NBA: Start with a Kareem Abdul-Jabbar template card

Chapter 144
The Warriors have the ball, and naturally Curry will initiate the offense.

In order to draw Chen Xiao inside, Curry, holding the ball at the top of the arc, gestured for Ezeli to come out for the pick-and-roll, while David Lee still pulled Mullens to one side of the paint.

Chen Xiao moved to keep a distance from Ai Zeli to the free throw line, and Curry took advantage of Ai Zeli's relatively strict pick-and-roll to break through to the left.

Taking big strides across, Chen Xiao hurried to Curry, and at this time Ai Zeli had already stepped down after blocking.

Chen Xiao, who sensed the opponent's movement from the corner of his eye, saw that Curry was about to lift the ball, so he quickly waved his arms and leaned forward for a small jump to prevent Curry from making a direct shot.

At this time, Walker, who was blocked, had also come out from the side, and at the same time raised his hand to block Curry's passing route from directly hitting the ball to Ezeli, who was running down.

Seeing that the two walls, one high and one low, were tightly blocked, Curry gave up the idea of ​​a pick-and-roll connection. At this time, Curry, who had already stopped the ball, observed that Brother Li on the other side had gone out, and there was no one in front of him. Mullens.

Where is Mullens?
But there is no time to think so much, to get to the bottom of it, the court is changing rapidly, the opportunity came up, Curry leaned back to avoid Walker, who was standing on the side, and flicked the ball, David Lee, who was out of the free throw line, caught it smoothly. to the ball.

David Lee, who is open, will naturally not give up the opportunity to chase points in the final quarter. The position above the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line is David Lee's sweet spot. So far this season, this area has a shooting rate of more than 42%.

Of course, one step back is beyond the three-point line, but isn't that why Brother Li doesn't shoot three-pointers?

Aiming at the basket, shot, "shua", David Lee made a two-pointer.

Seeing that David Lee made steady shots from wide open positions, Chen Xiao must have been unable to defend against him. Even if he has three heads and six arms, he can't run directly from one end of the line to the other.But it stands to reason that Mullens should stay in front of David Lee, Chen Xiao turned around and said, oh.

Mullens and Aizeli are being liberated from the entanglement of their hands and bodies.There was nothing wrong with it, Mullens was in the position at the time and saw Ezeli subconsciously went to make up for it. After all, if Curry passed the ball in, Ezeli would have the opportunity to directly attack the basket.

It is not easy to judge in the ever-changing court whether it is time to make up for Ezeli, who has passed down, or to continue to follow in front of David Lee.

After all, Ezeli is close to the basket when he catches the ball, and David Lee is still two points long when he catches the ball. In any case, the closer to the basket, the higher the threat, and David Lee may not be able to score two points long.It's just that David Lee feels quite good today.

"There is no problem with this defense. David Lee feels really good." Chen Xiao encouraged Muzi. At this time, Muzi, who was still on the court, performed well in the third quarter. He missed 1 three-pointer, but 3 points 2 In [-], the performance is still remarkable.

Kuli connected to recover 2 points for the Warriors, but the Bobcats still maintained a 1-point lead.

At 1 minute and 24 seconds before the end of the game, Chen Xiao straightened up and extended his right hand to give Walker a high-five at the free throw line, giving him courage.Of course, it can't be free throws. Walker, who made more than 8% of his free throws, is still beyond the reach of Chen Xiao, and today Chen Xiao's free throw style is very unsatisfactory. Don't infect Walker.

On the first two possessions the Bobcats had, Walker was at the free throw line.

The double-check rate of the two attacks is extremely high, which can be said to be a replica ball.

Walker used Chen Xiao's pick-and-roll to get into the paint, but he didn't score directly or cause a foul. The basketball hit the rebound and bounced out.

But it's okay if you don't make it, I have the rebound!Chen Xiao jumped up and caught the offensive rebound he was thinking about, two consecutive offensive rebounds.

Chen Xiao, who picked up an offensive rebound from the basket, could logically complete the second attack directly. Even if he was fouled, Chen Xiao should be standing at the free throw line instead of Walker.

The reason is naturally due to Chen Xiao's mastery. In the previous few rounds, Chen Xiao, who was fouled without finishing the inside attack, walked to the free throw line. Boom, boom, boom, a burst of beautiful metal music was played for teammates, fans and even opponents Eyes opened.

For the first time since the new season, Chen Xiao, who missed 1 consecutive free throws after 3 hit, took off the rebound in one step in the paint. Seeing all the defensive players around him raise their hands and attack him, the biggest threat to the penalty area, he understands it.

However, Chen Xiao had already made a plan based on his high-level overview of the overall situation. The moment he landed, he hit the ball, passed it inside and cooperated with it, and passed it to Walker on the side of the basket.

Seeing that the basket was so close, Walker did not choose to pull out the organization again. Instead, he ignored his small status and attacked the basket again with the explosive bag, successfully causing a foul.

But it may be that Chen Xiao's pass is still tainted with the bad touch of today's free throws. Walker was fouled two-for-one last time, and this time the first free throw at the free throw line was also a hit to the basket.

Walker received the ball, raised the ball and shot instantly.

Chen Xiao squeezed Ai Zeli and David Lee to grab another offensive rebound, and made a second free throw.

Everyone in the Bobcats breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, the score has been evened, and the two teams are tied at 111.

In 84 seconds, the Warriors had the ball.

Curry dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, called David Lee for a pick-and-roll, first dribbled a step to the right, shifted Walker's center of gravity to the right, and then changed his body to the left to break through into the three-point line.

Walker, who turned around and wanted to catch up, saw David Lee standing in front of him. Walker, who reacted in time, went in and bypassed the pick-and-roll at a closer distance. Seeing that Curry had sunk the ball, he jumped up and tried to interfere.

"Shua", the basketball and the Nets rubbed against each other and made a sound. At this moment, Chen Xiao and all the Bobcats fans heard the clear and beautiful goal sound very harsh.

However, this attack only took 8 seconds, which perfectly met the standard of 8-second attack.

In 76 seconds, the Bobcats had the ball.

When Walker dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, Chen Xiao, who was originally at the elbow of the free throw line, immediately pushed diagonally towards the basket.

It might be because Ai Zeli couldn't push Chen Xiao up in strength this time, or it might be because Ai Zeli had other ideas.

Chen Xiao exerted strength in his lower body, leaning on Ai Zeli with his chest and shoulders, and successfully entered the center of the paint area.

Just before the collision line, Chen Xiao quickly turned around, bent his hips and straightened his back against Ai Zeli behind him, "Kemba ball!".

Walker, who held the ball at the top of the arc, did not hesitate. After all, the 3-second attack is not a joke, and he hung the ball to the basket.

Holding up the defender, Chen Xiao picked up the flying basketball with both hands. The moment he caught the ball, he had already gone through the flow chart of "turning around with his left hand to set up, and raising his right hand to hook and shoot close to the basket". The moment Chen Xiao caught the ball, he waved his palm down.

Chen Xiao, who received a slap on his shoulder and arm, also received the whistle from the referee Crawford.

Warriors No. 31 Ezeli made a defensive foul and made 2 free throws.

Ezeli sent himself to the free throw line, whether he felt that he should not be able to guard, or deliberately chose to cut Chen.

It's all reasonable, after all, in the flow chart in Chen Xiao's mind, after catching the ball, the hook shot from the basket that is only a few feet away has a 7% to 8% hit rate.

And even under normal conditions, Chen Xiao's free throw percentage is only 7%, not to mention the current situation of consecutive misses, others may think that Chen Xiao's free throw percentage is at most 5%.

"Thank you for the opportunity, Festus. This is my chance to prove myself." Chen Xiao, who finally proved his chance at the free throw line again, thanked Ai Zeli who had just fouled beside him while moving his wrists, shoulders and arms.

It is worth mentioning that this foul is already Ezeli's fifth foul, and he will be on the sidelines on the bench again.

However, the words of coach Jackson just now are still echoing in Ezeli's ears: "Chen Xiao can foul as soon as he enters the paint area. Don't worry about six fouls. If you foul up, the players will take the lead."

Under the guidance of this ideological policy, Ezeli resolutely sent the penultimate foul of the game.

After making eye contact with Walker, who was passing the ball, and other teammates, Chen Xiao's confident and calm eyes and movements gave the players some confidence, and they should be able to make 2 of 1 free throws.

If Chen Xiao knew what his teammates were thinking, he would spit out old blood, trust me, OK?Well, if you really don’t want to enter, there’s still time, so you can’t stop entering forever.

When Chen Xiao received the pass from Crawford, the audience immediately fell silent. The Bobcats fans stared at the free throw nervously, hoping that the record of three consecutive misses would end.If the ball is missed again, the absolute core of the team will fall into an endless loop of deteriorating feel, which may lead to the team's initial collapse.

Keeping his mind, Chen Xiao patted the ball 3 times, received the ball and swung it, and lifted it steadily above his head.

The owner of the Bobcats, Michael Jordan, who was watching the game from the sidelines, couldn't help but feel nervous when he saw the free throw that was exactly the same as his own. He didn't even watch his team play nervous in the playoffs.

Protect the ball with the left hand, hold the ball with the right hand, and move the ball smoothly with the index finger and middle finger.

Nearly [-] pairs of eyes in the audience saw the basketball crossing half of the paint and falling into the basket smoothly.

There was a burst of shouts and cheers in the originally quiet arena.

After high-fiving his teammates, Chen Xiao looked calm and prepared to make a second free throw.

"Shua", exactly the same movement, no unexpected results.

Chen Xiao lived up to the hopes of his teammates and fans this time, and hit two free throws to help the Bobcats tie the score again.

(End of this chapter)