Chapter 872: Contest
Recovering Li Feng and Oladipo's cross-cover cooperation, Oladipo scored another 2 points, and this time the Pelicans' counterattack finally got up, and it changed from Li Feng's solo dance to a big song that Li Feng and Oladipo sang together.
At this time, the Grizzlies are not easy to handle, Li Feng and Oladipo form a typical complementary combination, one is a crazy breakthrough, and the other is ruthless.
Li Feng and Oladipo quickly cooperated to close the score to 6 points, 86-80, and the Pelicans chased 9 points in a row.
At this time, Van Gundy looked at the time, the decisive battle was advanced, and now it was time to replace the main player, at this time it was 32 seconds in the fourth quarter, and more than 8 minutes before the end of the game, the Grizzlies announced the start of the decisive battle.
The Grizzlies immediately switched back to all of their main players, which were point guard Mike Conley, shooting guard Tony Allen, small forward Prince, power forward Ed Davis, and center Marc Gasol.
Robert Pera may have seen that Ed Davis was very good off the bench and provided the team with plenty of scoring ability, and Ed Davis was much more reliable defensively than James Johnson.
Van Gundy saw Robert Pera start to change formations, and as soon as he saw that the Grizzlies began to fight with him at the last moment, what else could he say, Van Gundy immediately changed to his main lineup.
The main force of the two sides restarted the game, the score difference was 6 points but the time was still 8 minutes, these eight minutes were enough for a team to complete a lot of things, the opening was the Grizzlies' offense, the Grizzlies' offensive routine suddenly became very hungry and complicated on the outside, Marc Gasol kept rising to the high post area to cover, sending his teammates to safety one by one, on the eve of the decisive battle, the Grizzlies used Marc Gasol's continuous high cover.
No matter how you think about this, it is uneasy to feel uneasy, and Van Gundy yelled off the field:
"Watch out, Marc Gasol's cut-in bit. Beware of Marc Gasol's inside card slot. ”
Van Gundy keenly saw that the Grizzlies used Marc Gasol as a high cover on the eve of the decisive battle, there must be a conspiracy, so he reminded his members loudly, but it was useless, to defend Marc Gasol after the cover came back to this position, what is needed is careful arrangement, and it is definitely not a matter of one or two roars.
Sure enough, after Marc Gasol's continuous high cover, he came back and suddenly Al Jefferson was stuck in front of him, and at this time, as soon as he saw Marc Gasol stuck in the position, Prince on the outside hurriedly put the basketball Marc Gasol into the middle
At this time, the Grizzlies' decisive battle strategy has been revealed, which is to concentrate firepower on their interior line. Van Gundy pinched a sweat at this time and walked anxiously, the grizzly bear has the advantage of Makgasol here, he is like a beast, he can bite himself at any time, and if he doesn't take away a piece of his meat, he will hurt himself a little, but at this time the pelicans really can't pay anymore.
Marc Gasol stuck in a very deep position, with such a deep position, Marc Gasol's offense will be very convenient I saw Marc Gasol catch the basketball and slammed back to take a step back El Jefferson, Al Jefferson and Marc Gasol were like two cars crashing together, making a thumping sound of muscle competition.
Al Jefferson desperately wanted to push Marc Gasol out, and Li Feng, who helped El Jefferson defend on the outside, also chased back. But at this time, Marc Gasol personally seemed to be a huge millstone or a windmill blown by the wind, and suddenly turned inward and wrapped Al Jefferson and Li Feng who came over.
Then I watched Marc Gasol jump straight up and down to prepare for a dunk, and at this time Millsap had already arrived from behind, but across Li Feng. He really couldn't reach Marc Gasol, so he could only watch Marc Gasol jump up in the air and smash it on the Pelican's head with a heavy buckle.
When the Grizzlies returned, they launched a powerful denial counterattack, and here Robert Pera immediately felt lightened. Hardaway, who was in the commentary seat, also let out a long breath and said:
"Marc Gasol exploded like a bomb on the other side's inside, he was dangerous, he couldn't encounter the slightest collision and sparks. As long as those things happen, he will explode and injure everyone around him, this is the power of Marc Gasol, and it is also the value of his deposit, just now the pelican was already very careful, but Marc Gasol still exploded with a bang. ”
Hardaway was very pictographic, but Kenny Smith was very sensible, and when he saw Marc Gasol dunk, he immediately said:
"Now that the Grizzlies have started the final program, they have pressed the nuclear button, what should the Pelican do now, there is the same to start the nuclear press, or to start the Skynet program to intercept the other party, how will the Pelican choose these two strategies."
"This is Van Gundy's business, I believe that before coming to the FedEx Arena, I at least thought of a way to deal with Marc Gasol, otherwise he would not have been able to come here to play, now we have to see how the Pelicans attack, we know that the Pelicans still have some advantages over the Grizzlies, and now it's time to see how Van Gundy organizes his team."
Miller used his own words to give hope to the Pelicans.
The Pelicans began to attack, but as soon as they arrived at the Grizzlies' court, their formation was very chaotic, not as neat as the Pelicans used to be, and the first feeling given by the Pelicans today was actually chaos.
In the past, the Pelicans' running positions were very tight, one after another, as well as steady passing and catching, and covering cooperation, but now the entire Pelicans' position is a mess.
The Pelicans' running position first surprised Miller, and then immediately saw Millsap and Al Jefferson both run high post, so that the Grizzlies' interior was raised.
At this time, the Pelicans' interior line is not as good as the opponent's, and it is simply too high The opponent's interior line is a very practical trick, and the Grizzlies did not expect the Pelicans to do this, after the Pelicans raised the Grizzlies' interior line.
Al Jefferson, who reached the high post, took on the task of organizing the basketball from high to low, and quickly passed the basketball to Arenas, who had been waiting in the low post for a while.
After Arenas received the basketball, he began to attack with the basket on his back, and now it is Tony Allen who lets go of Arenas, although Tony Allen's body is acceptable, but Arenas can't look at it physically.
And attacking this kind of thing requires more than just physical elements. It's also important to have experience and rhythm, both of which Arenas excels at.
Arenas received the basketball, and he laughed first, he laughed, and Tony Allen's heart was a little hairy, this guy just played, what did he mean by laughing.
Arenas has been looking for a chance to have a low-level confrontation with people, and now that the opportunity has finally come, Van Gundy has given him a task, which is simply too much with Arenas's appetite.
I saw Arenas, who turned flexibly to catch the ball, and made a shaking feint. This time, Tony Allen was also stunned, and then watched Arenas's turn and dribble, and then suddenly turned around and pretentious.
Isn't it easy to let a street ball player like Arenas do a few basket moves, Arenas immediately shook Tony Allen's attention away, and then Arenas turned around and took a step forward after shaking off Tony Allen, and gently sent the basketball to the basket.
Arenas scored this goal with ease, and he exclaimed with great joy:
"How good it would be if I were 20 years old."
It's no wonder that Arenas yelled like this, if there really was a 20-year-old guy who could perform such footwork and offense in the league, the whole league would go crazy.
Arenas is an easy low single. The Pelicans' tactics and ideas are obvious, the Pelicans are just going to make a big deal about the opponent's low post, and then get into it to play the softest side of the Grizzlies.
At this point, the Pelicans' tactics were revealed, but Robert Pera did not adjust immediately. He also needs to observe.
But at this time, Miller said happily:
"Look at Arenas, he almost thinks he's Olajuwon."
"But he's a real source of pride. Now that the Pelicans have so many all-rounders, the Pelicans will probably continue their low-post tactics, which will test the Grizzlies' defensive accuracy at the guard. ”
Kenny Miss said.
The Pelicans go low with the small man. But the Grizzlies really used the center to hit the Pelicans' low post, and the Grizzlies immediately gave Marc Gasol space after coming, and Al Jefferson was no better than Marc Gasol in terms of footsteps, so he didn't dare to go around the front defense, and defend behind Marc Gasol.
At this time, Van Gundy, who was on the sideline, made a gesture to his teammates, and the Pelicans players on the court immediately understood that they were all staring at Marc Gasol.
After Marc Gasol received the basketball on the inside, he himself continued to sit back hard and Jefferson, and just as Marc Gasol was about to make the final move, he suddenly saw several players of the Pelicans as if they were being contracted.
"Bang la" came up towards Marc Gasol from three sides, and this time the bag was quite ferocious, even a beast-level figure like Marc Gasol was caught off guard, and he didn't know how to pass the ball at all.
When Marc Gasol was in a hurry, Li Feng, who came up from the bag, was quick and gave down the dead basketball in Marc Gasol's hand.
When Li Feng grabbed the basketball in Marc Gasol's hand, the FedEx Arena let out a burst of exclamations, Marc Gasol rarely encountered this kind of situation where he was caught and couldn't move, and now Marc Gasol was clamped, originally
It's because the Pelicans' bag is very sudden, he defended alone in front, and in the fourth quarter, the sudden bag Makgasol is still not adaptable, and the second point is that the Pelicans' bag is very ruthless, so ruthless that Makgasol can't even struggle out.
The sum of the two made Marc Gasol pay the price of this miss, after Li Feng got the basketball, he immediately turned around and passed to Arenas, but unfortunately the characteristics of Arenas made him not very suitable for playing fast break, he was definitely not fast, and his impact was not very strong, so when he rushed to the Grizzlies' half, Tence was stopped by Tony Allen.
The thing that the Grizzlies want to play, as Van Gundy said in the meeting before the game, is to control the rhythm, and when the Pelicans are not happy, the Pelicans are immediately still the same, that is, they raise the center and play low with you.
Both Millsap and Al Jefferson ran to the high post, and Ed Davis didn't dare to get out of Millsap's side for a single step, knowing that the three-point line was all Millsap's offensive zone.
But Marc Gasol didn't, he stood under the basket and looked at Al Jefferson, who was far away from the basket in front of him. He didn't have any scoring ability, so Marc Gasol had no fear to return to the basket.
In this way, Arenas wants to play low, but the Pelicans still have their own methods, and the low position that is too deep cannot be entered, so the Pelicans begin to play farther forwards.
Li Feng was stuck in the position of three steps away, and when he arrived at this position, Li Feng was like a fish food on the side of Marc Gasol's mouth, and Marc Gasol could take a step forward to pinch Li Feng, but Al Jefferson was not far in front of him, and as soon as he made up for it, what should he do if someone came.
So Marc Gasol just looked at Sfen's own front and forcibly hit Conley. He didn't dare to come up to make up for it, unless Li Feng dared to invade the three-second zone, Li Feng was now standing on the edge of the cliff.
But the subtlety of a team's control is on the edge of this cliff, and Millsap on this side hurriedly received the basketball and stuffed the basketball into Li Feng's hands from high to low, Li Feng received the basketball, and he pushed it back and found that Conley's defense was not tough.
At this time, Li Feng was a little vigilant, because Li Feng had the impression that Conley had always been a very tough guy, and he never realized that Conley also had a weak side.
Li Feng tentatively sat back for a while, and found that Conley's defense was still ordinary and had no strength. Li Feng simply turned around and shot directly, and a shot that wiped the board was easily shot.
After Li Feng hit, he glanced at Conley suspiciously, but he knew that Conley hadn't had any intention of playing at all recently, and now his teammates in the team were obviously isolating themselves. No one gave themselves the ball, and they didn't pay attention to themselves in the locker room, and Conley felt that he was not playing interestingly.
He didn't go well to defend, that is, let Li Feng stand in front of Marc Gasol's tiger's mouth. Scoring in front of Marc Gasol and stabbing Marc Gasol, Li Feng thought that Conley still had so many ideas. After he scored by himself, he still felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, as if it was not very real.
The Pelicans alternately beat the weakness of the Grizzlies, and when the Grizzlies arrived at the Pelicans' half, the Pelicans pinched Marc Gasol and did not give Marc Gasol a good chance.
But the Grizzlies' side was different, with Conley's score in Li Feng quite guaranteed, so Robert Pera couldn't stand it anymore, and immediately called a timeout.
Robert Pera made a simple adjustment, didn't you play our small players, I will replace the big man, Robert Pera simply replaced Tony Allen and Conley with James Johnson and Loyle.
Now the Grizzlies have height, but Van Gundy saw Robert Pera playing like this, and he also had a way to deal with it, and immediately sent Oladipo to replace Al Jefferson, Millsap went directly to the center position and Marc Gasol stumbled, Li Feng jumped to the position of power forward, and Oladipo went to the position of small forward.
Van Gundy's change seems to be wrong, but it suddenly turns the entire Grizzlies into a very dangerous team, and this danger is that the Pelicans will be very fast, and every player will have very superb ability.
In the fast movement, the Pelicans will have a great advantage, in the position, and there is no loss, after the Pelicans changed to such a lineup, Kenny Smith immediately said:
"Van Gundy, it seems that it has been premeditated for a long time, after their team forced the Grizzlies to become larger, they immediately became fast, and when the Grizzlies adjust their speed, it is estimated that they will immediately go back to playing the low position of the Grizzlies."
Li Feng suddenly jumped from the small forward to the position of the big forward, which is a physical position, and the first thing to do on the court is the Pelicans' own ball possession.
Li Feng arrived at the Pelicans halfcourt and immediately raised to a position of about 45 degrees to cover his teammates, covering Rose and Oladipo waiting for an opportunity to break through, Rose was in a 45-degree position, he had a lot of options, and also pulled the Grizzlies' interior line, at this time Rose went deep into the ground and knocked James Johnson, but James Johnson stuck to his defense and did not let Rose succeed.
In desperation, Rose quickly threw the basketball into Li Feng's hand, and Rose saw that it was Li Feng who received the ball, and he was not good at passing the ball, just throwing the ball to a high place. Playing like this, he is hurting Ed Davis, and letting Ed Davis and Li Feng bounce than him, and he naturally didn't get any benefits, but after Li Feng received the ball, he also wasted some time to control the situation.
Li Feng has only one way to deal with Ed Davis, which is to break through, who called Ed Davis's legs and feet, who called Ed Davis to turn around very slowly, after Li Feng received the basketball, he shook left and right and stepped out to clean up Ed Davis.
Li Feng rushed straight to Marc Gasol, and Li Feng made several layups and offenses under the basket today to deal with Kufors. I haven't played against an inside defender of Marc Gasol's level, and Marc Gasol saw that it was Li Feng who rushed up to him like a beast, and he also thought that the time had come to close.
Li Feng passed Ed Davis and approached Marc Gasol, this time it was done so quickly and so abruptly, as if it was rushing in with a tight cut, Li Feng and Marc Gasol collided eye to eye.
Li Feng looked at Marc Gasol, he jumped violently, Li Feng was a miniature big forward and Marc Gasol collided with each other in terms of stature, as if it was a ball hit by Mars, just listen to the two of them together. When the referee didn't see what was going on, Li Feng stuffed the basketball into the hands of Millsap on the bottom line the moment he made contact with Marc Gasol in the air.
Millsap calmly fired near the baseline. Got two points with ease.
Barkley saw that this was a bit unpleasant and smashed his mouth and said:
"It's really surprising that I didn't see Li Feng's crazy layup or dunk, but it can't be denied that Li Feng, who plays like this, is smarter."
"Does that just feel like something is missing?"
Kenny looked at Barkley playfully and said:
"Li Feng is indeed too forbearant today, but today he is smarter, maybe it is not the time for him to really play himself. After all, it's still early before the end of the race. ”
The Pelicans scored two more points, and by the time the fourth quarter had reached 6:15, the score of the two sides was 93-90. The Pelicans continued to chase points and change the pace of defense, and after the Grizzlies made the main lineup, the score was closed to 3 points.
At this time, the Grizzlies began to get nervous, the 9 points at the beginning of the third, and now there is only a 3-point advantage left, which is just a momentary thing, and the Pelicans have grasped the rhythm of the game as a whole, which makes the Grizzlies panic in their hearts.
Just when the Grizzlies were in fear, Prince, who was in full swing in the third quarter today, suddenly started to move.
After Marc Gasol was caught in the Pelicans' interior line, he immediately threw the basketball out, and when it came to Mike Miller, Kufors himself did not dare to play, and immediately passed to Prince.
At this time, Prince's chances were not very good, Oladipo was in front of Prince, but Prince still looked at his face very calmly, shook twice, and then immediately handed over a cover in front of him.
Seeing that he was going to cover A, Mark Gasol, who had been doing nothing on the inside for a long time, hurriedly ran out, Prince saw that it was Mark Gasol such a cover at this time, and he relaxed in his heart, and used Mark Gasol's cover to take a step aside, and then immediately shot.
Outside the three-point line, it was such a Jane cooperation, one arrow through the heart, one shot through the heart of the Pelicans, one shot was hit, and the score between the two sides was re-enlarged to a 6-point scoring difference.
Prince suddenly went berserk, the Pelicans were the kind of opponent who was very steady on their feet, and after Prince hit a three-pointer, the Pelicans immediately went back and forth on the Grizzlies' position.
When Arenas used Li Feng's cover to attract Ed Davis's defense, Arenas immediately dismantled the basketball back into Li Feng's hand, Li Feng received the basketball at this time, and what was left in front of him was Mike Miller, who was originally defending Arenas, Mike Miller was old, Li Feng broke through this step, and Mike Miller himself didn't even turn his body, so he saw Li Feng rushing up. (To be continued......)