Injuries in basketball only make me stronger

Chapter 158 Tactical Training

McGrady is injured?

Lian Feng remembers that the game between McGrady and the Jazz in the Rockets playoffs this year was actually played.

If McGrady didn't appear, this game might be much easier to play.

But Lian Feng has some regrets.

He doesn't know if his mentality is right. Of course he hopes to win, but he hopes to win in an upright and upright manner and win a complete Rockets team. This is what he wants.

A healthy Yao-Mai combination is definitely capable of going further in this era.

Therefore, Lian Feng asked in a strange way: "Well...will Tracy McGrady miss many games?"

The reporter replied: "In fact, Tracy McGrady has announced that he will play this game."

Lian Feng was slightly startled. In other words, McGrady would play injured? It has to be said that McGrady did work too hard. But he also made sense. After joining the Rockets, he has not let the Rockets follow up.

The Yao-Mai combination seems to be far from meeting people's expectations.

After McGrady came to the Rockets, he only had those 35 seconds and 13 minutes, and there was nothing more to say.

Therefore, Lian Feng can also understand McGrady's eagerness to prove himself.

After thinking about it, Lian Feng said: "No matter what state McGrady is in, we will go all out. This is the playoffs, and I have nothing else to say."

Afterwards, the team boarded a charter flight to Houston.

After a long flight, the plane slowly landed in Houston.

Lian Feng felt that his waist had not fully recovered yet. Even with the assistance of the injury system, it could not be recovered immediately in just three days.

But it shouldn't affect the game.

After a short rest at the hotel, everyone got on the bus and headed to Houston's home arena.

Lian Feng was fast asleep in the car.

Tyson Chandler couldn't help but sigh in admiration: "Lian Feng is really good at sleeping! It only takes him 1 minute from getting in the car to falling asleep!"

David West shrugged: "Learn hard. Being able to seize every scrap of time to rest is the sign of a mature player."

I don't know how long it took, but Lian Feng was woken up by a burst of noise. He slowly opened his eyes and saw fans gathered around the arena, holding signs high.

But basically they are all home fans.

Seeing this scene in front of him, Lian Feng couldn't help but feel excited.

This is the playoffs!

The first playoff game of my career, here I come!

…

In the locker room, Lian Feng was lying on the mat, and his assistant was carefully wrapping a bandage on him.

At this moment, David West whispered in Lian Feng's ear: "Man, you have to encourage everyone!"

Lian Feng was slightly startled. When he looked at David West again, he had already walked away.

Indeed, David West is right, he should really think about the atmosphere of the team's locker room.

A qualified leader must not only lead the team to victory on the court, but also constantly encourage his teammates off the court and make them work together as a team.

Lian Feng took a deep breath and was about to give two inspiring speeches, but his mind went blank for a moment. What should he say? To be honest, this kind of thing is not what he is good at.

Some people are just like that and have no talent for speaking.

This is the kind of person I am.

After struggling for a while, Lian Feng couldn't say anything.

However, this is the playoffs, so why don’t you say a few words?

At this moment, Paul clapped his hands and attracted everyone's attention.

"Guys, listen to me!"

"This is my first playoff game since joining the Hornets."

"Guys, we have done a great job! We are young, our city is small, and no one was optimistic about us before the start of the season."

"Even now, no one thinks we can go far in the playoffs."

"But! We have already responded to the doubts with actions, haven't we? We have experienced a lot of setbacks this season, but we still got here today! We are fearless, and we have to let the outside world see how good we are!"

Paul's lines are not very exciting, but combined with the unique ups and downs of American English and Paul's passionate speech, it boosts morale very much.

At this time, Paul looked at Lian Feng: "Man, you have to come over and say a few words!"

"Uh..." Lian Feng smiled, and then was pushed over by Desmond Mason.

"Lian Feng needs to say something! We are able to get here thanks to Lian Feng's performance!"

Lian Feng took a deep breath and the locker room gradually became quiet.

"Okay..." Lian Feng's eyes swept over everyone one by one.

"Brothers, what I want to say is... everyone has done really well. I have to admit that in normal training and competitions, sometimes my tone is not very good, and I even lost my temper with some guys...

However, I have never felt that anyone is unimportant."

"As Chris said, we are a young team, and no one thinks highly of us. They think that our fifth place in the Western Conference was given by buying scratch prizes. We need to let the guys who underestimate us take a look.

Look, the young team is also very strong!"

Lian Feng blurted out these words basically without thinking. Everyone was obviously very helpful and the atmosphere was warm.

Lian Feng continued: "So, what are you waiting for? Let's build a dynasty that belongs to us, starting from this game!"

…

After coming out of the tunnel, Lian Feng heard overwhelming cheers.

At first glance, there are no empty seats.

Lian Feng was as excited as if he was stepping onto an NBA court for the first time.

This is the fucking playoffs!

bring it on!

After that, Lian Feng was in a trance. Even when he greeted Yao Ming, he was a little absent-minded.

It wasn't until the referee blew the whistle that Lian Feng's soul seemed to be suddenly pulled back to the field, and his vision became clearer.

At this time, Tyson Chandler had already batted the ball back and it was taken by David West.

The ball was passed to Paul.

Lian Feng quickly took his position.

Then, Shane stuck close to him.

Battier's defensive ability is strong, and Lian Feng has long known that.

It can be said that Shane Battier is the highest-quality 3D player in the league. It's just that some 3D players are better than 3D players, and Battier is stronger than D player.

Battier's reading ability is very strong, and he felt difficult to deal with him as soon as the team started.

Even though he was off the ball, Battier did not relax the pressure and continued to use physical contact to consume energy.

Fighting for positions and blocking positions, Battier played very devotedly.

Even the forward made continuous moves and failed to find a suitable opportunity to catch the ball.

Fortunately, Paul found an opportunity at the beginning and created an open mid-range opportunity for David West through offensive pull.

The ball was passed, David West caught it and hit a mid-range shot.

At this time, Lian Feng noticed that the person McGrady was guarding was not him, but Desmond Mason.

The Rockets' strategy is clear at a glance. Do they plan to let McGrady use more of his energy on offense?

However, I would not do this myself.

In the next defensive round, Lian Feng took the initiative to meet McGrady.

Compared to Kobe, Wade and even James, McGrady is better defensive for me.

Because in comparison, McGrady's offensive ability is mainly reflected in face-to-face offense.

You also need to distinguish when facing the frame, some tend to shoot, and some tend to break through the penalty area.

Due to knee injuries and back injuries, McGrady's speed is not as fast as before, and his breakthroughs are not as unsolvable as they were during the Magic era.

Therefore, McGrady's ultimate move at this stage is his top ball-handling ability, and his great wingspan and height. His one-handed pull-up jump shot is very difficult to solve when facing the No. 2 position who is generally shorter than him.

But his height and wingspan are not bad. As long as his center of gravity is not moved too far, he can still interfere with Tracy McGrady.

Moreover, this is the playoffs!

Lian Feng got close to him as soon as he arrived, defending with a ferocious attitude and not shying away from physical contact.

McGrady's several attempts to break through were disrupted by the forward, so he could only pass the ball out temporarily.

However, Lian Feng remained unyielding and kept physically colliding with the opponent when defending without the ball.

After several confrontations, McGrady also became angry and his moves became bigger and bigger.

Lian Feng was not afraid, and the two of them kept clashing muscles with each other.

While fighting for a position, McGrady jumped up to catch the ball. At this time, the Rockets' attack time had only 2 seconds left, and McGrady could only force the shot.

Lian Feng jumped up to block the shot, and the speed king's skills came into play. He successfully touched the basketball with his treatment.

Then look back.

But what hurts Lian Feng is that the ball was clearly missed by him and instead hit the net empty-handedly.

However, Lian Feng did not pause at all and immediately returned to defense.

Lian Feng felt that his physical strength was declining rapidly.

This is the playoffs!

This strength is enough!

This kind of defensive intensity is indeed different from the regular season.

Because the defensive intensity was very high, both sides played not very fast and focused on positional battles. The first quarter of the game was coming to an end and both sides had only played a dozen rounds.

Lian Feng only completed one shot and scored 3 points.

It is indeed very painful, and it is difficult to get a chance to make a shot with this style of play. Shane is like a dog-skin plaster, constantly sticking to himself.

Or because the attack method is too single!

Before the development of post-up offense or Curry-style three-pointers, this situation will not be significantly improved.

After the first quarter, the score between the two sides was 21 to 16.

Yao Ming completely defeated Tyson Chandler in the paint, scoring 10 points by himself.

Lian Feng's seemingly sluggish performance began to be criticized by the fans in front of the TV.

"Is it wrong? The regular season is awesome, and the playoffs are awesome?"

"Compared to Dayao, Lian Feng is really far behind!"

"Garbage, so garbage!"

"Stop saying a few words. It's only the first quarter. If you want to complain, you have to wait until the game is over, right?"

Of course, Lian Feng couldn't hear those comments.

During the break, Byron Scott brought everyone together.

"Listen! I need everyone to make some adjustments next!"