Two hundred and sixty seventh: The last performance three
After scoring eight points in a row, Adrian's touch cooled down a bit. In the fifth attack, he tried a three-pointer. This time the basketball missed the frame, but Ryan Gomez seemed not to want Adrian to
As if his scoring had stopped, he was caught by the referee pulling Adrian's jersey after being shaken by him. He was thoughtfully given a foul and three free throw opportunities.
Of course, Adrian would not miss the scoring opportunity given to them. If he missed, it would be too disrespectful to Gomez, who kindly gave the gift. After making three free throws, in less than three minutes, Adrian
The score has exceeded single digits and reached eleven points.
In the next few attacks, Adrian did not take the initiative to ask for the ball. Even if the basketball was passed to Adrian's hands, he would soon pass the basketball out. In the next three minutes,
In addition to a fast break layup, Adrian scored two points again, and he also tried a mid-range shot. This time the basketball also popped up without giving any face.
This performance made the Timberwolves generals breathe a sigh of relief. Adrian made four out of five shots in the beginning and three out of three free throws, which shows that his touch is really unbelievable, but now it seems that his touch is normal.
It will be hot, and it will naturally cool down.
Adrian then tried two more attacks. A baseline layup was blocked by Jefferson with a foul. He made one of two free throws to get the fourteenth point, and then once again completely shook off the follow-up pass from Gomez.
The ball was shot, but still missed.
Adrian, who was not feeling well on the offensive end, focused more on the defensive end. Gomez did not perform well under his defense. He also gave Jefferson a fierce shot.
of cover.
Using his post-up skills and footwork, Jefferson had completely swayed Gasol away. There was the basket in front of him, and he chose to take the shot without noticing the man coming from the other side of the free throw line.
Adrian, when he heard Gomez's loud reminder, Adrian had already jumped up and slapped the basketball he had not yet shot directly into the audience.
In the constant offensive and defensive battle, the game has reached the eighth minute of the first quarter. Although Adrian no longer takes action, the overall strength of the Lakers is still not comparable to the Timberwolves. The Lakers are already leading 27:17.
The Timberwolves scored 10 points. It looked like another massacre.
Both sides began to replace their main lineups with substitute lineups.
On the offensive end, Adrian stood firm at the three-point line. Ryan Gomez was still watching Adrian, but more attention was attracted by Pau Gasol inside. During this period
Adrian's performance on the offensive end was so low-key that Ryan Gomez inadvertently ignored Adrian's threat.
At this time, after Pau Gasol failed in his attempt to hit the inside, he turned around and passed the basketball back to Fisher. Fisher received the ball but failed to find a good offensive opportunity. Kobe has been replaced and rested. Fisher
Scheer chose to pass the ball to Adrian.
The moment he caught the basketball, Adrian jumped high without warning. He raised his hand and shot the basketball from the three-point line.
Adrian's shot was too abrupt. In addition, due to Adrian's silence, Gomez relaxed his defense of Adrian. After all, humans are not machines and cannot concentrate 100% on themselves.
Attention, and eight minutes had passed in the first quarter. Gomez also spent a lot of energy, but he didn't react. He watched Adrian jump to shoot without even making a single interfering move.
He probably didn't expect that Adrian's three-pointer would be so decisive and unreasonable.
Bang! Unfortunately, this unreasonable three-pointer did not hit, but bounced out from the front of the basket. Pau Gasol jumped high and took the lead in hitting the rebound, but failed due to Jefferson's interference.
Being able to hold it, the basketball was pointed outside the three-point line and once again came into Adrian's hands.
And Adrian once again jumped up without hesitation.
His eyes were firm, and the missed shot just now did not disturb Adrian at all. This time, Ryan Gomez finally had time to react. He jumped up and stretched his arms to their longest length, blocking Adrian's shooting path.
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Ryan Gomez is relatively confident in his shot blocking. Although his jumping is average, thanks to his seven-foot-two monster wingspan, he can often put some shots above his head with his height advantage.
The guy who shoots the ball is blocked.
But soon...
"How could he jump so high?" Gomez found that no matter how hard he stretched his arms, his hands could only reach Adrian's chin at most, completely unable to interfere with his shooting. Especially when he
It was discovered that when he began to fall under the influence of gravity, Adrian had just risen to the highest point, and a feeling of powerless frustration lingered in his chest.
"These damn Goofyliu!!"
Without any interference at all, Adrian pushed the basketball in his hand with a forceful movement of his five fingers.
Uh-huh...
This time, the basket did not reject Adrian's attack again and took the basketball into its arms.
Taking advantage of the dead ball opportunity, the Timberwolves replaced Jefferson, and the Lakers also replaced Gasol and sent in Odom.
Generally speaking, at this time, Phil Jackson should be ready to replace Adrian and rest. But today Phil Jackson has no intention of replacing Adrian at all.
Phil Jackson's connections in the NBA are not comparable to Adrian's. Adrian can get information through Ryan, and Phil will only know more details through his agent. The two did not have any conversations about this matter.
, because they all know that talking is meaningless. No one, whether it is Adrian or Phil Jackson, has any idea of turning things around.
And, after experiencing so many things.
Adrian is indeed not suitable to stay in Los Angeles anymore. Going to Orlando, although he is abandoned, can be regarded as a new beginning for Adrian.
And now, Adrian has been attacking with all his strength from the beginning. Phil Jackson can also see it. He wants to do something. Practice it for his last game with the Lakers. In this case, Phil Jackson is also happy.
The beauty of adulthood, he has decided that he will not replace Adrian unless Adrian himself asks to be dismissed today.
He could fight for as long as he wanted, but it was just this once.
After hitting the three-pointer, Adrian's scoring show had just begun.
During the retreat, Adrian deliberately retreated slowly. Before Randy Foye, who had just replaced Randy Foye, entered the state, he directly started to steal the ball.
Randy Foye didn't expect Adrian to take the risk and steal him. His dribbling was so casual that when Adrian tried to steal, he didn't even have time to control the ball and dodge.
"Bang!" Adrian slapped the basketball, and the basketball immediately changed its course and rolled toward the Timberwolves' half. With a leap, Adrian passed Randy Foye. Randy Foye
Ye urgently wanted to turn around to catch up, but he turned too quickly, or maybe he just didn't move enough. His body turned around, but his feet didn't turn around, so he tripped over himself.
"Hehe...haha..." bursts of laughter came from the stands of the Timberwolves. And Adrian, with no one chasing him, slipped to the basket and scored an easy layup.
"Bang!" On the sidelines of the Timberwolves, Timberwolves head coach Randy Wittman slapped himself on the forehead. Randy Foye's idiotic performance made him feel that he was embarrassed. Randy was traded.
- Foye is definitely a huge mistake. This trade directly labeled general manager Kevin McHale as a fool.
This deal is as crazy as it gets. The Timberwolves first selected Brandon Roy with the sixth pick, and then used Brandon Roy to trade for Randy Foye, who they selected with the seventh pick. This deal
It's completely incomprehensible. Let alone outsiders, even Randy Wittman can't figure out what program is running in Kevin McHale's head.
If you want Randy Foye from the beginning, then just choose Randy Foye. There is no need to draft Brandon Roy first and then trade Randy Foye with the Trail Blazers. Moreover,
, a year later, Randy Foye has been proven to be useless, and Brandon Roy is the best rookie in the 2006 class besides Adrian, if Adrian hadn't turned out to be the best rookie.
, Brandon Roy is very likely to win the 2006 Rookie of the Year trophy. But even if he doesn't, anyone with a discerning eye can see that, apart from Adrian being too strong, Brandon Roy's performance is obvious
Much higher than others. This makes Timberwolves Kevin McHale's behavior of specifically choosing Brandon Roy to trade Randy Foye seem like a retard. In particular, McHale obviously did not know about the Trail Blazers.
The team wanted Brandon Roy, so they deliberately selected him in order to deceive the Blazers. This is even more confusing, and it further confirms McHale's stupidity.
"We must trade this idiot!" Randy Wittman said secretly, and he didn't know whether he was angry at Randy Foye's poor performance or McHale's brainless trading operation.
And Adrian is still continuing his scoring show.
Randy Foye's breakthrough layup hit the neck of the basket and fell. It was picked up by Chris Mihm and immediately handed it to Adrian. After Adrian got the ball, he didn't even wait for his teammates to fall.
As soon as he got out of the position, Ryan Gomez stepped sideways to keep up with Adrian, but was thrown away by Adrian's sudden stop, acceleration and change of direction. However, Adrian did not take the opportunity to accelerate with all his strength, but kept keeping
With a slight lead over Ryan Gomez, the moment he rushed to the edge of the three-point line, Adrian suddenly stopped and raised his hand, and Ryan Gomez immediately jumped up.
Adrian, however, had no time to wait for Gomez to take off, bumped into Gomez's body, and then raised his hand to shoot the basketball in his hand.
The referee blew the whistle without hesitation, indicating that Ryan Gomez had committed a foul. At the same time, the basketball thrown by Adrian in a slightly unbalanced state also hit the backboard and bounced directly into the basket!
3+1!
"Oh my God, Gomez is so stupid. He made a mistake that could be crucified." Charles Barkley exaggerated with a seemingly helpless expression: "I think Coach Randy should immediately
Just substituting Gomez and keeping him on the court will only allow him to continue to bear Adrian's abuse. It is easier for Adrian to score on his head than to snatch a lollipop from a child's hand.
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"That's easy to say. Do I have someone to replace me?" Randy Wittman had a depressed expression on his face. Barkley's comments were vaguely transmitted to his ears. He wanted to replace him. He wanted to replace this person on the court.
Substitute all the bastards and sit on the bench. But he must have useful cards in his hand! Whether he is a clever woman or not, there is no way to cook if there is no rice in the vat!
Applause and cheers rang out.
At this time, it was already the ninth minute of the first quarter, and Adrian's score had already exceeded the 20 mark and reached 21 points. Applause and cheers for Adrian finally erupted in the stands of the Timberwolves.
Derian's wonderful performance and continuous scoring in the first quarter finally made the audience in the Timberwolves stands give up their last insistence on their position and purely enjoy the game from the standpoint of neutral fans! (To be continued...)
