I thought that the three goals were the top rookies without a rookie wall, but I didn't know that his rookie wall was originally in the play-offs .)
Today's Eastern Conference play-offs, Hornets vs Hawks. They are all teams built around the core of young defenders, and the best test of the two is in this kind of key game to fight hard battles.
But it is clear that in this battle, three goals were lost, and one was lost. Throughout the game, he played 38 minutes in a cold hand, shooting 7 of 25 (4 of 14 from three points), 8 of 10 from the free throw line, scoring 26 points, 5 boards, 7 assists, 1 steal, and 3 turnovers and 5 fouls.
You may say that Trae Young's hand today is not good, yes, Young shot 8 of 24 shots, 7 three-pointers and 1 of 7 shots to get 24 points, 3 boards, 10 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, the feel is comparable to three goals.
But in the third quarter, Yang scored 14 points, 3 assists and 1 block on 4-of-6 shooting in the single quarter, and when the team needed him most to regain his touch, he stepped forward and led the team to play a huge offensive climax of 42-24 in the single quarter, which also laid the victory in this quarter.
In the end, they defeated the Hornets 132-103.
In the case of each side giving up a core forward (Hornet Hayward, Eagle Collins), it is more necessary for defenders to stand up and grasp the big picture on the offensive end, and it is clear that in this regard, the three goals are younger, especially in the face of stronger teams to improve the intensity of confrontation.
In addition, the number two figure also occupies a great dominance for the direction of the game, the Eagles' 3D forward Hunter this time is a good lesson to the opposite, also in the third quarter, Hunter also ushered in a big explosion, the first half only scored 3 points Hunter single quarter 7 shots 6 of 16 points 4 boards;
Not only did he cut the team's second-highest 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting on the offensive end, but he also completely limited Bridges on the defensive end.
To be reasonable, Bridges should have been a strong candidate for the best progressive player of the season, but at this critical point, under Hunter's leadership, he was pinched to death, Bridges only scored 12 points in the 5 of 11 shots, and the final quarter was a mental explosion, and he was expelled after eating two T's in a row;
And also tried to punch the male fans on the sidelines to break the braces, but accidentally hit another female fan...
Bridges also tried everything in his power to contact the female fan after the game to apologize for his reckless behavior.
Last season's playoffs, the Hornets lost 117-144 to the Pacers, and now with the same ending by the Hawks arranged clearly, I have to say that the team's talent is indeed limited;
At present, the Hornets team, led by three goals, supplemented by Bridges, Rozier, Harrell and others, the ceiling is indeed not as high as people expected, and I believe this is why Joe Boss is so eager to sign Hayward;
But two years later, the money was in, and the Hornets still didn't grow.
If the previous information is reliable (Joe Boss is interested in Wei Shao), I don't know if Joe Boss is willing to gamble on Wei Shao for the sake of breakthrough next season, but it seems that the rise of the Hornets is indeed not very comfortable...