Chapter 223 Battle of physical exhaustion
As Wu Feng and Evan Turner were about to collide, Wu Feng's right toe slid heavily on the floor, and his whole body forced to stop. However, the strong inertia made his upper body lean forward, but this seemingly inevitable movement resulted in an excellent goal.
Wu Feng's sudden stop, Andre Igdala behind him was caught off guard, and he barely stopped and was too late to stop. He slid past Wu Feng, and Wu Feng leaned forward and gave him a road.
Evan Turner was ready to deal with Wu Feng's strong attack, but Wu Feng's unexpected action made him lose his target all at once. In amazement, Andre Igdala's body had already hit him quickly.
"Bang", two defensive players of the 76ers collided together. In order to avoid injury to their teammates, Evan Turner immediately slacked off his strength in his body at the moment of the collision, and his whole body was knocked straight out of the bottom line.
Wu Feng jumped easily under the basket, the ball fell into the basket, making a "swish" sound.
The Magic's rest area suddenly became a sea of joy, which was definitely a very exciting goal.
"Drip", the referee's whistle suddenly rang, and 76ers coach Doug Collins asked for a timeout.
After the timeout, the game continues.
Both teams made adjustments to their respective lineups. The 76ers replaced Spencer Hawyth and Tony Barty; the Magic replaced Vince Carter and ** Redick.
Ju Holiday took the baseline serve from his teammates and then carried the ball towards the Magic's half.
Tony Barty got a good position in the Magic's inside line, pressing Dwight Howard to reach out to Ju Holiday for the ball. After seeing it, Ju Holiday decisively hung the ball into the basket.
After Tony Barty received the ball, she turned around and made a jump shot, but was slapped by Wu Feng, who came out of the wing, and Gerald Wallace grabbed the ball.
After seeing the ball fall into Gerald Wallace's hand, Wu Feng rushed towards the 76ers' half.
Gerald Wallace naturally understood Wu Feng's actions, so he passed a long pass and the ball flew in front of Wu Feng. Wu Feng accelerated again and picked up the ball at once. Then he rushed into the three-point line of the 76ers.
As soon as he rushed into the 76ers' three-point line, Wu Feng showed his dunk strength. Wu Feng jumped, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and flew towards the basket.
The fans of the audience looked at Wu Feng excitedly. They all knew that Wu Feng was going to dunk.
With a "peng" sound, Wu Feng completed this thunderous dunk. The fans of the audience burst into cheerful cries.
When the 76ers sent the ball out from the bottom line, the Magic players had already retreated to their half. The Magic's tactical intentions were very obvious. Try to drag the rhythm down during the game. Drag the 76ers into the positional battle and enter their own rhythm.
Zhu Holiday frowned slightly. As soon as he passed half, Wu Feng directly pulled out to defend. The rigorous defense gave Zhu Holiday a headache. He was not worried about any mistakes he would make. However, for the 76ers players, the earlier the ball was passed, the better the effect. The most important thing about the 76ers' tactics is the smooth operation of the ball.
When Andre Igdala saw Zhu Holiday's situation, she quickly pulled it out and took over the pass from Zhu Holiday's hand. When the ball was in hand, she quickly handed it to the inside.
Evan Turner received the ball near the free throw line, held the ball with his right hand and bounced behind him. It was Dwight Howard who defended him.
In a desperate situation, Evan Turner's wrist trembled gently, and the ball was handed from behind to Elton Brand's hand, who used his body as a cover and shot in the middle distance.
Doug Collins nodded slightly. With Elton Brand's comeback, the Sixers' style of playing has changed a lot, strengthening the attack power of the inside, making Elton Brand's role on the court increasingly diminished. However, Elton Brand still maintains a good competitive state, and his shooting at critical moments is still so trustworthy.
Because Ju Holiday's defense is not very good, Andre Igudara gave the 76ers a great help on the defensive end. The defensive movements are not very big. He is a defensive master. His strength is not enough to become a star, but he is definitely a character that cannot be ignored. He has performed well on both offense and defense.
Andre Igdala completely uses close-fits defense against Wu Feng, and the kind of close-fits defense that is willing to relax at one step.
Any player needs enough space to display, but Andre Igdala's entire body is almost against him. This kind of defense requires very strict requirements for defensive players. In addition to excellent explosive power and reaction power, it also requires a certain physical ability to fight.
In close-fitting defense, if you are easily bounced away by your opponent, you will not be able to achieve the expected effect at all. However, this defensive effect is also obvious, and it is difficult for offensive players to choose. Moreover, during the ball control process, due to the limited space for display, you may easily make mistakes if you are not careful.
Feeling the oppressive force coming from Andre Igdala's body, Wu Feng was secretly surprised. Fortunately, he was strong and strong. If he had changed to a player with a slightly inferior ability to fight, he would have been squeezed away by him after his repeated collisions.
The ball was quickly handed over to Vince Carter. With Wu Feng's position at this time, even if he made a forced breakthrough, other players of the 76ers had enough time to come forward to make up for defense.
After the ball was taken, Wu Feng quickly interspersed with the running position, but what made him more depressed was that Andre Igdala seemed to have determined himself. Even if the ball was no longer in his hands, he still chased him and refused to leave a single step.
Vince Carter saw Wu Feng unable to fall away Andre Igudara, and in desperation, he had to hang the ball into the inside. Dwight Howard received the ball near the free throw line.
Tony Barty immediately pulled out to defend, but he neglected Wu Feng.
Since he couldn't get rid of Andre Igdala, Wu Feng simply kept running in the middle of the game, followed by a tail that could not even fall.
When Vince Carter lifted the ball into the inside, Wu Feng's eyes lit up. He actually went straight towards Dwight Howard, and flashed past Dwight Howard's eyes, which hindered Tony Barty's backup defense, and not only that. Andre Igdala behind him also stepped forward to join in the fun.
He was hesitating to score the ball just now, but he didn't expect that Wu Feng's interlude would bring such a dramatic effect. Wu Feng and Andre Igdala collided and could not defend at all. There were two people between Tony Barty and him, and he could only watch Dwight Howard pulling a green onion in the dry land and making a mid-range shot.
Zhu Holiday's several breakthroughs failed. Wu Feng always blocked his breakthrough route just right, replacing ** Redick's "general" Arenas was very desperate and stuck Andre Igdala tightly, making him unable to step forward to meet.
Zhu Holiday quickly slid his right step along the force of the dribble. Before Wu Feng made up for defense, he quickly stepped out his left foot and instantly completed the entire startup movement.
The black shadow flashed in front of him, and Zhu Holiday almost plunged into Wu Feng's arms. When he was happy to succeed in the breakthrough, Wu Feng actually reappeared on his breakthrough route.
Seeing the passing of time little by little, Zhu Holiday did not hesitate at all. Taking advantage of Wu Feng's defense and not firmly establishing his foot, his right wrist trembled slightly, and the ball quickly handed it to Elton Brand like an arrow.
At this time, Dwight Howard was being pulled to the outside, and only Brandon Bass was left in the inside. He had to gain a little advantage in terms of body shape, but his explosive power was not very strong.
Elton Brand singled out Brandon Bass with his back. His strong body kept swaying in front of Brandon Bass' chest. The repeated muscle collisions made Brandon Bass almost relieved in a tight breath.
It was obvious that Brandon Bass was at the end of his strength, and Elton Brand's movements were even more intense.
"Bang", with continuous collisions, Brandon Bass was suddenly pushed out of the bottom line, and his back loosened. Elton Brand was overjoyed and turned around and prepared to buckle his hands.
When Elton Brand's ball was raised to his chest, a huge force came from the basketball, causing his body to fleece to frustrate, and the ball in his hand fell to the floor weakly.
After Wu Feng successfully made a steal, he immediately threw a long throw, and the ball passed the Magic team. Several players from the 76ers flew directly to the Magic team's frontcourt. "General" Arenas had already seen the opportunity and ran back with oil on his feet.
After receiving Wu Feng's pass, Arenas turned into two steps and rushed into the 76ers' penalty area with a double-handed dunk.
In the 76ers' offense, Ju Holiday used Elton Brand's pick-and-roll to rush into the Magic's basket and made a layup.
Andre Igdala's close-fitting defense made Wu Feng feel very uncomfortable, especially his constant attempt to take the ball in his hand. His indomitable momentum in the defense made people admire him.
The 76ers' defense is very good, and their round defense conversion is very fast. Wu Feng only delayed a little, and the 76ers' half-time has penetrated into the Magic's half.
"Pa" and "Pa", Wu Feng's rhythm of controlling the ball instantly accelerated, and Andre Igdala was caught off guard, and the whole person quickly moved right with Wu Feng's movement. As the defensive expert of the 76ers, Andre Igdala has always been the best candidate to defend the opponent's number one scorer on the outside.
Over the past few years, there have been countless star players in front of him, but few people have brought him such great pressure like Wu Feng. In just five minutes, he has basically made no achievements in defense.
"Squeak", Wu Feng's body stopped forcibly, and Andre Igdala felt sad. His physical ability was also first-class, but he was still inferior to Wu Feng. Seeing Wu Feng pulling onions onions on dry land, his body's center of gravity could not be adjusted at all, and he habitually stretched out his right hand.
"Bang", Wu Feng naturally won't miss the opportunity given by his opponent. He raised his hands slightly and Andre Igdala happened to slap his right wrist, but at this time his ball had already been handed over to his left hand, and his right hand only serves as an auxiliary shooting.
"Swish", the shooting position was a little high when he lost his center of gravity, but it did not stop him from entering the basket at all, and a beautiful rainbow was drawn in the air. The ball plunged into the opponent's basket.
Seeing Wu Feng confidently walking to the free throw line, the home fans sent inspiring cheers and applause, Wu Feng enjoyed these enthusiasm with a smile.
"Swish". Wu Feng hit the penalty!
Elton Brand turned around and made a jump shot at the free throw line. Such a stable mid-range shot has always been Elton Brand's biggest trick. As long as there is a chance, his shot will be accurately sent into the opponent's basket.
Andre Igdala was very warlike because she could not defend Wu Feng before. Andre Igdala, who had completely entered the state, put great pressure on Wu Feng on the defensive end, and continued fierce physical confrontation. Wu Feng felt a little unbearable. Zhu Holiday pulled over from the side from time to time to assist in defense, allowing Wu Feng to walk away from his eyes several times that he had finally squeezed out.
Wu Feng once again used his teammate Dwight Howard's pick-and-roll to rush into the 76ers' penalty area, and then passed the ball to Dwight Howard who ran into the 76ers' basket, who made another one-handed dunk.
"Beautiful pick-and-roll!" Stan Van Gundy couldn't help but applaud.
He is now more and more fond of the boy Wu Feng. He is always able to absorb other people's strengths and find things that benefit him from others.
The first quarter was about to end, and both sides replaced some of the main players and replaced them with substitutes.
In the next few minutes, the Magic's offense all shifted to the outside.
Doug Collins did not pay too much attention. The 76ers have always insisted on their own playing style. In fact, his idea is very simple. Three-pointers need to take a chance. The two defenders of the 76ers have tried their best to cause trouble for their opponents. However, the Magic's outside hand is very hot, but this can only be a temporary situation. As the game progresses, their three-pointers will definitely cool down. And an important condition for playing three-pointers is the guarantee of inside rebounding. Now the three inside players of the 76ers have already taken care of most of the rebounding on the court.
Stan Van Gundy was also very worried that the team would put almost all the offenses on the outside. Once the players' touch became cold, the team would undoubtedly fall into a passive state. Moreover, the experienced Doug Collins quietly watched the Magic's three-pointer rain on the sidelines, and had no intention of retreating the defense line.
With a long roar of the timer, the Magic ended the first quarter with a 32:24 lead.
However, the situation on the field was not as reflected in the score. The Magic's three-pointer rain from the outside gave the team an advantage in the score.
In this three-pointer rain, Wu Feng and Vince Carter jointly made four three-pointers, giving the team the upper hand in the score. However, the Magic's inside score was only ten, which was too different from the opponent's fifteen points. In rebounding, especially on offensive rebounding, they were obviously behind their opponents. Once the Magic could not change this point, this mere eight-point advantage would soon be caught up by the opponent.
In the middle of the second quarter, Wu Feng and other main players made their debut again.
"Swish" With Wu Feng's three-pointer hitting again, Doug Collins finally couldn't bear it and called another timeout.
When he sat on the bench, Wu Feng breathed a long sigh. The three-pointer just now was very lucky to have scored. He completely lost the center of gravity, and he didn't feel very good when he shot the ball, but fortunately the ball went in.
The way of playing just now gave Wu Feng unprecedented pressure. He blindly attacked the outside line, which was also a great test for the players' psychology. In the game just now, Wu Feng kept breathing tightly.
"Pan" Dwight Howard beat the 76ers' inside and easily took an offensive rebound. As the 76ers' defensive center of gravity moved outward, Dwight Howard had more room to play, especially without the interference of Evan Turner, a super hairy crab. Whether it was offense or defense, Dwight Howard had a feeling of liberation.
After Dwight Howard landed, he suddenly exerted force from his back, pushing Elton Brand out of the inside, and his strong body jumped high. Facing Tony Barty's defense, he raised the basketball in his hand without any hesitation.
"Swish", Dwight Howard's tip-in was in the basket, which was his second consecutive offensive rebound. Tony Barty and Elton Brand could not stop Dwight Howard who had completely entered the state.
Watching Dwight Howard beat the ball at the basket, Evan Turner's position was a little more inside, but the Magic's continuous transmission ball from the outside was finally shot by Vince Carter.
58:47, 6.2 seconds before the end of the half game, the Magic finally widened the gap between the two sides to double digits.
With Andre Igudara missed a long shot, the first half ended.
The reporter at tnt found Wu Feng. As the Magic team player with the most eye-catching performance in the first half, the beautiful reporter naturally came to him.
"Well, 11 points ahead in the first half, how do you think you did it?"
Wu Feng wiped his head full of sweat, took a breath, and said: "Before the start of this game, we made a thorough analysis of the 76ers' style of play. We had made proper preparations before the battle. And most importantly, the team is now unprecedentedly united, and I don't find it strange that I have taken a double-digit lead in the first half."
Wu Feng answered several more questions from the reporter and then plunged into the locker room.
In the first half, Wu Feng consumed a lot of physical strength. Although Zhu Holiday's defense was not very good, coupled with Andre Igdala's misaligned defense, Wu Feng played in the first half very hard.
Chapter completed!