Chapter 499: Li Feng Says No
Five minutes later, McHale's madness continued unabated and he still fielded a lineup of daredevils. And Tyberdu did not change his ideal of both offense and defense, and still sent a mixed lineup.
The choice of two coaches is the character of the two teams, and it is also two directions.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Knicks attacked first, and when Dragic came over with the ball, he saw that the Knicks' position was relatively loose.
The Knicks basically stood in a trapezoidal position, Li Feng and Smith stood in the two corners of the basket, Thornton and Monroe stood in the two corners of the free throw line, and Dragic ran over.
Smith immediately used the cover from the corner to go around to catch the ball, and the two big men in the high post double-covered Smith, while attracting the Rockets' defensive attention.
At this time, Li Feng immediately took advantage of the emptiness under the basket to move laterally, and the Knicks played such an opportunity and immediately stuffed the basketball from the outside.
Li Feng took the ball in the low post, and Cosby, who sat firmly behind him, turned around and threw it, and easily won the two-point shot.
The Knicks' low-post tactics were successful in the opening game, which was a good start.
Compared with the Knicks' careful and precise play, the Rockets chased after him at this time but played much more boldly.
Delfino came over with the ball, and seeing that the Knicks were going to put pressure on him, he immediately passed the basketball to Harden who came out.
Harden catches the ball at the free-throw line, which is a deadly position. The Knicks players rushed to make the playoffs against Harden.
Harden's confrontation ability and scoring ability are strong, but his ball-handling ability is a bit average.
At this time, Harden also immediately passed the ball to Morty Yunas, who ran up on the weak side, and Morty Yunas had a mediocre offensive performance in the previous game.
Now the Knicks' defense didn't notice him, and when he pulled the ball to the top of the arc on the other side, the Knicks didn't pay attention and gave him a momentary vacancy.
Mortiyunas was the kind of player who was old and serious, and now he starts shooting a three-pointer as soon as he sees an opportunity.
"Brush!"
Morty Yunas opened with a three-pointer, which broke the Knicks' cautious offense at once, and at the same time extended the Rockets' first-half feel.
This ball is too critical. A good start is half the battle, and now Mortiyunas, an inconspicuous person, has come up and suddenly the Rocket's feel and heart have continued.
So all of a sudden, Tyberdeau was depressed, and McHale immediately laughed happily that his death squad had a good second half.
Now the difference between the two teams has not been shortened, but has become 95-87, and the difference has been widened by one point.
At this time, Li Feng saw that the momentum of the rocket was a little uncontrollable, and he personally came over to play his strengths to do low-post singles.
But Li Feng only fell to the position here, and the rocket immediately pounced on three people, and Li Feng couldn't withstand the three people alone.
Turning around, he immediately passed the basketball to the hands of Dragic, who was in the open space on the outside, and this kid was clearly a big empty space. But such an important shot was also missed.
When Tyberdu saw this scene at this time, this old guy wanted to trade Dragic immediately.
Li Feng saw that Dragic missed the shot, but he didn't have the heart to think about the transaction, and he suddenly clicked on the basketball first.
But today, the rocket's dribble was so good, and Li Feng actually put the blue ball into the hands of Mortiyunas all of a sudden.
Morty Yunas turned his head and steadily took the basketball to the Knicks' half, then turned back and passed the ball to Delfino.
Although Mortiyunas played a good ball just now, his mind is still very clear.
Delfino didn't mess around with the ball, but immediately organized an offense, and the Rockets came up with a simple but practical combination. Delfino takes the ball from the left.
The three players of the Rockets stepped forward in turn to cover Delfino, and the two people in front of them immediately bounced outside the three-point line after the screen, but Asik, who followed behind the most, was behind the screen. Quickly cut the basket into the air.
Delfino steadily sent the basketball to Asik, who took the ball and held Monroe with a shoulder, and then threw the basketball into the basket with a right hand.
The Knicks' offense was sluggish, but the Rockets scored one after another. Seeing that the score difference has widened to 97-87, and the 10-point difference is over, how can the Knicks not be in a hurry at this time, and how can Li Feng not be in a hurry.
The Knicks chased it back. Dragic immediately gave the basketball to Li Feng, who reached out and asked his teammates to play tactics.
Just now the Rockets played a three-man round to cover, and now the Knicks came over and immediately walked a tactic to pull away from the side.
Li Feng dribbled at the top of the arc, and the Knicks players immediately set up a formation, all four players gathered to the left, and three people pulled outside the three-point line, and Monroe suddenly came over to make a cover for Li Feng.
Li Feng used such a cover to get under the basket of the Rockets all of a sudden, and the Rockets' defense today is really good.
immediately pounced on Li Feng in all directions, and Li Feng's best choice at this time was to pass the ball to his teammates on the outside.
J.R. Smith received the ball at the top of the arc and shook it against Mortiyunas who was coming from the defense, and shook off the opponent at once.
Smith only dribbled forward and then leaned forward for the mid-range.
Smith was already good at shooting, and this shot of the basketball also fell into the Rockets' basket cleanly.
The Knicks finally had a stream of water coming in, and the situation improved slightly, but when the Rockets' Cosby immediately chased after him.
Li Feng was also depressed, he just squeezed Casby a little, and was actually given a foul by the referee.
The Rockets tee off on the sideline, and Mortiyunas took the ball and stuffed it directly into Asik's hands under the basket, who drew attention under the basket.
Delfino took the opportunity to cut to the basket in the air, Asik passed the ball, but Delfino didn't have that strong finishing ability. It can only attract attention under the basket, and then pass the basketball directly to Cosby in the bottom corner.
Cosby was instantly vacant at this time, and he picked up the ball from the baseline and it was a three-pointer.
"Brush!"
The Rockets hit another three-pointer. This time, the rocket's three points are almost endless! Again the difference was pulled up by 11 points.
At this point, it seemed that no matter what could stop the rocket, the rocket's score was like a leaky pipe, and there was no way to plug the hole.
At this point, Tyberdu is also going crazy, and the Rockets' magical touch today makes all of his defensive setups difficult.
It was only 2 minutes into the game, and he had to call a timeout again.
However, this timeout, there was nothing Tyberdu could do about it, when the whole team was at a standstill. Tyberdu has a panacea, which is to turn on Li Feng's scoring mode.
Now the Knicks really have no choice, so they called a timeout and came back, and immediately put their hopes on Li Feng.
Li Feng also knew that this was what he had to do, who let himself get the highest salary and become the core of the team!
The Knicks were helpless and could only let Li Feng come out and charge. Li Feng was also duty-bound at this time, and soon the Knicks kicked off from the sideline and passed the basketball to Li Feng's hands.
As soon as Li Feng took his teammates, he spread out a little, giving Li Feng room to play singles. At this time, it was Casby who came out to defend Li Feng.
Li Feng faced Cosby, took the ball and sprinted directly and fiercely to the front.
Casby hurriedly followed Li Feng and ran back, hoping to catch up with Li Feng. But Li Feng was only halfway through, and saw that the rocket was about to beat himself again. He immediately retreated with the ball, so that the Rockets' defense could only let go. Cosby could only follow outward, but his footsteps just stepped out, and Li Feng immediately sprinted fiercely.
This time, Cosby nervously retreated quickly, but Li Feng took a step and paused, and then pulled up a long-distance two-point position at the half-step position in the three-point line.
Li Feng completely shook off Casby at this time, and got up to see the clear sky in front of him. The shot also smashed into the Rocket's basket cleanly, and at this time, the Knicks had been beaten by the Rockets and had no way out, and Li Feng had no way out. So Li Feng can only attack wildly!
Li Feng came back and finally saved two points, and at this time the rocket quickly caught up. Before, the rocket was more free, but now it feels better and more free.
When the Rockets came up, Casby, who had just hit good shots in a row, shot from a distance again, and this time the Rockets finally missed a three-point shot.
Dragic picked up the rebound in the midst of the chaos. Then he turned around and immediately went to the half of the Rockets.
Dragic came down the sideline, and when he arrived at the Rockets' half, he didn't give the basketball to Li Feng first, but used the high cover to break along the sideline. attracted all his attention to his side, and then jumped up and threw the basketball to the side of Li Feng on the weak side. Li Feng took the ball closest to Harden at this time, half a step away from Li Feng.
However, Li Feng picked up the basketball and made a very well-paced shot, holding the basketball above his head for a moment before making a shot.
In the face of this kind of shooting rhythm, Harden can't jump, he can't jump either, he can only watch Li Feng shoot three-pointers.
"Brush!"
Li Feng's three-point shot this time actually hit, and Li Feng chased back 5 in a row.
The score of the two teams was 100-89, and now Li Feng has cut back 5 points in a row, and the score has become 100-94, and the difference between the two teams has shortened from 11 points to 6 points.
The rocket scored quickly, and now once Li Feng comes, the score is fast, and the rocket can't withstand this kind of scoring efficiency.
Although they are also a team with strong scoring ability, just when Li Feng scored 5 points in a row. McHale couldn't help it, he immediately commanded Harden on the sidelines to defend Li Feng directly, don't give Li Feng a chance to shoot easily.
In the first few quarters, McHale was reluctant to defend Li Feng by Harden, but now it is the most important quarter, and he has no choice.
The Rockets were chased by Li Feng continuously, and the Rockets, the players on the court, still didn't pay attention to defense.
Today, the Rockets have been killed and scored by Li Feng, and now when they come back, all they think of is attack, only to get the score back.
So as soon as the Rockets chased over, Francis Garcia, who had just been replaced on the court, immediately singled out Smith, dribbled two steps forward, dribbled the ball under his crotch and stepped back, dodging Smith up for a long shot.
Garcia's skill is very good, but the shot selection was a little hasty, and he missed the shot as soon as he shot it.
Just when Garcia misses a shot, McHale immediately realizes that the time has come to test their defense.
At this time, he immediately went over and shouted for Harden to defend well, and Harden also pounced on Li Feng like a gust of wind.
Li Feng saw that Harden pounced, and he immediately passed the ball to Dragic on the side, not because Li Feng was afraid of Harden. Instead, he trusts Dragic to arrange the task of attacking.
Sure enough, once Li Feng passed the ball out, Harden's defense suddenly dropped a notch.
Li Feng took this opportunity. Ran to 45 degrees of the other party, and then suddenly ran back with a reverse run.
At this time, Monroe and happened to come over to make a cover for Li Feng, and Li Feng took this opportunity to get an empty spot one step away from the three-point line.
Dragic passed the ball sharply again, Li Feng received the ball and threw it, and the basketball was as sharp as lightning in Li Feng's hands.
"Brush!"
Li Feng hit a three-point shot again, and the rocket immediately called a timeout.
The fans who supported Li Feng on the sidelines also cheered at once, and in one minute, Li Feng scored 8 points in a row, and the difference between the two teams was instantly shortened to 3 points.
100——97。 In the third quarter, the rocket chased the score quickly, and now Li Feng chased the score faster once he had a convulsion, and he caught up in less than a minute.
At this time, it was finally McHale's turn to call a timeout, and Reggie Miller, who was on the sidelines, also shouted at this time:
"Li Feng is here again! Here we go again! Let him start scoring in a row, no one can stop him, no one at all! ”
"Yes! This madman, some of them have gone crazy! He is a miracle from China. But every time he has a miracle, others have to be tragic, and today the rocket hit so well. is actually going to be tragedies by Li Feng. I feel a little sad for them! ”
"I also feel sad for them, when they thought victory was coming to them, Li Feng said no!"
Reggie Miller and Bill Wharton are obviously not afraid of big things, and the more exciting the game, the happier the two of them are. It doesn't matter if the people on the pitch live or die.
The Rockets have been in a state of euphoria since the third quarter, have been killing people, and now they have met Li Feng, who is even more capable of killing. They had another problem, and McHale and Douglas wanted to calm the team down. But the problem is that the rocket is already too excited. They couldn't calm down, it was like a runaway train, and the Rockets could only fight the Knicks at this time.
Pause back. The Rockets immediately gave Harden a cover without the ball, and Harden used the off-ball cover to run out of the baseline and reach the 45-degree mid-range shooting zone, and took the ball and jumped directly to score two points.
At the last moment, the Rockets chose to fight hand-to-hand with the Knicks, and Harden came back to score two points, and now it depends on how the Knicks respond to each other.
At this time, the Knicks ran over, Li Feng still handed over the basketball to Dragic to deal with, as a three-point shooter Dragic is not as good as Dragic, but in terms of organizational ability, Dragic is slightly better than Dragic.
Li Feng was still playing a no-ball run at this time, and ran along the bottom line, and Li Feng came up and grabbed the basketball.
Li Feng's first action to grab the basketball was to raise his hand for a feint, before Li Feng made two consecutive three-point shots, and now Li Feng raised his hand and made a three-point feint. Harden couldn't do without this feint, and he immediately jumped up.
As soon as Li Feng saw Harden jumping, he immediately lowered his center of gravity and dribbled a step, and went straight to the Rockets' basket from the middle.
The Rocket's small lineup was originally lacking in padding under the basket, and Li Feng came in this step, and Asik could only come back and try to defend as much as possible. But not only did he not defend Li Feng, but he also paid a foul because of the beater.
Li Feng's whole body was focused on his hands at this time, and he almost didn't feel the opponent's foul, and took the ball with one hand and dunked it.
"Bang dang!" With a bang, Li Feng succeeded in the violent deduction at this time. Just when Li Feng was dunking, the fans who supported the Knicks on the sidelines and supported Li Feng were thunderous.
This was when the two teams were competing, and Li Feng dunked up, and then scored 8 points in the previous minute. The low morale of the Knicks, who had been beaten by the rockets before, suddenly surged.
These little brothers of the Knicks came over excitedly to high-five and celebrate with Li Feng, and Li Feng also shouted at them, which inspired everyone's morale!
Seeing that Li Feng single-handedly pulled the Knicks back from the brink of death, Tyberdu began to sigh that it was good to have a superplayer on the team. Today's most critical moment, it was really Li Feng who saved the team.
On the free throw line, Li Feng adjusted his shot, but the basketball suddenly got bigger and smashed directly into the hoop.
The backcourt rebound was well protected by the Rockets, and then when Asik passed the ball to Douglas, he was immediately careless, and his ball was cut off by Smith hiding behind him as soon as he shot.
Smith cut off the basketball, took a step back and dribbled, raised his hand to shoot, Asik hurriedly made up for the defense, so Smith couldn't shoot, he had to pass the basketball to Thornton outside.
Thornton took the ball and then immediately dribbled two steps above the frame, drew the defense under the free throw line, and passed the ball to Li Feng from outside the three-point line.
Li Feng took the ball again, and when he saw Li Feng take the ball, the rocket felt that cold sweat began to appear on his body.
Because their defense at this time actually leaked Li Feng again, they chose to attack and ignore defense at the critical moment, and now they are going to taste the taste of a double-edged sword.
Li Feng felt hot at this time, as a convulsive, Li Feng knew how to use his feel, mastered the rhythm, and steadily got up to make a three-point shot.
Sure enough, it felt wonderful, and the shot hit again! All of a sudden, Li Feng scored 13 points in a row in 2 minutes, helping the team finally overtake the Rockets.
At this time, the score of the two teams became 102-103, and the Knicks overtook the Rockets, as if the Rockets overtook the Knicks in the third quarter and gained huge energy. (To be continued......)