Under Chen Feng's full-court man-to-man defense, the Rockets almost missed halftime in eight seconds. Jeremy Lin quickly passed the ball away. Unexpectedly, Chen Feng suddenly strengthened his defense, which actually made him feel like he was about to suffocate.
After the news spread, a big stone seemed to be lifted in my heart.
After James Harden received the ball, he quickly rushed inside. Under his impact, the Spurs' defense continued to compress inside.
James Harden's forced layup was very beautiful, with his graceful and elegant movements and his twist in the air, which completely avoided Derrick Favors' defense.
Just as the ball was about to go into the basket, a white palm suddenly appeared on the right side, and the ball was violently fanned out.
"Chen..." The Spurs fans suddenly cheered.
At the critical moment, Chen Feng's block made a great contribution. James Harden's layup route was very hidden. However, Chen Feng was keenly aware that Derrick Favors seemed to be restrained by Howard and had limited range of activities under the basket.
Very small, suffered a lot on defense, and Duncan was pulled out by Jones.
James Harden is very good at layups under the cover of big men, and Chen Feng finally saved the team with a late strike.
The ball fell to the ground, was picked up by Derrick Favors, and then quickly passed to Ginobili.
Although the Spurs fans accounted for less than a quarter of the audience, it was a pity that with their cheers and noise, the Toyota Center seemed to have become the Att Arena.
"Leonard..." Ginobili yelled and then passed the ball to Leonard.
At this moment, Leonard has already run to the Rockets' basket. It is obviously impossible for the Rockets to save this ball.
With a "swish" sound, the ball went in.
111:110, the Spurs took the lead by 1 point.
"Wow..." The whole place was in an uproar.
On the Spurs bench, Patty Mills and others were shouting Leonard's name.
"Kawhi...Leonard..."
"Gerard, you did a great job!" Chen Feng ran to Leonard's side and said excitedly.
"Haha, if we can defend against their goal, we will basically win." Leonard clenched his fists and said excitedly to Chen Feng.
"Well, guard against this goal!" Chen Feng nodded heavily.
Seeing victory right in front of him, Chen Feng felt that all the fatigue he had felt before was gone.
"Bang." The basket once again rejected Jones' baseline jump shot, and the entire Toyota Center fell into a dead silence.
The rebounded ball flew out of the basket and actually appeared in the hands of a Rockets player.
It's James Harden!
In this game, the Rockets player has the hottest touch.
With 22.8 seconds left in the game, the ball appeared in James Harden's hands.
He quickly took two steps back. James Harden quickly retreated to the three-point line. His strong body looked unusually dignified in the air, and his hands holding the ball also looked particularly powerful. These two hands have created many miracles.
Both hands. When the team reached a critical moment, they regained control of the gears of the team's destiny.
"Whoo, whoosh, whoosh..." There was a slight sound breaking through the air, and the ball flew out from his fingers lightly.
Time seemed to condense in this moment, and tens of millions of fans around the world were paying attention to this fatal goal.
If the ball is scored, then the situation is back in the hands of the Rockets. If it is not scored, then the Rockets are likely to lose the game, and if they lose this game, the Rockets are likely to be eliminated by the Spurs.
"Pa", the heavy sound of batting the ball brought the flow of time back on track. After the ball flew out, a palm appeared out of nowhere and directly covered the ball from the air.
In just over 20 seconds of game time, Chen Feng saved the team with two difficult blocks.
In the last ten seconds, the Rockets' foul tactics only widened the point difference step by step. Chen Feng's performance at the free throw line was not soft at all, and he made all four of his last free throws.
"Beep", the buzzer sounded at the end of the game. With Chen Feng's key block at the last moment, the Spurs finally defeated the Rockets 115:110 and won the match point of this series. As long as they win another game
, then they can sweep the Rockets and advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.
In the whole game, Chen Feng once again scored astonishing statistics, 35 points, 13 assists, 8 rebounds, 4 steals, and 3 blocks.
This performance made him the most valuable player of the game.,
Three wins over the Rockets gave the entire Spurs team hope of advancing. Although there is still a tough battle to be fought, they are well prepared and are not afraid of the Rockets' final counterattack.
**Vicci is very pleased that China Chen has truly grown up, and he can lead the team forward at any time!
In the post-game interview of Game 3, Rockets head coach McHale said that they had already thought about how to deal with the Spurs players in Game 4, especially Derrick Favors and Chen Feng.
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"Derrick and China Chen need to understand that every time they enter the penalty area or go on a fast break, they will definitely receive a physical impact." The Rockets head coach said in an interview after the third game.
Regarding McHale's remarks, Spurs coach **Vic said that they have long been used to physical collisions with the Shenma.
On April 22, 2014, the NBA official website announced: Chen, the new head of the Spurs, officially won the Most Improved Player Award of the Year and the Regular Season MVP this season.
Most people still agree that this guy can become the most improved player. Although Chen Feng was good enough last season, he is still far behind compared to this season.
This season, Chen Feng averaged 30.2 points per game, almost 10 points higher than last season, second only to scoring leader Kevin Durant, and most importantly, Chen Feng also averaged 5.5 assists and 6.8 rebounds per game.
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This data has only been obtained by a limited number of people such as Bird, Jordan and James. Even James this season has worse data than Chen Feng.
So Chen Feng is definitely the most improved player this season!
It is precisely for this reason that Chen Feng was able to defeat Durant and James with a slight advantage and become the regular MVP this season.
A 21-year-old kid led the team to the league's best record. Coupled with the data of 30+5+7, Chen Feng fully deserved the MVP decision.
In addition to announcing this season's Most Improved Player and MVP, the league also announced this season's Best Defensive Player.
The Defensive Player of the Season is the Bulls' Joakim Noah.
Below him are Dwight Howard of the Rockets and Derrick Favors of the Spurs!
This season, Derrick Favors averaged 13.1 rebounds per game and a career-high 1.3 steals per game. He ranked second in the league in steals and rebounds per game, and was the league's leader in blocks.
The Spurs achieved the league's first record in the regular season this year. In being able to achieve such huge progress, there is no doubt about the role of Derrick Favors.
In fact, the attention Chen Feng has received this season is unprecedented, and at the same time, this guy is also seriously underestimated.
Everyone saw the people standing next to him, Duncan who averaged 14.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, Parker who averaged 13 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds per game, and Parker who averaged 12 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds per game.
The performance of Ginobili and the three veterans in the regular season is still as firm as ever.
Others include Favors, who averages 10+13 per game, and Leonard, who averages 12+4+6. The combined scoring average of these people is about 60 points per game.
Coupled with substitutes such as Patty Mills and Diaw, this Spurs team can be said to have the best offensive firepower in the league during the regular season, able to score 116 points.
It is precisely because the Spurs players are so outstanding that Chen Feng's role has been seriously overshadowed. It was not until the major awards came out this time that many people were shocked to discover that this guy has grown to this point.
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On April 23, 2014, the Spurs came to Houston again. This was their fourth game against the Rockets. As long as they win this game, they will advance to the Western Conference semifinals.
Although the Rockets are already 0:3 behind, their coach is very calm.
For Rockets coach McHale, he doesn't care if he is already 0-3 behind. McHale, who has always been optimistic, is still full of confidence in the next game.
"Maybe it's because I'm always so optimistic." In an interview with the media before the game, McHale said: "I have always said that as long as we still have games to play, I think we still have a chance to win."
"Even though you've won three games, I still feel like I can beat you, that's what I want to say."
Regarding McHale's remarks, Spurs head coach **Vic also said before the start of the fourth game: "Kevin's attitude is very good, but what I want to say is that tonight, we will go all out.
Take another victory from here.”
Game 4 between the Spurs and Rockets starts at 7 o'clock in the evening.
After quarreling with the Rockets head coach, Vicky also seized the last moment to motivate the players.
**Vicci said to Chen Feng and others with great excitement: "Although we have won three games in a row, we must not be proud. In this game, we must go all out to defeat our opponents. As long as we stick to our own
The way we play, we work hard on defense, and limit the performance of Harden and Dwight, we will definitely win this game so late."
"Okay!" Derrick Favors responded loudly, and under his leadership, the other players were also excited.
In this game, the Rockets' starting five players are: center Dwight Howard, power forward Jones, small forward Chandler Parsons, shooting guard James Harden, and point guard Jeremy Lin.
Their only adjustment was that Jeremy Lin, who has stronger organizational skills but weaker defense, was promoted to the starting lineup! (To be continued...)
