Chapter 35: An Easy Match

  After the opening, Maggette and Mobley felt good, and the Clippers scored 8-0. However, the Lakers quickly caught up with the score. The Clippers, who had lost five games in a row, were somewhat careless on defense. In the NBA, regular season games are just games, while playoff games are the real test of strength. This year, the Clippers didn't have a chance to enter the playoffs, so it's just a game.

  At the beginning of the season, the Clippers played poorly. After head coach Mike Dunleavy was suspended, he would still yell at the players to go all out. As a result, they really did win one game, pulling off an upset victory over the Hornets at home. However, after the game, owner Donald Sterling didn't praise Dunleavy. The Clippers' goal is to tank, not to win games. Faced with this kind of owner who wants to lose and fears winning, what else can Dunleavy strive for? If the coach has already decided to tank, it's even more impossible for the players to have any motivation.

  During the game, Ye Feng kept an eye on Kobe's every move. Off the court, he didn't want to waste time either, watching games had already risen to the level of research. He played while learning skills. If not for focusing on watching Kobe defend, his outside defense ability wouldn't have improved so quickly.

  When Kobe breaks through the defense and faces a defender, if he scores, he will carefully experience the skills of this attack, while imagining how to defend himself against Kobe. If the ball doesn't go in and is defended by the opponent, he will think about where Kobe went wrong in this attack, whether the timing of his shot was correct or not.

  He's used to studying Kobe, and in the Lakers, Kobe is the strongest. In the entire league, there are only a few people who can match him. Ye Feng now has an even higher goal, he wants to become a superstar player. Imitating the skills of a star player is a shortcut, and Kobe started by imitating Jordan back then, even imitating his tongue-out gesture, until one time when an opponent fouled him and he almost bit his own tongue off before giving up that habit.

  Kobe was in a low singles Maggette, twice to the bottom line turned around and jumped shot made, Ye Feng closed his eyes and thought quietly. Such an action, if done, unless the prediction is accurate, jump ahead of time, otherwise it's almost impossible to cover. Kobe's most difficult move to defend against is this one, similarly, if he makes such a shot on offense, he can guarantee a high hit rate, his threat will be greatly increased.

  After entering the rotation lineup, in order to ensure physical strength, Ye Feng did not overdo it with extra shooting practice, and perhaps can only wait until the end of this season to make good use of the holiday to practice.

  With 3 minutes left in the first quarter, the Lakers led 22-15 and requested a timeout.

  Jackson made a substitution, four in and four out, leaving only Baynam as the main force, Ye Feng played at number 4. The Clippers also chose to substitute, Al Thornton, Quentin Ross, CJ Watson came on, replacing Thomas, Mobley, Cassell.

  Sotton is this year's rookie, with a height, weight and arm span close to Ye Feng, he is known as the best physical quality among the rookies except for Oden, averaging 10 points per game, currently ranking seventh in the rookie list. Due to Brand's injury, he got a lot of playing opportunities and became the main substitute for Tim Thomas and Cory Maggette.

  Suotun arrived at Yefeng's side and said softly: "Come on, I won't let you score."

  "Are you crazy?" Ye Feng laughed and said.

  "I'm not afraid of you," Sodun said coldly.

  Ye Feng smiled and said, "Even if you didn't see your boss waving at me before the game, don't you usually watch news and read newspapers? My girlfriend and father-in-law are waiting for me to dunk in the stands, aren't you not letting me score because you don't want to mix anymore?"

  "Huh……" Su Dong was stunned. He wasn't stupid and knew about Ye Feng and Ai Li'er's situation. The intention of the Fast Ship team to tank this season was also very obvious, he hesitated for a moment, could it be that this was what the boss meant? Otherwise, why would Ye Feng, such a powerful person, say something like this to him?

  Because Ye Feng knew this was a tacit agreement. Paparazzi rule: when you can take a shortcut, don't take the long way around, for example, if you know the security guard at a celebrity concert, change into a security uniform and you can sneak backstage. When he's desperate, he's very fierce, but when he's not desperate, he can also transform into a big scammer.

  Ye Feng could see that Su Dong was hesitating and whispered in his ear, "I'll also relax my defense, let's just play like it's the All-Star Game."

  Black players are not emotional fools. Sotton glanced at the sidelines, Sterling and Aiyer were looking this way, all smiling, their eyes seemed to be encouraging him to say "Don't defend him, let's have fun together."

  Su Tong's mentality was problematic, and the strength he had just gathered on the sidelines dissipated by more than half. It is better to believe that such things exist rather than believing they do not.

  LeBron can let go of the defense for a few balls, and the current score is 22-15, with the Lakers leading by 7 points. If he relaxes his defense, even if he and Selden each score one point, the situation will still be favorable to the Lakers, and the score will be too big, making it difficult for the Clippers to look good, and the game will soon enter garbage time. Looking at the previous game, Baynam scored a double-double, and LeBron is also a little envious in his heart, which player in his contract year doesn't want to make his data look better? It affects the size of the contract next season.

  Look at this kid's performance, if it were really one-on-one, we could have a great fight. If he doesn't listen, I'll be the first to attack, and either way, I'll win. Ye Feng is in a low position, calling for the ball. Fama's pass from Watson's head top passed the ball over. Ye Feng received the ball and turned around at the baseline, Sutton reacted half a beat slower and was left behind by one step.

  Kaman has followed Baynam to the high position, and the basket is completely empty. Ye Feng holds the ball with his left hand and jumps up with all his strength. He doesn't believe Sutton dares to foul him and pull him down, and Sutton indeed only symbolically stretches out his hand, letting Ye Feng perform.

  Ye Feng directly came with a high degree of difficulty, he jumped up and held the ball in his left hand from ** to his right hand, and then slammed it into the basket! 24-15.

  This dunk directly ignited the entire arena, no doubt another top-notch ball. In the game, few people dare to switch hands and dunk! Fans all stood up and applauded, in the All-Star Game, everyone dunks on each other, fans have never expressed dissatisfaction. Those who truly understand basketball, study basketball are a minority, pseudo-fans are the main force watching games live, otherwise Brand wouldn't be so much less popular than Kobe.

  Back on the defensive end, Ye Feng held off Sutton from behind and said lightly: "It's your turn."

  Su Tong felt much more at ease after hearing this. Since it was just a matter of faking data, what was there to be afraid of? He also knew how to get along with people and thought that if the "boss's son-in-law" could get in 10 times, he himself could get in 8 times without any problem. As he raised his hand to ask for the ball, he also said: "I'll take the middle road."

  Since you can be taught, let you score a few more goals. Ye Feng relaxed his defensive intensity.

  Sotton received the pass and first pretended to drive towards the baseline, making a fake move. Ye Feng followed his fake move and moved accordingly. Sotton immediately changed direction and turned around, entering the three-second zone. However, after turning around, he discovered a problem... wait, there's still Baynam under the basket! I have no way to dunk, this is unfair! Before Baynam rushed up to block him, he chose to jump shoot, and the ball went in. 24-17.

  On the Lakers' side, Ye Feng received the ball and took two steps back before turning around to head towards the middle of the court. Sudden was still following him in defense, but had actually let his guard down. Those who can play in the NBA are all superhumans, one-in-a-thousand basketball players. As long as they're not fully focused on defense, they'll be blown past. If Ye Feng shoots and Sudden is just a little slow to jump up and block him, there's no way he can stop his opponent. The fans wouldn't notice the problem.

  Ye Feng turned around and leaned against Sutton, jumping up with a hook shot. Sutton's cover was a bit slow, and the ball went in again. 26-17.

  Turning back, Sodun made a low-position emergency stop jump shot, and the ball went in. He realized that the opponent would not cover him, and both of them had a higher shooting percentage. 26-19.

  At the end of the first half, both scored three goals. The fans couldn't see anything unusual, but Jackson felt strange and called Ye Feng to his side, asking: "Why are you defending so loosely today? What did you say to Soton when you came on?"

  Jackson has been in contact with basketball for decades, his eyesight is extraordinary, Ye Feng knows it's hard to deceive him, so he told the truth. He said in a low voice: "I just wanted to make a joke at first, I didn't expect him to really let go, if the coach thinks it's not good, I won't do this again."

  Jackson had been a coach for so many years and had never encountered a situation where the opposing team's players deliberately let up on the court. He was stunned, his mouth agape in an O shape. However, weighing the pros and cons, this way they could easily guarantee the Lakers' lead without exerting much effort. Ye Feng was the Lakers' favored player and could still easily rack up impressive stats. As long as Ye Feng got good data, it would be a good thing for the team, gaining more attention and benefits. Jackson and Jenny Buss were a couple and would also consider the team's interests. He gathered the players together, not mentioning Ye Feng's situation, and said seriously: "Everyone pass the ball to Ye Feng, Ye, you have unlimited shooting rights."

  Yefeng immediately understood what the coach meant. "Thank you, I'll take care of it."

  Then in the second quarter, Ye Feng "went crazy"!

  He first pulled up to the high position, facing Soton's defense and made a three-pointer. Soton just raised his hand to interfere. This is his most accurate shooting position, and he is under no pressure, steadily hitting the shot. Soton also received the ball on offense, dribbled past Ye Feng and scored an easy layup.

  Unlike Howard, Selden is not the absolute core of the offense. Some teammates rushed to shoot and both teams were very relaxed, missing shots can't blame others. The Lakers' substitute lineup continues to lead.

  Deng Lirui also saw the trick, but he was very smart and didn't say anything. He extended Sotton's playing time, letting him continue to play as the fourth position and face off against Ye Feng. The second and third quarters became Ye Feng's showtime. After Kobe came on court, under Jackson's instructions, they all actively passed the ball to Ye Feng.

  Both sides played a beautiful tacit ball, under no pressure, repeatedly staged violent dunks, especially Ye Feng and Suo Tong, empty-handed, supplemented with dunks, and fancy moves came out frequently, making the fans look cool.

  By the fourth quarter, both sides' players were slightly more energetic, with the score stuck between 8 and 12 points. Ye Feng scored 20 points in the second quarter alone, and in the third quarter, Kobe, Odom and others took turns passing the ball to him like they did for Bynum, scoring another 12 points.

  Ye Junyu is still on the court shooting, he has surpassed Durant and set a new rookie scoring record this season!

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