Chapter 6 Victory in the first battle
This time the scramble was played on the free throw line for the Nuggets' half.
Although he only played less than two quarters, Steven Hunter was blown up by two brothers on both ends of offense and defense. The same is true for the game this time. Even if it is not the difference in arm span, Hunter, whose bounce ability has decreased, is more than just a step away from his opponent in terms of bounce speed and jump height. Ji Guomomiya easily moved to the basketball.
Black Parker received the basketball, and Ji Guomeng won the ball. After landing, he accelerated immediately. He used the off-ball cover that Ji Guochong gave him to quickly move outside the wing three-point line before the Nuggets reacted, and then received the basketball from Black Parker.
Ji Guomeng kept the ball at all, and used a graceful posture to push the basketball in his hand...
The basketball was already flying in the air, and Kreza's blocking pounced in front of her, but it was useless.
"Swish!"
The basketball made a crisp sound of hitting the net, and Ji Guomo hit his third three-pointer today!
Ji Guoqiu is outstanding on the defensive end, and Ji Guomi is not vague on the offensive end. He seized every opportunity to show himself as much as possible. He basically made a shot at the open space today. This big man's superb shooting skills impressed the fans who came to watch the game on site today.
The score was 38:35, and the Clippers led by three points. Although the score difference was not big, the situation on the field had been completely defeated by the two brothers.
The Nuggets' performance has become worse and worse since then, but the Clippers are becoming more and more brave. The whole team showed their highest level under the instigation of the two brothers. At the end of the half, the score had become 53:43, and the Clippers led by 10 points and entered the second half.
Ji Guochou scored 9 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks in the first half, especially his three blocks, which turned the Clippers' penalty area into a "no-fly zone". The four assists further reflected his outstanding support ability, although three of them were passed to Ji Guomo to obtain data.
Ji Guomeng scored 18 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block in the first half. He was just right on the defensive end. What was outstanding was that he made up several gaps for Ji Guochong, showing that his defensive ability was not bad. That malicious foul on JR Smith made Old Dunleavy nod secretly.
In the second half, the two continued to start together.
The Nuggets still haven't found a way to deal with the two. Nene and Kenyon Martin did not participate in this summer league, and George Carl could not find a player with enough defensive ability to limit the two brothers.
Ji Guoqiu continued to dominate the inside in the second half, and Ji Guomo also continued to show his excellent shooting skills on the outside. The two attacked and defended one by one. At the end of the third quarter, the score had become 80:64, and the Clippers led their opponent by 16 points.
Old Dunleavy did not send two brothers to the field in the fourth quarter, and the game completely became a training ground for supporting players.
Ji Guochou played 25 minutes in this game, scoring 12 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks.
Ji Guomeng and his brother played the same playing time, scoring 25 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block, including 4 of 7 three-pointers, which was impressive.
The Clippers won the game as expected, and the two brothers created a 16-point lead for the team. As long as the substitutes got a few points in the fourth quarter, they would not be overturned. If they lost again? Old Dunleavy would never leave any guy except the two brothers.
After the game, Dunleavy, the old man happily took the two to the post-match press conference.
The NBA post-match press conference, the coach usually takes the team's boss and second boss, or the players who performed well in this game. Today, the main players are not there, so old Dunleavy naturally takes Ji Guoqiong and Ji Guohuo.
After the game, many reporters attended the reception, and all targeted the two brothers who performed well.
"Mr. Ji Guoqiu, I am a reporter for 'USA Today'. You played very well today and almost dominated the three-second zone. Do you have the confidence to compete with Chris Carman for the starter?"
Ji Guochou thought for a while and said, "I will do my best on the court. If the coach thinks I can start, I will start."
The reporter was not very satisfied with Ji Guoqiu's answer because it had no news value, and the replies like boiled water cannot attract readers' attention.
Another reporter asked Ji Guomeng this time: "Hello, I am a reporter from the Chicago Tribune. You scored 25 points today, and you are the first-year rookie with the highest score in the past two days. How do you think you perform?"
Ji Guomo is not as good as his brother. He has a big mouth and said directly when he heard this: "It's obvious that we are underestimated. We shouldn't be in this position. I noticed that in the top three drafts this year, two of them are insiders, so that should be our position. This year, there will be 20 teams who regret it."
Old Dunleavy was shocked. He didn't expect Ji Guomoto to say such words? Ji Guomoto just faced the media's question and answered them with perfection and stability, which made him very satisfied. He thought Ji Guomoto should be similar, but it seemed that these two little guys had good IQs. But he didn't expect that Ji Guomoto actually said such arrogant words. Isn't this causing trouble for himself?
The reporters in the audience looked stunned at this moment, and some reporters even thought they had heard it wrong?
"A guy at the end of the first round actually said such shameless words? Don't he feel embarrassed?"
Many reporters felt particularly angry after reacting. Ji Guomo said that 20 teams would regret it. Isn’t that the top 20 teams that did not choose them all have their eyes? It’s really outrageous. This rookie is simply arrogant!
Some reporters felt indignant. It seemed that they were reporters from Portland. This year they just chose the super center shooter, Oden, who is unanimously optimistic about everyone.
Oden is now like O'Neal back then, and is favored by all the expert scouts. He is expected to become a new generation of super center. He has all the physical qualities of becoming such a player, and his future is unlimited! But Ji Guomeng now thinks he is a final show in the first round, but he has performed a little better in an irrelevant summer league, and he feels better than Oden?
"May I ask, since you are so confident in yourself, why didn't you lead the team to the NCAA National Top 64?" The Portland reporter hit Ji Guohuo with one word.
Ji Guomo had a bad expression. He couldn't say that he had not fully adapted to his health at that time, right?
Ji Guochou scolded his brother for looking for trouble if he is fine. Wouldn't it be better to be low-key? He had to cause trouble for himself!
Ji Guomeng replied stiffly: "If you don't believe it, then let the regular season data prove it and see if I'm talking big!"
The reporters were reluctant to let go. They felt that this guy was already exhausted and was about to take advantage of the victory to completely embarrass the guy who was not slandering and could not come to Taiwan...
When Dunleavy saw that the situation was wrong, he immediately announced that the reception would end here.
When the team returned to the bus in the hotel, Dunleavy was obviously dissatisfied with Ji Guomo's speech at the press conference. He looked at Ji Guomo with a cold face and said nothing.
Ji Guochou quickly helped his younger brother apologize to the coach and explained various explanations for Ji Guomo.
Old Dunleavy did not mention this matter again, but he had already decided in his heart that the reporter's press conference after the next game would be enough to only bring Ji Guoqie, and he would never bring Ji Guoqie to attend.
The reporters have not yet calmed down and don’t want to let the two go. They are like today’s Nuggets players, and they can’t tell who is who they are. They are going back and criticize these two arrogant guys in the newspaper.
Ji Guoqiu was once again innocent, but he was not innocent. After all, they were still the same person, divided by a soul, but the "arrogance" attribute happened to be divided into Ji Guohumi.
"Second, it's better for you to shut up your mouth in the future. If you want to be arrogant, won't you wait until you perform well in the regular season before you become arrogant? This is a summer league game. I'm not happy to hear you, let alone others!"
Ji Guochou got into the car and said to Ji Guomo in his heart.
"I'm just telling the truth. I don't think we are worse than anyone else. Just think I like to show off. In short, I don't like the feeling of being despised!"
Ji Guomomoto answered in his heart, obviously he had no repentance for his previous actions.
However, if the scene at the press conference after the game was ruled out, the two brothers performed well today. If Ji Guomother had not been arrogant in the end, perhaps the next day, major media would praise the two Chinese twins in a small section. But now, these media have used a large section to report on the two, not to praise, but to criticize and pick on the arrogance of the two yesterday.
After the Nuggets' match ended, the Clippers immediately prepared for the next game, just two days later, it was the most important game in the entire summer league.
On July 11, they will play against the Chinese team.
There is a big highlight in this summer league, that is, the Chinese men's basketball team will participate in the summer league held in "Las Vegas", and Yao Ming will also represent the Chinese team.
Yao Ming had a shoulder injury, but it is said that he has recovered almost the same, and he can play in the game against the Clippers.
In this game, the two starting inside players of the Clippers still did not participate, but Mageti came to the team in advance to report. The game with the Chinese team is very interesting, especially it is of great help to enhance the player's reputation in Asia. I think Mageti came here with such a purpose.
Dunleavy, the old man, immediately decided to let Mageti start in the game against the Chinese team.
Chapter completed!