The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 144 [Ye Feng's Target]

Back in the locker room, Dorell Wright shouted at Ye Feng: "God, you are so good today, if you are so fierce in the second half, you will definitely be able to break Kobe's record of 81 points, no, even Chamberlain's 100 points!" The score record has also been broken.”

Love also laughed and said: "The reason why Kobe is popular is that he scored 81 points in a single game. In the second half, he gave you all the shots. We waited for the opportunity on the outside. You must be able to do it. What do you think? "

If Ye Feng breaks that record, the fans' opinion of him will definitely change greatly, and his popularity may surpass Kobe in one fell swoop.At the beginning, the Lakers' opponent was the big-bodied Raptors, but the Clippers' opponent was the Suns led by Nash. The gold content of this game seems to be higher.

Ye Feng was still thinking, and his teammates expressed their opinions first.Gortat, Barnes, Lowry and others all felt that he should work hard to break this record, and everyone would help him, and everyone wanted to witness a miracle happen.

Seeing that he was silent, Thibodeau asked, "Ye, what do you think?"

Ye Feng looked around, looked at everyone, and said with a smile: "I think whether I can break the record depends mainly not on how I play, but on how the Suns will play. If they continue to play alone in the second half, of course I will attack .But what if they double-team? If they are desperate to stop me from scoring high and leave you open, are you going to support my strong play?"

The teammates were silent. This is indeed a problem. It's unreasonable to double-team and fight hard.

Ye Feng continued: "As long as they double-team, I will pass the ball. Kevin, Dorell, and Anthony (Moro), you are all better than me when it comes to shooting. As long as there is an open spot, I believe in your shooting percentage." , maybe we can establish the victory in only three quarters."

Tim Hardaway on the side laughed and said: "Don't you really care about personal honor and don't want to break the record? As long as you do it, this game may benefit you for a lifetime, and no one will be able to surpass you in popularity in a few years You think about it, maybe this is your only chance in this life, the Suns have a problem with defense, but the fans don't care about it, they just make you a god."

Maybe there is only one chance in a lifetime. The right time, the right place, and the harmony of people are very tempting for any player. If it is not for Ye Feng's special status, it is impossible to get the support of all his teammates.As long as he nods, everyone is willing to give up offense to cover for him, pick and roll, as long as the touch is guaranteed, today will be his battle of the gods!
Kobe's 81 points, in the eyes of others, are out of reach, but he has touched it.

Ye Feng thought for a while, and said seriously: "Everyone, it would be too hypocritical to say that I don't want to break Kobe's record. If I take 50 shots, maybe I can do it, but I want to ask everyone, what is Kobe's 81 points?" How did he get it? Was he doing the right thing?"

Barnes opened his mouth and said with a smile: "You don't need to be fooled, you have seen that game? The Raptors lead by a big score, and the rest of the Lakers can't open it. Kobe made a crazy shot to catch up with the score. In the second half, the Raptors Those guys started double-teaming him, trying to stop him from scoring, and the Lakers stood there with four guys, and every possession was open, and Kobe didn't pass a pass, and almost all of the Lakers' shots in the second half. If this is done right, Nash shouldn't be the MVP."

Wright is now Ye Feng's number one fan, and regretfully said: "Ye, it looks like you don't intend to break this record, do you?"

Ye Feng took a deep breath and said with a smile: "It's a pity, but if you don't pass the ball in the face of double teams, making it difficult to win a game that is easy to win, just to leave a scoring record, what's the point? Other than scoring points What else have we got? Today I scored 80 points, next game Dorell may want to score 10 three-pointers, and next game Kevin also wants to score 30 points and 30 rebounds. The ethos that a championship team should have. If they don’t double-team, I’ll play singles. As long as they double-team, I will definitely pass to you, and you must also make shots. This is what should be done. Forget about the record. , what we want is to win! We want to win the championship!"

"Okay!" Several Clippers players shouted in unison.

Ye Feng's words inspired the morale of the team, he thought it was worth it to give up a record in exchange for the unity of the team!

After Kobe Bryant scored 81 points that year, Nike launched the "81-point spirit" advertisement.The spirit of 81 is the relentless pursuit to finally achieve what you want.The last sentence is: through training, you can also reach this "state".

Nike said this is the "realm" of not admitting defeat, struggling, crying, sweating, and bleeding.

Is it true?
In fact, this 81-point spirit is the spirit of "continuously scoring points for personal heroism".The realm is the realm of "nine people double-team me and I have to vote".In the game against the Raptors, Kobe had only two assists, one in the first half, and the second was that he made three shots from the outside in the second half without touching his own players and then scored directly under the basket.In fact, he didn't even think about assisting his teammates to score in the second half.

Counting the free throws, Bryant took more than 50 shots. There are many people with strong scoring ability in the NBA. If McGrady, Pierce, James, Anthony, Wade and others are allowed to take more than 50 shots, they can also score 27 points.In fact, the Lakers just won a regular season in an unhealthy way, against a bad team.That year, the Raptors ended the regular season with 55 wins and [-] losses and won the No. [-] pick.

Kobe scored 14 points, 12 points, 27 points and 28 points in the four quarters. Most of the points came after the Lakers caught up with the score. This is the reality...

Of course, you can say that Kobe is very capable and can score in the face of double teams.But if you think that's what basketball is all about, you're dead wrong. The opposite of "81-point spirit" is "the game is for five people."

At this time, the atmosphere in the Suns locker room was very heavy, like attending a funeral.The score is only 8 points behind, which is very rare.

Head coach Porter yelled with a dark face: "In the second half, the Clippers will definitely create one-on-one opportunities for Ye Feng. Don't we have anyone who can limit him on defense alone? When he is playing against the Bucks and Bulls But you can score 40 points in halftime! Can you be more ruthless when you foul? Don’t touch him lightly when you hit him, pull him down hard, and hit his knee hard to prevent breakthroughs. Our current defensive strength , Jordan in his peak period can’t score 100 points? Jason (Richardson), you must defend him from the outside and entangle him. "

Sun players are silent.Ye Feng is fast, physically strong, and has a height advantage on the outside. It is too difficult to prevent him from catching the ball.Ye Feng's low-post singles ability is just enough to restrain small ball tactics. Stoudemire and Richardson are physically fit enough, but they both regard defense as nothing.

Porter also said: "The low post can't be restricted one-on-one, just double-team. In the second half, as long as he goes to the low post to ask for the ball, he immediately double-teams, and the 45-degree angle on both sides must be defended. His offense is almost all in those two positions. .”

Nash sighed: "If we double-team him, we will lose this game. The score opened up in the first half because he made three three-pointers from the outside. If you double-team him, he will definitely pass the ball."

Porter also sighed, and said lightly: "I know he can pass the ball, but if you don't double-team, how many points do you want him to score in this game? We can't guard it, we can't win the game no matter how many points we score, at least I Don't want him to break the scoring record at our home court, do you understand?"

Suns players understand that this is a bit scary.To deal with the league's super scorers, they generally use the "Jordan Rule", that is, let a player go one-on-one with the opponent's core and guard against others.People don't double-team Jordan because if they were double-teamed, Jordan would pass to Pippen, to Kerr, to the guy that was free, and that guy would make the shot.If you don't double-team, you can't guard him.In this battle, Ye Feng's role was close to that of Jordan, and the Sun's defensive weakness was infinitely magnified under his attack.

The second half started, Ye Feng took the lead on the field.At this time, what he thought in his mind was not how to break Kobe's 81-point record, but how to do better in singles and scoring.

Kobe's strength lies in his determination to attack, while LeBron James' specialty is combining breakthrough scoring and passing.But James is not always resolute. He sometimes dare not take responsibility at critical moments, and chooses to pass the ball when he can play.In Ye Feng's previous life, in the Heat VS Mavericks Finals, James disappeared in the fourth quarter of two games, which was extremely disappointing.

Ye Feng believes that Thibodeau's view is correct. As the core of the team, he must first be able to score in singles, force the opponent to change his defensive strategy, pass the ball after encountering defensive dislocations and double-teams, and create opportunities for his teammates.This is the strongest leader, the best player.

"Peter Pan" and "Little Emperor" are not perfect. Maybe only when they fit together, a Kobe who has James' body, trusts his teammates, and can pass the ball can be called perfect.Ye Feng's goal is to be such a person, a person who can score goals and make his teammates stronger.

The Suns replaced all the main players at the beginning of the game, and the Clippers' lineup was still to facilitate Ye Feng's offense, sending Love, Wright, Morrow, and Barea.

The Suns went first, and Stoudemire and O'Neal went to the low post together, trying to play against the Clippers' small lineup.Nash passed the ball to Hill, who lobbed it to Stoudemire.

The person responsible for defending Stoudemire inside is Ye Feng.Thibodeau originally wanted him to guard Hill and save his strength, but Ye Feng refused.He believes that since the goal is to win and his teammates are weak in defense, he should defend the opponent's arrow figure, and letting Wright defend Stoudemire is to give people points.

Ye Feng knows Stoudemire very well, and his weapons are mainly mid-range shots, attacking with the ball in the face, cutting dunks and so on.He can also back up, but if the opponent is stronger and can withstand him and prevent him from getting inside, the offensive power will be greatly reduced. Turnaround jump shots and hook shots like Yao Ming are not his strong points.

Ye Feng defended behind him, refusing to give an inch. Stoudemire failed to turn around twice, lost his rhythm, and passed the ball to Hill in the bottom corner, who received the ball and passed it to Nash.Nash passed another pass to Richardson on the outside. Richardson faced Morrow's defense at the top of the arc and made a three-pointer. 76 to 71.

Although he made a three-pointer, the offense was very reluctant.

Next, the Clippers are going to attack!

(End of this chapter)