Chapter 166 Ten consecutive wins

Li Feng didn't score much in the second half, and the Grizzlies switched to the league's team's habitual small and big defense Li Feng after suffering a big loss in the first half of Randolph's single defense.

When Li Feng is on the outside, if he uses a big forward to defend, the speed may not be able to keep up, even if the speed can keep up, Li Feng's juggling dribble will shake the opponent in a daze, and when Li Feng enters the inside line, the strength of the small forward will definitely not be able to block Li Feng's impact, at this time, it is necessary to rely on the strong power of the big forward or even the center to deal with him.

Seeing that his original love would become the object of his headache, Grizzlies head coach Hollins felt infinite regret in his heart, knowing that Li Feng was improving so fast, he said that he would keep Li Feng in the Grizzlies.

However, with Li Feng's reputation on the offensive end, even Hollins forgot that Li Feng was once famous for his defense, and Ben Wallace II was not just talking.

Randolph understood this in the first half, and Guy also understood this truth in the second half, in the third quarter, they attacked aggressively, and Guy was the team's main attacker, but when he faced Li Feng in a misplaced position, he felt powerless.

Li Feng's speed was too fast, Guy's advantage as the offensive side couldn't be seen at all, he made a move in advance, and Li Feng followed in the blink of an eye, and even after he finished a fake move, he didn't adjust his center of gravity, Li Feng adjusted it first.

After being robbed twice by Li Feng in a row, Guy walked on thin ice with the ball, and when he saw Li Feng coming up, he had to pass the ball, and seeing the surprised and dissatisfied eyes of his teammates, Guy really wanted to tell them that you should try it yourself.

Li Feng does not attack by himself does not mean that he does not participate in the offense, after he and Harden gradually cooperate, when he breaks the ball or gets a pass, he will always accurately deliver it to Harden's hands.

Harden enjoyed the kind of ammunition that flew in without knowing when, and he hit it with ease.

Although the Grizzlies still have a chance to equalize the score and even overtake, but because Li Feng focuses on defense most of the time, and Li Feng's super fast speed and good sense of filling up the position are very good to fill the loopholes of his teammates, the Grizzlies' offense has been significantly contained, time has passed slowly, the Grizzlies' offense has become more and more impatient, Guy is even more so after being broken by Li Feng in a row, often two steps outside the three-point line to get the ball and shoot directly, the hasty shooting rate can be imagined, the most after the game is still four minutes, The Knicks already led the Grizzlies by 20 points, and Hollins replaced all the starters and surrendered directly.

When the whistle blew at the end of the game, the Knicks outscored by 26 points, 128-102 at the home court of the Morpheus Grizzlies.

Li Feng's data today is dazzling, scoring not much only 18 points, but there are 16 rebounds and 17 assists, if D'Antoni gives him more time, 20+20+20 will be easy, but Li Feng is not James, he will not do this kind of thing.

After the game, Grizzlies big man Mayo lamented, "The Knicks players are so good at running, we feel like we're playing against a bunch of track and field athletes, the opponent is always one more person than us, the forward is like a bull, and our defense is almost completely overwhelmed by him." ”

The Knicks' seven-game winning streak caught all the media by surprise, and while reporters were still discussing whether the Knicks had reached the end of the crossbow, the Knicks won three games in a row over the Dallas Mavericks, Utah Jazz and Indiana Pacers in the following week, extending their winning streak to ten, the best record in the last six seasons, the Knicks rose from tenth in the East to seventh in the East, and the playoff scenario became very optimistic.

In those three games, the Knicks' single-game scoring dropped dramatically, and they all decided it at the last minute. …,

"New York City Daily" explained the reason, Li Feng has become the decisive factor for the Knicks to win, the Knicks' offense and defense are dependent on Li Feng, the Mavericks and other teams are stronger than the Grizzlies, it is difficult to win by relying on offense alone, Li Feng focuses on defense. The data after the game also proved that Li Feng's defensive players in these three games had a lot fewer opportunities than in the previous games, but the reason for this situation was the decline in the physical strength of the Knicks as a whole.

But head coach D'Antoni talked to Li Feng after the game against the Grizzlies, asking him to let go of the offense and not have to worry about the team's defense, under his rule, the Knicks' style is offense, he will not change the team's style of play for the sake of the winning streak, offensive offense and offense is D'Antoni's belief, and he will never change his style.

But in these games, Li Feng still went against his will and focused on defense. However, because Li Feng not only stabilized the defense but also concentrated on the organization, D'Antoni had no excuse to criticize Li Feng, and he preferred to communicate with Li Feng in private.

But in fact, D'Antoni is not happy with Li Feng's behavior on the court, because the Knicks in the last few games are not the Knicks he wants, and in order to stick to his style and style of play, he has not changed even if he did not make the playoffs last season.

D'Antoni has complained to Donny Washh several times in the past few days, and Walsh saw that something was wrong, and directly informed the Knicks' big owner James Dolan, one is the head coach of the team, and the other is the core of the team.

This is the first time Li Feng has sat with Dolan and D'Antoni to drink and chat since he came to the Knicks, this small bar called Shuguang is one of the few high-end consumption places in the suburbs of New York, people basically rarely come here to consume, in addition to being expensive, it is too quiet to be suitable for young people, and the elderly prefer to be in their own homes.

Dolan smiled and hugged his right hand in person, and said:

"Let's celebrate today, the team has won ten in a row, and the biggest credit is you, from the day you came to New York, I was thinking, what would be the situation if the two of you could be together, and now I see it, it's invincible."

D'Antoni said half-jokingly, half-seriously:

"The credit should belong to Li Feng, and now the Knicks have almost become his one-man team."

Li Feng is such a smart person, he immediately sniffed out the strange smell in the air, and he said with a smile:

"Xie Lu Xie James's appreciation, but also Xie Lu Xie Xie Coach De Antony's reuse, in fact, the strength of this team is in the east, that is, the middle and lower levels, Coach De Antoni can be adjusted to this point, it is really breathtaking."

Dolan smiled:

"It's all my own family, why do you say such kind words and compliments, come today, let's just sit together and talk, it's close to the playoffs, this season is almost over, you can also tell me what you think."

Li Feng felt that the strange taste was even stronger.

D'Antoni, of course, understood what Dolan meant, and he slowly drank the wine in his glass, letting the spicy whiskey flow from his throat to his stomach, and then took out a piece of paper full of names and data and spread it on the table, saying: ...,

"Actually, I was able to accept defeat in the last three games, but we still won in the end."

Li Feng couldn't help but say:

"To be able to win, what to accept defeat, a combination of offense and defense is a good choice."

D'Antoni smiled slightly and said:

"The combination of offense and defense is a very good tactical choice for the Knicks right now, especially with you and Sergi, in fact, a lot of times, many teams do this, but why should I choose a difficult run-and-gun tactic? Actually, you can ask Mr. James, this is the result of our discussion when Mr. Dolan invited me. ”

Dolan laughed and said:

"Feng, in fact, I asked the two of you to talk here today, just to let you communicate, let you understand our plan, understand why our team is what to choose offensive football, rather than playing defensive tactics or a combination of offense and defense, as D'Antoni said, with your defense and Sergi, it is not possible to combine offense and defense, and we are really reluctant to fight and run, we are difficult."

Li Feng didn't understand and asked:

"Is this choice still necessary?"

D'Antoni and Dolan nodded and said:

"Of course, you didn't realize that the run-and-gun tactics made Larry Hughes, his score dropped to 15 points in the Thunder, and our players can amplify the offense through the run-and-gun, although there will be problems when encountering defense, but it's just that our offense is not strong enough, if it's strong enough, no team can resist our offense, forward, think about it, if our offense is strong enough to destroy the defense line formed by Bill Russell, Ben Wallace, Scottie Pippen, Bobby Jones and Gary Payton, do we still need to defend, when the time comes, We're going to create an era that's even more glorious than the Lakers."

"This is my dream! When I took over the Knicks, I had this dream, and I wanted the Knicks to be like the Celtics and the Lakers. ”

Dolan solemnly repeated.

No one is going to laugh at Dolan, let alone Li Feng, although the Knicks are not good in Dolan's hands, but it cannot be denied that Dolan is not invested.

"You're happy."

Li Feng sighed, he didn't say that you are great.

Dolan smiled and said:

"My happiest thing is to invite Mike and get you, my original goal was to rise next year, but I was disappointed to sink in the lotto area in a row, I almost lost confidence in my goal, but at this time the turning point came, Mike is the coach I admire the most, he is the same as me, he dares to take risks and is obsessed with his ideals."

D'Antoni smiled:

"Now we have a common ideal. We worked together for our ideals, and when you made a name for yourself in Morpheus, we fell in love with you, and then you came. ”

Li Feng smiled slightly:

"I'm not doing well at Morpheus, and Mr. James is willing to take me to New York, so naturally I'm also contributing to my dream!"