75. Chapter 75 Dameng: Introducing my teammates, I’m asking if you can stand it?

Author: Chang'an Bujuan Township

Chapter 75 Dameng: Introducing my teammates, I’m asking if you can stand it?

Lu Feng's press conference did not attract much attention. Except for Seattle fans, no one believed that he could lead the team to victory.

Although the Rockets' record this season is not good, everyone can see that Olajuwon's personal strength is rising every year.

One and a half months into the season, Olajuwon averaged 38 minutes per game, 25.3 points, 14.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists. More importantly, he also had 4 blocks and 2.3 steals!

Now Olajuwon has become a hot superstar in the league. Starting from the 1986-87 season, the league began to promote Olajuwon as the league's number one center.

After entering the NBA, Olajuwon made six consecutive All-Star appearances and became a Western Conference All-Star starter for the past four seasons!

In the past few seasons from the 1986-87 season until now, Olajuwon has ushered in his explosive period of glory, winning double teams for three consecutive years, winning the rebounding title twice, and blocking shots once.

Not only does he have the most comprehensive offensive ability at the fifth position in the league, he also has the most terrifying interior defense in the league.

Olajuwon is not a bulky No. 5 who can only stand under the basket and protect the basket. He has explosive muscles and thanks to having practiced football as a child, his footsteps are also extremely flexible. He can protect the basket and sweep away.

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Unlike Ewing's style of blocking shots that likes to sneak up from behind, Olajuwon was able to win the block title because of his excellent blocking prediction ability and his terrifying wingspan.

However, although Olajuwon's strength is terrifying, Lu Feng and the SuperSonics do not feel despair. Olajuwon is indeed very strong, but he is strong, not the Rockets!

"I don't think Luck is that good. If it were me, with so much ball rights, I could play better than him!"

Before the game, Rockets guard Maxwell was interviewed by reporters and made no secret of his disdain for Lu Feng.

Maxwell has a fiery personality and is very willing to deal with the media. Although Olajuwon does not hate the media, he will not take the initiative to cater to him and is very Buddhist.

This gave Maxwell an opportunity. Every time the Rockets were interviewed by the media, he was the most active and popular one. People who didn't know might think he was the Rockets' star player.

Lu Feng didn't pay attention to Maxwell's provocation, nor did he respond to the other party's plan. He knew that this was just a brush, and what he was best at was holding back the team.

The game between the two teams begins, and both teams start the game.

The SuperSonics have made changes, and the team's starters are: Dana Burrows, Lu Feng, McMillan, Harper, and Sam Perkins.

The Rockets' starting five are: Kenny Smith, Vernon Maxwell, Booker Johnson, Otis Thorpe, and Hakeem Olajuwon.

Olajuwon easily won the jump ball and gave the team the right to attack first.

Kenny Smith dribbled the ball across half court and passed the ball to Maxwell.

Maxwell squatted down with the ball, looked at Lu Feng and said: "I didn't expect that you would be the one to defend me. Just watch, I will tear all your falsehoods to pieces!"

Lu Feng smiled, gave the other party a disdainful look, and said, "Jones told me to focus all my physical strength on offense, so I guarded your weakest person. Guess who that person is?"

who?"

Me? The weakest?

When Maxwell heard this, he opened his nostrils angrily and his eyes were full of fire.

Lu Feng looked at each other and felt a little strange. Maxwell's expression gave him a feeling of Westbrook. The two were the same type of players. To put it simply, they were easily fooled!

Maxwell hit Lu Feng forcefully, and he tried to break through from the right. Lu Feng followed up without losing his position.

Maxwell didn't hesitate. After being stopped, he immediately collected the ball, took one step inside the three-point line, and took a shot!

Lu Feng jumped up in time to interfere. The defense of this ball was very successful. Although he did not block the shot, he successfully made Maxwell's shot miss.

This was a long rebound. Perkins relied on his strength to intercept Dream, and Harper blocked Thorpe in time. After Lu Feng landed, he didn't stop for even a minute and sprinted and jumped again to grab the rebound!

Dameng was blocked behind by Perkins. He watched Lu Feng put away the basketball and shook his head helplessly.

After Lu Feng got the ball, Maxwell immediately defended him. His defensive skills were very poor, and Lu Feng succeeded in getting rid of him by continuously changing directions.

But Maxwell still didn't give up. He straightened his body and put his hand directly on Lu Feng's waist to prevent him from speeding up.

Lu Feng was stopped and instead of forcing the opponent away, he passed the ball to Dana Barros.

Burrows dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and did not rush to break through the basket. Although he had such ability, because Olajuwon had already reached the three-point line, he did not want to take risks.

Lu Feng switched to the second position, and of course he played without the ball. He did not lead Maxwell to move, but took the initiative to set a pick-and-roll for Dana Burrows.

Kenny Smith, the future gold medal commentator, was blocked by Lu Feng and knocked himself out of control. Seeing Lu Feng's inward cut, he couldn't even reach out to stop him.

Maxwell switched defense in front of Dana Burrows, but Burrows sent the ball inside and into Lu Feng's hands.

Lu Feng got the ball and rushed towards Dameng.

Avoiding Dameng's block in the air, Lu Feng glided from the left side of the basket to the right side, then grabbed the basketball with his right hand, reversed the windmill, and pulled the lever to the extreme to score the ball.

Dameng was a little annoyed. He originally had a chance to block this shot, but unfortunately he didn't spin fast enough in the air, allowing Lu Feng to avoid it.

After landing, Lu Feng secretly sighed, and at the same time it was a bit regretful. He originally wanted to try this ball to see if he could make Da Meng a foul.

But a big dream is a big dream after all. He doesn't want to have bad habits like Ewing. He blocks shots very cleanly and doesn't give Lu Feng any chance to foul.

Dameng: Humph, you want to cause me a foul, no way!

Dameng averaged 35 minutes per game in his career, but averaged only 3.5 fouls per game. Even though he started playing basketball late, his skills in all aspects are very mature and he was not sent off many times.

When it was the Rockets' turn to attack, Kenny Smith dribbled the ball across half-court without any fuss, and then handed the ball directly to Maxwell.

Lu Feng gave Maxwell a few steps. Although the Rockets played with one star and four shots, Maxwell is a player who prefers breakthroughs. It's not that he breaks through more, but that his breakthroughs are more threatening.

It's not that Lu Feng looked down on him. The more Maxwell's shots were taken, the greater the damage to the team. He deliberately let the opponent one step away in order to make Maxwell pass less passes and take more shots.

He knew that Maxwell was an extremely emotional person, and this shortcoming was even more serious during the game.

As Lu Feng expected, he completely ignored Olajuwon and Thorpe inside, caught the ball and took a test step with the triple threat, and then directly shot a three-pointer.

His tentative step was too bad. When he stretched his feet, he didn't look to both sides. Although he was facing Lu Feng, his eyes were always looking at the basket.

Lu Feng was too embarrassed to point it out. Maxwell kept rolling his eyes. He never thought that the opponent would break through.

Maxwell: What do you know? This guy’s eyes are deceiving!

Lu Feng: Ah, yes, yes...

Maxwell's shooting is not stable, but he takes a lot of shots. As the Rockets' leading guard, he often plays like an undercover.

Perhaps it is because Don Cheney played as a defender when he was a player. When Don Cheney coaches the team, he will give the defenders a lot of ball rights.

Don Cheney, the head coach of the Rockets, is also a Green-Keane coach. The Rockets like him for no other reason than because he is cheap!

Dameng was used as a blue collar in the hands of Don Cheney. His efficiency increased year by year, but his possession of the ball became less and less year by year. Dameng was able to maintain an average of more than 20 points per game, relying entirely on himself to grab offensive rebounds.

The second attack!

Don Cheney really dared to think and do it. Later, he really succeeded in PUA's big dream, let the big dream give way, and helped Maxwell become the boss!

Then, in the playoffs of the 1990-91 season, Maxwell first averaged 18.7 points on 18.7 shots per game in the playoffs, leading the team to a first round trip. The next season, he even took crazy shots to lead the ball.

The team lost consecutive games and saw no hope of the playoffs. The Rockets quickly waived Don Cheney and hired Tang Shuai.

After Tang Shuai arrived, he didn't realize Maxwell's true identity as a great player, because he could produce good statistics with high shots in every game. Tang Shuai and the Rockets just demoted him from the top player to the second or third player.

Until later, Maxwell was injured and missed the playoffs. Tang Shuai suddenly discovered that the Rockets had become stronger without Maxwell!

Ahem...

Lu Feng turned around, Maxwell missed the shot and hit the basket. It was a long rebound!

He glanced at the position of his teammates and decisively blocked Maxwell's position, preventing him from having a chance to grab the rebound.

The big dream was delayed by Perkins, Thorpe was too far away, and Harper easily put the basketball in his arms.

Seeing his teammate get the rebound, Lu Feng instantly turned around and passed Maxwell and ran towards the frontcourt. Maxwell wanted to reach out to grab him, but Lu Feng nimbly dodged it.

Maxwell gritted his teeth and followed up with Lu Feng, but after Lu Feng rushed into the penalty area, he used a fake pass to pass the ball to Dana Barros, who came from behind. Barros scored an easy layup.

Kenny Smith is a shooter. Although he is small, he is not fast. When Burrows scored a layup, he had just taken one step inside the three-point line.

Kenny Smith scratched his head in embarrassment, then quickly squatted down and exhaled heavily.

Kenny Smith: Believe me, it’s not that I can’t guard against it, I really can’t guard against it!

In this regard, his teammates didn't say much. After all, the Rockets' biggest weakness in perimeter defense is their slowness, and they have long been used to it.

After missing two goals in a row at the beginning, Maxwell felt that his hand was not very good at the beginning and did not continue to shoot.

After receiving the ball, he dribbled a few times and then passed the ball to his teammates.

The Rockets' offensive rhythm is extremely slow. Basically everyone who gets the ball will dribble for a few seconds before passing it to their teammates. After the basketball flips back and forth several times, more than half of the offensive time has passed.

Booker Johnson received the ball, faced McMillan's defense, and after a few dribbles, he planned to break through McMillan.

Booker Johnson is a fast, thin forward with a lousy shot. Why he can start in the Rockets is a mystery, because he really doesn't fit the Rockets system.

In other words, Booker Johnson actually does not have the level of an NBA starter at all. He is a player who is neither good nor bad. He is not good at shooting at the second position and has poor confrontation at the third position. It is because of this that the Sonics are in

This game promoted McMillan to the third position.

This time, Booker Johnson failed to break through as successfully as before. Although McMillan was afraid of fast players, he couldn't beat Booker Johnson with his speed.

Booker Johnson found that he couldn't defeat McMillan, so he thought about using strength to defeat him. However, he soon discovered to his embarrassment that Mike was as powerful as himself, and the two were equally competitive.

Booker Johnson had already run into a deeper position at this time. He wanted to pass the ball to Olajuwon, but he didn't have the ability.
To be continued...