Chapter 1090 Ji Feng with Birthday BUFF
Los Angeles, Staples Arena.
A battle of focus in the 25th round of the NBA is about to start here.
The fans on both sides of the match are already familiar with each other. Since the rise of the Spurs in the 1990s, the mainstream of the entire Western confrontation has always been the Lake Horse War. The Spurs and the Lakers, who were aiming to defend their title, met again in the Western Conference Finals, and the Lakers easily defeated the Spurs 4-1 and finally won the championship. The Spurs once again became the stepping stone on the road to the Lakers championship.
The Spurs in the past season were also different from previous seasons. Although they also reached the Western Conference Finals, they stumbled along the way, and many problems have been exposed throughout the season, and age affects the progress of the Spurs chariot. the biggest factor.
However, in the off-season, the Spurs did not make too many moves on the lineup. Only veteran Robert Horry announced his retirement in San Antonio, and a generation of key gentlemen finally finished his 16-year career in the Holy City.
In addition, the Spurs did not make any deals, let alone GDP. Veterans like Finley and Bowen stayed on the team. The biggest deal they made all summer was to acquire Malik Hals from the Suns. Dayton's signing rights, as well as a second-round pick from the Warriors in 2009 and a sum of cash.
Oh, they also activated the Spurs' passive skills again in the draft. The Spurs management and coaching staff definitely have a pair of eyes. They selected George Hill with the No. 26 pick, a 188 cm tall combo guard from Indiana University. .
It's hard to believe that this guy would fall into that position in the draft because he's not an unknown guy, he was in high school with Greg Oden, McConley, Mike Roberts, Rodney Carney, People like Eric Gordon and Courtney Lee are known as the "Indian Seven" figures.
This is very different from the speculation of the outside world, because this lineup has proved in the playoffs last season that they are completely incapable of defeating the current Lakers. If no adjustments are made, there is almost no chance, especially when the GDP is old. One year old, the Lakers JKJ is more mature.
After the start of this season, the Spurs were hit in the head. The start of the three-game losing streak created the worst start for the team since 1973. Then the aging Spurs also suffered from injuries, and the injury was their super first. Six, Manu Ginobili!
This blow to the Spurs is self-evident. The most important thing is that Duncan is older. Popovich strictly controls Duncan's playing time this season, and sometimes makes Shi Fo play as a substitute. This is also no way. , Although Shifo is still very strong, his biggest problem is his physical fitness, so he is also trying to change his style of play. The Spurs rely more and more on Parker, and he has become the absolute core on the offensive end. Duncan plays more often Pseudo-core role.
The transition period is also a period of pain, which has allowed the Spurs to only achieve a record of 14 wins and 10 losses, which is incomparable with the previous seasons, and now only ranks sixth in the Western Conference.
In this game, Manu did not even make the roster, and the rookie George Hill replaced him as the first backup, playing the sixth man position, which means that the Spurs can only play in the residual team in this game.
The rest of the team is on the road again. To be honest, there are not many Spurs who are optimistic about him in this game.
At this time, Staples also seemed to confirm this. The reporters from more than 100 media in the arena had already replaced their long guns and short cannons, waiting to use the camera to record the moment when Ji Feng made history.
Before the game, the word 25 was printed at each entrance of Staples, the meaning could not be more obvious, Ji Feng will challenge Chamberlain's legendary record for decades in this game!
When Ji Feng walked into the stadium, countless flashes took pictures frantically, and many photojournalists told themselves that this would be a photo worth cherishing.
The Chinese media represented by CCTV and Tencent also interviewed Ji Feng outside the player channel before the game. You must know that Ji Feng after the birthday party has an unprecedented influence in the country, and the attention is unprecedented. According to incomplete statistics , this game will attract nearly 100 million viewers nationwide.
And Ji Feng simply answered a few questions, mainly focusing on this game. He found that everyone was afraid that he would not play well because of yesterday's carnival, but in fact, he feels better now than ever, and yesterday was also Ji Feng. It's been a long time without training, and after a day off, Ji Feng in this morning's training session showed his extraordinary level. Sometimes the combination of work and rest can really stimulate a person's greater potential. At least Ji Feng feels that his body is light. a few points.
However, Ji Feng didn't say anything, he didn't set up flags for himself. At this time, he must refuse poisoned milk. It's a fool's job to breastfeed himself.
During the warm-up before the game, Popovich watched Ji Feng keep shaking his head. Ji Feng had hit 28 consecutive shots from beyond the three-point line, and he was still under the interference of the assistant coach. Not a single shot is missed, this talent is really eye-catching.
But at this time, Popovich was more of a headache. He quickly called Yuduka, who was in charge of defending Ji Feng today, to his side for face-to-face instruction. After Horry retired, Ji Feng was even more difficult to defend.
The two sides start, the Lakers are unchanged, the Spurs are: Duncan, Oberto, Parker, George Hill and Yuduka!
On the court, as the starting five tigers of the two teams stepped onto the court, the fans in front of the TV began to look forward to seeing what Ji Feng could play in this game!
jump ball!
Bynum won easily, and Duncan was obviously ready to retreat.
The first shot of the jump ball was directly given to Ji Feng, and the rest of the tigers were scattered, and they continued to use the movement to involve the Spurs' defense, so that they did not dare to attack Ji Feng easily. The Lakers' meaning was too obvious. Peak handles the ball and lets him score!
In the face of Yuduka, who had made Ji Feng uncomfortable last season, Ji Feng was not afraid at all. He swam at the top of the arc for a few seconds, making a gesture called pick-and-roll. At the moment Yuduka was distracted, Ji Feng went straight in. Under the basket, facing Duncan's throw and scored!
Score +2!
Ji Feng showed his offensive desire from the very beginning.
After the Spurs played Parker's pick-and-roll attack, Duncan Parker cooperated on the flanks, and the pick-and-roll pulled out of neutral. Parker went to the basket and was interfered with, and Ji Feng rushed to get the rebound.
+1 for rebounds!
After winning the rebound, Ji Feng passed to Fisher and quickly forked, scaring Yuduka to chase back desperately, but this was fake, and the Lakers were still playing.
Ji Feng once again took the ball at the same position at the top of the arc, using the same trick again. Ji Feng cleaned up Yuduka in one step and scored a layup!
Freehand.
In the next two minutes, Ji Feng made 4 breakthroughs and scored 8 points, stopping the Spurs!
Hearn screamed: "Ji Feng added a birthday buff!"
"Why are the Spurs defending so hard? Ji Feng's breakthrough is so sharp, and his speed is fast and flexible. Logically, you can't stick to the three-point line. How can Yuduka keep up with Ji Feng's speed?" Zhang said the guide.