Defending champion

Chapter 435 Golden State Bandits, Not to be Underestimated

Chapter 9 The Golden State Bandits, Don't Let It Go

"Man, the situation of the Hornets at this time is not as simple as you said before the game? There are more than 4 minutes left in the third quarter, but the Hornets are already behind by 18 points. In the first game at home, the Hornets It may end in failure." Kenny Smith said sarcastically.

Reggie Miller didn't say anything at this time.It looks like sitting on a mountain and watching a tiger fight.

"Kenny, it's still the same sentence. On the basketball court, anything is possible. Moreover, the Hornets are a team with Jack. Taking a step back, this kind of score can arouse enough enthusiasm from all the players of the Hornets." Their potential will be fully realized." Although the score is 18 points behind, Charles Barkley is still very optimistic about the current state of the Hornets.

"Man, you're right. But, trailing by 18 points in three quarters, and, this is the playoffs, the Hornets have dug themselves such a big hole. Wait until they fill it in. By the end of the game, fill it in." Is it still the same thing if you don’t fill it in?”

"The Hornets rested a few days longer than the Golden State Warriors. Of course, it takes a little time to warm up. 18 points is not a problem. As long as the Hornets find their rhythm, the Hornets are very strong."

"You are a fan of Jack, of course you would say that. However, I found that your words are not based at all."

"Whatever you want to say. Anyway, after this round, the New Orleans Hornets must advance, not the Golden State Warriors. Believe it or not, just watch."

"Charles, are you realistic? Don't forget that you are broadcasting the game live."

"Am I realistic? I'm telling the truth."

"A hopeless fan."

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Facing Charles Barkley's rogue behavior, what can Kenny Smith say?Kenny Smith has seen shameless people before, but he has never seen such shameless people.

However, although what Charles Barkley said was a bit big, at least he was right about one thing.

From the beginning of the game to the present, the Hornets have been played by the Golden State Warriors.The Hornets simply haven't found their rhythm.

The original speed of the Hornets is not slow, but compared with the Golden State Warriors, a fan who is specialized in fast breaks.It's a little bit of a big deal.

The typical dispatch of the Hornets is to attack the position and counterattack after adding defense.It's the Hornets' orthodox dismissal. It's simply faster than the Golden State Warriors, and the Hornets are their opponents.

Another important reason why the Hornets are so far behind is that the Golden State Warriors' three-point shooting percentage today is really terribly high.

62% vs. 32%, the difference is really too big.

To sum up, there is no reason for the Hornets not to be overtaken.

Byron Scott also expected this, so he quickly called a timeout. During the timeout, he especially emphasized this point:
"Man, keep your spirits up, this is the playoffs. I don't want to finish this series and go home and go fishing. Don't forget what you guys are like. It’s gotten to where it is today.”

After Byron Scott finished speaking, he glanced at the eyes of the players in the team.

Byron Scott's words, obviously, have touched the string of the Hornets players inside.

Byron Scott continued: "Although we are now 18 points behind, we are not without a chance to comeback. The main reason why Golden State can lead is because of their fast break, three-pointers The ball, and the fights they have accumulated... If we want to come back, at the very least, you have to fight more actively than them. We need to find our own offensive rhythm and not blindly follow them. Since the fast break can't beat them, we just use the position to grind them to death..."

At this time, Byron Scott had just finished arranging the tactics. Seeing that there was still time left in the timeout, Byron Scott stretched out his right hand first, and at the same time, he signaled the Hornets players to surround him.But he himself stood in the middle and shouted: "We have finally come to where we are today. I don't want to go home to fish after this round of competition is over. Do you want to?"

"In no mood!"

"So, what should you do?"

"Fuck Golden State, fuck him!"

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Seeing such a big commotion on the Hornets side of the bench, the Golden State Warriors players unconsciously raised their heads to see what happened.

"Hmph, you New Orleans Hornets are the next Dallas Mavericks. Basketball is not just about chanting slogans." Davis, the leader of the Golden State Warriors, snorted coldly.It's no wonder that the Hornets will be looked down upon. They defeated the Dallas Mavericks in 7 games out of 4 games and 6 wins.

Even the leaders in the Western Conference have been defeated by them. In the Western Conference, what team can't beat them?Winning can always boost people's self-confidence quickly.

But, as Charles Barkley said, the Hornets are not the Dallas Mavericks, the Hornets are different.

"Forcing..." The whistle for the end of the timeout sounded, and the timeout was over.

Hornets possession of the ball!

Paul controlled the tempo on the court, slowly dribbled the ball across the half court, and the Hornets attacked in position!

So, as Byron Scott said, the Golden State Warriors really have nothing to defend?The reason why they are able to lead the Hornets by so many points depends entirely on their fast break.

Now, after knowing this characteristic of the Golden State Warriors, the Hornets will definitely seize the loopholes of the Golden State Warriors to attack.

Paul is facing Davis' defense. Davis is a powerful defender, but he also has a breakthrough speed that is no less than Paul's. What Paul is most afraid of is such a control with both speed and strength. ball guard.

Paul visually inspected it, and it was impossible to directly break through it.Paul didn't want a direct breakthrough, so he asked Jack inside for a pick-and-roll.

Jack knew it and immediately raised it from the inside. Paul used Jack's pick-and-roll. After Paul threw Davis away, he went straight to the Golden State Warriors' penalty area.

After Jack helped Paul complete the pick-and-roll, he also didn't sit idle. He turned around, stuck Davis behind him, and went all the way to the basket...

After Paul attracted enough double-teams, with a flick of his wrist, Paul released the basketball from his hand...

Jack already knew that Paul would have this trick. After receiving the ball from Paul's hit, Jack immediately started, facing the basket that was close at hand, and made a one-handed dunk.

There was a loud bang, the basket let out a painful groan, and the basket trembled from left to right...

The depressed mood of the Hornets fans who had been squeezed for a long time was completely erupted in this game.

However, the Golden State Warriors simply ignored this. After the Hornets scored, the Golden State Warriors didn't delay for a moment and served directly from the baseline. The basketball came to Davis, and Davis went straight through the audience. A long pass, before the Hornets had time to retreat, the basketball was already in the hands of Jackson, who was at a 45-degree angle from the three-point line.

Golden State Warriors This is the fast break tactics of the Golden State Warriors. However, the Hornets retreated very fast. The fast break tactics of the Golden State Warriors did not succeed.

The positional offense of the Golden State Warriors is not so much a positional offense as it is a personal singles tactic.

The Golden State Warriors have no chance of breaking through under the Hornets' impregnable half-court zone defense tactics.

After Davis broke through, he made a mid-range emergency stop shot, and the shot basketball bounced high above the basket!

Tyson Chandler and David West were stuck at the basket, fighting for this backcourt rebound, but Barnes was a very thief, his arm was directly on David West On West's shoulders, he simply did not give David West the possibility to take off.

The basketball's landing point also happened to fall towards David West's side, and Barnes also showed a tricky smile on his face. This frontcourt rebound belongs to me.

This is the second reason why the Hornets lost just now, the rebound protection is not good enough.

However, the smile on Barnes' face froze at this moment.I saw a white shadow, as if passing by him, with his arms in the air, grabbing the ball aggressively, but the basketball didn't stay in Jack's hands for too long.

Jack made a bowling pass, and the basketball went straight through the Golden State Warriors' defense, all the way to Butler, who had already reached the frontcourt.

After Butler received Jack's pass, he dribbled a step, flew up, and smashed the buckle with one hand.

There was a loud bang, and the basketball let out a painful moan...

The Hornets chased the score to the last 14 points. At this time, there were more than 2 minutes left in the third quarter.

Among the Golden State Warriors, if you want to find someone to attack the city, of course it must be Davis.

Davis saw that he missed the mid-range shot after the emergency stop just now. At this time, if he is asked to try again, it seems that he is not so confident.

Therefore, he gave up the emergency stop shot and replaced it with a breakthrough.

Davis' breakthrough hit the Hornets' arms. Davis's shot after the breakthrough was directly pressed on the backboard by Tyson Chandler.

The ball once again came to the hands of the Hornets. Now the Hornets are not pursuing how fast they are. They must now have a success rate and close the score!

Jack asked for the ball in the low post for post-up singles, and Jack faced Barnes' defense. Jack had no pressure, and squeezed Barnes inward step by step.

Richardson next to him hurried over to help defend. Jack wanted this result. Just when Richardson was about to come over and take out the ball, Jack's wrist trembled slightly, and the basketball came to Peja Stowe Kevic's hands.

Peja Stockovic raised his knife and dropped the basketball. After drawing an arc in the air, the basketball slammed into the basket.

With a sound of "rinse", the basketball stirred up a layer of gorgeous waves on the basket.

The Golden State Warriors' position offense is still not there!

Jack successfully singled Barnes in the low post, turned around and made a low shot, hitting the ball into the basket!

After the timeout, the Hornets played a 9-0 spurt of the Golden State Warriors and approached the score to single digits.

At this time, with the last 45 seconds left before the end of the third quarter, the Golden State Warriors once again requested a timeout.

In the 45 seconds after returning from the timeout, neither side was able to score the ball!

"Beep..." The whistle sounded at the end of the third quarter, and the score between the two sides was fixed at 78 to 69, and the Hornets were still nine points behind.

Throughout the game, that is, only in the second half of the third quarter, the Hornets found a little feeling.

"Man, now you won't say that the Hornets have no hope of winning this game, will you?" Charles Barkley sarcastically said to Kenny Smith.

"Don't be too optimistic, you just have the hope of winning. However, I don't think this hope is very big. In the high-intensity game of the playoffs, the team chasing points is under great pressure .” Kenny Smith said.

"However, the Hornets will do it." Charles Barkley said confidently.

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While the two old guys above the commentary were chattering endlessly, the game officially started.

As soon as it comes up, the Golden State Warriors have the ball!
The Golden State Warriors faced the Hornets' zone defense, and he still had nothing to do. They could only use it, and Davis went to attack.

They tried to use Davis to tear the Hornets' defense. As soon as Davis broke through, the Hornets' defense immediately shrank.

Originally thought that this attack could basically be defended, but Davis’s breakthrough this time was false. After the breakthrough, it was true that the Hornets’ defense was forced to shrink. They tried to use this method to give Golden State a Warriors players are real.

Davis was dribbling at high speed, and suddenly, he rose from the ground in a hurry and distributed the basketball in his hand. The basketball came to Jackson's hands outside the three-point line.

Jackson's touch is still very hot today, so he directly pulled up and shot a three-pointer!

With a bang, the basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air, and then smashed into the basket.

The Golden State Warriors extended the score to double digits as soon as they played in the fourth quarter.

When he came back, Jack successfully singled Barnes in the low post, and also caused Richardson's defensive foul.

Jack hit two plus one successfully!

Jack stood on the free throw line, his wrist shook slightly, and with a bang, the goal was scored!

Jack succeeded in hitting a three-pointer, and the Hornets' point difference remained at nine points.

(End of this chapter)