Chapter 69: Playing Time Under the Physical Crisis!
Seeing the ball go in, the 76ers hurried back to defend and wait for the Wizards' offense.
When it was the Wizards' turn to attack, Wall showed off his excellent scoring prowess. One man dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and a cross step shook off Rondo and went inside. Then in the crowd, the ball was accurately delivered to Gortat, who cut in.
"Wall is a great two-way defender, and in addition to his scoring ability, his passing is also very good. Especially with the growth of Beal this season, Wall no longer needs to score like before, and can also use assists to help the team win! "Mike. Brin shouted.
Gortat received the ball and immediately jumped up and shot.
As soon as the ball flew out of Gortat's hand, a figure flew out with the cheers of the 76ers fans in the stadium.
"Oh, McGay's. Zhang suddenly flew up and gave Gortat a sturdy hat! "Mike. Brin shouted.
"Being blocked by a defender, I think Gortat must be depressed!" Little Van Gundy said with a smile.
Mark. Jackson also said with a smile, "The center has to be very careful, every guard wants to put a cap on their head." One who is not careful they will become the best background! β
After giving Gortat a big hat, he saw Knoll snatch the ball.
Zhang Zifeng ran away.
Defend and counterattack!
Rondo hit the front court and handed the ball to Zhang Zifeng's hands again.
The wizards hurriedly clamped Zhang Zifeng.
Zhang Zifeng saw it and immediately passed the ball to Grant.
Grant took the ball and shot, but unfortunately the ball Grant hit the iron.
For a moment, Ibaka immediately rushed inside to grab a rebound.
The offense transitioned quickly, and by this time Gortat, the center of the Wizards, had not yet run past half court.
While rushing inside, Ibaka kept an eye on the trajectory of the ball.
Judging the landing point at the first time, Ibaka did not rush to the inside line, but crossed the bottom line on the right side.
The basketball smashed into the hoop and bounced high and flew to the right.
Potter and Morris jumped high at the same time to get their hands on the ball.
But just as Potter's hand was about to touch the basketball, Ibaka was able to grab the ball with his superior bounce.
As soon as he landed, Ibaka immediately passed the ball out.
When Ibaka grabbed the rebound, Zhang Zifeng took advantage of the chaos of the Wizards' defensive line in order to grab the rebound, and ran out of the vacant position.
After receiving the pass, Zhang Zifeng immediately shot.
Swish!
Ball in, three points!
βZHANG! ZHANG! ZHANG ......" The 76ers fans shouted loudly as they desperately waved the towels in their hands.
A few minutes passed, and everyone could see that the 76ers were really fast on offense today.
It often takes six or seven seconds to complete an attack, and many times Noll doesn't even run past half of the court before the attack is over.
But unlike the Suns, who didn't pay attention to defense back then, this time the 76ers paid a lot of attention to defense.
Once a shot is missed, Ibaka is responsible for rushing for the rebound, and the others are immediately ready to retreat.
"The 76ers' tactics are simple and straightforward, which is to play defensive counterattacks and increase the pace of offense. This tactic is also in line with the current situation of the 76ers. However, one of the biggest drawbacks of this tactic is that it requires a lot of physical fitness, after all, not every player wants to be able to run all over the court like Nash! Especially for Zhang Zifeng, an Asian who has never been at the top of his physical fitness! "Mike. Brin said.
"But judging from the first quarter of the game, the 76ers' tactics worked well. Now they have a lead of 8 points! Van Gundy Jr. said.
Strengthen the offensive rhythm and grab rebounds ferociously. That helped the 76ers take an eight-point lead at 22-14 with just over four minutes left in the first quarter.
Seeing Zhang Zifeng play well in the first quarter stimulated Bill's competitiveness.
is also a scoring guard, and he doesn't want to lose to Zhang Zifeng.
When Zhang Zifeng ran to the frontcourt, he saw that the defending Bill showed deep hostility towards him.
Zhang Zifeng smiled and ignored it.
Now his opponent is not Beal, it is James, it is Durant and other top superstars. Bill wasn't qualified enough.
Seeing Zhang Zifeng's unconcerned expression, Bill exploded and chased after Zhang Zifeng.
Beal's defense is good, but it's much worse than Beverley and Leonard.
Zhang Zifeng easily used the cover to shake off the opponent, received a pass from Rondo, and immediately threw the ball.
swish
Seeing the basketball pass through the net, Zhang Zifeng clenched his fists, glanced at Bill and turned around and ran to the backcourt.
Looking at Zhang Zi's figure, Bill gritted his teeth.
As soon as Wall dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, Beal made a cross cover with the opponent and immediately signaled to Wall to ask for the ball.
Wall passes the ball, and Beal catches the ball just when he wants to shoot. found that Zhang Zifeng, who was blocked by Wall just now, actually followed in time.
Beal has a great jumper, but isn't a good ball handler, and he doesn't have a lot of offensive ability with the ball on his own.
Syllable!
Beal's shot this time failed to score under Zhang Zifeng's defensive interference, and bounced out of the basket.
Ibaka grabbed the rebound and immediately threw the ball to the frontcourt. "Jack!"
Zhang Zifeng is already running.
"Damn, can't let you score any more goals!"
Zhang Zifeng scored by brushing, but he played hard under his defense.
There is no harm without comparison.
When compared, I feel as if I am not a registered player with Zhang Zifeng.
This makes this season completely rising, how can Beal, who wants to be a superstar, endure it.
Bill turned around and desperately chased after Zhang Zifeng.
Zhang Zifeng received the pass first.
Bill felt, straddling in front of Zhang Zifeng. "Don't think you'll be able to pass me!"
Bill just stood still and stopped Zhang Zifeng. One step away from the three-point line, Zhang Zifeng jumped up directly and shot.
Bill watched Zhang Zifeng jump up in surprise, and it was a full second late before he reacted, and the other party had already jumped up to make a move.
He quickly jumped up and blocked.
But all your fingers can touch is air.
Swish!
The basketball crossed the net and there was a grinding sound, and the tsunami cheers that erupted from the Wells Fargo Center Arena Bill was completely desperate!
Are you really inferior to each other?
looked at Zhang Zifeng's back. Bill felt a little lost in his heart.
"I will not admit defeat!" Bill's heart is burning again, and he wants to fight Zhang Zifeng to the end.
But 76ers coach Brett . Brown didn't give him face.
With three minutes left in the first quarter, Brett. Brown replaced Zhang Zifeng off the court and replaced him with Sharic.
This season, because the opponent paid more attention to Zhang Zifeng, the defense was tighter.
Compared with last season, Zhang Zifeng's physical consumption is greater and more hard.
Fortunately at the beginning of the season, Zhang Zifeng was full of energy at that time and would not be tired.
But the NBA has 82 games a season, two or three games a week, and the dense games and high-intensity confrontations are a rigorous test for every player.
This is especially true for Asians, who have never been physically advantageous.
With the halfway point of the season, Zhang Zifeng's physical problems have already appeared. It is precisely because of this that Zhang Zifeng suffered from physical problems in the fourth quarter against the Rockets, Spurs and Nets, and lost the game.
A lot of rookies do well in their rookie season, but their performance plummets in the second year, especially after the All-Star break.
In addition to the fact that their technical characteristics have already been figured out. And then there's the performance in the first year that allowed them to earn playing time.
But in the second season, as playing time skyrocketed, they had fitness problems in the second half of the season. This problem is even more serious if you don't train rigorously and strengthen your physical fitness in the summer.
The more you go to the back, the worse you play, the more you want to prove yourself, the worse you play, the more nausea cycles.
Poor performance, less and less playing time, and finally becoming a very ordinary player.
Brett. Brown has not been a head coach for a few years, and he is inexperienced, so he doesn't know this.
After Popovich's guidance, he came to his senses.
After recognizing Zhang Zifeng's physical fitness problems, Brett. Brown withstood the boos and dissatisfaction of the fans, and used his power for personal gain to let Zhang Zifeng only play 15 minutes in the all-ming game. just want Zhang Zifeng to have more time to rest.
Physical fitness can only be improved gradually, as long as he can survive this difficult time, Zhang Zifeng will be able to completely adapt to the NBA.
And because of this, Brett. Brown will develop a new tactic to control Zhang Zifeng's playing time. just wants Zhang Zifeng to get a breather.
In fact, after the All-Star Game, many smart head coaches will use the excuse of injury to let the starting stars rest from time to time, just so that they can rest and better prepare for the playoffs.
Zhang Zifeng went off the court, and the 76ers changed their tactics. A positional battle began. Saric plays small forward and Grant plays shooting guard.
Under this lineup, the 76ers don't want to cut much, they just want not to let the opponent talk about the score difference closer. After Zhang Zifeng plays, he will not let his previous efforts be in vain.
When the whistle blew at the end of the first quarter, the 76ers were at 34-27 and leading by seven points.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Zhang Zifeng did not play at first.
It wasn't until 2 minutes later that Zhang Zifeng finally played.
But probably sitting off the field for too long, Zhang Zifeng didn't feel good when he came up.
The other teammates also seemed to have been infected by Zhang Zifeng, and the collective felt cold.
Except for the 76ers' poor shooting. The Wizards are not shooting well from the field under the 76ers' defense.
For three minutes, the frequent sound of striking iron became the main theme of the Phu Quoc Center Stadium.
For such a long time, in the sports battle, Wall scored a sports battle score.
Mike. Brin sneered when he saw that both teams were striking iron. "Is this worse than whose hit percentage?"
Van Gundy Jr. shook his head and shouted, "That's the disadvantage of teams that use shooting as their main offensive tool, when the players don't feel good. The frequent sound of striking iron will make you collapse! β
Seeing the team's desperate iron, the Wells Fargo Center Arena was also a burst of sorrow.
Seeing Zhang Zifeng's three-point shot miss again, Brett. Brown had to call a timeout.
"I think we're going to have to shoot less and hit the basket more!"
Brett. Brown looked at Zhang Zifeng and said, "Jack, tear their defense apart with a breakthrough." I'm sure you'll be able to do it! Isn't it? βοΌ
"Of course!" Zhang Zifeng said with certainty, "I know what to do, coach!" β
As the timeout ended, the two teams returned to the court.