Chapter 20: Catching Up
Russell initially thought that some of Yi Feng's words were self-directed and self-performed farce.
said a lot, and only 4 people responded. He felt like laughing at that time, but he was shocked by Yi Feng's force value and didn't dare to laugh out loud.
With these few people, you want to defeat their luxurious fleet?
No kidding!
But now, Yi Feng scored 4 points in a row!
And in just 20 seconds!
Russell was gradually able to detect some signs, not to mention whether the white team could really recover more than 20 points in the second half. But they should be able to play super defensively and close the score for a while.
At this time, their red team can't mess up, stabilize the situation, and play their own level, so Yi Feng can't make any waves.
After receiving Myles Turner's serve from the baseline, Russell steadied his rhythm and advanced slowly.
Why is Russell so favored when he doesn't have super-first-class physical fitness, and why is the draft market still so high, this is the reason.
He is able to quickly decipher the form on the pitch and make the right decisions. Such insight can be called keen.
However, this is of no avail.
Now that Russell has sensed the signs that he wants to chase points, Yi Feng is not polite. Directly let Booker go up and force the grab.
In order to be in line with the NBA, this confrontation game uses a 24-second offensive system, so you have to dribble through half of the court in 8 seconds. Under Booker's physical pressing, Russell was caught off guard, and he didn't adapt to the rhythm of the 24-second offensive system for a while, and the ball was within 8 seconds and did not pass half the court.
Blunder!
Conversion of possession.
The NCAA has a 35-second offensive system, and the time limit for basketball to pass half court is 10 seconds. Russell was still in this rhythm, and by the time he realized that time was running out and was ready to find someone to pass the ball, the eight-second time limit was up.
Taking advantage of the white team's serve, Russell said a few words to Vaughn. Vaughn understood, and then began to put defensive pressure on Yi Feng.
But after all, he is strong in attack and weak in defense, although his attitude is more positive, he still can't prevent Yi Feng.
Yi Feng circled the baseline and circled out to receive the ball from Booker outside the bounds. At this time, Vaughn could only chase hard behind, and after Yi Feng received the ball and dribbled one step, he reached the top of the arc, but he was still one step away from the split line.
Pull it up suddenly!
Pull out the three-point shot!
The ultra-fast speed that rises from the ground, the daunting height of the shot, the super ability to stay in the air as if fixed in the air, and the scissors drawn by the feet.
Picturesque shooting action!
The arc of the thrown ball is slightly flat, and it smashes into the inside of the basket with a "bang" and falls into the net bag.
With the same slender figure and the same slender arms, Taylor can't help but think of Tracy McGrady, the league's leading scoring champion more than a decade ago, and his unique insolvability.
I didn't expect this Chinese rookie to do this trick, and it really had a bit of Maddie's rhythm. It doesn't look like a goal that has been scored, but it has actually mastered the technology.
Like Taylor's opinion, the scouts in the stadium are all old rivers and lakes with excellent eyesight.
Yi Feng pulled out his hand this time, although it looked very sudden, but his technical movements were not a little stiff, very skillful and natural. Obviously, he will use this technology, but it is impossible to tell whether the hit rate is high or low.
With this picturesque technical move, Maddie has gained a lot of fans. Of course, his strength is more than that, he doesn't just pull it out.
And this Chinese rookie, with a handsome face comparable to a popular student in the entertainment industry, and this huge and unrivaled Chinese fan base, if his hit rate is not bad, with its picturesque characteristics, the number of fans will not break through the sky!
Gotta get him!
Even if he can't improve the team's fighting power, he can bring huge financial benefits to the team. What if he's a violent person? For the sake of money, everything is negotiable!
Scouts began to write scouting reports for Yi Feng in their minds, ready to recommend him to the team. And some of the team managers who came to the Chicago Union Center Arena also had a lot of knowledge, and they knew what kind of reaction Yi Feng would have if he had the conditions and the skill of dry drawing.
So, is this Chinese rookie the team's cash cow or a super bomb?
Bet?
Or don't bet?
It wasn't until the basketball fell from the basket to the ground that the photojournalists who subconsciously froze Yi Feng's shooting action just now did they react.
This is......
Medi's dry pulling?!
All of a sudden, there were more lenses aimed at Yifeng, and the flash flashed more frequently.
Duan Ran was stunned, he had witnessed this familiar action many times, in the United States, in the NBA, and on Maddie's body. As the chief reporter of Tencent Sports in the United States, he has frequent contact with NBA stars.
After Maddie became famous, his unsolvable dryness was also studied and imitated by people, but few people can restore a bit of his rhythm, so to speak, this is his unique skill.
However, now Yi Feng can actually use it decently!
That is to say, the fans before Maddie can easily turn into fans of Yifeng! It's because of this trick Medi's dry pulling!
Duan Ran was happy from the bottom of his heart, happy that Yi Fengneng had learned this technique, and happy that there was a successor to Maddie's technique.
Vaughn, who was chasing Yi Feng closely, clearly saw his sudden jump behind him, and shot in the air, at that moment, Vaughn suddenly felt that he was looking up at the gods high above.
And the basketball smashed into the basket with precision, which also confirmed his thoughts.
How can such a person be prevented!
Russell didn't know what was going on, he didn't see how Yi Feng got out of the defense and hit the shot. As a result, after the serve on the bottom line, he suddenly became a little anxious when he saw that his teammates didn't seem to be in high spirits.
Now that little Asian white face has scored 7 points in a row, and in a minute, the difference has narrowed to 15 points in the blink of an eye!
Now the score is 57:42, and the red team is still ahead. Just a minute into the second half, the red team still didn't score a point.
As a result, Russell naturally felt agitated.
He yelled, "Hey, guys! Cheer up, we haven't scored in the second half, but the white team has scored seven points in a row! Cheer up and make sure to score this goal! ”
However, Russell's encouragement did not have much effect.
The most obvious performance is Vaughn, he hid far away, not daring to stand next to Russell, for fear that Russell would give him the ball and let him face Yi Feng's defense and score the ball.
The others were similar, the ball passed by Russell, after going around in a circle, returned to his hand. Everyone is not active, there is no desire to attack.
There was no way, although I didn't know what they were thinking, and there was not much time left to attack at the moment, so Russell had to go on his own. didn't call the inside line to come over to block and dismantle, and in the face of the entangled Booker, he began to keep doing disguised actions.
Booker gradually shook his center of gravity, and his steps began to float, and Yi Feng let go of Vaughn, who had run far away, and came towards Russell.
Russell suddenly took a sharp step to the right, but unfortunately he was limited by his average explosiveness and did not win much space. Luckily, he can use his flexibility.
Booker hurriedly swooped to the left to block Russell's breakthrough route, but he never thought that Russell actually used his left foot as the axis, pulled the ball and turned around, leaning his back against Booker, making Booker completely lose his defensive position.
The next step is simple, Russell broke through Booker's defense, and he can choose to make a quick stop or hit the basket.
When attacking the basket, you can choose to shoot yourself, or you can attract the defense and then distribute the ball to your teammates under the basket.
Anyway, there are a lot of options, and it depends on the situation.
However, just as Russell turned around and was about to pass Booker, Yi Feng's bag came. The basketball failed to bounce back into Russell's hands again, and was intercepted by Yi Feng halfway.
After a clean steal, Yi Feng started at full speed, swept across the empty half, and scored two more points with a glide split.
In the case that there was no point in the first half, Yi Feng scored 9 points in a row in the opening minute of the second half! Directly close the score to 44:57, the white team is only 13 points behind!
After Russell lost the ball, he tried his best to catch up, but Yi Feng's back was getting farther and farther away from him, and suddenly he also felt powerless. The pace gradually slowed down and came first, watching Yi Feng ravage the basket and dunk successfully.
Is he really that good?
Russell quickly banished the thought from his mind and beckoned Vaughn to come over and catch the ball. Because he is the player in the front of the red team, by the way, he also sends the ball in the backcourt.
The white team did not relax because of the continuous scoring, and Yi Feng did not run back to his half after scoring, but directly waited for the white team players to send the ball in the front court, and began to press.
Under pressure from the white team, the red team was able to dribble the ball to the front court before the eight seconds ran out.
Russell had a couple of turnovers and this time he handled the ball very carefully. Under Booker's strict defense, and Yi Feng's looming defense, he couldn't find room to shoot.
And for the rest of his teammates, he is not too relieved. Because he felt that this goal must be won. Because the opponent played a 9-0 offensive high in the previous minute or so, which not only made him lose face, but also may affect the trend of the whole game.
Calling the inside, Russell got room to shoot with a pick-and-roll.
Because he was so confident in his shot, Russell chose to shoot directly from beyond the three-point line. Maybe it's because he's not used to the NBA's three-point line, or maybe it's because the halftime break is too long and his hand feels cold.
In short, the shot didn't go in. Porzingis protects the rebound in the backcourt.
This time, the red team returned to defense quickly, and the white team did not play a fast attack, so they could only fall into positional warfare.
Booker handed the ball to Yi Feng and started to run himself.
Yi Feng scored nine points in a row, and the offensive threat was too great, not only Vaughn began to defend with all his might, but even Russell and Justis Winslow began to pay attention to his offense, and whenever something went wrong, he would wrap it up.