Defending champion

Chapter 269 Three consecutive victories!
Chapter 56 Trifecta!
After the end of the game with the Wizards, the Hornets continued to move to the Houston Rockets.

In the game against the Rockets, Jack stepped forward and led the Hornets to beat the Houston Rockets 108 to 82.Avoided the two-game losing streak at the beginning of the new year!
本场比赛杰克一共出战了33分钟，22投12中砍下30分14篮板篮板5助攻2抢断2封盖，杰克当之无愧成为全场的最佳的球员。

In the first quarter, Jack's desire to attack was not very strong. Jack mainly focused on defense and connecting teams to attack.

In the first quarter of the game, Jack only shot 2 baskets, and he scored 4 points on 4 of [-] shots.While scoring, he also grabbed [-] rebounds.

At the same time, Jack also relied on his wide vision, and he also sent 3 assists in a single quarter.

Jack was double-teamed at the basket, and Jack handed the ball to the outside three-point line. In the hands of Peja Stockovic, Peja Stockovic made a three-pointer with a knife in his hand!

The other two assists were his good friends, Russell Butler and Tyson Chandler.With the cooperation of Jack and Tyson Chandler's internal pass, Tyson Chandler directly pulls up and dunks!Jack grabbed the rebound and passed the ball through the court. After the fast-moving Butler caught the ball, he dunked directly under the basket!

In the second quarter, the two sides played again, and Jack consciously strengthened his own offense.As soon as he came up, he succeeded in a mid-range fadeaway shot!

Immediately afterwards, Jack took out his signature Qianlong step, the overlord's hard bow style trick.He first dribbled the ball with his left hand and pretended to be in the middle, then changed direction from his crotch to his right hand, forcibly passed the defender Hayes, and scored a dunk after a forced breakthrough.

While Jack strengthened his individual singles, he also did not forget to cooperate with the whole team to attack!

Jack used the pick-and-roll from the right to pass the ball to Chandler, then cut the bottom line from the middle, went around and returned to the right three-point line to receive the ball. After receiving the ball, Jack broke through directly and forced a shot. Enter!

With a bang, the basketball hit the net!

杰克第二节比赛，在6分钟的时间6分34秒钟的时间里面，6投4中砍下了10分，帮助黄蜂队将比分给领先了2分。

At the end of the halftime game, under the leadership of Jack, the Hornets took a 2-point lead. 45 to 47!

If the third quarter is the embodiment of Jack's small test, then in the third quarter, Jack's comprehensive strength has been concretely demonstrated.

In the third quarter of the game, Jack succeeded in singles in the low position at the beginning.Immediately after Jack took advantage of the Rockets' missed shots, Jack grabbed the rebound!

Hornets attack!
Butler made an emergency stop shot from mid-range, but the ball missed!

Like a cheetah pouncing on its prey, Jack flew towards the high-bouncing basketball. He held the basketball in the air like a rocket, and with the momentum of thunder, Jack smashed the ball hard into the basket. inside the basket.

There was a "boom"!
Immediately afterwards, Jack at the basket encountered a triple-team from the Rockets.Jack quickly split the ball into the hands of the three-pointer Peja Stockovich.

When Jack in the paint was double-teamed, Peja had already fully prepared for the shot.The hand raised the knife and dropped it, with a sound of "washing", the basketball stirred up a large wave of gorgeous waves on the basket.

Under the leadership of Jack, the Hornets played a 5-22 climax in less than 1 minutes of the start.Directly help the Hornets to overtake by a big score.

Since then, the Hornets have not given the Rockets any chance.

The game entered garbage time early in the fourth quarter.With 4 minutes and 56 seconds left in the fourth quarter, both sides were playing off the bench.

In the game against the Trail Blazers on the second day, the Hornets relied on the performance of all players to win the Trail Blazers in the away game and achieved two consecutive victories in the away game at the beginning of the new year!

In the first half of the game, it may be because of the back-to-back and the players were tired.The performance of the Hornets in the first half was abnormal.

After halftime, the Hornets fell behind by 18 points, and the two sides fought to 42 to 60.

Jack saw that his teammates were not strong in the first half, and Jack could only carry the team on his shoulders again.

At the end of the half, Jack scored 14 points on 8 of 20 shots, grabbed 8 rebounds, and added 3 assists, 1 block and 1 steal!

At the beginning of the second half of the game, under the leadership of Jack, the Hornets gradually began to thaw out.

He made 7 of 0 shots in the first half, and Paul, who also added 3 turnovers, also began to play the role of his top point guard.

In the third quarter, Paul showed his power. In the third quarter, he made 5 of 5 shots and scored 12 points.The most important thing is that Paul also sent up to 6 assists!
Chandler and the others saw that Jack and Paul were so brave. As a member of the Hornets playing band, how could they see themselves so far behind Paul and Jack?
Chandler also started to lose his temper.Chandler also grabbed 8 rebounds in a single quarter and also scored 8 points.Among them, there are also two supplementary deductions that shocked everyone.The Rockets fans who were directly on the scene were pulled up abruptly from their seats.

Peja is one of the beneficiaries of the frequent demonstrations of his teammates.Peja got 6 open shots in the third quarter.Peja firmly grasped the opportunity.

"rinse"

"rinse"

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Peja Stockovic scored [-] points on [-] of [-] shots and [-] rebounds!Butler's performance is slightly less.However, he also scored [-] points and [-] steals by relying on fast break.

Relying on the Hornets' eye-catching performance, the Rockets were already defeated after finishing the third quarter.

The Hornets did not give the Trail Blazers a chance to overtake. In the end, the Hornets won the game [-]-[-].
Only two players from the Blazers performed well, that is, Zach Randolph and Brand Roy. Randolph scored a game-high 28 points, but only had 6 rebounds; Yi scored 12 points, but he did very successfully, and sent out 12 assists like Paul.

After the end of two consecutive away games, the Hornets must return to the home court to prepare for the next match against the Denver Nuggets.

The Hornets, which had already won two consecutive victories, continued to play their triumphant songs. The Hornets defeated the Denver Nuggets 106-95 at home and made another victory!
四节的具体比分为28－24、31－24、16－22和31－25。

At the beginning of the first quarter, the momentum of the Hornets returning to their home court was very fierce.

The first is Jack's fast-down. After Jack received Paul's pass, he went down quickly and succeeded in the alley-oop.Subsequently, Tyson Chandler made a single hook shot at the basket.

Paul again!Taking advantage of his speed, he disrupted the defense of the Denver Nuggets, and the low hand at the basket scored a layup!

After the opening, the Hornets showed their kingly demeanor and took a 6-0 lead at the beginning!
But fortunately, Boykins fouled Chandler in a layup. He made one of two free throws and scored for the Nuggets. Coresa broke through for a layup, and then Anthony made two free throws.At the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets trailed the Spurs at home 24:28.

After the start of the second quarter, Jack's fadeaway shot from the basket was almost impossible to solve. With a bang, the basketball hit the net!

The Denver Nuggets' offense didn't make it!
Jack took the rebound, and then Paul broke through and scored the ball, begging to be handed over to Peja Stockovic. Peja Stockovic directly scored with a three-pointer!Then Smith hit back with a three-pointer.Jack hit Nene strongly and scored on the board, Martin scored a strong attack from the basket, and Smith made a three-pointer from the outside.At the end of the first half, the Nuggets trailed the Spurs 48:59.

After the start of the third quarter, Martin broke through and scored a dunk, Smith scored two points, and then Jack made a mid-range jumper.The Nuggets trailed the Spurs 52:61, then Martin made two free throws, Jack broke through and scored a layup, and then Paul scored on the rebound.

The shooting percentages of the next two teams were not very high, so Jack showed his role. He first made a tip-up and scored, and then stormed Camby under the basket to score again.However, the Brazilian Nene and Camby played at the same time. The two cooperated and scored consecutive baskets. Anthony also recovered his long-range touch. By the end of the third quarter, the Hornets were chased by the Nuggets for six points.

After the start of the fourth quarter, Duncan made two free throws, Nene scored 4 points in a row, and then Boykins hit a mid-range jumper.Jack made a jump shot, followed by Manu Ginobili made a three-pointer from the outside, Boykins made two free throws, Jack scored two points, White steals Nene's serve and hits a three-pointer from the outside, the Nuggets request pause.After Anthony scored two more points, White rushed inside to dunk and cheated a foul, but Smith responded with a three-pointer.

But it was too late, and the Spurs eventually won Game [-] against the Denver Nuggets at home.

On the Hornets side, Jack scored a team-high 32 points and added 13 rebounds. Paul also scored 18 points!

For the Nuggets, Smith scored a team-high 21 points, Camby had 16 points and 18 rebounds, Carmelo Anthony and Boykins scored 15 points each, and Nana Hilario contributed 10 points.

After the game against the Nuggets, the Hornets also ushered in a three-game winning streak in the new year!
Because of this, the Hornets even chased the league's No. 1 San Antonio Spurs for two wins!Now they are only one game away.

Catching up with them is just around the corner.However, the Cleveland Cavaliers are also eyeing the Hornets from behind.

The Cavaliers are only 2.5 games away from the Hornets.The Hornets also have to work hard.

(End of this chapter)