The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 434 [Let's attack!Hungry wolf! 】

The Clippers achieved amazing results in the regular season, breaking two records in a row, one is 34 consecutive victories, and the other is a single-season scoring record, averaging 126.7 points per game, which increased the single-season record of 126.5 points created by the Nuggets that year by 0.2.

It is almost impossible to score more than [-] points per game throughout the season.It's not that the current team's offensive power is not as good as the previous team's, it's just that with the development of basketball today, the truth of "defense brings championships" has become more and more popular.If the opponent pays attention to defense, it will be difficult for him to score, not to mention that if he puts too much energy on offense, his defense will be ugly.The Clippers did a good job offensively and defensively.

The first round of the playoffs must be very easy. The Clippers players are not under pressure. The only problem with the coaching staff is that only 13 people can sign up for the playoffs. Now the Clippers have 14 players who are not injured. Who is excluded from the roster? Woolen cloth?
In the end, the coaching staff decided to let Sasha Vujacic rest.Although Vujacic has rich experience in the playoffs, his position in the team is too marginal. With Ye Feng, Barnes, and Tony Allen at position 2, Vujacic has no chance to play.Although Yi Jianlian doesn't have much playing time, he must be brought into the playoffs. The Clippers lack big men. If someone gets injured inside, he needs to be on top. Now Yi Jianlian can meet the team's tactical needs. Dorell Wright at No. 3 can shoot three-pointers and has a height advantage. After four years in the Clippers, he and his teammates get along better and should enter the playoffs.Not to mention Grant Hill, an experienced veteran who can attack with the ball, he is Smith's first substitute.

The Clippers lack a pure point guard, and Isiah Thomas will also enter the roster as a substitute for Curry, and he is the Clippers' secret weapon. If the opponent's inside speed is slow or the point guard is slow, he can use Breaking through to dominate the game, Thibodeau has no reason not to bring him.

After a comparison, the most useless person is Vujacic.After the arrangement was announced, Vujacic was very depressed, but there was nothing he could do.He could only sit on the bench and cheer for his teammates. He originally wanted to use a championship ring as a token of love, but if the ring was "picked up", how meaningful would it be?After this season, Vujacic is likely to be waived by the Clippers to make room for rookies.He has no room for improvement.

This year the Clippers are very likely to defend their title. Because there is no suspense in the first round of the playoffs, the game is not broadcast nationwide. The media focuses on the Grizzlies VS Mavericks, Knicks VS Pacers.The Clippers showed up on the first day, and fans still poured into the arena to cheer for the home team.

In the locker room, Thibodeau said: "Jefferson's speed is slow, and the others are average. Ye, you are the main attacker in this game, and you have unlimited shots. Kevin (Love) pulls to the outside to cover and helps Ye get the ball. , Paul (Gasol) and Josh (Smith) are involved in the defense in the low post. Mixed defense, Leaf defends Bell, Curry defends Harris, and the inside pays attention to the rotation when defending the pick-and-roll.”

After analyzing the Jazz's lineup, the coaching staff decided to arrange Ye Feng to play the main game in the first round of the playoffs.DeMarre Carroll, Alec Bacchus, Josh Howard, and Raja Bell couldn't defend Ye Feng one-on-one.Jazz's strongest swingman, CJ Myers, was also injured, and the situation is more favorable for the Clippers.

Generally speaking, the Jazz rely on the inside. They can enter the playoffs because the strength of the Western Conference teams has also begun to seriously divide. Their winning percentage is just over half.

Ye Feng's current offense is definitely stronger than in the 2008-2009 season. At that time, in order to win the scoring title, he scored a career-high 82 points on the Jazz. Since then, the Clippers and Jazz have feuded.Now that Ye Feng's skills are more comprehensive, it's even more difficult for Jazz to guard against him. There is no hope of revenge, and he is afraid that there will be new injuries.

Ye Feng didn't play the last two games of the regular season, and Ye Feng got a chance to rest for 4 days.Soaking in hot springs and eating delicious food made up for the exhaustion of 64 games in the regular season.He'll be in great shape for the playoffs.

Moreover, since the 2008-2009 season, Ye Feng has not been injured. He knows how to protect himself. It is not a big deal to play hard in a season. It is king to play steadily every season. The "glass man" cannot become a superstar. Jordan was seriously injured for only one season that year, but Charles Barkley, who was super efficient, was ruined by injuries time and time again.Barkley's problem is that he chose the wrong position. He is less than two meters tall, but he likes to play mainly inside. No matter how strong he is, it will affect his career.

Hayward, Favors, and Kanter are missing from the Jazz team, and their strength is slightly inferior to that of Ye Feng in his previous life. Although Favors and Kanter did not have many opportunities to play in the Jazz, they are still playing soy sauce, at least improving the depth of the bench , so that Millsap can start.Hayward is a good player, and the Jazz sent him to the Nets for nothing.

The only good news is that Okur did not suffer from constant injuries like Ye Feng did in his previous life. He has recovered after the All-Star Game and can still hit three-pointers from the outside. It is still helpful to the team, but his athletic ability is It's getting worse.

After the warm-up, the match between the two sides started on time.

The Clippers sent Pau Gasol, Love, Smith, Ye Feng, and Curry.

The Jazz started with five players, Okur, Jefferson, Josh Howard, Raja Bell, and Devin Harris.

There is a big gap between Raja Bell and Ye Feng in size, but the Jazz can't find a better defensive player than him.Howard is also at a physical disadvantage against Smith, and Harris is not as good as he was with the Nets.The Jazz are behind the Clippers on the perimeter.They didn't expect to win at all. They just entered the playoffs and went through the motions. The uniform team has no requirements for the record. If they can lose a little less, they will complete the task.

Gasol scrambled the ball and beat Okur, Smith received the ball and passed it to Curry, and the Clippers went first.

Ye Feng entered the three-point line, so he had to try the Jazz's defensive formation first.After he got to the low post, the defender was Jefferson, and Bell interfered with Love from the outside, with a 32-zone defense.Ye Feng immediately pulled to the outside line, received a pass from Curry at a 45-degree angle within the three-point line, and singled Jefferson.

Jefferson is 208cm tall and weighs 120kg. He is very strong and can only play inside.

Ye Feng dribbled the ball and turned to face the frame, lowered his center of gravity, stepped down and dribbled the ball to his left hand to break through from the middle. Jefferson followed and moved to the middle. While Ye Feng stepped on the penalty area line, he pulled the ball with his left hand and turned towards the baseline and turned for a jumper.Jefferson has nothing to do with this movement, he can only stretch out his hand, he can't change direction as quickly as Ye Feng, Ye Feng shot without interference, the arc is perfect, hollow into the net. 2 to 0.

Kobe's fadeaway jump shot was already difficult to block, Ye Feng used this move, faster, with a higher release point, almost unsolvable in singles.Now he's also used to shooting with his hands.Since the year before last, he has been practicing fadeaway jump shots, and now he is not only accurate at a 45-degree angle, but can also make shots from the baseline.

The Jazz attacked, Love pulled to the perimeter to keep up with Okur, and Gasol defended Jefferson in the low post.Ye Feng's task is very simple, to deal with Raja Bell.This season, Bell averaged only 6.6 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. His offense mainly relies on fixed-point shooting, and his three-point shooting percentage is as high as 40.5%, which is the only thing he can take.

Harris outside to Josh. Howard, the latter hanging to the low Jefferson.

This is the usual tactic of the Jazz. Okur evacuated the inside, Jefferson attacked in the low post, Harris broke through, Howard and Bell looked for opportunities to shoot from the outside.But today Jefferson's opponent is Gasol, and the offensive threat has been greatly reduced.

Gasol is very good at defending this kind of short and fat insider who has no height. Not only Jefferson, but Howard can't take advantage of Gasol single-handedly.Jefferson took the ball to the middle, turned around and missed the shot, Smith took the backboard and handed it to Curry, and the Clippers counterattacked.

Love defends Okur from the outside, and when he sees the shot misses, he quickly plays with Ye Feng.Ye Feng catches the ball with his back near the free throw line, he hits Bell twice, Bell is squeezed away, Ye Feng turns to the right and dashes to the basket with a one-handed dunk! 4 to 0.

Ye Feng scored two goals in a row, and the old commentator Ralph Basil's passionate shout stirred up the atmosphere of the audience.

Jazz Okur and Harris played a pick-and-roll on the perimeter, Smith defended the breakthrough Harris, the Clippers quickly rotated, Curry ran to Bell, Ye Feng went to defend Howard, Harris passed the ball to Howard, who received the ball As soon as the ball was shot, Ye Feng still caught up with him from the side and blocked the ball.

Smith picked up the basketball from the center and immediately launched a fast break. Harris and Howard chased back desperately. Harris caught up with Smith. When he was having a headache about how to defend, Smith turned his head and threw the ball into the air.

It turned out that Howard was stunned for a moment after being blocked. Ye Feng was faster than him and went to fast break first. Okur went to defend Love.Smith saw him right behind him and immediately decided to perform.The ball was thrown a bit high, but Ye Feng caught it, he saw the timing and jumped up with all his strength, caught the basketball with one hand, swung his arm round, and smashed the ball into the frame heavily! 6 to 0.

This ball can also participate in the slam dunk contest. Although there is no trick, the movement is extremely stretched.After landing, Ye Feng and Smith yelled together, and punched each other in defense.With two beautiful goals, the morale of the Clippers was completely boosted.

Both goals were fast breaks, and the speed of the Jazz's two insiders was too slow to return to defense.Just using this style of play, it is difficult for the Jazz to win.Especially Okur, after his injury, his mobility is worse than before, and he is already one of the slowest insiders in the league.If you can't defend the inside, you can't come back. Ye Feng and Smith's physical fitness is better than the Jazz's outside.

The Jazz attacked, and Harris cooperated with Okur's outside pick-and-roll, broke into the three-point line from the left, and was blocked by Smith.Josh Howard ran to the left baseline, attracted Gasol's defense, and there was an empty space inside...

(End of this chapter)