Six Hundred and Sixty-Three. Bloody Back Beating
Howard didn't expect that he would lose the jump ball!
When he heard Sun Ce's words "second center", his heart was a little shaken, but thinking that he was already a "mature quasi-MVP", he chose to ignore it.
But after ignoring it, he relaxed a lot.
Jumping the ball with Gasol. After all, Gasol has such an outstanding height and wingspan, he still has to jump seriously.
But Sun Ce, who is shorter than him and not a player known for his athletic ability, thought Howard could just jump casually.
So, Howard lost!
Howard looked at Sun Ce's jumping speed, which seemed to be slightly faster than when he went all out!
Players on both sides were waiting for Howard to win the jump ball, but they didn't expect Sun Ce to win! It's embarrassing to retreat when you're ready, but even more embarrassing when you've already started to press!
Conley was still calm and quickly advanced after receiving the ball.
After Sun Ce landed, he bypassed Howard and sprinted towards the frontcourt!
It is obvious that the speed has slowed down, from S-level to A-level, short distance is okay, and it is obvious when rushing.
However, the Magic were not prepared to defend at all. When Sun Ce rushed into the three-point line from the left side of the top arc to receive Conley's lob, Howard, Jason Richardson, and Nelson reacted and surrounded Sun Ce. Come up.
Sun Ce, who originally wanted to dunk once at the beginning, pushed his butt away from Nelson, who wanted to steal the ball close to him. With one move, he attracted all three people's attention, but before the circle could be formed, Sun Ce threw the ball to the center!
Conley took off from the free throw line, caught the ball while gliding in the air, and dunked into the basket!
As long as Conley is sufficiently prepared to take off, his jumping height is too exaggerated. With his height of over 1.8 meters, it feels like walking in the air!
Who could have predicted this opening?
Sun Ce defeated Howard with a jump ball, and then Sun Ce and Conley teamed up in two-on-three to complete an alley-oop!
The fans at the scene didn't know how to express their current emotions except roaring!
Coach Hollins on the sidelines saw through his fingers that Sun Ce quickly completed the alley-oop with Conley after winning the jump ball.
His mouth was open, and he even forgot to take his hands over his eyes.
Coach Hollins took a few steps back. Fortunately, at this time, the players on the bench all jumped up to celebrate and immediately got out of the way. Coach Hollins sat down on the chair. He had to slowly...
This all works!
When the fans in front of the TV were excited by Sun Ce's performance, they saw the official physical test data of Sun Ce and Howard updated after the New Year in the live broadcast.
Howard is 211 centimeters tall in shoes, weighs 122 kilograms, and has a wingspan of 225 centimeters.
Very reasonable, very good athletic center physical condition.
Sun Ce... is 192 cm tall, has a wingspan of 220 cm, and weighs 93 kg...
Who would believe the difference in height and wingspan of 28 centimeters!
After Sun Ce retreated from defense, he high-fived his excited teammates and immediately threw himself into defense.
The hit was a surprise!
No one expected Sun Ce to create such an opening, and players on both sides were frightened.
But on the other hand, the Grizzlies were excited, while those on the other side couldn't help but swear.
Sun Ce suppressed his excitement and waited for Sister to penetrate you deeper. His defensive task was heavier today because... he didn't expect his speed to drop so much.
A-level speed, first-class level, is still okay, but it is quite different from the previous S-level. I felt it when I was about to get off just now. If it were the original speed, it would be impossible for the opponent's defense to temporarily switch when they are already pressing and preparing to attack. He forms a double team.
Fortunately, Richardson, who will turn 30 this month, is no longer the dunk king of the year. His speed is only A-, barely reaching the first-class level.
Nelson advanced to the frontcourt and couldn't help but glance at Sun Ce, who was following Richardson. Sun Ce had dunked and blocked Howard before, which was not shocking. There were other defenders who had done these things.
But a defender and Howard actually won the jump ball. This was more shocking than what Sun Ce had done to the beast before!
"It's shameless to say that he is a point guard..."
Nelson cursed, advanced beyond the three-point line, and passed the ball to Turkoglu.
So far this season, Nelson has begun to adjust his playing style. He will be 29 years old next month and he clearly feels that his physical fitness is beginning to decline.
The age of 26 to 28 is the peak period of athletic ability. The so-called peak means that on that day, it starts to decline. The difference between people lies in the length of time they stay close to the peak.
Nelson is not the kind of player who maintains good form now. In the 2008-09 season, when he was 27 years old, his shooting percentage was as high as 50%. He was selected as an All-Star substitute. Now he can barely achieve a shooting percentage of over 40%.
After Turkoglu received the ball, he was ready to direct his teammates to move and create three-point opportunities or Howard's cake-eating opportunities. However, when he saw Howard's actions, Turkoglu sighed softly without any change in expression on his face. One breath.
here we go again!
Howard, who had just been humiliated by Sun Ce with a jump ball, got stuck under the basket and wanted to play in the low post!
Turkoglu bravely passed the ball to Howard. Howard received the ball and looked at Sun Ce, who was far away. There was no need to worry. It was a quick decision.
Howard smashed the ball to the floor and slammed into Gasol. Gasol couldn't block it and was knocked back a big step. However, Gasol didn't give up. Howard picked up the ball and tried to separate it. When dunking, Gasol stretched out his long arms. Howard just got the ball to his chest, but Gasol took the shot!
At this time, Sun Ce, who was shrinking much slower than before, came in and just caught the ball that hit Howard's leg!
Sun Ce moved in when Howard knocked back Gasol and turned around. When he saw that the distance was still so big, Sun Ce thought that his sister-in-law was going to be ridden by a beast. He didn't expect that Howard would make mistakes so easily.
As if he was used to it, Howard saw that Sun Ce was protecting the ball. He averaged 1.4 steals per game, which was about the same as Sun Ce. He didn't go for it and retreated directly to defend.
"Me? You made a mistake and came back to defense, but you're still so happy?"
Sun Ce cursed, passed the ball to Conley, and ran forward.
The fast break can't be started, so let's get back to the position. If he accidentally starts running, the scene of Howard sprinting is like an extremely enhanced version of Jordan...
Sun Ce was confused as to why Howard liked to play in low singles. The Magic players who were retreating and the Magic players on the sidelines were also confused by the coaching staff.
Howard's low-post singles hit rate is currently very high, and he can knock his opponent away when he knocks him down. However, his hand skills are so bad that when he picks up the ball, his turnover rate is extremely high. He only plays five or six singles in one game, at least Half of the turnovers ended.
But it still had to be passed to him. Even if this guy made a mistake, as long as someone passed the ball when he wanted it, he would happily play the rest of the game. This was what puzzled them the most.
In fact, it is very simple. Howard, who retreated from defense, felt that he was taken seriously. The whole team let him play singles at the beginning, and he felt the joy of basketball.
Seeing Sun Ce running over without the ball, Howard focused his defense on this guy.
The Grizzlies have a slow pace. Although the overall strength of the Magic team is not as good as every year, it is still the same old team that reached the finals. The Magic team is not in a hurry, waiting for the opponent to get into position, and the opponent's positional battle attack will be After a few tricks, after the Magic lost to the Grizzlies in the opening game, they have been paying attention to the Grizzlies.
Although the two teams do not have much overlap and cannot play against each other twice a year, the losers and winners will definitely attach different importance to each other. The Grizzlies made a temporary decision to defeat the Magic, while the Magic have been waiting for revenge. , the loss in the opening game left a much deeper impression than other regular seasons.
After the Grizzlies reached the frontcourt, Gasol pulled one step beyond the free throw line. Howard extended it. Conley handed the ball to Gasol and pulled away. Richardson followed and Battier pulled. In the bottom corner, took away Turkoglu.
Randolph was about to go to the low post, but after receiving Sun Ce's signal, he immediately pulled away. Sun Ce watched Nelson guarding him, so of course he had to stay in the low post!
After Sun Ce received Gasol's lob, no one double-teamed him. Only Howard, who was standing at the free throw line, had the best space to double-team, but he did not take it in.
Howard recognized Nelson's strength. He is one of the most impactful point guards. After his athletic ability began to decline in the past two years, Nelson began to gain weight. He is currently 183 centimeters tall and weighs a full 91 kilograms. Nelson is also in Work hard to slow down your regression.
Howard's legs have begun to exert strength. He feels that Sun Ce is not as strong as Nelson and it is difficult to directly raise the ball high. Turning around and hooking is the safest choice. Howard's ability to read the offense is quite good, even better than Kirilenko. Excellent, this is the best defensive player in the series.
He was waiting for Sun Ce to turn around. When he was ready to turn around, he used his legs to rush forward and hit the opponent with a big block. He felt that this was a perfect defensive plan...
Then I saw Sun Ce suddenly sitting up and knocking Nelson, who was nearly a head shorter than him, so that he sat on the ground. Not only that, Nelson was also knocked back more than a meter, and his butt was in the three-second zone. The other side is out of bounds!
Sun Ce grabbed the ball and took off with his back to the basket, dunked the ball behind his back with both hands and smashed the ball into the basket!
The fans at the scene exploded again!
Howard kept tilting his head to look at Sun Ce. When Sun Ce made some forceful movements, he quickly turned around, but what he saw next made his movements freeze...
When the players on the court saw Sun Ce's low-post singles that he had just arrived, they wondered if they should be so bloody!
It's not that it's incredible for a player of Sun Ce's height to play like this against a 183cm point guard, but Sun Ce is obviously much thinner than Nelson, which is an exaggeration.
Then he noticed Howard who was still leaning forward and sprinting... What was this guy doing?
The frozen Howard is now thinking: Can I hit Nelson that far? It’s well worth a try…
Nelson, who was sitting on the floor, was almost knocked out of breath by Sun Ce! His stomach was hit by Sun Ce's butt!
After recovering, Nelson looked at Sun Ce in confusion, and suddenly shuddered: Someone wants to fuck me?