Chapter 862 Waiting To Make A Mistake
Chapter 862 Waiting To Make A Mistake
Since Kemp didn't play, Payton, who originally wanted to play, didn't play in the end. After all, at this time, he needs to stand on the same line with his teammates.
In this way, the western team only replaced Richmond with Kidd in the end, and the others remained the same. Richmond's performance tonight was not very good, so he asked to leave.
Compared with the western team, the eastern team sent all five starters to the field at this time. Obviously, compared with the few starters of the western team, the eastern team's starters were obviously more focused.
As soon as he returned to the court, Grant Hill was on the offensive, received a pass from Pippen, used his inertia to pass Malone in one step, and hit a mid-range jumper to bring the point difference back to 11 points.
Hill's first step was quick, and it could be seen that Malone was trying his best to defend, but just a momentary opening was enough for Hill to complete the shot.
It was the western team's turn to attack. At this time, the person in control of the ball was no longer Li Weisi, but Kidd.
Kidd is different from Li Weisi. Li Weisi's off-ball ability is the best in the league and ranks high in history. In comparison, Kidd's off-ball ability is weaker, and he must have the ball in his hand to exert his greatest power.
It was Hardaway who defended Kidd, and Jordan went to defend Li Weisi.
This is also a small difference between the two teams in the east and the west. In the roster of the west team, there are four point guards, Li Weisi, Kidd, Payton and Stockton. There are so many top point guards that they can overflow.
On the other hand, in the East, there is only Trier Brandon as a point guard in the entire 12-man roster. Therefore, in defense, the East is the more dominant side.
Facing Hardaway's defense, Kidd did not panic, dribbling the ball methodically while observing the situation on the court.
It took a few seconds to observe slightly, Kidd had made up his mind, winked, and then handed the ball to Malone.
Kidd observed that although it was difficult for Malone to defend Hill, it was equally difficult for Hill to defend Malone in turn.
Although in height, Hill is only 3cm shorter than Malone, but in terms of weight, Hill is 25 pounds lighter than Malone. Therefore, in terms of strength, Hill has an absolute disadvantage.
Malone deserves to be the power forward with the most comprehensive offense at this time. Through post-up singles, he easily created shooting space for himself, turned around and hit a mid-range jumper.
After making the shot, he stretched out a finger at Kemp outside the court, and Kemp turned his head away in anger.
Afterwards, it was the Eastern team's turn to attack again. Jordan dribbled the ball and played against Li Weisi with his back. Although the matchup between the two made the fans very excited, it was obvious that Li Weisi was the one who suffered.
After continuous probing, Jordan adjusted his rhythm and immediately turned around and made a fallback jump shot. With this shooting method, most people can't block Jordan at all, and whether he can make it depends on Jordan's touch.
However, it is clear that Jordan feels good at the moment, and the basketball is hollow into the net.
With the return of the Eastern team, they also brought the offense back. Although the offensive efficiency of the Western team is still not low, the two sides are always hovering around 10 points, which is obviously not conducive to the Western team. After all, time is getting less and less up.
However, this is the case. The Western team should not be in a hurry. They must play steadily and do a good job in every attack and defense. If they want to chase points, they still have to wait for the opportunity and wait for the Eastern team to make mistakes.
Sure enough, in the process of waiting patiently, they finally waited until the Eastern team made a mistake.
When seeing Hardaway make an air cut, Pippen passed the ball to Hardaway. However, the two were mostly opponents on the court before. Therefore, when they are teammates, it is inevitable that they do not cooperate well. .
Therefore, Kidd saw this opportunity and successfully intercepted Pippen's pass first. Then, before he could stand still, he used a trick of fishing in the sea and threw the ball towards the frontcourt. .
It is rare for Li Weisi to play a fast break. Normally, he is the engine, the one who passes the ball in the backcourt. It is rare for Li Weisi to take the lead in a fast break like this.
However, this does not mean that Li Weisi's fast attack is not threatening. Don't look at Li Weisi's running is not fast, jumping is not high, but the distance he has to move is short.
Generally speaking, fast-break players will run all the way to the basket, and then dunk or layup, but like Li Weisi, after halftime, it is his offensive range, allowing the chasing defender to hit from Li Weisi across the center line Since then, he has been on tenterhooks to prevent Li Weisi from taking action at any time.
Even so, Jordan, who was chasing and defending, still did not guess that Li Weisi would shoot quickly from outside the three-point line. This chasing three-pointer had a very positive trajectory and a very beautiful arc. The Nets bounced off the ground and transferred to Jordan.
The original score difference of 9 points, with this three-pointer, suddenly only 6 points remained.
Immediately afterwards, the East team's offense, this time Pippen did not pass the ball to Hardaway, but passed it to Jordan again, and Jordan also used post-up singles again, trying to replicate the previous successful offense.
Facing Jordan singles him again, Li Weisi did not feel any negative emotions such as nervousness or fear. On the contrary, his fighting spirit was very high, and he took the initiative to push Jordan's back with his chest.
Feeling the power behind him, Jordan smiled contemptuously. He wanted to use actions to tell Li Weisi that all his efforts were in vain. He wanted to defend himself and wait until he grew 10 centimeters taller first!
So, then Jordan began a series of actions such as fake moves, turns, and backward jump shots. His muscles had even memorized these actions.
Then, unlike usual, when he turned around to shoot, the basketball took the first step to prevent Li Weisi from cutting it off.
Li Weisi's steal was very sudden, as if he had been waiting there, waiting for the final fatal blow.
In this way, Li Weisi miraculously cut off the ball in Jordan's hands from the front and successfully defended Jordan.
Immediately, the western team's counterattack came as scheduled. In the fast break, Li Weisi first gave the ball to Kidd, and then Kidd passed the ball back to Li Weisi.
The two went back and forth like this, and it seemed that there was no pass, but the defender who was in front of them had already come behind them, leaving Hardaway alone.
Li Weisi once again stretched the ball to Kidd's side, successfully tricked Hardaway, causing Hardaway's defensive footsteps to move, and then Li Weisi used the European step to easily break through from Hardaway's other side, and then made a layup. .
In this way, under the patient waiting of the western team, the difference between the two teams has reached 4 points before they know it.
(End of this chapter)