Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 279 Can You Still Run?

After a high five with Cunningham who was sweating profusely, Ye Feng walked onto the court expressionlessly.After sweating for 12 minutes in the first quarter, Ye Feng felt a lot lighter. Although he still felt weak occasionally, it was much better than the first quarter.In his opinion, it is no big deal for the Lakers to lead by 10 points. He is ready to use his three-pointers to help the team open the situation again, and he is still very confident about this.

However, when Phil replaced the main player, he had already made corresponding preparations. Now the main scoring point for the Blazers is only Ye Feng. Batum can't help for the time being, his touch in this game is really bad.So for the Lakers, it is very difficult but very simple to solve this situation. It is difficult because Artest has proved that he cannot stop Ye Feng with a single defense. Killing Ye Feng was equivalent to strangling the entire team to death, which gave the Lakers a clear starting point.

The Lakers' countermeasure is very simple, Kobe and Artest's double team, after all, Batum has no threat for the time being, and it doesn't matter if he goes short.

When Miller passed the ball to Ye Feng, Kobe and Artest quickly surrounded him to prevent him from being airtight.Ye Feng was speechless, he didn't expect the Lakers to have such courage, he thought they would just use one person to defend alone like in the first quarter.But it's also because he's too young. Phil is an old fritter who has been in the league for many years, so it's okay to think of a temporary trick.Ye Feng's superb performance in the last match doesn't mean that Phil is in name only, it's just that the tactics are arranged and there is no suitable person to execute them, so it's useless to say more.But this time Ye Feng's state plummeted, which made the Lakers' defensive countermeasures useful.

In desperation, Ye Feng had no choice but to pass the ball back to Miller. With his current state, it would be impossible to break through the encirclement of these two people.Now the Blazers can't afford to make mistakes, so passing to Miller to reorganize the offense is the best way, and thanks to Ye Feng's cleverness, he might not even be able to pass the ball later, or he will make a direct mistake and be counterattacked, or be beaten. The referee blew the ball.With his current physical condition, he will be at a disadvantage in either case. He can't keep up with the opponent's fast break and counterattack, and he probably won't be able to jump the ball. It's better to be honest and forget it. Confidence is self-confidence, and brain-dead things can't be done. .

This round still ended with Aldridge hitting a mid-range shot in the elbow area with difficulty.Although the Blazers still scored 2 points, McMillan felt very uneasy, because Ye Feng did not play his due role after he came on the field, and was restricted. This was not his original intention to replace Ye Feng.Of course, this is not the responsibility of Ye Feng alone. The most important thing is that the Blazers do not have a second outside scoring point. Once Ye Feng is strangled, the Blazers' offense becomes extremely difficult. And Artest's defense, but it's useless, what can you do if your teammates can't use you?
But Ye Feng still wants to try, he won't succeed if he doesn't try, the whole Blazers team is pointing at him, he has to run, run to create space.In fact, with Ye Feng's current state, it is still easy to find a space to pass the ball to his teammates, but space is the first element, without space, the ball cannot be passed.Just as Miller trusted him, he also trusted the old guy's outside scoring ability, but his energy was restricted by organizing the offense, so he had no chance to contribute to the team in terms of scoring.As long as Ye Feng can take over part of the organizational responsibilities, the Blazers will add another outside scoring point.

The most critical question now is, can Ye Feng still run?
Usually it is not a problem, but today it is still a little difficult.It's not that Ye Feng can't run, it's just that it's difficult for him to sprint short distances explosively, which is necessary when getting rid of the defense.In the next offensive round of the Blazers, Ye Feng asked Aldridge to hand the ball directly to himself when he served from the baseline. He wanted to try to see if he could still attack with the ball.Until he advanced to the frontcourt, it seemed that there was no problem, and the Lakers didn't plan to press the whole court.But when he reached the top of the arc, Kobe and Artest surrounded him again, trying to lock him up directly at this position.

Ye Feng was fearless in the face of danger, he took a deep breath, and after continuously dribbling the ball behind his back, he changed his center of gravity and wanted to rush past Artest.However, the movement was done, but Ye Feng's feet were weak when he broke through, and he staggered and almost fell to the ground.He reacted very quickly. He put his free left hand on the floor and quickly regained his center of gravity. He still dribbled the ball to the inside and left Artest and Kobe behind.

Now it seems that it is not enough to go directly to the basket to find a confrontation and complete the layup, Ye Feng sighed secretly, it seems that it can only be a jump shot.Ye Feng's speed was very fast, and he was not slow to close. When he was near the free throw line, he cleanly completed a mid-range jumper.But as soon as he took the ball, he felt something was wrong. The force was not as smooth as he imagined. The basketball hit the front of the basket unexpectedly. Or this attack will return in vain.

The teammates all stepped up and patted Ye Feng on the shoulder to comfort him. It would be nice to break out from the double-teaming of Kobe and Artest.Regardless of Ye Feng not feeling frustrated, he got a lot of information about himself from this missed breakthrough shot.Obviously running can run now, and it can also take on the task of organizing an attack, but it is a bit difficult to attack independently after a breakthrough.He didn't care about the mid-range shot just missed. He was just happy that he could make more contributions to the team. He seemed to see another path that could pass.

McMillan did not call a timeout, Ye Feng could only quickly exchange his thoughts with Miller on the court.Miller was a little skeptical about Ye Feng's idea of ​​starting to organize the offense again, but now it is obvious that Ye Feng's shots from the outside have no room. If he doesn't show the ability to score from the outside, the team's offense will become rigid A very scary level, so there is nothing to play in this game.And Ye Feng's breakthrough just now gave him limited confidence, so it doesn't matter if you let him try it, if it doesn't work, it will be fine to return to the original state.

(End of this chapter)