Chapter Eighty-Seven: Defeat

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Scott has not stopped Yi Feng's behavior and let it go.

He's been a manager for so long and knows that it takes time for young players to develop and they need to figure it out on their own. And failure is a necessity on the road to growth. Although Yi Feng is a genius, he is no exception.

And Kobe Bryant has been waiting to see what happens, because Yi Feng became like this, and it was he who "instigated".

When it comes to leading a team, Bryant has a set of methods that may not be the same as ordinary people. When your teammates can't shoot all the time, as a leader, you have to dare to make a move, even if you face the accusations of thousands of people.

What Yi Feng appreciates most about Kobe Bryant is not his superb talent, but his self-confidence and the spirit of daring to make a move.

As his successor, other conditions can be dispensed with, but this must not be missing.

But Yi Feng is young after all, and many things need to be exercised. Take self-confidence as an example, Yi Feng's self-confidence still needs to be sharpened, especially in the face of superstars who have been famous for a long time in the league, it is inevitable that he can't prevent their attacks, so he needs to be confident to the end and believe that he can completely defeat the opponent in the attack.

Tonight's win or loss, for Yi Feng himself, maybe he takes it very seriously. But in fact, in the eyes of the head coach and Kobe, tonight's victory or defeat is irrelevant.

No one has won all of the 82 games in the regular season, and only the Bulls in the 1995-96 season have reached 70 wins. In the more than sixty years of the history of the Alliance, there has only been such a once!

And this season was supposed to be a season for the Lakers to prepare for a rebuild, and the requirements for the record were not high. The opening five consecutive wins have already overjoyed them.

So they can rest assured that the young people will decide the game, and they can let go and play.

After the timeout ends, the game resumes.

For the Lakers, who are 8 points behind, the worse news is that they have no offensive rights when they come up, and the team belongs to the Knicks!

If they can't let go of the Knicks' offense this time, then the game will hardly be in suspense.

Therefore, this is a life-or-death defense!

Three military life, the effect is remarkable.

However, in the end, although the Knicks' offense was put down, it also consumed a lot of time, and there was only 1 minute and 55 seconds left in the game.

If you don't count fouls, the Lakers only have 3 offensive opportunities left in the end!

If you want to win this game, the Lakers must seize these three opportunities, and they must also defend every attack of the Knicks while scoring on offense!

And 8 points behind, if you want to win, you have to get 3 points for every attack!

This is not an ordinary difficulty. Because judging from tonight's situation, the Lakers' offense is counting on Yi Feng alone. If he hits three three-pointers in a row and wins the game, then the 60-point performance on the night will be the masterpiece of his career!

Easier said than done.

At such a critical moment, even if the opponent does not put pressure on the defense, the psychological pressure exerted by the players themselves is enough to crush themselves, and even if they shoot three three-pointers in the open position, they may not be able to hit all of them.

Moreover, the Knicks already knew the Lakers' routine, and Yi Feng was the main attacker, and the ball would definitely pass to him in the end.

From the run-up to prevent the wind, to the catch to prevent him, and finally to the ball-handling singles to defend him, the Knicks are already familiar with it.

In order to make it easier for Yi Feng to receive the ball, Scott specially arranged a few screen tactics for him during the timeout. Although Yi Feng covered his head and didn't listen, when he was running, he found that his teammates were trying their best to help him block people.

Now that the Lakers are looking for a quick chase of points, Yi Feng is no longer engaged in time-consuming individual singles. His teammates helped him out of space, and he appeared outside the three-point line at a 45° angle on the right side and had a three-point shot.

Clarkson's ball reached him in time, and Yi Feng raised his hand to throw the ball.

Swish!

Three-point hit!

Yi Feng completed a tactical attack as a shooter.

At such a critical moment, it is easiest to witness a player's mental endurance.

97:102, with 5 points left and 1 minute and 40 seconds left in the game, the Lakers' offense this time only consumed 15 seconds.

Compared with the Lakers' quick decision, the Knicks strategically began to drag out time.

Jose Calderón dribbles back and forth on the center circle attachment, wasting time.

As a veteran, he protected the ball well and was not scratched by Clarkson.

With 11 seconds left on the offensive clock, he gave the ball to Carmelo Anthony, who came out to pick up.

Anthony is still in the right place.

Yi Feng tried to pounce as much as he could, allowing Anthony to choose to break through under the pressure of his defense.

It's better than letting him sit under the basket one by one.

Anthony was quickly caught in the pack after breaking through and deep into the basket, and although there was little time left to attack, he still opted for passing.

Calderon, who received a pass from the outside, made a three-point shot from the buzzer and missed.

This time the Knicks used a full 24 seconds.

The Lakers are back.

The Knicks didn't attack last time, and this time they worked even harder on the defensive end.

Under many covers, Yi Feng still failed to receive the ball, and the offensive time was consumed little by little.

With 1 minute and 1 second left in the game, Yi Feng finally received the ball.

This time, he has no room to shoot, and if he shoots against the defense, he will be interfered with even if he is not covered, and the shooting rate is difficult to guarantee.

Raised his hand to make a shooting feint, and the cat's waist burst into the inside.

He's going to get two quick points first.

But to his delight, the Knicks didn't like the Knicks' fierce defense at the end and sent him to the free throw line!

Robin Lopez only "slowly" came over after he jumped, and slapped his hands hard.

Under the huge force, although Yi Feng still controlled the basketball steadily, his body fell rapidly.

Before falling, he forced his waist to get a short time in the air, handed the ball to his left hand, and gently hooked.

Beep!

At the same time as the referee made a slight noise, the basketball actually fell into the basket!

2+1!

It was a complete bonus!

Lopez sent him to the free throw line, which was a surprise, and it was even more unexpected that he was able to hit a layup with his left hand while being fouled by an opposing player!

Yi Feng is a right-handed player, although his left hand can dribble freely, but his left hand is not as good as his right hand after all. The left-handed layup has a mediocre shooting percentage compared to the right-hand.

In such a fierce confrontation, he can still hit, I have to say that he is quite lucky.

On the free throw line, Yi Feng exhaled lightly, calmed down, and hit the penalty steadily.

At 100:102, the Lakers chased the difference to two points!

There are 53 seconds left in the race!

The suspense is stacked!

The Knicks' offense is actually a routine, which is Anthony's non-stop singles.

In the last 13 seconds of offensive time, Anthony held the ball and faced Yi Feng.

This time, Anthony chose to make Yi Feng the most helpless back attack.

The Knicks' players all pulled away in all directions, allowing Anthony to play alone. If you go to the bag at this time, it is easy to give the opponent a chance to shoot in the open position. This season, Anthony has increased his passing, and is currently averaging more than 4 assists per game in the new season, which is a career high.

Therefore, Yifeng can only defend Anthony alone.

Anthony's ass was supplied and supplied, and in a few strokes, he almost pushed Yi Feng under the basket. That's when the Lakers' defense is coming. And Anthony also took advantage of the situation to make a move before the help came over.

Yi Feng saw that the situation was not good, and when Anthony leaned back for the last time, he hugged him and was fouled by the referee.

This was Yi Feng's fourth foul of the game and his third foul on Anthony.

Fortunately, the Lakers did not commit 4 fouls in the fourth quarter, otherwise Anthony would have easily scored directly at the free throw line.

With 33 seconds left in the game, the Knicks served out of bounds, and they had 14 seconds to attack.

If the Lakers can successfully defend against the Knicks' offense, they will have plenty of time to finish off the final offense, either by scoring two points in overtime or by scoring three points to finish off their opponents.

Previously, the Knicks called the last timeout to set up this final offense.

The Knicks ran a brilliant tactical pull-up.

Power forward Porzingis and point guard Calderon provided Anthony with a double screen, allowing Anthony to receive Robin Lopez's serve from the out-of-bounds.

After Anthony received the ball, he was very resolute in his scoring attempt, and he made a strong break and went to the basket, which caused a foul even if he didn't score.

But when it came time to go to the basket, he passed the ball to the outside!

The ball passed through the Lakers' shrinking defense and into the hands of Porzingis outside the three-point line!

Porzingis shot 3 of 5 three-pointers in this game, and he feels hot!

While Knicks head coach Derrick Fisher's set-up in the end was a bit surprising, it wasn't unimaginable.

But at such a critical moment, can Porzingis, a rookie, withstand the pressure?

In the vacant position, he shot this three-pointer under the watchful eye -

Syllable!

Three points of iron!

Grab a piece under the basket.

But Porzingis, the tallest player in the Knicks, shot three-pointers from the outside, and Lopez, who had a strong rebounding ability in the frontcourt, was stuck by Randle and Hibbert combined!

In the end, Yi Feng picked up this key rebound.

The Lakers immediately called a timeout.

Byron Scott laid out the tactics for the last attack.

In fact, there is not much difference between his arrangement and non-arrangement, and the final offensive endpoint is Yi Feng.

With 23 seconds left in the game, the Lakers trailed by two points and had one last offense!

Lore?

Or is it a gloomy exit?

It depends on whether the Lakers' last attack can be successful!

Yi Feng was trembling a little at the moment, not fear, but excitement!!

For the first time in my career, there is a chance to kill!

Be sure to hit that damn shot!

He clenched his fists fiercely and walked on the field with confidence.

Under multiple covers, Yi Feng, who came out of his pocket, received the ball in the middle circle.

Although he almost came back, he was still in danger in the end.

The teammates pulled away, leaving only Yi Feng and Anthony one-on-one.

Yi Feng kept dribbling under his crotch, and he decided to press the time until the last second before making a shot, and it was three points!

Three points, not two points!

Because his own family knows his own affairs, his physical strength is seriously consumed, and it is simply not enough to support him to play overtime. It is necessary to deal with the opponent in regular time.

Three-point shot at the last second, if you don't succeed, you will become a benevolent!

In 5 seconds, Yi Feng strode to the right to break through.

In 4 seconds, the ultra-low center of gravity in front of the body changes direction and attacks to the left.

In 3 seconds, the dribble behind changed direction and broke through on the right side again. Anthony's center of gravity is completely messy, and he is powerless to stop. The Knicks' two guards, Calderon and Vuljacic, sped towards Yi Feng.

In 2 seconds, Yi Feng came to a meter outside the three-point line, collected the ball and jumped. Calderon and Vujacic stepped on the three-point line to interfere.

In 1 second, Yi Feng came to the highest point of the bounce, the scissor foot was naturally slashed, his eyes locked on the basket, and he threw the basketball with his right hand.

Duaf

Basketball is about to reach its highest point, the whistle for the end of the game blows, and the red light on the rebound comes on at the same time.

Carrying the eyes of tens of thousands of spectators at Madison Garden, the basketball fell towards the basket.

Syllable!

Three points of iron!!

Yi Feng lore failed!!