Defending champion

Chapter 68

The Hornets started the second half, and this situation has not improved for the Hornets.

Byron didn't dare to send Jack to mark Caleb James in the previous game to mark Carmelo Anthony.The main reason is because there was a spare tire of Chris Anderson in the last game.However, Anderson has been fired from the league.Put David West and Jack on the field at the same time, if one of them is injured, the consequences will be disastrous.Can Byron take a risk for a game.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Anthony continued to bombard the Hornets' basket.Mason, who was replaced, was hit by Anthony twice in a row and succeeded in three-pointers due to lack of experience.After Anthony's two goals, the score on the field became 45 to 57, and the Hornets trailed by 12 points.

The head coach of the Hornets, Byron Scott, couldn't sit still. With 6 minutes left in the third quarter, Mason, who was going to be blasted by Carmelo, and David, who had committed 4 fouls, West.

After Jack was off in the second quarter, he finally got another chance to play with more than 6 minutes left in the third quarter.Butler now has to play again.

Jack and Bart played side by side, and Jack was naturally booed by the fans.However, Jack was used to this, and he didn't feel what it was.

Instead, the game is what matters.Just now on the bench, Jack saw very clearly that the reason why the Hornets were led by so many points was because of Carmelo Anthony's failure at this point.Therefore, if the Huang Feng team wants to win this game away, they must limit Carmelo's performance on this point.

So how can we limit his performance?With Jack's current defensive ability of 80, Jack is sure to keep Carmelo's Turan's shooting rate below 30%.However, Jack knew that Byron would never dare to take the risk of putting himself and David West on the court at the same time in this game.

Carmelo Anthony's scoring in the second quarter has already shown that Butler is impossible to limit Carmelo.Therefore, if the game continues like this, the Hornets will undoubtedly lose.So what should the wasp do?

In fact, the Hornets are not helpless.While watching the game, Jack discovered a characteristic of Carmelo's offense.One of the reasons why Carmelo's shooting rate is so high today is that he always breaks through to the basket.The Hornets' basket defense is not in place, so Carmelo is given a lot of opportunities.

Now that he has discovered this, Jack will naturally pay great attention.Jack walked to Butler's side, patted Butler on the shoulder and said, "Hey! Dude."

Butler turned around and saw Jack with a wry smile on his face.Carmelo's pressure on Butler is indeed not small.You could see the sweat dripping off Jack's body.Butler was twice as sweaty as usual.

"Forcing" the referee's whistle sounded.

The timeout is over and the game continues.

Jack realized that it was not too late, and said to Butler next to him: "Hey! Dude, when you defend Carmelo, you only need to defend his mid-range jumper. His breakthrough is handed over to me. .”

Butler is also very grateful to Jack for wanting to share the responsibility for him, but Butler still refuses: "Thank you! But, you should take care of your Nene first! Nene is also known as a madman at the basket. .You can't underestimate it."

"Trust me man, I'm not joking. If he breaks through, you can hand him over to me, and I will let me finish him." Jack said to Butler very confidently.

Jack may not be able to attack, but defense is Jack's strong point, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

Seeing Jack's self-confidence, Butler felt that there was no harm in giving it a try.The dead horse is now being treated as a living horse.Anyway, he can't defend Carmelo Anthony alone now.

The Nuggets attack.

Their number one star, Carmelo Anthony, felt hot, so they still handed the ball to Anthony to handle.

Anthony saw that the Hornets hadn't flanked him yet, and thought: You don't plan to flank him, do you?snort!Today I'm going to score 60 points.

After figuring it out, Carmelo Anthony decided to play singles by himself.

Carmelo Anthony saw that Butler was just defending his jump shot, Anthony sneered, "Rookie, don't you watch the video, my shooting percentage is not only high, but also the breakthrough is also the top in the league. "

Butler's counter to Anthony's counterattack just blocked his shooting path.Anthony saw that Butler was so disdainful of his breakthrough, and immediately started, dribbling only to kill the basket.Anthony's absolute speed is not very fast, but his first step is the top in the league.

Anthony relied on his fierce first step to shake Butler away.But Butler's defensive position is still threatening to Anthony, and Anthony continues to accelerate to get rid of him.As soon as Anthony accelerated, he came to the penalty area.

Jack saw that the fish had taken the bait.Jack quickly defended, and Butler wrapped Anthony tightly, blocking Anthony's shooting and passing routes.

Anthony saw that he was double-teamed and couldn't pass the ball, so he could only make a foul.

Jack and the others already knew that they would have this move. Jack just raised his hand up, and didn't press down.Anthony threw the ball crookedly.The referee's whistle did not sound, and Jack did not foul.

The basketball bounced off the backboard and was caught by Butler.

The Hornets relied on the defense of Jack and Butler's team to stop the ball in Anthony's hands.

Seeing that the referee's whistle didn't sound, Anthony felt that he was at a disadvantage, and quickly gestured to the referee.

At this time, the fans at the scene booed a lot. The fans thought that Jack's ball was a foul.However, the referee still insisted on his original penalty.

The Hornets seized this opportunity of a defensive counterattack. In the end, Paul assisted Butler who had a chance to score.

Carmelo Anthony was very angry when he saw that the ball was not scored just now.Ask Andre Miller for the ball right away for a single.Butler's defensive strategy is still the same as before, letting go and not letting go.

Anthony wanted to prove his breakthrough ability in a hurry, without even thinking about it, he dribbled the ball directly to the basket.Having learned the lesson just now, Anthony broke through very fast this time, and did not give Jack and Butler a chance to form a pincer attack.

After Anthony threw Butler away, he faced a vast basket.

"Alas!..." The Hornets' substitute let out a heavy sigh. This time, they thought that Jack and Butler would stop Anthony as they did just now.However, according to a situation, it is basically impossible.

Some of the fans at the scene even stood up and prepared to cheer Anthony's goal this time.

However, after the next second, they found out that they were wrong, and the mistake was quite outrageous.

Anthony stepped across the penalty area, took off, and wanted to vent with a dunk.Anthony, who was gliding in the air, wondered what kind of posture he should use to end this attack.

At this time, Anthony did not realize that the sky had turned black, which was not suitable for high-altitude operations.

When Anthony woke up, he realized it was too late, very late.

When Anthony wanted to smash the basketball he was holding high into the basket, he found that the basketball seemed to have encountered a lot of resistance, and he had no way to smash it as it rose into the air.

Jack tried his best in the air, and the ball in Anthony's hand was firmly pressed down by Jack.

"Peng" Anthony fell heavily to the ground.There was a heavy contact between the butt and the ground.

The fans at the scene couldn't believe that this scene was real. Their star Carmelo Anthony would be slapped down by a rookie.Not only the fans couldn't believe it, but the Hornets players couldn't believe it either, they all opened their mouths in surprise!
The place was silent!
(End of this chapter)