King of the Point Guard Era

Chapter 205 The lore of the little man, number one in the league
But what Barkley didn't expect was that on the king's bench, it was another scene that he didn't expect.

Because at the end of the first half and the beginning of the second half, the king's speed-up play widened the point difference, but it also greatly consumed the king's physical strength, especially the physical strength of Cousins, which will be of great concern to the next if There is little confidence in going to overtime.Especially now that the Thunder has three big men of about 210cm stationed inside, and Durant and Ibaka are players with strong defense capabilities. It is not easy to break into the inside and score two points. .

Westphal decided to go in the opposite direction and end the last attack with a three-pointer. If you don't succeed, you will be defeated. When you first heard about this plan, everyone, including He Yixiang, felt that it was their own idea. Has the coach gone crazy?However, under Westphal's explanation, the players were finally persuaded to accept this idea.

However, Westphal wanted to give He Yixiang the chance of lore, but He Yixiang refused when he heard this idea.It's not that he's afraid to shoot the lore, but that he really doesn't feel good today. It is true that he scored 21 points today, tied with Cousins ​​for the first place in the team, but he is not as good as Westbrook. Under the constant physical confrontation, his three-pointers were only [-] out of [-] today. He is not Kobe's type of player. No matter what, he will take the last shot.

After speaking, he pointed to Casspi, the guy who made three three-pointers in the second half was feeling hot right now.Casspi was taken aback for an instant, and suddenly gave him a chance to make a lore shot. The young man had a feeling that he was not ready at this time, and he shot a lot of three-pointers.His task in the Kings is simple, defend, catch the ball and shoot three-pointers.He also ranks among the top three-pointers in the league.

However, when it comes to key three-pointers, especially the lore, he has not shot much. In this team, there is a three-pointer that shoots more than him, and the shots are more accurate, and there is always a defender in front of him. character of.

But the timeout was coming soon, and Westphal didn't think much about it. Casspi was the first choice, and Iguodala was the second choice.As soon as the tactics were arranged, the time for the timeout has arrived.

Players from both sides played, and Iguodala was nothing. He was basically the last attack choice when he was in the 76ers, but Casspi was a little nervous. This is not an ordinary regular season!It's a battle for the top spot in the league.

Cousins ​​served the sideline ball, and He Yixiang went around two pick-and-rolls before receiving the ball. It can be seen that the Thunder defended He Yixiang very tightly. After He Yixiang received the ball with difficulty, it was Harden standing in front of him. The two teams In the first game of last season, it was He Yixiang who made the lore for the Thunder, and it was Harden who defended him.

This time he learned his lesson, he didn't lean too much to one side, but stuck in his own position.This time, He Yixiang did not choose to break through by himself, but beckoned for Casspi to come up for the pick-and-roll. After the pick-and-roll, he suddenly rushed past Harden's defense with one step and took off directly.

"Don't let him shoot!" Thunder fans exclaimed, the lore of last season is still fresh in their memory.At the same time, Westbrook and Harden, who were defending Casspi, jumped up to block the ball.Some people are like this, even if he misses N shots at the beginning, but when he takes N+1 shots, you will still try your best to defend this shot.

"This shot will decide the outcome. But isn't he shooting a little early?" Barkley watched He Yixiang take off directly outside the three-point line, thinking that the king had already put all his eggs in one basket. However, the next scene made him cry. Eye-popping, "Did he pass the ball?"

I saw that He Yixiang faked a real pass under the interception of the two, and distributed the ball to Casspi who made a 45-degree angle after the block.Just like in normal training, Casspi received this extremely comfortable pass. Ibaka, who was rushing out of the penalty area, was blocked by Iguodala early on. No one shot this crucial three-pointer at the basket.

The basketball drew an extremely beautiful arc in the air, a fatal blow, the ball was scored and stopped, 90:89, the King defeated the Thunder, after 10 months, the Thunder once again fell on top of the King's lore at home , but last time it was He Yixiang, this time it was Casspi, He Yixiang's lore assist.

Smith looked at Barkley's surprised face and smiled slightly at him: "Charles, small people will also have lore. When it comes to the critical moment, the big-hearted guys are not only those superstars, such as Casspi, like me."

Barkley seems to have forgotten that Smith, the former guard in front of Olajuwon, has made many key three-pointers. In the first game of the 1995 Finals, Smith tricked "Penny" Hardaway at the last second before the end. He hit a large three-pointer with his hands, dragged the game into overtime, and finally won that game. The Rockets also won four consecutive cities in one breath, and finally swept the Magic 4-0 to win two consecutive championships.

On the court, Casspi has become the king's hero, but the first time after his lore, he pounced on He Yixiang who gave him the lore assist. He thanked He Yixiang for his kindness with a warm hug. Believe it, it was He Yixiang who attracted two defensive players to create such a good opportunity for him.

At the press conference after the game, He Yixiang, Casspi and Westphal attended the press conference together. At the press conference, the reporter first congratulated the Kings for defeating the Thunder and being promoted to No. [-] in the league. Such a question: "In the Kings team, where do most of the lore shots come from, but why did Casspi make the shot this time? Is it a temporary intention or?"

Westphal nodded with a smile: "Originally, I hoped that He Lai would do the final finish, but he felt that he didn't feel good, so he hoped that Casspi, who felt hot, would do it. Such a tactic."

"Oh? He, do you think you will miss this shot?"

"No, I just think that if I shoot every time, how difficult it will be for me to kill others in the future. The whole world knows that I shot the last ball of the king, so how can I make a shot? I just think To enrich our lore arsenal, and tell other teams by the way, I am not the only one on our team who can shoot."

(End of this chapter)