NBA's King of Talking

Chapter 325: One-on-One from the Start

The Finals have already played four games, and this is the fifth. At the start, Jia Fei cleared one side for a one-on-one attack, a first for him. Not only the commentators, but also the audience found it novel; the Hawks seemed to have made new adjustments to their offense.

Iguodala didn't show any unusual expression, nor did he waste words. He's not Green; he rarely trash-talks during games.

Jia Fei dribbled the ball between his legs, adjusting his center of gravity, his starting stance and movements were exactly the same as Allen Iverson's.

Iguodala wasn't surprised at all. He had seen this move too many times; he was so familiar with it, as familiar as seeing his wife's underwear.

Next, as expected, Jia Fei will use his left hand to crossover and drive to the right side, just like Iverson faked out Jordan back in the day. Of course, this move isn't impossible to get past Iguodala, but it won't be that easy. Don't even think about getting a jump shot right away; Green will be waiting inside!

Unexpectedly, Jia Fei did not perform a left-hand crossover, but instead, after the ball reached his right hand, he suddenly performed a large-scale right-hand crossover!

This change caught even a veteran like Iguodala, who has extensive defensive experience, off guard. Moreover, Jia Fei was too fast; once the opponent couldn't regain his balance, he would be beaten, and it would be impossible to catch up.

With a clean dribble past Iguodala, Jia Fei pulled up for a jump shot and made it in!

The Hawks scored first!

Not only the fans in the arena, but even Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer was taken aback. Having grown accustomed to Allen Iverson's left-handed crossovers, seeing a right-handed player felt a bit strange.

Even though Jia Fei's right-handed crossover wasn't as fluid as his left-handed one, Iguodala still fell for it.

Jia Fei showed little expression after scoring; his eyes were focused intently on the game. This was the first time he had displayed such an expression since the start of the finals.

The Warriors' offense still relies on the familiar "Curry pick-and-roll".

The Hawks immediately switched on defense, and Teague quickly switched with Carroll, with the shortest player, Teague, now guarding Iguodala.

Curry faced Horford's switch defense, dribbled behind his back several times in advance, and took a difficult three-pointer—but missed!

Jia Feifei caught the rebound and brought the ball over himself.

The Warriors' defensive transition speed was very fast, and there were no opportunities for numerical superiority in the frontcourt.

It's still Jia Fei vs. Iguodala.

Jia Fei did not pass the ball, and the other Hawks players once again created space for him to go one-on-one.

"Coach Zhang, it seems Jia Fei is very determined to go one-on-one against Iguodala in this match!" Yu Jia exclaimed.

Coach Zhang nodded: "This kind of play can only result in a basket, so it's reasonable. Kobe often plays one-on-one, and nobody says it's unreasonable."

Jia Fei, holding the ball in his right hand, suddenly crouched down and then made a quick step forward with his right hand!

Iguodala didn't lose his position. He was fooled by the large and fast crossover just now, but not this time!

Unexpectedly, while moving, Jia Fei dribbled the ball behind his back with his right hand to his left, creating half a body distance, leaning against his opponent, and chose to lay up with his left hand...

This change caught Iguodala completely off guard; he had never seen Jia Fei make such a layup before!

Defensive players often rely on experience to react, because you can't read your opponent's mind. You don't know what they're thinking or what moves they're going to make beforehand.

A player as fast as Jia Fei won't give him much time to react, so defenders have to rely more on experience. Unfortunately, tonight Jia Fei only resembled Iverson in those few crossover dribbles; neither his previous crossovers nor his current layup were like Iverson's!

Amidst the gasps of the fans at the stadium, Jia Fei scored with a left-handed layup!

0-4, the Hawks lead by 4 points!

Cheers erupted immediately at Philips Arena. The home team's star player scored twice in a row, which was truly satisfying. Wasn't Iguodala supposed to be Jia Fei's terminator? How come our Jia Fei doesn't even call for pick-and-rolls now, he's just attacking your Iguodala!

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr on the sidelines was also somewhat bewildered. Tonight, Jia Fei's body language and technical movements were drastically different from the previous four games. It was like he was a completely different person!

Many people share the same feeling as him. It seems that Jia Fei is showing everyone another side of himself. Whether it is his technical movements or personal habits, it seems that he has switched to another side.

The Warriors were on offense. Green passed the ball from the top of the key, but Jia Fei didn't give an inch, sticking to Klay Thompson tightly. The Splash Brothers were tightly guarded, and the ball ended up in Barnes' hands.

Barnes drove hard to the basket, but his layup attempt was blocked by Horford!

Horford secured the rebound, and Jia Fei continued to push forward!

Jia Fei advanced, facing Iguodala, this time switching to his left hand to break through, suddenly receiving a behind-the-back dribble, stepping back and releasing a jump shot—again!

3 out of 3! Jia Fei entered invincible mode right from the start, and even though he was in such good form, he still had no expression. He didn't seem satisfied at all.

Warriors are on offense, Iguodala is left wide open, and his three-point attempt misses!

Jia Fei grabbed the rebound, dribbled the ball over, and facing Iguodala, who had just missed a shot, he gave the opponent no time to react, suddenly making a quick turn and shooting a three-pointer...

The people watching the game were completely taken aback. And this is how he reacted?

The ball hit the back of the rim, and it went in so hard!

Jia Fei led his team on a 9-0 run, and he made all four of his shots at the start, his unstoppable performance completely winning over the fans in the arena.

"MVP", "MVP"... The familiar shouts rang out again. In this crucial game of the championship, Jia Fei overcame his mental block and delivered an incredible performance using offensive methods that were not familiar to everyone, like Iverson.

The Warriors have called a timeout!

Kerr, holding his clipboard, looked extremely serious. It's worth noting that during the Warriors' blowout victory at Oracle Arena, he showed off several times. On one occasion, he even deliberately smashed his clipboard, criticizing the players for being too relaxed and telling them to be "tougher" when the team was leading by a large margin.

When it comes to showing off, among all the coaches currently in the NBA, probably no one does it better than him. Unless Larry Bird, the king of showing off, returns to coaching, Kerr is the undisputed king of showing off among active NBA head coaches.

Yu Jia exclaimed, "Jia Fei is really amazing! He's on fire! He's made all four of his shots!"

Coach Zhang smiled like a master: "Jia Fei seems to only play one-on-one, but he actually plays very rationally. I'm on fire, so of course I'll shoot! The problem is when someone's not feeling good and keeps shooting randomly, or driving to the basket haphazardly, that's not good!"

"Should the Warriors double-team Jia Fei, Coach Zhang?" Yu Jia asked.

"We should still double-team him. If you let Jia Fei shoot like that, he's really going to get shot to death!" Coach Zhang looked helpless.