Chapter 109: Regular Season Debut (Part II)
Watching Kobe's game videos and highlights, it is completely different from fighting him with real knives and guns on the court, Ye Feng now found that Kobe is far more powerful than he imagined. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info is not only his ball skills, but also his eyes, momentum and accurate grasp of timing, which make Ye Feng feel irresistible.
Looking at Ye Feng, who was still standing in place, Roy shook his head secretly, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder and said: "Ye, don't think too much, you have done your best, I know much more about Kobe's horror than you, even if I go to defense, it may be the same result, as a rookie, it is already very good for you to have the courage to face him directly." ”
Ye Feng came back to his senses at this time, a trace of stubbornness flashed in his eyes, and he whispered: "No, I haven't done enough, it's not enough." I know Kobe Bryant is hard to defend, but I'm not going to throw in the towel easily, doesn't every superstar grow up with constant setbacks? In the next round, give him to me again! After speaking, Ye Feng took a deep breath and ran to the front. Roy smiled imperceptibly and motioned Blake to wait and hand the ball to Ye Feng for a single.
Blake was stunned, but he didn't say anything, and dribbled the ball across the half court and stuffed it directly to Ye Feng. Ye Feng slashed at him in surprise, Blake smiled slightly and pointed at Roy, Ye Feng looked at Roy again, and the latter waved his fist at him. Ye Feng instantly understood Roy's thoughts, is this to let me find my own way back on the offensive end? Although Kobe Bryant's defense is also sharp, I have to admit that this is a very tempting idea!
Ye Feng is not hypocritical, it is rare for Roy to take the initiative to give way in the game, and he must score in this round! Ye Feng's position to receive the ball is in the elbow area, and under normal circumstances, he prefers to make a turnaround jumper directly in this position, but now this simple and crude tactic is still best not to use. Kobe Bryant has much more experience than him, and it is likely that he will cut the ball directly when he makes a move, and this time Ye Feng pays more attention to the success rate, he hopes to send the ball to the basket in a less risky and more confident way, of course, it is better to cheat a foul.
In the face of Kobe, perhaps Ye Feng's only advantage is his height, although it is only a few centimeters, but many times a centimeter difference is enough to determine the outcome of the game. Kobe Bryant always thought in his heart that Ye Feng would directly copy his offensive methods, or rely on simple mid-range shooting to quickly equalize the score, but Ye Feng's actions surprised him: while protecting the ball, he turned his back, obviously to use his height and weight to eat.
Kobe Bryant doesn't care, his low-post skills are not bad, and he even apprenticed to Olajuwon in the offseason, you must know that Olajuwon's "dream dance steps" can be said to be the most gorgeous and powerful interior steps in NBA history, and Kobe Bryant has also derived his own low-post skills from it. In his opinion, Ye Feng is purely whimsical, and he can find an opportunity to go around the front and steal directly, so that he knows that he can't make decisions casually on the NBA court.
Does Ye Feng really want to sit directly with his back and arch directly to the basket? Otherwise, after watching so many Kobe Bryant's highlights, how could he not know the superstar in front of him in the low position? The reason for the back is only because he has to use another technique to fight back, and this technique does not even need to go to the basket at all, and the back posture is just to keep the ball away from Kobe. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he pushed back hard, and then jumped, and the ball was shot, drawing a huge arc, completely dodging Kobe's block, and then burrowing into the basket.
The ball hit the ground, and the entire Staples Center suddenly boiled over after a moment of silence, especially those old fans who were already in tears. Although the Lakers are the team they support, at this moment, they only have this shot in their hearts! That familiar trajectory seemed to take them back to the '80s, when the big man in the Lakers' No. 33 jersey would shoot the ball in a similar position and in a similar way every game, and then meet the tsunami cheers of the Staples Center. That's right, Ye Feng used the famous trick of the Lakers Abdul-Jabbar - Tiangou!
Although Ye Feng does not have Abdul-Jabbar's height and arm span, and even a closer look will show that there are many differences between the two sky hooks, but Ye Feng used sky hooks to score on the Lakers' home court, which means that he has been inherited by Abdul-Jabbar, at least personally coached, because no one can learn this kind of shooting technique that is difficult to block based on the video. However, Ye Feng didn't think about it so much, all his actions on the court were decided according to the ultimate interests, and when Kobe Bryant was eyeing him, he naturally used the heavenly hook, which had nothing to do with paying tribute to Abdul-Jabbar.
Still, he has a lot of respect and admiration for the former Lakers superstar, and he still remembers the time Abdul-Jabbar visited UCLA as an alumnus and showed up at the team's practice session. Although Abdul-Jabbar is still coaching the UCLA interior group led by Loew, Ye Feng is actually the best player in the entire Bruins team.
Kobe Bryant didn't expect Ye Feng to use the sky hook to fight back against him, but this did not make his subordinates merciful. So when it was the Lakers' turn to attack, he asked Fisher for the ball outside the three-point line as soon as possible, and he wanted to continue to single Ye Feng to tell him that the NBA is not so easy to mix. However, this time Ye Feng did not refuse the kindness of his teammates, and it was courage to dare to defend Kobe Bryant, but it was a fool to know that he could not do it.
Roy obviously can't count on it, and although it is within the team's tolerance to let go of Ariza, this is a 3-and-D player in the growth stage, and he still has the strength to occasionally explode and throw in a few threes. As for the inside line, Ade is a big man with strong offense and weak defense, and the only thing Ye Feng can cooperate with seems to be Oden. Kobe Bryant was still holding the ball at the top of the arc, Ye Feng directly stuck to it, and didn't let him shoot, just to let Kobe break through.
Sure enough, Kobe Bryant passed Ye Feng very easily, even easier than the first round. Kobe Bryant doesn't think it's a trap, and of course, even if it is, he's confident in his own strength. However, although Ye Feng was directly broken through this time, he did not stand stupidly as a background wall for the opponent as before, but actively followed Kobe Bryant and ran into the three-point line, and in front of Kobe, Oden had already met him.
This is the small trap that Ye Feng set for Kobe, it looks completely lethal, and the only difference from the first round is that there is more Ye Feng himself. In the face of the menacing Oden, Kobe Bryant did not hesitate to add a step back to his pull-up jumper, is it necessary to repeat the goal of the first round? No! At the moment when Kobe Bryant leaned back, the alarm bell sounded in his head, and there seemed to be a wind in the back of his head. But at this time, he could no longer break his body back!
Kobe Bryant only felt a strong force acting on the basketball, his right hand was empty, and the basketball had lost a trace, this was Ye Feng's block, and he also covered Kobe's backward jump shot from behind! After blocking Kobe's shot, Ye Feng did not stop, grabbed the ball in his hand, and rushed to the Lakers' half like an arrow from the string. Roy didn't move, Blake didn't move, and Ade and Oden didn't move, because they believed that Ye Feng could handle it, and this was also his dignity!
The Lakers' players were also shocked, and Kobe, the only one who reacted, fell to the ground because he lost his center of gravity, and could only watch Ye Feng go away. Jumping, stretching, tomahawk dunks, this time the fans at the Staples Center didn't make any noise, the sidelines were eerily cold, and only the Trail Blazers' bench players were shouting frantically! This is really incredible, although he relied on the help of his teammates, but this Asian kid really blocked Kobe, and this goal also allowed fans to see Ye Feng's bounce and explosiveness of black players.
Bryant was a little embarrassed, but he quickly calmed down and let Bynum serve the ball. It's not the first time he's been blocked on the court, and it's not even the first time he's been blocked by a rookie, but for him, the win always comes first, and it's because of this mentality that he quickly calms himself down. But Ye Feng obviously didn't plan to give up, perhaps because this successful defense stimulated his potential, he actually blocked Kobe's offense for two consecutive rounds, although he still let the other players of the Lakers score, but he has made a name for himself with this game.
The enraged Kobe Bryant was terrifying, and when he showed all his strength, Ye Feng could only be crushed obediently. But he couldn't fake Kobe's three defenses, not only the fans who came to watch the game, but also thousands of fans in front of the computer and TV saw this scene through the live broadcast signal, and from this game, the Trail Blazers' No. 3 began to be well-known to the majority of NBA fans. If before only NCAA fans became his fans, now he has begun to attract NBA fans.
Due to the huge gap in strength, the Trail Blazers still did not get off to a good start in the end, and they lost to the Lakers 76-96, and had to leave from Los Angeles silently. As the Lakers' number one attacker, Kobe Bryant's 37 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals are quite gorgeous, compared to Ye Feng only got 13 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, but he successfully defended Kobe Bryant at the beginning of the game, even if the time was short, it was a successful defense.
McMillan wasn't frustrated, as if it wasn't them who got the opener. Of course, only he knows that from the first three minutes of the opening period, he saw the future of the team!