The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 332 [Hungry wolf is selfless, Ah Lian flashes]

After the All-Star break, the Nets' record ranked third in the Eastern Conference, only two and a half games behind the Celtics.

In an article focusing on the performance of the Nets in the new season, experts pointed out that after the Nets replaced Yi Jianlian in the new season, their internal strength has improved a lot.Such news made Yi Jianlian very depressed and even more stressed.

The article said: "Compared with last year, the improvement of the Nets this season lies in the interior, especially the power forward position. Last season, Yi Jianlian's interior defense was a black hole with low efficiency, while Humphries' offense and defense in the interior were excellent. Had a great game and Hayes was really impressive in the post."

Indeed, since Yi Jianlian left, Humphries has become an indispensable member of the Nets. In order to strengthen the offense of the bench lineup, "Little General" Johnson often starts Humphries and Scola as a substitute.And Yi Jianlian didn't make many appearances for the Clippers this season, and his scoring and rebounding data both hit career lows.

Yi Jianlian still needs to work hard to get rid of the negative news, because from the data point of view, the Nets trade is correct, which is undoubtedly a blow to Yi Jianlian who is in the contract year.

In the Clippers, Mutombo, Mahon, and "Ladder" Jackson gave lessons to Yi Jianlian, and he finally made progress in terms of technology. During the training on February 2, Ye Feng took the initiative to challenge Yi Jianlian to a duel.

Yi Jianlian was ravaged a lot, but he also scored a lot of goals, he has a height advantage, and with the help of several assistant coaches, Ye Feng is not easy to defend him.After playing for 20 minutes, Ye Feng called to stop, took two bottles of water, threw a bottle to Yi Jianlian, took a few sips, and said seriously, "Yi, how do you feel about your playing?"

Yi Jianlian smiled bitterly and said, "I can't guard against you, I'm not your opponent."

"Your defense is terrible, you should learn from McGee. It's normal that you can't beat me." Ye Feng smiled slightly: "I want to say that you have done a good job, and you have done a lot under my defense. Point, don't you have a little more confidence?"

Yi Jianlian smiled slightly, but did not answer, a little shy.He was very proud of being able to score many goals single-handedly with Ye Feng.

Ye Feng patted him on the back hard, and said with a smile: "You are weak against others, and you can't resist others. But you can hit the mid-range shot, and you can also attack in the low post like Gortat. Your offense is helpful to the team. Play again When you are playing against me, think back to the process when you were singled out. The opponent’s substitute insider cannot defend better than me. You can score in front of me, why can’t you blow up those useless firewood? It’s pointless to talk too much, it’s all up to you Yourself. Tonight's game against the Mavericks, the coach is going to arrange for you to start, don't let us down."

Yi Jianlian hadn't started for a long time. He felt that Ye Feng said something nice. In the team, Ye Feng took good care of him, and said with a smile, "Thank you."

Ye Feng said with a smile: "You don't have to thank me. You also called Yao Ming to know his current situation. After next season, you will be the last Chinese player in the league. You have to live up to it. I hope you can still play next season." Teammate with you. From the perspective of physical condition, both the coach and I think you can beat Haywood. If he defends, you go to the low post for the ball and I will pass it to you."

The Clippers have lost to the Mavericks this season, and they don't want to lose in this home game.Mavericks centers all have one characteristic, they like to stay under the basket.DeAndre Jordan's power will be much lower when he leaves the penalty area, and Haywood also has this style.

In the All-Star Game, Love and Nowitzki played very well inside. Thibodeau wanted to try to pair Yi Jianlian and Love so that Yi Jianlian could defend Jordan without becoming a loophole.Jordan is not good at offense, as long as he doesn't let him rush up and dunk.If Jordan catches the ball at the basket, it's a foul.Jordan can make free throws "three non-sticks". After the Nets signed him, they felt that the effect was not very obvious. Humphries and Hayes were enough, so they sent him out as a bargaining chip.Now Jordan is doing pretty well with the Mavericks.

In the two All-Star games, Ye Feng and Nowitzki achieved each other once and forged a deep friendship. This season, the Mavericks have become stronger. The two met on the field and said hello.

Nowitzki said: "It will not be so easy for you to defend your title this year, and we still have to win this time."

Ye Feng smiled and said: "Your lineup is indeed good, but your weaknesses are also obvious, right? You should have come to the Clippers this season. With you and me together, plus Love, there is no team that can defend against our offense. I I respect your choice, but if you have enough time with the Mavericks one day, come to the Clippers to find me, here is your place."

Nowitzki said with a smile: "You don't have to blame me like this if you say the Clippers are strong? Maybe we can win the championship this year."

Nowitzki is always Ye Feng's most valued person, he said with a smile: "Let's fight hard today, you are indeed the Clippers' enemy. I only said these words because we play very well, if we don't work together in this life A champion, what a pity."

The other teams traded, and Ye Feng's mind became active.The Clippers still have plenty of salary space, and there is still time to introduce a big-name star after the end of this season.If there is no reinforcement next season, it will be really difficult to fight against the Heat, Nets, and Grizzlies.Those three teams are close to being All-Star teams.

After the game started, Nowitzki hit Yi Jianlian twice, turning around and dunking and a "Golden Rooster Independent".It was a big test for Yi Jianlian to start this game. Thibodeau arranged for him to defend Nowitzki alone.He has height and speed. Nowitzki is afraid of this type, and the defensive effect will not be too bad.

On the offensive end, the two insiders pulled out, and Ye Feng attacked with the ball.Wright and Barnes can also shoot three-pointers from the outside. Ye Feng is still playing point guard. Kidd will suffer from Deron Williams, but if Ye Feng is facing Deron, Deron will be unlucky. Ye Feng's physical fitness is completely superior.

A pick-and-roll by the Clippers can make Ye Feng misplaced to play Jordan or Nowitzki.This time he showed off again, scoring 15 points in a single quarter.Yi Jianlian also scored 5 points and made 4 of 2 shots, including a three-pointer.

In the second quarter, the two sides played evenly off the bench, and the score has not been opened.Curry finally came back, and Thornton and Smith formed the iron triangle of the bench.The Mavericks also have Beau Bois and Terry grabbing points.

In the second half of the second quarter, Yi Jianlian played with Love and Ye Feng again. This time the Mavericks began to double-team in order to limit Ye Feng. Ye Feng passed the ball to the outside and Yi Jianlian hit two three-pointers.

Yi Jianlian's touch finally came today. This is not a convulsion, but a foundation of strength.When he was in the Bucks that year, Yi Jianlian made 17 of 14 shots, including all the first 12 shots.Scored 29 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.

Ye Feng saw that Yi Jianlian had a touch, so he passed the ball to him continuously, and when he attacked, he urged Yi Jianlian to go into the low post to play Haywood.Love pulled out the outside line alone.

Heywood is 213cm tall, very strong, but very slow.Everyone was surprised when Ye Feng gave the ball to Yi Jianlian. It is not common for a team boss to pass the ball to a marginal player to create singles opportunities.

Yi Jianlian did not disappoint him. After receiving the ball, he turned to face the frame, took a step horizontally with the ball, and hit a jumper with an emergency stop.With this trick, I used it three times in a row and hit two goals.

Yi Jianlian scored 15 points in the first half, breaking his scoring record this season.The whole audience cheered for him together.

Some experts once commented on Yi Jianlian that he has poor speed and poor explosive power.These weaknesses are also known to the Clippers coaching staff, so several inside coaches focused on teaching him how to use one step to get rid of the opponent, and then make an emergency stop for a jump shot, or hit the basket.

Yi Jianlian's offensive desire is not strong, and his shots are not firm enough. Several assistant coaches are helping him to change these shortcomings.This is Yi Jianlian's fourth season. Compared with when he first arrived in the NBA, he has grown, even if the road is bumpy and tortuous.Compared with European players such as Nowitzki, Yi Jianlian's comprehensive ability and talent still have a relatively large gap, which also limits his room for further improvement to a certain extent, and requires acquired efforts. The double-double performance let people see Yi Jianlian's strength, but these performances are too rare, like a meteor buried in time in an instant.Now in the Clippers, Yi Jianlian is slowly developing his own characteristics and advancing in exploration.

There are two main things he exercises in the Clippers.One is the confrontation at the basket. Yi Jianlian always travels outside and shoots, not daring to approach the basket. Being weak is not a problem. McGee is thinner and Gortat is not much stronger than him, but he dares to rush to the basket.Yi Jianlian must dare to rush inside to score.Secondly, he must improve the stability of his mid-range and long-range shooting. This season's 43% shooting rate is still not qualified.Yi Jianlian practiced shooting hard every day and made some progress.

The Mavericks didn't expect Yi Jianlian to make the main attack and was caught off guard.

During the intermission, Thibodeau proposed to use this game to build confidence in Yi Jianlian.Although the Mavericks are strong, their interior defense is flawed. If they strengthen their defense against Ye Feng, they cannot manage the role players. Yi Jianlian has many opportunities for singles, and the Mavericks cannot double-team him.

In the second half, Yi Jianlian continued to play, and Ye Feng also played point guard to pass the ball to him.Perhaps because he didn't want to waste the boss's assists, Yi Jianlian's hand feeling completely exploded.Called Haywood for the ball in the low post and scored two more, a turnaround attack and a turnaround jumper.

The highlight came at 5 minutes and 19 seconds of the third quarter. Yi Jianlian received a pass from Ye Feng in the low position on the right, suddenly turned to the baseline and passed Heywood, and dunked with both hands to score.While scoring 20+, it also ignited the enthusiasm of the fans.

Haywood's mobility is relatively poor, but the Mavericks still let him play.Jordan's shooting was so poor that he was emptied on the court, and his low-post offense was sent to the free throw line, becoming the target of the Clippers' "shark chopping".The Mavericks didn't dare to let Jordan play for too long.

The point difference between the two sides widened in the third quarter, and Yi Jianlian's small universe broke out in this game... He scored another 10 points in a single quarter, and he is very hopeful to break his career scoring record.

(End of this chapter)