readytorunbook Chapter 339 The person who decided the game
Chapter 339 The person who decided the game
Chapter 339 The person who decided the game
The time from the end of the regular 48 minutes to the start of overtime is very short. The players can only seize the time to recover their physical strength while listening to the coach's tactics.McMillan habitually emphasized the importance of Ye Feng on the offensive end, hoping that everyone would pass the ball to him as much as possible, but unexpectedly, Ye Feng refused.
Looking at the surprised eyes of the coach and teammates, Ye Feng said lightly: "I think Nicholas is more suitable to be the team's end point than me. At least in the 5 minutes of overtime, he should perform better. I believe in his ability."
Almost everyone turned their attention to Batum. As teammates, although they didn't say it, they still had some doubts.Although Batum has scored 17 points in this game, the last shot in regular time really made his impression in the hearts of his teammates drop a lot. Is it possible to let him directly serve as the team's main offense in overtime?This...do I need to think about it more?Relatively speaking, they trusted Ye Feng more.
Batum didn't expect Ye Feng to say that, his face flushed red all of a sudden.Feeling everyone's questioning eyes, he stood up with a huff and said loudly: "Everyone, I am very grateful to Ye for trusting me, so I hope to repay his trust. I don't want to say anything during the 5 minutes of overtime. I can't make any promises or determinations before the start, please watch my performance, I will try my best to help the team win, please believe me!"
Ye Feng patted him on the shoulder with a smile on his face. He always thought that Batum was very capable, but someone needed to force him to fight.
McMillan looked at the players under his command. Everyone's eyes changed differently, but most of them seemed to become enthusiastic, presumably infected by Batum's words.He tapped on the tactical board and said: "It seems that everyone will support Nicholas, but as the head coach, I must be foolproof. Ye, you still continue to control the ball, but I don't ask who you want to give the offensive power to. You decide for yourself based on the situation on the field.”
After setting the tone, McMillan arranged tactics for the players, emphasizing some aspects that must be paid attention to, and the extra time began.In order to reduce the pressure on the starting players, McMillan also replaced the lineup, replacing Miller and Camby with Fernandez and Ailes, mainly considering the physical strength of the two veterans. It's not too late to play again in 2 minutes.
Ye Feng's trust in Batum is not just talk, he is really willing to give Batum a chance to shoot, firstly, he needs to relieve some pressure on himself, secondly, Batum's performance in this game is really good, the hit rate Not low, absolutely suitable as the team's main attack point.And in order to get Batum to use his energy to attack, Ye Feng even decisively switched defenses with him, defending Kobe himself, and let Batum face Artest, whose physical strength was close to collapse.
For a while, Batum became the most dazzling person in the audience.After Ye Feng entangled Kobe in his place, Batum played like a duck to water against Artest. After all, Artest's movement speed is completely at a disadvantage now, and there is nothing he can do about Batum. Three rounds.Seeing how brave Batum is, Aldridge and Ayers consciously acted as blue-collar insiders, just to make Batum score more smoothly.
Kobe is very anxious, but now Ye Feng is entangled him tightly, making it very difficult for him to attack.Ye Feng's biggest reliance was that he only had two personal fouls, and he had four more chances left, and there were only five minutes in overtime, so there was basically no pressure.Sometimes Kobe couldn't be stopped, Ye Feng would directly foul, even if Kobe stood at the free throw line, he wouldn't let him easily go to the basket to score.
The Lakers play in the same way at critical moments. It can even be said that there is only one tactic, that is, Fisher dribbles the ball across the half court, and then hands it to Kobe to play singles, and Kobe often does not want to pass the ball.Now that he is entangled by Ye Feng, it means that the Lakers' offense has become stagnant, not as smooth as before.Less than 2 minutes into overtime, the Blazers beat the Lakers in an 8-2 spurt.
The Blazers' 8 points were all scored by Batum alone, which made the whole Blazers team breathe a sigh of relief. It seems that it makes sense to trust this guy.Ye Feng also took the opportunity to get 2 assists, and also sent a steal to Kobe, completely choking the Lakers.This made the Lakers players feel very incredible. They did not expect that the Blazers really had such courage to let Batum take on the important task of attacking the city.
In fact, their thinking was somewhat biased. It wasn't McMillan who had the courage, but Ye Feng.
In desperation, the Lakers changed their scoring method and used the most primitive inside line to compete with the Blazers.It seems that Phil's yelling on the sidelines had some effect. After struggling for a while, Kobe gave up his offensive play with the ball and turned to contain the Blazers' defense for the inside.
In fact, the inside offense and the outside offense cannot be said to be better or worse. The outside offense takes less time, while the inside offense has a higher hit rate. When the four major centers crossed the league in the 20s, the pace of the game was relatively slow, which had a lot to do with how they often got stuck inside and played singles with the ball.But if the opponent's outside shooting rate can reach a level that is almost the same as your inside shooting rate, then the team that focuses on the inside will definitely suffer.
Gasol struggled to score in the paint, while Batum continued to fire on the perimeter. The slow-moving Artest basically had no effect on him.The two sides have always maintained a point difference of about 5 points, which is unacceptable to Kobe, but as soon as he gets the ball, Ye Feng will entangle him immediately, regardless of fouls, just to make you unable to score The anxious Kobe was called a technical foul for pushing Ye Feng.
In this regard, it is impossible for the referee to favor you because you are a star player. With so many cameras watching, it is not easy to turn black and white, even if this is the Lakers' home court.After Ye Feng hit a free throw for a technical foul, the point difference between the two sides had widened to 7 points, and the game time was running out.In desperation, the Lakers had no choice but to adopt foul tactics, constantly sending Blazers players to the free throw line.
But it is a pity that the other four players of the Blazers except Ayers were all accurate in free throws. Coupled with the Lakers' own three-pointers, the Blazers won the game without any risk, and of course decided the final victory. The winner was Batum. After scoring 17 points in regular time, he added another 10 points in overtime and became the team's main contributor to the victory.
(End of this chapter)