rpbooks Chapter 335 Difficult!
Chapter 335 Difficult!
Chapter 335 Difficult!
Kobe broke out in the small universe and made McMillan helpless. In fact, there may not be many head coaches in the league who dare to say that they can guarantee to limit Kobe in a runaway state.With Kobe's state in the second quarter, even if Ye Feng and Matthews switched defenses, it would be useless.
The only thing McMillan can do is to appease Matthews who has been covering his head with a towel and sitting silently in his position.He patted Matthews on the shoulder lightly and whispered: "I know that defending Kobe is a very difficult job, but the team still needs you to try to limit him. If it is not possible, you let Ye Lai help defend Well, I think if the two of you join forces, you should still be able to beat Kobe to the ground."
Matthews was silent for a while, reached out to take off the towel, and said in a low voice: "It's okay, coach, I believe I can. Isn't it just stalking? Although the status and strength of the two of us are too different, I think we You can stand it, let Ye concentrate on scoring, and Kobe will leave it to me."
After hearing what Matthews said, McMillan froze for a moment, nodded with a wry smile.Matthews is right, and this is what he wanted to say to Matthews at first, but this may leave a shadow in Matthews' heart, so he changed to a more gentle way.But now Matthews proposed that he continue to defend Kobe alone and let Ye Feng concentrate on scoring. This was in line with McMillan's previous thinking, so he naturally agreed.
After the start of the second half, Kobe was surprised to find that the Blazers did not double-team him, and insisted on using Matthews to defend alone.He sneered and continued to ask Blake for the ball without hesitation, repeating what he did in the second quarter.Matthews gritted his teeth, almost hanging on Kobe's body, but he still couldn't stop Kobe's concise and effective passing. He could only watch Kobe score on his head again and again.
This is also one of the weaknesses of the Trail Blazers lineup. Ye Feng is already considered a top perimeter defender in the league, but it is difficult for others to help him.Originally, the management thought that Matthews, who replaced Roy as the team's starting shooting guard, could share some pressure on Ye Feng, and Matthews performed very well in the second half of the regular season, but at the most critical time, he encountered The most powerful opponent, Matthews still seems a little at a loss.
But now the entire league lacks top perimeter defenders. In fact, it can’t be said to be lacking. It’s just that any team will hold such players tightly in their hands, unless the team really can’t see the future and chooses to rebuild. These players are rarely available through free agency.And in basketball games, pure defensive players are not very popular anymore. After all, their presence on the offensive end can only allow teammates to form a four-on-five situation. 3D is the standard for defenders. Matthews can only say that Walk on the road to become a 3D player.3 is enough for him, but D still has a lot of room for improvement.
The only good news for the Blazers is that Artest, who had exerted too much force in the first half, obviously showed signs of fatigue, and his attack with the ball against Ye Feng was not as entangled as in the first half.After passing the ball to his teammates a few times but it didn't work, Ye Feng simply took over the team's offense and started to confront Kobe. McMillan also replaced Miller at the right time. He didn't dare to let Mills to control the tempo of the game.
But one thing is very important. Ye Feng also needs to spend his time on the defensive end. Although Matthews has clearly stated that he can withstand it, when Kobe really breaks through the perimeter defense, Ye Feng is the closest to them most of the time and defends. Players with outstanding abilities must definitely help defend.While scoring is his most important job right now, it's just not his style to watch Kobe go into nowhere.
However, Kobe has already soared, playing crazy, he is the nightmare of all perimeter defenders in the league, including Ye Feng.The only solution now is to fight against him, and the others are basically useless. It is even more difficult to prevent such a Kobe.
Ye Feng can take on this burden by himself, but he still gave up some mobile phones to Aldridge. The confrontation between the two one-man teams looks very exciting, but in Ye Feng's eyes, it is really stupid. He obviously has teammates. You can rely on it, but you have to work hard on yourself, and by the way, you have to toss all your physical strength until there is no drop left. No matter how you look at it, you think it is something that only a fool would do.Of course, fans like to watch that's their thing.
Aldridge did not live up to Ye Feng's expectations. Not to mention his mid-range shooting, he can still hit [-]% to [-]% of the shots in this game. This also reduces the pressure on Ye Feng to a certain extent.But Kobe's continuous scoring is still like a heavy hammer hitting the hearts of the Trail Blazers players, making them feel that the sky is falling and the earth is irresistible. If this continues, the game will not be good!
In the third quarter, the scores of the two sides were always tightly biting. Kobe scored 17 points again, and now his score has approached 40 points, and there is still a full quarter of the game.With Kobe's usual performance, 40+ is the limit, and more than 50 points can only be achieved if he is in a good state, but with his current touch, it is not impossible to score 50 points in this game. If it is 60 points, it is not a problem, so the Blazers will be confused.
Ye Feng and Aldridge teamed up to score 15 points in this quarter, not as many as Kobe alone, and the others didn't feel good, so now the Blazers are now 4 points behind and entered the fourth quarter.Although the point difference was not that big, Ye Feng frowned at this trend. If no adjustments were made, the first game was destined to be lost.Although as the third in the Western Conference, losing to the second in the Western Conference is okay, but this is the Western Conference semifinals. As long as you pass through, you will be in the Western Conference Finals. Every game is very critical. It is impossible for the opponent to have high morale after winning the first game. How about Zhen playing three games in a row?
Perhaps the best way now is to switch the roles of Ye Feng and Matthews, let Matthews score, and Ye Feng will do a good job of defending Kobe full-time. This is also an impossible solution.McMillan knew that Matthews did have a good scoring ability, but it would take some time before he could be compared with Ye Feng. However, seeing how helpless he was against Kobe, he could only be regarded as a dead horse.
Ye Feng doesn't mind such an arrangement, as long as he can win the game, it doesn't matter what he is asked to do, but is this adjustment really effective?Seeing Kobe gulping down his sports drink on the sidelines, a shadow appeared in Ye Feng's eyes...
(End of this chapter)