NBA: Bind the ability of Sakuragi Flower Road at the beginning

At 4 minutes and 39 seconds into the second quarter, the Clippers overtook the score, 46:48.

D'Antoni quickly called a timeout, and the Lakers' bench was about to collapse.

During the timeout, D'Antoni said to the main players: "Xu Feng has already made two fouls. He will not work so hard on the defensive end. Others have to fill Xu Feng's position!"

But after all, who can make up for Xu Feng's defense?

The timeout ended, the game continued, Xu Feng and the main players came on the stage, and the Clippers were still playing against the bench.

This was the first time that Xu Feng and Russell competed on the field at the same time. The two made eye contact, which was so subtle that outsiders didn't notice it at all.

This is the unspoken rule of the NBA, that is, no matter how good the relationship between the two is, when they are opponents on the court, they must each be their masters and face each other.

There are many brothers in the NBA as opponents on the court, such as Gasol, Lopez, Morris, Curry...

These brothers are also relentless and merciless on the field.

Because they are all professional players, they have to devote themselves to the game when they play, and they will die for the home team.

What's more, Xu Feng and Russell are just roommates, good friends.

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The Lakers attacked, Xu Feng got the ball at the waist, Granger withstood Xu Feng from behind, and single-handedly defended his breakthrough.

Granger was the star of the Pacers at the beginning, and his skills were very comprehensive. Unfortunately, he was seriously injured later. The Pacers helped Paul George, and Granger could only wander in the league.

Although his body is no longer able to output powerfully in the whole court, his performance for a few minutes is still very strong.

Xu Feng leaned back and found that Granger was not moving at all, with a lot of strength.

Because the Clippers' substitutes don't have double-team tactics, Xu Feng wants to play one.

Xu Feng slowly dribbled the ball, observing Granger's body center of gravity, and then suddenly moved sideways to the middle. Granger quickly got stuck in his position, not giving Xu Feng any room to shoot.

Xu Feng stopped moving suddenly, Granger also stopped, and in an instant, Xu Feng started again and squeezed towards the basket.

This change of rhythm made it difficult for Granger to adapt, so he was half a beat behind, and was squeezed in by Xu Feng.

Granger had no choice but to stick close to Xu Feng, waiting for an opportunity to block.

However, Xu Feng's technique at the basket is very delicate. He jumped up for a layup, and Granger also jumped up to block the shot, but Xu Feng blocked Granger with his left arm while laying up, and stretched his right hand far to the right. , avoiding Granger's block.

With this extreme operation, Granger could only look at the ball and sigh.

chap!
The basketball wiped the backboard and fell into the net. The Lakers tied the score, 48!
As soon as Xu Feng played, he saw immediate results.

The Clippers attack and the ball goes to Russell.

The other players seemed to know about the relationship between the two, so they pulled away, wanting Russell to beat Xu Feng.

Xu Feng hadn't confronted Russell head-on yet, so he stretched out his arms and single-handedly defended Russell.

Russell's competitive spirit has come up, and his usual small fights have a high success rate, so facing Xu Feng, who is 10 cm taller than him, he must fight one.

Dribbling, breaking through, Russell rushed to the right, Xu Feng moved quickly to block his breakthrough route, and at the same time raised his hands high, covering Russell, not giving him room to shoot.

But Russell pulled the ball back again and swerved to the left.

He thought he had already swayed Xu Feng's center of gravity, but Xu Feng was already prepared, and he followed quickly.

Russell has no way to break through and the space for shooting is locked, and the offensive time has already consumed more than half, with only 8 seconds left.

In desperation, Russell could only pass the ball to Crawford.

Crawford's strong hitting ability is stronger. After all, his height is there. Facing Gasol, he made a very difficult ultra-long three-pointer.

Unfortunately, the hand feel is not good, boom!Ended with striking iron.

The coach of the Clippers immediately called a timeout. He couldn't let Xu Feng go on a killing spree. He was going to replace the main force and continue to double-team Xu Feng.

After the timeout, the two sides played against each other again.

Because Xu Feng didn't dare to use his full strength on the defensive end, the two main players faced each other. The Lakers had no advantage, and the Clippers had the upper hand.

At the end of the first half, the two teams scored 63:57, and the Lakers trailed by 6 points.

Xu Feng only scored 12 points in the first half, but suffered 3 fouls.

The other players of the Lakers played fairly normally, but compared with the Clippers, they were much weaker, and Xu Feng's restraint directly affected the performance of his teammates.

When he walked off the court, Xu Feng lowered his head. This was his first time playing in the playoffs, and he was very disappointed in himself.

Although there are referees' reasons, it is a fact that he himself did not adapt to the intensity of the playoffs.

Back in the locker room, Xu Feng lay down on the chair without saying a word, and closed his eyes tightly.

Gasol has rich experience in the playoffs. He and Kobe have been teammates for many years, and he knows that this state is the ultimate stage of being a star.

Because the playoffs are about playing stars, stars are under a lot of pressure and must be anxious.

"Xu Feng, you have done a good job. There is already a gap in strength between our two teams, so don't worry too much about it." Gasol tried his best to comfort Xu Feng.

Xu Feng was very moved. He patted Gasol's arm and said, "I'm fine. I'll recover in the second half."

The teammates also gathered around to comfort Xu Feng.

Xu Feng's skills and experience have been upgraded a lot through the system, but the emotional management of the playoffs is still at a rookie stage.

This will directly affect his performance, there is no way but to rely on Xu Feng to adjust himself.

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TNT Live Room.

O'Neill became active again, and Xu Feng's sluggish performance allowed him to find a topic again.

"Let me just say, the regular season and the playoffs are two different things. Xu Feng can't adapt to the intensity of the playoffs at all. How about it? The truth is revealed, right?"

Barkley snorted and began to reply: "Xu Feng didn't perform badly today, okay? He was targeted by the referee. These three fouls are simply inexplicable."

Reggie Miller next to him quickly gave him a wink, reminding Barkley that he should not dictate the referee's penalty.

"This is Xu Feng's first time participating in the playoffs, and it's still the first game. It's normal to struggle a little bit. I believe Xu Feng will definitely adjust." Barkley admires Xu Feng very much, so he appreciates Xu Feng. Feng's attitude is very tolerant.

O'Neill said sourly: "Then we'll just wait and see, at least for today's game, Xu Feng will definitely not be able to win."

"Seven innings and four wins, the first game is not important." Barkley is still stubborn.

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At the beginning of the second half, as soon as Xu Feng came up, he assisted Gasol to hit one, and the Lakers fans saw hope again.

But the Clippers immediately retaliated. Paul and Redick fired from the outside and hit consecutive three-pointers, suppressing the Lakers' firepower again.

This is the real gap in the overall strength of the two teams.