Basketball injuries only make me stronger

Chapter 70 Against the Bobcats: The official start!
By the end of this week, Lian Feng's ribs didn't hurt much.He couldn't help but marvel at the power of the system again.According to the normal recovery time, it is impossible for this level of injury to recover to this level within a month, and he just slept for a few nights and he was almost healed.

Of course, there is also a certain degree of injury threshold that has been raised accordingly.

Naturally, the threshold doesn't increase a lot all at once, it also has a process of increasing gradually. At least for now, Lian Feng's body has only changed from a glass body physique to an injury-bearing physique similar to that of ordinary people. Room for improvement.

By the weekend, the 76ers finally ushered in the third game of the season.

Home to accept the challenge of the Charlotte Bobcats.

Many people don't understand the relationship between the Bobcats, Hornets and Pelicans.In fact, it is very easy to straighten out: The Hornets, originally located in Charlotte, experienced a relocation to New Orleans, so Charlotte was approved to create a team again.

This new team in Charlotte is the Bobcats.

The Pelicans are the new name of the New Orleans Hornets in the future.

So, simply put, the Bobcats at this time is a young team of only two years old.

Their main players are basically a group of inexperienced college players, and they currently revolve around Emeka Okafor, who was selected with the second overall pick in last year's draft. The power distribution is very reasonable. Last season, the five starting positions all scored in double figures.

Naturally, the Bobcats are not strong. They have no star players, no team culture, and no reliable coach...the current coach is their general manager, but they are not without strength.

In fact, Lianfeng remembers the 76ers losing nearly 20 points in their first game against the Bobcats this season.

The Bobcats also beat the overall runner-up Pistons last season.These all show that this team is not a soft persimmon that anyone can come up to gain experience!
Because of the freshmen, every player on this team is full of passion and works hard on the court. They may always fail, but not being afraid of failure is their greatest advantage.

Because of Lian Feng, this game, which would not have been broadcast by CCTV, was also put on the broadcast list.

Before the start of the game, when the players of both sides were warming up, some reporters interviewed the coaches of both sides.

Bobcats manager and coach Bernie Bickerstaff said: "We don't think the 76ers are a strong team, believe me we will win! Although they have Allen Iverson and Chris Webber, the fact It proves that they are too old, they can no longer lead the team to victory. But we are different, our players are all young and full of passion!"

The reporter asked, who do you think the 76ers should focus on? An excellent ball-sharing player, and Korver, his long-range shooting is very stable... Of course, there is Lianfeng, the rookie, he has a certain lethality, we have been prepared for a long time, his shooting ability is the constraint Further development."

"Projection ability!"

Not only the opponent's coach, but also the stadium commentary also said that Lianfeng needs to further improve his shooting ability in order to perform better.

Of course it's not just the conclusion of a ball game.In fact, every day, a bunch of messy media analyze the data performance of various players. Although Lian Feng performed very well in the preseason and professional debut, anyone with a discerning eye can see his lack of shooting: the fewest shooting shots, A shooting percentage below the league average.

But his shot selection is very reasonable, knowing that he is not good at this, so he doesn't do it.

When the reporter asked Cheeks about what countermeasures the opponent would have against Lian Feng's breakthrough, Cheeks just smiled: "I'm really sorry, I can't tell you this at the moment."

Because Cheeks wasn't prepared at all.Breakthrough against Lianfeng?Wouldn't Iverson have played better?
Because of the excellent performance in the first game, Cheeks put Lianfeng on the starting lineup.

Official launch!

Of course, this does not mean that Lian Feng has completely achieved the starting position.It is normal for a rookie like him to be nervous in a certain game, but only after a few stable performances without too much ups and downs can he be a stable starter.

If the performance is not good in this game, Lian Feng will still return to the bench.

In this game, the attention from all walks of life to Lian Feng is even higher than the previous debut.Needless to say in the United States, after all, when he debuted, he was a second-round pick, and not many people even knew his name.In this game, domestic attention to him is unprecedentedly high.

Multiple factors contributed to this.

As the first Chinese to enter the NBA in the role of small forward/guard, he naturally has too many expectations on his shoulders.

Is it a flash in the pan, or can it really gain a foothold in the NBA?It can be seen from his second game.

The game officially begins.

The commentary for this game is served by Yang Yi and Xu Jicheng.These two can be said to be the most professional basketball commentators in Huaguo, and they also reflect the domestic attention to Lianfeng from the side.

"The game started, the jump ball, and we saw that the 76ers got the ball first. I have to say that Samuel Dalembert's athletic ability is still very obvious."

"Now the ball is handed over to Iverson. As a point guard, Iverson is actually playing more like a shooting guard. This is related to his experience of playing shooting guards under Coach Brown for many years. Last season He can average 30.7 per game, but his shooting percentage is only 42%, and his true shooting percentage is about ten percentage points higher, but he can only rank in the middle of all players..."

Lian Feng played the starting small forward in this game, and he quickly ran to the wing to settle.

There is no doubt that Iverson has a lot of possessions.He was not in a hurry for the first ball, and slowly controlled the ball for half court. Webber came out to pick and roll, and Iverson suddenly accelerated, one position ahead of the defender, and drilled inside.

Then, Iverson jumped on the cover of Samuel Dalembert, but the opponent had already come out of the defense.

Iverson swayed for a while, and then saw Lian Feng who came in with an air cut, and passed the ball over.

Lian Feng caught the ball, continued to accelerate, the inside line was strong, and collided with Okafor in the air.

Although Okafor's jump was not as high as Lian Feng's, but with his strong body, he vowed to stop Lian Feng's end.

Lian Feng failed to take the first shot in the air, but with the toughness brought by the impact, he adjusted his posture again after the confrontation and successfully caused a thug foul before landing.

Subsequently, Lian Feng stood at the free throw line.

Of course, the stable mid-range shooting skills will also be blessed to free throws.

Take a deep breath, sink the ball.Lian Feng felt that the disorder in his torso and arms caused by the confrontation just now had reduced a lot at this moment.If he practiced shooting under the court, he shot it very smoothly.

Hit steadily.

Made two free throws.

Yang Yi said: "For the 76ers, Lian Feng scored his first goal in the opening game. Judging from the beginning, Lian Feng's breakthrough was as fierce as his last game, and today's free throws feel pretty good."

When retreating, Iverson came over and patted Lian Feng's hand, encouraging him: "Good job!"

Lian Feng smiled, this is the first time he has experienced the effect of a stable mid-range shot.

After experiencing the effect of the stable mid-range shot, Lian Feng's eyes began to flicker with strong confidence.

(End of this chapter)