The toughest man in the NBA

Chapter 139

In the second quarter, Tu Man scored 22 points and 6 rebounds.

But the Hornets on the opposite side are obviously better. Compared with the Sun who opened the blacksmith shop, they are simply armed with Thoridar Stars Fury...

Paul made 9 of 7 shots and 4 of 2 three-pointers. While scoring 16 points, he also had 8 assists, 4 rebounds, and [-] steals!

And the direct beneficiary, Willie Green, is even more awesome:

5投5中，三分球1投1中，拿下11分，还有3次抢断……

The Hornets scored 38 points in a single quarter and had 8 steals, almost sending the Suns away.

Fortunately, there are Tuman and Turkoglu. Although his shooting percentage is not very good, he plays very restrained and has been seeking breakthroughs and making fouls.

It just so happened that the referee was looking for a balance.

Turkoglu made 12 free throws in a single quarter, hit 10 and scored 14 points!
At the end of halftime, the score becomes:

58:74
Finally recovered a little bit, there were still some fights in the second half...

At the beginning of the second half, Gentry adjusted his tactics, and the Suns began to double-team Paul frantically.

If two people are not enough, three people are used, and three people are not enough, four people are used. Only Tu Man is left to guard the basket, and the others not only prevent him from breaking through, but also prevent him from passing the ball.

In this way, the Hornets are very embarrassed.

Objectively speaking, apart from Paul, the Hornets' autonomous offensive ability is very poor. Even if it used to be, it has long since degenerated under Paul's all-inclusive feeding organization.

Therefore, the risky defensive tactic of "Box-and-One" may be a double-edged sword for other teams, but for the current Hornets, it is absolutely accurate!

Paul played very cautiously, he didn't make wild shots.

In the third quarter, he only took 6 shots, scored 4, and scored 2 points with a 1+9.

Once caught in a double-team, he will definitely send the ball out in advance.

But this kind of hot yam egg is different from the previous breakthrough ball. Although Ariza, Landry and Willie Green were unguarded within a three-meter radius, they hesitated after receiving the ball——

Do you wait for Paul's double-teaming circle to spread out and pass back, or do you cast yourself?
Paul only got one assist!
After all, Ariza and Landry's possession of the ball was zero in the first half, their hands were extremely cold, and they didn't have much confidence in open shots...

As for Willie Green, he was really accurate in the first half, and he even hit a hundred shots in the second quarter, but at such a critical time, he didn't know if his character was exhausted or he was tired of shooting. He actually shot a five-point iron!
Here's why Paul is leaving:

I really can't move it!

Of course, the Suns are still 16 points behind.

It's not enough to just defend your opponent, you also need to be able to score...

How to score?

The wasps have stung my face!

They couldn't score points themselves, so they vented their anger on the sun's shooters. The sun seemed to have stabbed a hornet's nest, and the shooters were in great pain.

At this time, Tu Man stood up.

With four fouls on his back, he still applied for unlimited fire rights. Even if the six fouls graduate, he will never wait to die on the bench!
However, Tu Man learned to be smart.

He never allowed his opponent to make a successful offensive foul again. He just stood in the elbow area, motionless, how could he draw a foul without moving?
Hold high and hit high, jump when you catch the ball, and take off vertically.

Even if Paul is hanging on him, Tuman takes off vertically, and his elbow is more than two meters above, how can he touch porcelain?

Rotate the face frame in the air, and when you reach the highest point, press your wrist down.

This is clearly——

Big sky hook!
Just such a trick is really enough to face a group of bouncing dwarves like the Hornets!

Okafor couldn't defend, Okafor and Landry still couldn't defend, the others couldn't reach Tuman's wrist when they jumped up, how could they defend?
At this moment, Tuman is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

In the third quarter, Tu Man took 26 of the team's 20 shots, 20 big sky hook shots, hit 12 times, and made 8 free throws.

Okafor couldn't defend and could only foul.

But one season has passed, and Tuman's free throws have long been practiced. Will he be afraid of cutting?

8 free throws and 8 hits!
Monty Williams saw that the defensive end couldn't get Tuman down, so he had a plan and ordered the Hornets to concentrate on bombing the basket!

Depends on whether Tu Man can guard against it?
If you don't defend, I will score easily, if you defend, I will draw a foul.

Not much, twice is enough!
Gentry saw the trick and replaced Channing Frye with Robin. Robin was the main defense, and Tuman wandered on the weak side to help defend.

To put it simply, it is waiting for an opportunity to block the cap!

With brutal jumping and speed, do these dwarfs still need physical contact?

Come, come, eat hot pot!
The more Tu Man built the cover, the happier Monty Williams was, and the louder he roared on the sidelines:
"Give it to me, let him cap!"

I often walk by the river, how can I not wet my shoes?
But he underestimated Tuman's jumping and staying in the air, and also underestimated Tuman's caution, with four fouls on his back and Robin's tough front, he just didn't see the rabbit and didn't let the eagle go.

As for the situation where fouls are deliberately made, Tu Man can even withdraw his palm in the middle, or slide over in a timely manner, but he can't touch anyone, are you angry?

You made it!

Who is embarrassed?
If Paul were to do this kind of thing, Tu Man might be hooked.

But he was surrounded by three or four people, it was an extravagant hope to enter the paint area, and he wanted to have physical contact with Tuman, how could that be possible?

Tuman had 10 blocks in the third quarter, getting cleaner each time.

The referee can't find a reason to blow the whistle with slow motion playback...

Get a double-double in a single quarter:

32 points, 10 blocks, 1 rebound.

The only thing affected is rebounding.

Tu Man didn't dare to get stuck, and he didn't dare to grab the rebound. If a ball didn't fly over his head, the rebounds in this quarter would be zero...

This is nothing to worry about. He had 58 rebounds in the last game. Even if he only grabs two rebounds this time, he has completed the task.

Not to mention, so far, he has grabbed 14 rebounds.

What do you want?

Tuman shot the ball on the catch, and Turkoglu was the happiest.

Before Tuman turned around and dunked in two steps, he couldn't get the assists, but when the big sky hook was opened, the Turkish magician got 12 assists in a single quarter!
The Hornets only scored 18 points in the third quarter. After the third quarter, the score was chased into:
90:92
Neither side changed tactics in the fourth quarter.

Monty Williams is tirelessly looking for a way to get Tuman down, but Gentry is "happy when he sees the hook", so how can he stop?
The sun has used the "Box-and-One" to the extreme, except for Robin and Tuman, the other three people are almost hand in hand...

Fiery Paul was snuffed out.

Throughout the fourth quarter, there were only 3 shots and 3 of 1 shots.

And the only goal was that he had just crossed the center line and got in while the sun's encirclement hadn't formed yet...

The Suns only guard against Paul, others like to shoot three-pointers and shoot three-pointers, and love to kill the basket and kill the basket. Anyway, you can't guard against the brutal.

Everyone fights for hand feeling, who is afraid of whom?

(End of this chapter)