Chapter 379: The Age of the Beast Legion
(Revised later)
The series between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers is regarded as the most intense game in this year's playoffs, but judging from the score, it is completely different from what people imagine.
Li Feng's performance has received countless praises and has also aroused the jealousy of countless people.
In addition to the "New York Times" and "The Washington Post", which have wide influence in the world, as well as the "New York Sports Newspaper", which strongly supports the Knicks, many media comments either sourly belittle the Knicks' achievements, or kill the Knicks in a fleshy way.
After the Knicks led 3-0, the Chicago Observer believes that the Knicks are the biggest stumbling block to the Bulls winning the championship, because the New York Knicks can still achieve an absolute advantage in the bloody battle with the Pacers, even if other players do not perform well, although the Knicks' players are young, but after two rounds of the playoffs, they will be more mature, maybe they can create a record of all playoff wins that the Philadelphia 76ers did not succeed in this year. If the Chicago Observer is already a bit of a killer, the Houston Sentinel is planning to roast the Knicks on the stove.
They put forward a grand goal for the Knicks, and in the following season, they will play the first round with a substitute, a Li Feng will play the Eastern Conference semifinals with a substitute, a semi-main team will play the Eastern Conference Finals, and an all-main team will play the finals. After reading the ambitious goals proposed by the "Houston Sentinel", the management and coaches of the Knicks team were simply ridiculous, and it was indeed Houston Baked Cake......
General manager Walsh told reporters that he dared to be sure even if he didn't have to look up the information, no team in the history of the NBA dared to set such a goal, such a goal is not a basketball goal at all, everything is possible on the basketball court. If it becomes a football substitute to play an unimportant game, will it still taste competitive? In response to the media hype and the fluttering of the players, head coach Tyberdu showed a rare composure, emphasizing that the Knicks' goal now is still to win every game, and only the Knicks can achieve the ultimate goal if they are down-to-earth. These media outlets are a kill, and the Houston Chronicle is a stick kill, and they are dismissive of the Knicks' achievements.
The Houston Chronicle reporter believes that the Knicks' victory is only temporary, because their form is different in the playoffs and the regular season, and Li Feng may be able to play a round alone. But it's unrealistic to play a playoff game alone and win the championship by yourself, and the playoffs get more and more difficult the playoffs, unless you are the team of the Janes Orangutan who can make way, and other teams can't.
In addition, the Houston Chronicle also pointed out several shortcomings of the Knicks, one is that the Knicks' players are too young, with an average age of 24 years old, which is simply a youth team. The youth team is a momentum, and after the momentum passes, it is over, and the stamina is insufficient. The second is that the Knicks' defense isn't as good as it seems, if other players don't play. Li Feng can't face five people in attack and defense alone, and the other players except for Kirilenko and Ibaka can only defend the inside, and the outside defense is not stable. The Knicks' defensive weaknesses were simply masked by the team's strong offensive prowess.
If you meet a team with good control and defense, the Knicks' perimeter defense problems will be exposed. The Houston Chronicle asserted that the Knicks would not make it to the Finals if they thought the current ride was cool. At the worst, you will definitely fall to pieces. In addition to the Houston Chronicle, media outlets in Miami and other places have also said that the Knicks' victory will definitely not last, and soon they will not be as easy as they thought in the playoffs.
The "Miami Daily" also has ulterior motives to provoke the relationship within the Knicks, believing that Li Feng is much more unique in the playoffs, and this season is not as united as last season.
In the last season, Li Feng scored double-digit rebounds and assists, and even sometimes had more assists than rebounds, but this season there are fewer assists and fewer playoffs, "Miami Daily" believes that Li Feng is already a cancer on the Knicks, and the tactics are super poisonous, without Li Feng, maybe the Knicks will be stronger, such as giving Rose Harden and others more balls, they will definitely be able to surpass Li Feng.
The Miami Daily's stirring up in the newspaper has also caused heated discussions on the Internet around the world.
Many Feng Hei, at this time, can be regarded as finding a good excuse, saying that Li Feng can get so many honors, in fact, many of them are the credit of his teammates, Feng Hei thinks that Li Feng is powerful, but he should not occupy the penalty kicks, Li Feng should give the ball to his teammates, and some people think that Li Feng should be projected on the outside, and it is a waste of physical strength and time to go to the inside...... The comments of netizens were then republished in newspapers by reporters with ulterior motives. Like "No Li Feng Knicks are stronger", "Li Feng's data is second only to Lefu", "The secret of Li Feng's reduced assists this season". "Why is Li Feng so unique? Such comments have repeatedly appeared in the Houston Chronicle and the Miami Daily News.
Of course, these are just media maneuvers.
In an interview with Cheryl Miller, Li Feng responded with four words:
"That's a lot of nonsense!"
As Li Feng's good brother, the kitten Cousins also replied with four words:
"This fart stinks!"
Cousins spoke, and Monroe followed:
"on your mouth!"
The Knicks players will not be affected to this extent at all, if it weren't for the disgusting comments these comments, they wouldn't even respond, because no matter how they respond, the media has an advantage, as long as it can attract attention, they are very welcome to scold their ancestors every day......
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No matter what the media say, the Knicks have an absolute advantage, 3-0 is completely different from 2-0, the Knicks have a match point, and there is no team in NBA history that can be reversed from 0-3 behind, of course, except for the Miami Heat, when they have James, other teams are simply impossible......
Game 4 went on as scheduled, and although 3-0 equaled victory, the Knicks' players could imagine that the Pacers would reach the Eastern Conference Finals, just like they did against the Bucks in the first round, so the whole team got serious.
Cousins and Hibbert jumped the ball, Kitty Cat looked more serious than ever, the ball flew to the highest point, and he took the lead and slapped the ball into Rose's hands.
Rose gets the ball. According to the tactical plan, the other four members of the Knicks ran down in a fan shape, Li Feng and Cousins occupied the inside line with one left and one right, and Harden and Monroe roe roamed on the outside.
Cousins pushed on Hibbert's side to give Li Feng a position, and Rose immediately passed the ball in.
Li Feng received the ball, and at the same time pushed George's body with his shoulder, and stepped back to make a layup.
In this game, the Pacers went all out to attack for Granger, and arranged for George to defend Li Feng, and when Li Feng retreated, he sensed the opponent's intention and took a step forward. Still clinging to him.
As a result, taking advantage of George's initiative to withdraw, Li Feng stepped in flexibly and cut George's body into the penalty area in one step.
Stepping into the penalty area, he stepped on the ground with both feet, jumped high, grabbed the ball with one hand and slashed it down, and the basketball was slashed into the hoop with a whistling sound.
After the opening dunk was successful, Li Feng roared wildly and tore the hoop with all his strength to cushion the impact. After landing on the ground, he said to George disdainfully:
"Paul, you're so bad at defending me."
George roared:
"You think you say it!"
Li Feng had a grim smile on his face, shrugged his shoulders and made indifferent movements, full of confidence.
Granger soothed George. Like a real boss, he asked for the ball from Hill in the back of his hand, then caught the Knicks' attention and distributed it to Hibbert inside.
As a result, as soon as Hibbert got the ball, Cousins was behind. Li Feng was in front, and the two of them clamped him one after the other, and there was no way. Hibbert had no choice but to pass the ball in embarrassment, and Harden, who was ambushed next to him, saw him raise his hand and slapped the ball down.
Rose had to get to the ball and run quickly to the front court.
Li Feng and Harden chased after each other left and right, Monroe responded in front, and the four of them quickly entered the frontcourt.
Granger, George, Hill and the other three quickly followed, guarding the three roads in a trident posture, and they also looked full of momentum.
Rose showed off his mastery of the ball, spinning from side to side like a spinning top and bouncing the ball between his big hand and the floor. But he couldn't get rid of his control.
Rushing to near the free throw line, Rose caught George's eye. Shake your hand and pass the ball to Li Feng, who is catching up from behind.
As soon as the hand left his hand, Rose withdrew horizontally, and by the way intercepted George next to him, Li Feng received the ball without shooting, his slender legs stepped out, and he stepped forward from the free throw line to grab the ball with one hand and was about to jump.
Granger adjusted his pace and followed his body backwards, but as soon as Li Feng's body squeezed in, Granger was knocked away by half a step, and with this half-step gap, Li Feng put away the ball and began to take off.
Hill rushed out sideways to make up for the defense, Li Feng smirked and flew towards him with bared teeth.
I don't know if Lu Dao was frightened by Li Feng's size or by Li Feng's terrifying smile, Hill resolutely retreated and avoided Li Feng's collision.
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"Bang!"
Li Feng's arrogant posture hanging on the hoop made the Pacers fans a little afraid, and the opening two consecutive heavy dunks, Li Feng expressed his determination for this game with a resolute attitude: sweep the Pacers and enter the next round here. Hibbert asked for the ball again, and Li Feng went up to make up for it, but he quickly transferred the ball to George's hands. After getting the ball, George had a simple but effective spin for half a week, avoiding Li Feng, who came up to make up for the defense, and threw the ball into his hand.
"Huh!"
The basketball fell into the hoop, and seeing this, George bent his right arm, exposed his biceps, turned his head and sneered:
"Don't think it's just Danny, think about waterproofing!"
Li Feng didn't speak, picked up the ball and handed it to Rose, who leaned his back against Hill and slowly squeezed into the three-point line, scanning the positions of his teammates with a pair of eyes.
Cousins and Monroe pulled out the inside line at the same time and shouted at Rose:
"Singles, do it yourself!"
Rose sneered and hit Hill hard with his back, Hill's physique is not strong, this hard shot made him a little unbearable to give up the gap, as soon as there was a gap, Rose immediately turned around and rushed past him and rushed into the inside line.
Hibbert could only come up to make up for it, but Rose didn't think about playing alone, but passed the ball to Li Feng, who leaned in on George and scored with a jump hook.
Li Feng frowned and served, his expression looked a little displeased, and Rose asked in surprise:
"What's wrong?"
Li Feng shook his head, and when he arrived at the front, he spoke:
"Cheer up! Someone who keeps an eye on himself will give me a lead in the first quarter! ”
Hibbert and the others were blackened by Li Feng's words, Nima, you kid is too arrogant, even if you want to sweep us, you don't have to kill us like this!
Rose passes the ball to Cousins. The latter missed a layup and West grabbed the rebound.
Offensive and defensive switching, with Li Feng's reminder, the Knicks' defensive intensity increased by a notch, and a group of people did not give an inch, and in the end, Granger shot from a distance, but he also missed.
The Knicks' defensive intensity increased, and the Pacers improved their defense, switching possession a few times without getting a good shot.
Rose was about to pass the ball and glanced at Hill. He tricked him into exiting with a pass of the ball, and took two steps to shake it off and kill it directly towards the hoop.
"Dreaming!"
George Tiger roared and let go of Li Feng to make up for it, and Hill was misplaced in front of Li Feng to prevent him from having a chance to get the ball.
Ross was expressionless, facing George, his shoulders shook and made a movement to break to the right, George hurriedly crossed over, but he had just shifted his center of gravity. Rose quickly made another change of direction, and then George was out of position, and could only watch Rose break through the right side of his body.
Derek Rose went inside like a cheetah. Splitting Huashan with one arm, even if Hibbert makes up for the defense, he can only be scored by Rose!
In the next round, it was the Knicks who attacked Hibbert and forced Cousins' turn. The big hand was raised in the air, interfering with his shot.
The basketball flew out, and the trajectory was a little off. After hitting the hoop and bounced out, George jammed Li Feng, and West fished out the ball and threw it to Hill.
Hill picked up the ball and quickly rushed to the frontcourt, Rose and Harden chased behind, Granger answered on the side, and the four rushed down like galloping horses, fighting two against two.
Hill glanced at the scorer, stepped to the three-point line, and flicked the ball to Granger behind him. When he got the ball, Granger didn't even think about it, and jumped up and threw the ball out of the way.
'Whew! ’
Both voices rang out almost simultaneously, and cheers rang out from the Pacers' bench. Granger's approach requires a lot of softness in his wrists, and he is more composed than Paul George. "Damn, that's lucky."
Cousins gasped.
The Knicks attacked, Li Feng fell into position outside the three-point line, and as soon as he stood still, Rose quickly passed the ball into his hands.
George immediately stared at it, his eyes wide. Facing George, who was not fake color, Li Feng's body center of gravity suddenly pulled up and jumped up from the floor, George was shocked and hurried to catch up, but it was too late, Li Feng had already jumped up, and he had already aimed at the orange hoop.
The orange ball turned into a ball of lightning, it spun rapidly in the air, and even made a sharp whistling sound, and under the desperate gaze of the fans, the ball fell into the hoop with precision.
"You're too far away from me."
Li Feng raised his head proudly and said, his expression unruly.
George sneered and served to Granger, who did not hand over the ball, but directed his teammates to run independently, and under his control, the players ran in an orderly manner.
Pacers fans were pleasantly surprised to find that their team's offense was still so orderly, and they still had a good chance of winning.
Hibbert squirmed to catch the ball, but Cousins pestered him like an octopus, denying him an easy chance to hold the ball. Seemingly helpless, Hibbert had no choice but to leave the box and move out, after all, the closer he got to Granger, the more he could get the ball, and there was no doubt that Cousins followed.
Just when the two were entangled and left the penalty area, George, who had been watched by Li Feng, suddenly bypassed the two and ran inside.
"Grass!"
Li Feng scolded angrily and hurried to chase, but Hibbert blocked him, Granger hoisted the ball into the inside line for the first time, George got the ball, jumped up and held the ball in one hand, and smashed the ball down with his arm behind his head, smashing the ball into the hoop vigorously.
"Well done!"
Vogel applauded vigorously.
Li Feng also applauded vigorously, and he nodded:
"Sorry, I'll call back right away!"
Li Feng quickly rushed into the front court of the penalty area, he tangled with George, took advantage of the unpreparedness to rush out of the penalty area and ran outside the three-point line in the bottom corner on the right.
At this time, Rose happened to be at the top of the three-point line, and when Li Feng ran out, he passed the ball, Li Feng fell into position, and the ball arrived.
Seeing Li Feng get the ball outside the three-point line, West and George were shocked at the same time and pounced together.
Li Feng smiled slightly and threw the ball to Rose, who didn't stop when he received the ball, pushed his arm out, and passed it to Monroe.
One step outside the penalty area, Monroe had no one around, and when he got the ball, he easily shot and hit it accurately.
Seeing that he couldn't open the difference, George was a little anxious, Granger was entangled by Harden, George reached out to ask for the ball, Li Feng was behind him, and he wanted to get the ball, he subconsciously turned around quickly and wanted to force Li Feng away, but when he turned around, he didn't feel right, the people behind him, how could the force be so small?
It turned out that Li Feng and Rose switched positions, George waved his elbow and turned around, Rose was directly pushed to the ground, and the referee quickly blew the whistle and awarded the ball to the Knicks.
"It's a fake fall! Damn, it's a fake fall! Did you take the black money raised by these bitches? What do your dog's eyes see? George yelled at Bavita.
Granger and Hibbert were shocked when they saw this, and hurriedly rushed up to pull the excited George back, Bavita glanced at George coldly, and Granger hurriedly explained:
"He's in a hurry, I'm sorry"
Bavita still gave a foul on the technique. Rose was about to go up to make a free throw, and Li Feng patted him on the shoulder and motioned for him to come. With both free throws and the Knicks possessing the ball, the blow was fatal for the Pacers. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )