The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 445 [Unable to match, rumors are everywhere]

The Clippers won one game 115 to 97.

Barkley explained that he believes that with the Clippers' current lineup, there is no team in the West that can pose a threat to them.However, he also pointed out the hidden danger of the Clippers, which is the issue of player renewal after the end of this season. When role players win too many championships, they will have new ideas, solo chasing more personal honors or money. There are countless examples.Those who are willing to stay in the team steadily to be Ye Feng's helpers should be few.After winning the championship, the value of players will increase, and other teams will be willing to spend high salaries to poach people with rich experience in the playoffs.And the Clippers will not be willing to keep people with high-paying contracts, not to avoid the luxury tax, but the players' mentality will change after they have the championship, and they may not play so hard.

If the championship team wants to remain competitive, it must do two things well. One is to introduce some "fresh blood", some players who have not won the championship and are extremely eager for the championship.The second is the need for rookies. The core and veterans in the team will support these rookies and teach them to integrate into the team so that they can complete the succession of new and old players in the future.The Spurs have done a very good job in this regard. If the boss is not stingy, the Spurs will definitely be able to establish a dynasty.

Always, no one denies that the Clippers are the strongest team this year, but this strength may be short-lived, and they are likely to change their lineup next season. The 2012 season is fully prepared.

叶锋拿下了37分13篮板11助攻2抢断的三双数据，杜兰特23分7篮板3助攻。杜兰特又输了，无论是比赛还是数据。

Ye Feng's actual effect on the field was greater than what the statistics show. He only took 15 shots today, and hit 11 goals. He made 2 of 1 three-pointers, and 14 points came from free throws.He got a total of 17 free throw opportunities, which caused great damage to the inside of the Thunder.Although no one from the Thunder was sent off, Durant and Ibaka both committed 5 fouls.And he grabbed 13 rebounds, 7 of which were offensive rebounds.

On May 5, the two sides had a second contest.

The Thunder's outside defensive player Sefolosha played super long, hit 4 three-pointers, and scored 16 points. Durant had 35 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Rose 31 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, Harden also had 18 points accounted for.

With such an outstanding performance, the Thunder still failed to win.Ye Feng went crazy again, scoring 48 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Smith also had 30 points and 7 rebounds. The performance of the two of them alone can rival the Thunder's three young players.This is also a rare offensive battle in the playoffs, and finally scored a high score of 128 to 112.

The Thunder are not the opponents of the Clippers to fight defensively and play positional battles, so head coach Brooks asked the players to speed up the pace as much as possible, and don't wait for the Clippers' defense to fall.The Thunder started running and bombing, which did have an effect, but they made more mistakes and were hit by the Clippers a lot of counterattacks. This is the reason why Ye Feng and Smith scored high. They like the fast pace the most, and no one can stop them when they rush.On defense, Ibaka had already been sacked for six fouls with seven minutes left in the fourth quarter.

The Clippers lead 2-0, and the chances of sweeping the Thunder have greatly increased. Unlike the situation where the Thunder played against the Spurs, the Clippers have been playing against the Thunder.The Thunder has ways to defend Parker and Ginobili, but not much to Duncan. This is proof of poor interior defense, and the Clippers' interior is better than the Spurs.

And the Clippers' defense is great, exposing many of Durant's weaknesses.In the first two rounds of the playoffs, Durant's amazing performance was actually related to the fact that he did not encounter a comprehensive defensive player like Ye Feng.Ci Shiping's speed in the first round was too slow, and his defensive ability was greatly reduced. It has long been impossible to compare with when he was in the best defensive team.

In the second round against the Spurs, Stephen Jackson was a slow veteran, Kawhi Leonard was inexperienced, and Durant also played very easily.

Durant was obviously not prepared enough to meet the tall, powerful, and fast Ye Feng.

Moreover, when the Clippers defended Durant, they actually refined their strategy to before he received the ball.Whether it is Ye Feng or Smith, when defending, they will continue to be close to each other, creating physical confrontation and preventing them from receiving the ball.When they were stuck, they kept using half-rounds and even defenses around the front to prevent Rose from passing the ball to Durant smoothly.Cut off the link between the two stars.It doesn't matter if Rose breaks in. Rose's offensive efficiency is far lower than Durant's.This strategy has reduced the number of times Durant touches the ball a lot.

When Durant tried his best to get rid of the defense and get the ball, what he faced was the Clippers' extremely layered defense.It was very difficult to get rid of the first line of defense set up by Ye Feng. After breaking into the inside line, Durant would always encounter Smith, and even Gasol's help double-team.

"They always have someone in front of me. When I get the ball, they will quickly use the pinch." Speaking of the Clippers' defense, Durant shook his head in the press conference.He has no way to break through the Clippers' defensive strategy. Both Ye Feng and Smith's single defense make him uncomfortable. If others see the opportunity to help defend, his efficiency will drop drastically.

This season, Durant's low-post offense and ball-handling ability have improved a lot, and he has become much more sophisticated in handling double-teams.The problem is that low-post offense, offense with the ball and ability to break double-teams are still Durant's main shortcomings.There are still flaws in his confrontation ability and finishing ability after high confrontation. Facing the top defense of Ye Feng and Smith, Durant doesn't have many ways to do it, and he seems very hesitant to shoot a few times.

In terms of breaking double teams, it's not that Ye Feng is much better than Durant, but that Gasol and Love are much better than Perkins and Ibaka.Ye Feng encountered a double-team and threw it to his two teammates. He and Smith went inside and got ready to grab a rebound.Both of them hit more than 5% of the shots in the dislocation attack, which is very trustworthy.Durant passed to Ibaka and Perkins, and most of their shots were made with irons, or they simply didn't have the confidence to shoot, and then passed them out.

Like the previous two rounds, only the first two games, the opponents the Clippers played had an unmatched mentality.This is the case with a really strong team. Whether it is the Bulls' three-peat or the Lakers' "OK" team's three-peat, they are all helpless to their opponents.Ye Feng was sent to the free throw line again and again, which also reminded people of O'Neal's offense back then.O'Neal didn't make a foul, but the opponent had to foul in order to prevent him, and now Ye Feng is the same.

In the playoffs, in addition to fighting for stars, the most important thing is the depth of the bench.

The Eastern Conference finals have also played two games.The Nets led the Heat 2-0 at home.Unlike the Clippers VS Thunder, the two teams in the East are fighting for defense.

Last year, the Nets were swept by the Heat in the playoffs, which made a knot.Howard's joining has improved the Nets' internal strength. Now the Nets are strong and strong, but the Heat have less Bosh.Although Bosh has been training with the team, but has not yet come back, the Heat can only start with Turiaf, power forward Haslem.These are two inside players whose status has begun to decline. What they are facing is the super inside combination of Dwight Howard and Chris Humphries.

Obviously, this is the Nets' best chance for revenge.

In the first game, the Nets' outside players missed shots and trailed by 16 points in the first half. In the second half, they relied on their tenacious defense and inside advantage to reverse and narrowly won by 3 points.

In the second game, the Nets vowed not to give the Heat any chance, and prepared to completely shift the focus of offense to the inside.

LeBron James and Wade teamed up to score 8 points at the start. They gained the upper hand in the confrontation with Caron Butler and Ariza. However, Chalmers struggled against Wall, and Wall made sudden shots. With 6 points, Howard dunked twice. After 6 minutes of the game, the Nets led 17 to 11.

Under the crazy defense of the Nets, the Heat's offense was completely misfired. Wade scored two free throws in the last 3 minutes. The Nets led 24 to 15 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Mayo hit two three-pointers, but the offense of the Nets Brooks, Hayward, and Scola was sharper. In 4 minutes, the Nets expanded their lead 35 to 21.

After the two sides returned to the field first, the Heat began to find their sense. With 2 minutes and 48 seconds left in this section, James hit a three-pointer, and the Heat only trailed 39 to 43.In the last offense, Wall hit a mid-range shot at the buzzer in singles. At halftime, the Nets led 45 to 39 by 6 points.

After the start of the second half, the Heat's inside problems emerged. Scola and Howard teamed up to play a wave of 14 to 2.Humphries is good at defense, but Scola is stronger in offense.The Heat fell into a scoring dilemma and were widened.

第三节还有4分42秒时，巴蒂尔命中三分，网队66比53领先13分。此后詹姆斯和韦德还了一波8比0，直到本节还有53.4秒时，网队才由阿里扎再次跳投得分。霍华德最后一回合篮下强攻造成2+1，加罚也命中后，网队71比61领先结束第三节。

In the fourth quarter, the Nets fought more and more courageously. Wall broke through and scored the ball. Humphries caught the ball from the basket and dunked with both hands. Then Butler hoisted the ball inside.Shane Battier hit another three-pointer from the outside, and the Nets scored 7 points in a row, leading 78 to 61.

The Heat once again realized the disadvantage of not having an inside line.They also lack low-post offense. James can play others with his back, but Howard defends top, and James' efficiency is reduced.The Nets' defense is very strict. The Heat are the same as they played against the Clippers last year.

James has improved this year. He dared to take responsibility and scored again and again. However, he could not handle all the offensive tasks on his shoulders alone. Under the care of Battier and Humphries, Wade played abnormally and shot many times. strike iron.

With 3 minutes and 58 seconds left in the game, the Nets led 87 to 71 by 16 points and firmly controlled the situation.The home fans were very excited, standing up and cheering for the home team. In September, the Nets will move to Brooklyn, New York, and change their name to the Brooklyn Nets.This is their last season in New Jersey, fans hope the Nets can win a championship as a memorial!Jason Kidd failed to do it back then, but now Howard is the leader, and the offense is mainly inside, and it is likely to achieve the goal.

The final game ended without suspense, 93 to 80.

Howard scored a large double-double with 21 points and 20 rebounds, Humphries scored 14 points and 11 rebounds, Scola scored 12 points, and 5 players from the Nets scored in double figures, three of whom were insiders. If Bosh can't come back in this series If so, it is wishful thinking for the Heat to advance to the Finals.Even if the Heat were lucky enough to defeat the Nets and enter the Finals, it would be a tragedy.

No one is optimistic about the Heat winning the championship. Their current strength has entered the finals, and they are lucky not to be swept by the Clippers.The Heat have long exposed the team's biggest hidden danger, the lack of offensive ability of the bench lineup.

During the regular season, there was a game where the Big Three were absent, Mayo led alone, and the Heat lost to the Wizards in an upset. In that game, the Heat only scored 73 points.Without the Big Three, the Heat's offense would not work. At that time, ESPN experts said that this shortcoming may drag the Heat down in the playoffs. If they want to hit the championship, they must trade during the season.But Pat Riley chose to renew Mayo's contract, which made the Heat's salary space very tight, and it was impossible to introduce good substitute players, unless one of the four stars in the team was traded.

Mayo has just renewed his contract. He is a very good team player. He does not occupy the ball and his salary is not high. It is impossible to trade.

The Heat are weak on the inside. If Bosh is traded out of the team, the game will be impossible to play, so Bosh will definitely stay.

If you want to trade, you can only choose from Wade and James.Wade has been on the Heat, and even with the numbers down, most say it's his team.As a result, rumors of trading James arose.People have predicted that after the end of this season, the Heat are likely to trade James to pack a few junk contracts in exchange for good role players to hit the championship.

Riley is destined to be distressed by the trade. Judging by his personal ability, James is undoubtedly the strongest of the Big Three, but trading Wade is a chilling thing. Wade has always been an iconic figure of the Heat.At that time, people will definitely have more reason to say that James is in the nest, and his popularity and evaluation will drop further, and he will bear more pressure.

The debate about who is the boss within the Heat has never stopped, and people often speculate that James and Wade are not compatible.It's not a good thing for them to be together if they can't win the championship.

Faced with doubts, James always remained silent, while Wade stood up and clarified that the Heat are very united internally, and they are still favorites to win the championship this year, and they will definitely fight back at home.Wade is trying to cheer the team up, but the lineup is flawed. Under all kinds of rumors, how much confidence do they have to compete for the championship?

Experts predict that if the Heat trade James, they will most likely choose four teams, the Nets, Lakers, Clippers, and Nuggets.

If the Nets and Clippers get James, it would be terrible. After the Heat trade, they will never want to win the championship. This possibility is unlikely.

The Lakers want to rebuild through trades, and there are internal conflicts. They are likely to send Bynum and Paul, and replace them with James and a few role players. While solving internal conflicts, they also get future stars.As for whether James and Kobe will fight, whether they can win or not is something the Lakers will consider in the future.

The Nuggets have sufficient salary space, many role players, and only lack super cores. They must also have chips to impress the Heat, but if they go to the Nuggets, it will be difficult for James to win the championship.

As long as the Heat are eliminated by the Nets, I believe a shocking deal will not be far away.

(End of this chapter)