Chapter 61: Shocking the Audience (I)
watched Zhang Zifeng succeed in one pick and three, and took the lead for the 76ers with a violent dunk.
ESPN's ace commentator Brin smiled and said to his partner, "The opening is a violent dunk, it seems that Zhang Zifeng has a strong desire to attack today!" ”
Mark Jackson said, "Mike, you must know that Zhang Zifeng has endured a lot of criticism during this time, and it is no wonder that he played with anger. ”
Jeff. Van Gundy also said, "I think the media criticism of Zhang Zifeng during this period is unfair, Zhang Zifeng is fully qualified to be an All-Star player. ”
Back on the defensive end, the Clippers' offense was still controlled by Paul, who made a pick-and-roll with Griffin, and with the help of cover, Paul went inside and threw the ball into the air against Noll.
"Bang!"
A figure flew by, hanging from the basket.
Since Paul joined, the Clippers' most common aerial relay dunk!
Seeing the team fight back against the 76ers, and it was a wonderful aerial relay dunk, the Clippers fans cheered excitedly.
But before they could rejoice for five seconds, their cheers stopped.
The 76ers played a fast break.
Zhang Zifeng received the baseline serve, and swept the ball like a hurricane alone.
Redick just caught up and tried to intercept.
Sudden stop, body shaking, body change direction, acceleration.
Zhang Zifeng shook Redick, took a big stride, took advantage of the change in the rhythm of the European step, and made a layup in front of Jordan Jr.
At 4:2, the 76ers took the lead again.
After landing on the ground, Zhang Zifeng glanced at Redick and shouted, "Were you defending me just now?" ”
Dropping a mocking smile, Zhang Zifeng turned to leave.
Contempt, naked contempt!
Seeing Zhang Zifeng's contemptuous eyes, Reddick was immediately furious.
Reddick made up his mind to let the damn yellow man know how good he was in the next attack.
Seeing Reddick's angry appearance, Paul hurriedly came over and said, "Calm down, the other party is provoking you!" ”
Although Griffin is the titular boss of the Clippers, Paul is the true heart of the team.
Paul's persuasion made Reddick endure his anger and calm himself down.
Although Reddick endured his anger, the hatred for Zhang Zifeng in his heart was not extinguished.
In the transition between offense and defense, Paul still made a blocking and dismantling cooperation with Griffin, and when he was about to break through, Zhang Zifeng suddenly dropped Redick and stepped forward to wrap Paul with Smith.
Paul was a little careless, Zhang Zifeng would not let go of this good opportunity.
When Reddick just wanted to open his mouth to remind, Zhang Zifeng had already intercepted the ball, grabbed the ball and rushed to the frontcourt.
Redick chased closely behind Zhang Zifeng, and as soon as he saw Zhang Zifeng hit the penalty area and stopped urgently, Redick hurriedly jumped up to intercept it.
waited until Redick fell, Zhang Zifeng jumped up and shot.
The ball flew over Reddick's head, "Whew! With a sound, he entered the net.
This time, Zhang Zifeng didn't look at Redick, looked around, and asked his teammate Smith suspiciously, "Is anyone guarding me?" ”
Smith scoffed, "No, the Clippers are a bunch of soft guys who can't defend at all!" ”
Smith started a group of taunts, pulling the entire Clippers into sarcasm.
Griffin and the others were angry when they heard this.
In the next round, Griffin ran directly to the inside line to get Smith behind him and reached for the ball.
After receiving Paul's pass, Griffin's body shook, and suddenly he forced a turn and stuck Smith to the inside.
Griffin was very big and stepped into the box in two or three steps.
A sway, Griffin thought he had shaken past Smith, and just turned around to dunk with one hand.
Excited, Griffin grabbed the ball with one hand and smashed it to the basket.
It was at this time that a large hand appeared behind the basketball.
Syllable!
But it's clear that Griffin has completely forgotten that Smith was also a dunk player who could jump, winning the 2005 NBA Slam Dunk Contest.
Smith slapped the basketball in Griffin's hand.
Griffin screamed and fell from the air and fell to the ground.
The ball was hit hard by Smith, bounced off the rebound and landed in the backcourt.
Zhang Zifeng was like a tiger descending the mountain, forcibly squeezed Paul away and grabbed the ball. Accelerating towards the Clippers' frontcourt.
At this time, Griffin was still complaining to the referee.
Reddick went all out to pursue the visit, and Zhang Zifeng cut into the inside line like lightning. Jordan Jr. and Redick double-handed.
A smile flashed at the corner of Zhang Zifeng's mouth: "I knew you would be like this!" ”
With his right hand, he passed the ball backwards, and Smith, who was following closely, caught the ball and rushed into the box in one step and jumped.
"Bang!"
Smith dunked the ball into the basket and threw his anger out on the Clippers as he landed on his back and screamed.
At 6:2, the 76ers led by four points.
Brin shouted, "Zhang Zifeng and Smith are getting more and more proficient in cooperating, how can the Clippers stop the 76ers pairing?" ”
Van Gundy nodded and said, "Redick can't limit Zhang Zifeng at all, I think Redick should be replaced as soon as possible, and even I don't think Crawford and Austin Rivers' defense can limit Zhang Zifeng." Zhang Zifeng is too sharp today, Lance-Stephenson should be sent, maybe he can cause trouble for Zhang Zifeng! ”
The Clippers were already falling behind because of Zhang Zifeng's outburst, and Paul's counterattack came immediately. The cross-step dribble, the dribble suddenly accelerated, at the moment when McConaughey moved sideways.
Switching hands behind his back, Paul, who received the ball with his left hand, made a sharp stop to change direction, and his body blinked to the side of McConaughey in the blink of an eye.
Inside, Paul lifted the ball in the air and then retracted it, dodged Smith and Griffin's double shots, and then looked back at the moon to hook the ball to the basket.
The basketball spins and grabs the rebound and falls into the basket.
It's not that Paul is out of the box, but he's more willing to organize the team's offense.
Paul could have been a great breakup if he wanted to.
When he sees a team in trouble, Paul steps up and takes over the game and leads the team forward with offensive scoring. That's why Paul is known as the league's No. 1 point guard.
Seeing Paul score a wonderful goal, the warm atmosphere in the stadium was detonated and pushed to a climax.
Enthusiastic cheers rang out from all sides, and countless fans chanted Paul's name.
Paul's goal was very exciting, but Zhang Zifeng immediately changed one, and the momentum of the Clippers was vigorously suppressed because of Paul's performance.
The acceleration of the outside line and the electric light, Zhang Zifeng disappeared from Redick's eyes as soon as he was short, and in the blink of an eye, his galloping figure had already entered the inside line, and in the face of Griffin's interception, Europe stepped over the opponent, dodged Griffin's hands, and picked the ball to the basket.
"Huh!"
The moment the basketball hit the net, the 76ers players cheered loudly.
Landed, Zhang Zifeng shouted to Clippers coach Doug Rivers, "Hurry up and change someone to defend me, otherwise I will score 60 points this time!" ”
Seeing that Redick was like an ornament on the court, and he couldn't limit Zhang Zifeng at all, Rivers couldn't help it anymore, and immediately called a timeout, replaced Redick with Austin Rivers, and strengthened Zhang Zifeng's defense at the same time.
Doug Rivers' substitution didn't seem to have had an immediate effect.
In the next round, Zhang Zifeng and Smith made a cross cover, Zhang Zifeng took advantage of the gap in the Clippers' defense, accelerated to shake off Austin Rivers' defense, and made a stop-and-go jump shot! ”
After landing on the ground, Zhang Zifeng shouted at Doug Rivers, "Hey, man, you're so obedient. If I tell you to change people, you will change people, but this guy doesn't seem to be able to do it either. Oh, he's your son, sorry to embarrass your father and son! ”
Doug Rivers heard Zhang Zifeng's ridicule, his face flushed, and he yelled at Austin-Rivers, "Austin, keep an eye on that damn guy, if you can't do it, you just get out of here!" ”
This time, Zhang Zifeng has entered an indescribable state.
Even Doug Rivers' roar couldn't make Austin Rivers stop Zhang Zifeng.
Zhang Zifeng played his best form since the start of the game, scoring points again and again.
In this game, facing Griffin, the main power forward player of the Clippers, Smith played very tough and proactive.
He put almost all of his strength on today's Griffin confrontation, and even his favorite three-point shot in the past, this one.
Holding the ball is to frequently beat Griffin on the inside, which makes Griffin suffer.
However, when Smith returned to the most reasonable style of play, coupled with the 76ers' Zhang Zifeng's entry into a state of killing, he was full of firepower.
The 76ers' offensive was like mercury and became very terrifying.
The Clippers, who have always defended well, have become struggling against such an opponent.
Even if Jordan Jr. is a master of defense and acts as a firefighter, he can't stand the loopholes of his teammates.
Griffin didn't give up under Smith's tough defense, and Jordan Jr. didn't have any offensive means.
With the help of Griffin's pick-and-roll cover, Paul made a jumper from the three-point line, and the basketball crossed an arc and fell into the basket safely.
During this time, the Clippers relied on Paul's scoring to barely maintain a single-digit point difference.
Zhang Zifeng and Paul's ultra-high-level performances on the court made the audience dazzled, and Brin exclaimed again and again: "Zhang Zifeng and Paul are completely open to play today, it's amazing!" ”
Jeff. Van Gundy sighed: "Both of these guys are top players and both have the ability to turn the tide of the game. The 76ers and the Clippers, who of these two teams can win depends on the result of the showdown between Zhang Zifeng and Paul. ”
Mark. "I think the 76ers have a clear advantage right now," Jackson said. As a point guard, Paul couldn't connect the whole team's offense, but he was forced to stand up and score, which has proven that the Clippers are in a very disadvantageous position! ”
In the last second of the first quarter, Zhang Zifeng used Smith's cover to get rid of Austin Rivers and face Griffin's block.
Zhang Zifeng jumped directly outside the three-point line, and with the eyes of countless Clippers fans, the basketball plunged into the basket.
Score the ball, score!
The 76ers ended the first quarter with an 11-point lead at 34-23.
Zhang Zifeng scored 22 points in a single quarter, setting his own single-quarter scoring record.
Seeing the ball go in, Zhang Zifeng put his hand next to his ear, wanting to listen to the boos of the Clippers fans.
But at this time, the Clippers fans saw the Chinese in front of them, who scored 22 points on their home court in the first quarter, and they all fell into a daze, forgetting to boo Zhang Zifeng.