Chapter 160: Confrontation with the Pacers
After answering Luo Tianrui's two questions, Yi Feng also accepted interviews with seven or eight Chinese and foreign media. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info Then the interview is over.
The third part of the signing ceremony is the signing session.
Witnessed by the bright flashing lights of hundreds of media, Yi Feng solemnly signed his name on the contract.
After signing his name, Yi Feng took a group photo with Anta's executives, and the grand signing ceremony officially ended.
The team stayed in Portland to discuss the design and manufacture of Yifeng's signature sneakers with Anta, while Yifeng said goodbye to Zhuang Mengmeng and flew to Los Angeles alone.
It's not that Yi Feng doesn't want to talk to ANTA's sneaker design team about his thoughts on autographed sneakers, but it's that reality forces him to get back to Los Angeles and have a game the next day.
The 29th is Sunday, which is Tang Ya's rest day. Yi Feng, who returned to Los Angeles, and his girlfriend spent half a day in a short and sweet two-person world.
Early the next morning, Tang Ya rushed to school to attend classes, and Yi Feng also got up early to train as usual.
On November 30, at 7 p.m. local time in Los Angeles, the Indiana Pacers' away game against the Los Angeles Lakers officially began.
With half an hour to go, the Staples Center arena was already full of fans.
Tang Ya also sat in the arena. She used to be the manager of the basketball team of Tsinghua University and is also a basketball fan. For Yi Feng, Tang Ya is one of his most special fans.
Since she came to Los Angeles, she hasn't been absent from every game the Lakers have played at home. Even if school is too busy to leave, she will find a way to take time off work and come over to watch the ball – most of all, to watch her boyfriend play.
Yi Feng also knew Tang Ya's love for basketball, so he didn't need her to open his mouth at all, and after inviting her to watch a game, he directly gave her a set of season tickets.
And the season ticket belongs to the seat quite far forward, just behind the home team's bench. Yi Feng turned his head and could see his girlfriend who was silently watching him.
However, what complicated Yi Feng's mood was that when he looked back, he could always see his lovely sister-in-law beside his girlfriend - Tang Yan's elf-odd sister Tang Xuan.
After Tang Xuan followed her sister to watch the Lakers' home game against the Nuggets, she learned that Yi Feng gave Tang Ya a set of season tickets, and she even asked Yi Feng for it!
At that time, Yi Feng had the idea of pleasing his sister-in-law, so he gave it quite happily.
But I don't know when he started, he actually had some thoughts about Tang Xuan that he shouldn't have. Looking at the two sister flowers sitting together and smiling, he couldn't help but have some inappropriate thoughts in his heart.
Maybe from the beginning, he gave Tang Xuan the season ticket, and his idea was not as simple as pleasing his sister-in-law.
At that time, Yi Feng also gave his brother-in-law a set of season tickets, but Tang Han didn't come often.
It's best if he doesn't come, there are no eyesores, and Yi Feng feels that his vision is much broader.
When the time slowly came to half past seven, after a series of pregame ceremonies, the Staples Center Arena finally ushered in tonight's main meal - the Pacers vs. Lakers game.
Tonight is the first meeting between the Lakers and the Pacers this season.
The Pacers were formed in 1967 and joined the American Basketball Association (ABA) and won three ABA championships in 1970, 1972 and 1973. After the merger of the American Basketball Association and the National Men's Basketball League (NBA) in 1976, the Pacers became one of four teams from the original ABA league to join the NBA.
The Pacers failed to make the NBA playoffs in the '70s, but in the '80s they made a series of changes to the roster and made some improvements, reaching the Eastern Conference Finals four times in the '90s under the leadership of coaches Larry Brown and Larry Bird, gradually establishing themselves as a strong team. In 2000, he reached the finals under the leadership of Reggie Miller, but ultimately lost.
Today's Pacers, led by Paul George, have a proud record of 10 wins and 5 losses, and they really deserve to be called a strong team.
The starting line-ups of both sides are-
Away Pacers: Monta Ellis, George Hill, CJ Myers, Paul George, Ian Masimmi
Home Lakers: Jordan Clarkson, Yi Feng, Kobe Bryant, Julius Randle, Roy Hibbert
The Pacers are made up of two two-way guards, Monta Ellis and George Hill, and whoever controls it has no problem. However, because their opponent today, the Lakers, had too much offensive firepower at the No. 2 position, head coach Frank Vogel put George Hill, who was more defensive in the defensive backcourt combination, in the No. 2 position.
Tonight's game was extremely interesting.
The Pacers' lineup has two Georges - George Hill and Paul George, two Myers - CJ Myers, Myles Turner, three Hills - George Hill, Solomon Hill, and Jordan Hill.
And it will make the commentator make the mistake of grabbing the rebound and passing the ball to Hill, Hill dribbling to the frontcourt, passing the ball to Hill, and Hill making a layup......
In addition, Paul George suffered a severe fracture in his right calf during a 2014 intra-squad match, which cost him the entire 2014-15 season. And now in the new season, he has staged the drama of the return of the king, and so far, he has averaged 27.2 points per game to lead the Eastern scoring list!
After suffering such a horrific injury, everyone thought that Paul George would fade out of the NBA, but they didn't expect him to be so competitive! This was indeed a big surprise to people.
Tonight, what kind of sparks will Paul George, who leads the Eastern Conference scoring list, and Yi Feng, who leads the league scoring list, collide? And how will they join forces to give the fans a great scoring feast?
Also, among Paul George's opponents tonight, there is his idol Kobe. How would Paul George behave about his idols?
In the end, Roy Hibbert faced his old club that sold him at a low price, what kind of surprise will he come up with to entertain the old club who came from afar?
All of these factors make this game extremely interesting.
As the referee's whistle sounded, the game officially began.
Hibbert roared, and a huge burst of energy erupted from his body, allowing him to overpower Ian Masimmi and steal the first wave of offensive possession after the opening kick-off.
Masinmy was Hibbert's former teammate and only had a chance to become the Pacers' starting center after Hibbert was traded to the Lakers. Although he is slightly inferior to Hibbert in height, he is more than a lap thick and very active on the court, with a positive style of play.
But tonight's Hibbert seemed to want to prove himself in front of his former club, and judging by his performance on the jump, he was more positive than Masimmi. In the first second of the opening, it gave the old club a surprise.
After controlling Hibbert's shot, Clarkson held the ball and advanced.
Playing at home, the atmosphere is different, although the audience may not cheer you every minute, but at least they will not boo you. It is a very comfortable thing to have the roots of the ears clean.
In such a comfortable environment, Clarkson really wanted to show his skills. Especially when he found out that he was facing Monta-Ellis, his heart itched even more.
Ellis is a good player on offense, but his defense is not as reassuring as his offense. He is thin, but he has good speed and flexibility, and he can defend well in the No. 1 position, but if he swings to the No. 2 position, the defensive end is often blown up. Because he was not tall enough and his arm span was not outstanding, he became someone else's ATM in the second position.
He caught the eye early in his career with his explosive style of play and sharp attack, but his reckless personality, gambling tackles and unreasonable shot choices made him a double-edged sword. In the end, the Warriors gave up on his low-pick treasure and chose to prop Curry on the top.
Ellis then spent more than a season with the Bucks and then two years with the Mavericks. Came to the Pacers after a four-year, $44 million contract with the Pacers this summer.
In the 15 games he played for the Pacers in the new season, he averaged 13.3 points per game while the lowest points per game in his career except for his rookie season, but he controlled his turnovers well, averaging 2.4 turnovers per game, ranking third in 12 seasons of his career.
The reduction in the number of mistakes made him look a little steady, and he no longer had the hot-blooded impulses and frizzy mistakes of his youth. Although he has grown mentally, the defect of height cannot be changed.
In the No. 1 position, Clarkson is considered tall, and Ellis's defense is not very good, which, combined with this natural disadvantage, puts him at a disadvantage when defending the young Clarkson.
However, Clarkson did not attack on his own, and he did not dare to assert himself for the first attack after the opening.
Kobe Bryant, who returned to the home court, was a little excited, and he took the initiative to play this first ball.
Opposite Kobe Bryant is the Pacers' CJ Myers wearing the No. 0 jersey.
Myers is of similar stature to Kobe Bryant and entered the NBA draft as a high school student.
However, the two have very different technical characteristics, with Miles being a left-handed projection player who is adept at getting runs through teammates' screens. The left and right corners are his lethal threat points. can also score eleven or twelve points per game, and he is a guy who can't be ignored.
Defensively, he also has good quality. With great athleticism and a good defensive attitude, he is a good defender. Although he will not make contributions to defense, he will not be scolded for defense.
Bryant was excited, but his hand wasn't in the game. Coupled with Myers' aggressive defense, he failed to shoot in the end.
Masinmi protected the backcourt rebound for the Pacers and handed it to Ellis.
The offense and defense switched, and the Lakers failed to attack and quickly retreated.
This season, the Pacers' offense is no longer a one-board positional offense; Players are always on the run and shoot when they get the chance – it's all small-ball style.
In fact, after the end of last season, Pacers president Larry Bird had already said that the team would follow the trend and switch to small ball, which can be seen from their attitude of trading Hibbert to the Lakers cheaply.
From the beginning of the draft, the Pacers began their transformation by selecting the athleticly talented interior player Myles Turner with the 11th pick.
The Pacers then traded Bills to Ellis, Jordan Hill and Bardinger in free agency, players who either have great athleticism or mid-to-long-range range that are perfect for small-ball tactics.
Among the players they gave up were Hibbert, Luis Scola, and David West, who gave up the team's 10-million-level contract and switched to the Spurs to win a championship. These are all inside lines with a more traditional style of play.
It's clear that the Pacers are ready to pick up the pace in the offseason, running wildly, shooting, and reducing the number of rounds of positional battles.
However, a year ago, the Pacers were still playing the role of LeBron James blocker, and in just one year, a series of internal and external factors have led to earth-shaking changes in this team.
The new season decided to catch up with the trend of the times, and the Pacers, who switched to small-ball tactics, boldly pushed Paul George from the No. 3 to the No. 4 position at the beginning of the season. The personnel matching in other positions is also completely from the perspective of small-ball play.
However, the transition will inevitably come with labor pains.
Judging from the preseason stage and the first few games at the beginning of the season, the Pacers have been in a period of deep pain, although the run-and-bomb style of play is free, but they are used to the sudden acceleration of slow-paced positional battles, and the Pacers are very uncomfortable.
And now they have completely subverted the previous style of play in terms of play, emphasizing more outside offense, and there is still a question mark over whether Paul George, as the offensive arrow, can really take on this heavy responsibility.
Paul George looks to be back from a broken leg injury, and judging by the Pacers' previous games, he has no problem scoring 20 points per game. But after a long truce and serious injuries, it is doubtful to what extent he will be able to recover his mental state, and whether he will be able to continue to improve after the nightmare. Is it just a flash in the pan that looks good today?
In addition, George will appear more in the power forward position in the new season. Although he has publicly stated that he does not like the arrangement that Bird has made for him, he still likes to play small forward, but he has appeared as a starting four on several occasions this season, indicating that he still accepts it.
And it turned out that he was very uncomfortable with the position of power forward. Although he was tall enough, he struggled a bit in the No. 4 position and was not yet able to adapt to the transition.
Finally, looking at the Pacers' defense, they still have some individual defensive strongmen at the No. 1, No. 3, and No. 5 positions, and the problem is that their defensive system has been torn down and rebuilt, and whether they can quickly establish a new defensive system is the key. (To be continued.) )