Chapter 63: Shocking the Audience (Part II)
Mark Jackson smiled and said, "It looks like I'm going to make a small fortune today, and it's obvious that the Clippers have tightened the restrictions on Zhang Zifeng." Zhang Zifeng can get 40+ at most today"
Jeff. Van Gundy shook his head and said, "Not necessarily, the 76ers coach will not let the Clippers limit Zhang Zifeng, otherwise he will not be qualified to continue to serve as the head coach of the 76ers." ”
Mike. Brin nodded and said, "yes, I think the 76ers will make a change, too!" ”
On the 76ers bench, Zhang Zifeng was disgusted by Paul's small actions, and sat on the chair with a straight face and wiped the sweat on his forehead with a towel.
Brown saw Zhang Zifeng and asked, "Jack, how is it." The body should be fine! ”
Zhang Zifeng hurriedly shook his head when he heard it and said, "It's okay, coach." It's just disgusted by some of the Clippers' indiscriminate tactics. ”
Brown patted him on the shoulder and said, "Jack, you have to know that this is part of the NBA. This happens to every superstar, and the more they use small gestures against you, the more they prove that they are afraid of you. But don't worry, I'm not going to let those goggles bully me. ”
Brown clapped his hands and drank, "Guys, we need to play hard, and we'll let each other know we're not to be messed with." McConaughey, Grant, don't be afraid of fouls, we have enough people to make substitutions. Wait a minute, you guys play harder, we're going to put pressure on each other, tell them,? ”
“ok!” Grant, Smith, and the others all nodded when they heard this.
Brett. Brown stretched out his hand, and all the players put themselves on it and shouted, "One, two, three, win!" ”
After the pause, Zhang Zifeng ran to the front court to prepare for an attack.
Lance Stephenson hurried to keep up and in this game, Lance Stephenson was very active, aggressive and the defensive end.
Zhang Zifeng's excellent performance in the first quarter made Lance Stephenson very motivated. Defeat a strong opponent to show the value of his Lance Stephenson!
This race is sure to be my Lance Stephenson to prove his record again!
I'm not willing to be a substitute, Lao Tzu wants to be the main force and enter the All-Star.
Back in the backcourt, he set his sights on Zhang Zifeng.
The Chinese in front of him is his worst enemy.
This game is not only about limiting the opponent, but also about scoring and proving that you are at the top on both ends of the floor.
There's a reason why Lance Stephenson is confident of guarding against Zhang.
During his time with the Pacers, he proved his defensive prowess.
Although coming to the Clippers, he was used as a substitute.
But Lance-Stephenson feels it's more because of tactics and the manager's cronyism than because he doesn't have enough quality.
If he hadn't left the Pacers and continued with the momentum he had at the beginning, maybe he would have been an All-Star by now.
Regret not being at the beginning!
However, in the past few months, the Chinese in front of him has been touted by the American media a lot.
Just this little sample can be an all-star, as long as Lao Tzu can prove that he can crush him.
He believed that his true strength would be discovered by everyone, and he could rise again.
This is Lance Stephenson's ambition.
As for whether he could restrain Zhang Zifeng, he didn't take the other party in his eyes at all.
While sitting on the sidelines, this Chinese had already seen through himself.
If you want to prevent him, it's a trivial matter.
Zhang Zifeng performed well in the first quarter, purely because the two guys Redick and Austin Rivers were too waste.
Seeing Zhang Zifeng running to the outside line and just receiving the ball, Lance-Stephenson, who has studied Zhang Zifeng, is already very clear about Zhang Zifeng's routine in the game.
Zhang Zifeng's biggest threat is that he can shoot suddenly.
The defender doesn't know whether Zhang Zifeng wants to burst or shoot, and if he hesitates, he will seize the opportunity to score.
However, he has been thoroughly studied by me, destroying his shooting rhythm, not giving Zhang Zifeng a chance to directly impact the penalty area, forcing him to shoot reluctantly, and forcing him to go to the bottom line.
Lance Stephenson didn't wait for Zhang Zifeng inside the three-point line at all, and directly rushed out of the three-point line to defend Zhang Zifeng.
At the same time, Lance Stephenson harassed Zhang Zifeng with various small actions in places where the referee could not see.
Being harassed by the opponent's countless small actions during the game will make anyone angry. Now Zhang Zifeng is full of anger and wants to vent it in the game.
I, Zhang Zifeng, am also the All-Star ticket king and the best rookie contender.
When will even a substitute be able to ride on my head?
Zhang Zifeng knows that his biggest problem now is that he has a strong dependence on the rhythm of shooting.
As long as you break your shooting rhythm while shooting, your shooting percentage will drop a lot.
This made Zhang Zifeng very distressed.
In fact, this problem has always existed, as long as he encounters an opponent with tough defense, Zhang Zifeng is under a lot of physical confrontation pressure, which destroys Zhang Zifeng's shooting rhythm, and Zhang Zifeng's shooting rate immediately drops by a notch.
Now as Zhang Zifeng's performance is getting better and better, the more opponents will study him.
If it is not solved, Zhang Zifeng feels that it may not be long. I'm afraid that the whole league will find themselves with this problem.
What to do?
When he was sitting on the sidelines just now, Zhang Zifeng thought about the solution to this problem.
One is like Kobe, strengthening his physical confrontation ability, even when he is pressed by the opponent, Kobe can still maintain a stable shooting action.
The other is to minimize physical contact by running off the ball and making three-pointers from beyond the ball, as Curry did.
A battle plan quickly took shape in Zhang Zifeng's mind, a bunch of bastards of the Clippers, you are waiting to die!
Zhang Zifeng threw the ball to Smith and ran to the bottom corner.
"Finally crucified this damn bastard!" Lance-Stephenson saw that Zhang Zifeng finally did not take the initiative to attack, and he thought with some schadenfreude.
But then Zhang Zifeng's running shattered his illusions.
Zhang Zifeng did not stop at the bottom corner, and accelerated and rushed straight to the penalty area.
Lance Stephenson was a little puzzled when he saw this, what was this guy doing!
Lance Stephenson had seen Zhang Zifeng's player report before the game.
But this player report is a recent game video watched by the Clippers' coaching staff in order to understand the opponent's recent form and strength.
In the past two months, Zhang Zifeng mostly relied on personal ball-holding to score points, which made the staff completely forget this Chinese, but he relied on running to become the main force in NC+.
The assistant coach forgot that Lance Stephenson was even less likely to take the time to watch the opponent's footage, and that he might as well have had that time to go to a nightclub.
After all, not everyone will take the time to study their opponent's shots like Rodman, and not every player can become the rebounding king and defensive master like he did.
The mistakes of the staff and the mistakes of Lance Stephenson made Zhang Zifeng use the running he was good at to get rid of Lance Stephenson in the first place.
Although the defense of the penalty area was very dense, with one lunge, Zhang Zifeng looked for an opportunity to rush over and rushed out of the two tall men.
When Lance Stephenson reacted and hurried to follow, there was only an obstacle in front of him, and he went around it. Zhang Zifeng had already rushed to the outside of the three-point line on the right side and waved his hand.
"Nice run! He took advantage of the cover and managed to get rid of Lance Stephenson, who had already received the ball. The Clippers have to stop him, otherwise once they let the shot, it will be equivalent to scoring! Brin shouted excitedly.
Doug Rivers, who was standing on the sidelines, saw Zhang Zifeng receiving a pass on the field less than a meter away from him.
"Positioning?! Damn, what is Lance-Stephenson doing......" Doug Rivers couldn't help but rush from his seat to the sideline to grab Zhang Zifeng, but fortunately he still had his senses.
If he really pulls someone, I'm afraid that he will be expelled from the game immediately, and maybe he will be punished after the game!
Zhang Zifeng received the ball, jumped up, and shot quickly.
Mike. Bryn's eyes lit up when he saw it.
Although he catches the ball and throws it, many players will. But there are very few people who can do it as quickly as Zhang Zifeng.
It's a very effortless move, and it's the result of his repetition and repetition in training......
Perseverance, there is no shortcut to success.
Seeing Zhang Zifeng score, Lance Stephenson clenched his fists.
The ball was lost under his defense, which shows that it was his own defensive failure that caused Zhang Zifeng's goal.
Lance-Stephenson pursed her lips tightly.
He was not reconciled!
He stared at Zhang Zifeng's back and shouted in a low voice through gritted teeth.
"I'm going to have to guard against you!"
At 40:33, the 76ers regained a seven-point lead.
The Clippers, who were already behind, worked harder and were desperate to win this game at home.
But their hard work has given them pain.
Switching offense and defense, Paul just broke through into the interior with the ball, McConaughey couldn't defend the opponent at a glance, and Paul was about to break into the interior.
McConaughey directly pretended to be shaken down by the other party, bumped into the other party, and knocked Paul down.
The whistle blew and McConaughey blocked the foul.
Clippers' possession, sideline serve.
Jordan Jr. served on the sideline, Paul ran out to receive the ball, aimed at Griffin and ran towards the penalty area, and immediately threw the ball into the air with understanding.
Griffin ran towards the penalty area and was about to jump up to catch the ball.
Smith hurriedly leaned in, not wanting the opponent to receive the ball easily.
Griffin screamed and stumbled to the ground at the cheerleading women's team.
The Clippers coach hasn't stood up yet, and Brett. Brown jumped up and pointed at Griffin, shouting at the referee, "That's a fake fall, he's fake a fall." That person has a lot of criminal records, and you and I know that. Mr. Referee, you all understand that the other party is faking a fall, isn't it? ”
Clippers coach Doug Rivers saw it yelling and complaining to the assistant referee, "That guy did it on purpose, he had a lot of small moves." Referee, you should give the opponent a trick, you need to give him a warning! ”
The referee almost rolled his eyes when he heard it, "Even you clippers are embarrassed to say that others have a lot of small actions?" ”
The referee ignored the Clippers' complaints, but after some consideration, he awarded the ball to the Clippers.
The Clippers served from the baseline, but two consecutive attacks failed, and there were only 7 seconds left in the offensive time.
The Clippers sent the ball, and Paul, under McConaughey's defense, didn't find a good moment and could only force a shot.
Bang, striking.
Knoll grabbed the rebound with Jordan Jr. landed, saw Zhang Zifeng rushing to the front, and immediately sent a long pass to Zhang Zifeng.
Lance-Stephenson, who had been staring at Zhang Zifeng, ran back to the backcourt as soon as possible and stood in front of Zhang Zifeng. "Don't think I'm going to let you score easily!"
Zhang Zifeng smiled charmingly and handed the ball to McConaughey. The body shook, looking to the right, but running to the left.
After running half a lap with Stephenson, Zhang Zifeng suddenly ran towards Smith, gesturing to Smith as he ran.
Smith immediately understood, and when Zhang Zifeng flashed Smith with a jump.
Smith immediately moved sideways, releasing Griffin behind him.
Lance Stephenson was running, and suddenly found that Zhang Zifeng in front of him had disappeared, and it was his teammate Griffin who appeared in front of him.
Lance-Stephenson braked sharply and saw Zhang Zifeng appear on the left behind Griffin, and the ball was flying towards the bastard.
Zhang Zifeng made a move to catch the ball.
Hey, bastard! Wait for me......
Lance-Stephenson couldn't care about anything else, and directly pushed Griffin away and desperately pounced on Zhang Zifeng, as if he wanted to stop all this.
But it was too late, he saw Zhang Zifeng receiving the ball and directly provoked a shot!
His gaze followed the basketball to the basket.
He saw the basketball go through a wonderful arc and then crash into the net......
Lance-Stephenson looked back at the moon and opened his mouth wide with a panicked look.
Zhang Zifeng opened his hands to Lance Stephenson, a pair of how can you do me!
Lance-Stephenson saw it, his face gloomy. He didn't expect Zhang Zifeng to easily score 6 points under his defense, and Lao Tzu would also become the background board for this bastard to become famous.
Lance Stephenson grabbed the ball and slammed it twice before running to the baseline to serve.
Lance-Stephenson desperately tried to defend against Zhang Zifeng, but the gap in strength was indeed not something that Lan's efforts could erase.
The most commonly heard Bollinger Fields commentary in the second verse is:
"Zhang Zifeng, he ran out of the vacant position, he successfully got rid of Lance-Stephenson!"
"Zhang Zifeng caught the ball!"
"Shoot, Zhang Zifeng shot!"
Zhang Zifeng used his running to send the ball into the basket one after another.
Lance-Stephenson thought like a demon, only caring about defending Zhang Zifeng, and completely ignoring the rest.
not only failed to defend against Zhang Zifeng, but also disrupted the Clippers' offense.
In the 5th minute of the second quarter, Zhang Zifeng hit three three-pointers in a row, 46:37, leading by 9 points.
Clippers coach Doug Rivers saw this, called a timeout, and replaced Lance Stephenson with Jamal Crawford.
Since you can't prevent it, let's fight to attack!
The Clippers have hoarded so many players at shooting guards, and they also have Paul, the league's No. 1 point guard, who is not afraid to fight against any team.
Lance-Stephenson's depressed ......
He was full of enthusiasm to get back on the field, but the manager of the team did not support it.
It's so embarrassing to even replace yourself!
When he was substituted, Lance-Stephenson swallowed his breath at all.
Walking off the field to face the outstretched hand of coach Doug Rivers, Lance-Stephenson ignored it, took the towel thrown by the caddy, and sat directly in the chair with a blank face.
The reporters on the sidelines immediately became excited when they saw it, and their eyes lit up.
The handsome will not get along!
They pressed the keys desperately, and there was a click.
Looking at his outstretched hand, Doug Rivers was embarrassed and angry.
Damn, good. For the next game, you just wait to sit on the bench.
Crawford came up to receive a pass from Paul and faced Zhang Zifeng. The butterfly dribbled through the flowers, and a dazzling dribble suddenly started, passing Zhang Zifeng and scoring a shot.
Crawford's first move is extremely fast, and his singles skills are so skillful that Zhang Zifeng sometimes can't react.
Watching Redick, Austin Rivers, and Lance Stephenson blow up Zhang Zifeng one by one, Clippers fans were extremely frustrated.
Now I finally saw Crawford pick up Zhang Zifeng, and immediately won the applause of the Stamp Arena.
However, it is clear that the Clippers fans are happy too soon, Crawford is very capable of offense, but one of the reasons why he can't be a mainstay, can't become a superstar, is because of his defense.
In the front court, Zhang Zifeng looked at Crawford who was still one step away from him, and he didn't even bend down, so he looked at his Crawford with his eyes.
Zhang Zifeng is so happy, it's been a long time since he has met this kind of guy who defends with his eyes.
If you don't shoot, I'm so sorry for this guy in front of me.
Zhang Zifeng jumped up and shot, and he rose to the highest point to shoot, and Crawford pounced in front of him, standing on tiptoe and stretching out his hand.
Whew, the ball goes in, the score is scored.
I was able to shoot comfortably for the first time today, and it was as easy as training. Zhang Zifeng was thinking about whether to wait a little and repay the other party.
Doug Rivers watched Crawford's defense off the court and didn't know what to say.
He knew that this guy was pumping and his offense was comparable to Jordan's.
But it's only the offense.
Defend? The defense is still forgotten, let alone the defense, I just hope that his score can cover the points conceded.
As soon as Crawford came on the field, the previously slightly dull game suddenly became very good.
Under Zhang Zifeng's desperate defense, Crawford staged all kinds of dazzling dribbling and all kinds of difficult goals.
What horseback archery, what drift shots, what fours, all of them.
In just 4 minutes, Crawford scored 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting, showing his super scoring ability.
Crawford's offense was brilliant, but Doug Rivers' face was getting more and more ugly.
Crawford's eyes made Zhang Zifeng play so happily, there was no small movement, no pressing defense, he could simply aim slowly for three seconds, and everything was ready to shoot again.
Without any pressure, Zhang Zifeng made four three-point shots, and made a total of seven three-pointers in the second quarter, setting his own three-point record in a single quarter. Zhang Zifeng scored 25 points in this quarter.
As the whistle blew in the first half, the 76ers went into the second half 69-52 Clippers, leading by 17 points.
Zhang Zifeng put his hand to his ear again.
But this time, it wasn't the Clippers' boo. Rather, they are sending out huge grievances towards their players.
"What are you doing, how can you let this bastard go wild on our chassis!"
"Give that damn No. 14 a hard one, teach him a lesson!"
"It's a shame for the Clippers that you let a Chinese score 47 points in the half of our home court."
Seeing that the Clippers fans did not boo themselves, Zhang Zifeng was a little disappointed.
But it didn't matter, Zhang Zifeng walked back to the locker room with a smile on his face.
Brin in the ESPN live broadcast room, laughing at Mark. Jackson said, "Man, it looks like you're going to lose today." Now Zhang Zifeng has scored 47 points. You don't think he couldn't score three points in the second half, do you? ”
Mark. Jackson smiled bitterly, took out his wallet, took out five hundred dollars and put it on the table, and said, "Okay, I'll just throw in the towel." I also don't believe that with Zhang Zifeng's feeling today, he can't score 3 points in the second half! ”
"Haha, it's up to us now. But honestly, Jeff, now I'm confident that I'm going to win today! Brin smiled at Jeff. Van Gundy said.
Jeff. Van Gundy said, "Hey, old man. The game isn't over yet. Maybe, the Clippers surrendered early in the second half, and that Zhang Zifeng probably won't continue to play! ”
Brin said, "Maybe, but I still think I can win!" ”
In the Clippers locker room, Doug Rivers directly turned on the hair dryer and yelled at the Clippers.
Although they were 17 points behind, there were still 24 minutes left in the second half, and the game was not yet completely hopeless.
After boosting the morale a bit, Doug Rivers laid out the tactics of the second half, and they had to seize the time to grab the points and tie the score. The focus is on dealing with Zhang Zifeng first, since Zhang Zifeng can't be restricted one-on-one, then implement a trap on him.
Crawford, who was defensive in his eyes, was replaced with Brandon Dawson.
In the second half, at the beginning, the Clippers wrapped Zhang Zifeng to have an effect.
But Zhang Zifeng is not a lone person with a ball style, as soon as he encounters a bag, he will pass the ball out.
After Zhang Zifeng was caught in the third quarter, Smith stood up and took the initiative to attack Griffin with the ball on the inside, and successfully scored six points in a row.
One Zhang Zifeng is enough for the Clippers to have a headache, and now another Smith has emerged.
Doug Rivers, the head coach of the Clippers and vice president of basketball affairs, now regrets that he should not have traded with the 76ers in the first place. Swapping Smith for the 76ers is now shooting yourself in the foot!
The Clippers want to improve their shooting percentage, but the 76ers coach won't let the Clippers get their way.
Strictly guard against others and let Griffin single.
Noll, Wood, Holmes, Covington and others went into battle one after another, and they could defend if they could, but they couldn't prevent it from going straight and pulling Griffin to the free throw line.
Griffin shot just 71 percent from the free-throw line in his career.
The 76ers' foul tactics kept interrupting the Clippers' offense and disrupting the rhythm of their offense.
Every time he was fouled, Griffin had to complain to the referee.
ESPN commentator Brin said unceremoniously, "Griffin has to complain about almost every ball. Instead of putting effort into it, he needs to focus more on the game and his free throws. In this quarter, he stood at the free throw line six times and only hit 8 free throws, shooting less than 7 percent from the field. ”
Van Gundy Jr. also nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, the Clippers need to pay more attention to the game. Instead of complaining incessantly. A lot of players are now saying that the Clippers are by far the most hated team in the league. Many players agree that Paul and Griffin are the league's most complaining players, and Rivers is at the top of the list of coaches. The Clippers never thought they were fouled, but they always thought they were fouled. The Clippers are chattering and complaining, and to be honest, I feel tired! ”
A lot of people hate the Clippers, but the Clippers players still go their own way, and they feel that doing so will help them get a better whistle.
It's clear, though, that the Clippers' complaints didn't give them an advantage. In the third quarter, the Clippers did not shorten the point difference, but were widened a little.
In the last 12 seconds of the third quarter, Smith pressed Griffin to score two offenses, and he scored 12 points in the quarter to help the 76ers lead the Clippers by 18 points at 92-74.
The Clippers served the baseline ball, Paul dribbled through the half court to control the game, and the final attack he was ready to complete himself.
Little Jordan is ready to come up and block the demolition!
But at this moment, Griffin next to him opened his hand and asked: "Give me the ball!" ”
It was clear that Smith's performance in this section hit him.
He's going to get back on the field!
Paul was stunned and hesitated to pass it on to him.
Griffin didn't feel good under Smith's defense this time.
Logically speaking, Paul should not have been passed on to him.
After a moment's hesitation, Paul had a plan in his heart, Griffin is the nominal core of the team after all, and there is no need to ruin the relationship between the two for a goal.
With that in mind, Paul passed the ball to Griffin anyway.
Little Jordan on the court also showed helplessness, he moved to Paul's side to block and dismantle, but he didn't expect Paul to pass the ball out again at this time.
Jordan Jr. could only run inside again, ready to grab rebounds at any time.
Griffin was just about to catch the ball and attack, when Smith, who was very familiar with the Clippers' tactics, suddenly stepped forward and slapped the ball down with one hand.
Falling to the ground and snatching the ball in his hand, Smith fell to the ground and threw the ball towards Zhang Zifeng.
After receiving the ball, Zhang Zifeng launched a fast attack with the ball,
Seeing that his pass was stealed, Paul yelled: "Damn it! ”
Little Jordan hurriedly stepped forward and wanted to use foul tactics to sabotage Zhang Zifeng's attack.
Zhang Zifeng didn't give him a chance at all, turned around and flashed little Jordan.
Seeing Zhang Zifeng's steal, Gibrin shouted excitedly: "Smith stealed, Zhang Zifeng counterattacked with the ball!" ”
Zhang Zifeng quickly rushed forward with the ball!
Just past the halfway line, Zhang Zifeng knew that time was running out, so he jumped up directly and threw the ball to the basket with his feelings.
When the ball flies in the air, a red light comes on behind the basket.
Running fast and jumping directly without any preparation, Zhang Zifeng couldn't keep his balance at all.
I landed and took a few steps forward before stopping to maintain my center of gravity and not falling.
At this time, Zhang Zifeng didn't care about these at all, and hurriedly looked at the basketball as soon as he landed.
Including the commentators in the live broadcast room, the players standing on the court, the coach substitutes off the court, and the fans in the audience, they all looked up at the basketball flying in the air.
Swish!
A second later,
The Clippers fan slumped into his chair and clutched his head and shouted in pain, "Oh, no......"
At 95:74, the Clippers trailed by 21 points.
In this quarter, Zhang Zifeng shot 4 of 7, including 3 of 5 three-pointers, and scored 11 points, which is a very good statistic in normal times. But compared to the first two sections, the data is a bit bleak.
There was still a quarter of the game, but many Clippers fans just got up and left the court, and some of them booed Griffin in dissatisfaction.
At the start of the fourth quarter, the Staples Arena was empty, which severely damaged the morale of the Clippers.
After playing for 3 minutes and seeing that there was no sign of equalizing the score, Doug Rivers replaced all the main players and announced that he had conceded defeat in advance.
Brett. Brown saw that he also replaced Zhang Zifeng, the main force.
Zhang Zifeng walked off the court, and the coaching staff and players of the 76ers stood up one after another and high-fived him to congratulate!
At this time, Brin also shouted excitedly, "62 points!" Even in the next game, Zhang Zifeng will no longer play. Today, Zhang Zifeng still set a new record for his own scoring. 62 points in a single game, and it was completed without playing the whole game and leaving the game early. The devil knows how many points he can score if Zhang Zifeng is allowed to play the whole game, 70+, or 80+. All I can say is Kobe. Bryant, you're right, this Chinese will carry the banner of a shooting guard! ”