The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 268 [Sweep the Lakers and advance to the finals]

On May 5, the united Clippers beat the Lakers again 24-118, leading 104-3 in total. The point difference between the two sides is decreasing. The Lakers have gradually found a way to deal with the Clippers, but there is still a long way to go before winning.

In this game, the Lakers used the "Jordan Rule" against Ye Feng to guard against other Clippers players and let Artest and Ye Feng one-on-one.It's the same approach the Clippers used against the Lakers.

The difference is that except for Kobe, the Lakers are not very efficient one-on-one. Gasol is really soft in this series, and the inside line has not played to the level it should be.The Clippers' defense around the front and wheel battles allowed him to average only 17 points per game on the offensive end, which is below average.If he plays at the level of a big killer like the previous two seasons, the Lakers may be able to compete with the Clippers.

In addition to Ye Feng for the Clippers, it is also very easy for Curry to single out Fisher.In order to strengthen the offense in the second quarter, the Clippers had 6 minutes for Curry and Thornton to be on the court together, blasting Fisher and Farmar.The Lakers have a serious defensive problem at the 1st position. Only Shannon Brown has a better defensive ability. He still relies on physical fitness to defend and is easy to be shaken away.

Ye Feng's performance in the first half was mediocre, but he finally found his way in the second half of the third quarter. Two consecutive breakthroughs caused Artest to foul. Jackson had to replace Artest, who made the fourth foul.Without the interference from the wild beasts, Ye Feng was much more relaxed. He used mid-range shots and low-post attacks to score again and again, resulting in a 2+1. He also hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc. He scored 18 points in a single quarter and led the team. Increase the score in one go.

In the fourth quarter, Ye Feng remained on the court. The other four were McGee, Smith, Tony Allen, and Kidd. The Clippers fought hard to defend, and the Lakers' offense was in trouble.

阿泰斯特这场比赛成为了湖人球迷心中永远的痛，他虽然防守很卖力，但在叶锋的防守下11投仅2中，加罚球得到了8分5个篮板还有4次失误，叶锋却砍下了37分7篮板3助攻3抢断。

After the game, Artest was called an undercover agent.

On May 5, with the super performance of the substitute players and the brave performance of the outside line, the Clippers beat the Lakers 26 to 120 and swept the finals 88:4.

In this game, Ye Feng played mediocre in the first quarter. The Clippers outside Curry and Kidd felt good and hit 4 three-pointers. In the second quarter, Morrow, Thornton, Love, and Barea attacked the basket with three-pointers. Basket, the audience scored a total of 16 three-pointers, while the Lakers only had four three-pointers in the entire game, and this alone lost miserably.Curry scored 4 points, 30 rebounds and 4 assists, setting a new high in scoring in the playoffs. Barea finally let out his breath and scored 4 points.

The Lakers disarmed early in the game and ended the season like the Suns and Trail Blazers.At the press conference, Kobe was so angry that he couldn't speak. He only said that he was very disappointed. They had many opportunities but failed to seize them.

The Clippers swept the Lakers, which surprised many NBA experts.In fact, the weakness shown by the Lakers in the game against the Thunder has already been foreshadowed.They are not afraid of a tempo-controlled team like the Spurs, but they are afraid of an impactful young combination.The Thunder have Durant, Rose, and Harden.The Clippers have Ye Feng, Curry, and Thornton.In addition, the Clippers' interior is not as bad as the Thunder, and winning is normal.

The Lakers were suppressed by the Clippers in the regular season, and they no longer had the arrogance of the past, nor the determination and confidence to win.Bynum has been hit and miss, Artest has been reduced to a role player, and Gasol hasn't been convincing in this series.In order to prevent Ye Feng, the Lakers arranged Odom into the starting lineup, which made the Lakers' bench weaker.

The playoffs are all about depth.Kobe called his teammates for support after the game again and again, but was disappointed again and again.Kobe himself did not perform very well, averaging 26 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the entire series, and his shooting percentage was only 40%, which was lower than the regular season.

Ye Feng averaged 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was lower than the regular season, but still 47%.In this series, he completely overwhelmed Kobe.

The Lakers' failed trip to the playoffs may lead to another change in the team.

The Clippers swept the Lakers, but the news media no longer used words such as "miracle" and "upset" to describe the Clippers' victory. With 72 wins in the regular season, it seems that the Clippers will not let them do anything. People feel surprised.

To deal with the Lakers, the Clippers have long been prepared and planned for a long time.

For the Lakers, Ye Feng's presence on the court was a natural misalignment. They didn't know who would be the best defense against Ye Feng.Odom was not good last season. Artest has enough strength and defensive will, but he is not tall enough and suffers from low positions.Bynum and Gasol couldn't keep up with Ye Feng at all, and if they followed Ye Feng to the outside or mid-range, the Lakers' inside defensive advantage would be greatly weakened.The Lakers spent a lot of money in vain, but still failed to solve the fundamental problem of defending Ye Feng.

Phil Jackson could only let Artest do this difficult job, and the result was that Artest was blown up.Of course, Artest would not care about this, he was still very relaxed after the game, and he had already got what he wanted.

The other is the depth of the bench. In each game, the Clippers will have at least one substitute player to stand up and show off. In two games, their substitute scored more points than the Lakers' starter.Just two months into the season, a columnist on the official NBA website said: "The Clippers' bench may be stronger than the starting strength of many teams." This is indeed the case.

It's no secret that the Lakers are afraid of speed-type point guards. Except for Kidd, all Clippers guards are speed-type.

The Clippers' defense is also a focus topic. Phil Jackson believes that the Clippers players often use small moves in defense, which is one of the reasons for the abnormal performance of the Lakers.But in the playoffs, when the fight is fierce, how can there be no small moves?

In a sense, the Clippers were rebuilt from the beginning to clean up the Lakers.In the past season, all their attention has been on the Lakers.Therefore, the Clippers are the most prepared team in the league for the Lakers, and they are also the only team that may complete a sweep of the Lakers.

The next day, major media around the world reported the Clippers' victory. "The New Ruler", "The Hungry Wolf is One Step Closer to Being King", "The Collapse of the Zijin Army", while the media congratulated the Clippers for another 4-0 sweep of their opponents, they also expressed regret for the current situation of the Lakers.

The losing side is always unlucky and controversial.In Ye Feng's previous life, regardless of the super insider factors such as Gasol, Odom, and Bynum, Kobe won two finals MVPs, and now he has nothing, only failures again and again .

If you win in the finals, shooting 40% from the field can still show leadership, but being swept, shooting 40% from the field is unforgivable, people are so realistic.

When Kobe was on the offensive end, people said that Kobe was really unique; when Kobe tried to trust his teammates, people said that Kobe shot at the critical moment; when Kobe hovered between the two, people said that Kobe was old... …

Some people say that Kobe's era is over, while others say that Kobe never had his own era.Having your own era should at least have dominance. Who has Kobe ruled?

Jordan won the scoring champion and several MVPs together several times within a year, which is called dominance; O’Neal won the scoring champion, MVP, and FMVP together in 2000, and the statistics in the finals are astonishing. The Lakers are absolutely the boss, that is called dominance; Take it together, the finals data is astonishing and nearly a record-breaking four-double, the Spurs are the absolute boss, that is called dominance.

What about Kobe?With 81 points, Kobe has dominated the league for 50 years with consecutive 40+ and 10+ points.After thinking about it carefully, I found out that he ruled Komi...

In this series, even saying that Kobe is the key player in the league is somewhat untenable.In the series against the Clippers, he didn't have a chance to shoot the game-winning shot. He scored a lot of points in the fourth quarter, but it didn't matter at all. It looked more like a statistic.

Some people say what kind of leader Ye Feng is?In the three rounds of the playoffs, he didn't make a key shot or a lore shot. He never played a full fourth quarter and sat on the court.

The Clippers' three consecutive sweeps also raised a question, what exactly is a "key shot"?Is it a stalemate with the opponent until the last quarter to score consecutively, or is it the final lore of one point behind?

Ye Feng really didn't have these things, it wasn't that he didn't have them, neither did the other Clippers players.They played too seriously in the first three quarters, and their hearts were always in one place. For the Clippers, the first half was more critical than the second half. They directly opened the score. How can they make a lore?Could it be that he was forced into a desperate situation by the other party on purpose?

What's more, the key shots and lore shots depend on the superstars. They are all nonsense. The lore shot is just a shot. The key depends on who has a good touch and tactical arrangements. Of course, luck is a must.The Jazz even scored a three-pointer for a 10-day day job this season. Does he have a big heart?He was waived at the end of the season.At that last moment, Ben Wallace received the ball and stood outside the three-point line, knowing that he should throw it into the basket.If you can't throw it in, you won't die. If you throw it in, it's a waste of money.This is called a big heart?If you shoot 10 lore shots and score 8, that is indeed a big heart. If you make 10 of 89 shots in 26 years, if you have a chance to make a lore, and if you have no chance to create a chance, you have to make a lore, that is called a big heart?

But in the first few quarters of the game, if you cooperate with your teammates and pass the ball more to reduce unreasonable shots, why drag the game to the moment of life and death and make a last-ditch effort?However, some people are obsessed with the so-called key shots. They don’t talk about unreasonable shots or missed shots, but only talk about the last moment.In the first three quarters, he played wildly, let the opponent press down, scored more than ten points in the fourth quarter, and then made a game-winning shot, and he was a superstar. Only a sick mind would believe such logic.

No matter who wants to play basketball, if he wants to play basketball well, he must regard every offense and defense as the key, and focus on completing the tasks assigned by the coach, instead of focusing on a certain quarter or a certain period of time.Such a team is the strongest. The record-breaking Bulls in the 1995-1996 season also had zero kills in the season!
The Clippers took the lead in entering the finals, and the Eastern Celtics unexpectedly won the match point 3-1.

In the finals against the Celtics, it is still unknown whether the Clippers can win the championship smoothly!
(End of this chapter)