The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 218 [Show off the opening game]

The Clippers have raised ticket prices and are a little cheaper than the Lakers.If the ticket price is raised in one breath, the audience may be lost.Now people still buy Clippers tickets to watch the Derby.

When Ye Feng came out, the fans applauded and cheered.Today is theoretically the home of the Lakers, and the atmosphere is completely different from last season's opener.

When Kidd played, he also received warm applause. The third most popular person in the Clippers was Barea. His performance in the series won the respect of the fans.

Ye Feng first went to the sidelines to kiss Ariel, and then greeted the star fans and friends on the sidelines.In Hollywood, he is far more popular than Kobe.He is like an NBA entertainment star, a star in the entertainment circle, and many actors and directors support him.

Also present was Megan Fox, the sexy heroine of "Transformers". She waved at Ye Feng and blew a kiss, even though the two never spoke.This move irritated Artest. Artest was a fan of Fox, and he swore in his heart that he would guard Ye Feng no matter what.

The opening game was broadcast live on TN*T TV stations across the United States, and this game attracted the most attention. The absence of Pau Gasol made people feel sorry.The Lakers can't use the strongest lineup to fight the Clippers.

Barkley introduced: "This game can be regarded as a preview of the Western Conference Finals. Both teams have successfully strengthened in the summer, but the Lakers' guard line still has some shortcomings."

Kenny Smith said with a smile: "The Rockets have also strengthened their lineup for defending the title. Don't you like them?"

Barkley shook his head and said, "I'm not optimistic about the Rockets at all. They brought in Ariza and Iverson in the summer, but left Hyde, Weaver, Alston, and Artest on the perimeter. This year, their perimeter has been severely compromised." Weakened, unless McGrady is replaced by some useful people, they will be sad for the first round of the playoffs. Iverson is getting slower and slower, and he has no energy. I don’t think he is much better than Brooks.”

Smith said with a smile: "On the sidelines, there seem to be more people holding signs to support Ye Feng than Kobe. He is not only a star, but also sought after in other aspects. Many people regard him as a defender of democracy. I don't know if he is That’s why I chose September 9th for my wedding.”

After the warm-up, players from both sides played.

The Lakers start five: Bynum, Odom, Artest, Kobe, Fisher.

The Clippers' starting lineup has changed a lot from last season, Love, Ye Feng, Barnes, Curry, Kidd.

Barkley exclaimed: "The Clippers seem to be playing small ball tactics. Curry, who performed well in the preseason, entered the starting list in his Los Angeles debut, and Smith sat on the bench. If the Clippers do not fall behind in the first quarter , the Lakers are not easy to play, and the offense of Smith and Barea is also impressive."

Kenny Smith was puzzled: "The Clippers' deployment of troops is a little confusing. They obviously have Tony Allen who is very good at defense, but he didn't play. Curry is much worse than Kobe in terms of height and physique. Without experience, isn't this just letting Kobe play casually?"

At the beginning of the game, the Clippers gave the answer. The person in charge of defending Kobe on the outside is the veteran Kidd.Even though he is 36 years old, he still has the confidence to limit Kobe, and Ye Feng will come up again in the pick-and-roll.Curry's mission is simple, defend Fisher.

Kidd and Carter blocked Kobe's offense when he was in the Nets. As long as Kobe's breakthrough is blocked and he only shoots from the outside, there is nothing to be afraid of.

The Lakers attacked first and lobbed the ball to Bynum inside, allowing him to single out Love.The Lakers are still a triangle offense.What Phil Jackson is good at is employing people, and there are only a few sets of tactics back and forth.

Love lost a lot of weight, but his strength didn't drop much. He was stronger than Bynum.He stuck his position tightly.Love's weight is only 112 kilograms now, and his speed is faster than before. Bynum felt difficult in the first round. He could only turn around and make a jumper, which missed.

Barnes took the backcourt rebound and handed it over to Kidd to organize the Clippers to attack.

Kidd dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, Love pulled to a [-]-degree angle on the left perimeter, Kidd passed the ball to Love, and Odom followed to defend Love.Love passed the ball to Ye Feng in the high position again.

Kidd moves between 60°-45° to the right.Curry and Barnes ran to the left and right low corners, and the four of them pulled away, leaving Ye Feng alone in the middle.

At the beginning, Thibodeau arranged the style of play that Ye Feng came up with.He is in a high position with his back. If someone comes up to help defend, he can pass the ball in four directions. If he doesn't come up to defend, he can play alone.The Lakers have no defense, they invited Artest, not to let him play.

Let you see my progress, Ye Feng didn't look for a pick and roll, he got the ball with his back and suddenly turned around and broke through from the right.

His speed was so fast that Artest couldn't completely stop him from turning around, so he could only defend close to him. The two kept making physical contact.Barnes reached the bottom line, Bynum followed out, the inside line was completely evacuated, and now we can only rely on Artest.

Ye Feng turned around with the ball in both hands, and jumped towards Artest.His best technique is forcing people to shoot with one hand.Artest has a strong physique and will not be knocked out of position, and immediately jumps up to block the shot.

The two had physical contact, but the referee did not blow the whistle.Ye Feng withdrew his raised right hand, took the ball with both hands, shrank his body in the air, and used a very irregular movement of turning the urinal to avoid the blocker, and passed the ball from Artest's armpit with both hands sent out.

Artest couldn't block this kind of shot, and if he put his arm down and touched Ye Feng's hand, he would be called a foul.

This kind of reluctant shooting is impossible, right?Artest thought.After landing, the audience began to applaud, and the ball hit the backboard and went into the basket. 2 to 0.

This move was often used by Ye Feng when he singled out Smith and Barnes in the team.After playing on the trampoline for two months, as long as he finds a gap, he dares to make a shot. This kind of goal hurts the morale of the opponent.

The Clippers are still man-to-man.Without Pau Gasol, the Lakers lacked strong offensive points inside, and Bynum's attack efficiency was not high.This time, Odom pulled out to cover for Bryant.After the switch, Ye Feng faced Kobe.The rest of the Lakers are not idle, they are all running, and the Clippers are very tight.

Kobe played singles, Ye Feng opened his arms and followed closely, keeping a distance.With Kobe's current speed, it is difficult for someone with a fast breakthrough and long wingspan.It's okay to shake the distance, but if Kobe takes a step, Ye Feng will catch up from behind immediately.Unless Kobe can get two steps away from him, there is danger.Bryant had no speed advantage, changed direction twice to no avail, and passed the ball to Odom again.After Odom picked and rolled Kidd in a low post, he turned around and made a jumper. 2 to 2.

On the offensive end, Ye Feng faced Artest again.If Artest is blown up this time, the Clippers will not only gain a victory, but also seriously damage the confidence of the Lakers, just like proving that the players they bought at a high price are useless.

Ye Feng was still holding the ball in a high position, Artest was close to him, and no one was covering him.Artest is one and a half steps away from him, preventing breakthroughs and not preventing shots.

Do you think I'm still the same as last season?I've been practicing three-pointers at the top of the arc for two months!After turning around, Ye Feng looked at the distance, and immediately made a jump shot.If no one comes up to defend, he can hit half of the shots.Artest jumped late, the arc of the ball was very flat, but it was a steady hit. 5 to 2.

Artest was so angry that he was beaten twice in a row. If the third one couldn't be guarded, it would be too embarrassing.Unexpectedly, Ye Feng would actually shoot a three-pointer.

Barkley exclaimed: "If Ye Feng's range has reached beyond the 3-point line, I don't think the Lakers can defend him. He always seems to surprise people."

The Lakers Fisher handed over the frontcourt to Kobe, and Kidd defended close to him. Kidd's footsteps were slow, but he had a lot of defensive experience, and his prediction of the breakthrough line was very accurate.

Artest picks and rolls and Barnes switches defenses.Odom pulled up to the high position, Ye Feng followed, the Clippers were also evacuated inside, and Barnes single-handedly defended Kobe.Never double-teaming Kobe is a strategy that the Clippers must abide by.Kobe swayed the ball, and Barnes followed suit to prevent a breakthrough.Kobe made an emergency stop for a jumper, dodged the blocked shot and scored. 5 to 4.

The Clippers attacked again, Ye Feng still took the ball from a high position, took the ball outside, pulled Artest out and passed it to Kidd.Kidd gave the ball to Curry who ran back from the baseline.

The man defending Curry is Fisher, and Kobe is following Kidd.Curry catches the ball and turns around, passes Fisher with a change of direction, breaks into the inside, Odom follows Barnes, and the inside is evacuated.Curry didn't wait for Odom to make up the defense and made an easy layup. 7 to 4.The Clippers' offensive efficiency is extremely high.

At halftime for the Clippers, Fisher passed the ball to Artest. Facing Barnes' defense, the latter didn't pass it to Bynum on the inside, nor to Kobe on the side. Pull up the jumper.

Barnes' hand was almost on Artest's face, and the ball's offensive choice was abysmal.But this is Artest. From entering the league to the present, his offensive options have not been easy, and his long shot is a major feature.

As soon as he made a shot, Ye Feng immediately let go of Odom and rushed towards the Lakers half court. Kidd and Love were on the bottom line.Love took the backcourt rebound and handed it to Kidd, and Kidd passed a long pass to Ye Feng, which was extremely accurate.As soon as Ye Feng received the ball, he turned around and went into the three-point line. The fastest player on the Lakers' defense was Kobe.

Ye Feng dribbled the ball to accelerate, and in the process of getting close to Kobe, he slightly changed direction to the right, holding the ball with both hands, and his left shoulder was about to hit Kobe.

If there is physical contact at this time, it is likely that Kobe will be fouled.It's impossible for him to move quickly to stay in position. This is Kobe's good method of drawing fouls. He knows Ye Feng's purpose, how can he let his opponent succeed?
Kobe dodged with a side shoulder. This is just the three-point line, and it is a long way to go to the layup.

But will Ye Feng make a layup?Kobe turned sideways, Ye Feng took the ball with both hands and stuck Kobe behind him with his second big stride. 9 to 4.

Kobe was stuck behind and had no choice but to foul, which might not be able to stop Ye Feng's dunk, so he didn't move, watching Ye Feng score.

The Clippers fans applauded wildly.With Artest coming, Ye Feng can still score.And he's shooting more casually than last season, not just low post and 45-degree jumpers.

(End of this chapter)