Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 363

For the Trail Blazers, although the Bulls rank above the Heat in the regular season, if they can choose their opponent in the finals, they would prefer to play against the Bulls.In fact, it's not just the Trail Blazers. If any team made it to this year's finals, they wouldn't want to play against the Heat.

The reason is simple. The Bulls can be said to be Rose's team. Although Deng and Boozer can make contributions to the team, it is difficult for their leadership to determine the outcome of the game. In other words, as long as Rose is restricted, the possibility of defeating the Bulls will be greatly increased.In the few games the Bulls lost, it was precisely because Rose was taken care of by the opponent that he could not connect the team's offense, which led to the loss.

But the Heat are very different. They have three top superstars in their formation. Even if Bosh is slightly inferior, James and Wade are undoubtedly super giants. Only this aspect is much more difficult to deal with than the Bulls.Moreover, these three stars are shooting guards, small forwards and power forwards, perfectly covering every layer from the outside to the inside.Although the Heat's bench is not strong, James and the others can play more than 40 minutes per game, virtually making up for the weakness of the team's bench lineup, which is much better than Rivers' efforts to reduce the playing time of old giants such as Pierce. .

In McMillan's view, the Blazers and the Heat have similar configurations.Among the most commonly used starting lineups for the Trail Blazers in the regular season, Ye Feng, Aldridge and Matthews are undoubtedly the three strongest points. Although Miller and Camby have made amazing moves occasionally, they are all old. They don't expect them to be able to drive the team, Ye Feng and his three new generations are the focus.It just so happens that Matthews is a shooting guard, Ye Feng is a small forward, and Aldridge is a power forward, so they can play against the Heat.

Although it seems that the three of the Blazers can't compete with the Big Three of the Heat, McMillan believes that they should be able to reach the same height as James and the others in time.Especially Ye Feng, McMillan has placed high hopes on him, and thinks that Ye Feng is the only player in the Blazers trio who can not lose against the Big Three of the Heat, and Aldridge is slightly inferior , the gap between Matthews and Wade is even greater.

However, McMillan did not plan to play routines at the beginning. He hoped to play a game with the Heat in an upright manner, and then judge whether it is necessary to win by surprise based on the process of the game.In fact, he still has a little thought in his heart, that is, he hopes that Ye Feng and the three of them can see what gaps exist between themselves and the Big Three of the Heat, and whether they need to make up for these deficiencies in their future careers. Several generals under his command set an example.

Ye Feng still doesn't know what the head coach thinks yet, but he still seizes the time to watch James' game video. Judging from the Heat's regular starting lineup in the Eastern Conference Finals, the chances of him and James' matchup are quite high, and he must find a way to limit him. , otherwise the Blazers basically have no chance.

In fact, not many people are optimistic about Ye Feng. When facing Durant in the Western Conference Finals, Ye Feng first relied on tactics to win, and then he could only achieve a [-]-[-] split when he couldn't hold Durant down.And now that he is about to face the tougher James, it is not surprising that he is not favored.

However, Ye Feng thinks it is easier to deal with James than Durant, because Durant is too tall, he is completely an inside player with outside style of play, compared to at least James is still the normal height of a small forward, It's just that the strength is stronger, Ye Feng thought to himself that he could still break his wrists.In the NBA, there is a saying that is regarded as a standard, that is, "height cannot be taught", so Ye Feng can't help Durant, but hopes to have a fight with James.

More importantly, James has always been the target of Ye Feng's efforts. Although the former Cavaliers king has chosen to join forces with his friends in Miami for the championship, his attributes as a point forward have never changed. Some are not worth mentioning, either a veteran like Bibby who is about to retire, or a young man like Chalmers.Well, in fact, Chalmers is also a rookie in the 08 class, but as the fourth pick in the second round, many people don't have a deep impression of him.

Ye Feng has never competed with James in such a game before. In the past few seasons, although James was crowned the MVP of the regular season for two consecutive years, in the 2008-09 season, the Cavaliers were eliminated by the Magic 4-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals; In the 2009-10 season, he was defeated by the Celtics 4-2 in the second round. He failed to reach the finals for several consecutive years because James felt discouraged by the Cavaliers, so he chose to fight for the championship with the Heat. The root cause of the championship.

Every team is in a different state in the regular season, playoffs and finals, especially in the finals, facing the O'Brien Cup that is close at hand, as long as it is a true superstar, it will Let go of your hands and feet and go all out, not to mention a pervert like James who explodes at a critical moment.If it were someone else, they might feel intimidated by James' strength, but Ye Feng is different. He is now full of enthusiasm and excited for the upcoming duel.

In fact, before this season, James only played in the finals once. In 2007, the Cavaliers he led encountered the GDP-leading Spurs in the finals. As a result, the more sophisticated latter swept the Cavaliers 4-0 to win the championship. The data is that he averaged 4 minutes per game in 42.5 games, contributed 22 points, 7 rebounds and 6.8 assists, and his shooting percentage and three-point shooting percentage were only 35.6% and 20%, respectively. .

But now no one will doubt whether James can perform brilliantly in the finals. In the first three rounds of the playoffs, his statistics are 23.7 points, 8.4 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game, shooting percentage and three-pointers. The rates are 46.6% and 35.3% respectively.The data seems a bit unworthy of his two-time MVP status, but this is just a sequela of the Heat's gathering of three super giants. No one can continue to play the previous explosive data in this environment, which is already considered very good .

Looking at the online overwhelmingly optimistic about the Heat, and even the so-called comparison of players in each position, Ye Feng smiled slightly, noncommittal. Sometimes, the predictions of the commentators may not come true, especially on such an important stage as the finals , anything can happen.

(End of this chapter)