Injuries in basketball only make me stronger

Iverson's touch continued to be cold, but he still occupied a lot of the ball. But at the end of the first quarter, he began to try to change the direction of the game with passes.

The most eye-catching performance today was Iguodala. Iverson's pass was efficiently converted into points by him.

But Lian Feng didn't have any more chances to make a move.

Here I have to mention an advantage in the 76ers' lineup that is not easily discovered.

Because Lian forward, Iguodala and Iverson all have good breakthrough abilities, even if Lian forward has not started to score, the Rockets dare not directly double-team one of them.

This allows everyone to play to their strengths in heads-up play.

At the end of the first quarter, Lian Feng only took three shots and scored 4 points, two of which were free throws. But he also scored 4 assists and 4 rebounds.

Currently, Lian Feng's three hot spots in the penalty area under the basket have been upgraded to lv.1, where he can get a 5% stability bonus by finishing there. So he will still spare no effort to attack the inside.

There were not many shooting opportunities in the first quarter. The fans at the scene and the broadcast commentator commented that Lian Feng's condition today seemed to be poor.

If he had just entered the league, Lian Feng might have been impulsive due to an unbalanced mentality. But at this time, after more than half of the season, he has become calm enough.

It doesn't matter even if we don't score in the first quarter.

First of all, my physical strength is not enough to finish the four quarters vigorously, so how to focus on allocating physical strength is a question that must be considered.

His goal today is not to deliberately hurt the body with explosive play like in the past, but to leave a deep impression on the Rockets, so he must play rationally enough.

He is in good shape now. He took few shots in the first quarter and did not have too much physical contact on defense. McGrady's style of play is more about shooting from the outside, so he does not use too much energy in this area.

Enough energy!

The next section is when you really show your strength!

At this time, Cheeks also nodded to Lian Feng: "Starting the second quarter, you have to run more and take on the offensive task!"

Lian Feng nodded: "I can coach!"

The second quarter begins.

At this time, the score was 31 to 24, with the Rockets leading by 7 points.

Just at the beginning of the second quarter, McGrady was taken off the court and rested.

Taking Tracy McGrady's place is Sura.

This white player is no stranger to Rockets fans. He is full of passion and energy on the court and is very committed on both offense and defense.

Offensively, he is very keen on breakthroughs and often provides fans with exciting dunks, but he is not good at pull-up jump shots. On defense, his physical fitness can be an advantage against most No. 1 positions, and he has an advantage against No. 2

The position is not at a disadvantage, but when facing the taller and stronger No. 3, it is obviously not enough.

After the round started, Lian Feng asked for the ball at McGrady's favorite spot. Iverson took two dribbles and passed it over.

Lian Feng accelerated the moment he caught the ball, broke through Sura's defense, and entered Yao Ming's field of vision.

Lian Feng lowered his body center of gravity and immediately stopped suddenly. The moment he flexibly shifted from walking to jumping position, Sura's balance was completely broken.

The time difference between ball control and emergency stop means that at this time, the forward is already far away from all the defenders, leaving them unguarded.

At this time, even if the inside players raised their hands in panic to interfere, it would have no impact on Lian Feng.

Lian Feng raised his head high and hit the mid-range shot.

Subsequently, Lian forward also showed a huge advantage against Sura on the defensive end.

During the defensive round, the forward retreated to the three-point line and kept an eye on Sura's movements at all times.

At this time, Yao Ming made a high-position support, and Su La passed the ball and went inside.

The moment he took off and shot, a figure flew out from the side and slapped the ball away.

Lian Feng relied on his keen defensive sense and familiarity with the Rockets to predict the offensive route and complete the block.

The TV commentator laughed loudly: "We saw that Lian Feng seemed to be starting to exert his strength in this quarter."

“A wonderful hotpot.”

Iverson noticed Lian Feng's improved condition, clapped his hands and encouraged: "Well done, man!"

In the subsequent offensive round, the forward dropped to the mid-range and turned around to get the ball.

This surprised Iguodala because he had almost never seen a forward use his back technique in games.

But it's a reasonable choice.

Facing Sulla, Lian Feng is taller and will have an advantage if he attacks from behind.

But, is Lian Feng's back-up technique reliable?

Iguodala didn't think too much and passed the ball in. At the same time, his teammates began to open up the space in a tacit understanding.

Mr. Yang Yi, the commentator from China, was obviously a fan of Lian Feng and knew Lian Feng very well. He smiled and said: "Oh, it's rare to ask for the ball with your back. In my impression, Lian Feng rarely uses his back technique.

Let's see how he handles this ball..."

However, after receiving the ball, Lian Feng did not attack with his back as everyone expected. Instead, the moment he received the ball, he used his left foot as an elbow, rounded his arm, and quickly turned around.

The moment he turned to face the frame, Sura subconsciously slid back to prevent Lian Feng from directly breaking through.

At this moment, Lian Feng drew up and shot.

Lian Feng's height made it impossible for Sura to defend such a pull-up.

The forward in the air felt that his touch was very good today. The moment he threw the ball, he pressed his wrist smoothly, and the basketball rotated hollowly into the net, and a pleasant "swish!"

At the beginning of this quarter, Lian Feng scored one after another and successfully restricted the Rockets' backcourt performance on the defensive end.

The score gap began to narrow.

But the Rockets still have Yao Ming!

In the current team, Van Gundy uses Yao Ming as the core of the team because of his huge dominance on both offense and defense.

However, Lian Feng, as a "future man" who has watched Yao Ming play many more games than Van Gundy, naturally knows the advantages and disadvantages of the Rockets.

In fact, the method to deal with the Rockets with only Yao Ming on the court is simple and crude.

Just cut off Yao Ming's contact with other players.

The Rockets' lineup depth at this time is really poor.

Why are Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady so powerful when they are on the court at the same time?

That's because McGrady can create lethality when opponents try to cut off the connection between Yao Ming and backcourt players. At the same time, his height and vision can also help him pass the ball to Yao Ming more smoothly.

It's very interesting to say that the Rockets' passer to Yao Ming is the most efficient and the one who makes the fewest mistakes is Tracy McGrady, who has the most offensive firepower on the team.

It's a pity that McGrady was not there at this time.

Lian Feng was always observing the movements of Rockets players and Yao Ming's movements.

Whenever the Rockets' backcourt players try to pass the ball to Yao Ming, Lien's forward will always do the damage at the right time.

He doesn't even hesitate to sacrifice his opponent who is out of position and being marked.

In the next few minutes, it was difficult for Yao Ming to get the basketball smoothly. He felt very uncomfortable. The forward always appeared in awkward positions for him, destroying the transmission of the ball.

Under such ebb and flow, at the end of the second quarter, Lian Feng scored 10 points in a single quarter, bringing the total score to 14. He also had 2 steals, 6 assists, and 6 rebounds.

Yao Ming only scored 4 points in the second quarter.

The score also reached 50 to 52, and the 76ers achieved a lead for the first time.

The commentator repeatedly praised Lien Feng for his outstanding performance in the second quarter.

And Lian Feng's condition is still on the rise, and some people are beginning to realize that tonight seems to belong to him!