This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 424 Lost in the first game, Anthony Morrow scored 29 points

The Charlotte Bobcats still lead the New Jersey Nets with a record of 2 wins and 1 loss in the regular season. From a psychological perspective, they still have an absolute advantage in the game. However, the only game they lost was Deron Williams It happened after the transfer to the New Jersey Nets, so the New Jersey Nets are not afraid of the Charlotte Bobcats psychologically.

The first round of the game will be held at the Prudential Center Arena in Newark, home of the New Jersey Nets. This is the first time since Vince Carter left the team to enter the playoffs, and the record of 60 wins and 22 losses is also the best in history. The best record, and this is also the New Jersey Nets once again entered the playoffs as the top four in the Eastern Conference.

New Jersey once dominated the Eastern Conference in the early 21st century. Although it lost to the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs in the Finals, it was already the highest in the team's history.

This is also a team without a championship.

This season they spent a lot of money to build the most expensive team in the league. In fact, the total salary of the New Jersey Nets has become the first in the league after the arrival of Deron Williams. The Knicks have an extra $6852.

At the end of the regular season, they were expected to be No. [-] in the league and avoid the defending champions, but they slipped a iron loo with Deron Williams, who was back in the old place, and played abnormally in the game against the Jazz. , In the end, the New Jersey Nets missed the first place in the Eastern Conference.

But this is also a fait accompli. Now New Jersey players are thinking about how to beat the Charlotte Bobcats.

The Newark Prudential Center Arena is full of people at the moment.

April 4, the second day of the playoffs.

The Charlotte Bobcats are in New Jersey.

More than 4% of fans and commentators believe that the Charlotte Bobcats will complete the black seven in this round of the series.

This also made the players of the New Jersey Nets very annoyed.

Before the start of the playoffs, the Charlotte Bobcats had already fixed their starting lineup, and the running-in between each other was initially completed.

In the first game, Zhu Holiday + Brandon Roy + Zhou Lin + Luke Mbah a Moute + Tyson Chandler, is a combination that is somewhat deterrent on both ends of the offense and defense.

The main backups are: Derek Fisher, Tracy McGrady, Tony Allen, David Lee, Yi Jianlian, Francisco Garcia.

The lineup of the New Jersey Nets is: Deron Williams + Sasha Vujacic + Joe Johnson + Chris Humphries + Chris Bosh.

Primary backups: Brock Lopez, Anthony Morrow, Chevis Outlaw, Quinton Rose, Dan Gadzuric, Damai James.

The New Jersey Nets got the first wave of possession, and the game began!
Early in the game, the New Jersey Nets scored consecutively through the pick-and-roll from Deron Williams and Chris Bosh.

Deron Williams is still very familiar with the pick-and-roll style of himself and Chris Bosh. After all, Carlos Boozer also plays like this. They are all insiders with shooting ability, and at home Deron Williams is also constantly threatening the Charlotte Bobcats' basket through his mid-range shooting.

The basket at home is still very friendly to them, and they can always fall into the basket when they stumble.

The Charlotte Bobcats did not rush to attack the inside, but continued to try their hands on the outside. Zhou Lin and Brandon Roy failed to make three-pointers.

Three minutes before the start of the game, the Charlotte Bobcats were hit with a 3-9 spurt. Only Tyson Chandler scored the first two points in the second attack after grabbing an offensive rebound.

However, after the timeout ended, the Charlotte Bobcats began to play the pick-and-roll. The pick-and-roll between Zhou Lin and Tyson Chandler, as long as the first block was misplaced, Zhou Lin began to find his touch, and Joe Johnson's side also beyond reach.

Chris Bosh is already a very flexible inside player, but he is a little helpless for this kind of pick-and-roll. At the end of the season, the pick-and-roll of Zhou Lin and Tyson Chandler has become a big player for the Charlotte Bobcats. One of the killers.

However, Joe Johnson is worthy of being the singles king. Looking back, he also successfully singled out Zhou Lin consecutively.

Vucevic also made consecutive three-pointers from the outside. Vucevic, who made less than 34% of his three-pointers this season, came to the Nets from the Lakers. After coming to the Nets, Vucevic started and played quite well. , Beside the Big Three, there is not much space to hold the ball, but Vucevic is still very motivated, although the efficiency has always been average.

In the first quarter of the game, the two sides played back and forth, shooting more than 50% from the field.

The Charlotte Bobcats lead the New Jersey Nets by one point 31-30.

In the second quarter, both sides were on the bench. The Charlotte Bobcats used David Lee as a check point, McGrady, Derek Fisher, and Francisco Garcia on the outside.

Such an outside lineup would have been terrifying if placed three years ago, but the lineup of the New Jersey Nets is younger. Jordan Farmar and Brock Lopez are one inside and one outside. pretty good.

Brock Lopez was like a thick wooden stick stirring around inside, and the effect was actually better than when Chris Bosh was on the court.

And Brock Lopez, who has 29 double-doubles as a substitute this season, is also one of the contenders for the best sixth man this season.

Undrafted pick Anthony Morrow also performed well.

The Charlotte Bobcats have a stronger lineup on paper, but they are somewhat lost by the undrafted + rookie players of the New Jersey Nets.

In the sound of cheering all over the sky, the New Jersey Nets have the meaning of getting braver as they fight.

All kinds of fighting, all kinds of fast breaks, let the two veteran players Tracy McGrady and Fisher feel helpless, the future is really young people!
After the Charlotte Bobcats were pulled to 8 points, they immediately called a timeout.

McGrady was replaced by Danny Green, and Derek Fisher was replaced by Jrue Holiday. In these two rounds, the two veterans were almost stunned by the impact.

Also, in the face of Derek Fisher and McGrady, the two stars in memory, although it is now in decline, they still want to beat their opponents well, which is a kind of challenge. When thinking so scary, it can often inspire a stronger fighting spirit.

The Charlotte Bobcats began to call back their starters, and the New Jersey Nets also began to gradually transfer their starters to the court. However, the undrafted Anthony Morrow was left on the court as one of the important signings of this season. It is also the most stable three-pointer in the New Jersey Nets.

In the first three seasons of the league, the three-pointers have always remained above 42%, and even as high as 46.7% and 45.6% in the first two seasons of the Warriors.

Today's Anthony Morrow did not take too many shots from beyond the three-point line, but continuously broke through McGrady's defense. After replacing Danny Green of the Charlotte Bobcats, Anthony Morrow also There is no slight convergence.

Compared to Vujacic, Anthony Morrow is slightly smaller in stature, and Vujacic has the experience of winning the championship after all, and he also surpasses Anthony Morrow in fame.

However, role players in the NBA also have a day of eating dumplings. Anthony Morrow, who is next to the Big Three, undoubtedly ushered in a day of explosion.

After Zhou Lin and Brandon Roy returned, the Charlotte Bobcats gradually stabilized their scoring trend. At this moment, Joe Johnson and Anthony Morrow, two big guns, continuously got opportunities on the outside. You know Deron Williams and Chris Bosh's pick-and-roll defense, the Charlotte Bobcats have not been doing well, which also leads to a little bit of a vicious circle.

The Charlotte Bobcats were a little bit tested in this game with the same kind of play.

Although relying on Zhou Lin's two waves of offense before the end of the halftime, the score was slightly saved, but it was still 54-61, 7 points behind.

After the start of the second half, the Charlotte Bobcats changed their previous decline. Brandon Roy was a little sluggish in the first half, and Vujacic's defensive interference still played a certain role. Landon Roy has played a total of 11 games this season. It can be said that his competitive state is far worse than at this time last season. The Charlotte Bobcats are also willing to help Brandon Roy find his state, especially Zhou Lin. He made the necessary sacrifices. From the end of the season, Zhou Lin began to share his shooting rights with Brandon Roy, and Brandon Roy's performance was sometimes good and sometimes bad. Even his I am also quite distressed about this.

In the first half, he scored 7 of 1 points and scored 4 points. He successfully singled out Vujacic in the third quarter.

In fact, if Brandon Roy in last year's playoffs met a defensive player like Vujacic, it would feel a bit misplaced.

Brandon Roy started to open, which can be said to be extremely important to the tactics of the Charlotte Bobcats.

"Whether it's speed or confrontation, Vujacic has a little disadvantage against Brandon Roy."

Moreover, Vujacic is also a nerve knife. He had no achievements on the defensive end, and he gradually began to get lost on the offensive end. He tried to adjust Tyson Chandler, and was blocked by a head and face.

"Judging from today's state, the little general should go to Anthony Morrow!"

Even the commentary said.

But general coaches are not willing to easily break the fixed rotation time. It was not until Vujacic was fouled three times in a row by Brandon Roy and received his fifth personal foul that the little general replaced Vujacic. However, the one who replaced him was Difficult Rose. It seemed that he had to let someone on the defensive end contain Brandon Roy, who was starting to explode. Undoubtedly, this move was extremely wrong, and the commentator has been saying It is impossible to completely defend the offense of the Charlotte Bobcats with the team of the New Jersey Nets, and Brandon Roy is also one of the best second positions in the league. In this way, it is better to use a slightly worse defense A little bit of Anthony Morrow, he can shoot.

In the third quarter, the Charlotte Bobcats have evened the score!
Anthony Morrow, who had already scored four three-pointers, was not replaced again until the fourth quarter, which also surprised many commentators. Fortunately, Anthony Morrow did not lose his touch on the outside three-pointer , Come up like a microwave oven.

This three-pointer suddenly ignited the mood of the fans at home in New Jersey.

Anthony Morrow, who had already scored 24 points, scored the highest score in the game. This also caught fans of the Charlotte Bobcats and New Jersey Nets a little off guard.

Anthony Morrow's outburst attracted a lot of attention from the Charlotte Bobcats. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the New Jersey Nets passed the pick-and-roll consecutively, and Deron Williams also started his own scoring performance.

For the Charlotte Bobcats, Zhou Lin began to attack the inside line continuously and made Humphries fouls consecutively. In the second half of the game, the junior general Johnson directly replaced Brock Lopez and Chris. Bosh formed the twin towers.

In the league, it is rare to play the inside line of the twin towers. Basically, the inside line is black and tough, plus a flexible and shooting fourth position, but it is not without it, such as the Los Angeles Lakers' Gasol and Bynum. combination.

The combination of Chris Bosh and Brook Lopez, Chris Bosh is undoubtedly the player who can stand on the line, and a few inside passes also disintegrated the Charlotte Bobcats' offense.

Although the replaced David Lee is also making continuous contributions on the offensive end.

But the Charlotte Bobcats were always under pressure in the fourth quarter.

At 1 minute and 23 seconds before the end of the game, Zhou Lin assisted Tyson Chandler for an inside dunk.

96-100, 4 points behind.

But then, Anthony Morrow's three-pointer almost killed the game.

Although Brandon Luo immediately returned 2 points, there was a gap of 5 points.

The New Jersey Nets pressed the time. Although they missed the shot, they ran out of 24 seconds.

With only 39 seconds left, the Charlotte Bobcats chose to fight from the outside after a timeout. After all, they are now 5 points behind. It is a pity that Zhou Lin scored 8 of 2 three-pointers from the outside in this game. Missed on this round.

The Bobcats can only adopt foul tactics, and it is still on Anthony Morrow.

This undrafted pick won the cheers of all the fans on the court at home today. He made two free throws at the free throw line, which almost decided the trend of the game.

98-105!

Although McGrady, who was replaced, made a three-pointer, but it was too late.

The New Jersey Nets pressed the time and did not play again.

101-105!

The New Jersey Nets held their first home game.

But what I never expected was that in this playoff matchup of strong dialogue, an undrafted pick was actually regarded as the protagonist.

投篮15投10中，三分球5中5，拿到29分2助攻，效率值冠绝全场。

The Charlotte Bobcats also did not show their due offensive characteristics in this game. Zhou Lin and Brandon Roy performed mediocre, scoring 22 points and 19 points respectively, and they shot 14 of 3 from beyond the three-point line. , is also an important reason for the failure.

(End of this chapter)