Chapter 369: Wrestling with Zion

"Wang Feng won the All-Star MVP for the fourth consecutive year, and won the Skills Challenge, the Three-Point Contest and the Slam Dunk Contest, once again becoming the biggest winner of the All-Star Weekend."

"An unprecedented superstar, does Wang Feng have a chance to surpass Jordan and James?"

"Wang Feng occupies a large number of shots, which has caused dissatisfaction among some All-Star players, and the conflict has intensified?"

In line with the idea of watching the excitement and not thinking of a big deal, after the All-Star Weekend, the major media reported it vigorously, and deliberately guided public opinion to Wang Feng and many stars because of the conflict caused by the All-Star MVP.

Of course, no one admits this kind of thing, no matter how unhappy the post-game interview is, James, Brother Thick Eyebrows, Brother Alphabet and other stars who tried to pull Wang Feng down all smiled and warmly congratulated Wang Feng on being crowned All-Star MVP for the fourth time.

"For the first time in so many years, I have seen a player like Wang Feng, he is talented, talented, hardworking and serious, I see Kobe Bryant's shadow in him, and only with a heart like them that always has the desire and persistence to win, can such an achievement be achieved."

James said with a smile.

Antetokounmpo said: "I belong to the same period as Wang Feng, when I was a rookie, he has won the championship trophy that many players have been unable to achieve in their lifetime, since then, he has been my goal of hard work and struggle, I am honored to be able to play him on the All-Star stage, if I can, I hope to meet Wang Feng again on the stage of the finals, and really decide the winner." ”

As for the thick eyebrows brother Anthony. Davis, on the other hand, was still a little nervous, and did not accept the interview with a black face.

Compared with James and Brother Alphabet, Davis is undoubtedly the worst one, scoring 44 points in the game and failing to win the MVP, and was robbed of several rebounds by Wang Feng on the court, losing face.

Wang Feng and Davis's Liangzi is settled, but Wang Feng doesn't care much.

Bushy is a very strong player, but his peak was limited to the 19-20 season.

After this season, Anthony . Davis's glass man attributes and not very strong self-discipline and desire to win will keep his competitive form on the decline.

Maybe because he didn't partner with James and win the championship in the 19-20 season like another time and space, it will make Davis angry and go further, but here in Wang Feng, Davis, the thick eyebrow brother Davis has never been the best target for recruitment, and considering the expensive price he needs to pay to get him, offending is offended.

And Wang Feng will not only offend Davis, the thick-eyebrow brother, but soon he will take another champion on the same team as Davis, Zion, who is nicknamed the Fat Tiger. Williams was also offended together.

After All-Star Weekend, the Lakers hosted the Memphis Grizzlies on Feb. 21 with a comfortable 117-105 victory, followed by a narrow two-point win over the Boston Celtics 114-112 at home on Feb. 23.

The Lakers, who have won two in a row, will have their first game on the road on February 25, which is the matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans.

Wang Feng is a more cautious and vengeful person, but he still remembers the last time he beat the Pelicans on the road, the local media in New Orleans.

What kind of cattle does Wang Feng have? Etc. Zion. Williams is back from injury, and he has nothing to do, don't look at Zion as a first-year rookie, but with his historic-level physical fitness, there is no problem in suppressing Wang Feng.

In fact, he knew that the reason why the local reporters in New Orleans said this was actually to appease Davis.

Eight seasons with the Pelicans, Anthony Brown. Davis became the league's most famous air-slashing leader, with luxurious personal data, but he was never able to take the team's record to the next level.

The Pelicans, led by Davis, have only played in the playoffs twice, once being swept in the first round and the other in the second round.

Over time, even the most honest and loyal players will inevitably have other thoughts.

In fact, Davis wanted to leave last season, but the Pelicans didn't get a satisfactory offer after walking around the free market, so the Pelicans management had to try to appease Davis and use the newly selected No. 1 Zion. Williams as rhetoric.

The combination of the two champions will definitely make the Pelicans stronger, and the Pelicans will bring in another star player to form a triumvirate configuration, and the team has every chance to win the championship.

But no one expected that Zion would be injured without even playing a regular season game, and it was not until the end of January that he finally returned from injury.

One thing to say, Zion has played quite well in the past few games since his return, averaging 24.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, and shooting 60% from the field.

As a rookie player who has just joined the league, such a scoring efficiency is quite impressive, especially with a weight of 129 kilograms, the impact is terrifying, and there is no one to stop under the basket, and there is a faint feeling of trumpet O'Neal.

Pelicans management is overjoyed, worthy of being a talented player with the most physical talent in history, and it is completely conceivable to hone a few more seasons in the league. What a terrifying being Williams will grow into.

Wang Feng can actually tell them this answer.

In a few years, they will get a fat tiger that weighs more than 135 kilograms......

But because he can't reveal the secret of his traverser, and even if he says it, no one will believe it, so Wang Feng is not ready to make any evaluation of Zion's weight, he intends to use practical actions to tell Pelican, you are really thinking too much.

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Wang Feng and Zion. Williams' matchup has naturally become the focus of the league's attention in recent times.

One is the league's hottest top superstar at present, who won two consecutive regular season MVPs, led the team to win the championship, was crowned FMVP, and monopolized all the awards in the All-Star Weekend that ended not long ago.

The other is that before joining the league, it has been touted as the future ruler of the league, and Nike even offered a 7-year $75 million sneaker contract early, which shows that it is optimistic about its strength.

What kind of sparks will be produced when these two players meet in the game has made many fans very curious.

The vast majority of fans generally believe that at this stage of Zion. Williams is definitely not as good as Wang Feng, who is in the peak of his ascent, but it is definitely not too bad, at least with his weight comparable to that of a heavy center, Wang Feng is completely unable to withstand it on the inside.

In the face of the Lakers, who are currently full of momentum and continue to lead the record list, the Pelicans are difficult to match even if they have two champions, Brother Thick Eyebrows and Fat Tiger.

The Pelicans' starting lineup is: Zhu. Holiday Y. Itovine. Moore, Zion. Williams, Anthony. Davis and Jahill. Okafor.

I have to say that the quality of this lineup is really not high, except for the thick eyebrows Fat Tiger and Zhu. With the exception of Holiday and the other two are standard role players.

On the Pelicans' bench, there are no players who can support the game, and the weakness of the lineup has led to the Pelicans' current winning rate of less than 50%, ranking around 10th in the West, and it is difficult to enter the playoffs without accident.

On the other hand, on the Lakers' side, it is still the starting lineup of Wang Feng, Butler, Ingram, Kuzma and Lopez, and the strength of the book lineup is obviously much stronger, which is not a game of equal strength at all.

At the beginning of the game, the Pelicans won the ball, and Wang Feng, who served as a point guard, naturally stood in Zion. Williams' front.

This scene was seen by the head coach of the Pelicans, and his heart suddenly burst.

Wang Feng and Zion are not at the same level, and as the head coach, he knows this.

Although the management of the Pelicans wants to mold Zion quickly, hoping that Zion can achieve good statistics in the confrontation with top forwards such as Wang Feng, James, and Brother Alphabet, and show his personal strength, he feels that this excessive expectation is not a good thing for Zion.

But he thought it wouldn't work.

When they saw Wang Feng and Zion facing each other, the Pelicans home fans became excited.

"Come on! Zion! Teach Wang Feng a good lesson! ”

"Give him some color and let him know who this alliance belongs to in the future."

In the midst of cheers, Zhu. Holiday saw Zion reach for the ball.

Although he is a first-year rookie, Zion's status in the Pelicans is second only to Davis, who has the feeling of James coming to the Cavaliers.

Even if he has been playing in the Pelicans for seven seasons, Zhu has been the team's main point guard. Holiday could only obediently pass the basketball to Zion.

Seeing Zion catch the ball and staring at him with a serious expression, Wang Feng raised his eyebrows in a little surprise.

Is this guy really going to fight him?

Is this the alliance touting too much, do you even believe it?

Zion held the ball, waited for all his teammates under the basket to withdraw and open up the space, then held the ball and covered his head and forcibly broke through directly, without any disguise or dribbling skills, simply, with a clear attitude that I want to use my strength to eat you.

This trick worked quite well in the previous game.

Zion, who plays the small forward position in the Pelicans lineup, has mostly met opponents who are relatively agile small forwards, relying on his 129-kilogram weight and strong strength, Zion can run into the interior like a tank unreasonably to score.

That's why he averages 24.4 points per game and shoots 60 percent from the field, which is a weight-strengthened, skill-nerved version of Young.

But unfortunately, this time he met Wang Feng.

Looking at Zion, who was rushing straight towards him, Wang Feng didn't have the slightest intention of evading, and directly puffed up his chest to meet him.

The bodies of the two collided instantaneously and shook at the same time.

"What a strong force...... Wang Feng couldn't help but take a step back, his chest was knocked out with a faint pain, but compared to him, Zion was shocked.

Wang Feng's strength is actually so strong?

The moment he hit Wang Feng just now, Zion felt like he had hit a wall, his feet were unstable and he almost missed the dribble, and his speed before he lifted it came to an abrupt halt.

In the direct confrontation of the two in terms of strength, it was obvious that Zion was superior, Wang Feng was knocked back a step, but he just stopped, but his body did not move at all.

But just stopping Zion is already quite an exaggerated thing, and many teams' centers can't even do it!

Stunned, Zion still reacted immediately, there was no way to stop it, he directly half of his body, his back leaned against Wang Feng and forcibly arched to the inner line, and Wang Feng was not to be outdone at all and continued to meet him.

The players on the court who saw the moment when the two muscles collided were a little stunned, good guys, is this wrestling?

Zion struggled to squeeze a step or so into the free throw line, and because of the 5-second rule with his back to his back, he had to stop and face Wang Feng again, and when he turned around, he used all his strength to push Wang Feng aside with his raised elbow to fight for shooting space.

But Wang Feng, who was stuck in his position, didn't give Zion any chance.

In desperation, Zion could only carry Wang Feng and forcibly jump, reluctantly throwing the basketball towards the basket.

Such a reluctant shot under a fierce physical confrontation is of course impossible to hit.

The basketball slammed on the basket and was taken into the arms of Wang Feng, who turned around and jumped.

"What a fierce physical confrontation ......"

Wang Feng was able to resist Zion, which was beyond everyone's expectations, although the process seemed to be staggering quite reluctantly, but after all, it was prevented, and the whole process did not allow the other party to successfully squeeze into the paint area.

But Wang Feng was not surprised by this result.

Weight is not a direct indicator of strength.

Although Zion Williams weighs 129 kilograms, more than 20 kilograms heavier than Wang Feng, in terms of strength, the difference between the two is by no means as big as imagined.

Wang Feng's strength ability value is 88, which is a first-class level in the alliance.

And as far as Wang Feng knows, Zion. Williams' power is probably around 90 in the 2K series of games, and the highest is definitely not more than 95.

In fact, looking at history, there are only a handful of players who can exceed 95 or more in terms of strength, and the well-known ones include O'Neal, Ben. Wallace, Carl. Malone and others, Zion is definitely not among them.

Although Zion weighs 129 kilograms, it is more than Ben. Wallace and Malone are both heavier, but definitely not as tall as these two in terms of strength.

Before Wang Feng crossed, he had seen a video that I still remembered, it was the 36-year-old James defending Zion under the basket, Zion with the ball tried to squeeze into the interior with his back to James, but after two consecutive hits, James did not move at all, but Zion stumbled under his feet, and finally James cut the ball off and lost the ball.

Although a single offense can't directly explain anything, it is enough to prove that even the aging James is still not inferior to Zion in the confrontation of strength, and the weight of large tonnage does not mean that he is invincible in strength.

Wang Feng's strength of 88 is naturally slightly weaker than James's, but it is definitely not a level that can be eaten by Zion with his strength casually.