King of the Point Guard Era

Chapter 91
The head coach of the Hornets, Monty Williams, is a guy who counterattacked from an assistant head coach to a head coach this year. He once spent a period of time in the hands of McMillan of the Trail Blazers and Popovich of the Spurs. This is his first year as head coach.He has just signed a four-year contract and is preparing to show his talents. This match is very important to the team, not only because the two sides have similar records, but also because of a battle of spirits. Therefore, this match must not only be won, but also You have to win well, but the guy who was competing with Paul scored 15 points in the first quarter, how can you win well enough?
"Trevor, you go and help Chris defend, and the three outside help defend, don't let that rookie do whatever he wants."

Paul originally wanted to say that he didn't need to help defend, and wanted to defeat him head-on, but suddenly what appeared in his mind was He Yixiang's fairy-like breakthrough solo dance in the previous quarter, and thinking about his knees that had not yet returned to their peak, it was just He didn't say anything, obviously he didn't have much confidence in defending He Yixiang by himself.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Paul and He Yixiang still did not rest. They are now the only two players among the 10 starters who have not rested. Smith couldn't help shaking his head: "It seems that these two guys are planning to play here. A game will tell the difference! Both of them fought so hard."

Paul held the ball at the top of the arc and faced He Yixiang's defense. He Yixiang ranked first in the steal list this year with 2.7 steals, while he ranked second with 2.5 steals. Paul is actually very envious of He Yixiang's height and wingspan , height is really an important factor restricting him from becoming a historical superstar, but at the same time he also has advantages that He Yixiang does not have, that is his fat buttocks and strong body.

Quickly change direction in advance and then break through from the left, the move is very simple, but no matter how simple the move is, it depends on who uses it.With Paul's 183 flexible body and strong strength, coupled with his extremely proficient basic skills, even such a simple move is a killer move. Body, Paul, who changed direction and dribbled to the free throw line, made a beautiful jumper and scored two points.

"Little rookie, this is the New Orleans Arena and my home stadium. I don't allow you to be too arrogant." Although this is Paul's fourth point, he has already begun to declare this piece of territory to He Yixiang sovereignty.

Swapping offense and defense, returning to the king's half, He Yixiang originally planned to continue to break through, but Ariza, who was on the left flank at a 45-degree angle, had already moved closer. He Yixiang knew that the opponent was starting to change his defensive strategy against him, so he simply didn't do it. Two endlessly broke through directly from Ariza's direction, and Iguodala also understood from behind He Yixiang to the right.At this time, Ariza must not be able to chase. In that case, Iguodala will undoubtedly make an empty cut to the inside.

But he, who has rich defensive experience, also made the most correct choice at that moment, double-teaming He Yixiang with Paul, and preventing him from giving the ball to Iguodala.If this ball is replaced by an ordinary rookie, it is really possible to lose the ball directly under this double team, let alone score a good ball.However, who is He Yixiang? He is recognized as one of the new masters of field control. Mark Jackson had the highest average assists per game in his rookie season, but maybe this record will become He Yixiang's after this season.

The basketball did not fly to the hands of Iguodala, who cut into the inside, because Paul's little hand was ready to move towards this route, as if to say that as long as you dare to pass, I will dare to break it. However, the destination of the basketball was originally played by Wes Yi Jianlian, who is especially defending the bottom corner, at this time his defender West has been attracted by Iguodala's air cut.

"The king's three-pointer is not very accurate today, and his physical strength is not good, so it is not a good choice to give this ball to Yi." Barkley analyzed carefully with his face trembling, "It is even more difficult for Iguodala to rush inside and make a foul. It’s wise.” Indeed, the Kings made 6 of 1 three-pointers in the first quarter, and He Yixiang made the only three-pointer at the end. However, Barkley may be born to attack the Chinese!Maybe he forgot that the UAE is just a substitute rotation with an average playing time of only 17 minutes per game.

Facing the unguarded opportunity in front of him, Yi Jianlian heard the cries of the 18500 fans in the New Orleans Arena not in his ears, but the third forward in the Eastern Conference that Paul said 9 days ago , It is true that his strength is not up to that level, but in the NBA, small people will also have the way of small people to counterattack, and the three-pointer made a goal. At 24:23, the Kings took the lead for the first time in this game.But Barkley was choked to the point of being speechless all of a sudden, and there was a long-lost silence in the TNT studio.

Immediately afterwards, on the defensive end, he gave the opponent's backup guard Willie Green a big hat that covered the sky, and the basketball just slapped into Udrih's hands. , but he did not get rid of Ariza's defense from beginning to end. Under the interference of Ariza's long arms, the basketball bounced off the basket.The Hornets fans just wanted to stand up and celebrate this beautiful defense, but the next scene made them even more surprised and opened their mouths.

The basketball missed, Ariza was overjoyed, and just as he grabbed the rebound, a huge shadow rose behind him.Yi Jianlian, who has been following up, took off directly. Known as "Chinese Garnett", although his jumping wingspan is not top-notch in the NBA inside, it is definitely at a high level. After dunking into the basket, Ariza wanted to jump to block the figure and became the most perfect background board. In these two rounds, Yi Jianlian, a substitute rotation player, perfectly dominated both offense and defense.

"That fat guy from TNT, please shut up quickly. He said why not, so he just scored 15 points in a single quarter. He said that Yi couldn't make a shot, but now he has 5 points and 1 block." On TV The Hornets fans in front of the camera can't wait to go to the studio to seal Fatty's mouth now.

"Agreed. After these two rounds, I now doubt which team this guy is supporting. This guy clearly knows that he and the Chinese players are born to be against them. I wonder if he wants to. Deliberately stimulate the potential of the opponent!"

"The more I think about it, the more I think it is! This fat man must be a Kings fan!"

While the Hornets fans were criticizing Barkley in front of the TV and in the stadium, Yi Jianlian played very well when he came on as a substitute for Landry. He Yixiang was also happy to pass the ball to this fellow with a good touch. In the middle of the quarter, they even led by 36 points at 28:8.

(End of this chapter)