Chapter 216: Restraint

"Smack!"

The basketball was pressed to the ground by Yang Di, like pushing down a weak little daughter-in-law, and Howard's dark face was extremely hot. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

It was such an exciting cap at the beginning, and the audience naturally applauded.

Yang Di and Murphy, Dunleavy and others gave a high-five, and then everyone reopened the space, and the Magic team prepared to serve from the sideline.

Tony Barty made a cover for Francis to receive the ball, and Francis ran from 45 degrees to the top of the arc from the right and then transferred to Mobley at 45 degrees to the left.

Mobley fakes a pass to the left and breaks inside.

After attracting Richardson's bag, Mobley passed to small forward Stercy Ogmon, who hit an easy mid-range jumper.

Yang Di's heart sank, sure enough, the S-level task was not simple, and the Magic team was in good condition except for Howard.

Warriors attack.

Richardson dribbled against the floor, dodging Mobley's defense on the side, and Youngdy's one-block cover allowed him to face Howard's defense directly, and the Warriors' offensive tactics were the same as the Magic's just now.

Howard also has a strong ability to rotate defenses and has great awareness, delaying Richardson while staring at him for interfering with shots.

Richardson's heart moved, and after two dribbles, he pulled it out directly.

Howard jumped up to interfere, and Yang Di dodged and rushed in.

"Oops!" Magic head coach Johnny Davis saw that Yang Di had entered the Magic inside, and immediately felt that it was not good, Howard didn't need to jump up to interfere with the ball, he should have stood up to Yang Di first.

Sure enough, Richardson missed the shot, and Jandy squeezed Tony Barty away and jumped high.

"Smack!" Yang Di dribbled the ball with both hands and shook the basketball for a while.

Howard, who rushed in at this time, jumped up subconsciously, but found that Yang Di just made a feint to jump and dunk, and after waiting for him to fly over, Yang Di stretched his belly and jumped, and his hands "clanged" to complete the violent dunk, pulling the basket and shaking it heavily.

2 to 2, the wonderful opening of the defense and attack made the fans addicted.

Yang Di's skin tone is a little dark, but his facial features are standard Chinese facial features, and in the entire NBA, there are now three or four Chinese. Francis watched Yang Di complete an amazing dunk, and couldn't help but think back to the days when he played with Yao Ming in the Rockets last season.

Speaking of which, leaving the Rockets is really a helpless move, deep down in his heart, he still likes Houston and likes to partner with Yao Ming, but the Rockets management is determined to get Maddie.

So this season, he trained harder and played more focused than before, in order to prove the wrong choice of the Rockets.

Francis cleaned up and took the ball and advanced it across the half.

Howard wanted to come out and block for him, he motioned to stand on the left side, and Yang Di immediately slid over, still the same defensive strategy as before.

Francis pulled the ball horizontally, and Yang Di was a little far away, a little bit to let him go.

"When I can't vote!"

Annoyed, Francis stepped back to the left to shoot a jumper, and by the time Fisher pounced, he had already thrown the ball out. Howard turned inside, and Yang Di turned and stuck in front of him.

The basketball arc is not high, and it bounces back and is snatched away by Richardson.

The Warriors immediately advanced quickly.

To Montgomery's surprise, the Magic's overall defensive speed was fast, which was nothing like what the scouting report said was the Magic's poor defense last season.

Dunleavy didn't make a jumper, and the rebound bounced in Howard's direction, and Howard jumped high to grab the rebound.

The two teams attacked each other in several waves, and there were no dead balls at the beginning, and the game was relatively fluid.

At 9:18, Francis crossed his hip to shake off Fisher and hit his first athletic score of the game from mid-range, and the Magic tied the Warriors 6-6.

In this round, the Warriors' attempt to block the offense failed, and Dunleavy distributed the ball to Yang Di in the low post.

After Yang Di took the ball, he turned around and faced Howard.

The audience immediately cheered, and the duel between Yang Di and Howard was hailed as the best rookie duel in the past two years, among which Yang Di rose to prominence this season, and crossed over to the level of a star in just one month, in Montgomery's words, that is, he is absolutely qualified to be selected for the All-Star Game.

Although Howard is a rookie, he is a high school student, another top talent after LeBron, and is known as a once-in-a-decade monster body.

"Come on!" Howard cheered himself up in his heart, staring at Yang Di's eyes without the slightest timidity.

Yang Di observed Howard's position, first began to dribble against the ground, the basketball shuttled back and forth under his crotch, and then he turned his back and leaned on Howard.

Howard was taken aback by a series of dribbles from Yang Di, who played like a small forward.

"Watch him turn around!" Head coach Johnny Davis reminds.

Before the words fell, Yang Di, who had just turned his back, completed a back turn.

The big man with a generous body is a natural advantage for dribbling, and Yang Di turned his back to the baseline and took the initiative, although he did not all shake off Howard's defense.

Howard only felt that Yang Di was like a beast, pushing him in, and there was a huge force coming from the arms and chests that resisted.

He was pushed inward, and his strength was a little overwhelming.

Yang Di shouldered sideways, but Tony Barty assisted in time at this time, Yang Di was blocked in a small space, unable to see the route of the pass, and directly strengthened the half-hook hand.

The ball missed, and the rebound was grabbed by Tony Barty.

"Damn it!" Yang Di clapped his hands, a little pity.

This is what playing on the inside is like, players are more sensitive to the protection of the penalty area, and the inside players will always encounter enough help and packs, and if there is no excellent footwork or finishing ability, the scene will become more awkward.

Howard still put a lot of restrictions on Yang Di, and Yang Di also made Howard feel uncomfortable.

But at this time, Francis suddenly broke out, Francis faced Fisher's defense, not only completed the breakthrough, and then hit consecutive pull-up jump shots in the middle range, scoring six points in a row to give the Magic a 10-6 lead over the Warriors.

In terms of momentum, the Magic players are inspired.

Montgomery immediately made a timeout gesture at 7:47 of the first quarter.

There is no blocking, just a simple one-on-one, but it has become an urgent problem for the Warriors to solve, Fisher is also a 30-year-old player's golden age, but for this kind of explosive guard, the defensive effect has been very average.

"Shift the guard."

Montgomery immediately decided, "Jason, you're the leader of the team, you're going to defend Steve Francis, the opponent's hands are really hot, and maybe some mid-to-long-range jumpers, and you're going to have to be targeted defensively." ”

Fisher was a little embarrassed, but his good work style didn't change his face, and he was already thinking about how to defend next - Mobley was also difficult to defend and extremely fast.

Yang Di was the only player to receive praise during this timeout.

"The rebounds and the rim are really good."