NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 25 Living Fossils

As the referee blew the whistle to start the game, the players on both sides prepared to jump the ball.

The Trail Blazers in the away game still continued the starting lineup of the previous games:
Ratliff, Randolph, Raheem, Derek Anderson, Damon Stoudemire.

Bobcats starting lineup:
Brezek, Wallace, Kapono, Hart, House.

Bickerstaff continued Liu Rui's thinking in this game and chose to place Wallace in the 4th position.

Although Randolph has a height of 206 and a weight of 117 kilograms, Randolph is like the "Jokic" of later generations.

At first glance, it looks like a lump of walking pork belly, a typical floor flow inside line, as for body fat...

And Randolph's scoring methods mostly come from mid-range jumpers, and occasionally he will plunge into the inside with the ball and use his fat to squeeze out a little space for a layup.

In the previous life of the Grizzlies, it was even more dependent on Gasol's defense system to cover up the black holes in the defense.

Although Wallace's height is only 201, his weight is more than 15 kg lighter than Randolph's.

But in the face of Randolph, who is on the floor, Wallace's quick steals like a thief will make him think about it when he crushes the ball inward.

And Wallace as the 4th position, will also be a must in the transition of offense and defense.

Offensive singles with the ball, I believe it will also make Randolph drunk.

The two sides jumped the ball, and the ball was undoubtedly obtained by the Blazers.

Although Brezek has some height advantages when facing the Blazers' starting center Ratliff, but facing the famous spring man in the early NBA, Brezek, a big man from Europe, can only sigh.

Could it be that the guys from the European League got that incomparably strong ball quotient and stability, but also lost that amazing jumping ability in an equivalent exchange? ?
Yeah Dirk Nowitzki, yeah Gasol Jr, yeah Rubio...

Ratliff, a big center with a height of only 208, has won the NBA block leader three times in his career and was selected to the second team of the NBA All-Defensive Team twice.

And the total number of blocks in his career ranks 19th in the NBA.

The Trail Blazers were in the halfcourt position. Stoudemire dribbled the ball across the halfcourt and gave the ball to Randolph who was reaching for the ball at a 45-degree angle from the free throw line.

Obviously, the Trail Blazers head coach must have explained that Wallace may be the No. 4 position before the game. In the case of being significantly smaller in size, Randolph is still very confident in educating this friend who has been in the limelight recently.

The rest of the Blazers all pulled away, leaving Randolph's side open, making enough room for him to complete this single.

And there is no one on the Bobcats side who is ready to assist in the defense. Obviously, it is going to be handed over to Wallace himself to solve the problem. Resolutely not double-teaming is exactly what Liu Rui has repeatedly emphasized since he came to this team.

Liu Rui, who came back from later generations, has seen too many games with more than 30 assists. There is no doubt that even in a stalemate game under such circumstances, there is a high probability that he will be taken away by a wave.

Among them, the peak warriors in the previous life were the most deadly, and the five dead players were present. Everyone has excellent ball-conducting ability, and everyone can become a good end point.

This is also the reason why the warriors in the previous life were always able to take the game away in waves, and they were dubbed the three-quarter brave by fans.

Randolph rolled back with the ball, ready to get as close to the basket as possible, but Wallace's constantly twitching hands clearly caused Randolph a problem.

As a result, Randolph almost missed the ball several times, and finally had to choose a mid-range turnaround jumper to end the attack.

Boom~
The ball went out of the frame, and the rebound was accepted by Brezek. Wallace immediately chose a fast break and went down. The excellent explosive power of the first step left Randolph far behind.

After many matches, Brezek did not hesitate to get the rebound in the backcourt and threw the ball like Wallace in the frontcourt.

Although the error rate of this style of play is quite high, this is exactly the idea that Liu Rui has always instilled, play as fast as you can!
Wallace caught the pass firmly, dribbled the ball, and was about to dunk with three steps from the free throw line, but was hugged by Stoudemire who came out from the wing.

Stoudemire knew that he could not defend the ball and wanted to foul early, but Wallace, who had amazing explosive power, lost his balance and still hit the ball with a little flying mouse with a height of only 178 on his body!

beep!
The goal is valid!The referee signaled for an extra penalty.

Wallace got up from the ground, kept beating his chest with his hands, and let out a hoarse roar, which boosted the morale of the whole team.

Garnett:? ? ?Is this burying my iron-blooded big jumper? ?

Go straight to Big Ben, and fight and retreat Garnett! !

Contributing such an amazing goal at the beginning of the game, the atmosphere of the home fans was instantly ignited. When Wallace made a free throw, there was even a faint shout of MVP! !
Bobcats owner Robert Johnson never imagined this kind of scene. In the first home game of the new season, the fans showed such a great cohesion.

Accompanied by the cheers of the fans, the team led the Blazers by 28 points at 25:3 at the end of the first quarter and entered the second quarter.

Wallace had 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in a single quarter. The outstanding Blazers head coach Cheeks had a tingling scalp. He replaced Randolph early and used Raheem as his usual 4th position to defend Wallace. Only then did he control Wallace's scoring.

This scene seems to be reminiscent of the previous playoffs. In the playoffs between the Rockets and the Warriors, the high-ranking fortress Anderson was caught by the Warriors and played endlessly, forcing D'Antoni to force this high-paying player.

In the second quarter, Crazy Fan of the Trail Blazers and the living fossil "Steve Smith" on the Bobcats' bench started a battle of soaring points.

This veteran who averaged 24.8 points per game at the peak of his previous life and finally entered the Hall of Fame.

After facing the crazy provocation of Fan Fan who was full of hot words, he seemed to be inspired by the blood of his youth, and he gave the league's number one nerve knife a good lesson without reservation.

Even this living fossil who won the NBA Sportsmanship Award in 02 can be irritated, which shows how annoying Fan Fan's mouth is.

And in the previous life, there was Fan Crazy who was famous: "I think Kobe is only worthy of me as a substitute!!"

Since you, Fan Crazy, are known in the alliance for being brave and foolish, you beat the master to death with random punches.

Then I, Smith, will try my best to break my arms and legs today, and I will also treat you young man well, what does it mean to respect the old and love the young! !

Although the younger generation is awesome, there is still a saying: "The teacher of all ages is regarded as a role model!!"

　I have the cheek to ask for a recommendation ticket, hehe! !
　　


(End of this chapter)