Basketball injuries only make me stronger

Chapter 167 Punishment
Lian Feng had to admit that he was really black-bellied.

With Paul telling him the truth, even the guilt he felt towards Byron Scott was watered down a bit.

……

Early the next morning, Lian Feng came to the training hall and found that none of the players were present.

Lian Feng glanced at the time, there are still 5 minutes to training time, but except for himself and Byron Scott, no other players have arrived yet.

"Mr. Byron, don't you need to train today?"

Byron Scott also glanced at his watch, and then said to the assistant next to him: "Go and inform the other players."

When there were no one else, Lian Feng finally couldn't help complaining: "I'm sorry, coach, maybe it's not polite, but I still have to ask, are we really a team that wants to compete for the championship in this state? We are free and undisciplined, and this is the playoffs!"

Byron Scott was taken aback.

Seeing Byron Scott's expression, Lian Feng was suddenly stunned.

Championship?

Yes, maybe no one sets the goal so high except myself!

Perhaps, other people don't have such a strong desire to win... Even Paul may feel that being able to enter the playoffs is a surprise, so this team has never thought about where it will go this season from top to bottom.

After all, two seasons ago, the Hornets were still the bottom team in the league, and at this time the team has far exceeded expectations.

So, are you satisfied?

In contrast, the old fox George Sheehan showed stronger fighting spirit than the players and coaches.

damn it.

Byron Scott saw Lian Feng's anger, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Hey, don't get so angry! Of course we have to train, but we have to combine work and rest!"

Lian Feng didn't speak, he was completely disappointed with Byron Scott at this moment.

……

The team is still practicing the previous running tactics, and Lian Feng is constantly thinking about the Rockets game, so he seems a little absent-minded.

Byron Scott stopped Lian Feng.

Lian Feng ran down.

"What's going on? I think you're a little out of shape today. I think you're too tired and need a break."

Lian Feng sighed and couldn't help asking: "Coach, how can we break the Rockets' Yao-Mike combination in the next game? We didn't win the last game so smoothly, we have to double-team them!"

Byron Scott is also a little unhappy, he thinks that Lianfeng has exaggerated the threat of the Rockets too much.But he still said in a calm tone: "We won the last game very well. Tyson's one-on-one defense against Yao Ming and your defense against McGrady are very good! Just play like this, and we will win!"

Lian Feng shook his head and left silently.

After training, Lian Feng said nothing in the locker room, while everyone else was talking and laughing.

When everyone was almost gone, David West patted Lian Feng on the shoulder, "Did you argue with the coach just now?"

Lian Feng nodded and said earnestly: "Believe me, I have a hunch that we will play very difficult in the next game."

David West did not refute, but said something profound: "Maybe you are right, but the more you are like this, the further we may go in the wrong direction."

Lian Feng was stunned, he didn't understand the meaning of this sentence, David West had already smiled: "Don't be dazed, it's lunch time, let's go to the buffet together."

……

Finally, the second game against the Rockets began.

This game is still played at the Rockets' home court in Houston.

As soon as Lian Feng entered the stadium, he felt the pressure from the home court.

A grand player admission ceremony was held at the home court, and highlights of Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady were played on the big screen.When the starters come on, spotlights guide them into the pitch in the dark.

There are plenty of noodles!

The atmosphere at the scene was hot.

Naturally, the visiting team did not receive such good treatment. When introducing Lian Feng and the others, they just read their names perfunctorily.

Lian Feng thought to himself, the loss in the first game did not make the Rockets lose their fighting spirit, and they must have done a very detailed analysis after the game under Van Gundy's organization, summed up the shortcomings, and researched targeted methods.

Lian Feng glanced at Mai Di, his sleepy eyes were full of murderous intent.

However, Byron Scott still does not allow Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady to be double-teamed.

The game officially started.

Today McGrady was uncharacteristically, he was very active at the beginning, he caught the ball, and then passed the halftime smoothly.

Lian Feng took the initiative to defend the opponent's vanguard.

Don't let McGrady play easily!
From the beginning, Lian Feng used a very aggressive defense, but McGrady has superb ball control that doesn't match his height, and he didn't give Lian Feng a chance at all.

After reaching the top of the arc, McGrady suddenly jumped up holding the ball.

Lian Feng was slightly taken aback, because McGrady didn't hit the ball, which meant that the ball was not a shot at all.

After McGrady jumped up, taking advantage of Lian Feng's absence, a ball was uploaded from the top of Lian Feng's head.

Only then did Lian Feng react. Looking back, he saw Yao Ming catch the ball a little inside the free throw line, and then lifted the ball high.

Tyson Chandler was sucked up, and at this moment Yao Ming suddenly turned around deftly, which was seriously inconsistent with his height, and grabbed a position.

The boxing champion subconsciously stuck it up, Yao Ming lowered his shoulders, and took the initiative to find a confrontation, and a space was created between the two.

This space is more than enough for Yao Ming to shoot.

Yao Ming raised his arm and made the shot in front of Tyson Chandler.

Lian Feng frowned.

Tyson Chandler's defensive ability is very strong!It can even be said that he is also a rare blue-collar center in the entire league.

However, it was difficult for him to guard Yao Ming.

Or it should be said that in one-on-one duels, Yao Ming received the ball in his offensive area, and it would not work for anyone else.

There are only two ways to defend Yao Ming, one is to make him unable to catch the ball, and the other is to double-team the first time he receives the ball!
This is the experience summed up by the major coaches in the fight against Yao Ming.

But Lian Feng couldn't figure it out, such an uncomplicated truth, even he knew it, why did Byron Scott stubbornly use the man-to-man defensive strategy?

Is he looking high on the Hornets' individual defensive ability, or is he looking down on Yao Ming?

For a long time after that, McGrady only did one thing, and that was to keep feeding Yao Ming with his height and vision advantages.

Yao Ming lived up to McGrady's assists and continued to punish Tyson Chandler with subtle low-post footwork, unsolvable turnaround jumpers and small hooks.

Yao Ming is not bragging when he said he easily beat Tyson Chandler.

Finally, in a defense, the ball was handed over to Yao Ming again, and Lian Feng couldn't bear to lose McGrady and wanted to take out the ball.

Yao Ming backhanded the ball back to McGrady.

McGrady stood outside the three-point line, pulled up and shot.

Hit steadily.

Next, there were two more such balls.

Byron Scott frowned.

In this way, the Rockets opened the score to 18 points in the first half.

Yao Ming scored 32 points in the first half!
At the beginning of the third quarter, although the Rockets' physical shortcomings began to be exposed, Yao Ming and McGrady took turns to rest at this time, but the Hornets did not seize the opportunity and were finally defeated by 108 to 95 regrettably.

Lian Feng scored 30 points, and Paul also scored 18 points and 10 assists. However, Yao Ming and McGrady scored 68 points together!Among them, Yao Ming scored 38 points alone.

Today, Yao Ming played a dominant performance.

Lian Feng himself did not expect that Yao Ming, who was not targeted, would be so clueless.

However, in this way, Byron Scott will always realize that Yao Ming must be double-teamed, right?

If the loss of this game can make Byron Scott wake up, it will be worth it.

(End of this chapter)