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Chapter 157 Big Baby

At the end of the first quarter, the Bobcats and Magic tied at 29.

Bobcats is a two-pronged approach here, with dual-core efforts at the same time. Walker and Chen Xiao each scored 8 points and scored 16 points together.

Except for Henderson who had playing time in the first quarter, the other teammates also scored 2 or 3 points here and there.

Gordon, who replaced the sluggish Henderson at the end of the quarter, also changed his sluggish state in the previous game against the Eagles. Although he was not overwhelmed, he also performed well in 2 of 1 shots.

Before the game, it was said that Thomas' wife and Gordon's fiancée had been released on bail. As for the arrests, bumping into security guards, paying money, fines, and community service.

Therefore, Gordon, who has nothing to worry about, was very relaxed today, talking and laughing on and off the court.

"Watch out for Magic's Aaron and Jameel, Gerrard, Kemba, stay in front of them, ok?"

During the quarter, Dunlap, who was not very satisfied with the team's draw with the Magic, patted the tactical board and emphasized, "Byron, be tough, don't let Glenn play like a 2-meter-tall shark in front of you. "

The Bobcats scored 16 points for dual-core, the Magic did not give up much, and 21 points for triple-core, focusing on a balance.

Afflalo and Nelson, the two main scoring points from the outside, have undiminished firepower, each scoring 1 three-pointer. Although the Magic did not make a lot of three-pointers in the whole quarter, they made 4 of 2 and 5% of the shots. The three-pointer ptsd The lynx is a bit hairy.

After all, the Bobcats, who have risen strongly this year, have their own three-point bonus BUFF.

In this section, the Magic is not only accurate on the outside, but also hard on the inside.

The Magic's power forward Glenn Davis, nicknamed the big baby, Davis, with his nearly 300-pound meat mountain, just crushed Mullens.

In the first quarter, two O'Neills appeared on a small court, one tall and one short, one fat and one thin, and they were bullied by white insiders of European origin, right?
At the beginning of the second quarter, in less than 3 minutes, the Bobcats' bench bandits Gordon and Sessions were active on the court, leading the team to score 10 points.

3 points in 10 minutes, 12 points in 40 minutes?One quarter will have to give the Magic a break.

But Chen Xiao looked at the 39:38 score on the scoreboard. The Bobcats scored 10 points, and the Magic also scored 1 point less.

Cooperate with you and Redick and Ayong on the opposite side to play honesty and mutual brushing, right? It's the same without defense.

After playing, still facing Vucevic's defense, Chen Xiao received a pass from the low post on the left.

Seeing Afflalo trying to help defend, Chen Xiao, who stood firmly on both feet, grabbed the ball and swung it in the direction of Middleton who was free, causing Afflalo to hesitate and choose to hesitate.

Seizing the temporary clearing moment, Chen Xiao retracted the ball, stretched his left foot under Vucevic's center of gravity, leaned his body against Vucevic's chest with his foot, and immediately turned towards the baseline as soon as he made contact.

There are no other confusing moves, just fight and speed, but after the fight, he quickly turned around, allowing Chen Xiao to successfully turn to the bottom line, only two steps away from the basket.

With the inertia of turning around on the right side and Vucevic who was trying to intercept with his footsteps, he confronted and squeezed. Chen Xiao, who gained the advantage in this confrontation, immediately collected the ball and started to leave Vucevic's defensive area.

He strode across the hoop with a swipe of his right hand to complete a reverse layup, "boom", the basketball and the center of the backboard fell into the hoop with a light smack.

"Chen Xiao's playing style today gives me a feeling, as if he has a counter in front of his eyes, which shows the number of times he can do moves, 3, 2, 1, OK, it's time to finish, shoot, score.

Simple, smooth and efficient. "Nate used an understatement to reflect the ease with which Chen Xiao scored.

Chen Xiao didn't just focus on his own offense, Walker still had more possession of the ball.

Like the first quarter, Walker still resolutely beat Nelson.

Chen Xiao raised the pick-and-roll, but he didn't expect Vucevic's delay to be timely, leaving enough time for Nelson to go around the screen.

After Chen Xiao went down and Vucevic chased back to the basket, Walker and Nelson were still roughly in a 1-on-1 matchup at that moment.

However, due to the pick-and-roll, Walker retreated a little later to open up the starting space. After changing hands and dribbling, he took advantage of the momentum of a breakthrough and made a large crossover. Break down.

At this time, Chen Xiao, who came to the basket ahead of time, had already stuck Vucevic firmly behind him, and made another indirect cover for Walker who was attacking at high speed from the right, blocking a broad road.

Walker jumped into the basket immediately after breaking through two steps. The big one was blocked by Chen Xiao, and the small one on the right came to make up for the defense.

"Good shot, Charlotte crossover." Chen Xiao, who walked down and turned to watch Walker complete the dribble breakthrough, praised.

Bobcats here, in addition to Charlotte crossover, Charlotte CIC is also hot again.

A sudden stop jump shot with a sudden step, a jump shot with a sudden stop to catch the ball, and two back-up jump shots. Henderson, who was 5 of 3 in the second quarter, showed his mid-range shooting skills that he had honed in Michael Jordan.

As a traditional shooting guard with a declining trend in the current league, Henderson averaged less than one three-pointer per game in the previous three seasons.

This season, after Chen Xiao's pressure on the inside allowed Bobcats outside players to have more three-point opportunities, it also compressed the mid-range space that Henderson was used to, which forced Henderson to take more three-pointers, but even so Henderson The average shot is less than 2 three-pointers per game.

And to support it, his average of 13 points per game is the mid-range shooting that accounts for more than half of his shots.

At the end of halftime, back to the locker room, the Bobcats currently have the upper hand in the score, leading by 61 points with 55:6.

As for the three-point defense that Bobcats coaches are most concerned about, in the second quarter of the Magic's last three-pointer in the league, only Redick made a hit with a cover.

The Magic, 4 of 2 in the first quarter, dropped a little in the halftime, and 7 of 3. In the second half, the hard work is expected to drop below 3%.

Vucevic, who played against Chen Xiao in the first half, performed mediocrely. He scored 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 turnovers.

But Davis, the Magic's big power forward, performed outstandingly in the halftime. He was not fast and did not shoot blindly outside. He just relied on his weight and footwork to run over Mullens and then finished with good handwork. .

Dunlap told Mullens to be tougher, but Mullens found that Roshan in front of him used softness to overcome rigidity.

Although the situation is improving now and the team is leading, Dunlap decided to make adjustments. How can the coach's wise command be reflected without adjustments?

"Chen, you and Byron will switch places in the second half, Big Baby, please." After receiving Chen Xiao's nodding reply, Dunlap turned his head and pulled it down, emphatically saying to Mullens: "Byron, Now coming to your fellow Europeans, I don't want to see him score in double digits in the second half after only two points in the first half."

Facing Muzi, Dunlap's speed of changing his face was amazing.But Dunlap saw that he couldn't defend in the first half, and Mullens, who scored 4 of 1, was angry. In Dunlap's view, it would be good for him to continue to play in the second half.

It's not because there is no one on the team, and when the management comes up with a reliable space-type insider, Muzi will be kicked. It doesn't have to be too good, there are 3% of the three-pointers, it is more stable, and the defense is fine.

This request should not be too much, right?

In addition to paying attention to his own team's performance in every game, Dunlap has to stare at the opposing insider with a shot and drool every game to enter the YY session.

Back in the second half, Glenn Davis, who scored more than 10 points against Mullens in the half, looked dumbfounded at Chen Xiao, who was a head taller than him.

"Hey, bro. Your defender Nikolai is over there, you went wrong." The big baby with a simple and honest smile reminded him kindly.

"That's right, I'm here to guard you now, your performance in the first half was great, buddy." Chen Xiao smiled and praised the big baby.

"Come on, let me see your strength. Jameel, pass the ball to Glenn." After talking to Davis, Chen Xiao took a defensive posture and shouted at Nelson, who was holding the ball from the outside of the Magic.

Seeing Nelson looking at him inquiringly, Davis, who also feels that he is in good shape today, gestured to Nelson, and then caught the ball at the right elbow.

They are all in such a high position. Facing the short Davis, Chen Xiao didn't get too close. He lowered his center of gravity at the arm position in front of Davis, and planted his feet to prepare for the big baby's attack.

Seeing that Davis cut into the face frame and made a tentative step to break through to the center line, Chen Xiao immediately slid to the left, crossed his hands sideways on his chest, and hit Davis with the ball on the front left shoulder.

A lot of impact force hit Chen Xiao's chest, but because Davis exerted force forward in an oblique posture, even though Davis was surprisingly heavy and strong, he couldn't burst out with too much force at the moment of contact.

After eating the impact of the breakthrough, Chen Xiao, who saw that Davis had already started with the ball, immediately raised his arms to prepare for the moment when Davis was about to end.

Davis stepped forward while fighting. Although he was still in the process of breaking through, Davis felt a little cold in his heart. Chen Xiao, who was around him and kept moving synchronously after the impact, prevented him from attacking the basket smoothly.

Taking the last step, he jumped up with a weight of nearly 300 pounds. He tried his best to keep his balance with his left hand and tried his best to swipe Chen Xiao's outstretched hand. He held the ball with his right hand and wanted to avoid Mullens who jumped up to protect the frame in front of him. With a flick of his wrist and fingers, he barely completed the shot.

Blocked by Davis's thick body and his left hand, which was leaning away from the basket, Chen Xiao failed to put a cap on the side.

However, the sound of the basketball hitting the basket from the side at the moment of landing still indicated that the defensive interference was successful.

At the moment of landing, facing Vucevic who was going around the basket to grab a rebound, Chen Xiao, who is a "jumping master", touched the ground with both feet, and immediately threw the defensive rebound with his hands that were still held high. Take it off Vucevic's head.

(End of this chapter)