piratefiction Chapter 144 Battle Knights
Chapter 144 Battle Knights
Chapter 144 Battle Knights
The training was going on in an orderly manner, and the competition did not fall behind.
2 month 6 day.
Back to back games.
The Knicks challenged the Cavaliers away.
This game is also a game that fans have been looking forward to for a long time, Shen Feng vs. James!
This season, the Knicks and the Cavaliers have a total of 3 games to play, and the Knicks have already played one before. The Knicks ended in a loss. Although Shen Feng did not have any problems with his personal performance, the game was ultimately lost.
This game is also regarded by many Knicks fans as a battle of revenge!
The All-Star game is coming, and this game looks like a warm-up to many people.
However, the communication between the two sides before the game was quite harmonious.
James took Shen Feng's hand and said with a smile: "Shen, we will be teammates soon, let's develop peacefully today, shall we?"
Shen Feng smiled and said: "Yes, as long as you agree, then it's easy to talk about."
James raised his eyebrows: "Is that settled?"
"It's settled." Shen Feng nodded.
The friendly meeting between the two ended.
Game start.
The starting list of the two teams was given on the big screen.
For the Knicks: Shen Feng, Chandler, Gallinari, Harrington and David Lee.
Cavaliers here: Daniel Gibson, Anthony Parker, LeBron James, JJ Hickson and O'Neal.
Speaking of O'Neal, this guy complained to Shen Feng just now that the All-Star Game didn't include his great Shaq.
Shen Feng also deeply believed that O'Neal was indeed the happy fruit of the All-Star Game, and the game would be meaningless without him.
"Shaq, I think this All-Star is really boring without you. I propose here, how about giving you LeBron's spot?" Shen Feng said awe-inspiringly.
James: "."
Can you say that again?
O'Neill laughed loudly: "I think this proposal is okay. If the two of us join forces, the All-Stars will definitely be much more interesting."
James: "."
Can you stop talking?
What are you guys? This is it!
Feelings, my quota, you can say it.
They all started to think about it.
Game start!
O'Neill and David Lee jump ball.
O'Neill really can't jump now. Basically, after moving his butt, he didn't react and let David Lee reach the ball.
O'Neal is getting old, and it is impossible for him to focus on the jump ball now. He has to save all his physical energy for the game.
The Knicks got the first attack!
The Cavaliers fans at the scene began to boo non-stop.
On the Datianchao Sports Channel, Zhang Reasonable and Yu Jia are analyzing the situation of the two teams.
"This season, the Cleveland Cavaliers led by James have made great progress since the beginning of the season. They have achieved an impressive record of 40 wins and 11 losses. They are unbeaten at home. Shen Feng's Knicks have recently won three consecutive victories and are in a hot state. Coach Zhang, Come and analyze, what do both sides need to do well if they want to win today's game?"
"First of all, in terms of strength on paper, there is a big gap between the current Knicks and the current Cavaliers on paper. The Cavaliers' main tactics are based on James."
"Although the Cavaliers have a good record, the shortcomings of the Cavaliers are also very prominent. His offensive power inside is poor, and his scoring basically depends on the outside. On defense, the outside is too short. The functions of the bench lineup are roughly the same, that is, shooter + blue collar."
"Although their overall defensive efficiency is good, the one-on-one defense is actually not good, either because they are not big enough, or they are not fast enough. Of course, no matter how many shortcomings the lineup has, the Cavaliers want to win this game, as long as James plays normally. .”
"For the Knicks, the strength must be much worse. Xiao Shen has to do a good job in the team's tandem role, try not to fight against James, and play his best performance, and then others must take part of the Knicks scoring task. "
"Then tactically, it is best not to double-team James. This season, James' average assists per game is not high. If these conditions are met at the same time, the Knicks will have a certain chance of winning."
This evaluation is very polite to the Knicks, and it does not completely say that the Knicks have no chance, but everyone who watches the game knows that it is as difficult as the sky for the Knicks to win this devil's home game in an away game.
"In addition, the two teams played back-to-back games today, but the Cavaliers also played at home in the last game, and the physical loss was not great. On the contrary, the Knicks flew over 1000 kilometers by plane and played in Miami. After a hard fight, they may still be slightly weaker than the Cavaliers in terms of physical strength." Yu Jia added.
Although the narrator talked a lot of nonsense, the current audience is still very patient, and they did not turn off the TV, but watched it with gusto, because they really did not know the information.
"The only hope for the Knicks to win now is Xiao Shen! As long as Xiao Shen opens this point, then the rest will be easy to deal with, but if Xiao Shen can't open it, this game will probably lose ugly."
Thank you Director Zhang for your wonderful analysis. As for Director Zhang, what do you think of Shen Feng's current position?And what will his future development path be like?Let us also tell our audience friends. "
"Shen Feng's words are a bit special. How should I put it? He is the first guard in China to play the main force in the NBA. His technical characteristics are mainly scoring. Whether it is long-distance or under the basket, Xiao Shen's offensive ability has never disappointed. .”
"He occasionally has flashes of passing, but as a point guard, it's not enough. His defense is his only weakness, but if he develops this defense later, his achievements will be even higher."
"Okay, thank you Director Zhang for your comment on Shen Feng. Well, the competition is about to begin. Let us look forward to Shen Feng's performance in this competition."
As soon as he finished speaking, the screen cut to the Quicken Loans Arena, David Lee handed the ball to Shen Feng, and Shen Feng advanced halfway with the ball.
First attack.
Shen Feng was not in a hurry.
He didn't mindlessly go forward to play his own hurricane fast break.
Because it doesn't make sense.
The Cavaliers players are defensively positioned.
Shen Feng looked up and saw Daniel Gibson defending himself.
Daniel Gibson was a second-round pick in 06. He is a native Texan.
This man also has many fans.
There is a story that when he was young, the skinny Gibson was often teased by the neighbor's children, but he would not fight back. Whenever this happened, he would run home and cry to his mother.The mother gave her kind son a lovely nickname - "Boobie".
During his seven years with the Cavaliers, Boobie was as beloved by fans as the moniker.
This guy's physical fitness is not too strong, but in his first year at the University of Texas, he became the first rookie scoring leader in school history; in the second year, he set a record for three-pointers in school history.Compared with his peers, Gibson is smart and mature, with a stable shooting ability.He, along with Aldridge, who returned from injury, took the Longhorns to the Elite Eight.
What Gibson most wanted to join was originally the Mosaic team.Playing for his hometown team is the dream of every NBA player, and Gibson is no exception. Growing up in Houston, he has always longed for such an opportunity.However, Mosaic, who has just experienced a season full of injuries and nothing, can no longer maintain enough patience to train new players. The exchange of Gay for Battier is a signal.
At this time, the gradually rising Cavaliers extended an olive branch to Gibson.The Cleveland native, who has been criticized for his backcourt scoring ability, is looking forward to getting a strong supplement in the draft. Gibson, who has mature offensive skills and outstanding shooting ability, is obviously one of the best choices at the end of the first round and the beginning of the second round.The Cavaliers' thirst for talent also impressed Gibson. He resolutely rejected the invitation of other teams to try out, and then joined Cleveland's camp from the 42nd overall pick on draft night.
Larry Hughes was accidentally injured in the opening game, so the faltering David Wesley and the frizzy Shannon Brown were pushed into the starting position successively, but the effect was not good.In fact, for James, whether it is the Cavaliers period or the Heat period, whether it is ten years ago or now, as long as the teammates around him can firmly grasp the open space, it is enough.Mike Brown didn't realize until a month later that Gibson might be a better fit for that position -- and in his first game as a starter, Gibson hit three 3-pointers and scored 18 points.
After Hughes returned, Gibson returned to the bench.In the next two months, it was difficult for him to get a stable playing time, and his state fluctuated obviously. For a while, in several consecutive games, his playing time was 6, 16, 2, 33, 26, 3, 4... Fortunately, starting from the end of January, Gibson finally gained the trust of Mike Brown and made 13 consecutive starts, but the rookie wall came as scheduled and made him bump into bumps throughout the second half of the season.Gibson played 60 times throughout the season and scored 16.5 points in 4.6 minutes of playing time, which is not satisfactory as a second-round pick overall.It is worth mentioning that even though the playing time is fragmented and the position and status are not guaranteed, Gibson still maintains a 41.9% three-point shooting percentage.
In just 7 minutes after the start of the fourth quarter of the playoffs that year, Gibson made 5 of 5 three-pointers and scored 19 points, widening the point difference to 15 points and completely ending the series.Whether it is Hunter, Prince, Hamilton or Billups, no one can stop Gibson's fiery touch. As for Rasheed's anger, it is nothing more than an additional technical foul.The basket is really as wide as the ocean. When he made the fifth three-pointer, the entire Quicken Loans Center was already completely boiling. It is really hard to imagine, except for James, which rookie can get such treatment .
Gibson's 31 points broke the rookie playoff scoring record in the history of the Cavaliers. He stood on the free throw line 15 times and hit 12 goals, as well as the exciting three-pointer and five consecutive hits.After the game, Gibson was accompanied by James to the press conference. James cleared the way for him and shouted: "Make way for our superstar!"
It may be a bit too much to say this, but this person's status in the Cavaliers is indeed not low, otherwise it would be impossible to cooperate with Lao Zhan for so long, and he would have been traded away.
Shen Feng has a slight height advantage against him, and the two are actually of similar physical fitness, both of which belong to that kind of light player.
Boom, boom, boom!
Boom, boom, boom!
With continuous outside dribbles, Shen Feng passed the ball directly to Gallinari.
Gallinari singles James and makes a three-pointer——
"Boom!"
"Xiao Shen was very cautious in his first attack. He didn't fight without thinking."
The rebound was accepted by O'Neal and given to Gibson. After halftime, the ball was given to James.
At this time, it was Gallinari who was marking James, and he was defending against James.
James didn't even look at him, and looked directly at his teammates' running positions, looking for opportunities to pass the ball.
Hixon made an off-ball screen on the right side of the free throw line, Daniel Gibson quickly advanced, Shen Feng chased and was blocked by Hixon, Shen Feng missed Daniel Gibson.
Daniel Gibson ran to a diagonal 45-degree angle, wide open.
James also saw his running position, people arrive at the ball.
After Daniel Gibson received the ball, he made a homeopathic three-pointer.
The arc is beautiful.
"Shh-!"
Hollow into the net.
0 is better than 3!
The Cavaliers' first offensive tactical attack was completed.
James is a well-known small forward with a good overall view. This kind of pass is very easy for him.
"Shen, it looks like we're going to win again today."
James smiled at Shen Feng.
Shen Feng rolled his eyes at him: "What are you talking about? This is just the beginning, okay, I haven't made a move yet."
Shen Feng was not in a hurry to act on the peaceful development that was agreed upon.
Turning his head, he still looked for his teammates. This time the opportunity was very good. David Lee at the basket made a clever move and turned around O'Neal. O'Neal was so slow that it was difficult to turn around.
Shen Feng passed the ball in time to David Lee for a layup.
2 is better than 3!
After the opening, Shen Feng and James each sent a pass.
The Cavaliers attack.
The Cavaliers don't have the ball on every possession with James.
This time it was Daniel Gibson who took the ball and dribbled it past half court.
James didn't take the initiative to ask for the ball, and stayed a little lazily outside the three-point line, watching Daniel Gibson gesture tactics there.
Daniel Gibson guides the ball to Parker at the free throw line.
Parker motioned his teammates to pull away, and then put on a triple-threat pose.
At this time, Chandler also posted it. The post was not the kind of oppressive defense, but just stood in a place that could put pressure on the ball holder, making him uncomfortable.
Parker wanted to make a shot, but hesitated for a long time, but still didn't make a shot, but gave the ball to James.
James received the ball and was on the left three-point line.
Direct shot——
Cast very casually.
"Today, James and Xiao Shen didn't take it too seriously. Look at James's three-pointer. It can't be done casually."
The rebound was received by David Lee.
Give it to Shen Feng and advance past halftime.
Shen Feng raised his hand and made a three-pointer——
"Shh-!"
A direct hit, hollow into the net!
5 to 3! ! ! !
Shen Feng scored three points!
(End of this chapter)