Chapter 404: Precise as a Robot
After the third group of games, not only Embiid was a little discouraged, but even Markkanen in the first group kept shaking his head. Zhang Feng's speed is too fast, so fast that there seems to be no obstacles, and the accuracy rate is too high, all of them are sure to hit with one hit, and other players can't play at all.
Although he lost, Dinwiddie still took the initiative to congratulate Zhang Feng, "Congratulations, you are so good, you deserve to enter the finals, and it is my honor to compete with you."
As the winning side, Zhang Feng naturally has to show his due demeanor, "You are also very good, next time you are in Sacramento, we will compete again."
The game between the two ended, and the fourth group of games began to prepare, Zhang Feng walked off the court to the rest area, and as soon as he sat on the chair, Embiid tilted his head and said: "This time the gap between the two is not big, who are you pressing?" ”。
Since he really wants to gamble, Zhang Feng has no reason to spoil the fun, but before deciding who to press, he first looked up and observed the two players on the court – Louis Williams of the Clippers and Jamal Mori of the Nuggets.
"Louis 185, Murray 196, Luis has the advantage of dribbling speed, or you can choose Luis"
Seeing that Zhang Feng was both serious and carefully observing, Embiid began to verbally 'bewitch'.
"But Murray, as a second-year rookie, is definitely better explosive than a veteran like Luis, which is really a bit difficult to choose, or should I choose first?"
Embiid first said that Luis dribbled well, and then praised Mori for his explosiveness, and it may be difficult for others to tell which one he wants to choose.
"I choose Maury, what are we betting on?" Ten seconds later, Zhang Feng made a decision.
Embiid seemed to have reached a 'conspiracy', and said with a sly smile: "Just bet on tomorrow's All-Star Game, if I win, you will pinch my shoulder, and if you win, I will pinch your shoulder, how about it?" ”
"Okay, so you're going to pick Louis? What exactly do you like about him? Zhang Feng asked casually.
"Haha, in my opinion, the most important thing in the Skills Challenge is passing, and Luis is averaging 5.3 assists per game this season, which is a full 2.4 ...... higher than Murray"
"So you think he can beat Mori in the passing stage? Do you still check the data before making a decision? ”
"Of course, now tell me why you are optimistic about Maury?"
"I have a similar understanding of the Skills Challenge as you, I also think that passing is very crucial, but around the pile and three points are also factors that cannot be ignored, Luis usually has less offense with the ball, he is definitely not as good as Mori in the pile and shooting 3 points with the ball himself, even if as you said, Luis passes better than Mori, but they are both NBA players, and the most accurate 3 times to hit the ground pass......"
"Don't say it, it's already started, and we'll see you soon" Embie looked at Zhang Feng as he looked at the arena.
On the field, Maury took the lead, and Louis followed, and the two rushed faster and faster to the cheers of the fans at the scene, so that the two finished the pile circle about the same time.
When it came to the passing level, Murray tried first, but unfortunately it was unsuccessful, Embiid couldn't help but smile, but unexpectedly, Luis's first pass was also unsuccessful, and the smile on Embiid's face came to an abrupt end.
The two made a second pass attempt almost at the same time, and coincidentally, both were successful at the same time.
The situation was a little different from Embiid's plan, and he couldn't help frowning, and there were words in his mouth, "You must hit a 3-point quickly, you must hit a 3-point ...... quickly."
But as Zhang Feng expected, after Luis dribbled to the 3-point line, he deliberately spent 1 second adjusting his posture, but he still failed to hit, but Murray rushed to the 3-point line and shot directly.
“oh ,no!” Seeing Murray score, Embiid shook his head and sighed, "I can't win the game, I can't even win the bet."
"Don't care, I'm just lucky, as long as I guess a lot, I can always guess right" Zhang Feng patted Embiid on the shoulder, and his tone was very 'modest'.
"Don't get too happy, watch me beat Markkanen right away, I hope you don't fall before the finals"
In the end, it was the player nicknamed "The Great", Embiid instantly got rid of his depression and continued to argue with Zhang Feng, but he mentioned Markkanen, and Markkanen, who was sitting on the right of them, suddenly felt inexplicable.
According to the rules of big man vs. big man and small man vs. small man before the final, the first round of the semifinals of this skills challenge will be played by Embiid against Markkanen.
The game between the two started quickly, and the situation was similar to before, in the section of the pile-around level, the two were evenly matched, and when it came to the passing level, Embiid took the lead with better luck, but Markkanen did not fall too far behind.
At the three-point line, Embiid missed two consecutive attempts. After Markkanen arrived, he actually shot three points for the first time, and smashed the rebound for the second time with too much three-point strength.
Embiid's third attempt, the basketball popped out of the frame, and he shook his head in anger, and Markkanen took advantage of his negligent gap to throw a third shot, which was hit.
"TF ......" Embiid stubbornly stopped the urge to scold the street, and then walked directly to the rest area and said to Zhang Feng: "I can't meet in the finals, come on."
"Thank you" Zhang Feng nodded in greeting, let's go, then got up and said to Jamal Mori: "Let's go, let's see who is better than us."
Mo Li stood up with a smile, and the two walked to the arena at the same time, Zhang Feng did not intend to provoke, but he saw the strong battle intent in Mo Li's eyes.
Although the rules of the Skills Challenge are very different from before, the fans still subconsciously feel that the small players are more powerful, so after Zhang Feng and Mori stood on the starting line, the fans at the scene stood up and applauded, as if the final was staged in advance.
"Players please prepare" The live broadcast prompt sounded, "3, 2, 1".
As soon as the radio shouted "1", Zhang Feng and Mori rushed out almost at the same time, if Murray is like an arrow off the string, then Zhang Feng is a bullet shot from a pistol, which is also fast, but Zhang Feng's speed is more terrifying.
In the part of the pile, Zhang Feng still used the method of first hand and foot, turning and dribbling to save footsteps to pass quickly, although Mori passed very quickly, but Zhang Feng was still ahead of him by a person-shaped pile.
When it came to the passing level, Zhang Feng hit the ground with his left hand again, and at the same time kept walking towards the ball rack, and when the basketball entered the net, others also came to the side of the ball rack.
"Damn, Maury also lost so fast, do you still plan to compete?" Seeing that Zhang Feng was completely crushed, Embiid sighed at Markkanen on his right.
"Don't discourage my confidence...... Markkanen said helplessly.
"It's not that I'm trying to scare you, it's that Zhang Feng is simply not a human, he is like a machine around the pile, is there any difference between him this time and last time? Can you tell? Embiid asked repeatedly.
"It's not just the pile, it's the passing and the shooting, it's all a one-shot hit, and it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with saying he's as accurate as a robot......"