Chapter Thirteen [Beasts]
Finally, he was about to make a debut in the official competition. Looking at the crowds of people in the audience, Ye Feng took a few deep breaths.
With so many people watching, if they don’t perform well, maybe this group of people will post online saying that the Lakers shouldn’t sign me, and I must prove that I can hit the NBA with my actions. Ye Feng was thinking, but suddenly he felt a pain in his back and was slapped hard.
Fisher saw his strangeness and slapped him and said loudly: "Don't be nervous! Recalling what you learned these days, do what you do when you are training, do what you do now. You defend Kobe and Odom during training. What are these people from the Warriors? You can defend them."
Fisher always took good care of Ye Feng and said something encouraging. Ye Feng nodded gratefully and walked onto the field.
Both sides adjusted their lineups and replaced several substitutes. The Warriors' power forward position replaced Brandon Wright Wright is the rookie this year and was selected by the Bobcats in the eighth pick in the first round. As soon as Ye Feng stood beside him, he felt that he was a freak. This guy's arms were too long!
Wright had no expression on his face and looked like a dumb goose. He was 206cm tall and his arm span reached 223cm, which was a bit longer than Ye Feng's arm, but his weight was only 91 kilograms. The Bobcats used him as a bargaining chip to exchange for the Warriors Richardson. The Warriors were very optimistic about his development potential.
Ye Feng had enough strength, and this was a good opportunity. He remembered that Wright had nothing extraordinary in his previous life, and he was a parallel person. Now no one in the league knows this. As long as he defeated Wright, his evaluation will definitely improve.
The Lakers attacked, Famal dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, Bynum pulled to the high position to cover, his mid-range shot was much more accurate than Ye Feng, and Ye Feng was running and preparing to cut empty and grab offensive rebounds. Wright's speed was also very fast, and he was the most amazing among the big guys, and he kept up with Ye Feng.
As long as there is someone around Ye Feng, the defender will not pass the ball to him, and his singles ability is not trustworthy at all.
Famal suddenly distributed it to Radmanovic at the edge of the three-second zone, and the latter quickly transferred the ball to Vujasic on the bottom. Vujasic took the ball and made a three-pointer, and the ball bounced out.
Wright's upper limb strength was very poor, and he could only push twice with an 84 kg bench press. Ye Feng was stuck behind him, but the shooting guard Pitrus's judgment of the rebound position was very accurate. After snatching the rebound, Ye Feng hurried back to defend.
Speed is the only magic weapon for the Warriors to win. Pitrus passed the front and launched a fast break without waiting for the inside player to take the place. After Davis got off the court, Monta Ellis was the team's first main attack point. The ball was passed to his hand. He rushed to the Lakers' half and easily threw away Famar.
Just when Ellis was about to make a jump shot, Ye Feng jumped up from behind and glided in the air. Ellis' reaction was quick, and the shot changed to a feint, watching Ye Feng fly past him, but when he wanted to shoot again, he had already lost the opportunity, and Famar returned to defend.
Ye Feng was just under the opponent's basket, but he returned to defense much faster than Bynum who ran first. He passed half a few steps. The distance from jumping to landing just now was enough to jump from the free throw line to the basket. This time, the backup defense was successful!
Someone noticed this and Barkley was surprised and said, "My God, how far has he just flew?"
Smith smiled and said, "It's indeed a terrifying quality."
Wright also ran to the basket, Ye Feng stepped forward to defend closely, blocking him outside the three-second zone. Ellis controlled the ball and passed it to Barnes on the outside, and went out to look for cover. Wright stepped forward to pick-and-roll to help Ellis get the ball. After Ye Feng replaced the defense, he faced Ellis again.
Ellis was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the second round of 2005, and was one of the last high school students in the NBA. His breakthrough speed was amazing, he could travel around the penalty area with a lot of people, and scored like chopping melons and vegetables. By this season, he had already begun to show his strength.
Few inside players can follow his speed after the pick-and-roll switch, but Ye Feng is the exception. He bypassed Wright and blocked Ellis' breakthrough route in one step, preventing him from rushing into the three-second zone.
It was this guy again, so fast! Ellis shook his left shoulder and quickly changed direction to the right. Ye Feng did not take fake moves, blocking his route. He had passed this fake move many times by Kobe, and he had already gained experience in defending. He not only observed the movement of his shoulders, but also paid attention to which leg Ellis was going to step with the light of his eyes.
Last season, Ellis won the fastest-progress player award, and his confidence has been played. How could he bear to be blocked by a rugby player? He immediately took the step back and dribbled the ball with his right foot as the axis. His right hand made the move to dribble behind his back. Halfway through, his right hand hand hand dribble under his left hand, and then dribble from his left hand to his right hand.
He slammed Ye Feng fainted twice in a row. His body moved slightly to the right. Ellis immediately took a big step and broke through Ye Feng's left.
Ye Feng knew he was going to be beaten as soon as he took a fake move. Under the guidance of Brian Xiao, he had already understood the remedy. He made the mistake without any pause. He turned around from the right and chased Ellis who had a layup.
When Ellis took the ball with one hand with his right hand to prepare for a layup, he caught Ye Feng who jumped up to block the block in advance with his eyes. He was not a vegetarian. He knew he didn't shake it away. After jumping up, he retracted his right hand in the air and made a pull-up move and then made a layup, trying to avoid Ye Feng's block.
Ellis miscalculated, Ye Feng was slow to fall as if he was stationary in the air, and spread his right hand to disrupt his shooting rhythm. He sent the ball out of Ye Feng's side and turned around the basket and missed it. Walton took the rebound.
After Ye Feng landed, he rushed towards the Warriors at halftime and directly participated in the fast attack.
Is this guy still a human? Wright is the fastest among the Warriors inside players, but he was left behind by Ye Feng. Famal's ball was directly pushed into Ye Feng's hand. Ye Feng took the ball in the middle, and the person defending in front of him was Barnes.
Ye Feng is still very bad at dribbling. He has no confidence in anyone, and once he brings the ball, he can't play his speed advantage. When he practices more, in addition to dribbling and shooting, he practices the most dribbling, and dunks are his best scoring method.
"Get out!" Ye Feng shouted at Barnes, took only one step and picked up the basketball, rushed to the basket at full speed.
When the Lakers teammates saw his posture, they all widened their eyes. As long as Ye Feng rushed forward, they would kill people by blocking people, and Buddha blocking people by killing Buddha. If they did not dodge, it would be very likely that Ye Feng would dribble the ball and hit people, but that would basically be his life to defend...
Barnes has been playing for four seasons and has rich experience. He doesn't want to play with people before the preseason, so he quickly flashed out of his position.
Ye Feng flew up sideways and passed Barnes. He made a powerful and heavy "torn axe" and smashed the ball into the basket with a bang. 19 to 21.
The whole game was in full swing. The fans didn't care about Barnes' defense and only knew that the ball was beautiful.
The Lakers teammates were excited to wave towels on the sidelines. When they returned to defense, Famal also clapped Ye Feng, which was very morale-enhancing.
Warriors head coach Nelson's eyes lit up. He felt that Ye Feng's conditions were very suitable for the bombardment tactics. If the Lakers did not sign with him, they would bring him to the Warriors. However, judging from the performance in these two rounds, it seems that the Lakers have no reason not to sign him.
Smith shouted: "My God, I have heard that his physical fitness is very good. I didn't expect that it was this kind of beast school. Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue's physical data are also amazing. The physical fitness of Chinese people seems to have generally improved."
Barkley smiled and said, "No wonder the nickname Hungry Wolf, this kid is cruel enough."
The Warriors attacked, Wright came out to cover again, and the attack was Ellis. After the pick-and-roll, Ye Feng faced him again. Ellis dribbled the ball and attracted Ye Feng's center of gravity to move backwards. After the ball was released, he stopped and jumped. Ye Feng did not block it, but the ball missed. Ellis' shooting was not very stable. The ball bounced far away. Wright, who was running on the weak side, grabbed the frontcourt rebound. He hoped to prove his value in the first season of the NBA. He wanted to play tougher, and he had to dunk with both hands when he pulled up. After changing defense, Famal could not stop him.
Seeing that he was about to push the ball into the basket, Ye Feng came from the side to defend himself. He jumped with all his strength, and pressed hard on the basketball with both hands.
The two bodies collided in the air, Wright was superior in height, but he was as thin as a bamboo pole. He lost his balance when he touched it, and was covered by Ye Feng and the ball. The referee's whistle sounded.
Seeing Ye Feng landing steadily, another burst of exclamation broke out in the stadium. After he came on the court, he immediately stole the limelight from the players of the court. The ball was too strong. Wright fell down and lay down for a while before he got up. He didn't dare to say anything when he stood up. Anyone who saw it felt like he was bullied by Ye Feng.
Wright was sent to the free throw line, and one of two free throws was made, and Ye Feng won the backcourt rebound.
In the next game, Ye Feng's shortcomings of not being able to attack began to show. He made two high-level trial shots after pick-and-roll, all of which missed. However, his role in defense is still very obvious, especially in the protection of the penalty area. His repeated backup defenses made the Warriors' outside line mess up. Ellis is a very impactful player, but compared with Kobe, he is still a little more tender. After being defended several times, he became more and more impatient. He did not choose the timing of several shots. With Ye Feng's assisted defense, he failed to succeed in attacking four consecutive attacks. He finally broke into the basket once and was hit by Bynum's big hat. After Wright was fouled by Ye Feng, his mentality also changed. He was more he was hovering at the high position and did not dare to dunk the inside anymore. He didn't want to be on the injury list before the regular season started.
With 3 minutes left in the second quarter, Ye Feng took his fourth foul in this game, and Jackson replaced him. After that, he kept sitting on the bench. He had not played enough, and whispered to Brian Shaw: "Brian, why didn't the head coach let me go again? Is there anything wrong with what I did just now?"
Braun Xiao Qing said: "Didn't you notice that the main players are all sitting off the court? You performed well and you no longer need to examine it. The coach doesn't want to expose all your weaknesses to the other party."
Chapter completed!