King of the Point Guard Era

Chapter 92 Turn-Based Competition
What's interesting is that now not only the Hornets fans, but even the Kings fans are beginning to suspect that Barkley is an undercover agent of the enemy at the same time. They even want to set up a Barkley cult in the Kings Forum, with Barkley as the head of the organization. Every time I wait until the king's game, I spray the king's wave every day, so the king's game is not stable and can't be more stable.

On the Hornets' side, Monty Williams found that the opponent's Yi completely suppressed Jason Smith on both offense and defense. Didn't he say that the King's backup is not strong?Why is the style of painting wrong as soon as I come here?In order to prevent the score from continuing to expand, he had to replace West in advance, and the Kings simply let Yi Jianlian, who is in good condition, stay on the court. After all, Landry's condition is now average, and the gap between the two is not big.

West is still an experienced veteran, and he effectively contained Yi Jianlian, who was like a superstar in front of Jason Smith, as soon as he played.The game entered a gentle transition period between the two sides. The Hornets' efforts were blocked by the personal abilities of Cousins ​​and He Yixiang several times. Here, Emeka Okafor is especially aggrieved.

As the No. 04 pick in 11 and the best rookie who overwhelmed Howard, he has his own pride, but today, facing this back-to-back rookie, he completely suppressed it, although judging from the season comparison data, he is no longer Cousin Adams' opponent averaged a career low of 9.4 points per game this season, and his 10 rebounds were also the second time in his career that he dropped below 19.5, while Cousins ​​averaged 10.7 points and [-] rebounds per game.

In the second half of the second quarter, Cousins' successive singles made him obedient. Cousins ​​caught the ball with his back in the penalty area and hit his butt. However, his defensive ability was good and his strength was sufficient, but it really restricted Okafor The evolution to the defensive gate is his height of only 208cm, and this is also the highest height of the Hornets.Despite averaging two blocks per game in his career, he can't do anything against someone taller and stronger.After turning directly to the left, Cousins ​​squeezed the position with his generous body, raised his right hand high, and easily scored with a small hook.

And back to the offensive end, since 04, he has only been able to attack twice and eat cakes. After 7 years of NBA career, he has not acquired a new skill, and he is still eating his old money, but his offensive ability is on the contrary. Because of the ankle injury, his athletic ability has declined year after year. After receiving a pass from Paul, he wanted to face Cousins ​​and turn around to strengthen himself.

But he is no longer the Okafor in 04, and his turning speed is far worse than before. His slow turn caused his dunk to be ruthlessly blocked by Cousins, and it was a beautiful catch.After catching the ball, he didn't pass it to the defender. Instead, he turned into a ball handler and dribbled the ball quickly. This caught the entire Hornets by surprise, and even allowed Cousins ​​to complete a one-stop fast break from his own penalty area. .

"My God, it's so fierce. Okafor, who was supposed to be a golden age center, was blown away by Cousins ​​back-to-back!" Barkley shook his head, not thinking highly of Okafor in his heart. "If he can temper his skills, he won't be what he is now. Compare Cousins, this year's rookie, with good footwork, good hook, and can pass the ball. Oh, yes, there are also guards. General ball-handling skills, after all, just performed a one-stop attack."

At the end of the half, the Kings opened up more points and got a double-digit lead at 57:42. Paul and West played well in the whole Hornets. fiery.The enthusiasm of the Hornets fans was blown down all of a sudden, and the hands holding the slogans became weak!
"I said a long time ago that those guys are definitely not our opponents. You just wait to see how I continue to ravage them in the second half." Cousins, who scored 11 points on 8 of 20 shots in the half, laughed in the locker room He was very happy, "You said if I scored beautiful statistics in this game, will the coach choose me as a substitute and go to Los Angeles with He!"

"This is only the first round of voting, and I don't have many leads!" He Yixiang was a little helpless with his old partner, and Cousins ​​was the best.

"Alright, even if you don't start, you'll be on the bench." Cousins ​​patted He Yixiang on the shoulder. For He Yixiang, he is an absolute cult of personality, and he can blow as much as he can.

Just when all the generals of the Kings were already discussing the All-Stars happily, in the locker room of the Hornets, which was suppressed by others at home, the atmosphere was very tense. As a rookie coach, Monty Williams, in the team Not enough prestige has been established yet.At this critical moment, the Hornets teammates all focused their attention on their boss-Paul.

Paul also played the role of the Hornets' pinning needle at critical moments: "Guys, everyone must know what happened before this game. First of all, I apologize for causing this commotion due to my personal reasons, but we can't admit defeat like this." , because today there are 18500 spectators who come here with full hopes, and I don't want to let them down."

At the beginning of the second half, the Hornets took the lead. Paul deftly made a crossover and directly pierced He Yixiang, the stealer of Wang Huang, who couldn't find the north. However, the basketball flew lightly into Okafor's hands. This time Okafor did not disappoint and dunked directly into the basket.This goal drove the Hornets' defensive enthusiasm. The next ball was defended desperately by Okafor. Cousins, who shot 77% in this game, missed the shot. At the same time, he also roared and took off the rebound. .

If the Kings didn't feel tired at the beginning, it was because they played smoothly on the offensive end and stimulated the motivation of the defense. Sings took a slow step in the interior defense twice in a row, and Westphal had to replace the big white side.

At this moment, except for He Yixiang, the other four were all substitute players. The Hornets also took the opportunity to play hard and beat the Kings' bench lineup 15:8, of which Paul scored 4 points and 4 assists.Although Westphal replaced the main players one after another, the advantage was gradually eroded. When the game came to the last 3 minutes, the two sides drew 92.

"Charles, don't you think these two teams are very interesting? You punch me and I hit back? What's this called?" Smith couldn't help laughing when he saw the scene where the Hornets tied again.

"Well, this is called a turn-based game."

　I'm going home late today, so I'll update later
　　
　
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