plumnovel Chapter 400 Fighting the Pelican
Chapter 400 Fighting the Pelican
Chapter 400 Fighting the Pelican
Anthony Davis' experience in the NCAA is more brilliant than many active NBA stars.
In 2011, Anthony Davis, who graduated from high school, announced his entry into the University of Kentucky and became part of the team's history.
In the 2011-12 NCAA season, Anthony Davis won six of the seven awards, and led the team to win the NCAA championship and won the final MOP.
After a successful college career, Anthony Davis declared for the draft and was selected with the No. [-] pick by the Hornets.However, he did not show the dominance he had in college. His personal statistics are good, but his team record is not good. This situation has appeared for two consecutive seasons.
Anthony Davis' rookie season was good enough, but Damian Lillard's performance was even more amazing, the latter defeated Anthony Davis and was elected Rookie of the Year.The No. [-] pick, Anthony Davis, was only selected to the All-Rookie Team.
Last season, Anthony Davis brought the Pelicans to eighth in the West (with some changes). He was also selected to the second team of the best defensive team and the first team of the best team, officially entering the league's top stars.However, the lack of performance in leading the team made fans always have some doubts about him.
This season, the Pelicans have remained strong under the leadership of Jrue Holiday and Anthony Davis, but the western team has improved too much, causing them to currently rank only ninth in the west, behind the eighth Grizzlies in the west.
ESPN released the starting lineups of both sides.
Lakers: Xu Tian, Kobe, George, Josh Smith, McGee.
Pelicans: Tyreke Evans, Jrue Holiday, Anthony Davis, Ryan Anderson, Omer Asik.
The three commentators saw that Gentry sent three inside players with two guards, and they had already analyzed it, thinking that they wanted to use their height advantage to suppress the Lakers who had an obvious height advantage outside.However, all languages are only on paper, and still need to be tested in competitions.
McGee and Anthony Davis jumped the ball in the middle circle to kick off the game.
Anthony Davis, with younger legs and more explosive talent, took the first touch and gave the racquet to Tyreke Evans in the backcourt.
Tyreke Evans is 198 centimeters tall and weighs 100 kilograms. He was the fourth overall pick in 2009. He played 20+5+5 in the Kings in his first season, beating Curry, Harden and other good players. Rookie of the Year.Later, due to injuries and the king's unclear positioning of him, he gradually disappeared from the crowd and lost the magic of his rookie season. However, his height and weight can match Xu Tian, and Gentry let him serve as the starting number one.
Zhu Holiday is 193 centimeters tall and weighs 93 kilograms. He is also a rookie in 2009, but his pick is only the No.17 pick in the first round.He started his career with the Philadelphia 76ers, during which he played well and was selected to the East All-Star bench in 2013.
In the summer of 2013, the 76ers and the Pelicans reached a deal. The Pelicans got Jrue Holiday and Pierre Jackson, and the 76ers got Nerlens Noel and the draft picks protected by the top five picks in 2014.
Last summer, Zhu Holiday underwent surgery to remove the steel nail on his right leg, and his performance has picked up. He is currently playing strong and often has good performances.
Tyreke Evans dribbled the ball at the top of the front arc, one step away from Xu Tian, and organized the team's offense.
Gentry didn't feel nervous at all when he watched the game the day before yesterday, but now he couldn't sit still watching the players under his hand against Xu Tian, and stood on the sidelines to observe the game more closely.
Scott also didn't sit down, with his arms folded around his chest, quietly watching Xu Tian's defensive movements.What happened during the day today is definitely a big event for Xu Tian, and it is not clear how much it will affect him.
The defensive player Zhu Holiday faced was Kobe. He encountered strong defensive strength and failed to find space.
Anthony Davis has excellent mobility and temporarily serves as a small forward. He mentioned the top of the arc as a screen and blocked Xu Tian, who was defending with a low center of gravity.
Xu Tian didn't notice the movement behind him and didn't move out in advance, so he couldn't bypass the screen, so he could only switch to Anthony Davis and let Josh Smith defend Tyreke Evans who was holding the ball.
Both Gentry and Scott focused on Xu Tian, and immediately found that he was out of form, and a completely different change occurred.Gentry turned from concern to excitement, while Scott turned from anticipation to concern.
George is responsible for defending Ryan Anderson, who is 208 cm tall and good at outside shooting. He dare not take half a step away and stay in front of him to watch his teammates' defense.
Omer Asik is 213 centimeters tall, the same height as McGee who is in charge of defending him, and his mobility is weak, so he has no advantage.He used to be a good defensive center, but since the league changed the vertical rules, he has also been impacted and no longer has the defensive power of the Rockets.
Tyreke Evans made a smart choice, throwing a throwback to Anthony Davis to complete the offense.
Xu Tian is shorter than Anthony Davis, and his wingspan is not as good as him. He tried his best to take off and try to block the shot, but he still failed to cause interference.
Anthony Davis's confident take-off shot, mid-range, and a steady hit!
0-2! (Lakers score first)
Scott put his hands around his mouth and shouted at Xu Tian: "Xu, stay focused! It's a game now!"
Xu Tian felt that he was still unable to enter the game state, and was upset. He didn't answer Scott's words, but just made an OK gesture instead of words.
McGee didn't have such a keen observation ability. He didn't know Xu Tian's changes at all. He stepped out of the baseline and served him directly.
Xu Tian's basic dribbling skills are still there. He dribbled the ball slowly across the half court and passed it to George who was standing on the left.
The defender George is facing is Ryan Anderson, who is relatively easy for the Pelicans to overcome. It is the wisest choice to give him the ball.
Ryan Anderson is a shooter with weak athletic ability, but in order to live up to the coach's expectations of him, he worked hard to lower his center of gravity and spread his hands to defend George who is holding the ball.
George usually practices dribbling, and his offense with the ball is a step up from when he first came to the Lakers. He dribbles with his right hand and directly launches a breakthrough without using a cover.
Ryan Anderson's shortcoming of slow lateral movement was fully exposed, and he was quickly thrown away by George and had to rely on his teammates to defend.
George's finishing ability has not reached the level of Kobe or Xu Tian, and he has relatively few shot options. He wants to go straight to complete a layup.But he underestimated Anthony Davis' defensive range and got a hot pot directly.
Anthony Davis patted the ball into the hands of Ryan Anderson, who protected the backboard and waited for the Lakers to retreat to the backcourt before passing the ball to Tyreke Evans.
Gentry watched Anthony Davis running upfield with admiration in his eyes.
(End of this chapter)