NBA: Opening breaks record

Chapter 357 Anxious Ayton
The sun has also changed, after all, he can't die. Paul, who is 37 years old, will die.

Ayton ushered in the opportunity to prove himself, and Monty left him on the court with Payne, Johnson, Shamet, and Bridges.

With this lineup, the offense is undoubtedly the main Ayton.

Because James is playing center on the opposite side at this time, he may be able to rely on his strength to hold Ayton inside.

But now, he will still guard the inside line, but he does not have such a big advantage in strength, so his height is a bit at a disadvantage.

Ayton hit him better than Meng Hua, because he happened to be one size smaller than Ayton.

If it is too small, it will be afraid that the opponent will rely on agility to steal the ball;
The smaller one is just right, the advantage of active attack can offset the lack of flexibility.

Next, the Suns attacked Ayton on the inside all four times.

Ayton lived up to expectations, seized the opportunity and scored 3 goals.

For the Lakers, James and Westbrook take turns holding the ball.

In the four offenses, James hit the iron head to tail.

Westbrook played in the middle, hit an iron once, scored a goal, and his shooting percentage was 50%, which is quite ideal.

Relying on Ayton's output, the Suns caught up to 5 points again.

It's the sun's turn to attack. If the point difference is narrowed to within one goal, it will be difficult.

Vogel sent Meng Hua to replace Gua Ge, who was terrible on the defensive end.

Judging from Gua Ge's defense, he is undoubtedly a fantastic season this season.

Only compared to the defense of players over 35 years old, James' defense is still remarkable.

But it's not that Gua Ge is bad. At this age, he still persists. He is courageous in himself, not to mention that he has never been good at defense in his career.

Seeing Meng Hua come on stage, Payne's eyebrows were twisted into Sichuan characters, why did this devil come up again.

The two had fought against each other before, and Meng Hua's defense against Payne made the latter directly doubt his life.

Payne relies on basketball IQ, and he has no advantage over Meng Hua in this respect.

His physical talent is also not as good as Meng Hua's. It can be said that Meng Hua's presence in front of him is a dimensionality reduction blow.

Fortunately, Payne didn't have to dribble too much, and directly lobbed Ayton to the basket.

But this kind of ball, with such a clear purpose, is tantamount to letting Ayton single out James.

You don't hit people in the face, you just hit them quietly and you're done. With such a big fanfare now, it's clear that Ayton is going to eat James alone.

When was James so underestimated?
Jai Zi was completely cracked, and he used all his strength to defend.

Sure enough, Ayton couldn't stand it anymore, and he was no longer in the state of 4 out of 3 just now.

I had no choice but to sacrifice the perfect throwing, and the fire was booming, just in time to strike iron.

James still refused to let it go, and roared again, venting his grievances.

It was difficult for him to accept that his former strengths were being targeted.

People will always get old, and he has nothing to shout about. If he still has the defensive dominance of the past, and can still attack and defend for 36 minutes, the Lakers will not enter the playoffs as No. 10.

Teammates don't say it, coaches don't say it, fans don't say it, but opponents do.

Competitive sports, food is the original sin.

Even if Ayton missed, James' eyes still wanted to kill.

He asked for the ball from the baseline, held the ball for half court, and raised his hand to signal his teammates to play a pick-and-roll, but it was a fake move, and he directly rushed into the inside line with his waist.

The flying dragon is in the sky.

Full of anger, James continued to roar in his heart, and took three steps towards Ayton.

Not to be outdone, Ayton adjusted his pace, and just as James' arm was going up, he made a surprise attack and slapped him like lightning.

The two wrestled in the air, and James took back the basketball, quietly waiting for Ayton to fall.

Not right.

He was about to fall, but Ayton still hadn't.

Synchronized with his god.

With Ayton's giant palms in all directions, James tossed the ball in desperation.

His floater also hit the iron.

Three strikes in a row, a bruised rim, and a plaintive look at James.

I don't understand why he has become so incomprehensible, other people's homes are shot into the center of the net, but James is a chick.

Ayton turned around, accepted the rebound, and yelled at James.

So what if you are No.1 in the league? That was just the past, now we are No. [-] in the league.

Come on, come on if you don't accept it, Ayton continued to look provocatively.

His father doesn't love his mother and he doesn't love him. After being suppressed for too long, his temper suddenly came up out of nowhere.

James glared back at him, and silently retreated to the half-court defense. There is no need to be as knowledgeable as a mad dog.

The Suns can live without Ayton, but the Lakers can't live without themselves.

After successfully yelling back at James, Ayton was in a good mood. After all, the opponent was No. 1 in the league, even in the past.

The Suns attacked, Payne controlled the ball, he was pressing time, and made the last attack in the third quarter.

Meng Hua waited patiently like he was waiting for a lover who had not yet confirmed his relationship.

Just when Payne was about to move, Meng Hua also moved.

Even the high-speed cameras couldn't tell which of the two moved first.

Meng Hua was also counting the seconds in his heart. At 8 seconds, he moved ahead of time, in order to catch his opponent by surprise.

It was really surprising that Meng Hua was gone when Ayton stepped down.

Payne pulled the ball back and almost collided with Meng Hua. If it wasn't for his quick response, the ball might have been taken out.

"This guy must be a monster." Payne thought to himself, took the ball and walked to the right, took two steps, seeing that the opponent was still half a beat behind him, he was slightly relieved.

This half beat was given to him by Meng Hua on purpose.

Payne is a left-hander, and he is not familiar with breakthroughs on the right.

If he was very familiar with both lanes, he would have been the main force long ago.

Time passed by second by second, Meng Hua did not lose his position, and Payne gradually became anxious.

If his right hand is flexible enough, he can pass the ball to his right hand and pull up for a jumper, as Paul often does.

The problem is that his right hand can only assist, but there is no way to directly output.

Then pass the ball.

But there was a huge crowd, and the teammates didn't know where to go.

Payne had no choice but to continue pushing in, hoping to further open up the space.

But Meng Hua chased him harder and harder, forcing him to turn around at all, so he had to lead him to the bottom corner.

Near, near, the opponent's footsteps are near.

Payne brakes hard, a big roundabout.

Meng Hua chased him, but he didn't use all his strength. Payne braked, and he braked too. The two were still tightly entangled.

Payne's footsteps are also very flexible, and he turned around, hoping to get rid of Meng Hua so that he could shoot.

Meng Hua's hand, covering the sky and the sun, dangled wildly in front of his eyes.

Payne was miserable, so he had to turn around again.

Meng Hua's hand, like a poisonous snake, climbed towards his slender waist.

The snake body suddenly stood up, and it bit the opponent with a bloody mouth.

It's over, it's over.

My life is over.

Payne was desperate, making the last struggle, throwing the ball up, not far from the basket, and the ball still had a 30% chance of hitting.

puff!
Meng Hua slapped the ball with his big hand, and the two of them were tightly wrapped together like the wick of the Buddha.

Scrimmage?
There is not enough time, the referee thought about it and ended the third quarter directly.

The Lakers led by 2 points in a single quarter and entered the fourth quarter with a total lead of 5 points.

(End of this chapter)