Injuries in basketball only make me stronger

"That guy... he knows how to look for opportunities. He dribbles high but steadily, can immediately lower his center of gravity when needed, has excellent forward changes in direction, and like McGrady, can use his quick steps to insert into the opponent's formation, wedge like a nail.

cork."

As Lian Feng continued to show his presence on the court, Rockets head coach Van Gundy began to comment and asked Yao Ming next to him: "You really don't know this guy?"

"Coach, there are 1.2 billion people in China! You can't expect me to know everyone."

Van Gundy, who has never liked using rookies, said after seeing Lian Feng's outstanding performance, "You can take the initiative to contact him. If you can find a way to get him to the Rockets, he will be an ideal substitute for McGrady."

McGrady heard the conversation between the coach and Yao Ming, but said nothing.

Yao Ming smiled and said: "I can try it."

At this time, Lian Feng relied on the impact of his skills to make a qualitative leap from breakthrough to finish, but he would not actively seek confrontation.

Impact force is not omnipotent. Under unavoidable conditions, it can only be strengthened after confrontation. In this case, it makes sense to use this skill.

If you know that the opponent's penalty area is on guard, but you still rush in and attack, even if you have the ability to fight, you will still be in trouble.

Lien Feng is naturally not that stupid. So far, he has scored two goals with the ball, both of which were smart goals that completely avoided physical collisions.

At the beginning of the second half, with the outstanding performance of Lian Feng and Iguodala, the first few rounds of offense produced good results. An 8-0 climax instantly narrowed the score gap to 14 points.

The fans, who had lost interest at first, suddenly cheered up and cheered for the team.

At this time, Van Gundy suddenly called a timeout.

The players left the court one after another, and the hot basketball babes came up and danced vigorously.

In the noisy environment, Cheeks yelled at the top of his lungs: "Well done, guys! Keep playing like this in the second half! Lian Feng and Iguodalado have the ball. I also want to see your exquisite cooperation! Come on

Come on! Kick those Houstonians’ ass!”

Play again.

The Rockets adopted a zone defense strategy. To deal with excellent breakers, zone defense is a very good tactic. Its essence is to have two people on the outside to cover the ball carrier at any time without leaving one person behind.

Therefore, using various means to make air cuts is an effective way to break the zone defense.

Iguodala directs traffic at the top of the key. He is a selfless person, and his own scoring is never the primary consideration.

But unfortunately, the movement of the 76ers' substitute players is really bad. When they don't have the ball, they are almost static wooden men.

Lian Feng once again received the ball on the wing, and two people immediately stepped forward to double-team him.

Lian Feng knows that if he cannot destroy the opponent's defensive formation at this time, the ball will have to be passed around from the outside, meaningless circulation, and a vicious cycle.

At this time, Lian Feng wished he had an inside player like Yao Ming on the team. Then he could pull the two double-teamers out a little more without any scruples, and then guide the ball inside to Yao Ming for a single.

At this time, Lian Feng called the substitute No. 5 to come out for a pick-and-roll.

Sula glanced subconsciously.

At this moment, Lian Feng, who was originally straightening his back and dribbling with the left wing, suddenly opened his posture, dribbling with his right hand, and seemed to be stepping into the middle with his right foot. After stimulating the opponent's rhythm, he changed direction in front of his body, stretched his right foot sharply and crossed his center of gravity.

Steeply, he dribbled with his left hand and got through the middle of the two defenders.

Now, Lian Feng faced three people: the two people chasing after him from the outside, and the center.

He took off and slid past Uncle Mu's defense in the air, but the penalty area was already crowded. Just when he was about to land, the ball was handed out through an incredibly small gap.

The person who received the ball was Iguodala, who had excellent awareness of following the position. The moment he caught the ball, he once again sent the ball to the three-point baseline. There stood Korver, the 76ers' best shooter!

Korver is completely empty.

Take the ball and shoot!

The ball hit the net.

Although Iguodala finally completed the assist, Lian Feng's ability to find teammates in the crowd after breaking through at high speed allowed everyone to see that his game is not only about breakthroughs.

Iverson danced on the court to cheer Lian Feng and Iguodala on.

Starting from this ball, Lian Feng showed everyone how broad his passing vision is.

Next, the Rockets hit two consecutive three-pointers to stop the decline.

But it's obvious that after Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady left the court, they were weakened too much on both the offensive and defensive ends.

One can imagine how much influence the star player has on the players!

With the cooperation of Lian Feng and Iguodala, the 76ers scored almost every two possessions in the third quarter. In contrast, for the Rockets bench, this figure was about 2.5 possessions.

In this way, the score was caught up bit by bit.

Towards the end of the third quarter, Lian Feng had already scored 10 points, 3 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals. There were also some things that could not be reflected in the data, such as the defense that he opened for his teammates.

Cheeks observes the performance of every player off the court. Some players will gain trust in the process, while others will disappoint him and eventually be transferred to the Development League.

Lian Feng is naturally the primary target of observation.

Very good, really good!

Unexpectedly, he adapted to an NBA-level game so quickly. Although the intensity of this game was not high, his rationality and judgment all told himself and the team management: Look,

You didn't choose the wrong person!

He deserves more.

Of course, it is not without shortcomings.

Lian Feng still couldn't guard the big players inside, and even had trouble guarding Sura, who was 3 centimeters taller than him, in the penalty area.

Of course, this is also related to a slight deviation from the previous plan: it was originally intended that Lian Feng would play the No. 1 position. If he was facing the No. 1 position, his defensive performance would be very good.

This game made Cheeks realize that it is indeed not a wise choice to serve as Korver's substitute, even if he can indeed play the third position.

Another point worth noting is that Lien Feng did not attempt a three-pointer tonight, nor even a mid-range jumper.

Lien Feng scored 6 points from going straight to the basket after breaking through, 2 points from cutting through the air and receiving passes from teammates, and 2 points from fast breaks after stealing.

Indeed, Lian Feng's mid-range and long-range shooting abilities are still unstable, which means... he is not yet able to be a forward-guard swingman like Tracy McGrady.

Cheeks couldn't help but think of Hill. Lian Feng's style of play was exactly the same as Hill's when he first entered the league. He knew how to look for opportunities. His dribbling was stable and selfless enough, but he lacked murderous spirit. His jump shots and three-pointers were not developed at the beginning.

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What's even more coincidental is that Lian Feng's height and wingspan are exactly the same as Hill's.

However, when Iverson is on the court, the forward without outside shooting is not only unable to help open up space, but also has to occupy the ball to be effective.

So after thinking about it, Cheeks felt that there are still two positions suitable for the forward.

One is the No. 1 position. When Iguodala is not on the court, let Iverson play shooting guard, just like when Larry Brown was coaching, the forward played the No. 1 position and fed Iverson.

One is to simply put the forward in the No. 3 position when Iverson is off the court. His ability to disrupt the opponent's formation is even comparable to that of Iverson, and he is even better at passing the ball.

Hmm...the next step is to improve his shooting ability.