Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 296

In fact, even the media and experts did not expect the Blazers to be able to erupt such a strong combat power at home, and even the Celtics were defeated in the Rose Garden Arena.There was an uproar about the process of this game in the major media.

However, most people still think that the Blazers' victory in the third game was just a sudden explosion, and the overall strength is still below the Celtics.But they also admit that this is a team with a bright future. Think about it, they can reach the finals without the two generals Roy and Oden. This talent is top-notch in the entire league. People will question their future.

In other words, the Blazers want to win the championship now is just a dream.

As expected, the Celtics suppressed the Blazers from the beginning of the fourth game, even though the fans at the scene still made a huge noise in the stands.Indeed, most of the Celtics are veterans, and the young players are either young and old or purely crazy. After adapting to the atmosphere of the Rose Garden Arena, they quickly played at a normal level, which made the Blazers feel very uncomfortable.

In fact, for the Celtics, it is right to try their best now. 3 to 1 and 2 to 2 are two completely different concepts. Basically, a 3 to 1 lead means that this round of the series can be played without accident We won, but if it's 2-2, among other things, the morale of the Blazers will definitely rise, then the fifth game will be much more difficult, even if that game is still held at the North Shore Garden Arena.

However, in order to take into account the rest time and the strength of the bench lineup, Rivers adjusted the starting lineup, replacing Ray Allen with Tony Allen, and then Wallace replaced Perkins.In fact, Rivers still has a few good cards in his hand. There is also "big baby" Glenn Davis among the inside rotation players, but he dare not let Davis play too much time when facing the Trail Blazers. The speed of the opponent is enough to drag down the big fat man.

It can be seen from the lineup that Rivers still decided to follow the team's tactical style, defend first, and then consider offense after tightening the fence.In fact, this lineup can almost be said to be the Celtics' strongest defensive lineup, and it played an important role in the first two games of this round of the series.Of course, it’s not that Rivers didn’t use this lineup in the last game, but the Blazers couldn’t hold back the whole team’s goals. When they were on the court at the same time, they just slightly curbed the opponent’s offensive firepower. , It is still somewhat difficult for the Blazers players to continue to strike iron like now.

And this time they adopted the strategy of blocking the passing route, forcing Ye Feng to continue playing singles with the ball.You want to score, yes, but your teammates want to score, sorry, whether they can catch the ball is still a problem, even if they catch the ball, they will be stared at, not just throwing!

Ye Feng didn't know whether to be happy or sad.Let’s be happy, the team is now in a backward situation, and he can’t save the game by scoring alone; let’s say sad, the Celtics are obviously treating him as a superstar, and only Kobe’s level of scorers are eligible to let him go. They pointed out that from this aspect, even if the Blazers lost this game, or even lost the championship, Ye Feng should be regarded as "smiling nine springs".

Ye Feng personally scored 20 points in the first quarter, but the rest of the Blazers only scored 5 points, and scoring 25 points in a single quarter can only be said to be average.In contrast, the Celtics scored 32 points in a single quarter, and the scoring points were very scattered. Except for Tony Allen, the other four starters all scored. On the bench, Ray Allen, Perkins And Nate Robinson also contributed on the offensive end.

In fact, it can be seen from the statistics that the Celtics' defense is strong. In the first quarter, the Trail Blazers team only sent out two assists, which is completely inconsistent with their more than 15 assists per game. In other words, most of the time they are performing inefficient individual singles.Moreover, Ye Feng's shooting percentage is not high, it took him 20 shots to score [-] points, which is very rare for him.

In the second quarter, Ye Feng consciously strengthened the pass, but the Celtics are very experienced in blocking the passing route. Before the half quarter, Ye Feng made two turnovers. Opponent steals.In fact, it is very common to be intercepted when transferring the ball in a wide range, but Ye Feng's two mistakes are not large-scale long-distance passes, but normal breakthroughs and points, but the Celtics players can always accurately Judging his passing route, and then the ball was directly cut off.

In fact, this is determined by their experience.Although the head coach didn't order them, they still consciously made loopholes according to the team's defensive tactics to lure Ye Feng to pass the ball, so as to increase the chance of stealing the ball.Ye Feng couldn't see it the first time, thinking it was just a coincidence, but after being robbed for the second time, he became more vigilant. He had never encountered a similar situation before, but subconsciously thought it was a trap, so There is no third time.

But what if you don't pass the ball?Don't you want to play singles with the ball?It's not that Ye Feng didn't trust his own abilities, but he couldn't last four consecutive quarters by himself.He suddenly thought of the Lakers who were eliminated by the Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals. Kobe was like this most of the time, gritting his teeth and resisting the entire team's offense on his shoulders, but in the end?Isn't he as strong as the Lakers still eliminated?Ye Feng really didn't expect the same thing to happen to him.

Ye Feng scored 32 points in the entire first half, which was the highest halftime score of his personal career, but it was useless. The Blazers were still behind by 12 points at the end of the half. After all, the other players of the Blazers combined Only scored 14 points, and the shooting percentage did not even exceed 35%.When a team focused on offense plays like this, do you still want them to lead the opponent?That really can only expect the opponent's hand feeling to be worse than them.

However, the Celtics obviously played at their normal level in the first half. Everyone on the field scored, and the team shot over 40%. Driven by Ray Allen and Pierce, the three-point shooting rate also increased. More than 35%, a double-digit lead is not surprising.Looking at his teammates with a heavy heart, Ye Feng felt very uncomfortable, but there was no way to solve it for a while, his tactical quality was not that high.

(End of this chapter)