Chapter 723: The True Colors of a Killer
The Rockets came up with the superstar tactics, and the Pelicans attacked here, but they didn't play the star tactics, but played along the inertia just now.
The ball came over or Rose controlled the ball and advanced, Li Feng received the ball in the half court to play the first wave of attack, Li Feng took the ball and did not act rashly, now the game has reached a critical stage, the first point is to stabilize.
Li Feng also directly pressed Cosby with his body and slowly pressed into the Rocket's position, Li Feng wanted to use this way to attract the Rocket's defensive attention. Sure enough, Li Feng moved slightly, and the rocket's defense immediately concentrated on Li Feng. At this time, Li Feng quickly distributed the ball to the hands of Rose on the periphery.
Rose didn't score three points after getting the ball, but also went forward.
As soon as he got together like this, he missed the opportunity, and he could only pass the basketball back to Li Feng.
Li Feng withdrew to the outside of the three-point line to receive the ball, and Li Feng reached the outside of the three-point line.
The Rockets' defense immediately changed, and Harden immediately pounced, leaving the remaining four men inside to hold on to the basket.
The rocket played area defense against Li Feng, and as soon as Li Feng saw this, he knew that he was afraid that he would still have to make a move.
The Rocket's golden bell jar is not so easy to break, and Li Feng took the ball and threatened to face Harden again.
Li Feng didn't go head-to-head with Harden before, but now it's impossible for him to avoid it.
After thinking clearly, Li Feng immediately made a very concise action, forced a breakthrough with all his strength, strengthened the strength of Harden's tough top, and suddenly pushed Harden half a step away, which Li Feng strengthened his backward shooting.
Li Feng jumped on Harden's head, one was relying on his own jump, and the other was that he felt the feeling and could hit like this.
Sure enough, although Harden jumped and blocked with all his strength, Li Feng's jumping ability was not bad, and he still had a feel. In this way, Harden's defense has only set a benchmark for Li Feng. Li Feng shot and scored two points.
The score of both teams was narrowed to 1 point.
The score was tight, and there was only 1 minute and 40 seconds left in the clock.
McHale arranged Harden's offense in front, so once the Pelicans scored, Harden was the first to take the ball and appeared in the Pelicans' half.
"Harden scores, Li Feng also scores, the last minute of today will not become a game between Li Feng and Harden!"
Hubbie Brown looked at the pitch and said with concern.
"Perhaps!"
Antoine Walker replied uncertainly. Harden just shot once, and this time he came up and didn't shoot again.
Harden came over and saw that his teammates had opened up space, and he immediately shook it slightly. Straight from the right side rushed to the basket.
Arenas used his body to resist Harden, but Harden was more skillful in using his body, and with a shake of his shoulder, he shook Arenas away and went straight to the basket.
Under the basket, Al Jefferson stepped forward to block, and Harden resisted Arenas in the air or resisted with his shoulder, and Al Jefferson resisted.
Then Harden made a layup, just in time for a foul on Al Jefferson, the ball went in, and the referee's whistle blew again.
It's 2+1 again. Harden's body, and his ability to use it, is really good.
Given the opportunity, no one could stop it, and Harden hit another free throw at the free throw line. As a result, the difference between the two teams has been stretched to 4 points.
In a limited amount of time, the difference between scoring 3 points at a time and scoring 2 points at a time is huge.
Harden evaluated 2+1 twice, quietly pulling the score away, and the Pelicans are still very difficult to chase.
At this time, Van Gundy knew that his team could not count on much offensively. I could only jump over and shout:
"Defend, defend, pay attention to the defend!"
Van Gundy wanted to play guò defensively to make up for his offensive deficiencies. However, at this time, McHale also yelled at his team to defend.
Obviously, the Rockets are going to hold on to such a 4-point advantage, 4 points is not much, but it is definitely a lot, especially when the time is only 1 minute.
With McHale's command, the Rockets' defense has become extremely oppressive, and Harden has taken close care of Li Feng, so he doesn't let Li Feng receive the ball.
Li Feng could only try to rely on running to get the ball at this time, but he and the Pelicans were too rusty to cooperate, and several opportunities were wasted.
Li Feng couldn't get the ball here, Rose and Arenas were not sure of their position, and Rose had no choice but to pass Li Feng a more dangerous ground pass.
But as soon as the ball came out, I saw that Harden seemed to be as swift as a leopard, flashed past Li Feng, and stole the basketball at once.
After the steal, he went straight to the Pelicans' halfcourt, and when he saw Harden make a steal, everyone at the New Orleans Arena secretly screamed in their hearts, "It's over!" ”
It was originally 4 points behind, but if Harden was allowed to score two more points, the score would not be able to be chased.
Arenas' eyes even darkened, and Rose couldn't move his feet in the back, but Li Feng had a quick hand, and he jumped up and hugged Harden near the center.
Li Feng fouled all of a sudden, and did not give Harden any chance to play. But even so, Harden still has to make free throws! This is not an easy thing to deal with, and Harden hitting both free throws is no different from scoring two points.
At this time, the New Orleans fans at the New Orleans Arena were nervous, shouting desperately on the sidelines, trying to interfere with Harden's free throws.
But Harden hit the first free throw steadily, and this time the New Orleans people were very hurt, but it didn't matter that everyone continued to desperately interfere with Harden.
Harden's second ball was finally thrown, and the basketball brushed around the hoop, but it didn't hit.
Millsap jumped up and took the basketball into his arms, and then the New Orleans arena finally rang out with cheers.
After Millsap got the ball, he didn't think about it, and found Li Feng first.
Li Feng got the basketball and knew that he couldn't miss the opportunity, and ran wildly towards the half court of the rocket.
Harden looked back and saw that Li Feng had the ball, and he immediately flew over, wanting to defend Li Feng closely.
Li Feng really didn't want to fight with Harden anymore, so he delayed time, and as soon as Li Feng saw Harden coming, he immediately made a feint, and suddenly a back dribble wanted to pass Harden.
But Harden is not easy to fool, Li Feng only took half a step, and he chased after him. It was attached to Li Feng's body.
Li Feng couldn't shake off Harden, and just when he was in a hurry, Al Jefferson's cover was in place in time.
Li Feng walked around in front of Al Jefferson, shook off Harden at once, reached the outside of the Rockets' three-point line, and jumped directly to shoot a three-point shot.
Li Feng caught up and shot a three-pointer, and the center of the New Orleans arena was quiet for a second, and then the fans heard a pleasant sound of wiping the net.
Three-point shot!
As a result, the cheers of the New Orleans Arena swept like a frenzy, and Li Feng's three-pointer brought the score closer to 2 points.
This pelican is easy to chase points. Just when the Pelicans are celebrating.
There was another change in the referee, and Li Feng's 3 points were changed to 2 points at once, because Li Feng stepped on the line.
Hearing this verdict, there were immediately boos in the stadium, in the last minute, can 3 points and 2 points be the same?
But the referee doesn't care about you, and Li Feng did step on a little bit of the line through the video replay, so that the Pelicans were more passive.
Because there are only 47 seconds left, it is still the Rockets' possession. The Rockets still have a 2-point advantage, and the scales are tilted towards the Rockets in an all-round way, and the Pelicans are really, really dangerous.
At this time, everyone on the court was very nervous, whether it was the attacking side. It's still the defender, the tension is tight, and the confrontation is fierce, which makes the atmosphere of the stadium extremely terrifying.
It's time for this critical moment. McHale still only believed in Harden alone, and he handed over the basketball to Harden to handle.
Harden has had two singles against Arenas, and now his confidence is coming up. Coming over, he pulled to the outside of the three-point line and waited for the time to come, and then gave Arenas a blow to end the fight.
Harden moved the ball outside the three-point line, and Li Feng was staring at Cosby near the bottom corner while using his brain.
It's clear that Harden has a good hand, and Arenas has a hard time stopping Harden.
At this time, Arenas definitely needs support, and the best person who can support Arenas is the only one.
Whether in terms of confrontation or bounce, with his own intervention and Arenas to form a two-man defense, Harden has absolutely no good chance to shoot.
Thinking of this, Li Feng saw that there were only 8 seconds left in the time, and he immediately turned back to Al Jefferson and said:
"Help me watch him!"
said that Li Feng secretly pushed Cosby and pushed Cosby to Al Jefferson's side, and then Li Feng directly gave up his defender and went straight to Harden. When Li Feng came over, it was just in time for Harden to attack.
Harden just took a step forward with the ball when he saw Li Feng flying over and formed a two-man defense with Arenas to stop him.
Arenas and Li Feng are both super confrontational and both have flexibility, and Harden is not sure to face two super defenders at this time. At this point, he immediately saw Casby on one side leak out.
Harden is not a teamist, but today he wants to win!
He immediately made a pass to Cosby, who received the ball and raised his hand, and El Jefferson arrived.
Cosby only dribbled sideways and wanted to break through Al Jefferson, but at this time, Li Feng immediately spun back after pounced on Harden. This time, Cosby had no chance to shoot in the open space, and could only pass the ball to Greg Smith in the bottom corner.
Greg Smith was not an offensive player in the first place, and after a slight hesitation, the time was up.
The Pelicans defended the Rockets for 24 seconds at the most critical moment, and McHale suddenly slammed the tactical board on the side.
Harden's last shot, he still shot it himself, whether he hit it or not, it didn't matter.
But the key is that he finally didn't choose to pass the ball in a single game, and his passing intention was good, and his teammates were in the open space.
But basketball is not chess, and the human factor should be taken into account. At critical moments, the simpler and more resolute the fight, the more effective it is.
Harden's passing is a team that sounds good, and if it doesn't sound good, it is to avoid the important and light, because the Rockets are not a team that always plays team basketball after all. The rocket is playing superstar tactics, and if you don't shoot superstar at a critical moment, it's wrong.
If the Spurs handled this ball like this, no one said anything, they would have played as a team.
Your Rockets are selling Harden, and if you don't vote for the king of the wave at the critical moment, what is it?
So McHale was angry, but he couldn't express himself too much, he was not as important as Harden in the eyes of management, so McHale could only endure it.
Van Gundy, on his part, happily called a timeout, and then immediately assigned the offensive task to Li Feng.
There are still exactly 24 seconds left. The difference is only 2 points, which is ironclad to shoot three points, and Li Feng is the safest to shoot three points.
The offense was arranged, the timeout was over, the Pelicans kicked off at halftime, Li Feng received the ball under the cover of his teammates, and Li Feng pulled the ball away from the three-point line like Harden.
Wait for time, get ready to attack!
Harden came out at this time to keep an eye on Li Feng, and after today's game, Harden finally understood what a dangerous role Li Feng was. At this time, Harden has put his heart and soul into defense.
The winner of today's game. It can be said that it is Harden's defense that cares.
Li Feng was also watching Harden with the ball, and he understood that it was impossible to find weaknesses in Harden, and the only thing he could do was to improvise.
Since you want to adapt to the situation, you need more changes, Li Feng thought so, when the time was 9 seconds, Li Feng suddenly moved forward, and suddenly made a disguised action with a large amplitude.
Li Feng's goal is not to pass Harden. It's about making Harden wrong. But this is a key ball of life and death, Harden will not make mistakes lightly, Li Feng can only make several large changes of direction back and forth in a row.
Took Harden all the way to the right sideline, to get here. Seeing that time was running out, Li Feng bumped Harden with his body, and finally Li Feng saw a glimmer of opportunity. Any defense is passive, and so is Harden's defense. Harden leaned forward and completely pressed on Li Feng's left.
In this way, Li Feng immediately changed his right hand and made a backdribble and retreat.
Li Feng said so. took out Ginobili's usual tricks, which is Harden's favorite trick now, and dodged Harden, and then looked at the time of only 2 seconds.
Li Feng raised his hand to shoot, and his movements were extremely non-standard and extremely rough. But before the red light came on, the basketball shot.
The basketball flew out of an extremely high arc and flew in the air for a long time before falling into the rocket's basket.
As the white waves rose, the entire New Orleans arena went completely crazy.
"Whoa!"
As soon as Li Feng's basketball fell into the basket of the rockets, the fans of the New Orleans arena collectively jumped up, waved their fists uncontrollably, roared loudly, and erupted the strongest tyrannical love in their hearts in an instant.
The court shook the ground, and the Pelican players suddenly seemed to be filled with electricity, ran to Li Feng's side like crazy, hugged Li Feng, came to hug Li Feng, came to beat Li Feng, and even didn't know which one was still holding Li Feng's head and kissing it.
The Pelicans had a lot of affection between the players, and Van Gundy was also happy and couldn't help laughing on the sidelines.
This game is so enjoyable!
Antoine Walker in the commentary box shouted even louder:
"Li Feng is killed! Li Feng completed the stunner on Harden's head. He has played for the Pelicans more than once. What a natural killer, it's terrifying. ”
Antoine Walker was yelling, but Hubby Brown was muttering to himself:
"Li Feng's table today is really exciting, super exciting game. Li Feng used Harden's famous tricks to defeat the Rockets, once again proving that he is the boss, and at the same time congratulated the Pelicans on their 20-game winning streak. ”
The fans were cheering, the teammates were hugging warmly, the stadium was boiling, and Li Feng also raised his hands high among his teammates.
compared a three-point gesture, and the camera of TNT's national live broadcast has been following the three-point gesture raised by Li Feng.
Underneath the gesture was the frenzied court, the flying streamers, the enthusiastic celebration among the Pelicans players, and the gloomy departure of the Rockets in the background.
Today's game was not only broadcast by American television, but also by many domestic television stations.
As soon as Li Feng's appearance appeared, it simply made the Chinese people excited. Suddenly, countless fans in China shouted excitedly at home.
The Pelicans actually won the Rockets, or Li Feng's lore, and there were 20 consecutive wins, which simply made reporters feel a little overwhelmed, and they didn't know which direction to focus the manuscript on.
Today's Pelican and Li Feng's expressions are very amazing.
At this time, the TNT reporter gave up on Harden, and the first one chased after Li Feng, put the microphone in front of Li Feng and said quickly:
"Li Feng, you killed the rocket. Can you tell us how you're feeling right now? ”
The reporter was also a little excited, and Li Feng was even more excited, mainly because Li Feng knew that he felt very difficult when he made a move.
The shooting at the last moment was extremely difficult, and Li Feng finally had such a first-line opportunity, and then he shot such a three-point shot casually.
Li Feng himself felt that there was a lot of luck in scoring such a casual three-point shot. So Li Feng immediately said after hearing the reporter's question:
"I feel very amazing, really amazing, I was able to shoot a lot of luck just now, don't bet on God on my side today."
Li Feng frankly admitted that his attack just now had a lot of luck factor. Harden will naturally feel much better when he hears it, and at the same time, Li Feng's honesty also makes him very popular.
The reporter also smiled when he heard Li Feng's answer, and then immediately asked:
"Li Feng, you guys have won 20 in a row, how do you feel about the Pelicans?"
Li Feng straightened up when he heard this question, and said two words in a stylized manner:
"New Orleans is good, the fans, the coaches, and the teammates are good. I had a great time in New Orleans! ”
Li Feng said this against his will, and then immediately ran back to the player's tunnel, Li Feng ran towards the player's tunnel, and the fans around him immediately cheered. (To be continued......)