Chapter 385: Can prevent Jordan from being Kobe
As long as it's a game, no one doesn't want to win, but as soon as the Kings came up in the second quarter, they put on such a strange defensive strategy, and Kerr really couldn't figure it out.
Curry on the court also has the same question, he can understand that he is being defended by Rose, but he can't understand why it will be Zhang Feng to defend Durant, is it possible that his confidence has increased after a block, thinking that he can lock Durant?
As a former opponent and current teammate, Curry knows very well that Durant is ruthless, not to mention LeBron, even the basketball god can't stop it, and the Kings will definitely carry out the bag.
But since the Kings have this plan, Curry is happy to see it, and he takes Rose to the inside line.
When he ran to the paint area, he suddenly found that unlike what he thought before, Durant did not attract the king's bag, only Zhang Feng stared at Durant, and Randolph was the only one in the paint area.
I don't understand, Curry didn't plan to continue researching, he went around the paint area and went straight to Thompson on the left sideline.
According to the Warriors' regular tactics, at this time, Thompson should help Curry cover without the ball, and it is rookie Giles who is defending Thompson at the moment, as long as he can delay Zhang Feng, Curry is enough to get a chance to shoot.
Unexpectedly, Giles did not chase Thompson, but directly switched defenses to stop Curry, although Giles suffered from Curry's speed on the outside, but the position of the two was on the sideline, and they only needed to raise their hands sideways, and it would be very difficult for Curry to catch the ball.
When Curry finally got rid of Giles and came to the left 45 degrees, Zhang Feng also got rid of Thompson's delay and re-attached Curry, and then Giles blocked Thompson again.
After a big circle, Durant still failed to pass the ball, and the offensive time was ticking, and Green waved his hand frequently to remind him to make a decision quickly.
Durant hesitated at this time, Kerr had deliberately emphasized that he had to share the ball well during the timeout, and Curry also took the initiative to ask Ying to play the no-ball run, if he came by himself now, wouldn't it sweep the face of Kerr and Curry?
To shoot or not to shoot, Durant struggled and swayed inwardly, but fortunately, Curry's eyes signaled, and he instantly increased the frequency of dribbling, shaking his shoulders and preparing to accelerate the breakthrough.
"Here, here, it's Durant playing Zhang Feng again" heads-up is always the commentary's favorite episode, especially the heads-up between his own star and the league's supergiant, Napier is sitting on the side, holding the stats with both hands.
I saw that after Durant shook continuously, he suddenly burst out and took a big step to the right, his arms were long and his steps were big, as if he had already pulled Zhang Feng into a position in the blink of an eye.
Zhang Feng's speed is not slow, he started almost at the same time as Durant, the force on the soles of his feet quickly followed, the distance of a body disappeared in the blink of an eye, and Durat could only make adjustments again.
In Zhang Feng's calculations, there are two ways in front of Durant at this moment, either continue to accelerate and rush to the inside to use Green to cover the layup, or immediately stop and gamble on a super long 3-point.
But Zhang Feng still miscalculated, Durant stopped and bent over, and pulled the ball in front of him sharply to change direction, exactly the same as the previous heads-up routine, but this time Durant was faster than before, and Zhang Feng was a step slower, still in the inertia of horizontal movement, and it was almost impossible to catch up again.
There was no other way but to gamble, Zhang Feng decided to retreat early, he pulled his right foot back, and kicked hard with his left foot in reverse, blocking the way before Durant broke through.
Durant's way of dealing with it is also simple, he directly stops and raises his hand, and intends to shoot.
It was impossible to shoot, but Zhang Feng was a step slower, and he could only kick hard with his right foot, and his left foot was pushed back, rushing towards Durant like ball lightning.
Halfway through, Zhang Feng saw a playful smile on Durant's face, and he looked at it, it turned out that Durant was not holding the ball in both hands, and there was still room to change direction again.
"There is no way, I can only use a trick" Zhang Feng made a decision silently.
In the eyes of others, this offense, Durant must have played, he either changed direction to dodge Zhang Feng, or shot directly to Zhang Feng, it was still a 2+1.
As a commentator, Napier also had the same thought, he shook his head and sighed: "It's over, I must eat a 'Buddha worship', I'm afraid I will have to get the best five balls today."
"Not necessarily......," Doug disagreed, but before he could finish speaking, his mouth turned into an O-shape, "How?" Oh my God, are we watching gymnastics? ”。
The audience was silent, the basketball had reached Zhang Feng's hands, and Durant was chasing after him with his head stuffy. The rest of the players on the field froze in place, just like Doug, like the crowd, who didn't understand what was going on.
If you don't understand it, you can only watch the replay, but Zhang Feng is still attacking quickly, and everyone can only turn their eyes to the front court, only to see Zhang Feng smearing oil on the soles of his feet, and jumping and sliding to the free throw line.
There was no suspense, Zhang Feng hit another free throw line jump dunk, Durant sighed and stomped the floor angrily.
"Now, let's see what happened in a few seconds" Doug looked up at the big screen.
The fans of the Golden No. 1 Arena, like him, also raised their necks, and they didn't even applaud Zhang Feng's free throw line dunk, and they didn't know if they had seen too much of the free throw line dunk, or they were still in the confusion of how Zhang Feng would steal.
I don't know if I don't see it, I was shocked when I saw it, it turned out that in the process of Zhang Feng rushing towards Durant, he actually twisted his body in the air, forcibly changed the upward trend, and forcibly took the basketball in Durant's hand away.
The others were far away and didn't see it clearly for the first time, but Zhang Feng was right in front of Durant, he was going to play a beautiful 'Buddha worship', and then taunt Zhang Feng, but suddenly watched Zhang Feng snatch the ball away.
It's not the key to snatching it, the key is that Zhang Feng snatched it in such a weird way, he actually flipped it in the air, turned the hand that was originally stretched out upwards into a rotating hand, and finally took away the basketball by the way.
Yes, it's 'fishing', Durant has played for 10 years and has never conceded a ball in such a weird way.
When everyone saw what was going on in slow motion, the entire Golden One Arena burst into applause, and even Cole, who was the enemy, nodded with his mouth in his mouth.
"This steal is enough to go down in NBA history, and Zhang Feng has pioneered a new defensive technique," Doug said solemnly.
"I'm afraid it's not that exaggerated, it's okay for fans to remember Zhang Feng, there should be a place for him on the defense of President Hill" Napier, although he was calmer, also made the most awesome assessment.
In the more than 70 years since the establishment of the NBA league, every time fans talk about star heads-up, it is almost always about who is good at getting in, who is coquettish in crossover, and who is dribbling how elegant.
All in all, few fans will remember who played a super brilliant defense in heads-up.
There are two main reasons for this impression, one is that defensive players have always been passive, facing offense, especially superstar offense, such as LeBron one-on-one Durant, as long as LeBron plays tank advancement, Durant has almost no choice. Similarly, as long as Durant shoots from the outside, LeBron has no way to block at all.
Another reason is that fans always think of the 'big four' when they talk about defense, talking about blocks and rebounding stats, and fans basically don't remember the perimeter defense unless they have a signature 'death entanglement' like kawaii, or get DOPY in a bunch of interior like Gary Payton.
And now, Zhang Feng makes a steal in a way that no fan has ever seen, which will definitely make fans think of him as soon as they talk about heads-up.
"Come on, let's come up with a name for such a good steal," Doug suggested with a smile.
"In my opinion, it's called a death roll, which can be both domineering and concise," Napier said as he nodded, feeling that his proposal made perfect sense.
"It's not good, your name is too vulgar, and it only highlights the action, not the result, you know, the point is the steal" Doug shook his head in disagreement.
"Roll steal?" "It's okay, but it's too straightforward and lacks artistic flavor."
"Spiral cannon?" , "It's the name of the YY prop when you hear it"
"Then you say one?" "In my opinion, it's called the Spirit of the Storm."
"It sounds familiar, but I can't remember where I've heard it for a while......"
The two courtside commentators chatted excitedly, completely unaware of the anxious situation on the court, the second quarter of the game has reached the end, the score still failed to pull away, fortunately, the king is still in the lead, although only 6 points advantage, but considering that the opponent is the Warriors, it is enough to show the strength of the king.
You must know that the Warriors directly offered the strongest tactics in this game - Durant and Curry blocked and dismantled, and Kerr kept making adjustments according to the trend of the game.
Luckily, the tactical changes David made in the second quarter did a great job of neutralizing Curry's off-ball threat, and it's not an exaggeration to say that the Kings' defense was as good as the Cavaliers in the '16 Finals.
However, although David's tactics are good, what is powerful is the execution of Zhang Feng and Rose, plus the unity of other Kings players, they completely fulfilled David's tactical requirements, one locked Durant, and the other killed Curry.
In the entire second quarter, Curry only scored 5 points, and Durant failed to continue the strong first quarter, and if it wasn't for Green and Thompson standing up, the Warriors would have fallen behind by more than 6 points.
At halftime, in the visiting locker room, the atmosphere of the Warriors was depressed, and they had never encountered such a tight defense since Durant joined, and the previous loss to the Warriors and Rockets was also due to the opponent's explosive or too many mistakes.
And today they have given it their all, but they feel suppressed by the king every minute, not to mention how aggrieved they are as a two-time champion team.
"Boys, keep your heads up, we're the champions!" Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Cole immediately stood up to warm up.
But his 'chicken soup' didn't receive a response from the Warriors players, so he had to smile awkwardly.
"The road to defending the title is always full of thorns, and it is beneficial for us to see the opponent's tactics earlier, don't worry, basketball is always a scoring game, as long as we can shoot, the king is not our opponent"
Still no one responded, as the saying goes, 'I am most afraid of the air suddenly quiet', at which point Mike Brown stepped up, he held his glasses and asked, "What tactics are we going to play in the second half?" ”。
Mike Brown's brow furrowed instantly, isn't this tantamount to the coaching staff admitting that the second quarter was a tactical failure? But as the leader of the warriors, he must not show urgency or irritability, and he quickly stretched his facial expression.
"It's very simple, since they play tight defense, we play collective offense, they only have Zhang Feng and Rose, and we have Durant, Curry, Thompson, Green, Pachuria, Iguodala, Nick Young, Livingston, ......."
Although Kerr said this, there is a suspicion of forcibly 'complimenting' the players, but if you think about it carefully, these players he mentioned do have good scoring ability, except for the 5 starters, Iguodala, Nick Young, and Livingston are also real bench bandits, as long as they are on the court, they can cause a lot of damage.
"I think it's doable, whoever has a good chance is going to shoot, the Kings can't defend it with just two people, we have four All-......Stars," Mike Brown nodded in agreement.
On the king's side, the whole team was asking Zhang Feng how to do the air roll, Zhang Feng wanted to teach, but he knew that others would definitely not be able to learn, so he could only smile and say that it was done by accident.
"Don't ask, even if Zhang Feng really knows, you can't learn it, otherwise Olajuwon's dreamy footsteps would have been rotten on the street," David joked on the side.
Although it was a joke, the Kings players also understood that David was about to make tactical arrangements, and the noise immediately stopped.
"The Warriors may make adjustments in the second half, do you have any ideas?" As is customary, David asks all Kings players for advice before developing a tactic.
"No matter what adjustments they make, Curry's shots have been greatly reduced, and Zhang Feng has defended Durant into Justin, is it possible that the Warriors can still rely on Green to shoot 3 points to win the game, we just continue to change the defense infinitely" Mason leaned back in his chair lazily, his face relaxed.
"I'll go, what do you mean? What do you mean by defending Durant as me? Justin stood up and tried to teach Mason a lesson.
"Haha, just kidding, in fact, I saw Zhang Feng's wonderful defense and thought of 'glove' Gary Payton, every time someone asks how good his defense is, there will always be people who use 'can prevent Jordan as Kobe', don't you think this metaphor is funny? Hahaha," Mason chuckled to himself.
"I don't think" the other Kings players said in unison, and Mason immediately sat up straight, his face full of embarrassment.
"Don't say it, it makes sense to think about it like this, Zhang Feng defended Durant as me, and the Warriors changed from a super team to a strong team" Justin gave Mason a thumbs up after commenting carefully.
Before the Warriors did not have Durant, the player at the small forward position was Harris Barnes, and that lineup was indeed a lot worse than the current Cosmos Warriors, the Warriors with Durant were like having Jordan and the Bulls, almost invincible, but Durant became Justin, it should be similar to the Lakers with Kobe, work hard, and the odds of winning are very high.