Rookie against Jordan, I became the god of basketball

Chapter 142

After finding the Rockets' weakness, starting from the second half, the Sonics targeted the Rockets more and more severely.

After three quarters, the Sonics easily opened the score to 20 points. Satisfied, Carlisle also chose to replace all the starters and let the bench players who usually have no chance to play play.

After four quarters, the score was 94:102, and the Sonics beat the Rockets by 8 points.

In the end, they only won by 8 points, purely because the referee didn't want the Rockets to lose too badly. Seeing that Dameng stayed on the court, he gave him a lot of free throws in the final quarter.

In addition to the big dream, Maxwell also had a lot of free throws. As a result, Maxwell, who was offline today, couldn't even make free throws. He only scored 12 goals in 5 free throws, and only scored 15 points in four quarters including free throws.

However, the most uncomfortable thing for Tang Shuai is that Maxwell is already the highest scorer in the Rockets except Dameng.
Against the main force of the Supersonics, Dameng scored 30 points in three quarters, scored another 12 points in the final quarter, and finally scored a game-high 42 points.

Lu Feng originally thought that this game would be a tough one, but it turned out that playing the Rockets in the playoffs was much easier than the regular season, and he didn't need to exert his strength at all!

Lu Feng played 30 minutes and scored 26 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists. He was trying hard to grab the rebounds, but he still couldn't grab the big dream, and it was useless for Sampson to get stuck.

Although Sampson failed to limit the dream to 35 points in the first game as he said, everyone in the Sonics knew that Sampson's role on the court was indispensable, and everyone was satisfied with his performance.

And as a veteran whose physical skills have declined sharply and is still plagued by various injuries, Sampson scored 28 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 block in 1 minutes of playing. This performance is absolutely qualified.

Although the defensive data is not conspicuous, his consumption and interference to Dameng is not reflected in the data.

When shaking hands after the game, Dameng looked at Lu Feng with red eyes, with a very dissatisfied expression, Lu Feng knew what he was thinking without saying a word.

Lu Feng did not take the opportunity to mock the other party, but patted Dameng on the shoulder with a smile, and said: "Hakim, you need help!
When you find a better teammate, come to me for revenge. If you are willing to come to the Supersonics, it will be even better. Our cooperation will definitely win the championship, not just one, not just two, not just three...

How about it, do you want to think about it? "

Tang Shuai's eyes were straightened when he heard it, and his eyes were spitting fire, wishing he could directly give Lu Feng an American-style cohabitation.

Although the relationship between Dameng and the Rockets has eased a little, it is not completely good. Until now, Dameng has not accepted the contract renewal conditions of the Rockets.

The rest of the Rockets couldn’t support Dameng at all in this game. It must be false to say that he has no opinion in his heart. If he is so provoked by Lu Feng, Dameng, who was still shaking, might make a decision on this, so he will be ruthless Leaving the Rockets might as well.

Just destroying the rocket is not enough, Lu Feng is going to dig the root of the rocket!Do you want to kill someone?Lu Fengyi has done all kinds of bad things!
Lu Feng doesn't care if Dameng can't leave the Rockets. No one knows the situation of the Rockets team better than him. What he is best at is cheating his own stars. All kinds of fools cut salaries to help the team strengthen. The Rockets are too good at this by turning their faces directly and denying people.

In the original history, Dameng was also fooled in various ways. Although he didn't cut his salary outrageously in the end, he definitely didn't get a salary that fit his status.

Let’s not talk about whether Dameng will leave the Rockets because of this. Tang Shuai also has a sad face at this time. He signed a temporary labor contract with the Rockets. If the playoffs are directly swept by the Supersonics, what about Dameng? , he will most likely be the one to take the blame.

The future of the coach is dark, and Tang Shuai smiles bitterly in his heart. With the team playing like this, he still has the mood to think about the future of Dameng and the Rockets. Obviously, what he should worry most about is whether he can stay in the NBA.

At the press conference after the game, the reporter asked Lu Feng questions with long guns and short guns, asking him to comment on the game, Dameng's performance, the Rockets' too many free throws, and his short playing time.

"It's okay for the Rockets to make more free throws. Our defensive moves are bigger, and of course there will be more fouls, which will also allow the Rockets to get more free throws.

Hakeem was really difficult to deal with, we kept double-teaming him, but still let him get 42 points and let him grab 17 rebounds.

The playoffs are a stage for stars. We know very well that Hakeem has such strength. I am not surprised that he played well.

But unfortunately, in the final analysis, basketball is a sport of five people. The strength of stars can raise the upper limit of the team, but the lower limit of the team is ultimately determined by the entire team.

Obviously, we were the better team and it didn't even take me to win the Rockets!
Predicted score?

There is no doubt that of course it is a 3:0 sweep, and I believe there will be no difficulties.

The Rockets want to beat us. Unless Hakeem can score 60 points three times, the Rockets have no chance?
I don't believe that Hakeem can score 60 points three times in front of the Sonics. If Hakeem can score 60 points, I can also score 70 points. The Rockets still have no chance! "

After the supersonic interview, it was the Rockets' turn to accept the interview. After being told what Lu Feng said, although Dameng was upset, he actually accepted what Lu Feng said.

"I hate what Rucker said. I don't think the Sonics can sweep us. Doesn't he think I can't score 60 points? Well, I'll show him the next game!"

While the Supersonics defeated the Rockets, the other three games also came to an end. The results of the first day of the playoffs were surprising. Except for the Supersonics, the other three games were all down to the top!

The Jazz played against the Clippers. Payton scored 6 steals and 2 blocks in a single game, and defended Jeff Malone hard. In addition, Karl Malone was invisible at the end of the quarter, and Danny Manning's team reversed, and finally let the Clippers He succeeded in the comeback in the final quarter and overturned in the first game.

The Cavaliers played bullets. Derek McKay and Benjamin produced by the Supersonics completely dominated the inside of the Cavaliers. Brad Doherty, who has been fierce for a season, has been double-teamed by the two in the playoffs, and he is obviously not suitable for playing. , The performance in the first game was poor.

The Celtics played against the Pacers. At the last moment of the game, Miller faced Lewis' defense and scored the final three-pointer. His killer instinct showed his edge, and he shook his head watching Bird in a suit in the front row.

It can be said that if it weren't for the supersonic speed, the upper reaches of the team on the first day of the game would have lost all face.

But when this happens, the media is also looking forward to whether there will be another next game on the second day of the game, and whether the Bulls will overturn to the new army Heat.

Lu Feng felt that the media definitely thought too much. The Bulls with no weaknesses were facing the Heat with obvious flaws and no experience in the playoffs. What should be considered was whether the Heat would be slaughtered by the Bulls.

The next day's game also verified Lu Feng's idea. The Bulls slaughtered the Heat by 113 points in 94:19!
This Heat team is really too young, and they can't play at all when they encounter a playoff-level defense. They know that the biggest problem for the Bulls is that they can't protect the basket inside, but the Rockets have hardly tried to break through since the second half. The basket has long been feared by Dan Zipi's second defense, and the referee can't find a chance to give them free throws.

On the first day, there were less than three of the four games, but on the second day, the teams in the upper half had the last laugh. The Blazers easily won the Spurs, and the team basketball pushed David Robinson's single-core Spurs to the ground.

The Warriors played against the Suns was the most exciting game. The two teams ran for the entire game, and both sides had high shooting percentages. The final score was 121:129. Although there was a full 8 points difference, the Warriors actually won a thrilling victory. They almost overturned in the first game. .

The most ruthless is the Knicks playing the Pistons. The score was 75:109. The Knicks beat the Pistons by 34 points.
In the last quarter, when the Knicks led by 29 points, Pat Riley actually let Ewing continue to play. A conflict almost broke out on the court before he chose to replace Ewing. Still remembering the fact that the Lakers were swept by the Pistons in the 89 Finals.

Thomas really stretched his hips, he only made 10 of 1 shots, and only 3 of 1 free throws.

After 8 games, the one that caused the most discussion was the Knicks playing the Pistons. The smell of gunpowder in this game was visible to the naked eye, and the point difference was also the largest.

But what makes Detroit fans most angry is not that the Knicks don't talk about martial arts, but Rodman's game attitude.

In the first game, Rodman didn't play well at all. He was either not in good shape, or he probably didn't play seriously.

首战尼克斯罗德曼仅有6分4篮板1助攻，他一共就出手了3次，3球全进。

But looking at the whole game, his teammates passed the ball to Rodman and wanted him to take a shot. As a result, Rodman passed the ball to his teammates indifferently. Anyway, he just didn't want to take a shot.

It's the same on the defensive end, he doesn't jump at all for rebounds, and when others break through in front of him, he just sits on his hips and doesn't interfere.

Only Ewing, who didn't know what was wrong with his brain, sprayed trash on Rodman for no reason, and was blocked by Rodman twice. Except for these two blocks, Rodman never had a bright performance. .

Rodman's obviously bad attitude caused criticism from Detroit fans and the media. They couldn't figure out why Rodman, as the current Pistons player with the largest position besides Thomas, would play like this in the playoffs, let alone this game The Knicks have gone so far that he doesn't want to fight back.

Lu Feng knew why. The conflict between the Pistons uniform team and Chuck Daly had reached the most intense level, and the relationship became more and more rigid. Rodman did this to put pressure on the Pistons management.

But Lu Feng knew this because he had seen various revelations, memoirs and interviews in his previous life, and it was impossible for ordinary fans to know what was going on inside the team.

Lu Feng also knew that what Rodman did would not have the slightest effect on letting the Pistons keep Chuck Daly. The internal office politics of the team cannot be changed because of a player's protest.

And to put it bluntly, it is none other than his mentor Chuck Daly who was cheated the most by Rodman doing this. In the original world, Chuck Daly was completely defeated because of the ferment of public opinion. It was too late when he realized that Rodman could play well. In the world of professional sports, fans only value one result. Losing is the biggest original sin. Fans will not accept any reason.

Lu Feng didn't know whether Rodman thought of this idea himself or he and Chuck Daly came up with it together. The two never said whose idea it was, but it was undoubtedly a stinking move, worthy of the NBA. The negative teaching material in the case of internal strife.

Splashing dirty water, spreading rumors, and personal attacks are stupid but useful. Poor playoffs are pure stupidity, and usefulness is also counterproductive.

While eating melons, the Supersonics and Rockets are silently preparing for the next game.

The second game was still played in Seattle, and the Sonics didn't plan to use off-court interference to bother the Rockets, so the Rockets just stayed in Seattle for training.

The news caused by the Pistons and the Knicks greatly reduced the pressure of public opinion on Dameng. After the first day of the game, the person who received the most criticism from the media was none other than Dameng himself. Dameng couldn't figure out why the media scolded him. Well, it wasn't because of him that the Rockets lost. Could it be that the media couldn't see how rubbish his teammates were?

Media: So what if you see it, the media is not blind but also pretends to be blind, this is the basic quality of journalistic talents in the new era!
After the last game, Dameng made a bold statement that he would score 60 points in the next game. The Supersonics have always been vigilant about this.

Seeing that Dameng was angry, Sampson didn't dare to pat his chest and say that he would definitely be able to stop Dameng, and only said that he would do his best to limit Dameng's display.

In the second game, Dameng really went crazy. From the very beginning of the game, he unabashedly expressed that he wanted to be a lone wolf from beginning to end.

Sampson knows Dameng very well, and his restrictive effect on Dameng is also very significant, allowing Dameng to "only" score 26 points in the first half, which seems to be able to really stop Dameng's runaway.

But he had too many physical problems. When he returned to the locker room at halftime, he felt that his calf muscles were so sore, so he found ice water to relax his legs. As soon as he stuffed his feet into the ice bucket, Sampson couldn't bear it. I kept yelling-leg cramps!
Sampson is like this, and it is naturally impossible for Carlisle to let Sampson play in the second half.

The result of Sampson's absence was that in the second half, Dameng scored 33 points in a row, and finally scored 59 points, only one point away from scoring 60 points.

The Supersonics double-teamed or even triple-teamed all the way, but Dameng still scored 59 points, and there was nothing to do about it.

Although it failed to stop the runaway Dameng, the Supersonics did not play hard in this game. The final score was 101:111. Dameng scored more points and the Supersonics won more.

There are two reasons why the game is easy to play. One is that the Rockets' outside state is still the same. They only need to wait for them to catch the ball and run to make up for the confrontation when they are ready to shoot, which can significantly reduce their efficiency.

The second reason is that in this game, Dameng took over the entire game. He took 39 shots and took 80% of the Rockets' possession. Everyone in the Supersonics knew how to defend.

Dameng didn't get 60 points, and Lu Feng couldn't get 70 points. He was really worried that Dameng's personal wave would directly destroy the morale of the Supersonic, so he stood up and confronted Dameng for a while. In the end, he scored 42 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists. Although not as fierce as Dameng, his performance was equally impressive.

"I don't understand why I scored 59 points and the team lost in the end!
You like to say that I play selfishly, but I passed the ball so many times in this game, and I only had 4 assists in the end. As I said before, even if I am double-teamed, my shots are still better than my teammates. Then why should I pass? "

After the game, Dameng directly tore his face and blamed his teammates openly.

原因当然是因为他被队友给气到了，这场比赛他37投22中，连三分球都有5中2，罚球也有17中13。

结果队友只有48投18中，三分球也才有7投1中，罚球9罚5中……

The promised one-star four-shot, but the outside line has been unable to open, he was so anxious to shoot three-pointers, and the shooting rate was even higher than his teammates!

Teammates are still not scolded like this, so save it for Christmas?
Lu Feng needs to score 70 points to beat him. From Dameng's point of view, even if he scores 70 points for the first time, Lu Feng estimates that he can win the game with just over 40 points.

As far as the gap between the two teammates is concerned, how can he win, get 100 points?

Even...Dameng even has a feeling that even if he can really score 100 points, the Rockets may not be able to win as far as the Rockets' parallel teammates are concerned.

Dameng's post-match speech caused an uproar, and the Rockets team's conflicts were completely on the bright side, which made the media very excited.

Media: After working hard for so long, I finally saw the fruit!
Since Dameng said so, how could his teammates be willing to cooperate with him to help him? In the third game, the Sonics directly defeated the Rockets by 126 points 100:26 away, and won the game without bloodshed.

After the game, Dameng didn't attend the Rockets' press conference at all, but let his press officer say something to the outside world-the Rockets don't deserve to win the game!
Lu Feng didn't expect that he had expected Draxler to join the Rockets before, but before the Rockets reached that point, he was directly crushed by him, so there was no Rocket in his previous life.

Dameng said so, the probability of him staying with the Rockets is basically 0, what is certain is that in addition to Fliggy, there is another big fish in the pond during the offseason!
Lu Feng felt that other teams in the league should really thank him. If it wasn't for him, they wouldn't have the chance to get the big dream.

Rocket: Lu Feng, thank you...

(End of this chapter)