In the past few seasons, the Magic and the 76ers have been a pair of difficult brothers, both of whom are competing for the first and second places in the league, but they are just from the bottom.

As soon as Russell got off the court, the Magic team had one less threatening offensive point, and Zhang Zifeng's defensive burden was reduced a lot.

Although Victor Oladipo, who came on as a substitute, has good physical fitness, he likes to take risks and steal when defending, and he can't restrain Zhang Zifeng at all.

Zhang Zifeng used the breakthrough to tear apart the Magic team's defense, leading the 76ers to score a straight line, and the difference widened by ten points for a while.

In the second half of the first quarter, the Magic team strengthened the bag for Zhang Zifeng.

There were no offensive opportunities on the outside, and Zhang Zifeng came out to cover in the high post and used his offensive threat to contain the Magic team's defense.

Nick Stauskars and Thompson got more and more comfortable shots.

And they all felt very good today, how to shoot, how to score.

Watching the 76ers score as they pleased, Magic head coach Scott Skels had bruises on his forehead and anger burning above his head.

"Damn! If Russell's idiot had a bit of a brain, our team would never be bullied like this! ”

Russell, who was sitting on the bench and was indignant, saw that the Magic team was weak in offense after he was off the court, and was pressed and beaten by the 76 team.

Russell was secretly happy in his heart, "Hmph, replace me." Do you see it now, without Lao Tzu on the field, you are not their opponents at all. Looks like I'm going to be ready and ready to save the team! ”

At the end of the first quarter, the 76ers had a 12-point lead at 33-21.

During the break, Coach Brown looked at Zhang Zifeng on the 76ers' bench and said, "In the second quarter, they will definitely send Russell back on the court to strengthen the offense." So you can't take it lightly. When defending, not only do you have to keep an eye on the rookie, but you also have to pay attention to helping Ni help defend. On offense, I hope you don't dwell on that idiot,?"

Zhang Zifeng nodded at Coach Brown, "Okay, coach!" ”

"D'Angelo!" Skyles called Russell.

"What's wrong?" Russell replied with a blank face. In the first quarter, the head coach kept him on the bench, and Russell didn't like the man in front of him to be his head coach.

"I know this game is different for you, you want to beat that Chinese, the team wants to win, I don't think it's a conflict. In that case, you will focus on the Chinese in the next game, and I will let Payton share your burden. You just have to concentrate on dealing with that Chinese, remember to blow that guy up! ”

It was the most comfortable thing Russell had ever said to Skels, and he nodded and said, "Don't worry, Coach." I'm going to beat that guy! ”

Well, the IQ of people is not different.

If Kidd and James heard this arrangement, they immediately understood that the head coach was taking the ball away and turning himself into a defensive engineer.

But Russell is obviously not on this list, he just thinks the coach is not bad.

Russell stood up and was ready to play.

In the second quarter, the 76ers possessed the ball.

Russell looked at Zhang Zifeng holding the ball and shouted, "Don't think that winning me in the first quarter is beating me, I will concentrate on you in the next game!" ”

Russell sank down and spread his hands.

In the face of Russell's defense, Zhang Zifeng became serious.

Although the first quarter limited the opponent, it was more of Russell's own death.

Once this guy comes to his senses, Zhang Zifeng doesn't think that the other party is an easy opponent to deal with.

So Zhang Zifeng had to cheer up and take it seriously.

The two men stared at each other and collided with fierce sparks in the air.

Zhang Zifeng dribbled and accelerated suddenly.

When Russell slid to block, Zhang Zifeng hurriedly crossed the ball, and his body that was rapidly moving to the left seemed to be like a twisted screw nailed into the inside line from the right.

Russell didn't give up and hurried to keep up.

The right foot that had just stepped into the interior suddenly withdrew, and Zhang Zifeng withdrew outside the three-point line and jumped up to shoot.

Seeing that the opponent is defending like himself, he also scored the ball.

"Damn!" Russell was upset.

In the next game, Russell kept putting pressure on Zhang Zifeng, as if he was tireless.

And the action is getting bigger and bigger, and the fire of the game is slowly burning.

When there were only 3 minutes left in the second quarter, Zhang Zifeng broke through once, and Russell couldn't catch up, so he rushed up directly from behind and grabbed Zhang Zifeng's collar with his hand, pulling him directly.

The referee immediately awarded Russell a foul, and Zhang Zifeng hit both free throws.

Seeing that there were only about 3 minutes left in the half, head coach Brown was afraid that Zhang Zifeng would be injured, so he quickly replaced Zhang Zifeng off the court to rest.

At this time, Zhang Zifeng had scored 13 points and handed out 5 assists, as well as 2 blocks and 1 steal.

Russell has only six points, two rebounds and two fouls so far.

At halftime, the 76ers entered the second half with an 11-point lead at 52:41.

Coming back at half-time, neither side made much change to their tactics.

After all, the cards in the hands of the two brothers and sisters kept them from making much change.

Since being targeted by Russell, Zhang Zifeng has not been able to enter and exit the Magic restricted area as freely as he did.

Without Zhang Zifeng's potential, the 76ers' offense began to be unsmooth.

That's the 76ers' shortcoming. In addition to Zhang Zifeng, there is no other point that can guarantee the score.

The tactics that Brown designed and rehearsed before the start of the season have proven to be ineffective in the first few games of the league.

In the next game, the 76ers lined up four different starting lineups, but they still couldn't establish a mature and effective offensive and defensive system.

Thankfully, Russell didn't grow, and the Magic didn't have a superstar who could decide a game on his own.

Both teams relied more on individual technical offense scoring in the game, and the 76ers had no way to further increase the score and end the game early.

In the third quarter, the Magic team once played a wave of 9:3 small climax, bringing the score closer to only 6 points. But immediately Stauskas responded with a 3-pointer, and then Kenan hit a 3-pointer to give the 76ers a chance to stretch the score back to 10 points.

The 76ers led by eight points at 81-73 at the end of the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, the Magic launched a final comeback, Russell scored five straight points, and the Magic narrowed the gap to three points.

Zhang Zifeng hit a running shot, then assisted Thompson to hit a three-pointer, and then the Magic's Payton and Harris each scored layups.

With 4:55 left in the fourth quarter, the 76ers led by six points at 89-83.

Payton scored four points in a row, Zhang Zifeng and Grant broke through to score, and the 76ers continued to maintain a six-point advantage.

The Magic were able to score all the time, but they couldn't stop the 76ers from scoring and couldn't turn the score back.

With 1:20 left in the fourth quarter, the two teams still had a six-point gap. Zhang Zifeng made consecutive fouls and made 3 of 4 free throws. The Magic missed a great opportunity to chase the points, and Payton missed two consecutive three-shots.

With 26.8 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the 76ers led 101-95.

Russell missed a three-point shot, Noll got a rebound and was fouled, and made both free throws to give the 76ers an eight-point lead.

Russell's layup in the final minute didn't help, and the 76ers won 103-97 at home over the Magic.

Zhang Zifeng had 24 points, 9 assists and 2 blocks and 2 steals.

Russell, who boasted before the game that he would beat Zhang Zifeng, only scored 11 points and 5 rebounds, and there was no way to compare with Zhang Zifeng.

As soon as the whistle blew, Miller looked at Barkley and said with a wicked smile: "Hey, when are our lovely Sir Charles ready to make good on your promise!" ”

When Barkley heard this, he would crash into the podium and shout: "Damn, I swear I won't gamble again, especially about the Chinese!" ”