The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 46 [First release]

When it comes to the Mavericks' locker room, anyone will think that this is the legendary "the most luxurious locker room in the league".Not only is there a huge wide-screen TV inside, but every player's wardrobe made of wood can be pushed open, and you can see the most advanced and expensive electronic entertainment equipment configured by the owner Cuban for the players.The Mavericks' locker room is a high-end clubhouse, and Cuban spent $350 million for it.

Compared with the home team's locker room, the visiting team's locker room is slightly rudimentary.The room is only about 40 square meters, less than one-third of the home team, in a narrow, long, wide, and short rectangle.The space is a bit cramped, and there is no entertainment equipment placed on the cabinet for each player of the home team, but a simple combination cabinet, which is convenient for the players to rest.

Even so, the Mavericks' visiting locker room is one of the league's most luxurious, and no player has ever complained about it.The shabby locker room of the visiting team is a major feature of the NBA. The locker room of the visiting team of many teams can be described as dilapidated. For example, the small locker room of the Milwaukee Bucks can hardly stand all the players, while the Sacramento Kings don’t even have a closet. Row of coat hooks.

In the locker room, "Zen Master" Jackson announced the starting lineup for the match, and Ye Feng finally replaced Radmanovich.In the first four games, Radmanovic played no more than 15 minutes, and he was no different from a substitute.

Jackson said: "The Mavericks' interior offense is weak. The main attack points are Nowitzki, Howard, and Harris. The substitute is Terry. Preventing their outside offense is the key to winning this game. The 32 zone defense is adopted at the beginning. Yeh, you're in the high post and on the perimeter to mark Nowitzki, and if he's in the low post, Lamar (Odom) is in charge. Andrew (Bynum) has to watch out for blocks while protecting the backboards , your opponent is Dampier, let him go when necessary."

Dampier has an annual salary of tens of millions, but he is the target of being shorted. It is really a big joke in the league.Some people have analyzed Dampier's value by playing time, and he can get $1 for every minute he plays.Robbing a bank is not as fast as him, Dampier is such a bull.

Jackson took out the tactical board and then talked about offensive tactics: "Lamar (Odom) went to the high post to support the offense, and provided a screen for Kobe. Singles against Nowitzki. Yeh, Nowitzki's footwork is not fast, it's hard for him to limit you in the 4th position, take bold shots."

Ye Feng became more and more confused.Could it be that I was wrong, the Lakers would not trade him at all?Now his playing time is guaranteed, the coach arranged for him to take more shots, and gave him the important task of facing Nowitzki.If he can compete with Nowitzki, wouldn't the Lakers consider renewing his contract with a high salary?

It would be nice to sign a high-paying long-term contract with the Lakers, but I'm a little sorry for Ariel and Bynum.Ye Feng laughed at himself. Bynum's contract won't expire until the summer of 2009. Even if he leaves the Lakers, he will play for another season. Isn't it unfounded to think about it now?Just try to play well.

When introducing players to the field, the order has also changed. Only Kobe and Odom are behind Ye Feng.His status in the team has climbed like a rocket, and he seems to be the third most important person after Kobe and Odom.Before getting off the plane, he offered to help Fisher carry the bag, but Fisher was too embarrassed to ask him to help.

Despite the mediocre record, the Mavericks' home atmosphere is still very warm.Many fans wore Nowitzki's jerseys and supported them with slogans.The funniest thing is that some fans actually played the slogan of replacing Ye Feng with Dampier.Even if Dampier's annual salary is only 40, the Lakers will not change.

The game was about to start, Ye Feng stood beside Nowitzki.

"Ye Feng, they asked you to defend me first?" Nowitzki asked with a smile.His smile is a little creepy, like the Silver Horn King in Journey to the West.

Ye Feng smiled and said: "No, they asked me to attack you, I will try my best to make you foul and beat you down, you have to be careful."

Nowitzki looked serious. "Then try it."

Mavericks starting point guard German. Harris, shooting guard Jerry. Stackhouse, small forward Josh. Howard, power forward Dirk. Nowitzki, center Eric. Dampier.

Bynum and Dampier jumped the ball to win and gave the ball to Kobe, who handed the ball to Fisher, and the Lakers controlled the rhythm and opened the frontcourt.Nowitzki caught up with Ye Feng in the low post.

Fisher handed the ball to Bryant, and Kobe was facing Josh Howard.Howard averaged 19.6 points per game this season.But compared to offense, Howard's fame depends on his defense. He is the most important part of the Mavericks' defensive system. He has amazing wingspan and speed, and he will not suffer when facing the league's top swingmen.Therefore, he always bears the heavy responsibility of defending the opponent's front and back.And when misplaced to defend the opponent's inside player, he can also use his speed, wingspan and bounce to interfere with the opponent.

Kobe dribbled the ball and was pressed by Howard and couldn't turn around. Odom came up to cover, Kobe shook off Howard, and Stackhouse immediately stepped forward to defend.This is also a great man. He once scored 29.8 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists in a single season with the Pistons.Relying on his good physical fitness and fierce fighting, he has been relatively successful in defense on the outside.

The Mavericks have a clear goal and pinch Kobe to death.Bryant dribbled the ball and jumped away from Stackhouse, and at the edge of the three-second zone, he made an emergency stop and missed a jumper.Bynum was blocked by Dampier, but he grasped the timing of grabbing the rebound very well. He used his long arm to pull the basketball out from the inside. Odom grabbed the ball and lobbed it to Ye Feng on the left.

The moment Ye Feng received the ball, without the slightest pause, he immediately took the ball and turned towards the baseline.He has made full preparations before receiving the ball, and there is only one option, and that is to attack.Jackson let him play Nowitzki, he will not pass the ball to Kobe!Nowitzki's defense was not to the point of failing, but it was only average. He was not good at using his feet to stick to the opponent, and his judgment on the offensive line was also average. Ye Feng passed him with the first move.

When Nowitzki turned around, Ye Feng had gone deep into the basket, jumped up, and dunked with both hands to score!He pulled the basket, his body almost turned sideways, and his flying right foot almost kicked Dampier's face on the other side who wanted to defend.

2 to 0.Ye Feng gave the Mavericks a bad start at the beginning.

No wonder he said he came up to attack, it was so fierce.Nowitzki was a little shocked.He has played against all the stars in the league, and Garnett was not so fast at his peak.If Ye Feng was considered an inside player, his speed might be the fastest in the league.

Nowitzki won the MVP, he will not be intimidated by an offense.Stoudemire also dunked in front of him many times. He laughed and said that he and the Mavericks were often the last ones. He got the ball at a high position and was ready to change colors!
Ye Feng is very aware of Nowitzki's style of play. He has perfect shooting skills and his scoring range covers the entire half.To disrupt his rhythm, start by keeping him away from the basket.He is very tight, and the center of gravity is very low, which makes Nowitzki unable to turn around easily. He can only dribble the ball with his back one step inside the three-point line. Feng recognized it.

It's really tight, he is using me as a defender to defend.Nowitzki didn't want to take a difficult shot, passed the ball to Harris, and waited for his teammates to pass the ball.Ye Feng ignored Harris and followed Nowitzki who was running without the ball.The Mavericks failed to get the ball back to Nowitzki several times, and Ye Feng could always get stuck in front of Nowitzki, forcing the pass and making mistakes easily.

Seeing that the 24-second attack time was about to come, Howard forced a shot from the outside and missed it. Bynum grabbed the backcourt rebound. Before he landed, he heard Ye Feng yelling: "Fast break!"

As soon as Howard's shot hit the rim, Ye Feng had already started to rush towards the Mavericks' half court.Nowitzki was left far behind, and Bynum threw the ball to the frontcourt with one hand when he landed.

The Mavericks only had point guard Harris return to the defense. He found that Ye Feng's speed was not much worse than him. There were only two big men in the league who could do this level before, LeBron James and Josh Smith .Harris had a slight advantage in speed, but at 85 kg he couldn't compete with Ye Feng in terms of strength.

Ye Feng leaped high and caught the basketball in front of the free throw line. When he landed, his shoulder rubbed against Harris. Harris, who retreated, stumbled and sat on the ground, slipping more than one meter away.

Ye Feng kept moving, took a big step forward with his right foot, jumped with the ball in his right hand, leaped over Harris' head, and smashed the ball heavily into the basket. 4 to 0.

Ye Feng turned back to defend, while Harris was still sitting in the penalty area in a daze.Ye Feng's jumping step almost scared him to pee, he slipped and his legs separated, Ye Feng stepped on the middle of his legs, only one foot away from his crotch.If that step is a little bigger, he is likely to end up with the Celtics' "Big Brother" Tony Allen, and he can even go directly to the WNBA.

Stackhouse pulled Harris up and asked, "How are you? Are you all right?"

Harris took a deep breath and sighed: "I'm fine, but this guy...is really not human."

(End of this chapter)