The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 246 [28 consecutive victories, Christmas battle]

Because of the double pressure of weight and life, Troy Jackson should have passed away on February 2011, 2. Ye Feng didn't know this. He was not a know-it-all. He only knew that the fat man could score with his nimble steps.He has confronted Scola and Boozer many times, and he feels that Jackson's footsteps are no worse than theirs.

Thibodeau came, Ye Feng discussed with him, and agreed to let Jackson try as an assistant coach for the Clippers.

Against the Knicks is a no-brainer game.The Knicks have 8 wins and 17 losses outside the Eastern Conference playoffs. This is a bad team with constant injuries. Only 9 players can play this time.

Their starting lineup doesn't even have a shooting guard.Flynn is injured, the starting point guard is Chris Duhon, a fringe man transferred from the Bulls; the shooting guard is played by Italian Gallinari with a height of 208cm; small forward Wilson Chandler is a good player ; The power forward is the famous rubbish middle-class player Jeffries; the center is the only star David Lee in the team.

The Knicks now only want to free up salary space to attract LeBron James to join. They have no requirements for the record, and they lost the game happily.

On the 20th, the Clippers beat the 76ers back to back, winning 112 to 107.

Before the Trail Blazers and the 76ers completed a deal, the 76ers center Marcus Camby was exchanged to the Trail Blazers.The Blazers offer the bargaining chip is the backup striker Outlaw and backup guard Blake.The joining of Camby made up for the vacancy left by Oden's injury, and the 76ers still have Dalembert and Speights inside, which are not weak. Brand can also play the 5th position after his comeback. People, plus the introduction of Blake, the outside line has also been strengthened to a certain extent.

The 76ers maintained the lead in the first half, but in the second half, the Clippers showed their strength from outside. Curry and Wright made consecutive three-pointers to recover the score. In the fourth quarter, the offense of Ye Feng, Smith and Thornton broke the 76ers' defense.

This is a relatively difficult schedule for the Clippers, playing consecutive away games.After defeating the 76ers, they immediately flew to Texas to challenge the San Antonio Spurs away.

Against the Spurs, Hayes entered the rotation again.Fortunately, the Clippers did not send Hayes to the Rockets before. He played a key role in this game and defended Duncan's offense many times. 11 points were finally chased by only 2 points.Ginobili missed the game-winning three-pointer, and the Clippers got away with it.

After playing the Spurs, the Clippers will play the Rockets away.After Yao Ming's reimbursement, the Rockets only had Kostic and "Birdman" Anderson inside.There are also problems with the point guard. Only Brooks is reliable, and Hassar, who was found in the free market, is not useful.With these two major weaknesses, the Rockets have now fallen out of the playoffs.But it was also not easy for the Clippers to win this time. The players collectively missed shots and won the game with tenacious defense.

The Clippers returned home with a terrifying record of 28 consecutive victories, and the annual NBA "Christmas War" is about to begin.The annual NBA Christmas game always arouses the interest of the fans, because the league will specially arrange some focus games to be held on this day, and this time is no exception. The Clippers faced the Celtics led by the Big Three at home, which made all fans want to move ,mouth watering.The Lakers are not idle, and they want to challenge the Cavaliers away.

There is no doubt that the Clippers are currently the strongest team in the league, and the Celtics are the overlord of the Eastern Conference.Garnett missed the playoffs last season, causing the Celtics to lose the chance to defend their title. This time they will fight the Clippers with the strongest lineup.Garnett, Pierce, and Ray Allen cooperated more and more tacitly. The stalwart Perkins was on the inside, and Rondo, who almost averaged a triple-double in the playoffs, was at the 1st position.If the Celtics lose again, the Clippers seem to be going all out to break the 33-game winning streak.

Kobe VS LeBron is also a big attraction.Bryant still maintained a good state, facing the upcoming Christmas battle, he seemed very confident, said that the current team is united and he knows what to do.Nearly 20000 tickets for the Cavaliers home court were sold out one month in advance. Fans are looking forward to finding out who is stronger between the two.

In addition to watching the game live, it is also a beautiful thing to watch the game in front of the TV.All major media organizations are also looking forward to the skyrocketing ratings. Doug White, senior director of ESPN, said that this year's Christmas game ESPN will also broadcast live through 3D technology. This is a very good opportunity to show the excitement of the NBA in front of fans.

The fans are happy to see the peak matchup on Christmas Eve, but the players and coaches are very depressed to stay away from family and friends and participate in the game during this festival.

"Zen Master" Jackson first expressed his dissatisfaction with leading troops to fight on Christmas Eve. He said: "The league should not arrange games on this day. Football will not be played at this time of year. They will take a rest. I really don't understand why it is arranged. The Christmas War.” The reason why Zen Master hates the Christmas War so much is that his father is a pastor, and Zen Master has always attached great importance to Christmas, which is of great religious significance.

The team members also expressed their contempt for the Christmas game, thinking that it was just a hype.Most people want to spend the holidays with their families, not entertaining crowds at games.

For the first time this season, Ariel did not attend the match. Donald Sterling held a banquet at home and invited a lot of people. She had to attend. Ye Feng would also go there after the match.Not only Ye Feng, but several people wanted to finish the game and go home after the press conference.

With this mentality, the Clippers played a little loose at the beginning, but the Celtics played proactively.The Celtics are an away game, and they can't rush home immediately after the game, especially since this is a group of veterans who have children, and they can't accompany the children at home to unwrap presents, and I feel a little angry.The runaway fathers are very powerful. When the young Clippers woke up, they were already behind by a lot of points.

Ye Feng got lost in the game again, this time it wasn't just a problem with his touch, but he got lost in the Celtics' ever-changing zone defense system.The Celtics have a big advantage, that is, they are familiar with Thibodeau and can roughly guess the Clippers' style of play.

Facing the strong defense of the Celtics last season, Ye Feng lamented that there was no one around to help him. Now that he has good teammates, Ye Feng wants to play more selflessly. When he feels bad, he chooses to pass the ball more, and the result is even worse.Many fans were speechless after the game, they didn't know why Ye Feng didn't attack with all his strength today.

In the last quarter, although Ye Feng was on the court all the time, he shot three baskets. Most of the ball was controlled by Kidd, but the one who cooperated with Kidd was either Love, Smith, or Curry.Most of the time, Ye Feng was doing nothing under Garnett's defense.

The Clippers lost, 84 to 91, to end the winning streak on Christmas Day, and dedicated a not-so-good Christmas game to the fans.Garnett's defense is really good, Ye Feng can't take advantage of one-on-one in the low post, and in this game, he only got 2 free throws.Obviously, Ye Feng couldn't find his way in front of the Celtics' defense.

The Celtics' zone defense is very exciting. If Ye Feng takes the ball from a high position and breaks through the pick-and-roll, after switching defenses, he quickly forms a 32-block breakout line, forcing Ye Feng to pass the ball laterally to the guard. At this time, the big man retreats to the basket, and then Changed to 23 zone defense.Once Kidd makes a transfer from the strong side to the weak side, the zone defense immediately switches back to marking, keeping Garnett's defense or double-teaming of Ye Feng.

Such frequent changes in man-to-man and zone defenses require two key points: first, the big man must be fast when switching defenses, and also needs speed when retreating; Otherwise they will bump into each other.The key players in this are Pierce and Garnett. It was their timely substitutions that delayed Ye Feng's breakthrough in the first place. The most important thing is that they all have the physique that can resist Ye Feng.

If Ye Feng can't open it, the Clippers will be in trouble.They have developed a bad habit of trying to shoot three-pointers from the outside.Open three-pointers and strong three-pointers are two concepts. Except for Ye Feng, no one in the low post can attract double-teams.

At this time, if Love, Gortat and others can stand up, the ending may be rewritten.But none of them could take advantage of Perkins.

The Clippers players are very out of shape.Veteran Kidd actually made 6 turnovers under Rondo's defense, which did not play a role in stabilizing the morale of the army.It is not surprising that Rondo can enter the defense for a while. He relies on a pair of long arms to defend very well. If he does not rely on the pick-and-roll, Kidd cannot break through him.The matchup between the two pitchers Ray Allen and Curry also verified the saying that ginger is still hot, and Pierce is also better than Smith or others.In the starting competition, the Celtics not only did not suffer, but were slightly stronger. Five starters played for more than 40 minutes and won the game.The Clippers were brought into the rhythm of the Celtics, Thibodeau did not dare to change easily, and his on-the-spot adaptability was once again questioned.

Winning or losing is a common matter in military affairs. If the inside offense is not opened, and the outside line is misfired, the Clippers are not wronged to lose.This also has something to do with the player's mentality. The winning streak is too long, and the psychological pressure is getting bigger and bigger. If you want to win and are afraid of losing, you can't completely let go and enjoy the game.When other teams met the Clippers, they all played desperately. If they won against the Clippers, they could prove themselves, and defending Ye Feng was even more rewarding.Now all the teams are racking their brains to deal with Ye Feng, making him feel uncomfortable every time he catches the ball, and every time he takes a shot, it takes a lot of work.Going forward, double-teaming, and zone defense, all kinds of methods are used together.

This defeat made Ye Feng see some of his own shortcomings, he would still be deflated against top defensive players.If you want to be the best player in the league, you can't just rely on your physical advantage to play. In the future, there will always be a day when he can't jump up. Will he still be able to play in the low post?The advantage of outside line dry drawing will also be weakened.

At this time, the most flexible fat man in history, "Ladder" Troy Jackson had already reported to Los Angeles and began to guide the inside players to attack in the low post.He has a cheerful personality, loves to be funny, and is very popular in the team. He will definitely stay.Ye Feng is also planning to learn new tricks with him in low-post footsteps, it's time to study the kung fu of floor-flowing.

(End of this chapter)