Chapter 1243 Starting as a Substitute (Peace and Joy on the First Day of the New Year!)
"The Trail Blazers rely on the internal and external dual-core Roy and Ade and a group of bench gangsters to launch an impact on the first playoffs of their career, and they are currently ranked fourth in the Western Conference. If they have a chance to maintain this ranking, they "We will have home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, which is definitely a good thing for the inexperienced youth team participating in the playoffs for the first time."
"However, his ranking is not stable. The Rockets and Mavericks behind him have the opportunity to attack them. The winning difference between them is only 1 game, so they will definitely attack with all their strength in the last two regular seasons. To strive for a better ranking!”
"This confrontation with the Lakers seems to be their best chance, because after the Lakers lost to the Nuggets in the last game, they still adopted a rotation strategy in this game. They did not go to the away game in the last game due to illness. Feng and Fisher are on the roster, but the three main players including Kobe, Gasol and Walton will not play in this game."
"One goes off and the other goes off. This game is a bit difficult for the Lakers."
On the evening of April 12, before the live broadcast of the Lakers and Trail Blazers started, Yu Jia said when analyzing the game in the CCTV live broadcast room.
It is not difficult to see from his words that he is not very optimistic about the Lakers' victory in this game. Although he believes in Ji Feng, it is difficult for him to beat four hands with two fists. The strength and state of the Blazers this season are obvious to all, and their impact is They are one of the best in the league, and they have defeated the Lakers once before, so they also have a certain psychological advantage this time.
Yu Jia’s views also represent the views of many commentators. They all believe that this game is another typical Zen Master’s rest-style game. Simply put, it means giving up. It doesn’t matter whether you win or lose. ESPN commentators believe that this game is a Lakers game. The probability of winning is not great.
And when the rosters of both sides appeared on the big screen, this argument became even more popular.
In this game, the Blazers all made their debut, including Roy and Blake in the backcourt, small forward Ferdinand, power forward Ade, and center Joel Przybilla.
This lineup is also the lineup used most by the Trail Blazers, and there is nothing wrong with it.
When they arrived at the Lakers, the fans were confused. The Lakers' lineup looked like this: center Radmanovic, power forward Morrison, small forward Ariza, and Ji Feng came to the point position with Fama. I partner in the backcourt.
This is a starting lineup that the Lakers have never used this season, and except for Ji Feng, everyone else is a solid substitute. Including Fisher and Bynum, who were on the roster for this game, they all sat on the bench. superior!
"It's a bit confusing, Lakers." Lakers' meritorious magician Yu Yuan said tonight when he saw the starting list. Obviously, it makes sense for you to rest two main players, but you just let Ji Feng lead four by himself. It's a bit too much to be a pure substitute. Is there anyone else in this lineup besides Ji Feng who can play?
"It's over, it's over! The Lakers have given up again. Friends who are waiting to see 73 wins, please continue to wait with peace of mind."
"Hey, it's understandable. After all, the playoffs are about to begin, and the main players do need to rest. But what the hell is this god with four pits? It's better to just let Ji Feng go and be a pure substitute."
"This lineup has no chance against the Trail Blazers. Except for Ji Feng, no one is strong and can easily be defeated by the Trail Blazers."
"I have to say that this lineup is a dream back to 2005. There were some players like this around Kobe that season. No, at that time only Odom was of some use, and only Ariza could tolerate this lineup. So what Jackson wants to do is Does Ji Feng understand how Kobe felt back then?"
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The fans who saw the lineup were not calm anymore. Many fans chose to turn off the TV. After all, they did not want to see the Lakers lose. Only some die-hard fans of Ji Feng and the Lakers still persisted.
And people seem to have given up hope in this game...
However, the Zen master seems to have a different plan...
Before going on the field, Master Zen took the initiative to pull Ji Feng and said, "I will give you enough time in this game. Play as hard as you can. The tactics are based on you. You will control the court. Are your stamina OK?"
"No problem." Ji Feng agreed decisively, and he also understood the Zen master's purpose.
"Come on, let those people see." The Zen master patted Ji Feng's shoulder. He understood that Ji Feng had understood what he meant. Ji Feng performed very well this season, and his personal data also created new history. So far, Ji Feng has His data has reached a triple-double of 30.3 points, 11, 9 assists and 10 rebounds per game. He is the only player to average more than 30 points and more than 11 assists per game this season. He has repeatedly broken records with the Lakers. At the same time, whether Ji Feng can become the second player in history to score a triple-double in a season has always been the focus of fans. As the regular season gets closer and closer to the end, Ji Feng is getting closer and closer to creating legendary history. .
However, due to Ji Feng's all-round ability, Ji Feng's high-scoring games have become much less this season. Compared with last season, when he often scored 50 or even 60 points, the number of times Ji Feng scored more than 50 points this season has been reduced by more than half.
This is certainly due to the fact that the Lakers are too strong to defeat their opponents without Ji Feng's performance, but it also has something to do with Ji Feng's team orientation. In addition to scoring, assists and organization have always been Ji Feng's favorite things to do.
Such players are hard to find, but Zen Master wants to let Ji Feng play a hearty game before the playoffs. In a word, he wants to inspire Ji Feng, who has the strongest attack power, because in the playoffs The situation will be very complicated, and sometimes personal heroism is required, and Master Zen just wants to use the biggest nuclear weapon in the Lakers team, Ji Feng in all-out attack mode!
This event was specially prepared for Ji Feng, but the reasons cannot be explained in detail!
The referee takes the basketball and the game begins!
The Trail Blazers players didn't know that they would encounter a crazy season. They were in a relaxed mood at the moment. Looking at the slightly unfamiliar faces on the opposite side, they seemed to feel that they had a chance to win.
Scramble!
Morrison simply let it go. The Trail Blazers got the ball, Roy organized into the frontcourt, the Trail Blazers played inside, and Ade scored the first goal with his iconic turn-over jumper from the wing.
There was thunderous applause and everything looked great.
However, the Lakers did not let this beauty exist for too long. Farmar dribbled to the frontcourt, Ji Feng caught the ball, feinted three threats in one step, and then broke through in one step, hitting Ade and hitting a throw, tying the game!
The applause of the fans at the scene was a little smaller, but it was normal at first, but it became abnormal after that!
Ji Feng started to get angry!
The Trail Blazers' offense was originally slow, but Ji Feng suddenly picked up the speed when defending and directly stole Blake's ball. He dribbled behind his back to get out of the way of the defense and then rushed to the frontcourt in a row.
European step!
Playing Roy for a layup to score two more points!