Chapter 1766 God Descends to Earth and Cannot Be Stopped
The game started 4-2. Although Ji Feng did not score, anyone with a discerning eye can see his role on both ends of the offense and defense. Not only did he continuously assist his teammates to score, he also used intensive defense to make Durant's offense unsmooth.
Barkley said bluntly: "The media can shut up for the time being. From this minute of the game, we can see that Ji Feng is unleashing his dominance on both offense and defense."
Of course, there are also those who are dissatisfied. Some Thunder fans and veteran Ji Hei began to refute. What can be seen in just one minute? If you can, just maintain such high-intensity defense for 48 minutes!
Some of Durant's biggest fans even said categorically: Just wait, there will be times when Ji Feng gets tired, and there will be times when Durant gets used to it, and he will come back!
If Durant knew that his fans "loved him" so much, he would definitely shout at him loudly: "I really thank you!"
As the saying goes, even Durant may not have thought that the defensive intensity in the first minute would follow him for the entire quarter!
At the beginning, Durant, like the fans, believed that Ji Feng could not always maintain such defensive intensity. You must know that constantly bypassing pick-and-rolls on the court, constantly forcing defense, and pressing close to each other are very physically demanding things. Generally, For example, even a defensive champion like Artest would not choose to defend in this way all the time, because there is not only defense on the court, but also offense.
Simply put, when a player puts all his energy on the defensive end, it is difficult for him to make his due contribution on the offensive end. This is why star players such as James and Anthony are not weak when they focus on defense, but they have always been weak. The reason for not playing much defense is because they don't want to waste too much energy on the defensive end, which can easily lead to ineffectiveness on the offensive end.
So Durant was right. The Lakers have two defensive heroes in Artest and Barnes. Compared with defense, Ji Feng can do more on the offensive end, so after such a high-intensity defense at the beginning, he switched to It is Ji Feng's best choice to release his influence on the offensive end.
However, Ji Feng quickly showed what it means to be a child and make choices, he wanted them all!
In the third round, Durant attracted the defense, and Ji Feng always followed. Durant went around two pick-and-rolls and couldn't find a good shot, so he had to distribute the ball. Westbrook made a sudden kill and made 1 of 2 free throws.
Looking back, Ji Feng went around the baseline, Bynum picked and rolled, and his big butt blocked Durant. This is the weakness of Durant's defense. He is too tall and moves slowly, so he cannot show it when defending alone. When encountering a pick-and-roll, it is extremely easy for him to miss without changing defense. This is what happened with this ball. Ji Feng received the ball and took an open shot to score the first point of the game.
Looking back, the Thunder played an extremely 'complex' tactic.
OKC-STS Zipper!
To put it simply, position 4 cuts through to the bottom corner, position 3 provides a screen to position 4 in the low post, position 4 is in the corner, and has a chance of a three-pointer from the corner, and position 5 sets the screen. No. 3 comes up to catch the ball!
Applause~!
Yes, Durant is still the one receiving the ball. This tactic is something the Thunder like to play, but there is one most important problem. Although the fourth position has gone to the corner, he is Ibaka, and this guy can make three-pointers. His shooting ability is about zero, so although he runs out of position, the Lakers will not care about him at all. If you have the ability, you can shoot, if you can score, you can score. If you have the ability, you can score ten in a game!
Obviously, it's impossible. Ibaka has this ability. Unless the 28-card card becomes a 38-card card, then he probably needs a young lady to open up the Rendu second line for him to have a chance, so this tactic is a variant of Durant's. With singles tactics, the only threat may be from behind.
After Durant came up to catch the ball, Perkins came up to pick and roll with him. When Durant attracted the defense, Perkins could cut inside, which is also the main source of Perkins' scoring.
However, this time, because Ji Feng's one-on-one defense was too strong, Perkins was closely followed by a fat white man named Bynum. Durant swayed left and right, even using his original crossover, but he did not get rid of Ji Feng. Able to force jumper three-pointers.
Blacksmithing!
The bounced ball was directly confiscated by Ji Feng, and he immediately launched a quick counterattack near the midline. He passed Durant cleanly with a crossover, and went to the inside to do a tomahawk dunk for another two points!
"Awesome~!" Farmar waved the towel.
There was silence at the Thunder's home court, and you could still vaguely hear applause...
Thunder fans glared in that direction, but it was hot, and they soon withered...
It is said that Ji Feng went 23-0 in four seasons when Hot Bar was on the sidelines. This seems to be true...
Turning around, the Thunder refused to admit defeat and tried the same tactics again. This time it was Sessions who went to the bottom corner with three-point ability. But Kobe was not a vegetarian. Sessions had no choice but to take shots under his defense. Pass in, pass in and out, and the ball returns to Durant's hands.
I know you want to ask the Thunder why Durant always receives the ball, because this is the Thunder's tactics. Anyone who has watched the game knows that the Thunder's second young player controls more than 80% of the Thunder's ball rights, and the rest are just tools.
Durant caught the ball and picked and rolled again. This time he passed the ball, but Perkins failed to score. Instead, Gasol blocked the ball. The Lakers once again seized the opportunity to counterattack. Ji Feng scored two more points!
Durant was silent...
Durant didn't score a point for 7 minutes and 43 seconds. It wasn't until 7 minutes and 54 seconds that Durant broke through Bynum's thug and scored two free throws.
This is not the most embarrassing thing. The most embarrassing thing is that Ji Feng came off the court to take a rest in the next few minutes, but Durant's hand felt cold, so that he made 0 of 6 shots in the entire first quarter and only scored 6 points on free throws. A sports goal!
Durant was actually blocked in this game!
This silenced fans who were accustomed to seeing Durant's various difficult and unreasonable shots.
"It's very simple. Ji Feng defended very well. Relying on the Lakers' overall defense, Durant faced much greater pressure than imagined. Unless you keep forcing shots, it's really difficult to find opportunities. "Yang Yi analyzed.
Looking back at Ji Feng, he scored 12 points in less than 8 minutes in the first quarter, 6 of 6 shots, no three-pointers or free throws, all fast break scores, 4 assists, 4 rebounds, no mistakes, and successful defense. The rate is a terrifying 100%. Under his defense, Durant relied on pick-and-roll mismatches to create a kill. At other times, he was either hitting the ball or passing the ball. He also made 2 turnovers and 1 foul.
The peak performance in the first quarter is definitely a godsend. Defending Durant to this level is definitely more difficult than scoring 30 points in a single game. Although Durant is not yet at his peak, he is still the best in the playoffs. He averaged 28.7 points per game in one round, but tonight, he was guarded by Ji Feng and was lost!
The Lakers also led by 11 points in a single quarter, 32-21, and the Lakers once again took the initiative.