Injuries in basketball only make me stronger

No one is perfect.

In fact, before the start of the fifth game, Lian Feng had already realized that he might have made a big mistake.

His actions not only hurt the coaching team, but also plunged the entire team into a vortex of negative public opinion.

Lian Feng originally thought that Byron Scott would make concessions under the pressure of the market... This was indeed the case, but the price was that the atmosphere of the entire team dropped to freezing point.

The status of the star player and the coach is like two peaks in the team. Like many stars who have conflicts with the coach, the locker room will inevitably split into two waves due to the opposition between the two.

Because not every player has the confidence to stand on the opposite side of the coach, so stars cannot get everyone to support them.

But fortunately, David West and Paul are still on his side.

But they can't stand up openly.

Of course, small groups in the locker room are no longer a big problem amid the greater conflicts outside.

At this time, the outside world was analyzing the conflict between Lian Feng and Byron Scott. As some reports continued to dig deeper, more factual things were unearthed.

Many well-known players and coaches also expressed their opinions on this.

Zen master Phil Jackson said: "Byron Scott still has a long way to go in controlling people's hearts." In his words, he was very disdainful of Byron Scott's ability. Obviously, this legendary coach

It's a sign of incompetence to think that a coach can't control his stars. For him, Jordan and Kobe are unruly enough, right? That doesn't mean he has a lot of respect.

Popovich said: "We can't guess who is more reasonable, Lian Feng's strategy or Byron Scott's tactics, but we must understand one thing, that is, a team, no matter how there are internal differences, should be together.

It should be resolved internally and this kind of thing should not be put on the table."

Popovich's view was agreed by many people. However, some people expressed completely opposite opinions. For example, Nelson said: "We all know how important a coach is in the game. Many times the strategy is decisive for victory.

, Let’s put it into perspective, it’s simply unreasonable for the Hornets to be beaten so badly by the Rockets with a lineup like this. And after several games, the Hornets didn’t change their tactics. This is undoubtedly the coach’s responsibility. Anyone else would be angry.

.So, this time I stand with Lian Feng."

Lian Feng's former coach Cheeks was very surprised after hearing the news, but frowned and said: "Lian Feng said he had differences with the coach. What's so surprising? It's not a big deal for players and coaches to have differences."

A normal thing? Nothing to deserve the fuss and hype about.”

In addition, many players expressed their opinions.

Kobe also stood by Lian Feng, saying: "I can understand Lian Feng."

When Iverson heard the news, he was very surprised and said with a smile: "I didn't expect, I really didn't expect that he would have such a personality."

Of course, there are also some stars who have publicly expressed their criticism of Lian Feng. For example, Bogut immediately made a statement while lying in the hospital bed: "Relying on the trust of the management and the love of the fans to force Coach Gong, it is really the most disgusting thing I have ever seen."

matter!"

Naturally, Lian Feng ignored Bogut's remarks and just lamented his physical disability and strong will.

In addition to the pressure from external public opinion, the atmosphere within the team has also become somewhat subtle.

Lian Feng could feel that especially the substitute players were alienating him intentionally or unintentionally.

What a lesson, what a painful lesson!

As expected, I am still a little too immature. It is really a stupid thing to expose the differences within the team to the media.

But soon, Lian Feng also adjusted.

Now that things have happened, thinking about right and wrong is no longer helpful. Instead of complaining, it is better to think about how to solve the current dilemma facing the team.

The next game is the most critical game for the Hornets. If they lose, their playoff journey this season will come to an end.

There will be more doubts from the outside world.

More importantly, the conflict with Byron Scott is now well known. If Byron Scott is still on the team next season, the team's atmosphere will be even worse, and it will be more difficult to make further progress by then.

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In this game, you must prove yourself!

Before the game, reporters surrounded Lian Feng.

"This is your life and death battle. Have you found a way to deal with Team Rocket?"

Lian Feng said flatly: "The competition will tell you the answer."

The lesson learned last time has made Lian Feng mature a lot, and he will try his best to answer in a safe way when facing reporters.

I have to say, this can be regarded as a growth of my own.

Byron Scott planned the tactics before the game without looking at Lian Feng.

Lian Feng listened silently. Although he still disagreed with some of Byron Scott's strategies, he did not express a single word of his opinion at this time.

Just before everyone was about to go on stage, Lian Feng suddenly stopped everyone.

The players looked at Lian Feng in confusion.

Lian Feng took a deep breath and said, "Guys, let's cheer up together!"

Everyone looked at each other, and David West was the first to react and said with a smile: "That's right, this is our life and death battle, we should do this!"

The players folded their hands, roared loudly, and entered the field.

…

Whistle.

Yao Ming still didn't get the ball, Tyson Chandler won it.

Lian Feng quickly took his position.

After Paul received the ball, he passed the ball over immediately.

When the forwards caught the ball, the players on both sides were in poor positions and did not form a defensive formation.

Lian Feng noticed that he was still watching Battier far away.

Therefore, Lian Feng accelerated and rushed directly to the penalty area.

The Rockets' three backcourt players came to help defend.

Lian Feng cut into the basket from the baseline, jumped up one step away from the basket, and threw his whole body into the air.

Three Rockets defensive players also took off at the same time.

Lian Feng suddenly ducked in the air, dodged the three blocks, and continued to slide in the air from one side of the backboard to the other before gently throwing the ball.

The basketball hit the backboard and bounced lightly into the basket.

After Lian Feng landed, he touched the ground with one foot. All the impact hit his left knee, but he felt nothing.

This scene made Yao Ming frown slightly.

But Lian Feng didn't care at all. The injury threshold of his left knee was already very high.

The scene screamed.

Lian Feng roared angrily to vent his inner depression during this period!

carefree!

Okay, don't think about those things off the court, just get on the court and focus all your attention on the game!

Enjoy the game!

Byron Scott just watched all this in silence.

The on-site commentator suddenly became excited: "Incredible! Lian Feng dodged the blocks of three people in the air! His jumping ability is so incredible!"

"This goal reminds me of Kobe and Jordan. They both had similar performances!"

"Yes! It seems that Lian Feng will defend the Hornets' last point today!"!

"This season, Lian Feng averaged 26 points per game. There is no doubt that he has become a first-line star! There is no doubt about his scoring ability!"

"What's even more surprising is Lian Feng's playoff performance. His current playoff scoring average has even reached an astonishing 29 points!"

"This data may not be that amazing in isolation, but if you make a comparison, he is now in his second year as a rookie! You know, Michael in the same period did not have such amazing data!"

The situation on the court was changing rapidly, and Lian Feng did not dare to slack off and quickly entered the defense.

The Hornets' defensive strategy is still man-to-man, but Tyson Chandler already has some experience in dealing with Yao Ming. He began to actively seize Yao Ming's receiving route and try to make Yao Ming receive the ball as uncomfortable as possible.

Seeing this scene, Lian Feng felt somewhat relieved.

He told Tyson Chandler about this problem before the game. This is a very effective way to deal with Yao Ming without being double-teamed.

Tyson Chandler's defensive acumen is really high. If trained properly, he may have the potential to become the best defensive player!

Yao Ming received the ball in a difficult position and passed the ball without finding an opportunity. At this moment, Lian Feng saw the opportunity and suddenly ran back and intercepted the pass from the air.

ball.

Then, he grabbed the ball and ran towards the frontcourt.

Battier's position was relatively far back, so he caught up.

Lian Feng glanced at Battier out of the corner of his eye and suddenly slowed down. When Battier caught up with him, he jumped up on his feet and leaned back to support Battier.

Whistle!

At the same time, the basketball hits the backboard.

2+1!

Lian Feng stood on the free throw line and made steady free throws.

5 to 0!

"Lian Feng seems to be in very good shape today! As soon as the game started, he scored 5 points and 1 steal, and also caused a foul on Battier."

David West came over and patted Lian Feng's hand, "Man, you are in great shape today!"

Lian Feng nodded, "Yes, I'm in great shape today!"

Next, the Rockets slowed down and McGrady slowly dribbled the ball across half court.

After these few games, Lian Feng knows that most of the Rockets' tactics are initiated from a high position, and it is not a good thing to fight them in a positional battle.

Lian Feng didn't want to give the Rockets a chance to get into rhythm, so he pressed forward before the Rockets' formation was in position.

McGrady frowned slightly. Because Lian Feng's defense was very aggressive. Lian Feng's center of gravity was very low. He stretched out one hand and was always moving and adjusting his posture. There was no skill in this kind of defense.

, all maintained by concentrating and consuming a lot of physical energy.

McGrady felt uncomfortable dribbling, but what he couldn't figure out was that Lian Feng was playing so excitedly at the beginning. Did he have enough physical strength to finish the normal game?

However, McGrady will not disrupt his rhythm just because of something like this.

Seeing that he couldn't find any opportunities in singles for a while, McGrady chose to pass the ball.

However, even if McGrady passed the ball, Lien Feng still refused to give in. He stuck to McGrady and took the initiative to confront him and compete for position.

The physical exertion is huge!

However, the Rockets quickly adjusted and used pick-and-roll tactics to create space.

Yao Ming has many offensive routes to choose from after the pick-and-roll. He can either go downhill or complete a jump shot from the mid-range. McGrady can also choose to attack on his own, so it is very difficult for the two of them to defend the pick-and-roll tactics.

Fortunately, after playing against each other for several games, Lian Feng's teammates have roughly figured out the Rockets' routines, and they are not easily scored like before.

In the next few rounds, even the forwards failed to find an offensive position, so Paul chose to solve the problem himself.

Paul's condition improved today and he hit two goals in succession from the mid-range.

Finally, during the next attack, Lian Feng suddenly caught a loophole in the opponent's defense, quickly ran around, and found an opening on the baseline.

Paul was breaking through at this time and was observing Lian Feng. When he saw this scene, he jumped up and pretended to throw, which attracted the Rockets' attention even more.

Then, he passed the ball in the air.

The forward catches the ball, pulls it up and throws it.

The basketball drew an arc in the air and fell into the basket accurately.

The score reached 12-6, with Lian Feng scoring 8 points alone.

Lian Feng became excited. At least for now, it was off to a good start.

Next, Lian Feng took advantage of his hot touch and kept asking for the ball.

The scores start to soar!

Before the end of the first quarter, Lian Feng had already scored 18 points!

18 points in a single quarter!

Shane couldn't defend himself.

Lian Feng knew this very well.

Battier's defensive ability is indeed top-notch, but that doesn't mean he can target all players.

A player with a lightning-quick first step is definitely a nightmare for most defenders.

And my first step is comparable to Hill, so every time I pass Shane, it's really not that difficult.

However, Lian Feng knows that the Rockets, a defensive team, will definitely not let him score easily, so they will definitely make changes.

Where is the change?

Soon, Lian Feng knew it.

Paul blocked two attacks, but the tactics didn't work, and he almost made a mistake, so he decisively handed the ball to the forward.

With 8 seconds left on the clock, Lian Feng knew that he had to fight alone at this time.

Lian Feng made a triple threat from outside the three-point line. Battier hesitated for a moment, but Lian Feng quickly took a step forward.

But Battier did not panic, but acted very calmly. This made Lian Feng feel confused for a moment.

But in this flash of lightning, there was no time to think about it.

After getting rid of Battier, Lian Feng suddenly saw two Rockets players in his field of vision.

They all happened to be stuck on their own breakthrough route. Lian Feng knew that he could not break through, so he quickly adjusted his attack method, hit the ball and retreated.

However, Shane has already pounced.

In an instant, Lian Feng understood in his heart that the Rockets were forcing him to take a mid-range shot through exquisite positioning.

If you think about it further, it would be terrifying to think about it. The Rockets must have studied their offensive habits extensively before the game to be able to block their offensive line so accurately.

I can’t think too deeply about it!

But Lian Feng has no fear, is there nothing he can do from the mid-range? Just kick the ball!

It is impossible to risk yourself in this position.

However, something surprising happened.

Shane's hand did not reach into the air, but was lowered and covered in front of his eyes.

Lian Feng felt his eyes go dark and lost the basket.

Good guy, the signature blindfold defense?

You can only act based on your feelings.

The incident happened in a flash of lightning. At the moment of landing, Lian Feng suddenly felt a pain in his eyes, and then closed his eyes subconsciously.

At this moment, Lian Feng couldn't help but scream, and Battier poked his left eye.

The tears flowed out in an instant, so that the sound of the basketball flying into the basket and the increase of skill points could not be heard!