At halftime, Barkley said: "If the Clippers had played like this earlier, they wouldn't have fallen behind 3-2 with a total score. Ye Feng has been trying to play more selflessly, but his teammates rely too much on him."
Kenny Smith smiled and said: "Ye Feng did not have such a good touch in the first few games. If the Clippers can maintain their offensive in the second half, the Mavericks will not win."
American fans are excited, and Chinese fans are overwhelmingly posting on the Internet. The "honeys" are increasingly convinced that it is the group of CBA teammates who have dragged down their idol. If Ye Feng were left to attack alone, the Mavericks would have been eliminated and advanced to the finals. Many people believe that Ye Feng can score 70+ or ??even higher in this game, and some people believe that Ye Feng can also score 100 points in the playoffs. At this stage of the game, if he scores 100 points from the Mavericks, the Mavericks will have to be disbanded. Even a fanatic like Cuban will be so depressed that he doesn't want to play anymore.
Mavericks head coach Carlisle felt helpless towards Ye Feng. The Mavericks' method of dealing with Ye Feng is similar in every game. Ye Feng doesn't attack hard and doesn't feel anything bad when his hand is average. Although he is a big threat, he can still withstand it. Carlisle felt that the Mavericks would definitely lose if they continued to fight like this. When Ye Feng can solve the problem with a jump shot, he has no fear of double teams. Ye Feng is better than McGrady at his peak. His shooting touch is getting softer and softer, and his back is impeccable. Unless he has height and bounce, he cannot block Ye Feng's shots. Marion has bounce and Nowitzki has height. The two have to balance their strengths.
I don¡¯t know if Ye Feng will play like this in the second half. What if he plays like this? Carlisle has good substitute players, but if he replaces Claude or Kleiza, the defense is not as good as Marion. Nowitzki has to focus more on the offensive end and cannot always follow Ye Feng. Even if he tries hard to defend, Ye Feng's speed is not something he can keep up with.
On the Clippers side, Thibodeau still asked to pass the ball to Ye Feng, while others looked for opportunities on the outside. The Gasol brothers were sent inside to form the twin towers. In order to ensure a win, the Gasol brothers must stay on the court as long as they are not troubled by fouls. There will be no substitutions. Of course Ye Feng doesn't rest either. In this series, his average playing time is more than 40 minutes per game. Thibodeau used Matt Barnes and point guard Thornton at No. 3.
The Clippers don¡¯t expect others to play a role on the offensive end, mainly on defense. Thornton's height of 193cm was at a disadvantage defensively at the No. 2 position. But there is no problem against Delong. He can also pose a threat by holding the ball through half the court and playing pick-and-roll with Ye Feng.
The game has begun. The Mavericks fielded their first starter.
The Clippers attacked first, Thornton dribbled the ball across half court, Ye Feng avoided Marion under the cover of Gasol and went to the outside to catch the ball, waiting for his teammates to pull away.
Ye Feng¡¯s distance of two or three steps beyond the three-point line is very uncomfortable for the Mavericks. The double-team cannot be extended to that position, otherwise the gap will be obvious. Marion also has a height advantage when defending Ye Feng alone. The one-step pull-up from the outside has become Ye Feng's commonly used offensive weapon. Hard to block.
After the pick-and-roll was completed, the Gasol brothers went to the low post, and the Mavericks inside could only follow and defend in the low post. The only two people who wanted to double-team were Carter and Deron. Ye Feng protected the ball with his back and relied on Marion to enter the three-point line from the right. Carter let go of Barnes' double team. Ye Feng transferred the ball laterally and Barnes succeeded in a 60-degree mid-range shot from the left side! 77 to 57.
The point difference widened to 20 points. When the Clippers role players can also score goals, the Mavericks are in big trouble.
The Mavericks attack. Ye Feng was responsible for defending the pick-and-roll, blocking Deron's breakthrough route. Deron passed the ball, and Carter was stuck by Barnes on the outside and couldn't turn around. The ball was dropped into the low post again, and Nowitzki singled out Gasol.
Nowitzki averaged 25 points per game in this series and is the Mavericks' scoring leader, but he cannot guarantee that he will score every time. His turnaround jumper missed and the rebound was obtained by Gasol.
Ye Feng got off immediately. Gasol sent a long pass, and Ye Feng received the ball in the frontcourt and singled out Marion. Carter quickly returned to the defense and entered the three-point line, forming a double-team with Marion. Ye Feng changed his direction and dribbled the ball in one step inside the three-point line, pulled the ball up, held it in his arms and went straight to the basket. This is the tank-like breakthrough that James is good at. Ye Feng is also very skilled in using it. He took two big steps and added the distance of his take-off, and he could jump to the basket. The ball was very strong in his arms and could not be broken. As soon as he jumped up, Marion and Carter chose to foul at the same time to prevent Ye Feng from taking action.
The referee blows the whistle. Ye Feng made two free throws. 79 to 57.
The Clippers continue to control the situation. In the next round, the Mavericks finally hit a two-point jumper from Deron
The Clippers couldn't guard against the Mavericks' offense. After Ye Feng defended the pick-and-roll, the Mavericks' offensive focus became Carter, allowing him to hold the ball and cooperate with Nowitzki in the pick-and-roll, avoiding Ye Feng's attack at the basket.
It is a common strategy that all teams will not let their stars confront Ye Feng head-on. The Clippers' defense is very poor this year, but Ye Feng was still selected to the All-Defensive Team because experts all recognized his intimidation on the court. The opponent will find someone to attract his defense, but will never attack that point.
The two sides come and go, and the difference begins.At about 20 points, the Clippers couldn't take a step closer to widening the score, and the Mavericks couldn't catch up. Ye Feng began to reduce outside shots, increase breakthroughs and distribution, and play closer to the basket, attracting defense and assisting teammates, ensuring an efficient offense.
The young Clippers players are good at playing down the wind. Seeing that the team is leading by a big score and there is no pressure anymore, the feel is coming. The first one to bear the blame was Thornton, who hit three consecutive jump shots.
Ye Feng only scored 8 points in this quarter, but sent 5 assists. He scored 46 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists in the three quarters. For him, grabbing 4 rebounds is a piece of cake. This game will definitely contribute a super triple-double.
In the fourth quarter, neither Ye Feng nor the Gasol brothers took a break, preparing to defeat the Mavericks in one go. The Mavericks home fans were shouting at the top of their lungs, especially Cuban, who was jumping up and down on the sidelines thinking he was the head coach. Everyone knows that if the Clippers win this game, it will be twice as difficult for the Mavericks to advance back to Los Angeles.
In order to guard Ye Feng, the Mavericks players also made more moves. Ye Feng had just played two minutes when he was knocked to the ground by Kaman and Marion while making a breakthrough layup.
Seeing this scene, Gasol hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Barnes. If there is a conflict on the court, Barnes should be pulled first. This is the key arrangement of the Clippers coaching staff. Barnes has a hot temper and is most likely to cause trouble. When fighting on the court, you may look like a man, but in fact, you are stupid. If you don't win the game, you may lose it. Like the incident at the Palace of Auburn Hills, everyone who was suspended regretted it.
Ye Feng was often fouled by others. Although he was angry, he never thought of using fists and kicks to regain his position. He can control his emotions, hit his opponents with goals, and take protective actions to minimize the damage when he is fouled.
This time he did well. Although he landed on his back, he gently supported it with his hands, which acted as a buffer and did not hurt his elbow.
After the foul, Ye Feng deliberately pretended to be seriously injured and lay on the ground for a long time without getting up. The referee called Marion a flagrant foul, and the Clippers made two free throws. After the referee announced the verdict, Ye Feng immediately got up and went to shoot the free throw vigorously, which made Marion very angry.
The Clippers' role players continued to perform, and the offense gradually evolved from Ye Feng's singles to multi-point blooming. The ball moves very quickly on the outside. After Ye Feng attracts double-teams, his teammates can easily find open shots.
Ye Feng also performed well, but no longer focused on scoring. In 7 minutes, he sent 4 assists, grabbed 4 defensive rebounds and an offensive rebound, successfully completing a triple-double.
The Mavericks trailed by as many as 16 points in the last two minutes, with no hope of overtaking. Both sides replaced their main players, and the game entered garbage time.
In the end, the Clippers defeated the Mavericks 118-100 in an away game, chasing the total score to 3-3.
Ye Feng scored 54 points, 11 rebounds, 14 assists and 2 steals. He is destined to be recorded in history. Ye Feng's 40+ times in the playoffs has tied O'Neal's 12 times.
Kenny Smith said: "Ye Feng's scoring ability is historically top-notch. Many records will be broken by him in recent years. In terms of scoring, sooner or later, he will chase Jordan."
Barkley smiled and said: "As long as Ye Feng does not retire prematurely, he will definitely break the NBA's historical scoring records, field goal records, the youngest player's record of 30,000 points, etc. These are the statistics that Kobe values ????more. This season Kobe also reached a milestone and became the youngest person in history to score 30,000 points. He also ranked ninth in history in terms of field goals made. However, Kobe has ranked third in the historical list, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Malone this year. He is only more than 700 points away from the top-ranked Havlicek, and will be surpassed by the 2014-2015 season at the latest. His total points are still far away from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but the total number of irons has surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Kobe said he would play By the time he is 40 years old, his blacksmithing record will definitely improve to an astonishing level. This is the only record I can think of that Ye Feng cannot break."
If Kobe was watching the live broadcast, he might want to tear Barkley's mouth open.
In addition, five members of the Clippers team scored in double figures. Especially Matt Barnes performed well, scoring 15 points and 7 rebounds. In the past few seasons with the Clippers, he didn't play much time, but he maintained a good condition and could help the team when he played. After entering the playoffs, his playing time increased to 25.8 minutes, 8.3 points, 5 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.4 steals, and his shooting percentage was 46.7%. He was an important contributor to the Clippers.
The Mavericks also had five players score in double figures, Deron Williams had 21 points and 9 assists, and Nowitzki had 24 points and 8 rebounds. But substitutes Kaman and Brand performed abnormally. The Mavericks' substitute performance in the first few games was the key to winning. This time the Clippers adjusted their lineup and withstood the Mavericks' offensive in the second quarter.
The Clippers made a wonderful comeback and will return to their home court for a tiebreaker. It will be difficult for the Mavericks to advance in an upset. The Mavericks were lucky enough to win once at the Clippers' home court. If they want to win again, nothing else?Ye Feng feels bad, and the role players are in poor condition.
People have confidence in the Clippers again! (To be continued)
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