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Chapter 48: Opener, beat the Hornets

"In the second half, we must continue to work hard and strive for a good start. Don't not pass the ball, don't work alone. Let's unite and kill the Hornets..." Ate is not suitable for being a locker room leader. His language control ability is not very good.

In the New Orleans Arena, a rush of momentum came to the face. The fans wanted the Hornets to win, and the crowd was excited, booing the Kings and cheering the Hornets were heard.

The Kings have not been a popular team these years. In this home court, there are almost no fans of the Kings. Therefore, when the second half, the entire stadium was booing the Kings.

"Is the atmosphere different?" Zhang Weifeng's mouth curled up, and a bloodthirsty aura came out unrestrainedly.

In this environment, Atai seemed to be even more excited. He licked his mouth. Atai widened his eyes and looked around from time to time. He was a guy who dared to be enemies of the whole world. You know, he was a thug who dared to challenge Jordan back then.

"Rookie, it's not fun to take victory away here." After West came up, he raised his eyebrows and said unyieldingly.

Zhang Weifeng smiled slightly. Didn’t he just scored a goal on your head? As for the spray it as soon as he came up!

"I'm going to let Barkley kiss the ass today! Do you think I want to work harder!" Zhang Weifeng smiled unscrupulously. Facing his opponent, Zhang Weifeng is like this now. He wants to show his rampantness.

West hummed twice, squirting trash words from behind, thinking that he needed to stimulate the arrogant rookie in front of him.

During these days, Hawyce has been learning the skills of supporting with Miller and has made rapid progress. Zhang Weifeng also believes that he has great potential. Hawyce's defending skills allow him to become a special guy in the NBA.

In the second half, he and Zhang Weifeng were in the inside line, and they were really not favored. After all, the two of them were only 37 years old when they added one, so they were really too young.

The Kings are in charge of the ball. Paul is not on the court at this time. He has an absolute advantage against the Hornets' substitute point guard.

In terms of tactical arrangement, Hawys is ready to go forward to pick-and-roll for Felton at any time. Zhang Weifeng needs to stay in the penalty area to limit the opponent's scoring in the inside. In this way, the effect is quite good.

Zhang Weifeng kept looking for offensive opportunities. After a few rounds, he scored 2 points and 3 rebounds. At this time, his data had reached 4 points and 11 rebounds, and the rebounds were already in double digits.

Arte and Randy Fery are both players with certain three-pointers. After the two of them threw a three-pointer into each other, the Kings finally overtook the score. Byron Scott hurriedly requested a timeout.

There are 5 minutes and 45 seconds left in the third quarter. The score is 64:62. The Kings took the first lead in the game.

"Zhang Weifeng has already scored 11 rebounds, and his rebounding ability is very good! The bounce is much better than Yao Ming. Look at every time he grabs rebounds, he doesn't seem to jump hard." Kenny Smith said meaningfully.

Barkley smiled and said, "His rebounding ability is good, but do you think he will become an excellent inside player like this? As for the hook you mentioned earlier, I have never seen it anymore. Zhang Weifeng is just a blue-collar player. Don't look at him too high. After all, no matter how good the body of a yellow man is, it will not be much better. Yao Ming is the representative of traditional centers. Zhang Weifeng should learn from his compatriots. What can he do if he can grab rebounds? Does he want to be Reggie Evans?"

Every word of the two people will be spread throughout the world, and Chinese fans will of course know it.

Barkley spoke, although Zhang Weifeng didn't know, but he took the action to shut up Barkley. After Zhang Weifeng came back from the timeout, he had made two consecutive hook shots, and he also made two blocks.

In the following game, both sides played very fiercely and the atmosphere on the court was also very hot.

The Kings performed very well on the offensive end. After three quarters, the score reached 75:75.

The two teams are tied, and the fourth quarter is destined to be very exciting.

Paul sat in the rest area, gasping heavily. He was obviously not satisfied with his teammate's performance today. Chandler played for 20 minutes, only 5 points and 6 rebounds, West played for 21 minutes, and 12 points and 4 rebounds were not very good. What made him even more angry was that both of them had bright 0s on the blocks, which to a certain extent reflected their poor defense today.

Byron Scott also discovered Paul's dissatisfaction. In fact, it is no wonder that the Hornets' inside defense is really bad today. There is no effective method on the offensive end.

Standing on the sidelines, Byron Scott clapped his hands and signaled the players to cheer up. Then he shouted from the side, asking the team's inside line to be tough as soon as possible, and shouted that he must win today's game.

"Good job, stay aggressive and always be aggressive, do you know? I believe you will do a good job, come on!! Guys." Reggie Seius shouted in the messy stadium.

After a pause, looking at the players gathered together, Reggie arranged the tactics.

"Next, you have to expand your defense and give the opponent a sense of oppression. In terms of offense, you must focus on the inside offense. West has fouled 4 times and Chandler has 3 times. You need to increase the intensity of breakthroughs on the outside. If you have the chance to make a foul, don't let it go. In the fourth quarter, Ron, John, Yuduri, Hawys, Miller, you five are on the court. Remember what I said, always be aggressive, go! Go! You are the best, we will bring victory home." Reggie Seyus did not forget to encourage the players.

"Yes, head! For victory!" Everyone put their hands together and shouted loudly.

The referee's whistle sounded and the game continued.

The Hornets sent a lineup with strong defense, but most of them are substitutes. Byron Scott did this to give the main players plenty of rest time.

Center: Hilton Armstrong of 211cm, power forward: Melvin Wright of 208cm, small forward: Peja Storkovic of 206cm, shooting guard: Bobby Jackson of 185cm, point guard: Jane Terro Pago of 185cm, five of them are substitutes of the Hornets. Although their defensive abilities are good, their offensive abilities are indeed a bit weak.

However, they are not going to play for the sake of attack. They can hold on for a while and complete the task.

There is no doubt about Peja's shooting ability. Bobby Jackson is also a veteran on the court. His partner with Jentalo Pago creates opportunities for Peja at the backcourt, while the two insiders are fighting hard to defend and catch rebounds.

Without much defensive pressure, Peja's shooting was very easy. He scored several three-pointers in a few rounds.

The Kings on the court still use Artest as the core, and other players are careful to assist.

On the offensive end, Artai mostly attacked the inside. He was just a big bulldozer, and the defensive players had no choice but to do anything. Fouls came one after another. In just a few minutes, Artai had 8 penalties and hit 6.

John Somons in the backcourt is also a good player. He is the team's starting No. 2 position. Last season, he was able to contribute 8.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1 steal. This year, after Martin left, he was first pushed to the team's starting position.

John Somons' three-point shooting percentage last season reached 35.7%, which is definitely good at No. 2. He is a player with a basketball, 201cm tall, and he occasionally plays guest appearances at No. 3.

Yuduri joined the team and played well at No. 1. He first passed the ball to Miller, and Miller gave John Somons outside the three-point line.

Somons looked calm and jumped up gently, pushing the basketball out.

At the last moment of 24 seconds, the basketball swept the net, the score reached 88:80, and the Kings' lead reached 8 points.

With 7 minutes and 45 seconds left in the game, Hornets head coach Byron Scott quickly called a timeout and sent the main player, and Zhang Weifeng also played again at this time, replacing Hawys in the inside.
Chapter completed!
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