NBA: You said you would give up, and now you’ve won three consecutive championships?

After Brandon Ingram completed a steal, he quickly advanced and initiated a fast break.

His dribbling skills are pretty good. After he dribbled past the defender from behind, he instantly aroused the vigilance of other Boston Celtics players.

At this moment, Ingram passed the ball directly to Li Feng.

The latter also used a slow three-step layup and took advantage of the rhythm difference to complete an easy layup.

The Lakers were chasing points with great momentum, and were about to turn the advantage that the Boston Celtics had worked so hard to build into dust. Stevens immediately signaled the referee and called a timeout.

"Oh, it seems the Celtics coach is getting impatient. However, anyone who saw the speed at which they just caught up would not let it go."

"That's right, Mike. In the half quarter that Li Feng has been on the court, he has already scored 11 points, making him the second-highest scorer on the Lakers. Even higher than Ingram's 10 points!"

"His three-pointers are very threatening. When he can make them, his scoring ability is simply explosive! If we don't find a way to solve this problem of Li Feng, I'm afraid the Celtics will have a hard time going forward."

……

Stevens' expression no longer had the relaxed composure he had five minutes ago.

He said to everyone in a serious tone:

"The guy on the opposite side, Li Feng, has a good three-point shooting ability. But from my observation, he doesn't seem to have much ball-handling ability, so when defending him, do your best to force him!"

"Don't keep the ball in his hands, force him to pass it or force him to turn it over."

"Understand?!"

As soon as everyone finished saying "I understand", Jaylen Brown suddenly raised his hand and interrupted:

"Coach, I wish I could guard him."

"Huh?" Stevens was stunned: "Are you sure you can defend him?"

"Although his three-point shooting is very accurate, I will try my best. I really want to compete with him."

Stevens glanced at him, then nodded in approval.

Although in the game, it is rare for the main player to defend the opponent's offensive spearhead.

Because defense is a very physically demanding task, it is very difficult to balance offensive effectiveness and defense at the same time.

However, the summer league itself is to give these players the opportunity to perform, and it is also a way for them to better understand their own strength through competition!

He believes, no, he should say that he hopes Jaylen Brown can strike a good balance and win the game.

"Okay, then you will defend Li Feng next."

"Thank you, coach. I will definitely try my best to defend."

……

Lakers bench.

Luke Walton smiled and patted Li Feng on the shoulder, saying with great satisfaction:

"Boy, it seems I was right to regard you as the team's secret weapon."

"Ahem... Coach is wise." Li Feng felt pain in his flesh from being slapped, and smiled bitterly helplessly.

The people around were helpless when they saw Luke Walton's completely inconsistent attitude.

Coach, that's not what you just said!

The secret weapon?

This is nonsense!

But they did admire Li Feng, his shooting skills were indeed superb.

Having him there really does share a lot of firepower with the team, opening up the outside offense while also creating space for the inside.

At least for Randle, his inside offensive environment was much better than in the first two quarters.

Larry Nance looked at Li Feng with envy.

As long as Li Feng can maintain his current competitive state, if nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely have a considerable amount of shooting rights when the new NBA season starts.

Even though he is just a freshman rookie now, even though he and I are competing on the same field.

But Larry Nance knows better than anyone that Li Feng's future achievements will definitely be far higher than his own!

Perhaps this future is not far away...

"In the next quarter, we have to completely tear apart the opponent's defense, understand?"

"He wants to suppress us, so let's let them know who is the master of this field!"

"Li Feng, you are our secret weapon, so don't be soft on them. Whenever there's a chance to shoot, shoot them!"

"It doesn't matter if you can't throw it in. I totally trust you! Li Feng!"

After Luke Walton finished his passionate speech, he looked at everyone. He thought that Li Feng would be so moved by his expectations that he would cry.

But who knew that Li Feng yawned, and then asked blankly:

"Ah, are you done? Applause, applause."

A burst of sparse applause made Luke Walton doubt for the first time whether he was suitable to be a head coach.

When film and television dramas shoot this part, shouldn’t the players be in high spirits, fighting to the end accompanied by the background music?

He held his forehead and said helplessly:

"Okay, let's go to the game..."

After the players came on the court, the assistant coach took a phone and handed it to Luke Walton's ear while covering the receiver, and whispered:

"Coach, the leader wants to see you about that matter."

Luke Walton's expression suddenly became serious. He waved his hand to signal him to leave, then answered the phone.

"Okay...Okay, got it. I'll call you back after the game."

……

Back on the court, the Lakers' momentum was a level higher than before.

Their shots became more decisive and their offense became smoother.

Momentum is indeed a mysterious thing. As the saying goes, a defeat is like a mountain collapsing. Momentum can often determine the direction of the battle to a certain extent.

The Celtics' defense on the perimeter used a forced-grab tactic to prevent Li Feng from holding the ball.

Li Feng himself did not have a strong desire to attack, after all, he had already scored eleven points in this game.

It would be fine if I could continue to score... but that would come at a different price.

Randle made a pick-and-roll, and Li Feng dribbled around the screen with one dribble, with no one defending within one meter in front of him.

"Great shot!" Luke Walton yelled from the sidelines.

He estimated that Li Feng's shot was likely to be another three-pointer!

However, Li Feng did not choose to shoot. After a pause, he directly threw the ball into the inside.

Luke Walton slammed the table and stood up suddenly.

"Why are you passing the ball when there's no one inside?! You're just shooting blindly! If you keep doing that I'll... I'll fuck the ball!"

Before Luke Walton could finish his words, he saw where the ball landed, and Ingram happened to be there.

After receiving the ball very comfortably, he made a successful dunk, adding two more points for the team!

Jaylen Brown curled his lips, it seemed that he had to be more vigilant.

We can't let him pass the ball so comfortably!

The spectators on the sidelines were surprised to find that from the third quarter onwards, the person defending Li Feng turned out to be Jaylen Brown.

Moreover, the look of strict defense was enough to show how much the Celtics valued Li Feng.

"That's amazing. I didn't expect Jaylen Brown to defend that late-round pick himself."

"God! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it."

"I don't know if the Lakers' offense will be interrupted. If we can stop their outside shooting, the Celtics will basically have won half the battle."

The audience was talking a lot.

But Li Feng was already satisfied with his 11 points at this time.

So whenever Jaylen Brown came up to press, Li Feng was too lazy to fight and just quickly passed the ball to assist his teammates.

Because the opponent strengthened their perimeter defense, the operating space for the inside players became much larger. Li Feng found the right opportunity to pass the ball directly into the inside in both of his passes.

After Randle made an alley-oop dunk, Ingram also found the opportunity to cut to the basket and score with a hook shot.

No one expected that the Los Angeles Lakers could still score points continuously after the Celtics rearranged their tactics.

Amid the exclamations of the audience, the Lakers took the lead at the end of the third quarter!

62: 60!

The Lakers overtook by two points!