The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 86 [Battle of Los Angeles]

The Grizzlies played a game on the 20th and lost 83 to 105 to the Utah Jazz.In this game, Ye Feng took the initiative to defend Boozer. After discussing with Scola, he wanted to try to defend the inside line. As a result, Boozer scored 24 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.He only scored 14 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks, without assists.Compared with the All-Star players, he is still worse.

Ariel called after the game and said with a smile, "Looking at how miserably you were beaten up, let me tell you some good news. I have already convinced the staff that the Clippers will trade Kaman before the trade deadline." Send it out, and the general manager of the Wizards also agreed to send Jamison."

Ye Feng was a little surprised, he didn't expect the Clippers uniform team to really agree.Now Kaman is the backbone of the Clippers inside. As long as he is sent away, the Clippers may lose all the rest of the game, and they can bravely advance towards the No. [-] pick.

"That's great news, did Dunleavy say something?"

Ariel sneered and said, "Hmph, as you wish, Dunleavy will resign after this season. If Larry Brown doesn't come to coach, I won't spare you."

Although Ariel sounded like a threat, Ye Feng was a little moved.Ariel didn't know the future, she just trusted him and acted according to his will.He asked: "Ariel, how did you convince the uniform team?"

Ariel paused slightly and said, "Don't worry about it."

If Ariel doesn't want to mention something, it's hard to ask.Ye Feng didn't ask any more questions, and said with a smile: "Thank you, thank you for trusting me so much."

21 pm on the 3st is the trading deadline, and many teams have chosen to trade on this day.As Ye Feng knew in his previous life, Jason Kidd still went to the Mavericks, "Big Ben" Wallace also moved to the Cavaliers, and the Bulls got Larry Hughes' bad contract.

Before the closing deadline of the transfer window at 3 pm, the Clippers and Wizards finally completed the deal.The Clippers sent center Kaman and shooting guard Quentin Rose to the Wizards for Jamison and the 2008 first-round pick.

This is called "an incomprehensible transaction" by the experts. It is said that the Clippers should pave the way for Ye Feng to join and bring in good players.However, in the case of a shortage of centers, they exchanged veteran Jamison, whose contract is about to expire, and gave Kaman, who played All-Star data, to the Wizards.Not only that, the Clippers also sent Quentin Rose, the best defensive swingman in the team, which is simply showing unparalleled determination to play badly.

After entering March, the Clippers did not win a game. As soon as Jamison arrived in the Clippers, his statistics immediately dropped to 17 points and 7.5 rebounds. His ability to play at the star level has a lot to do with the offensive system. Now his position and Thomas , Thornton have overlapping, the data will inevitably decline.

Under the leadership of Ye Feng and Gay, the Grizzlies defeated the Golden State Warriors in an upset on the 5th, and defeated the Miami Heat without Wade on the 12th.

Wade, who averaged 24.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 7 assists per game, ended the season early due to a knee injury.Wade had a high attendance rate in the first two years of his career, playing no less than 75 games per season.But in the past two seasons, he has missed more than 30 games in each season.Too brave style of play may be the reason for his increasing injuries.

The two victories made the Grizzlies record surpass the Clippers, and the ranking rose to 12th in the Western Conference.Ye Feng scored more than 30 points in both games. Grizzlies manager Chris Wallace wanted to hide him immediately, but he couldn't. Many Grizzlies home fans bought tickets just to watch Ye Feng.After winning the dunk title at the All-Star Weekend, more and more people like him.

On the 15th, the Grizzlies flew to Los Angeles and will challenge the Lakers and Clippers back to back.

Back in Los Angeles, the first thing Ye Feng did was to call Ariel and ask her to have dinner at a restaurant he often goes to.Ariel looked haggard, with faint dark circles under her eyes.

Ye Feng looked at her and said distressedly: "The month I left, what have you been doing in Los Angeles? How did you become like this?"

"I'm fine, I just read a lot of information about the Clippers, learned how to run the team, and went to bed late." Ariel said lazily, "This summer, you should spend more time thinking about how to build the team." Come up with a plan. Come back after the regular season."

Ariel sent away the core of the team, the head coach was about to resign, and the shareholders also had opinions. Ye Feng knew that she must be under a lot of pressure.What Ariel did for him cannot be explained with a simple thank you.He held Ariel's hand, and said seriously: "I am confident that the Clippers lineup will be done well, so you don't need to be so tired now, wait for me to come back and study and build the team together. Take a good rest and don't put too much pressure on yourself .”

Ariel pulled her hand out and said with a smile: "I'm almost 26 years old, don't you know how to take care of yourself like a fool like you? Take care of yourself."

The two chatted very late, Ye Feng sent Ai Lier home first, and then returned to the hotel.He also had phone contact with Gabriela, but he did not make an appointment to meet. He hoped that the relationship with Gabriela would gradually fade away.

The next day, the Grizzlies VS the Lakers away.

NBA games can attract attention for many reasons, such as the rivalry of the team and the confrontation between stars, but none of them is more attractive to fans than "revenge".

Ye Feng, the Lakers, and Kobe didn't have any enmity, but the media played it up before the game as if there was a deep enmity between the two sides.Especially the hatred between Gasol and Ye Feng.Because Ye Feng played so well, as long as Gasol's performance in the Lakers is a little out of order, the newspapers will immediately compare him with Ye Feng the next day, and then conclude that Gasol is not worth 1400 million As for the annual salary, it is better to give the money to Ye Feng.

Before the game, Grizzlies head coach Mark Aivaroni arranged tactics and said: "Ye, this time you are here to defend Kobe, and Rudy (Gay) should pay attention to assisting defense. The offensive end still uses Ye as the core. "

Ye Feng is often arranged to grab defensive rebounds and defend inside.Facing the Lakers today, Ivaroni felt that he couldn't win anyway, so he arranged for him to face Kobe.If he and Gay can reduce Kobe's shooting percentage without losing too ugly, it will be considered a success.

For the Lakers, Jackson made special arrangements to limit Ye Feng.Because of Bynum's injury, Gasol is now playing the starting center, with Lamar Odom starting at power forward. "Formation 122 zone defense, compressed defense. Lamar (Odom), Ye Feng learned a lot of offensive methods from you, how he will attack, you know very well, today you are defending him in the low post, don't let him be too arrogant . High Kobe Bryant stare at him, don't let him start easily, once he rushes up, he is likely to dunk."

Of course, the Lakers' offensive end is dominated by Kobe, needless to say.

Ye Feng received warm applause from the home fans when he played.Some fans played the slogan "Hungry wolf, welcome home".Someone else played "74VS24".Fans in Los Angeles have already recognized Ye Feng. This is not a good thing for the Lakers. When he joins the Clippers, he will definitely lose some fans.

Compared with Gasol, more people like to compare Ye Feng and Kobe now.They are optimistic that Ye Feng will become a core player in the future, Gasol is just a second-in-command, there is no comparison.

Before the game started, Ye Feng and the Lakers teammates greeted each other.

Odom patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "You kid has been doing well recently, and you have already hit the All-Star stats. I am defending you today, so save me some face, and don't dunk on my head when you charge up. .”

Ye Feng smiled and said: "Lamar, even if I don't dunk, don't take it lightly. I practiced a lot of new tricks in the Grizzlies."

Odom nodded and said, "I've seen your game video. Your skills have indeed improved. Play hard. You are right to develop outside."

Fisher also came up to Ye Feng, punched him in the chest and said, "When I use the pick-and-roll to break through, you are not allowed to chase and cover me. Your defense is too easy to hurt."

Ye Feng could only smile wryly, it would be a match-fixing if he said so.

Kobe didn't say anything, he just greeted Ye Feng with a cold face.From Kobe's expression, Ye Feng knew that he was going to fight with all his strength this time, against himself.Ye Feng is confident that one-on-one can limit Kobe to a certain extent. During training, they match up a lot and know each other very well.

The game is about to begin.The two sides started on the field.Grizzlies starting lineup: center Darko Milicic, power forward Hakeem Warrick, small forward Rudy Gay, shooting guard Ye Feng, point guard Mike Conley.Kwame Brown sat on the bench. He was good defensively, but it was really difficult to help the team on the offensive end.

Hakeem Warrick's entry into the starting lineup is the latest adjustment for the Grizzlies. He has strong athletic ability but poor confrontation. He is 206cm tall and weighs only 100kg.Let him start and switch positions with Gay and Ye Feng on the front line at any time.

The Lakers also made adjustments to the lineup for this game, center Paul Gasol, power forward Lamar Odom, small forward Trevor Ariza, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, and point guard Fisher.

This is the first time Ariza has entered the starting lineup, and his defense is better than Walton's.This change is enough to show Jackson's emphasis on defending Ye Feng.Rademan Norville, who has long occupied the starting position, is suspended. During the All-Star weekend, he still went skiing...

(End of this chapter)