Chapter 1307 Rocket Who Fought Hard
Ji Feng's calm and humble answer was appreciated by many people, and he also criticized a wave of players they didn't like. They all said: Ji Feng is really too humble. Ordinary people will be crazy after receiving an award. I even feel that Tianbo is the boss and his second child, such as so-and-so and so-and-so. Look at Ji Feng. Every achievement is of historical level, but he is still so calm and humble. He is really a role model for our generation. So much.
But only Ji Feng himself knows that he is not being modest or showing off. This is his truest thought. It is really not the time to celebrate now. The regular season has passed, and the awards you have won can only prove that you are in the regular season. The performance of the game was recognized, but it hardly helped in the playoffs.
Think about how Dirk has been hacked in the past two years after he made history and won the regular season MVP that year but was directly hacked. In other words, from the past to the present, the star who is awesome in the regular season and pulls his hips in the postseason Isn’t that enough? There are many reasons for crotch pull, but swelling must have a name, so in Ji Feng’s heart, this season will not be over until he wins the championship. Before that, just listen to the praises and don’t take them to heart. , take it too seriously and you will lose.
Moreover, although they are now leading the Rockets 2-0, he really doesn't think the Rockets will give up resistance because of this. Judging from the record of the two teams' matches this season, except for the last game, the Rockets have always been able to bring great benefits to the Lakers. The trouble is that they are different from the Jazz. The Jazz lack strength and their style is restrained by the Lakers. The Lakers originally planned to resolve the battle within 5 games, but the Rockets and Lakers are well prepared for 6 or even 7 games, and Their resilience is really stronger than people think. In this most critical third game, they are very likely to explode with unprecedented combat effectiveness.
After all, 3-0 and 2-1 can be described as one step from heaven to one step from hell. If they don't work hard, the season will be gone. They will never sit still and wait for death.
At the press conference held by the Rockets on the morning of the 9th, Rockets general manager Morey bluntly told reporters that he had been to the Rockets locker room and the team atmosphere was very good. They also called on fans to come to the scene to cheer for the Rockets. He firmly believes that the Rockets will play their own thing at their home court.
"We're going to win, I firmly believe it," Morey said.
When faced with reporters' questions about how to guard Ji Feng, Morey also made bold remarks: "Ji Feng? Yes, he is a big problem, but I believe Artest and Battier will solve him. Here is It’s our home court, isn’t it?”
Of course, although Ji Feng also believed that Battier and Artest, who were both selected to the All-Defensive Second Team, would cause trouble for him at home, but facing the idiot Morey, Ji Feng would not show mercy: "Oh, Morey, I know him. He has always had his own different views on trading. Maybe this is the difference between those who have played football and those who have not. He should thank Dayao, otherwise his work may not be It’ll be so solid.”
"As for his remarks, we have to see them on the court. You also know the strength of Artest and Battier. I think I will do my best, but I also want to tell you two, don't let the nerds tell you. How do you play basketball, otherwise God can't help you."
Ji Feng didn't pay attention to the verbal spat, and then he and his teammates devoted themselves to pre-match training.
CCTV reporters also covered the pre-match training of the Lakers and Rockets, and the atmosphere of the two teams also formed a sharp contrast.
The atmosphere on the Lakers side was relaxed, while on the Rockets side there was a feeling that a storm was coming, and both players were solemn. Dayao and Yao refused to be interviewed, and left the arena alone after adding 500 free throws.
Of course, this is understandable. When you lose 0-2 when necessary, you won't feel very good. Moreover, it is rumored that Adelman was furious in the locker room after the second game. Yesterday, he even broke the bank due to tactical issues. The Rockets players were understandably solemn.
But no one expected that this game would turn out like this!
7:30pm!
Toyota Center Arena!
If you are in it, you can feel the waves of heat seem to turn into substance and impact your soul. The atmosphere here is really too warm!
On the court, the third Western Conference semifinal between the Lakers and Rockets has already begun. According to normal times, half an hour is enough to finish the first quarter, and it may even be two minutes into the second quarter.
However, at this moment, the time has just reached the 7th minute, which means that it took the two teams half an hour to finish half a quarter, which is rare in hundreds of games throughout the season!
But if you watch this game from the beginning, you won't feel it is inconsistent, because the game on the field is really too intense!
There is only one change in the starting lineups of the two teams in this campaign, and that is that Artest and Battier, who have always played separately, started at the same time. Battier swung to the 2nd position, a position he is not very familiar with.
This decision was considered to be a move to restrict JK at the beginning of the game, but its effect was not favored by others. After all, Battier is very strong, but he does not swing very much. Can he adapt to the No. 2 position? It's a big problem, and without Foye's scoring, the Rockets' already embarrassing scoring points will be missing. Battier only averaged 5.6 points in the previous two games, which is still a little worse than Foye's 9.5 points.
But after the opening, Artest and Battier teamed up to surprise the fans!
They actually put a lot of pressure on JK on the defensive end!
Just like an attack on the court at this moment, as soon as Ji Feng got the ball, Artest came up to press him. Ji Feng wanted to do a pick-and-roll handoff with Kobe, but Battier followed him closely. This made Kobe a little afraid, and he was afraid that he would The defense leads over, and then Artest and Battier will directly double-team. They have done this twice in the past few minutes. Each time, Ji Feng almost made a mistake. Who can test the power of the two-person double-team of the best defensive second team? You know, these two people also worked hard. They didn't waste any physical strength. They ran desperately and defended desperately. It felt like Artest's back molars were about to be bitten off!
This kind of defense has undoubtedly had an effect. This has prevented the JK connection that the Lakers are most familiar with, so the Lakers can only let Ji Feng and Kobe play in singles, which cuts off JK's connection!
Everyone knows JK's role for the Lakers. He is the core of tactics, the core of organization, the core of offense and the core of defense. Their contact was cut off, which made the Lakers play somewhat passively.
More than 6 points, Ji Feng scored 4 points on 2 of 4 shots and only had one assist. Kobe also scored 4 points on 2 of 5 shots and had no assists. This kind of performance is very average.
Although JK in turn scored a total of 2 points and 2 turnovers in the half quarter when Battier and Artest were defended, the Rockets did not rely on them to attack. They had Yao!
Tonight's Dayao Yao is the one who worked hard. He played crazy singles and supported in the paint. He scored 8 points in 6 minutes, made all 4 shots, and got 3 rebounds. He made the Lakers Twin Towers extremely uncomfortable in the paint. .
15-10, the Rockets led by 5 points and entered the official timeout!