Chapter 1453 Things Are Different Now
"Ariza was shaken away by Ji Feng!" Yang yelled. At this moment, Ji Feng was already almost 1 meter away from the three-point line. Ariza was shaken by Ji Feng and almost lost his balance. , such a free Ji Feng can do anything, shoot, break through, get whatever he wants, it all depends on how Ji Feng chooses.
Ji Feng naturally would not choose to shoot. Although three-pointers are very refreshing and easy, Ji Feng decided to teach Tie Zha in a more fierce way!
Although Ji Feng behaved very generously when Ariza left, this does not mean that Ji Feng will be soft on the court. On the contrary, Ji Feng has endless fighting will against Ariza. To a certain extent, Ji Feng Still very vindictive!
Therefore, in the eyes of many people who were surprised, Ji Feng did not choose to take action immediately, nor did he choose to use this opportunity to get rid of the breakthrough. Instead, he suddenly raised his right leg high, made a backward in-and-out with his right hand, and the ball came from the right foot. The crotch completed a dribble in front of the crotch!
Although he is very coquettish and handsome, and is enough to attract a wave of whistles and smoke waves from girls on the street court, this kind of action is superfluous at this time, because Ariza has regained his focus and returned to the defensive position, which undoubtedly wasted a perfect opportunity. Excellent scoring opportunity.
This is other people. If it were another Zen master, he would definitely scold him, but the Zen master had long been accustomed to Ji Feng's character. Looking at Ji Feng's look, he knew that Ji Feng was going to cause trouble again.
Sure enough, when Ariza rushed to prevent Ji Feng's long shot, he suddenly accelerated and hit Ariza.
This hit directly caused Ariza to stumble, and the audience was in an uproar. The referee quickly reached out to indicate that there was no foul, and this was a normal confrontation.
Ji Feng ignored Ariza, but dribbled the ball high with his right hand and took a step back with both hands to shoot. Ariza could no longer control his body. He made a habitual upward jump and Ji Feng swayed and broke through again. !
"What a show."
Fans who saw this whole set of moves had the same feeling. It is obvious that one move can defeat the opponent, but it doesn't. It just wants to tease you back and forth and make you despair!
And Ji Feng, who was in the paint, also played HIGH. Facing Landry who was defending, Ji Feng jumped up directly to make contact with his body, and turned more than 120 degrees in the air for a pull-up layup!
"Score!" commentators from all over the world shouted.
What is a master? This is called a master!
Obviously he could easily choose to score, but he chose to make it more difficult for himself. He destroyed Ariza's defense three times in a row. He went in and performed a wave of extreme operations in front of the inside. Ariza was as powerless as a rookie in front of him.
You must know that Ariza is the top 3D player in the league, and the number of people who can play with him like this can be counted on one hand.
The Lakers bench also started to do towel dances. Mbenga took over Sun Yue's job last season and twisted his hips.
The Zen master clapped his hands. Although this action was complicated, the effect was truly amazing.
Ariza could only shrug and shook his head with a wry smile. If it were anyone else, he might be dissatisfied, but Ji Feng had absolutely no intention of fighting back. In the past year, he had experienced Ji Feng's various tricks. Ariza He thought he had no ability to guard against Ji Feng.
Ji Feng's goal boosted the Lakers' morale and started the Lakers' streak of scoring. Kobe then made consecutive fouls and stood at the free throw line, and Ji Feng assisted Bynum to score.
The Lakers launched a 12-0 offensive wave in 4 minutes, and even launched a 16-4 offensive wave in the first 6 minutes, forcing Adelman to call a timeout early.
A timeout was a timeout, but the Rockets were unable to make more adjustments. They just replaced Battier and Ariza, but this only addressed the symptoms but not the root cause, and the remaining players still could not support the Rockets' offense and defense.
Fortunately, Scola on the inside and Brooks on the outside could score. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led 35-20 by 15 points.
This has already made Rockets fans breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they did not follow in the footsteps of the Clippers. It would be too embarrassing if they were beaten to only single-digit points in a single quarter.
This is what it means to be different from what it used to be.
The Rockets, who were still inextricably tied with the Lakers last season, have fallen to the point where losing 15 points in a single quarter is acceptable.
Adelman on the coaching bench was also helpless. He had also been hesitant and wanted to do something in the new season, but it was difficult to build something without rice. With such a lineup, he really couldn't do more.
The Rockets commentator also expressed his understanding of the team's performance: "Look at this long list of injuries. Maybe our goals this season should be more pragmatic, such as competing for a playoff spot."
But even competing for the playoffs was not enough. In the second quarter, Ji Feng, who easily scored 14 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds in the first quarter, sat on the bench, and Artest began to rebel against his old team.
Facing Ariza, Artest scored 9 points, 2 assists, 2 rebounds and 3 steals in a single quarter, with excellent shooting percentage of 50%, and allowed Ariza to make only one of 6 shots in a single quarter.
Rockets fans threw their computers in anger. Ariza's 33 million contract is really one of the most worthless contracts in history. No wonder the Lakers let him leave!
At halftime, the Lakers led 56-37 by 19 points, and the game was about to be overturned.
In the third quarter, the Rockets chose a last-ditch effort. Ariza and Battier appeared at the same time. This was also the Rockets' trump card against the Lakers last season, but it didn't work this time because the Lakers chose to let Ji Feng, Artest, and Kobe appear at the same time!
The Big Five of Death appear again!
Adelman: "MMP!"
This lineup directly made the Rockets' arrangement ineffective. Ariza continued to struggle with Artest, Battier followed Kobe with all his heart, and Ji Feng brutally beat Brooks at the 1st position.
Facing Brooks, Ji Feng played very simply, basically a post-up single in the low post. Brooks' small body encountered the biggest test of his career.
"Ji Feng, Ji Feng's back, cross-step and hook shot, Brooks watched the basketball fly into the net!~"
"It's Ji Feng again, low post again, but in a different direction. This time Ji Feng directly knocked Brooks away and then threw the ball and scored!"
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Ji Feng scored 4 goals in a row on the offensive end. Brooks asked for double-teaming in tears. He really couldn't stand it anymore.
However, there was no point in double-teaming. Ji Feng's pass allowed Kobe and Artest to score open shots one after another. The point difference was widened to 28 points at the end of the third quarter, and the game lost suspense.
In the end, the Lakers defeated the Rockets 118-90 in an away game and ushered in their 5th consecutive victory, firmly ranking first in the Western Conference.
In this game, 6 Lakers scored in double figures. Ji Feng once again scored a triple-double, scoring 28 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in 32 minutes of playing time. Artest scored his first 20 points, Kobe Bryant scored 15 points and 7 assists, and Gasol scored 12 points. He scored 8 points and 8 rebounds, Bynum had 10 points and 6 rebounds, and Fisher had 10 points.
The Rockets only had Scola with 21 points, Brooks with 17 points, Landry with 10 points, and the others all scored in embarrassing single digits.
This game also proved that the Rockets now no longer have the strength to compete with the Lakers, and the Western Conference pattern will change greatly this season.