Basketball injuries only make me stronger

Chapter 53 Playing Like Grant Hill

"That guy...he knows his timing. High but steady off the dribble, he can drop his weight right away when he needs to, he's got great front change, and like Tracy McGrady, he's quick on his feet and he's wedged in like a nail. cork."

As Lian Feng continued to show his presence on the court, Rockets coach Van Gundy began to comment, and then asked Yao Ming next to him: "You really don't know this guy?"

"Coach, there are 12 billion people in China! You can't expect me to know everyone."

Van Gundy, who never likes to use rookies, said after seeing Lian Feng's outstanding performance: "You can take the initiative to contact him. If you can find a way to get him to the Rockets, he will be an ideal substitute for McGrady."

McGrady heard the conversation between the coach and Yao Ming, but did not speak.

Yao Ming smiled and said, "I can try it."

At this time, Lian Feng has made a qualitative leap from breakthrough to finish by relying on the impact of his skills, but he will not take the initiative to find confrontation.

Impact is not omnipotent. Under unavoidable conditions, it can only be strengthened after confrontation. In this case, it makes sense to use this skill.

Knowing that the opponent's penalty area is prepared, but still rushing in and fighting hard, even if he has the ability to resist, he will still eat a lot of hot pot.

Lian Feng is naturally not that stupid.So far, he has broken through with the ball and scored two goals, both of which are smart balls that completely avoid body collisions.

At the beginning of the second half, with the excellent performance of Lian Feng and Iguodala, the first few rounds of offense played well. An 8-0 spurt instantly narrowed the score gap to 14 points.

The fans had no interest at all, but suddenly cheered up and cheered for the team.

At this point, Van Gundy suddenly called a timeout.

The players left the court one after another, and the hot basketball babies came up and danced vigorously.

In the noisy environment, Cheeks shouted loudly: "Good job guys! Continue to play like this in the second half! Lian Feng and Iguodalado hold the ball, I still want to see your exquisite cooperation! Come on!" Come on! Go kick those Houstonians in the ass!"

play again.

The Rockets adopted a zone defense strategy.Against excellent breakers, zone defense is a very good tactic.Its essence is to leave no one behind.There are two people on the perimeter double-teaming the ball-handler at all times.

Therefore, using various means to play air cuts is an effective way to break the zone defense.

Iguodala, directing traffic at the top of the key, is an unselfish man whose own scoring has never been a primary consideration.

But it's a pity that the 76ers' bench players are really bad at running. When they don't have the ball, they are almost static wooden people.

Lian Feng received the ball again on the wing, and immediately two people stepped forward to double-team.

Lian Feng knew that if he couldn't destroy the opponent's defensive formation at this time, the ball could only be passed back and forth on the outside, meaningless circulation, a vicious circle.

At this time, Lian Feng hoped that the team would have an inside player like Yao Ming.Then he can pull out the two double-teamers a little more without any scruples, and then guide the ball inside for Yao Ming to single.

At this time, Lian Feng called the substitute No. [-] to come out to pick and roll.

Sura glanced subconsciously.

At this moment, Lian Feng, who was originally straight and dribbling the left wing, suddenly opened his posture, dribbled the ball with his right hand, and his right foot seemed to be stepping in the middle. Steep, dribbled the ball with his left hand to follow up, and got through the middle of the two defenders.

Now, Lian Feng was facing three people: the two who caught up from the outside, and the center forward.

He took off and slid past Uncle Mu's defense in the air, but the penalty area was already filled with people.Just when it was about to hit the ground, the ball was handed out from an incredible small gap.

The one who received the ball was Iguodala, who had a good awareness of his position. The moment he caught the ball, he sent the ball to the three-point baseline again. There stood Korver, the best shooter of the 76ers!
Korver has been completely empty.

Pill and shoot!
The ball crashed into the net.

Although it was Iguodala who finally completed the assist, Lian Feng's ability to find his teammates in the crowd after a high-speed breakthrough made everyone see that his playing is not only a breakthrough.

Iverson cheered Lian Feng and Iguodala on the court.

At the beginning of this ball, Lian Feng showed everyone how wide his passing vision is.

Next, the Rockets hit two consecutive three-pointers to stop the decline.

But obviously, after Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady left the field, they were weakened too much both offensively and defensively.

It is conceivable how much influence the head star has on the players!

With the cooperation of Lian Feng and Iguodala, the 76ers will score almost every two rounds in the third quarter. In contrast, the Rockets' substitute team has this data about 2.5 rounds.

In this way, the score was caught up bit by bit.

As the third quarter draws to a close, Lian Feng has already scored 10 points, 3 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals. There are still some things that cannot be reflected in the data, such as the defense line for his teammates.

Cheeks observes the performance of each player off the court. Some players will gain trust in the process, and some players will disappoint him and eventually go to the Development League.

Lian Feng is naturally the first object of observation.

Very good, really good!
Unexpectedly, he adapted to the NBA level game so quickly.Although the intensity of this game was not high, his rationality and judgment told himself and the team management: Look, you didn't choose the wrong person!
He deserves more.

Of course, not without shortcomings.

Lian Feng still couldn't defend the big inside players, and even defended Sura, who was 3 cm taller than him, in the penalty area.

Of course, this has something to do with a little deviation from the previous plan: Lian Feng was originally intended to play the No. 1 position.If the matchup is the 1, his defensive performance will be very good.

This game made Cheeks realize that it is indeed not a wise choice for Lian Feng to be Korver's substitute, even if he can indeed play the third position.

It's also worth noting that Lian Feng didn't try to shoot a three-pointer tonight, and he didn't even try a mid-range jumper.

Lian Feng scored 6 points from the direct drive to the basket after the breakthrough, 2 points from the air cut and the pass from his teammates, and 2 points from the fast break after the steal.

Indeed, Lian Feng's mid-range and long-range shooting ability is still unstable, which means...he can't be a swingman like McGrady at this time.

Cheeks couldn't help but think of Hill. The forward's style of play is exactly the same as that of Hill, who just entered the league. He knows how to find opportunities. He dribbles steadily and is selfless enough, but lacks murderousness. .

Even more coincidentally, Lian Feng's height and wingspan are exactly the same as Hill's.

However, when Iverson is on the court, the forward who does not have an outside shot not only cannot help to open up the space, but also has to occupy the ball to play the effect.

So after thinking about it, Cheeks felt that the two positions were still suitable for Lian Feng.

One is number 1.When Iguodala is not on the court, let Iverson play shooting guard, just like when Larry Brown was coaching, Lian Feng came to play the 1st position and feed Iverson.

One is to simply let Lian Feng take the No. 3 position when Iverson is off the court to rest. His ability to destroy the opponent's formation is even comparable to Iverson's, and he is even better at passing the ball.

Hmm... The next step is to let him improve his shooting ability.

(End of this chapter)