77. Chapter 77 Scored 8 points in overtime, and the big dream man shed tears

Author: Chang'an Bujuan Township

Chapter 77 Scored 8 points in overtime, and the big dream man shed tears

In the last 4 minutes, Perkins committed six fouls and left the game, which was definitely a disaster for the Sonics.

But everyone in the SuperSonics knows that he has tried his best. He defended Big Dream one-on-one for three and a half quarters. It is a feat to be able to persist until now.

After Perkins left the game, the Sonics only had one center available, Polynice. He has never been able to guard small centers well. It was really a helpless move for Jones to send him, not to mention limiting the big dream.

It’s not easy for him to even consume Da Meng!

KC Jones knew that Polynis couldn't limit Dream, so the adjustment he made was to let Derek McKay and Harper look for opportunities to double-team when Dream was holding the ball, trying to push Dream to the bottom line.

Once on stage, the problems with this approach became apparent.

After Harper made the mid-range shot, the Rockets attacked, Dameng received the ball from the left, and Harper stepped forward to double-team.

Of course, Dameng's strength alone cannot hold two people, but Polynice and Harper did not dare to use too much force. It was not worth sending Dameng to the free throw line at this time.

After Dameng was double-teamed, he quickly gathered the ball around his waist. After holding the ball tightly, he raised his head and turned back, observed the position of his teammates, and immediately found Booker Johnson who was cutting inside, so he decisively turned around and jumped.

The ball went straight into Booker Johnson's hands.

Polynis, who was unable to help defend, stretched out his hand symbolically, but failed to touch anyone. Booker Johnson took off with the ball - bang!

Booker Johnson bombs the rim and dunks with a tomahawk!

Seeing the Rockets playing a smooth offense, Lu Feng knew that he must not double-team Da Meng!

Although Dameng consumes a lot of physical energy, his physical energy will only affect his offense and not his organization.

In addition, although Dameng consumes a lot of physical energy, his teammates are in good condition. If Dameng is constantly double-teamed, he will be able to pass the ball again and again and assist his teammates to score.

Lu Feng did not rush to serve, but first found Polynis and said a few words in his ear...

"Lark, are you sure this will work for Hakeem?"

"Let's give it a try, we have no choice now, right?"

At the end of the game, Lu Feng was of course the one holding the ball for the SuperSonics. Burrows remained on the court and could be a spot-up shooter or catch-and-shoot from the run.

Lu Feng did not rush to attack. He also chose to press the time. While dribbling, he kept looking at the timer on the basket.

Maxwell naturally noticed Lu Feng's actions, and a bold idea popped into his mind.

The Rockets are 2 points behind. If he can steal Lu Feng at this time and tie the score...

Is there any chance? Do you want to give it a try?

Maxwell glanced at Lu Feng quietly, and found that Lu Feng rolled out the whites of his eyes again and looked at the timer.

It's now!

He chose a good opportunity. Lu Feng happened to be bending over and dribbling the ball to his left hand with his right hand. Just as he was about to let go of the ball, Maxwell's face was ferocious, his eyes were full of excitement, and he stretched out his hand.

You like cross dribbling, right? Just watch me stop it and you'll be done!

Seeing that his hand was about to touch the basketball, Maxwell felt that his brain function had reached its peak at this moment. At this moment, many thoughts flashed through his mind, including what trash talk he would say to Lu Feng next, and the post-game interview.

say what……

His brain had never been so clear before. It was almost, just almost, Lu Feng would never be able to react!

But the moment he was about to touch the basketball, Maxwell saw Lu Feng smile slightly at the corner of his mouth, and suddenly felt something was not good in his heart.

Lu Feng looked at the timer before. Of course, it was partly because he was pressing the time, but more importantly, he was setting a trap for Maxwell!

Maxwell is easy to fall for. The two of them have been facing each other for such a long time. How could Lu Feng not notice it?

He looks at the timer frequently just for this moment!

Lu Feng's right hand holding the ball paused strangely, then immediately grabbed the basketball and pulled the ball behind him...

The violin changes direction!

After the gamble-style steal failed, Maxwell was completely out of position, and the Rockets' defense was torn open. After Lu Feng changed direction, he swatted the ball forward with his left hand and immediately started to accelerate!

As soon as Lu Feng stepped into the paint area, Dameng and Thorpe immediately came up to defend him and double-teamed him.

The basket was completely covered by the two jumping bodies. Lu Feng would not mess around at this time. He looked at Polynice's position. Unfortunately, his right side was blocked. Lu Feng was not doing well.

passing opportunities.

But besides Polynis, Lu Feng had other options. He immediately found Derek McKay and hit the ball straight into his hands.

After getting the ball, McKay looked excited, jumped up high with the ball in his hands, and then - bang, the basketball hit the basket and came out!

Lu Feng was dumbfounded. He could dunk it into the basket. Don't you understand that he can even eat the cake?

The basketball hit the rim, bounced high and fell straight into Maxwell's hands.

Maxwell was still arguing with the referee about Lu Feng's previous violin change, emphasizing that it was an illegal move. Before he could finish speaking, he saw a basketball flying towards him.

Maxwell received the ball out of nowhere, saw a Sonics player running towards him, immediately turned around and put his feet up, and single-handedly completed a fast break layup.

Until the layup ended, he didn't figure out what happened with the ball. Didn't Lu Feng break through? Why did the basketball fly towards him?

After scanning around in confusion, Maxwell found the target he suspected - Olajuwon!

According to the trajectory of the basketball, Lu Feng was obviously blocked. So who is the best at blocking shots in the Rockets?

The answer is obvious, of course it’s a big dream!

Maxwell stepped forward, patted Dameng's shoulders with both hands, and said: "You are well built, Hakim. I know you are absolutely reliable!"

Big dream:???

After Maxwell left, Dameng frowned. He originally had doubts about Maxwell's strength. Although he scored a lot of points in every game, for some reason, Dameng just felt that he couldn't play well.

Now he not only doubted Maxwell's strength, but also doubted the opponent's intelligence.

Don Cheney gave up his position and became a tool on the outside. Dameng had no problem with it, but the person you asked me to assist must be a normal person, right?

Dameng remained silent, planning to suppress the matter first and find an opportunity after the game to tell the coach what he had discovered.

Dameng: Coach, I doubt...

The scores between the two teams were tied, and some nervousness appeared on the faces of the SuperSonics players. Lu Feng knew at a glance that they had reached their psychological limit and he needed to change their playing style.

This is the difference between role players and core players. Players who have never been core players can easily play poorly due to nervousness when playing key balls.

To put it simply, he just couldn't take the blame. Of course, low-level mistakes like Derek McKay are not included, but his mistakes were also caused by nervousness.

Lu Feng immediately understood that at this point in the game, apart from himself, among the Sonics, only Harper could stabilize his mentality.

Even though Harper has never been an all-star, he has also been a team boss and has won many Best of the Week awards. He won one with the Clippers in January.

In this era, the Best of the Week and the Best of the Month have not yet been divided into East and West, but they are still valuable. After a season, there are only 6 Best of the Month and 23 Best of the Week.

Anyone who can win the best of the week is considered a first-tier player in the league.

How to play with dual outside cores? During the timeout, he decisively told KC Jones his thoughts.

Many of the SuperSonics' tactical adjustments were made by Lu Feng. Others in the SuperSonics have long been accustomed to it and have no objections.

The tactical system Lu Feng thought of was very simple, which was the style of play that the Nuggets would use in the future, including breakthroughs, pick-and-rolls, and running to catch the ball.

The biggest problem with the Nuggets duo of Anthony and Iverson is their defense. Both of them are defensive colanders, but in terms of offense, before the conflict between the two intensified, the Nuggets' outside offense was always online.

Although Harper cannot make unsolvable mid-range shots like Anthony, as long as his teammates help him with a few pick-and-rolls, his catching and shooting abilities are still very good, and he can completely run without the ball.

After the timeout, Lu Feng attacked with the ball. Maxwell did not dare to be careless this time and did not try to steal again.

But it was of no use. Lu Feng still broke through him and accelerated with a falling step. Lu Feng broke free from Maxwell's entanglement and went directly to the inside. Olajuwon took a step forward, and Thorpe also started to go in the direction of Lu Feng.

shrink.

It seems that not only the SuperSonics have made adjustments, but the Rockets have also made adjustments. Although the two teams now have the same score, we can't always expect McKay to make mistakes like the previous one every time.

Thorpe only shrunk slightly and did not directly double-team like the previous ball. Lu Feng's ball-playing ability has reached a pretty good level now. Even if they are role players, the Rockets don't want them to play simple balls.

Chance.

However, McKay never thought about cutting inside on this ball. At the moment when the SuperSonics started the game, he ran directly towards Harper and set up an off-ball pick-and-roll for the opponent.

Olajuwon was attracted by Lu Feng on the left side. Harper on the right side just ran out of position. Lu Feng's pass arrived immediately. He got the ball and didn't stay for half a second before directly shooting the mid-range shot.

Harper's shooting habits are like this. He almost doesn't have to pull up. He leans back every time he shoots, including three-pointers.

Falling back in three-pointers is a bad habit, but leaning back has been integrated into his blood and cannot be changed at all. Even if he knows that this habit is bad, he has not been able to improve it.

It is precisely because of this that Harper's three-pointers have always been unstable. The backward two-action shot is not so good at transmitting force, and the power of the lower body cannot be transmitted. Once it is far away from the basket, the three-pointer will become unstable.

Becoming more strenuous.

In the last two quarters when physical fitness is insufficient, it is normal for the three-point shot to be unstable. Even single-action quick pulls have such problems, not to mention Harper uses a double-action shot.

It's just that the Sonics didn't need him to shoot a three-pointer. His two-point mid-range shot was a solid hit, and the point difference returned to 2 points.

Harper's mid-range shot was not disturbed at all. Even Da Meng could not teleport from the left to the right instantly.

After that, Lu Feng guarded Maxwell, but Kenny Smith just ran out of position and hit an open three-pointer.
To be continued...