Chapter 264: Let's talk about it next time
Ye Feng's effect on the court was immediate, and it can be seen that he has indeed grown a lot this season, and his role on the field has also changed a lot. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Info is last season, and of course it's okay to put him in at a time like this, but he necessarily needs the support of the point guard, because he's just a firepower point for the whole team to score, and that's it. But now it's different, as long as he is on the field, 90% of the time is the team's first point of possession, which is not a benefit given to him by Roy's injury, he has conquered his teammates with his strength and charisma, so everyone is calm about his command.
It's like Kobe Bryant standing across from him right now. It's not that there are no players who have been teammates with Kobe Bryant who have publicly stated that they don't like the Black Mamba, in a sense, Kobe Bryant is a combination of paranoia, obsessive-compulsive disorder and perfectionist, and in the same team as him, he has to endure his almost perverted demand for details, and maybe only the American men's basketball team can calm down this strong man. But even so, Kobe's voice in the team has never been weakened, except for a very small number of thorns and brains, no one is against him at all, the reason is very simple, he can abuse you alone, and he can also lead you to win, why don't you obey him?
McMillan sat firmly on the sidelines of the Diaoyu Tai, and he even thought about directly letting Ye Feng take a group of substitutes to finish the fourth quarter, anyway, this kid has good physical strength and can hold the field. However, he frowned and looked at the Lakers bench on the other side, Phil did not let the bench players warm up, which can only prove one thing, he has no intention of changing for the time being, which means that the Lakers still have expectations for the victory of the game. So what the Trail Blazers have to do now is very simple, as long as they can maintain this advantage, when the Lakers' morale gradually declines, they can change to the starter, and the game will be stable.
The more angry the Lakers' players are, they can't stand being pressed to the ground by the Trail Blazers, in their opinion, at least the Finals are the stage for their own play, and now it's just the Western Conference Finals, how can they not directly crush their opponents to advance? But they really couldn't beat their opponents, even if they threw the pot to the worst state. Professional sports do have warmth, but more often than not, as long as you lose, then you can only watch your opponent reach the top, and you have to endure the doubts of countless fans, others will not care why you lost, they will only see a result.
So their actions on the court began to get bigger, especially Ye Feng, the core of the current Trail Blazers on the field is the most targeted, and Artest, who is opposite him, seems to have recovered the "style" of punching and kicking in Auburn Hills Palace, although he has not yet gotten started, but deliberate physical confrontation and trash talk are indispensable. Other Lakers players aren't as grumpy as he is, but they're not much better, and almost every one of them is after physicality, and in their opinion, if they can provoke the Trail Blazers players and even cause them some understandable accidents, then they'll be there.
But can the Trail Blazers' players be so brainless? Of course not! Second Uncle Huo and Fernandez are both good gentlemen, Ye Feng only needs to restrain Cunningham and Bayless, which is a very easy task. The Lakers' so-called "tactics" did not achieve the expected results, which made them gradually demoralized after a period of madness, and only Artest was still sparing no effort to bite Ye Feng. That is, Ye Feng's own physical fitness is quite good, and if he were any small forward on the team, he would have played soy sauce under Artest's violent defense.
Seeing that the Lakers players took the initiative to reduce the intensity of physical confrontation, how could McMillan not guess the change in their hearts? Seeing that there were still a little more than 9 minutes before the end of the game, he waved his hand and replaced all the other four starters except Ye Feng on the court, hoping to directly knock the Lakers to the ground in one go. All four of them rested for nearly five minutes, and with the help of sports drinks, they recovered a lot of energy, which can be called leisure, and the direct consequence of their physical strength is that they are quite active on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and can maintain a high shooting percentage, which is in stark contrast to the Lakers.
McMillan's substitution was undoubtedly the last straw that broke the camel's back, and although the Lakers players still looked indignant, they had to admit that they had lost the game, and they lost it very badly. But what about that? Even if you played 120% of your strength in the whole game and made a lot of wonderful moves that are rarely seen in ordinary times, if you lose, you lose. Of course, the fans who support you will feel sorry, and the media close to you can also wash the floor on their own platforms, but you can't say that defeat is a victory, and the score of the series will always be cold.
Looking at the players who were like corpses on the court, Phil sighed, and directly put them all on the bench, everyone lowered their heads, only Kobe Bryant gritted his teeth and looked back at the court with an unwilling face. He really wanted to continue to play against the Trail Blazers, but the coach's will could not be violated, and he was really tired. Dragging his tired body to sit on the bench, Kobe really felt that he was really a little old, he couldn't help but look at the Trail Blazers No. 1 who was still running on the court, and he didn't know if he remembered what he said last year?
Phil's substitution was not unexpected, and now the Lakers clearly have no hope of winning this game, so why put the main players on the court? It's better to change it out early and reserve a little more physical strength, so as not to be directly empty in the fourth game. As a well-known philosopher among NBA coaches, Phil doesn't think it's strange to strategically abandon this game, and the Lakers fought at least until the fourth quarter, which is nothing to be afraid of, and the best-of-seven series is only 1-2 down after today, and the Lakers still have a good chance of advancing to the Finals.
However, Phil will not admit that this has something to do with his contempt for the Trail Blazers, maybe even he doesn't realize it, this is purely an instinct as a Lakers head coach, you can say that he is confident, and arrogance is no problem, he just firmly believes that the Lakers can win this round of the series, so it is understandable for him to give up a game a little, how to play well, let's talk about the next game!