Injuries in basketball only make me stronger

Lian Feng had to admit that he was indeed guilty.

As Paul told him the truth, Lian Feng's guilt towards Byron Scott was somewhat diluted.

…

Early the next morning, Lian Feng came to the training hall and found that not a single player was present.

Lian Feng glanced at the time and saw that there were still 5 minutes left for training, but except for himself and Byron Scott, no other players had arrived yet.

"Mr. Byron, don't you need to train today?"

Byron Scott also glanced at his watch, and then said to the assistant next to him: "Go and notify other players."

When there was no one else around, Lian Feng finally couldn't help but complained: "I'm sorry coach, maybe it's not polite, but I still have to ask, are we really a team that wants to compete for the championship in this state?

?We are free and loose, this is the playoffs!"

Byron Scott was stunned.

Seeing Byron Scott's expression, Lian Feng suddenly felt enlightened.

Fighting for the championship?

Yes, maybe no one sets the goal so high except yourself!

Perhaps others don't have such a strong desire to win at all... Even Paul may feel that being able to enter the playoffs is an unexpected surprise, so this team from top to bottom has never thought about how far this season will go.

Which step.

After all, two seasons ago, the Hornets were a bottom-ranked team in the league, and now the team has far exceeded expectations.

So, are you satisfied?

In contrast, the old fox George Sheehan showed stronger fighting spirit than the players and coaches.

damn it.

Byron Scott saw Lian Feng's anger, patted him on the shoulder and said: "Hey, don't get so angry! Of course we have to train, but we have to balance work with rest!"

Lian Feng didn't speak, he was completely disappointed with Byron Scott at this moment.

…

The team was still practicing its previous running tactics, but Lian Feng kept thinking about the Rockets game, so he seemed a little absent-minded.

Byron Scott stopped Lian Feng.

Lian Feng ran down.

"What's going on? I think you're a little out of shape today. I think you're too tired and need a rest."

Lian Feng sighed and couldn't help but ask: "Coach, how can we break the Rockets' Yao-Mai combination in the next game? Our last game didn't win so smoothly, we had to double-team them both!"

Byron Scott was also a little unhappy. He thought Lian Feng had exaggerated the Rockets' threat. But he still said in a calm tone: "We won the last game smoothly, Tyson's single defense against Yao Ming, and your

He did a great job defending Tracy McGrady! Just play like this and we will win!"

Lian Feng shook his head and left silently.

After the training, Lian Feng remained silent in the locker room while everyone else was talking and laughing.

When everyone was almost gone, David West patted Lian Feng on the shoulder and said, "You just had an argument with the coach, right?"

Lian Feng nodded and said seriously: "Believe me, I have a hunch that we will have a very difficult time in the next game."

David West did not refute, but said something profound: "Maybe you are right, but the more you do this, the further we may go in the wrong direction."

Lian Feng was stunned. Before he understood the meaning of this sentence, David West had already smiled: "Don't be stunned, lunch time is here, let's go to the buffet together."

…

Finally, the second game against the Rockets began.

This game is still played at the Rockets' home court in Houston.

As soon as Lian Feng entered the stadium, he felt the pressure from the home court.

A grand player entrance ceremony was held at the home court, with highlights of Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady playing on the big screen. When the starting players came on the stage, spotlights were used to guide them into the stadium in the darkness.

The dishes are quite generous!

The atmosphere at the scene was fiery.

Naturally, the visiting team did not receive such good treatment. When Lian Feng and the others were introduced, their names were just read perfunctorily.

Lian Feng thought to himself that the loss in the first game did not make the Rockets lose their fighting spirit. They must have even done a very detailed analysis after the game under Van Gundy's organization, summarized the shortcomings, and studied targeted measures.

Lian Feng glanced at McGrady. His sleepy eyes were filled with murderous intent.

However, Byron Scott still refused to double-team Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady.

The game has officially begun.

Today McGrady was uncharacteristically active in the beginning. He caught the ball and carried it through the half smoothly.

Lian Feng took the initiative to defend the opponent's leading soldiers.

Don't let McGrady play easily!

From the beginning, Lien Fu used a very aggressive defense, but McGrady had superb ball control that did not match his height and did not give Li Fu a chance at all.

After reaching the top of the arc, McGrady grabbed the ball and suddenly jumped up.

Lian Feng was slightly startled, because McGrady did not have a hit rate on this shot, which meant that this shot was not a shot at all.

After Tracy McGrady jumped up, taking advantage of Lian Feng's absence, he passed the ball over Lian Feng's head.

Only then did Lian Feng react. When he looked back, he saw Yao Ming catching the ball just inside the free throw line and then raising the ball high.

Tyson Chandler was sucked up, and at this moment Yao Ming suddenly turned around with a deftness that was seriously inconsistent with his height and grabbed a position.

The boxing champion subconsciously moved forward. Yao Ming slumped his shoulders and took the initiative to challenge, and the two of them created a space.

This space is more than enough for Yao Ming.

Yao Ming raised his arm and made the shot in front of Tyson Chandler.

Lian Feng frowned.

Tyson Chandler's defensive ability is very strong! It can even be said that he is also a rare blue-collar center in the entire league.

However, it is difficult for him to guard Yao Ming.

Or should I say, one-on-one duel, Yao Ming received the ball in his offensive zone, and it would not work for anyone else.

There are only two ways to defend Yao Ming, one is to prevent him from catching the ball, and the other is to double-team him as soon as he catches the ball!

This is the experience that major coaches later summed up in their encounters with Yao Ming.

But Lian Feng couldn't figure out why Byron Scott stubbornly used a man-to-man defensive strategy for such a simple truth that even he knew.

Is he looking down on the Hornets' individual defensive capabilities, or looking down on Yao Ming?

For a long period of time, McGrady only did one thing, and that was to constantly use his height and vision advantages to feed Yao Ming the ball.

Yao Ming lived up to McGrady's assists and continued to punish Tyson Chandler with exquisite low-post moves, unsolvable turnaround jumpers and small hooks.

Yao Ming was not bragging when he said he easily defeated Tyson Chandler.

Finally, during a defense, the ball was handed over to Yao Ming again. Lian Feng couldn't help but lose McGrady and wanted to get the ball.

Yao Ming backhanded the ball back to McGrady.

McGrady stood outside the three-point line, pulled up and shot.

A steady hit.

Next, two more such balls appeared.

Byron Scott frowned.

In this way, the Rockets opened the score to 18 points in the first half.

Yao Ming scored 32 points in the first half!

At the beginning of the third quarter, although the Rockets' physical shortcomings began to be exposed, when Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady took turns to rest, the Hornets failed to seize the opportunity and were ultimately defeated 108-95.

Lien Feng scored 30 points, and Paul also had 18 points and 10 assists. However, Yao Ming and McGrady on the opposite side scored 68 points together! Among them, Yao Ming alone scored 38 points.

Today, Yao Ming played a dominant performance.

Lian Feng himself never expected that Yao Ming, who was not targeted, would be so helpless.

However, in this way, Byron Scott will always realize that he must double-team to deal with Yao Ming, right?

If the loss of this game can make Byron Scott wake up, it will be worth it.