Chapter 810: The New Army's Challenge II
"The Hornets looked a little nervous."
Charles Barkley sat in the center of the arena during the T-N-T broadcast, and as a live broadcaster, he still maintained his usual joking style, grinning and saying: "These players are still too young, if their hands are shaking like this, Yang Di may get four doubles in the game." ”
"David West is also a veteran player, he entered the league in 03 and has been a very high-quality insider, but it is not the first time to participate in the playoffs, and many people are afraid that there is a misunderstanding." Kenny Smith holds the material and interprets the game from a different perspective.
"Isn't it the first time? I thought it was the first time, haha. Barkley laughed awkwardly, loudly and in a trademark way.
"In the 03-04 season, when Byron was still in the Hornets, David West once followed the Hornets to challenge the Heat, and at that time, the current star of the Warriors, Yang Di, was still a substitute for the Heat."
"When I said that, I really remembered that the Hornets hadn't moved at that time, and Yang Dee was injured in this playoffs, and finally the Heat traded him to the Lakers, and the Warriors traded Yang Dee from the Lakers to Oakland."
Obviously it was only a few years ago, but it seems to be a little long ago, although the two like to joke, but as soon as these things are talked about, they suddenly pulled back the memories of many old fans, and pulled back to the summer of the past few years, the turbulent and uneasy, but the big events that happened silently in the corner that no one paid attention to.
On the court, the Hornets looked weak, Paul hadn't played yet, but his teammates had already made a second mistake.
Yi Jianlian took the ball with his back and passed it to Peterson, but Peterson did not catch it steadily, and the basketball rolled in his hand and was snatched by Ray Allen.
Just after the opening, the ball was stolen by the Warriors' two players who were not good at stealing, and the Hornets fans could only cover their faces and sigh.
The Warriors were much more composed, with Byron Davis dribbling through the half court unhurriedly.
Wait for your flankers to run into the open space before splitting the ball.
Ray Allen took advantage of his teammate's passing and pick-and-roll to shoot a three-pointer from a 45-degree position on the wing, and Jandy was right in front of him to block Peterson for him.
Ray Allen made a three-point shot, and the first thing David West did was not to grab a rebound, but to turn around and get stuck in a position, and the card owner Yang Di.
This is the right choice, and it seems that the head coach of the Hornets did make some arrangements before the game.
Yang Di looked to the sidelines, just as Byron Scott turned his head, a hint of consideration flashed in his eyes.
Yi Jianlian is also mainly in the card position, but the last person to protect the rebound is Chris Paul, who is a point guard, and Paul wins the rebound to advance.
The Hornets were 2-0 down, and Paul controlled the ball with his right hand and reached out with his left hand to direct his teammates.
Then Yi Jian Lian raised to the upper line and Paul blocked and dismantled, Paul stuck the basketball in his hand, the basketball and others sought unity, Byron had no possibility of breaking the ball at all, and followed Paul to wipe Yi Jian Lian's blocking.
But in the end, it was still blocked, and Chandler switched to Paul.
Yi Jian Lian turned around on the spot and ran directly to the basket, Chris Paul actually attracted two people to wrap the ball in the process, Yi Jian United cut empty, Paul pulled his right hand out of a step, and shook his wrist hard.
The basketball crossed a yellow light, hit the ground and passed to Yi Jianlian, who didn't look at the basket at this time, and was about to dunk when he caught the ball and flew up.
"Be careful!"
David West yelled, and Yi Jianlian only felt that it was dark in front of him.
A dark shadow suddenly appeared, one hand held high, five fingers spread, and a large hand of the same skin color pressed against the surface of his exposed basketball.
"Bang!"
The two confronted each other in the air, and a strong force came from all directions.
The basketball in his hand suddenly lost control and flew straight to the side.
Danny Granger reacted quickly, reached out to grab the ball, took a step forward, and then followed up to launch a fast break.
Before Yi Jianlian could react, Yang Di flew up and took him off.
Danny Granger was also careless, the ball had just left his hand, and Chris Paul somehow appeared in his path, quick eyes, and still broke the ball.
Paul took a crotch down and crossed a point to Peja, who was in the open seat.
Danny Granger knew he was out of position, and when he looked back, Peja was already shooting from the outside three-point position.
"Huh!"
hit, Hornets 3-2 Warriors.
It turned out to be a three-pointer, and the two rounds of wrong entry and exit made the Warriors fans stunned themselves, and they didn't know whether to cheer or not.
Peja and Paul give high-fives.
Of the Hornets, Peja may be the most experienced in the playoffs.
Peja is one of the representatives of the Golden Generation in '96, this super sharpshooter from Croatia, was the top scorer in the Kings before, and his outstanding shooting skills were considered comparable to Larry Bird at the time, at his peak, averaging 24.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, shooting 43.3 percent from three-point range and 48 percent from the field.
Peja has been on the battlefield for a long time, has been fighting the Warriors, and deep down is the most undisturbed Hornets player.
The Warriors attacked, and Byron Davis handed the ball to Youngdy.
Yang Di is in the low post, and he singles David West with his back, David West is also considered to have good strength in the power forward, but he is still several grades worse than Yang Dibi.
It's the difference between the S+ level and the A level.
Yang Di controlled the ball steadily with his right hand, stepped on the ground on his toes, and slammed his back into it.
When it came to the playoffs, he was at full strength from the start.
"Bang!"
David West's arms were numb by Yang Di's bang, and the whole person felt Yang Di's terrifying power, and moved back uncontrollably.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Yang Di hit it several times in a row, and the demonstration was general, knocking David West outside the three-second zone.
David West's sweat came out of his head, thinking that this guy Yi Jianlian really has no eyesight, and he still has to stick to the no-wrap strategy that Byron Scott said?
Yang Di turned his back, drew a circle with his right foot, and raised the basketball with his left hand and gently hooked it.
The basketball was thrown high and landed in the basket so firmly that David West couldn't even jump.
The audience applauded.
After the goal, Yang Di turned back to defend, this ball is completely a personal ability, if David West comes to defend him, he does not feel too much pressure.
Barkley said with a smile: "In the regular season, Yang Di reduced his individual singles, and in the playoffs, he will definitely strengthen his individual singles." ”
Kenny Smith laughed: "The Hornets are not prepared to wrap up, and this is also a bold and innovative defensive approach in recent years. ”