Chapter 957 Old friend(1/2)
The Nuggets players arrived on the bench, and Brian Shaw began to say:
"Young guys, please listen to me. Now we are behind and we have not scored for several rounds. Now we have to score. Just score and hold on to us. There are still 12 minutes left. If it works properly, we can get 30 points in 12 minutes. Lagging behind now is nothing."
"Now our task is to score points, and then endure it. We still have a lot of opportunities in the fourth quarter."
Brian Shaw finished speaking, designing tactical offense for the team on the sidelines. Now the Nuggets must score and use scores to wash away the previous series of failures. Therefore, Brian Shaw's tactical design is very rigorous, contrary to his usual style of free attack.
After the timeout, the Nuggets stood in a row at the free throw line. The Nuggets were bound to score points. At this moment, the Pelicans' defensive enthusiasm was four successful defenses and it was at its peak.
As soon as the ball was opened, the players on both sides were running desperately while chasing desperately. In the process, there were hidden pushing, collision, squeezing, and even small black feet. However, the attacker was always the initiative. Lawson used his teammates' cover to quickly get the basketball at the top of the arc.
Then, Fery, who had penetrated the bottom line, suddenly gained the cover of Chandler, and Fery ran quickly towards 45 degrees.
At this time, Mozgov came up to provide a second cover for Fye, and blocked Fye in the back.
At this time, everyone knew that Fuye was going to take action. Li Feng was also running towards Fuye among the crowd inside, but at this time Mozgov blocked the route tightly.
When Li Feng hit Mozgov, Fye received a pass from Lawson. Fye was left empty. The step ahead was Li Feng and Granger who were blocked by Mozgov.
At this time, he jumped calmly and took action. Seeing that Foye made a move, he felt as soft as silk.
At this moment, Li Feng was originally in Mozgov, but his body suddenly twisted, and he rubbed from Mozgov like a boneless snake. This time, Li Feng was only half a step away from Fuye.
Half a step was enough. Li Feng flew over, and with one hand it seemed like a palm-leaf fan, he grabbed the basketball that Fuye had taken, and then went into his arms.
Li Feng actually picked the star with one hand and grabbed Fuye's ball from the air.
At this moment, the Pepsi Center Arena went crazy, and the Nuggets' players' faces changed instantly. Brian Shaw's carefully designed tactical offense also failed. Li Feng actually squeezed past Mozgov incredibly, and then took off the shot that Fye had already made with one hand?
Just when the Nuggets were all stupid and Brian Shaw was also stupid, Li Feng waved his hand and Fery ran to the front and made another fast break dunk.
The Pelicans completely defeated the Nuggets' will. Li Feng used his incredible defense and flexibility to make the Nuggets feel powerless to resist.
Brian Shaw called for a timeout and designed a tactical offense, but the offense was ineffective, and the Pelicans were defended. And he was also hit by a fast break and dunked.
All of the Nuggets were finally disintegrated, and the Nuggets were really finished. Since then, the Pelicans have controlled the game, and the Nuggets have no fighting spirit, and the game ended. The Pelicans defeated the Nuggets 122-101.
After the Pelicans failed in the opening game, they won two back-to-back winning streaks, and the two wins increased the Pelicans' confidence a lot.
Moreover, the Nuggets scored a big score in this game, which not only proved the Pelicans' ability to score, but also brought some insights and confidence in defense to young players such as the Pelicans, which is very important.
When the Pelicans won the game, the Nuggets media naturally cursed the Nuggets' management, coaches, and players, and then praised the Pelicans.
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After two consecutive victories, the Pelicans met another old friend, the New Jersey Nets.
After a failure in the finals last year, the Nets are ready to go and actually achieved the best four-game winning streak.
Being experienced, disciplined, and execution is like an army. If you want to defeat them, you have to put in a huge effort.
At this time, the Pelicans just finished back-to-back. People feel that the Pelicans have been ups and downs this year and probably cannot beat the united and complete Nets.
At the same time, the Nets did not underestimate the Pelicans at all. Before the game, Lionel Hollins made special adjustments to the Pelicans and also designed a set of defensive tactics specifically for Li Feng.
In the pace of moving towards the playoffs, the Nets are extremely solid, and the Pelicans are about to face a strong and determined opponent.
Although the Pelicans are a bit unstable, the team has grown hugely this season and there are stars to watch, so the attendance rate is still very gratifying.
Before the game started, the audience seats were almost halfway there. At this time, Grant Hill, who broadcasted today's competition, said:
"This year, it is definitely a big challenge for the Pelicans to have them faced with the Nets."
Joan Barry, who partnered with Grant Hill to comment on today's game, said:
"Yes! The performance in the first two games was quite good."
"If the Pelicans were still in the previous two games today, I wouldn't have imagined what they would be beaten by the old Nets?"
While Grant Hill and Joan Barry were talking here, Li Feng and his group of Pelicans players were also holding onto the player channel.
At this time, Li Feng was in the player channel and shouting loudly at his teammates:
"Defeat them! Break up their old bones, we want to give them some good-looking ones. We are the toughest team, fight hard with them! Break up the bones of these old things."
Amid Li Feng's roar, the Pelicans players also yelled together
: "Disassemble their old bones!"
Today, the Pelicans are preparing to fight against each other at home. Neither Li Feng nor the team's management want to ups and downs like this, even though it is a running-in.
At the same time, the Nets, who never gave up on victory, were also well prepared, but these old guys were also calmly waiting for victory.
Both teams appeared, and the starting rosters were also released. The Pelicans were point guard Stephen Cory, shooting guard Danny Granger, small forward Li Feng, power forward Al Jefferson, center Henson.
The starting lineup of the Nets is point guard Deron, shooting guard Joe Johnson, small forward Cameron Anthony, power forward David Lee, and center Kevin Garnett.
The Pelicans sent Henson to start in this game, and the Nets tacitly asked Lopez to be a substitute. I don’t know if it was a coincidence or something?
The Nets' record this year is surprising. In fact, the team's basic airs are not falling apart. With some side dishes and Hollins' iron fist, the team can still achieve good results.
After leaving the rookie coach Kidd and Pierce, the Nets' basic playing style this season has not changed significantly, and the team's strength is still there, but this is also the Nets' style of playing based on positions. This season, the Nets will transform into the old and fast and fast style we see now.
But the Pelicans are like the rising sun, a rising star. One new and one old, and they meet in different postures in the center of New Orleans.
At the opening game, Garnett could not jump over Henson, the beast, no matter what. Henson clicked the basketball over. The Pelicans started attacking first.
Corey came in possession of the ball, and the Pelicans first set up an open formation, putting Al Jefferson and Henson in high positions. As soon as Corey came over, Li Feng immediately ran from Al Jefferson in front of him, and used Al Jefferson's cover to penetrate into the basket.
At this time, Al Jefferson went up to catch the ball and got the basketball. When he looked back at Li Feng, Li Feng had basically controlled Anthony, who was responsible for defending him. Al Jefferson immediately passed the ball and the basketball came to Li Feng's hand.
Li Feng sat up with all his strength in two steps. Anthony couldn't hold on at once. Li Feng sat in one step. At this moment, when David Li came to assist in defense, Li Feng jumped up and threw a high throw.
Compared to David Li, there was not much jump. Li Feng got up and threw the ball high, and he had no choice but to watch Li Feng's high throw ball landing in his own basket.
Today, the Pelicans played Li Feng at the beginning and played low at the beginning, showing a tough posture all at once.
Just when Li Feng succeeded, Grant Hill, who was commenting on the game, immediately said:
"The Pelicans' tactics today are very different from before. The Pelicans must have made adjustments after hiding Paul Gasol."
For an old man like Grant Hill, he would be very sensitive to any changes on the court.
After the Pelicans scored, the Nets immediately kicked off the backcourt, but the Nets' running and landing were completely different from the Pelicans.
The Nets took the ball and deliberately slowed down the speed, allowing Garnett and David Lee to run quickly and directly inserted into the bottom line to press the low post.
The Pelicans pulled apart, but the Nets went straight to the basket. From the running position and the position, we can see the tactical difference between the two teams.
Deron did not take the ball himself and passed the ball to Anthony who pulled it out first. He quickly ran without the ball along the sideline and bottom line. In this process, David Lee and Garnett helped Deron cover it at the bottom line with a high quality.
But when he turned out to the other side, Al Jefferson's cover quality was much worse, and Deron did not let the empty space run out.
In this way, Anthony got the ball and could only pass the ball to the receiver Al Jefferson. Al Jefferson got the ball but did not attack by himself. Instead, he turned around and passed the basketball to Deron. Deron got the basketball and quickly broke through the middle, attracting the Pelicans' defense to pass the ball to Anthony on one side. Anthony passed the ball at the bottom line, and David Lee missed the shot.
The Nets played very complicatedly in the first round, very patient, and had the style of the Nets.
Although I failed, the basketball started to work, which is extremely difficult for many teams to do.
Moreover, from the offense in this round, we can clearly see that the Nets' core operation has been transferred from Garnett to Deron.
The tactics have been preparing for Deron's catch since the beginning. Al Jefferson's first reaction to get the ball was to play pick-and-rolls for Deron, not anything, which shows that Deron has firmly ranked first in the Nets' system.
The Nets' offensive missed this time, although the Nets' offensive details were not done properly, the Pelicans' tenacious defense also brought huge trouble to the Nets. Especially the Pelicans' assisted defense speed, the Pelicans did this very well.
The Nets missed the shot, and after the Pelicans protected the backcourt rebound, they immediately passed the basketball to Corey.
Corey ran over with the ball, and two three-pointers, Li Feng and Granger, immediately pulled the space away at 45 degrees on both sides. Then Al Jefferson and Henson made several vertical cross covers near the penalty area on the right.
Henson pulled out to the high position, Al Jefferson stuck down to the low position, and at this time Corey passed the ball to Li Feng again.
Li Feng passed the basketball to Al Jefferson from 45 degrees, asking Al Jefferson to fight David Lee.
Al Jefferson came up and forced a step forward, and then when he got up to attack, he was immediately squeezed by David Lee and left no place.
There was no position. Al Jefferson's shot lost his sight and hit the rebound immediately. Al Jefferson's inside offense failed.
The Pelicans are prepared on the defensive end, and the Nets are also prepared. Al Jefferson, a home-cooked Pelicans dish, can't be eaten on the Nets.
Al Jefferson missed the shot, Garnett immediately got up and grabbed the rebound, and passed it quickly.
The basketball passed, and Delom took the ball and drove the ball quickly, but at this time the Pelicans' defense bit the Nets.
The Nets' fast break could not be played at all. At this time, the players who followed the Nets immediately stood on the four corners of the court with great ease, completely pulling out the space. Deron alone fought against Cory on the left.
Deron himself is a assaulter. When he breaks through with the ball, the Pelicans' inside line will immediately come out to assist in defense.
He was blocked outside by Delong all of a sudden, and Delong couldn't break through. He could only turn around and pass the basketball to Garnett, who had just run over.
Garnett took the ball and shot directly from the middle distance at the high position, but he also missed the shot.
The game started two minutes today, and the two teams played well.
It is basically difficult for the Nets to gain advantage when encountering the Pelicans' tenacious defense, and it is basically difficult for the Pelicans to easily chew the Nets' old bones, but they are afraid that they will collapse their teeth.
Both teams have high defense intensity and are difficult to score. The game looks very lively, but the score is very low. It has been two minutes since now. The score is still 2-0.
When the Pelicans hit again, Li Feng took the initiative to take action. Corey dribbled the ball and used the high cover to break through to the bottom line. Li Feng took the opportunity to cut in from the weak side to the penalty area.
Corey took the opportunity to pass the ball. Li Feng took the ball and pretended to move, but Anthony did not jump, so Li Feng could only support his feet and turned around and shot.
With Li Feng's move, the Pelicans changed the score to 4-0. Although Li Feng made the two points, the low score trend of this game has already appeared today.
From the beginning of the game, the two teams were stuttering and stuttering. In the middle of the first quarter, the two teams only scored 10-7.
To be continued...