freeallnovels Chapter 168 Confronting the Hornets
Chapter 168 Confronting the Hornets
Chapter 168 Confronting the Hornets
Jeremy Lin was replaced, and Kemba Walker began to take over the Hornets' offense.
He quickly entered the state, he scored 7 points.
Al Jefferson also began to gradually contribute 9 points, and the Hornets played a wave of 13-4 attacks under the leadership of two people.
25:27, the Hornets overtook the score.
Zhang Zifeng stood up and scored consecutive three-pointers to help the 76ers overtake the score, 31:27
Then Jefferson and Kaminsky scored 6 points in consecutive offensive inside, and the Hornets ended the first quarter with a 31-33 lead of 2 points.
Al Jefferson scored 14 points in a single quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Zhang Zifeng rested off the court.
For the Hornets, Kemba Walker also took a break, and Jeremy Lin played again. He returned to the point guard and partnered with Lamb.
At the beginning of the game, Jeremy Lin broke through with the ball against Cannan in the previous scene.Easily passed Cannan, and then faced Grant's pursuit with a light reflexive pick to score two points.
It is worth mentioning that both of them tried to hold Jeremy Lin with their hands, but it was a pity that Jeremy Lin's speed was so fast that he couldn't hold Jeremy Lin at all!
With the ball in hand, Jeremy Lin obviously let go a lot.
In the next round, Jeremy Lin held the ball from the three-point line to face the defensive player, suddenly changed direction and threw off the opponent, and then went straight to the basket.Jeremy Lin's approaching speed was extremely fast, and the opponent's inside defensive player had no time to react and he had already made a layup.
Looking at Jeremy Lin who played with momentum, Zhang Zifeng felt a little sorry for him.
Jeremy Lin can't shoot well, and he has a good breakthrough.It is more suitable for his current style of play to switch from defense to offense, taking advantage of the opponent's defense not standing firm, breaking through the defense line and making a layup.
But it takes possession of the ball.
But unfortunately, in the Rockets, the ball was in Harden's hands.Now the Hornets are point guard Kemba Walker.
If this guy is willing to work harder on defense and improve his shooting, he can be a qualified 3D player. Whether it is the Rockets or the Hornets, he can also play well with Harden and Kemba Walker. Form a good backcourt combination, and it won't squeeze people on the bench.
If Jeremy Lin can't improve his two shortcomings, then the most suitable for him is to serve as the team's sixth team, holding the ball on the bench to play his ability to break through and grab points.
It can be proven in the Rockets, and now.
Lamb and Jeremy Lin each scored 4 points after the start of the second quarter, and Stauskas led the team to recover 6 points.
In the 9th minute of the second quarter, Zhang Zifeng played again.
这之后的之前表现不错的林书豪在张子枫防守下哑火连续打铁，76人队趁机打出一波11—5的小高潮，48-46。
Hornets coach Steve Clifford called a timeout and brought Kemba Walker on for Jeremy Lin.
Coach Steve Clifford yelled at his players, "Guys, we played well, but only well. That doesn't guarantee us a win in this game. This is our home court. We should be more proactive, we need to change our defensive strategy."
"Lamb, the opponent's No. 14 Chinese player shoots very well. You have to guard against his shots in the next game. If you are broken by him, Williams and Thuram immediately step forward to double-team and block his way forward. Put that guy in our trap! Got it?"
"Understood, Coach!"
Back from the timeout, Zhang Zifeng received a pass from McConaughey outside the three-point line.
On the outside line, Lamb clings to Zhang Zifeng, not letting go of a single step.
Lamb moves fast and has excellent explosive power, which caused Zhang Zifeng a lot of trouble.
Zhang Zifeng hurriedly signaled Holmes to come over and help cover.
Using cover, Zhang Zifeng just got rid of Lamb and was about to rush into the basket when Marvin Williams appeared in front of him.
Marvin Williams has excellent physicality and can defend from the one position to the four position.
Williams blocked the front, Lamb bypassed the defense and double-teamed Zhang Zifeng left and right.
Unable to advance or retreat, Zhang Zifeng had to pass the ball to Holmes.
Holmes didn't have a three-pointer. He dribbled a few steps with the ball, broke into the inside and threw the ball to the basket with a small thrower.
It's a pity that Holmes's shooting has always been inaccurate, and his small toss hit the iron.
Al Jefferson grabbed the rebound, made a long pass, and Walker made a quick layup.
The Hornets are very resolute in Zhang Zifeng's help defense. Once Zhang Zifeng tries to break through to the penalty area after an outside pick-and-roll, even if he has not yet started, the Hornets Marvin Williams, Thuram, etc. will come forward to form a pincer attack.
Without a good chance, Zhang Zifeng had no choice but to pass the ball, but his teammates didn't feel good today, and he missed several open shots.
Brown called several shots in succession to no avail, 55-66, at halftime, the 76ers trailed by 11 points.
Brown laid out the tactics for the second half at halftime.
In the second half, Lamb stayed by Zhang Zifeng's side all the time, preventing him from having any chances.
Zhang Zifeng started to start, ran to the bottom line, and then suddenly ran back.
At this time, Nuoer helped Zhang Zifeng make a pick-and-roll, and Zhang Zifeng took this opportunity to throw a neutral.
McConaughey's pass flew over immediately.
Naturally, Zhang Zifeng would not let go of this opportunity and directly made a jump shot.
"Shua!" The basketball flew into the basket. 58-66.
The Hornets continued to attack, Walker broke through again and made a layup. 58-68.
It can be seen that this guy is very motivated today, and he is about to defend his home court!
The 76ers made a quick serve, and McConaughey passed the basketball to Zhang Zifeng directly through the backcourt.
Zhang Zifeng didn't wait for the Hornets' defense to settle down, so he jumped up and shot half a step outside the three-point line.
Three-pointer hit, 61-68.
Zhang Zifeng opened his hands.It's like saying, what can you do with me!
On the next ball, when Walker just broke through the penalty area and avoided Noel's layup, Zhang Zifeng gave him a big cap from behind.
Grant grabbed the ball and immediately drove across half court, beating Lamb for a dunk to the hoop.
63-68.
Seeing that the score was being caught up, the Hornets also became anxious.
Walker holds the ball, and Jefferson sets him up with a pick-and-roll.
Walker sprints inside and sees Noel come up.He immediately passed the ball to Jefferson, who cut inside after the pick-and-roll.
Jefferson received the ball and went straight to the middle for a dunk.
With 7 minutes and 54 seconds left in the third quarter, Zhang Zifeng ran out of space on the left to receive the ball.
Seeing that Lamb rushed over to block the shot, when Lamb rushed over, Zhang Zifeng was already flying in the air to shoot.
Just as Yu Jia explained, "Good shot, Zhang Zifeng hit another three-pointer..."
Yu Jia stood up excitedly and shouted, "Zhang Zifeng is injured! Zhang Zifeng, who performed well this time, stepped on Lamb's foot when the shot landed. He must have sprained his ankle. I hope he is fine!"
When the shot landed, Zhang Zifeng fell to the ground in pain and covered his left leg.
The excruciating pain kept stimulating the brain nerves, and Zhang Zifeng gritted his teeth to prevent himself from shouting.
Seeing that someone was injured, the referee hurriedly blew his whistle, and the game was suspended!
(End of this chapter)