Chapter 330: I Really Didn't Expect It
At the end of the half, even though the Kings were slightly behind, there was still laughter in the locker room.
What are you laughing at? The three veterans of Randolph, Hill and Carter laughed at their respective performances, while rookies such as Mason, Bogdan and Justin were all 'teasing' Zhang Feng because they all saw LeBron's pre-game interview, which told the world that Zhang Feng would make basketball as high as football in the future.
Mason smiled sheepishly and said, "Come on, basketball only needs to surpass tennis, golf, and F1 to be tied with football," Mason said with a good-natured smile.
"Yes, the number of viewers is only dozens of times worse, and it's easy to chase" Justin 'mending the knife'.
"It may take the Super Bowl for the NBA Finals to surpass the NFL's influence," Malach is serious.
"There's an honest guy here......"
"Let's bully him......"
Zhang Feng didn't mind everyone's ridicule, because he felt that LeBron's idea was good, the cake of the entire NBA league was only so big, and all parties couldn't make much money by sharing it, and if they could expand the influence of the NBA in the United States and even the world, they would be able to make a lot of money.
But now is not the time to think about it, the team is still behind in the score, the Cavaliers are in such good shape, the third quarter is crucial, Zhang Feng needs to come up with a way to limit JR and Wade as soon as possible.
But even Wade himself can't defend every round, so how can he let his teammates defend against the other explosive players of the Cavaliers? If you can't lead by example, how can you command others?
"What do you want, don't look sad," David walked over to Zhang Feng and sat down.
"Thinking about how to play the game in the third quarter", thinking that tactics are not the main responsibility of the players, if the relationship between the player and the coach is not good, it will be embarrassing to do this, but Zhang Feng said bluntly, he knows that David does not mind.
"I thought you were depressed by the responsibility of revitalizing the basketball industry, what is there to think about tactics, who hasn't returned to the top a few times, Wade and JR's state can't last long, believe me" David responded humorously.
Come to think of it, Wade's breakthrough at the peak of his state, and the three points at the peak of JR are really difficult to defend, why should he meditate and ask for his own hardship, and when their momentum goes down or they have no physical strength, they will definitely not attack.
"Besides, Carter and Hill are also in good shape, I will continue to maintain the lineup just now in the third quarter, the 7-point difference is instantly recovered, I think you are still affected by LeBron's words, you won't have any worries about the team falling behind more in the past, this time you are only anxious by 7 points, this is not your style" David smiled and shook his head.
"Maybe, I want to win more today than ever, maybe there is a reason for this" Zhang Feng began to calm down.
"This is normal, the first person in the league today said that he would give you the exclusive title, in exchange for someone else may have been crazy shooting and competing for performance, in comparison, you are very calm, in the words of you Chinese, quite a general" David nodded frequently.
In this game against the Cavaliers, Zhang Feng really wants to win more than any previous game, and in a small way, winning or losing is related to whether he can win the best of the month; In the big picture, since it is a battle of inheritance, what kind of inheritance will you take if you don't win?
"You're right, how should I fight or how to fight, it's up to people to make things happen, and it's up to heaven to make things happen."
At halftime, the two teams seemed to agree that both teams would be in the second half of the second quarter.
With Hill in possession of the ball on the court, Zhang Feng unloaded the burden of organizing the offense, he slipped directly to the bottom line in the half, Wade was busy catching up, without Wade's persecution, Hill faced Calderon alone very calmly.
After a few runs, Hill and Zhang Feng reached a tacit agreement, Zhang Feng pretended to cut the basket from the bottom corner of the right side, and Hill made a gesture to pass the ball.
The two performed like this to give the Cavaliers the illusion that Zhang Feng was going to go to the basket, so that the Cavaliers' defensive center turned to the basket, but in fact, Zhang Feng did not receive the ball after reaching the free throw line.
Zhang Feng, who didn't catch the ball, stopped sharply and blocked Calderon and Wade, who was chasing the defense, and he blocked it like this, and Hilton became unguarded.
Finally ran out of the three-point shot, Hill did not hesitate to shoot directly.
Hill shoots three-pointers...... Hit! He hit a three-pointer," narrator Napier shouted excitedly.
"Don't get excited, act like Hill is a bad three-pointer, he's actually shooting a career-high 45 percent from three-point range this season, and even though he's only averaging three three-pointers per game, that's because he doesn't get a chance to play," Doug explains.
"Hey, I suddenly came up with an idea, how about letting Zhang Feng change to play without the ball?" Napier's eyes lit up as he said this, as if he had seen a new continent.
"It's not good, don't say anything else, just LeBron in front of him, in the 2011 Finals Spoelstra suddenly let him play without the ball, and the final result is known to the whole world. And in this year's Finals, Kerr stubbornly let Curry and the solo run play without the ball, and was moved back to one game by the Cavaliers. These facts tell us that superstars should attack with the ball! Doug's tone was categorical.
"Do you blatantly think that Coach David's tactics are wrong?" Napier joked.
"Specific analysis of specific problems, chasing points during this time, the knight is in good shape, if Zhang Feng plays with the ball, it is easy to be trapped, but Hill controls the ball and liberates Zhang Feng in order to best deal with the knights' defense" Doug said at a slow pace and calmly explained.
"I went, and I lost a lot, only to find out that you praised both Zhang Feng and David, and I was the one who asked the fool's question," Napier 'indignant'.
The two chatted happily on the sidelines, and the king on the field gradually tied the score.
The trend of the game is also as David expected, JR Nerve Knife shooting percentage is no longer there, Wade is no longer choosing to force after being defended by Zhang Feng twice, but Hill, Carter, and Randolph are playing better and better.
At the end of the third quarter, the King relied on Carter's dunk 2+1 to overtake the score.
If it was before, fans would definitely think that the Kings would be able to fight the Cavaliers until the fourth quarter, but now fans have turned their heads and praised Tyronn Lue's good tactics, and he was able to play with the explosive Kings until the fourth quarter and only trailed by 1 point.
Unfortunately, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Carter took the lead in hitting a three-pointer, followed by a three-point miss from JR, and then Hill seized the Cavaliers' interior defense hole to pass a good ball to Willie.
Without waiting for the Cavaliers to catch their breath, Carter once again singled out Crowder with his back to score, and the Cavaliers scored 9 points in an instant.
Tyronn Lue called a timeout, and the Cavaliers replaced Korver, but Korver missed the first shot, and the Kings counterattacked Zhang Feng and hit a long-range three-pointer.
The Cavaliers, who were 12 points behind, became desperate, Wade lost confidence in the face of Zhang Feng and was prevented from shooting for 24 seconds, and with Korver missing 3 points in a row, LeBron went off the court early and announced that he would give up the game.
"I thought it was going to be a dark game and a fight until the last minute, but I didn't expect it," Napier said in disbelief as he watched the Kings take a big lead.
"To be honest, I think so too, this is a battle of inheritance, and it ended in such a hurry, although we won, but I still feel a little boring"
"Happily, the Kings have won 13 in a row and only have one last game left for this month, and as Kings fans, I would like to receive a New Year's gift from the team to win all of this month."