Chapter 144: Touchdown scored
TOUCHDOWN, THIS IS A WORD THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BASKETBALL, AND FANS WHO LIKE THIS SPORT THAT IS MORE OUT OF THE WAY IN CHINA MAY KNOW THAT THIS PHRASE MEANS TOUCHDOWN SCORES.
The so-called touchdown score is a scoring method in football, which is very popular in the United States, ranking before basketball and baseball, and has almost become a social phenomenon.
On the rugby field, the attacking players worked together to find the perfect moment, deliver a lethal long pass, and finally send the ball to the winger, quickly tearing through the opponent's defense, entering the touchdown zone and touching the ground, even if it was a touchdown scored.
In American football, a touchdown can earn your team six points, and then get an extra chance to score. If you choose to shoot and it succeeds, then you can score 7 points for a touchdown. And if you are bold enough to choose two touchdowns and succeed, one touchdown will add a full 8 points to your team.
AS THE MOST SINGLE-TIME SCORING AND THE MOST DIFFICULT WAY TO SCORE IN FOOTBALL, THE PHRASE TOUCHDOWN IS WELL KNOWN TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES.
And the offense that the 76ers just presented was a touchdown score on the basketball court!
"Good shot!"
Back in his own half, Iguodala was high-spirited, and an angry buckle broke out the depression in his heart at one time, making him breathe a bad breath and high-five Chen Mu to celebrate.
Not only Iguodala, but also the 76ers players who have been pressed by the Clippers' veterans from the beginning to the present, are also in high spirits and excited.
"That's it!"
Cheeks threw his fist the sidelines, his excitement overflowing, and the sparkle in his eyes returned.
This game, there is still a fight!
"Keep running, don't stop, keep running!"
Chen Mu said loudly to Iguodala and Korvor: "With Miller, Chris, and me, as long as you two run, you two will definitely have a chance to score!" ”
Chen Mu is right, now on the court, the 76ers do not have a breakthrough master like Iverson, facing the Clippers who play a position with a board and a look, and an infinite back-to-head team, there is always a feeling that they can't make it out.
However, after replacing Webb, the 76ers instantly had three points on the court, and Miller needless to say, the traditional old point guard can no longer be a traditional one, with super passing insight and a good ability to sort out the offense. Being able to snatch an assist throne from Kidd in his prime is the best compliment to his passing skills.
Webb, the former king, is now the team's oldest and most experienced veteran. At the beginning of his career, he once wanted to be a point guard, and his passing vision should not be underestimated, and his skills were extremely sharp. Even if due to the aging of the body, the ability to run and jump is lost, and it is difficult to kill all sides, but the kung fu of passing the ball will only become more refined with age.
Many veteran players, as they get older, will have their average assists per game decline, but no player or coach will think that these former passers have even aged their passing skills.
The decline in statistics is more due to the weakening of individual attacking power, the reduction of ball holding time, the decline of tactical position, etc., and has nothing to do with the vision and technique of passing.
A true playmaker, until he is old enough to walk, can still see through the ever-changing situation on the pitch at a glance, find the deadliest moment to send passes, and revitalize the team's attack.
These two players, one inside and one outside, one in the middle generation, and the other has entered the twilight of his career, for any team, it is a very fortunate thing to be able to have such two offensive brains at the same time. The so-called family has an old man and a treasure, and Philadelphia has two "old treasures" on the court at the same time, even if it is a team composed of old balls like the Clippers, it must be in awe of the three points.
And in addition to the two of them, Philadelphia has one of the most crucial pieces of the puzzle.
"Chen!"
The Clippers missed the offense again, Webb picked up the rebound, this time Margety and Mobley and others quickly returned to defense, there was no fast break opportunity, and after Miller controlled the ball and came to the front court, he handed the ball to Chen Mu on the strong side.
Receiving the ball at the waist position, Chen Mu adjusted his breathing, on the other side, Webb had already opened up the space, above the top of the arc, Miller was as immobile as a mountain, and near the bottom line, Iguodala and Korver began to run endlessly.
On the weak side, Webb continued to cover the two, and Korver stepped on the broken step to quickly come to the strong side, and the moment he rushed to the bottom corner, a basketball suddenly appeared in front of him.
"Smack"
Chen Mu handed out a pass, Korver knew how to catch the ball and dribble it to the bottom corner, behind him, Chen Mu had already turned around and firmly blocked Mobley who was following the defense, leaving a spacious passage.
"Defense!"
Mobley was firmly blocked by Chen Mu, and seeing that Korver was about to come to the three-point line, he hurriedly shouted to remind Brand to make up for the defense.
Behind Chen Mu, Brand turned around and chased after him, but before he could get to the bottom corner, Korver's three-pointer had already been shot.
"Huh"
Hitting a three-pointer crisply, Korver kept his right hand in a shooting position and a smile appeared on his face.
"Sure enough, the shooting is the most handsome."
Thinking back to the screams of female fans after four years at Crayton University's home game and after he shot a three-point shot at home in Philadelphia, Korver was in a good mood and came to this conclusion.
Korver can't be wrong, but if it were more accurate, it would have been something like this:
"Sure enough, the handsome guy is the most handsome when he shoots!"
After all, appearance is productivity.
After being scored by the 76ers in a row by means other than his back, Cassel looked up at the scoreboard, and in a wave of 7-0, the 76ers had narrowed the gap to 7 points.
"Before the class is over, I have to perform on stage by myself, and the current students are really disobedient."
Thinking of Chen Mu's words before that he wanted to learn from himself, Cassel muttered a few words to himself, and then dribbled to the front court.
Firmly in control of the tempo, the Clippers did not panic in the slightest, and after the inside cover switch, Brand wanted to play alone, but found that Miller's defensive position was quite backward.
"These boys, they don't want us to easily carry the ball with our backs, and are ready to cut the passing route!"
When facing the Jazz, the 76ers once sacrificed this trick, relying on Iguodala, Iverson and others to roam around, cut off the opponent's internal and external connections, and prevent the opponent from being indefinitely back-to-back.
Now that Iverson has been replaced by Miller, although his tackling ability and speed have dropped a bit, it is not a problem to interfere with the opposition's passes.
And Kassel, after seeing Miller's choice, also frowned, and instantly had a trace of respect for the junior in front of him who had been bullied by himself for several years.
"This kid, I've watched a lot of videos......!"
Kassel's three-point shooting percentage has plummeted this season, from 36.8 percent last season to 29.4 percent this season.
Throughout Kassel's career, three-point shooting has never been his strong suit, and with the exception of his final year, when he exploded in Boston's very little playing time, he didn't shoot more than 40% from three-point range in a season.
And a closer look shows that Kassel's three-point shooting percentage is very inconsistent, close to 40% last season, and it may be less than 20% next season. In the lowest 98 to 99 seasons, he even shot 14.3% from the field, which makes people wonder if this old monster is too casual and never looks at the basket when shooting.
Miller, on the other hand, aimed at this, and after Cassel gave tactical instructions and determined that Brand would play with his back to himself, he subtly distanced himself and stood in a position where he could interfere with the pass at any time and be able to turn around and wrap Brand, making Cassel's choice of ball very uncomfortable.
“CHANGE!”
Looking at Miller's resolute look, Cassel reluctantly chose a tactical change, Brand hurriedly went up to the free throw line, and then leaned back slightly, leaning on Miller's body.
This action is very subtle, and it is difficult for the referee to decide whether to blow the penalty, and Cassel uses this momentary effort to rush inside, and then return with a return pass.
After receiving a pass at the free throw line, Brand jumped and shot without hesitation, and the moment the basketball shot, the big man with yellow skin who was haunted also rushed out of the inside.
"Smack!"
With a neat block, Chen Mu, who hadn't gotten a block in the whole court, finally successfully completed a defense, and after landing, he quickly rushed forward to grab the basketball, and raised his head and shouted:
“TOUCHDOWN!!”
No need for Chen Mu to remind, Iguodala has already rushed out like a sharp arrow, Chen Mu threw the basketball in his hand, and when the ball arrived, Iguodala pulled the ball behind his back and shook it past Margeti's defense and hit a layup.
"5 points!"
Another fast-break score, another touchdown!
The 76ers continued to play attack waves, the point difference was further narrowed, and there were still 4 minutes left in the second quarter, and the game fell into a stalemate again!
"Brand, the mid-range shot is very accurate, the shot is very high, and it is difficult to defend. But after all, height is limited, and when you really want to shoot, your legs and knees will unconsciously bend back. Even if I can't make a successful block later, I can judge the timing of his shot! ”
Chen Mu's eyes were full of fire, and data about the shooting habits and offensive characteristics of the Clippers players were quickly remembered in his mind.
"As long as it's not an endless back-to-back single, I can interfere with your shots somewhat!"
In the following round, Kassel was no longer obsessed with back-to-back singles, but instead used Brand's frontal impact to deliver passes on the move.
Brand was as strong as an ox, and after carrying Chen Mu, he rushed into the interior to score a layup.
The 76ers were not ambiguous, Webb sent a wonderful pass after holding the ball inside, and Chen Mu, who had just finished covering Korver, strode into the inside, received the pass and dunked it violently, and bit the score.
"HAHA, AFTER TOUCHDOWN, OF COURSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE ONE MORE DOUBLE TOUCHDOWN TO BE STRONG!"
Chen Mu turned around and just wanted to thank Webber for his pass, but found that the latter was out of breath, reaching out to cover his knee with a painful face, as if he had reached the limit of his physical fitness. (To be continued.) )