The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 33 [Los Angeles Derby]

After a day off, the Lakers welcome the challenge of the Golden State Warriors at home. "Zen Master" Jackson did not adjust the starting lineup because of Ye Feng's outstanding performance.

At the end of the first quarter, Ye Feng replaced Odom and took the 4th position.

Jackson's tactical arrangements are very targeted.Let Ye Feng serve as the small forward, and the playing time of Radmanovic and Walton will be greatly shortened. These two still have some abilities, so don't waste too much.After Odom and Bynum are off the field, Ye Feng can take on the heavy responsibility of low-post offense, and the defensive pressure encountered when coming off the bench is much less than that of the starting lineup. Using Ye Feng in this way is like "Tian Ji's horse racing", and can play to the maximum. effect.

In the second quarter, the Warriors replaced the main power forward Harrington and center Biedrins and replaced them with Brandon Wright and Austin Croshire.Recently, the Warriors have suffered from injuries on the inside, and almost no one is available. The 208CM veteran Crohill can only play as a guest center.Jackson unceremoniously arranged for Ye Feng to be the main point of attack, allowing him to shoot as much as he wanted.

Ye Feng's opponent is this year's No. 8 rookie Brandon Wright.In order to get this power forward with amazing wingspan, the Warriors sent out dunk king Richardson, and now they are almost regretting it.Wright is too thin and afraid of inside confrontation. In the new season, he only played 10 minutes per game and scored 4 points and 2.6 rebounds.

Before the game, in order to study Ye Feng and make defensive arrangements, the Warriors let several inside players watch the video of the Lakers VS Celtics game.After reading it, the defensive method was not studied, and Wright was afraid.Ye Feng is a beast that dares to wrestle with Garnett, how can he defend?And today, the results of Tony Allen's injury examination came out. It turned out to be a ruptured testicle, and he will be out for at least 6 weeks. There has never been such a bizarre injury in the history of the NBA.

After Wright came on the court, he went to the low post and found that Ye Feng was guarding him, and suddenly felt a chill down his spine, as if he was being watched by a real wolf... The court is like a battlefield, a person's heart is softened, and his body is still hardened ?A person who is not good at confrontation, Ye Feng, who is uncomfortable defending without competing with others, the ending can be imagined.

In the first round, Ye Feng used Divac's personal back-up technique to push into the three-second zone in one breath, turned around and hit the board with one hand, and then turned around and went to the basket to score a dunk with a tomahawk.As long as he reaches the low position, Wright has nothing to do with him. The physical gap between the two is too great.It was too slow for Crohill to defend, and he couldn't jump up. As long as Ye Feng got close to the basket and hooked, Crohill could only watch him score or foul.The Lakers' bench lineup rapidly expanded their score advantage in the second quarter. The Warriors' bench may be the worst in the league, and they were beaten helplessly.

The main players have been fully rested, and once they return to the field, their advantages are more obvious.With Ye Feng and Odom on the court together, the defense has also improved to a new level. The Warriors have almost no offense inside, and can only rely on Davis and Ellis to "shoot wildly" from the outside.

It took the Lakers three quarters to turn the game into garbage time, beating the Warriors by 114 points 86-28.Kobe had 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and Bynum had a super-sized double-double with 38 points and 21 rebounds.Because the Warriors were weak inside, the whole team played for Bynum and let him score.After the game, he can do "Shuang Wai Wai" commercials.He has a childish temper, a strong vanity, and takes data very seriously.The better the numbers, the closer he gets to the All-Star break.

叶锋出场27分钟，数据也很漂亮，10投8中，罚球4罚2中，拿下18分4篮板1助攻2盖帽1抢断，其中第二节单节12分。

Because the offensive area is close to the basket, Ye Feng's shooting rate is particularly high.Although there are only 4 rebounds, anyone who has watched the game knows that he goes out to defend the opponent's outside shots every time after the pick-and-roll, and the work of grabbing rebounds is handed over to Bynum under the basket.His defense made the Warriors' outside shooting percentage drop, and indirectly contributed to Bynum's amazing data.

After performing well in two consecutive games, Ye Feng became the most watched Lakers player besides Kobe by virtue of his Chinese identity, surpassing Odom in popularity.It's a pity that he only played two games in November, and his playing time was too little. His name was not included in the list of All-Star candidates that had already begun.

The results of the first round of voting for the 2008 NBA All-Star voting have been announced. Kevin Garnett of the Celtics leads the league in votes; Kobe Bryant is temporarily the player with the most votes in the West.The Bucks Yi Jianlian ranked fifth among the forwards in the Eastern Conference. It shows the strength of Chinese fans. The most popular Garnett was defeated by Ye Feng. As long as he can participate in the voting, even if he can score no more than 10 points and assist no more than 5 , A large number of Chinese fans may also vote him into the All-Star, and the fans all want to see him dunk.

Ye Feng had the honor to participate in the rookie selection.Although he didn't participate in the draft, Ye Feng was allowed to participate in the rookie selection according to the league's regulations. He entered the top ten after only two games, temporarily ranking ninth.Experts believe that if he can maintain this momentum, the ranking will rise.

When interviewed by reporters, Ye Feng specifically mentioned Bynum.It is said that Bynum has improved a lot this season and has become an indispensable inside barrier for the Lakers. I hope the fans can vote for him. He is the kind of person who encourages more and improves faster.Bynum yelled for righteousness, almost treating Ye Feng as his own brother.

The Lakers' next game is still in Los Angeles, against the Clippers.

This is a derby.As we all know, there are two NBA teams in Los Angeles, the Lakers and the Clippers.

The two teams are not only in the same city, but also use the same arena. The carpet stickers are changed immediately after a game.Moreover, the NBA schedule does not arrange the home games of these two teams at the same time. Even the maintenance fees of the venues are considered very good.This is a very successful example of NBA marketing!
However, it is the alliance that succeeds, not the Clippers.

Although they share Staples Arena, the two teams have never been equal in the "City of Angels."The Lakers made waves and established several dynasties successively. They are the darling of the local area; the Clippers came to Los Angeles later than the Lakers, and their achievements cannot be compared with the Lakers.

Although they reached the Western Conference semifinals under the leadership of Brand the year before last, their record surpassed the Lakers.But people still love the Lakers.Although Brand has been a stable 20 plus 10 player since he entered the league, he is one of the players with the smallest variance in technical statistics, comparable to Tim Duncan; although he is a comprehensive player with both offense and defense, his matchup defense and supplementary defense are first-class; He averaged 24.7 points, 10 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game at the MVP level.But compared with Kobe Bryant, the box office appeal is still very different. This season, Brand was unable to play, and the Clippers lost consecutively. Ticket sales fell to the lowest point in five years.

Except for this game, the Clippers tickets are almost sold out, because Lakers fans have gone to buy Clippers tickets, and the ticket price is cheaper than the Lakers.After entering the stadium, you will find that it is still full of fans who support the Lakers.Only in the Los Angeles Derby can the ticket sales surpass the Lakers. The Clippers are so tragic...

Fans also started an interesting discussion online before the game.The question discussed was: How will "Hungry Wolf" face his girlfriend's team, and predict his statistics.

Ariel and Ye Feng had supper together, and they were also talking about the derby.Ariel said sternly: "The day after tomorrow's game, don't work so hard anymore. Watching you in these two games, I think it's quite scary. Some of your moves are too dangerous. If you get injured, it will be serious. I don't want to see you like that." Brand was reimbursed for his serious injury. In this game, both sides have a tacit understanding, and the defense will not be too strict. Just be honest, can you do it?"

Ye Feng smiled and said: "You have given orders, how dare I disobey? I will control my emotions. There is a Chinese saying that "hardness is easy to break. I understand this truth. Thank you for caring about me."

Ariel snorted and said with a smile: "You just need to understand. If you get hurt, I have to go to the hospital to see you. I hate the smell in the hospital. For this, you have to play all the games in good health."

Ye Feng nodded and said: "Of order."

It's no surprise that the Clippers owner's daughter wants the Lakers to win.Playing tacit ball is also one of the unspoken rules of the NBA.When a bad team meets a strong team, it usually plays tacitly.Both sides consciously reduce the defensive intensity to ensure that the strong team wins and the weak team does not look too ugly when the players are not injured.The two teams in the same city, like the Clippers and the Lakers, have far different records, and they will definitely not work hard.If the defensive intensity is low and there are more dunks, the fans will be happy to watch.

Ariel asked again: "You played well in the two games, will you start the next game?"

Ye Feng smiled and said: "Of course not. Jackson has clearly talked to me and asked me to come off the bench and be the team's sixth man. In the first quarter when Kobe was on the court, it was very difficult for me to get the right to shoot. Going up to waste energy, Ladd Manovich is more suitable for starting, if Kobe encounters a double-team, he can shoot a three-pointer from the outside."

Ye Feng only had 1 assist in the two games. He usually directly attacked the basket when he received the ball, and rarely passed the ball.He will definitely not be able to play so alone with Kobe.Can't Kobe pass the ball, watch him play, right?
He chatted with Ariel and told all the tactics of the Lakers.He didn't worry about Ariel telling Dunleavy what to do. The Clippers didn't want to win at all. Against the Lakers, with their bad lineup, they couldn't win even if they wanted to.

Ye Feng often feels a little sorry in his heart, he feels that as a friend, he can't help Ariel.Speaking of the Clippers' failure, he had a bold idea.Next season, if the Clippers win the No. [-] pick and select Rose, it seems to be quite promising.Do you want to join the Clippers in the future?If Ariel is in charge, he will also listen to his opinions when trading players and building the team. The Clippers are likely to become stronger in advance.

He doesn't plan to say this idea for the time being, and will make a decision after the Lakers win the championship.

(End of this chapter)