Chapter 189: Battle for Rebounds! (Above)
Speaking of Grant Hill, everyone knows that he spent his youth in Detroit, elegant and deadly, and was Jordan's successor.
It is also known that he suffered an injury at the Orlando Magic, plummeted, and became a famous injury Zhongyong.
As for the later rebirth in Phoenix and the exertion of residual heat in Los Angeles, it is also something that everyone is familiar with.
And his triple-double, his all-round, his best rookie, he beat Jordan to become the All-Star vote king, his old father was a top Yale student, he played a good piano, his on-court morality, and the "what if" story he and Maddie formed that never met people's expectations, are even more talked about by Uncle Mountain fans.
But how many people have ever felt the fighting heart under his calm and gentlemanly face?
Did the damn injury affect our judgment of this generation of heroes, leaving endless regrets, or did it have a profound impact on him himself, making him the fighter who "fate will never kill me"?
You and I may never know.
Continuously using his all-around skills to inflict blows, Hill lost the explosive power that he couldn't defend one-on-one, but with the cooperation of his teammates, he flashed again.
"Well done!"
Howard smiled like a big kid and slapped Hill on the back. The gentleman pushed Howard away with a smile and motioned to his juniors to defend well.
"It's too bad."
Miller was very uneasy, the Magic's defense was not impregnable, but it was very malleable. This kind of formation, which is similar to a 2-3 joint defense, will theoretically have gaps in the bottom corner and near the ribs. But the footsteps of Hill and Ariza are constantly interfering with the 76ers' offensive arrangement.
How can you open up the situation? Chen Mu has been targeted by the Magic team, and it is difficult to pass the ball to him. Korver was eaten to death by Hill and Nelson, and Iguodala was not a scorer in the first place, and it was difficult to expect him to open up the situation.
But Miller himself is not a scoring maniac, and the threat from beyond the three-point line tends to be zero, how to crack the Magic's defense? Miller couldn't think of a reason for it.
"Miller!"
Not far away. Chen Mu's shout came, and Miller raised his eyes to see that the Chinese boy, who was always full of vitality, was also looking at him, and at the end he was snorting at the basket.
Be resolute. Shooting!
The Chinese kid seems to want to say so.
But......
Watching his teammates continue to run and never make up space, Miller muttered in his heart.
Forcing a shot without a good opportunity, isn't this a clear search for iron?
The traditional old point guard is still a little resistant to Chen Mu's gambling advice, although the coach also said it. The outside line should be resolute to shoot, find a way to expand the Magic's defensive line, and then look for opportunities to cut into the score. However, a resolute shot does not mean that it cannot be shot indiscriminately, and it cannot cause a single shot in a dominant position, and it is impossible to find an open position, which is really a bit in conflict with Miller's basketball philosophy all along.
There's not much time to attack, there's no way!
When the 24 seconds were about to arrive, Miller reluctantly lowered his head and began to dribble, and Chen Mushun took a step to block and dismantle the cover and quickly rushed to the basket. Howard was in hot pursuit, and Miller had no room to pass.
And looking at Chen Mu like that, he obviously didn't prepare to ask for a single, but was ready to grab a rebound!
That's right, rebounding!
Miller finally understood Chen Mu's intentions, now that the Magic team's defense is very successful, and Hill has opened up the situation on the offensive end, the 76ers can't sit still, and the only one who can gamble without a super scorer like Iverson is there. All that's left is rebounding!
As long as you control the rebound, you control the whole game.
The words that are calloused to the ears of those who listen are definitely the truth on the basketball court, and Miller has no choice. can only trust Chen Mu again, after dribbling, he rushed to the basket and threw the board high.
"When"
The basketball failed to hit, and Howard had already turned around and started to grab the rebound, but he leaned back, but he didn't feel the power of the Chinese kid who was by his side at all times behind him.
Chinese kid. Where did it go?
Just when Howard was suspicious, a figure jumped up into the sky, pressed a little the top of Howard's head, and fiercely pointed the basketball to the periphery.
Want to grab a rebound again??
Howard is not a fuel-efficient lamp, in terms of grabbing rebounds, even if he is still a "young" at this time, he is enough to stand alone in the league.
Jumping hard, keeping his eyes on the trajectory of the basketball, Howard's bounce speed was amazing, but just as he reached the highest point, the basketball did not fall and continued to fly outside.
"......?!"
Howard was shocked, didn't the Chinese kid himself plan to grab rebounds? This point uses too much force, even if the basketball flies out of his control area, the Chinese kid will not be able to catch the rebound.
Could it be ......
"Huh......?"
Not far away, Iguodala, who happened to come to the ribs, raised his eyes and saw a basketball flying towards him, reflexively reached out to catch it, and shot it in front of Chen Mu's urging of the desperate death.
"Huh"
Basketball went into the frame, and the 76ers finally started scoring in the second half!
"Well done!"
High-fived and celebrated with good friends, the fighting spirit in Chen Mu's heart had returned again, and he was about to go back to defense, but the unhappy voice of the happy boy sounded behind him.
"You didn't think about grabbing rebounds yourself in the first place, did you......?"
Howard's brow furrowed, a hint of unease on his expression.
"I can't say that~"
Chen Mu laughed, and responded while retreating: "It should be said that I didn't want to rely on myself to 'completely control the rebounding' from the beginning, but hoped to use everyone's strength to fight against you, a rebounding monster~"
After saying this, a bald shadow appeared in the corner of Chen Mu's eyes, staring at his every move angrily, if he said one more word, I am afraid that the sharp sound of the whistle will sound.
"Don't talk to each other!"
Crawford's words were as serious as a middle school teacher, Chen Mu raised his hands, made a gesture similar to surrender, and nodded awkwardly at the old referee.
"Don't off Crawford."
Familiar with the old referee's temperament, Chen Mu didn't dare to say anything more, and quickly walked back to the defense.
And Howard, it seems, is also on this court, seeing a new generation of players who can finally compete with him on rebounding.
The Magic attacked, and Hill's supernormal vision came into play, and Ariza just bypassed Howard's cover to the bottom corner when the basketball roared and opened his hand for a three-pointer.
“SHXT!”
As soon as the basketball was shot, Ariza secretly screamed that it was not good, and now he has not practiced that convulsive three-point shot, and throughout the season, he has made a total of 7 three-point shots, none of which have been hit.
This shot was no exception, and the arc drawn by the basketball was not beautiful no matter how you look at it, smashing the outside of the basket and bouncing high.
"Rebounding!"
The players on both sides have reacted a little, at this moment, the rebounding ball will become a common lifeline for both sides, and they shouted almost at the same time, watching Chen Mu and Howard, two rebounding maniacs, jump at the same time, ready to compete for the rebound.
"Smack"
At the side of the basketball again, Chen Mu took advantage of the judgment brought by the plug-in to jump early, and took a shot before Howard flew to the highest point, and the basketball rushed to Miller near the top of the arc impartially.
“FASTBREAK!”
Before the person landed, Chen Mu's shout had already come, and after receiving the ball, Miller secretly praised his cleverness, and then began to sprint at the fastest speed.
Nelson's speed did not suffer, and he followed closely step by step, Miller quickly came to the front court and hit the ground, and the basketball walked out of a strange folded line within the Magic half, and when it rebounded after contact with the floor, there was a trace of angle deviation, and the entire arc was like a lightning bolt, straight to the basket!
Iguodala was already in place, catching the basketball with Hill's footsteps close behind him.
If Iguodala had made a layup at this point, he might have scored and might even get Hill's foul. However, the difficulty is not small, the bad guy Hill was also a flyer, his legs and feet are old, and his defensive judgment is constantly improving.
At this moment, there is only one way to ensure that this attack can actually score.
"Whoosh"
didn't look back, the moment Iguodala sprinted to the basket, the afterglow had already been aimed, and Chen Mu, who had just finished grabbing the rebound with Howard not far away, had already started quickly, sprinting towards the Magic half court with his speed no less than that of a small forward.
The basketball was thrown back by Iguodala and flew high, and Hill jumped at the same time, but he couldn't interfere with the ridiculously high pass at all, only to feel a black shadow flash behind him and start to take off.
"Bang!"
Chen Mu's follow-up was just right, and after taking off, he threw Howard a few meters away, and Nelson, who was on the side, naturally would not be Chen Mu's opponent, and he bounced off directly after a physical contact. Grabbing the basketball with both hands, Chen Mu smashed it into the frame as if venting, and then habitually did a pull-up.
“……!!!”
In the Amway Arena, the fans were also dumbfounded by this exquisite fast-break coordination, starting from Chen Mu's rebound, to Miller's weird hit, and then Iguodala's seemingly casual toss, and finally Chen Muzhong's dunk. This set of fast attack is smooth and smooth, and the sense of viewing is excellent, and it makes people enthusiastic to watch.
The Philadelphia Forward Air Receiving Brigade, composed of Chen Mu, Iguodala, and Carney, who was still sitting on the bench at this time, took off again!
"It's good to grab rebounds with one hand, and you can directly connect with the follow-up passing, how many people can there be in the NBA who can do this?"
Howard panted and sent out the baseline ball, and looked at Chen Mu with a little more attention in his eyes.
"Then it's time for me and you to fight for the rebound!" (To be continued.) )
PS: Some brothers feel that the recent games are too intensive, there is indeed a problem, I also said it a few days ago, rest assured, this season will not be too long in terms of word count, and the opening season of the game wants to express a process of transformation, so the off-field plot is less, this is my problem, and the rhythm will be adjusted next! Thanks for the advice brothers!