Chapter 933: Bloodbath Barclay
As if to test Kidd's own thoughts, the Nets' offense really missed, and it was Lopez's open three-pointer, and Lopez didn't shoot the basketball in such a goal.
The Nets' offense missed, but the Pelicans' offense became in full swing, and Henson and Al Jefferson on the inside also came to an inside cooperation, and Henson, who got the basketball on the inside, attracted the idea, and inadvertently sent the basketball quietly to the hands of Al Jefferson, who had no one to defend on his side.
Al Jefferson got the basketball and went straight to the basket with a two-handed dunk, and the Pelicans had an interior line to attack the Nets, and Al Jefferson not only got a two-point dunk but also a free throw.
But at this time, the Nets' offense was unlucky again, and Joe Johnson was not smart at the critical moment, and he shot a three-point shot.
The Nets' powerful offense finally passed, but the Pelicans' offense did not end, they were like chariots, steadily advancing step by step, slaughtering the Nets step by step, bringing the public close to the corner, and then not letting go of the Nets, when the Nets were unarmed, they had to cut the Nets apart.
The Pelicans, who had taken the advantage, ruthlessly crushed the Nets, extending their advantage to 27 points in the second quarter, and at the end of the third quarter they stretched the margin to 39 points, a 40-point difference.
But in the fourth quarter, it was still all the Pelicans' main players who appeared, and at this time Joe Johnson regretted a little bit of the bet with the Pelicans, this is not a game, this is a slaughter, it is a bully,.
At the end of the fourth quarter, the Pelicans won 131-80 over the Nets.
The Pelicans bloodied the Barclays Center, and the sensational 51-point difference made the Nets feel miserable from players to fans.
At this time, even Charles Barkley was a little overwhelmed. He sat in the commentary seat and shook his head as he spoke:
"The Pelicans are a little too ruthless, slaughtering the Nets like this, it is simply not leaving any face for the Nets, which makes the seventh game between the two sides completely develop in the direction of the Pelicans."
The Pelicans slaughtered the Nets really hard, under normal circumstances, when the victory or defeat of the two sides is decided in the fourth quarter, it becomes garbage time, so they don't play seriously, but the Pelicans don't have it today, and today the Pelicans are in time to win, and they are still desperately playing the Nets and slaughtering the Nets.
Today's game has widened to 50 points. This is not a game, this is an insult to the Nets, and it is an absolute certainty of the next seventh championship battle.
After the game, the Pelicans players got together and laughed, before the game, they had enough of the bird's gas in their first loss, but today the Pelicans finally spit out that breath and doubled it back to the opponent, which is refreshing.
The Pelicans players are very cheerful. But the Nets players have blood-red eyes on both sides, and it's really uncomfortable to be slaughtered at home.
The Nets players were angry, humiliated, but helpless. This really can't beat the Pelicans, when they don't have a touch and the interior defense is missing, the Nets really have no way to hit the Pelicans.
Van Gundy finally laughed after the game. But Kidd's face was gloomy like a dark cloud before the storm, and today's game was a loss for the Nets, and it was not a simple loss. It's a huge difference of 51 points.
This huge point difference could have been avoided, but the Pelicans just wanted to press this humiliating score on the Nets' head.
At the press conference after the game, Joe Johnson said that he would not go to the press conference with Kidd, and he couldn't afford to lose this face, so Kidd had to take Anthony to the press conference alone.
But at the press conference, Anthony remained calm, but Kidd saw the Pelicans' smug look at the press conference.
He himself couldn't help it, and began to angrily accuse the Pelicans for having no work ethic, obviously having established a leading advantage, and still fighting desperately in pursuit of a larger point difference, which is simply a matter of unsportsmanship.
Kidd was thrilled, but Pelicans head coach Van Gundy responded to his statement by saying:
"We just want to make sure we have a leading edge."
Kidd was almost stunned by this guy, 40 points you still have to ensure what score advantage, this is clearly an excuse, but Kidd can't say anything yet.
In the end, he could only watch Li Feng sit there and talk about the secret of defeating the Nets, Li Feng said the Nets' defense in front of Kidd as light as a piece of paper, and then talked about his feeling of scoring.
These words made Kidd's head almost burst into flames when he listened, but the game is like that, the winner has the right to speak, but the loser is sorry you will be completely forgotten.
In the end, Li Feng happily announced that the first part of his prophecy came true, and today he ended the battle in three quarters, and then swept the Nets, Li Feng said this arrogantly in front of Kidd and Anthony.
Even Anthony jumped up and said:
"Li Feng, we'll see you in the next game."
The press conference was an unhappy one, with Li Feng's hubris and Van Gundy's indulgence insulting the entire Brooklyn press, but the New Orleans press rejoicing.
Slaughtering the Nets, they finally let out a breath, and the reactions of the media on both sides are very different, but for the rest of the media, it is a clear signal that this is the Pelicans' revenge.
This is the Pelicans showing the whole league that don't mess with me, there is a price to pay for messing with me, and all the previous dismissive remarks about the Pelicans have all disappeared after this game.
However, the Brooklyn people are still very dissatisfied, they feel that their team has lost because of the loss of Garnett, and if Garnett is here, the Nets will not necessarily lose, and even if they do, they will not necessarily lose so miserably.
The Nets' assertion is reasonable, but they don't want to think about Garnett's hand at that time, the league imposed a three-game ban on Garnett, which is not a very strict punishment for hitting people, but this is in the playoffs, and it is the last game in the finals, after three games, the Nets have no chance, and every game in the playoffs is very critical.
Now it's going to be three games in a row for Garnett to not play. This means that Garnett will be absent in the next championship game, and Kidd naturally cannot accept such a punishment, he protested to the league, and the Nets also felt that this was unfair, which was equivalent to guaranteeing the Pelicans to win the championship.
However, the league did not mean to change the punishment, and it was still a three-game suspension, which made the Nets desperate, but the Pelicans were happy.
Garnett has been suspended for three games, and the Pelicans are comfortable now, and the Nets have completely become an undefended city for the Pelicans. For the next championship battle, the Pelicans are determined to win.
Game 5 was about to begin, and Brooklyn was still spitting at New Orleans, and then Kidd also openly jumped out and said:
"As long as Ben comes back, the Nets will definitely pull one back."
Kidd himself didn't know how much he believed in his own heart.
Game 7 is finally here, the Pelicans are waiting for the Nets to challenge at the New Orleans Arena at home, this game is not only because there is enough saliva before the game, but also a stop to decide the championship, this move is definitely more eye-catching. The entire New Orleans arena was full, and it smelled a little watery.
Before the game, the outside of the New Orleans arena was also brightly lit, and when the Nets' bus came, it was even more crowded.
Pelican fans roared like a wave, and New Orleans Arena turned into the Devil's home arena. Li Feng waited inside the players' tunnel, waiting for the game to start, and at this time, the Pelicans' DJ finally announced the start of the game.
The Pelicans players took to the court to the cheers of the home fans, and today the Pelicans' lineup is point guard Oladipo. Scoring guard Arenas, small forward Li Feng, power forward Henson. Center Al Jefferson.
Here in the Nets, they don't have Lopez on their lineup, point guard Dellon, shooting guard Joe Johnson, small forward Anthony, power forward David Lee, and center Lopez.
Lopez looked ugly on the court at the New Orleans arena, the last game was slaughtered, Garnett couldn't play, the Nets were blown up, and the media even had ATMs attached to him.
Today, the media also seems to have decided that the Pelicans have an absolute advantage, and Lopez has decided to desperately pull the Pelicans here, and desperately want the Pelicans to pay the price.
With this in mind, Lopez walked into the center circle, and at this time the entire New Orleans arena was booing, all for himself, and Lopez knew this very well.
Commentating on today's game is ESPN's Bill Wharton and his good partner Albert, who now sit leisurely at the back of the commentary box and say:
"Today is the final game of this year's playoffs, and the Pelicans are going to complete the championship feat."
"But not necessarily, if the Nets win, the Pelicans may collapse all at once."
Albert denied his old partner's claim at this time.
"No, I think the Pelicans are going to win today, you'll see." Bill Wharton stuck to his story.
The game started with a whistle and the referee threw the basketball into the air, Lopez jumped into the air with Henson, the first two scrums Henson won, but this time Henson lost.
Lopez looked really desperate today, and put the basketball in Delon's hands at once, after Delong got the basketball, he attacked cautiously, and the Pelicans have played 4 games, and Delon is very aware of the ability of the Pelicans, a few players, may be much clearer than themselves.
The finals are like this, in the end, the two teams will be absolutely familiar with each other, that is, it is clear what kind of habits one of the opposing players has, there is no way, the two sides have seven fierce battles, and there will be a lot of things that need to be understood by defensive players in the middle, so the opponent will be studied particularly thoroughly.
DeLong is now dribbling over, he is observing Li Feng, he knows that if Li Feng puts all the experience on himself at the beginning, he will not be able to do anything, fortunately I believe that Li Feng did not put all his energy on himself, but took care of the whole bad defense behind him.
At this time, Delong was relieved to pass the basketball to the hands of Anthony on the side, Anthony's opponents in these games are Brewer, according to Anthony's own judgment, Brewer is an extremely difficult defender, especially good at predicting and separating himself from the team.
Anthony is actually a little happy that such a defensive player did not play today, don't look at Oladipo is younger than Brewer, but young does not mean better defense.
Anthony made a simple offensive move at this time, probed, and then shot directly. In this series, Anthony at least understood one truth, the simpler the offensive technique, the better, the simpler the less likely it is to make mistakes, and it will also maintain the efficiency of the offense when the final body is lost.
For example, Anthony's offense is very efficient now, he shoots the basketball, the Nets get off to a good start, the Nets score at the beginning, and it doesn't look difficult.
At this time, Van Gundy was standing on the sidelines, he was indifferent, Oladipo's defensive ability and Antony's familiarity with Cheng Dù was definitely not comparable to Bruer. But today's replacement of Oladipo has another purpose, and if that goal is achieved, the Nets will not be able to break themselves.
The Pelicans finally started to attack at this time, and the Pelicans' offense played a little strange, at least from Kidd's eyes, it was a little weird, completely out of the previous Pelicans playing style, and when they attacked, they pulled the space more open.
And it seems that the usual offensive means are very strong, Li Feng and Arenas do not have a great desire to shoot. Look, sure enough, when Kidd was watching the court intently. Li Feng suddenly stuffed the basketball into Oladipo's hand.
At the same time, Arenas went up to make a cover for Oladipo, this order seems a bit reversed, but it doesn't matter, Oladipo uses it very skillfully. When he got the basketball, he was a quick breakaway and cut straight from the wing to the Nets' interior.
At this time, Van Gundy's eyes finally lit up, didn't Lopez say that he was going to reverse our Pelicans, so good, I gave him this chance. In today's game, I will use Oladipo, Li Feng, and Al Jefferson to take turns to impact the inside. Take turns attacking the interior and see if Lopez can hold the interior or if my forward team can break through your defenses.
Van Gundy looked at the court, and Oladipo's heart was also silently reading the task assigned to him by Van Gundy before the game, he must rush in and fight boldly.
Oladipo rushed to the inside of the Nets, and in front of him was David Lee, but Oladipo did not intend to choose this person as his opponent, and Oladipo, who had already drilled in, made a lateral move.
Directly in front of Lopez, Lopez didn't expect that he would have work to do so soon, jumped up and covered it in front of Oladipo with both hands, Oladipo resisted David Lee behind him in the air, and then turned sideways and swiped his hand very low towards the basket.
The basketball flew straight up, almost straight up and down to the rebound, and then jumped on the basket a few times before getting into the basket.
The Nets opened with a mid-range shot, which is a characteristic of the Nets, but the Pelicans opened today with Oladipo hitting this low-handed layup in a sliding game, but it was very stretched.
The Pelicans scored, but this caused Kidd to imagine why the Pelicans attacked so much in the first round, and why Oladipo replaced Brewer, who had a very good letting go.
Almost instantly, Kidd got the answer, what the Pelicans have to do is to strengthen the cut on both sides, and the Pelicans will compete with Lopez for the interior in the first round.
In the end, let's see who can control the inside line, Van Gundy's abacus is very simple, Lopez is the only inside barrier of the Nets, and he has to beat Lopez down, so that Lopez can't save zài on the court.
This is indeed a very sinister move, Kidd calmed his anger, and then looked at the bench behind him, now he needs someone to do an effective defense, reducing the chance of Lopez leaking directly under the Pelicans' firepower.
Only Mason Plumlee seems to be up to the task, he has a quick pace and decent defensive ability, but in doing so, he loses David Lee's versatile role on the inside.
David Lee can shoot, can cut, can do anything, only one shortcoming is not tough enough, which is a fatal shortcoming for the assistant defender, a momentary confrontation when assisting in the defense, what is needed is tough treatment.
Kidd was still hesitating at this time, and it happened that the Nets started to attack again, and the person who ended this offense was David Lee, who hit a beautiful turning shot near the baseline and the basketball fell into the Pelicans' basket.
At this point, both Kidd and the Nets players realized that it seemed like they had good luck in the first quarter.
At this time, Albert was also saying:
"Bill, it looks like your reasoning is difficult, see. Now the Nets are playing well offensively. ”
"Yes, it's playing well, but it's hard to guarantee that they'll keep going like this."
The Nets scored again, and the signal was fed back to Van Gundy where he was still indifferent, and he could see clearly that Al Jefferson was doing a good job of defending it in that round, and it was completely close to the people.
It was just a lucky attack by David Lee, a lucky attack indeed.
The Pelicans' goal remains unwavering, as long as they get Lopez down, or if he loses his ability quickly, the Pelicans' victory is just around the corner.
Li Feng was looking at a few of his teammates. passed the basketball to Oladipo's hands, Oladipo is still so brave, but the Nets players are not fools who immediately strengthened this reverse defense for the second time after suffering a loss, and Oladipo could only pass the basketball out.
Li Feng received the basketball in the past, turned his head and saw Al Jefferson standing on the bottom line of the weak side, this is a good opportunity, Al Jefferson of the bottom line, the power will not be small, Li Feng passed the basketball straight to the hands of Al Jefferson behind him.
Al Jefferson gets the ball on the baseline at this time. Defending him is exactly what Lopez is doing with Al Jefferson's mind, and seeing Al Jefferson get the basketball at this time, it is actually with Lopez's mind.
Lopez watched Al Jefferson's movements and waited for Al Jefferson's attack, and he was ready to put Al Jefferson in his own way.
Al Jefferson slammed into it violently. This is a war between two enemies without any possibility of compromise, and Al Jefferson hits fiercely, but Lopez is not weaker than his opponent.
He crossed his way to give the other Al Jefferson a shot, and the two men collided. Al Jefferson felt Lopez's heart, and Lopez felt Al Jefferson's strength.
In an instant, both guys knew what they were supposed to do, and Al Jefferson continued to push towards the basket. But at this time, the two guys began to fight with various parts of their bodies.
Two people's elbows, two people's shoulders, two people's knees are all constantly kicking, and there is a myriad of wisdom hidden in what seems savage, and Al Jefferson dribbles to here and near the Nets' basket.
As soon as he raised his hand very naturally, Lopez immediately flew up slightly, and with such a small movement, El Jefferson paused under the basket and shook Lopez away before making a shooting motion towards the basket.
Sending the basketball into the Nets' hoop, the New Orleans arena only saw the offensive wisdom of Al Jefferson pausing for a moment, but not what was behind the real war.
Li Feng came over to high-five Al Jefferson, and Al Jefferson specially instructed Li Feng:
"Watch out for Lopez, he has a trick."
Li Feng understood Al Jefferson's actions at this time, and it seemed that he would need to be more careful for a while, Van Gundy looked at his players, attacked the interior twice, and succeeded twice, so that his plan was not far away.
The Nets reorganized their offense, and the Pelicans' defense that the Nets had to face today was indeed a little weaker than before, because Oladipo and the whole team did not do as well as Brewer in defensive coordination.
Brewer is a professional defensive player, and he does a good job of defending himself as a single man or as a team, and these tasks are discounted by Oladipo, so the Nets' opening two offenses seem simple, but they are both successful.
The Nets players attacked the Pelicans' position for the third time, and this time they finally appreciated the Pelicans' defensive ability, and it was Joe Johnson's long-range shot that lingered until the end, but the Pelicans expanded their defensive range, and Joe Johnson shot and gave Henson a backcourt rebound for nothing. (To be continued......)