Although Dennis Grant has some arrogance as a newcomer, Zhao Feiyang, as a senior, would never argue with such a newcomer.
Therefore, his evaluation is quite objective and even contains praise.
Dennis Grant's performance was indeed very stable. He played on the court for a few minutes and scored 12 points alone.
Not only is he a step ahead of other rookies, but his efficiency is truly impressive.
Halftime ended.
The players returned to the locker room to rest.
There was no sense of urgency in today's game, so the players were more relaxed and the atmosphere in the locker room was very harmonious.
Fast forward to the second half.
Dennis Grant continued to play the No. 1 position. At the same time, Zhao Feiyang was also sent to the court by head coach Steve Kerr.
"Zhao, you play the second position... Your foot injury just happened not long ago. My suggestion is that you don't have to work too hard and just maintain your condition..."
"Tell me if you feel any discomfort and I will put you down..."
Steve Kerr looked very serious and warned Zhao Feiyang word by word.
Although the opponent was just a rookie coach, Zhao Feiyang had long been impressed by the opponent's seriousness and strictness. Therefore, he responded positively to Coach Cole's words.
call out.
Both sides appear again.
The Clippers also made adjustments to their lineup. Unexpectedly, the two core players of the Clippers, Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, appeared.
The two of them are all-star players. Logically speaking, they don't have to play in such a game.
For some unknown reason, head coach Doc Rivers replaced the two of them.
It was the Warriors' turn to serve.
Snapped.
Zhao Feiyang gave the ball to rookie Dennis Grant.
"Do you need my cover?"
Zhao Feiyang asked.
Not only did Dennis Grant not appreciate such concern, but he was extremely unhappy. There was a hint of questioning in his tone, "Zhao, are you doubting my ability?"
Zhao Feiyang shrugged and spread his hands, and could only smile bitterly.
This kind of thing that was treated as a donkey's liver and lung really left him speechless.
"As you wish!"
After saying that, Zhao Feiyang took the lead to cross halftime.
Dennis Grant was very confident after getting the ball and directly signaled to others to move over and take their positions. He himself took the ball slowly and advanced towards the half court.
However, this time, it was no one else but Chris Paul who came to mark him.
Chris Paul noticed Dennis Grant's move early on. He did not act rashly. Instead, he stood near the midline and waited.
When Dennis Grant just crossed the midline, Chris Paul suddenly swooped up. His reaction was too fast. Even though Dennis Grant was somewhat prepared, he was still taken aback by Chris Paul.
As soon as the two met each other, Chris Paul's movements became extremely agile. He kept reaching out to interfere with Dennis Grant. When the latter subconsciously pulled away, Chris Paul rushed forward and slapped the opponent's hand. On basketball.
Snapped.
The basketball rolled straight away.
The whole audience exclaimed.
Dennis Grant was also frightened. He immediately pounced to regain the ball, but Chris Paul was faster. After getting the ball, he ran straight over with the ball.
boom.
Chris Paul took the ball to the basket and made a three-step layup.
The basketball fell steadily into the basket.
"Rookie! How do you feel?"
Chris Paul smiled lightly and said something to Dennis Grant who rushed to the basket.
Dennis Grant dared to be angry but dared not speak.
Zhao Feiyang came soon after halftime.
Dennis Grant had already stood under the basket, but he actually wanted Zhao Feiyang to serve him. Zhao Feiyang ignored this at all and just stood there waiting for his reaction.
Snapped.
Dennis Grant threw the ball reluctantly.
After getting the ball, Zhao Feiyang held the ball across half court. Dennis Grant wanted him to pass the ball, but how could Zhao Feiyang not understand what this guy was thinking? Just let him go through halftime first.
Chris Paul also seemed to be interested. He saw that it was not Dennis Grant who was holding the ball, but Zhao Feiyang who was carrying the ball across the half court, so he blocked Zhao Feiyang halfway.
The two met near the midline, and the fans on the sidelines suddenly became nervous, especially the Chinese fans who were watching the game. They knew very well what level Chris Paul was.
This "little steel cannon" doesn't seem to have such fast speed and physical strength, but in fact, he is very smart when playing and knows how to use the rules to deal with various situations. More importantly, the small movements of his hands are not counted. few.
Although it didn't reach the point of calling a foul, this kind of small action was somewhat not "honest" enough.
"This guy... deserves it!"
"Who told you not to pass it on to me?"
Dennis Grant had no idea of covering for Zhao Feiyang. When he saw Chris Paul coming up to guard Zhao Feiyang, he simply got up and ran across half the court.
At this time, he perfectly played the role of a spectator, standing at half-court waiting to see Zhao Feiyang's next embarrassing moment.
Chris Paul's pressure is getting closer and closer, but Zhao Feiyang is not afraid of him. In terms of height, Zhao Feiyang is taller than Chris Paul.
So he also started a physical confrontation with Chris Paul.
When the opponent discovered that Zhao Feiyang's physical fitness was not weaker than his, he suddenly withdrew his body to fight, and the next moment he directly stretched out his hand to interfere with Zhao Feiyang's dribbling.
Unlike Dennis Grant, Zhao Feiyang not only did not panic, but instead took advantage of Chris Paul's unpreparedness and directly shook him away with a change of direction.
The simple action caused the whole audience to scream.
Even Dennis Grant, who was watching the excitement, was stunned for a moment.
"Why is this guy so easy against Chris' defense?"
Fans on the sidelines also have this question.
After Zhao Feiyang shook off Chris Paul, he immediately dribbled the ball across half court. He did not stop, but went straight to the basket.
After avoiding the defense of two players in a row, Zhao Feiyang jumped high and planned to throw the basketball. Unexpectedly, at the critical moment of the shot, Blake Griffin suddenly came out of the way. He jumped up suddenly and stretched out his hands to block it. Zhao Feiyang's shooting space.
Seeing that Zhao Feiyang's ball was about to be blocked, at the critical moment, when the hearts of all the fans were in their throats, Zhao Feiyang avoided Blake Griffin in mid-air and directly made a lever move. .
Blake Griffin made a miss, and Zhao Feiyang's lever successfully sent the ball into the basket.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
This kind of difficult operation as soon as he comes off the field is really eye-opening for Warriors fans.
"Fuck! Niubi!"
"Zhao's breakthrough is stronger than Stephen..."
"Another passionate guy, I like the way he plays..."
Dennis Grant on the side still looked unwilling after a brief shock.
"No big deal!"
"If he can do it, so can I..."
One minute later, Dennis Grant held the ball for a fast break layup and encountered Blake Griffin as he entered the basket. He and Zhao Feiyang tried to avoid each other by pulling the stick for a layup. However, his pull-stick not only failed to let the ball go in, but was blocked by Blake Griffin.
Snapped.
When his layup was slapped out of bounds by Blake Griffin, Dennis Grant was still full of doubts amid the exclamations of the fans in the audience.
"Why can he?"
"No...this must not be my problem..."
