Chapter 206: Welcome Back
The All-Star weekend did not leave a deep impression on Ye Feng's heart, after communicating with Nuggets head coach Karl, he only played 10 minutes in the whole game, scoring 8 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, a rather mediocre statistic. In addition to Roy www.biquge.info's withdrawal due to injury, Bryant and Iverson also withdrew from the All-Star Game due to injuries and were replaced by Kidd and David Lee, respectively. In the end, Ye Feng's idol Wade scored 28 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists and 5 steals to help the Eastern All-Star win 141-139, and also won the first All-Star Game MVP of his career.
These have nothing to do with Ye Feng, he is purely playing soy sauce, and the reason why he played for 10 minutes is only because his style of play is very good for Carl's appetite, the Nuggets are such a track and field team that runs like crazy, Ye Feng, an all-round forward who can run, jump, organize and shoot, is the type that Carl admires the most. As for the rookie challenge, Ye Feng only played 20 minutes, understatement 15 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, as one of the top group of sophomores, Ye Feng's soy sauce attitude also affected other teammates, and finally the sophomore team's seven-game winning streak was ended, and Tyrek Evans cut 26 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists to win the MVP of the rookie game.
After returning from Dallas, Ye Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief, the All-Star is a good time to relax, but it is very hard for the players who participate in the game, because they have to put on a show, they have to be interviewed, they have to participate in all kinds of activities, except for those players who are in urgent need of recognition, everyone else regards this as a serious task, such as Ye Feng. Because all his energy is now focused on the team's regular season journey, not to mention that this time he is still an All-Star substitute, just play a dozen, and the team's record is more critical, after all, the burden of the team is now on him alone.
However, as soon as he returned to Portland, Ye Feng received good news: Roy is about to return and will play in the home game against the Clippers on February 16. He couldn't help but slap his fist hard, although the Trail Blazers had an 8-4 record in the 12 games Roy had been suspended, and Ye Feng was getting better, but he felt very tired after every game, after all, it was a stressful thing to encounter the defense of the opponent's number one wing gate in every game. Of course, not every team has a flanker above the limit, but it's a fact that it's important to be the focal point of the opposition's defense.
Now that Roy is back in the game, he will be able to share the defensive pressure and the two points of possession will be able to better execute the team's tactics. And Roy has averaged 23.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and five assists per game so far this season, which is a big gap. Although McMillan came up with a combination of two point guards in the backcourt, Roy's position is not something that others can shake, although Fernandez is back, but many times he plays as the team's backup guard, and the starters are still rotated by Baylor and Blake, and the old spicy Miller can't make up for his absence.
Ye Feng is not worried about Roy taking back the power of the organization after he comes back, because this itself is Roy's order after his injury, and it is normal for Roy to take it back. And when he first came back, the coaching staff would not give Roy a lot of playing time, in addition to letting him get back to the game, the main reason was to prevent Roy from being injured again, so Roy would take away part of the ball, but would not compete with Ye Feng for command, even if Ye Feng did not mind returning to playing without the ball. Although Ye Feng has a pure American basketball background, he is Chinese, and if he is replaced by other American players, he will not say that he will not tear or tear anyway, I will not want to let out the command if I take it.
Although McMillan put him in the starting lineup, Roy only played 15 minutes in the game, scoring four points and two steals on 2-of-7 shooting, but Roy was quite positive in his limited playing time, as evidenced by two steals. However, the team was able to beat the Clippers, and the heroes were Ye Feng and Aldridge, one inside and one outside, the two cores, this time Aldridge's partner was changed back to Uncle Huo, under his escort, Ade got 22 points and 9 rebounds on 9-of-16 shooting, Ye Feng completely turned into an attacker, 28 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists The comprehensive data says it all, and because he tilted his focus to scoring this time, starting point guard Miller easily brushed 12 assists.
Although Roy's stats are not good-looking and he doesn't have much playing time, when he is on the court at the same time, Ye Feng obviously feels that the defensive pressure he is under is greatly reduced, and it seems that the Clippers are still very jealous of Roy, a new star. Ye Feng never thinks that the other party's attention is equal to his status, he wishes that the opponent will treat him as a dispensable little person, which is convenient for him to do things on the court, so the Clippers focus on defending Roy He is happy to see it, otherwise it is impossible to easily cut down as many as 28 points. Roy also found out the secret, but he didn't say anything, instead trying to attract the defense more dedicated, and that's the benefit of playing with smart people, because they will decide how they should play according to their actual needs, thus making it easier for their teammates.
However, to Ye Feng's surprise, as soon as he defeated the Clippers in Rose Garden, the team immediately reached a deal with the other party, exchanging the depressed Blake and the injured Outlaw for the Clippers' backup center Camby. Camby, the 1996 No. 1 pick, is an excellent defensive center who has won four blocks in his career (1998, 2006, 2007, 2008), tying the NBA's all-time record, after only Mark Eaton and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were crowned block kings four times. In addition, Camby was named to the All-Defensive Team of the Year in 2007, having been named to the All-Defensive Team twice and to the All-Defensive Team twice. There is no doubt that his joining can enrich the Trail Blazers' extremely empty restricted area due to injury, and his rich game experience is enough to make him the best partner and mentor by Aldridge's side.
Although he is a little sad about Oterlo's departure, Ye Feng knows very well that in the NBA, a business league, any transaction can happen, and he can only wish Otello a good life in Los Angeles, and is full of expectations for Camby's joining.