Chapter 339: The Man Who Decided the Competition
The time between the end of the regular 48 minutes and the start of extra time was very short, and the players could only seize the time to recover while listening to the manager's tactics. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info McMillan habitually emphasized the importance of Ye Feng on the offensive end, hoping that everyone would try to pass the ball to him to deal with, but unexpectedly, Ye Feng refused.
Looking at the surprised eyes of the coach and teammates, Ye Feng said lightly: "I think Nicholas is more suitable to be the team's end point than me, at least in this five-minute overtime, he should perform better, I believe in his ability." ”
Almost everyone has their eyes on Batum, and although they don't say it as teammates, they are actually a little skeptical. Although Batum has scored 17 points in this game, the last shot in regular time did make his impression in the minds of his teammates drop a lot, does it directly make him the team's main offense in overtime? This one...... Does it need to be thought out a little more? Relatively speaking, they believed in Ye Feng more.
Batum didn't expect Ye Feng to say this, and his face turned red all of a sudden. Feeling everyone's questioning eyes, he stood up with a snort and said loudly: "Everyone, I am very grateful to Ye for his trust in me, so I hope to repay his trust." I don't want to say anything about the five minutes of extra time, I can't make any promises and commitments before the start, please watch my performance, I will try to help the team win, please trust me! ”
Ye Feng patted him on the shoulder, a smile appeared on his face, he had always thought that Batum was very capable, but someone needed to force him to fight.
McMillan looked at the players under his command, and everyone's eyes changed in a different way, but most of them looked enthusiastic, presumably infected by Batum's words. He tapped on the board and said: "It looks like everybody is going to support Nicholas, but as a manager I have to be foolproof. Ye, you still continue to control the ball, but who do you want to give the offensive power, I don't ask, you decide according to the situation on the field. ”
After setting the tone, McMillan laid out the tactics for the players, emphasizing some aspects that must be paid attention to, and extra time began. In order to reduce the pressure on the starters, McMillan also changed the line-up, replacing Miller and Camby with Fernandes and Ayles, mainly considering the physical strength of the two veterans, and if they really need to be on the pitch, it is not too late to play in the last minute or two.
Ye Feng's trust in Batum is not just talking, he is indeed willing to give Batum a chance to shoot, firstly, he needs to relieve himself of some pressure, and secondly, Batum's performance in this game is really good, and the shooting rate is not low, which is absolutely suitable as the team's main attack point. And in order to let Batum spare his energy to attack, Ye Feng even decisively switched defenses with him, defended Kobe Bryant himself, and let Batum go to Artest, whose physical strength was close to collapse.
For a while, Batum became the most dazzling person in the audience. After Ye Feng entangled Kobe Bryant instead of him, Batum was like a fish in water against Artest, after all, Artest's movement speed was completely at a disadvantage now, and there was no way to take Batum, and he was beaten into three rounds in a row. Seeing Batum so brave, Aldridge and Ayers both consciously acted as interior blue-collar workers, just to make Batum score more smoothly.
Kobe Bryant was very anxious, but now Ye Feng was entangled with him, making his offensive difficulty quite high. Ye Feng's biggest reliance is that he only has two personal fouls on his body, and there are still four chances left, and there are only five minutes of overtime, so there is basically no pressure. Sometimes he really can't stop Kobe, Ye Feng will directly foul him, even if he lets Kobe stand on the free throw line, he won't let him easily score under the basket.
The Lakers play the same style at critical moments, and it can even be said that there is only one tactic, that is, Fisher carries the ball through half the court, and then hands it to Kobe Bryant and lets Kobe play alone, and Kobe often doesn't want to pass the ball. Now that he is entangled by Ye Feng, it means that the Lakers' offense has become sluggish, and there is no smooth sailing at all. Less than two minutes into overtime, the Trail Blazers struck the Lakers with an 8-2 spurt.
The Trail Blazers' 8 points were all scored by Batum alone, which made the whole Trail Blazers team breathe a sigh of relief, and it seems that it makes sense to trust this guy. Ye Feng also took the opportunity to brush up on 2 assists, and by the way, he also gave 1 steal to Kobe, completely choking the Lakers' throat. This made the Lakers' players feel very incredible, they didn't expect the Trail Blazers to really have the courage to let Batum take on the heavy responsibility of attacking the city.
In fact, their ideas are still a little biased, and it is not McMillan who has the courage, but Ye Feng.
In desperation, the Lakers changed the way they scored, using the most primitive interior hard chisel to compete with the Trail Blazers. It seemed that Phil's shouting from the sidelines had some effect, and Bryant struggled for a while before giving up his offensive style of play with the ball and instead used the interior to contain the Trail Blazers' defense.
In fact, the inside attack and the outside attack are not better or worse, the outside attack takes less time, and the inside attack has a higher hit rate. In the 90s of the 20th century, when the big four centers crisscrossed the league, the pace of the game was relatively slow, which had a lot to do with the fact that they often stuck in the interior and then held the ball alone. However, if the opposing outside shooting percentage can reach the same level as your inside shooting percentage, then the team that focuses on the interior will definitely suffer.
Gasol struggled to score on the inside, while Batum continued to fire from the outside, and the slow-moving Artest basically didn't make much of an impact on him. The two sides have always maintained a score difference of about 5 points, which is unacceptable to Kobe, but as soon as he gets the ball, Ye Feng will be entangled in the first time, regardless of the foul, it is to make you unable to score, and the anxious Kobe Bryant was also blown a technical foul for pushing Ye Feng.
In this regard, it is impossible for the referee to favor you because you are a star, so many cameras are watching, and it is not easy to reverse black and white, even if this is the home court of the Lakers. After Ye Feng hit a technical foul free throw, the difference between the two sides has been stretched to 7 points, and there is not much time left in the game. In desperation, the Lakers had no choice but to adopt foul tactics and constantly send Trail Blazers players to the free throw line.
But it's a pity that the other four free throws of the Trail Blazers except for Ayles are very accurate, coupled with the Lakers' own three-point shooting in a row, the Trail Blazers won the game without danger, of course, it was Batum who decided the final victory, and he added 10 points in overtime with 17 points in regular time to become the hero of the team's victory.