 45-degree angle on the left, dribbled with his back and turned to the middle to hit a hook. 3 to 4.Howard has indeed worked hard on offense. Although the method is still single, his shooting percentage has increased.Hayes can't defend Howard one-on-one, but the Bobcats don't plan to switch defenses, because their tactics are very clear. The offense makes Howard foul and beats him down.

This time, Hayes pulled the ball beyond the three-point line, and Bargnani pulled it to the high position. This change was enough to give the Magic a headache for the entire game.Howard and Tony Batty could only follow up, and the Magic's inside line was completely evacuated.Hayes passes to Mike Miller.Miller feinted on the outside, moved laterally to avoid Carter's defense and passed the ball inside.Durant singles Turkoglu at a low 45-degree angle on the right.

Hayes and Bargnani lured Howard in the high post, creating wide-open one-on-one low-post opportunities for Durant,

Durant's physique couldn't squeeze in Turkoglu, but he didn't need to squeeze in. He took two steps with his back, turned around in the middle and scored a jumper!Turkoglu couldn't cover it. 5 to 4.

The Magic still handed the ball to Howard, and the Bobcats continued to let Hayes defend one-on-one.This time Howard swayed his shoulders to the left, then turned to the right for a drive from the baseline. Hayes blocked the drive.Bargnani grabbed the backcourt rebound.

"Switch, Hedo defends Hayes outside!" Stan Van Gundy shouted to the players on the court.

Billups took the ball to the frontcourt, Hayes received the ball at the top of the arc, Turkoglu and Hayes kept a step away, and Howard returned to the inside to defend Bargnani.Hayes dribbled the ball head-on. At this time, Durant threw off Carter from the right side and ran towards Hayes in the middle, looking like he was going to cover for Hayes.

Hayes didn't wait for Durant to cover, and took two steps to the right. At this time, Turkoglu and Carter's ideas were not unified.Turkoglu bypassed Durant and continued to defend Hayes. Carter's attention was also placed on Hayes who was holding the ball, and he unconsciously stretched out his hand to steal.There is a big gap between his height and Durant. He wanted to switch defenses with Turkoglu at this time, but Turkoglu didn't understand Carter's intentions. As a result, the two emptied Durant on the outside.Hayes seized the opportunity and passed the ball to Durant.Durant made a shot after receiving the ball from the outside, and it was too late for Carter to follow up and block the shot.Three points hit! 8 to 4.

Howard stood at a 45-degree angle to the right, and Hayes still defended alone. He actually did nothing but blocked Howard from entering the paint and dunking.

"Dwight, the Magic don't want to beat you all the time. You may be able to beat me, but you will lose 50 points." Hayes laughed.Before the ball was passed, he was half a step away from Howard and began to disturb Howard's mind.

In fact, he was telling the truth.Howard has never been the Magic's first choice for offense. His common offensive methods are two tricks, turning hooks and basket shots (slam dunks). It is impossible for the Magic to win only by Howard's inside offense.Stan Van Gundy arranged for Howard to attack first, hoping that he could attract the defense to pass outside, like Duncan and Yao Ming.It's a pity that the Bobcats don't need to double-team Howard at all.

Howard dribbled two steps after receiving the ball this time and handed it to Vince Carter on the outside.Carter singled Durant, dribbled the ball from the left to make an emergency stop jumper, and the ball missed.Hayes grabbed the backcourt rebound.

The Magic knew how powerful the Bobcats were on the fast break, so they returned to defense immediately, and Hayes was handed over to the Billups organization.

The Magic player was in position, 122 zone defense, Hayes ran out of the outside to hold the ball, Billups cut into the inside from the bottom line on the right, and circled around.Durant sprints into the paint on the other weak side, then circles back from the right side and crosses.Hayes saw the timing and handed the ball to Billups who went out at a 45-degree angle on the left.Then he ran to the inside and stopped at the free throw line. Durant used Hayes' free throw line to locate the cover, and ran to the high position to catch the ball and make a mid-range shot!
Carter was not sure about defending Durant, but was completely blocked by Hayes.Turkoglu, who made up the defense, was half a beat slower, and Durant made an open shot and hit the ball again! 10 to 4.

Durant showed off his power again in this game!10 points in a row.Steal Hayes' thunder.Hayes looked at Durant in the back defense, and suddenly remembered a sentence in "Feng Yun"-is the Jin Lin a thing in the pond, and it will change into a dragon when it encounters the situation!

Barkley shouted: "The Magic's defense has been messed up. The strength gap between the two sides in this game is too great. It's just Durant who messed up their defense."

Kenny Smith said with a smile: "The Bobcats didn't seem to play a triangle offense today. Instead, they relied on off-ball screens to run and pass the ball. I felt more like Princeton in that offense just now. Durant and Hayes really have a good understanding. .”

Just now Stan Van Gundy shouted "man-to-man" to the players on the court. He also found it very difficult to limit the Bobcats by relying on zone defense. Today, the Bobcats did not intend to attack from the inside.

Nelson dribbled the ball across half court, Tony Barty stepped forward to cover, Nelson dribbled the ball away from Billups, and accelerated past Bargnani who was defending and entered the inside.rushed towards Hayes.

Huh huh?Didn't he pass Bargnani?The front should be empty, why are you still rushing towards Hayes?
Nelson: I'm not going to shoot in the open, I'm going to run to your Hayes for a layup!I'm cheap!What do you do with me?You cover me?
Hayes literally let go of Howard, headed for Nelson, and slapped the block before Nelson layup.The two had a little physical contact in the air, and Nelson lost his balance, and his action on the street was worse than that of a rookie who wrote a book for the first time on the Qidian Chinese website, but the referee ignored it.

Billups picked up the basketball and launched a fast break, passing the ball to Durant.Turkoglu rushed to catch up, vowing to defend Durant, but this time Durant was also selfless and passed the ball to Mike Miller.On the other hand, he ran inside and prepared to grab offensive rebounds.When Miller saw Durant's formation, he was not polite. Carter stood in front of him, but he ignored it. He pulled up the top of the arc and shot.In this position, Miller pierces Yang with a hundred steps! 13 to 4.

The magic has been beaten...

(End of this chapter)