Defending champion

Chapter 276

Chapter 63 Revenge of the King

Paul, who was dribbling at high speed, suddenly threw the ball into the air.

Jack rose from the ground and leaped high in the air.Jack, who was gliding in the air, held the ball thrown high by Paul!Taking advantage of the trend, blast the ball directly to the basket that is close at hand!
With a bang, the basket made a loud noise, the basket made a loud groan, and the basket rack kept shaking left and right!

At the beginning, Jack's dunk completely ignited the passion of the Hornets fans on the scene. The cheers and screams from the Hornets fans on the scene invaded the court like a tide!
However, the players of the Kings didn't mess with themselves because of Jack's dunk!

Kings attack!
Mike Bibby dribbled away from Paul's defense and rushed directly to the inside of the Hornets.Tyson Chandler on the inside could only defend. Bibby flicked his wrist and passed the ball to the open Woods. Woods slammed the ball on the ground, and then roared loudly, wanting to end the game with a dunk. An attack!
Jack next to him saw Bibby's pass, and he immediately realized that something was wrong, so Jack hurried to help defend.

If Woods hits the layup directly, no one will have time to defend him.But he patted the ball on the ground first to adjust his pace, so that when he jumped up, Jack also jumped up, and as soon as the ball was released, he blocked it.

With a bang, the ball in Woods' hands was slapped hard by Jack and slapped it hard!
The fans in the audience burst into exclamation at the same time!In the opening 2 minutes, under the leadership of Jack, the Hornets played a smooth attack!On the contrary, in less than 2 minutes of the opening time, the Kings made mistakes again and again!
The Hornets had an 8-0 spurt in the opening game!Moreover, this wave of climax has not yet ended!
Artest's forced breakthrough to Peja Stockovic failed!
Jack grabbed the rebound, and Paul handed the ball to Paul who came to meet him.Paul organized a half-court attack!

Paul dribbles the top of the arc on the three-point line to organize the offense!
Paul made eye contact with Tyson Chandler on the inside.Chandler understood in time, and immediately set up a pick-and-roll for Paul, and stuck the defender Mike Bibby behind him.

"Switch!" Mike Bibby roared loudly.

Woods on the inside also defended in time, Mike Bibby broke free from Chandler's position in time, and chased Paul who was running at a high speed.

Paul is caught in the dilemma of double-teaming the front and back, which is what Paul wants.Paul stuffed the ball through the gap to Tyson Chandler who was already open.

After Chandler received Paul's pass, he didn't hold the ball too much in his hand, and directly threw the ball high above the basket.

A black shadow shot out from mid-air as fast as lightning, and Jack glides high in the sky.Jack was holding the basketball high in the air, looking down at the basket in front of him. With a bang, Jack slammed the basketball into the basket.

The adrenaline of the fans was also stimulated by Jack's dunk.The home of the New Orleans Hornets is booming!

"Doo..." The offensive climax of the Hornets completely blinded the Kings.The Kings had to call a timeout to adjust.

The adjustment of the Kings also had a very good effect!

After returning from the timeout, the Kings consciously handed the ball to Artest.Artest is most impressive than his rough temper.

Among them, the most famous example of Artest's hot temper is that he once returned to the locker room after the game and knocked the blackboard to the ground in arrogance, even though the coach was standing in front of him.He once slammed a $10 TV monitor to the ground, shattering the poor machine into pieces.

Seeing that the team was beaten 10-0 at the beginning of the game, Artest was very upset.At this time, his fiery temper was brought into full play!

While dribbling the ball, Artest yelled loudly at his teammates: "Run! Run for me! Pick and roll..."

When doing these actions, Artest's eyes are still aware of the Hornets' defense on the field.

When Artest was unaware of everyone, Artest directly bumped away with his shoulder and rushed into the inside line, leaning on Peja Stockovic's body, forcibly breaking through for a layup, hitting Board score!
Using such a fierce pass, Artest finally broke the zero record at the beginning!

Hornets attack!
The Kings failed to make a fast break, and the Hornets attacked!
Paul organized the offense with the ball on the top of the three-point arc!While Paul was dribbling, at the same time, he was holding up his right hand and constantly changing the posture of his hand...

Russell Butler catches the ball to the right wing after slipping from the baseline.Chandler and Peja Stockovic stood near the three-point circle respectively, creating enough space for Jack inside.

Russell Butler lobbed the ball to the hands of Jack who had already made a position inside!

Jack faced Kenny Thomas with his back and the ball in a low position!
Kenny Thomas was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 1999nd pick in the first round in 22. He has played for the Rockets, 76ers and Kings in his career.

Thomas has solid basic skills inside, strong body, soft touch and excellent rebounding. The only shortcoming is that he is too short as a power forward or even a center, and it is very difficult to defend the opponent's big men.

Jack knew Kenny Thomas' weakness, how could Jack let it go?

Jack took advantage of his height in the low post and forcibly singled Kenny Thomas in the low post.Jack was dismissed like a bulldozer, Kenny Thomas retreated steadily, Jack made a small hook under the basket, and with a "swap", the basketball hit the net very crisply and cleanly!
After Jack succeeded in singles, he still did not forget to use words to tease the opponent to make him lose his mind.Jack is not a rough man, he is not just content to use brute force to defeat his opponent.He prefers to use his head to outwit his opponents.

"Don't be so complacent, rookie! You'll know you're wrong in a moment!" Kenny Thomas roared.Jack's little trash talk made Kenny Thomas lose his mind.

Jack chose to ignore his threat directly!
Kings attack!
After Mike Bibby broke through, he passed the ball back, and the ball was handed over to Kevin Martin, who was ambushing outside.

Kevin Martin joined the Sacramento Kings with the 2004th pick in the first round in 26.Excellent running and jumping ability, jump shots and cuts after screens, as well as layups and alley-oops after air cuts are in place are his good scoring methods.

After Kevin Martin received the ball, he pulled it up without the slightest hesitation.The direct three-pointer was shot directly, and the basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air...

With a bang, the basketball smashed into the basket!

In the next few minutes, the Kings blew the counterattack horn!Their offense has also begun to get back on track!

Butler's mid-range emergency stop jump shot missed!Woods grabbed the offensive rebound, and the Kings made a fast break. Mike Bibby made a breakthrough layup and scored directly!

Peja Stockovic hits back with a three-pointer!

Kevin Martin took advantage of Woods' empty-handed screen to come out from the inside.Catch the ball at the free throw line, pull it up and shoot.

"Shabu" still has it!
The same position, the same scoring method, Jack made a mid-range shot!
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The game between the two sides returned to normal, "beep..." the long whistle sounded, the first quarter ended, the point difference between the two sides came to 31 to 22, and the Hornets still led by 9 points.

In the second quarter of the game, the substitutes of both sides began to fight on the court!

David West also performed exceptionally bravely in this game.As soon as the second quarter started, he showed a very strong desire to attack.

David West's low-post and back-to-back attack was successful!Under the leadership of David West, the Hornets gave the Spurs another 6-0 spurt.Extend the score to 15 points.

The main force of the Hornets returned to the field once again.The Hornets wanted to continue to expand the score in the second half of the second quarter and completely end the battle in the second quarter!

However, things are not as simple as imagined!
The Kings struggled desperately, and the Hornets therefore, at the end of the second quarter, still failed to pull the score to more than 20 points.

At the end of the second quarter, the score came to 68 to 53, and the difference between the two sides remained at 5 points.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the situation on the scene has undergone a very obvious change.The Hornets' basket seemed to be locked. In the first 3 minutes of the third quarter, the Hornets did not score a single goal!

Even Jack is no exception!
Instead, on the side of the Kings.Their basket is like the wide sea.How the king votes, how to get in!
Artest made a further emergency stop from the three-point line and his body was extremely twisted. With a "swap", the basketball hit the net!

Mike Bibby's throw under your serious body imbalance, it's still in!

Kevin Martin made a direct shot from outside the three-point line and made a three-pointer!

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During the period of the Hornets' downturn, the Kings seized the opportunity.Directly reduce the score difference to only the last 3 points.

68 is better than 65!

The situation on the scene is really not good for the Hornets. Byron Scott wants to call a timeout, but the timeout has not been called yet?

Paul's pass was intercepted by Artest, and Artest went straight to the Hornets' penalty area with a one-handed dunk!

The audience at the scene couldn't help but let out heavy sighs, obviously they were still in the lead just now.However, in less than 3 minutes, he will be overtaken or even overtaken.Do you think the audience at the scene is still happy?

(End of this chapter)