Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 75 Real Running and Bombing

"Ervin, Melo finally ushered in a comeback after a truce for nearly two weeks, but the first game is against the strong Mavericks. I don't know if he can continue the strong performance before the injury and help the team end the embarrassing situation. Five straight losses."

"Devin, Melo is only slightly injured. Although he has been sidelined for two weeks, I believe he will not be affected much. You see, his warm-up shots are still flawless."

"By the way, I heard that Melo was injured because he blocked a Brazilian model named Andriana?"

"Haha, yes, young and romantic, when you are young, you really should do something memorable. At our age, there will be something worth remembering~"

"Tsk tsk, Erwin, hearing you say that, is it when you were young..."

"..., stop, stop, let's talk about the next game!"

The commentary for this game is "Magician" Elvin Johnson and his old partner Devon Brown.

There was a woman sitting in the center of the arena, wearing a purple evening dress, jade earrings, icy pink lips, and a charming face. The one who was staring at the center of the arena to warm up Anthony was a new Hollywood star. Megan Fox.

She didn't give up after missing Anthony. After the rehearsal of the crew today, she flew to Dallas non-stop to watch Anthony's game.

Of course, Anthony was unaware.

Hearing Johnson and Brown discussing Anthony's injury at this moment, Fox's face showed a sullen look, because Anthony had always told her that she was in training, and she could be said to be completely unaware of the injury. The model named Andriana was entangled, and she really wanted to catch Anthony and ask him about it.

But the game on the court will start soon, and she can only endure it no matter what.

"This is also the debut of the new head coach of the Nuggets, Mike D'Antoni. I heard that he has been studying bombing tactics with Frank Johnson in the Suns. I wonder what kind of changes he can bring to the Nuggets?" Brown saw D'Antoni dragging his chin on the sidelines, turned to Johnson and said.

"This is only the first game he led the team, and the opposite is the old Nelson, the master of running and bombing. Whether it is the level of the coach or the strength of the team, the two teams seem to be on the same level. Compared with the game I am looking forward to Melo's performance even more." Johnson analyzed in a matter-of-fact manner, but he still couldn't hide his admiration for Anthony in his words.

The voices of the two just fell.

"beep!"

The referee on the sidelines blew the whistle to start the game, and the starting players of both sides all appeared on the stage.

"Eleventh consecutive victories!..."

The fans at the scene stood up unanimously and shouted the slogan neatly. As soon as the game started, they showed an aggressive home momentum.

"Huh? Why didn't Melo play?" Johnson glanced at the players on the court, and now he saw that the Nuggets didn't have him in the starting lineup, so he couldn't help but looked at the bench in doubt.

Anthony was sitting on the bench right now, looking straight at the field. D'Antoni had already told him in the locker room that after all, he had just returned from injury, and he was now on the bench to observe the Mavericks' offense in this game. Way to play again.

Anthony is not in a hurry, and although it is said that he met the Suns with the same bomb tactics in the preseason, but firstly, it is a preseason game, and the team will definitely have reservations about their strength. The strength of the Suns is obviously not at the same level as the Mavericks, so D'Antoni's arrangement can be said to be very reasonable.

Anthony is also relaxed at the moment, and looks a little contented.By accident, it also made Anthony's first substitute game.

"This... this... what is Mike doing? He actually let Melo sit on the bench? Is this a surrender before the fight started?!" Johnson said angrily.

"Maybe...it's the team's tactics?" Brown said tentatively.

Johnson patted himself on the head when he heard the words, and suddenly realized: "That's right! There is a gap in strength between the two sides. Since it is difficult to win if the opening is deadlocked, then letting Melo lead the bench to attack can just recover the score and keep the ball. The competitiveness of the team, Mike is indeed a very talented coach, and it is no wonder that the Nuggets dared to give up the famous coach George Karl and choose him, it really is a bit of a different idea."

Brown also nodded thoughtfully, but he still said worriedly: "The idea is very good, but I am afraid that the Nuggets' current starter on the court will not be able to keep the Mavericks entangled for long. If it collapses prematurely, it will be meaningless. "

By the time Johnson and Brown spoke, the game had begun.

Anthony also focused his attention on the field.

The Mavericks' starting athletic ability is very strong. In addition to the trident, the center and small forward are the famous "long bamboo pole" Sean Bradley and All-Star Antoine Walker.

It was Bradley and Camby who jumped the ball at this moment.

Anthony looked at the field at the moment, and it was his first time watching the performance of the starters from the sidelines. The different angles gave him a very different feeling.

The referee threw the ball into the air, and Camby jumped up in a squatting body, his long arms swiping the ball back over Bradley's head.

Miller grabbed the ball forward and the Nuggets got the chance to attack first.

"Marcus's wingspan, which was called Zhou Qi's template at the beginning, is really suitable." Anthony watched Camby gain the ball for the Nuggets again, and he couldn't help but secretly said in his heart.

Miller controlled the ball and advanced to the half court. The other players of the Nuggets soon began to continuously perform off-ball pick-and-rolls. After White, Nene and Camby helped Leonard do a series of pick-and-rolls and screens, The latter finally found a chance to open up outside the three-point line.

Miller, who has been observing his teammates' running positions, immediately discovered the gap that appeared. With a big wave of his hand, the ball flew towards Leonard quickly.

Leonard made a street ball, took off, and shot easily without defense.

"Shh!"

The ball fell into the net bag accurately!
The first offense of the Nuggets, open the pot!
"Oh, the Nuggets' offense was really beyond my expectations. The pick-and-roll was done quite well, and they seemed to have only used... 7 seconds?" Johnson said with some surprise.

"It seems to be, and Miller's passing also made my eyes shine. Watching the Nuggets' previous games, he mainly controlled the rhythm. I didn't expect this kind of play with the point guard as the core to be so suitable. .” At this time, Brown praised Miller’s passing.

The Nuggets scored the first goal, and the morale of the team was lifted. The psychological burden that had been accumulated in their hearts was temporarily left behind. The Mavericks did not seem to be so difficult to beat.

But the performance of the Mavericks players is beyond their expectations.

As the head coach of the team, when he sees this kind of situation, he will usually remind the players loudly to pay attention to defense, but at this time, the old Nelson is expressionless, and there is no trace of expression fluctuation on his face, and he doesn't even move much. .

The Mavericks players also did not respond. Walker ran to the bottom line to serve, Nash directed his teammates to set up, and the Mavericks quickly advanced the offense to the Nuggets' half court.

"Defend, push forward!"

D'Antoni saw the Mavericks' high-speed positioning, he didn't have the leisure time of old Nelson to pretend to be calm, and the Nuggets players had just started to play defensive counterattacks, and they must not have developed a habit. The player reminded loudly.

Hearing the head coach's scolding, Nene and Camby, who were about to fall back into the three-second zone, stopped abruptly, and started to defend close to the opposing Nowitzki and Walker. Miller and Leonard also started to press.

The Nuggets' defense is like a mad dog.

only……

Nash dribbled the ball very skillfully, and the ball kept changing around him, but it never escaped from his control.

At this moment, Nowitzki on the inside suddenly came out and made a pick-and-roll for Nash, and Nash quickly rushed into the inside with a dodge.

Camby hurriedly extended his big hand to make up for it.

Almost at the same time, other players on the Mavericks were also running fast.

Bradley made a pick-and-roll for Walker, and Walker slid to the bottom line to kill towards the basket.

Finley on the outside line ran back a few times along the three-point line, and quickly got rid of Leonard's defense.

After the pick-and-roll, Bradley also ran to the mid-range position on the right wing non-stop.

At this time, Nowitzki was also standing at the free throw line, and only Miller, who was several heads shorter than him, was in front of him.

In just a split second, except for Nash who was holding the ball, the other players of the Mavericks were looking for opportunities to shoot during the movement.

The defense of the Nuggets can be said to be disintegrated in just a few seconds.

Anthony looked at the changes on the court, and his face couldn't help but change. Before crossing, he was an amateur and looked good. But after crossing, with Carmelo Anthony's basketball knowledge, now he is an insider looking at the doorway. He suddenly Only to find that the Mavericks are much better than the Nuggets.

After Nash reached the inside line, facing Camby, he made a sharp turn and used him as the axis to make a layup.

After Camby found Nash turned around, relying on his strong wingspan, he rushed back to defend, and finally returned to the defensive position before Nash made a shot.

At this moment, Nash suddenly threw the ball out without looking back.

At that completely inappropriate angle, the ball seemed to be equipped with a precise positioning device, and it spun into Nowitzki's hands.

Accurate no-look pass!

Nowitzki made a shooting action on the street in an instant. Leonard, who had lost his defensive position, decisively gave up chasing Finley at this time, but turned around and jumped towards Nowitzki.

At this moment, an accident occurred. Nowitzki seemed to have planned it long ago. Leaning on Miller, he turned around, took the ball back, and hit the ground quickly.

"boom!"

The ball came to the unguarded Finley.

Finley caught the ball, twisted his hips, looked at the basket, and then shot slowly.

"Shh!"

Three points in the bag!

The Mavericks responded with a goal!
With a simple goal, the Nuggets' defense is already riddled with holes!
(End of this chapter)