D'Antoni shouted at the referee on the sidelines that he had a technical foul. After Kobe hit a free throw, he led by eight points 46-38.

D'Antoni was anxious. He thought the referee should send Ye Feng off. But the referee did not dare to do this unless the uppercut just now hit the basketball but Stadamar's chin. If Ye Feng was sent off, all the fans in the game would not agree, and the live broadcast ratings would also be reduced.

Many rookies are fighting for playing time in the first season. But if they play very well, you don’t have to worry about this. Ye Feng is like Vince Carter back then, and the cheers of fans will keep him on the court.

The Suns have been a favorite to win the championship for several consecutive seasons and will not be easily defeated. Nash quickly stabilized his morale with a three-pointer. After that, his cooperation with Stadameier began to exert his power. Ye Feng learned the power of MVP. He went to make up for the defense of Nash, and could keep up with Nash's breakthrough and interfered with Nash's shooting, but could not defend Nash's pass. Often before he could react, Nash's ball was left in the running. Nash might pass the ball behind his back, throw it high into the sky, or pass it to the ground, or just send it gently to the side, and the Suns players completed the empty cut. Ye Feng had no choice but to judge Nash's passing route was too difficult.

This is a man like a god. Nash is weak, but he just has a way to dominate the game. His defense is poor and his shortcomings are obvious, but people can no longer ask him to do more. No one in this league is perfect, just like O'Neal can't do free throws. If Nash is a muscular man with comprehensive offensive methods and good at defense, then others don't have to mess around.

The Lakers led by 60-54 and ended the first half. Ye Feng scored 12 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks in a single quarter, and his performance was extremely eye-catching.

Meyers said in his evaluation of the game: "Bryant finally waited for help this year. He was not through a deal or in the summer free market. He was actually a former football player."

Sunderland smiled and said, "Ye Feng is a natural basketball player. He chose the wrong profession in the past. I think God's thunder is to wake him up. Before the game started, someone interviewed Bynum. Bynum said that Ye Feng is really a person who can't shoot mid-range shots and score points in the preseason. The defense is easy to shake and cannot control the number of fouls. In just two months, he has made amazing progress. I want him to show this level in the preseason, and the Lakers will definitely not sign a basic salary contract with him."

Meyers looked at the player data in the first half and said: "Bryant only made two moves in the second quarter. This is not the Kobe we are familiar with. He has taken the initiative to create opportunities for his teammates in two consecutive games. He is the Warriors who is by Num and Ye Feng on the field. Maybe this means that his role in the team is changing."

Sunderland sighed: "Ye Feng can indeed score points. These games are very stable. He averaged 25 points and 7 rebounds per game in the last three games. However, if he can maintain this level, it will be difficult for the Lakers to renew his contract after the end of the season."

In the third quarter, Jackson asked Ye Feng to stay on the court. The tactic arranged was that Kobe was responsible for holding the ball and passing the ball if he attracted double teams.

After the game begins, the Lakers start a positional battle and slowly control the rhythm. There is a taboo in playing against the Suns, that is, they must not play fast. If they fall too fast, they will fall into the rhythm of the Suns and the game will be difficult. Fighting with the Suns will destroy their will bit by bit, and it is easier to return to defense quickly and ensure the joint defense system.

Bale continued to defend Kobe. Kobe was in very good shape today. He did not rely on pick-and-roll, and followed Bale to go inside, and made the first goal in the second half by jump shot. 62 to 54.

If Kobe finds the feel, it will be very difficult to prevent him. He can ignore the defense and someone in front of him will make sure to make a mistake. He will score 40 points like cutting melons and vegetables.

Today, Kobe finally started to explode. After successfully defending the Suns' attack, he received a pass from Fisher and suddenly pulled a jump shot from outside the three-point line at the top of the arc. 65 to 54.

The Suns were also hit by Stadameier, but then Kobe scored another goal, and it was still against Bale's defense from the outside to score a three-pointer. His several attack timings were not reasonable, but even if he scored, he couldn't help. 68 to 56.

This quarter became Kobe's performance time. He used jump shots to ravage Bale again and again. If Bale lost the position, Marion stepped forward to make up for defense, he would pass the ball to Ye Feng at the low post. Ye Feng got a lot of opportunities to score easily and seized them all. As long as he received the ball smoothly, it would be difficult for him to prevent his shooting at the low post.

The Suns' offense today was not smooth. Marion was so uncomfortable that he was defended by Ye Feng and frequently shot and made a shot. In the third quarter, he was blocked by Ye Feng again. Ye Feng's deterrent power under the basket began to appear. The harder he was, the softer his opponent was. Marion didn't dare to try dunk again even when he reached the basket.

The Suns' substitutes were also collectively silent. Dior was sleepwalking almost all the games, and Barbosa's feel was also very poor. He was a drawl player. When he was in good condition, he could score 30 points for the team. When he was in poor condition, he could score 20 rebounds for the opponent's inside players.

The Suns rely on Nash and Stadameier's offense to support but were unable to recover the score. When they entered the fourth quarter, the Lakers were once led by as much as 21 points. The game entered garbage time early. In the last four minutes, both sides replaced the main players, and the Lakers successfully won the game 118 to 104.

Nash played 38 minutes, scored 21 points and 13 assists, and Stadameier also scored 25 points and 8 rebounds. Marion performed poorly, making 4 of 13 shots, 1 of 2 free throws, scoring 9 points and 10 rebounds.

The Lakers performed the best in Kobe, who made 14 of 20 shots in the game, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, scored 35 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, Ye Feng scored 24 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks, Odom also had 16 points and 7 rebounds, and Bynum scored 13 points and 11 rebounds.

After performing well in four consecutive games, Ye Feng further consolidated his position as a new favorite in the media. After the game, he accepted interviews from reporters in the locker room. The questions he answered were the same in the past, talking about his thoughts, evaluating the competition, rating his performance, etc.

There is only one reporter's question that is more innovative. He asked: "The Lakers' salary this season has exceeded the salary cap. On the verge of triggering the luxury tax, after the end of this season, you will become a restricted free agent. If the Lakers cannot renew your contract with you with a high salary, can you accept the middle-class exception and stay with the Lakers? I think this is a concern for all Los Angeles fans."

Ye Feng smiled and said, "What I have to do now is to play every game well. As for renewal or leave, the agent will help me consider it."

Anyone with a discerning eye can see the hidden dangers of the Lakers' salary.

NBA stipulates that 48% of the league's total income is the "salary cap", and 55% of the total income is the boundary that triggers the luxury tax. For example, there is a season's "salary cap" of $35.5 million, and the luxury tax is $40.67 million. If the team ignores its existence and crosses it, it will be severely punished.

The punishment is that the money entrusted is not returned to the players (according to the labor and capital agreement, NBA players must place 8% of their annual salary in a third-party custodial fund every year to ensure that the player's income does not exceed 57% of the total league income stipulated in the agreement.)

The second punishment is that for every dollar spent above 55%, the team will have to pay a luxury tax of one dollar. If the team exceeds 10 million US dollars, they will have to pay a tax of ten million US dollars. These two penaltyes are in parallel, which is very powerful. If the boundaries are exceeded, not only will the boss spend more money, but it will affect the unity and stability of the team's hearts.

The salary cap this season is $55.63 million, and the limit for luxury tax is $1,000. The Lakers' total salary this season has reached $67.63 million, just avoiding luxury tax.

The culprit of the Lakers' salary shortage is Kwame Brown. In 2005, the Lakers signed Kwame Brown for 22.68 million in three years, which was a disastrous signing. In comparison, Radmanovic and Walton's contract are nothing.

After searching throughout the solar system, I still believe that Kwame Brown can play basketball well: Brown's parents, Kupchek. The first two people can't give him $20 million, but the latter one can. Kupchek was afraid that the honor would be snatched away by the people of the capital, so he rushed to send Caron, Butler and Atkins to transfer Brown's salary relationship to Los Angeles.

In the next two and a half years, Brown brought endless pain to Lakers fans. This pain comes from knowing that he can't play basketball, but you have to spend money to watch him play basketball, and then get madly angry by his ridiculous performance. However, Brown has not made no achievements in the Lakers. At least he has set a record of the largest number of dunks and layups in NBA history, and has contributed a lot of funny video materials to youtube, which is basically worthy of the annual salary of $8 million per year.

It is not difficult to infer from the salary that after the end of this season, one of Vujasic, Bynum and Ye Feng will definitely leave. If Ye Feng wants to stay with Bynum, the Lakers will sign him with a trading exception of 5 million. Ye Feng has only two choices, and he will suffer some losses and renew the Lakers, or enter the free market. As long as the opponent offers a large contract of full middle class or above, the Lakers will not be able to follow up.

This matter seems contradictory, and Ye Feng's outstanding performance will affect his future contract renewal. In fact, the Lakers uniform team has already figured out this debt, and Ye Feng has also realized the problems he is facing.

Before the NBA team wants to trade a player, they usually give him some opportunities to play so that they can draw beautiful data and increase the value of the transaction. When playing against the Clippers, Ye Feng already felt something was wrong. He took the lead too fast and went too smoothly. Today, facing the Suns, Kobe felt very good and was still willing to pass the ball to him after taking the field in the second quarter, which was even more strange.

If you are not planning to use him as a bargaining chip, would you like to train him as your future core? Ye Feng understands that if you can exchange him for Gasol, the Lakers' senior executives will definitely not be stingy.

If I change the environment and let me be the starting lineup, can I play as well as I am now? I have to find a way to continue to improve. Ye Feng vowed in his heart to work harder.
Chapter completed!