You can't be a good basketball player if you haven't been blocked countless times by your opponent.

No one can guarantee that they will never be blocked by their opponents, even Durant, who is standing on the second floor to shoot, has also been blocked; Even if Abdul-Jabbar uses a "sky hook" that cannot be blocked, it cannot be an exception.

If you are blocked by someone, you will naturally not be able to get over it, but if you can't overcome this embarrassment, you will not be able to grow.

You become scared to shoot, you don't dare to shoot, and eventually you cringe and don't dare to play.

This varies from person to person, and if you don't get out of it as soon as possible, you may not be able to make any progress in your lifetime.

Time is the cure for all wounds, and it is equally effective in this regard.

However, depending on the strength of the individual's psychological quality, the time required for healing is also different. And people who have embarked on the professional basketball world, in their long-term basketball career, have encountered many more times of being blocked than the average person, and their fear of being blocked has naturally been overcome early.

Since you want to make a move, you must be prepared to be covered.

However, even if he had been prepared for a long time, when the seal really came to his head, the irrepressible panic also made Reddick lose his mind for a short time.

At the same time as losing consciousness, the fear in my heart also hit my heart, and the moment I was sealed by Yi Feng kept replaying in my mind!

His game was naturally interrupted, and Paul played another tactic with Redick as the offensive endpoint, but because Redick was not in the right state, the final ball slipped directly from Redick's hands and fell off the field.

Blunder!

Redick shook his hands in chagrin and walked towards the Clippers' half-court with his head down.

He hadn't come out of the negative emotions yet, and then Yi Fengyou gave him a bigger blow.

The Lakers attacked, because this time the Clippers took advantage of the Lakers' throw-in and had enough time to defend, so the Lakers could only fall into a positional battle.

However, unlike the first quarter, the Lakers did not let Yi Feng break through in the high post alone, or let him play in the low post with his back, in this offense, Yi Feng became a pitcher who ran without the ball, and the ball appeared in Randle's hands.

Randle is playing the offense in the high post with the ball, and Clarkson with easy wind, Nick Young, and the passable shooting ability of Clarkson are constantly on the run, while Hibbert has been busy covering the trio.

If three people on the run meet each other, one of them will stop to cover for the other person.

Cover came and covered, and the Lakers' offense once again showed a mess, almost the same as the previous offense!

The Clippers reacted quickly, and the Lakers were using the same tactics to play offense.

But the worst part is that the Lakers' formation is so chaotic that the Clippers can't even tell who is the final shot.

In addition to the three who can shoot in a row, Randle, who holds the ball at the top of the arc and organizes the offense, could also be the one who shoots, and Hibbert is not out of the question.

This is completely different from the previous positional offense that has always been Yi Feng's singles, and the Lakers at this time make it impossible to guess who is the main attack.

Yi Feng and Nick Young met in the high post on the right wing, Nick Young made a wall on the spot and covered Yi Feng, and Yi Feng got rid of the defender and went straight to Randle, who was holding the ball at the top of the arc.

After Nick Young finished covering, he also retreated directly to the three-point line, and he and Yi Feng were separated from Randle on the left and right, and they were horns of each other!

Will Randle in the middle pass the ball to them?

Reddick didn't have time to think about these things at the moment, he subconsciously ran after Yi Feng. Naturally, it was blocked by Randall-

Randall covered Yi Feng on the spot, and then handed the ball to him!

It's very similar to the Clippers' offense when Redick was blocked before!

is also receiving a hand-handed pass, can Yi Feng hit the ball?

Yi Feng was about to throw as soon as he got the ball, and Griffin, who was defending Randle in the high position, rose up without saying a word!

He's going to avenge his teammates!

It's a godsend!

However, Griffin, who was affected by his emotions, didn't realize that this was just a fake action made by Yi Feng!

Inadvertently, he actually flew Griffin, and Yi Feng's short body burst into the inner line.

When he burst to the free throw line, he found himself gradually surrounded by Redick, who was in hot pursuit, and Bamot who came from Nick Young's side, and Paul who didn't know where to get out!

Yi Feng is not confident enough that he can still make a mistake without making a mistake when the three of them are surrounded. So he sent the ball straight down his crotch and back to Randle.

Randle didn't hesitate to get the ball and passed it to Nick Young just outside the three-point line on the right wing.

Nick Young, who was waiting here for a quick mold, got the ball and calmly dribbled it, and then threw the ball out-

His touch was still there, and the ball fell into the net.

At 49:43, the Lakers further widened the difference!

Trailing by 6 points is actually not a big deal for the Clippers. But Rivers, out of an abundance of caution, asked for a timeout.

After the timeout, he replaced D'Angelo Russell in the No. 2 spot, leaving Redick off for a while.

This was of course an unexpected surprise for Russell.

After all, he had just sat on the bench for a short time, and he didn't expect the coach to think of him again so soon!

It's not at all like the outside world says, don't give newcomers a chance!

Russell's senses for Rivers have never been so good at this moment, and he has also forgotten about Rivers Jr.'s frequent seizure of his playing time.

The reason why he was able to forget these unpleasantness was mainly because the unhappiness that happened directly with Yi Feng was much bigger than these small things in the team!

If you can combat Yi Feng's arrogance in the playoffs, it must be a small revenge, right?

Russell's goal at the beginning was not big, at most, he relied on his performance to make Yi Feng deflated, rather than defeating him head-on and making him lose face.

Because after a season, he has thoroughly understood Yi Feng's performance, and at the rookie level, how perverted he is. Rookie scoring champion, this is something he never dreamed of, but Yi Feng did it effortlessly!

Faced with such a strong, even invincible opponent, Russell once thought of giving up.

But not long ago, another incident in the alliance gave him back his courage. That's what happened when Devin Booker surpassed Yi Feng to become the fourth-youngest Mr. 1000 in NBA history.

Yi Feng was originally the king of their rookies, no matter how dark the champion status was, he was still the champion. And after entering the NBA, he has never had a moment of performance insulting this title.

When he made earth-shattering moves again and again, the rookies of this class were convinced again and again that maybe they would not be able to surpass him in their lives. However, the truth is, Booker did it!

Although he did so by virtue of being the youngest rookie in the class of 2015. But it gave a lot of confidence to the rookies in the same class, and Carl Anthony Towns, who was just as good but repeatedly suppressed, needed that confidence, and Russell needed it too!

Maybe I can do it too?

Russell began to gradually gain self-confidence, even if my scoring ability is not as good as his, but as a playmaker, my passing ability and organizational ability can surpass him!

Seemingly having found a path in life, Russell went to the next level late in the season and became more and more loved by his teammates and coaches. So the first thing Rivers thought of tonight was for Russell to replace Redick instead of Crawford, or Paul Pierce, who had been rumored to be transformed in the playoffs.

Although Russell needs to play the No. 2 position now, which is different from the No. 1 position that he is getting used to, but being able to directly match Yi Feng makes him completely excited!

However, he was still sane in the excitement, he knew that he couldn't directly fight with Yi Feng for scoring ability, let alone directly with him. Otherwise, coach Rivers will be the first to disagree, and he may directly replace himself.

I want to be flexible to my advantage!

Russell clenched his fists fiercely and walked into the arena with firm steps.

Yi Feng saw that Redick was replaced and Russell was replaced, and greeted Russell very politely.

Between the two, Russell's deep hatred has never been publicly spoken, and only his personal friends and agents know this.

Yi Feng didn't know that the other party would hate him so much, although what he did at the beginning made the other party suffer a lot, but he felt that after so long, the other party should also let go.

The last time Russell withdrew from the draft with an injury, he had already begun to try to mend the relationship between the two. However, it seems that there has been no response from the other party.

Of course, Yi Feng won't care too much about these, close friends, there are two or three, this life is enough. Russell was perhaps one of many who didn't have the chance to be friends with him.

However, in the next few minutes of alignment, Yi Feng had to look at Russell with admiration.

One of the most immediate impressions is that Russell has become a lot more mature.

Although Russell is now playing the role of a shooting guard, he will not force his shot if it is not a good opportunity. And this is not the most impressive thing for Yi Feng, what surprised and surprised him the most was that Russell's passing actually had a bit of Paul's appearance, hitting the ground, long passing, hanging the ball, every time he passed, he could see that his thoughts and spirituality were in it, and it was not that kind of meaningless pass.

And as a young man, he finally got another chance to play, and Russell didn't seize every opportunity to show his ability, almost every move he made was for the sake of the team's offense.

With Paul on the floor, Russell can't hold the ball for too long, but when he is not on the ball, he is no longer standing still, or running flexibly, opening up space, taking away defenders, or taking the initiative to cover, daring to do some dirty work that has never been done before.

Yi Feng felt that every time he saw Russell, he would come up with improvements that surprised him. Although many of his advances are not technical, but in terms of attitude and awareness.

But it is precisely these advances at the level of consciousness that are the most difficult.

As the saying goes: the country is easy to change, and the nature is difficult to change, and this sentence is applied to basketball, that is, the technique is easy to practice, but the attitude is difficult to change.

Like Harden, when he was in the Thunder, his skills went to a new level every year, and although the defense was not too reassuring, at least he didn't have the title of "Eye Defense Master".

However, when he came to the Rockets as the boss, the technology was still improving, and at this time he was already among the top 20 in the league, or even the top 10, and the level was so high that there was still progress, and it was not easy to go further, but he still did it. It shows how talented he is.

However, compared to the technical progress, his attitude on the defensive side has always been inherent. Perhaps because he was connived, he took on too many offensive tasks, and he was allowed to slack off on the defensive end, and over time he developed a habit, and finally became his nature!

Harden's example perfectly illustrates what it means to be skilled and have an unchangeable attitude.

However, after just one season, Russell has constantly changed his attitude towards playing, and this change has always been in a positive direction.

Not to mention how much his technical progress has improved, just looking at this positive attitude, it is not difficult to understand why Rivers, who has always disliked giving newcomers a chance, would like to use Russell so much.

During the time he was on the court with Paul, the Clippers put on a two-point guard lineup, and the smoothness of the entire team's offensive operation was completely improved to a higher level.

When the two point guards are on the floor, it is also when Jordan Jr. is the happiest. Because he has more opportunities to take off, more opportunities to wreak havoc on the basket.

In addition to giving the team an offensive bonus, Russell replaced Redick and was also slightly more powerful on the defensive end.

As a young man, Russell can run and jump better, although he is also not known for his physical fitness, but compared to Redick, who is short and has an embarrassing arm span, Russell at least does a better job of restricting the wind than Redick.

Although the final result was that neither of them restrained Yi Feng, Yi Feng needed to spend more energy on offense when facing Russell's defense, which was his personal experience.

Throughout the second quarter, the two teams were playing against each other, and the pace of offense and defense was so fast that fans didn't dare to blink at all, for fear of missing any wonderful shots.

The pace of attack and defense increased, and the end result was an invisibly increased number of offensive rounds. Even in the second quarter, the shooting percentages of both sides were not as good as the first quarter, but in the end, their respective scores were about the same as in the first quarter.

At halftime, the score was 67-64, with the Lakers temporarily leading the Clippers by two points.

In the playoffs, it is rare to have such a high half-court score. Especially in this year's playoffs, in all seven first-round playoff games played in the past, only the Heat, who tied the team's all-time playoff single-quarter scoring record (41 points), scored 60+ at halftime.

This shows that while the offensive firepower of the two teams is strong, it also shows that the two teams are slack in defense.

However, in the defense-themed playoffs, the two teams still fought against each other, which was a rare treat for fans. (To be continued.) )