The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 281 [Capturing Tianwang Mountain, aiming at the championship]

On the 11th, the fourth game of the Finals was still played at the Celtics' home court.

Garnett still yelled to boost team morale when he played.

This time, Ye Feng also suggested that the Clippers players stand in a circle and collectively roar a few times, not to be overwhelmed by the Celtics.This proposal was responded by all players, even the veteran Kidd and the shy Curry yelled at him.After yelling, everyone really felt a lot more comfortable and let out all the depression in their hearts.

Doing so caused boos from all the fans, but the Clippers players didn't care, and their belief in winning became stronger.The young players are full of confidence, and Kidd feels as if he has returned to his youth and has passion again.

The Celtics still sent Rasheed Wallace in the opening game to strengthen their offense.The second game was won by Rashid evacuating the inside line. He played multiple shooting points and played a key role.

But this trick didn’t work today. The Clippers asked Curry and Love to play a pick-and-roll on the outside. Garnett still had to be responsible for defending the pick-and-roll. He followed Love to the outside line. Drive Pierce, went to the low post to single Rashid, and scored two goals in a row.

Garnett didn't go out, Rasheed couldn't defend against the pick-and-roll, and was broken by Curry.It's not easy for players to help defend, because Kidd and Love shoot from the outside, and McGee keeps running in the high post and low post to find opportunities.

The Celtics did not fall behind much in the first quarter, but it was more difficult to play later, because their substitutes were not as good as the Clippers. In the second quarter, they could not withstand the main force. Ray Allen and Pierce stayed on the court together, but It also failed to take advantage of the combination of Gortat, Hayes, Smith, Thornton and Barea, and was still behind by 6 points after 3 minutes.

The Clippers players used Rasheed Wallace and Glenn Davis, two slow-moving players, as a breakthrough. Rivers had no choice but to use Perkins to strengthen the defense, and dared not let them play again.

In this way, the Clippers started a 23-zone defense again, preventing breakthroughs and shooting, which lowered the offensive efficiency of the Big Three.Ye Feng played mediocre in this game, only scoring 21 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, but the Clippers won 100-89.

The Clippers won two consecutive away games and won the match point 3-1.After this home defeat, the prospects of the Celtics have become bleak, and the championship has become out of reach.

Only eight teams in NBA history can comeback and win after falling behind 1 to 3 in the playoffs, and the probability does not exceed 4%.And no team has ever successfully comeback in the finals, let alone they are facing a team that won 72 wins in the regular season?
The Clippers are well aware of the Celtics' weaknesses, attacking at them, and the Celtics' defense always ignores them.In fact, the young Clippers players Thornton, Love, Curry and others missed many easy shots, otherwise they would have won more.

It has always been difficult to improve the psychological quality of players. There are many people with super talents who cannot become stars. For this reason, playing in the finals requires a big heart. Every attack, every defense, and every ball is very important. , which makes the players bear greater psychological pressure when they shoot.

Ye Feng's method of maintaining his state is self-hypnosis, talking to himself in his heart, before going on the court, he told himself that in his previous life, the Celtics didn't even win against the Lakers, and the Clippers would undoubtedly win.When he arrived on the field, he silently said that this was just an ordinary game, so he had to calm down.

He felt terrible in this game, but he adjusted his style of play in time, constantly running to consume the opponent's physical strength, passing the ball, grabbing rebounds, defending, and trying to hit the basket every time when attacking to improve efficiency.In this way, even though they knew that he didn't feel good, the Celtics still had to let Pierce follow him to defend, which consumed a lot of energy.In this game, Pierce was defended and scored only 11 points, which was far below the average.

In the selection of the best defensive player next season, the reporters in Boston will be willing to vote for Ye Feng. It is hard to say what kind of match Pierce and Ye Feng will be in his peak period. Now Pierce is no longer Ye Feng's opponent.The core of the team's offense is suppressed, and it will become very difficult to win.

Celtics star Larry Bird said in an interview after the game: "Unless Ye Feng is injured and misses the rest of the game, the Celtics can't beat the Clippers."

The probability of injury to the core players in the finals is also very small.At this time, the main players of the team know how to protect themselves and will not do inexplicable and dangerous actions.The teams that enter the finals often play aboveboard, and there are very few dirty villains who intentionally hurt the opponent's main force.

The night before the start of the fifth game, Ye Feng woke up laughing from a dream, dreaming that the Clippers won the championship.

The next morning, Ariel said with a smile: "You talked a lot in your sleep yesterday, thinking you won the championship, are you crazy about the championship now?"

Ye Feng was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly asked: "Did you hear what I said?"

Ariel smiled and said, "I didn't hear clearly, I was in a drowsy sleep, how could I remember what you said?"

Ye Feng heaved a sigh of relief. "It's fine if you don't hear it."

Ariel asked with a smile: "Why can't you let me hear, you speak ill of me?"

Ye Feng smiled and said: "How could I speak ill of you? You will know when the time comes."

"Oh, then I won't ask you." Ariel smiled mysteriously, got dressed and went to wash up.

In Game [-], the Celtics finally won.

In order to defend their home honor, the Celtics fought fiercely in this game. They couldn't stand the Clippers winning the championship trophy at their home court. It was a tragedy on earth.

Regardless of the Clippers players or the coaching staff, they actually hope to return to the home court to win the championship, so they did not try their best in this game.

Ye Feng felt good in the first quarter, but in the second half he was fouled by the opponent to disrupt his shooting rhythm. The Celtics' thug almost wanted to break Ye Feng's wrist. The field is full of gunpowder.

Just 2 minutes into the fourth quarter, when McGee received a pass from Kidd and was about to dunk the ball with both hands, he was pressed hard by Perkins on the head, and his back landed on the ground, and he almost lost his breath. , was directly pushed out of the field by his teammates.

The Celtics can lose the championship, but they must not lose this game. Perkins was sent off for a malicious foul. After that, the Big Three scored consecutive points and kept their lead.The Big Three and Rondo played almost the whole game, and the fans always cheered for the home team with signs. The Celtics attached great importance to this game.

In the end, the Celtics defeated the Clippers 103 to 92 and tied the total score to 2 to 3, retaining a glimmer of hope of winning.

However, Thibodeau expressed dissatisfaction with the Celtics' rough foul at the press conference, and Ye Feng also said that his hands were swollen from the beating.The next day, the Celtics' victory was questioned by major media.

For the Celtics, the worst news is that after the league saw the video, it decided to impose a second-level flagrant foul on Perkins, a fine of $25000, and a two-game suspension. He will miss the finals.

The ratings of the finals were very high. David Stern could not tolerate the Celtics' rough defense to confuse the league, so he punished Perkins heavily.

Optimistic Celtics fans also believe that the Celtics have a fight because they still have the Big Three.In fact, the so-called "giants" are all false names. The lineup configuration is reasonable, and the depth of the bench is more important.

Ye Feng knows this best. At the beginning, the team building policy he proposed was inspired by the Mavericks team that won the championship in 2011 in his previous life.

That year, the Mavericks swept the Lakers and defeated the young Thunder to reach the finals. Under the circumstances that people were generally not optimistic about, they finally defeated the "Big Three" Heat in the finals.

The Mavericks did not win the championship by relying on the method of gathering stars.Some people attribute the Heat's loss to Bosh as a "pseudo-giant".In fact, as long as Bosh has the ball, he must be at the level of 20+10. The Heat lose in the depth of the bench and lack of tactics.

The Mavericks' championship proved one thing. A civilian team that plays selfless basketball, has a good coaching staff, plays a strong defense and has a bunch of good bench players can still compete against a team led by multiple superstars.

The Clippers took the route of the Mavericks. In addition to poaching the important "championship puzzle" Kidd and Barea of ​​the Mavericks, they also poached the Celtics' best defensive player on the perimeter, Tony Allen. Strengthening himself while weakening the Celtics' bench depth.

This Celtics team is weaker than the one that Ye Feng played against the Lakers in 2010 in Ye Feng's previous life. At that time, the Lakers were able to win the championship 4-3. How could the Clippers who swept the Lakers lose?
Sometimes Ye Feng felt that, in fact, all teams should be built like the Mavericks, playing team basketball and giving full play to the characteristics of each role player, then the game would be more interesting.And some role players will get a lot of opportunities to play their own strengths, and there is also the possibility of becoming a star with hard work.

A team of stars may not be able to win. The Heat are the most typical example. In 2011, they did not cooperate much. Every game was Wade and James taking turns playing singles. Even Bosh was like a senior blue-collar. Make a breakthrough.Wade and James' styles of play are actually somewhat overlapping. They both need to attack with the ball, and breakthroughs are better than shooting. The two of them cooperate 1+1 less than 2.When encountering a team that can use zone defense to limit the "Big Three", the Heat may lose if they can't open their outside shooters. The Heat's bench depth problem has not been resolved, and there has never been a good center.

The current situation of the Celtics is similar to that of the Heat. The only advantage is that Rondo is stronger than the Heat's guards.

In Game [-], the Celtics did not have Perkins, an important defensive player on the inside. The substitutes Rasheed Wallace and Glenn Davis moved slowly and were easily overwhelmed on the defensive end. What else do they have? How can we grab a victory at home for the Clippers and drag the game into a tie-break?

On June 6, at the Staples Center, fans all over the world are optimistic that the Clippers will reach the top on that day!
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Don't blame Tucao for making it so easy to win the finals. The Celtics' lineup did have many flaws that year.It would be too weird if a freak lineup like the Clippers couldn't beat them.As for Ye Feng being injured and losing the championship, that's even more impossible. The protagonist of this book is a tough guy, not Glass.

The title of this book is "Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball". Does it take a lot of effort for a person who can be called a legend to win a championship?The protagonist now wins the championship with his lineup, and his opponents are not particularly strong. He still has room for improvement in the future.

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