Chapter 92 The Roof of the World(1/2)
Halftime score: 46 to 35.
The Trail Blazers were at an absolute disadvantage, which no one expected.
"This game can be fully loaded with the textbook of "How a defender can destroy the team". Rod Strickland is an excellent defender. I don't know what happened to him tonight. Apart from a few strong attacks with the ball, I can't see any shining points on him."
Vinier Johnson, the on-site commentator of Auburn Hill Palace and the Pistons' celebrity "microwave" star.
On the Pistons, Mo Mengchen scored 8 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists in the first half. His data is not the most conspicuous one, but his role is crucial.
After organizing the whole half, he can see his intentions in every round.
Mo Mengchen should have been happy to play such a score in the first half, but he did not show much happiness because he knew that the Trail Blazers had no strength to make it.
During the intermission, Mo Mengchen saw Sabonis knocking over the stool off the field. It could be seen that he was very unhappy in the fight.
The use of Sabonis by Trail Blazers is a problem.
Sabonis is undoubtedly one of the most passable centers in ancient times. His big hands can play basketball like playing with eggs, and it is very aggressive at low posts. Once the opponent is careless, he will launch an attack unexpectedly. If he beats the inside, the problem will arise.
Do you have double-teams or not?
Once double-teamed, he was 220 cm tall enough to see any open space on the court, and his top passing skills, he could send the ball steadily to his teammates.
This is a core center who can be axes at high and low positions. Unfortunately, the former Soviet Union has completely squeezed him out. He can only rely on his remaining consciousness and experience to become an NBA starting center above the same level.
This is his first year playing in the NBA, and he was selected by the NBA ten years ago.
The Trail Blazers vaguely feel that he will be a great player, but Calesimo doesn't know how to make him.
What a pity.
Mo Mengchen thought to himself and withdrew with his teammates.
In the third quarter, Strickland was placed on the bench.
His replacement was James Robinson, the first round pick in 1993, and another Robinson.
His figure is smaller than Strickland. Just looking at his size, Mo Mengchen feels that his breakthrough ability should be very strong.
The second half of the kick-off is in the hands of the Pistons, and they have the opportunity to continue to widen the gap through the next round.
Mo Mengchen slapped the ball in his hand, James' defense was not aggressive and there was no trash talk on his mouth.
"Mo!"
Hill stuck Grant on his back and shouted for the ball.
It's okay to give you the ball, can you score?
Needless to say, Hill's back-to-back ability is the same as Jordan, but he is not as stable as Jordan's shooting. Moreover, Sabonis sharpened his knife from the back, and he never seemed to be easily allowed to attack at a low post.
Mo Mengchen had no confidence in Hill's offense, but he was about to reach the position and was particularly stable. Grant was completely defensively without the murderous aura of his twin brothers.
Seeing this, Mo Mengchen had no choice but to pass the ball even if he had doubts in his heart.
Grant took the wrong defense. For a back-to-back master like Hill, such defense is like asking him to go in and score.
Looking for death?
Mo Mengchen observed - no, once he took advantage of this flaw, he would face Sabonis directly.
A second later, Hill turned to the bottom line, and Grant's power was all on his hips. There was no way to turn around with such an annoying force-release turn, and he was completely shaken away.
Is the wind calm? No, a new storm has appeared, Hill jumped up with the ball, and the roof of the world standing in front of him did not allow him to score at all.
"Bang!"
The confident Hill was ruthlessly rejected by Sabonis's blockade.
"Grant, what the hell are you doing? You should pass the ball!"
Little Dura stood up and shouted.
Hill didn't have time to pay attention to this angry whispering king. His only choice was to retreat, and the Trail Blazers' counterattack was pushed very quickly.
"Beep!"
Mo Mengchen's foul failed to complete this counterattack.
"You are very smart, but do you really think it's okay?" he said confidently, as if planning something.
A few seconds later, the truth was revealed.
In the penalty area, Sabonis held the ball.
Should you say congratulations? You have finally found the correct way to use Sabonis?
Mo Mengchen didn't have time to go in and double-team. Sabonis handled the attack too quickly. Mills was a dwarf behind him, and there was no other way except to push him out.
Not to mention that this approach is a foul, the referee does not yell, even though he made these foul moves, Sabonis's offense is still very light, as strong as a brown bear, and Mills was pushed away with a light hit, and then a small hook shot from close range was directly hit.
37 to 46
"It's all my fault!" Mills said.
No one blamed him. Even Mo Mengchen thought his defense was fine, but the opponent was too strong and he couldn't blame him.
However, this is not without a solution.
Mills' style itself is very directed at Sabonis, a traditional center who likes to entrench the mountain gate and not leave the hole.
Immediately afterwards, Mo Mengchen called Mills to pick-and-roll, passed him, and let him shoot three-pointers.
Swish!
Mills showed off his muscles and proudly showed Sabonis his shooting talent: "European guy, what do you think of this ball? Do I feel good about me shooting?"
In response to this unnutritional provocation, Sabonis just gave him a cold and hard face.
I remember when he beat David Robinson at the Olympics, I didn’t know what this guy was doing.
Provocation? He has seen many such provocations.
And, do you think you can shoot three-pointers?
Next is the most shocking thing. Thanks to his height and physique, Sabonis is a natural pick-and-roller, and he has the best pick-and-roll quality in the league.
And, after pick-and-roll, there are many choices that can be made.
He can stop in place, follow the ball holder to cut into the basket, or even withdraw from the three-point line. He has too many skills, knows everything, and is very good at it.
Robinson borrowed his body to break inward, Sabonis took a step outside and stood firmly on the three-point line.
Robinson suddenly broke into a dead corner. He was not panicked and passed it back to Sabonis on the outside.
At this time, the person who defended Sabonis was Momonchen.
The height difference between the two was too huge. Mo Mengchen gave up on defense because it made no sense. The mockery on Sabonis's face almost overflowed. How did Mills treat him just now, how did he return it now, hold up the ball and make a three-pointer.
Enter.
Perfect response ball!
Sabonis spread his hands, and his huge palm was shaking: "Does I feel good about this ball, fat man?"
"The Lithuanians are starting to show their power."
"He said his strength is only 50% of his peak. I really don't know what kind of career he would have if he could successfully enter the league in 1986."
"What is certain is that there will be one more super center in the league."
Mills shouted, "Mo, I want to return it!"
"If you can't make a shot, we will be very passive." Mo Mengchen hoped that he knew the consequences.
Mills shouted: "How could my three-pointer be more accurate than that big bear? Don't worry about it!"
When he said this, the fat on his chest was trembling, and Mo Mengchen couldn't believe him.
This is the NBA, an American that emphasizes personal heroism, and there are not many teams that advocate tactics.
Especially at such moments, they will definitely choose to fight back instead of honestly playing tactics.
Momonchen was more sober than anyone else. He was not going to stop Mills, just informing him of the risks of doing so and letting him decide for himself.
If he insists, give him the ball.
A pick-and-roll,
Mills started to retreat outside the three-point line,
Sabonis chose to protect the penalty area. If the fat man likes to shoot, let him shoot. Please make sure to shoot.
Sabonis doesn't care, it doesn't mean that others don't care. The most prestigious player in the Trail Blazers is ready to go.
Mills just raised the ball and saw the first thing he saw was Big Robinson's headband. Then, the opponent's hand swung directly towards his ball.
This shocked Mils stopped, collected the ball, and shot again.
The rhythm was disrupted, and his three-pointer hit the basket's neck and was picked up by Sabonis.
"damn it!"
Mills scolded, but fortunately Mo Mengchen and others had already retreated, otherwise the Trail Blazers' counterattack would have been done.
To be continued...