Chapter 269
: A blow
Because the game was smooth in front, the "Captain" Brand became a little arrogant. When he encountered the high-intensity defense of the Magic, he also seemed a little impatient.
Therefore, he made consecutive mistakes.
The Magic took advantage of Elton Brand's mistakes to complete two consecutive attacks.
"Come on, come on!" Stan Van Gundy clapped and encouraged him on the sidelines.
Wu Feng and Vince Carter retreated to defend together. After seeing Stan Van Gundy applauding, he smiled and said to Vince Carter: "Vins, do you have a feeling?"
"What does it feel?" Vince Carter asked curiously.
"We ran around the field, wet all over, and our heads were so relaxed! Hehe..." Wu Feng laughed.
Vince Carter gave him a blank look and said, "It's also very hard to be a coach."
Wu Feng smiled and shrugged, then took a step forward, and landed well outside the three-point line.
Zhu Holiday and Andre Iguodala cooperated, and the latter turned around and dunked.
Transposition of offense and defense.
Wu Feng slowly dribbled the ball through the half, and Zhu Holiday was already waiting for him at the three-point line.
After several consecutive dribblings under his crotch, Wu Feng began to break through. It is natural to say that his breakthrough skills are, but he prefers to rely on speed to break through his opponent.
His right foot stepped out instantly. Before Wu Feng started at lightning speed, Zhu Holiday's simple movement made him unable to do the following movement. He just took a step forward gently, and his super long wingspan almost surrounded Wu Feng's overall body.
However, Wu Feng's body took a slight step. When the opponent was still guessing his intention, he jumped up. With the distance between the two of them now, Zhu Holiday's hand inevitably touched Wu Feng's right hand holding the ball.
With Wu Feng's space at this time, it was already very difficult to jump. After this delay, it was already at the end of his strength. Although the ball was thrown out by him, it fell down halfway through the flight.
"Drip", the referee's whistle sounded in time. This time, Wu Feng was just a temporary idea. When he saw Zhu Holiday defending himself, he felt like he was in the abyss, his movements were relatively stiff, and he had this idea with a sudden inspiration.
Wu Feng naturally would not miss the opportunity to free throws, and helped the Magic widen the score difference by 2 points.
Andre Iguodala received the ball, stepped back and flashed through Gerald Wallace's defense, and the ball was cleverly handed to Elton Brand's hand. The ball was passed ingeniously and very concealed. Using the body of the defensive player, the ball was transferred to the inside under Dwight Howard's nose.
From the beginning of the game to the present, Dwight Howard and Elton Brand have been stuck at the basket for the sake of that acre of three-pointers. Elton Brand suddenly retracted. He couldn't stop for a while and staggered two steps. Elton Brand easily dunked the ball into the basket.
Dwight Howard shook his head helplessly and thought to himself that he was a little careless.
After the timeout, the Magic's players also made adjustments, and Chris Duhon appeared instead of Vince Carter.
The reason why he was allowed to play was mainly to free Wu Feng from the burden of possessing the ball. When the team's outside pitchers were generally not in shape, Wu Feng became Stan Van Gundy's last choice. This choice in the past helped him turn his defeat countless times.
Chris Duhong quickly passed the half with the ball. Before he got on the court, Stan Van Gundy repeatedly reminded that the 76ers gave up the team's speed in order to lose the last game. Since that is the case, they should play their own game. What they have always been good at is the fast attack style. As long as they play their own rhythm, there will be no suspense in the game.
After giving up the heavy responsibility of controlling the ball, Wu Feng felt extremely relaxed. He kept interspersing on the field and became a nightmare for the 76ers players.
They couldn't keep up with his speed at all, but they couldn't give up on their defense against him.
Chris Duhong's passing quality is still good, but unfortunately his view of the overall situation is not strong, which seriously restricts his performance on the court, which is also his biggest obstacle to becoming a first-class point guard.
The first time Wu Feng ran to the bottom line, Chris Du Hong passed it out, but his passing target was too obvious, and the speed of the pass was not very fast. When the ball reached Wu Feng's hand, Zhu Holiday had already appeared in front of Wu Feng and had no chance to take action.
The 76ers played well in the interior today, especially the 'Captain' Elton Brand, who provided a lot of firepower to the 76ers on the offensive end.
Although he made some mistakes due to anxiety before, it cannot be denied that his performance was indeed very good.
Elton Brand and Spencer Hawyth also had good defenses, effectively limiting Dwight Howard's performance.
Looking at Dwight Howard, who was sweating profusely but not performing well, Stan Van Gundy felt unprecedented pressure. He knew that if he did not solve the problem in the inside, Dwight Howard would not last long under the opponent's attack. Once he could not even support him, the game would fall into the hands of the 76ers.
He doesn't want to be equalized by the opponent. He plans to go to Philadelphia with a big score of 2:0.
But who should I ask to share the pressure of Dwight Howard? Brandon Bass had almost no performance in this game, and Ryan Anderson could not resist the muscles and sticks of "Captain" Elton Brand.
After much consideration, Stan Van Gundy had to send veteran Nazel Mohammed up and form a double tower with Dwight Howard.
Affected by age, Nazel Mohammed's condition is far worse than before.
With Nazel Mohammed's current state, he is naturally not Spencer Haus's opponent, but his experience still helped him gain a foothold in the inside. More importantly, with his restraint, Dwight Howard finally got rid of the opponent's attack and turned the disadvantage little by little in the confrontation with Elton Brand.
Wu Feng made a three-pointer outside the three-point line. Zhu Holiday looked frustrated. The moment Dwight Howard flew out, he realized the goal of passing the ball and quickly appeared in front of Wu Feng. According to ordinary experience, he had enough time to make up for defense within such a short distance, but Wu Feng's attack was too fast. Before he took the defense, Wu Feng's three-pointer had already taken, which made him not even have the strength to react.
Zhu Holiday's ball was easily passed from Chris Duhon's head. After Spencer Hawys received the ball, he threw the ball into the basket with a small hook.
Dwight Howard's turn and jump shot missed, and Wu Feng gently pushed the ball into the basket on Elton Brand's head.
Elton Brand's layup missed, Dwight Howard easily took the rebound, and a long pass was handed to Wu Feng. At this time, he was the only one in the 76ers' halftime, and a relaxed three-step basket took two points.
Wu Feng successfully made a steal in the midfield, and easily changed hands to shake Zhu Holiday away, leaned against Elton Brand and shot, causing the latter's foul, successfully hitting 2+1.
In just two minutes, Wu Feng scored 8 points alone, helping the Magic set off a wave of 8:2 small ** and successfully widened the score difference to double digits.
Doug Collins quickly requested a timeout and re-arranged the tactics.
After the timeout, the 76ers replaced Spencer Hawys with Sadies Young.
As soon as the timeout was over, Sadies Young made a three-pointer, helping the 76ers narrow the gap.
The Magic's counterattack was fruitless, and the 76ers took the opportunity to chase the Magic's butt and recovered 2 points.
The Magic team became nervous again, and the 76ers' offensive after the timeout was very strong, which put them in some threats.
Chris Du Hong quickly dribbled the ball through the half. His performance in this game was pretty good, and his several clever passes were quite good.
Zhu Holiday tried his best to defend Wu Feng. From the beginning of the game, he followed Wu Feng firmly. No matter where he ran, Zhu Holiday did not dare to slacken at all.
Although Zhu Holiday's speed is not as fast as Wu Feng, with the assistance of his team members, Wu Feng has never had a chance to run.
From the bottom line to the top of the arc, Wu Feng made another round trip.
After several attempts to break through, Chris Duhon failed, he had to choose to hand the ball to Dwight Howard.
Wu Feng has been running without the ball at this time. With his outstanding performance, he is restraining the defensive players of the 76ers. Although the ball has never been in his hands, it has attracted the attention of at least two defensive players, which naturally gives other players more opportunities.
Elton Brand tightly stuck Dwight Howard's position. Dwight Howard's best turn jump shot requires position, at least there must be room for turning.
But Elton Brand did not give him a chance. After several physical competitions failed, Dwight Howard's ball was quickly passed. His pass was very sudden. The man was still there and Elton Brand was in the position, but the ball had already flew out from the inside.
At this time, Wu Feng was at the bottom line and had no room for buffering in the midfield. Zhu Holiday's reckless defense made him a headache. Moreover, Evan Turner on the other side also quickly came over. Once they were attacked, he would be in trouble.
Wu Feng did not catch the ball, but slapped the flying basketball towards the bottom corner.
There, Chris Du Hong was looking forward to it.
"Good." Chris Duhon said excitedly.
After receiving Wu Feng's wonderful pass, Chris Du Hong quickly jumped and threw the ball out.
His shooting posture is very standard and his shots are very straightforward.
"Swish", this three-pointer made the 76ers' counterattack feel like a blow.
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Chapter completed!