rpbooks Chapter 358 Ye Feng Runs Away
Chapter 358 Ye Feng Runs Away
Chapter 358 Ye Feng Runs Away
If it weren't for Westbrook, it is estimated that the Thunder would have been beaten in the first half.Brooks' strategy is fine, but he underestimated the strength and toughness of the Blazers players, which forced Westbrook to take over the team's offense instead of giving all the shots to Durant.
McMillan was very helpless. Being chased by the Thunder continuously was no longer a tactical problem.The only thing the Blazers can do now is to score against the opponent. They already have a lot of pressure to defend Durant, and adding Westbrook is simply a nightmare for any team.
Originally, Matthews' restrictions on Westbrook were still in place, but Matthews needed to put more energy on the offensive end when facing Harden, which made his defensive strength against Westbrook somewhat Weakened, thus giving Westbrook room to score.
Now all the pressure is on Ye Feng, the team needs him to score points, and needs him to compete with Durant and Westbrook.Ye Feng scored 18 points and 6 assists in the first half. His performance was not bad, but it still did not meet McMillan's requirements, because Durant and Westbrook scored 39 points together.
During the intermission, McMillan specifically talked about this issue with Ye Feng, and hoped that he would further strengthen his firepower in the second half.Hearing what the head coach said, Ye Feng nodded calmly and said: "No problem, Sefolosha's defense did affect me, but I can solve it. But I hope my teammates can give me more Support, help me open the space, so maybe it can make it easier for me to score."
When saying these words, Ye Feng didn't deliberately lower his voice, he just wanted his teammates to hear, although he is now the leader of the team, it's better to communicate some things in advance, the head coach gives orders better than himself Shouting out loud on the field works much better.McMillan smiled slightly, clapped his hands vigorously, and said to everyone: "Have you heard that? Ye is our team's first scoring point, so in the second half, everyone should pass the ball in a timely manner and try to distract the Thunder's defense. System, this can make our offense more fluid, understand?"
Everyone agreed with a bang, everyone's face was eager to try, and their eyes were full of fighting spirit.In fact, they all think that the team is much stronger than the Thunder, and it shouldn't be a problem to win this game, but now Ye Feng must be allowed to support the scoring task. After all, the Blazers have no one else who can compete with them in this respect. The Thunder's two stars compete, even Aldridge can't do it, he still needs to stare at Ibaka.
After the start of the second half, the Trail Blazers players strictly followed the instructions of the head coach and tried their best to help Ye Feng stretch the defense so that he could score more easily.Ye Feng did not disappoint his teammates either. He hit 2 three-pointers in a row and sent a steal to help the Blazers widen the gap again.Sefolosha was already trying to defend him, but the effect was not obvious. Ye Feng switched between with the ball and without the ball, and his erratic movement made Sefolosha complain endlessly.
In order to limit Westbrook's performance, Matthews and Miller exchanged defensive targets, which was also approved by McMillan.Obviously, judging from the current state of every player, Westbrook is much more dangerous than Harden, so he is the more important player, and it makes sense for Matthews to mark him.As for Harden, who has been hit and lost his confidence, he is like a walking dead on the court, and Miller alone is enough to deal with it.
Of course, defending Durant is a very difficult and exhausting task. It is impossible for Cunningham to maintain such a defensive intensity for a long time, but fortunately, there is Batum in the Blazers, although he does not defend full-time , but it is still possible to interfere with Durant, which also gave Cunningham time to rest.
However, there is still a relatively large gap between the defensive capabilities of the two. Whenever Cunningham is off the court, Durant will become active again and cause Batum two personal fouls in a single quarter.But now that Ye Feng has gone berserk, this kind of Durant is what the Blazers like to see.
The reason why he dared to put Batum up and fight side by side with the starting lineup was McMillan's deliberate consideration.Obviously, the only reliance on the Thunder's rotation is Harden. As the best sixth man of the season, Harden has always been the sharp knife on the Thunder's bench, but since Brooks put him on the court ahead of time, Batum There is no need to play with the bench lineup anymore. Restricting Durant is the most important thing at the moment.
Ye Feng, who was fully fired, scored 15 points in the third quarter. His personal total score has reached 33 points, and there is still a complete quarter in the game. It is easy to score more than 40 points.However, Ye Feng's 33 points in three quarters is not something to be happy about. Only when he saw the team leading the opponent by 8 points did he show a smile on his resolute face. Such 8 points are better than the 15 points he scored in a single quarter. Even more gratifying.
The Thunder are naturally unwilling to catch them without a fight, but they have too few available soldiers. Durant and Westbrook are the only two strong points of the team. Harden has completely Invisible, Ibaka's few mid-range shots can barely stop the team's bleeding, and it is really difficult for him to lead the Thunder to charge into the battle. Maybe the only thing he has left is his deterrence at the basket.
Superstars can indeed change the outcome of a game by themselves, so superstar basketball also has its advantages, that is, there is a backbone at all times, and you can safely hand over the ball to him and let him solve the problem.But this is also the shortcoming of superstar basketball. If the star who is regarded as Optimus Yuzhu cannot find his status due to various internal or external reasons, this team can only be slaughtered.
The Thunder is such a team. Of course they have two stars, but this does not change the essence of their superstar basketball.When Durant and Westbrook are all mired in the mud and unable to move an inch, the disaster of this team will arrive.This is also the fundamental reason why Ye Feng wanted to change to a point forward. He didn't want his team to lose due to his hand feeling problems one day, so he was willing to plan strategies while attacking the city, so that It is a star who is more useful and easier to become a leader.
(End of this chapter)