rpbooks Chapter 194 Gasol's Unconvinced
Chapter 194 Gasol's Unconvinced
Chapter 194 Gasol's Unconvinced
2 Chapter [-] Gasol's Unconvinced
When the New Jersey Nets led by Jason Kidd met the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference playoffs, this was the feeling. At that time, I was still at the peak, so I blocked Reggie Miller and didn't give him Any chance of an easy shot.
Now, time has changed, Reggie Miller has retired, and he is also old, no longer the courage of the past, but the young man in front of him is as vigorous and radiant as the rising sun.
Li Shihao's growth rate first surprised Jason Kidd. He knew that Li Shihao had been mentored by many players this season, including him. This is the luck of many rookies. Although there are many examples of old players hostile to newcomers in the league, But there are still many old players who have a friendly attitude towards younger players.
As far as Jason Kidd knows, Li Shihao has obtained a lot of experience exchanges from top point guards in the league this season, but he can absorb this knowledge solidly, integrate it into his own skills, and completely become his own game experience. It's rare to do that.
Jason Kidd looked at the extremely young lineup of the Timberwolves, and a trace of melancholy flashed in his eyes. The opportunity for the Timberwolves to rise will not be too long. The lineup of this team is very young, and the core of the team is also young and talented. Like another Portland Trail Blazers, as long as they wait for two to three years and wait for the core players to grow up, they will definitely become a championship contender in the league.
Moreover, most of the Timberwolves’ player contracts are rookie contracts. After the wolf king Garnett was traded away, the Minnesota Timberwolves’ maximum salary contract has not been signed again. Their salary space is too abundant. There will be stars willing to join Minnesota, even if it's a dauntingly cold city in Minnesota.
Kidd can't find a way to deal with it for the time being. He can only temporarily let Terry and Nowitzki cooperate to get opportunities through pick-and-roll screens. As long as the Timberwolves are forced to stop double-teaming Nowitzki, the Mavericks will be defeated. ease.
Throughout the first quarter, the Dallas Mavericks did not have enough helpers to help Nowitzki share the pressure. On the offensive end, Nowitzki, who was carried alone on the offensive end, was surrounded by the Timberwolves, and it was difficult to really play.
There must be another player to stand up and activate another offensive point. Otherwise, it is a bit whimsical to rely on Nowitzki to kill the entire Timberwolves by shooting. This is already the playoffs, and the defensive strength is higher than the routine Sai has risen too much.
Jason Kidd understood that Terry was the right one and he wasn't.
He is no longer young, and it is impossible for him to play like he did when he was young. Forcibly playing like that will only make the offense less efficient and waste the team's offensive opportunities.
Jason Kidd had a lot of worries about playing, but Li Shihao didn't have these worries.
In the first game against the Dallas Mavericks, they had already prepared for a tough battle, and their psychological preparations were in place. As a result, in the first quarter, they were the first to enter the game, and the strong Dallas Mavericks were delayed. Not entered state.
Now the Timberwolves have the advantage, which undoubtedly gives the Timberwolves players more psychological advantages when playing, and they are more proactive when playing.
Once the game is in good shape, it will generally play better and better. In the game, the same is true. The young Timberwolves have already entered the state. The Dallas Mavericks want to overtake the score. They can only regain their state or interrupt the excellent state of the Timberwolves. .
Li Shihao held the ball to face Jason Kidd's close defense, and his mentality relaxed. Facing this well-known defender in the league, he no longer felt timid. He directly looked for an opportunity and made two consecutive changes of direction. Deceived Jason Kidd's defense, directly passed Kidd's position, and went to the basket. Under the defense of Mavericks center Dampier, he made a layup and rolled the ball into the basket, successfully scoring two points , Also took the opportunity to let Dampier lose a foul.
Although it was the home court of the Dallas Mavericks, the referee didn't seem to have the intention of favoring the home court, and directly called a foul, giving Li Shihao a chance to play two plus one.
Now that the referee made a fair decision, Li Shihao naturally wouldn't let go of this good opportunity. In front of the boos of the crowd at home in Dallas, he hit a free throw and added another point for himself.
The blue-collar center of the Mavericks, Dampier, immediately turned ugly when he saw this. He was also angry at the moment, and he even complained to the referee. He felt that the foul could be boasted or not. times "foul".
However, the penalty has been issued, and Dampier can only endure his anger, turn around and return to the defense, and continue to devote his energy to the defensive end.
Li Shihao did not give the Dallas Mavericks any respite. He has been controlling the rhythm of the game and clearly understands that this game is the first time the two teams have met in the playoffs. The best time to play your first win.
In this round of the series, the Dallas Mavericks first have two home court advantages. As long as they can grab a victory on Dallas's territory, then they will play much better when they return to home court. Timberwolves.
Unable to give the Dallas Mavericks a chance to start, Li Shihao continued to launch his own offensive momentum, constantly delivering his own ammunition to the Timberwolves players.
At this moment, Li Shihao is like the Timberwolves' offensive perpetual motion machine, which has been delivering power to Marc Gasol, Kevin Love and others.
Marc Gasol got stuck in the basket, Li Shihao sent a pass and hoisted the ball to Marc Gasol. The tall and strong Marc Gasol was not soft at all, and he directly leaned against the Mavericks blue-collar team. Center Dampier made an easy turnaround jumper shot. The basketball was too close to the basket. Dampier was five centimeters shorter than Gasol Jr., and facing Gasol Jr.'s turnaround jumper, he could only close his eyes. Dafa still can't block the entire line of sight, it's too difficult.
Half of the basketball vision has already allowed Gasol to easily score this goal. He has too much advantage over Dampier. The latter is a typical powerful center, but in terms of weight, he is no worse than him , Two people of the same tonnage collided, but Gasol still had a height advantage.
In this game, Gasol mustered all his energy to beat Mavericks center Dampier. The latter's 7-year high-paying contract of 7300 million made him very angry. After taking a guarantee contract, this blue-collar center with no less strength actually got such a high salary. Naturally, Gasol was very unconvinced.
(End of this chapter)