Chapter 1054: Strong Face. shoot
The situation between the two teams is indeed a little weird, at this time the Pelicans kicked off the backcourt again, Granger's side scored 8 points in a row, and the Grizzlies' defensive intensity against him has come up, so the basketball can't reach Granger's hands.
But the Grizzlies made great efforts to prevent Granger from receiving the ball, and Li Feng received the ball very easily.
easily pulled out to catch the ball and received the basketball, Li Feng also had the intention to imitate Granger, because Granger's rhythm is too sharp.
In the face of Tony Allen, Li Feng changed direction with one hand, controlled the ball in his hand and circled in front of him, and then suddenly dribbled to the right side, and Li Feng was also a quick three-point shot.
Tony Allen's defense of Li Feng was in a slightly lax state, because Li Feng scored 4 in the first quarter, but with a slight slackness here, Li Feng scored a 3-pointer.
"Huh!"
Li Feng also came to make a three-point shot that stopped urgently, and the New Orleans Arena really warmed up at this time.
Li Feng also came to join in the fun, cooperating with Granger to play three points, and the pressure on the Grizzlies was great.
Dave Jogel also shook his head on the side, thinking to himself Li Feng, aren't you playing soy sauce, suddenly come over to join in the fun, if Li Feng starts to attack, then the grizzly bear's good days will really turn upside down.
Seeing that the Pelicans' morale is about to rise, the entire Pelican three-point has been fully opened, and at this time, the Grizzlies must contain the opponent's momentum.
Dave Joggle jumped up immediately and urged the team to play more fiercely, and the Grizzlies are better at and adapted to fighting in hand-to-hand combat, so at this time Dave Jogel wants the team to play hard.
After Conley came over, he really broke through more resolutely, took the ball and broke through Knight in a continuous change of direction on the bottom line, Knight was indeed inferior to Conley in speed, and was thrown by Conley to score two points.
The Grizzlies began to strengthen their defense and increase the intensity of the game, and Knight was pressed to defend when he got the ball, so Knight could only pass the ball to Li Feng on one side.
Li Feng took the ball and suddenly broke through to the flank. When the Grizzlies hurriedly assisted in defending the wing, Li Feng passed the ball behind his back and hooked it, and it went to Granger in the empty position at the top of the arc.
The Grizzlies' players are defending Li Feng, and Granger's side is naturally empty, and the vacant Granger easily shoots a three-pointer.
"Huh!"
Granger hit his third three-pointer, and the audience burst into cheers.
Kenny Smith couldn't help but sigh when he saw that the combination of Li Feng and Granger was so sharp:
"Li Feng has Granger to help, I'm afraid no one can stop him this time."
Kenny Smith's eyes widened and he said:
"Yes! Li Feng's low post and breakthrough are invincible, coupled with Granger's projection ability, I really can't think of any way to contain the Pelicans, and the other players of the Pelicans also have strong offensive ability. If this pair can be more skillful, the league will definitely turn things upside down. ”
The American ball critics were lamenting the strong strength of this pair, and Yang Yi also shouted:
"Beautiful, just beautiful!"
"Now that Corey is not here, I don't know if I am back in the playoffs, the Pelicans only have Li Feng who can hold the ball outside, and others are not competent, and now the Pelicans finally have this person. Granger's abilities felt sufficient. This time, the Pelicans must make it to the Western Conference Finals, and the Finals are not out of the question. ”
Yang Yi was a little excited when he said. inadvertently said a little big, but now the fans are also excited, and no one cares what Yang Yi said.
And the Grizzlies looked at it, and the Pelicans made a move. One three-pointer after another, and the score has been tied.
29-29, the game is over, the pace of the game has become faster, and the outside shooting rate has become higher. The rhythm changed to the rhythm of the pelican, and then the grizzly bear really lost a qiē.
At this point, the perceptive Dave Jogel was immediately called for a timeout. The Grizzlies take this game very seriously and are going to win it.
Because Dave Jogle has noticed that the Pelicans definitely have a chance to make it to the finals, and at that point the Pelicans and Grizzlies will not compete for a regular-season victory.
Plan ahead, now the Grizzlies have to win against the Pelicans, and they have to give the Pelicans a blow so that they don't get caught off whelm.
So Dave Jogel immediately called a timeout to reorganize the team, the Grizzlies must put defense first if they want to win, so the Grizzlies immediately re-emphasized defense, for a mature team like the Grizzlies, the defensive tactics have matured, not much has changed, and the re-requirements are just more emphasized.
With an emphasis on defense, the Grizzlies also deployed interior offense and off-ball offense, both of which are strategic-level offense. These two offenses are opened, and the Grizzlies' other offensive means are bound to open up.
The Grizzlies treated the Pelicans very cautiously, and the first offense they came back after a timeout sent the basketball to Randolph in the low post.
At this time, Randolph is recovering from a serious injury, and now Randolph is facing Henson with the ball on the inside, Henson's ability to assist in defense is relatively strong, but his single defense ability is relatively weak, even in the face of Randolph who can't jump, Henson has no advantage.
Randolph took the ball and shook it from side to side, turned and threw a master to score two points. If it was true that before Randolph was not injured, he must have made a backward jumper, but now Randolph can't jump up, and can only shoot as a master, so Randolph's range under the basket must be affected, but at the moment he is enough to deal with Henson, and Henson's defensive skills are not enough to drive Randolph away from the basket.
The Grizzlies came back in the second quarter, first attacking in the low post, stabilizing the situation, and then immediately stepping up on the defensive end.
When the Pelicans took the ball and faced the Grizzlies again, it was obvious that the Grizzlies' defensive intensity had increased again.
There is more physical contact, and the Grizzlies have more co-defense and team defense, like the Grizzlies, a team defense that can play team defense, and a team that can play team defense is quite important for defensive footwork and defensive coordination.
The whole team moved their whole body, and the whole team moved, which not only curbed Granger's ball, but also made Li Feng very uncomfortable with the ball.
Li Feng took the ball and passed it to Knight, and Knight's long-range three-point shot was also assisted by the Grizzlies, and the Pelicans' offense was sniped by the Grizzlies.
Once the Grizzlies focus entirely on defense, the Pelicans are really difficult to attack, and no team in the entire league can score smoothly after the Grizzlies' defense has improved.
Deal with the Grizzlies' team defense. The Pelicans made one substitution after another, changed the lineup, and tried to break the Grizzlies' team defense without using Li Feng, but the effect was not very good.
The Grizzlies are really spicy, and the Pelicans' Granger, Pierce, Thornton, and Gasol all have good abilities, but they can't break the Grizzlies' team defense.
At the end of the first half, the Pelicans trailed the Grizzlies by four points. The previous advantage is gone.
The game entered the second half, and the Pelicans and Grizzlies were both very good at making late moves, and the situation of the game became even more confusing in the third quarter.
Entering halftime, there was still a lot of whining in the Pelicans' locker room.
Many young players complained about the Grizzlies' small movements and complained about the Grizzlies' dirty style of play. Li Feng understands what these guys think, on weekdays, the young people of the Pelicans are generally able to play smoothly, but when they encounter the Grizzlies' defense, they are suddenly in a lot of trouble. It's definitely right to complain at this time.
Li Fengtong's observation in the first half also realized that in fact, his teammates played very well in the first half, and he basically did not attack. Not being pulled away by the Grizzlies, and still being able to calm down, is already very commendable.
Being able to do this shows that the potential of this lineup is still extremely huge. But with the team's current strength, it is difficult to win the Grizzlies in a mediocre way, very difficult!
So Li Feng felt that he should shoot himself in the second half. I had to make a move, as Dave Jogle thought.
For the future, the Pelicans must go all out to win today's game, lay the foundation for the future, and let everyone see that the Pelicans' tactics are successful, and the Pelicans will not be stopped by any team.
Li Feng didn't say anything on his face at this time, but he had already made up his mind in his heart.
Also in the Grizzlies' locker room, the Grizzlies also felt that they had to exert their strength in the second half.
The Grizzlies have always had a habit of making efforts in the backcourt, especially in the third quarter, and now the battle is so stalemate, and the Pelicans are so difficult to deal with, the Grizzlies must complete the battle within a certain amount of time, otherwise the time will drag on for a long time, and the Grizzlies are also afraid of the Pelicans' offensive ability.
In the locker room on the American side, Kenny Smith also said at this time:
"In the first half, the Pelicans and Grizzlies played an evenly matched, but on the Pelicans' side, Li Feng barely scored in the first half and did not contribute. The Grizzlies didn't go all out to attack and defend, and both teams were cautious to play. ”
"The Grizzlies certainly showed their old side, a near-perfect team defense, and a clear distribution. But what the Pelicans showed surprised us, especially the duo of Granger and Li Feng, the instant flash showed extremely sharp offensive ability, and if some other players were added to it, it would be an uncrackable offensive method. ”
Charles Barkley also said at this time:
"Indeed! I didn't expect that these rookies of the Pelicans combined so well with the original team. I didn't expect that the two veterans, Granger and Pierce, would bring such excellent chemistry to the Pelicans. Now this Pelicans team is full of energy and is very scary, and even if they lose today, they will be one of the strongest teams in the league. ”
At this time, everyone saw the huge potential of the Pelicans, and their attention was attracted to this energetic team.
Yang Yi also asked Su Qun in the domestic broadcast studio:
"Su Qun, how did you see the Pelicans playing in the first half today? What is the situation of the game. ”
Su Qun once again took on the role of head coach at this time, and said word by word: "Although the first half of today seems to be a wonderful game, both teams are still trying. The Big Three on the Grizzlies' side didn't combine to attack, and Li Feng on the Pelicans' side barely touched the ball. Neither team has yet to give it their all. ”
"But even so, the game was exciting enough, because the Pelicans were old enough, the Pelicans had great potential, and what surprises the Pelicans brought us in today's game. Granger's sharp three-pointer, Pierce's physical, Thornton's steady, and the whole Pelicans are now full of talent. ”
"But Li Feng, the most critical figure for the Pelicans, hasn't made a move yet, so the most exciting part of this game has definitely not started yet."
Su Qun said that his American counterparts had the same goal, and after a short break, the second half of the game began.
The game started with the Grizzlies' ball, and the Grizzlies took the first attack of the second half. It started with Jeff Green's off-ball tactics.
Jeff Green used the baseline cover to run quickly to successfully attract the Pelicans' attention, and then when Li Feng also went out to chase Jeff Green. Jeff Green turned around and passed the basketball to Randolph in the low post, Randolph took the ball and shook it, and then attracted the Pelicans' attention to the basket, at this time the Pelicans' defense was a little messy, Randolph passed the ball to Tony Allen outside, and Tony Allen calmly shot a three-point shot.
"Huh!"
At the beginning of the second half, the Grizzlies were connected by the Big Three, and Tony Allen scored a three-pointer from a three-point shot.
The score of the two teams became 57-50, and the Pelicans trailed by seven points. In the second half, the Grizzlies finally got their hands on it. The Big Three connected and formed a powerful offensive, giving the Pelicans a clear signal from the opening that we were going to make a move.
The Pelicans did not lose to the other party at this time, and Al Jefferson passed the basketball to Li Feng in the backcourt.
Li Feng took the ball and pushed forward, but he didn't seem to be in a hurry, and he saw that Li Feng was slowly advancing up.
When Tony Allen, who was defending Li Feng, slipped his spirit slightly, Li Feng's body was horizontal, and he suddenly accelerated and rushed into the opponent's penalty area.
Li Feng suddenly accelerated so much that he caught the other party off guard. At this time, as soon as Randolph saw Li Feng coming, he hurriedly came up to help. But his speed is not the same as it was before the injury, and his feet are a little slower.
Li Feng spread his wings and flew up. Arms outstretched, and a tomahawk slammed into the grizzly bear's head.
"Bang dang!"
The Grizzlies were connected by three people in the opening game, but Li Feng made a slam dunk as soon as he made a move.
Once Li Feng succeeded in this button, the conscience of the big New Orn suddenly stirred.
"Boom, boom!"
The cheers came like a tidal wave.
Li Feng is the master of this court. As soon as he played it, it immediately ignited the atmosphere of the whole stadium.
Once the atmosphere at home is up, the players on the pitch and on the sidelines are also in full swing. The passion of the players also came at once.
Li Feng's role in playing soy sauce finally made a move, which also indicated that Li Feng was going to make a move in the second half.
New Orol's conscience thundered, Li Feng looked at the Grizzlies players with provocative eyes, and the two teams finally entered a life-and-death fight.
Li Feng dunked, and Yang Yi was immediately excited:
"Li Feng made a shot, he finally made a shot, and Li Feng has hardly made a shot since the beginning of this season. Now that he has met the old and spicy grizzly bear, Li Feng has finally come out, and the battle of sufficient weight has begun, which is the big battle that determines the trend of the playoffs. ”
Yang Yi was excited, and Kenny Smith was also extremely excited:
"Li Feng's dunk is too beautiful. The Grizzly Bear, who is known as the strongest defense, has no reaction, this is the appearance of a superstar, no matter how strong the defense is, it is nothing in front of the superstar. ”
Li Feng's sudden shot really shocked the audience, and also alerted the grizzly bear, Li Feng finally came.
The team was suddenly hit hard, and the momentum of New Or's conscience burned like a flame, at which time Randolph quickly jumped out and shouted at his teammates:
"It's okay, it's my fault, I'm slower! In the future I will be faster, no problem, no problem at all, and play our basketball. ”
Randolph came out to take the initiative to take responsibility and stabilize the team, which is the spirit of leadership.
Under Randolph's roar, the Grizzlies slowly stabilized the situation, and Randolph immediately led by example, rushing to the Pelicans' restricted area to ask for the ball, and wanted to beat Al Jefferson.
This is the moment to embody the consciousness of the grizzly bear, if I want to be stable, I can be stable. Conley hoisted the basketball to Randolph from the outside.
After the operation, Randolph really couldn't jump, but the reason why Randolph is Randolph is not only because he has a good body, but also because Randolph has an oak-like heart.
Randolph is determined and has a strong fighting spirit, and he takes the ball and hits Al Jefferson's body fiercely, dead, dead!
This kind of ruthlessness in Randolph is exactly what Al Jefferson lacks, Al Jefferson is a little soft at his feet, and Randolph immediately turned over and scored two points on a layup.
Randolph, who scored two points, also roared angrily at Li Feng, Randolph was provoking Li Feng, and he was also demonstrating to Li Feng that I am not old yet, I can still do it.
Randolph used his actions to stabilize the team. That's what makes a superstar so valuable.
Li Feng saw that Randolph was really competing with himself, if he didn't respond to this, no matter if he won or lost after the game, Randolph would definitely spray himself.
He couldn't give Randolph such an excuse, so Li Feng continued to get the ball in the backcourt.
Slowly and leisurely arrived at the half of the grizzly bear, Li Feng was still slow and leisurely at this time, but the grizzly bear did not dare to relax.
The defensive attention is all on Li Feng, Tony Allen is delayed in front, Randolph is ready to come up to help defend at any time, and Jeff Green on the other side is still preparing to intercept Li Feng's passing route.
The defensive attention of the three people was on Li Feng. When Li Feng encountered this kind of resident, he did not fight hard. Instead, he immediately motioned to Gasol to come up as cover, and Gasol rushed over and crossed a little at the top of the arc.
Li Feng took a big stride to the left, at this time Randolph hurriedly moved to this side, Tony Allen went to delay Gasol's air cut, and at the moment of conversion and movement, Li Feng stood against Randolph and took the ball up and shot directly into a three-point shot.
Randolph stretched out his hand and covered it in front of Li Feng, but it was useless. Li Feng's three-point shot was extremely sharp, and he stepped across Randolph's fingertips, "Huh! "A three-point shot by Li Feng is also a shooting percentage.
"Whoa!"
Li Feng performed again, and the atmosphere of conscience in New Orle suddenly rose, and the whole stadium was enthusiastic.
Li Feng was the first to buckle violently, and then to face. Shoot three points. The superstar temperament that I hadn't seen for a long time erupted all at once.
And compared to Randolph's basket score, Li Feng's Yan. Shooting three-pointers and dunks is undoubtedly more divine and more ornamental.
Li Feng erupted all of a sudden, and the grizzly bear immediately felt the pressure. The Pelicans scored back-to-back points in the second quarter. Li Feng is still here in the third quarter, and if there is another person in the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies will not be able to stop even if they are the championship team.
In the midst of the cheers of the audience. Li Feng relentlessly yelled at Randolph and wanted to score points with Randolph.
Can a big forward Randolph score against Li Feng? If he was a few years younger, Randolph would have no problem, at that time Randolph's movement range was much larger than now, but now Randolph is more focused on a defensive player, and Li Feng is a little unkind to score with Randolph.
Randolph naturally ignored Li Feng's unreasonable request, and the grizzly bear chased the pelican's ass and killed him.
At this time, the two teams played 58-59, and the Pelicans were one point away from catching up again. The Grizzlies came back and their singles enforcer, Tony Allen, finally got the basketball on the wing.
Tony Allen, who took the ball on the flank, faced Li Feng and also had a new reflection, in the first half, Tony Allen and Li Feng compared the physical results had no effect, and now Tony Allen understands after half-time reflection that you can't play with Li Feng's body, you can play with rhythm if you want to play.
Knowing this, Tony Allen didn't play hard with the ball, but gave full play to his ball control ability and sense of rhythm, dangled in front of Li Feng, and then dribbled to the left, and when Li Feng pasted up, Tony Allen turned around and shot a long-distance pick-up.
The difficulty of Tony Allen's movements is not very great, but Tony Allen has a body, and if he uses a little bit of rhythm, Li Feng can't defend well.
Tony Allen gave Li Feng under his armpit, and the basketball rubbed lightly on the rebound, and the ball went in.
Li Feng scored continuously, and the Grizzlies were not to be outdone, and they played very well. The game entered the third quarter, and the game really became more and more exciting, and both teams played beautiful offenses.
It's been a long time since the fans at New Orol's conscience home stadium have seen Li Feng's performance, and now Li Feng has finally made a move, so once the ball is switched to the Pelicans' side.
The fans immediately chanted Li Feng's name:
"Li Feng, Li Feng, Li Feng!"
The fans all wanted the ball to go to Li Feng's hands, let Li Feng attack, and let Li Feng end the game.
Now this is the key to the regular season, the Grizzlies are a potential opponent in the playoffs, and Li Feng's former old club, Li Feng is full of motivation!
In this case, the Pelicans naturally passed the basketball to Li Feng's hands again, and Li Feng saw the situation on the court clearly, which was an opportunity to boost morale. If you win in a row, the morale of the team will definitely rise. (To be continued......)