The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 132 [Magic Weakness, Unsolvable Attack]

In the second quarter, both sides put on substitutes.

Thibodeau played Barea, shooting guard Morrow, small forward Wright, power forward Hayes, and center McGee.

Seeing that Nelson scored a lot of points by relying on screens, Thibodeau also wanted to try the sharp Barea. Worried about being blown up.

The Magic sent veteran point guard Anthony Johnson, shooting guard JJ Redick, small forward Michael Pietrus, power forward Tony Batty, and center DeAndre Jordan.

In contrast, the Clippers' bench lineup is more dynamic and the scoring points are more scattered.Except for Redick and Pietrus, the Magic's scoring ability is too low.

Ye Feng wiped his sweat with a towel, covered his head, and stopped watching the game.He wants to take this time to think about it, how to ensure offensive efficiency, and what are the weaknesses of the Magic?
He scored 10 points in the first quarter, but he didn't score any in the last few minutes. Being targeted by Howard is a very annoying thing, very oppressive.

Thibodeau thought that Ye Feng was tired, and usually he would concentrate on staring at the court, trying to learn something from it, and rarely rested with his head covered.

In just over a month, the team has played 20 games. Even in the Christmas season, the NBA still plays well. The schedule is too tight. Compared with the NBA, basketball games in other countries are too childish, with a maximum of three games a week.Last season, Ye Feng only played more than 30 minutes with the Lakers. Although he played for the Grizzlies for a longer time, because he practiced outside play and didn't care about winning or losing, the confrontation intensity was low and he wasn't very tired.This season, he is desperately playing every game, playing more than 40 minutes in each game.

Thibodeau sat beside him and said lightly: "This game still depends on you, but you don't have to bear too much pressure in your heart, you can play well by relaxing."

Ye Feng lifted the towel and said with a smile: "During Josh's rest month, the Clippers must win at least half of the games, otherwise it will be difficult to enter the playoffs. Looking at the previous seasons, at least 48 Only by winning can I advance, and this season I will not play badly again. Coach, how do you think I can play better?"

Thibodeau said softly: "I can see that you want to win, and you also want to help your teammates find the touch and be a qualified leader, but I think your style of play is still wrong, and you should be more unique."

Ye Feng was taken aback and said, "Do you think I'm not alone enough? I'm already the team's No. Do you still have to pass it on when necessary?"

He recalled that in the playoffs of his previous life, Rose had taken 30+ consecutive shots in a single game. It seems that this was Thibodeau's arrangement.

Thibodeau said: "You are right. Many stars like to leave some strength at the beginning of some games to let their teammates find the touch. But on the other hand, the Magic adopts Jordan's law for you, let one person defend you alone, and strictly guard against you. The other 4. In this case, if you pass to them, they will not have a good chance. You might as well shoot. If you keep attacking, people can't defend, so you have to double-team When you pass the ball, it will be easier to form assists. Back then, Jordan’s first choice was to attack, even though he had Pippen by his side. What you do now is not like Jordan at all.”

Thibodeau took Smith's joke at the time seriously, and really wanted to use him as Jordan.Ye Feng suddenly came up with inspiration and said, "If I were to be Jordan, I wouldn't be able to play in the paint. Give me the tactical version. Do you think this will work?"

Ye Feng took the tactical board, drew a few times, and said: "After I play, I will not go to the low post. I will attack from the outside. If Howard is out of defense, I will pass it to Love to play Lewis in the low post. If Howard If I don’t come out, I’ll single-handedly play other players, as long as I bring the ball to the 45-degree sides and high shots I’m familiar with, I’ll be sure. Courtney Lee has a physique that I can take hard.”

Jordan often took the ball to a familiar position by himself and used jumpers to solve the battle.Kobe also often plays like this, as long as there is a chance of heads-up, the offense is very firm.Ye Feng's passing awareness is not enough, and imitating James' breakthrough combination is really unsuccessful. This season, he has a lot of possessions and only 3.6 assists. When Smith was here, he still had someone to pass to. Now pass to these Teammates, the offensive efficiency is really not high, so it's better for him to shoot jumpers.

Thibodeau thought for a while and said: "Yes, if you make a bold shot, Love can also grab offensive rebounds. If you shoot more, he will grab more. Howard may not dare to come out in order to protect the rebound. Love is covering in the high position. You can't play the advantage of rebounding, it's time to change it. If they double-team, I will immediately replace the shooter to help you. At that time, you can also let Gortat low on the other side, so that the low position on both sides There are people, Howard will be difficult to guard against."

In the substitute competition, the Clippers have the upper hand. The Magic have too few substitutes who can score. DeAndre Jordan has no advantage against McGee. Hayes can easily guard him.Redick is a spot-up shooter. Although his shots are accurate, he relies too much on passing from his teammates.Only Pietrus is active, and he has a writing advantage against Wright.

And the Clippers Barea finally seized the opportunity, using the pick-and-roll with McGee to turn the Magic's defense upside down.Veteran Anthony Johnson can't keep up with him at all, and Batty and Jordan's help defense is always half a beat.Jordan is only in his first season. He has no offense and his defensive ability is not fully developed. He will block shots, and when he flashes to the basket, he wants to take off.McGee used to have the same problem. Under the strict training of Mutombo and Mahon, he has improved and learned to interfere with defense.

After 6 minutes of playing, the Clippers led 38 to 32 by 6 points. The Magic sent all the main players on the stage, and the Clippers also replaced the starting lineup in the first quarter.

Thibodeau asked Barnes to defend Turkoglu, and Ye Feng was responsible for defending Courtney Lee, who was the weakest offensive player, so he could use all his stamina on offense.

Howard came on the court with a dunk to grab an offensive rebound that narrowed the point difference to 4 points, 38 to 34.

Everyone has heard Thibodeau's tactics. Ye Feng attacks with the ball, Gortat covers in the high post, and Love waits for opportunities in the low post. Barnes, Love, and Ye Feng form a triangle to create singles opportunities for Ye Feng. .

The Clippers played a triangle offense, which really made the Magic uncomfortable.Howard can't directly defend against Ye Feng, only he has the strength to withstand Love inside, and Ye Feng runs under the defense of Courtney Lee.

Lowry passed the ball to Ye Feng. He didn't even look for a pick-and-roll. He dribbled the ball from the right into the three-point line without any fake moves. He carried Courtney Lee on his left shoulder and dribbled the ball inside with his right hand. At a 45-degree angle, he arched Courtney Lee two steps behind his back, turned around with the ball, and made an emergency stop jump shot.

The difference in strength between the two was too big, Courtney Lee was knocked back, and it was too late for Ye Feng to make a move before jumping and interfering. This is still the most accurate position for Ye Feng to hit cricket! 40 to 34.

The Magic attacked, Ye Feng went to talk to Courtney Lee.After all, Li is a young man with fresh blood. After receiving the ball, he wanted to single out Ye Feng.His dribbling skills are good, but his speed is mediocre, which is nothing to Ye Feng, who is used to defending defenders. He tried a few fake moves but couldn't get rid of it smoothly, and finally chose a jumper with an emergency stop, which missed the frame. Love once again showed his talent for rebounding, stuck Howard and took the backcourt rebound.

This is actually a confrontation between the two strongest rebounders in the league in the future.Love's card position is slightly stronger than Howard's, and Howard's bounce is much better than Love's.It was difficult for them to grab offensive rebounds today.

The Clippers counterattacked. Ye Feng received the ball from a high position and turned to face Courtney Lee. He suddenly stretched the ball with his left hand to the left. His big hand held the ball very firmly. Courtney Lee went in that direction Seeing it, Ye Feng immediately withdrew his left hand, dribbled the ball to the right and passed Courtney Lee in one step. Howard was still hitting Love under the basket. The board went in again. 45 to 42.

Basil shouted: "This is already the third time Ye Feng has thrown a 45-degree angle to wipe the cricket. Maybe he wants to use this as a trick."

Michael Smith also said excitedly: "It has been stretched to 8 points, and the Clippers seem to win this game."

The Magic handed Howard a singles game this time. He relied on Love to turn around in the middle and shot a hook.When Ye Feng discovered Courtney Lee's attack just now, Howard yelled twice, a little dissatisfied, he concluded that the ball would not be passed to Courtney Lee.He let go of the defender on the high move and chose to cover the defense.

Lowry picked up the basketball and made a fast break. Nelson and Courtney Lee quickly returned to the defense. Lowry protected the basketball. As soon as Ye Feng came to the frontcourt, he immediately handed the ball to Ye Feng.He still received the ball on the outside, didn't rely on the pick-and-roll, and dribbled to the right 45 degrees against Courtney Lee with his back.Turning around, bending his knees, raising his hands, Courtney Li jumped up in a hurry, Ye Feng bumped into him, separated his hands, pushed the ball out with one hand with his right hand, and scored in cricket, the referee whistled, 2+1.

Xiao Li didn't even pull Ye Feng down in the air, which shows how big the difference in strength between the two is.

With such a style of play, Van Gundy is going crazy.He saw the problem, but didn't know how to fix it.Howard couldn't defend against him, as long as he had a cover, Ye Feng would be able to get rid of him, and then the inside line would be empty.But when Ye Feng singled out Courtney Lee, he was bullying others.There's nothing stopping him from taking the ball to familiar spots and shooting.

Ye Feng played the same role as Kobe.The difference is that Kobe must use technology to hide and play, dribbling the ball to a low post or a familiar position, and people can also interfere with Kobe in the confrontation and disrupt his rhythm.But Ye Feng can use the bulldozer style to dribble the ball to a position he is sure of. It is very difficult to disrupt his rhythm. He is almost fatal in the 2nd position.

In the case of physical advantage, it is better for Ye Feng to attack directly with the ball. The Clippers have found the magic team's Achilles heel!
(End of this chapter)