NBA villain

Chapter 417 Best Assists

The Warriors' offense was smooth, but the Hornets' offense was bogged down.

After halfway through the first quarter, Paul failed to make two mid-range jumpers and passed it to PJ Brown on the inside. Yang Di, who was also defending him, slapped the ball outside.

Baron Davis, Yang Di and others are more active defensively, using athletic talent and physical fitness to find confrontation with the Hornets.

After Yang Di turned around and made a shot, he scored 10 points in the first quarter.

Chris Paul rested and scored 4 points and 2 assists in a single quarter. Then, Danny Granger and Mike Dunleavy made three-pointers respectively, and the Warriors continued to expand the score in the first quarter.

36 to 22 led the Hornets by 14 points.

Yang Di grinned, and at this rate, the Warriors would be able to defeat the Hornets in less than half the game, and Paul wouldn't have to play.

In the first half of the second quarter, the two sides played against the bench.

For the Warriors, Monta Ellis has gradually become an important firepower for the Warriors on the outside line, partnered with John Salmons, the two have strong offensive firepower, while the Hornets mainly rely on Speedy and JR JR-Smith is in the second season of the league, but unfortunately he was relegated to the bench from the first season's starter. Although the outside shooting percentage has increased, the playing time and the number of shots have decreased significantly. The first In the season, he can still average 10.3 points per game. This season, he can only score 7.7 points.

Throughout the season, his shooting percentage was less than [-]%, and he occasionally had convulsions, but he was too unstable.

But the Hornets have no one available, and the second echelon can only rely on JR's performance.

Facing John Salmons, JR turned to his right hand and held the ball forcefully, moved to the bottom line, made an emergency stop, turned around and shot, and his movements were picturesque.

"JR's action is like Kobe."

On the bench, Yang Di turned his head and said to Baron Davis.

"But the efficiency is not high. His core strength still needs to be practiced. As long as he has core strength, he can better grasp the balance, and his shooting percentage should be able to improve under confrontation." Davis said.

As soon as the words fell, the ball hit the back edge of the basket, then bounced high and flew to the left.

"Anyway, I don't like this kind of forced shot, it's a bit too forced." Yang Di thinks that some of this kind of forced shot is better than a pick-and-roll and a single-block screen shot, at least the stability is much higher.

Monta Ellis receives the ball at a 45-degree position on the wing.

He was defended by Speedy, who was used by the Warriors to trade Yang Di before. Now Speedy's condition has declined sharply. With the age of 28, it also proves that his upper limit is limited, and he has no three-point ability. performance is more limited.

Monta Ellis held the ball with three threats. After holding the basketball high, the right side was replaced by the left side. The first step was extremely fast, like a windwalk.

Speedy barely kept up, but the rhythm was a bit out of order, and Ellis suddenly turned around with one move.

His dribbling and turning movements are extremely gorgeous, as if he is dancing a dance. He pulls the ball horizontally with his left hand and uses his right foot as the axis.

Then Ellis didn't rush, and stepped on a step inside the three-point line to jump up and shoot.

"Shua!" It hit easily without any defense.

"Monta's mid-range shooting is still good, but as soon as he goes out of the three-point line, his shooting becomes a little erratic. Sometimes he makes a series of shots, and sometimes he can't make a shot for half a day." Monta Ely His performance this season is considered good among the Warriors' rookies. Except for Danny Granger, it is mainly because of his performance.

The coaching staff found that Monta Ellis is more aggressive than John Salmons. If he can better grasp the timing of passing the ball and make reasonable shots, he will definitely be able to squeeze John Salmons away. Ermons became the Warriors' top scorer off the bench.

Speedy stabilized the Hornets' offensive rhythm.

Outside the three-point line, he held the ball and chose to break through. Monta Ellis' defense was not strong, and Speedy easily passed him, and then attacked the Warriors inside.

In front of Foyer, he chose to throw, and the top of the arc was very high.

Although Foyer is getting older, he still has a strong awareness of assisting defense. This block has a high degree of interference, and the basketball is thrown too hard, and it bounces off the back edge.

A burly Sweetney grabs the rebound.

In the subsequent offense, John Salmons completed a cross-step breakthrough in front of JR, then turned around in the low position and made a step-back jumper, hitting the mid-range. The Warriors scored all the way up. Tie Qing, called a timeout again, and lost his temper.

"How do you defend, why do you let the Warriors score consecutively? JR, what about your defense? It doesn't matter if the offense can't make a shot, where is your defense? You just watch this guy keep taking shots on your head. points? Or do you not want to defend at all and don't need the job?"

Scott didn't like JR in the first place. After a few minutes, he finally couldn't bear it anymore. He yelled at JR and criticized JR seriously.

JR heard that the veins on his forehead popped out, and his whole body was about to explode. He stared at Scott, although he didn't speak, but his disobedience to discipline was beyond words.

Scott was even more resentful. Chris Paul was very embarrassed by the side. Although he was the core of the team's new promotion, he was still a rookie in the first season after all. Scott represented the coach, and JR was on the team. The internal relationship is good, and the players have a good friendship in private.

The small episode of the Hornets was captured by the sharp-eyed ESPN, and the confrontation between JR and Scott became what ESPN wanted to report more than the game.

After such a quarrel, the morale of the Hornets was even lower. Yang Di didn't know that JR had assisted him in a disguised form. If he knew, he would be even happier. He might treat JR to a meal or something.

After the timeout ended, the Hornets, which had internal and external troubles, were defeated. Scott put JR back on the bench and did not let him play. After Yang Di and others came on the court, the Warriors continued their offensive momentum.

At halftime, the Warriors actually led the Hornets by 61 points 39 to 22, and it took halftime.

After a season, the Warriors didn’t really win many games by a big score. There were quite a few victories by about 10 points, but many of them seemed to win by 10 points, but they played until the last minute, so Yang Di often participated in the fourth quarter. , the data is good for a reason.

Paul walked into the locker room with a serious face.

After the second half, he assisted his teammates to hit a three-pointer. He hoped that the Hornets would strengthen their outside offense. Dunleavy, who was alone in the Warriors, was more accurate in three-pointers.

At the end of the third quarter, Paul scored 11 points and 5 assists, and the Warriors led by nearly 30 points. The Hornets gave up the fourth quarter and replaced them with other rookies and substitutes. The game entered garbage time.

Yang Di successfully completed the task and got the fragments of Chris Paul, drawing a successful conclusion to the March schedule.

(End of this chapter)