The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 219 [Who has a more luxurious lineup? 】

Ye Feng played casually because he had a solid backing, even if he made a small mistake, it would not affect the outcome of the match.

Thibodeau told him before, "Shoot when you don't know how to do it well."Now tell him, "When you don't know what to do, pass it to Kidd."

Kidd is old, and it will definitely not work to let him hold the ball to take on the heavy responsibility of scoring, but he can always distribute the ball to the most reasonable place.In terms of passing awareness, he is now also in the top three in the league.

The game lasted for 5 minutes. Except for Kidd, the Clippers starters all scored.Stephen Curry performed well, hit a three-pointer, made two successful breakthroughs, and scored 7 points.

Fisher can't guard Curry. Curry is not too fast, but he is very good at dribbling.He jumped high, shot lightly, and Fisher couldn't block it.Curry is not as weak as he looks. When he was a rookie, he bench press 84 kg 10 times, and his vertical jump is the same as that of the top pick Griffin.He seldom dunks because he knows the disadvantage of his body, dunking is easy to kill...

Jackson originally arranged for Kobe to defend Kidd, but it didn't work, so he changed Kobe to defend Curry.Fisher can keep up with Kidd.

The Clippers led 18-10 as the Lakers stepped up their defense against Curry.After Ye Feng scored 7 points, he started to support the offense. Compared with last season, the Clippers have made great progress. The offense can be launched from two places, instead of focusing on Ye Feng's one point.

Kobe missed a jumper under Kidd's interference, Love took the backcourt rebound, and the Clippers attacked again.The Lakers' offense was also blocked, and Kobe scored 6 points.Odom and Bynum each scored a goal.

Thibodeau no longer uses zone defense and focuses on man-to-man.The Clippers players have excellent personal defensive ability, and their only weakness is Curry.

At this time, Jackson felt that Fisher was really old, and his role on the field was only experience, and the organization skills of the two substitutes were not as good as Fisher.They also thought about introducing defenders in the free market, but there was no suitable and cheap target.If you want a good guard, you can't introduce Artest, and the small forward position will be weaker.

Curry was pegged, Ye Feng started to go to the low post to ask for the ball to attack, and Artest defended from the back.

Ye Feng dribbled the ball to the inside for two steps on the right side, turned around quickly with the ball in his left hand and walked in the middle. During the movement, he took the ball and jumped into the basket. Artest did not lose his position. If you want to shoot, it is difficult to block it.

Ye Feng jumped up with the ball in both hands.Artest jumped up, trying to seal Ye Feng's eyes.

What he didn't expect happened, Ye Feng didn't look at the basket at all, turned around in the air, leaned his back against Artest, spun the ball around in front of him with a big windmill movement, and threw the ball with his right hand.

With his back on his back, Artest didn't know which direction the ball was thrown from, how to block it?He can only rely on his eyes to defend, while thinking in his heart that this kind of shot is impossible to make, it is simply a mess.

That's right, it's Meng.Ye Feng arrived at a familiar position, found out the distance, and stopped looking at the basket. He threw the ball based on his feeling and scored with cricket! 20 to 10.

This is sure to be another top five.The audience was stunned, waiting for the replay on the big screen.For Ye Feng, this kind of goal seems to be much more difficult than a dunk.

Barkley shouted: "What did Ye Feng want to do today? It was a very reluctant shot. He rarely played like this before, and he really scored!"

Kenny Smith sighed: "If he always scored difficult goals, Artest would not be able to guard him."

When returning to defense, Ye Feng and Kidd clapped their hands together and went inside.Le Fu smiled and said, "You are too fierce today."

"Leading, I have no pressure."

Bynum, who was listening to their conversation beside him, didn't know what to say, he was too contemptuous of people, so let's just start playing?

If the score fell behind, Ye Feng would not dare to play like this.In the first game of the new season, the Lakers players didn't seem to have enough rest, and their attention was not very focused.Without Pau Gasol, the inside Lakers have no advantage.

Odom caught the ball and pulled it to a high position to support it and handed it to Kobe.Ye Feng did not block the breakthrough route, but followed from the side.Kobe came to a low position and made an emergency stop and shot a feint. Ye Feng was taken aback, raised his right hand to block the shot, and lightly jumped in front of Kobe.Kobe immediately chose a dry pull, but Ye Feng pressed the ball down with his left hand from the other side.

As soon as Ye Feng landed, he took off for the second time without hesitation. Before Kobe reached the highest point, he put his hand on the basketball.This kind of defense can only be achieved by those with strong continuous jumping ability and good defensive awareness.This is taught by Mutombo, and Ye Feng is both inside and outside the team.

The ball was slapped off, and Kobe yelled a foul at the referee, who ignored it.Ye Feng picked up the basketball and passed it to Kidd, before rushing forward.Kobe complained about wasting time and was slow to return to defense.Curry and Barnes also made a fast break.

Kidd made a long pass to Barnes. Barnes attracted Odom's defense and passed it to Ye Feng who inserted in the middle.Artest was followed by Ye Feng. He caught the ball without stopping, jumped up and sent it to Curry at 45 degrees to the left.

Fisher let go of Kidd to defend, and Curry ignored Fisher and shot directly.His movements are very standard, textbook-like, he jumps very high, and his shooting arc is also very high, a perfect shot!As soon as the ball left his hand, he knew he had scored and clenched his fists.

brush!The ball enters the net hollow. 23 to 10.

Curry scored 10 points in a single quarter.

The audience applauded loudly. Curry looked like he was only 12 years old. He played beyond people's imagination. The Staples Center became the home of the Clippers again.

Jackson requested a timeout.

When he was off the court, Ye Feng patted Curry on the back and said with a smile, "Stephen, you did a great job!"

"You passed it on well." Curry smiled shyly.He is not the kind of player who needs to be polished to shine. He is 21 years old this year, two months older than Ye Feng.In college, he has been tempered for a long time and knows how to adapt to tactics.

Thibodeau saw that Curry was being watched by Kobe, so he simply replaced him for a rest and replaced him with Anthony Morrow to ensure the three-point firepower. He said loudly: "Don't relax, the game has just begun. Josh comes on and replaces Matt. (Barnes), pay attention to the blocked shots of the defense, and strengthen the running position and air cuts on the offensive end. Marcin (Gortat) plays, replaces Kevin, and keeps an eye on Bynum!"

The Lakers call a timeout, and may think of ways to limit the Clippers' pitchers. Replacing Smith, who can run suddenly, will disrupt their deployment.Smith was not sure of the three-pointer, but the CIC was qualified.And if Smith is not allowed to play, he will explode on the bench.

Transferring to the Clippers with an annual salary of tens of millions, Smith doesn't want to play soy sauce. He understands the coach's intentions and agrees to be a super substitute like Ginobili and Terry, but at least he must get a stable playing time.

After Smith plays, the effect of defending Artest will be better.Artest's body is strong and slow, Ye Feng and Smith are not afraid of being strong.This time Artest was very embarrassing. Up to now, he has not scored 3 of 0 shots, and Ye Feng scored 9 points.

Jackson did not dare to replace Artest and Odom, so he could only adjust the point guard position, replaced Farmar, and replaced Fisher.He frowned and said: "Keep up on defense. Their rookies all scored 10 points. This year we are going to compete for the championship. Is this the way to win the championship? Ye Feng should be the main attack point in a while. Don't let him take it easy Go inside and shoot..."

Jackson could also see that today's Ye Feng is different from last season. In the past, he would not shoot indiscriminately, never forced his shots, and was rarely blocked.But today, he used methods such as pull bar and backhand to avoid the defense and made three strong shots, scoring two.He played more resolutely in the new season.

In this game, it is already difficult for the Lakers to win. They have already lost to the Clippers psychologically.Lost Pau Gasol's inside advantage, the Lakers players feel hard to win deep down.With this mentality, how can they perform at their level?
The Lakers were upset by the Clippers last season, even in the absence of Pau Gasol.The Clippers' lineup restrained the Lakers. There was no good point guard last season, and Barea could make them uncomfortable. This season, Kidd and Curry were added, and this restraint was suddenly magnified.The Lakers' guard lineup has not changed, which is the biggest misstep of the summer.

Jackson didn't have a good way. He called a timeout, but he didn't know how to adjust it so that the Lakers could defend against the Clippers' offense.In the past, he could mainly defend Ye Feng, and he was the main starting point of the Clippers' offense.It's not working now, the Clippers have Kidd, and he can create opportunities for his teammates.

The Clippers only made one big deal this summer, and they got it right.The Lakers spent even more money to acquire Artest, and within a quarter, they were already overwhelmed by Ye Feng.The Rockets can defend Ye Feng because of the combination of Battier and Artest, using the overall defense instead of one-on-one restrictions. Now the Lakers don't have Battier.

Smith came on.He held back all his energy, followed more closely when defending Artest, and also adopted a close-fitting approach, forcing Artest to pass the ball.

Kobe passed to Bynum on the left low post, and Bynum beat Gortat hard, but he still didn't show an advantage. Gortat's strength is not as good as Love, but he has height and is more likely to interfere with shooting.

Bynum turned around and missed a jumper, Smith got the backboard and passed it to Kidd.Now the Lakers don't dare to grab offensive rebounds. If they leave two insiders to fight for offensive rebounds, they will not be able to quickly return to defense, and if they fail to grab them, they will be counterattacked.This time Odom went straight back to defense.

Kidd passed to Ye Feng in the frontcourt, Ye Feng singled Artest in front of the frame, and missed a jumper with a 45-degree emergency stop.Although the ball was missed, it was already a shooting opportunity. The Clippers' offense was much easier than that of the Lakers.

Barkley explained: "Before the start of this game, the Lakers' starting lineup was said to be an 'ultra-luxury lineup'. Except for Fisher, they were almost all stars. , it seems that the Lakers do not have an advantage in other positions except Kobe."

Kenny Smith said with a smile: "Kobe didn't show much advantage when facing Kidd."

Barkley said with a smile: "Barea and Tony Allen are still sitting on the bench for the Clippers. I believe we will know soon who has the more luxurious lineup."

The Lakers could only allow Kobe to attack, but Kobe was out of shape. He made 10 of 4 shots in the first quarter and only scored 10 points with free throws.Ye Feng didn't feel very good in the second half. He missed three shots and scored 9 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

The Clippers led 37 to 25 by 12 points.

(End of this chapter)