The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 509 [As long as the hungry wolf is here, the grizzly don't want to win]

The Clippers-Grizzlies game will be broadcast live on TN*T.

Before the game, the commentators Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith discussed the topic of Love's absence the most, which is also what fans are most concerned about.

Kenny Smith said: "Love missed the playoffs in such a way, many Clippers fans are disappointed, and now the teams that want to compete for the championship are very happy, especially the Mavericks, Nets, Heat .”

Barkley said with a smile: "I am still optimistic about the Clippers. The Gasol brothers are also very strong insiders, but they can't shoot three-pointers like Love, and Love's rebounding ability is dreadful. The control will definitely be weakened. I am more concerned about Ye Feng's data. Without Love, I don't know if the Clippers will let him play the 4th position. In that way, the Clippers' low-post defense will also improve. Love's defense Not very good."

Today, Ariel, who hasn't been out of the house for a long time, also came to watch the battle.When the players came out, Ye Feng went to the sidelines and kissed Ariel, and greeted a group of Hollywood movie stars. Scarlett Johansson, Gabriella Wilde and many other beauties added a lot of color to the Staples Center.

Gabriela Wilde has become very popular in the United States with the youth idol drama "The Vampire Diaries", and there are also a large number of idols in China, even surpassing the heroine Christine in "Twilight". . Stewart, known as the number one beauty of vampires.

Christine has a lot of negative news this year. Her face of "You owe my mother 100 million" is vividly shown in "Snow White and the Huntsman". It can scare away monsters in the forest. ".Snow White's upturned nostrils when she was in a coma made some movie fans comment: "Brother Hammer who joined the Ax Gang should decisively kill the princess and live a happy life with Queen Theron."

The Clippers sent out starters, Marc Gasol, Perry Jones, Matt Barnes, Ye Feng, Kirk Hinrich.

Thibodeau made a decisive change.Jones can switch positions with Ye Feng at any time, and there is one less scoring point on the court. Ye Feng's attacking task is heavier, and Thibodeau arranged for him to be the main attack.As long as the first two home games are won, the Grizzlies won't be able to make waves.On the defensive end, letting Ye Feng face Griffin will make the "White Monster" feel uncomfortable, and it can also switch to defend Westbrook's pick-and-roll breakthrough. When dealing with the Grizzlies, the Clippers often do this.

Under Tony Allen's defense, Harrison Barnes was hard to please, so he simply replaced Matt Barnes.Although Matt Barnes is not as good as Harrison in offense, he is fierce in defense.It is impossible for the Grizzlies to allow Tony Allen to defend Perry Jones. The height gap between the two is huge. Although Allen has defended Kobe 20+ twice this season, he has nothing to do against Jones. To block Jones, he must have height.If it is two defensive players who "dial", the Clippers will also make money.Harrison can come off the bench to add firepower to the second unit.Matt Barnes also has an important task of pestering Rudy Gay, whose ability to defend the perimeter is better than Jones.

As for using Marc Gasol to replace Pau Gasol in the starting lineup, it is also for the sake of the bench lineup.Ye Feng cooperates with Gasol Jr. to defend at the 4th position, and has a meat shield inside to resist people. Ye Feng can block shots as much as he wants.Resisting people is not Gasol's strong point. When he plays as a substitute, the second team has an extra powerful low-post offensive point.It's all targeted.

The Grizzlies' formation is relatively simple, which is their usual starting lineup.Gortat, Griffin, Gay, Tony Allen, Westbrook.

Ye Feng chatted with Allen and Gortat, two former teammates, but this time the fans didn't buy it and booed the two players.This can also be seen in the change of the mentality of the fans. They didn't take the Grizzlies seriously before, but this time they felt threatened.

The game started.

The Clippers jumped the ball to victory.Gasol has poor jumping ability, but he is tall and has long arms. He has good timing. He beat Gortat and handed the ball to Hinrich. Ye Feng ran to the outside to catch the ball, and Gay followed closely.

The two have played against each other countless times, and they are very familiar with each other's style of play. They have also been teammates.What makes Guy depressed is that his level has not improved much compared to 4 years ago, but Ye Feng has become the best player in the league.There is not much difference in talent between the two, so it can be seen that the understanding of playing is also very important.

Jones went to the perimeter to cover, Ye Feng broke through from the right with the ball, Griffin switched defenses, Ye Feng protected the ball and pulled it outside the 45-degree three-point line, and lobbed the ball to Gasol Jr.

Gasol also has a strength advantage against Gortat.In Europe, most of them are shooting big men like Nowitzki and Bargnani. The only powerful insiders are Gasol Jr. and Minnesota’s Pekovic. It's really not easy to prevent him.After Ye Feng passed the ball, he began to run without the ball, cutting from the middle to the inside.

At this time, Griffin showed his slack on the defensive end, and was thrown away by Ye Feng.Gasol's ability to support and distribute the ball is not bad. With his back against Gortat, he handed the ball to the middle.Ye Feng caught the ball and went to the basket, facing Gortat's defense, leaped high, hit the opponent and flew to the basket, shrank in the air but didn't look at the basket at all, he only needed to look down at the reasonable collision zone line to see clearly Own position, hit the cricket with a backhand after pulling the bar.

Gortat did not reach out, and although the two had physical contact, the referee did not whistle.The audience applauded one after another, and the first goal was scored very well. 2 to 0.

The Grizzlies attacked, and Westbrook dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. He didn't pay attention to the veteran Hinrich at all, and dribbled the ball directly without a screen.Westbrook has super physical fitness, the only drawback is that he is easily excited and has poor shot selection.Fortunately, he is not the only leader in the Grizzlies. Someone is suppressing him, otherwise he is likely to become a cancer of infinite waves.

Hinrich kept up with the first step based on experience, Westbrook suddenly stopped and retreated with a jumper and made a handball. 2 to 2.

The action was so fast that Hinrich almost fell over.

Thibodeau shook his head on the sidelines. The Clippers' guard line must be greatly changed. Although Hinrich is not too old, he has been injured for several times and his state is not as good as before. His defense is at a medium level and his shooting percentage Not high, average organizational skills.He can cope with ordinary guards, but not with star guards.If the Clippers want the No. 1 position to have no weaknesses, they can only rely on Ye Feng to go out to defend, but they can't rely on him for everything.Now Ye Feng defends against Griffin at position 4 to limit the Grizzlies' pick-and-rolls.

Jones sent the baseline ball.Hinrich dribbled the ball at halftime and then handed it to Ye Feng. Gasol and Jones both came out to cover. Ye Feng didn't take the ball and passed it directly to Jones.He ran to the low position on the right, and Griffin switched defenses.Jones lobbed the ball into Ye Feng's hands.Ye Feng caught the ball with his back and leaned against Griffin, turned to the middle, took a big step with his left leg, took the ball with both hands, bent his right leg, and made a "Golden Rooster Independent" fadeaway jumper.

If Gortat is defending, Ye Feng will analyze the distance between the two and decide whether to shoot or fake.Against Griffin, he shot directly without any politeness. Griffin blocked the block late and the ball went hollow into the net. 4 to 2.

Although he has a good bounce, Griffin's height and wingspan are flawed, and his defensive prediction is not good. He averaged less than one block per game in three seasons. It is difficult for him to block Ye Feng.

Griffin knew that Ye Feng couldn't defend one-on-one, so he didn't really care.

The first two balls couldn't be defended and they didn't care, but Ye Feng continued to attack, and the Grizzlies' defense began to tighten.Ye Feng hit all of the first 4 shots, and hit the net three times in the middle of the shot, feeling hot.

Hollins was going to double-team Ye Feng, otherwise the game would be an ugly loss.Without Love, the Clippers would have lost an offensive point, but Ye Feng could make up for it.

After double-teaming, Ye Feng began to pass the ball, and Jones, Barnes, and Hinrich all tried to shoot three-pointers from the outside.Hinrich finally played a role today, hitting the Clippers' first three-pointer, and then Jones also opened.

Ye Feng played the triangle offense in the low post, attracting the defense to create opportunities for his teammates. The low post support made the Grizzlies double-team loopholes.Gay couldn't let go of Jones to help. Jones was too tall for Tony Allen and Westbrook to interfere with his shot.

When the Grizzlies turned into Tony Allen and Griffin double-teamed Ye Feng and emptied Barnes, Ye Feng stopped passing the ball and turned to the baseline and made a fallback jumper. He made 3 of 2 shots and broke the bag with his talent. folder.

In addition to offense, Ye Feng also performed well on the defensive end, blocking Griffin's low-post attack and stealing a pass from Westbrook to Griffin.

Ye Feng played the entire quarter, scoring 14 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Griffin, who was facing him, only had 2 points and 3 rebounds.It is also the Western Conference All-Star starting this season, but there is a big gap between the strengths of the two.Griffin averaged only 17.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. The data has declined, and he can become the starter only because of his tough playing style and being loved by fans.

The Clippers led 31 to 25, and the two sides sent substitutes in the second quarter.

Thomas, Thornton, Harrison, Thackeray, and Gasol played five people, and the Grizzlies sent five people, Speights, Arthur, Gay, Bayless, and Billups.

The Clippers' two outside guards are good at breakthroughs, and Gasol in the low post can also play singles, which will soon widen the point difference.The Grizzlies can only rely on Gay and Billups struggling to support.After 4 minutes of playing, Gortat and Griffin were replaced, but the Clippers allowed Ye Feng to continue to rest off the court, using the substitutes to deal with the Grizzlies.

TN*T's commentator is still talking about Ye Feng, even though he is sitting off the court to rest, he can still touch the fans' hearts.
Kenny Smith said: "After entering the playoffs, Ye Feng's scoring average dropped to 27 points per game. Some people said that he had stats in the regular season, but his original shape appeared in the playoffs. I think Ye Feng changed after entering the playoffs. Even more terrifying. In the first round of the series, Ye Feng shot 77.3% from the field and 50% from three-point range. The high efficiency is rare in NBA history.”

Barkley said with a smile: "Those who say that the Clippers can't win this season can shut up. Love is injured, and I think Ye Feng's scoring will increase. As long as the hungry wolf is there, the Grizzlies don't want to win."

(End of this chapter)