Chapter 831 The flame of the explosion
After the Pelicans defeated the Nets, Li Feng began to play not only for the team's tactics. He started to play while finding the feeling in the game. If he wanted to score very much, Li Feng would not control himself, and Li Feng would indulge himself in the game to go crazy.
Since leaving the Nets, they played 3 games in total. Li Feng scored more than 30 points in each game in these four games, all of which were high-scoring games. Li Feng had high-scoring points and made many teams uncomfortable, but the Pelicans did not lose a single game in these three games.
They don't guard against each other according to the usual rhythm. Sometimes the Pelicans will score desperately once, or play some very free games for a period of time. If the Pelicans play, the nerves of the entire team will not be as tight as they are.
As a result, the players' condition has rebounded, and released from the continued tension some time ago, the team's performance has improved a lot. It is obvious that the Pelicans have really adjusted the entire team's condition in this way.
Three consecutive victories, and then in the fifth game at home, Li Feng went crazy again, scoring 52 points in a single game, torturing the Houston Rockets 141-102, winning 39 points, and the Pelicans also tied the Spurs with such a performance and tied for the league first.
The Pelicans have returned to the league first, and Van Gundy also feels that he should use a new way to manage the team, rather than using the old ways in the past, to control the team rigidly and not give the team a little free space.
The regular season is about to end, but the Pelicans dare not relax. Their previous losing streak left the home advantage in the playoffs. Now all the Pelicans have to do is to win. At this time, the Pelicans will win the Utah Jazz game again.
Originally, the two teams had a big gap in strength, but the Jazz recently rushed to ninth in the Western Conference and had hope for the playoffs, so the Pelicans would no longer dare to be careless.
"No matter what the situation is on the court, I hope you can let all the Pelicans fans see and see your attitude. So far, you are still an iron army that is not praised. You are the fists that are united."
"Okay, let's deal with those guys when you go on stage, it depends on you."
Van Gundy yelled at his players that the Pelicans still started in this game without any change, while the Utah Jazz's starting five were point guard Trey Burke, shooting guard Gordon Hayward, small forward Marvin Williams, power forward Derek Favors, and center Inescanter.
The two sides competed for the ball in the middle circle, and Al Jefferson was against Kanter. The difference in strength between the two people was not very big, and the chance of this competition was very big. As soon as the whistle sounded, the two big men rushed into the air at the same time. At the last moment, the ball was on the ball today.
The ball fell into Ross's hand, and Ross quickly passed the ball to Li Feng. Today, the goal Li Feng set for himself was completely different from usual. Li Feng's usual idea was that the team needed me the most now, and I would do whatever I needed, a typical team player. But today it was different.
Today, Li Feng's goal on the field has become to prove himself, to prove it to others, and to recognize their true selves.
Li Feng took the ball and pushed forward, and Hayward was in his year of playing.
Holding the ball. Waiting for his teammates to take the place. This is also the first time Hayward has a fight with Li Feng. The first time Hayward is very aggressive against Li Feng when he is on the court. At the same time, it is very difficult, because Hayward wants to interfere with Li Feng's dribble several times, but when he reaches out, he finds that he can't do anything to Li Feng's long arms at all.
After the Pelicans landed, Arenas quickly ran the bottom line and then got around. The reason why the Jazz could stand out in the West was defense. Treiboke caught Arenas very dead, and Arenas had no chance to get the ball, so he quickly passed it to Millsap, who was in the interior.
This is a well-known zipper tactic that the Pelicans play. Favors behind Millsap is a typical engineer-type power forward. His scoring and rebounding skills are excellent, and he also has a relatively accurate mid-range shot.
After Millsap got the ball, he wanted to attack by himself. Suddenly he saw Li Feng, who was originally responsible for responding outside, ran into an unexpected position and hit Hayward with his shoulder from the middle. He actually hit Hayward like this.
This guy cut in from the middle. Millsap trusted Li Feng very much when he was on the court. Millsap instinctively stuffed the ball into Li Feng's hands.
Li Feng was quiet just now, but now once Hayward squeezed away and hit the Pelicans' middle lane, he became decisive and dribbling in a small step, directly from the middle lane to the Jazz's inside.
Whether the team is in the middle or at the basket, it is a must-win situation for military strategists. The Jazz's double tower Kanter and Favors hurriedly moved to the middle to suppress Li Feng. If it was the usual Li Feng's ball, it would attract attention and there would be many passing routes.
But today it didn't work. Li Feng came up with one breath today, and he was fighting for this breath. Even when facing two big men, he could not retreat. Now let alone two big men, he just went in a mountain.
The game is not affected by anything, which is a level that Li Feng cannot achieve. Now he has identified a path, that is, he must do it himself, hold the ball in his hands, and gently shakes in front of Feworth, who is out a little. Li Feng's body is full and has squeezed into Kanter through the cracks.
At this time, Li Feng had no choice but to rush, gathering all his anger, depression, panic, and strength on his legs, as if he was a rocket, and rushed up from the top and down.
Kanter felt that it was silly to run into the other party like this, because he had mental problems and was out of reality. The final outcome was that he would block him.
His contempt gave Li Feng a huge opportunity. Li Feng, who had accumulated enough strength, seemed to be a meteorite flying from the sky, and hit Kanter's chest with all the energy of light and heat. Kanter's face suddenly changed. This kind of impact Kanter is not unfamiliar with this kind of impact. When he fought with the best inside player in previous games, he often felt this physical confrontation. Moreover, Kanter knew that under such human confrontation, he would be successfully dunked by the opponent if he was accidentally.
At this time, a hint of chill had already covered Kanter's head. He didn't expect that he would have to face such pressure at the first ball at the beginning. And the worst thing was that he didn't have all his strength when he jumped just now. Now the only way to stop the opponent was very familiar with him. He was the only intentional foul.
Kanter thought of this and instinctively dealing with the danger, he hit the foul with one hand. This hit did not hit Li Feng's arm, but instead hit Li Feng's face with a palm. Kanter was also an inside giant, and this palm was definitely not light. At that time, Li Feng saw that he was in front of him.
This is how you feel when you are hit on the face when you fight with someone on the street. It’s a little coma and a little pain, but even more so is humiliation. Li Feng’s injustice in the inside line and this sudden humiliation mixed into a burning line, connecting from the face to the heart, and reaching the depths of Li Feng’s soul.
Li Feng was hit by his body that seemed to be falling, paused in the air, and a loud roar exploded in Kant's ear like thunder, "Ah."
This is Li Feng's roar that he has been unwilling to accept recently, this is Li Feng's roar that he has been wronged recently, this is his roar that he has been wronged.
At this time, Li Feng felt like a ball of flame that was about to explode, and the power in his body and even the power in his soul exploded together. He suddenly exploded, and his long arms stretched out vigorously like a bent bow.
"There was a loud bang and the sound of the sound was heard throughout the New Orleans Arena.
For a moment, the New Orleans Arena was difficult to react. Because no one expected that Li Feng was so fast, so fast that he almost didn't believe it, so he gave his opponent a blow.
Reggie Miller, who was in the commentary seat, first shouted wildly: "My God." Then he hugged his bald head in disbelief.
He has always been interested in his reserve, and he really didn't expect that this guy would explode in an unstoppable way. He was simply unmatched. This energy state was terrible, although it was just a moment. But what Miller saw in Li Feng was infinite power and ability, as well as his usual careful and cautious heart. Now Miller was simply crazy about happiness.
Even if the guy has nowhere to go next, he can use this dunk to shut up most of the critics.
After dunking the basket, Li Feng stood under the basket and roared immediately. At this time, Li Feng felt that all the grievances and helplessness he had been holding back in the past few days were sprayed out. He was like a fire-breathing dragon, spraying out all the flames that were burning, and spraying this mouthful seemed not enough.
It seemed like a crazy beast, and he had to exhaust himself to stop his madness. Li Feng and his teammates hit the chest one by one and slammed the high fives one by one. Then he walked onto the free throw line, Kante slapped himself, so he still owed him a free throw.
Li Feng was furious at this time and his emotions were not stable at all. In addition, he was not solid in shooting skills and lost the free throw. However, after Li Feng started the game, the entire New Orleans Arena was already looking forward to this game extremely.
Hayward looked at Li Feng in a daze. He knew clearly that if such a guy wants to kill him, he can only destroy his arrogance.
He took the basketball in his hand and began to advance towards the Pelicans' half.
Hayward's dribble center of gravity is not the dribble posture that is very low and always protects the ball, but the dribble with almost upright body. This dribble method makes Hayward's dribble center of gravity very high. The advantages it brings are fast advancement, broad vision, and obvious disadvantages are not strong breakthroughs and few changes.
Li Feng knew these characteristics of Hayward. Since Hayward's breakthrough ability and change ability were average, Li Feng decided to let go and guard him closely. Thinking of this, Li Feng moved his footsteps quickly and squeezed to Hayward's side, giving Hayward a close and tight pressure on him.
Hayward dribbled over and saw Li Feng coming up and suppressing him. He was quite unwilling to accept it because the opponent was afraid of his passing and suppressing the ball. Today, this guy started to suppress himself when he came up. Hayward was not the kind of outside line that changed a lot, so he quickly turned around to protect the ball and turned around to fight with his body. This was the result that Li Feng wanted.
Seeing Hayward turn around, Li Feng immediately leaned forward and squeezed Hayward. Although this was just an action, Hayward immediately felt the power and pressure of the stick. He began to understand why Kant was dunked on the head. This guy's power was so powerful.
After thinking through this, Hayward turned around quickly and wanted to get rid of Li Feng, but at this time Li Feng's defensive ability was revealed. His footsteps were moving left and right, not giving Hayward any rest to turn around. At the same time, he kept in contact with Hayward at all times, so that he could not turn around comfortably.
Hayward's struggle and Li Feng's defense began a fierce battle at this moment. In the past, Hayward's back-dribble was enough because he was 2.06 meters tall and strong enough to be bullied.
But it was with such physical conditions. Today, he encountered a pervert like Li Feng, so Hayward was embarrassed. Not only was he embarrassed, but as one of the best ball-handling strikers in the NBA in this era, Hayward's solution to his problem was to pass the ball. When he moved, Hayward's eyes did not leave his teammates. At the moment of dribbling, he discovered that Treiboke ran away from Favors with a very beautiful tactical counter-run, and left Arenas away.
So Hayward, who seemed to be very casual, sent the ball to Treiboke, who quickly took action in the central shot area.
The Jazz's first offense did not go smoothly, and the ball hit the front of the rebound, but Trei Burke was lucky because this ball actually bounced back into Trei Burke's hand. Trei Burke, who picked up the ball, immediately turned around to find Hayward.
Because Hayward is the brain in the Jazz, it is the regulator that manages and controls the rhythm of the basketball. The ball must start from him to operate to be flexible. Li Feng just saw Trey Burke's shooting and he went to grab the rebound, so he didn't watch Hayward at this moment, allowing Hayward to get the ball.
Li Feng hurriedly rushed back. Fortunately, Hayward was not the kind of outside line with a strong desire to attack. He missed the opportunity to make a three-pointer, but instead gently hanged the ball to Marvin Williams.
Marvin Williams, a small forward, is very average in both attack and defense. Marvin Williams leaned against Ross, slowly pressed him, then suddenly started and turned around and slipped in along the Pelicans' baseline. Ross couldn't take any advantage in the confrontation with Marvin Williams, and could only watch Marvin Williams do whatever he wanted.
At this time, the biggest difference between the Pelicans and the Jazz began to show, that is, they can't have good paint protectors that the Jazz don't have. The moment Rose missed, Millsap made up for the position at the bottom line and blocked Marvin Williams' layup. At this time, Marvin Williams was stuck at the bottom line, as if he was a birdie in a cage, and there was no offensive angle at all.
This is also a common mistake made by young players. They act recklessly without considering the consequences. At this time, Marvin Williams then jumped up and passed the ball back. Fortunately, the freed Favors ran out at this time.
Marvin Williams jumped up and passed a small high throw to the outside. Feworth easily got the ball on Ross' head, and then dribbled the ball and made a quick mid-range shot. At this time, the Jazz was not very open during the half-time attack, and they squeezed very well near the three-second zone. There was no way. With a point guard like Hayward who is not good at three-pointers, Marvin Williams' three-point ability is also average, so it is difficult for the Jazz to open up the space.
Li Feng took the basketball from Millsap. When the Pelicans arrived at the Jazz's half, they played very tightly and tightly around the three-second zone, because the Pelicans' current lineup is not very good at three-pointers, and the only three-pointer weapon is Gilbert Arenas.
Li Feng passed the ball to Arenas in the first half, and then Arenas used Al Jefferson's cover to break through and pass it to Millsap who pulled out. Although the Pelicans are still very small now, the Pelicans have a small capital, that is, the two Pelicans' defenders, who have the ability to fight against the opponent at low posts.
After Marvin Williams and Millsap pulled out one after another, a vacuum appeared in the Jazz's inside line. Li Feng was as calm as water when he was controlling the ball, but when he saw such an opportunity, he immediately squeezed Hayward like a tiger, and he rushed up like he did last time.
But this time Hayward had learned his lesson and was guarded against Li Feng. He was pushed away by Li Feng. However, Li Feng began to run desperately towards the Jazz's temporarily vacuum inside line.
Hayward pulled Li Feng's arm desperately from behind, but he didn't see the referee foul that was urgent.
But now Li Feng doesn't care about these things. Although Li Feng dunked one just now and it was so tight that it dunked on Kante's face, the anger in Li Feng's stomach did not completely dissipate. Instead, because of the dunk just now, the flames in Li Feng's stomach burned even more vigorously, and he spit out a mouthful of flames. Now Li Feng wants to spit out all the flames inside himself.
Although Hayward pulled his arm, Li Feng still screamed, jumped to the side of the three-second zone. At this time, Millsap saw Li Feng start to come in again. This time, he sent the basketball to Li Feng without hesitation.
Chapter completed!