Chapter 7: Victory
In the round of Group B, it is still a solo fight and a daily iron.
And Group A center Gelani was in a brave state after the dunk, and won the defensive rebound steadily.
Point guard Lukey received a pass from Gerani and began to control the tempo himself.
"Don't worry, this ball is playing slowly."
After half the ball, Luji handed the ball to Ye Feng's hands, and he didn't stick to the ball at all.
Seeing that Ye Feng got the ball, Thornton didn't wait for Ye Feng to signal, so he ran out by himself and blocked it.
Ye Feng smiled, because of the ball just now, everyone changed. And it has changed a lot, and we trust each other.
This is the most primitive charm of basketball, which can make strangers friends and comrades-in-arms.
Of course, Ye Feng will not live up to the trust of his teammates, and took advantage of Thornton to block and dismantle, and he stepped into the three-point line.
"Add, change guards!"
Nixon was smart this time, instead of chasing the ball without brains like last time, he made substitutions to defend.
Nickerson stared at Thornton, and the defender of Ye Feng became the big forward in Group B, the 210-centimeter Eddie.
"But is that enough?"
Ye Feng smiled disdainfully, and the fight was a misplaced attack.
Syllable!
Ye Feng didn't stop, and directly broke through from Eddie's left with a big stride.
When Eddie pounced, Ye Feng dribbled the ball under his crotch, and then handed the ball to his right hand, perfectly crossover (cross-step dribbling, rapid change of direction), and replaced it with a breakthrough from the right.
In the face of such an action, the 210-centimeter Eddie couldn't react at all, and stumbled under his feet, so he didn't fall.
But he was sturdy by Ye Feng and directly put Ye Feng into the free throw line.
"Don't think about it!"
Victor, the small forward in Group B, reacted quickly enough, made up for the defense, and blocked Ye Feng with a fierce momentum.
"Originally, I didn't think about you."
Ye Feng laughed playfully, and then threw the ball behind him.
Victor's face changed dramatically.
Jason, who was supposed to be defending Group A, stood outside the three-point line, and there was no one in Group B within two meters.
Jason unhurriedly adjusted his shooting stance, and then with a flick of his wrist, the basketball drew a graceful arc.
Swish!
The crisp sound of hitting the net, hollow three points.
Score, 31:32.
This Jason's shooting action is very standard, like a textbook.
What's even more exaggerated is that after the ball was shot, he didn't even look at it, turned around and started running to the backcourt.
Confidence!
Jason?
Ye Feng suddenly had a wit in his mind, and he remembered something.
Jason Capo, this guy is Jason Capono!
The Cavaliers selected two rookies in this year's draft, one is the "Chosen One" first-round pick LeBron James, and the other is the mediocre second-round pick Jason Capo.
The current Capono is in a better situation than Ye Feng, and he is on the verge of the NBA, but the reborn Ye Feng knows that Capono is not a mortal.
Career peak, 10.9 points + 2.7 rebounds + 1.2 assists, slow pace, poor defense, can't grab rebounds, can't break through, can't single, can't pass.
But such a weak player, veteran NBA fans know him.
Why?
Because of his three-pointers, Capono is the kind of player who has a fresh move and eats all over the world.
In his rookie season, he shot 47.7 percent from three-point range, the first in the entire Cavaliers.
In his fourth season, he shot 51.4 percent from three-point range, the most in the league.
Winner of the 2007 and 2008 All-Star Three-Point Contest.
The humble Capono is a historical three-point shooter at the bottom of his life.
"Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger!"
Ye Feng couldn't help but sigh.
With the existence of such a powerful shooter, Ye Feng is more sure of victory.
Sure enough, with 8 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Group A successfully overtook the opponent, 35:34.
With 4 minutes left, Group A had already opened the gap, 47:37.
With 1 minute left, the players in Group B were knocked down, and there was no confidence left at all, because the score was already 58:40 and the gap was 18 points.
Nickerson even quarreled with Sean and Stewart because they blamed each other for not passing the ball and leaking defensively.
If it weren't for the coach watching, maybe they would have been able to fight.
Honk~
The whistle blew and Group A won without any suspense.
Jason Capono was very excited and ran over to high-five Ye Feng to celebrate.
In the final quarter, they scored 34 points in 12 minutes, more than half the points in the previous three quarters.
They all knew that the reason why they could do this was because of Ye Feng's existence.
"Hey, Ye, thanks to your pause. Otherwise, we might have scored less than 30 points at the moment and lost in Group B. ”
Center forward Gelani said excitedly.
"Ye, you are the most powerful yellow-skinned defender I have ever seen, with a high ball quotient and good skills. In the past, I looked down on Asian players, but from now on, I will never do that again. ”
Power forward Thornton was so outspoken that he even said such things.
"You're very strong, 19 points, 5 assists, 4 steals, the MVP of this game is none other than you."
Jason Capono was also excited, but not so excited, after all, he was a second-round pick, and as long as nothing happened, he would definitely be left by the Cavaliers.
"4-of-5 three-pointers, you're not easy." Ye Feng responded.
"Not as good as you, 5 of 5 three-pointers, 2 of 2 two-pointers, you scored all the balls tonight."
In the face of Ye Feng's compliment, Capono was very calm, not a little happy, but had a hint of war, as if he wanted to compete with Ye Feng.
Maybe that's the mentality of a top goalscorer, what a shooter needs most is a sense of normalcy, and Capono clearly did that.
“Oh! Oh, my God! Jason didn't say, I didn't even find out, Ye's hit rate is actually 100%, which is too exaggerated. ”
Hearing Capono's words, the three of Gelani exclaimed again, looking at Ye Feng's eyes like looking at a monster.
"It's just luck."
Ye Feng was modest.
"Anyway, if I have the chance, I want to fight you."
Capono directly launched the war letter.
"Yes, if you have time."
Ye Feng naturally won't refuse, but he won't really compete with Capono.
Empty three-point shot, Ye Feng's score is 100 points. As for Capono, it's only 80 points, which is not a level at all.
If there is really a competition, Ye Feng is afraid of crying him, leaving a shadow in his heart.
"Hey! Who's that shooting guard that's going to go? Nickerson, the main scoring guard from the NCAA, is a big star and scares me to death! ”
At this time, Geralney suddenly noticed that Nixon was about to leave, and screamed in a strange way.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that there is a contradiction between Ye Feng and Nexen.
Before, Gelani wouldn't have cared about that. But now, Geerrani can't help but want to help Ye Feng teach Nixon a lesson, he has regarded Ye Feng as a teammate, a trustworthy person.
Basketball is sometimes so simple, and it's easy for two people to become friends.
Nickerson looked back at Geralney, his face ugly.
Gelani didn't care about this, and continued to taunt: "Hey! Let's take a look at the big star's performance tonight, with 2-of-9 shooting, 4 points and 8 turnovers. Hahaha, he really deserves to be a big star! ”
"Enough!"
At that moment, head assistant coach Stephen Silas suddenly roared.
"You're teammates, that's how you treat your teammates? Shut up! ”
"Give me a shower, pack up my salute, and we'll fly to Orlando on tonight's plane."
Stephen yelled and turned away.
It seems that Stephen is maintaining the unity and harmony of the team, and there is no problem at all.
But Brandon looked at Stephen's back and sneered.
Nickerson was a player invited by Stephen, and he was blown up, and Stephen was already disgraced. Gelani kept taunting Nixon, which was like rubbing salt in Stephen's wounds, making him even more faceless.
Such a cautious assistant coach may not be far from getting out of class (being expelled).