Chapter 57: Miserable Howard
At halftime, the Lakers players returned to the locker room.
The Zen master encouraged everyone, "You guys are playing well, Kobe Bryant, you will continue to use your offense to create more space for your teammates in the second half; Feng Feng, you continue to strengthen the restrictions on Maddie, use your running position, and create space for Kobe's breakthrough. β
"Okay." Kobe Bryant and Feng Feng answered the Zen master together.
After the Zen master encouraged his teammates, the Zen master began to think about the next game.
I can only wait for the game to end, and then think about the future lineup of the Lakers, and now we should win this game first.
"Feng Feng, why don't you use your breakthrough technique?" Kobe Bryant has some questions about why Feng Feng doesn't use his breakthrough, although it will be more difficult for Feng Feng to break through in the face of top defenders, but his breakthrough is still okay in the face of Maddie or Juwan Howard, who is not very defensive.
"It's not that I don't use it, it's mainly that your main scoring point is under the basket, Odom, Mime, and Kwame, most of the time on the inside;
So if I enter the inside line to break through again, it will be very difficult, plus my fellow countryman Yao Yin is guarding under the basket, so I still don't think it's ugly about my breakthrough, and when I break through stronger, I will break through my fellow countryman. β
Feng Feng said his thoughts in one breath.
Kobe Bryant thought to himself, "This analytical ability, fully analyzing the abilities and skills of teammates on the team, and having a full understanding of myself, I was far from him at that time." β
"Your analysis is right, if I have the opportunity, I will tell the Zen master, let you lead the substitute, and you will have a chance to make your breakthrough. Breakthroughs still need to be in the game in order to train themselves. Bryant spoke his mind.
"Okay, it's going to be the second half soon, so let's win this game together. Win the game, and I'll invite you to my place for dinner. Feng Feng was going to invite Yao Yin to go to his place for dinner on a cloudy day, and he didn't forget to invite Kobe Bryant to join him.
During each live broadcast, the commentator will give advice to the lagging side.
Netizens on the Internet also began to help the Mosaic team ask about new tactics.
Sun Zhengping: "Coach Zhang, you see that netizens are asking how the Mosaic team can win against the Lakers, what do you think about this." β
Zhang Weiping: "I also saw that today's Lakers used Feng Feng to lock up Maddie. But the coach of the Mosaic team did not insist that Yao Yin continue to attack the interior line to open up space for the team, and still counted on the outside players to make a breakthrough.
I think the current Mosaic team should start from Yao Yin and attract Lakers players to the basket, so that the outside line can have more opportunities and improve the shooting rate; Another thing is to limit the connection between Kobe Bryant and his teammates. β
"Let's continue to enjoy the second half of the game between the Mosaics and the Lakers."
The Lakers opened with a continuation of the first-half tactics, taking advantage of Kobe Bryant's breakaway, attracting the pack, creating opportunities for the perimeter, and then breaking through the ball.
After Feng Feng hit two three-pointers in a row, the coach of the Mosaic team couldn't sit still, if the score opened up again, it would be 15 points, and with today's situation, it would be difficult to turn the tables around.
The head coach of the Mosaic called a timeout.
After the Mosaic players came off the field, "Maddie, Yao Yin, we need to change our tactics.
Next, we focus on Yao Yin, using Yao Yin's attack on the inside to create opportunities for the outside, and this work is handed over to Yao Yin. β
Maddie was very poor by Feng Feng's defensive performance in this game, and there was no way, "Okay, I will follow the coach's arrangement." β
Yao Yin heard the coach's arrangement, and his eyes lit up, "There are too few such arrangements, in the past, I used to play a few in the opening game, and then the other offenses had to rely on themselves to grab defensive rebounds and create offensive opportunities by themselves." β
The Zen master also knows that the Mosaic team will definitely focus on the inside, but there is no way, his interior line is too weak, so he can only bet that Yao Yin alone will not win the Lakers.
At the end of the timeout, there was no doubt that when Yao Yin was in a good position, Maddie directly passed the ball high to Yao Yin.
In the Lakers without O'Neal, Yao Yin, who is now under the basket, is invincible.
Yao Yin was under the basket, using his left foot as the pivot foot, and using his footsteps to directly shake Kwame Brown, who was defending under the basket, away.
Hit a layup under the basket.
Yao Yin's goal broke the scoring drought of the Mosaic team and stabilized the situation of the Mosaic team.
Not to be outdone, the Lakers Bryant scored directly under the basket.
Just like that, you go back and forth, and the situation on both sides is deadlocked.
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Just when the two sides were deadlocked, Feng Feng stood up.
After more than two quarters, Zhu Wan Howard's pace became slower and slower for Feng Feng's running, and he almost couldn't keep up.
Feng Feng saw that Howard was physically exhausted, accelerated and got rid of Howard, and stopped directly outside the three-point line on the weak side.
When Kobe Bryant was attacking, he kept observing Feng Feng's running, and passed the ball to Feng Feng steadily.
After receiving the ball, Feng Feng jumped directly and saw Howard pounce.
After a slight pause in the air, a three-point shot.
Barkley: "Oh my god, that madman at Zero, he's waiting for Howard to jump, is he crazy?" Aren't you afraid that Howard will directly block him? β
Smith: "Look at it, this is the arrogant Celestial man you said, waiting for Howard's defense, if this goal can be scored, I'll eat it live in the studio......"
Smith had just finished eating when he heard it.
"Huh!"
Three-point hollow into the net.
Feng Feng raised his right hand and stretched out three fingers.
Howard's pray, although it hit Feng Feng's shooter, did not change the arc of Feng Feng's three-point shot in the slightest, and hit it steadily.
Zhang Weiping: "This is unreasonable, but it is also very reasonable, you see, Howard's physical strength has been exhausted, even if he misses three points, he will definitely succeed in making fouls, with Feng Feng's free throw shooting rate, three free throws must be hit steadily, so he is rushing to score four points." It's crazy. β
The DJ shouted "Let's chant his name, Feng Feng... Feng Feng... Feng Feng..., three... Divide. β
The referee's whistle blew "Three-point shot, and there's a bonus penalty." β
Kobe Bryant walked over and said, "Brother, fortunately I got in, I didn't waste my assists, otherwise I would have to practice more at night." β
Hearing what Kobe Bryant said, Feng Feng's hands trembled in fright, but fortunately, the free throw had not been shot yet.
Feng Feng took a deep breath and stabilized his emotions before making a free throw.
Add a penalty to hit steadily.
Howard's physical strength is constantly depleting, so when the Mosaic team is attacking, he can only gasp for breath outside the three-point line, trying to speed up his physical recovery.
Mosaic's offense is still Yao Yin's low-post offense, and Kwame Brown's offense is poor, but the defense is still okay.
Resist Yao Yin with all his strength and prevent him from pressing under the basket.
Yao Yin used all his strength to squeeze Kwame Brown away, and used small throws to score directly.
After scoring this goal, Yao Yin yelled "Fuck." β
Kwame Brown was very curious, and didn't know why when Yao Yin scored this goal, he shouted not 'fuck' but 'tomato', so he ran to Feng Feng and asked why Yao Yin shouted this.
Feng Feng immediately couldn't hold it back, laughed, and looked up at Yao Yin.
"This, let's talk about it when it's over, I'm ready to attack, and do a good job of preparing for the high position." Feng Feng smiled as he dealt with Kwame Brown.
Kwame-Brown scratched her scalp, but she still didn't turn white, so she could only turn around and run back.
The Mosaic team has strengthened its defense against Kobe Bryant and is ready to cut off the connection between Kobe Bryant and his teammates, which will make Kobe Bryant fall into a personal single.
Kobe Bryant saw the purpose of the Mosaic team, in the past, only Odom alone could help him attract defense, and now Feng Feng's high outside shooting rate can also help Kobe attract defense.
Kobe Bryant directly called Odom to come over to help block and dismantle, there is no need for Kobe to do it alone as soon as there is a problem, it would be too physically demanding.
When Odom successfully helped Kobe Bryant keep Maddie behind, Kobe ran straight outside the three-point line.
The players of the Mosaic team are blinded, what are they going to do, not to attack the basket, what are they doing running out.
At this time, Feng Feng once again covered Kobe Bryant outside the three-point line, and in the moment Kobe Bryant passed, Feng Feng directly cut the basket.
This time offensively and defensively, Howard no longer has the physical strength to defend against Feng Feng, so he can only defend under the basket.
Just when Howard wanted to make up for Kobe, Feng Feng had already cut to the basket.
Howard saw Feng Feng appear vacant and Kobe Bryant was about to pass the ball.
I had to turn around and defend Feng Feng again.
Howard thought, "Feng Feng has already scored more than ten points on himself, and he must not let Feng Feng score so unscrupulously again." β
Howard didn't hesitate, and jumped directly to defend Feng Feng's dunk, wanting to block Feng Feng.
However, Howard forgot that he was physically exhausted, and at the same time underestimated Feng Feng's bounce and physical fitness.
When Feng Feng received Kobe's pass, he jumped directly, collected the ball, and prepared to dunk violently.
When I saw Howard come back to the defense.
Feng Feng jumped.
Barkley "My God, you see, Feng Feng's current altitude in the air, look at his waist and abdomen strength, he has a flat frame, let's pray for Howard, this time the background board has been replaced by him." The last time Feng Feng's riding buckle was still fresh in people's memories. β
Smith opened his mouth wide, shocked and speechless by Feng Feng's bouncing and stuckness.
One hand pressed Howard, stayed in the air for a moment, and with the other hand, he slammed the basketball into the basket.
When Feng Feng's feet landed on the floor, he raised his right arm high, clenched his fists, and waved his arms vigorously at the audience.
DJ shouts "Riding buckle"
βRiding buckleβ
βRiding buckleβ
The fans at the scene went crazy.
"Feng Feng"
"Feng Feng"
"Feng Feng"
This is the first time Feng Feng has heard fans shouting Feng Feng's name so enthusiastically at home.
This is how a star feels, Feng Feng asked himself.
"Feng, you can't be an alien, right?" Odom asked, with a question mark on his face.
"Feng, you're a madman, you actually completed the riding buckle again on the field." Kwame Brown walked over.
"It's all small meaning, small meaning." Feng Feng pretended to be a handful.
Turn around and continue to defend yourself.
After dunking, Feng Feng's physical strength also began to decline.
Kobe Bryant saw that Feng Feng's physical strength was also declining, and walked to Feng Feng's side.
"Next, when defending, a little looser, recover your strength, on the offensive end, we play more blocking, you run a little less." Kobe reminded Feng Feng and was also imparting some experience on the court.
"Okay, I will."
Maddie saw that Feng Feng's physical strength had decreased, and felt that now was the best opportunity to attack Feng Feng.
Maddie has been playing Feng Feng alone for several rounds in a row, and from time to time he has passed the ball to Yao Yin with a high throw, and Yao Yin is finished by dunking (it is usually difficult to see Yao Yin dunk to finish).
Feng Feng's physical strength declined, and after most of the game, Feng Feng became more and more experienced in Maddie's defense.
So Maddie's hit rate has been suppressed below 30% by Feng Feng.
Maddie struggled.
Feng Feng and Kobe Bryant also cooperated with each other many times, and Kobe Bryant either handed it to Feng Feng or directly attacked the basket.
Feng Feng's hit rate also declined due to the decline in physical strength.
The three-point shooting percentage has also dropped a lot, and the shooting percentage of these shots has also come to 50%.
Kobe Bryant's shooting rate has improved a lot, and Yao Yin's physical strength has also decreased a lot due to continuous singles and baskets.
The difference between the two teams gradually came to 20 points.
Feng Feng's physical strength also recovered, and he started to run without the ball.
Howard, also fighting for his last breath, has been following Feng Feng closely.
Kobe Bryant was at the three-point line, and when he blocked Feng Feng, he used this ingenuity to hit Howard's chest hard.
Feng Feng hit a direct three-point shot.
Looking back at Howard, he actually ran to the sideline and threw up.
Buckley: "Oh my god. God, what did Howard do wrong? was first ridden by the madman No. 0 and became a background board; This time, Feng Feng ran away and vomited, let's pray for him. β
Howard only had one idea now, find a crack in the ground and get in.
Howard thought, "Is this Yao Yin's compatriot?" It's not the same as Yao at all. I really want to cry. β
Howard didn't care about anything and just lay on the sidelines.
The head coach of the Mosaic team can only ask for a timeout and ask the team doctor to go up and ask about Howard's condition.
Howard is now in the spirit of thinking that if I don't say anything, I won't be embarrassed.
The Mosaic bench took Howard out.
Feng Feng came to Yao Yin's side, "Brother Yao, your teammate can't do it, how can you still vomit." β
"Be quiet, if they hear it, they won't have to fight."
Yao Yin seemed to suddenly remember something, "However, it shouldn't be able to fight, your last force output was too strong." β
"The game is over, don't leave yet, let's get together." Feng Feng said to Yao Yin.
Feng Feng's score has unconsciously reached the highest score of the Lakers, and he has scored 35 points, which is about to break the scoring record he set last time.
The Zen master also replaced Kobe Bryant and Feng Feng for a break.
Feng Feng sat on the bench, gulping water, his face was pale, and he was panting heavily.
"Feng Feng, you have a good rest, don't play, wait until the fourth quarter, you rest first."
After resting for a while, Feng Feng regained some strength.
"Kobe, how's it going, how does it feel to assist? Isn't that cool? The third quarter is not over yet, and unconsciously, Kobe Bryant's assists have come to 12, most of which are assists Feng Feng.
"This feeling, it's so cool, I haven't played so happily for a long time."
Kobe Bryant thought to himself, "It turns out that basketball is not all that one person can fight against the team, and someone shares it, which is so happy." β
"That's for sure, Kobe, let's just play like this, the playoffs, will it be far away?" Feng Feng turned around and said to Kobe.
"Yes, we will always have only one goal, the championship." Kobe Bryant said resolutely.
In the third quarter, at the end of the quarter, the Mosaics chased the difference to 13 points.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Zen master let Kobe Bryant and Feng Feng go directly to the court, ready to close the game, not wanting to be dragged by the mosaic team until the end of the game, and also let the main players have more time to rest.
"Kobe Bryant, Feng Feng, you have to cooperate more and strive to win this game in one wave."
"Feng Feng, let's pull down the score difference by more than 15 points, you can practice your offense." Kobe Bryant did not forget to remind Feng Feng, nor did he forget to create more offensive opportunities for Feng Feng.
"Okay, just wait, I'll make everyone's eyes shine." Feng Feng said confidently.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Kobe Bryant and Feng Feng played several times in a row.
Although Yao Yin is still invincible under the basket, he has finished the offense under the basket several times.
However, the Mosaic team's three-point shooting was too poor, only one hit, Kobe Bryant and Feng Feng's combination of inside and outside, three-point and two-point hits.
The score gap is also gradually widening.
"Man, it's up to you, I hope to see your offensive performance next." Kobe smiled and patted Feng Feng's shoulder.
After Bryant dribbled the ball in the half, he passed the ball directly to Feng Feng, and walked to the other side to open up space for Feng Feng's attack.
Maddie defended Feng Feng, because the pre-game scouting report was that Feng Feng had strong three-point ability, running ability and dunk ability under the basket, but he did not have the ability to create offense independently.
In order to prevent Feng Feng's three-point shot, Maddie clinged to Feng Feng.
Feng Feng held the ball and didn't have the idea of shooting three points at all, the purpose was to practice his breakthrough.
Feng Feng took advantage of Sam Gaude and prepared to start breaking through.
Feng Feng faced Maddie's defense, directly took a scissor step, got rid of Maddie's defense, went straight to the basket, and made a layup.
Madimun, isn't it true that the one who speaks will not create offensive ability on his own?
How did you pass me in one step.
In the next few attacks, Feng Feng used Sam Gauder, but Sam Goude's movements changed quickly, so that Maddie was often unsure of what Feng Feng was going to do next.
Although Feng Feng broke through five or six times, he broke through Maddie four or five times, but when he came to the basket, Feng Feng's layup was still much worse.
Yao Yin sat under the basket and rewarded Feng Feng with two blocks.
Feng Feng was covered, not angry at all, not every team has a defensive center like Yao Yin.
Feng Feng now has a single breakthrough ability, but the 50% probability of success is already very good.
Anyway, Feng Feng himself was very satisfied.
saw Feng Feng successfully break through Maddie several times in the game.
The comment area of domestic netizens exploded.
"Blacks, come out and yo, didn't you say that Feng Feng would only shoot three points?"
"Look at how you guys still black Feng Feng, this Sam Gaode is simply superb."
No matter how good you do, the sunspots are always there.
"Pull it down, it's just an offensive ability, it's not like it's been covered several times."
"Don't look at it, Feng Feng has no offensive ability, he has no offensive ability, and he will only score three points."
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"It's not cool, Feng Feng, it's cool to be covered." Yao Yin smiled and came to Feng Feng's side and whispered a few words.
"But the difference is 15 points, and I'm about to leave work."
After a while, Kobe Bryant and Feng Feng were replaced.
Feng Feng's game also came to 43 points, once again breaking the record he set last time.
Kobe Bryant and Feng Feng were talking and laughing, chatting about something on the bench.
At the end of the game, the Lakers won 88-100.