Defending champion

Chapter 428 The Battle of Self-Proving Six

Chapter 218 The Battle of Self-Proof Six

After the third quarter, Kevin Garnett also scored 31 points, but compared to Jack's 47 points, it still seemed too little.

This season, the Timberwolves are ranked No. 11 in the Western Conference. Even if they win this game, they will only improve by one game.

However, if you let Jack get a high score in this game, where will you let the Timberwolves face?This situation is absolutely impossible.

Therefore, such a situation occurred in the fourth quarter of the game.

Whether it was outside the three-point line or in the low post, Jack encountered two, three, or even three-teams.

This tactic of the Timberwolves was clearly aimed at Jack.Their strategic thinking is very clear, that is, to kill Jack at all costs.

Therefore, in the fourth quarter, the Hornets gave the Timberwolves an 18-0 spurt at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Jack didn't get a single point in the 4 minutes of the opening of the fourth quarter.

Facing such a rapid offensive from the Hornets, the Timberwolves still insisted on implementing Jack's double-team defense.

Jack encountered a three-person double-team inside, and the Hornets' ball could not hit Jack. Paul saw that the 24-second attack time was running out.

A three-pointer shot directly from the outside line, with a flick of the wrist, the basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air, and smashed into the basket. spray.

The Hornets continued to expand their lead, but Jack still couldn't get a shot.

Jack will always have two or three to flank, Jack has no choice but to get two shots in the fourth quarter, one hits a two-plus-one.

With a bang, Jack made an extra penalty above the free throw line and scored!
In the fourth quarter, Jack only scored 3 points in total, so Jack's final score was fixed at the mark of 50 points.

After consecutive battles at home against the Dallas Mavericks and the Minnesota Timberwolves, Jack's total score was fixed at 112 points, while Kobe scored a total of 64 points in the past two games.

Jack outscored Bryant by 48 points in those two games, and Jack is making steady progress toward his scoring title.

The Hornets are still 33 points away, and Jack's pressure is much less than before.However, it is not very easy.

The Hornets' last two games are against the Toronto Raptors and the Boston Celtics.

The Lakers are facing the Houston Rockets and the Utah Jazz.

The current Lakers are ranked 7th in the Western Conference. In order to avoid the No. 1 Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference, they must win these two games.

Therefore, it can be predicted that Kobe will definitely go all out in these two games that are absolutely destined for the team.

Even, otherwise, Jack hadn't seen Kobe play yet, and Kobe didn't play hard that time.

According to the technical statistics of this season: if the Lakers want to beat their opponents, Kobe must score more than 32 points.If calculated according to this probability, Jack scored at least 97 points in the two games.

It is not difficult to score more than 48.5 points in an away game.

But does Jack have a choice?Jack has no choice!

The Toronto Raptors are one of the youngest teams in the NBA except the Charlotte Bobcats. They only joined the NBA in the 1995-1996 season.At the same time, the Raptors are located in Toronto, Canada, and are the only NBA team based outside the United States.

The Raptors have a short history, but after joining the NBA for a few years, they quickly became one of the most competitive teams in the Eastern Conference.

In the 1995-1996 season, the Raptors played in the NBA for the first time. The rookie "Little Flying Mouse" Damon Stoudemire was the leader in their first season. He averaged 19 points and 9.3 assists per game.

Afterwards, under the operation of Isiah Thomas, the Raptors won the two talents of Canadian trapeze Vince Carter and McGrady in the draft, and their strength rose rapidly.

In 2003, the Raptors picked Texas' high-quality forward Chris Bosh in the draft. Soon after Vince Carter went to New Jersey, Chris Bosh became the "Dragon King".

This summer, Colangelo took consecutive shots and took off TJ Ford, who is said to be faster than Iverson, former slam dunk king Frazer Jones, Spanish center Georgie Garbajosa, Italian champion Bargnani, etc. People, their strength has increased sharply, and they have become the leaders in the Eastern Atlantic Division and are currently ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference.

The current rankings in the East are the Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, and the Toronto Raptors...

Among them, the difference between the third-placed Miami Heat and the No.4 Toronto Raptors is only 0.5 wins. With 0.5 wins, the Toronto Raptors certainly want to win the Hornets and raise their wins to third in the Eastern Conference.

The battle with the Toronto Raptors has not yet started, but the war of words between the two sides is extremely hot.

Before the game, the reporter first interviewed Chris Bosh, the core of the Raptors. When talking about Jack’s bet, Chris Bosh said lightly: “It’s a ridiculous bet, and Jack will definitely not get it. The title of scoring champion, everyone knows that the snake is a terrifying scoring machine, and 81 points is the best proof."

The Italian Andrea Bargnani did very poorly in the NBA. Although he is starting to gain a foothold now, he still hasn't lost his reputation as a parallel importer.

However, as an undrafted player, Jack has already revealed the glory of a superstar in the league.Of course, the Italians are very jealous, so when the reporter mentioned Jack’s bet, he pretended to ask for a while before saying: “He should recognize his position, in our line of business, for his own Accurate positioning is very important. It is strange that an undrafted player can surpass the snake. Although, in the previous duel, he also won us, but to be honest, Jack and the snake Not a class of opponents”

After finishing speaking, Bargnani showed a smile that he thought was extremely handsome. In fact, he didn't know the reporter in front of him, and cursed in his heart: He's stupid.You idiot, it's because you have an inaccurate positioning of yourself!The label of parallel imports is really suitable for him.

When Jack heard the words of the two before the game, there was no pause. Jack said directly: "Ordinary great people must have been born very humble. On their way forward, they will always meet All kinds of criticisms. Let them talk if they like! However, everything they say doesn’t count, and all of this can only be judged after the game is over.”

"Also, I very much agree with Andre Bargnani's words. Knowing your own position is really very important." The meaning of Jack's words is self-evident.

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The game between the two sides started on time at 7 pm. The Raptors' starting lineup was point guard TJ. Ford, shooting guard Maurice Peterson, small forward Andre Bargnani, power forward Chris Poe What, center Georgi Garbajosa.

This lineup is not weak on paper. With four turrets and a Ford sports car, as long as they cooperate well, Michelle's bombardment tactics will be quite good.

It is not without reason that the Toronto Raptors can get the fourth place in the East.

However, the Toronto Raptors' lineup is not bad offensively, but has a lot of defensive problems.

Even Dragon King Chris Bosh's defense is not very good, and his relatively thin body makes Bosh suffer a lot when defending insiders like Jack.

Garbajosa and Bargnani can only be regarded as two tall forts, both of which belong to the type of flying kites outside.Moreover, this lineup also has an obvious weakness, that is, only Ford has one point, connecting the inside and outside lines.

As long as the Hornets pinch Ford, the Raptors' offense will be greatly reduced.

It was Jack and Chris Bosh who jumped the ball. At the beginning of the game, because of the media's exaggeration before the game started, coupled with Jack's bet, the game became full of gunpowder from the beginning.

For Jack, there is also good news, that is, the Toronto Raptors also want to win this game, so they did not adopt the defensive tactics of the Minnesota Forest against Jack.

Double-team defense, the defense against the strongest point is of course very solid, but don't forget that basketball is a five-person sport.Jack's passing is also a first-class existence in the league.

If you choose to double-team Jack, if the Hornets are allowed to shoot from the outside, it will be really difficult for the Raptors to win.

Jack is in the jump ball, starting for the Hornets, the basketball comes to Paul's hands, and Paul controls the rhythm and slows the ball down.

Paul slowly dribbled the ball across the half court and began to organize the offense according to Byron Scott's arrangement.

Although there was no double-team defense against Jack, they did a good job of defending Jack with the first ball.

Jack didn't have a chance, Paul broke through and scored, Peja Stockovic's open three-pointer, "clang", the basketball missed!

Bosh's rebound!

After tj Ford got the ball, he soared his speed to the extreme. He went down quickly by himself. The Hornets' defense was not timely enough. Tj. Ford made a low-handed layup and scored the ball!

In the next round, Paul dribbled the ball across the half court, and the Hornets players spread their positions as far as possible to create opportunities for Jack to attack.

Jack, who was on the inside, leaned against Garbajosa, and suddenly reached out for the ball.

Paul made a covert touchdown pass, and the basketball came into Jack's hands.

The Spaniard reacted very quickly, and Garbajosa was very experienced, so he stuck up and almost surrounded Jack!
Standing on the right side outside the penalty area, Jack pressed his back against Garbajosa.

"Bang bang bang!" The dribble sounded, and Jack's back hit at the same time. With such a direct and powerful impact, Garbajosa did not expect Jack to be so powerful, and he fell to the ground without any preparation. .

Jack's strength has been from the last strength confrontation with O'Neill. After Jack lost to him, Jack strengthened his strength exercises. Jack's strength has now risen to 93.Jack's strength is of course not the same as before.

The referee's whistle didn't sound, which proved that Jack was making a reasonable collision. Whether Garbajosa fell to the ground or not has nothing to do with Jack. The basket roared away.

"Shit, let all of this go to hell!" Jack's inner violence broke out at this moment.

Jack kicked his feet and jumped up, holding the basketball ball with both hands, the muscles in his arms exploded, and the muscles in his whole body seemed to explode, twisted into a rope, and every ounce of strength was exerted, burning up!

Suddenly, with a "boom", the energy of the muscles exploded, and a force surged all over his body. Jack in the air was shining brightly under the flashing lights!
Jack grabbed the ball with both hands and swung it back. His body had already flown to the highest point. He straightened his waist, and suddenly he was stuck in the air. He smashed the ball into the basket from top to bottom with both hands!
All the fans took a breath, exclaimed, involuntarily exclaimed!
"Oh, MYGOD!" All the audience who saw this scene suddenly jumped up, their eyes seemed to pop out of their sockets, and they were stunned by the scene in front of them!

At this time, many spectators who did not pay attention to the game were a little puzzled. They looked at the big screen above, and then opened their mouths in a daze. Is it an illusion?

At this moment, whether they are Hornets fans or not, all the audience shouted wildly.

"OH...Jack...Shocking performance!" The ball commentator shouted tremblingly: "Jack! He gave us an incredible, unbelievable dunk at the beginning of the game."

After passing this unbelievable dunk, no matter whether it was the fans of Toronto or the fans of the New Orleans Hornets, they all felt the intimidating atmosphere permeating Jack's whole body.

Jack is about to start killing again.

Chris Bosh saw that since Jack had done such an unforgivable thing on his own territory, the flame of struggle hidden in his heart also began to burn.

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Chris Bosh wanted to single Jack under the basket, but he didn't receive the ball in the low post, and tj Ford's pass made a mistake.

Paul succeeded in stealing the ball, Butler made a quick pass, Paul made a long pass through the audience, Butler's one-handed snap dunk, and there was a loud bang...

After the ball was scored, the Toronto Raptors' possession of the ball, tj Ford also improved the speed in an all-round way, but the Hornets' defense was very timely, and the Toronto Raptors' fast break was not completed.

Attacking the position, Bosh didn't score the ball, Hilton got the rebound, at this time, Jack had already rushed out of the three-point line.

Hilton handed the ball to Paul. After Paul took the ball and dribbled it for a step, the ball came to the hands of Jack who had already stepped on the three-point line. Hit the ground.

After the basketball returned to his hands, he started straight away, bent his knees, took steps, kicked off his body and soared up from the ground like a soaring rocket, facing the basket that was close at hand, with a "boom", With a loud noise, the basketball in Jack's hand was bombarded heavily by Jack to the top of the basket.

In the beginning, the two sides played fast against fast, and the rhythm between the two sides was very fast.

The Raptors tj Ford's mid-range emergency stop shot failed!
Jack controlled the rebound, Paul controlled the ball and went down quickly, Butler cut to the basket and received a pass from Paul!
Due to Bosh's interference, the basketball bounced up, but it didn't matter, Jack made a tip-up.

Bosh saw that there was no chance inside, but he himself pulled it outside the three-point line, shot a three-pointer from the bottom corner, and Bosh made a three-pointer!

Jack really can't see that Bosh can shoot three-pointers, whether he is aggressive or not, Jack doesn't know.

Hornets possession of the ball, Paul and Jack's alley-oop!
tj Ford and Chris Bosh also played pick-and-roll cooperation, Chris Bosh's mid-range shot, with a bang, the basketball hit the net!

Jack also responded with a mid-range shot!
For a very long time thereafter, the two sides engaged in a battle of soaring points.

The two sides fought to a 35 tie in the first quarter, and Jack also scored 14 in the first quarter!

In the second quarter, the two sides continued to fight, but they still reached a tie. After halftime, the two sides fought to a 54-level tie.

Jack scored 15 points in the second quarter, and Jack scored 29 points at halftime.

After the Hornets halftime, the game between the Lakers and the Houston Rockets also ended. In that game, Kobe continued to play the role of a scorer. Kobe scored 42 points in a single game.

Therefore, in the second half, Jack must continue his scoring momentum.No way, who told him to choose this path?
Jack's post-up singles Chris Bosh made a good start for the Hornets.

While the Toronto Raptors didn't score, Jack controlled the rebound!

Jack was still in the position just now, with his back against Chris Bosh.To be honest, Bosh's defense is indeed nothing compared to Kevin Garnett.

Jack turned around under the basket like a top, and dunked with both hands under the basket!
At the beginning of the game, Jack scored four points in a row and directly established the lead for the Hornets.

Although Bosh's defense is indeed not good, but Bosh's offensive methods are really nothing to say.

Bosh broke through Jack, a small hook under the basket, the basketball rolled over the rim a few times, but, in the end, fell straight into the hoop.

However, then Jack relied on the cooperation with Paul's pick-and-roll, and Jack scored the ball in an alley-oop!Pay back immediately!
At the beginning of the second half of the game, the Hornets directly gave the Toronto Raptors a 10-2 spurt. In this spurt, Jack scored 8 points alone.

(End of this chapter)