Chapter 344: That's How I Hang!

Although the opening game was only 1 minute and the Kings were only 7 points ahead, the Lakers fans and players vaguely felt that something was wrong, Zhang Feng felt too smooth, and the expression on his face also looked very hateful, everything showed that tonight could be another massacre.

Yibian Lakers attacked, Wharton kept gesturing off the court, Zhang Feng couldn't understand it, but he guessed that the Lakers wanted to play a quick transfer on offense, after all, Wharton is quite talented on offense, and this is the only way for the Lakers to open up the situation.

Unsurprisingly, while Ball was exchanging the ball at the top of the arc, Randle and Lopes played double screens, while Pope slipped to the left baseline, and Ingram, who received the ball, broke through directly from the right.

Due to the Lakers' positioning, the right side of the half has become the weak side, and Justin can't defend it but can only drop back and delay, and if Ingram is allowed to break through, he will definitely lose points.

Thinking of this, Zhang Feng gritted his teeth and was ruthless, and directly gave up Bauer's sideways flashing paint area to assist in defense.

"What is this operation? When Bauer is air non-existent? Lakers courtside commentator Steven was very incomprehensible to Zhang Feng's behavior, and in his opinion, Zhang Feng's defense was to send the Lakers to score.

"Well, maybe it's not that simple," Kyle Thompson frowned.

Perhaps because of years of playing football, the development of the plot is really as Kyle Thompson predicted, Ingram did not pass the ball, but forced a layup directly against Zhang Feng and Justin's defense.

An NBA player, if he really wants to shoot, must have a way to ensure that he is not blocked, Ingram's method is to stretch out his left leg and lean back, so that Zhang Feng can't cover it, Justin can't block it, and Ingram's ball is thrown smoothly.

But everything has a price, Ingram chose to shoot like this, his own posture was very uncomfortable, the shot was very distorted, the basketball responded to the iron, and the rebound was taken by Randolph.

Randolph turned around and passed the ball directly to Zhang Feng, who wanted to attack quickly when he took the ball, but Ball and Pope had retreated to the middle line and could only suppress the rhythm.

At this time, Wharton on the sidelines hurriedly gestured again, Zhang Feng still couldn't understand it, but this time he was very sure that Wharton was instructing Wall to guard himself, because the ultra-long three-point lethality just now was too great.

Although Bauer did not nod or react, Zhang Feng was pasted after halftime.

For this kind of operation, Zhang Feng just wants to laugh in his heart, this kind of defensive method, unless the defender is faster and stronger than the opposite side, he will either be forced sideways, or he will be turned around easily.

To be reasonable, Bauer can't compare to Zhang Feng in terms of strength or speed, and if he wants to get rid of Bauer's defense, Zhang Feng has 10,000 ways.

But today's theme of the big victory, Zhang Feng neither wanted to turn around nor force a breakthrough, he chose the most demoralizing way to hit the Lakers - dry pull super long three.

Settle down, Zhang Feng retreated slightly, Bauer didn't understand, thinking that he was looking for a space breakthrough, but he jumped directly in the LOGO area.

With a 3-pointer hit, the Staples players fell silent again, and Wharton's face on the sidelines tensed, his hands involuntarily clasped to his chest, clearly feeling threatened.

The Magic in the VIP stands shook his head depressedly, General Manager Pelinka touched his nose and was very uncomfortable, and the Lakers' courtside commentary suddenly came to a halt and couldn't say a word.

It's so ruthless, every time he hits a three-point shot, Zhang Feng seems to have directly announced that the Lakers have lost the game.

The most uncomfortable thing is Bauer, Zhang Feng scored 10 points in a row, and all four balls were defended by him, he worked harder every time than before, but Zhang Feng became more and more perverted, and he was really a little powerless.

The Lakers attacked again, Ball passed to Pope on the left wing, according to the established tactics, Pope should immediately pass to Lopez in the left short corner area after getting the ball, but his Bogdan seemed to be a little slack on defense.

With this kind of opportunity, it is difficult for any NBA player not to shoot, not to mention that Pope is also a player who likes to show, Zhang Feng showed two in succession, he was itching in his heart, although he hesitated for a while, he finally threw the ball.

“yes!” As soon as Pope made a shot, the flying arc of the basketball was very beautiful, and the Lakers fans immediately shouted excitedly, and they were finally about to score, how could they not be excited?

The basketball fell into the hoop as Lakers fans expected, but the basketball did not go in if it rotated continuously in the hoop, and what was even more bizarre was that the basketball actually flew out of the hoop a second later......

"Shit" Pope couldn't help but spit out a dirty word, he seemed to experience the embarrassment of Nick Young back then.

Since the Lakers players thought that Pope's shot was going to be a must, Lopez and Randle both went to the backcourt to prepare for defense, and the rebound was easily picked up by Willy.

Zhang Feng took the pass, shook his head, and smiled at Bauer.

"I can't let Zhang Feng shoot three points anymore!" Steven yelled at the table.

"Calm down, calm down, 45 minutes left and it's still early," Kyle Thompson cautioned.

As Steven thought, Bauer was also very anxious at the moment, but he really didn't know how to prevent it.

Fortunately, Wharton also thought of this on the court, but this time he didn't gesticulate, but shouted directly at the Lakers players:

"Assist in defense, assist in defense, assist in defense".

can make a usually calm coach so irritable, which shows that Zhang Feng really scared the Lakers.

Hearing Wharton's instructions, Pope immediately let go of Bogdan and ran towards Zhang Feng.

Seeing Pope's movements, Wharton's head was big for a while, so he felt that Zhang Feng couldn't pass the ball?

Without waiting for Wharton to frown, Zhang Feng raised his hand to pass. Bogdan was slightly hesitant to receive the ball, he was wondering whether it would be better to break through directly, or wait for Zhang Feng to get rid of the bag and then pass back.

Perhaps due to the influence of Zhang Fenglian's pulling, Bogdan suddenly became excited after hesitating, and he also directly lifted the ball to shoot.

"Huh?" Bogdan also hit a 3-pointer, and Steven was so scared that he almost threw away his headphones.

"Calm, 13 points, only need 4 three-pointers to chase back", Kyle Thompson saw a lot of big scenes, and did not panic at all.

Kyle Thompson didn't panic, but Wharton panicked, he raised his hand to signal to the referee, timeout!

Probably because of the stunned, in the past, when the Lakers paused, the Staples audience would applaud and cheer, but this timeout, the entire Staples was silent, and they all craned their necks in anticipation of Wharton's tactical changes.

Off the court, the Lakers players looked embarrassed, because except for Randle, everyone else made some mistakes.

First of all, Bauer couldn't prevent Zhang Feng at all, allowing Zhang Feng to score 10 points in a row; Second, Ingram had a very poor shot selection, and that ball should have been passed to the unguarded Ball; In the end, Pope didn't follow Wharton's tactical schedule to force a shot, and Lopez failed to protect the inside.

"We have to be mentally motivated, play according to the established tactics, and choose the most reasonable time to shoot."

After Walton finished speaking, the Lakers players did not react, so he had to continue to speak:

"As a professional footballer, everybody has a good hand and now they feel good and we don't have to worry too much, just do what I just said and we'll be able to play back quickly."

After these words, Randle nodded silently, but the other Lakers players still did not react.

Why reaction?

Because the Lakers players are all thinking carefully at this time.

Because of his father's remarks, Ball must now play all according to Walton's instructions, otherwise it is easy to be deducted by the media as a disrespectful coach, but against a player like Zhang Feng, how can he act according to the rules?

Ingram is also not happy at this time, because there has been more and more talk recently that Ball will be the new leader of the Lakers, and the team has repeatedly said that the recent losing streak is due to the lack of Ball organization, and his position in the list is already in jeopardy.

Randle is not happy these days, OJ God tweeted only the day before yesterday, saying that the Lakers management has put him and Clarkson on the shelf, and Wharton has started him in these two games in order to show other teams.

Pope's idea is simple, he only has one season left on his current contract, and the Lakers obviously won't keep him after the season, so there is only one way to get a contract as a free agent in the offseason, and that is to shoot more, score more, and brush up more data.

The only one who doesn't have much thought is López, but he is old, his mentality is long gone, and when he gets to the field, it is enough to be able to fulfill his due responsibility, and he can't make other contributions if he wants to.

Looking at the group of players with different looks in front of him, Wharton sighed in his heart, but there is no way, as a coach, personally leading a rebuilding team into the playoffs is the best way to prove himself, he must twist the players together.

"Do what you should do, and leave it to God if you can't do anything else"

After the timeout, the two teams returned to the court, Ball advanced with the ball, and the Lakers fans got up to cheer and encourage, success or failure, this time the offense was very crucial.

To the cheers of the fans, Ball passed the ball to Ingram, who did not stick to the ball, but distributed it directly to Pope, who took the ball and dodged sideways past Bogdan and went straight to the basket.

When it came to the basket, Lopes immediately blocked Randolph to make space for Pope, Willy hurriedly stepped forward to block it, and the ball was passed to Randle, who turned directly to shoot the board.

scored, Lakers fans applauded desperately, as happy as if they had won the championship.

"Yes, yes, this ball played the Lakers' style, and that's how it should be shared" Steven was very happy.

"It's a good game, but ......" Kyle Thompson wanted to say that he was still 11 points off, but given the current situation, he couldn't bear to say it.

The king attacked, Zhang Feng advanced with the ball, Ball defended alone, Zhang Feng didn't want to think about it, he accelerated to the right in one step, and when Ball retreated, Zhang Feng pulled the ball and shook it easily.

Hit the basket, Lopes stepped forward to block, Zhang Feng hit the ground and passed, and Randolph received the ball and jumped and dunked.

The moment Ball was broken through by Zhang Feng, he may have realized that he would lose points, and he decisively chose to retreat early. This retreat contributed to the Lakers' opportunity to play the fast break, and Lopez picked up the basketball and made a long pass to the baseline.

To be reasonable, the fastest player for the Kings is Zhang Feng, but at this moment he is still under the basket, and trying to catch up with Ball is a dream, and Lakers fans also found out about this, and they got up to cheer and celebrate in advance.

The Kings players thought the same thing, and Randolph shook his head, as if to say, "There is no way, but let him score".

Unexpectedly, Zhang Feng still chased after him, and this behavior was not only incommensurable to the Lakers players, but even the Kings players could not understand it.

But Wharton, who was on the sidelines, seemed to have noticed something, and he hurriedly shouted:

"Layup, speed layup".

The reason why he reminded Ball to go to the basket was that Wharton was afraid that Ball would feel that no one would chase him and play a dunk or something, if he dunked, there would inevitably be a preparatory action, once he was prepared, the speed would slow down, as long as he slowed down, Zhang Feng would have a chance to catch up with Ball, and after catching up, it was likely to be a block.

But Bauer didn't think so, he finally got a chance to show, how could he easily waste it. As the saying goes, gliding slam dunks don't lose, and tomahawk dunks make blood.

As soon as he wanted to do it, Ball made a decision to immediately take three steps to collect the ball, and he took each step very hard, just to show his beautiful posture to the fullest.

"It's over, it's all over", seeing Ball making a move, Zhang Feng had already chased to the three-point line, Wharton felt that it was dark in front of him, he chose to close his eyes, he really didn't want to see the next scene.

"Huh", a surprised voice rang out from the Stamps Arena.

It seems that Ball was covered, Wharton shook his head and opened his eyes, but the picture that caught his eyes was not that Ball was dejected Zhang Feng was triumphant, and when he took a closer look, he found that Zhang Feng was running to the backcourt with a smile on his face.

What's going on? Wharton was puzzled, and he looked up at the big screen in the center of the court, trying to find the answer.

Unfortunately, the replay has not yet been broadcast, and he can only bow his head and focus on the king's attack.

I saw Zhang Feng control the ball at the top of the arc, even if Ball and Pope formed a trap, he didn't have the slightest fear, but Pop and the two approached, but he jumped up and shot.

didn't go in, some Lakers fans patted their chests, if this kind of slightly humiliating ball went in, it really couldn't be finished.

Without waiting for the Lakers fans to relax, Zhang Feng received a pass from Randolph on the left wing, and this time the two failed to keep up, and Zhang Feng, who was not threatened by the bag, shot again.

"NO, NO, NO", although it was only a two-point point, Steven was so angry that the score of the two teams was about to come to 15-2, and the previous wave of high momentum was beaten again.

"Don't ......worry about it", originally as a commentary, Kyle Thompson should have comforted Steven with good words, but he really didn't like Steven's startled character.

However, to Steven's delight, the Lakers' offense did not appear again, and the Lakers players seemed to suddenly open up and hit several attacks in succession.

On the Kings side, Zhang Feng's ultra-high shooting rate has gradually decreased, and in the second quarter, he has begun to focus on passing the ball to his teammates.

Although the Lakers are still behind by a large score, the court is no longer as embarrassing as it was at the beginning, and the game seems to have ushered in a turnaround.

After a halftime pause, the Kings arranged for Zhang Feng to be interviewed.

"You had 25 points and 12 assists in the first half, can you tell us how you did that?"

"I just shoot, pass, and try to defend."

"That's it?" The journalist was somewhat surprised.

"Yes, that's it" Zhang Feng is also not modest.

"Defensively, whether it's a bag, a sticker, or a zone defense, the Lakers seem to be using your way?"

"Yes, that's how I hang"