Chapter 26: The Great Treasure
Glen Davis was nicknamed "Big Baby", selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 35th overall pick in the second round of this year's draft, and then traded to the Celtics.
He is 206CM tall and weighs up to 131 kilograms, with a fat content that exceeds the standard. This guy, who looks like Shaquille O'Neal, unexpectedly practiced his three-point shot and became a notable figure on the court. The nickname "Da Bao" originated from his university days, as his mother often watched him play basketball and would shout "It's my baby!" whenever he scored. Over time, everyone started calling him Da Bao, a name that stuck even when he played in the NBA. Even now, his mother still sits on the sidelines cheering for him, although her son has fewer opportunities to play.
When Kobe was on the court, the Lakers were looking for singles opportunities with outside lines as the axis. Now, Ye Feng has become the axis of the inside line.
This guy who can't even dunk with a single defender is no match for me, I'll just use my speed advantage. Ye Feng thought to himself as he stood beside Davis.
"Don't look down on basketball, you rugby player." Davis gave Ye Feng a glance and said coldly. He didn't believe that the skills he had practiced hard in college were inferior to those of a rugby player who came onto the court and provoked him intentionally. Unfortunately, his lovely round face couldn't intimidate anyone even when speaking harsh words.
Yefeng said seriously: "I've never looked down on basketball, the only one I look down on is you, fatty."
Davis was bald, his scalp standing on end, glaring with small eyes, vowing to make Ye Feng look good.
The game started, and the first round of the ball was passed into Davis's hands. His tonnage is large, and his basic skills in low position are also very solid. Coach Rivers didn't believe that a minimum salary player could be so fierce, so he arranged for Leaf to attack inside.
The two men started a head-on confrontation, Davis brought the ball to the inside line, in the previous games, he used this tactic with good results, giving some help to the team. But this time he couldn't get through. Ye Feng lowered his center of gravity and used all his strength to hold him outside the three-second zone. Davis was surprised by Ye Feng's power, turned around with the ball and walked to the middle road, turning around and jumping to shoot.
He always manages to squeeze past his opponents with his body, and his jump shot is rarely blocked. Ye Feng didn't lose his composure, thinking that Davis was too slow, wearing a green jersey like a turtle. He stuck close to Davis's massive body, jumping up for a "fly swat", slapping the ball towards Wu Qixian on the left side. By the time Davis turned around and ran back, Ye Feng had already sprinted past half court.
His center of gravity is very low, looking like a wolf, which was cultivated by playing rugby for a long time. Although his soul was reborn, he still had this habit when running. Wu Jiaxi picked up the basketball and handed it to Famaer, who made a fast break with Ye Feng. The Celtics' defensive speed was extremely fast, Tony Allen kept up with Famaer, James Posey entered the three-second zone, ready to protect the basket.
Can Ye Feng get past Bosque? Famer was very skeptical, but he had to decide to execute the coach's arrangement. Ma quickly passed the ball to Ye Feng, who cut through the middle and went one-on-one with Bosque.
Bosi is a good defensive player, an experienced veteran who stands in front of the restricted area. This is a difficult position to attack, and it's hard for the offense to score exciting dunks, so they can only choose to shoot from the side or make a quick stop jump shot.
Yue Feng rushed into the penalty area without stopping or slowing down after receiving the ball. Bosie immediately judged that his opponent would not turn around, so he protected the key area, tensed up and closed his eyes to wait for the collision, using his own body to defend the Celtics' penalty area.
Ye Feng didn't bump into Poseidon, he jumped up instead.
After entering the field, he was too excited. When rushing to half-time, what he thought about was the scene of "Little Potato" Robinson flying over "Magic Beast" Howard in the 2009 dunk contest. He waited for Posey to stand still and wanted to try that crazy dunk.
Ye Feng held the ball with his right hand, jumped up and spread his legs apart, his left hand gently pressed on Bao Si's shoulder, relying on that little support, he successfully jumped over Bao Si's head, his right hand fiercely slammed the ball into the hoop! This dunk made the hoop shake violently, even more shocking the fans' hearts!
This is an incredible dunk! Everyone's eyes widened in disbelief, wondering if it was real! Some Celtics fans couldn't help but applaud for Ye Feng! Wu Jiaxi rushed up and pushed Ye Feng's chest with one hand, so excited that he forgot to defend.
"Good Lord," Maxwell exclaimed from the announcer's booth, "didn't I just see that Chinese guy jump over Bosley's head?"
"Are you kidding me? Unless every fan in this arena is blind, he's gotta be crazy!"
At this time in Los Angeles, Gabriele, Neil and others were also at home watching the live broadcast together. A group of people shouted that they would wait for Ye Feng to return and ask him to sign an autograph, and then go back to school to show off!
19-30, the Lakers finally opened in the second quarter, and this ball greatly boosted the team's morale. When defending, these substitute players became more agile.
Ye Feng shouted at Davis again: "Come on, fat ball, let me cover you again!"
Whether on the basketball court or on the football field, trash talk is a way for players to vent and challenge each other. Everyone uses this technique, and many top players have excellent skills in both playing and talking trash! Ye Feng didn't know how to talk trash in his past life, but somehow he's naturally good at it this time around. The previous Ye Feng must have been a super scumbag.
Davis was often called "Fatty" by others, and was nicknamed "Fat Ball" for the first time. He got angry, raised his hand to ask for the ball, wanted to shoot a three-pointer, and the action of grabbing the position also became bigger.
Ye Feng observed the referee's position, then quietly wrapped his left hand around Davis' left hand from behind with his left hand. Davis swung his left hand forcefully and Ye Feng fell to the floor in sync. This was a small move passed down by Divac, which is difficult to work on experienced veterans, but Davis was also a rookie, he fell for it!
The referee's whistle sounded, and Davis was called for a foul. Davis immediately became a bitter melon face, arguing with the referee that Ye Feng had pulled him, but the referee didn't care, and the Lakers regained possession of the ball.
However, on the offense end, after Ye Feng blocked and stole the ball, Farmar made a breakthrough and blew a foul with the ball. The Lakers also made a mistake. This ball could be blown or not, the referee intentionally called a foul to take care of the home team's and the audience's emotions.
"Stop arguing with that kid and get to high cover!" Posy yelled at Davis.
Davis was blocked twice, although angry, but did not dare to disobey the old general Posey. To say angry, being capped by rookie Farmar, Posey must be even angrier. Davis pulled up to the high post, House borrowed a block from Farmar and broke through to the inside line. House is an old general, his speed can no longer keep up, his main weapon is the three-pointer. Ye Feng's supplementary defense played a role, on the one hand interfering, on the other hand following him to the bottom line, forcing House to pass the ball out again. House didn't dare try to shoot, having seen that amazing dunk earlier, he predicted that shooting would definitely be capped. After several passes, with 24 seconds left on the attack clock, Posey forced a three-pointer and missed, Kume Brown grabbed the defensive rebound.
The Lakers attacked, Ye Feng got the ball in the low position on the left side, and the defender was Davis. After several rounds, all Lakers players had confidence in Ye Feng, Famar handed it to Worton, Worton went to the left under Brown's cover, and hung it outside the three-point line to Ye Feng.
Too fast! Like a guard, he's so quick. Davis knew he had to switch to the middle road, but he just couldn't keep up. Ye Feng took a step into the restricted area with his right hand, facing Davis' single-handed shot, and made it in. Davis jumped up to block, but Ye Feng was too high, and he couldn't even interfere. 21-30.
The point difference narrowed to within 10 points, and Jackson stood up excitedly. Ye Feng was playing entirely according to his plan, and he led the whole team, the Lakers picked up a treasure.
After Ye Feng came on, the Celtics' offense was also somewhat chaotic. This time, Polard covered the high position, and Ye Feng was still responsible for blocking the defense. His supplementary defense brought trouble to the Celtics. Now there is no player who excels at breaking through on the field. After several rounds of passing, Haus's three-pointer missed again, and Worton grabbed the backcourt rebound.
The Lakers launched a ground attack, Farmar dribbled the ball to the front court, Ye Feng made another 45-degree angle on the right side, and the defender was still Davis. This time, he didn't press tightly to avoid being blown away by Ye Feng, leaving a step distance. After easily receiving the ball, Ye Feng turned around and made a shooting motion with the ball in his frame.
If this guy shoots, I definitely can't cover it, Davis hurriedly raised his hands and took a step forward to interfere.
Just as he raised his hand, Ye Feng drove the ball to the bottom corner and shook off Davis with speed. Polard opened up Brown from the other side of the basket, Ye Feng took the ball under the basket before Polard came up and made a single-handed shot, hitting the board. 23-30.
Yue Feng comes off the bench to score six consecutive points! Coach Rivers calls a timeout as he sees that his inside players can't stop Yue Feng. When Yue Feng leaves the court, all the Lakers' substitutes applaud for him. They are all surprised by Yue Feng's progress, as he rarely scored in this way during training before, and today's performance is like he took stimulants.
Jackson was somewhat impressed by Divac, and didn't know what magic he had used to make a person without attacking ability change so much in such a short time. The biggest change for Ye Feng was not his technique, but his mentality. He now has a strong desire to score, as long as the ball is in his hands, he will single-handedly attack!
After the suspension, Rivers had a headache. In this game, the team's 203CM tall and 109KG heavy strong power forward Leon Powe was absent due to injury. If he were on the court, he might be able to limit Ye Feng somewhat. The others simply couldn't keep up with his speed. He hesitated for a moment before saying: "Garnett, you go on the court and teach that rookie a lesson!"
Ganete sneered: "This kid is really arrogant, his good days are over."
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