Just when the Jazz missed the shot, Kelly on the Pelicans' side was not polite, and Kelly threw a powerful pass directly from the backcourt.

Li Feng took the ball in the middle and rushed directly to the Jazz's basket, at this time Evans and Hayward came over to wrap Li Feng together.

The two of them were not in bad health, and they immediately squeezed Li Feng and staggered, but even so, Li Feng still resisted the two of them like a yak, carrying Evans on his shoulders and blocking Hayward with his arms, and took a few steps to the Jazz's basket, and got up a low-handed layup far away from the basket.

Li Feng hung up on the layup like this, Evans and Hayward couldn't jump up, and they were easily fouled.

Sure enough, when Li Feng made a shot, Hayward was whistled for a defensive foul, and then the ball thrown by Li Feng with a low hand was also shot.

At this time, the Pelicans players were excited, so that they were ahead of the opponent by more than a dozen points, and Hayward, who was whistled for a foul, yelled at the referee excitedly.

Hayward was really anxious at this time, he also yelled too much, the referee now has zero tolerance for the players, Hayward lost control of his emotions on such an important occasion, and the referee immediately added a technical foul to Hayward mercilessly.

In this way, Li Feng had a chance to score 4 points on an offense, and Li Feng went to the free throw line in the interference of the energy plan center, and steadily hit both free throws.

As a result, the Pelicans led the Jazz by 13 points, 109-96, and there were five minutes left in the fourth quarter.

This time Jazz was really a little troublesome, and at this time Kenny Smith still couldn't believe it and said:

"Are the Jazz really going to lose today?"

Webb was very proud at this point:

"If the Jazz didn't have a table against the sky, they lost today, in other words, Hayward couldn't play at a great level, and there was no hope for the Jazz today, and this was the Western Conference Finals, and the Pelicans' defense wasn't bad at all. It's not easy for them to chase 13 points in five minutes! ”

The Jazz were beaten to this kind of course for a variety of reasons, and at this time, the center court of the Jazz's energy program was full of mourning.

The fans sighed for a long time, and Hayward was also angry at this time, and this game made him unacceptable, so at this time, Hayward suppressed the anger in his heart and was ready to kill on the offensive end.

Queen's affection for Hayward at this time could be felt, but he was not prepared to stop Hayward. The current situation is indeed that there is no way to solve it except for Hayward, and if the Jazz want to win today, they need Hayward to play an extraordinary table.

The Jazz hit again at this time, and Hayward took the ball and wanted to forcibly eat Li Feng, but it was also when he took the ball and controlled the ball.

The Pelicans' defense reacted at once, with several players coming together to help defend Hayward, Li Feng blocking in front and teammates echoing on the side, forming a defensive link.

This defense made Hayward very unhappy. Now that Li Feng has been replaced as the pivot of this defensive tactic, Hayward is even more unhappy, his stubborn temper has come up, and he still forced his shot on the heads of several Pelicans.

The Pelicans still couldn't stop Hayward. However, Hayward's barely shot efficiency was not good.

The basketball smashed into the hoop all of a sudden, rebounded back and was caught by Kelly, Kelly grabbed the basketball and quickly passed it to Li Feng's hands again.

Li Feng quickly chased after him with the ball, and at this time the Jazz did not dare to take the tactical foul lightly. can only run with Li Feng first.

However, Li Feng was too fast, and it was Jazz's half in a few clicks, and at this time the Jazz wanted to defend Li Feng again. Li Feng took advantage of Granger's cover and stepped into the Jazz penalty area, and when he got to this position, he saw Li Feng dodge Joyingotter with a fold in the air, and then pulled you to push the rebound with his right hand.

The basketball wiped the board into the Jazz's basket, and once the Jazz didn't hit it, they were immediately chased by someone quickly.

At this time, the score became 111-96, and the Pelicans led the Jazz by 15 points, which was the last few minutes of the final quarter.

Barkley also closed his eyes and sighed:

"Defend, defend!"

Although the Jazz's defense has been emphasized many times today, it has not been done well, especially when retreating, and the defense is always not in place at the moment of offensive and defensive transitions.

This situation has made the Pelicans already grab a lot of light points, and the Jazz are still losing points like this in the final quarter, which is simply panicking.

Quinn also closed his eyes at this time, and now the only thing the Jazz can count on is Hayward.

Hayward was also red-eyed at this time, and his jazz was actually forced by the Pelicans to such a point, which is unjustifiable anyway.

Hayward took the ball in the backcourt at this time and killed it, once he rushed up, the Pelicans immediately chained up the defense, and the whole team was taking care of him, Li Feng even pasted it to prevent Hayward from being comfortable, but even so, Hayward leaned on Li Feng all of a sudden, and jumped out of the Pelicans' defensive circle, he jumped out of the bottom line and broke through, flew to the back of the rebound, and reached out for a layup to score two points.

Hayward's scoring ability is really strong, and he can do it with such a difficult score, and he can beat several Pelicans by himself.

But just after Hayward scored, the Pelicans kicked off the baseline, Al Jefferson drove the basketball, and Rotten took the ball up and gave Burke to it at once, and Burke became a hole for the Jazz at this critical moment.

Roten passed Burke, changed the opponent's defense in one fell swoop, and then he smashed into the Jazz's penalty area, and when a crowd on the Jazz's side beat him, he passed the basketball to Kelly, who was dragging behind.

When Kelly received the ball here, he was still a big step away from the basket, but in this case, Kelly took the ball and threw out a three-pointer "Wow!" It slammed into Jazz's basket.

Hayward only worked hard to score 2 points, and the Pelicans immediately chased a 3-pointer, and when he saw this scene, Barkley also shook his head on the sidelines.

This time the Jazz is finished, his score is behind, he can't prevent it, he can't play, and the next game. The Jazz really lost a big loss, and Hayward's side often worked hard to score two points, but when he turned back, he was beaten back and counterattacked, or was fouled by Li Feng.

In the end, when the whistle blew at the end of the game, the Jazz lost, and the Jazz actually lost at home.

Lost such a game. The Jazz themselves didn't believe it, and at the end of the game, Hayward also dropped the towel, and today's game was as embarrassing as bedwetting according to Hayward's words.

After playing the Jazz, their next opponent is the old friend Cleveland Cavaliers, who is just an appetizer compared to the Cavaliers.

Under the attention of the whole United States, the media naturally wants to see the confrontation between Li Feng and James. The relationship between these two people is very cold.

But when interviewed by the media, both Li Feng and James kept their mouths shut about their opponents, and only said that this was a battle between teams.

Neither of them talked about each other, but could they really avoid each other once the game started. In the minds of the media and fans, can they avoid each other, no, both of them know this answer, but neither of them wants to say it. Because it's going to be a long, invisible battle.

On the night of the game, continuing TNT favourites Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith came to the arena. Start preparing for the broadcast early.

The Pelicans also went to the arena early to do shooting practice, and the same was true for the Cavaliers.

James also came over to greet the Pelicans, and when Li Feng was meeting James, the two of them seemed to shake hands more affectionately, but there was a hint of hostility between their eyebrows.

This is a natural wariness, especially since Li Feng is not yet an American, which provides the basis for this hostility.

A faint handshake, and then a faint separation, the process was simple, but without saying a word, this game increased the weight in the psychology of the two people, and they both knew better that the other party was the threshold that they couldn't bypass.

When the two teams were shooting, the broadcast of the game also began, and Charles Barkley looked at Kenny Smith with a smile on the commentator at this time and said:

"It's a battle between the East and West teams, it was supposed to be a normal game, but now there's so much attention, I want to ask the fans why?"

Kenny Smith was also happy to look at his old partner from the side:

"The Cavaliers are now on a three-game winning streak, James was last week's Player of the Year, and this season James has scored 20 triple-doubles, scoring more than 30 points in 20 games, almost every double-double, and his performance is terrifying."

"And Li Feng, he was the best player last month, leading the team to seven consecutive wins, so far he has 23 games with a triple-double, 27 games with more than 30 points, and the Pelicans have almost won all the games with more than 30 points."

"Li Feng and James, both of them are absolute powerhouses in the league, but it is said that the two have a cold relationship and are hostile to each other, so this should be a battle of old enemies."

Kenny Smith was still happy when he said this, but Charles Barkley nodded Smith with a smile and said:

"Looks like you're not missing your homework."

"Why, these are my handy."

Kenny Smith didn't admit it at all, just snickering on the side.

Barkley also had no choice with his old partner, so he said: "Only by believing in you can you have a ghost, you guy." ”

When Barkley and Smith were talking and laughing, the quick loan center had already started the appearance ceremony, and the players on the Pelicans' side were the first to play, and the Pelicans' players were mainly young players, and the two teams had no grievances in the past, so there was nothing to do when others played.

But when it was Li Feng's turn to play, there was a chorus of boos, and Li Feng did not clash with the Cavaliers in this stadium last season.

The Pelicans were introduced, and then it was the Cavaliers' turn to play, the Cavaliers are now in full swing in Cleveland, James is also a god-like existence in the Cavaliers, the city belongs to James, and the biggest billboard next to the highway to Cleveland is James.

So at this time, the Cavaliers were extremely welcome, every Cavaliers player came out, and they were greeted with cheers, and when James finally came out, the entire quick loan center almost fell into madness.

When it comes to his status in the hearts of fans, James has been in business for so many years, and he is a fan of his own country, and he is indeed much more influential than Li Feng.

Li Feng stood with a group of young people from the Pelicans. whispered to the players around him:

"The little emperor's appearance is really unusual, but I think I am much better than him, because my teammates are better than his teammates."

As soon as Li Feng said this, the young people of the Pelicans looked at Li Feng differently, because the Cavaliers and the Cavaliers all borrowed his aura from James's side, and they were quite famous in the league, and now Li Feng bluntly said that his teammates are better. The young people of the Pelicans suddenly felt very comfortable and confident, and their fighting spirit also followed.

"Let's have a good fight with them today."

Li Feng said this, and then his eyes swept over the faces of his teammates, and the pelicans' group of young people were even more proud.

After James threw magnesium powder, the starting lists of both teams also came out, and the Pelicans now basically stabilized the starting lineup, point guard Brandon Knight, and scoring guard Tony Roten. Small forward Li Feng, big forward Al Jefferson, center Pau Gasol, this is now Van Gundy's favorite lineup.

The Cavaliers' starting lineup is point guard Irving. Shooting guard Shambaugh, small forward LeBron James, power forward Tristan Thompson, center Love.

The Cavaliers relied on this lineup to make a name for themselves in the East. But now looking back at this lineup, there is a lot of debt in it, and the whole team except for LeBron James. There is no one who can run the team.

The so-called person who runs the team is the second support point of the team in addition to James, and this support point must have a certain ability to play alone, so that the team can run on its own basis, so that when the opponent is full of support to contain James, the team can get through the difficulties, which is the so-called second insurance.

And there is such a person who is a corner, and the other party can't go all out against James, but now look at the Cavaliers' lineup, Love has wilted, Tristan Thompson has no offensive ability, Shambaugh is a capable but not too strong convulsive scorer, and Irving's organizational ability is only mediocre among point guards.

The Cavaliers' lineup is actually very mediocre, and there are no other strong points, and James really has no helpers, and at this time, James has just caught up with the era of giants, everyone is huddled, and he is tragic.

Compared with the Cavaliers, the Pelicans are really full of talent, and the time for the game is up, and with the referee's whistle, the centers of the two teams enter the center circle, and the game begins.

As soon as the whistle blew, Pau Gasol relied on his height and suddenly pointed the basketball to the Pelicans.

Knight, who had just recovered from injury, took the ball and pressed up towards the Pelicans, and now Li Feng gradually handed over the task of organizing the offense to Knight, and he tried to reduce the kind of thing that he pushed with the ball, and he looked handsome with the ball, and he was under the crotch, and he shouted at his teammates, but there was also a problem with the ball, unable to run without the ball to get a better offensive opportunity with the cooperation of his teammates, Li Feng let Knight take the ball more, and he could give full play to his offensive ability.

The Pelicans are now more and more aware of where their advantage is, Knight is about to pass the basketball to Pau Gasol on the inside, and the Pelicans have opened up the formation to start playing from the interior first.

The Cavaliers were also prepared before the game, knowing that the strongest part of the Pelicans was the thickness of the inside line, so at this time, Lefu desperately pushed out Pau Gasol, although Lefu is wilting now, but now the game has just begun when his body is full, Pau Gasol can't take advantage of Lefu at this time.

Love temporarily stabilized Pau Gasol, and Al Jefferson was also entangled with Tristan Thompson, so the Pelicans couldn't play the inside at the beginning of the game.

Just when Coach David Blatter, who attaches great importance to defense, showed a satisfied smile, Li Feng used the cover of his teammates to suddenly come around from one side, and when the Pelicans opened a low-post offense, Li Feng hid behind and was ready to attack at any time, and now Li Feng ran out all of a sudden, and it was too late for the Cavaliers to want to pass.

Li Feng took the ball and cut into the Cavaliers' basket in one step from the middle, at this time the Cavaliers' defense was far from as good as reported by the media, Li Feng killed him like this, Shambaugh could only reach out and use a foul on Li Feng, Li Feng made a shooting action, which can be regarded as a foul.

On the free throw line, Li Feng made two free throws steadily, which is equivalent to a successful offense, and the Pelicans played very layered at the beginning, and the two interior lines were first placed in front of the main attack. When the knight's attention was attracted to this side, Li Feng immediately stabbed out and raided, and naturally earned the knight once.

The Pelicans stepped back as soon as they scored, and the Cavaliers came and played completely differently than the Pelicans.

James' tactics during the Cavaliers period were extremely simple, or rudimentary, and the team's style of play was basically that James broke through, and the other four waited to shoot, or James attracted the defender to one side, and then the player on the other side implemented two singles.

No matter how you fight. The Cavaliers are all based on James, so as long as you find a way to suppress James during this period, or make James unable to drink teammates, your chances of winning will be greatly increased, of course, if James himself is mad, there is no way to score consecutive points.

The Cavaliers came over this round, and the basketball still went to James's hands first, James went to the three-point line to attract the defense, and then immediately passed the ball to Love in the low post position. Lefu is going to try to single Pau Gasol at this time.

Lefu and Pau Gasol didn't have much to play before, but at this time, Lefu deliberately tested the other party, took the ball and moved backwards, but he couldn't rely on the other party. Lefu immediately made a turnover jumper, where did he think that Pau Gasol's defense was good, and he immediately came over to interfere, and Lefu missed this low-post attack.

Seeing that this Lefu can't beat Pau Gasol. David Blatter and James on the side are a little unhappy, they have both watched Pau Gasol's video before the game, and know that this is a point that is difficult to contain once it is played. Seeing Lefu fall in the confrontation today, they knew that the inside line would inevitably not be able to keep it today.

The Pelicans advanced for the second time, or started from the inside, didn't the Cavaliers defend Pau Gasol with heavy troops, the Pelicans just started from Pau Gasol's side, and the Pelicans came up or beat Pau Gasol, and immediately attracted the defense to Pau Gasol's side.

Seeing that the Cavaliers were almost four on the strong side of the court, Pau Gasol immediately returned the basketball to Knight.

At this time, Li Feng went up to make a cross cover for Luo Teng, and sent Luo Teng to the empty position on the bottom line, Knight passed the ball to Luo Teng at this time, Luo Teng took the ball and jumped, and scored two points for the second time.

As soon as the Pelicans opened the game, they beat the Cavaliers a 4-0, and it seems that the Cavaliers' defense that dominated the East this season couldn't stop the Pelicans' offense, at this time Kenny Smith said on the side:

"The Pelicans' offense in the opening few rounds today is more layered, and once one side can't be opened, it immediately shifts to the other side, and at this point, the Cavaliers don't do well, they always don't do well."

Kenny Smith is a little wrong to blame the Cavaliers, the Cavaliers naturally want to play better, but the Cavaliers only have one operating core, they can't combine inside and outside, and they can't transfer their strengths and weaknesses, and it's almost impossible to think of playing at a more layered level.

The Cavaliers played again, still relatively simple, Irving controlled the ball, and James immediately used a cover to catch the basketball at 45 degrees.

James's basketball broke through to the Pelicans' basket horizontally, which was a trick of the Cavaliers, and the Cavaliers used this trick in the past with a high success rate, but this time James broke through Li Feng immediately came up and delayed James, and at the same time, Al Jefferson behind Li Feng was also very flexible to help defend.

The Pelicans' defense doesn't look ferocious, but it's dense and orderly, and it's very restrictive for breakers.

James immediately dribbled the ball outside the three-point line, pulling the Pelicans' defense away and re-attacking.

James was so patient that the Pelicans could only rearrange the defense, and at this moment James immediately called for a high post cover from Love.

James took the ball and came over from Lefou's side, he wanted to break through in a high position, this move is the Cavaliers' signature offense, how could the Pelicans not be prepared before, just when James broke through, the two Pelicans players suddenly went out together to pounce on James.

When James got up to pass the ball at this time, Al Jefferson immediately pulled back to cut off Love's receiving route.

The Pelicans' defense is very fast, very targeted, and has long been prepared for the Cavaliers' offensive routine. (To be continued......)