Chapter 174: Your Uncle is Still Your Uncle

Yi Feng, who missed the key shot, certainly did not recover so easily in overtime. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info At that time, as long as Downs strikes first, then the victory of this game will be in his pocket nine times out of ten!

The suppression of data, coupled with the final victory of the game, is this a logical turnaround?

Towns continued his efforts in overtime, scoring seven points and comprehensively suppressing the Lakers' interior. And the Lakers only hit a mid-range shot by Kobe, the most trusted Kobe Bryant at the critical moment.

At 116:121, with half of overtime remaining, the Timberwolves took a five-point lead.

Although it is only 5 points, it is already a huge advantage when neither side has much physical strength.

Lakers offense.

Although Yi Feng was panting like a cow, he was still put on the court by Scott.

Every minute of extra time is precious, and although Yi Feng has not been in good form lately, his ability is still there.

Many people think that a super high number of shots will definitely be able to be exchanged for high scores. But in fact, they don't know that the ultra-high number of shots not only requires a lot of physical strength, but also needs to withstand a lot of pressure.

Under strong defensive pressure, more than 20 shots, it is already very good for ordinary people to be able to ensure that the movements are not deformed.

And when you don't hit the ball many times in a row, do you still dare to believe yourself? Even if the opponent trusts you and thinks you will be able to hit the next goal. But do you think you can hit the next goal?

And when you see a player throwing in a row, the most upsetting thing must be the fans. Even for the home team's players, as long as they don't perform well, they will unceremoniously send boos.

In the face of both external and internal pressure, as well as huge physical consumption, people who can tenaciously resist these unfavorable conditions are not simple goods.

Like Kobe, who is constantly playing crazy iron, and can still make crazy shots without changing his face, the whole league can't find a few people who can compare with him.

As the successor of Kobe Bryant with "pure blood", Yi Feng seems to have inherited a lot of characteristics that have not changed in the face of iron.

And Kobe Bryant was also very pleased that Yi Feng could inherit such characteristics, so he passed the ball to him as soon as he had the opportunity.

In this offense, Kobe Bryant also gave the ball to Yi Feng and signaled that he would return the color to the Timberwolves.

Yi Feng changed direction to break through Kevin Martin, accelerated to the inside, and directly Downs.

Although he feels like he has been weakened by a layer of state aura recently, he is not false to this so-called "lifelong enemy" at all.

But the difference in his own state has exceeded his own imagination.

If it is changed to the past, then this is definitely a violent deduction for others. But now Yi Feng felt that he was accelerating with all his strength, and he didn't have the slightest feeling of galloping, and when he took off, his feet were inexplicably soft.

As a result, he has a serious lack of jumping height!

Seeing Yi Feng rushing over so nakedly and without the slightest intention to cover up his violent dunk, the excitement in Tang Si's heart was beyond words, he opened up the energy of his whole body to the maximum, shouted, his hands were like ******, and he was about to shoot Yi Feng out of the forbidden area under the basket he was guarding!

The excited Downs jumped higher than ever, and just happened to meet Yi Feng, who had soft feet, and the two immediately had a difference in the air.

Downs originally had a height advantage, but this time he simply used a top-down angle to despise Yi Feng.

Fortunately, Yi Feng is not a brainless physical fitness man who simply relies on his body to eat. In the face of such an unfavorable situation, Yi Feng protected the ball with both hands, trying not to let Downs shoot off, and took advantage of the little shooting space obtained after the physical confrontation with Downs, and used the extreme pull action before landing to throw the ball high.

Then Yi Feng's body also fell to the ground with a "bang".

Although the muscles of the whole body were tensed before landing to prevent greater damage, the almost two-hundred-pound behemoth fell to the ground, and the reaction force was extremely strong, how could he not be in pain?

After a long time, Yi Feng took Randle and Kobe's hands and stood up. I moved my body a little, although it was a little sore, but fortunately I was not injured.

The ball thrown by Yi Feng before he fell was so off-the-beaten-path that he didn't even touch the basket.

He didn't expect the goal to go in, and with his current form, it would be good to be able to shoot the ball.

His purpose was to cause Downs to foul him. And now that purpose has been achieved.

Standing at the free throw line, Yi Feng ignored standing under the basket and gritting his teeth, cursing Downs for missing the free throw; Instead, it took quite a while to adjust his breathing and rhythm, and he only made a free throw when he knew the referee was urging.

In the end, he won both penalties.

Perhaps it was this fall that temporarily removed the aura of bad state shrouded in Yi Feng's head. All of a sudden, he became more vigorous and more like before.

After stealing the Timberwolves' pass, Yi Feng performed a gliding split dunk after a solo fast break for the first time in recent games.

Although such a set of actions consumed a lot of his physical strength, when he got off the basket, his feet were so weak that he almost couldn't stand steadily. But his violent dunk after this steal has a very huge help to boost the morale of his teammates.

The Timberwolves' offense was met with stubborn resistance from the morale-boosting Lakers, and finally Andrew Wiggins' shot bounced off the frame.

After that, Clarkson even received Yi Feng's ball, and hit a three-point shot from outside the three-point line to equalize the score in one fell swoop!

At 121:121, the two sides were tied again with 1 minute and 42 seconds left in overtime.

There was not much time to play, and both sides became cautious in attack.

The Timberwolves used the tactics laid out during the timeout to attack and win the attack, 121-123, leading by two points to take the initiative.

But in the last minute or so of overtime, Yi Feng seemed to have broken free from the invisible shackles and regained his original feeling, hitting two three-pointers in a row from the outside, 127:123, helping the Lakers lead the opponent by 4 points.

With 34.3 seconds left in the game, the Timberwolves had a policy of scoring two quick points before committing fouls. But Downs's shot under the basket was cut off by Yi Feng, and after the ball bounced on Downs's knee, it jumped out of bounds-

Downs' fatal mistake can be said to have directly buried the game.

After the Lakers served, the Timberwolves immediately adopted foul tactics, but they were only dying.

With Kobe Bryant's two free throws, Wiggins' three-point shot in the end was useless. Because the game is over.

At 129:126, the Lakers challenged the Timberwolves away, and after a fierce battle in regular time and overtime, they finally won by 3 points and were able to retreat.

In this game, Downs played 43 minutes and scored 34 points, 18 rebounds and 4 blocks, compared with Yi Feng's 29 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

But it's a pity that Downs was made a fatal mistake by Yi Feng at the most critical moment of the game, and finally buried the game.

In the most crucial moment of the game, Downs missed; And Yi Feng fully explained what it means to be "your uncle or your uncle".

Even if Yi Feng's performance in regular time is not satisfactory, the hit rate still can't be taken; But he scored eight points in overtime and provided a valuable equalizer to erase a lot of black spots for himself.

For the winners, there aren't too many points to hack.

After the Lakers won the Timberwolves and ended a three-game losing streak, the outside world has gradually disappeared from the discussion of Yi Feng hitting the "rookie wall" and whether he is eligible to be selected as an All-Star.

After the victory over the Timberwolves, the Lakers' record has changed to 12-10, and the Western Conference record has stabilized the eighth position, and has not been squeezed out of the playoff spot for the time being.

The Timberwolves ushered in their own 5-game losing streak, with a 7-14 record and a 33.3% win rate, and fell to 13th in the West, which is the third from the bottom in the West. The only ones who are worse than them now are the Phoenix Suns and the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Suns, who are in the midst of a rebuild, and the team's core Eric Bledsoe's season reimbursement, are understandably poor.

But the Pelicans are in second to last in the West, which is a bit of a surprise. They were a playoff team last season, but now they can't even beat the Timberwolves!

The Pelicans suffered injuries early in the season, and the No. 1 spot was once limited to the declining Nate Robinson. But as the leader of the team, Anthony Davis is clearly unqualified, and he lacks the leadership qualities of a top star.

Judging by his performances so far, many believe that Davis will remain an overrated player until he discovers his leadership qualities.

In ESPN's player rankings, Davis is second behind LeBron James! He even surpassed last season's MVP, Stephen Curry, in the rankings! In ESPN's view, Davis is actually the second person in the league!

However, it turns out that Davis is overrated.

This season, he averaged 35.6 minutes per game, only 21.8 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.31 blocks, 1.5 assists and 1.2 steals.

It stands to reason that with the arrival of Alvin Gentry, who was known as the "offensive master", the Pelicans' offense began to speed up, and Davis's personal data should have been greatly improved, but the career-high 28.7% ball usage rate only gave birth to such an offensive statistic, coupled with a career-high 10.3% turnover rate, Davis's performance is really difficult to be satisfactory.

Davis, as the core, has such a performance, and the team is constantly being attacked by injuries, so it is reasonable that the record is not good.

After the All-Star voting began, Yi Feng played a game that could justify his name, which can be regarded as a powerful response to the Lakers' canvassing behavior for him.

However, his inaccurate shooting, many turnovers, and many inattention behaviors in the game were not overlooked because of his strong performance in overtime.

Although many fans did not step up their offensive to question Yi Feng because the Lakers won the game in the end, as long as he sprouted in the next game, they would not be polite.

Tang Ya, who has been silently paying attention to Yi Feng, naturally knows that Yi Feng is now very abnormal and out of state. And she probably knew why. But every time I want to comfort him, every time I try to persuade him, the words always turn into silence.

Recently, there have been long periods of silence on the phone between the two. In order not to embarrass everyone, in the end, I didn't even make many phone calls.

At the post-match press conference, the atmosphere was peaceful.

Although the Timberwolves have been double-killed by the Lakers this season, they are not without a chance to pull back a game. They have one more chance to meet the Lakers before All-Star Weekend begins in February.

Although the current Lakers team has a lot of ups and downs, they are still in the ranks of playoff teams with the wins they have accumulated before. The Timberwolves are only the bottom of the West, although they are very ambitious, but their strength is not good, and there is no way to win the game.

So the Timberwolves are taking this loss very lightly - except for Towns.

Although he also praised on the surface, "This is a great game", "The Lakers are a great opponent", "They won beautifully", but in fact he was very unwilling and unconvinced.

In the game, the Timberwolves took the initiative many times, but unfortunately they were not able to maintain these advantages all the time. He was dissatisfied with the incompetence of his teammates, and hated that his ability was still not enough, otherwise he would not have been cut off by Yi Feng at a critical moment and had to get a layup.

But he's just a rookie, and while he has a lot of potential, he hasn't grown yet. It will take time for him to become the leader of the Timberwolves. Only when he is a leader can he be qualified to express his dissatisfaction, or to have the team trade teammates to his satisfaction, or to force his teammates to improve with him.

The confrontation between the Lakers and the Timberwolves has a confrontation between Kobe Bryant and Garnett in the senior group that attracts many old fans, and a confrontation in the youth group that attracts many young fans - Yi Feng and Towns.

At the post-match press conference, reporters certainly won't miss these good gimmicks.

Kobe and Garnett are friends and foes, and they cherish each other. Both of them are ushering in the late stages of their careers, and when they talk about things, they are inevitably a little nostalgic.

And between Yi Feng and Downs, the two young people who are called "enemies of life" by many people are more imagining the future. For some time to come, the biggest thing that will happen is the All-Star Game.

So both of them were asked about the All-Star Game, and the reporter asked the two about the same question, "Do you want to be an All-Star starter in your rookie season?"

Yi Feng said: "Being selected as an All-Star is an affirmation of the strength of the player, and of course I want to be an All-Star in my rookie season." But it's not up to me to decide, whether I can become an All-Star in the end depends on whether the fans really support me. All I can decide is how hard I work on the field. ”

In Yi Feng's words, it is not difficult to see his humility.

Downs said: "The honor of an All-Star is rare for any player. As I've said before, any player who doesn't want to be an All-Star is not a good player. And isn't there anyone who became the ticket king in their rookie season? ”

Downs's words have that kind of self-confidence that is characteristic of Americans. And it's not hard to see his ambition, and he actually took Grant Hill, who became the ticket king in his rookie season, as a role model! (To be continued.) )