What Jenkins said made Morant feel a little happy, so he nodded: "Don't worry, coach, I will do as you say in the second quarter."
At the beginning of the second quarter, Hield sat off the court.
The task Wang Yi gave him today was to keep an eye on Morant.
Whenever Morant comes on, he comes on.
Moreover, he scored eight points in the first quarter while guarding Morant.
So he was very excited today, and at the same time he was secretly grateful to Wang Yi.
Although he hardly played in the last game, Wang Yi gave him ample opportunities to play in this game.
And the first five balls were all passed to him by Xiao Qiao.
Sure enough, the boss said that this time he would make up for what he lost in the previous game, and the boss fulfilled his promise.
Not only did he make up for himself with time, he also designed two sets of tactics specifically for himself.
After entering the second quarter, the Kings' lineup is:
Beverley, Barnes, James, Tucker and Capela.
The characteristics of this lineup are that they are older and the other is that they are good at defense.
Beverley, Tucker and Capela are all defensive heroes.
In addition, Barnes now focuses on defense.
So when this lineup came on the field, the defensive Grizzlies were a little confused.
On the offensive end, except for James, who can make sudden moves, the rest of this lineup basically only catches and shoots.
Therefore, their offensive efficiency is average.
In the end, when the second quarter lasted for more than 5 minutes, the two sides still maintained a two-point difference.
This is when Morant comes on the court.
Wang Yi took James off the court again and replaced Paul on the court.
At the same time, Hield continues to play to guard Morant.
After Morant came on the court, he still faced Hield's defense. He easily passed Hield in one step, but after entering the inside, he did not force a layup.
When he saw Paul and Danny approaching him, he had already passed the ball to his teammates in the open space on the outside.
After the outside teammate received the ball, he immediately hit a three-pointer, and the Grizzlies took the lead by one point.
The lead in the score immediately boosted the momentum of the Grizzlies home court, and all the fans cheered excitedly.
Wang Yi also keenly captured the changes after Morant came on the field.
It seems that Jenkins must have explained it to Morant during the break.
So when the Kings were attacking, Wang Yi waved to Danny and Paul on the sidelines. The two of them passed Wang Yi when they were attacking. Wang Yi said to them: "After Morant goes in again, there is no need to double-team.
Let the inside center deal with him alone."
Paul also understood what Wang Yi meant and nodded.
After arriving in the frontcourt, it was still Xiao Qiao who got the ball.
I have to say that Xiao Qiao's pass was a bit elusive.
He obviously had his back to Paul, but when Paul cut past him, he gently backhanded the ball with his right hand and passed it to Paul.
It's like there are eyes in the back of the head.
Paul came to the mid-range and hit two points with an iconic half-volley basket.
The score was overtaken again.
Next Grizzlies offense.
Since the Kings guarded others closely, they ultimately had to hand the ball over to Morant.
After Morant got the ball, he passed Hield in one step, and then he paused for a moment, waiting for the Kings to double-team him. However, this time Paul and Danny did not double-team him.
Only center Xiao Qiao inside was waiting for him.
Facing a center, Morant was quite confident, so he jumped up and seemed to be going to dunk on Joe.
Xiao Qiao said "Wan Nima" and jumped up to block the shot.
But his starting height is indeed not as high as Morant.
But Morant didn't dunk directly because Joe had blocked the space in front of the basket.
If Morant really wanted to dunk, he could only dunk on Xiao Qiao's hand, so he did an action that Jordan once did. He raised his right hand high as if he was going to dunk, but he suddenly collected the ball while gliding.
return.
Pass the ball to the left hand and switch to the left.
With a gentle wipe of the board, he hooked the ball into the basket.
As soon as the ball entered the field, the audience was excited again.
"Ja Morant, this year's MVP."
"The peerless waist king, this is the peerless waist king."
"It's so cool. It's a copy of Michael Jordan's layup. It's definitely the most exciting layup I've ever seen."
Morant was also very excited when he scored this goal.
After landing, he pretended to be surprised and looked at his left hand, shaking his head repeatedly, while the feather shuttlecock above his head kept swaying.
The on-site commentator Knight said excitedly: "This goal is scored, let's take a look at the expression of Wang Yi, the so-called acting coach of the Kings."
I saw Wang Yi sitting there peacefully on the bench.
He looked at Morant's wonderful goal calmly, with a calm expression on his face.
It looks like he is confident.
But as a narrator, Knight couldn't say that. He interpreted it as being scared.
"Look, even Wang Yi was at a loss when faced with Morant's shocking layup. Although he pretended to be calm on the surface, we could read a trace of panic in his eyes.
He should be regretting not playing today."
Peter next to him also said:
"Morant's performance today was really beyond everyone's imagination. I think Wang Yi was also very surprised by this. But as an opponent, he couldn't show it. In fact, if you ask me, why bother? Just be generous.
Can't you show your surprise?"
After Morant scored the goal, he turned back to look at Wang Yi and even showed off his biceps as a demonstration to Wang Yi.
Wang Yi couldn't help laughing when he saw him showing off his biceps.
He slowly shook his head: "Like my neighbor's naughty kid."
He spoke louder.
Morant couldn't help but feel a little angry when he heard this.
Even though I had done such a big thing, in this guy's eyes he was just a naughty kid.
Damn it!
When Hilde passed by Wang Yi, she slightly spread her hands to Wang Yi.
Coach, I really can't guard him.
Wang Yi gave him a thumbs up: "Hilde, just do it like this, you did a very good job."
Hilde: Thank you. This is obviously a mockery.
In the next few rounds, twice, Morant passed Hield in one step and then worked high in the paint to face Xiao Qiao and score.
Jenkins felt something was wrong.
Didn't Morant need to distribute the ball more to other teammates during the break?
Why are you fighting alone again after fighting?
In fact, Morant couldn't resist the temptation when he saw only Joe defending inside.
I can score easily, so why should I pass the ball to others? Are they as sure as I am?
There is no way, the temptation of this kind of vulnerable defense is too great.
Not to mention Morant, any player who sees such a temptation will fight with all his strength.
The most important thing is that Wang Yi asked other players to guard their own players. Even if Morant wanted to pass the ball, he couldn't pass it and had to do it alone.
And in the Kings' offense, they still continue to play around Xiao Qiao.
Chapter completed!