The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 234 [No score is king]

The Nuggets were in good form as a substitute. Soon, Ty Lawson hit two three-pointers on Barea's head, and broke into the inside line with two-handed dunks under cover, scoring 8 points in a row.His play is reminiscent of Iverson.

In the second quarter, the Nuggets hit a 14-2 shock wave, extending the score to 12 points.

The Clippers had some problems with their offense today. Smith missed 3 shots and Barea missed 4 shots. The only goal was when McGee grabbed an offensive rebound and scored a second offense.

Barea had no advantage when he met Ty Lawson, who was as fast as himself, and couldn't defend against his opponent.Smith was purely out of order, the two main offensive players couldn't open, and the entire Clippers team was in trouble.

Ye Feng had just rested for a few minutes before he said to Thibodeau beside him, "Tom, let me play. Now we must stabilize the situation. Someone must follow Lawson after the pick-and-roll."

Gortat and McGee are not as effective in defending against pick-and-rolls as Ye Feng. Thibodeau thought for a while and said: "Okay, you go, play the 4th position. Marcus (Thornton) and Tony (Allen) warm up and prepare Come out."

The Clippers made substitutions in the next round, and McGee, Barea, and Wright were replaced.

Now the team needs Tony Allen's defense.Letting him and Lawson from the outside line far outperform Barea. With Ye Feng behind the pick-and-roll, Lawson can't let Lawson break free.The purpose of replacing Thornton is to add an offensive point with the ball to make up for Ye Feng's bad touch.

The Clippers do not have a point guard now, and Allen is responsible for bringing the ball across the half court. Last season, he played the No. 1 position for a while, and he can do well.

After Wright left the field, Thibodeau called him to his side for a training session.In this game, Wright replaced Morrow into the 12-man squad, but he played poorly.Wright's mentality still has some problems. His opponent Anthony Carter is only 185cm tall, but he didn't make a strong shot from the outside, and he passed the ball whenever he got it.Playing too selflessly is not necessarily good. A smart player knows how to observe the situation and take advantage of his advantages.

The score was 30 to 42, and Ye Feng shouted after entering the field: "Come on, man to man, this game cannot be lost, Maxin (Gortat) pay attention to the pick and roll, and pass the ball to me from the high position."

As soon as Ye Feng came on, the Nuggets replaced Martin on the inside, Graham, a swingman with a height of 201cm on the outside, replaced Anthony Carter, and changed the formation to 122 zone defense, compressing the defense to the restricted area. Encountered a problem.

Now Ye Feng, Gortat, Tony Allen, and Smith are not good at shooting three-pointers.In response to Ye Feng's inaccurate shooting today, George Karl asked Graham to defend Ye Feng from the outside, while the other players stayed inside.This kind of defense immediately showed its effect. After Ye Feng received the ball from a high position, if he went in the middle, he would get into the crowd.Martin can resist him in the low post. The middle is full of people, and it is not easy to shoot closer to the basket.

After receiving the ball, Ye Feng played a low post, turned to the baseline and shot a jumper. Although he avoided Martin's block, the ball missed.

I absolutely can't lose to this team with no insiders. They just lead because of their good touch, and their touch must be interrupted.If I can't score, I have to help the team on the defensive end.Ye Feng muttered in his heart, returned to the restricted area, and shouted: "People who keep an eye on you, concentrate your attention!"

The Nuggets still let Ty Lawson attack with the ball. He relied on screens to break through very fast, but not so fast that Ye Feng couldn't keep up.He does not block the breakthrough route and follows the defense from the side.Ty Lawson had just entered the league and was facing Ye Feng for the first time. He was inexperienced. After he broke through, he felt that he had already thrown off Ye Feng and chose to throw. However, he didn't know that Ye Feng made a small jump when defending the breakthrough and chased after landing. Anti-can wipe out the distance of one step.As soon as Ty Lawson threw the ball, Ye Feng jumped up from behind him and slapped the ball out, sending out his fifth block of the game.

Tony Allen misplaced on the perimeter, and Smith picked it up and threw it upfield.Tony Allen threw off the veteran Malik Allen, went straight to the inside, and dunked the basketball with one hand. 32 to 42.

The Clippers hit a counterattack, which is what the team needs.

The Nuggets attacked, and the ball continued to be handed over to Ty Lawson. Tony Allen followed him even tighter, making it impossible for him to turn around easily.Martin covered and Ye Feng quickly assisted in the defense, blocking the breakthrough route. Allen came up from the side and double-teamed Ty Lawson at the top of the arc.

Ty Lawson is an elite from North Carolina. He won't panic when he encounters double-teams, and he distributes the ball to Martin who retreats into the paint.Martin catches the ball and wants to make a mid-range shot. Smith on the side defends and jumps high to block the shot.Martin gave the ball to JR. Smith again.

JR was open on the weak side, but only for a split second.Seeing that Josh Smith changed defense, Ye Feng immediately rushed towards JR Smith without any hesitation. When JR made the shot, he also jumped up from the side and blocked the shot again, albeit only slightly.The basketball changed its trajectory and landed limply in the penalty area.Gortat received the basketball and passed it to Thornton for a fast break, but was knocked out of the sideline by veteran Anthony Carter.

Van Gundy said excitedly: "Ye Feng has blocked six today, and the game is only in the second quarter. He may break his career block record today. In the game against the Kings last year, he blocked seven, and he was one short of catching up. draw."

The Clippers were not in a hurry to serve the sideline ball and made a substitution. Love replaced Gortat.Kidd replaced Josh Smith, who played poorly.

Thornton faced JR. Smith.Smith mainly relies on speed breakthroughs and pull-up jumpers, Thornton can follow him, the height of the Clippers is reduced, and there are four pitchers again.

The foul ball was issued, and Love pulled out the outside line. As soon as he came out, the Nuggets' defense had to change. Martin followed. Ye Feng received the ball and passed it to Kidd, and ran inside without the ball.As soon as he entered the low post on the right, Kidd's pass was delivered immediately.

Ye Feng didn't make any fancy moves when catching the ball from the low post this time. He quickly turned around from the baseline and passed Malik Allen.Martin was too far away to defend, Graham let go of Tony Allen and rushed forward to take a foul tactic, knocking out the basketball in Ye Feng's hands.

After Ye Feng made two free throws, the score was 34 to 42.He's shooting 78% of his free throws this season, which isn't great, but it's pretty high.

The Nuggets also requested a substitution, and Nene, Efflalo, Anthony, and Billups played four.George Karl hopes that the players can open the score in one breath and win the game.There are more than two quarters left, and the physical strength of the main players can persist until the end.It is an honor to end the Clippers' winning streak.

After the substitution, the Nuggets played really well, and Anthony began to show off again.Tony Allen was in charge of defending him. Although he followed him closely, he was short of height. Today, just in time for Anthony to explode again, he shot very accurately.

After playing for a few minutes, the Clippers replaced Josh Smith for defense. Anthony made no mistakes and scored another 12 points in a single quarter, 27 points in the half.The Clippers entered the second half 52 points behind 62 to 10.

Ye Feng still couldn't find his touch. In the second quarter, he missed four shots and didn't score in sports. He only scored 9 points in the half, but grabbed 8 rebounds, sent 5 assists, and had [-] steal and [-] blocks. , The defensive aspect is very good.

Van Gundy and Johnson made halftime comments.Van Gundy said: "This game is not because the Nuggets played well, but because the Clippers' offense is too bad. The team's shooting percentage is only 40%. This is the first time this season. Usually after halftime, they Can get 60 points or more."

Johnson said with a smile: "This game also reflects Ye Feng's role in the team. Other Clippers players are good at adding icing on the cake, but no one stands up to score when they are passive. Without Ye Feng's performance on the defensive end, maybe the fast The ship is already behind by a big score. Even if he doesn't score, he is the king of the Clippers, but they have to make adjustments in the second half, and someone has to take the burden of scoring."

Thibodeau really needs to make adjustments. Ye Feng has a bad touch and cannot attract double-teams. It will be difficult for others to get easy shots. Kidd can pass the ball to the right position, but he cannot be expected to stand up and score.Now the Clippers must strengthen their defense to prevent the opponent.The Nuggets also intentionally fought against them today, which had an obvious effect.

Thibodeau said: "We must strengthen our defense in the second half. Think about how we won last season. We lost too many points this season. Preventing their outside offense is the key. Ye, you defend Anthony in the second half and keep up with him. ...Steph, you run the pick-and-roll offense in the second half, you can shoot when you get the opportunity, and Kevin pays attention to the screen."

Curry is the one with the best touch in the Clippers. He scored 8 points in the first quarter and didn't get a chance to play in the second quarter. Now Thibodeau is going to put the treasure on him.

The Clippers sent Love, Smith, Ye Feng, Curry, and Kidd.The Nuggets are still the starters at the start.

Ye Feng's role in the team is still very important, he must freeze the top scorer of the Nuggets.In the first half, he only made 12 of 3 shots. If he made a strong shot, it would only be detrimental to the team. Fortunately, no matter how bad his hand was, the Nuggets couldn't let him shoot, and he could still attract defense.

Ye Feng stood beside Anthony, Anthony smiled and said, "Will you guard me?"

Ye Feng smiled and said: "Yeah, I still have to do it myself. I won't let you score easily."

The Nuggets sent the baseline ball, Billups brought it to the frontcourt, and Anthony took the initiative to ask for the ball for singles.

Against Ye Feng, Anthony also had confidence.The two had singled out in the Meng 8 training camp, and Ye Feng had nothing to do with him.In terms of scoring ability alone, he is no worse than LeBron James.

But Anthony doesn't have any personal honors. Opportunity is one aspect, and another aspect is his lack of aggressiveness.He has physique but has never matched up with Ye Feng, leaving the difficult defensive tasks to his teammates.Defensive enthusiasm alone puts him far behind James, Wade, Ye Feng and others.

Ye Feng did not adopt close defense, close defense, but it was easier for Anthony to turn around and shoot.He has a big butt and can push opponents away, which is a bit like Barkley's butt skills back then.It is easier to block Anthony's shots from a longer distance. In the training camp, Ye Feng was very impressed.

As an opponent in the Western Conference, Ye Feng of course also studied Anthony's style of play. He is about one step away, and his speed is superior, which can prevent breakthroughs and interfere with shooting.

The ball was in Anthony's hands, and the duel between the two cores began.

(End of this chapter)