NBA's King of Talking

Chapter 372 Jia Fei VS Sha Fen

Blake Griffin displayed a very aggressive defensive attitude from the start, an attitude rarely seen even during his time with the Clippers. His weakness has always been his defense, whether it's defending pick-and-rolls or protecting the rim. His defensive strengths lie in post-up defense and one-on-one defense, but in today's league, more and more teams are shifting their offense from inside-out to outside-out. One-on-one post-ups are becoming less frequent, replaced by pick-and-roll and transition offense.

The Clippers were on offense. Tobias Harris had the ball and was attacking Blake Griffin, repeatedly driving to the basket but failing to shake him off. While Harris is a well-rounded player, speed has never been his strength as a swingman (3/4). Griffin, on the other hand, isn't slow when he's on guard, and can hold his own in one-on-one defense.

Harris passed the ball to DeAndre Jordan in the low post, who tried to dunk it over Drummond, but Drummond was too big and strong to be easily beaten.

The ball went in, Drummond grabbed the rebound and passed it to Ish Smith to dribble across half-court.

Ish Smith is a well-known journeyman guard in the NBA. Few teams would let him start, and he is not considered particularly good, but he has always been able to find a job, which is quite amazing.

Ish Smith passed the ball to Drummond in the low post, allowing Drummond to go one-on-one against DeAndre Jordan.

Drummond's hand skills aren't that great, but he likes to show off his skills in the low post. There was a similar player on the Pistons named Monroe before, who was also this type.

Drummond tried to take on DeAndre Jordan one-on-one, but his stiff hook shot missed!

but!

Griffin grabbed the offensive rebound, faked a move, and then drove to the basket, drawing a foul from Harris.

Shafen seemed dissatisfied with not being able to complete the 2+1 play, and he slapped the ball hard before catching it with both hands.

Griffin stepped to the free-throw line, but perhaps due to excessive excitement, he missed his first free throw!

Fortunately, he adjusted in time and made the second free throw!

1-0, the Pistons score first!

Beverley dribbled the ball over and passed it to Jia Fei.

Jia Fei dribbled the ball, and a cheer erupted from the crowd. But to Blake Griffin, the sound was grating and incredibly irritating. Back when he was with the Clippers, these same fans had cheered him on. But now, during his free throws, they'd interfered with him using inflatable sticks, giving him a feeling of being forgotten once he left. All of this was because Jia Fei was coming. If he hadn't come, why should he have moved?

DeAndre Jordan came up to set a screen, and Jia Fei was double-teamed.

Jia Fei passed the ball to DeAndre Jordan, who was cutting down the court. Jordan attempted a dunk, but Blake Griffin suddenly appeared from the side!

DeAndre Jordan got fertilized, and his shot went wide...

Drummond easily grabbed the rebound and passed it to Ish Smith to dribble over.

Here, Blake Griffin is frantically calling for the ball in the low post.

Ish Smith puts the ball up, and Blake Griffin backs down Harris with a powerful shot. Griffin wants everyone in the arena, especially owner Steve Ballmer, to know: Is this the kind of player you traded me for?

Harris has a temper too, is this never going to end? He also went all out physically, the two were practically fighting!

Beverley went up to double-team, but Blake Griffin didn't pass the ball and forced a turn to attack!

The ball missed!

Griffin is grabbing offensive rebounds like crazy!

Sha Fen rose up again, never expecting that Jia Fei would strike him with a nail-like blow!

Drummond got the ball, but Beverley stole it!

Beverley gets the ball and launches a counter-attack, passing to Jia Fei in the middle!

Jia Fei advanced through the middle, getting past Ismail Smith in the process, and then passed to Beverley on the left wing!

Beverley had the ball and saw Jia Fei pointing his finger into the air!

Beverley understood immediately and tossed the ball into the air...

Jia Fei leaped high into the air, and amidst the screams of the fans, he slammed the ball into the basket with one hand, as if reaching for the moon!

1-2, the Clippers have scored!

"Jia Fei's offensive and defensive transitions were absolutely brilliant!" Wang Meng exclaimed in the Tencent studio.

Pistons on offense, Blake Griffin and Ish Smith set a pick and roll!

Ismail Smith also delivered an alley-oop to Griffin!

After completing the alley-oop, Shafen pointed at Jia Fei with her finger, as if to say, "Are you the only one who can do this?"

Jia Fei smiled slightly, his smile deepening. This is what makes the competition interesting!

Beverley passed the ball to Jia Fei in the attacking third.

Jia Fei dribbles the ball and attacks Pope, then turns his back and sits inside!

Although Pope is a full-size point guard, Jia Fei is a small forward with a clear size advantage!

Pope was forced into retreat, while Shafen attacked from both sides!

Jia Fei suddenly turned around, passed between the two, and, facing Zhuang Shen's block, tossed the ball... but missed!

But Jia Fei rose again and slammed home a one-handed dunk over both Shabazz and Drummond!

With the score at 3-4, Jia Fei started with two dunks, clearly showing that this ordinary regular season game was not going to be a waste of his time. His body language had already told everyone that he wanted to win!

Pistons are on offense, and Blake Griffin once again drives hard to the basket against Harris in the low post, drawing Harris's second personal foul.

Griffin will be back at the free-throw line.

Harris had already committed two fouls and had to leave the game early. His replacement was Art Mayork, a close friend of Jaffe.

Griffin made one of two free throws, and Art Mayork leaped to grab the rebound!

Griffin tried to steal the rebound, but Art Mayok held onto it tightly, knocking Griffin down in the struggle...

"Beep beep beep—" Art Mayork commits a foul!

The fans at the stadium were also dissatisfied. "Damn it, has Griffin become a 'flop' tonight? We can't even touch him?"

Shafen glared angrily at Art Mayor.

Art Mayork, already feeling frustrated, immediately sneered, "All you do is fake a fall!"

"Who gives you the right to talk about me like that?" Sha Fen laughed in anger. All sorts of nobodies were mocking him.

"You're nothing special, just a spineless coward abandoned by the team!" Art Mayork had spent a lot of time with Jia Fei and was quite skilled at verbal sparring, so he was never going to be at a disadvantage!

Who are you calling a coward?

"It's you, could it be me?"

Seeing that things were not going well, the referee immediately stepped forward to stop it.

"Mr. Yang, the tension is starting to build!" Wang Meng said with a smile.

“Griffin has opinions about the Clippers and Jia Fei, so it’s normal for him to be angry. Just don’t let it escalate into a conflict!” Yang Yi said.

Beverley dribbled the ball over and passed it to Jia Fei.

Jia Fei backed down Pope, squeezed out of position, turned and hit a mid-range shot!

5:6, still a 1-point difference.

In the first quarter, the stars of both sides went head-to-head. Blake Griffin scored 11 points in the quarter, and Jia Fei scored 14 points. At the end of the quarter, the Clippers led by 2 points, 25-27.

The tide turned dramatically at the start of the second quarter, with Stanley Johnson and Jon Rueer suddenly erupting for the Pistons, leading their team on an offensive surge that forced the Clippers to call several timeouts.

By the time Jia Fei returned to the court, the score was already 45-35. The Clippers were now down by double digits.