king of los angeles

Chapter 77 77. Spinning Top

Back home, Lin Feng kept thinking about Chloe's words.

Maybe I should really be bolder, instead of being staggered by the damn success rate.

In the next day's team training, Lin Feng planned to show it in action.

Still facing Pope, this guy is full of tattoos and looks full of anger, but he is actually a very quiet guy.

"Gary, you look different today."

This is the first official conversation between Pope and him. Before that, it was all court "terms" such as good shots and beautiful passes.

"Is there, maybe it's because I slept soundly last night."

Yesterday, Lin Feng had been in the gym since he had lunch.He started playing for real, working out for two hours and then going to the gym.

After shooting [-] times to strengthen the breakthrough, the sweat soaked the training clothes, and finally couldn't wash them out and had to throw them away.

Everyone looks good today, and they are slowly entering the state of the new season.

Lao Zhan jogged on the sidelines to warm up. Today he has a big task.Coach Wharton will do targeted running training around him.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with Lin Feng, that is the task of the main lineup.At that time, what he will have to do is to take turns with Josh Hart to play the offensive end of the bench.

In the team's offensive and defensive match that started first, Lin Feng and Hart partnered in the backcourt as a substitute, and Stephenson, Kuzma and Zubac also joined the team.

Because of Qiu Ge's injury, Rondo entered the starting lineup and partnered with James to direct.

According to common sense, the substitute will be blown out and become a sparring partner.

The fact is exactly the same. After continuous interspersed running positions, Rondo assisted McGee to complete dunks at the basket.

Zubac is taller and more athletic than McGee, but lacks experience and is easily pulled away by an old fritter like Rondo.

Kuzma also lacked fire on the defensive end. Soon, Lin Feng's side fell behind by more than ten points.

The main lineup has been practicing inside offensive routines, relying on McGee and James to hit the basket.

Because Lin Feng's main defense, Pope, didn't have many opportunities, and the two of them ran back and forth on the court more often.

After a few rounds, McGee's physical strength was exhausted quickly, and the team began to score sudden points under Wharton's instigation.

The focus shifted to Ingram.

The experience of later generations proves that Walton adopts the principle of equality for the Lakers rookies, no matter what the four players look like, they will have the same playing time.

This means that in several controversial games, Kuzma played well, and he was very close to Lao Zhan on the court.But when the time came, Wharton insisted on letting Ingram, who had been hitting the iron frequently, return to the court to find his status.

At the Staples training ground, seeing that the substitute lineup was unable to catch up, it almost became a one-sided game, and the teenager Zubac was even a little downcast.

What will Wharton do?Stop the game, and then the two sides substitute?
That was obviously a blow to the confidence of the substitute team. Anyone who can stand on the NBA stage thinks that he is the pride of heaven.

Stephenson signaled his teammates to open the singles. He used the pick-and-roll in exchange for Ingram, but the result was not satisfactory.

Even if Ingram, who has a poor lateral movement, can't stop Finson's breakthrough, there are still McGee and Lao Zhan's supplementary defenses at the basket, and the chances of attacking the basket are very bad.

To be honest, this Lakers team has inherent disadvantages, and it has been infinitely magnified on the bench.

This was the case in the previous life. Whenever the main force took a break, the Lakers' offense became extremely weak, and the opponents often seized the opportunity to fight back.

The Lakers will force a [-]-[-] split against anyone. A big reason is that the offensive power of the bench lineup is too weak.

Stephenson can rely on personal offense to score, but it is very problematic that other points cannot be opened.

Wharton could only be in a hurry, and he couldn't solve this hard problem with his ability.

The last hope is pinned on Gary Smith. This is the last hope after Finsen and Hart took turns in singles with little effect.

Do what you have to do and leave it to God.

This was the advice Chloe gave himself that night a few days ago, and he chose to adopt it.

Lin Feng found that he was too cautious before, and the result was quite satisfactory. Although there were bright spots, he would not leave a deep impression on the audience.

Chloe is an unconventional girl, she never considers how others see her.

The basketball was handed over to Lin Feng, and Finsen took a meaningful look at his fellow villagers, and then ran to the frontcourt.

Then there is Hart, he doesn't have the ease of being a field commander in the summer game, and he is only a second-year rookie here.

Finally, there is the big boy Zubac at 216 cm. He is a well-behaved boy who does things with discipline.

In a daze, only Lin Feng was left holding the basketball in the backcourt.

He knew it was time to show what he could do.

Lin Feng dribbled the ball across the half court unhurriedly, Pope came up to defend him, and the distance between the two was always half a meter.

Pope is an excellent 3D player with a three-point range and a certain defense.

Facing Lin Feng who was eight centimeters shorter than him, Pope was confident to defend the ball.

James followed Kuzma, which frustrated the latter. No. 1 close defense in the league?Even a thirty-year-old man whose movement speed has decreased is difficult to deal with.

Lin Feng signaled everyone to pull away at the top of the three-point arc, especially pulling that guy McGee to the bottom corner, as far away from the basket as possible.

McGee is a master of ball interference, often letting people break through and then slapping the ball into the audience.

Standing up, Lin Feng started his own performance.

He lowered his center of gravity, dribbled the ball continuously with his left and right hands, and kept his eyes on Pope's body.

He wanted to sway Pope's center of gravity, and if the opponent dared to rush up to steal it, he would resolutely start in the opposite direction.

Walton's eyes are all on Lin Feng, this is the last hope of the bench lineup.

In an instant, Lin Feng found that Pope's body moved slightly to the left, about a few millimeters away, but it was so clear in Lin Feng's eyes.

Seizing the opportunity, Lin Feng took the ball and rushed to the right, while protecting the ball with his body to prevent this guy from risking a steal.

Pope, who had lost his position, quickly chased him back. Just when the two of them were half a body apart, Lin Feng suddenly leaned on Pope and made a spinning top with his body as the axis.

Before Pope had time to react, Lin Feng had already reached his left, and there was a gap in his body. In front of him was the empty basket and McGee with a hideous face under the basket.

Seeing that Pope was swayed to the ground because of his center of gravity, McGee strode out to make up for the defense. Zubac was empty under the basket, and he had already opened his hands to get a position.

As early as when he broke through just now, Lin Feng saw the end three seconds later.

If you pass the ball to Zubac under the basket at this time, you will be caught by James. The old James is already eyeing the passing line at this moment.

Lin Feng will personally put an end to this breakthrough.

After jumping high and throwing a basketball, McGee didn't have time to block the shot, so he could only look at the ball and sigh.

Lin Feng didn't know the outcome of the ball. He wanted to leave the result to God, and he had done everything he had to do.

Unexpectedly, he would choose a mid-range shot. James looked up at the basketball flying in the air, and finally hit the board and went into the basket!
The audience was amazed, and Lao Zhan gave a thumbs up.

"Brilliant, I love the drive just now, reminds me of Irving, he likes to circle the defenders the most, like this."

As he said that, Lao Zhan circled around Big McKee and gave a non-physical performance.

"Hahaha buddy, you knocked me down, the fake move just now was too realistic." Pope squatted on the ground with a wry smile and shook his head.

Lin Feng spread his hands, and then pulled Pope up.He thought he would screw up, but he didn't expect it to be done so smoothly.

In the training hall yesterday afternoon, Lin Feng specially practiced one of Owen's stunts, the spinning top.

To put it bluntly, it is to circle around the defenders and bypass them to complete breakthroughs or shots.

Seeing Lin Feng's performance like this, Wharton was very pleased.

(End of this chapter)