The NBA's opening sling against Chris Paul

Chapter 31
"Oh, it's okay." Li Ming bypassed Lawson and stood silently at the zero angle on the right, with Afflalo beside him.

Conley glanced at Randolph and Gay, but gave the ball to Tony Allen at the top of the arc. There was no one in front of Allen, but he still didn't make a shot. He lobbed the ball to the inside and almost missed the ball.

In order to reach the ball, Randolph also lost his original position. Now Iguodala and Gallinari's double-teams are also coming up. His back is facing the basket and there is no room to turn around.

"Zach." Gay yelled and ran past him, but Randolph passed the ball behind his head to Conley who cut inside. Conley jumped high and dunked the ball into the basket.

"Wow, this shot is so good, maybe this is the real meaning of Hollins replacing Zach." Even though he doesn't have a lot of shots, he can always restrain the opponent's defensive attention and create easy points for his teammates. Chance.

However, it is worth mentioning that it is indeed a beautiful sight for a big man to pass a lob to a small guard. Thinking back to the time of the Philadelphia 76ers, Mutumbo often passed such a ball for the 183-year-old Iverson.

It's really sassy, ​​and it can boost the morale of the team.

The teacher here has already attacked with the ball, and Conley suddenly led the defense. Lawson broke through his defense without rush and gave the ball to Iguodala.

Guy couldn't help but took a step back.

Iguodala glanced at the position of the three-point line, "Shua." shot, the ball scored.

101 to 97, the Nuggets still lead by four points.

"Damn, I don't shoot, you think I can only dunk." Iguodala is not a high-profile person, he just shrugged and grinned at Guy without saying anything.

Gay stepped forward to ask for the ball, and pushed himself into the frontcourt. Iguodala gave him one step of space and induced him to take a three-pointer. Gay was not in a hurry to shoot, but chose to wait for Randolph on the inside to make a position.

Randolph stood beside Gallinari and Miller, and Miller was also replaced in the previous timeout. The more critical the time, the more Karl liked to use the experienced Miller.

Miller chose to let go of Tony Allen on the perimeter and help defend Randolph at the basket.

At such critical moments, Coach Hollins always put Tony Allen on the field. Firstly, he believed in his defense. Secondly, he had no one to replace him. Either he was a rookie and the only right attacking ability Bayless had already been penalized. play.The two coaches also saw each other's tricks, and they didn't give in too much.

Gay lobbed the ball to Randolph, Randolph did not make any adjustments, and went straight up.Seeing that he lost his position, Miller hugged him directly.

At this time, the importance of cannon fodder was reflected, and he obviously came up with a mission.Because Gallinari has fouled four times and will be replaced once more, the scene is passive.

Whistle, two free throws.Maybe it was because he had been doing it for too long, but this time Randolph missed two free throws.Miller secretly called earned.

Iguodala served, Miller took the half court, Lawson ran out of position and quickly put in place.Lawson lunged into the basket, Conley jumped up, and shot the ball the moment it made contact.

The goal was scored, the whistle sounded, and 1!! This offense and defense was a bit like a track and field team.

"It can be said that with this choice, Ty Lawson has matured a lot. He didn't immediately shoot from the outside, but chose to break into the inside to find opportunities." Van Gundy expressed his approval for this shot selection.

Weber on the side nodded again and again, and the camera showed Scarlett Johansson on the sidelines.As soon as Lawson takes the ball, the camera on the sidelines will cut over. The reason for this is for everyone to guess for themselves.

Lawson walked to the free throw line and blew on his hand, what's wrong with this hand?Was something deducted?Want to blow?

After Lawson adjusted his breathing, he made a steady free throw. He could feel that he had deliberately slowed down the rhythm of the court. This must have been told by George Karl to him and Miller during the timeout.

"Isn't it just one two plus one? What's the matter?" Li Ming ran to the opponent's half, holding his hands high and asking for the ball.

But Afflalo was not slow, as it was in front of him in a blink of an eye, and Conley had no chance to pass to him immediately.

Randolph mentioned going up the line and he set a screen, Conley went down, a small floater, and Iguodala popped up and fanned the ball in Miller's direction.Miller dribbled the ball straight to the basket, and the Grizzlies quickly returned to defense.

But it was still slow, three-on-two in the frontcourt, Miller passed the ball calmly, and Lawson played a counter-blue under Conley's interference.

107比98，康利叫了一个暂停。还剩4分17秒，灰熊被打了一个7比0的小高潮，分差瞬间回到九分。

"I don't know what targeted changes Hollins will make. The home team is very good at seizing such small opportunities, so you can't make mistakes." Van Gundy said very euphemistically.

In fact, everyone can see that Rudy Gay is the only one on the Grizzlies field who doesn't return to defense. He played too badly tonight and always plays defense like a gamble. I won’t be able to return to defense. So far, I have only scored 17 goals in 6 shots, no free throws, and only scored 12 points. The efficiency is too low. This does not look like a super scorer.

"Stand firmly in your own position, don't let the opponent's breakthrough, you can properly delay the outside line, and then quickly pull back to defend the basket." Hollins growled loudly.In the end, he looked at Li Ming, swallowed the words again, and just patted him on the shoulder vigorously.

Li Ming understood what he meant, that is, if he has the opportunity to do it himself, if he loses, he will blame himself, and if he wins, it is thanks to the coach's adjustment! !Still, he couldn't hide his excitement. Hollins had begun to notice him, and he was friendly at the right time, and that was enough.

Li Ming secretly clenched his fists, and softly called System Dad in his heart.He unscrewed the bottled water handed by the teaching assistant and drank it with his head raised.

The whistle blew, and the players re-entered the field. Sure enough, Guy was firmly pressed on the bench. Hollins was too lazy to scold him, and Arthur took his place on the court.

Returning to the game again, Conley and Li Ming crossed screens and gave the ball to Randolph who was on the line.

Randolph made a few moves to attract the defense and then gave the ball back to Conley. Conley raised the knife and made a clean three-pointer.

This side is not too slow, Lawson rushed to the basket in a blink of an eye, with a slight flick of his wrist, the basketball seemed to have eyes, passed through the defense of three people and came to Iguodala's hands, and Iguodala made a sign Sexually raised the flames and dunked the ball heavily into the basket.

After landing, make the motorcycle engine action that Carter often does. 109 to 101.

Li Ming used Randolph's cover to go around the three-point line to get the ball, and Conley delivered the shells in time.

"Look at me." Li Ming jumped high against Afflalo's defense, the ball scored, the whistle sounded, three plus one.

"Wow, isn't this ball too lonely? You have to know that Arthur on the side is in an unguarded position." Weber couldn't believe his eyes.

There is no way, this goal is scored, and it is unreasonable and reasonable to score. After all, the Nuggets are not afraid of playing round after round.

Taking four points in a round is different.Li Ming smiled slightly towards Randolph.

There were also free throws, 109 to 105, with 3 minutes and 56 seconds left, and the point difference returned to 4 points again.The game began to heat up.

In the next few consecutive rounds, the defensive intensity of both sides was very high, and neither had a good chance to score. The conversion of these rounds ended in various mistakes.

Hollins quickly called another long timeout with 2 minutes and 11 seconds left in the game.

"Don't try to find an opportunity for every ball inside. You can try a half-block. The opponent has a defensive vacuum. You need to create such an opportunity for your teammates." Hollins refers to shooting immediately while completing the screen.

Hollins put Gay back on the field, and you have to admire his wisdom. Instead of scolding him again and again, it is better to let him watch the opponent's offensive and defensive transitions off the field and understand the game by himself.

In these few rounds, Arthur was also caught by Carl when he didn't have a basket, so the Grizzlies lacked a point on the offensive end that could create opportunities independently.

Hollins understood that, and he wished Guy understood it too.

Shoot directly after the cover, isn't this the tactic that Randolph, Conley, Guy and others trained before?Li Ming muttered in his heart.

For the Nuggets, Karl didn't have any special arrangements, but kept shouting to keep the ball spinning, don't be conservative, use oppressive defense, and don't give the opponent outside opportunities.

Pause time is up.Conley gathered everyone together and briefly explained a few words, then quickly served the sideline ball.

Gay crossed half court with the ball, and Conley played without the ball. This is also an adjustment to give full play to Conley's outside accuracy. After all, he is the most confident point among the five players on the field.

Randolph mentioned the line screen again, and Gay handed it to Conley, but the experienced Miller saw this and he didn't move at all.

(End of this chapter)