The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 298 [Adu's nemesis, Nuggets' troubles]

Last season, the Clippers coaching staff also studied the matchup list, considering which games to fight and which to stay.There's no need to do that kind of thing this season.As long as the strength is super strong, there will be no such thing as a "devil's schedule", and you will not be afraid of meeting anyone.On the contrary, many weak teams have no idea when they see that they are playing against the Clippers, and they are ready to give up.

On November 11, the Clippers played against the Thunder at home.

The young and energetic Thunder are favored by experts, and the contest between Durant and Ye Feng is also a very attractive topic.The person Durant most wanted to defeat was Ye Feng. For three years, he had never won a single confrontation between the two.This season the Thunder is not too bad inside. They signed 1 rookie centers in the first round, 11cm Cole Aldridge, and last season's 211 rookies in the first round. Byron Mullens and Nick Collison, Serge Ibaka and Jeff Green.

The perimeter combination of Kevin Durant and Derrick Rose is very sharp, the shooting guard has the defensive champion Safrosa, and James Harden is on the bench. Rick Maynor and others, after the start of the game, they had a record of 3 wins and 1 loss, and they performed well.

However, Durant's shadow towards Ye Feng seemed to be getting more and more serious.He became the scoring leader last season, but Ye Feng has already won two MVPs, and he can beat him every season.When the outside world compared them, many people lamented that without Ye Feng, Durant might be the one who would face LeBron James in the future, and would definitely win the championship one day and become the best player, but With Ye Feng around, he would be suppressed.Durant was very sad to see this kind of news, but he had to admit that it was true. Ye Feng had the upper hand against him.

This time against the Thunder, the Clippers changed their starting lineup. The starting center is Love, Josh Smith is at the 4th position, Ye Feng is at the [-]rd position, and Tony Allen and Kidd are on the outside.

Smith and Ye Feng played together, and Tony Allen started, which is enough to show that the Clippers attach great importance to the Thunder.Allen needs to defend Rose on the outside, Kidd will deal with Safoloza, who is not good at attacking with the ball, and both Smith and Ye Feng will be effective in defending Durant.

The Clippers mainly attack the inside, and the Thunder's starting center is Ibaka, who is short and athletic.Power forward Jeff Green is not tall, and the two insiders are not very good at low-post defense. They are not strong enough to fight against others.Jeff Green is a power forward who plays as a small forward. Ibaka is a good player in assisting defense and blocking shots, but he is almost weak in defense alone.Love and Smith pulled out the outside line together, leaving Ye Feng in the low post to play alone. He scored 17 points on Ibaka and Green in the first quarter, and caused Ibaka to foul twice.

In the second quarter, the Clippers also focused on the low post, and O'Neal beat Collison.Harden blasted Thornton and scored 15 points in a single quarter to keep the score from widening.

In the second half, Ibaka was troubled by fouls, and the Thunder's defense was even worse, and finally couldn't stand it anymore.In the end, the Clippers won the game 108 to 92.

The main reason for the Thunder's loss was Durant. He played 40 minutes, only 24 of 6 shots, 10 of 0 three-pointers, 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 6 turnovers. He played an embarrassing game .

叶锋打了38分钟，同样出手24次，却命中了15球，三分球3中1，罚球11中9，砍下了40分6篮板2助攻2盖帽。

Durant was abused again. After the game, he said that he played too alone, which was the main reason for the team's loss.

The Thunder coach forgave him. He thought that the Clippers had a tight defense and a good defense. If Durant didn't shoot, letting others focus on the game would also lose the game.

Ye Feng still maintains a complete victory against Durant, he gets excited when he hits Thunder, he doesn't know why.

Next, the Clippers will have an away trip against the Nuggets, Jazz, Hornets, and Spurs. They will go out for a week and return to Los Angeles on the 12th.

Ye Feng will be separated from Ai Lier this week, and concentrate on playing away games. This period of tough schedule may end the winning streak.If they can defeat these four opponents, the Clippers will surely expand their winning streak to more than 10 games. On the 13th, their opponent is the Pistons, and the Pistons are already an underdog.

Yi Jianlian stayed in Los Angeles and did not travel with the team. The NBDL has not yet started, and he will have a week of special training in Los Angeles with Dikembe Mutombo, who has become an assistant coach, and "Ladder" Jackson.

Yi Jianlian's face is also big enough to allow two assistant coaches to train together.The coaching staff didn't want to give him up, one taught offense and the other taught defense.Having the Chinese market behind him is only one aspect. The Clippers really need a big man who can shoot three-pointers, so that the bench lineup can more easily withdraw from the inside, which has many benefits.

Mutombo taught single defense and assisted defense, and he also taught him his own set of things.

"Ladder" Jackson and Yi Jianlian used streetball to single out, and gave him some tricks.This is to help him relax on the court.People who play streetball have a good mental quality, dare to do any action, and dare to think of any dunk tricks.

Yi Jianlian’s playing is seriously lacking in creativity. It can even be said that he has no creativity. Many cultural elements "moderation", "humility", "subtlety" and "magnanimity" can be found in him.

What is moderation?You can't stand out; you can't stand out; you're not allowed to have an ego, you have to live like a sheep, even if you're a wolf you have to wear sheep's clothing.Moderate people have no individuality, and they are not allowed to have individuality. If individuality cannot be effectively released, people can only lower their heads to look at the little grass under their feet, and cannot see what is ahead.

The sheepskin can't be taken off after wearing it for too long.Watching Yi Jianlian play, everything is formatted, dogmatic, and simplified. How can he not tie his hands and feet?Only when training has nothing to do with winning or losing, can he let go.In the Chinese national team, a group of more moderate and humble people can only let him go if he follows the lead.

Judging from the current situation, it is inevitable for Yi Jianlian to be transferred to NBDL.While participating in the development league, he will also train with the Clippers.For this method, Thibodeau believes that it can improve his personal ability.Although decentralization is a bit embarrassing, it is more helpful to ensure the state.

On the 5th, the Clippers players took a special plane to Denver for the first game of their four-game streak.The game against the Nuggets is very important. If you play a good game, it will boost morale.

Things are going great for the Clippers.In this game, the Nuggets' two insiders, Kenyon Martin and Nene Lacilio, are both absent due to injuries. The starting center is likely to be Erwin Eli, who was bullied by Ye Feng in his rookie season in the Hornets The veteran, power forward might play Sheldon Williams, who went through the Finals with the Celtics.

In addition, the Nuggets have internal and external troubles, and they have actually begun to prepare for reconstruction.

Last year, the Denver Nuggets kept their roster steady, a strategy that allowed them to win back-to-back Northwest Division titles.In the new season, if the players are all in their prime, then there is no need for the team to adjust the lineup.But the reality is always unsatisfactory. In the new season, there are two problems that plague the Nuggets, which are likely to cause earth-shaking changes in the team.One is injuries, and the other is contract issues.

Once next summer is over, the team's lineup does not know how it will change. The contracts of "Melo" Anthony, Kenyon Martin and JR Smith are about to expire, Billups has only one year worth 1420 million, and the starting center Nene has player options for next season.People's evaluation of the Nuggets lineup is not as good as before, although their strength is still not to be underestimated.As long as the core members of the Nuggets are not traded, they can still easily rank third or fourth in the West.But the problem is that if you can't win the championship, everything is in vain.

The Nuggets currently have four players whose salaries exceed [-] million. Anthony, Martin, Billups, Nene, JR. Smith and the newly signed Harrington are also worth a lot. Relatively speaking, the salaries of other Nuggets players are very low.Martin and Smith's high salary and poor efficiency are also the reasons why the Nuggets have difficulty in the playoffs.

The current salary of the Nuggets team is about 8300 million US dollars. The salary cap for the new season is 5804.4 million US dollars. The luxury tax trigger line is 7030.7 million US dollars. The current salary of the Nuggets far exceeds the luxury tax. Harrington, no deal.Trading Anthony and Billups, letting go of Martin and Smith, freeing up salary space to rebuild with young players, and cultivating a new core is what the Nuggets are thinking now.

Since the successful reconstruction of the Clippers, it has also given an inspiration to other NBA teams. If it is not the kind of superstar who can change the result of the game by himself, it is better to introduce some good role players.

The Clippers faced such a Nuggets team, and some unusual things were destined to happen.

Thibodeau changed the lineup again when arranging tactics. This time he didn't want to defend. The starting lineup sent Love, Ye Feng, Wright, Thornton, and Kidd.

Thibodeau arranged to create singles opportunities for Ye Feng. "Others stretch out on the outside looking for opportunities to shoot three-pointers. Ye, you attack as much as you want, and you don't need to control the number of shots you take today. If Anthony is defending from the outside, use the screen to go to the low post to ask for the ball. Kevin (Love) ), to the top of the arc to screen, Dorell (Wright) to the weak side 60-degree angle, Jason (Kidd) 60-degree angle lob, Marcus (Thornton) to the bottom corner to look for opportunities, when not open Marcus can cut from the baseline and play pick-and-roll with Ye, get it?"

Wright laughed and said, "Coach, not only do we understand, the opponent should also understand what we are going to do, but they still have to lose."

Thibodeau patted him on the shoulder and said: "If you can't make a shot, I will replace you. Don't be complacent when you start. You have to defend Anthony, follow him closely, and don't let him play too easily. Others Is there anything else you want to say?"

Ye Feng smiled and said: "Guys, I just want to say one thing, when attracting double-team passes, don't waste my assists."

(End of this chapter)