Chapter 149: There is no reason to be afraid
On March 2, > more than half of the season, the New York Knicks experienced a lot of ups and downs, falling from the edge of the playoffs to the 14th place in the East, and the playoff situation was worrying. *1*1*
After the All-Star, a wave of consecutive defeats made the New York Knicks demoralized, and at this time, the Knicks welcomed the challenge of the Portland Trail Blazers at home.
Before Li Feng was in the Grizzlies, he had a collision with the Trail Blazers, this season they have become a strong team that no team dares to ignore, the star Brandon Roy is getting better, playing the style of a top star, Aldridge, Webster, Batum and others are also improving, the Portland Trail Blazers are currently ranked fourth in the West, from the point of view of the record, the two teams are not at the same level at all.
If Li Feng's return battle also loses, the Knicks' backmost backbone will also be crushed, after all, in the previous games, you can make excuses, saying that Li Feng is not here, and with Li Feng still losing, maybe the Knicks will go to compete with the Nets for the worst record.
However, Li Feng, the backbone of the Knicks, has just recovered from a major injury, and the media are more concerned about whether Li Feng can recover than the Knicks' game, after all, the Knicks' star black hole, Francis left the Rockets to the Magic is still an All-Star performance, but when the Knicks began to get injured, and then collapsed, Li Feng is not far behind Francis's explosiveness, plus he is Asian, and even some media are skeptical that Li Feng has recovered from injury.
However, there are pros and cons to everything, and under strong pressure, you can also see how strong the Knicks have become? Can you also test how much fighting spirit and energy Li Feng and his teammates can burst out in such a difficult moment?
If they can survive this difficult schedule, the Knicks may really be able to attack the playoffs with confidence; But if the team collapses during this time, it leads to a losing streak. Then it's going to be hard to get to the playoffs!
"No matter what, I have to show my fighting spirit and strength first!"
With the morning sun shining on his body in the morning, after three weeks, Li Feng once again confidently stepped into Madison Square Garden. The next part of the schedule is also a severe test for him, and real money can only show a more dazzling light after being tempered again and again, there is no doubt about it!
Bang!
D'Antoni looked at the training ground, his eyelids jumped sharply, and he quickly stopped training helplessly.
Judging from the training situation, Li Feng is in good condition, and he can't see that he has been injured at all!
At this time, the team is conducting a full-court five-on-five offensive and defensive drill. Li Feng has shown a very good state from the beginning, the inside and outside shooting is almost unstoppable, and Ibaka, who has performed well in recent games, is more like a rookie who has just entered the league, and the psychology of the substitute side is almost broken. {/friend upload update}
D'Antoni noticed a change. With Li Feng, Harden and Thornton have performed very well, and Li Feng can always deliver the basketball to the two at the right time.
Harden's air cut was unstoppable, Thornton's shot was through Yang, and Li Feng was like a magician. Fit the team together perfectly.
Suddenly, just when Li Feng chose to break through forcibly again, Ibaka gambled and successfully predicted, and stood in advance and used his strong body to block Li Feng's crazy breakthrough. The two of them immediately fell to the floor on their backs, a scene that almost made D'Antoni's heart beat out.
"Sharp. How are you? It doesn't matter? ”
After D'Antoni watched Li Feng being picked up by Ibara, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked. He doesn't want to see Li Feng get injured just after he returns, especially Li Feng and Ibaka, the two big players on the inside, otherwise the next hard schedule will not be so hard, and it will be almost the same as the hell schedule. …,
After moving his hands and feet, Li Feng smiled and shook his head, and felt a little moved by D'Antoni's overflowing concern.
"Boss, I'm fine, I'm looking forward to the Trail Blazers' challenge tonight!"
"Looking forward to it?"
Thornton on the side asked in a puzzled whisper.
Li Feng's ears were very sensitive, and when he heard Thornton's whispering, he glanced at him, and then his eyes swept over each of his teammates, and with an incomparable firmness in his smile, he said:
"Yes, it's anticipation! We're going to have a lot of tough opponents in the next few years, they're all playoff level contenders, and I'm really looking forward to playing against such strong opponents, which will be very good for us to gain playoff experience, don't you expect that challenge? ”
He seems to be sure that he will make the playoffs, and now he is just accumulating experience.
It's not gibberish, it's not self-comforting, he just has that confidence, it's not enough to be himself, he needs his teammates to be more combative and confident than him.
"Of course we look forward to it!"
The new Harden took the lead in responding to Li Feng's call, Li Feng has too many traits to resonate with him, at the draft conference, Harden did not show disdain for the Grizzlies' selection of Li Feng, but he did not think that Li Feng had the strength of the list, but now Harden seems to have the advantage of the top Griffin in the data, but Li Feng is stronger than Griffin.
"We won't give up easily!"
"Fight to the end and prove our strength!"
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At this moment, both old teammates and new teammates immediately shouted and corresponded, and the haze of the recent losing streak has unconsciously disappeared.
Li Feng's words made them can't help but look forward to tonight's game, what about the white mamba, what about the fourth place in the west, we have no reason to retreat, let alone be afraid!
Looking at the passionate young men, D'Antoni secretly sighed that Li Feng deserved to be the leader, if another person said Li Feng's words, the effect would definitely be there, but it would not be so strong, Li Feng exuded an aura that was not afraid of heaven and earth, which can always make people's blood boil!
On the evening of March 2.
The arena was filled with spectators, and a large number of fans wearing Knicks jerseys watched the game, staining Madison Square Garden into a sea of blood.
If you fall into the fate of being booed by so many people, people with a slightly worse quality of heart will probably be so angry and angry that they want to bite their tongues and commit suicide.
In the long and narrow aisles. Li Feng saw Roy and Aldridge, who seemed to turn his face hostilely.
He greeted Roy.
"Hey, Brandon."
"Feng, tell me. You feel lost in the hospital toilet. ”
“……”
Li Feng smiled, Roy will be so poor!
Outside the narrow corridor, cheers resounded in the sky, and it was time to appear.
Li Feng took a deep breath, kicked the ground with his right foot, and rushed out of the corridor.
Outside the corridor, there is a sea of yellow as far as the eye can see, and the shouts of the mountains and tsunami.
The fans rhythmically shouted the names of "Tyrannosaurus Rex" and "Feng".
This is now Madison Square Garden!
"Gotta win!"
……
The game begins. According to the media's speculation, the Knicks should have played a tough game in this game, but they didn't know what to do. Li Feng's playmaking skills perfectly turn the team into a whole, and when the players have chemistry, the team can show 200% combat effectiveness.
The Knicks' lineup is unsurprising, with Eddie Corey at center and Li Feng at power forward. Small forward Harden, scoring guard Thornton, point guard Duhon.
On the Trail Blazers' side, center Greg Oden. Power forward LaMarcus Aldridge, small forward Nicolas Cage Batum. Shooting guard Brandon Roy, point guard Andre Miller. …,
From the beginning. The game went into the rhythm that the Knicks excelled at.
At the beginning of the game, Li Feng did not take much initiative to attack, more of a point forward, perfectly controlling the team's rhythm, and the Knicks had a seven-point advantage in five minutes of the game, while Li Feng already had six assists.
The offense of the Blazers is similar to that of the Knicks, both of which are initiated by one person, the only difference is that Roy is the guard and Li Feng is the forward.
Seeing that the game fell into the rhythm of the Knicks, there was no need for McMillan to remind, Roy had already lowered the rhythm and passed the basketball to Oden singles.
Although Oden has a parallel hat, he still has a few brushes when the Trail Blazers were able to reject Duncan and Garnett for him and give up Durant for him.
Oden took the ball inside, leaned on Corey's back single, a beautiful feint, Oden deceived Corey, hooked his hand, and scored!
It looks like the action is done in one go, and if Oden can stay healthy, in this era of scarcity of centers, tens of millions of contracts are within reach.
Oden was in good shape today, scoring several balls in a row, and when the Knicks were in the bag, he divided the ball well, and after a wave of 15-6 small **, all of a sudden the Trail Blazers took the rhythm into their hands.
Li Feng didn't want the Trail Blazers to succeed, so he decisively switched defenses with Corey when Trail Blazers center Oden got the ball again.
Li Feng didn't even think about it, so he used his strong body to stick to it. Compared with those players who have just recovered, Li Feng has no scruples at all. What old injuries recur, what is gradual.
was left behind by Li Feng, and now the only thing he thinks about is to hold the basket and let the opponent have no chance to take advantage of it, and Li Feng's fierce defense makes Oden, who has a tough style of play, not adaptable. Although Oden was struggling with the physical confrontation, the champion was not ready to pass the basketball away. Since the position he was about to reach was already in his attack range, Oden dribbled the ball a little, adjusted his footsteps, and leaned on Li Feng to turn one and a half to the left, ready to score points with a hook hand.
This ball is a parallel fish like you!
At this moment, Auden forgot that he was a parallel import!
When the basketball was off his fingertips, the wonderful feel made Oden think the ball was eight. The next thing to do is to use your ears to enjoy the beautiful sound of the basketball and the net.
If you only talk about height, Oden undoubtedly has a certain advantage, and his bounce height is also top-notch, but in front of the audience, this is pitiful.
"So you want to pitch in front of me?"
The corners of Li Feng's mouth couldn't help but let out a sneer. It seems that in the arena that did not appear during this period, it seems that others have forgotten their existence.
Without any help, Li Feng pulled up on the spot. In front of Oden, he rose higher and higher.
The injury did not affect Li Feng's bounce and explosiveness, and Oden, who was proud, only felt that his eyes were dark, and the black shadow was rising under his gaze.
The smile on his face slowly retracted as Li Feng's big hand got closer and closer to basketball. Until the moment Li Feng touched the ball, Auden's smile suddenly froze on his face.
It seems that he has been holding back his anger for more than three months on this poor basketball.
When a crisp sound sounded in the ears of the fans at the Madison Square Garden Arena, the basketball had already been slapped by Li Feng to the audience. (To be continued......)