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Chapter 155 Ayton's Explosion

In addition to Ingram, the Pelicans also have the young Lonzo Ball. Lonzo Ball entered the NBA as the second pick in the draft in 2017 and played for the Lakers and Pelicans successively. In 2017, he was elected the NBA Summer League Most Valuable Player.

Since Ball's shooting posture has been corrected, he has gotten more shots, his shooting percentage has also risen sharply, and his attendance rate has doubled compared to the Lakers.

Previously, the Pelicans sent Holiday away in exchange for Bledsoe, to a certain extent, to support Ball. After all, Ball is young, extremely talented in organization, and his shooting percentage has also been improved a lot within a year. From the perspective of the Pelicans, it is still worthy of a maximum salary. Judging from the current state of Ball, everything is indeed going according to the plan of the Pelicans.

The other is Zion Williamson, the No. 19 pick selected by the Pelicans in 20. Although this extremely talented rookie did not play many games in his rookie season due to injury, he can easily score [-]+ in those games he played.

Last season, the Pelicans also successfully signed with NBA coach Stan Van Gundy. Stan Van Gundy was the head coach of the NBA Miami Heat (2003-2005) and Orlando Magic (2005-2012).While coaching the Miami Heat, Stan Van Gundy had a total of 129 wins and 84 losses, including 112 regular season victories and 17 playoff victories. In the 2008-09 season, he led the Orlando Magic to the NBA Finals. On May 2018, 5, the Pistons fired vice president of basketball operations and head coach Stan Van Gundy.Van Gundy is good at employing people and discovering players. On the other hand, he can help the young Pelicans settle down, build a team that focuses on defense, create a winning atmosphere, and help young players grow rapidly. This is one of the important reasons why the Pelicans management chose Van Gundy.

The Suns' starting lineup has not changed, and they still maintain the previous lineup. Although Booker's cooperation with the starting lineup has a different performance and is very eye-catching, Williams has not changed his mind about starting, at least not yet.

But to be honest, it is a bit too extravagant to put a guard with an annual salary of 2725 million on the bench. The Suns management will either adjust the team's starting lineup or choose to trade Booker.

The Pelicans' starting lineup for this game is starting point guard Lonzo Ball, shooting guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker, small forward Brandon Ingram, power forward Zion Williamson, and center Steven Adams.

Jiangbei's opponent is Nickeil Alexander Walker, who was also selected by the New Orleans Pelicans with the 2019th pick in the first round of the 17 NBA draft.Alexander Walker is especially good at catching jump shots. His jump shots are very accurate. He knows how to make full use of the space on the court to hit the basket. He has a balanced offensive ability with both hands. Walker has a certain defensive instinct. He has excellent wingspan and knows how to grasp the timing.

Jiangbei still has no pressure against him. Although he entered the NBA two years earlier, he can't pose a threat to Jiangbei.

Steven Adams has exceptional size and athleticism, with big soft hands, strong arms and broad shoulders.While Adams rarely gets full credit for his defense, he's still an excellent defensive blocker at center.He laid the foundation for the Thunder's defense for five straight seasons, regularly ranked among the NBA leaders in offensive rebounding and occupied an unusually large amount of valuable space.Adams doesn't shoot, but he has the vision and height to pass to his teammates.While he doesn't rebound like some other rebounding geeks, Adams' dedication often leads to extra defensive rebounds for teammates and rebound opportunities for all.Part of what makes him special is that, by all accounts, he never cared about the numbers in the first place.Even with a section of the NBA moving toward small balls, Adams is still a maker and creator of distinction.There's a reason the Pelicans are hoping for the Adams effect -- his ability to physically dominate tight spaces will, as always, create better opportunities for others.

It can be seen that Adams is a relatively old-fashioned insider. In this regard, he still has many similarities with Jiangbei. Under the influence of Kobe, Jiangbei prefers the atmosphere of the NBA in the past. Although with the changes of the times, there are always some differences. It is hard to say which is better or worse, but Jiangbei is more inclined to the golden age of basketball.

At the beginning of the game, Ayton regained his bravery, beat Adams with a jump ball, and after flicking the ball, he rushed to the basket of the Pelicans.

After Paul received the ball, he didn't stop and slammed the ball forward with all his strength. Ayton jumped up to catch the ball, went to the basket, and contributed a powerful two-handed dunk.

Ayton roared vigorously, tearing at the basket with both hands, as if he wanted to vent all the grievances of the previous two games, and the basket seemed to be about to fall apart by him.

After landing, Ayton spread his hands to greet the boos of the away fans. At this moment, he felt that this was also a special compliment, and he enjoyed it very much.

"Yes, quite domineering! Paul, this pass is very beautiful!" Jiang Bei said with great interest when he came to Paul's side.

"The previous two games were too suffocating. It's time to let off steam. If you want to, I'll pass one to you too!"

"Thanks, no, I like to come by myself!"

"Brat, have ambition!"

Ayton's shaming at the beginning did not affect Lonzo Ball. He still took the ball steadily across the half, and Chris Paul came to defend him.

Ball didn't stick to the ball at all, and after dribbling the ball for half the court, he transmitted the ball.After two or three passes, he did not create a good shooting space, and finally handed the ball to Ingram. Ingram singled Bridges and made a mid-range shot.

In this game, Jiangbei could see that Ayton was very aggrieved. Based on the principle of letting him vent, Jiangbei would try his best to hand over the ball to Ayton. Of course, all of this is based on the team's ability to win.

After Jiangbei received Paul's pass, he used Ayton's pick-and-roll to go straight to the basket. After attracting the defense, he passed the ball behind his back without looking at people. Ayton followed up with an alley-oop dunk.

The two dunks at the beginning made Ayton very excited, and his desire to fight was overwhelming. He killed the Quartet in the interior, which made Adams feel very uncomfortable in the interior.

(End of this chapter)