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Chapter 450
When Peja was a substitute before, he hadn't played against Qin Fei much.

After all, when he was on the bench, Qin Fei was already a top player in the league, and the Warriors were the starters, so there was almost no chance for the two to match up.

But Peja always remembered Qin Fei, waiting to prove himself in front of Qin Fei.

It's not that he and Qin Fei have any special grievances, but now that Qin Fei is a ceiling-level superstar in the league, every guy he meets who claims to be a scorer will have this aspect in mind.

The same is true for Peja. This season, he successfully joined the 20+ club and became the king's first offensive point outside.

But many people say that he relies too much on the Kings' offensive system. What if there is no Kings system?Will Peja still have such beautiful data?
So he gets a lot of questioning.

"Snapped!"

Outside passes followed one after another, Peja withdrew his thoughts, held the ball with three threats, and faced Qin Fei's defense.

Qin Fei's defense has a natural advantage, and his movements are very standard. He has physical confrontation, reaction speed, top awareness, one-on-one defense and cooperative defense capabilities, which are all top in history.

So Peja observed Qin Fei's defensive posture, and did not choose to break through immediately.

Breaking is not what he is good at, he transferred the ball to the other side.

Chris Webber received the ball in the high position and began to move with the ball. Jason Williams came to pick and roll to cover, and after Peja handed over the ball, he cut the back door.

Bai Qiao's dribble breakthrough tore apart the Warriors' defense.

Qin Fei originally followed Peja, but when he saw Bai Qiao's tearing, he chose to return to the penalty area.

At this moment, the basketball came from his side.

Peja on the outside was overjoyed and raised his hands, ready to catch the ball.

As a result, at this moment, Qin Fei stretched out his hand and cut off the pass with a "snap".

"broken?"

Jason Williams made the first turnover of the game so suddenly. Qin Fei, who stole the ball, dribbled the ball directly and made a fast break. The Warriors Billups and O'Neal who followed out of the penalty area rushed out like a pack of wolves.

Qin Fei dribbled the ball for the second time, and he had already crossed the half court.

Ahead, the Kings' defensive line was in chaos. Everyone's eyes were attracted by Qin Fei who was advancing with the ball. As soon as Qin Fei reached the three-point line, he pushed with both hands and threw the ball into the air.

On the other side, the strong man jumped out, caught Qin Fei's pass with both hands, and dunked the ball in.

Air Relay!

Jermaine O'Neill hung the basket high and landed after swinging around. He happily ran back and gave Qin Fei high-fives to celebrate.

This goal was too easy. If Clifford Robinson didn't play, he became the starter. Scoring was easier than he imagined. With Qin Fei on the field, the others were naturally in a state of low offensive pressure.

If every goal was as simple as an alley-oop, it would not be difficult for him to score twenty points in a game.

Kings bench, coach Rick Adelman stood on the sidelines.

His expression was a little serious, and he seemed dissatisfied with the performance of the team players.

But in fact, Adelman is not dissatisfied with the player's performance. He just thinks that Qin Fei's defense threat is too great. From the inside defense to the outside, it is only an instant thing, which means that within a certain range, he will be radiated by his defensive interference.

What kind of responsiveness is this?
He gestured to the players to play a little more cautiously.

"Don't move the ball in a wide range, the quality of high and low screens, do it higher!"

Adelman said something.

On the court, Williams dribbled the ball halfway and added a turnover. He played more conservatively now and passed the ball to Divac in the high post. Divac organized in the high post and easily found Chris Webber who was stuck in the low post.

Webb caught the ball with his back against O'Neal, took a step back, and chose a mid-range jumper.

This ball did not go to Princeton, it was purely a combination of high and low positions plus personal ability.

Seeing that the team's offense was not smooth, Weber chose such a way to break the deadlock.

He did, the basketball went in hollow and the Kings completed their start.

O'Neal has already defended very well, but Webber's mid-range shot is very stable. Give him a little space, and he will find a chance to complete the score.

This year's Chris Webber is the top 3 power forward in the league. If he is more bold, he can even be said to be the best power forward. If you just look at the court performance this year.

Jermaine O'Neal couldn't defend and didn't feel ashamed. There were many people he couldn't defend against. People who started from humble beginnings naturally looked at the game from a relatively low level, without much psychological pressure.

After all, there is no room for a lower decline than before.

He ran across the half court excitedly, and made an off-ball screen for Qin Fei.

Qin Fei came out to catch the ball, dribbled the ball in with his left hand, leaned his back against the defender, turned around suddenly, and was double-teamed by the Kings.

"Union defense?"

The double-team came too fast, and Carlisle felt that the Kings' defensive formation had a problem.

Just as he was about to talk to the referee, Qin Fei was assigned to Sura, who was ambushing in the bottom corner. Sura got an open three-pointer again, but this time, he failed to make the open three-pointer.

"It's okay, it's a good shot!"

"The next time you get an open seat, keep voting!"

Qin Fei clapped his hands and loudly encouraged Su La.

Sura was still a little annoyed that she missed the open three-pointer, but after hearing Qin Fei's encouragement, her heart warmed up, and she nodded confidently at Qin Fei.

On the whole, the Warriors occupy the dominant low position.

At the beginning of the game, Qin Fei chose to connect the teams and worked hard to play for his teammates.

The Kings played Princeton's tactics a few times, and found that it was not as effective as the one-on-one play by the stars. The Warriors' rotation speed was too fast.

At 5 minutes and 13 seconds, Qin Fei received a ball from Billups and made a mid-range jumper.

Only then did he get his first sports goal of the game.

Qin Fei didn't care about his score at all, he didn't seem to be in a hurry, but his fans were very anxious, and they wished Qin Fei could score [-] or [-] points every night.

With 3 minutes left in the first quarter, Qin Fei left the game early to rest.

This came earlier than usual breaks.

In the first quarter of the game, although he scored averagely, he did a good job in other aspects, especially on the defensive end. He has already made three steals. Although the Kings have a gorgeous style of play, they also made many mistakes.

Most of the time, NBA teams are like this. A team that pursues glamor is prone to more turnovers, while an old-fashioned and tough defensive team is obviously better at controlling the number of turnovers.

The king belongs to the former. The strong offense conceals the roughness of the details. Facing Qin Fei, who is full of defense capabilities, it is easy to be caught and beaten.

After Qin Fei left the field, the Kings played several beautiful offenses.

In the first quarter, the Warriors led the Kings by 26 points 24-2 away.

In the second quarter of the game, the Kings' offense became smoother, and many chaotic masters stood on the bench, surpassing the Warriors for their own sake.

Fortunately, among the Warriors' substitutes, Artest stood up.

On the defensive end, Artest disrupted the Kings' offense continuously, making the Kings' smooth offense stagnate. At the same time, he contributed a breakthrough dunk on the offensive end, and he killed the Kings' restricted area by himself.

Artest has matured a lot compared to last season, but occasionally there are some irrational situations. Carlisle trained him to become a more calm player. At least he must know what he wants so as not to lose the chain at critical moments.

Artest also accepted this role. As the number of injuries increased, he gradually became the most reliable player on the bench in the Warriors, often leading the Warriors' bench players to play counterattacks.

The scores of the two teams took the lead alternately, and Qin Fei reappeared with 6 minutes and 31 seconds left in the second quarter.

He rested enough time. Carlisle deliberately controlled Qin Fei's game time in the regular season. Generally, he would not play more than 40 minutes in a game, usually around 36 minutes.

As soon as Qin Fei appeared on the stage, he immediately attracted the attention of all members of the Kings.

The eyes of the entire arena were attracted by Qin Fei. Qin Fei replaced Artest, who was conscientious, stuffed his clothes and walked to the floor.

"Qin Fei only scored 4 points in the first quarter. This is not his regular score in the first quarter."

"The players of the Kings should be careful. Qin Fei, who has rested for a long time, is very likely to explode at the end of the second quarter, so that the Warriors can maintain a sufficient lead in the first half."

The on-site host was explaining seriously over there, naturally leaning a little bit towards the Kings.

Without his reminder, the other players of the Kings are already on the verge of a formidable enemy.

"Pull it apart!"

Qin Fei made a gesture, and after halftime, he pouted and stuck in his position, and Doug was firmly blocked behind, unable to move.

Billups hit the ground, Qin Fei stepped on the three-point line to catch the ball, and the Kings' defensive center of gravity shifted to the right. Sure enough, there were some signs and shadows of zone defense.

The referee didn't care about the edge ball.

After Qin Fei observed it, he shook his shoulders lightly and made a fake movement pretending to turn around.

When Doug's center of gravity shifted back, he really turned around suddenly and broke through near the baseline. Before he took a step, the Kings double-teamed, which was more than a bit faster than other teams.

Although the defensive player's double-teaming was fast, Qin Fei moved faster. He just got a little room to shoot when he turned around, and he shot directly by stepping on the ground.

With a one-step jump shot from inside the three-point line, the basketball arced across the sky and plunged into the basket.

Two points!

What the host said was not bad at all. Qin Fei was about to score. It didn't mean that he had rested long enough, but that the Kings didn't have too many defensive strategies except that they double-teamed faster.

As long as he releases the shot before the double-team arrives, the double-team will never have an effect on him.
"That's the shot, it's too hasty."

The defensive players of the Kings looked at each other in blank dismay. On the other side, Qin Fei, resolutely double-teaming was a defensive strategy that the Kings had thought up early on, and they had to be prepared throughout.

"It's good to be sloppy. When you are sloppy, your hit rate should not be too high."

The Kings players seem to think it is acceptable when they think about it this way.

But on the offensive end, they also encountered trouble. After Qin Fei reappeared in the second quarter, he gave up helping to defend the penalty area and focused on marking Peja on the outside.

Under Qin Fei's chasing and marking, Peja didn't score in the second half of the second quarter.

Qin Fei completely handed over the penalty area to O'Neal and Ben. On the defensive end, he trusted these two outstanding heroes infinitely.

Little O'Neal and Big Ben's defense didn't matter. Chris Webber finally scored his 10th point before halftime with an inefficient score.

At this time, Qin Fei slowly turned on the offensive mode in the second half of the second quarter, and personally scored 9 points.

Not long after the start of the second half, Qin Fei broke through and made a layup, scoring in double figures.

During this period of time in the NBA, there have been some signs of zone defense, but the zone defense has not yet been legalized. Many teams play zone defenses that are half-linked and half-unlinked, living between the boundaries of human defense and zone defense.

Against Qin Fei, the Kings had already crossed the line. During the intermission, the head coach received a warning from the referee.

In this way, in the second half, the defense of the Kings really restrained a lot, but if the zone defense was not used, the rhythm and speed of double-teaming would slow down, and Qin Fei had more time to adjust his offense.

Not being able to defend one-on-one is the biggest pain. The entire defense system is fragmented to defend Qin Fei.

On the other hand, the Warriors' players are pretty good defensively. For the Kings' offensive points, the Warriors have corresponding defensive points to match.

The one-on-one defense works well, and the Kings' offense is not good.

The Warriors quickly opened the point difference to double digits.

Fortunately, Weber stepped forward and used his personal ability to score four points in a row to help the Kings stabilize their position.

Just when the situation had just stabilized, Qin Fei received the ball from outside the three-point line and made a direct hit. He completed the attack without making any three threats, which was very unreasonable.

Zone defense is not very effective for stars who can shoot.

Qin Fei can not only shoot, but also pick and roll with his teammates. He is not a bullfighter who only knows one-on-one.

In the third quarter, Qin Fei's personal performance was very eye-catching, scoring consecutive points against Webber, helping the Warriors establish a 14-point lead.

The Kings found that they couldn't beat the Warriors at all, so they could only bet on some three-pointers.

However, Peja's three-point shooting percentage today was mediocre. Under Qin Fei's interference, he only made 7 of 1 outside shots tonight, and could not provide effective fire support at all.

"How tall is Qin Fei? Did this guy lie about his statistics?"

Peja felt very uncomfortable when Qin Fei defended him against a low hit rate.

Qin Fei's official height is "only" 1 meters, but his actual height does not seem to be much different from him. Peja knows that he is a very standard power forward with a height of 98 meters.

When Qin Fei was in college and when he participated in the draft, he was indeed 1 meters tall, maybe he was still wearing shoes.

He didn't measure it later, but in fact the height should be the same. The difference may be barefoot and wearing shoes. To defend Peja, who is much taller than him, Qin Fei still uses the wingspan and body contact to let Peja always play in a confrontational state. This is his real defensive strategy.

Only by constantly exerting physical confrontation will the shooter lose his rhythm.

"It was a bad night."

After the game, when Peja was interviewed by the media, his face was depressed.

With an average of 20.4 points per game, he scored a total of 9 points this night, and he has not yet reached double figures. He scored 2 points in the entire second half, and the points were obtained by free throws. The whole game was like sleepwalking.

"The game is not about how many points to score, but to make yourself score higher than your opponent or let your opponent score lower than yourself. This sounds like nonsense, but in fact there are still some things to pay attention to."

"In my opinion, if the Kings want to become a truly strong team, they need further training."

"In comparison, the Warriors have played more easily in the past games, and they have indeed shown a championship appearance. I am still optimistic that the Warriors can win the championship this season."

Yahoo Sports' basketball columnist Thompson wrote in the article that he cleverly used the word "again", as if to say that he said the same thing last year.

(End of this chapter)