Chapter 74: Advent, Salt Lake City (3)
"Oh, Shet, this ball didn't go in." Miller cursed in a low voice. He was complaining that he missed the shot.
The ball was indeed scored, but it was hit by his teammate Zhang Weifeng. But his face was gloomy, without any excitement, and he did not celebrate. This made the four people, including Zhang Weifeng, feel confused.
"It seems that this Kings team is not a solid piece of the matter." Kirilianko said badly to Williams.
Delong didn't comment, and his confidence on his face became more firm. If the Jazz wanted to win such an enemy, it would not take much effort. However, his feeling today was not very good. The first shot ended in a blacksmith.
Then Felton made a comeback again, this time he did not pass the ball. Zhang Weifeng also signaled him to attack by himself. Felton did not hesitate. When breaking through, he caused Oku's foul, making one of two free throws, 3:0.
However, just as the second ball was free throw, the Jazz immediately took back the ball and began to dominate the situation on the court. With the inside line composed of Oku and Boozer, although their height is a bit different from Miller and Zhang Weifeng, their physical condition and experience make them play a role.
The Kings' defense is still very tenacious. Facing Felton, Deron made a fake shot and then shot again. The basket seemed too small to him, and the basketball hit the edge of the basket and bounced high.
Boozer took the lead to get the frontcourt rebound, maybe because he was nervous, or because Zhang Weifeng was behind him, afraid of being shot by this new generation of jumping man. He didn't score quickly. Oku next to him squeezed away Miller. When the basketball was confirmed, he clicked it lightly, but it still didn't enter. Boozer once again put the frontcourt rebound into his arms, and then hooked it again, but still didn't enter! Then he grabbed the rebound.
Finally, when he was grabbing the third rebound, Zhang Weifeng behind Boozer couldn't help but send him a foul directly, and the referee's whistle sounded instantly.
Zhang Weifeng looked depressed. What Miller was doing today? He didn't know how to get stuck and grab the rebound, waiting at the basket to commit suicide. Zhang Weifeng cursed angrily.
A rebound foul was made. Because of insufficient fouls, Boozer scored 3 rebounds and ran to the sidelines with a lewd smile on his face.
Miller is an old player in the Kings team. Zhang Weifeng is a newcomer. No matter how good he performs or lacks qualifications, it is destined to be difficult for him to criticize this old guy, so he has to signal to Miller with his eyes.
Miller is an old man. Seeing that Zhang Weifeng was a little unhappy, he nodded, but he still did not cooperate with Zhang Weifeng in the next game.
The civil war between the two was caught by Boozer and Oku, and scored in the inside.
"Miller, why are you an All-Star player? This rookie can't ride on you and stool and pee. We're not here to do coolies." Boozer pressed against Miller's back and pressed against Miller's ear and rubbed him in a low voice.
If it were in the past, Miller would never be fooled, but now it is different. When a person is jealous, even God will be ignored by him. Yes, he has all ignored the four teammates now. Atai is absent, and he is almost the old players of the team.
He reached out for the ball, and Felton and Randy Fery would not reveal any opinions.
The basketball fell into Miller's hands again and again, but it was wasted again and again. Miller is the kind of supportive insider with weak offensive ability, and only mid- and long-distance shooting after the open space. If he fights the Jazz's insider alone, he will be a little reluctant.
Not to mention Boozer defending Miller, even if Oku defends him, his offensive success rate is very low. At 6 minutes and 11 seconds of the game, Miller made 7 shots, only scored 1, and scored only 4 points with free throws, while he only had one rebound.
"Today's Kings seem to have encountered some trouble. Miller didn't do it, but instead went to learn some inside to attack. It seems that he and Zhang Weifeng are not very call. There were several times when Zhang Weifeng had a good chance, but he didn't pass the ball. It's unreasonable, unreasonable." Director Zhang Heli complained loudly.
"In fact, based on Zhang Weifeng's performance in the previous few games, the Kings should give Zhang Weifeng more opportunities to play an important role in the team. The Kings now give people the feeling that they are a team without a core. Whoever has the better chance will attack. Such a team can achieve good results, but will definitely not be the top one. At least such a team will not go too far even if it enters the playoffs! It must be changed." Sun Zhengping also agreed with what his old partner said, "unreasonable" and then agreed.
Few of the remarks of the two people were opposed by the fans, but instead attracted a lot of approval, which made them exclaim in their hearts that they really praised the right person this time.
Zhang Weifeng did not get the ball in the inside, so he dunked one at the beginning, and the remaining few minutes were just defending. When Siyus angrily called for a timeout, Zhang Weifeng also took his fifth rebound.
"Did you not wake up? Is this your way of playing? Farke!" Seyus criticized Miller for a moment, but he didn't say anything bad, and he also gave enough face to the old players of this team.
It was possible to feel Miller's abnormality today, which was equivalent to losing two starters in a flash. Siyus reached out to rub his temples, feeling very troublesome. After the timeout, Miller was left off the court, and Zhang Weifeng was entrusted with important tasks.
"From now on, you are the core of the field. You have the final say in today's game, go!" Siyus patted Zhang Weifeng on the shoulder and said this when he was about to play again.
But at this time the Jazz's inside line had already played and Boozer began to show his strength.
Mickey Moore, he replaced Miller, but he was still at a disadvantage against the big guy Oku.
Zhang Weifeng had no choice but to switch positions with Moore and let Moore defend Boozer.
Facing the thinner Moore, Boozer began his performance, first making a layup, and then hit Mickey Moore one after another, and a very determined mid-range shot.
On the defensive end, Moore felt his dereliction of duty and began to become more and more bloody on the offensive end. After receiving Felton's pass, Moore broke through Boozer and Kirilenko's blocking and successfully made a defensive layup. After making a layup, he fell heavily to the ground.
Then Delong made a breakthrough and the score difference came beyond 10 points. The score was 11:22, and the Kings fell 11 points behind.
It was another timeout, and after returning, Zhang Weifeng was still on the court.
Felton and Somons followed Siyus' arrangement and began to feed Zhang Weifeng. Zhang Weifeng was happy to accept it and scored two consecutive mid-range shots. Then Randy Fery also made a breakthrough and hit the score. The Jazz's shooting percentage was always high. Delong made a foul and made two free throws. At 1 minute and 39 seconds, Zhang Weifeng hit a three-pointer from the outside. This performance also led the Kings to a 12:4*.
Then Somons scored a jump shot, and Kirilianko made an unstoppable buzzer-beating mid-range shot.
Chapter completed!