Chapter 132: Did You Really Lose?
There's a saying that the person who knows you best will always be your opponent. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info Ye Feng's change, the first thing I felt was James who was opposite him, if Ye Feng in the final stage of the first half had become a dead tree, then he stood on the field at the beginning of the second half, as if he was a sword that had just sharpened all the rust, showing the hard work and motivation that a young player should have. His expression is quite calm, but his eyes are like a blazing torch lit, burning all the time, and even his technical movements are not as unnatural as the first half, which is his most complete state.
It's the home of the Trail Blazers, and the Rose Garden Arena is filled with Trail Blazers fans who are all realizing what the No. 3 rookie wants to do. Although from the scene, he is still not James's opponent, but he is no longer discouraged, and he is no longer helpless to hold his knees and look at James's distant back, he began to become like a wolf, even if he let himself be bruised, he has to rush up and bite off a piece of meat. What's even more surprising is that while he is ferocious, he maintains rational judgment and actions permitted by the rules, and does not get hot-headed because of his high morale. So whenever he held his chest out and silently endured James' almost tank-crushing back-to-back singles, or gritted his teeth and tried his best to keep up with James' brutal breakthrough like a bulldozer, the fans would shout his name and be proud of his fearlessness, even if James still sent the ball to the basket in the end.
Ye Feng completely forgot about the situation on the field, and he only had the knight's No. 23 in his eyes. James crossed his hands on his hips and looked at this young man with a full body of fighting spirit, he didn't have such a good mental outlook in the first half, did something unknown happen in the home team's dressing room at halftime? However, he didn't bother to think about such details, for a player who is almost at the top of the league pyramid, he really doesn't need to care about the state of the opponent, can't he just crush the past? But soon he was shocked, just like Ye Feng didn't know much about how strong he was, he also didn't understand Ye Feng's technical characteristics, so when Ye Feng forced a three-pointer under his almost close defense, he opened his mouth wide in surprise.
But Ye Feng didn't have time to express his honor at his shock, he was still trying to do what he usually did in the game. Cover, cut in empty-handed, long-range shot from the outside...... As the numbers on the timer ticked minute by minute, he seemed to feel that James was putting less pressure on him, his movements became more calm, and his shooting percentage was gradually improving. In fact, it is not that James has put less pressure on him, but that his focus has made him better in terms of details, so that the pressure James gives him is not very felt.
With Ye Feng's recovery, the Trail Blazers are still biting the Cavaliers on the score, but Xiao Mo's hand is really good today, and his outside projection always makes the Trail Blazers' hopes of equalizing or even overtaking directly dashed. What's more, Ye Feng only brought some help to the team on the offensive end, and he still couldn't cause trouble for James on the defensive end, and the opponent's body was really not comparable to him. Whenever he was replaced by McMillan at the break, the thought that Ye Feng thought about the most was: If I am as strong as James, then I can really ignore a lot of defenses. But soon this idea was nipped in the bud, at least my mother would definitely not be able to pass the level......
McMillan, who was sitting on the bench, didn't care about Ye Feng's performance on the defensive end, as a head coach, he was more concerned about Ye Feng's change in mentality. It's normal to not be able to guard against James, but Ye Feng finally didn't continue to wander outside the offensive system, but did his job as conscientiously as in every game before, and even did a little better than before. This shows that he has shaken off the shadow of being crushed by James in the first half and regained his previous confidence, which is more important for a young player, more important than the outcome of the game.
McMillan was in exchange for the Knicks' No. 6 pick to select Ye Feng, not only because of the young man's outstanding performance in the NCAA, but also because he firmly believed that this guy would become another top superstar, but it would take a long time. Maybe by the time he got famous, he wouldn't be playing for Portland anymore, but what does it matter? As long as he is under his command, he must ensure that he has a bright and spacious path to growth, rather than watching him break his spine under irresistible pressure. It looked like it wasn't going to be a win, but it didn't matter, the team still got a better talent.
In the end, the Trail Blazers unexpectedly lost to the Cavaliers 98-104, although the Cavaliers only had three double-doubles, but Mo's 33 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists filled the Cavaliers' offensive firepower well, while James cut a more comprehensive 34 points, 7 rebounds and 14 assists, once again letting everyone realize that the league's No. 1 small forward deserves his name. Compared with James's luxury statistics, Ye Feng's 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists are very inconspicuous, and there is no way to compare them in terms of versatility, but most of his statistics are obtained in the second half, which is enough to explain some problems.
At the post-game press conference, a reporter asked a very sharp question, and he asked very directly: "If Oterlo is used to replace Ye as the starter, will the Trail Blazers win the game in the end?" You know, you've only lost by six points in the whole game. McMillan, who attended the press conference alone, smiled very gently and said: "As the fourth team in the West, it is normal to lose to the first team in the East, and it has nothing to do with who I let as the team's starting small forward, after all, LeBron is the top star in this position, even if Travis is sent, the result may be the same." ā
"Even if I substitute Ye and the team wins, so what? A young player with a big future is more important to us than a regular season game, and I'm sure he's gone to another level after this game, so we'll see what he does next! ā