Chapter 980: Farming Data and Winning Are Two Different Things
Simms stepped forward to cover, Li Feng took a step back directly, he wanted to defend against McCarvey, Sims didn't care even if he received a pass, Corey's defense was enough for him to eat a pot.
It may be a bit big to say this, but Corey actually has this confidence, because Simms's style of play is soft, although there are a lot of rebounds in the frontcourt, it is because of his excellent arm span and excellent card awareness, as long as he is forced to defend hard, Simms's combat effectiveness will decline rapidly.
Corey was blocked, McCarvey didn't even reduce his speed, and after reaching the three-point line, he used Simms to cover and move a step sideways to the right, and at this moment Li Feng had finished the defense in front of him, just waiting for him to throw himself into the net.
Players who are familiar with Li Feng's ability will basically choose to pass or reorganize the attack after seeing him complete the defense, but McCarvey did not do this, he looked at Li Feng's eyes with a cold and palpitating cold light.
Facing Li Feng, McCarvey stepped forward, and then stood face to face with Li Feng, the two faced each other, McCarvey's figure stagnated for a moment, this time maybe less than half a second, he just made a stop movement, and then his knees straightened, and he flew out like a sharp arrow again.
This slow and fast seems to be a movie screening in the eyes of fans, and McCarvey's movements are like computer special effects, which makes people can't help but exclaim.
McCarvey broke through, in front of Li Feng unbelievably carried out a second acceleration, this time the cold sweat on Li Feng's back also came out, damn the breakthrough speed just now is not the limit of this kid, at this moment he understands why the 76ers unswervingly use McCarvey, this kid is really tough!
McCarvey's breakthrough was not a simple acceleration, when he broke through from Li Feng's left flank, the latter moved horizontally, he immediately twisted his knee, and the crazy beating ball immediately came from the right hand to the left hand, and he took advantage of the sudden acceleration just now, and directly came to a lightning-like change of direction!
Even with Li Feng's reaction. In the case of carelessness, he still failed to prevent McCarvey, but was passed by him!
Past Li Feng, McCarvey had already stepped into the penalty area, at this time he gritted his teeth, grabbed the ball with one hand and bent his forearm to protect the ball, strode towards the hoop, and directly started to take three steps.
"Dreaming!"
Li Feng snorted sharply, did not turn around, but just turned around and followed, at this moment, his top inside body was also displayed, although the McCarvey breakthrough was fast. But he didn't fall behind, and this scene made 76ers head coach Brett Brown on the sidelines of the court gasp.
Ignoring the threat behind him, McCarvey took three steps in a row to the basket and then flew into the air with both knees.
One in front and one behind, one small and one large, two figures flew up one after another, the small one was McCarvey, and the big one was Li Feng.
McCarvey's right hand, which grabbed the basketball after jumping, suddenly picked it up sideways and raised it above his head, and Li Feng's big hand was like an overwhelming cloud. Dead on top of McCarvey's head.
The 76ers fans in the Wells Fargo Center suddenly lamented in frustration, and Li Feng used this method countless times to block the ball.
But McCarvey wasn't depressed, and the expression on his face didn't change. Faced with the cover pressed on the top of his head, his raised right hand suddenly retracted, and the ball was directly handed to the left hand where the lower abdomen was waiting, and the left arm made the same movement. Swing your arms, hook your hands, and throw the ball!
Li Feng's raised big hand suddenly grabbed into the air. I watched the ball fly up at high speed, then spin for half a circle before starting to fall and finally fall into the hoop......
"Whew!"
The fans suddenly stood up excitedly, "Michael, MVP!" ”
Roar like thunder!
McCarvey landed, he ignored the cheers of the fans, glanced at Li Feng coldly, and ran forward with his head down.
The whole court is a dragon, breaking through people, changing direction to break through and then passing people, changing hands in the air to pull the rod for layups, an offense, McCarvey shows his talent heartily.
The first ball of the 76ers scared the Pelicans out of a cold sweat, and Li Feng shouted to Corey:
", careless, pay attention!"
Corey smiled wryly, he had a hunch that his life would not be easy today, and defense was not his forte.
In fact, at the other end, McCarvey, who became the protagonist, was not having a good time, it took less than eight seconds to attack in just one shot, but his forehead was already sweating, mainly for the final layup, which was so difficult!
Originally, he didn't think about changing hands at all, he was not Jordan or Iverson, and he hadn't fully mastered this scoring method, but he was lucky enough to hit the lever throw.
McCarvey originally thought that he could get rid of Li Feng, a big man, with a change of direction, and he did this in college, but today it didn't work, this big man's speed, explosiveness and flexibility were tough he had never thought of!
There is going to be a hard fight today, Li Feng is too perverted, this big man of the damn seems to be able to defend anyone, and McCarvey is depressed.
The game entered a hot heat at the beginning, McCarvey's beautiful layup made Corey lose face, and he also gave lessons to others.
The second attack Corey wanted revenge, he raised an eyebrow at Li Feng, and the cute face instantly appeared embarrassed, and the latter came up to help him block McCarvey. Corey broke through, and McCarvey spun around Li Feng like lightning, and chased after him at a speed, as fast as a gust of wind.
After Corey broke through, he stopped directly, Simms was in front of him, McCarvey was behind him, and seeing this scene, 76ers head coach Brett Brown directly covered his eyes.
Defensive holes, very low-level defensive holes, Brett Brown deeply understands at the moment that he has a long way to go on the road to building a defensive 76ers.
Corey did not hesitate to pass the ball to Li Feng, Li Feng jumped from a high position, shook his wrist softly, threw the ball out in a standard posture, and hit!
McCarvey organized the attack, and Corey stared at him tightly, and this time it was his turn to be nervous. As a result, McCarvey quickly changed direction twice, Corey stepped forward to press, Hollis Thompson covered, McCarvey broke through again, Li Feng made up the defense, but McCarvey jumped early, threw a full fifteen meters through the hoop, and sent the ball into the hoop again.
", this guy is too arrogant!"
Li Feng looked back at the distance between himself and the hoop, it was very far.
Corey gritted his teeth, aren't you awesome? That old man will beat you into a and don't give you some color to see, you kid doesn't know how outstanding the NBA old bird is.
Turner reverses. Corey passed, the former rushed straight to the basket, using fast speed and strong explosiveness to disrupt the 76ers' defense, McCarvey made up for the defense, Corey seized the empty position outside the three-point line, Turner passed the ball to Li Feng, Li Feng passed the ball outside after the feint, and Corey hit a three-point shot!
The Pelicans' offense was extremely smooth, but the 76ers were undaunted, and McCarvey was once again the main attacker. This time he did a better job, after breaking through the outside defense, he took the opportunity of Simms to take Li Feng out of the box to force a layup, Gasol made up for the defense, McCarvey crashed directly into his arms and threw the ball to the hoop.
2+1!
Wells Fargo Center Arena has become a sea of cheers, after McCarvey steadily sent the ball into the hoop, Van Gundy couldn't stand it anymore, and immediately waved his hand to call a timeout, and the first 7 points of the 76ers were all won by McCarvey alone. Is there any reason left?
McCarvey played so well, and his head coach Brett Brown was also surprised, but when he followed McCarvey's line of sight and saw that he had been staring at Li Feng, he immediately understood what this little guy thought.
Even if McCarvey is mentally far more mature than his peers. But one thing is still not exempt, and that is that he has the ambition to step on the NBA superstars.
Who is in the limelight in the current league? Li Feng!
If anyone still tells Li Feng that Griffin should be selected as the champion in the 2009 draft, Li Feng must smack him ten big mouths and then laugh at him to his heart's content - is there a more suitable candidate to be the champion than McCarvey in the last edition? Judging by the time, no.
Pause back. Turner's breakaway dunk announced that the Philadelphia 76ers would regret abandoning him, and then the McCarvey moment came again.
McCarvey dribbled the ball up front. Passing the ball to Sims inside, Simms turned around and made a feint and then made a layup, Li Feng simply jumped up and blocked him. The ball fell to the floor, a ghostly figure floated by, McCarvey grabbed the ball and stepped directly under the basket to hit the board and hit.
Corey missed three points, Roten grabbed the rebound, McCarvey broke through with the ball, Bamot covered, McCarvey shook off Corey and did not continue to break through to Gasol, but directly retreated, jumped shot, and hit!
The Pelicans began to mess in the wind, and the 76ers fans were about to cry with excitement, and McCarvey scored 11 points just over the halfway point of the first quarter, which is the rhythm of Jordan's possession.
However, what is interesting is that Van Gundy is not interested in McCarvey's excellent performance, and there are players who play such a number at the beginning, it stands to reason that Van Bald should be like thunder, but today is very abnormal, he actually sat on the bench and laughed.
"What is he laughing at?"
Danny Jones, one of the 76ers' commentators, asked in surprise, Danny Jones, who is also a former NBA player, was invited by the 76ers to be a commentator.
Meanwhile, cameras on several television stations captured Van Gundy's enigmatic smile, including ESPN's commentary duo Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley, a game that ESPN broadcast live across the United States due to Li Feng's recent popularity.
Smith asked the same question, why did Van Gundy laugh?
Barkley didn't think about it, he said:
"He's proud, McCarvey is okay with scoring, but he knows, he's a playmaking guard, and he's not good enough at organizing the offense, and although the score is about the same now, the Pelicans' rhythm is well organized, and Stephen Corey is very smooth both offensively and defensively. What about the best rookie McCarvey? He's too obsessed with scoring on his own, you have to know that he's a playmaker and not a shooting guard, their quantile is Hollis Thompson, Hollis Thompson who hasn't scored a point so far! ”
Smith didn't always work against Barkley, the two of them were based on the low atmosphere of the game, and now that the game is so hot, there is no need to add to it, he cooperated with Barkley and said:
"That's true, but we can't blame Mr. Rookie because he's the core of the 76ers, and this tactic can maximize McCarvey's instigation for his teammates, but the tactics themselves don't need a playmaker to drive them."
Buckley shook his head and said:
"The rookie of the year assists more with his own breakaways, which is a bit like Iverson, but it's not a good sign because he's too obsessed with breaking and attacking the box, which is easy for defenders to damage their bodies. He needs to learn from Kidd and how he moves his teammates. Or rather, he doesn't need to go far and near, even if he doesn't learn from Kid. He's also very good in his discipline. ”
Barkley's words fell, Corey waved his hand outside the three-point line to signal Gasol to come out to cover for himself, Gasol ran out, Turner quickly followed, the two staggered to form a misalignment, Bamot who defended Gasol became facing Turner, and Rohr Deng was blocked by Gasol.
The opportunity was fleeting, and as soon as the misalignment appeared, Corey immediately passed the ball, and Turner got the ball and faced Bamot and broke through. Bamot retreated, and Turner changed direction and broke through from the side, hitting the box in a row.
Sims was stuck behind Li Feng, completely giving Turner a chance to create an empty position, and Turner did not hesitate to hit another strong dunk.
Li Feng and Turner high-fived, McCarvey wiped the sweat from his face, and continued to push forward with his head stuffed. At this moment, Brett Brown couldn't help it, and exclaimed:
"Michael. Pay attention to the organization and pay attention to the energy of the team! ”
McCarvey isn't the absolute boss yet, and when Brett Brown said this, he immediately chose to listen. But organization is not his strong point, he wanted to continue to break through, but out of respect for the head coach, he hesitated and passed the ball honestly to Hollis Thompson.
Finally got the ball. At this moment, Hollis Thompson wanted to cry first, and he had nothing to say, so he shot a jumper!
Bang. The iron is struck.
Li Feng picked up the rebound and threw it to Corey, who advanced quickly, Li Feng went directly into the restricted area from the middle, Corey looked at Li Feng, the players of the 76ers were shocked and pounced on Li Feng, but at this time Corey turned around and hung the ball to the basket, and a strong figure had been waiting in it for a long time.
Gasol received the ball, turned around and jumped with the ball in one hand, and turned his arm vigorously, and came to a big windmill dunk, and the old Gasol also played high today because Van Gundy gave him enough rest time recently.
The Pelicans regained the lead when Simms hit a mid-range shot to close the score, and then the Pelicans' offense began to pick up the tempo, Corey passed the ball to Turner, who subconsciously went down after holding the ball, and after Hollis Thompson pushed him up and forced him to slow down, McCarvey rushed up from behind and stealed the ball.
The 76ers attacked quickly, and the Pelicans returned to defense fast enough, but McCarvey stubbornly broke through and threw it, Li Feng didn't give him face this time, he just waited in front of him, although McCarvey threw the ball high, but it was useless, Li Feng jumped higher and slapped the ball down.
Corey grabbed the ball, and the 76ers were worried about his fast break, and they retreated like a tidal wave. Seeing this, Corey waved his hand, and the Pelicans players slowly ran down.
Li Feng grabbed a position in the penalty area, Corey immediately ran forward after passing the ball, McCarvey wanted to follow, but Corey made a look at Gasol when he passed, and the latter blocked McCarvey. Bamot can only change his defense, but he is so stupid, how can he block the slippery Corey?
Although he could have abused Simms, Li Feng didn't do it, and when Corey ran out of space, he passed the ball back, and Corey received the ball and jumped easily and sent the ball into the hoop.
"Wow, the Pelicans' offense is so easy, and I'm a fan of Corey because he always makes it easy to make a complicated game."
Barkley said with a big grin, and Smith smiled slightly and said,
"I agree with you, the Pelicans' offense is easy, but I don't think it's Corey's credit, it's Li Feng's credit."
"How could it be Li Feng's credit?"
Barkley retorted unconvinced,
"Corey ran out of the open space, Corey hit a mid-range shot, Li Feng just passed the ball back, and then the fool didn't pass the ball back."
The commentators on the court were-for-tat, and the court was also full of turmoil, the two sides began to score alternately, Hinrich came off the bench and hit a three-point shot from a distance to ease the situation on the court, and Marshall, who came on as a substitute for Corey, also shot a three-point shot in front of McCarvey to hit it. McCarvey broke through again, Marshall was called by Van Gundy when he came on the court, he didn't go up and press the opponent like Corey, but followed McCarvey all the way back, pestering him to make him uncomfortable.
McCarvey missed a layup, Li Feng picked up the rebound and passed to Marshall, McCarvey was like an electric rabbit with a full body, he jumped up and wanted to steal, seeing this, Marshall was short to avoid McCarvey holding the ball and breaking fast, McCarvey chased behind, and the two young talents fought all the way to the restricted area, Marshall suddenly slowed down and passed, turned back and gave the ball to Henson in the free throw area.
Henson got the ball and jumped to shoot, which was his first ball of the day, and he was a little nervous so he shot a soft ball with his wrist.
The 76ers fans were just about to laugh, when a domineering figure came up from the flank, only to see Li Feng jump more than a dozen feet away from the hoop, and fly over like a glider to catch the ball that fell under the hoop. Then with a twist of his arms back, he dunked the ball into the hoop.
There wasn't much time left in the first quarter, 22-20, and the Pelicans led by two points with one and a half minutes left.
McCarvey still broke through with the ball, this time he was entangled by Marshall, McCarvey was fast, Marshall was not slow, especially Li Feng shocked him on the inside, so that he couldn't speed up at will - he had to leave three points ready to deal with Li Feng's defense at any time.
Marshall pestered McCarvey for an inconvenient layup, and the rookie had to pass the ball, and Turner had been waiting for the moment when the ball had just left the rookie of the best. He jumped up like a mad dog and pushed the ball out directly, Henson picked up the ball, Luo Teng went over to grab it, Henson firmly waved an elbow to push Luo Teng away.
This scene surprised Barkley and Smith:
"This guy is very tough."
Marshall took over the ball, he planned a fast break, but after arriving in the frontcourt, there was still a step away from the three-point line, facing McCarvey, who had retreated to the three-point line, and a jump on the knee was a super long three-pointer.
McCarvey spun around in surprise and watched in amazement as the ball fell into the hoop.
The 76ers were a bit of a mess in the final minute. The Pelicans went on a 7-2 spurt to end the first quarter with a 29-22 lead.
In the second quarter, Van Gundy began to mobilize his troops, and Turner was discharged. The small forward position is replaced by Granger, Granger and Thornton are both good defensively, Granger is faster and has better defensive awareness, but his strength is inferior to Thornton. The offensive means are much stronger than Thornton's.
But defending McCarvey is better than Granger, and Thornton can't keep up with McCarvey. Often the latter breaks through and by the time he defends in place, McCarvey has already scored.
Scoring guard Van Gundy didn't go to Pierce, and then to Jordan Hamilton, Van Gundy doesn't seem to have put the 76ers in his eyes, the organizational guard is still Marshall, and his defense of McCarvey is in place, although Corey's defense is better, but it turns out that it is a speed-based point guard like Marshall who is better at defending McCarvey.
"Boys, you guys did a great job in the first quarter, and the blockade was good. But we don't do that in the second quarter, doesn't that kid like to break through? Very good, give me a 2-3 joint defense, give me a solid penalty area, and give them the high position, I want to see how they break through! ”
After the pause returned, the Pelicans lineup was replaced by Li Feng + Henson + Granger + Marshall + Hamilton, seeing this lineup, Barkley in the live broadcast room stuck out his tongue vigorously:
"Shit, what a madman, God, he's a madman! The game is not yet clear, and Van Gundy has two players who basically didn't play last year and one player who has been pardoned this year. ”
The Pelicans made a large number of substitutions, and the 76ers were still the main players, with five main players, and none was changed.
Seeing that the 76ers' restricted area was still a partner of Simms and Bamot, Li Feng laughed and said:
"Don't worry, man, he'll be replaced soon."
The opening ball belonged to the 76ers, McCarvey held the ball and went inside, Marshall did not still dwell as before, but deliberately let go of a gap and followed firmly behind. After McCarvey broke through, Granger made up for it in time, so that with Marshall in the back, he directly wrapped the best rookie into a sandwich.
McCarvey could only pass the ball, Roten stepped forward to answer, the best rookie turned around and passed the ball to his teammates, Hamilton quickly changed defenses, but he was not strong enough, Roten hit him hard and knocked him away, and at this time Granger was still wrapping McCarvey, he was unceremonious, got up and shot.
"Smack!"
A big hand appeared out of thin air, and Li Feng rushed up quickly and slapped the ball away.
Hamilton picked up the ball and attacked quickly, his two slender legs were fast, and Hollis Thompson was fierce enough, but he couldn't keep up. After rushing into the free throw area, Hamilton put away the ball and took three steps to make a layup, strode forward, reached out and threw the ball into the air, and Hollis Thompson behind him failed to block it, and the ball bounced into the hoop on the rebound. (To be continued......)