48. Head to head
Old Nelson did what he said, Chamberlain sat on the bench for a whole quarter, and the old man kept sending troops throughout the second quarter, but he just didn't let Chamberlain play.
Chamberlain was like a tiger trapped in a cage. He watched his comrades galloping on the court, fighting with his opponents hard, and being knocked down and tripped from time to time. He seemed to have a fire burning in his heart, and his eyes became congested and red as early as halfway through this quarter.
At the end of the first half, the Warriors, who lacked Chamberlain and Davis, had two offense and defense players, maintained their lead against the Jazz incredibly. The score was 60:58. With Delon missed a long shot before the end of the half, the Warriors entered the locker room with a two-point lead.
All this is thanks to the three referees, who have increased the phishing standards. Ellis, Azubuk, Jackson, and Barnes are all very good at breaking through, so they use this rule to rush in and get a lot of free throw opportunities.
Ellis had another chance to set a scoring record in this game. At the end of the first half, he scored 24 points. As long as he worked hard in the second half, he would have no problem winning 40+.
But thinking about this situation is just that it is very difficult for Ellis to do this. He is not a tireless robot. He has been losing his physical strength in the first half.
But there is one person who is still very physically strong, that is Chamberlain.
After returning from the second half, Chamberlain was sent to the court by Old Nelson, just like a hungry tiger with shackles removed. The moment Chamberlain stepped onto the court, he roared suddenly. He twisted his arms and did the movement that the bodybuilder often did. Suddenly, his two chest muscles bulged high in front of his chest like shields, and the muscles on his arms were even more exaggerated, as if they were cast from copper and iron.
Seeing this, Bidlins panted and said, "This guy is such a slut!"
It was still the Jazz's ball, Boozer followed and Deron sat on the bench, Sloan stared at Chamberlain as if he was going to dismember him.
After the opening, Brewer organized an offense. He was two meters tall and had a relatively versatile skill. He was a double-aware position. Of course, this also means that he was a double-aware position. Brewer is similar to many NBA players called all-aware. They are all wandering around in a bottle with less than half a bottle. They can compete in several positions, but they cannot play shocking games in each position.
After Chamberlain came on the court, the Warriors strengthened their defense. Brewer first planned to cross Boozer, but Chamberlain went around to defend Boozer. The two had a huge height difference. Chamberlain scored in the front, and Boozer was completely shrouded.
There was no way, Brewer had to attack by himself. He used his height advantage to beat Azubuk, and after knocking away the opponent, he jumped up with the ball in his hands.
Chamberlain jumped in front of Brewer from a distance, which was the trap of the latter. Seeing Chamberlain leaving Boozer, Brewer jumped in the air and quickly threw the ball towards Boozer's head.
As a result, he underestimated Chamberlain's bounce and arm span. The ball flew a little low in height. Chamberlain stole the ball from the air and threw it directly into the frontcourt.
Azubuk rushed down quickly. After getting the ball, he ran into the penalty area with a big step. Facing Gordon Girisek's pull behind him, he sent the ball into the ring with a tough one-handed throw.
The backwardness in the first half was tied, and Azubuk then made another free throw, overtaking the opponent.
Without Deron, Boozer is the Jazz's undisputed core on the court. He never hesitated to mention the high position to ask for the ball. He really couldn't get a good position against Chamberlain inside.
Chamberlain bent his legs slightly, opened his arms and locked Boozer in his arms. Boozer carried Chamberlain's chest with his shoulders. He tentatively took a step forward, then took his right foot suddenly, stepped back against Chamberlain, and rushed forward for two steps. Boozer shook his shoulder back, and his whole body instantly completed the turn like a top.
Boozer's turn was a masterpiece. At this time, he had entered the top arc of the penalty area. With this turn, he completely stepped into the penalty area, and Chamberlain was left behind by him.
After shook Chamberlain away, Boozer seized the hard-won opportunity and rushed to the basket quickly, jumped up to the side and ditched the ball to throw it to the ring.
"Bang!" With a muffled sound, the ball that flew up to the rebound was nailed to the rebound by a big hand. Chamberlain's strong belly hit Boozer's back and directly pushed him out of the court.
After blocking the ball on the rebound, Chamberlain landed and jumped again, and just grabbed the falling basketball. Boozer stood up in a panic and Chamberlain passed the ball to Ellis, the outermost. Brewer expected that he would pass the ball like this, and suddenly rushed out and stole the ball.
This made Chamberlain a little depressed. He did not expect such a good counterattack opportunity to be turned into a mistake by himself. He now began to pay attention to his opponent's IQ. Few people who can enter the NBA are idiots. Everything about him is becoming transparent. His opponents are exploring his abilities and characteristics, and cracking them in a targeted manner.
He stole Chamberlain's pass. If it were Deron, he would have reorganized the team's offense, but Brewer did not do that. The guy seemed to possess Shamatt, and he played with the ball and came up to Chamberlain with it.
Chamberlain was a little lost at this moment. Are you fucking brave or crazy? He actually planned to ride the slapped face to face? Even Kobe didn't dare to do this. What kind of tricks are you?
No one could understand Brewer's idea. He actually dunked from Chamberlain's front!
There is no doubt that Chamberlain jumped up and returned to Brewer from the front. At this time, Boozer had just gotten up from the floor, but Brewer fell down again...
Seeing this scene, the ace commentator Barkley was happy in TNT's studio. He grinned and said, "Guys, I thought of the joke my son told me, that's it. There was a hunter - a hunter from Utah, who went to hunt in the mountains..."
As Barkley's partner and rival, Kenny Smith interrupted him and laughed: "Charles, my old man, you're starting to talk nonsense again, where is the mountain in Utah where can you hunt?"
Barkley ignored him and said nonsense: "When the guy arrived in the mountains, he encountered a bear. After a big fight between the two sides, the bear fought over the hunter and exploded his chrysanthemum. A week later, the hunter was unwilling to be humiliated. He replaced the hunting rifle with AK47 and went to the mountains to hunt again. As a result, he met the bear again, and the chrysanthemum was exploded again. Another week later, the hunter replaced the AK47 with Gatlin, went to the mountains, and ran into the bear again. Guess what did the bear say?"
Smith asked in cooperation: "What did it say?"
Barkley laughed and said, "The Bear said, are you here to hunt or fuck? I have the same question now, does Brewer want to score or be hated by that boy Chamberlain?"
There was joy in the studio, and there was joy on the Warriors' bench.
Chamberlain gave two big hats in a row, and the Jazz were immediately angry. Ellis and Azubuk converted the block into a score, further opening the score.
Sloan could only call for a timeout, and the team's morale was lost by these two big hats of Chamberlain. If he didn't call for a timeout, the players would probably raise their hands to surrender. However, this old man is worthy of being from the army and is really a bit tenacious. He did not replace Delong on the court, but he still played in the original lineup.
The Jazz's offense was more determined to execute, and Boozer no longer trapped the inside, but occupied the horn zone with Millsap, one left and one right.
Although Boozer has a problem with his character, his skills and physical fitness are well-deserved core of the team. Although he was blocked by Chamberlain, he was not afraid. He attacked again and asked the ball to be in his hand again. He hit Chamberlain sideways and still led the way to launch the attack.
Chamberlain consciously retreated step by step. He retreated very slowly, as if he could not stop Boozer's strong hit. Boozer pushed the side three times in a row, then suddenly dribbled the ball and took a step back, and then opened the distance and was about to jump.
"Looking for death!" Chamberlain shouted violently in his heart, and jumped up as he stepped on the floor.
Boozer jumped up and rushed to Chamberlain's armpit with the ball, and actually cheated on a foul.
Two free throws, Boozer smiled proudly and said, "Rookie, playing basketball is not just about brute force, but also about brains!"
Azubuk dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and Chamberlain asked for the ball with Boozer. After getting the ball, he pulled his arm and, like Boozer just now, hit the opponent hard into the inside.
It was like a tank was rushing towards the enemy line. Chamberlain's shoulders hit Boozer with a bang. The latter's face turned red, and he could not stop Chamberlain's impact. He hit the basket in a row.
At the basket, Chamberlain grabbed the ball and was about to jump up and dunk with one arm. Boozer, who had been knocked back before, suddenly jumped up when he saw this scene. He actually imitated Chamberlain to take a fake jump back and jump!
But after Boozer jumped up, he was shocked to find that Chamberlain did not dunk, but leisurely put away the ball. When he started to descend, he turned around lightly and carefully hit the board under the basket.
Seeing this scene, Sloan was inexplicably panicked. Chamberlain's turn and hit the board showed his excellent ball quotient and flexibility. This guy is not as reported by the media at all, he can only defend and offensively. His attacking skills on the offensive end may be rough, but they are absolutely effective.
More effective is that Chamberlain, who failed to play in the second quarter, accumulated a lot of physical strength, and this quarter dominated both offense and defense.
Boozer's pass was intercepted by Barnes, and Chamberlain rushed forward quickly and followed the frontcourt. Azubuk stabilized his figure from the wing and threw the ball directly into the ring. Chamberlain knocked away Millsap, who was blocking the road, and when he received the ball, he made a refreshing dunk.
Millsap beat Jackson with a back and turned and missed a jump shot. Chamberlain grabbed the rebound and transferred it to Ellis through Jackson. The Warriors once again made a quick break. Chamberlain received the ball at the basket and singles Boozer attracted Millsap's double-team and transferred the ball to Jackson as soon as possible. The latter missed a jump shot. Chamberlain grabbed the rebound under the double-team of the two, and passed it to Jackson again. Jackson shot again and hit!
Boozer and Millsap watched Chamberlain keep picking rebounds, and their bodies trembled in anger, but there was nothing they could do. Both of them were shorter than Chamberlain, their bodies were stronger than him, their jumping was better than him, and their flexibility, so how could they compete with him for rebounds?
Chamberlain is very knowledgeable about rebounds. He does not simply rely on hard grabs, but rather quickly analyzes the direction of rebounds and then gets stuck.
Chapter completed!