Chapter 43: The first round of the playoffs begins
"What does a superstar really represent?" When Gong Feng knew his current situation, he didn't complain about anyone, nor did he worry about this phenomenon, but just asked himself such a sentence.
"Iverson is a superstar, so we, as opponents, have to limit him, otherwise we risk failing, even if it hurts my feelings, loyalty to the Wizards and confidence in the team?"
"Jordan is a superstar, so I'm the one who can be sacrificed, not Jordan, which means that in anyone's eyes, I'm no match for Jordan, even if Jordan is 39 and I'm only 19."
"Now the Wizards are putting all the best physiotherapists into Kwame, to adjust Kwameh's condition, to adjust every muscle in his body, because Kwame is the pillar of our interior line, the least likely to be replaced on the team, and the guarantee of victory after partnering with Jordan?"
"In other words, in the eyes of the Wizards, and even in the eyes of the entire league, my future is definitely not as good as Kwame, in other words, I am with Kwame, Kwame will become a superstar, and I can only be a foil under him, under the superstar?"
Thinking of this, Gong Feng wanted to laugh, but felt a little bitter in his mouth, and was speechless for a long time, "But in the face of this situation, what can I do now?" Beat Iverson and score high in the ring? Jokes, let's not talk about whether my hand feels good or not, just talking about the choice of the ball, I can't be the point where I get a high score, the 76ers' guard is definitely not Jordan's opponent, and who am I facing? The league's steal king, a generation of superstars taken care of by the league, and a superstar with the widest fan support! ”
"This is the most realistic situation for me, even if Wang Zhizhi averaged 12 points and 5 rebounds per game after coming to the Wizards, he still can't play as the team's main force, because Lightner is better than him? Even if Leitner's injury will affect his current state, even if Hamilton is not as good as Gerrard in defense, he is still the main force, because according to the accumulation of times, Jordan can score about 40 points with him, as long as Kwame's rebounds are not a problem, I will lead the bench to the game, and we will win the ...... in this round"
"That's the wishful thinking of everyone on the Wizards, right?"
"A bunch of shit!" Gong Feng laughed a little maniacally, "Without my Wizards, I'd like to see if you can win the game, and Tyrone Lue can replace me?" If you replace me, I'll be unlucky! ”
No one thinks how strong and fast-paced Gong Feng is now, or whether the team's organization and offense can succeed in the playoffs are a between, but why is Gong Feng still so confident? Is it because of itself?
I'm afraid that only in the competition will I know the source of Gong Feng's confidence!
On April 21, 2002, the game between the Wizards and the 76ers officially began in the MIC Center, the home of the Wizards.
There is basically no hatred between the two teams, Washington in the 90s can be said to be the bottom team in the league, from the selection of Webb to the selection of Rashid, the Wizards have always been the representative of the bottom of the league, although they have entered the playoffs sporadically, but the Wizards have no strength to cause problems at all.
However, for Iverson, this game is very significant, and I believe that no one wants to beat Michael Jordan in the playoffs.
Now in the two teams, one of the biggest stars is a new generation of superstars, fighters who have challenged giants in the past. One is the memory of the times, the most recognizable figure in the NBA's globalization, and at the beginning of this game, it was a huge gimmick and the most eye-catching game in the first round.
Of course, this game also attracted the vast majority of fans from China to watch, even more than the number of people who watched the Lakers game yesterday, there are no Iverson and Jordan fans, but the most is probably Gong Feng, Wang Zhizhi, who may participate in the game as the main force.
As long as the Wizards don't make any low-level mistakes this season and keep Wang Zhizhi, it's basically certain that Huaguo's sports will increase the number of broadcasts of NBA games.
It's a pity that this game still made many Chinese fans feel a little disappointed, it was Leitner who played as the main force, and Wang Zhizhi sat on the field.
However, at the beginning of this game, the fans were already excited, Iverson kept looking for opportunities to single out Bow Peak at the beginning, while Jordan of the Wizards chose to single out Halprin. Gong Feng's choice in the face of Iverson at the beginning was not to let him break through, but to let him shoot, and if possible, he would prevent Iverson's organization of the attack, and his figure can be said to be a head higher than Iverson's Gong Feng, and he did not choose to take the initiative to attack, or the Wizards did not have so many shots.
Gong Feng performed very well against Iverson in the opening game, and Gong Feng, who stood one meter away from Iverson, was still unexpected by many people, and defended Iverson very well.
In other words, Iverson at the beginning of this game, facing the bow peak, the shooting percentage was too low...... The impact of the injury is still there.
The 76ers are now a typical six-man rotation team, and the playing time of the other three bench trio, on average, absolutely no one will play more than 15 minutes, and the main team's playing time is basically more than 35 minutes.
In order to win at the ordinary level, the main team plus the sixth man must add up to 75 points, and in this case, the bench scores must also add up to 15 points or more, limiting the opponent to score less than 90 points to win the game.
In other words, if the 76ers want to win, they will have to look at Iverson's performance, because so far, the rest of the 76ers have not averaged more than 20 points, and the second scoring point of the 76ers is very inconsistent.
This is also the most important reason why the Wizards want to take Bow Peak and exchange for Tyrone.
Just five minutes into the game, Iverson's shooting percentage became high, so high that Collins was about to replace the bow peak, but fortunately, Jordan did not lose his form after resting, and he continued to score in the face of Halprin's defense at the beginning of the game.
In the last five minutes of the first quarter, the two teams fell into a stalemate, watching Iverson continue to break through and score, Collins decisively rotated it, replacing Gong Feng with Tyrone Lue.
Perhaps considering Gong Feng's emotions, he also replaced Hamilton on the field and replaced the veteran Jones.
However, Iverson, who is in good shape, still scored 15 points in the first quarter, and if the scores of the four quarters are added up according to the average, Iverson may be running for 40 points in this game.
The second quarter was a quarter of the 76ers' main rest, Gong Feng played again, the team still trusted him very much, and did not force Gong Feng to defend against Iverson, leading Wang Zhizhi, Gerrard, Hamilton and Haywood to go up to grab points, Gong Feng did not have the slightest opinion on this, and even led the team to a small climax of 10-0 in the first 5 minutes of the second quarter.
Larry Brown saw that it was wrong, and hurriedly sent his main force again, Collins saw that the players on the court were in good condition, and he was not in a hurry, but replaced Haywood with Kwame Brown, who had formed a tacit understanding with Gong Feng.
Until the end of the game, Collins won a little inexplicably, and Brown lost with some resentment, just now in the second quarter.
The Wizards did not play Jordan, in the second quarter of the game, after Iverson came on the court, there was still a stalemate, but Iverson's state was a little wrong, in the second quarter of the game, he only broke through the free throw to score 2 points, but did not score 1 point in the second quarter of the game?
Of course, you can also think that Iverson is constantly creating opportunities for his teammates, and in the second half of the second quarter, the backup team of Gong Feng and the 76ers formed a stalemate, and in the end, the Wizards still entered the second half with a 10-point difference...... This result made both Corinth a little baffled.
Well, since you're in such good shape, why bother with Jordan and Lightner? Go ahead and play...... At the post-match press conference, Collins was very proud of the arrangement.