The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 359 [Passive Heat, Weak Emperor]

In the second quarter, the Clippers sent Curry, Thornton, Barnes, Gortat, and O'Neal.Although O'Neal can't run anymore, Thibodeau feels that he can still play a role on the court. He can play singles or support offenses, and he has rich experience.On the defensive end, O'Neal just needs to stay under the basket as much as possible.The Heat will usually send Dampier in the second quarter. The speed is not fast, and the shooting is not good. O'Neal is not a problem to defend him.

The Heat replaced Dampier, Bosh, Mike Miller, OJ Mayo, and Chalmers, three people who can shoot three-pointers. At this time, the Clippers must also focus on the outside line of defense, 32 zone defense , Gortat defended the pick-and-roll, and O'Neal sat at the basket.Compressing the defense can be ugly.The Clippers' offense mainly relies on the combination of two guards, and the Heat are Bosh and Mayo's pick-and-roll offense.

Thibodeau sat next to Ye Feng and said softly, "Ye, you defended very well in the first quarter, if I let you face off against James, can it work?"

Ye Feng smiled and said: "I wish I could. Let me play against him throughout the series. As long as I can keep James' score below 20 points, we will definitely win."

Thibodeau was delighted. "Are you confident you can limit James to 20 points?"

Ye Feng nodded. "I try my best. It depends on the system to defend him. Otherwise, he can get rid of me with a screen. In a one-on-one situation, he will never pass me! As long as I can block him in the pick-and-roll, I can catch up. .”

"It's up to you." Thibodeau patted Ye Feng's back, very satisfied with his answer.Leaders are those who dare to take responsibility.

In the regular season, Smith mainly defends against James. That is to allow Ye Feng to preserve his physical strength to attack. The regular season schedule is tight, so he conserves his physical strength. Now there are only a few games left. Does he still need to consider his physical strength?I can rest for three months if I survive.

The key to defending against James is to keep compressing the defense.In Ye Feng's previous life, some people said that Kidd defended James to death, but that was exaggerated, in fact, it was the function of the defensive system.As long as they occupy the penalty area and limit the Heat's breakthrough, Wade and James must use jumpers to solve the problem. If James shoots jumpers the whole game, he is basically a slightly taller and stronger Corey Maggette.The mid-range and three-point shooting percentages of the two are about the same. What is there to be afraid of Maggette?

Compressing the defense can't prevent Ye Feng. In this respect, he is better than James.He has been practicing shooting for several years and has never stopped exercising his wrist. As Navarro said, the effect was not obvious at first, and he felt that it was not very useful. But after a year and a half, Ye Feng's shooting has improved significantly.Now he shoots three-pointers from the outside, and he can often hit the hollow. The feel is getting softer. Even if he pulls up the jumper, he can also shoot a beautiful arc. , as long as it is against a player who is shorter than him, the opponent can't even seal his eyes if he makes a quick shot.Ye Feng mainly shoots, with low post backs as his supplement, and the third option is the breakthrough. The zone defense's restrictions on Ye Feng are not as severe as they are on James.Even if it's double-teaming, Ye Feng pulls out his hand dryly, whether the last one or two people's defenses can't reach, the difference is not big.

Thibodeau decided that this series will use a combination of compression defense and outside marking, and limiting James is the top priority.

In the second quarter, the defensive intensity of the two teams declined, and both teams found a sense of offense. It was still a tug of war that was evenly matched.Bosh made a dunk shortly after the start of this section, Thornton returned a three-pointer, Miller immediately scored a long shot for the Heat, and then Curry and Thornton made mid-range shots respectively, and Mayo also broke through and scored ...

After playing for 6 minutes, the two sides waited for the official timeout with a tacit understanding. The score was 33 to 35, and the Heat still led by 2 points.

Heat put on the strongest lineup after the timeout, Haslem, Bosh, James, Wade, Mayo.All stars except Haslem.

The Clippers replaced Love, McGee, Smith, Ye Feng and Kidd.

Kidd is more stable than Curry in handling the ball. James and Wade are on the court together. Mayo generally does not attack with the ball, and his speed is not as fast as Westbrook, Beaubois and others. Kidd To be able to keep up, as long as the three-point defense is good.He can relieve the pressure on Ye Feng's offensive end. When Curry plays, the organization tasks are all Ye Feng's. It is too tiring for him to do everything by himself.

Ye Feng continued to defend against James. He didn't defend well without the ball. He just followed. As soon as James received the ball, he stepped forward to get close to him.If the defense is too strict at ordinary times, Ye Feng is still worried that James will find an off-ball screen to throw him off in order to catch the ball, and then both of them will needlessly consume a lot of energy.James also has a problem. He does not immediately break through with the ball after receiving the ball. He likes to pause for about half a second to observe the situation on the field. If there is a good opportunity, he will distribute the ball to his teammates.

In such a short period of time, James can see the position of his teammates, and his passing awareness is indeed higher than that of Ye Feng. This is his strength and also his weakness.With such a pause, the opponent can be close to the body, and when encountering a strong player like Ye Feng, it is not easy to turn around.Artest's speed is very slow now, and the effect of defending against James is better than many people, because of James' hesitation when attacking.

Ye Feng can put James on the perimeter almost every time, so that he can't drive the ball and can only pass the ball. The Heat's offense is more completed by Wade and Bosh.James' scoring has always stayed at three points.

Barkley said excitedly: "After watching the game during this period of time, I believe people no longer doubt Ye Feng's defensive skills? James has not broken through him one-on-one, and he only scored 3 points so far. After the pick-and-roll, the Clippers The team’s rotation was also good.”

Kenny Smith said: "The Clippers defended the restricted area today. Except for Bosh's dunk, the Heat could hardly hit the basket. However, Ye Feng was also guarded by James, and the others were unable to open the offense. The two teams fought hard today. Defensively, it was different than predicted before the game."

At the end of the first half, Love missed a three-pointer at the buzzer, and the Clippers were 45 points behind 49 to 4.The Clippers compressed their defense to protect the inside line, and the defender got a chance. Mayo scored 8 points in the second quarter, Wade scored 10 points, and Bosh scored 6 points. Hit a dry pull 3 points.This was his only goal in the second quarter, and he only scored 6 points in the half.

Several commentators praised Ye Feng's defense during the intermission. If he can maintain this defensive strength in the second half, James will lose face. Ye Feng only scored two points in the second quarter. The Heat were defended by James. Haslem helped defend and let McGee go.McGee got a lot of opportunities, scored 10 points and 5 rebounds in the half, and his performance was eye-catching.Sometimes statistics can be deceiving, especially for those who play next to superstars. If they only look at statistics, those who don’t know will think that McGee is better than Bosh.

In the third quarter, the Clippers replaced Kidd with Tony Allen, and the other four started the game.At this time, it is time to fight for the start, and the bench time will not be too long. The Clippers' benches are rushing to branch, and the defense is too poor.

Both Curry and Kidd had some loopholes in the perimeter defense. Thibodeau simply replaced them and let Tony Allen play to strengthen the defense and play the No. 1 guest position.Allen is the Clippers' best perimeter defender.

At this time, Wade showed his defensive strength. He was also a player selected to the best defensive team. He entangled Tony Allen in the backcourt, making it difficult for him to dribble.

Smith screened in the backcourt and Allen just dribbled the ball past half court.In order to strengthen the defense, Thibodeau endured.Kidd organized well in the second quarter, but he couldn't defend Mayo well.After Tony Allen came on the field, Mayo was not easy to play.

There were 5 draws between the two sides in the third quarter. The Heat couldn't break the Clippers' zone defense. The Clippers switched to a defensive lineup and relied on Ye Feng to attack. He was also taken care of by the Heat. Mayo, against Wade, also frequently hit the iron on his shots. He feels very bad today.

Love was selected to the Clippers, which is not the same as Love in Ye Feng's previous Timberwolves.Timberwolves' Love is even more powerful offensively. Because he is the core of the team, he has a lot of shooting opportunities and dares to attack with the ball when he is misplaced. Now he basically waits for good opportunities before shooting.The touch needs to be "fed out" with a lot of shots. Now Love is just a good role player, far away from a superstar.People said that he was very happy playing beside Ye Feng, but in fact he sacrificed his personal data and leadership ability.

Smith stood up in the third quarter and scored 8 points to help Ye Feng.Ye Feng was also constantly looking for opportunities under the strict defense of the opponent.In this quarter, he hit James in the low post, made two turnaround throws, and used the screen to get rid of the defensive emergency stop jumper and hit two mid-range shots.There was another breakthrough and foul free throw, scoring 10 points in a single quarter.

Ye Feng's shooting percentage was not high, he made 11 of 4 shots, but he was already better than James.James took 6 shots and made two mid-range shots. The storm caused a foul by Ye Feng, and he scored 6 points with two free throws.

In the first three quarters, Ye Feng suppressed James, which can be seen from the statistics.James doesn't seem to have much desire to attack. No one knows what he is thinking.

Perhaps James felt that it was difficult for him to play against Ye Feng, and it was better to give his teammates a chance to ensure efficiency. This idea is selfless, but he did not assume the responsibility of a leader. This game is more like Wade than him. Heat leader.

James is really not easy to play. Ye Feng always fights with him constantly, making him unable to turn around. Even if he gets rid of it with a screen, the Clippers also take care of him, so that he can't comfortably break through with the ball. , the defense against Wade was much looser, and Wade scored a game-high 26 points in three quarters.

71 to 68, the Clippers overtook the score.

Heat coach Spoelstra was very distressed. James' poor performance made the team passive. He didn't know how to get James to cheer up and attack. The player's shooting touch is not good enough, otherwise the Heat would not be only 3 points behind.

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