The two-day vacation is indeed too short, which is why Ye Feng also plays in cities on the west coast of the United States, if he is in the east, most of the two days will be spent on the road, not to mention the first game after going back, maybe he will be pressed on the bench by the coach because of malaise. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

January's schedule looks like it's not going to be a big deal, but one of the races is quite important for Ye Feng, even though he knows he's going to be crushed in the game. On January 21, the Trail Blazers will host the Cavaliers, and Ye Feng will welcome his strongest opponent in the same position since entering the league, "Little Emperor" LeBron James. Although he has played against Kobe Bryant before, Kobe is strictly a scoring guard, and the first person in the current small forward position in the league is undoubtedly James, and Ye Feng is also targeting him.

After entering 2009, the Trailblazers continued their steady pace. Although they suffered two consecutive defeats at the beginning, they won 5-2 in the next seven games and continued to sit in fourth place in the West. The time soon came on January 21, Ye Feng's long-awaited match was about to begin, and he knew very well what kind of challenges he would encounter in the game, no, or crushing would be more appropriate. But he didn't feel scared, but was quite excited, because if you want to surpass a person, you must first know how strong the other party is, and the most intuitive thing is to experience it yourself.

At present, the Cavaliers are ranked first in the East, and even the Celtics with the Big Three can only be subservient, and as the Cavaliers' well-deserved number one star, James can average 27.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game, as well as 1.8 steals and 1.2 blocks. After entering the sixth season of his career, James deservedly became a superstar on a par with Kobe Bryant, and many even believed that he would become the NBA's all-time No. 1 small forward when he retired, which is not impossible from now.

To face such an opponent, Ye Feng's pressure can be imagined, and McMillan also privately asked him to the office to discuss to see if he could put Oterlow in the starting lineup and let him lead the second team to avoid James's edge. There is another sentence that McMillan did not say directly, whether it is the combat power on paper or the recent competitive state, the Trail Blazers and the Cavaliers are not on the same level, it can be said that whether the starting small forward is Ye Feng or Outlaw, the possibility of the Trail Blazers losing is quite high, so why not let Outlow play the starter? At least this will prevent Ye Feng from becoming depressed because of his frustrated self-confidence.

How could Ye Feng not guess the coach's intentions? But he also had a reason to insist on playing against James, he stood up and said to McMillan very seriously: "Coach, I know that you let me play as a substitute to protect me, but there is a saying in China that the edge of the sword is sharpened, which means that if a sword wants to become sharp, it must be sharpened a lot." I know James is strong and I admit I'm no match for him, but I believe it's only temporary, and I can only know how to surpass him if I know how strong he is. ”

Looking at the young man in front of him with a determined gaze, McMillan seemed to see Gary Payton who fought side by side with him back then, although his temper was much worse than Ye Feng's, but they also had the spirit of facing difficulties and becoming more and more courageous. Thinking that the "glove" dared to spray trash talk unscrupulously in the face of Jordan, who had been canonized, and at the same time fought-for-tat on the court without scruples, and now Ye Feng has the same idea in the face of the upcoming James, and he can't help but be moved by McMillan. He showed a hint of a smile, nodded, didn't say anything, Ye Feng bowed, and left the office.

Ye Feng's persistence had an effect, and his name appeared in the starting lineup at the press conference before the start of the game. In fact, many reporters on the scene thought that McMillan would let Ye Feng play as a substitute, after all, Oterlo is relatively more experienced, and it is not a good idea to let a rookie face James directly. So when they saw that McMillan still had Ye Feng as the starter, they were very surprised, and the reporter from the "Oregonian" openly raised this issue to McMillan on behalf of all colleagues, and they were eager to know why the Trail Blazers still insisted on starting Ye Feng.

McMillan didn't have a hint of offended annoyance on his face, and he said calmly: "At the beginning I was really going to put Ye on the bench, and I was a former player, and I know what can happen when a rookie is crushed by a top superstar in the league. But Ye convinced me that he hoped he could get more out of this game, even if he would be crushed by LeBron mercilessly. I'm sure he's got his own agenda, he's a very good young player and he's a kid with a bright future, so I respect his decision for this game. ”

A small number of reporters scoffed at McMillan's remarks, but most of them were more interested in Ye Feng, even if they had been paying attention to the 2008 No. 6 show. Of course, everyone looks at the problem from a different angle, so the reporters present have contempt, admiration, worry, and excitement in their eyes, but no words can compare to the result of the game, and now Ye Feng is still preparing for the game in the locker room, even if they want to interview, they have to wait until after the game, and continue to ask McMillan if they can't come up with anything.

Some good reporters quickly began to quickly formulate headlines in their heads, which were nothing more than "small forward positions for power grabbing" or something. You must know that before this, only Durant in 2007 was considered an excellent small forward who can compete with James in the future, and now it seems that there will be a second one? What is it about this guy that has such a big mouth? It was clear from McMillan's words that he wanted to surpass James. Hehe, let's wait until you make some name for yourself, at least for now you're not even the top scorer for the Trail Blazers.

In the home team locker room of Rose Garden, Ye Feng didn't know that the reporters had some different opinions about him at the press conference, whether it was positive or negative. For him, the most important thing now is to adjust his mentality and physical condition, after all, it is hard work against James.