Chapter 397 The Second Contest(1/2)
Time flies quickly, and in a blink of an eye, the second playoff game between the Hawks and the Knicks has arrived.
After losing to the Hawks in the first game, many Knicks players, especially Anthony and Stoudemire, expressed that they would not let the Hawks win the game easily in the future.
So in tonight's game, the Hawks will face greater pressure than the first game.
At this time, before the game began, the Phillips Arena was already crowded. Fans held up some signs such as "Come on Atlanta" and "Hawks will win" to cheer for the home team.
Tonight, Wu Feng's fighting spirit was even higher than the previous game. In addition to his reaction to the New Yorker's remarks, it was also because Emma would come to watch the game at home tonight.
He and Emma are now very close, and it is no longer a secret in the outside world.
"Wow..." The fans at the scene cheered excitedly.
Under the shouts of fans, the starting players of both sides walked onto the stadium, and the jumping players of the two teams, Al Horford and Tyson Chandler, also walked to the center of the stadium to prepare for the jump.
In this game, the starting lineup of the Hawks is center Al Horford, the power forward is Josh Smith, the small forward is still Marvin Williams, the shooting guard is Cork Hinrich, and the organization guard Wu Feng.
On the Knicks' center position, Tyson Chandler, who just won the best defensive player yesterday, the power forward is Stodmeier, the small forward is Anthony, the shooting guard is Landry Fields, the organization guard is Jeremy Lin.
The referee walked to the center of the court with the basketball. After he looked at the players of the two teams, he threw the ball into the air, and the whistle was blown at the same time.
With a "bang", Al Horford took the lead in taking a shot of the basketball, and the ball just fell behind Wu Feng's hand.
"Come on. Wu!"
Wu Feng just got the ball, and a girl's voice sounded in a row above the Hawks bench.
Without looking, Wu Feng also knew that the owner of the voice was Emma Watson.
Emma wore a black tight leather jacket today, wearing a baseball cap on her head, pressing the brim low, and her beautiful eyes also looked at Wu Feng.
Wu Feng took a deep breath, stabilized his slightly fluctuating emotions, and then focused on organizing the team's offense.
The Knicks players returned to defense and quickly stood their positions and waited for the arrival of the Hawks.
After Wu Feng passed halfway, Jeremy Lin came up to meet him.
In the last game, the two had a very fierce battle. However, Wu Feng's strength was obviously much stronger than Jeremy Lin, so his performance was naturally much better than him.
Jeremy Lin's performance is not bad either. He also used his own advantages to produce good data.
But this did not satisfy Jeremy Lin at all because they lost.
So in this game, he has to work harder and lead the team to win.
While guarding against Jeremy Lin's interception, Wu Feng observed his teammates' standing situation.
Al Horford and Josh Smith began to compete for a favorable position at the basket, while Marvin Williams and Cork Hinrich were also running continuously in order to get a chance to get rid of their opponents who were close to defending themselves.
Marvin Williams started running from outside the three-point line, relied on Al Horford's cover to shake off the opponent, and escaped from the bottom line to the zero-degree angle of the left wing outside the three-point line. He got the opportunity to take action, and the ball flew into his hands as soon as possible.
After receiving the ball, Marvin Williams turned around rhythmically, took off, raised his hand and shot, and shot a three-pointer when the opponent failed to come back to make up for defense in time. The ball did not disappoint his expectations and the Eagles players and entered the basket hollow.
3:0, Marvin Williams took the lead for the Hawks.
The fans in the audience cheered loudly, and the start was so good that they were more confident about the victory of the game.
The Knicks counterattacked, Jeremy Lin took the ball, Cameron Anthony and Landry Fields were running, Amare Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler competed with Horford in the interior, and Josh Smith competed for the position.
However, even so, the Knicks seem to be not as good as the Hawks in this regard. After a period of scrambling and running, they did not find a suitable opportunity to make a phone call.
Jeremy Lin, who was in possession of the ball, suddenly started to break through Wu Feng's defense.
However, Wu Feng obviously won't let him pass so easily.
Jeremy Lin failed to break through Wu Feng's defense and was always guarded by the latter.
Jeremy Lin's face was slightly dark. He gritted his teeth and pushed the ball to Cameron Anthony on the outside with a push. After the latter received the ball, he immediately started to make a breakthrough. However, Marvin Williams, who was defending him, did not make him succeed, so the ball was passed out again.
The ball was passed to Landry Fields outside the three-point line.
After receiving the ball, Fields decisively transferred the ball to Amare Stoudemire, who had just run to the free throw line.
After receiving the ball, Amare Stoudemire turned around and jumped naturally, pushed his wrist very comfortably, and used a fixed-point mid-range shot to shoot the ball out.
Basketball plays into the basket.
3:2, the Knicks used the team's cooperation to regain 2 points.
It can be seen that the Knicks played very patiently in this game and were more focused on the defensive end than in the previous game.
As they said before, the Hawks won no longer be allowed to win easily, and even take away a victory at the Hawks' home court.
In the following time, the Hawks and the Knicks had two back and forth attacks and defenses. However, under the opponent's tight defense, neither side scored a goal, which kept the score in the first quarter until the third minute before the goal appeared again.
Wu Feng broke through with the ball, used a turn to pass by and to get rid of Jeremy Lin who was defending him, and went straight into the Knicks' penalty area. Tyson Chandler, the closest Knicks player, had to give up Josh Smith and rushed to make up for defense of Wu Feng.
Tyson Chandler rushed to him, and Wu Feng was not panicked at all. He calmly pushed the ball's right hand and hit the ball on the floor where Tyson Chandler crossed. Then, the ball fell steadily into Josh Smith behind Tyson Chandler through inertia.
After Josh Smith took the ball, he immediately turned around and jumped up, trying to complete the attack with a powerful dunk. However, while he was taking off, Amare Stoudemier, who defended Al Horford, had already rushed to him and jumped up with both hands.
The offensive route was blocked, and Josh Smith did not force the attack. He shrank and handed the ball to Al Horford.
However, after getting the ball, Horford did not attack immediately. Because Cameron Anthony and Landry Fields had already run to Al Horford at the first time and double-teamed him.
Unable to take action, the ball moved again. Al Horford moved his hands and threw the ball to Marvin Williams, who was unprepared from outside the three-point line.
Marvin Williams held the ball, and Jeremy Lin, the only one in the Knicks who had not yet made up for defense, also quickly raised it.
Jeremy Lin hurriedly started and rushed to Marvin Williams when he failed to shoot, but what he had to face was to stay away from his basketball again, because Marvin Williams had passed the ball to Wu Feng, who had gotten out of the phone.
When Wu Feng received the ball, there was no defensive player within one meter around him. So he would never miss this opportunity.
Wu Feng decisively made a jump shot and successfully completed this offense, scoring another three-pointer for the Hawks.
6:2. The Hawks are temporarily leading by 4 points.
The Hawks made two attacks with their wonderful and patient passes. Today's Hawks played very patiently, and the players did not stick to the ball. They would pass the ball without a chance.
Larry Drew sat off the court, very satisfied with the performance of the players, and kept nodding.
Although the team did not succeed in the first two attacks, it was also very patiently passing the ball. It was just a problem with the feeling.
Although the game has just started, the fans of the Hawks believed that the Hawks would definitely win the game when they saw the home team playing such a beautiful attack.
If this game can be won, then going to New York with a 2:0 score will definitely be high.
In the following time, both teams fought a tug-of-war with team tactics. Although the Hawks played well and cooperated well, the Knicks were not a weak team. With Anthony, Sir and Jeremy Lin, they had a fierce battle with the Hawks.
Moreover, as the best defensive player of the season, Tyson Chandler naturally put a lot of pressure on the Hawks on the defensive end.
Whether it is offensive or defensive, the Hawks cannot suppress the Knicks, and the Knicks cannot defeat the Hawks, so the scores of both sides have been in a stalemate.
At the last moment of the first quarter, with Tony Douglas coming from the bench failing to make the final buzzer-beating three-pointer, the two teams played 31:28 in the first quarter, and the Hawks temporarily led the Knicks by 3 points.
"In the game just now, everyone played well, but I think it's better." Larry Drew said to the players very happily: "Next, we need to invest more energy on the defensive end, especially on the outside, so don't let them shoot the touch. They have many players who can shoot three-pointers."
"I understand." All the players replied excitedly.
Larry Drew turned his eyes to Al Horford and said: "Al, you should be more aggressive on the offensive end."
"Boss, I understand." Al Horford nodded.
Larry Drew nodded with satisfaction, then turned to look at Wu Feng and said, "Wu, you can play more inside players later."
Wu Feng nodded, "I understand."
"Yes." After receiving Wu Feng's affirmative answer, Larry Drew nodded with satisfaction. Then, he clapped his hands again and shouted to the players: "Today we must defend the home court and never lose."
Soon, the next quarter competition began.
After Jeremy Lin walked through the half, he immediately handed the ball to Amare Stoudemire, who was inside. At the same time, Jeremy Lin and other Knicks players also began to run, opening up a space for Amare Stoudemire that was enough to let him play his full potential.
Amare Stodmeier turned his back to Al Horford, and suddenly a beautiful back turned around. He shook past Al Horford, and raised the ball with his left hand and jumped up. He moved his wrist gently to give the ball to the rebound and bounced into the basket.
"Swish". The ball entered!
30:31, the Knicks caught the score difference to 1 point.
"Damn it!"
Al Horford shook his head depressedly, turned around and served out of the sideline. Amare Stoudemire, who completed this attack, returned to the backcourt with his teammates excitedly.
After McGrady dribbled through half the game, the ball was handed to Wu Feng as usual.
Wu Feng put the ball across his waist and faced Jeremy Lin's defense coldly. Suddenly, Wu Feng accelerated suddenly and rushed over from Jeremy Lin's right. Jeremy Lin's reaction was also very fast and quickly followed Wu Feng's footsteps.
After a sudden step back, Wu Feng jumped up. The ball also cut out his fingertips as he jumped up.
With a "swish", the ball hollowed into the net!
Jeremy Lin looked at Wu Feng with a deep impression, and then took the baseline serve from Amare Stoudemire.
The Knicks attacked, Jeremy Lin and Amare Stoudemire made a brilliant cooperation, and the latter had an alley dunk, which greatly boosted the morale of the visiting team.
Jeff Teague dribbled through half the game, but the ball was still in Wu Feng's hands.
This time, Wu Feng did not attack immediately after receiving the ball, but made a gesture to others, signaling everyone to open up space for him and he wanted to play Jeremy Lin alone.
Jeremy Lin was ready to defend the center of gravity while Wu Feng kept slowly moving the ball at the 45-degree angle outside the three-point line, that is, he did not attack or pass the ball, and slowly consumed time.
Lin, who was close to Wu Feng and pressed him tightly.
Wu Feng did not dare to be careless. He turned his back to Jeremy Lin and dribbled slowly, preventing Jeremy Lin from having a chance to steal. This movement continued. It was not until Wu Feng reached the top of the arc that he took the next move.
To be continued...