The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 199 [The Miracle of Black Eight Cannot Conceal the Loss of Number 1]

The fans' excitement about the miracle of the Black Eight has not yet passed, and the Clippers lost to the Utah Jazz 84 to 97 away.

One day later, the performance of the Clippers was astonishing. No matter how brave they were in the last two games against the Lakers, the shortcomings of the lineup could not be changed. They can be said to have no point guards now.The Lakers' No. 1 position is also terrible, and they can't catch the Clippers' weaknesses, but the Jazz are different.

Just look at the headlines reported by the media and you will know why they lost. "The Black Miracle Can't Hide the Loss of the No. 1 Position", "The Fragile Clippers' Backline Can't Stop the Jazz's Impact", "Deron Williams-The Most Deserving All-Star"...

The media didn't criticize the Clippers. It wasn't that they were weak, but that Deron played very well. He easily scored 23 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 steals, revitalizing the team.In contrast, Tony Allen, who started the Clippers. With 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, it is impossible to tell from the data that he is a point guard. Chalmers has 9 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 turnovers.

In the second match between the two sides on May 5, the Clippers were unable to make up for the shortcomings of the No. 7 position, and lost two consecutive games at home to the Jazz.Lost by 1 and 13 points respectively.Tony Allen is most familiar with the position of shooting guard. Playing point guard can only defend and fail to make good shots.Chalmers is too young to pose a threat to Deron at all.What is even more disappointing is that Chalmers made 16 pass errors in the two games, which directly ruined the Clippers.

In addition to the No. [-] position, there is also a problem with the inside line.Love played the starting lineup and went out to defend Okur from being evacuated inside. Deron could break through, but staying inside could not prevent Boozer's low attack.Changing to Tate's defense is slightly better, but his rebounding and offense are not as good as Love.Hayes has no height and can only resist people.As for McGee, except for tactical fouls, Thibodeau did not send him on the court.

Ye Feng only scored 21 points and 23 points in the two games. His scoring average has dropped compared with the regular season, which has also been questioned by people. Can reflect the ability of a player.Ye Feng also wanted to show his ability, but the opponent resolutely double-teamed and disrupted his shooting touch with fouls.He is not strong enough to ignore double-teaming. If he does not pass the ball to his teammates and chooses to play hard, the Clippers will lose even worse.

Back in Los Angeles, the more encouraging news came. The NBA officially announced the most important awards for the regular season this season.

Best Defensive Player was won by Dwight Howard.The awards are selected by sports journalists and television commentators in the United States and Canada.

The five players in the best defensive team are Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant.

The second team of the best team is: Tim Duncan, Devin Wade, Ye Feng, Ron Artest, Rajon Rondo.

Ye Feng was placed among the forwards in the selection, and he mostly defended the opponent's No. 34 position.The overall defense of the Cavaliers and Celtics is stronger than that of the Clippers this season, and the core defenders in the team naturally overwhelm Ye Feng. Even if he averages two blocks per game, it can't change this, so he can only be selected for the second team.

Bryant once again entered the first team.He has a strong sense of defense, excellent anticipation, and rich defensive experience.Although the single-defense ability has declined, it has been affirmed.The defensive lineup is selected by the coaches of 30 teams, and there is not much moisture.

LeBron James won the most valuable player award in the regular season, averaging 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.1 blocks per game, and only missed one game.He not only has comprehensive statistics, but also led the Cavaliers to the best record in the league.This is an important basis for selecting the MVP.

Center Howard, forwards James and Ye Feng, guards Kobe and Wade were selected to the league's first team.Ye Feng was still selected as a striker, and most of his offense was in the low post.Dump Nowitzki from the Mavericks.

The second team center Yao Ming, forward Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki, guard Roy, Chris Paul.
Third Team: Center O'Neal, forward Paul Gasol, Paul Pierce, guard Chauncey Billups, Deron Williams.

The best team is voted by 129 professional sports journalists and commentators from the United States and Canada. Each first choice vote is worth 5 points, the second choice vote is 3 points, and the third choice vote is 1. point.After all, reporters and commentators are not as professional as coaches, and the selection process is a little watery.

Paul failed to lead the team into the playoffs this season, but was selected to the second team. The super luxurious data added points to him.The Jazz have broken through the first round of the playoffs and led 2-0 in the second round, but Deron is only in the third team.The "Shark" O'Neal in the third team is the most questioned. After he arrived in the Suns, the Suns were weaker than last season and only won the ninth place in the Western Conference in the regular season.And Carlos Boozer, who played very well in the regular season, didn't even make it to the third team.

Ye Feng's name was on both lists. In the best defensive player selection, he was ranked fifth, and in the regular season MVP selection, he was ranked fourth.

Having won two awards, Ye Feng became even more popular.Los Angeles fans gave the Clippers strong support.There is a survey on the Internet. Fans believe that the Clippers lost at the back line. If Barea is there, they can also compete with the Jazz. Now it is forgiven to fall behind 0 to 2.

On May 5, the Clippers players who returned to the home court returned to normal levels.At the Staples Center, even though the fans are cheering for the Lakers, they can let go of playing, they are used to playing here.At home in Salt Lake City, some young players can only perform at 9% or [-]% of their level.

The tactics are still based on Ye Feng's singles, attracting double-teams and passing shots to outside players. The Clippers took the lead at halftime, and all the shooters scored three-pointers. They are still used to the basket at the Staples Center.Especially Anthony Morrow, who contributed four three-pointers in the limited playing time in the half.

At halftime, the Clippers held a brief retirement ceremony for general manager Elgin Baylor.Ye Feng delivered a speech on behalf of the players, and Donald Sterling personally sent flowers to Baylor, thanking him for everything he has done for the team over the years.Ye Feng chatted with Donald Sterling, gave him some advice, and asked him to put on a show.Now the public image of the stingy boss has improved. This time playing the warm card, the fans in the audience gave warm applause.This season, Baylor was named the best manager in the league and retired bravely.A small ceremony, moved him almost to tears.In Ye Feng's previous life, he sued Sterling to court.That kind of thing doesn't happen now.

The Clippers continued to control the situation in the second half, 104 to 95, and won a game cleanly.

The Clippers are also a team with a high home winning percentage, and Staples is also home to the Devil. On May 5th, they fought against the Jazz with their home momentum. Ye Feng had two key supplementary blocks in the fourth quarter. The key three-pointers of Morrow and Barnes made the Clippers reverse in the last 11 minutes of the fourth quarter. , 3 to 94 won consecutive victories and tied the total score to 90 to 2.

Back at home, the young Clippers players managed to calm down and treat shooting as practice.At this time, the Clippers management regretted that Morrow only signed a two-year minimum salary contract. His three-pointers were too accurate, and he dared to shoot the most. He played well in the playoffs.He is already an important member of the Clippers, and his value will definitely increase when the contract expires.There must be many teams wanting to poach him.

Ye Feng recorded his second triple-double in the playoffs in Game 24. 11 points, 10 rebounds and [-] assists.

After entering the playoffs, he averaged 25 points, 7.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 2 blocks per game.The score is lower than the regular season level, the advantage is that the number of rebounds and assists has increased, and the performance is more comprehensive.He is now the person with the most assists in the Clippers' playoffs. It can be said that he plays more team than in the regular season, and it is also related to the opponent's double-teaming.

Unfortunately, in the away game, it was difficult for Ye Feng to rely on his teammates.At home in Salt Lake City, the Jazz continued to double-team him, and his teammates began to play abnormally again.The most abnormal person in the fifth game was Love. He made too many fouls, missed shots, and was blown up by Boozer.Love only scored 4 points and 6 rebounds in the game, and made 7 of 1 shots.Experts have criticized him for playing too softly, unable to draw fouls, just catching and shooting outside.After the Jazz switched defenses, their height was not a disadvantage, and they had a physique. They defended Love very successfully. As an insider, his shooting percentage in this series was only 42%.Smith also failed to take advantage of the matchup with Kirilenko, and the Jazz can also help defend him, just like dealing with Ye Feng, and let Hayes shoot.In this game against Boozer, Hayes got a lot of playing time and got a double-double of 10 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists, which was surprising.

The sixth game was held at the home court of the Clippers. The Clippers players were under too much psychological pressure. The burden of wanting to win and fear of losing finally overwhelmed this group of young people. They collectively missed shots from outside and fell behind the Jazz by 17 points at halftime.Ye Feng attacked with all his might to defend his home honor.Thibodeau also sent two insiders, Gortat and Love, to help him with double screens.

叶锋面对包夹也不传球，将罗尼.布鲁尔6犯打下了场，下半场得到了27分，全场44分7篮板3助攻2抢断。

无奈上半场快船落后太多，队友们又防不住布泽尔、德隆、奥库的三叉戟进攻，快船最终101比108惜败。总比分2比4结束了2008-2009赛季的旅程。

Despite the loss, the fans gave the Clippers applause.They have performed miracles and left people with wonderful memories.Fans have reason to believe that as long as the Clippers make successful reinforcements in the summer, they will definitely be stronger next season.Especially the point guard position, summer must make adjustments.

At the press conference, Thibodeau praised the players, especially Ye Feng.Entering the playoffs, Ye Feng is the most stable player, and the other players are somewhat uncomfortable.The future of the team is bright. With the baptism of this playoffs, fans will definitely see a stronger and more mature Clippers next season.

(End of this chapter)