Chapter 86 High-Intensity Defense (Revision)
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"Swish", Ryan Anderson cut the basket at a free throw and received Wu Feng's wonderful pass and made a layup.
"Drip", Heat head coach Eric Spoelstra saw that the Magic's morale was so strong that he quickly requested a timeout.
There are two minutes and eleven seconds left before the end of the third quarter, and now the score between the two sides is 79:69, and the Magic have expanded the lead to 10 points.
In the first half of the third quarter, neither team's offense played very well, and their shooting percentages were simply terrible compared to the first half. Whether it was Dwight Howard, the Magic's "Warcraft" or the Heat's Big Three, their shooting percentages were very low.
The cold feel is one reason, while the defensive strength is another reason.
Since the third quarter, the total scores of the two teams in the third quarter are only 28 points, while the Heat only scored 12 points. It only scored 12 points in a single quarter, which is such a shame for the Big Three Miami.
"Guys, I like your defense, your defense is simply great. You made them score only 12 points in the third quarter. Believe me, this is a great achievement. But everyone can't be proud, let alone satisfy. We can also increase the intensity of the defense. In addition, our offense also had problems in the third quarter. Although it has improved just now, we have to do better. Wu, the team's offense will depend on you next." Stan Van Gundy turned his head and said to Wu Feng solemnly.
Wu Feng nodded at Stan Van Gundy and replied: "Boss, I will do my job well."
Stan Van Gundy was very satisfied with Wu Feng's answer. Then, he took advantage of the game before it started and continued to say to Wu Feng and others: "Next, Chris and Wu are in the backcourt. Michael must defend LeBron, and use his teammates' cover to run out of the open space. Michael, your defense is not only what we need, but your three-pointer is also what we need. As for the inside, I have nothing to say. Okay, everyone go up! Pay attention to defense, defense, and then defend!"
"I understand, boss." Wu Feng and his friends answered with a smile, and then ran back to the field together.
Now, there is only one player on the Magic's lineup, Dwight Howard. The remaining four players are Wu Feng, Chris Duhon, Michael Pitrus and Ryan Anderson.
The Heat are also a starter and four substitutes. Their lineup is LeBron James, Big Z, Juwan Howard, Mike Miller and Carlos Arroyo.
"mvp, mvp, mvp..." LeBron James just brought up to receive a pass from Carlos Arroyo, and the home fans shouted such a slogan under the leadership of DJ.
Although LeBron James had no expression on his face, he was very satisfied. As soon as James was about to break through with the ball, Michael Pitrus was already blocking him, and Wu Feng also focused on LeBron James from time to time.
LeBron James did not take Michael Pitrus seriously, but saw him breaking through the latter, then took a relatively large step back and made a jump shot.
"Clang", the "Little Emperor" missed the jump shot.
Ryan Anderson protected the backcourt rebound and quickly handed it to Chris Du Hong's hand. Chris Du Hong held the ball and quickly went down, while Wu Feng took the lead and came to the outside of the three-point line on the right.
The main defense of Wu Feng is Mike Miller. Not only does Mike Miller have a beautiful three-pointer, but his defense is also praised. Mike Miller tightly presses Wu Feng and prevents him from pulling out to catch the ball. After seeing this, Dwight Howard quickly sneaks out from the basket and provides Wu Feng with an unball cover.
Wu Feng quickly got rid of Mike Miller's entanglement and pulled up to catch Chris Du Hong's pass. After receiving the ball, Wu Feng was about to use his speed to attack the Heat's basket, and then attract the opponent's double-team to pass the ball to his teammates. At this moment, LeBron James suddenly blocked in front of him.
"Want to attack the basket? No way!" After the previous preseason match and observation in the first half, LeBron James has already vaguely understood Wu Feng's playing style. Although sometimes Wu Feng's playing style makes him confused, in most cases, Wu Feng uses breakthroughs to attract double-team defense and then allocates the ball to his teammates who have the chance.
"You'll know if you try it?" Wu Feng sneered and replied.
"Hey Kenny, look, that Chinese boy met LeBron." In the live room, Charles Barkley said excitedly to Kenny Smith.
"Charles, I'm not a blind man, I can see it." Although Kenny Smith said it easily on the surface, in fact, he was so nervous that he was about to suffocate.
Wu Feng is a young man he likes very much. Although he has been unpopular with him before, at least now, he likes this young and aggressive rookie very much. It is precisely because he is very optimistic about Wu Feng that he bets with Charles Barkley, and he believes that he can win this bet.
In the midfield, Kenny Smith did not announce the bet for the second bet because he wanted to tell Charles Barkley after the end of the season. This made Charles Barkley very unhappy. Although he knew that even if he lost, Kenny Smith would not make any excessive demands, and the same would be true if he won, he was even more curious about what the bet Kenny Smith asked for.
It wasn't that he cared about the bet itself, but was very curious. Not only Sir Bar, but even the fans in front of American TV were very curious. Like Charles Barkley, they were eager to know what the bet for the second bet was.
In fact, Kenny Smith had already thought of the second bet, but he wanted to announce it on the day Wu Feng won the Best Rookie Award. And in his opinion, this was also a surprise to Wu Feng.
"oh, God, Wu actually got rid of LeBron's defense and rushed into the Heat's inside. Wait, he attracted Carlos's backup defense, and did not split the ball, but carried Carlos to continue attacking the basket. Oh, my God. He took the action and the ball entered. He completed the attack with a beautiful backhand layup!" Charles Barkley commented in surprise.
"Haha, Wu is a smart player. Although his basketball IQ is not very high, he is very clear about how to use his own advantages. Did you see that he just fought against Carlos and pushed his elbows across. Wu was very strong, especially his upper limbs. Carlos naturally wanted to avoid Wu Feng's elbows and lean back the entire upper body, which made Wu's attack space wider. Therefore, he succeeded so easily." Kenny Smith analyzed happily.
"Yes, Wu Zhen is a smart player." Bill Walton also nodded.
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Chapter completed!