Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 280
Ye Feng's changes liberated Miller, and the Blazers' outside line became full of threats again.But Ye Feng's situation is still very difficult, the weakness caused by the flu is still haunting him all the time, whether it's speed, jumping or even strength, he is several levels behind his peak state, which makes him a little passive on the court.

Facing the strong defense of the Lakers, Ye Feng can no longer use his speed to break through like before. Fortunately, his breakthrough does not always depend on his speed. Changes in rhythm and center of gravity are enough to throw off most defenders.Kobe and Artest are already at the end of their career peaks, and their agility is not as good as before, so Ye Feng can still find some gaps to complete the breakthrough.However, this is a great burden on his body, and a short rest is not enough to support him to continue doing this.Although he didn't say anything, Ye Feng was very much looking forward to the whistle at the end of halftime, because this way he could rest for a while.

The most annoying thing at this time is Batum. The French teenager has not played a good performance in this game so far, which also hinders the Blazers' tactics.It was precisely because of his almost invisible performance that Ye Feng had to grit his teeth and take on the task of organizing, and then freed Miller. The Blazers must have a stable scoring point on the outside.Although his teammates didn't blame him, but kept comforting him, he still felt very sorry, so he began to use the limited number of shots to adjust his shot feeling. After all, he only scored 5 points before.

The burden of the Blazers' outside line basically falls on Miller and Ye Feng. Miller is better. Although he is in his 30s, he is still healthy and strong, but Ye Feng is different. Slowly recovering, the muscles on his body are still a little sore, these are the symptoms of the flu.The biggest impact on him is undoubtedly a slight weakness in the limbs, which makes him slower and more cautious when shooting.The shooting touch has been adjusted before, which is no problem, but the speed cannot be recovered in a short time, and the physical strength drops very quickly.

However, can Ye Feng be defeated in this way?No, absolutely not, with his personality, as long as he played, he would fight to the death no matter what the situation was.

For a sick opponent like Ye Feng, the Lakers players still admire him very much, but admiration does not mean that they should show mercy.After all, Artest is a bit old, and he can't defend Ye Feng with high intensity for a long time, so Phil prepared a backup for him. Vujacic and Powell in the team took turns to play, leaving Artest Time to breathe.However, Phil still sent Powell more often. After all, his height is there. Although Vujacic has a desperate vigor, he still has a disadvantage in terms of height. Under Phil's deliberate restrictions, he Playing time is much less than Powell.

The second quarter passed quickly. Judging from the statistics of the first two quarters, Ye Feng played two game modes successively.He scored 11 points in the first quarter and only sent out 2 assists, and only scored 6 points in the second quarter but sent out 5 assists.Phil had a headache. He wanted to use defense to restrict Ye Feng to death. He didn't want him to score, but he was even less willing to let him assist his teammates.However, although Ye Feng's footsteps were a bit vain, he was always able to break out of the double-team first. In fact, this is no wonder that Kobe and Artest have entered their thirties anyway. Their speed is comparable to these young people. Incomparable.

During the intermission, Ye Feng directly found Batum in the locker room.Seeing the ashamed expression of the Frenchman, Ye Feng smiled and said gently: "Nicholas, don't look like the end of the world, I read your technical statistics in the first half, your shooting percentage is indeed not high, but I believe you can regain your touch in the second half. Now the team needs you, relax your mind, don’t be too nervous, it’s useless if you’re nervous and you usually shoot accurately.”

Ye Feng felt even more ashamed when he said this about Batum. He whispered: "Ye, I'm sorry, the first half was really because of my performance..."

Ye Feng patted him on the shoulder, shook his head and said, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself, Nicholas, and us! Didn't you see that we were not far behind in the first half? Just don't bring the mentality of the first half to the second half." Now, pack lightly and don't carry too much burden."

Before the words fell, the team doctor yelled over there: "Ye, come quickly and check, I'll see if you need another injection!" Ye Feng touched his head, agreed loudly, and quickly Went to the team doctor.Seeing Ye Feng bluffing, Batum smiled slightly, and suddenly felt that the pressure on his body was much lighter. Maybe this is what the team leader should do at this time?
After the team doctor's diagnosis, Ye Feng's condition has improved a lot. Although he still has some symptoms of muscle soreness and nasal congestion, it does not prevent him from continuing to play in the second half.However, after careful consideration, the team doctor decided to give Ye Feng another injection, which is good for his condition, Ye Feng did not refuse, he hoped that he would recover sooner than the team doctor.The team played well in the first half, 53 to 60 trailing by 7 points is the best result, but this is not enough, if this stalemate continues, it will either fall short, or have to decide the outcome at the last minute of the game , This is the last thing Ye Feng wants to see.

In order to deal with the Lakers' defense and reduce the pressure on Ye Feng, McMillan is going to let Bayless play instead of Batum.However, Ye Feng, who knew the arrangement from McMillan in advance, expressed his objection clearly. He and McMillan walked aside and whispered: "Head coach, I know what you think about the arrangement. It is nothing more than trying to open a hole with a breakthrough. And Nicholas' performance in the first half was really unsatisfactory."

"But I think I still have to give him a chance. I can continue to take on the task of breaking the ball, as long as he and Andre can provide me with support from the outside. Nicholas is a good player. I still believe in his shooting. Yes, maybe because he was too nervous in the first half, I think he should recover in the second half. If he can't shoot in the middle of the third quarter, it's okay to replace Jerry."

McMillan took a deep look at him, he saw all the scenes of Ye Feng comforting Batum just now, and felt very relieved by Ye Feng's behavior.Then trust him once and give Batum a chance to start again!
(End of this chapter)