The strongest unicorn in basketball

Chapter 266 Continuous Counterattack
"Jingle Bell……"

The blaring cowbells rang again at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento.

But the King's fans didn't find it harsh at all, on the contrary they felt extremely pleasing to the ear!
They are finally back in the playoffs!

"Ah ah ah..."

At this moment, deafening cheers suddenly resounded throughout the scene, as if everyone was shouting: "MVP! MVP!"

It turned out that Li Pu appeared on the stage!

Li Pu waved his hands around, and what he got was even bigger cheers.

He earned it because he brought hope to this city!

Only after experiencing loss can we know how to cherish it!
Just like the current Kings fans, they managed to keep the team, and then entered the playoffs!

Soon after, the players warmed up, the opening ceremony ended, and the coach made the final tactical arrangements.

At this time, Li Pu gathered everyone into a group and sat down for the final mobilization: "Some people say that you are all rookies and don't understand the horror of the playoffs! But I want to say, that is all nonsense! After all, this is a basketball game. , as long as we can play as usual in training, we will definitely win! I always believe that you are the best teammate! The strongest teammate! Let’s play together! SAC! We must win!”

"SAC! Must win!"

The starting lineup for the Kings tonight is: Bledsoe, Butler, Middleton, Giannis and Lip.

Although the team would have played better with Jason Thompson in place of Giannis, Coach Brown trusted Giannis to put his rookie on the field in a crucial game.

Different from the health of all the members of the Kings, the Warriors were reimbursed for the season because of the broken ribs of the deceased.

So their starting lineup for tonight: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, David Lee and Jermaine O'Neal.

Obviously, relying on the 36-year-old O'Neal Jr. and David Lee, who is only 31 years old but moves very slowly, wants to resist Li Pu. This is simply a dream!

From the jump ball, Li Pu felt that O'Neal was really old. He used to fly to the sky, but now he is troubled by knee injuries, and it is difficult to jump up.

Lip flicked the ball to Bledsoe and trotted to the inside of the Warriors.

As soon as he entered the inside line, O'Neal Jr. entangled him.

Obviously, there is no team that will not guard Li Pu strictly.

Take the Warriors as an example, except for the center position, the Warriors are dominant in other positions, so as long as they can limit Li Pu, they will win!

but……

Bledsoe easily broke into the penalty area through a breakthrough and passed the ball to Li Pu.

Almost immediately, David Lee and O'Neal defended Li Pu. However, facing the two, Li Pu directly chose to hook the two and put the ball into the basket!
Neither David nor O'Neal is tall enough to block Li Pu. This is what everyone knew before the game.

But two people can't even interfere with each other, isn't that too much?

It's a pity that there is no time to complain about the Warriors now, and it will be the Warriors' turn to attack next.

Last year, the Warriors also entered the playoffs as sixth in the Western Conference. Although the record has improved by 5 games this year, the ranking has not changed.

But last year, when they entered the playoffs for the first time, they eliminated the Nuggets 4:2 in the first round and entered the Western Conference semifinals.

Although they lost in the face of the powerful Spurs, as a new team entering the playoffs, it is undoubtedly a success.

Waiting until this year, with the increase in strength this year and the blessing of playoff experience, they naturally want to go further in the playoffs.

At this time, Curry has not been called by Cole to play off the ball. Under Mark Jackson, he is a standard point guard with the ball in his hands. less than the ball.

Of course, Mark Jackson's command ability is still not as good as Cole's. At least in terms of offense, he has almost no tactics.

For example, with the ball in front of him, after Curry came to the frontcourt, he handed the ball to David Lee on the inside and asked him to hit Giannis with his back.

Although David Lee was shorter than Giannis in height, he was more than ten kilograms heavier than him.

So David, who got the ball, naturally chose to hit Giannis with his back.

once, twice...

The continuous "popping" sound surprised David: the Giannis behind him was actually harder than he imagined!

It turned out that even though David pushed Giannis away, Giannis' long arm still covered David's head, preventing him from hooking at all.

Seeing that he was about to attack for three seconds in the penalty area, David Lee could only pass the ball out first, and reorganize the attack after he got out of the three-second zone.

However, his pass was a bit random, but Butler saw it through, and directly intercepted the ball, successfully intercepted David Lee's pass, and passed the ball on the ground when the Warriors counterattacked.

After Bledsoe picked up the ball, he immediately dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. When facing the opponent's defense, he passed the ball to Middleton on the outside.

Middleton directly chose a three-point shot after receiving the ball, and the shot was more like a splash than the Splash Brothers!
"Bang!"

Basketball hollow into the net!

No one could have imagined that the king used the best method of the Warriors in the opening game!
After falling behind 0:5 in the opening game, Curry was not affected at all, and came to the frontcourt bouncing with the ball.

This time Curry did not hand the ball to David Lee, but chose to hit it himself!
To be honest, although Mark Jackson did create a defensive system for the team on the defensive end, he really didn't make any achievements on the offensive end. Either David Lee played back singles in the interior, or Curry made a few blind shots on the outside. cast!

"Duang!"

No, Curry's three-pointer facing Li Pu after the pick-and-roll ended in a strike.

Then Giannis protected the rebound, and the Kings' fast break started again.

This time, Giannis advanced with the ball. After halftime, he directly passed the ball to Butler, who was running down. Butler's running position was very timely, and he directly chose to dunk!
Although Thompson tried his best to block the ball, it was still a step too late.

7: 0.

Missed the offense for several consecutive rounds, and was counterattacked by the Kings, but still did not make the Warriors vigilant.

On the offensive end, it was David Lee's post-up singles again.

Although this time he squeezed away Giannis and came to his own dessert position, but when he layup, he was defended by Li Pu, and he directly nailed the big cap and received the ball.

Then Bledsoe took the lead and rushed to the opponent's penalty area. Although Curry reached out to foul, he did not pull Bledsoe down. Instead, he put the ball into the basket when his body lost his balance.

Bledsoe scored 2+1!

With the additional penalty hit, the Kings led the Warriors 10:0 in the opening game.

(End of this chapter)