The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 316 [The Hungry Wolf Shows His Power, Emperor Yi Escorts]

In the second quarter, the Clippers' substitutes failed to recover the score. Scola scored a jumper in 5 minutes and the Nets led by 10 points.

Thibodeau requested a timeout, and no one could have imagined that he would be beaten like this by the bottom-bottomed team last season.After replacing Yi Jianlian, Thibodeau said to O'Neal: "Shaker, you are going to play and play them in the low post. I believe that neither Scola nor Jordan can guard you."

Scola and Jordan were indeed unable to guard, but as soon as O'Neal came up, the Nets replaced Scola with Chuck Hayes.Hayes is not tall, but he is the strongest insider of the Nets, able to resist O'Neal.It was very difficult for O'Neal to beat Hayes. Seeing this scene, the coaching staff regretted changing Yi Jianlian.

Hayes resisted people, Jordan Jr. was responsible for blocking shots, and the Nets' defense was better than the first quarter.Thibodeau knew the characteristics of Harris and did not send Kidd.Tony Allen couldn't shoot from the outside, and the Clippers couldn't break through the zone defense. Except for Thornton and Smith, others couldn't open the game.

After playing for a while, Ye Feng reappeared.The Nets defended very resolutely, that is, the zone defense double-teamed Ye Feng, forcing him to pass the ball, and the others recognized it when they made the shot.This trick worked. Ye Feng only scored 8 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists in the first half. His teammates wasted a lot of money, otherwise he would have even more assists.

The shooting percentage of both sides was not high, and Love grabbed a lot of rebounds.Scored 5 points and 11 rebounds in the first half.

The Clippers are 52 points behind 60 to 8.

When commenting on the halftime game, Van Gundy said: "The Nets showed extraordinary strength today. Many people say that Scola's defense is not good, but it is actually incorrect. As long as it does not encounter a fast and explosive inside line, Stanley Cora can defend and is rarely overwhelmed one-on-one. Lopez is already a center with super offensive power in the league. Humphries, Jordan, and Hayes are blue-collars who are good at defense. The Nets are now five The famous insiders complement each other and can compete with any team in the league."

"Magician" Johnson said: "There is also Wall on the outside. The Nets now only need to strengthen the swing position. Ariza and Outlaw are not good enough. If they can make some moves on the trade deadline, this season will be great." make a difference."

At this time, the Clippers need players who can shoot to help Ye Feng.Thibodeau arranged tactics at halftime. "In the second half, they will definitely play zone defense, double-team Ye Feng, Kevin and Yi play, evacuate the inside, and Dorrell at No. 2, they are likely to send Harris to play double guards. You have a height advantage, so you have to be bold. .Jason controls the rhythm, Wall's shooting is not good, you can't defend against penetration. When attacking, 4 people are on the outside, Ye is in the low post, and the triangle attack. Ye attracts double-teams, and the outside line must be shot!"

Kidd's shooting wasn't too accurate today. He passed the ball to the weak side. Wright, Love and Ye Feng formed a triangle, and Yi Jianlian was at the top of the arc.

Before playing, Ye Feng shouted: "Brothers, cheer up! Don't think of the Nets as a weak team anymore. They have defeated the Heat and the Celtics, and they already have the strength to compete with strong teams. Don't try your best. We will be the losers in this game. Shout out, we will win!"

Everyone pressed their hands together and shouted: "We must win!"

Ye Feng walked up to Yi Jianlian, patted him on the back, and said lightly: "You have a height advantage, don't be nervous anymore! Relax, tell yourself from the bottom of your heart that this is just a practice match, you have to throw the ball in like training. Forget In the second quarter, when no one is attracting double teams, you can’t play well. Run like a lunatic on the fast break, and you are a small forward on the offensive end, don’t think of yourself as an inside!”

Yi Jianlian nodded, he was very obedient.He really shouldn't think of himself as an insider. Many media say that he is a super soft insider, and he can't be tough at all. His playing style is to avoid shooting, rarely break through, and it is even rarer to resist the opponent's strong basket with his back.He forced himself to look like an insider, he might as well just develop in the direction of a small forward and a swingman.The coaching staff asked him to take Nowitzki and Durant as examples, that is, to rely on his height advantage to shoot, and not to worry about other things.The Clippers have Ye Feng to attract the defense. If so, his shooting percentage is only [-]%, and he can retire directly after this season.

In fact, Yi Jianlian has a high hit rate during training, but his mental quality is too poor.

Van Gundy watched Ye Feng speak, and Yi Jianlian listened to Ye Feng's words very well, with a respectful expression, and smiled: "In 2007, Yi Jianlian and Ye Feng entered the league together. At that time, Ye Feng was nothing. Many people felt that Yi Jianlian could reach the height of Yao Ming. Now Ye Feng has become the MVP, and Yi Jianlian is a marginal person. If anyone said that Ye Feng had greater development potential than Yi Jianlian three years ago, people would definitely think him crazy."

"Magic" Johnson also laughed and said: "Anything can happen in the NBA. In the second half, Kidd is dead again. Let's see how the Clippers will play."

Nets players on the scene are Lopez, Scola, Ariza, Harris, Wall.Here are five of their strongest attacks.In the Rockets, Ariza averaged 16 points per game, although his shooting percentage was a little lower.

The Clippers attacked, Kidd brought the ball to the frontcourt, Yi Jianlian pulled to the top of the arc to cover, Kidd did not break through, passed to Love who also pulled out the outside line, ran to the left corner, Wright went to the right At the bottom corner, Ye Feng took advantage of Yi Jianlian's off-ball screen to get inside.

After the pick-and-roll, Ariza followed Yi Jianlian, and Lopez defended Ye Feng.Ye Feng is Scola's more troublesome type, otherwise Humphries wouldn't be allowed to start in the first quarter.Lopez also struggled to defend Ye Feng in the low post, and he was also afraid of explosive players.

The players pulled apart, and the low post Ye Feng had a chance to play singles.He dribbled the ball with his back, Lopez was a white center, not strong, and he took a step back when he was pushed, Ye Feng stepped on the penalty area line and turned around in the middle, holding the basketball high with one hand, jumping forward, overwhelming Lopez to hit the board Sent the ball into the basket. 54 to 60.

Van Gundy shouted: "Good shot, if Ye Feng plays this way, the Nets will feel very uncomfortable. Lopez and Scola are afraid of this move."

Johnson laughed: "But maybe the Nets will double-team the next ball."

The Nets attacked, and Yi Jianlian was in charge of defending Ariza. On the outside, Ye Feng sat under the basket and faced Scola.Scola went to a high screen, Ye Feng switched defenses, blocking Wall's breakthrough route.Wall could pass Kidd with his speed, but he couldn't pass Ye Feng.However, he still wants to challenge. Players who have just entered the league are inevitably young.

Wall dribbled the ball to the left, Ye Feng kept sliding to follow, Wall couldn't get rid of it, and barely flashed an empty fadeaway jumper, Ye Feng jumped up to block the shot, almost touching the basketball with his hand, exerting a lot of pressure.Wall shot the ball, but his technique was deformed, and it bounced out of the frame, and Love got the rebound again.

After Humphries left the court, the Nets lacked the strongest rebounder, and no one could compete with Love anymore. When he played in the third quarter, Love said he would grab all the rebounds, full of confidence.

The Clippers still pulled away and let Ye Feng play singles.The Nets couldn't stop Ye Feng from catching the ball in the low post. He didn't want to be positioned at the bottom line, but first used the off-ball screen in the high post to get rid of the defender, catch the ball and bring it to the low post by himself, so that it is not easy to make mistakes.Ye Feng is not only the leading scorer, but also averages only 2.4 turnovers per game. His playing is indeed as stable as Duncan.

This time Scola switched defenses, and Lopez went with Love.Ye Feng took the ball and turned to face the frame, dribbled the ball under his crotch to break through the middle, and opened the distance with Scola in one step.Scola followed up from the side, and Ye Feng dribbled the ball under his crotch again in the middle. At the same time, he took the ball and jumped to the basket, scoring a dunk with one hand. 56 to 60.

Slow down, Scola can't help him.Even if you can keep up, it will be difficult to defend if you can't jump up, and it may be even worse to be humiliated.The audience cheered and cheered together. Ye Feng's performance started. In every game, he basically had a period of madness. Ye Feng's scoring ability is very strong, ranking in the top three in the league. For him, 20 points in a single quarter It's normal.

The Nets were attacking, and Ye Feng was defending against pick-and-rolls. Thibodeau allowed Yi Jianlian to defend the perimeter because he understood the characteristics of Ariza. Ariza was not good at holding the ball to break through the offense. Most of his shots were jumpers. He relied on his height and jumping. Not slow, one defense and one can keep up with him, interference is not a problem, and Ariza is guarded.

No matter who breaks through, Ye Feng will defend the pick-and-roll. Now the Clippers have a 32-zone defense. As soon as he goes out, Yi Jianlian will retreat in the high post, responsible for defending the low post and protecting the backcourt rebounds.This is the most important defensive routine of the Clippers. Yi Jianlian has been training with the team during this time. Mahon and Mutombo are very strict. As long as he runs in the wrong position or fails to return to the defense in time, he will be scolded. Now he is finally on the defensive end. I won't be in a daze anymore.

Yi Jianlian's retracement is better than Kidd's retracement. He has height and bounce, can help defend and block shots, and can better rebound.

Harris didn't compete with Ye Feng after the pick-and-roll, and passed the ball. As soon as Ye Feng went out, Lopez went into the low post to catch the ball. Yi Jianlian defended well and hit the penalty area line.Lopez hit Yi Jianlian with his back, resisted twice, turned around and scored with a jumper. 56 to 62.

Yi Jian teamed up to seal it, but unfortunately it didn't work.Although the ball was not defended, Thibodeau still applauded Yi Jianlian from the sidelines.Ye Feng sent the baseline ball, caught up with Yi Jianlian from behind, and said loudly: "You defend beautifully, keep up with this level and keep up! Concentrate, I will pass you if I have the chance."

As long as the play is reasonable and the defense is tight, it is acceptable to be unstoppable.

The Clippers attack again, still the same way.One method is that if the opponent can't defend, they will fight continuously.There were three people on the same side as Ye Feng. Wright couldn't relax at the bottom corner. His shots were too accurate.Love can also shoot three-pointers at a 60-degree angle, and he can still run to the inside when he is short. He has a strength advantage and is not easy to short.Kidd reached the corner on the weak side, too far away, and Wall couldn't double-team Ye Feng. The only player who could let go was Yi Jianlian.He's borderline, and everyone knows it.

In this round, Ye Feng singled out Lopez, and Ariza let go of Yi Jianlian and double-teamed Lopez at the beginning.And Ye Feng has been waiting for this opportunity.He had already thought clearly and passed it on to Yi Jianlian.The Clippers need one more three-pointer, otherwise they won't let Yi Jianlian play.

Ye Feng immediately jumped up with the ball in both hands, and vigorously passed the ball to Yi Jianlian at the top of the arc.

Yi Jianlian was open to catch the ball. At this moment, he remembered that when he first started playing basketball in elementary school, he became the leader of the team when he was in junior high school. After graduation, he joined the professional team at a young age and played for the Guangdong team. From the fringe to the main force, helping the team win the national championship, being defeated by the Bayi team led by Wang Zhizhi who just returned to China, etc... He has encountered many setbacks and pressures, and he has overcome them with perseverance. Now he is in the highest level of the league , but also to prove himself.Yi Jianlian said to himself in his heart: "I have passed and passed this open opportunity, and I can't miss it. I want to continue playing in the NBA after this season. I must improve. I can't let my hard work over the years go to waste." ( Hey! Hey! Are you the glasses guy in "Slam Dunk"? Too many memories? The 24-second shot clock is over!)

Yi Jianlian jumped high, and gently pushed the ball out with his fingers. The arc of the ball was very good, and it went into the net hollowly, and it went in! 59 to 62.

Yi Jianlian was very excited after scoring a goal, Ye Feng shouted: "Don't be in a daze! Don't be so honest when scoring goals in the future, raise your fist and shout!"

Yi Jianlian didn't shout this time, but just smiled.Shouting is not his style, but hearing what Ye Feng said, he felt very inspired. In his fourth year in the NBA, he found passion in this land for the first time.

The Nets' main offense is the pick-and-roll.After a pick-and-roll, Ye Feng immediately went up to defend, without hesitation, he was too fast, neither Wall nor Harris could easily pass him.Just looking at defense against breakthroughs, Ye Feng has already done better than Garnett.And Yi Jianlian retreated inside, the task is the same as Josh Smith, of course not as good as Smith, but it is still no problem to keep up with Lopez.

Smith is sitting on the bench. If he doesn't play well, he will lose the trust of the coaching staff.Lopez received the ball and played back singles again. He and Yi Jianlian often practiced alone in the Nets, and Yi Jianlian was familiar with his style of play.Yi Jianlian's defense was in place to interfere with the shot, and Lopez missed the ball.Love resisted Scola and won the backcourt rebound again, passed to Kidd, and the Clippers broke fast.

Yi Jianlian ran forward at full speed, throwing off Lopez.The coaching staff said, run as fast as you can, don't look at the ball, just treat it as a [-]-meter race, win if you enter the penalty area, and the first pass will not be given to him, because he can't attack with the ball.

Kidd passed it to Ye Feng.Ye Feng received the ball, turned around and strode forward, without any feint, resisted Ariza and got into the three-point line. Ariza was at a disadvantage in the confrontation, so he could only use fouls to stop him.

This is Ariza's second foul in this game, not afraid of being troubled by fouls, the Clippers have the ball.

Yi Jianlian covered Ye Feng to block Ariza, and Kidd sent the ball out of bounds. This time Scola defended and blocked Ye Feng's way from the outside, and Ye Feng passed the ball to Kidd.

Yi Jianlian pulled away from the middle and ran to the inside. Kidd immediately saw the opportunity and passed the ball to Yi Jianlian accurately, creating an opening.

Yi Jianlian made an emergency stop one step before the free throw line for a jumper.It was too late for Scola to retreat and defend, and Yi Jianlian made a steady shot, scoring the fifth point of the game, 5 to 61.

With Yi Jianlian's two shots, the Clippers were only one point behind.

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Yi Jianlian can still make an open shot, so don't underestimate him. In the 2012 Olympic Games against Spain, he did not suffer against Ibaka, scoring 30 points.

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