Chapter Seventy-Seven: Stalemate?
At the end of the first quarter, although the Lakers ranked behind the Nuggets in the team's power list, they were the stronger team in terms of their performance on the court. The current Nuggets trailing by 7 points at 24:31 also illustrates this.
Although Yi Feng didn't contribute much in the first quarter, because the team is currently in the lead, Byron Scott didn't blame him for anything.
However, just because Scott doesn't say it doesn't mean that others don't have an opinion.
Yi Feng wrapped his head in a towel to maintain his body temperature and prevent his physical strength from being lost quickly. Suddenly I felt someone pulling at my jersey behind me.
What's the situation?
Yi Feng looked back suspiciously.
It turned out to be her!
Yi Feng's quirky little sister-in-law!
"Hey! Brother-in-law, what's the situation with you! Invite Miss Ben to watch the game, and you ended up playing like this? β
As soon as Tang Xuan finished speaking, she asked her sister to pull her back into the seat, "Xiaofeng, don't pay attention to her, crazy and crazy." You can fight as much as you like, and you don't care what others say. β
Tang Ya used to be the manager of the Tsinghua school team, how could she not understand the ball. She saw that Yi Feng did not have the ferocity of the previous three games on the field today, and the aggression of the whole person was much weaker. After thinking about it, he understood that his physical strength was not enough.
Although it is only the first session......
Now after seeing her sister blaming Yi Feng, Tang Ya actually felt a little embarrassed.
Because she was too wild last night, Yi Feng behaved a little sluggishly on the court.
"Ahemβ"
was said by his sister-in-law, Yi Feng was a little embarrassed no matter how calm he was, and he forcibly explained: "What do you know, there are so many games in a season, I can't do my best in every game, as long as I ensure that the team can win, it's okay to be lazy occasionally." β
"Humph!"
Tang Xuan turned her head arrogantly and ignored him.
Yi Feng didn't know where he was upsetting the eldest lady, but now it was the time of the competition, and he didn't have the heart to investigate.
"Yi, you played great, come on!!"
After Yi Feng finished the conversation with his sister-in-law, he suddenly heard a familiar voice from the side.
Turn your head and look, oh my!
Yi Feng has countless grass and mud horses galloping in his heart at this moment!
It turned out that not far from Tang Ya's three sisters and brothers, there was Sister Fanning, who had been a guest in Yi Feng's apartment last night!
What's going on?!
No wonder the sister-in-law was upset, she must have thought that Yi Feng had given two more tickets to Sister Fanning behind her back.
He couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, it was nothing new for these Hollywood stars to come to the Staples Center Arena to watch the game. Whether the Fanning sisters come or not, Yi Feng can't control it, if they usually come to watch him play, it's nothing, for Yi Feng, they are just special fans.
But their appearance here tonight is very likely to cause misunderstanding between Tang Han and Tang Xuan's brothers and sisters. And now it seems that Tang Xuan has misunderstood.
Tang Ya has always been the most reassuring person for him, and he gives the greatest support at all times. At this time, she would not suspect that Yi Feng was giving the Fanning sisters tickets behind her back.
Before Yi Feng could answer Dakota Fanning, Tang Xuan hurriedly said: "What's awesome, it's terrible!" β
Elle Fanning didn't lose either, "Since you think it's bad, what else do you want to see, hurry up and go home." β
In fact, Yi Feng's performance in the first quarter was not bad, but he scored slightly less, only 5 points, but he passed 4 assists and grabbed 3 rebounds, which is a very comprehensive data.
Tang Xuan was obviously angry, Xiao Qiong's nose was wrinkled, and her silver teeth creaked.
Seeing this, Yi Feng responded briefly to Dakota Fanning, and quickly turned his head.
Such a dangerous situation, of course, must be avoided quickly!
Although the war between women is not smoky, Yi Feng deeply understands the horror of it.
At the start of the second quarter, both teams maintained their bench lineups for the end of the first quarter.
Hurtas seems to have quickly adapted to the NBA arena, playing with more confidence and making bold passes, which is at odds with his usual steady, cautious style. But even then, he didn't make many mistakes.
In contrast, the Nuggets' future that they are trying to develop, Moodier, needs to learn from this older rookie.
In addition to Luis Williams, a super sixth man who can be outside the team system, Huertas gradually grasped the core position in the bench.
He became the starting point of the tactics and the playmaking heart of the substitute lineup. Of course, that's what the team needs him to do.
After seeing Hurtas riding a horse and shooting arrows on the court and scoring a goal to help the Lakers lead by eight points at 29:38 at home, Bill McDonald, the commentator at the scene, couldn't help but start admiring: "Looking at Marcelo who is active on the court now, I can't help but think of Steve, who was also active on this court before." At some point, they really resemble ah! β
Stu Lanterz, who is also a commentator in the Lakers' home arena, said: "That's right, although Marcelo Hurtas is not at the level of Steve Nash at the moment, and may not be able to do it in the future. But judging by the hairstyle, judging by the technical movements, there are times in my eyes that Marcelo's shadow even coincides with Steve! β
Bill McDonald suddenly began to praise the Lakers again, "To say that this is really a big gain for the Lakers in the summer!" Use the list eye sign plus millions in exchange for easy, and now how good easy is, the whole world can see! We have reason to believe that he will be better in the future! β
"Larry Nance Jr. is also good, he has the style of his father, and Anthony Brown is also very hard, and he will bring something different to the Lakers. Together with Marcelo from Brazil, we were pleasantly surprised by every rookie this year! β
Hurtas was working hard defending the Nuggets' backup point guard Jamil Nelson, not paying attention to the on-site commentators praising him.
Jamil Nelson was also a former All-Star player, and he still has the strength. Although he is a 34-year-old veteran and his strength has indeed declined, he can still make a stable contribution in the bench lineup.
Although Hurtas is not afraid of Nelson in terms of age, he is a rookie in the NBA after all, and he still needs to be cautious in the face of Nielsen.
Nelson never relied on passing to solve problems, and even when he was on the Magic team, the team had Howard, the league's No. 1 center, his passing was still criticized.
Now that the Nuggets are down by nine points, and the point gap has widened, Nelson has the biggest responsibility. Because he didn't do a good job of defending against the old rookie Hurtas.
Since the defense is not done well, it is necessary to find the court on the offensive end. Nielsen has done this for more than a decade in the NBA.
He is a stocky defender who has an advantage in strength and speed against Hurtas. Although the speed advantage is no longer obvious because of the increase in age, it is not a problem to eat Hurtas hard.
After all, Hurtas really didn't defend very well.
Nelson shook a few times, and after shaking off Hurtas's center of gravity, the left side was hard to break, and under the crushing of the force, Hurtas was powerless to return to the sky. In the end, Nelson pushed him away and made a layup.
The bench looks evenly matched, and the difference has not changed, still 7 points.
After switching to the main lineup, the Lakers' offense began to be dumb, and Gallinari hit consecutive shots, and the gap was narrowed to 3 points.
Although Bryant took the initiative to attack, it did not have an effect, and both shots were missed. Clarkson went to the basket and also missed a layup.
Seeing that the good situation was about to be ruined, Yi Feng stood up in time. He first forced a three-pointer on Gary Harris's head, then burst inside to pull the rod to change hands to avoid Faried's block for a layup.
He scored 5 points in a row at the critical moment and opened the gap again.
But Yi Feng also consumed a lot of physical strength because of these two difficult goals. After seeing that the team's lead was solid, he did not take advantage of the situation to take away the game again.
However, Yi Feng's sudden strong performance also inspired Moodier's fighting spirit.
He was depressed for a while in the game, but when the team was repeatedly suppressed by the Lakers, especially when the team was about to turn over and get up, but was beaten by Yi Feng's two goals at the last moment, Moodier, who wanted to prove that he was not inferior to Yi Feng, decided to stand up and help the team.
Moodier also hit consecutive long-range shots from the outside, and two three-pointers once again closed the gap.
After hitting the three-point shot, Moodier glared at Yi Feng angrily, making Yi Feng a little inexplicable.
He soon understood, though. He entered the NBA as the most honored, and although he won the Player of the Week honor in the first week of the regular season, he has become the envy of many rookies in the same class.
They are all eager to prove themselves by defeating Yi Feng.
But fortunately, Yi Feng didn't have to grit his teeth and stand up this time. After he broke through with the ball, he attracted enough defensive attention, and then distributed the ball to Clarkson, who was on the outside, and Clarkson hit a three-pointer!
Then Clarkson singled out Moodier and even hit a three-pointer!
Now Clarkson can be regarded as relieved.
Because Moodier hit two three-pointers in a row, and it was under his defense that he did it. Now he's kind of responded perfectly.
Since then, the scores of the two teams have been deadlocked, and the score difference has been hovering between 5-10 points, and the Nuggets have tried their best to overtake the score, while the Lakers are tight and loose, and when the score difference becomes smaller, someone always stands up to open the score. And once the score gap widened, they started playing casually again.
It seems that the former Zijin Dynasty is back, and when it comes to the game, you can play as much as you want with your hard power.
Therefore, from the scoreline, the two teams are in a stalemate, but in fact, this is not the case. The Lakers have always been in control of the game.
At the end of the first half, the visiting Nuggets trailed the home team Lakers by as many as 8 points at 58:66.
Until the end of the first half, the Nuggets still couldn't overtake the score. Again and again at critical moments, their morale has been greatly damaged. Especially a rookie like Xiang Moodier, who feels that he has been greatly insulted.
They feel like they've been toyed with!!