598. Flying Carter
The little prince was helpless when he heard fans scolding him at the bottom line.
He was the one who did the best defense and was the calmest. His teammates got two free throws. In order to prevent his teammates from missing free throws and getting counterattacked, he didn't even high-five his teammates during their free throws and just retreated to the backcourt.
But facing the impact of a 100kg and 190cm tall defender, who can withstand the impact?
Do you have to let him risk his life to withstand the impact of the warden?
Just scold me, who cares...
When Billups ran back to the backcourt to receive the serve, he encouraged Prince a few words. Prince didn't care. Playing hard was the most important thing.
In the last 12 seconds of the Pistons' attack, Billups received the ball and advanced to the frontcourt to start the attack. The Trail Blazers actively defended. Lynch Hunter received the ball and passed it to Ben Wallace, who made a layup.
Although he scored, he had just caught the ball and before throwing it out, the whistle had already sounded at the end of the quarter.
At the end of the first quarter, relying on Liu Xiu's counterattack dunk, the Trail Blazers chased the score to 26-27, trailing the Pistons by 1 point entering the intersection break.
The Trail Blazers bench was in jubilation. Although they were 1 point behind, Liu Xiu and Mourning's final 7-3 performance was very encouraging!
Liu Xiu played the first quarter and scored 8 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. Ray Allen played nearly 7 minutes and scored 7 points and 1 assist. When encountering the strongest twin towers in the league, Randolph's offensive role dropped sharply. Ray Allen played for nearly 7 minutes and scored 7 points and 1 assist.
Lun stepped forward again and formed a powerful backcourt with Liu Xiu!
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After the break, Liu Xiu came to the bench and sat down. He was replaced by the coach to rest.
He didn't force himself to play. It was also important to sit on the sidelines and observe the game and analyze it calmly.
Another thing is to trust his teammates. The opponent is already accustomed to his style of play. He scored 4 points at the end of the first quarter. He relied purely on his personal ability and the tactics he led. The opponent has figured out the tactics.
At this time, the coach replaced the crazy knife of Little Flying Squirrel. Liu Xiu felt that he was doing the right thing. At the very least, it could disrupt the opponent's defensive thinking.
Moreover, Ray Allen is protecting the Flying Squirrels, and there are three defensive heroes in the frontcourt: Stevenson, Kwame Brown, and McDyess. The opponent Yao Ming still needs to rest for a few minutes, so there is no need to worry too much.
Maurice Cheeks dared to make such adjustments, relying on his understanding of the opponent's coach.
Sure enough, Phillip Sanders sent out a combination of Lynch Hunter, Maurice Evans, Carter, Amir Johnson, and Kevin Cato, and the rotation was solid.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Trail Blazers attacked first. The Flying Squirrel singled out Lynch Hunter and hit a three-pointer!
"Go..." Carter ran to the frontcourt. He knew it was going to be difficult now, the pressure was coming!
That little flying squirrel becomes more and more demonic as he gets older.
Although this season's average of 8.4 points and 2.8 assists per game is the second-worst performance of the Flying Squirrel's career, only better than the 6.9 points per game in the 2002-03 season when he was about to retire, this guy can shoot 5 shots in a game.
Even if he scored 0 points in 0 games, he dared to score 15 points in a single game.
Moreover, Carter knows that after the Trail Blazers have Raheem as the sixth man this season, the flying squirrel is no longer a regular offensive weapon. As long as it can make a splash, it will be profitable for the Trail Blazers, although the salary paid is middle-class.
, but even if the little flying squirrel was replaced in some games after only playing two or three minutes, the Trail Blazers didn't care.
But when the pressure comes, Carter is not afraid!
He is Flying Carter!
The Pistons attack, Carter receives the ball from the top of the arc and hits Stevenson in a single, changing direction and breaking through!
Stevenson followed Carter's footsteps. Carter made an emergency stop on the right side of the free throw line... suddenly got up and pressed forward to the right!
When others made a sudden stop, they almost all chose to retreat if they could not get rid of the defense. Carter pressed forward, but Stevenson did not expect that he was passed.
Carter hits a mid-range jumper!
29 flat!
The offense and defense transitioned, and the little flying squirrel continued to play singles.
In different situations and with different teammates, Ray Allen is always adjusting his playing style according to the actual situation, either choosing to sacrifice or taking responsibility.
Now playing in singles with the Flying Squirrel, Ray Allen is not as proactive as he was when partnering with Liu Xiu in the first half of the first quarter. Instead, he runs honestly and tries his best to ensure that he can be in the receiving position when the Flying Squirrel cannot make a single shot.
This opportunity came very early. Ray Allen followed Liu Xiu's example and used the cover of McDyess on the wing to reach the free throw line. He received the pass from the flying squirrel who rushed in and was surrounded by Pistons players!
The Pistons shrank quickly and expanded to defend in a timely manner.
As soon as Ray Allen received the ball, he saw Amir Johnson come up.
Ray Allen does not have Liu Xiu's court vision. He is not good at this kind of movement and cannot notice where there are opportunities, but he can face the defense and take off decisively...
When Amir Johnson rushed forward and stretched out his hand, Ray Allen's free throw line jump shot had reached its highest point and started to fall, and fell steadily into the frame!
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The extremely flamboyant little flying squirrel was so eye-catching that Carter even forgot that there was a top star opponent hidden in the corner.
What he has to deal with is not just the little flying squirrel, but the two muskets set up by the Trail Blazers!
Ray Allen averaged 2.6 three-pointers per game and his shooting percentage was 45.4%; the Flying Squirrel averaged 1.3 three-pointers per game and his shooting percentage was 39.1%.
Liu Xiu and Ray Allen are the strongest backcourt.
Ray Allen and Flying Squirrel are the two guns!
Carter felt like he was on fire and looked at the head coach on the sidelines.
Flip Saunders nodded slightly, and Carter's eyes lit up. At this moment, the head coach in his eyes seemed to be shining!
When the Pistons attacked, Lynch-Hunter advanced to the frontcourt and gave the ball to Carter. Carter made a gesture and his teammates hurriedly moved.
Carter was full of desire to fight and forced Stevenson straight to the basket. Stevenson was focused on guarding the shot, but was left behind by Carter. Carter went straight to the basket and jumped towards Kwame Brown... "Pa"...
...The advantages of small hands reappeared, and Kwame Brown’s cap was clean on this ball!
Flip Saunders rolled his eyes slightly and walked back to the bench to do his job.
The emperor is not in a hurry, but the eunuch is. Seeing Carter's style of play, Yao Ming was very nervous and asked the leader next to him: "Chauncy, is it okay for the Flying Man to play like this?"
Billups shook his head: "It doesn't matter. We need him to play like this now. Butcher is not injured. There is a clear gap between our second team and the Trail Blazers. We need the Flyers to do something special."
Yao Ming was still worried: "If he hits like this, he won't be able to take it back, right?"
Billups smiled and said: "Don't worry, he is Vince Carter."
The leader has said so, so Yao Ming can only relax, take a good rest, and wait for his turn to play.
Billups recalled that during the coaching period of Larry Brown, although Carter was more mature, he was very depressed. Larry Brown always imposed strict restrictions on Carter's favorite things, such as shooting three-pointers.
This season, Carter is clearly getting happier the more he plays.
But in fact, Flip Saunders placed more restrictions on Carter than Larry Brown did.
Larry Brown doesn't have many restrictions except not letting Carter shoot three-pointers and not letting Carter break through when the opportunity is not good.
And Flip Saunders has restricted many things. He has restrictions on things that Larry Brown has restricted. He also has restrictions on things that Larry Brown doesn't know should be restricted.
But there is a qualitative difference. Larry Brown is stubborn, while Flip Saunders occasionally allows Carter to do what he likes, and even uses Carter's preferences as part of his tactics.
Not only Carter, Billups also thought about it. Larry Brown strictly prohibited him from moving the ball in a wide range to avoid mistakes and avoid counterattacks. Flip Saunders also emphasized this point, but often arranged it in his tactics.
He does that...
On the court, Carter began to break through and attack the frame, and began to make long-range shots.
The battle for the top spot in the Eastern and Western Conferences, the China Derby, was a much-anticipated game. Not only did Carter not have stage fright, he actually played with more excitement and excitement!
After being blocked, Carter played even harder. He wanted to regain the situation!
As one of the top four shooting guards in the minds of fans, Carter's personal ability is obvious.
Although the honor is the worst among the four, he is the only one who has not been selected for the first team. Iverson, Kobe, and Tracy McGrady have all been selected, but in terms of technical comprehensiveness, shooting range, etc., he is the only one in the top four of Eco McCain.
The best among shooting guards!
In more than 3 minutes after being blocked, Carter scored 7 points and 1 assist, scored a three-pointer, made a counterattack layup, broke through to close range and hit the defensive lever for a layup, and the assist was given to Carter.
Thanks to the help, the Pistons surged by 9 points during this period.
but!
Ray Allen, who is also a member of the Pan-96 generation, is very aware of Carter's strength.
Anyway, Ray Allen is confident. In a one-on-one duel, he is no match for Carter.
Therefore, he has been urging the little flying squirrel to work harder, and he has become more active in running positions and looking for shooting opportunities more actively.
The little flying squirrel is very aggressive when talking to everyone and loves to quarrel with each other, but Ray Allen is the type of person that the little flying squirrel is not good at dealing with.
This is a person who always sits in a fixed seat when flying!
The Flying Squirrel scored 2 points and 1 assist, Ray Allen scored another three-pointer, and Kwame Brown scored two points with a putback dunk... The Trail Blazers also scored 7 points during this period!
When the timeout came again, the score was 38-38!
The head coaches of both teams were not very satisfied with this situation. Both teams sent a Langbi. With such a decision, both teams must want to be the one with the upper hand.
At this time, if either Flying Squirrel or Carter plays poorly and the team falls behind, their head coach may not be so awkward.
But Carter, including the mid-range shot at the beginning of the second quarter, scored 9 points and 1 assist; the Flying Squirrel, including the 3-pointer at the beginning of the second quarter, scored 5 points and 2 assists, both performed very well.
It's really painful as a coach to perform well but not have any advantages.
At this time, the courageous people will always be the first to respond. Timeout, it was Maurice Cheeks who called for it!
He replaced Liu Xiu, Ray Allen, Outlaw, Randolph, and Kwame Brown in the starting lineup in advance!
Chapter completed!