Rookie against Jordan, I became the god of basketball

Chapter 139 Another month's best, no one is embarrassed!
In the last two games in March, the Sonics faced the Knicks and the Jazz.

The two opponents are not weak teams. After Pat Riley took over the Knicks, he revitalized the Knicks' lineup in just one season, and the record improved significantly.

Last season, the Knicks' record was only 39 wins and 43 losses. They pressed the line to enter the playoffs and were swept by the Bulls in the first round.

After Pat Riley became the new head coach of the Knicks this season, he strengthened the Knicks' outside offense without a major change in the lineup, allowing guards and strikers to frequently catch the ball outside the penalty area.

The most significant effect of this adjustment is not to enhance the Knicks' outside firepower, but to completely liberate Ewing.

The most comfortable time Ewing played in his entire career was when he played under Pat Riley. In his 17-year career, only during the four years when Pat Wright was the head coach, Ewing could get singles at the basket. In the rest of the time, he can only take long-range shots from the outside, and the low post is all occupied by the Knicks' strikers and guards.

Before the schedule was over, the Knicks had won 44 games, surpassing the total of last season's wins.

The record of 44 wins and 25 losses also makes the Knicks rank third in the East, second only to the Bulls and Cavaliers, which also makes Ewing more arrogant this season.

"So what about the second place in the league? In my opinion, the Supersonics can achieve such a record because they have benefited from being in the West. If the Supersonics are in the East, they are at most a marginal team in the playoffs!"

When he came to the Supersonics' home court, Ewing didn't have any intention of restraining himself, because the team's record was outstanding. This season, Ewing received praises that he had never encountered before.

After Lu Feng knew that he had spoken publicly, he was very speechless.

Since Lu Feng entered the league, the Supersonics and Knicks have a record of 3:0. The Supersonics have never lost a single match in three games. Where does Ewing have the guts to dare to touch the Supersonics?
As the second most popular star at the moment, the game between the Sonics and the Knicks has attracted the attention of all parties, and everyone is looking forward to seeing the match between Lu Feng and Ewing.

But after the actual fight, Lu Feng found that this game was indeed much more difficult than he imagined. The last time the two teams played against each other was at the beginning of the season. When Pat Riley first came to the Knicks, he had a good run-in with the team Not very good.

This time the Knicks have obviously changed their appearance, and their strength is indeed much stronger than before.

After the first half, the score was 48:48, and the score was tied.

The low score in this game is purely because the Knicks' defensive team is too big, which made the Sonics make too many mistakes.

Generally speaking, the Sonics' shooting percentage is higher than that of the Knicks, but because of many mistakes and rebounds, the Sonics are obviously not as good as the Knicks, and there are many fewer shots.

Lu Feng played quite well in the first half, with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. This is the data that Lu Feng often played in halftime after Kemp was injured.

Although the statistics are good, Lu Feng is not satisfied with his performance in the first half, because in the first half he took 15 shots and only hit 6 goals. He only scored 6 points by making 6 of 18 free throws.

This efficiency is undoubtedly inefficient for Lu Feng. Even if the Knicks have a large defensive scale, Lu Feng shouldn't play so poorly.

Back in the second half, the Supersonic kicked off, and Lu Feng was ready to play a single with the ball as soon as he came up.

After playing for half the game, Lu Feng had a very clear idea of ​​how to play the next game - hit the inside more and shoot less!

After analysis, Lu Feng believed that the biggest reason for his inefficiency was that he had too few attacks on the inside and shouldn't frequently take shots from the outside.

In the first half, Lu Feng made 4 three-pointers and missed 1 time, and his long-term two-point shooting rate was not high. Since his impact on the inside is better in this game, he will keep attacking the inside!
Moreover, Lu Feng's judgment is not just based on his own situation. After the Knicks opened up space, their inner defense has been significantly weakened.

Although Ewing's meniscus is half missing, the bullet speed is not scary, but relying on his height and jumping height, his ability to protect the basket is not weak, and he got 2 blocks in halftime.

Although Ewing is powerful, it doesn't mean that the Knicks' inside defense is difficult to deal with. After Oakley's injury, although his strength is still there, his athletic ability is obviously greatly weakened. As Ewing's inside helper, he is obviously unqualified. The defensive end is purely negative. !

It is also because of Oakley's poor athletic ability that every time the Sonics play the Knicks, Kemp can play impressively, and the Sonics will easily win the previous three games.

Not enough. Since Kemp is not here, then Lu Feng will play the role of Kemp, and specifically pick Oakley for singles!
After getting the ball, Lu Feng made a pick-and-roll gesture to Perkins, and Perkins ran over without hesitation and completed the switch with Lu Feng through the pick-and-roll.

Oakley swallowed, his eyes gradually became fierce, trying to scare Lu Feng in this way, let him know that he is not easy to mess with.

But Lu Feng has seen this kind of eyes countless times before. Oakley's eye oppression does not have any effect on him. The face frame accelerates and continuously changes directions, successfully shaking Oakley and making the other party stunned. He rushed past him, and Oakley couldn't move, his feet planted on the floor.

Ewing defended Polinis very well, but Lu Feng rushed into the inside line without paying attention.

Although he reacted and wanted to return to defense, Lu Feng's rushing speed was obviously not comparable to that of Ewing. Ewing had just started, and before he had time to adjust his strength, he could only hastily jump up and block Lu Feng in the air.

The two collided fiercely in the air, and Ewing was thrown directly to the ground by Lu Feng...

boom! ! !
Lu Feng broke through Oakley and dunked Ewing!

Ewing was lying on the ground, still dizzy, and Lu Feng's mocking voice came from beside his ear:
"Patrick, is it because I haven't dunked you for so long that you forgot what it feels like to be dunked?
Remember you idiot, don't provoke Rucker, because if you do, he will tear you and your team apart! "

Ewing: ...

The first time the two played against each other, Ewing was dunked five times in a single game, and it is still mentioned frequently, which is the black history that Ewing least wants to recall.

But as one of the deadliest unyielding fighters in the 90s, it is impossible for Ewing to be hit by a dunk. In terms of toughness, Ewing is not much inferior to the future Duncan.

Both of them are historical insiders who have been dunked many times, but compared to Duncan’s low-key, Ewing’s dunk has been frequently mentioned by the media. Even if it has been said for more than ten years, Ewing has never been angry because of it Or perform poorly.

Ewing seldom gets angry because of basketball. He gets angry mostly because others mention his appearance and IQ. Unfortunately, Lu Feng can't touch these two things, and at most he can only complain in private.

Lu Feng also scored a free throw and easily gave the SuperSonics a 3-point advantage at the start of the second half.

When it was the Knicks' turn to attack, Ewing wanted the ball and easily backed Polynice, and scored the ball with an unremarkable small hook from the basket.

Polynis was carried out of the bottom line, there was nothing he could do to take Ewing, his eyes were full of grievances, he had never used back punches against Ewing before, but for some reason, this guy suddenly became enlightened and knew that he had to use back punches to deal with himself.

Can humans and orangutans compare in strength? This is not fair at all!
Seeing that Polynice had nothing to do with Ewing, Lu Feng had no choice but to pat him on the back lightly, giving encouragement with his eyes...

Lu Feng: Come on, it's up to you to carry Ewing!

Polynice: ...

In Lu Feng's view, Ewing who frequently advances to status is the strongest Ewing. The coaches he met in his career except Pat Riley don't know whether they are incompetent or stupid. Ewing is so powerful. , but did not let people give him space to let him advance to the position, but let Ewing play outside, it is absolutely amazing!
No matter how miserable David Robinson is, at least his teammates can still shoot some long shots within one step of the three-point line. Larry Brown also knows to give Robinson space.

What kind of coaches did Ewing meet?
Hubie Brown, Van Gundy... are all wonderful coaches who are guards as center forwards and centers as small forwards!
Attacking again at supersonic speed, since Ewing took the initiative to accept the move, Lu Feng really chose to continue, and confront Ewing to the end, comparing whether he is better or Ewing is better!

Lu Feng is confident that his scoring ability is not inferior to anyone in the league, even if it is replaced by Jordan. He admits that his defense is indeed not as good as the current Jordan, but when it comes to offense, the two are at most [-]-[-], and even Lu Feng is arrogant. Dare to say directly: In terms of scoring, he is stronger than Jordan!
It was the Supersonic's turn to attack. Lu Feng did not change positions this time to single-handedly play Oakley. The moment he raised his hand and gestured, he suddenly accelerated, easily broke through John Starks, and went to the basket in two steps!
John Starks can barely be called a star, but as an undrafted pick, he relies on hard work and shooting, and his athletic ability is not outstanding.

Lu Feng made a sudden attack. Even if he reacted, he couldn't stop it. It was just a talent gap that couldn't be bridged by hard work alone!

Lu Feng went inside, Ewing quickly jumped up to defend, his eyes were very fierce, he obviously wanted to give Lu Feng a big hat!
Feeling that his fingers were getting closer to the basketball, Ewing's eyes lit up, as if the next moment when he got the block...

All Ewing needs to do is wait for the basketball to fly out and fall into his palm!

Although he thought well, it was a pity that Ewing couldn't wait for the basketball to take the initiative to fly out, because Lu Feng decisively gave up on the layup after finding out that Ewing's help defense was in place, but gritted his teeth and grasped the ball tightly, not letting the basketball drop .

Relying on the advantage of his large hands, Lu Feng managed to grab the ball tightly without letting go. Even if Ewing reacted, he couldn't control the inertia of his body. Before he touched the basketball, his body was overwhelmed by Lu Feng.

Before completely falling down, Lu Feng tried his best to pick the basketball to the basket, and then hurriedly took the protective action before it hit the ground.

After Lu Feng fell to the ground, because he had taken precautions in advance, he was not injured under the buffer of his body, so he was relieved.

Then Ewing also fell down and directly pressed on Lu Feng. Although Lu Feng was prepared for a long time, he was pressed by Ewing and almost spit out a sip of water. The 200-jin American Hercules directly crushed Mount Tai. This is not a good feeling ...

Although Lu Feng was concentrating enough when he picked the basket, he still missed the goal because of his unsatisfactory power.

But it doesn't matter if you don't make it, and you successfully fouled Ewing once, which is enough for Lu Feng to control the game.

just not enough...

He played Ewing for a foul, but also suffered from Ewing's overwhelming power. Lu Feng couldn't tell for a while whether he had made a profit or a loss.

The referee blew his whistle in time, and there was no controversy about Ewing's foul. The playback was so clear that even the Knicks couldn't say anything.

Hearing the referee's whistle, Pat Riley slapped his forehead, and shook his head helplessly and angrily.

I thought that Ewing had only two fouls in the first half, and his control was not bad, but he didn't want to come back in the second half. In less than 3 minutes, Lu Feng made two fouls in a row. There was still a half of the game time, and Ewing got 4 fouls. , This is definitely bad news for the Knicks.

After staying in the Knicks, Pat Riley discovered that in addition to the Knicks' original tactical problems, Ewing's own technical problems were as big.

Grabbing rebounds does not get stuck, jumping does not adjust, passing the ball teleports, and the center of gravity is used to leaning forward...

Ewing's basketball habits are like those of a high school student, and he doesn't look like an NBA star at all. He has too many bad habits that make Pat Riley feel unbelievable.

The one who needs to take the blame for this is Ewing's college coach John Thompson. He has trained many high-spirited stars, but he can't tap the stars' physical and basketball potential, and he doesn't even have the awareness to help his disciples polish their basic skills.

Needless to say, the problems with Ewing, if Iverson hadn’t changed the rules of the league, he would have always been the king of low-level mistakes in the league. Can't change it.

After Ewing made the fourth offense, Pat Riley had no choice but to let Ewing go off the field temporarily. As a result, Ewing was off the field for only 5 minutes, and the Sonics quickly opened the point difference to double digits, beating Pat Riley. Riley was caught off guard.

The helpless Pat Riley had no choice but to get Ewing back, only hoping that he could control the foul and last longer on the court.

But as the saying goes, you can do what you are afraid of. Ewing just came on the field, and before Lu Feng could make a move, he himself sent a foul that made Pat Riley couldn't help but yell.

Because Ewing frequently used back punches, Polynis couldn't bear it, so he slanted his sword and used a move to withdraw the stool when he was carrying Ewing.

Ewing leaned back, and suddenly his back was empty. He couldn't stand still and took a few steps back, successfully controlling his body and not falling down.

Although he didn't fall down, Ewing walked several steps with the ball in his arms. Even if the referee wanted to control the situation and not play too one-sidedly, he couldn't ignore Ewing's walking foul.

Pat Riley is convinced, Ewing is better than walking with the ball when the stool is removed, why are you holding the ball!

Lu Feng almost didn't hold back, and managed to stop laughing after a lot of patience. Ewing is worthy of being a New York comedian, and he is a professional in entertainment effects.

Ewing made five fouls in three quarters, and in the last quarter, under frequent targeting by Lu Feng, he sent out his sixth foul after 4 minutes of playing, and the Supersonics won the victory without any risk.

With enough space inside, Ewing is really strong. He played 32 minutes and made 23 of 13 shots, 5 of 4 free throws, 1 of 0 three-pointer, 30 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

Without Kemp, all three major centers in the league can kill the Quartet inside the Supersonics.

Lu Feng scored a standard 34 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists. After Ewing left the field, Lu Feng created many opportunities for his teammates by involving the Knicks defense. In the second half, he sent a full 8 assists to make Pat Riley helpless.

After defeating the Knicks, the Sonics ushered in their last opponent in March-the Utah Jazz!

In the absence of Kemp, the Jazz's threat to the Supersonics is not comparable to other teams. Lu Feng is ready to lose before the game, and the Supersonics' winning streak will most likely stop here.

What he didn't expect was that the Jazz gave up the game by themselves!
The Jazz are currently ranked fourth in the Western Conference, behind the Warriors...Because the end-of-season schedule has become dense, the Warriors have frequently overturned, and the winning-losing ratio is even less than 1:2!

At the end of the season, water ghosts appeared frequently, and the Warriors frequently overturned in the hands of the weak teams due to physical problems, so that the Jazz saw a chance to overtake the Warriors and become the third place in the Western Conference.

After the analysis, Jerry Sloan believes that even if the Supersonics lack an important member Kemp, it will not be easy for the Jazz to win, because the Jazz will play back-to-back after a day of rest after playing the Supersonics. With a steady win, Jerry Sloan decisively decided to give up the game.

The result was that the two teams played very well, but Lu Feng could clearly feel that the Jazz did not use their full strength. Ma Long took 12 shots in the game, 12 of 9 shots...

With such high efficiency, Malone only took 12 shots. Of course, Carlisle can understand what the Jazz means.

So under the tacit understanding of the two teams, the Sonics "difficultly" defeated the Jazz at home and received another victory!
After defeating the Jazz, the Sonics' winning streak came to 11 games, and everyone else was dumbfounded.

The Sonics had a total of 3 games in March, with 16 wins and 15 loss. Except for the fact that Kemp was injured and the Sonics couldn't adjust in time and lost a game to the Blazers, the Sonics had no defeat in the next 1 games!
On the first day of April, the league announced the players of the month for March...

All eyes were on, the best of March was given to Lu Feng!

3月份16场比赛，路枫全部首发出战，15胜1负，场均35.5分10.2篮板11.3助攻2.7抢断0.5盖帽，三项命中率54%、44.3%、91%！

At the press conference, Lu Feng was very happy that he won the best of the month again. After all, the awards are only awarded 6 times in a season, and now regardless of the east and west, the gold content of each best of the month is not low.

"I am very happy to get the best of the month. This is the recognition of the league and the fans. This is the second best of the month for me this season. Now I can boldly say that sentence: I am now Best guard in the West!"

Lu Feng's words are very directional. The reporter knows who he is targeting. Of course, it is Draxler who has only won the best one month this season!
Draxler was brought up by the media as a matter of course, but surprisingly, Draxler didn't care about it and didn't seem to be angry about it.

Just when the reporter didn't know why, Draxler said: "Who is the best defender in the league between me and Luck, in my opinion, it is open to debate, but we are either the first or the second, after all Some people are now the player of the month and haven't won it yet!"

Reporter: Well, some people?
The reporter looked at it again, hey, is this Bhutanzi, why is it so lazy, and hasn't won the best of the month yet?

Only then did Lu Feng discover that Jordan hadn't won the best of the month this season, and he hadn't noticed it before.

Facing the reporter who came to his door, Jordan was very embarrassed, but he controlled his emotions, took out the championship ring that was always in his bag in front of the reporter, and put it on his hand, but Wen Wen said:
"The only thing I care about now is the championship, the player of the month and other small rewards, I have already won enough.

As the best guard in the league, I think young people like Luck are very talented and need these things more than I do. "

"Michael, are you serious? Everyone knows that you want to get the best of the month in March. Is it because you really don't want to get it, not because you can't get it?"

Jordan: ...

Jordan said that he doesn't value honor. Whoever believes this kind of statement is stupid. Jordan just doesn't pay attention to statistics. For honor, he always fights for it when he has the opportunity!

Early in his career, Jordan also paid attention to data, but later found that data was not as good as honor, and changed to pursue honor instead of data.

In March, the Bulls had a total of 3 wins and 12 losses. Jordan averaged 2 minutes per game and got the data of 39+37.2+8.6. He played so hard. Jordan said that he didn't want to be the best in the month. No one would believe this statement.

In fact, on the issue of Lu Feng or Jordan as the best choice in March, the league office directly quarreled all night.

Those who support Jordan, of course, are because Jordan has not won the best of the month so far, which does not meet the status of the league leader, and he is a local star in an ugly country. Lu Feng is just an outsider, and the influence in North America is not as good as Jordan.

Those who support Lu Feng have even more reasons. First of all, the Supersonics have more games than the Bulls, and their record is better than the Bulls. This alone is enough for Lu Feng to beat Jordan.

Moreover, the NBA is now going international, and the development of foreign markets is obviously ahead of the other major leagues. Although the income in North America is not as good as that of baseball and rugby, its overall income is firmly ranked second, and it may even surpass the NFL in the future.

Worldwide, Lu Feng's influence is not weaker than that of Jordan, and even far exceeds Jordan's influence in Asia. Japan and South Korea are now the largest sponsors of the NBA's overseas markets. The NBA needs to pay attention to the fans of the two countries.

And aside from other factors, in terms of individual player performance, Lu Feng is obviously better and more versatile than Jordan, and his average triple-double is obviously better than the average triple-double!
In the end, David Stern clapped his hands and decided to give Lu Feng the best of the month. There was no other reason, not that Lu Feng performed better than Jordan. Stern knew that the two of them could play even better if they wanted to. good.

What he was looking for was the international market. When he thought of the influence of the NBA in the world now, Stern couldn't help giving a thumbs up and saying--good!

"Michael, I admit that you were the strongest defender in the league last season, but judging from your performance this season, I think there is still a need to discuss who is stronger between you and Lack.

Luck was able to lead the team to 11 consecutive victories after Sean was injured. Do you think that if the Bulls lost Scotty, would you still be able to achieve such a record? "

Pippen hid behind Jordan, nodding like a chicken pecking rice.

Pippen: That's right, that's right!

Jordan didn't notice Pippen's small movements behind him, but pulled his face down and said harshly: "I am the strongest guard in the league. If Luck wants to prove himself, he will come to the finals to find me. I hope he will not miss the appointment then!"

"Michael, in this way, Luck led the team to the Western Conference Finals in the first year, but it took you five full years to lead the Bulls to the Eastern Conference Finals. Does this mean that Luck is doing better than you? ?”

Jordan: ...

After listening to the reporter's words, Pippen left without saying a word, not because he was afraid of being scared to pee when he saw Jordan get angry, but because he was worried that he couldn't help laughing out loud and was beaten by Jordan.

Although he is confident that Jordan can't beat him with his hands, but Jordan's brown sugar-like character, it's better not to provoke him.

(End of this chapter)