NBA peak

Chapter 553

Chapter 553

After a break, the Lakers came to the home of the Pelicans to challenge the arena.

At the opening ceremony, Davis in a suit followed the team and appeared together at the New Orleans Arena.

Pelicans fans booed wildly from the sidelines.

Although Davis has been away from the Pelicans for two years, although Davis has been injured, he will not be able to play in the next game.

But the fans of the Pelicans still have no intention of letting go of the "old heroes" who betrayed the city.

When Davis entered the Pelicans, the Pelicans were still called the Hornets.

In 7 years, Davis helped the team reach the playoffs 2 times and was selected to the best team 3 times.

During the Pelicans period, Davis and his best brother Holiday teamed up to sweep the Trail Blazers in the playoffs, and both were selected to the NBA's best defensive team of the year.

But now, Davis and Holiday, who are as close as Janeway, can only meet in the playoffs in this way.

Davis was very embarrassed when he was booed by Pelicans fans.

Holiday walked out of the field at this time and pressed his palms down on all the fans.

Holiday still stood up for his brother.

"It's nothing special to be an opponent with AD. It's part of the regular NBA game. But I hope the fans at the scene can give my good brother enough respect. He has played for New Orleans for many years. Although the ending is not satisfactory, Davis is entitled to the most basic respect."

What Holiday said was actually from the heart.

Davis left the Lakers, and Holiday, who knew everything, didn't blame him.

Davis just wants a championship trophy.

However, Davis has been with the team for almost ten years, and he knows the Pelicans management well.

The owner of the Pelicans owns both the NBA Pelicans and the NFL Saints. The owner only cares about the Saints and never cares about the development of the Pelicans. This makes Davis see no hope of winning the championship in the Pelicans.

Davis can't change the owner's preferences.

So, in almost desperate negotiations, Davis finally chose to leave the Pelicans and go to Los Angeles to chase the championship.

Perhaps it was Davis' departure that broke the heart of the strong city of New Orleans.

With Davis gone, the Pelicans owner realized that the hearts of New Orleans fans were no longer with his Pelicans.

So, the owner of the Pelicans was in a hurry.

He began to turn his attention to the NBA, which brought the Pelicans back to the ranks of the playoffs a little bit.

After the two home games of the Lakers in front, the two sides battled 2-0.

This game means a lot to the Pelicans.

There has never been a 3-0 comeback team in the NBA, so, back to the first game in New Orleans, the Pelicans can't lose anything!

As soon as the game started, both sides began to go all out.

The situation is also different from the previous two games and has become very stalemate.

The impact of Davis' absence on the Lakers is obvious, but fortunately, Howard has returned to the rotation this time, which provides a lot of protection for the Lakers inside.

The inside offense is not good, the Lakers shifted all the offensive points to Ge Feng and Schroeder.

After the first quarter, Ge Feng scored 10 points and Schroeder also scored 5 points.

In the substitute stage of the second quarter, Vogel could only compress the rest time of Ge Feng and Schroeder, and let the two take turns playing with the substitute.

But the Lakers, who lack inside offense, don't have many three-pointers.

The Pelicans are not afraid of Howard's straight up and down scoring posture, nor are they afraid of McGee's small hook. They let Zion and Okafor defend their opponents alone, and then expand their defense to the backcourt.

In this way, the No. 2 position of the turret type like Bo Yang becomes a decoration, and it is impossible to get a vacancy.

The Lakers couldn't shoot three-pointers, but the Pelicans took advantage of this and shot several three-pointers in a row.

Once the three-pointer is scored, the Lakers must raise McGee to defend the three-pointer.

At this time Zion began to destroy the inside line again.

In just a few minutes, Zion scored 7 points in a row, helping the Pelicans expand the score to double digits.

After Davis was injured and left the field, Zion really grasped the temperament of the 19-year rookie No. [-] pick, and kept destroying the Lakers' aging basket.

Howard looked at the figure of the new generation No. [-] scholar flying above the basket, and recalled in a trance, that blue monster that also soared above the basket back then.

This is the inheritance of the times.

Moreover, the new generation of "Warcraft" is even more changed than the original monster.

If Warcraft just jumps high, then Zion is based on the high jump, plus the second stage of strength after confrontation.

Zion is the kind of freak who can continue to rise a few centimeters after an aerial confrontation!

In the third quarter, Ge Feng returned to the field after a break.

After recovering from physical fitness, Ge Feng began to lead the Lakers to chase points.

Ge Feng's super strength helped the Lakers continue to narrow the point difference.

But whenever Ge Feng narrowed the point difference to only 4 points, he would encounter tenacious resistance from the Pelicans.

Ge Feng missed two consecutive shots, and the Pelicans were also guarded by the Lakers for two consecutive rounds.

The two teams were deadlocked at 4 points, and it didn't change for a full 5 minutes.

Ge Feng began to pant for breath.

For a full 10 minutes, Ge Feng has been tirelessly attacking the Pelicans basket.

The intensity of confrontation in the playoffs is far greater than that of the regular season.

It is possible to score 50 or [-] points in the regular season, but in the playoffs, if you want to score [-] points, you must be at a super giant level!

Ge Feng did not finish the third quarter and had already scored 36 points.

After this game, Ge Feng's score is likely to go directly to 50 points.

Even so, the Lakers are still behind the score.

This shows how difficult this game for the Lakers is!

Ge Feng's physical fitness was in crisis, and his third consecutive shot was a solid shot.

In turn, the Pelicans began slamming the fast break.

At this time, the advantages of the Pelicans' youth are reflected.

The Pelicans are faster than the Lakers.

Before McGee and Howard were in position, the Pelicans had completed 5-for-3 in the frontcourt and dunked the ball into the basket.

Immediately afterwards, the Lakers made a pass error, and the Pelicans played a defensive counterattack.

Ge Feng was highly motivated to return to defense, but his two fists were no match for four.

After Ingram confronted Ge Feng, he routinely gave the ball to Holiday, who was following up.

Holiday was bold, facing the defense directly, and opened his hand to shoot a three-pointer.

"Shh."

The swishing sound this time was for the opponent.

The Pelicans played a wave of 1-5 within 0 minute, re-extending the point difference to 9 points.

Vogel sighed and replaced Ge Feng early to rest.

The possibility of the Lakers' comeback is already very low.

In the last quarter of the game between the two sides, the Pelicans, which had established a winning momentum, played more and more courageously. Zion completed dunks in front of Warcraft many times.

When the old talent meets the peak talent, Howard can only sigh how difficult life is.

In the end, the Lakers still failed to create a miracle on the road and lost the third game.

Ge Fengkong scored 47 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, and joined the Kongqi group gloriously.

(End of this chapter)