1079. Messing with people who shouldn't be messed with (7 more asking for votes!) )
As a top scorer, Irving noticed the position of the opposing player after being made a mistake by Tony Allen.
One big and four small, the position is a fake joint defense position, that is, this group of people is ready to pinch him, the ball handler!
Sun Ce, Tony Allen, Paul George, Battier...... Owen threw the ball to the referee and kept cursing in his heart as he stepped back.
At this time, he reacted to what the opponent's big and four small lineup represented, not to change the defense quickly, but to get him!
Irving is not afraid, he has absolute confidence, he has improved a lot this summer, and he has two goals for the new season, in addition to playing well to let those superstars know his strength, and to challenge the top point guards! And this goal is also part of the previous one.
However, even if he was not afraid, Owen did not expect the other party to target him like this.
He didn't just say that Sun Ce was alone, he played the Lakers before, and he also made bold words, wanting to blow up Paul and Kobe, Paul and Kobe ignored him; The Spurs also boasted that they would blow up Parker, and Parker ignored him; Needless to say, Conley on the Mavericks' side.
Owen wants to make a name for himself, but he is not stupid, he knows very well that he and his current team have not been taken into account by those top players, and he wants to play hard and motivate his teammates like Sun Ce, who was not so valued in previous years, and he also played well while he was not taken seriously by the opponent.
Before the goal "I want to attract a superstar to win the championship together" did not become "I am already a champion and I want to prove myself on my own", Irving was confident, but he was self-aware, otherwise he would not have run to compete for the All-Star MVP in the third grade.
In the end, although it attracted the attention of a player who began to lose the top, it became the object of rejection by most All-Stars because of grabbing the All-Star MVP.
He's a player with a lot of purpose and a lot of ideas.
But what's going on tonight?
Did the group on the other side look like a sophomore?
This is going to kill him! I didn't see Sun Ce like this in the last game!
Looking at Sun Ce who was advancing, Owen took a deep breath to adjust his emotions - didn't he just say "I'll be better than you in two years"? When you were in the second grade, you were saying "the old times are over, my time is coming".
I'm much more low-key than you, okay!
Do you want to be so stingy?
Owen felt a little bit wrong, but his strong self-confidence made him still ready to grit his teeth and hold on.
Sun Ce's three-point trial shot that advanced to the top arc was not scored under the defense of Aminu, Paul George did not grab the rebound, but the other four had retreated, and Paul George's rush just made the opponent have a stuck position to limit the opponent's speed to play offensive and defensive conversion.
Even if they didn't pay much attention to the Hornets before the game, the Grizzlies also knew that Irving's scoring ability was very strong when switching offense and defense, and since they were ready to target Irving, they had to go all out!
While Paul George and the rest of his teammates don't know why Sun Ce is angry with a sophomore, there are more new-generation players who have been aggressively aiming to challenge him before the season starts...... Is it difficult to be beaten one by one?
Paul George, who retreated back, thought of this and felt that with the character of the third brother, it was not impossible!
When it came to the Hornets attack, Irving cautiously advanced to the frontcourt, and sure enough, Tony Allen once again went straight to the intensity! Hassle-free
With preparation, Owen dribbled the ball under his crotch to his left hand, and moved the ball sideways to the right and dribbled behind his back, passing the ball beautifully! Accelerate to the three-point line!
This sense of rhythm and frequency of change of direction tricked Tony Allen, and Owen's movements just now seemed to be accelerating to the left.
Owen got rid of Tony Allen and was about to go straight to the top arc to stop the three-point point, but before he reached the three-point line, he saw Paul George make up for it, and Owen hurriedly distributed the ball to Aminu, who cut in when Paul George changed defenses.
But Sun Ce had already made up for it in advance, and predicted that Owen would pass the ball!
In addition to his impact and good defence, the Nigerian crown prince also has a setter and a better judgment of his teammates' movements than people might think, and he is one of the players with the fewest mistakes of any player who has played the same amount of time and touched the ball.
In the face of Sun Ce's supplementary defense, Aminu distributed the ball to Eric Gordon who pulled out to the sideline, and then, Eric Gordon was caught up by Tony Allen's supplementary defense in place!
The defensive chemistry that Sun Ce, Paul George, and Tony Allen have cultivated over the past two years has made the opposing outside trio feel suffocated.
Eric Gordon wanted to pass back to Irving, but Paul George went around the perimeter and was going to lock up a potential help or switch up the defense.
Eric Gordon relied on his strong body to defy Tony Allen's confrontation and burst into the middle range of long two-point shots...... Still a little reluctant, he didn't score, and Sun Ce grabbed the defensive rebound.
Don't play fast break, press the position battle, although it is only a preseason game, but because of the careful eye of a certain No. 3 player on the team, the Grizzlies defense is full of firepower!
And this lineup, to have defensive ability and defensive ability, to have tacit understanding, the next period of time, Owen felt what is called the most evil malice from the world!
After playing 6 minutes and 33 seconds, the score was 9-4, and the Hornets only relied on Eric Gordon to catch the ball and make a jumper, and Jason Smith blocked and cut into the ball to make two free throws, and there were no other scores!
Irving shot 3 times, was capped once, hit the iron twice, and didn't have an easy chance to catch the ball at all, and everyone on the Grizzlies rushed to make up for the defense and help defend him with a big mouth, and would rather be caught by others to shoot than let him score with a big mouth.
And Owen saw that Sun Ce threw 6 three-pointers at the beginning, all of which relied on his height advantage to wave on the outside, although he only shot 2 of 6, but he finally got 6 points!
Grow tall and do whatever you want?
If you defend well and attack well, you can play a few blind shots?
Owen felt like he had messed with someone he shouldn't have messed with.
The official timeout came back, Irving continued, the team's veteran point guard Kidd told him not to be afraid of mistakes, let go of the play, Irving saw Sun Ce put on the training uniform, Tony Allen, Battier, and Gasol Jr. also went down, the other party should be angry enough, you can perform well.
It doesn't matter if you get good data in the face of Sun Ce, what matters is good data!
However, after returning from the timeout, Irving felt like he was thinking wrong again......
The Grizzlies fielded a combination of Beverley, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Randolph and Larry Sanders.
On the offensive end, let Randolph feel casually, and on the defensive end, Beverley, Klay Thompson, and Paul George continued to besiege Irving, and Larry Sanders on the inside also stared at Irving.
It doesn't matter if the opponent's defense is strong, Owen feels that the one who wants to curse the most is Beverley, who has the weakest defense on the other side, and he is simply a mad dog!