The New Orleans Hornets are definitely a formidable opponent. The key point is that key players such as Chris Paul, David West, and Tyson Chandler have been very healthy for a season. There are very few reasons for this.
The time when you have to miss time due to injury.
For this game, the Hornets' starting lineup is point guard: Chris Paul, shooting guard: Maurice Peterson, small forward: Peja Stojakovic, power forward: David Weis
Special, center: Tyson Chandler. This lineup is very strong and has a balanced offense and defense. Needless to say, Chris Paul, although Maurice Peters does not have any independent offensive ability, is also a good offensive player.
The shooter, especially his three-point shooting rate this season is close to 40%, and he is a trustworthy three-point shooter.
Peja Stojakovic, a tall small forward from Serbia, has the same height of 208 centimeters as Rashard Lewis. One of the best shooters in the league, his range covers the entire half. Especially this
He is in excellent form this season, with 44.4% accuracy on three-pointers, which is 0.4 higher than his field goal percentage of 44%. He also averages 17 points per game.
This is a player very similar to Rashard Lewis. The same advantages, wide range and accurate shooting. The same shortcomings, poor defense, and worse than Rashard Lewis.
Needless to say, David West is the Hornets’ chief scorer and the team’s second-best player. David West’s role in bringing the Hornets to their current position and their current winning rate is not
Not much less than Chris Paul, but he is always low-key. It is easy for people to overlook his performance inadvertently.
Tyson Chandler is the defensive gatekeeper of the Hornets. Although he does not have many offensive methods, his alley-oop cooperation with Paul is one of the famous signs of the Hornets this season. On the defensive end, Tyson
-Chandler's performance this season is enough to make the harshest critics shine. His performance of 11.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks is not enough to explain the role he played on the Hornets' defensive end.
The Magic continued their already stable starting lineup, point guard: Adrian Kwilter, shooting guard: Keith Bogans, small forward: Rashad Lewis. Power forward: Kwame
-Brown, center: Marcin Gortat.
During the jump ball, Kwame Brown unexpectedly lost to Tyson Chandler, and Chris Paul got the basketball. Seeing that the Magic's defense was a little sloppy, he quickly chose to push forward.
The disadvantages of the holiday are still reflected. Although Stan Van Gundy's requirements for training before the game are quite strict. However, the Orlando Magic, who have just returned from the holiday, are still a little unable to concentrate at the beginning of the game. When the Magic
When the team realized the crisis, Chris Paul had already stepped into the three-point line.
Adrian immediately pounced on Chris Paul, advancing at full speed. Chris Paul used a simple but quick and dazzling change of hands to shake Adrian away and penetrated into the paint, leaping and jumping in the air.
Marcin Gortat bumped into the opponent and made a backhand layup.
The basketball hit the backboard and then fell into the basket.
"Yes!" The sneak attack at the beginning of the game was successful. Chris Paul waved his arm vigorously. When passing by Adrian, he smiled at Adrian. The smile was gentle, but there was provocation in that smile.
The meaning cannot be concealed no matter what.
Adrian didn't pay attention to Paul's provocation and raised his hand to take the basketball from Gortat from the baseline. Adrian advanced all the way to the frontcourt.
The person guarding Adrian is indeed Maurice Peterson. This is also completely impossible to do. Chris Paul is only six feet tall. Although he has a pair of long arms to make up for his disadvantage on the defensive end, but with Adrian
The height difference of twenty centimeters between them cannot be erased.
If Chris Paul defends Adrian, the only result is that Paul is completely beaten by Adrian on the defensive end. The 20-centimeter height advantage basically allows Adrian to do whatever he wants from Chris Paul. So.
Without changing the starting lineup, the Hornets can only choose to have Maurice Peterson misplaced to defend Adrian.
Peterson is six feet seven inches tall, almost the same height as Adrian, and defensively, Peterson is quite accomplished. Although his statistics are not obvious, he is particularly good at sticking defense.
Two steps away from the three-point line, Adrian suddenly started.
There was no fake move or shaking. With his body turned sideways, Adrian forcibly cut towards the Hornets' basket. Peterson got close to him, and as soon as he made physical contact, he was staggered by Adrian's collision. At this moment
The speed slowed down, and Adrian took a long step and directly crossed Peterson's defense. Tyson Chandler hesitated slightly, and after seeing David West blocking Kwame Brown's path of action, he jumped from
Pounced out in the penalty area. Kwame Brown immediately took a step to the side to block David West. Marcin Gortat took the opportunity to get rid of the defense and rush to the basket. Adrian raised his hand and lifted the basketball into the air.
Throw high.
哐~~~~~
Marcin Gortat caught the basketball thrown by Adrian and dunked it with both hands to score!
As he stepped back, Adrian tilted his head and smiled at Chris Paul.
"This is in return of what I just said."
Chris Paul was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes opened completely. At this moment, his blood was already ignited.
Next, the focus of the game obviously fell into the competition between the two point guards. If you break through for a layup, I will assist my teammates. If you score a mid-range shot, I will respond with a three-pointer.
Chris Paul's condition is obviously very good, especially when it comes to defending Chris Paul, Adrian is obviously at a disadvantage. Chris Paul's absolute speed is not faster than Adrian, but thanks to the fact that he is only 1 meter
With a height of 83cm and a wingspan of 1.94m, his center of gravity when dribbling is very low, which makes his ability to change directions much faster than ordinary people. Adrian's height is 10% when facing an average point guard.
He has a defensive advantage, but he has a real disadvantage when facing Chris Paul. He is not inferior to Chris Paul in terms of speed, but he cannot keep up with his quick and weird changes of direction.
However, when Adrian is on the offensive end, it is difficult for Maurice Peterson to defend Adrian. If Chris Paul relies on his dexterous skills and quick and weird changes of direction to break through Adrian, he is too tall.
As for the defensive holes left by the slow change of direction, Adrian directly crushed Maurice Peterson's defense with his superhuman physical fitness.
After two goals, Stan Van Gundy was still considering whether to call a timeout. A spontaneous defensive change had been completed between Adrian and Keith Bogans.
For Keith Bogans, this kind of defensive position change is already very familiar. He often replaces Adrian to defend the opponent's point guard during the game, but Keith Bogans and Adrian
The purpose of completing the defensive switch is not because Keith Bogans may be better at defending Chris Paul, but to help Adrian save energy on the defensive end.
Compared to Chris Paul, Maurice Peterson is undoubtedly much easier to defend. More importantly, Peterson's good defense means that Adrian can take advantage of his fast speed and provide better defense.
The Orlando Magic's defense contributes more strength. This is a defensive change that the Magic often practice even in training.
As for Bogans himself being beaten by Paul?
If you blow it up, you will blow it up. Anyway, this is not the first time you have been beaten up.
As a role player who relies on defense to gain a foothold in the NBA, Keith Bogans has long been accustomed to being constantly beaten by star swingmen. There are always some nights when someone's performance will make the defensive base player unable to win.
Keith Bogans felt quite embarrassed when he looked at their technical statistics after the game. But no matter how embarrassed he was, Keith Bogans would do his best to defend his goal.
Keith Bogans's efficiency in defending Chris Paul is indeed not very good. Most of the time, he is matched up with the opposing team's swingman. It is a little difficult for him to defend the point guard.
He is disadvantaged in terms of speed, but Keith Bogans is very smart to use experience to make up for his lack of defensive ability. If you can't defend Paul's offense, then don't pursue guarding him, but consume him. Even if you let him in
When attacking, it is good to take one more step and use up more energy. Use your only advantage to be strong enough to curb Chris Paul's performance.
Although Chris Paul was able to constantly break through Keith Bogans, he would either break through and score layups, or attract the attention of defensive players and then assist his teammates to score.
As for Adrian, while continuing his performance on the offensive end, his performance on the defensive end has gradually become more active. Maurice Peterson does not have a strong offensive ability. As long as he is careful with his three-pointers, Peterson's threat will be eliminated.
He was blocked for most of the game. The ease of defending Peterson allowed Adrian to gradually release some energy to help his teammates defend. In eight minutes, he scored 6 points, sent 3 assists, and grabbed 3 rebounds.
Stojakovic was also given a spicy hot pot dish.
Chris Paul scored 7 points, sent four assists, had no rebounds, but had one steal. When Adrian broke through Peterson, he took a risky shot and successfully stole the basketball from Adrian's hands.
