Chapter 29 [Roaring Hulk]
The Lakers replaced Kobe, Odom, Bynum, Fisher, and the Celtics also replaced Perkins, Ray Allen, and Rondo. Only Ye Feng, one substitute, stayed on the court. Fisher walked to Ye Feng and said, "You play the third position and keep a close eye on Pierce."
Jackson was very satisfied with Ye Feng's blocking against Pierce. Although he was convicted of a foul this time, it was very deterrent. The Celtics would no longer break through as they wished. The Lakers' morale was high, and the starters were unwilling to see Ye Feng's performance, especially Kobe, who was ready to show his power.
The Lakers have the ball, Fisher dribble after halftime, and the Celtics also made adjustments, Pierce and Ye Feng faced. He was uncomfortable when he saw Ye Feng, and he vowed to defend without a single point. Ye Feng has scored 8 points in a single quarter, and the Celtics need to prove the skills of the league's first defensive system.
The Lakers' high-level cover was replaced by Odom. Kobe's offense is not as loose as Famal, and Garnett is focused on defending.
Jackson did not require Ye Feng on the offensive end. He wanted Ye Feng to adjust himself. This is a major feature of him as a coach. Self-adjustment is easier to build confidence for players. When the game is particularly bad, he will correct the mistakes.
Kobe and Odom come back, Ye Feng knows very well that he will not be able to get a lot of mobile phones, he cannot shoot three-pointers, and only the low post is left in the field, he will cut at the basket and compete for the frontcourt rebounds.
Kobe changed direction and dribbled the ball with Garnett for a certain distance, and made a quick stop and jump shot. Kobe's biggest feature is that he can often hit difficult balls against defense, and his jump shot was also flat. He just avoided Garnett's block and could hardly see the basket, so the ball still made it. 28 to 38.
Commentary Maxville immediately complained about Kobe's shooting and smiled: "This is a typical Kobe's shooting. The arc is too smooth. Fans and friends should not learn it. After this goal, the Lakers chased after only 10 points behind."
Grande looked at the game and said, "If Ye Feng hadn't performed well, maybe they were already more than 20 points behind now. He was simply incredible today. He was eyeing Pierce again. Look... Does this kind of defensive referee not call a foul?"
Ye Feng started a body-haired defense against Pierce. He seemed to have become Pierce's shadow. He opened his arms and had physical contact with Pierce at all times. Rondo didn't dare to hand the ball to Pierce easily.
This attack was completed by Ray Allen. After receiving a pass from Rondo, he missed the bottom corner three-pointer, and Bynum grabbed the rebound.
When returning to defense, Pierce asked, "Aren't you tired?"
Ye Feng responded: "If you are afraid that I will be tired, you might as well do the dunk like that just now!"
His words hurt Pierce's nerves. Pierce felt that Ye Feng was a bastard and did have a trick. Among the Celtics, there was also a person who liked to defend in this way, that is Tony Allen, who was smashed by Ye Feng with a basketball. This kind of defense consumed extremely physical strength. It would be amazing to be able to defend Ye Feng so much throughout the game.
On the offensive end, Garnett just bypassed Odom to defend Kobe, but hit Ye Feng. Kobe used two pick-and-rolls to break through and went to the 45-degree angle on the right to face Pierce. Both of them were 198cm tall and had a single defense ability. Kobe was much easier to play Pierce than Garnett.
With such a misalignment, the Celtics' defense became chaotic. Ye Feng ran to the basket after the pick-and-roll, and Garnett hurriedly followed him. If Ye Feng succeeded in cutting at the empty space, he would dunk. Odom was misaligned against Ray Allen at the high position, and the advantage was obvious. However, Kobe did not pass the ball. He turned around and jumped back at the bottom line with a high difficulty. Pierce did not cover it, but the shot missed.
Kobe's scoring ability is ranked in the top spot in history, and some people still criticize him and hate him. Most of them say that he is too independent and is not smart enough to play. With one-on-one opportunities, even if his teammates have a better position, he rarely passes the ball. He is too confident, which is an advantage and a disadvantage.
Garnett grabbed the rebound, and the strength of the three rebounding kings was not exaggerated. On the defensive end, Pierce also relied on cover to shake off Ye Feng to catch the ball. The person who defended him became Odom, and Pierce also made a shot.
The two sides started a defensive battle, or a battle between blacksmiths. At this moment, Gan Jiang, Mo Ye, and Ozhizi possessed their souls and the court became a blacksmith shop. The only person who was happy was Bynum, Ye Feng and Odom both focused on defense and handed over the task of protecting the basket to him. Facing Perkins at 208cm, he took 7 defensive rebounds in half a quarter, and the number of rebounds in half a court reached 11.
The score was 35 to 43, and the Celtics led by 8 points to end the first half.
Maxville said in a midfield commentary: "It is common for the Celtics to limit their opponents' scores to within 20 points in a single quarter, but the Lakers performed like a strong defensive team today. Ye Feng played the whole quarter and scored 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 block. His role on the defensive end is very critical."
Grande said: "His dunk was very impressive and it was too fast. Coach Jackson would definitely let him play more in the second half."
Maxville smiled and said, "The protagonist of the second quarter is Ye Feng. With those beautiful defenses, he has already paid 440,000 yuan in annual salary, which is worth the money. He now has a grudge with the two giants. After he came on the court, he kept muttering with Garnett, which must be a trash talk. Garnett had technical fouls on him, and he gave people the feeling of being fearless."
Grande sighed: "After he fouled against Pierce, the Celtics were obviously not as determined as the first quarter. I look at Ye Feng's defense here and feel it is very dangerous. As soon as he moves, he feels like someone is going to get injured. It's too fierce, no wonder he is nicknamed Hungry Wolf."
During the break, Jackson praised Ye Feng for his toughness.
Radmanovic felt like he had a blow to the Wuwei bottle. If Ye Feng was "hard", he was synonymous with "soft". The 208cm big man kept wandering on the outside. After 0 of 3 shots in the first quarter, he never played again. Ye Feng would take his position in the second half. Ye Feng was shocked by Ye Feng's ferocity. The newcomer in the league who dared to swear trash with Garnett and even took action. Ye Feng is the number one. He had a feeling that maybe Ye Feng would become a superstar in the future.
At the beginning of the second half, the players of both sides were different from the starting lineup. Percy replaced Pierce and Ye Feng replaced Radmanovich. He was given a close-up on the big screen of the stadium, from near to far, and finally stayed on the head of the wolf with bloody fangs on his right arm.
The Lakers attacked first, and the Celtics defended 32 joint defense. It is difficult to deal with this formation without a pitcher. Breakthrough is not only exhausting physical strength, but also easily double-teamed in the inside. This is a targeted defense to deal with Ye Feng.
Today, under the rotation restrictions of Celtic players, Kobe's shooting rate was very low. He only made 5 goals in 14 shots, 0 of 3 three-pointers, and scored 14 points with free throws. However, Kobe still mainly attacked. He looked for pick-and-rolls on the outside, Odom pulled to a high position, and the person defending him was Percy. After the transfer, Percy defended Kobe, which could save Garnett's physical strength. Garnett defended Ye Feng to guard the basket, Rivers judged that the Lakers' main players were all, and the possibility of being the main attacker Ye Feng was zero.
Not being a main attack does not mean it is useless. Ye Feng has already gained experience. As soon as Kobe looked for cover, he immediately turned around and ran into the basket without the ball, got stuck in place in advance, blocking Garnett behind him. Sure enough, Kobe took the action the next second, and the ball bounced out of the frame.
Ye Feng also judged the position of his whereabouts, but he couldn't jump up because his left arm was pulled from behind. As he paused, Garnett, who pulled him with a small move, jumped up from behind and transferred the ball to his teammate with one hand.
The referee held the whistle in his mouth, hesitated for a moment, but still did not yell.
"Damn! You won't blow when he pulls my arm from behind?" Ye Feng ran back and shouted directly at the referee. As soon as he finished speaking, the whistle sounded, and the referee called him a technical foul.
Before the 2006-2007 NBA regular season began, the NBA introduced a law enforcement policy, which is "zero tolerance". With this rule, players cannot talk back to the referee. If you say one more word and the sound is too loud, you may get a technical foul. Zero tolerance is like this, even if you are facing a black whistle!
The referee Steve Javi, who has been enforcing the law for 20 years, is a very famous referee in the NBA. The reason why he is famous is that he hates Iverson. As long as he enforces Iverson's game, no matter how many times Iverson is knocked down, he will never go to the free throw line. At that time, the general manager of the 76ers Billy King was almost kneeling at the door of the league office to ask Stern to be merciful. Iverson once scolded Javi after the game and was fined $25,000. Now Javi has set his sights on Ye Feng again. He has blown up the penalty for Ye Feng three times in this game and is beneficial to the Celtics. Ye Feng fights Garnett and Pierce with all his might, but he has been repeatedly ruined by the referee. He wants to kick this hunchbacked old turtle to death!
Ray Allen made a technical free throw, 35 to 44. The Celtics still have the ball.
Percy sent the sideline ball. After Rondo received the ball, he suddenly dribbled the ball against Fisher. Without any fake moves, he just beat the ball forward and accelerated with all his might. He was like he was passing through Fisher, staggering Fisher. Odom let Garnett go and make up for defense, Rondo took the ball and ran and passed the ball to Garnett in the middle.
Garnett cut the basket at the empty space, and Ye Feng made every effort to make up for the defense, but he was too far away and could only jump from the side to cover the cover. Garnett's long arm was fully extended, avoiding the cover in the air, and slamming the ball into the basket. 35 to 46.
The score widened to 11 points, and the "Hulk" Garnett roared again! When he retreated, he patted Ye Feng's head with his hand. The referee, who had an insulting action, also turned a blind eye to it.
Bynum passed by Ye Feng when he was serving the bottom line, and was startled when he saw his eyes. There were almost no pupils in his eyes, only the whites of his eyes were left, and the hungry wolf was completely angered!
Chapter completed!