Chapter 67: Dreaming Back to the Peak
Mike Brin is still lamenting: "What a great show, what a great debut!" ”
Jeff Van Gundy exclaimed: "This kid's talent is truly astounding. Even Tracy McGrady, who I coached with the Rockets and is known for his talent, couldn't do that when he first entered the league! ”
Jeff van Gundy was in some respects skeptical of Yi Feng, but he was equally conquered by the great goal.
"His template is the T-MAC," Mike Brin said, "and it seems that he really lives up to the expectations of the person who set the template for him!" ”
Jeff Van Gundy suddenly sighed, "The two best rookies in this class are not Americans. We are a big country in the United States, with a population of over 100 million, and the best basketball level in the world, but this year there is not a decent rookie. ”
Mike Brin disagrees with Van Gundy, "Isn't D'Angelo Russell, who gave up the draft this year, a good rookie?" And Emmanuel Moodier, who has played in China before, is also good. ”
"I'll see—"
Mike Brin flipped through the stats, "Tonight, also in California, at the Sacramento Kings' home Sleep Train Arena, the home Kings are playing their first regular season game against the away Clippers. ”
Now that they've played the first quarter, the Clippers have a six-point lead over the home team at 31:25. At the end of the first quarter, D'Angelo Russell wore No. 1 to represent the Clippers off the bench. ”
D'Angelo Russell played 3:48 in the first quarter, scoring five points on 2-of-4 shooting, along with two assists, one rebound, one steal and one turnover.
Also tonight, at the Toyota Center, home of the Houston Rockets, the Rockets are taking on the visiting Denver Diggers. At this moment, the game has entered the second quarter, and Emanuel Moodier, who started the game, had 4 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 3 turnovers. ”
Mike Brin analysed: "Russell and Moodier both played as playmaking defenders, and judging from their assist stats, they did a good job of distributing the ball. Russell, in particular, is still very efficient, and as far as his rookie status is concerned, he has done a great job! ”
Jeff Van Gundy shook his head, "But compared to the two little ones in front of us, they're still far behind." Chinese champion Xiu Yi Feng played 10 minutes and 51 seconds in this game, scored 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting, and also had 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, with no fouls and turnovers; Dominican star Carl Anthony Towns also played 10 minutes and 51 seconds in this game, scoring 4 points on 2-of-4 shooting, and actually had two assists! He also had five rebounds, one block and one foul. ”
"For the Chinese kid, I can't find any reason to question him! The scoring efficiency is so high that it is rare in the history of the debut performance. And the defense is fierce, and the rebounding is also very active. ”
"Dominican kid, judging from his performance, I can see that he has solid inside skills and good fundamentals. Although the scoring efficiency is not as high as that of the champion show, it is also above the passing line; The most surprising thing to me is that his passing skills are actually not bad! Two good balls were passed on the pitch to help the team maintain the point difference. And he's also a deterrent defender, which is one of the main reasons why the Timberwolves aren't falling far behind at the moment. ”
"Judging by the performance so far," Jeff Van Gundy boldly asserted, "I'm sure both of these rookies are phenomenal!" One is a future super scorer, and the other is a future interior defensive gate! And they're not the kind of players with a single function, and they have a strong all-around attribute! ”
"It's easy to score, but also to pass the ball and defend!"
"While Downs is very deterrent in defense, he also has a lot of scoring methods, and his ability to respond and pass the ball is also beyond many people's expectations!"
"As long as a team gets one of them, it will definitely make the playoffs every year!"
Mike Brin was surprised, "Jeff, haven't you always been suspicious of the Chinese kid before?" Why is he so optimistic about his future now? ”
Jeff Van Gundy didn't change his face, "I'm just analysing it from the current situation on the field. If they can all keep playing like this for a long time, then the future will definitely be theirs. ”
"I see!" Mike Brin understood, "So you still have the prerequisites!" But everybody knows that if they can keep playing like this, they will definitely be superstars in the future, and you don't need to predict them at all......"
"Can you be a little more professional as a commentator?"
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After the timeout, Yi Feng and Downs did not play again. Nemanja Bjelica replaced Towns and Nick Young replaced Yi Feng, and both wanted to play the final minute of the first quarter off the bench.
The current score is 21:26, and the Lakers temporarily lead the visiting team by 5 points.
Although the man who scored the great goal was not on the pitch at this time, the two sides were still affected.
Especially Shabazz Mohammed, who was the background of the goal just now, after experiencing an extremely fierce psychological struggle, he feels full of energy at the moment!
On the field, he actively asked for the ball, and his strong desire to attack was fully revealed.
Hit the basket twice in a row and score the ball in the gap. Help the team close the score to only 1 point!
Hurtas dragged his last chance to attack with just six seconds left. After a couple of highly experienced wobbles, he found the breakthrough to break through Zach LaVine and score with a mounted archery before Nemanja Bjelica's defence came up.
At 25:28, the Lakers will continue to maintain their lead.
After Hurtas scored that goal, there were just over five seconds left in the first quarter.
Under the interception of the Lakers players, Shabazz Mohammed finally missed a three-point shot from ultra-distance, and the first quarter ended.
Although Mohammed was furious after suffering a "great humiliation", he was unable to help his team complete the comeback, which the commentator regretted.
The second quarter began quickly, and both teams continued to play with full bench lineups at the end of the first quarter.
Shabazz Muhammad didn't have the magic of the first quarter at this time, missed the layup, missed the shot, and wasted several offensive opportunities for the Timberwolves. The Lakers, on the other hand, took the opportunity to pull away again in a chaotic battle.
Louis Williams was at home in such an environment, scoring four points on 2-of-4 shooting, including a spectacular sideways jump shot. The action is extremely elegant, and the difficulty is not small, after the ball is scored, it causes another boil in the Staples Center Arena.
After the official timeout in the second quarter, the two teams once again switched to the main lineups.
The Lakers possessed the ball, and Kobe Bryant took the ball at the top of the arc to organize his teammates to run.
At this time, the Timberwolves already attached great importance to Yi Feng, and failed to run twice. But because the Timberwolves' attention was largely attracted by Yi Feng, Jordan Clarkson took advantage of the chaos to break through the interior after receiving a pass from Kobe.
At 33:40, the Lakers continued to hold the lead.
The Timberwolves continued to play the ball to Towns, but this time Towns moved out of the free throw line to receive the ball, and there was no longer anyone in front of him. And it was very coincidental that the defender in front of him was the one he wanted to break up the most - Yi Feng.
When the Timberwolves were playing for Towns, Yi Feng found that Hibbert was blocked by the Timberwolves' cover, so he decisively gave up his defensive object and made up the defense in front of Towns very quickly.
Downs saw that it was Yi Feng in front of him, and he no longer had the idea of passing the ball in his mind, and he had to eat hard when he turned his back!
Even though he was already angry, Downs still knew where his advantage against Yi Feng was, that is, height, strength and weight.
Although Downs is not particularly strong on the inside, he is an inside player after all, and his physical strength is far from being comparable to that of a thin outside player like Yi Feng.
After hitting him in the back, Downs really found that Yi Feng's strength couldn't withstand him.
Tang Si, who was secretly happy in his heart, was even more resolute in his desire to eat Yi Feng.
After a few back-to-back hits, Downs was already deep into the basket, and counting to the end of 5 seconds, Downs turned sharply to make a jumper.
This move turned around and jumped, and Downs used it more and more under Garnett's tutelage, the more he used it, the more he learned it. He's so confident that his shots won't be blocked, even against interior players taller than him.
Because he is very confident in his reach, bouncing.
And when the opponent is difficult to cover himself, it is only his own feel that decides whether the ball can score or not. Downs is sure that he is in very good shape today and that he is sure that he is making a solid shot!
However, what Downs never expected was that when he turned around to lift the ball, his hand suddenly felt a sudden sinking, and then his hand was empty!
Oops!
The ball is cut off!!
Downs reacted quickly, and when he realized that the ball was cut, he immediately wanted to grab it back, but after all, he was only an inside player, and no matter how fast he reacted, he was not as fast as an outside player.
After Yi Feng cut off the ball in Downs' hand, he immediately controlled the ball and didn't give Downs any chance to steal back.
Such a clean broken ball, the referee did not blow it. After all, this is the home court of the Lakers, and there will be some home-court advantage more or less. And Yi Feng's shot was fouled before, and they didn't blow it. Now if you blow another foul that is easy to blow, then you can't talk about it anyway.
Several young players on the Timberwolves' court returned quickly, which left the Lakers without a chance to play a transition fast break.
In this case, Yi Feng slowly dribbled the ball through the half. After handing the ball to the boss Kobe, he started to run.
After a few runs, the strong side of Bryant, who was holding the ball, was emptied, leaving only two old rivals, Bryant and Tyshawn Prince.
Bryant decided to play one.
He made a couple of tentative moves with the ball in hand, and Prince, who was equally experienced, remained unfazed. Kobe Bryant turned the fake into the real and broke through directly after the tentative step.
If it is placed in his peak, this is a step.
But the current Kobe Bryant, explosiveness and speed are not as good as before, because in the face of Prince, who is also a veteran, he still didn't take any advantage, Prince did not lose his position, and he defended very well.
But who is Kobe?
A living kaleidoscope manual of offensive skills!
Even if Prince didn't lose his position, he still couldn't stop Kobe Bryant, who was determined to attack.
Bryant leaned on Prince, with his right foot as the axis, and turned to strike again.
Prince was one move short and was held by Kobe Bryant, who could no longer stop Kobe's breakthrough.
So, after turning around, Kobe Bryant was on a smooth road in front of him!
Striding and accelerating, Kobe Bryant is like dreaming of returning to the top!
Carl Anthony Towns swept in front of his eyes, but Kobe Bryant was not afraid!
Grabbing the ball with his right hand and pulling back, he dodged Downs' interference, glided to the basket, and pressed down his wrist for a slam dunk!