The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 510 [Suspense]

After playing in the second quarter, Ye Feng still played very flexibly, running positions, picking and rolling, looking for misplaced opportunities to attack.

In the regular season, Ye Feng didn't care much about the number of shots and scoring efficiency in order to get his score to 40+, but now he cherishes every shot he gets.

This style of play is more reasonable.The team has gradually changed from a triangle offense to Princeton who is constantly passing and sharing the ball. The offense is pleasing to the eye.Gasol and Ye Feng switched between high and low positions, making the Grizzlies defense at a loss.Once the Clippers' role players find their way, their offense becomes unstoppable.

Guy and Griffin couldn't guard Ye Feng one-on-one. After Billups was replaced at the 2nd position, the Grizzlies' defense became worse.As long as Billups double-teams, Ye Feng will immediately pass the ball to Harrison Barnes or Perry Jones.Let the rookies take shots.Although they lack experience, their talents are still there.There is a good leader who can attract double-teams. The two are lucky. They can use a few seasons to slowly feed the feeling, which is very promising.Just like when Kobe met O'Neal back then, the rookie with the No. 13 pick not only played out, but also let the original boss of the team leave.

At halftime, the Clippers led 63-49.

Westbrook and Griffin led the team to counterattack in the second half and played a wave of 8-0. After that, Ye Feng gave Griffin and Westbrook a cap each, suppressing the momentum of the Grizzlies.During the regular season, Ye Feng didn't put much energy into the defensive end. He needs to work hard to defend in the playoffs. He works very hard and leads by example.

The Grizzlies failed to counterattack and were counterattacked twice by the Clippers, which opened the score.

The Clippers also played well off the bench, and Thornton worked very hard after returning from injury.He is unwilling to be a substitute and has the ambition to become a star player.Thibodeau makes great use of Thornton, letting him play about 30 minutes every game, which is equivalent to Billups of the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies send Billups and Westbrook together, and there will be misplaced troubles. The Clippers have an obvious height advantage. Even Thornton has a height of 193cm.

In the fourth quarter, Ye Feng went down to rest for a while, the Grizzlies' defensive pressure dropped sharply, and they began to chase points.

The 12th pick rookie Jeremy Lamb got the chance to play, but became the main target of the opponent.With Thornton and Roy injured one after another, and the Clippers lacking guards, Lamb had a good chance to make a comeback, but he couldn't catch it.After Lamb entered the playoffs, he obviously couldn't let go. He reminded Thibodeau of the Rockets' Luther Hyde.Players who usually play well during training, but are out of order when it comes to key games, players with this mentality problem are the most troublesome.

When the Grizzlies were only 11 points behind, Thibodeau requested a timeout.

Barkley and Smith analyzed some stats that aren't easily captured on the court.Points win, points allowed, assists to turnovers, etc.Since entering the playoffs, the Clippers have a net margin of 21 points when Ye Feng is on the court. From this alone, we can see his value. As long as he is on the court, the Clippers will be hard to beat.Although his assists are not particularly high, averaging only 6.4 per game, he has very few turnovers, with only 40 turnovers in 2.9 minutes, which is outstanding among superstars.For example, Kobe has 40 turnovers per 5.2 minutes this season. As the core of the offense with the ball, a turnover means being counterattacked by the opponent. The assist-to-turnover ratio is usually the basis for measuring the quality of a player's pass.

No matter how you look at it, Ye Feng is the best candidate for the MVP of the regular season. The important awards of the regular season will be announced in the near future. People are waiting for the historical moment when Ye Feng is elected as the MVP for four consecutive years.

After the timeout, Ye Feng returned to the field. According to the tactics arranged by Thibodeau, the Clippers players pulled away and let Ye Feng hold the ball for singles.At the critical moment, we must grasp every offensive opportunity.Ye Feng catches the ball in the low post and faces Griffin and Gay. As long as the Grizzlies don't double-team, he will send the ball to the basket in various ways.Turnaround jumper, golden rooster independent jumper, attacking the board, etc...

Griffin is not a good defensive player, and he has been trampled by Ye Feng not once or twice.And when the outside players double-team, there will be gaps. The role players did not disappoint Ye Feng and ensured a high shooting percentage.

It’s not that the Grizzlies have no chance of winning. The Clippers have adopted a 122 zone defense that compresses the defense, blocking the penalty area and forcing the Grizzlies to only shoot from the outside. Under the circumstances, he forcibly shot and hit the iron, wasting opportunity after opportunity.Westbrook takes too many shots, and the Grizzlies will often lose. If he takes less than 15 shots, the Grizzlies' offense will be smoother. Having such a point guard is really a double-edged sword.

Can't hit the basket, only rely on the outside attack, the Grizzlies offense can not guarantee efficient, and finally the Clippers won the game 113 to 98.

Ye Feng played 37 minutes, scored 41 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks. He completely dominated the game and scored 9+ in the playoffs for the 40th time in his career. In front of him was Iverson with 10 times, Ola Zhu Wang has 11 times. This season, he is likely to surpass O'Neal's 40 times in the list of 12+ points in the playoffs, ranking among the top five in history.

In addition, Thornton, Gasol brothers, Harrison Barnes also scored in double figures.

After the game, the media complimented the Clippers as usual.Many people think that the strength gap between the Grizzlies and the Clippers is still very large, and there is no suspense in this series.As long as the Clippers play a combination of inside and outside, no one can beat them.The role of Love has also been weakened, from the indispensable second in charge of the media to becoming dispensable.

In fact, the Clippers also showed some hidden dangers in this game.First of all, relying too much on Ye Feng, passing the ball to him, unless the opportunity is particularly good, the role player will not make a shot.It seems reasonable to play this way.But when Ye Feng left the court, the Clippers' offensive efficiency immediately dropped.

Then there is Love's absence, the team's rebound control, especially the backcourt rebound control is not as good as before.It was not easy for the Clippers to win this game, but they won because of their high shooting percentage. If they don't feel good, they will be in trouble.

The second game is still at the Staples Center.

In this game, the unstable performance of the Clippers' role players also emerged.Harrison and Jones wasted a lot of open shot opportunities, and Hinrich and Thornton also missed three-pointers.

If the outside line cannot be opened, the Grizzlies can resolutely double-team Ye Feng.Ye Feng's attack also became a bit difficult.In the first half, he mainly passed the ball to create opportunities for his teammates, but his teammates couldn't make any shots. There was no way in the second half. Thibodeau had to arrange a double pick-and-roll tactic, let the inside players create opportunities for Ye Feng, and let him go all out. attack.

As soon as the Clippers' offensive thinking changed, the Grizzlies also changed their strategy. They used ferocious foul tactics to defend Ye Feng alone, guard against others, and resolutely prevented other players from easily getting shots.The Grizzlies took turns to single-handedly defend Ye Feng, and sent him to the free throw line many times, but also disrupted Ye Feng's shooting touch, and his shooting percentage dropped to less than 5%. Although he was still the most active person on the field, he couldn't Lead the team to recover the score in one breath.

Ye Feng passed the ball several times after attracting the defense.Some shots are good, but teammates just can't get the ball to the basket.

The Grizzlies led by 12 points. For the Clippers in the past, it only took a wave of offensive climax to recover the score, but today the team was in a downturn. Like a curse, Harrison's unguarded dunks were dunks.With such a poor state, it will be difficult to win.

Thibodeau saw that the main players did not feel good, so he also replaced Lamb and Yi Jianlian to try.Their performance was even worse. Yi Jianlian's performance made people laugh and cry. In the first two seasons, he was usually replaced when he needed to foul. Now he has developed a habit and can't help fouling. Fern made it to the free throw line.Griffin's shooting has always been problematic, and he made 1 of 4 free throws. The foul was worth something, but Thibodeau quickly replaced him.

Marcus Thornton has also become a blacksmith. After all, he has missed too many regular seasons and is still in the stage of finding his status. His shooting is also very unstable.The Grizzlies cleverly used a 122 zone defense to protect the basket, and it was difficult for the Clippers' two guards with strong impact to break into the basket and score.

In the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies once again strengthened their defense against Ye Feng and double-teamed.After Ye Feng attracted the defense, he passed the ball to open spots again and again, but his teammates still missed shots. The team's momentum weakened, and the hearts of the fans gradually became cold.

In the past, the Clippers had an advantage in speed, and the counterattack made the entire league fearful. Now the Grizzlies have scored more fast break points than the Clippers. Played a wave of 8 to 0 small offensive climax, opened the score.

The Gasol brothers are not as protective of rebounds as Love.It turns out that as long as Love is under the basket and sees the direction in which the ball is bouncing, Ye Feng can immediately jump off it.As long as he bounces to Love, he will definitely get the ball.But now it doesn't work, Griffin also staged a violent dunk, and Gortat also grabbed offensive rebounds twice and succeeded in the second attack.

In the fourth quarter, the Clippers were suppressed by the Grizzlies.At the end of 3 minutes, they were already behind by 17 points, and there was almost no suspense about the outcome.

If it is a normal Clippers, there is still a chance to recover the score, but today they can't make a goal, and they are not far behind. Thank goodness.The teammates were not confident, they passed the ball to Ye Feng, and the Grizzlies were not polite, they double-teamed every time.

It was already very difficult for Ye Feng to catch the ball. It was difficult to get opportunities from the outside, so he could only go to the low post to attack.He scored 14 points in a single quarter by relying on a turnaround jumper from the baseline and a forced breakthrough to make a foul, but it didn't help. The Clippers lost the game 88 to 105.Scoring no more than 90 points is a very rare situation for the Clippers.

叶锋26投12中，三分球6中2，罚球21罚17中，得到了43分11篮板5助攻2抢断1盖帽，全场最高。40+场次平了艾弗森，他却高兴不起来，高分输球在他看来是没有意义的。

The Clippers lost a home game, and there is suspense in this round of the series.

(End of this chapter)