Chapter 596 Anthony's Growth and Durant's Wrath(1/2)
"At the beginning of the game, Milicic once again defeated Camby and succeeded in jumping the ball!"
"This is Milicic's sixth consecutive jump ball to beat Camby in this round!"
In previous games, Camby, who failed to jump the ball, would always use his anger and roar to vent his dissatisfaction.
But in this game, Camby, who lost to Milicic again, was very calm, as if he had no emotions at all.
The Seattle SuperSonics started their first offense of the game, and the opponent in front of Yes changed from Hamilton to Jr. Smith.
Looking at this extremely familiar face, Ye Si's eyes jumped.
Although he has faced Jr. Smith many times in this series, Yeas still can't calm down every time he faces him.
It should be said that it was indeed quite uncomfortable for Ye Si to suppress the urge to ravage this guy in the first six games.
If possible, he wants to defeat him in the first six games.
But in order to control this series, Ye Si knew that he had to resist his impulse toward Jr. Smith!
Although this is really unbearable!
As soon as the game started, seeing Jr. Smith facing Jaycee, George Karl on the sidelines was really nervous.
If possible, he never thought that one day in his coaching career, he would use Jr. Smith as a defensive knife.
If it weren't for the fact that Jr. Smith's defensive statistics and effectiveness against Yes were indeed the best among the entire team, he would never have placed Jr. Smith in front of Yes!
Out of the corner of his eye, he looked at Hamilton beside him. This was his most trusted defensive player at the second position!
But...he has now lost faith in his defense.
However, using Jr. Smith to defend Yes is an attempt at the defensive metaphysics of Jr. Smith versus Yes. If it fails, the effect will not be good, and the game has just begun, and there is a possibility of change.
Now let’s see what answer Jr. Smith gave him.
"George Karl's defense against Yes was very bold in this game. Jr. Smith is not a player known for his defense in the NBA. No matter how good his defense against Yes was in previous games, it would take a lot of effort to put such a player in front of Yes.
Of great courage.”
Kenny Smith said that Jr. Smith is not a player known for his defense in the league. That really gave Jr. Smith face.
Anyone who knows a little bit about the NBA knows that Jr. Smith can be described as a colander on the defensive end.
Putting such a player in front of Yes is no different from putting a bone in front of a dog or putting Pippen in front of Jordan.
The fans in front of the TV and the audience at the scene saw Yees and Jr. Smith facing each other almost instantly. The basketball that had just been in Rondo's hands flew into Yees's hands.
The timing of the pass is perfect!
In the past few games, Rondo's presence in the game was not very high because of Ye's taking a large amount of the ball into his hands, coupled with the lack of offensive stability.
In the previous three games that the Sonics won, the Leafs needed to control the ball more and score more points, otherwise it would be impossible to defeat the Nuggets.
Rondo, Milicic, Millsap, all starters except Durant, their performance and actions in the previous three games were greatly suppressed.
Rondo's performance was the best when he was suppressed due to lack of ball possession and opportunities.
Although the possession of the ball is gone, Rondo, who does not stick to the ball, focuses on the ball, and distributes the ball to Ye Si as soon as possible, may be more terrifying than before.
Without Rondo's extremely timely distribution of the ball, if Ye Si couldn't attack immediately, he would have encountered a lot of double-teams.
Anyone who holds the ball for too long will face the problem of being double-teamed. Being double-teamed by Billups and Hamilton is not bad, but if being double-teamed by others...
It can be said that Rondo's invisible distribution of the ball is the key to Ye's ability to control the game.
After Yeos received the ball from Rondo, he did not give any other Nuggets players any chance to attack. He stepped behind him, and the huge force directly pushed Jr. Smith behind him two steps back!
The 90 power of Westbrook's five-star card is indeed not enough for Hamilton, but for Jr. Smith...
He had seen Jr. Smith when he was heavier. At that time, Jr. Smith could not resist such power!
If it weren't for jr smith's metaphysics.
To be honest, George Karl didn't believe that Jr. Smith could defend Yes.
Not just George Karl, the whole world knows how fragile Jr. Smith's defense is.
But it's still incredible to be so fragile.
Yes's strength is very strong in confrontation. He is one of the top ten or even top five guards in the entire NBA. However, it was so easy for him to rely on Jr. Smith like this. Many media reporters and the audience in front of the TV did not expect it.
What's even more unexpected is that, after driving away Jr. Smith, Yes, with Jr. Smith's hurried counterattack, jumped high and made a picturesque shot, which actually hit the iron!
"The ball didn't hit?!"
George Karl, who was already on the sidelines and was ready to cover his eyes and not dare to look, thought he had seen it wrong.
After Jr. Smith was pushed two steps away, he made such a long dive that he actually interfered with Yes's shot?!
Looking at the Sonics No. 9 on the court who frowned and then became a little annoyed, George Karl went from being stunned to ecstatic in an instant.
Jr Smith’s metaphysics is true!
"No, it's not just metaphysics!"
Jr. Smith's strength, defensive experience, and defensive habits are indeed not very good, but Jr. Smith has excellent athletic ability, balance, agility, jumping, speed, etc. These can guarantee him, even if he is constantly being pushed away by Yes.
He can also appear around yes again in time to interfere with yes!
Of course, such interference is negligible for yes, but at least jr Smith's defense against yes is not air, at least jr Smith's defense has an impact on yes.
Although this impact is small, it makes it impossible for yes to hit.
Hamilton and Billups interfered so much with Yes's defense, and Yes could both hit.
Who can explain clearly what this means?
And this is metaphysics!
The Seattle SuperSonics' first attack of the game failed. Anthony protected the backcourt rebounds, and the Nuggets' two inside players, Camby had not returned yet, and Nene was a little sluggish.
Seeing Ye's first good offensive opportunity on the court, the Nuggets actually needed to rely on Anthony to protect the backcourt rebounds. Kenny Smith on the sidelines shook his head.
So nervous!
Players from both teams were a little nervous in what was perhaps the most stressful game.
This game, which is destined to go down in NBA history, may really be a showdown between rookies.
It would be really funny if perhaps the greatest Game 7 in NBA history was a game between rookies.
Kenny Smith put away his speculation about the future of this game and set his sights on the court again.
The Nuggets' first offense of the game was initiated by Billups and ended by Anthony.
Due to Yes's failure to single out Jr. Smith at such a good opportunity just now, Kenny Smith was quite optimistic about the success rate of the Nuggets' first offense in this game.
A player as tough as yes can open the game so tightly.
It’s amazing that Anthony is so good!
Collect the ball, turn sideways, lower your shoulders, lean back...
It's almost exactly the same action as when Yes beat Jr. Smith just now!
Just now, Yes pushed Jr. Smith away.
And now, it is Durant who is being pushed away!
It's just that it's different from when Yes was interfered by Jr Smith and missed.
Facing Durant's turn and using his long arms to interfere, Anthony jumped straight up and hit his first mid-range shot in the game!
2 to 0!
Although Durant was pushed away, he did not lose his position. Coupled with his long arms, Durant's interference with Anthony on the defensive end was successful this time.
But in the end Anthony hit the target!
After making the mid-range shot, Anthony was not like other silent or lifeless Nuggets players. Instead, he kept roaring and applauding around him.
"Mello wants to use his performance to boost the morale of his teammates!"
"Mello wants to use his morale to resolve the anxiety and insecurity in the hearts of his teammates!"
"Mello wants to be the most trustworthy support for his teammates when they face the most dangerous moments!"
Looking at the figure on the TV who kept roaring and applauding, Wade in front of the TV was dumbfounded.
He had never seen such a performance from Melo.
This is the first attack of the game!
He never thought that Melo could have such a responsibility in the game. In Wade's impression, Melo was not such a player.
Although his performance after the All-Star Game shocked the world, what shocked the world was his strength. Everyone saw the strength and talent that Anthony should have as long as he works hard.
But in the face of such adversity or even desperate situations, tenacity and hard work are missing.
To put it simply, working hard only proves your strength but not your will.
Now……
"Mello has grown up..."
To be continued...