Chapter 66: The Ankle Terminator

Yi Feng also knows something about Kevin Martin. At his peak, he averaged more than 20 points per game for several consecutive seasons and was one of the top scorers in the league at the time.

He hit a three-pointer just now, but I didn't expect Martin to return it immediately. In this way, the pressure comes to the Lakers.

The point difference has not been large, the situation is scorching, and every point is critical at this time.

The Lakers attacked in the half, and Yi Feng suddenly found that this small lineup was not as powerful as the coach imagined.

Louis Williams, last season's Sixth Man of the Year, needs to have the ball in his hands to be effective when he comes off the bench.

And the playmaker who holds the ball at the moment, the older rookie Marcelo Hurtas, is not the kind of guard who doesn't need the ball to play. If you let him be a fixed-point pitcher, you are obviously forcing him.

Yi Feng himself is also, although he can also play without the ball, but he is the most threatening when he has the ball in hand.

As for the two short insiders, the ability to attack on their own is almost negligible. But anyway, it's still a try.

Huertas led his teammates to run through his usual play, with Yi Feng and Williams both digging inside, and their followers were blocked by the Lakers' two short insiders.

Yi Feng and Williams took the opportunity to slip out of the restricted area and came to the outside of the three-point line one left and one right.

As a result, the Timberwolves' interior line can only be forced to switch defenses.

As a result, the Lakers have formed a situation of small fighting big ones.

Hurtas gave the ball to Louis Williams from outside the three-point line on the right, and it was Towns who switched to Williams on the Timberwolves' side.

The advantage of small and big is so obvious, how could Williams, an old fritter who has been in the league for ten years, let go of such a good opportunity. A few simple cross steps shook off the breakthrough space.

While Downs has a lot of flexibility, that's only relative to the inside. Against Louis Williams, who is less than 1.9 meters, his movement seems slow.

Williams, who made it inside, soon ushered in Zach LaVine's defense, and Towns behind him was also in hot pursuit. Against both men, he doesn't have a height advantage, but it also makes his success rate of fouls higher.

"Beep-"

Zach LaVine hugged his head in chagrin as he sent his opponent to the free throw line!

"He deserved to be the best sixth man last season, he showed his style as soon as he got on the court, and taught the dunk champion a good lesson!"

The audience also bought the commentator's account, giving cheers and applause to Williams, who took the free throw.

With both free throws, the Lakers continued to lead 19-24.

The ball converts, and the Timberwolves attack.

Although Kevin Martin does not suffer from height in the No. 2 position, he is often the target of other No. 2 positions because of his weight and strength disadvantage.

Today, however, he was Louis Williams, who was almost half a head shorter than him, and was equally thin!

So Martin was aggressive about getting the ball up.

Although Zach LaVine amazed the entire league with his dunk in this year's All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, his status in the team has not changed very high, especially when a team old man like Martin asks for the ball, he can't help but give it.

Martin received the ball and tested Williams' defense with his back, both of whom have been in the league for more than a decade, and Martin entered the league a year before Williams.

The number of fights between the two is beyond count.

From previous experience, Williams has hardly seen Martin use his back-to-back attacking technique. And now he made it clear that the chariot and horse were going to eat him with a back!

This made Williams's face black all at once. But the opponent took advantage of his height and weight disadvantage to eat him, and there was nothing he could do.

Martin listened to the six directions, and while digging in with Williams, he also saw if anyone around him came to cover it. Although he has not had more than two assists in his NBA career, as a guard, his ball control and passing skills are still qualified. In the face of the bag, you can also divide the ball in time and do not make mistakes.

However, no one on the Lakers' side came to cover him, and just let Williams defend him alone.

Martin turned around and shot when his back was about to exceed 5 seconds, and at this time, all five Lakers players suddenly shrank inside to protect the rebound. But after the ball bounced on the basket a few times, it still fell into the basket.

At 21:24, the Timberwolves continued to bite the score.

Jeff Van Gundy was a little surprised, "Today's Timberwolves are unusually tough, and they are completely different from last season's Timberwolves!" Could it be that after KG came back, the Timberwolves' team temperament also became tougher? ”

Mike Brin agreed, "The Timberwolves always have someone to step up and score, not just KG, but Karl Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins, Zach LaVine and even Ricky Rubio all hit a mid-range shot!" and Kevin Martin, who was replaced after the timeout, actually scored 5 points on both shots! ”

The Lakers attacked, and Yi Feng took the initiative to ask for the ball.

If he doesn't exert his strength at this time, then it doesn't make sense for him to stay on the field.

In the face of Shabazz-Mohammed's defense, he did not play falsely, and forced a breakthrough after a shake. Muhammad struggled to stop him, allowing him to cut inside from the right with ease.

Timberwolves with Towns and Gorgui Dieng on the inside are eyeing Yi Feng who is coming in, and they will send a bloody cap if they don't agree with each other.

In order to save physical strength, Yi Feng chose a stop-and-go jump shot.

Muhammad, who was actively defending, chased after him, jumping from the side to interfere with Yi Feng's shot. Although his hand did not touch Yi Feng's shooting hand, his torso had already invaded Yi Feng's cylinder.

Yi Feng's shot was interfered with, and the shot was already off.

However, the referee did not blow the whistle.

Yi Feng is not the kind of character who complains, since the referee did not blow the whistle, even if it was his own home stadium, he did not fight for anything from the referee.

After he landed, he went straight to the inside, looking at the direction of the basketball bounce after hitting the basket, and jumped with all his strength to grab the rebound. And Downs, who was stuck in a good position under the basket early, was overjoyed after seeing Yi Feng's miss. The rebound bounced in his direction, and he was even more happy.

The body bounced up, and he stretched out his arms to grab the rebound into his arms.

However, he never imagined that someone had already taken off behind him!

Yi Feng relied on his super fast bounce speed, and the last serve came first, pressing Downs to dial the rebound to the outside.

Louis Williams was quick and controlled the ball.

The Lakers relied on Yi Feng's active scrambling and had a second chance to attack.

And Downs, who was about to get a rebound, was suppressed by Yi Feng's volley and took away the rebound, anger ignited in his eyes again.

Suppressed by Yi Feng again, he was not stunned, but was stimulated to bleed and fight harder.

He understands that basketball is a competitive sport and that cowardly people are doomed to be eliminated.

He was angry, but he didn't lose his mind. Instead, suppress your anger and wait for a turnaround.

Williams passes the ball to Yi Feng, who comes out of the board from the inside.

Yi Feng had a few fast crossovers, and the defense was too active to show his Mohammed, but he was shaken to the center of gravity!

Seeing this, Yi Feng changed direction under his crotch again, and the left side was strong.

Mohammed, who wants to prove himself in the new season, doesn't want to give up after being scored a few goals by his opponents. He stubbornly followed!

At this time, Yi Feng suddenly stopped suddenly, and dribbled back behind his back.

Muhammad tried again to stand in the way of Yi Feng, but there was nothing he could do. And his center of gravity was already extremely disordered, and with his last effort, he successfully tripped over himself.

Yi Feng adjusted it for a while before he shot and hit steadily!

His wonderful goal detonated the entire Staples Center Arena in an instant!

The cry of attention is almost like the stadium is going to be blown away, a deafening scream, and the mountains are coming with a tsunami!

Yi Feng's face was grim, his arms were raised, and he waved them from time to time, signaling the audience to cheer louder!

And Louis Williams, who was closest to Yi Feng, had already rushed over Yi Feng at this moment, and jumped on Yi Feng's back with a hula-

“Unbelievable!”

“Unbelievable!”

Mike Brin was in the Staples Center arena at the moment, and he couldn't hear anything other than the sky-shattering cheers. But even with headphones, his eardrums were still shaken by the sound, and he didn't care at all.

Because he saw something on the pitch that made him feel incredible, he said it was incredible twice!

“OMG! OMG! ”

Mike Brin couldn't calm his emotions for a long time, "I believe that this is definitely one of the most classic moments of China's NBA career!" At this very moment, I witnessed the birth of another ankle finisher in the NBA!! ”

At this moment, even Jeff Van Gundy, who has seen a lot of big scenes and has always been calm, couldn't help but be a little shocked, "Real children's talent is really good!" It was his first regular season! ”

The Timberwolves were forced to call a timeout again, and the crowd in the arena fell silent as a huge screen above the court showed Yi Feng shaking Shabazz Mohammed down and shooting the ball.

The audience held their breath and watched carefully.

On the Lakers bench, the players led by the boss Kobe Bryant were all performing their celebratory actions on Yi Feng.

Corresponding to this is the Timberwolves' silent bench.

In particular, one of the protagonists of the picture on the big screen, Shabazz Mohammed, knew that he would serve as a backdrop to help China's top five players in the NBA today.

At this time, Muhammad's eyes were empty and confused, and his face was pale. He didn't know if he was right or wrong to defend so aggressively. He's been expected to be a better and better wing defender, and he wants to show people how much he's improved in the new season.

However, the reality is so cruel, the more active he defensively, the better the opponent will perform! Not only did his defender shoot a three-point shot at him, but he also shook himself down with a barrage of crossovers!

Instead of performing, it became a laughing stock! Shouldn't you really try to defend?

Muhammad wrapped his head in a towel and engaged in an unknown psychological struggle......

I was the MVP of the 2012 McDonald's All-Star Game, I scored a record 35 points for Team USA at the 2012 Nike World Basketball Summit, and I was a lottery pick in 2013......

And none of this was achieved by my defense! My real strength lies in my offense!!

Isn't James Harden's defense just as criticized? But he still became an All-Star!

Before I knew it, the beard was broken again......