Chapter 843: The First Battle After All-Star (1)
February 20, Staples Arena. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Today is the Lakers' first game since All-Star Weekend, when they host the San Antonio Spurs.
The game was about to start and Scott had already set up his tactics, with several starters standing on the sidelines, ready to take the field.
Kobe Bryant smiled and said to Chen Feng: "Today is the first game after the All-Star Weekend, the opponent is still the Spurs, are you confident?"
"What do you say?" Chen Feng smiled, "This is Staples." ”
"Hehe, I knew you would answer like this. Bryant laughed, glanced at Clarkson, Randle, and Larry Nance Jr., and yelled, "Guys, this is Staples, our home field." Tell me, what are we going to do?"
"Beat the opponent and win the game. Several people shouted.
Bryant said, "Tell me, do you have faith?"
"Must win!" Several people were like a rainbow, and the business infected the fans at the scene, so that the home fans also shouted "must win", and the momentum was amazing.
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"Toot ......"
The game begins.
The Lakers suffered a loss on the jump ball, losing to the Spurs without any surprise, and the ball was in the hands of the Spurs and began to attack.
Spurs' starting lineup today is Tim Duncan, DeMarcus Aldridge, Kawhi Leonard, Danny Green, Tony Parker.
On the Lakers' side, there are still five small lineups, Randle, Larry Nance Jr., Clarkson, and Chen Feng.
Parker advanced with the ball, crossed the halfway line and passed the ball to Leonard, who made a feint, Clarkson was not fooled, and he was not reluctant, and passed the ball to Aldridge instead.
Larry Nance Jr. quickly stuck to it, pressed Aldridge with his body, and put pressure on Aldridge with his own strength.
However, he was a lot worse than Aldridge in height and technique, as well as physically, and he did not reach the point of perfection in defense, and was deceived by Aldridge's turn feint, pounced to the other side, and watched Aldridge turn over and hook his hand and hit it easily.
Converting the ball, Chen Feng advanced to the front court, and Parker came forward as soon as possible, staring at Chen Feng with his eyes, waiting for the battle.
This is no longer the beginning of the season, and no one will see Chen Feng as a rookie.
More than half a season has passed, Chen Feng has proved his strength to everyone with his actions, and anyone who dares to underestimate him will inevitably pay a painful price.
So Parker was very focused and didn't take it lightly.
In the back, several other Spurs people looked at their defenders and stuck very tightly, not allowing the Lakers to play an easy match, and they would not easily miss people.
Seeing this, Chen Feng smiled slightly, and simply came by himself, first a cross step, then a sharp retreat, the center of gravity was raised, making a jump shot, Parker subconsciously took a step forward, and at the same time the center of gravity rose, ready to jump up to block.
But at this time, Chen Feng flicked his wrist, the ball hit the ground, and at the same time, the center of gravity was lowered, and there was an abrupt change of direction.
At this time, Parker wanted to lower his center of gravity again, and it was too late to move, so he could only watch Chen Feng pass past him, quickly hit the inside, and hit a layup.
“2:2!”
Parker was a little depressed that he had been deceived so easily.
Duncan patted Parker and said, "It's okay, I'll pay attention to the defense later, if he dares to burst in, I'll let him know that it's amazing." ”
"Hmm. Parker nodded, quickly adjusted his mentality, and began to organize the attack.
Next, Parker is more attentive to Chen Feng's defense, and Duncan always pays attention to making up for it, once Chen Feng passes Parker, he will immediately make up for it.
However, Chen Feng is not only able to break through, but also to score, he is also a playmaking defender at heart, and when he breaks through, once Duncan pounces, he will pass the ball quickly. And because Duncan comes up to make up for the defense, there will inevitably be leaks and opportunities in the back.
In the first few minutes, Chen Feng became the sharp knife of the Lakers' offense, scoring individually, organizing the offense, and all the balls came from him, and he pushed in them.
In just a few minutes, he has already scored 7 points, 2 assists, and is like a fish in water on the court, playing very smoothly and organized, like an old player, not like a rookie at all.
Seeing Chen Feng's performance, Scott smiled happily: "Chen's growth is really fast enough, far beyond my expectations." An All-Star, he seems to have improved a lot, playing more confidently and maturely than before. This kid is always able to surprise people. ”
On the other hand, Coach Popovich also felt a little surprised and surprised.
In the All-Star Weekend, Chen Feng's performance made Coach Popovich look at him differently, and seeing Chen Feng's performance just now, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, maybe this is a genius, for genius, you can't use common sense to guess.
In fact, it wasn't just Scott and Popovich, but the on-field commentators were aware of this, with one commentator saying, "We saw that Chen had seven points, two assists, one rebound, and not a single turnover. He's just a rookie, which feels incredible. ”
Another commentator also said: "Yes, Chen's performance today is a little different from before. It feels like, well, like it's grown all of a sudden, and it's become stronger. ”
"yes, that's what it feels like. The previous commentator said, "Like a rookie player, you usually grow slowly in the game. That's how every superstar grows up. But Chen is growing up so fast, others need a year or two, and he can complete it in a few months. ”
On the court, Chen Feng couldn't help laughing when he listened to the commentary.
In fact, even he didn't expect that an All-Star would improve him so much, and the two abilities of shooting and passing, which were already very close to the S-level, did not improve much, after all, it had reached a critical point, and then it would be the S-level.
But other aspects such as breaking, defending, speed, power, etc...... These have improved a little, although they are not as good as shooting and passing, and there is still some distance from the A-level peak, but compared to when he first entered the NBA, he has improved a lot.
And every bit of improvement will make Chen Feng's strength stronger, and the integration of all aspects of improvement will make him look faster and stronger.
The so-called growth requires time accumulation, continuous training, and an opportunity, such as an all-star.
Some players are also like Chen Feng, after being selected as an All-Star, the whole person has undergone a metamorphosis, and the whole will be improved, such as Kyle Lowry.