Chapter 55: Dunks with both hands behind the back
Wu Feng assisted Chris Du Hong to make a layup as soon as he came on the court, which made Stan Van Gundy's brows that had been tightening slightly relaxed.
However, although the Heat's substitute players are not very strong, there are many experienced players among them.[]
For example, Mike Miller, he is a very good shooter and has a good defense, otherwise the Heat would not have signed him with a five-year contract of 29 million. He has played in the NBA for ten seasons, which is his eleventh season.
Udunis Haslem won a championship ring with Dwayne Wade. He is another player in the 2006 Miami championship team in addition to Dwayne Wade. He has been with the Heat since joining the NBA, and this season will be his eighth season.
The above two players can be said to be the backbone of the current Heat's lineup.
In contrast, the Magic's current lineup is slightly worse than the Heat's lineup, and the experience is much worse than the Heat's lineup.
Therefore, with insufficient experience and poor defense, the Magic still did not narrow the score gap, but instead became larger and larger. If this continues, the fourth quarter will be completely ruined.
With 3 minutes and 11 seconds left in the third quarter, the Magic players were still struggling. Stan Van Gundy sighed and kept shaking his head.
After Wu Feng made an offensive foul by James Jones, Stan Van Gundy called another timeout.
After the timeout, Stan Van Gundy replaced JJ Redick with Michael Pitrus. Neither James Jones nor Mike Miller or JJ Redick could perform effective defense because the disadvantages of height and strength were there.
James Jones and Mike Miller are both 2.03m, while JJ Redick is only 1.93m. In addition, JJ Redick is extremely easy to be eaten by Gao Dafengwei, and his body's strength to fight is also ordinary. Therefore, Stan Van Gundy decided to replace JJ Redick with Michael Pitrus.
Practice has proved that Stan Van Gundy's decision was extremely wise. After Michael Pitrus came on the court, neither James Jones nor Mike Miller could shoot as casually as before, and the Magic gradually approached the score.
Michael Pitrus plays as a swayman with a striker and has considerable shooting range and shooting ability. In addition, he can use his good physical fitness to break into the basket. Although his back is average, his main score comes from jump shots from the outside, but he also has enough ability to complete singles at the bottom of the basket. He has strong bounce and is no problem with flying dunks, so he has the nickname of "France Jordan".
What Michael Pitrus is really well-known is his defense, especially his individual defense ability. Whether it is the Golden State Warriors who advocate offense or the Magic, he is the most guaranteed defensive barrier in the team. His strong upper limb strength and excellent follow-up speed, coupled with high-quality defensive awareness, makes him one of the best defenders in the forward and guard position.
Of course, sometimes his frizzy and rude personality also makes him often perform too savage actions when defending, so Michael Pitrus is not a universal defender. He is more afraid of super scorers like Cameron Anthony.
However, Michael Pitrus is still able to handle players like James Jones and Mike Miller.
There was only one and a half minutes left, and the Magic held the ball.
After Wu Feng received the ball, he quickly started. Carlos Arroyo could not keep up with Wu Feng's footsteps. Wu Feng suddenly changed direction and suddenly made Carlos Arroyo stagger. At this time, Udunis Haslem hurriedly came up to assist in defense and leaked Ryan Anderson.
Wu Feng's eyes lit up and quickly gave them to Ryan Anderson.
Carlos Arroyo was close to Ryan Anderson and hurriedly wanted to make up for Udunis Haslem. However, Ryan Anderson was tall and strong, so he didn't take Carlos Arroyo seriously and dunked with one hand.
Carlos Arroyo not only failed to defend himself, but also compensated for a foul.
"Shet!" Carlos Arroyo swears in depression.
Brandon Bascar made a free throw, and the Magic only trailed the Heat by 7 points at 85:92.
Seeing that the score gap had dropped to double digits, Magic fans felt a little relieved.
However, Udunis Haslem immediately responded with another 2 points.
Then, in the last forty seconds, Wu Feng joined forces with Chris Du Hong, and the two assisted the opponent with a three-pointer, and the gap narrowed to 5 points in a blink of an eye (Joel Anthony made a mid-range shot in the middle).
The Heat have 7.6 seconds of offensive time. After Carlos Arroyo dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he broke through and passed the ball, but was cut off by Wu Feng at once.
"Fake!" Carlos Arroyo cursed, then quickly turned around and chased Wu Feng.
The home fans all calmed down and looked nervously at Wu Feng who was dribbling. They didn't want Wu Feng to score the last ball. They hoped that the time would end soon, and they also hoped that Carlos Arroyo behind Wu Feng could give Wu Feng a beautiful block.
"Cover him, cover him, cover him..." Such slogans rang out in the audience.
After hearing such a slogan, Carlos Arroyo's blood suddenly boiled and his speed was a little faster, but the pressure in his heart also increased a lot.
He knew Wu Feng's strength. He was very worried that he would not defend Wu Feng and was ridiculed by all the fans of the audience.
When Wu Feng heard these shouts, he was both angry and amused.
"If you want to block me, then I'll give you an unforgettable dunk!"
Wu Feng's speed instantly became a little faster, and he quickly ran to the Heat's basket with the ball.
"Swish", Wu Feng jumped high, then turned around and dunked with his hands behind his back.
"Bang", the basket made a shrill sound.
After the ball entered, the whistle sounded at the end of the third quarter.
"How is this kid..."
"It's incredible..."
"Slam dunk with both hands on your back, so beautiful!"
Many fans began to admire Wu Feng's last goal in the third quarter, and there were many Heat fans here.
"Look, Wu started to perform himself again. However, under the leadership of this kid, the team has narrowed the gap to 3 points." Chris Duhong said to JJ Redick.
The Magic team narrowed the score gap to 3 points in a blink of an eye, which makes people amazed Wu Feng's overall view and organizational support ability.
"This guy is so terrifying. I just thought that it was his peak speed. I didn't expect that it could accelerate later. I wonder if he still hides his strength."
Chapter completed!