The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 232 [Who will stop the Clippers? 】

This season, the Nuggets introduced shooting guard Efflalo from the Pistons, a player who is good at defense and can shoot three-pointers, and quickly occupied the starting position.What the Pistons exchanged back was only a future second-round pick. Through this transaction, the Pistons freed up about $180 million in salary space.

For the time being, no one took Afflalo seriously, but Ye Feng knew that the Pistons manager was fooling around. If Afflalo was given enough playing time, he would be even better than the declining Hamilton, at least he would be better defensively.Ye Feng also considered bringing Afflalo to the Clippers, but Tony Allen had a better defense at the second position. Afflalo didn't have much playing time when he came, so he simply gave up.

The Nuggets have introduced Ty Lawson at the No. 1 position, Billups has a qualified substitute, and his strength has also improved.But the Nuggets are destined not to be champions, and Billups can only make them stronger for two years.

This is a serious challenge, not because the Nuggets are superior, but as long as they win this game, the Clippers will have a great chance to guarantee a complete victory in November. After that, their opponents are very weak and cannot pose any threat up.

In the past, the Nuggets were only offensive but not defensive, and now they are also a defensive team, but their weakness is obvious, that is, the lack of good inside substitutes.Nene and Martin are good, but the only substitutes are Johan Petro, veteran Malik Allen, and the soon-to-be-retired Lorenzen Wright.

In 1996, Lorenzen Wright was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers with the 7th pick in the first round. He is a member of the famous 96 Golden Generation lottery zone. He played for the Cavaliers last season and averaged only 1.4 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.The Nuggets had no one inside, and the free market had no good candidates, so they gave him a non-guaranteed contract.This contract might save his life.In Ye Feng's previous life, on July 2010, 7, Wright's body was found in the suburbs of Memphis, and was later identified as murder by the police at the age of 29.Now that he's still playing, maybe he won't be visiting the dangerous city of Memphis.

Petrolo was injured in this game and missed two weeks, so the Nuggets can only rely on two veterans as substitutes.

The other veteran substitutes, Anthony Carter, are only good at defense, while Graham has a simple mind and well-developed limbs.Balkman is useless, and the Clippers are more likely to win the game.

ESPN Radio broadcast the game live, and "Magic" Johnson and Jeff Van Gundy partnered to explain on the spot.

NBA players are competing fiercely on the field, and the competition among TV broadcasting agencies is also becoming increasingly fierce. In order to increase the ratings, various TV stations are racking their brains to compete for commentary talents. After ESPN poached Johnson from TN*T, they formed a "dream team" of NBA coaches and player commentators, including Van Gundy, Johnson, Mark Jackson, and Joan Barry.

The job-hopping of "Magician" is related to ESPN's heavy money poaching.Johnson's annual salary at TN*T was only about $40. ESPN successfully poached people and paid more than a million dollars in salary. There are times when ESPN spends money and can't hire people.They spent a lot of money to poach the former Bulls coach Collins, as well as sharpshooters Steve Kerr and Reggie Miller, but they were all rejected.

In the locker room, Thibodeau is mobilizing before the battle. "This game must not be lost. If we win this game, we may hit the NBA's winning streak and create a miracle! The weakness of the Nuggets is inside, and their inside substitutes are terrible. We only need to beat Nene and Martin one by one. , you will be able to take the initiative. Defenders must boldly rush inside. Ye, when you go to the high singles, you must try to draw fouls! Outside Stephen (Curry) and Kevin (Love) pick and roll attack, Jason (Kidd) and Matt (Barnes) is waiting for an opportunity on the outside. If the breakthrough fails, it will be returned to Jason's organization and try to hit the inside."

On the Nuggets side, head coach George Karl also ordered the same. The two insiders must avoid fouls. Only by staying on the court can they have the possibility of defeating the Clippers.

In the commentary seat, Johnson and Van Gundy discussed the strength comparison between the two sides.Mainly around the inside line.

本赛季乐福的数据和上赛季比有所提升，场均13分13篮板2助攻，9场拿下两双。内内和乐福出场时间差不多，14分7.5篮板2.5助攻。

Every time the center is ranked, Nene must be among the best, no matter the official or the fans.But his rebounds have never reached 8, and today's data is almost his highest level.I don't know why, both the media and the team think that his annual salary of tens of millions is worth the money, and they all think it is a sweet potato, and it has also caused competition among the teams.There are always media bragging that Nene can play fast, can defend, is tough enough, can respond, and can attack inside.After putting these excellent things together, his career is 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block.

It can be seen from Nene that the league center is scarce now.He is efficient offensively with a 8% shooting percentage, and he is also good at defense.Considering that Tyson Chandler is also worth tens of millions, with 8 points and [-] rebounds last season, he feels balanced.

In the competition at position 4, the Nuggets are definitely at a disadvantage.Van Gundy looked at the roster and said: "Today Ye Feng is playing the 4th position. Kenyon Martin is under a lot of defensive pressure. As long as he can limit Ye Feng to less than 30 points today, it will be the greatest success."

Johnson said with a smile: "Ye Feng has indeed improved this season. His scoring has dropped, but the number of shots has also decreased, and his shooting percentage has reached 54%, which is higher than last season. Martin's 12 points and 9 rebounds standard internal data are still low. It's pretty, but Ye Feng doesn't only play inside."

Van Gundy looked at the two and said with a smile: "Martin's registered height is 206cm, Ye Feng's is 203cm, but they both look the same height and have similar body types, either Martin has shrunk or Ye Feng has grown taller."

Players from both sides stood on the field.

The Clippers sent Love, Ye Feng, Barnes, Curry, Kidd.The starting lineup for the Nuggets is Nene, Martin, Anthony, Efflalo and Billups.

To deal with the fast-paced Nuggets, the Clippers are also preparing to play fast, with an offensive lineup.

When Martin saw Ye Feng, he kept a cold face and said nothing.The two didn't have many matchups last season, and Smith was Martin's main opponent at that time.Now many stars in the league don't dare to challenge Ye Feng before the Clippers.A bad provocation will become a laughing stock.George Karl is very worried about the Clippers attacking the inside, and Martin is responsible for defending Ye Feng and the pick-and-roll, and the pressure is the greatest.He was a well-known violent dunker in the league back then, and was also selected for the All-Star Game.But after defecting to the Nets and signing a big contract with the Nuggets, he became an ordinary blue-collar worker.Thinking of playing against the scoring champion, he was a little powerless.

Ye Feng enjoyed the cheers from the audience, and what he thought in his heart was that he hoped that the Nuggets would play better, so that he could play a little longer and get good statistics.Otherwise, with the current playing time, it will be difficult to win the scoring champion again.With the mentality of collecting data, it is difficult to play to the full level, but he does not feel that he will lose at all.

When winning becomes a habit, the Clippers have a psychological advantage against any team.The longer the winning streak, the greater the pressure on the opponent's heart during the game.One ebbs and another, the Clippers are more likely to win.

Love continues to take on the task of jumping the ball. It doesn't matter if you lose, it's just a post-attack.Nene throws the ball to Billups and the game begins.

Kidd and Billups are old rivals, familiar with everything about each other.Defending against Billups, pay attention to his outside line sudden cold arrows and breakthrough fouls. Among the No. 1 players, Billups has the strongest foul-making ability.

Kidd followed the defense all the way, and Billups took it to the frontcourt and crossed it to Anthony who ran out of the perimeter.The latter took the ball and turned around to break through, leaned his back against Barnes, turned around and made a jump shot within the three-point line.Anthony is good at jump shots, and his pull-up is very accurate. If he can't cover it, he may make it.Barnes was very focused, but he still jumped slowly. The ball drew a perfect arc and entered the net hollow. 0 to 2.

The baseline ball was delivered, Kidd dribbled the ball across the half court, and Ye Feng pulled to a high position to catch the ball.

Thibodeau's arrangement for Ye Feng to play high positions is also targeted. Martin was the No. [-] pick at the time. He has good physical fitness, strength, and excellent jumping. Although his defensive awareness is average, he is desperate to fight. He suffered a lot for his strength.

Martin once had the amazing move of taking the ball thrown by the opponent with both hands abruptly in the air, and the victim was Wade.

Even if you have good athletic ability, what will you do if I hit you with skill?Ye Feng took the ball and withdrew from the outside line and turned to face the frame, and the others pulled away.

After a season of training, Ye Feng's crotch dribble has become more proficient, and he generally does not make mistakes. He can even pass Smith sometimes, and it is even more difficult for ordinary inside players to guard against him.He held the ball and turned his head to look to the left, dribbling with his right hand and passing it to his left.Martin's body moved slightly sideways, and he dribbled the ball with his left hand and crossed his right hand to change direction. To rush to the inside, Nene can only let go of Love's defense.

At this time, the best choice is to pass on Love and let him shoot openly. However, Ye Feng wanted to make a foul, so he strictly followed Thibodeau's arrangement and chose to attack.He jumped up with the ball in his right hand and hit Nene.

This is looking for a foul, and Nene couldn't dodge it even if he wanted to. He stepped on the reasonable collision zone line, so he could only choose to take off.There was some hesitation in his heart, and the coach specially asked the players to pay attention to controlling fouls before playing.But now that he is making up defense, if he doesn't foul, Ye Feng will definitely be a dunk.

The arrow was on the string and had to be fired. Seeing that Ye Feng was posing for a dunk, Nenei jumped higher than himself, so he pulled Ye Feng in the air, and the referee's whistle sounded.

Ye Feng lost his balance, the ball was still in his hand.He used what he had practiced on the trampoline to shoot. He first did the self-protection action, leaned forward, took the ball with his right hand and swung it back, and used the power of the back swing to throw the ball backhand. Yes, it was thrown. If you use the lever or other shooting actions at this time, you will be easily injured, and the gain is not worth the loss. Ye Feng chose the best shooting method in a short time.He flew out of the baseline, but the ball flew to the basket and scored with cricket.

When it landed, Ye Feng gently supported it with his left hand, counteracting the momentum, without any injuries.

Nene froze in place, completely unable to figure out how the ball was thrown. The fans in the auditorium burst into thunderous applause, and this was another top five shot.

(End of this chapter)