Chapter 175: Green's Turn?
Throughout the first quarter of the game, the Cavaliers and Warriors scored 35:27, and the Cavaliers led by 8 points at home.
The Warriors' top scorer was Curry, who scored 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting.
On the Cavaliers' side, the highest scorer was actually Wang Feng, who shot 7 times in the first quarter of the game and hit 6 shots, with an amazing high shooting rate, including 2 three-pointers among the 6 balls, scoring a total of 14 points.
In addition to Wang Feng, James also scored 10 points on the Cavaliers' side, while the Warriors, Durant's first quarter game was not very good under Wang Feng's defense, shooting 2 of 6 and only scoring 5 points.
This has led to the disparity in points between the two teams becoming apparent.
Such a situation is obviously something that most Warriors fans did not expect.
Wang Feng actually managed to limit Durant in one-on-one single defense, and showed more efficient scoring than Durant on the offensive end?
Just kidding, right?
This kind of scene that directly dominates one-on-one gives people a very strong sense of shock.
You must know that even in the face of James, Durant has never behaved so badly.
Of course, James is indeed a little worse than Wang Feng, who has a purple defensive deterrent badge, in terms of pure outside defense, Wang Feng's defensive deterrence can be called the nemesis of Durant, Curry, a player who mainly projects offense!
Previously, Durant was able to rely on his height and arm length to dodge Wang Feng's defense, and with the improvement of Wang Feng's jumping ability, Durant finally enjoyed what it was like to reach the highest level of the Purple Hall of Fame with defensive deterrence.
"14 points to 5 points, the shooting percentage is 85.7% to 33.3%! Charles. ”
O'Neill gloated.
Barkley rolled his eyes and didn't answer. "Don't worry, it's only the first quarter of the game, it's still early."
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At the beginning of the second quarter, neither team had a large-scale substitution rotation, and both sides understood the importance of this game, and it was very passive to lose the first opportunity.
The Cavaliers replaced Love and brought on backup center McGee to share the pressure, while Thompson was replaced by Livingston on the other side.
These two role players are basically in a state of constantly turning back and running on the court to exercise their bodies, basically unable to catch the ball, and the main offensive players are still in the first quarter.
Durant began to increase the number of shots, although the shooting rate was affected under Wang Feng's defense, but after all, he was a top superstar in the league, and after experiencing the uncomfortable stage of defensive shock, he began to gradually find his form and hit several shots.
However, Durant's hand warmed up, but it did not allow the Warriors to regain the initiative, and even the point difference continued to widen.
The reason is very simple, the Warriors' fast-break counterattack of the small-ball tactics has always been contained by Wang Feng, and it cannot play the tactical effect it should have, and the scoring efficiency is slightly worse than that of the Cavaliers.
Wang Feng took fewer shots in the second quarter, and most of his energy was focused on Durant, who had increased his defensive shots, and only hit 2 of 4 shots from outside the three-point line to score 6 points.
After Durant increased the number of shots, his scoring gradually stabilized, and he alone took 11 shots in the entire second quarter, hitting 5 shots and scoring 13 points and 2 rebounds.
The score between the two teams was 32-28 in the second quarter, and the Cavaliers scored by four points, further extending the margin to 12 points, more than double digits.
Throughout the first half, Wang Feng and Durant, who were in the focus of the battle, actually fought evenly in terms of scoring, Wang Feng scored 20 points, and Durant scored 18 points.
However, the gap between the two in terms of efficiency is quite obvious, Wang Feng made 11 shots in the first half and hit 8 goals, with a shooting rate of 72%, while Durant, who made 17 shots and hit 7 goals, with a shooting rate of only 41%.
"I didn't expect it, I originally thought that today was a James VS Durant drama, but Wang Feng and Durant got on the bar, and they actually had the upper hand in the first half, and James and Curry's two MVPs felt a bit like supporting roles."
"It's still a lively game, Mars hits the Earth, I like it!"
"Come on! Wang Feng, kill Durant! We've got your back! ”
Inside the Warriors locker room.
"We have to limit Wang Feng's scoring."
Cole said with a serious expression.
When he said this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Originally, all teams had a headache for the Warriors, but I didn't expect that one day it would be a headache for the Warriors themselves.
Whether it was last season or this season, all teams will be troubled by one problem when facing the Warriors, whether it is Curry, Thompson or Durant/Wang Feng.
The Warriors' three outside players all have explosive scoring ability, as long as you dare to relax the defense, you can shoot you alive, unless you have three top outside defenders, one-on-one defense throughout the whole process, and even if there is a team that can do this, the Warriors can also use a lot of blocking and pick-and-roll cover to open the situation.
But now, the Cavaliers have the same configuration as the Warriors.
James, Owen, Wang Feng, people are here for you, you have to choose which one to guard against.
The only defenders with strong outside defense ability on the Warriors are Green, Thompson and Iguodala, and now it has been proved that Iguodala can't guard Wang Feng, do you want Green to keep an eye on Wang Feng?
Cole hesitated.
At least in the Olympic finals, Green was not able to defend against Wang Feng, and there was Paul. When George rotated the defense, he was cut by the opponent for 39 points!
More importantly, if Green, who has the strongest defensive ability in the team, is allowed to mark Wang Feng, what should James do? Let Durant or Iguodala go defensively?
Kerr is worried about Wang Feng's performance, but he is more worried about James, after all, even if the latter falls in the Finals for three consecutive years, he is still the first person in the league.
"I can only give it a try."
Gritting his teeth, Cole couldn't help it.
With so many cards in his hand, what can he do if he does? If Wang Feng is still in the team, he doesn't need to have a headache at all, Durant is really impeccable on the offensive end, but he is definitely not outstanding on the defensive end, it can only be said that it is remarkable, because of the advantage of height and arm length, there are often wonderful block defenses.
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Second half, third quarter of the game.
Looking at Green standing in front of him on the stage, Wang Feng couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"From Durant to Iguodala, is it Green's turn now?"
Wang Feng can see that Kerr wants to limit his scoring, but he has been blessed with a number of high-level shooting badges, and Wang Feng, who has an average offensive attribute of more than 90, is actually no less than the league's first-line scorer, if it weren't for the Cavaliers, and James and Irving, two players to share the ball, Wang Feng's average points per game this season are fully capable of soaring directly to 30+, even if it is Green, it is impossible to prevent him!
Naturally, Grimm can't do the same!
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