Chapter 154 Derby
In the continuous back-to-back games, the Magic players' condition has almost not returned to normal, including Howard, who just failed to jump the ball. (""Net 7*)
The first offensive opportunity was taken away by the Wizards, and John Wall took the ball and came to the frontcourt.
Wall stopped at the top of the arc, holding the ball high and looking for teammates. Yi Jianlian, one of the most concerned Chinese fans, stuck a good position at the basket and reached out to ask Wall for the ball.
In the last ten games, Yi Jianlian's performance has been very outstanding, averaging 13.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Wizards' head coach Philip Sanders is very satisfied with his performance, and he also took the starting position from Andre Bleche with this performance.
John Wall came to the top of the arc with the ball and waved his hand to pull his teammates away. When the Wizards players were all pulled away, Chinese player Yi Jianlian lifted him from the basket and made a pick-and-roll for John Wall.
John Wall instantly accelerated, and Chris Du Hong obviously couldn't keep up with the opponent's speed, allowing the opponent to easily make a jump shot, helping the Wizards cut their first two points.
After getting John Wall, the overall offense of the Wizards has undergone earth-shaking changes. Even in the eyes of many Wizards fans, the help John Wall brought to the Wizards is greater than that of the "General" at the peak.
Of course, this is an exaggeration of John Wall's role. But this does not conceal John Wall's position in the hearts of Washington fans. Although this is only Wall's first year with the Wizards, he is already the master of this team.
This is also one of the important reasons why the Wizards decided to trade the "General" Arenas.
Chris Du Hong knew his shortcomings, so he did not play speed with Wall, nor did he take the initiative to single the opponent. Wall's physical fitness is the best rookie this year besides Wu Feng. Naturally, he has a great advantage in defense.
With a back-hang, Chris Duhon hung the ball to Dwight Howard. The latter turned around and dunked.
2:2, both sides made the first attack.《》.com
In the first five minutes of the first quarter, both sides' offenses were very smooth. "Half-man and Demigod" Carter made two three-pointers in the first five minutes, scoring 6 points. Yi Jian, a Chinese player of the Wizards, also performed well. He hit a goal under the basket and scored another goal from the three-point line.
Although Ryan Anderson's technical characteristics are very similar to Yi Jianlian, his lack of height makes him unable to effectively defend Yi Jianlian.
Chinese fans in front of the TV and in front of the computer received a great response after seeing Yi Jian scored 5 points in succession.
"Allian's characteristics have been shown, and it will be difficult for Ryan Anderson to defend him."
"Allian has performed well in the new season, and he has the strength to compete for the fastest-progress player this season."
"Come on Allian, we support you."
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Of course, since there is a strong Yi school, there are naturally a reverse Yi school.
Yi Jianlian stood outside the three-point line again, but when he first received the ball, Ryan Anderson and Chris Du Hong stepped forward to double-team.
Yi Jianlian passed the ball without hesitation. "Swish", John Wall received Yi Jianlian's pass and made a three-pointer from the outside.
16:11, the Wizards who played at home led by 5 points.
Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy quickly requested a timeout.
"I can understand that there is something wrong with everyone's physical strength. But I just want to say one thing, in the next game, we must try our best to play defense."
After saying this, Stan Van Gundy made adjustments to the lineup.
Wu Feng replaced Chris Duhon, and Brandon Bass replaced Ryan Anderson.
As for the Wizards, because their lineup is good and they have no physical strength problems at all, they have not changed the lineup.
Brandon Bass passed the ball to Wu Feng, who caught the ball and slowly advanced towards the frontcourt.《》.com
After halftime, Wu Feng quickly handed the ball to Vince Carter.
Vince Carter did not stick too much to the ball and handed the ball to the inside.
Dwight Howard held the ball in his right hand and tentatively pushed the ball behind him. Behind him was Javier McGee of the Wizards.
Dwight Howard tentatively squeezed his position and found that Javier McGee's steps were faintly loose.
He was delighted that Dwight Howard's domineering power exploded instantly, and Javier McGee was also a powerful player, with excellent bounces and beautiful blocks. However, he often had short circuits in defense, and the same was true in offense.
Dwight Howard's momentary force made him uncontrollably knocked away. Dwight Howard turned around in a half way, hooked his hand and helped the team score 2 points.
Cork Hinrich led the half, and Wu Feng's several sneak attacks were easily avoided by him.
Using his teammates' cover, Cork Hinrich passed Wu Feng with just a shaking and a change of direction. Before Vince Carter made up for defense, he passed the ball to John Wall at the top of the arc.
When the ball reached John Wall's hand, Wu Feng had quickly pounced over. The moment Cork Hinrich broke through, Wu Feng had noticed John Wall's reverse movement, got rid of the defense of Magic players, and he decisively made up.
John Wall's face was very calm, without any surprise. Taking advantage of Wu Feng's figure, he swung forward and shook his wrist and the ball quickly flew from Wu Feng's right to Yi Jianlian in the inside.
After several consecutive tentative attacks, Dwight Howard's defensive skills were not ordinary. No matter how Yi Jianlian's footsteps moved, he stuck a small area outside the three-second zone.
Yi Jianlian did not play hard and immediately transferred the ball out. After John Wall received the ball from the bottom line of the left wing, he took advantage of the Magic players' defense and jumped up high onions on the dry land. His wrists trembled gently. The basketball quickly flew out of his fingertips and spinned rapidly in the air.
"Clang", the ball hit the front of the ring and bounced above the net.
Several players under the basket were already staring at the basketball in the air with full concentration, their bodies bent slightly, and their bodies were tightly tight, like bowstrings stretched out, just waiting for the ball to fall and then fired quickly.
With his height advantage, Yi Jian grabbed an offensive rebound, then sent the ball into the basket with a tip-in.
"Aren played really well today and made full use of his advantages." Yu Jia said excitedly.
As long as a Chinese player can perform well on the NBA court, it will definitely be a very exciting thing for the Chinese people.
"So amazing! So awesome! So awesome!" Yang Yi said habitually.
Today, the Magic's pass was very patient and did not perform recklessly in the face of the Wizards' defense.
Dwight Howard's inside ball attracted two Wizards' defensive players. He passed the ball from a small angle under the basket and passed it to Brandon Bass inside. Cork Hinrich did not dare to slacken at all and rushed in to make up for defense immediately.
When Brandon Bass saw Cork Hinrich being sucked over, he did not rush to take action, but waited to take him to his side, throwing a high throw, the ball drew a beautiful parabola in the air and handed it to Wu Feng's bottom line on the right wing.
Wu Feng, who was unpreserved, slowly jumped up from the three-point line, and his fingertips moved the basketball, and the orange basketball flew out quickly from his fingertips.
"Swish", the basketball is hollow into the net!
"Great!" Dwight Howard gave Wu Feng excitedly.
Wu Feng nodded constantly, and then ran back to defend with his teammates.
The Wizards' offense is still based on positional battles. After Yi Jian Company fell into the position in the inside, Cork Hinrich hurried the ball high into the inside.
Yi Jianlian felt good tonight, so the first offense was handed over to his hands. As soon as Yi Jianlian received the ball, Dwight Howard and Ryan Anderson immediately doubled against him. Yi Jianlian did not find an offensive opportunity and had to pass the ball to Javier McGee who was pulled to the free throw line.
After receiving Yi Jianlian's pass, McGee made a direct mid-range shot.
With a "swish", the ball hit steadily, and Yi Jian gained another assist.
In the Magic's offense, Gerald Wallace broke through with the ball, and the pass was passed out of bounds, making a mistake, allowing the Wizards to gain the ball rights.
John Wall attacked with the ball, and Wu Feng defended him. The best among the two rookies competed for the second head-on battle.
Wall seemed to be very confident in his speed and continued to speed up and break through, but all of them were resolved by Wu Feng one by one.
"Wu, your speed is faster than before." John Wall said to Wu Feng.
Wu Feng nodded without comment.
Wall broke through again, but lost the ball when he turned around, and Gerald Wallace gained a steal.
Wu Feng made a wonderful pass by Dwight Howard, assisting him in an all-relay dunk.
On the Wizards, John Wall wanted to cheat Wu Feng for a foul from outside the three-point line. However, Wu Feng was not fooled. After John Wall passed the ball into the inside, he ran to the side to catch the back pass from the inside, and made a jump shot from the outside of the three-point line.
Unfortunately, Wu Feng's backup defense was very good, John Wall's jump shot was hit, and Vince Carter fought for a defensive rebound.
The Magic played a fast break, and Wu Feng drove the ball into the Wizards' inside, avoided Yi Jian's block and made a layup.
This is the first head-on battle between Wu Feng and Yi Jian, and Wu Feng won.
With the Wizards Al Thorton missed a mid-range jump shot, the first quarter ended.
The Magic came from behind and overtook the Wizards with 27:25 and entered the second quarter with 2 points.
"Coach Van Gundy, tonight's game is your back-to-back game. The players' physical strength has been tested a lot, so you were behind the Wizards in the early part of the game. What did you rely on to overtake the score?"
After the first quarter, a blonde female reporter interviewed Stan Van Gundy.
Chapter completed!