Chapter 718 The Little Shark Was Injured, so, Here's the Chance?
"It's troublesome now. God will not let everything go so smoothly. After it goes too smoothly, there will always be a 'surprise' waiting for you." Ji Feng put down the phone and muttered to himself. influence.
There is no doubt that if Bynum is really injured and missed, it will have a great impact on the entire Lakers lineup.
As another high school player introduced by the Lakers management back then, Bynum's talent is certainly worthy of recognition. Although he is not as stunning as Ji Feng's, he is definitely not a loss for a No. 10 draft pick.
After Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's tempering in the summer and his own efforts this season, Bynum has naturally secured the position of the Lakers' starting center, and the name of the Sharks is getting louder and louder. In the West, his ability is only in Dayao. In the previous All-Star selection, they almost made it to the All-Star lineup, but in the end they only lost less than 100,000 votes.
However, at the end of the season, all basketball experts affirmed Bynum's performance this season. ESPN bluntly said that this season is the most obvious season for Bynum to enter the league in three years. His performance has not lost the same. Bogut, the No. 1 draft pick, is even stronger than Australian White Duncan on the offensive end. If you believe the expectations for the two at the time of the draft, Bynum has undoubtedly surpassed Bogut.
This season, after Bogut was sanctioned three times by Ji Feng, he really got worse and worse. In addition to the ability to protect the frame, the rest is really hard to say...
However, this Guo Jifeng did not recite it. Bogut's glass man attributes and his slack on the training ground were the main reasons for his stagnant level.
As for Bynum, Abdul-Jabbar said in an interview that as long as he continues to guarantee such performance, the All-Star will be a matter of time.
Although Bynum went from third to fourth in the regular season, his performance was a career high, averaging 15.6 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocks in 80 games, with a shooting percentage of 65% and a free throw percentage of 70. %, which are all the best stats of his career.
You must know that his data in 82 games last season was only 7.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.56 blocks. In one season, the data doubled, and the improvement was very obvious.
And on the court, not only has the haze of frequent reimbursement been changed before, but the data is also very eye-catching. After all, he is only the fourth scoring point for the Lakers. It is really good to get such data.
The most important thing is that Bynum's mental outlook has improved on the court. He also said before that he belongs to an abusive center. He is very stable when he encounters a player who is weaker than himself. At times, his emotions will explode directly, and his offense and defense will be ineffective, but this season he has exploded very few times. After all, Ji Feng is a super assister, and he is rarely sanctioned badly.
And Ji Feng understands Bynum's role even more.
Don't look at the most shining among the Lakers' starting five is JKJ. People also focus most of their attention on these three people. Bynum can only be the fourth oldest alone. Most of the time, it is not a super basketball fan talking about I'll forget him when I get to the Lakers.
But in fact, his role is very large, both on offense and defense.
On the offensive end, he is first and foremost a player who can average double-doubles per game, and is one of the Lakers' stable scoring points. Without him, neither Radmanovic nor Turiaf would be able to fill the vacancy in scoring. , which means that the rest of the Lakers have to play better.
But if Bynum is absent, the biggest impact will be on the defensive end, because Gasol often has to pull out as a supporter. Bynum's role in the Lakers' interior is definitely a pillar. His rebounding, blocking and The ability to supplement the protective frame can effectively limit the opponent's inside score and the opponent's outside breakthrough.
In a word, he is a key part of the Lakers' defense this season. If nothing else, Ji Feng blocked Dayao, blocked Bogut in a row, and Duncan made a tip-up and lore under his nose. Bynum was around him.
Moreover, Ji Feng and Bynum's pick-and-roll are also very skilled. His big butt is a nightmare for Ji Feng's opponents, and he is also the Lakers' second-biggest pick-and-roll threat.
After all, he is a strong man with a weight of 130kg and a wingspan of 223CM. As long as he is standing, he is a threat.
Especially for a team like the Lakers who like to play fast, it is really important to have Bynum's ability to protect the rim.
This is why the Warriors of later generations like to pursue big centers, and the team has to stock up on one or two such centers no matter what.
It can be said that he is definitely the best support around Ji Feng, and Ji Feng's performance is inseparable from his existence.
But such a player is injured!
Bynum found his knee discomfort after Game 4 with the Jazz. At that time, it was not very serious after the inspection, so he insisted on playing in Game 5. Unexpectedly, the problem became bigger during the inspection today, and there were some torn ligaments. symptom.
The specific injury assessment will not come out until the afternoon, Bynum has stopped training, and now everyone in the Lakers is waiting for the specific injury report.
This news made Ji Feng feel a little uneasy when eating with Avril at noon. He then called Bynum again. From the tone of the other party's disappointment, he could tell that Bynum had no confidence in his injury, after all He is also known for his Glass Man attributes.
In this regard, Ji Feng could only comfort him a few words, and promised to see him after the training in the afternoon, and then hurried to the appointment.
Then, in their minds, how should they fill the vacancy when they play the Spurs next, how can they deal with Duncan, who else in the team can stand up, and a series of ideas that have nothing to do with eating.
"Hey hey hey! It's so painful to eat with me!" Avril rolled her eyes at Ji Feng, and she knew from the look of Ji Feng that there must be something wrong with the team.
"Ah, sorry, I'm a little distracted." Ji Feng was finally awakened, then smiled embarrassedly, and at the same time concentrated his mind, such a beautiful girl accompanies him to dinner, and he thinks that basketball is really inappropriate. And he also figured it out, soldiers come to block, water comes to cover, he doesn't believe that wasps or spurs can fly to the sky!
"Is there a problem with the team? Seriously?" Avril asked.
"Well, although I can't say the specifics, it probably won't take long before the whole of America will know." Ji Feng nodded.
"Oh, then why did you suddenly recover." Avril stared blankly at Ji Feng's eyes that regained confidence. A minute ago, she was still full of dignified words, and a minute later, she was full of confidence again.
"Because I found that it's useless to think too much, I just need to do my own thing well, and, I don't think we will lose!" Ji Feng said looking into Avril's eyes.
Avril felt that Ji Feng in front of her was dazzling and scary...
It turns out that people are really domineering. . .
But it's really handsome...
At 8 p.m. local time, a message swiped across the national sports media:
"Los Angeles Lakers center Bynum has relapsed with a left knee injury and will miss the first two games of the Western Conference Finals!"
In an instant, the rest of the teams in the playoffs lit up, and the opportunity seemed to come!