Chapter 383
"Clang", Paul Pierce's free throw really failed.
Al Horford jumped with all his might and wanted to take the defensive rebound. However, when he was fighting for the rebound, he was hit by Brandon Bass, and what was even more annoying was that the referee did not even call him a rebound foul.
The basketball was pushed aside by several big men. At this time, Wu Feng rushed over and then jumped up to grab it with Lei Allen.
How could Ray Allen rob Wu Feng? Wu Feng caught the rebound and passed it to Jeff Teague.
After Jeff Teague dribbled through half the game, he waited until his teammates were all in place, and then he made a breakthrough with the help of Marvin Williams' cover.
However, he was soon blocked by Paul Pierce. After feeling Paul Pierce's oppressive defense, Jeff Teague couldn't help but pass the ball to Wu Feng who was slipping out of the baseline.
Wu Feng broke through with the ball and made a wonderful pass from Al Horford. The latter beat Brandon Bass, directly squeezed out Brandon Bass, and scored with both hands. Perhaps due to the influence of the previous ball, Al Horford's dunk was very violent.
He dunked like a thunderous dunk, and even Kevin Garnett was deeply shocked.
On the Celtics, Kevin Garnett attacked the basket, relied on his height to force Allen Iverson, and also scored two points with his turn jump shot.
"Defense, strengthen defense!" Larry Drew shouted loudly into the court.
Marvin Williams used his teammates to pull the corner without the ball, and after receiving the ball from Al Horford, he made a three-point jump shot.
Marvin Williams has played very well since the beginning of the game. Although he did not put much pressure on Paul Pierce on the defensive end, he contributed super firepower on the offensive end, which is one of the important reasons why the Hawks can lead.
‘Truth’ did not do a good job in this game, because Marvin Williams always used his teammates to cut or run out of open jump shots, which had a significant change from his previous style of attacking with the ball.
"Clang". The Celtics' offense was fruitless, and Wu Feng grabbed another defensive rebound.
Marvin Williams made another empty cut layup after a counter-run, but this time Paul Pierce chased the defense very fiercely. It disturbed Marvin Williams' layup, and the ball went around the ring and bounced out.
Just when Paul Pierce thought he could take this defensive rebound steadily, suddenly a big yellow-skinned hand appeared above his head and gently poked the ball upwards. The ball actually landed into the basket as if obediently.
Paul Pierce was extremely depressed and looked at Wu Feng with glaring eyes.
Wu Feng's performance won cheers from the audience, and some of Wu Feng's hardcore fans even shouted the slogan of "mvp".
Hearing these slogans, Wu Feng raised his hand excitedly and ran towards his half.
"Josh, Wu is very excited today! He did not appear, but instead aroused his desire to fight. "Anthony Morrow sat down on the court, looking at Wu Feng's magical performance, and couldn't help but say to Josh Smith.
"Teacher Xu, Wu Feng's performance today is really good!" Sun Zhengping said to Xu Jiping beside him with a smile.
Xu Jiping nodded and said, "The Eagles' current lineup is extremely beneficial to Wu Feng's performance. Obviously, the Celtics are not adapted to the Eagles' current style of playing. Because the Eagles' offense and defense conversion is obviously faster than theirs."
Paul Pierce's layup caused Marvin Williams to foul, but another goal was not sent in. What surprised everyone even more was that the rebound was snatched by Wu Feng again.
Wu Feng suddenly rushed into the free throw line from outside the three-point line and took the rebound into his arms.
With the end of the first quarter, the scores on both sides became 28:23. The Hawks had a 5-point lead.
In this first quarter, Marvin Williams and Wu Feng became the most popular players on the court. The former scored the highest score of 11 points in the first quarter. The latter not only scored 6 points, but also restricted Rajon Rondo's performance. It can be said that Wu Feng did a very beautiful job on both offense and defense.
Since Wu Feng rested for a few minutes at the end of the first quarter, he made a comeback at the beginning of the second quarter. Rajon Rondo was not present on the Celtics, while "Truth" Paul Pierce came on the court.
"Drip", using the cover of his teammates, Wu Feng inserted into the basket and made a layup. Although he failed to score the ball, it caused Kevin Garnett to foul.
With both free throws, Wu Feng nodded and retreated to the backcourt.
Paul Pierce broke through the inside from the bottom line, but this time when he was about to start three steps, a strong figure was already waiting for him on the route he had to pass.
Although Vladimir Radmanovic withstood Paul Pierce's powerful impact, the referee called him to block the foul.
Vladimir Radmanovic is very depressed because the referee doesn't have to blow this ball, and this is the home court of the Hawks.
The Celtics continued to attack, and Paul Pierce served on the sideline.
Although Vladimir Radmanovic's defense was called for a defensive foul this time, his defense against Paul Pierce caused a lot of pain.
His defense against Paul Pierce was very successful, preventing him from breaking through several times. When Rajon Rondo and Kevin Garnett came off the court and another giant of the four giants were also defended by the opponent, the Celtics' offense was set at one point.
Doug Rivers called a timeout in desperation. With the weak offense from the outside, Chris Well Cox and others in the inside line, under the strict defense of Josh Smith, it was difficult to have a chance to perform. The Hawks had an offensive tide. The internal and external cooperation of Josh Smith and Wu Feng helped the team play a 9:3**.
Under Wu Feng's defense, Ray Allen's ball was almost cut off and passed the ball just after halftime.
Celtics' Michael Pitrus made a three-pointer on the right wing, regaining a little offensive confidence for Celtics players.
Michael Pitrus was also Wu Feng's teammate when he was with the Magic. He came to the Celtics with Brandon Bass.
Therefore, Wu Feng was so excited to see two former teammates today.
Josh Smith tried the three-pointer feel on the outside, but unfortunately, his three-pointer tonight had no sight, and the ball didn't even touch the basket, and he hit the rebound.
Fortunately, Wu Feng once again helped the team grab the offensive rebound. After receiving the offensive rebound, Wu Feng directly passed a pass from inside and handed the ball to Zazapachulia.
Zazapachulia had such a rare performance. So after receiving Wu Feng's pass, she immediately rose to the ground and dunked with one hand to score.
Everyone cheered, of course. Except for Bostonians.
Celtics head coach Spoelstra quickly requested another timeout, re-arranged the tactics, and adjust the team's lineup by the way.
When the game started again, the lineups of both sides changed again. The "Chef" replaced Zazapachulia, and Marvin Williams replaced Vladimir Radmanovich.
In Boston, Rajon Rondo and others also came to the field.
After Rajon Rondo came up, he showed the ability of a top point guard in the league. Facing Allen Iverson's defense, he made two consecutive assists, which finally stabilized the team's morale.
Lei Allen defended cautiously within the three-point line. Wu Feng just relied on speed and threw it away three times in a row. Although the coach did not criticize him, he still felt very uncomfortable. The reason why the Hawks made a scoring frenzy. He had to bear a large part of the responsibility.
Wu Feng didn't have much concern about Ray Allen's defense.
In the continuous crossing steps, Wu Feng took a quick step and widened the distance from Ray Allen. When Kevin Garnett rushed to make up for defense, Wu Feng suddenly turned around and passed Kevin Garnett. He threw the ball with one hand and scored the ball.
"Wu...Feng..." DJ and the fans shouted Wu Feng's name on the scene.
In the second quarter, Wu Feng played not much, only seven minutes. Considering the intensity of the second half, Larry Drew decided to let Wu Feng rest early and accumulate strength for the second half. So, when the second quarter was played with five minutes left, he was replaced to rest.
After Wu Feng left the field, the Hawks' tactics changed from small ball tactics to positional battles, using their inside advantage to compete with the four Bostonian giants.
At the end of the first half, the score between the two sides was frozen at 51:49, and the Hawks were overtaken by 2 points.
Hawks coach Larry Drew was not very dissatisfied with this result. The Big Four were too powerful, and they did not have all the main players on their side, so this score was within the range that Larry Drew could accept.
After the start of the second half, Larry Drew sent only three players to play with two substitutes, and both Wu Feng and Allen Iverson rested off the court.
In the second half, the Celtics still played with the main lineup and finally achieved an advantage in the score. Doug Rivers naturally would not easily lose this advantage. No matter how outstanding their substitutes are, they are more trustworthy at critical moments.
In the third quarter, Paul Pierce almost took over the game and sent the ball into the basket against the Hawks defensive player.
Although Marvin Williams, who defended him, had good defensive skills and excellent consciousness, he was still much worse than Paul Pierce in terms of physical fitness. Therefore, although he was very hard at defending, he could only watch Paul Pierce score.
At 8 minutes and 15 seconds in the third quarter, Larry Drew requested a timeout and replaced Wu Feng and Allen Iverson.
Wu Feng, who had been resting for more than 20 minutes, is now very physically strong. Wu Feng is a player with strong recovery ability, so after such a long rest, he received massage from physical coach Deng Houjian in the locker room, so he now feels that he is full of combat power.
After taking the ball, Wu Feng steadily carried the ball through half.
In the past few matches, Rajon Rondo also knew that the difficulty of stealing the ball from Wu Feng was imaginable. The boy's ball control ability in front of him was simply too awesome. Even Nash's ball control ability was just that!
Moreover, his speed has always been more conceited and does not seem to have any advantage in front of him. Just as Doug Rivers just told him that it is unrealistic for a player like Wu Feng to completely prevent him from breaking through. At least it is unrealistic for him.
Instead of worrying about that aspect, it is better to consider more about his passing route. The reason why the Hawks have shown such strong attack power this year has played a decisive role in Wu Feng's organization, and he firmly combined the team that was originally a mess.
With the sound of footsteps getting closer, Rajon Rondo's spirit was highly concentrated. In the first half, the two were basically evenly matched.
Wu Feng's defense made it difficult for Rajon Rondo to score, but he did not make Wu Feng relax. After Wu Feng scored a few goals, his defense against Wu Feng was very good.
Speaking of speed, both of them are top in the league. After they were both seen dead by the opponent, the situation in the game was naturally more beneficial to the Celtics. After all, the overall strength of the team is there, Rajon Rondo is missing, and they still have Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen.
On the Hawks, once Wu Feng is deflated, the team's outside offense will almost be deadlocked, and Wu Feng will lack breakthroughs and passes the ball to organize the offense. The team's offense will also have problems. It is far from enough to justify Al Horford and Josh Smith showing their power at the basket.
Larry Drew naturally saw Doug Rives' intention. Since Wu Feng did not have much help on the court, he simply changed Wu Feng to the last few minutes of the second quarter and made such a substitution. It seemed that he had completely abandoned the offense from the outside line. However, the effect was gradually revealed in the second half. Wu Feng, who had the advantage in physical strength, gradually gained the upper hand in the tit-for-tat confrontation with Rajon Rondo.
This time, Wu Feng did not choose to pass the ball. He stopped moving forward and took a shooting posture, with such a sudden shot, and other players probably only had to watch, but he was facing Rajon Rondo.
Before Wu Feng stopped his footsteps, Rajon Rondo had already become alert in his heart through the change of his body. The moment Wu Feng gradually raised the basketball, his lightning-like speed once again showed in front of the Eagles fans.
This time, Wu Feng chose the timing and position of the shooting, and it was definitely the right choice.
Moreover, Wu Feng has another advantage in shooting, that is his shooting speed. Wu Feng's shooting speed is very fast. Last time he played against the Celtics, Rajon Rondo suffered a small loss in this regard. Wu Feng made several consecutive strong shots in front of him with his shooting speed.
However, in such a hasty time, Rajon Rondo would not think so much. At this time, his thoughts were very simple. No matter what, he couldn't let Wu Feng hit the ball.
After Rajon Rondo jumped up and tried to cover the ball in his hand, Wu Feng's expression was very calm. His upper body gradually raised, suddenly stopped rising and his feet were firmly pulled on the floor.
Looking at Wu Feng who was looking up at him, Rajan Rondo felt depressed. He already knew that he had been fooled, especially when he watched Wu Feng take off again.
"Drip", the referee's whistle sounded in time.
Before his body fell, Wu Feng gently waved his left hand, and the shot basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air. Although the shot position was very barely enough, looking at his flight path in the air, it was undoubtedly a good ball.
"Clang", this ball hit the iron.
Rajon Rondo's tight heart finally let go. If Wu Feng beat him to a 3+1, the Eagles' momentum might have risen.
For Wu Feng, three free throw opportunities basically mean that his score has increased by three points.
"mvp,mvp,mvp..." As Wu Feng's performance gets better and better, the call for "mvp" has changed from the slogans of several fans to the slogans of most fans.
Enjoying the cheers of the fans, Wu Feng sent all three free throws into the basket.
After hitting all three free throws, Wu Feng shook his arm hard, then ran to the backcourt, ready to defend.
Rajon Rondo came to the frontcourt with the ball, but Wu Feng did not come forward rashly. The opponent was a breakthrough expert. Relying on his lightning-fast startup speed and super explosive power, he could easily shake off the defenders and break into the inside, and then rage the basket.
Rajon Rondo's speed is already fast, and his skillful dribbling skills often throw his opponent far behind him in disguise, like a cheetah following his bloody flesh.
As Rajon Rondo gradually approached, Wu Feng's attention was also completely focused on Rajon Rondo. Facing a player like Rajon Rondo, Wu Feng was not allowed to be distracted at all.
Two steps away in front of Wu Feng, Rajon Rondo stopped. Although he was in a grand battle, he still had to deal with it carefully when facing Wu Feng. He knew Wu Feng's strength very well.
Wu Feng quickly retreated, and he knew his choice very well. At the speed of Rajon Rondo starting at full speed, if he took the liberty to move forward to defend, he would probably have been broken through. He was still quite afraid of Rajon Rondo's breakthrough. With this step of retreat, leaving a little buffering position, which is undoubtedly the best defensive position.
"This guy... is too careful." (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!