The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 401 [Young Thunder, Enemy for Life]

The Thunder is a young team with three young players at its core.

In Ye Feng's previous life, Derrick Rose was the All-Star starting point guard in the Eastern Conference and became the regular season MVP in the Bulls. However, in the Western Conference, he was suppressed by Deron Williams and Chris Paul. Brook can also be compared with him, but he is not yet a superstar.James Harden averaged 12.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2 assists per game this season, just a good role player.Few people think they can beat the Clippers.

Barkley publicly stated during the live broadcast of the game that the Thunder is not as promising as the Grizzlies. They are only in the first round of the playoffs this season, but Kevin Durant doesn't think so.He said: "We are getting stronger and stronger, we have been getting stronger. Although the Clippers have been winning, we will not give up the fight. This game is very important to us."

The Clippers coaching staff will not underestimate the Thunder. They analyzed the changes in the Thunder before the game. Last season, they could also create some threats to the Clippers.
The key to the Thunder's progress is to shift the focus of tactics from offense to defense. The Thunder's tactical thinking in the first two games is generally based on offense in the first three quarters, and the defense is not at the highest level, dragging the stalemate into the fourth quarter.The fourth quarter began to expand the defense, and the offensive end was taken over by star players in singles. The opponent often felt uncomfortable and made more mistakes.Relying on Durant and Rose's alternating offense in the fourth quarter, the wind went smoothly.
However, in this game, the Thunder cannot relax their defense, otherwise the Clippers may be knocked out directly in the first three quarters, and the hole will be too big to fill in the fourth quarter.This will test the tactical arrangements and on-the-spot response of Thunder coach Scott Brooks (this gentleman is often referred to as "SB coach").

Thibodeau is going to let Ye Feng be the point guard, and Dorell Wright will be the second position. He is 206 cm tall. If the Clippers defend the zone defense, there is not much difference in height between him and Durant. Durant's biggest reliance is Height advantage, as long as he prevents his shots, the Clippers can take the initiative. Josh Smith is still the starter at position 3, and he also needs to shoulder the heavy responsibility of defending Durant.The combination of insider Love and Gasol can guarantee the advantage of rebounding.Playing Perkins in the low post, Gasol has a height advantage, and Love can also withdraw Ibaka, who is good at blocking shots, from the inside.

Thibodeau will use the opponent's situation to arrange the lineup. Wright was a marginal player in the first two games, and this time he finally got a chance.

Wright has been down this year.When Anthony Morrow was in the past, he was rejected and failed to enter the playoffs. After Morrow left, the Clippers reused other people, but still did not give him too many opportunities to play. After the end of this season, he is also a free agent , Stay or leave, he is considering, winning the championship with the Clippers is great, but always sitting on the bench is something that no professional player wants to see, not to mention Wright thinks he is very capable.

Wright has long asked Ye Feng to let the coaching staff reuse him. He can use his height advantage to make three-pointers, just like McGrady.In the last year of the Rockets, McGrady didn't have much athletic ability, and his offense relied on pull-up jumpers, and he could do it.

Not only Wright and Grant Hill also asked the coaching staff, hoping to get more playing time. Hill went to the Clippers for the championship. He felt that he was okay, and he was not willing to sit on the bench. The statistics of last season are there. He is capable of starting, but Smith plays 35 minutes per game, leaving little time for Hill, and one point with Barnes, less than 10 minutes.

Thornton and Tony Allen felt that their playing time was too short.

Thornton will also choose to renew his contract early after this season. He wants to play more. He is not satisfied with 10 minutes per game. He feels that he has the ability to score high points and get a high salary. Future proposed a transfer.

The lineup is too luxurious, and players will inevitably have disputes about their playing time. In 2012, the Clippers will still face a lot of pressure to restructure. This year should be the strongest year for the Clippers.Not only people will leave in the future, Ye Feng's past life memory can no longer help the Clippers.

The Gasol brothers are very satisfied with the team's low position. Paul Gasol is the core of the inside line. The Clippers use the way the Lakers Phil Jackson uses Gasol.Thibodeau has studied the Lakers' triangle offense and gave Gasol a lot of power.Although Gasol is a substitute, as the first substitute inside, he can get a lot of playing time every game, which is much better than when he was with the Lakers.

Sitting on the plane, Ye Feng was already thinking about the match against the Nets.Although the Thunder is strong, it doesn't make him feel worried, but the Nets make him unable to think about it.

This year's Nets are too strong, with good players in every position, excellent defense inside and outside, and better offense inside and out. The Heat were deemed unable to beat the Clippers last season.But now the Nets look at the lineup configuration is stronger than the Heat.The Heat's bench is not deep enough, and they may not be able to take advantage of the super-strong Nets as a substitute, just like playing against the Clippers in the finals.

In Ye Feng's previous life, the Nets also spent a lot of money to build the team, bringing in Joe Johnson and Deron Williams, but now they have Ariza, Butler, Howard, Wall and others by accident.A bad contract like Joe Johnson will definitely not be introduced.For the same money, this Nets team is much stronger.

If the Thunder is a pebble on the way for the Clippers to defend their title, the Nets are already the biggest stumbling block for the Clippers.Ye Feng didn't see the Thunder break into the finals in his previous life, otherwise he would have looked at them with high regard. Their strength seems to be stronger than on the cards, and the individual abilities of the stars should not be underestimated.

On the 30th, the battle between the two scoring champions was officially staged.

The Thunder's home atmosphere was very enthusiastic, and many fans on the scene held up the slogan "Beat the Hungry Wolf" to encourage Durant.Hope their leader can defeat Ye Feng.Everyone can see Durant's progress. He is the most promising person in the younger generation to compete with Ye Feng.

Durant met Ye Feng and said, "Don't be complacent, I will beat you this time!"

Ye Feng said lightly: "OK, if you win, I'll call Scarlett and ask her to send you some bath water as a reward."

Durant almost fell over.He likes Scarlett Johansson very much, and everyone knows the declaration of "willing to drink the bath water".Ye Feng's words irritated him a lot, and everyone knew that Ye Feng and Scarlett were friends and had a good relationship, but not that kind of relationship.If Durant had the opportunity to become friends with Scarlett, he would definitely pursue her. Regarding this point, he was more jealous of Ye Feng than the championship ring.

A man with a sperm on his brain is very powerful, but Durant's opponent in this game is Smith.None of the Clippers' lineup was under 2 meters tall, and Ye Feng was the shortest point guard on the field.When Rose saw him playing point guard, the pressure doubled. Ye Feng defended Rose when the two teams competed last season. Although people said that Rose has thunderous speed, he knew that it would be difficult for him to break through Ye Feng one-on-one.

Thibodeau has arranged a zone defense for this game. Wright, Ye Feng, and Smith are outside, Paul Gasol, and Love are included. Even if Ibaka and Perkins are pulled out, the Clippers do not need to switch defenses. There is no disadvantage at all.

ESPN broadcast the game live, and "Magic" Johnson said: "The Clippers sent an alternative lineup in this game, Curry also sat on the bench, and Dorell Wright, who didn't play much in the first two games, was on. He is 206cm tall, looks very similar to Tracy McGrady, and he is also No. 1. Today, the Clippers have the advantage in height, and Durant always likes to rely on his height to beat opponents. Today they will also taste the taste of misalignment."

Van Gundy said: "In Spain, Ibaka is Pau Gasol's backup. Today, I don't know who the Thunder will use to defend Gasol. If it is Ibaka, they may not be able to defend them. The two know each other well. On Parkin In the case of Adams, Ibaka needs to guard against Love, and Love likes to pull outside, so his ability to block shots will not be able to play out."

Johnson said: "If the Thunder defend, maybe Durant will defend Love from the outside, and Ibaka will protect the basket."

Players from both sides stood on the court. The Clippers had five players, Love, Pau Gasol, Smith, Wright, and Ye Feng.

Thunder Five.Perkins, Ibaka, Durant, Sefolosha, Rose.

Sefolosha has a heavy task today, defending Ye Feng from the outside alone. He is 201 cm tall and weighs 98 kg. He is rarely beaten in this position. He also has the strength to be selected for the defensive lineup.

Rose has to defend Wright, the height gap is huge, and there is also a lot of defensive pressure.

At the beginning of the game, Gasol beat Ibaka with a jump ball, passed the ball to Smith, and Smith passed it to Ye Feng.Ye Feng started to dribble the ball with his back as soon as halftime passed, arching Sefolosha forward.

Love pulled to the perimeter, and Ibaka followed. In addition to defending three-pointers, he also had to defend against pick-and-rolls. Inside Perkins resisted Gasol.

The Thunder did not use a 32-zone defense. Maybe they felt that Smith had to be defended by Durant. If Durant and Love, Smith's running position would consume a lot of energy for the two insiders.

Ye Feng dribbled the ball to the left and passed the ball to Gasol who wanted the ball in the low post, letting him single-handedly hit Perkins.If Gasol can open in the low post, the Clippers will be much easier.

Gasol leaned on Perkins, not only failed to squeeze into the penalty area, but was squeezed a step away from the penalty area by Perkins. Don't underestimate this step, it will make the players deviate from the shooting rhythm.Perkins has the ability to limit Gasol.

Gasol is not a person who likes to fight hard with his body. He dribbles the ball and uses his footsteps to turn around in the middle, avoiding Perkins' hook shot, and he misses under the interference of Perkins. Durant protects the backboard. Throw it to Rose.The Thunder often played a quick counterattack. Rose caught the ball and turned around to make a breakthrough. Ye Feng accurately blocked his breakthrough route and poked the ball out of the sideline.

The Thunder sent out a foul ball, and Durant made an emergency stop jumper facing Smith's defense, and the ball also missed.

(End of this chapter)