basketball boulder

Chapter 437 Li Lei's pass is not good

The scores of the two teams rose alternately.

The Hornets, who were on the verge of the playoffs, were on par with the Grizzlies, who had the best record in the league, and even had a slight advantage.

This made the atmosphere at the scene extraordinarily warm, and the New Orleans fans were excited.

Hornets attack.

Coach Carlisle stood on the sidelines and urged: "Keep an eye on the others, and cut off the connection between Paul and others!"

Heroes see the same thing!
Carlisle also realized that the real core of the Hornets is Chris Paul.

This summer, the Grizzlies lineup has barely changed.

That means the Grizzlies don't have enough reinforcements.

But if there is a gain, there will be a loss, and if there is a loss, there will be a gain.

The players of the Grizzlies have played together for more than a season, and they have developed a tacit understanding. They have become accustomed to Coach Carlisle and can quickly comprehend and implement Coach Carlisle's tactics.

Coupled with the enhancement that Van Gundy Jr. brought to the Grizzlies' defensive end, the Grizzlies' current tactical execution is not generally strong.

As soon as Coach Carlisle finished speaking, the five players on the Grizzlies team cooperated with each other, cutting off the connection between Paul and the other four players on the Hornets team.

Chandler wants to come up to meet Paul.

Li Lei shouted directly: "Kyle, pay attention to the opponent's cover!"

Lowry was reminded to bypass Chandler in advance and break the opponent's screen.

Payton ran without the ball, and Li Lei stared at him closely, not giving him a chance to link up with Paul.

Yi Jianlian was pulled beyond the three-point line, and Milicic followed closely.

……

In this way, Paul was isolated.

The Grizzlies achieved the coach's tactical intent.

The Hornets stopped for a moment.

But soon, Paul retreated beyond the three-point line, adjusted his rhythm, and looked for opportunities again.

Paul is on!
He changes direction continuously!

He broke through with a cross step!

He suddenly pulled the ball back!

He tricked Lowry and chose a mid-range pull-up jumper.

Swish!
9: 6.

Paul held up his finger, pointing to the sky, with a fierce look on his face.

If you don't let me assist my teammates, I will do it myself!
Carlisle shook his head.

It was he who underestimated Paul. This guy is not only good at linking teammates, but he is also good at offense, especially the mid-range emergency stop jumper.

The Grizzlies attack.

Gay made a jumper from beyond the arc.

But the ball is a bit off.

Bang!

Li Lei judged the rebound's landing point by relying on his sense of smell, and wanted to rush over ahead of time.

But a small man blocked him.

It's Paul again!

Li Lei didn't take it seriously, a tough guy like James dared to be tough, but a "little guy" like Paul wasn't worth mentioning.

With a movement of his feet, Li Lei suddenly exerted force, trying to squeeze Paul away.

However, Paul stood on tiptoes, spread his arms, and pressed Li Lei firmly with his back.

"Don't think about it!"

Gritting his teeth, Paul fought hard.

How could Li Lei agree and continue to work hard.

Now Paulo couldn't handle Li Lei anymore.

After all, there is a huge gap between the tonnage of the two.

Li Lei squeezed past Paul.

But Paul didn't give up. He stalked Li Lei, pulled Li Lei's jersey, pulled Li Lei's arm... He greeted Li Lei wholeheartedly with small movements.

With such a delay, Li Lei did not grab the offensive rebound after all.

The Hornets' big center Chandler protected the rebound.

Paul took the ball, made a fast break, and hit the ball with a super large pull bar against the chasing Li Lei.

Bang, swish!

11: 6.

Paul scored 4 points in a row to help the Hornets widen the point difference.

More importantly, Paul scored against Li Lei just now.

This got the New Orleans fans even more excited, cheering on and on.

Paul himself tugged on his jersey and roared to the sky, extremely excited.

What he was fighting against just now was Li Lei, the No.1 of the new generation in the NBA.

But in the CCTV studio, Teacher Xu Jicheng and Yu Jia noticed that Carlisle was communicating with the referee.

The staff gave a replay in a timely manner.

It turned out that Paul used a lot of tricks against Li Lei when he was grabbing a rebound in the previous round, but the referee didn't blow it.

Carlyle was protesting, expressing his displeasure.

Of course, in this era, David Stern intends to enhance the authority of referees, promulgated the zero-tolerance rule, and there is no challenge rule for later generations. This kind of protest will not change any results.

Sure enough, the referee ignored Carlisle's protest.

Seeing that Carlisle was still chattering, the referee even issued a warning: "Rick, if you continue to question me, I will ask you to go out!"

Seeing this, Van Gundy Jr. and several other assistants quickly pulled Carlisle back.

Upon seeing this, Yu Jia commented: "There is no result to question the referee, and there will be no change of judgment at all."

Teacher Xu Jicheng shook his head: "Carlisle will not do useless work. He knows that the referee will not change the judgment, but he still goes up to protest, because this will make the referee pay more attention in the future, and will not continue to favor the Hornets, or even the Grizzlies. Horse, find your balance."

Yu Jia: "Taught, Teacher Xu!"

So basketball is never just a struggle that you can see, but also countless intrigues hidden under the sea.

"But Mr. Xu, Shitou has such a good temper that he is not angry at all."

Yu Jia said.

Xu Jicheng smiled without saying a word.

Stone has a good temper?You may have forgotten who Garnett was beaten up a few days ago.

The Grizzlies attack.

Li Lei made a cross screen for Lowry, passing the ball by the way, forcing the Hornets to switch defenses.

So, Paul stood in front of Li Lei.

Yu Jia blushed instantly.

Did you see, this is Li Lei, he will take revenge if he has revenge, and he will never wait overnight, or even wait for a round.

Li Lei vs Paul.

This group of one-on-one is very awkward, because Li Lei's height has reached 205cm, Paul is only 183cm, the gap is too big.

Paul swallowed, and said firmly: "I will guard against you!"

Li Lei smiled: "Are you comforting yourself?"

"what?"

Paul didn't understand immediately.

At this moment, Li Lei stood up and made a jump shot in front of Paul.

Paul jumped up, but he found that he couldn't reach the height of Li Lei's shot at all.

It is too high!

Swish!
Li Lei shot up and down from outside the three-point line, and Paul didn't even cause him too much interference.

11: 9.

After landing, Li Lei laughed even more unscrupulously: "Because you know you will be blown up by me, so you comfort yourself in advance?"

Paul understood now, and his face turned ugly for a moment.

"I'm leading now!"

Paul said excitedly.

"Oh."

Li Lei responded calmly, which made Paul feel very uncomfortable.

"I will defeat you!"

Paul then spoke again.

But this time, Li Lei didn't respond with a word, but just chuckled, which made Paul even more uncomfortable.

It seemed to be a heavy punch, but it hit the cotton.

In the frontcourt, Paul held the ball, motioned for Yi Jianlian to pick and roll for him, and then accelerated to break through.

Gasol came up to defend.

Paul didn't retreat but advanced, and Gasol was played by a fast and slow rhythm, and he easily went to the basket and made a layup.

Snapped!
However, at this moment, a big hand came from behind Paul and slapped Paul's shot.

No. 15 for the Grizzlies, Li Lei.

Later, Li Lei took advantage of his height to snatch the basketball from above Paul's head.

Li Lei made a fast break by himself, running like flying.

In the frontcourt, a three-on-two opportunity, Li Lei was about to attack, but found Paul chasing behind him.

Hardworking little guy!

Li Lei's heart skipped a beat.

"What is the stone doing? Why don't you hit this ball? It's a good opportunity!"

Yu Jia was in a hurry.

Teacher Xu Jicheng smiled: "Don't worry, the stone naturally has its own ideas."

As soon as Li Lei stopped, Paul took the opportunity to rush to Li Lei.

Although "dirty", Paul's attitude towards the game is beyond doubt.

Li Lei just got a kick in the last round, and this round he blocked Li Lei without hesitation.

Then, others also slowly ran over.

Naturally, the slowest runner on the Grizzlies was Gasol, who wanted to come up to cover for Li Lei.

Li Lei waved his hand and refused directly.

"Stone is going to single-handedly beat Paul!"

Yu Jia finally reacted.

Paul also defended very hard. He was pulled out by Li Lei in the last round. In this round, he took the initiative to get closer to Li Lei to reduce Li Lei's shooting space.

This player is really good!

"Defend! Defend! Defend..."

At the same time, New Orleans fans also shouted in unison, more than 2 voices gathered together to support Paul and interfere with Li Lei.

Snapped!
Suddenly, Li Lei started and broke through from the flank.

Paul quickly moved laterally, cutting off Li Lei's breakthrough line.

Li Lei didn't force a breakthrough and push Paul like a bulldozer. Instead, he pulled the ball back, exited the three-point line directly, and shot when he pulled it up.

Paul jumped up.

This time, he was a little closer than in the last round, but Li Lei's shot was still unattainable.

The basketball crossed a long parabola, piercing the heart with one arrow.

Swish!
and also.

11: 12.

The Grizzlies took the lead.

After landing, Li Lei raised his eyebrows at Paul: "Now, I'm leading."

Paul's cheek twitched.

I really want to kill this pretender!

But seeing Zhu Fangyu in a suit on the Grizzlies bench, Paul immediately extinguished the idea.

That's right, Zhu Fangyu became famous in the first battle, and has become a notorious villain in the alliance.

If other teams want to cause trouble, they have to consider his existence first.

Of course, Zhu Fangyu didn't know this.

He was suspended for five games, and he also got a whole set of state-of-the-art fitness equipment from Li Lei, and he is still suffering.

After two games, he had a chance to play.

Then, he felt like a primary school student who helped an old lady cross the road, and was rewarded by the teacher with a whole box of "Five-Year College Entrance Examination, Three-Year Simulation".

I shouted in my heart: "Li Lei, you are such a dog!"

Of course, Zhu Fangyu and his teammates jumped up to congratulate Li Lei when they saw Li Lei beating Paul continuously.

Old Jones also imitated Li Lei's shooting action and shouted in front of Tyronn Lue: "You can't guard me! You can't guard me at all."

Old Lu also cooperated very well, fell back and yelled: "I can't guard you! Oh! God, I can't guard you at all. My mentality has collapsed."

Pooh!
Two guys with a strong desire to perform, why don't you go to Hollywood to develop?
But to be honest, Li Lei's ball just now was indeed murderous.

Had a chance to break fast and score easily.

Li Lei doesn't want it.

Gasol did the pick-and-roll, which can also ease the difficulty.

Li Lei still doesn't want it.

He just wanted to kill Paul head-on one-on-one, and shot Paul two three-pointers in a row.

Switching to an ordinary player, the mentality really collapsed just like Tyronn Lue's performance.

However, to Li Lei's surprise, Paul only looked ugly for a while, then returned to normal, and patiently commanded his teammates.

"Don't worry, let's play slowly. The game has just started and we will win."

This surprised Li Lei.

Strength online + correct attitude + strong desire to win, with these three, Paul will become a great weapon.

And the ensuing game also illustrates this point.

Under Paul's tandem, the Hornets played a very beautiful game.

They and the Grizzlies stalemate for a full four quarters.

In the last quarter, relying on Peja and Yi Jianlian's consecutive three-pointers, the Hornets defeated the Grizzlies 115:110.

The eighth in the West defeated the first in the West, which is also considered an upset.

The Grizzlies' record came to 11 wins and 3 losses.

But to be honest, the Grizzlies didn't play badly.

李磊砍下全场最高的29分8篮板4助攻2抢断3盖帽。

Gasol contributed 20 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks.

Milicic had 11 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Gay had 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists and 1 steal.

Lowry had 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steal.

The Grizzlies had as many as five players score in double figures.

It's just that the Hornets' state is off the charts today.

Paul scored a large double-double with 16 points, 4 rebounds, 13 assists and 2 steals.

Peja had 19 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Yi Jianlian had 17 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks.

Peterson had 12 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals.

Chandler had 15 points, 12 rebounds and 5 blocks.

Raschel Butler and Bobby Jackson on the bench also scored in double figures.

As many as seven of the entire Hornets scored in double figures.

This also sparked discussions among fans.

"The Western Conference this season is really a mess!"

"That's right, the Grizzlies didn't play badly tonight, but they still lost to the Hornets, the eighth place in the Western Conference."

"Yes! In the first eight leagues in the West, no one is sure to win. The Lakers, Mavericks, Spurs, Grizzlies, Hornets, Jazz, Nuggets, and Suns are all not to be underestimated."

……

In fact, this is the most exaggerated year in NBA history.

In real history, this year's No. 57 in the Western Conference has 50 wins, the No. 54 in the Western Conference has [-] wins, and the top six in the Western Conference all have more than [-] wins.

The Warriors have achieved an excellent record of 48 wins this season, but they failed to make the playoffs.

And in the east.

Only three teams have reached 50 wins, and the Eagles, the eighth in the Eastern Conference, even entered the playoffs after winning only 37 games.

It can be seen that the west is strong and the east is weak.

But in this time and space, the west is still strong, but the east is not weak.

Yao Ming, Iverson's 76ers.

McGrady, Howard, Lewis' Magic.

The traditional powerful Pistons.

Ray Allen, Pierce, Jefferson's Celtics.

The Cavaliers led by James, Big Z, and Hughes.

None of them are easy to mess with.

The regular season has just started for less than a month, and fans have already expected that this season will be a pack of heroes.

Who will kill the deer is still unknown.

Until the last moment, no one dared to say which team could securely win the championship.

Even the Lakers led by Kobe and Garnett dare not say that.

At the end of the first month, the East and West players of the month were announced one after another.

The throne on the east side is occupied by Dwight Howard.

Howard's Magic went 14-4.

而霍华德自己则是砍下场均23.8分15篮板1.4助攻0.7抢断2.7盖帽的恐怖数据。

In the west, Li Lei did his part and also led the Grizzlies to a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.

李磊本人场均砍下36.3分8.3篮板3.9助攻2.9抢断1.1盖帽。

It is worth mentioning that Li Lei's scoring and stealing figures occupy No.1 in their respective lists, and he is expected to continue to be the scoring and stealing champion.

……

Entering December, the Grizzlies continue to occupy the No. 12 position in the Western Conference, successively defeating Timberwolves, Trail Blazers, Houston and other garbage teams.

But on December 12, the Grizzlies ushered in a strong enemy.

New Orleans Hornets!
That's right, it's the Hornets again, a civil war in the Southwest Division, the second match between the two teams this season.

This time, though, the battle took place at the FedEx hub in Memphis.

As one of the only four teams to win the Grizzlies this season, Hornets fans are confident.

"We have Yi, we have Chris, we have Peja, we have Tyson...Although we are young, we have unlimited potential. We have the hope of double-killing the Grizzlies."

"What? You think we are not the Grizzlies' opponent? But we have already defeated them, and now we are just repeating the last time."

"Stone is very strong, he is a top scorer, no one can guard him. But if it is better than the ability to organize and connect, Chris dumps Stone by three blocks, no! One hundred blocks."

"That's right, among the new generation of players, Paul and Deron are peerless organizations. Even James has excellent organizational skills. As for Stone... I have never heard anyone praise his passing. ability."

……

These guys are actually questioning Li Lei's passing ability.

(End of this chapter)