super heavy artillery

Chapter 446
Without Davis, the situation on the court immediately became different.

The most obvious realization is Westbrook.Cheikh Diallo, who replaced Davies, was nowhere near that.But besides this guy, the Pelicans don't have any other bigs available.Speaking of this Sheikh Diallo, An Luo is really familiar.The big man who had studied at the University of Kansas was a man of the hour in high school.But the performance in the university is very unsatisfactory.In the end, he was selected by the Clippers with the 33rd overall pick in this round and sent to New Orleans.After entering the NBA, he didn't grow much.

Facing players of Westbrook's level, Diallo's outstanding blocking ability is useless.He looked quite immature.It can be seen that Diallo is still trying to defend.But skill and confrontation limit his defensive effectiveness.

In the last 4 minutes, the Thunder played a wave of 13:7 while Davis was not on the court, and took the lead in the score.

An Luo felt that he offended Gentry somewhere, or let his brother know when he bullied Holiday at UCLA.Otherwise, why did they keep targeting themselves in these two games!He even went off to rest before Davis.Donovan made some adjustments. Instead of keeping An Luo and Holiday entangled, it is better to let him lead the bench to score.It's impossible for Gentry to let Holiday keep playing!
The adjustment effect is quite obvious.In the first half of the second quarter, An Luo led the company commander, Grant, Kanter and Felton against the Pelicans led by Mirotic and Moore.During this period of time, An Luo finally played games that made him comfortable.

Felton advances with the ball.Although he is not as explosive as Westbrook, his breakthrough is not sharp.But after he came to the three-point line, he leaned on Clark on the side of his body and pushed in.The two went all the way to the basket side by side. Clark's defense was mediocre, but it was enough for Felton.What's more, there is another Diallo cut off.After Felton made a circle, he passed the ball across the left elbow to An Luo who was outside the three-point line on the right.After the latter received the ball, he shook his shoulders and stepped forward with his right foot.Darius Miller, who was facing him, followed An Luo's protruding right leg, but An Luo remained motionless.There is no need to take a step back.He just pulled up on the spot and threw the ball.

Seeing this ball, Gentry frowned on the sidelines.He knew Darius Miller couldn't be as good as Holiday, but it was too bad to be passed over so easily.But he has nothing to do now.Because, he only has these few usable people!You can't let Holiday, who played the first quarter, continue to play!
Looking back, the Pelicans attacked.

Clark held the ball and passed the ball to Mirotic as soon as it crossed the halfway line.In this rotation of the Pelicans, there is no qualified organizer.Clark at the No. [-] position is also a shooting guard.After Mirotic got the ball, Grant immediately posted it.He knew that Mirotic's three-pointers were quite accurate.So I dare not relax at all.Under the influence of Robertson and Paul George, the two defensive champions, Grant's current defense is already quite good.That is to say, in the Thunder, in other teams, it is safe to be a starter.

Grant stepped back quickly with small steps, while sticking to Mirotic, with his right hand stretched out high, blocking Mirotic's eyes.The left hand was quietly pinching the opponent's waist.But Mirotic wasn't easy either. He pushed Grant to the hoop, then bent his arms and held the ball to his chest.After swaying to the left, he turned his footsteps and pulled the whole person behind Grant.Then he held the ball in his left hand and flicked hard.The basketball hit the backboard with a spin and fell into the net bag.

Rondo stood up on the sidelines and clapped his hands.As a player, he really worries too much.Gentry, the authentic coach, sat comfortably on the bench, but Rondo was not idle.He has been observing the battle situation on the field, and reminds his teammates from time to time.

Kanter served, Felton took the ball across the center line and handed it to An Luo.Through the attack just now, Felton can also see that with the current lineup of the Pelicans, An Luo can easily score.

After receiving the ball, An Luo faced Darius Miller again.This time he steadied himself.An Luo tried twice, but failed to shake the opponent away.However, An Luo really took the third step.After his right leg stretched out, his whole body shot out.Stretch your left hand slightly, blocking Miller, and quickly approach the basket.Diallo was stuck behind Kante and couldn't make up for it.He could only watch An Luo go up the ball.

In fact, since entering the playoffs, An Luo has rarely played in it.One is because the opponent's defense is too tight for him, so there is no chance; the other is that he himself does not want to fight like this, and it consumes too much energy.After all, the playoffs require him to play longer.However, the feeling of rushing up is really good.

Subsequently, Mirotic missed a three-pointer. After Kanter grabbed the rebound, he threw it to An Luo who was outside the three-point line.The latter quickly came to the other end of the court with the ball.The speed of the pursuers was also so fast that he didn't stop the car after An Luo made a sudden stop.After passing the defender, An Luo pulled up directly and hit a three-pointer!

Then, Gentry replaced Holiday!He could no longer just sit back and watch An Luo score as recklessly as he did.After Holiday came up, the restrictive effect on An Luo was immediately manifested.However, the overall situation has not changed much.After all, An Luo can't score on the Thunder's side, and others can still score.Both Kanter and Brewer are good scorers, especially on the bench, it's easier!
In the 5th minute of the game, Holiday seized the opportunity and made a super long three-pointer from beyond the three-point line.This is An Luo's negligence!He didn't post it immediately, giving Holiday a chance to make a move.

But then, he found it himself.He received the ball two meters away from the three-point line, and then waved to Kanter, who was about to pull out to cover him, indicating that the ball would come by himself.He dribbled a few times in a row, and then suddenly started.Holiday followed suit, but An Luo stopped abruptly, and then stepped out again.Holiday, who passively followed An Luo to make changes, couldn't keep up with the rhythm.But still in a defensive position.Seeing that An Luo was about to jump and shoot, he jumped up and stretched out his hands to stop the ball.

(End of this chapter)