Chapter 486: Fultz Understands
The first ball after the start of the game was a violent dunk from the other person, and the fans didn't react a little, and the audience was quiet for about a second before thunderous applause broke out.
But Zhang Feng's aggressive and violent dunking not only did not make Embiid feel scared, but seemed to arouse his fighting spirit: "Good! If things off the field don't affect you, then I don't have to worry about winning unfairly."
"Let the horses come!" Zhang Feng also put down his cruel words.
The 76ers started to attack. Simmons took the ball across half court and immediately handed it to Embiid in the left elbow area, who took the ball and went straight to Randolph with his back.
Height, arm span, strength, Embiid has an all-round advantage, and under the continuous strong top, Randolph frequently retreats.
It wasn't until he entered the paint area that Embiid retreated to collect the ball and make a rollover shot, and Randolph immediately made a pounce.
Embiid's shot was fake, his waist bent down, his body to the right side, easily dodged Randolph's defense, and then took three steps in a row to complete a three-step layup.
This is talent, a set of NBA old fritters, Embiid, who has only played for two years, is extremely skilled in using it, and Randolph was stunned for a while, like a lost fool.
After entering, Embiid shook his head provocatively, and Zhang Feng smiled silently.
The Kings attacked again, Simmons defended at the top of the arc, but Zhang Feng did not mean to go heads-up, but relied on Bogdan's cover on the outside to face JJ-Redick.
The reason for doing this is completely to save physical strength, and among the five 76ers players currently on the court, Redick has the worst defense, and Zhang Feng specializes in picking soft persimmons and pinching them.
I saw Zhang Feng dribbling under his crotch continuously, and Redick half-squatted and hurriedly tried to steal.
At the moment when he made up his mind to grab the left, Zhang Feng easily dialed the ball to his right hand, and then strode out with the sole of his foot, and flashed sideways to the inside.
"Come!" Embiid yelled as he raised his arms to block.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Feng's body twisted, a Parker-style signature turning action, slipped away from Embiid's blockade, and still played a layup, cutting another 2 points.
"Awesome!" Embiid gave a thumbs up with his back to Zhang Feng, he can make the technical moves of the NBA's old fritters, Zhang Feng can do the same, and Zhang Feng's formal contact with basketball is shorter than him.
But the blind man could see that he was still not convinced.
Turning around, the 76ers attacked again, Embiid reached out for the ball in the low post on the right side, but Simmons didn't dare to pass it to him directly, because he was afraid that Zhang Feng would steal, and finally passed the ball to him through blocking and dismantling.
After getting the ball, Embiid did not choose to force his back to the ball, but instead framed a three-threat position.
It didn't look like much, but Randolph was like a great enemy, he held his breath, his eyes widened, and he didn't dare to let go of Embiid's slightest movement.
As Randolph thought, Embiid was well prepared and immediately stepped with his right foot, which was very slow but unstoppable, and could only watch him move step by step to the basket and finally put the ball in the hoop.
"Amazing!" Zhang Feng returned the compliment, but a 'meaningful' smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
The Kings attacked again, and he quickly took the ball across the halfcourt, and without waiting for Simmons to step forward to defend, he took a step outside the three-point line and pulled out his shot.
3 Hit! In less than a minute, Zhang Feng hit 3 goals in a row and scored 8 points.
Not to be outdone, Embiid turned his head and also played a high block with Simmons, and then went to the outside of the three-point line, received a pass from Simmons on the baseline and hit a 3-pointer.
Although there is no direct alignment, as the bosses of the two teams, Zhang Feng and Embiid have attacked each other 3 times in a row, scoring each time, and each time it looks better than the other, which makes the fans on the scene enthusiastic.
Such a wonderful matchup, the three O'Neal who came to broadcast the game live also saw it.
"In terms of the offense and defense of the two teams in the first three minutes, it was a complete battle of talent, and it is no wonder that these two teams have come to the end this season, the NBA has really entered a new era, and there will be more and more rookie supergiants like LeBron, and the old powerhouses will no longer have the same dominance as before," Barkley lamented.
"Well, now that player development technology is more advanced and cheaper, rookies have been developed at the same level as the NBA before they enter the NBA, so there will be more and more stars like Embiid," Kenny nodded and agreed.
"I have seen Zhang Feng face Embiid just now, and now I want to see him face Simmons, after all, before Zhang Feng entered the NBA, this season's best rookie had been awarded to Simmons early, and it happened that the two played the same position. I'm expecting Simmons to shake up Zhang's position a little bit, and if he can reduce Zhang's chances of winning the Rookie of the Year from 100% to 99.9999%, that's very encouraging."
O'Neal's words seemed to praise Simmons, but in fact, he infinitely elevated Zhang Feng's status, and Kenny and Barkley next to him laughed bitterly.
After the first official timeout, the 76ers finally changed their tactics of attacking the interior, and Simmons no longer passed the ball to Embiid in the middle of the court as before, but played outside cross cover with Redick and Covington.
After a few runs, Zhang Feng still faced Simmons. Considering Simmons' bizarre shooting percentage, he didn't hesitate to take two steps back and not give Simmons any room to break through.
With such a naked humiliation, Simmons, as a sophomore rookie, is not so atmospheric, he can't be like Rondo, 'dead pigs are not afraid of boiling water', and go straight to the basket with one lunge.
"Smack!" , The crisp sound of steals resounded through the stadium, and the fans who watched the excitement put down the popcorn in their hands, put the Coke in their mouths, stopped whispering, and all turned their eyes to Zhang Feng, who was attacking fast like a high-speed train.
Simmons, who was stealed, was unwilling to turn back and chase wildly, but before he caught up to the middle line, Zhang Feng had already rushed to the three-point line in the front court, and he could only stop helplessly.
With a bang, Zhang Feng dunked the ball into the hoop with both hands, and the momentum was heavy, and the sound was like hitting a bell.
The 76ers attacked again, Simmons broke through from the top of the arc to the right, and a no-look pass combined with a shooting feint tricked Zhang Feng to jump and block, and then Covington, who crouched in the right bottom corner of the bottom corner, hit a 3-pointer.
Just as the fans at the scene excitedly took out their mobile phones and wanted to film the peak duel between the two, Zhang Feng actually played a behind-the-back pass.
If it's just a back pass, Curry has played, a lot of point guards have played, not enough for Vicky, but the basketball went through Simmons' crotch and flew into Randolph's hands without the players on the court understanding it.
Randolph received the ball in a daze for half a second before reacting, and finally lifted the ball and threw the ball, hitting 2 points.
After another five minutes, the game entered the second official timeout of the first quarter, and Zhang Feng led the Kings to a 24-20 lead over the 76ers. In terms of personal data, Zhang Feng had 12 points and 4 assists, and Simmons had 5 points and 3 assists.
"In the battle with Embiid, the two are in different positions and there is no winner; In a battle with Simmons, Zhang Feng won, but Simon Sisis is not a traditional point guard, if only talent is considered, Zhang Feng alone will beat the entire 76ers" O'Neal was full of pride.
"That's not necessarily, the 76ers still have a talent monster who hasn't played, in terms of talent, who is strong and who is weak between him and Zhang Feng, it's really not necessarily" Barkley's tone was full of anticipation.
"Who? Is there a rookie in this league who is more powerful than Zhang Feng? Or a point guard, I don't believe it! O'Neill raised an eyebrow.
"Hehe, 2017 champion Xiu Fultz, do you want to find out?"