Chapter 773 The First Small Front in the West, and Pit Pierce
Ji Feng raised his hands to agree with Zen Master's words, the thickness of the lineup largely determines the direction of this round of the series.
However, Ji Feng is not too worried. The Lakers' substitutes have made great progress this season. The inside substitute group composed of Radmanovic, Turiaf and Mbenga will not suffer too much, and the outside substitutes will not suffer too much. The Lakers are not false, the only weakness may be the 3 position.
Whether Vujacic is facing Pierce, James Posey, or Tony Allen, he will not be able to take advantage of it, and apart from Ji Feng and Wu Artist, there is no qualified No. 3 substitute at the No. 3 position.
The Lakers were originally interested in Ariza this season and wanted to trade him for a while. Although the No. 3 position, nicknamed Tie Zha, is not strong on offense, his defense is fierce and the timing is right. He is definitely the No. 3 position. A qualified backup also fits the definition of the Lakers' triangle offense by Zen Master.
But because of the super big deal between Gasol and Ji Feng, the Lakers deal was put on hold.
Although this season has been playing very smoothly, it is all based on the premise of Ji Feng's rapid growth. Otherwise, Vujacic will definitely not be able to support the Lakers' No. 3 position. If Ji Feng is not so strong, he will lose Odom. But it is definitely debatable whether the Lakers can go all the way here with three or four swingers on the front line.
So in fact, Kupchak is already working on strengthening the No. 3 position. They have the 28th overall pick this season, but it is very rare for this pick to find gold, so after the season, the free market will be held. Catching big fish has almost become the only option for the Lakers to strengthen.
But now, the Lakers must use this lineup to play the world.
So you can imagine how heavy the burden on Ji Feng is. In the case of Vujacic's failure, Ji Feng will definitely be given greater responsibility. This has been fully reflected in the first few rounds, and in the finals, this The situation will only aggravate, and none of the three opponents at the third position are easy to deal with, all of them are hard stubborn.
On June 3, three days before the game, all the Green Shirts arrived in Los Angeles ahead of schedule to prepare for the finals. The first training session and public media interviews were held that morning.
In addition to keeping a low profile as always, many Celtics players, including Pierce, expressed their willingness to play against Ji Feng again.
"I still remember him stealing and blocking my ball, you know, it's impressive to kill us like that, and he's done a good job this season, he almost made me feel like my rookie years were in vain , I'm looking forward to facing him again, this time I don't think it will be so easy for him," Pierce said.
Tony Allen, who didn't get a chance against Ji Feng in the two fights, was very excited: "I want to play against Ji Feng, there is no doubt that my children like him very much, he is full of energy and full of energy on the court. Imagination, I watched the 0.8-second lore, it's unbelievable, if I fight against him, I will definitely do my best."
As the victim of the first confrontation, James Posey was very unfriendly to Ji Feng: "I will kill him, you can look forward to kicking his ass? Why not."
Well, the whole group came down. Ji Feng is undoubtedly the person who attracts the most hatred besides Kobe.
Ji Feng is very calm about this. He has confronted the super 3 positions in the league countless times this season, what Anthony, James, Artest, Kirilenko... When did he counsel, even if he is inferior, Ji Feng You must also show your arrogance.
However, Ji Feng is still very low-key to save his character. The so-called coming and going is not indecent. Since the green shirt army is going to the public opinion war, Ji Feng doesn't mind taking part.
"Celtics, there is no doubt, I think they are strong enough, two consecutive tiebreaks, which makes them more determined, but we will do our best, all Lakers fans cheer with us, come to the scene to support us !"
When asked who he expects to win the championship, Ji Feng said solemnly.
reporter:"…"
AER YOU SURE?
The reporter who asked the question was stunned. It was the first time he saw someone who answered this question was not optimistic about his team, and by the way, he also stirred up a wave of fans' mentality. Are you accepting a mission from the Lakers?
In fact, he really wanted to say that the tickets for the first two games of the Lakers' home game had been sold out long ago, and the front row tickets have been fired up to $30,000 on the black market.
But even so, it is still hard to get a ticket, and there are people who actually pay for it. Swift threw out the first-row tickets she bought at a high price on social networks in order to watch Kobe. Even many celebrities from other teams want to come here to experience it on the spot. This is also the memory of many retired players when they were young.
But of course there are people who don't need to buy tickets. Ji Feng got two tickets for the front row. Many Lakers players have them. This is an internal benefit and a means of motivating them to work hard on the court.
Letting your family and girlfriend sit off the court is definitely motivating to the players on the court.
And Ji Feng's tickets were also given away. In addition to the one reserved for the hot bar for the first game, he gave the remaining chapter to James, who has never sat on the court to watch the finals.
His eyes returned to Ji Feng, who was surrounded by reporters. Seeing that one reporter was blindsided by Ji Feng's answer, another reporter quickly took the opportunity to pick up. He didn't ask about the finals, but asked Ji Feng about No. 3. Ranking issue.
This kind of ranking for players is an old tradition in the NBA. In games, newspapers and magazines, fans, and players themselves, various rankings can be described as endless.
Sports Illustrated, a well-known authoritative media, ranked the league's No. 3 in a recent issue, and James appeared at the top of the list. This is not surprising. What is surprising is that Ji Feng beat Anthony and Pierce. Tracy McGrady and other good players came in second place!
The No. 1 Small Forward in the West!
This is the title given to Ji Feng by the pictorial.
This makes people inconceivable but deserves it. If you think about it carefully, aside from the time when Ji Feng entered the league, it is not too much for him to rank first in the things he does. Many fans still feel that the ranking is low.
However, it is true that Ji Feng's fans and Lao Zhan's fans have been fighting very lively these two days. Everyone insists on their own opinions, and even the limelight of the finals has been stolen.
However, this also aroused quarrels between other players and fans, and the Internet was very lively for a while, but Ji Feng, as the protagonist of the controversy, did not realize it at all.
He felt that the ranking of this thing did not make much sense. If you ranked first, you would definitely be able to win the second place. I am afraid that no one would dare to say that.
But this didn't stop Ji Feng from cheating. When faced with this problem, Ji Feng said directly: "I think Pierce is very capable, he is the number one frontman in my mind!"
Reporter No. 2: "..."
He is considered convinced, Ji Feng is still the player who never plays cards according to common sense. The topic was originally about him and James, and what does it have to do with Pierce, who is No. 5, now it's alright, the firepower will definitely appear on Pierce. of.
What a wave to save the peaks...