Chapter 214: The King's Difference
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Zhang Feng's smile made Birdton feel that his reputation was ruined tonight, and in the future, I am afraid that the title of the king of the king will no longer be able to claim himself, even if others mention it, they can no longer smile to show acceptance.
often walks by the river, how can there be shoes that don't get wet, just like those netizens commented on Zhang Feng, "come out and pretend to be forced, sooner or later you have to pay it back". In the dark, Zhang Feng felt that he was not fighting alone, and the players who had been forced to 'humiliate' by Bird were with him.
"Good fight, Zhang Feng" Harvey Grant took the lead in tweeting, Bird said to him back then, "I'm going to kill you here", and now he is very happy to see Bird eating deflated.
"Your skills are not as good as others, and you are still not willing to bow to the wind? Bird's veteran NBA announcer Ted Davis also tweeted and flirted, he originally called Bird the best troll in the NBA in his heart, and now he thinks Zhang Feng can pretend to be more forceful than Bird.
"Honestly, this guy is a little dazed right now" Reggie Miller also quietly turned around and pulled out his phone, he remembered what Bird said to him at the free-throw line, 'Are you trolling me?' I'm the top scorer in the league'.
Bird on the sidelines was stunned for a few seconds before leaving the court, heading straight for the Pacers locker room and angrily pushing the door open.
"I'm telling you in the name of the general manager that this ball must be won for me!"
Even though Bird was a bit of an abuse of power in this behavior, the Pacers didn't dare to speak out, only Lance thought it was a little funny, how to pretend to fail and ask them to take the blame, but fortunately he tried to lower his head and grit his teeth, otherwise he would definitely laugh out loud.
McMillan has a big head and wants to laugh, the king scored 51 at this time, leading them by 11 points, although there are still 2 quarters in the game time, relying on Oladipo to put Zhang Feng's bottom line tactics have a chance to quickly chase the score, but Zhang Feng, a physical monster, will not go to rest, as long as he changes to the bench, he will be scored by Zhang Feng crazy.
What's even more troublesome is that no one has ever played Zhang Feng in the team, and he can't make fouls if he wants to, and now Bird is playing with his temper again, McMillan really doesn't know if it's good, what if he doesn't guarantee his position?
Although Bird was very angry, as a legendary star, he immediately saw that the coach and the players were sullen after he spoke, and he immediately reacted that he had crossed the line, he was just the general manager of the team, how could he interfere in the team's affairs on the field.
But Bird forced the nature of the king to make trouble, and it was impossible to admit his mistakes, so he could only find a way to get the words back.
"EM, don't be nervous, I think this game has a big chance of winning, but we have to do a good job of defending the local core players, otherwise our previous efforts will be in vain" Bird smiled confidently after speaking, he felt that he had found the perfect reason.
Zhang Feng's name was not mentioned in these words, but who are the core players of the Kings? The Pacers know it.
"Haha, haha" Lance couldn't hold back any longer, and let him laugh.
The scene became awkward for a moment, but it provoked laughter from the rest of the Pacers, who all turned to look at Lance. But the more this happened, the more Lance couldn't contain his smile, and the volume of laughter increased dramatically.
In the end, all the Pacers players couldn't help it and started laughing with Lance.
"Serious, don't laugh!" McMillan hurriedly stopped the crowd, and after saying that, he suddenly realized that his words were even more funny, so he couldn't help but laugh too.
"Hatever" Bird didn't want to stay any longer, so he could only spread his hands and say that it didn't matter, and walked away.
On the side of the away locker room, David is arranging tactics, he is afraid that the Pacers will rely on the tactics of containing Zhang Feng in the third quarter to catch up with the score, or even expand the score, and it is impossible for him to let Zhang Feng play the full 4 quarters.
"In the second half, we continued with the tactics of the second quarter, everyone understands, right?" David hesitated for a moment before saying this, because he was afraid that the starters would be dissatisfied with the standard of a substitute. However, considering that Randolph is his own person, Bogdan, Willy, and Justin are all newcomers, so they shouldn't say anything about it. The most important thing is that these players are very convinced of Zhang Feng.
"No need to do this", before the starters could speak, Zhang Feng stood up.
"Oh? What do you suggest? "David was curious.
"Hill is with me, we play double point guards, if Oladipo holds me back, their offensive starting point depends on Collison, Hill has no problem defending him" Zhang Feng also said his thoughts after consideration, Hill has not played tonight, this is normal, he must be careful with his wording, otherwise there will be a feeling of 'charity' Hill's playing time.
After listening to Zhang Feng's suggestion, David lowered his head and pondered, and after half a sound, he raised his head and said: "This suggestion is good, then Bogdan will continue to rest first."
"No, Bogdan changed to a small forward, we need shooters when we attack" Zhang Feng glanced at Justin slightly apologetically after speaking, but he didn't expect Justin to rush and say: "Very good suggestion, Bogdan can use the speed advantage to lead Thaddeus Young when he plays the front line, and the defense can also change defenses quickly."
Justin's statement made Zhang Feng, Bogdan, and David a little embarrassed, and for a while no one spoke in the locker room, and the Kings players were a little moved, and everyone was moved to win the team.
"Different opponents, need different configurations, today you play well, we are happy, tomorrow he plays, we are also happy, everything is for the victory of the game, everyone is happy" Carter, as a veteran, stood up in time at this time to enliven the atmosphere for everyone.
"Haha, Carter was right" Randolph was the first to laugh, and the rest of the Kings team members laughed along.
The half-time timeout ended, and both teams returned to the field. The Pacers' tactical system remained unchanged, and Oladipo continued to involve Zhang Feng in the bottom corner, but this time he found that Zhang Feng did not have an impatient expression on his face.
George Hill, as a Spurs player, naturally has no need to say much about his defensive skills, and Collison was successfully delayed by him several times when he wanted to pass, and the Pacers' offense suddenly came to a stalemate.
When the Kings attacked, Zhang Feng and Hill passed the ball flexibly from the outside, and the whole Pacers team was exhausted. After a few passes from the Kings, the Pacers' formation was chaotic, with either Zhang Feng pulling out or Bogdan picking up a cold-blooded shot, and the Kings were leading more and more.
In the end, the Pacers couldn't stand the stagnation of the offense, so they could only give up involving Zhang Feng and liberate Oladipo to attack, but in the case of a big change in form, Zhang Feng's defense of Oladipo was even more like a fish in water, and the Pacers couldn't score.
Halfway through the fourth quarter, the Kings led by 25 points, and McMillan saw that there was no sign of a comeback at all, so he took advantage of the official timeout to replace all the main players. After a round, the basketball went out of bounds, the referee declared the dead ball, and the Kings were replaced by a substitute, and the game between the two teams officially went into garbage time.
"Charles, what do you think the Kings won this game," Kenny analyzed after the game.
"To be honest, I didn't really agree with the culture of the Kings before, and I felt that Zhang Feng played too many roles and took on too many responsibilities in it, which is not a good thing for a rebuilding team, but from this wave of six consecutive wins, this is what makes them different from other teams," Barkley said with a frequent nod.
"So you think the king wins in the locker room?" Kenny asked.
"Of course, though, Shaq should know the most about this, let him talk about it," Barkley turned to look at O'Neal.
"Wow, dude, you still know me", O'Neal stretched out his fist and bumped into Barkley, and then said excitedly: "I saw the picture in the locker room just now, Bird asked to win the game, and the whole team laughed." On the King's side, Zhang Feng proposed a lineup change, Justin and Hill did not complain at all, this is the root of their victory, they believe in Zhang Feng, and at the same time they are very united"