169. Anxious Griffin
169. Anxious Griffin
The most jīng彩 duel in everyone's hearts is obviously never a one-sided slaughter, but a close contest. Undoubtedly, the Cavaliers' home game against the Clippers showed such potential, at least in the opening game.
Although Wu Dawei, who was supported by Cleveland fans, suffered a very big loss on the defensive end that he was best at, making him look wolf-bèi, but it only took less than 20 seconds for Wu Dawei to give the most powerful response with practical actions!
And this riposte is undoubtedly exciting and jubilant! Nothing is more heart-warming than a violent slash after a turn.
The quick loan center suddenly burst out from the dead silence of the previous quiet atmosphere. From being dunked by Griffin to Jīng's brilliant response, Wu Dawei only took more than 20 seconds. The people cheered and jumped before Blake. Griffin sneaked up on Wu Dawei's shadow from behind, and it was swept away in an instant!
"Wow! This is definitely the most jīng lottery ANSWER-BALL of the season! ”
"There is no doubt about it! GREAT is not Blake. Griffin can compare! They are not players of the same rank at all! ”
The Cleveland fans swept away the previous depression, and the clamor that erupted was their pride at this time. Griffin's riding from behind is an extremely disgraceful thing.
At 4:4, the two sides drew again.
When Griffin avoided himself with a gloomy face and walked to the baseline to serve, Wu Dawei no longer cared about the way he yelled at him before, Wu Dawei began to run towards his team's half, he turned his head to look at the Clippers player box, DeAndrew. Jordan obediently curled up in his chair like a wronged little daughter-in-law......
After such a thrilling opening, the game entered a period of stability. Although basketball is an extremely physical sport, passion is not stored in every second.
While it's true that the Clippers aren't as good as the Cavaliers in terms of record, they were in good shape tonight. At least for the first half of the first quarter, the two sides were still inseparable. After riding Wu Dawei once from behind, Blake. Griffin didn't get a good shot on the offensive end.
Wu Dawei's defense is now regarded as one of the best in the league, not to mention Blake. The Wu Dawei that Griffin faced after that was a Wu Dawei who paid twelve points of attention to him!
Although Griffin has been a very strong scorer this season, with all kinds of flying and various slams, and he has been the most watched player in almost every game, it can't hide his lack of individual singles ability, especially as a No. 4 player, Blake. Griffin's ability to play alone with his back is completely inconsistent with his status as a superstar.
Of course, while not very proficient in back-to-back singles, Griffin's 20 points per game is not a fraud, and he is very good at getting down and working with his teammates.
Blake. Griffin has a natural sense of smell on the court, which is a big reason why he is able to play air catches and dunks so frequently. On the basketball court, everyone knows that dunking is the most important thing to boost one's morale and destroy the prestige of others.
Naturally, everyone has always been the most tightly guarded in the paint area. And to be able to often do a violent buckle on the other side's head, Blake. Griffin clearly has something unique about it.
But tonight, his uniqueness seemed to be completely unleashed after facing Wu Dawei. Because Griffin found that it was almost difficult for him to shake off Wu Dawei on the offensive end, who was like a fart who never left him half a step. This feeling was not felt in the last meeting between the two sides, because at that time, the Cavaliers were still defending Griffin with veteran Antoine. Jamison ......
In the last meeting between the two sides, Griffin could pass his youth and vitality and settle the aging Antoine. Jamison, and tonight, when facing the same young rookie Wu Dawei as him, Griffin couldn't find a way for a while. Aside from the unexpected buckle at the beginning, Griffin didn't have any jīng cai to play.
On the contrary, it was Wu Dawei, who was responsible for defending Griffin, who not only limited Griffin on the defensive end, but at the same time, on the offensive end, Wu Dawei still scored something. Halfway through the first quarter, Wu scored six points.
Although the score on the court has never been opened, it still makes the head coach of the Clippers Nigro scratch his ears and cheeks, because the Clippers are always on the backward side. After Wu Dawei successfully fought back against Griffin's "humiliation" against him, the Cavaliers launched a counterattack under his leadership.
Although the Clippers had a good hand tonight, no matter how hard they tried, it seemed that they would never be able to catch up with the seemingly insignificant gap.
At 12:15, the Cavaliers were still in a narrow lead.
"Press it up, press it up! Run inside! Fight with some aggression! When the Cavaliers completed another offense on the offensive end, once again pulling away the score that the Clippers had struggled to catch up with. Negro, who was standing on the sidelines, couldn't hold it anymore......
He shouted hello to the Clippers players on the court, especially Blake, who is currently his most trusted player. Griffin.
Although there was a shocking dunk in the opening scene, for Negro, such a griffin was still not what he wanted, because apart from this dunk, Griffin was mediocre like a headless fly the rest of the time.
He still ran aggressively in the half as usual, but he couldn't find opportunities on the inside to score for the team as easily as before, because Wu Dawei was close to Griffin from beginning to end.
or stuck in front of him, or behind him, in short, inseparable. If it weren't for the basketball court, people might actually think they were good friends......
Naturally, Negro wants Griffin to do better and be a little more aggressive, especially with the team at the moment. If a player wants to be the signature of a team, it's not as simple as just deducting a few beautiful blues.
So, when learning about Griffin's ambitions, Negro was strict with the power forward: "Hey, Blake, get your hands dirty!" Attack the hoop! GO! ”
The Clippers coach's shouting on the sidelines was not only heard clearly by Griffin, but also by Wu Dawei, who was responsible for defending him tonight.
"Hey, Blake, your coach wants you to play more aggressively!" Wu Dawei followed Griffin closely and chattered in his ear at the same time: "What are you going to do?" ”
Griffin ignored Wu Dawei's trash talk, because now he was more anxious about his performance on the court than Negro, and Wu Dawei was like his shadow now, and he couldn't shake it off.
If it weren't for Barang tonight. Davis's touch on the outside, and Carman's positive appearance on the inside in the paint, may have left the Clippers far behind by the Clevelands.
Of course, his inability to play on the offensive end is one aspect, and Wu Dawei, who was hyped up by people before the game, played against himself before the game, in addition to being dunked by himself, he played at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, which is the bigger reason why Griffin is anxious.
As the champion of the '09 class, Griffin naturally hopes that when people talk about this draft, no matter how fanciful the rookies behind him are praised, in the end, they will affirm that they are the most outstanding of the rookies, and there is no one!
And this game, from the very beginning, was the reason why many people paid attention to it. It is that people want to see who is the best player in the class of 09, Wu Dawei, who has gradually grown into the best defender in the league this season, and himself who has begun to enter the ranks of top scorers.
And the situation on the court at this moment, whether it is from the perspective of the team or the current table of the two, Wu Dawei is undoubtedly the one who has the upper hand!
That wasn't what Griffin was expecting, and naturally, he had to die...... Uh, no, it's a go.
He needs to find opportunities on the offensive end, and they need to be the ones that will make him stand out. Like the only one he's scored so far.
Davis holds the ball in the high post, Erik. Gordon and Gomez are both lying in ambush on the wings of the court, and both have good three-point shooting ability, which can open up space for the Clippers inside.
On the inside, although Carman has been gradually marginalized this season, his ability to play alone on his back is still an offensive tool that the team relies on. Griffin, on the other hand, was tasked with holding the ball in front of the singles near mid-range. Although he is not good in back-to-back singles, his strong frontal ball handling is one of his strengths.
That way, the Clippers have all the means on the offensive end.
Barang. Davis watched the ball in the high post for a while, he didn't signal his teammate's block, so Griffin stuck Wu Dawei directly near the left side of the free throw line, and then took the initiative to reach out to Davis for the ball.
For Griffin, the little brother in the team, Davis still takes great care of it, and he passes the basketball over. Carman, who was on the inside, also came out of the paint zone at this time, leaving room for Griffin to force a strong attack.
For Wu Dawei, all kinds of offensive methods can not pose a great threat to him, because he can always anticipate the opponent's next move, but it is the most primitive method of relying on the body to attack, which makes Wu Dawei more tricky. At least compared to defensive technical players, the flow of physical talent is a little more difficult for Wu Dawei to deal with.
Although Wu Dawei himself is also a person who works his body, the gap between the human race and the physical essence is innate.
is like Griffin, his body is taller than Wu Dawei, and his weight is similar to Wu Dawei, but his bounce power is really better than Wu Dawei. And Griffin's most criticized arm span is also longer than Wu Dawei.
Griffin turned around after holding the ball, forcing Wu to take a step back. Then Griffin suddenly raised his hands high, pretending to shoot, and the moment he saw that Wu Dawei was not fooled, he directly stepped forward with his right foot, and with his strong body, he held the ball and ran it in!
Of course, Wu Dawei was not timid in physical confrontation, but on the paint line, when Griffin forced to jump, Wu Dawei jumped up at the same time, but his outstretched hand did not touch the basketball this time, and the ball almost flew from his fingertips to the basket.
Swish!
Hook hand hit.
At 14:15, this was Griffin's fourth point in the game, after a few minutes of scoring drought, he hit the ball again, and it was the score on the head of Wu Dawei, who had been making himself very uncomfortable on the offensive end, which gave Griffin a lot of confidence!
"Get back on the defend, Blake!"
However, Griffin, who was still secretly glad that he seemed to have regained his form, suddenly heard a roar in his ear. The familiar voice is none other than the team's head coach, Nigro.
Griffin quickly came back to his senses and refocused his attention on the court, and then, looking into his own half of the court, he saw a man in a Cavaliers uniform riding in the front court!
The moment he jumped up and dunked, Griffin saw the big number 0 on the back of the man's clothes! In that moment, Griffin realized that the problems he faced tonight did not seem to be limited to his own appearance on the offensive end...... (To be continued.)
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