Chapter 371: This is the MVP's performance
(Revised later)
After landing on the ground, Li Feng proudly raised his arms, and the fans stood up feverishly and shouted:
"MVP, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Li Feng!"
"MVP, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Li Feng!" "MVP, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Li Feng!"
NBA officials at the scene also called staff to install new basketball hoops, and the game was suspended for ten minutes.
After the timeout, the Pacers changed their strategy, and Granger passed the basketball to Hibbert on the inside.
But Hibbert is also in trouble right now because of Cousins, who is defending him on the inside. As soon as Hibbert got the ball, Cousins stuck in from behind, his chest muscles tensed, and his firm crotch pressed against the opponent's ass, pushing him out of the way with a single blow.
Seeing this scene, Buckleyha, who broadcast the game live today, laughed, he looked at Hibbert with pity, and said:
"Roy's poor ass is going to suffer, I know what this scoundrel Marcus wants to do, he wants to blow Roy's asshole!"
Kenny Smith agreed:
"It's the right way to defend and to reduce Hibbert's threat, just get him a little bit farther away from the hoop, the farther away the better! His mid-range shot is not consistent."
"Roy must be envious of me at this point, because if he had a big ass as attractive as mine."
Barkley said with a shy face.
…… Hibbert dribbled back and tried to distance himself from Cousins, who kept pressing him.
kept squeezing him out of the penalty area, at this time Hibbert wanted to use the space advantage to break through, but Li Feng threw off Granger and came up to trap him.
Seeing this, Hibbert had to raise his arm to pass the ball, as soon as the ball flew out, Rose rushed out from the flank and stabbed it, Monroe tacitly grabbed the ball, Rose rushed forward after landing, and after receiving Monroe's pass, he came directly to a half-court fifteen-meter long pass: Harden has rushed into the front court penalty area!
Receives a pass from Rose. Harden took a three-step pick-and-roll and sent the ball into the hoop with precision.
Vogel frowned and roared:
"Hey, don't let them attack quickly, card slot, card slot, card slot! Damn, didn't I tell you what to do?! ”
Hill ran forward with the ball, Rose came up and pestered him to pull the ball, George rushed to pick it up, and after getting the ball, he quickly rushed into the three-point line. Granger cut in from the box and Hill gave him the ball.
When he got the ball, Granger raised his head and made a shooting feint, and Li Feng remained motionless. Half a step in front of him, staring at each other.
Seeing this, Granger did not dare to move, so he had to pass the ball to Hill on the periphery, who took advantage of Rose's relaxation and dribbled the ball with his left hand to break through.
Hill, who has never shown much, bared his fangs at this moment, and after breaking through Rose's blockade, he took advantage of his short stature to roam the interior and threw a shot under the basket to score two points.
The Pacers bit the score very tightly, and both sides played conservatively. There was less than 1 minute left in the first quarter.
Li Feng got the ball in the penalty area, he carried the ball on his shoulder and faced Granger, first testing his feet to make a breakthrough, and the latter quickly took a half step back. Seeing this, Li Feng moved sideways in the opposite direction and jumped up quickly, leaned back to open the distance, aimed at the hoop and moved the ball in his hand.
Granger was startled and jumped after him. Raise your hand to cover the flying basketball. But there is distance between the two, and Li Feng still leans back and makes a jumper, not to mention blocking. Didn't even interfere with him.
"Huh!"
The basketball falls into the hoop and carries the net around.
Hill broke through again, Rose chased him closely, forcing him to pass the ball out of the way, and George got the ball and made a jumper.
Everyone turned their eyes to the basketball hoop, and there was a 'boom' sound, and the pleasant sound of striking iron sounded.
Li Feng ran and jumped, hugged the basketball into his arms, and shouted:
"Sure enough, I graduated from the University of Pittsburgh!"
The Pacers' players stepped back like a tidal wave, and Rose pressed the tempo.
Cousins was on the inside, Li Feng slipped to the baseline and rushed down, Monroe and Harden were scattered outside the three-point line on the left and right wings, and Rose watched the basket and made a direct pass.
Hibbert and Granger captured Li Feng together, and the two of them caught him very dead, but what about the ball?
Cousins got the ball and was unguarded, and he even had time to adjust his stance and footwork to end the game with a turnaround dunk that he hadn't performed in a long time.
Vogel shook his head, the first quarter of the game was too stinky, and the Knicks' interior offensive end was turned on.
With 26 seconds left, Hill dribbled the ball to the end, and in the last eight seconds, Hibbert and George covered each other, the former rushing from the low post to the high post, and the latter running from the high post into the low post, Hill hurriedly passed the ball to Hibbert.
Getting the ball, Hibbert faced Rose and jumped up to shoot.
This misalignment played beautifully, and the Knicks players hadn't reacted yet, and they had already made a successful offense.
Cousins served, and after Rose got the ball, he turned around sharply and shook off Hill, ran down with his feet, and rushed to the Pacers inside like a gallop, without hesitation!
This kind of pure speed impact is Iverson's best offensive method, and it is easy to disrupt the opponent's defensive formation, and Rose did this, Granger and George were both intrigued, and when the two found a hole in the defense, it was too late to make up for the leak.
Not only did Ross rush forward at high speed, but Li Feng was also running wildly, he inserted into the three-point line from the middle of the left wing, like a sharp knife stabbing the heart of the progressive walker, sharp, fierce and fast!
Rose seemed to have guessed Li Feng's choice a long time ago, and he didn't look at the lateral pass, Li Feng received the ball, his body speed did not decrease, he still ran wildly inward, and took three steps in a row, his whole person had entered the penalty area, and then jumped up in the air with lightning speed.
At this time, the Pacers' people were still paying attention to Rose, and in the blink of an eye, Li Feng had already rushed into the penalty area with the ball, and the wave of his arms was a heavy buckle.
The rebounds then turned red, and the first quarter was over, leaving the Knicks in the lead.
Seeing that Li Feng was another unscrupulous impact and violent buckle, the golden partners in TNT's live broadcast room were shaking their heads:
"The Pacers have a problem defensively, they don't face the Celtics, today Rose and Li Feng both broke the Pacers' outside line, this is not the Pacers we are familiar with."
At the end of the first quarter, although the Pacers didn't fall behind by much, the points they lost happened when they shouldn't have done so, which was the most confusing for expert reporters and veteran fans.
To be able to lead by 6 points is not that the Knicks are playing well. In fact, in the first quarter, the Knicks did not play the best strength in the league, Harden played back, the big forward position did not find the feeling of Monroe, and there was no performance of the best defensive player, and if the Pacers seized the opportunity, they could even lead by double digits.
This is not the YY of the fans, the Pacers have this strength.
Two recognized playoff powerhouses in the NBA, with the Spurs in the West, need no more to say about the horror of this team. The East is the Pacers and Knicks, after Bird coached the team and insisted on Hibbert, Granger, and George as the core of the team. This team quickly developed its own spirit, that is, the more frustrated it became, the more courageous and rock-solid.
From Miller's time to the present, the Pacers have always given the impression of being a strong team, but today it is not visible.
Fans can see this problem, and the manager on the pitch has no problem.
Taberdu took the tactical board and shouted as he planned and deployed tactics:
"In the second quarter, Li Feng will be the main attacker, guys, let him come, as long as Li Feng beats Granger or George, there will always be a gap in their defense!"
Vogel also found this problem. However, there is an obvious gap between the strength of Li Feng and Granger, Granger has a good defense, but it is impossible to defend Li Feng at the same time when one side is scored.
Instead of replacing Granger, Vogel gave him a deep trust:
"Danny. You are a leader, and there are things you must do! ”
Tyberdu also made a simple adjustment to the lineup, replacing Belinelli with Harden, who was a little sluggish.
Returning, Granger saw that it was Belinelli who was defending him. Suddenly came to his senses, forced to squeeze the space, and Granger turned around. Drive in like a tank, lift your foot and shoot.
Li Feng strode sideways and rushed up, stood up without delay, waved his hand and slapped the racket, and flew the racket out of the court.
"Ahh
After landing on the ground, Li Feng yelled at Granger. Hibbert served the ball to George, who faced Li Feng's defense, slowly came and a half turn, and when Li Feng followed, he accelerated sharply, and his body turned to the right, like a spinning top, bypassing Li Feng's defense, jumping up is passing!
Li Feng has not been deceived by him, and he is still firmly following him, if George insists on shooting, then wait for the hat, don't expect Li Feng to be polite.
George passes the ball to Hibbert, and Cousins runs over it like a tank, forcing the opposition to pass.
Before 24 seconds, Augustin, who had just replaced Hill, was about to get the ball and hurriedly shot, and the basketball undoubtedly bounced on the hoop, making a 'bang' iron sound, and was fished into Cousins' arms.
Granger hindered Rose, making it impossible for him to break fast, and when his teammates were in position, Rose passed the ball to Belinelli outside the three-point line in the bottom corner, and ran inside with Granger.
Belinelli made a false shot, and Granger was unmoved, so he had to pass the ball to Rose:
If he can beat Granger head-to-head, then Belinelli can change his name to Peternovic.
Rose didn't hesitate to make a jump shot. As a result, the basketball hit the rebound with the same 'bang'.
Li Feng rushed into the forbidden area unreasonably like an ancient rhinoceros, and Hibbert hurriedly turned around and stuck him, taking advantage of this opportunity.
Cousins rose from the ground, raised his huge arm in anger, grabbed the rebound with one hand, and smashed his arm down as he fell, forcing a one-handed violent dunk.
"Roar!"
Cousins roared wildly, he slapped his chest hard, and the old fans of Madison Square Garden were in a trance, and vaguely, they seemed to see Patrick's shadow. Seeing that Granger was weak on the defensive end, Vogel called a timeout in some anger, and the former had just walked off the court. He tore at his jersey and looked up and began to ask:
"Danny, boss, did you do what you had to do, can't Paul score, as long as you defend successfully, then we can win, this tactic is put forward by Tyberdu, you don't need to adjust, you can only look at your defense, do you understand, your performance determines our life and death!"
Vogel was two heads shorter than Granger, but his roar was commanding, and in soul, Vogel was a giant at this time.
Vogel didn't deploy any tactics during this timeout, but after the worst, he replaced David West with Gerard Green, a small lineup with four small.
The Knicks lineup has not changed, after opening again, Granger reached out to pass the ball, he looked at Li Feng in front of him with a flushed face, and the blood vessels on his thick arms 'snapped'. Li Feng guessed that someone must have mobilized him ideologically, so he was a little vigilant.
But Granger didn't attack, but passed the ball to George, who was in an important position on the inside, seeing this scene Li Feng's scalp was numb, and quickly turned around to wrap the clip, relying only on Belinelli, George could beat him into a sieve!
The ball stayed in George's hands for only a second, and when he passed back again, Li Feng turned around and saw Granger rushing to the hoop on a desperate ride. When he got the ball, he moved sideways and made a jumper.
Cousins' defense was ineffective, and the ball fell to the hoop.
After scoring, Granger waved his fist fiercely, looked at Li Feng and shouted:
"Feng, I can't let you win!"
After only one ball, Tyberdu resolutely called a timeout, and the fans watching the game in front of the TV almost suffocated.
There was only 20 seconds between the two timeouts, and they had to look at the cheerleader's snow-white thighs again.
Tyberdu replaced Belinelli and replaced Kirilenko. Told Li Feng:
"Kill Granger!"
Li Feng nodded. Rose passed the ball to Li Feng and motioned for his teammates to pull away and let him play singles.
Li Feng turned his back to Granger and pushed inward. Unlike in the first quarter, Granger used to push in and Granger would get out of the way, but now he didn't get out of the way. And push him out.
Li Feng glanced at him, turned around and passed, Kirilenko was considered thin among the forwards. Compared to George, he has an advantage in strength, he carried the opponent to push two steps inside, turned over and jumped, and scored 2 points with the soft touch of a guard. Green and Augustin played a great role in the court at the same time, liberating Granger and George, both of whom were liberated to high positions, Granger played very resolutely after getting the ball, changing direction and turning, and occasionally carrying Li Feng back and forth to push two steps inside, going back and forth into the three-second zone, turning around and passing
"Nima!"
Li Feng cursed in his heart, and hurriedly came out to make up for the defense, George crushed two steps inside, and stepped back to jump. Fortunately, Li Feng made up the defense in time, his shot was a little high, and the basketball was iron.
Cousins waved Hibbert and picked up the rebound, the basketball threw Rose, Rose cruised around the perimeter with the ball, Li Feng rushed into the restricted area, Granger followed him closely, the two seemed to be a mess, entangled with each other, and no one let go of anyone.
Li Feng had a solemn expression on his face, he didn't have the ease at the beginning of the game, he wanted to go to the low post to ask for the ball, and Hibbert and Granger came up to wrap him.
Seeing this, he had no choice but to pass the ball to Cousins, and Granger sneered:
"Aren't you tough? If there is a kind, it will come! Hard-to-hard with me! ”
Hibbert changed the defense very quickly, and Garnett was on the same level, Cousins had no chance, Li Feng pulled it out and said sharply:
"DeMarcus, give me the ball!"
Cousins passed the ball vigorously, Li Feng rushed forward to catch the ball, and the moment he got the ball, he raised his speed to the extreme, and suddenly stepped out, cutting Granger and rushing inside. The latter let out a muffled roar and pressed his chest against his opponent's shoulder, while moving backwards in an attempt to keep himself defensive.
Just when the two collided, Li Feng, who had been striding in, took advantage of his strength to stabilize his figure, at this time Granger was still retreating, the two pulled a position, with the buffer of this distance, Li Feng's short body performed a step-back jumper, and at the same time, his body leaned back gracefully, and in Granger's frightened gaze, he shook his hand and sent the ball out.
"Huh!"
There was a crisp sound, and the cheers of the fans gushed out.
After landing on the ground, Li Feng snorted disdainfully at Granger and said:
"Are you really me off?"
Granger is a loser and does not lose, and said loudly:
"Then let's see who is better!"
Hibbert shifted to the high post, and Cousins chased him and ran out.
At this time, I saw that Hibbert was powerful, Cousins chased him out, but Hibbert suddenly turned around and ran back, and the ball in George's hand passed in time.
Cousins was a bit big and didn't have a lot of interest when it came to defending from the outside, and by the time he turned around to get ready to defend, Hibbert was already shooting and scoring.
At the end of the first half, the Knicks led the Pacers by six points at 47-44. In the second quarter, the Pacers Trident launched a counterattack, that is, Li Feng has been there, otherwise it is very likely that he will be knocked out directly.
The playoffs have indeed been the stage for bayonet defensive battles, and the Knicks haven't played a few games with a first-half score of less than 60 all season. Despite gathering a group of defensive giants, the Knicks are one of the most offensive teams, as they have the league's most capable individual Li Feng and sharpest point guard Rose, as well as two sharp knives, Harden and JR, and a group of shooters......
In this game, when Granger began to switch roles from the sole scorer to playmaker and defender, the Knicks' offensive firepower was forced to wane. The Knicks are not in a good situation, you know, the Pacers are an old powerhouse, they are the same as the San Antonio Spurs, they have a lot of momentum, and I have a hunch that the Pacers may have to take over the game in the second half."
Kenny Smith said with a solemn expression.
Barkley pouted,
"You have to know that Li Feng is more powerful than Michael, don't you see LeBron tweet admitting that it was a mistake not to go to the Knicks in the first round after the Heat's first-round exit, do you think Isaiah Thomas will give in to Michael, although LeBron is not Isaiah, Li Feng is not Michael, but the superstar who is soft to Michael, not at all, and Scottie is not counted."
Smith agrees with Barkley, who, as a contemporary of Jordan, has a unique understanding of the league's No. 1 man.
However, in the show, he is Barkley's sworn enemy. No matter what he said, he had to refute it, so he struggled to find a reason:
"Basketball is a five-man sport, Charles. Michael's ability to win six championships is not just because of his ability, so if the Knicks only rely on Li Feng to play, the Pacers still have a good chance, and the second half will definitely be extremely miserable" (to be continued). For mobile phone users, please go to read. )