Chapter 497: Five consecutive wins in the opening game
Drexler's provocation, Wang Feng didn't take it to heart at all.
This league superstar, who is already a little outdated, is not in Wang Feng's sight at all, and the only thing worthy of Wang Feng's attention in the entire league is Jordan's Bulls.
Two Rockets stars, Olajuwon and Drexler, are no exception.
Drexler's defensive ability can only be regarded as the average level in the league, not weak, but definitely not strong, and more use of experience and physical strength to defend.
Throughout his career, the Glider was named to the All-Defensive Team five times, but not once.
How could such a player be able to defend against Wang Feng?
With a simple tentative step, Wang Feng suddenly accelerated, relying on the breakthrough speed of the first step master, and easily passed Drexler and rushed into the inner line.
Seeing this, Olajuwon immediately stepped forward to make up for it.
In the face of this super blocker who ranks first in the future history blocking list, Wang Feng was not afraid, and rushed to the position of the reasonable collision area with indomitable progress, and the whole person jumped high.
"It's so high!"
Olajuwon, who saw Wang Feng jumping, was shocked, Wang Feng's jumping height was a bit unexpected to him, which was also a bit too high, which was completely comparable to Jordan at his peak.
This is naturally the credit of Wang Feng's bounce, which has been strengthened to 99.
Even if he has an absolute advantage in height, Olajuwon is still a little powerless in front of Wang Feng's full value of bounce, and more importantly, Wang Feng not only has a starting height, but his speed and strength are not low.
The bodies of the two collided in the air first, and then both of them shook their bodies.
In the competition of strength, Wang Feng, who can take the initiative and help run bonuses, is slightly better.
Pressing Olajuwon, Wang Feng made a violent dunk with one arm and poured the basketball into the basket fiercely.
"Boom!"
Buckle Olajuwon's achievement achieved!
The Rockets' noisy home court was quiet for a moment at this moment.
No one expected that Wang Feng would be so ferocious, and he would be tough on Olajuwon.
The Rockets attacked, and the basketball was quickly given to Olajuwon.
The weakness of the Warriors is the inside, the combination of Garnett and Secali, one is just a rookie who has just come out of the high school league for less than half a year, and the other is an ordinary starter-level interior player who averaged 14 points and 9.5 rebounds per game in his career.
Olajuwon stood up inside to get the ball to pass, then shook Sekali's center of gravity with his signature dreamy footwork, and then scored an easy layup.
But Olajuwon's side just scored the ball, and the next moment the Warriors sent the ball out on the bottom line, Blaylock received the ball and rushed all the way to the frontcourt, and the height of 1.83 meters is what he is best at speed.
At the same time, there were two players who could keep pace with him and run towards the frontcourt, Wang Feng and Garnett.
Wang Feng doesn't mention it, the speed and agility of Double 94 are not inferior to most of the defenders in the league, and Garnett's side is a little reluctant, but he still keeps up with the rhythm.
Although Garnett was a little slower than Wang Feng and Blaylock, he moved faster than Mullin, who had been badly injured.
Blaylock, who dribbled across the halfcourt, immediately passed the ball to Wang Feng not far away, who accelerated directly past Drexler, who was chasing him, rushed to the basket, and threw the ball into the sky under the bag of two other Rockets players.
Garnett rushed to the ball and jumped high to receive Wang Feng's pass and dunk in the air.
"Boom!"
The Rockets' basket shook violently again, and in less than a minute of the opening period, it was the second time their basket was wreaked havoc.
Rockets head coach Rudy. Tomjanovich's brow furrowed.
"It's ...... Run-and-run? ”
The concept of run-and-gun tactics has been around since the 80s, and the idea of increasing the team's offensive firepower with a fast-paced attack and defense has been dismissed as pagan in this era of center-forward supremacy.
It's not that no one tried, it's just that all the teams that tried failed without exception.
Tomjanovic knows that former Warriors head coach Don Janovich is well informed. Nelson is a big fan of run-and-gun tactics, and previously Tim. The Warriors during the Hardaway era played a run-and-bomb tactic, but the result was that Nelson left, and only Mullin was left as the player during the Run-and-Bomb Warriors.
originally thought that the Warriors had hired Adelman as the team's new head coach, and there might be some new changes in the lineup after a major reshuffle, but I didn't expect it to be like this.
Shaking his head slightly, Tomjanovich was a little disappointed.
"A team that focuses on running and bombing has no way out in the league, and it seems that the Warriors in the new season really don't have to worry."
Although the Warriors played very well on the first two offenses, this kind of efficient and concise offense could not last the whole game.
"As long as we play steadily and continue to score based on our inside advantage, the victory of the game will be ours sooner or later."
Tomjanovich had this in mind that the plot should have gone the way he envisioned it.
But soon he sensed something was wrong.
Warriors' offensive ...... No, to be exact, Wang Feng's score seems to be a bit fierce!
In the first quarter of the game, Wang Feng shot 5 of 9, including 2 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 12 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
With him as the engine, the Warriors played a very fast pace in the first quarter, scoring 32 points in a single quarter, on the other hand, on the Rockets' side, around Olajuwon's slow positional battle, the Rockets, who had not reacted for a while, were overwhelmed by the Warriors' chaotic punch, and only scored 24 points in a single quarter.
As the game entered the second quarter, things started to get worse.
Wang Feng exploded in the second quarter of the game with three-point shooting, shooting 4 of 9, plus scoring 21 points in the middle of the shot, and 33 points in the half.
The Warriors scored 37 points in the second quarter.
Because of the super fast offensive rhythm, the Rockets scored 31 points in the second quarter, but even so, at the end of the first half, the score of the two teams still came to 69:55, and the difference was as high as 14 points!
The fans at the Rockets' home court were stunned, what the hell is this?
55 points in the half is not low for the Rockets, as they have averaged around 105 points per game in previous seasons.
Or is the Warriors' offense too exaggerated, whether it is Wang Feng's 33 points in the half, or the performance of other players in the Warriors in the game, it greatly exceeds people's expectations, which is like the bottom weak team that the media said?
In the third quarter of the second half, the Rockets, who were unwilling to lose the game, fought hard under the leadership of Olajuwon to catch up with the points that fell behind in the first half, but after some efforts, the difference was finally approached to single digits, and the Warriors immediately came with a 12:2 attack wave, expanding the difference to nearly 20 points!
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As the game entered the fourth quarter, the rest of the game was almost garbage time.
The Rockets, who knew that there was no hope of a comeback, chose to give up with about 6 minutes left in the fourth quarter of the game, replaced all the main players, and sent substitutes to the court.
In the end, the opening game of the regular season between the two teams ended 110-126.
The Warriors beat the Rockets by 16 points on the road, and there was no suspense in the whole game, and it was completely one-sided and one-sided, which was a big surprise.
Olajuwon's opening game at home can be described as full of firepower, shooting 9 of 15 from the field, 7 of 8 free throws, and scoring 25 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks, which is quite good, but it is much inferior to Wang Feng on the Warriors' side.
Wang Feng shot 15 of 26 in this game, 8 of 17 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 42 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists, proving from personal data that even if he is not in the Knicks, he can still get the super data like in the playoffs.
Drexler, who was opposite Wang Feng, was once again educated by Wang Feng, failed to prevent Wang Feng on the defensive end, and was scored by the opponent like chopping melons and vegetables to score 42 points, and he also did not do much on the offensive end, Wang Feng, who had strengthened his defensive ability in the summer, became stronger on the defensive end, and Drexler shot 5 of 13 in the game, 2 of 2 free throws, and only 12 points were scored, with a shooting rate of only 38.5%.
On the Warriors' side, in addition to Wang Feng's 42 points, several other starters also played very well.
Blaylock, who had just been traded not long ago, was mainly working in this game to dribble the ball over half court and hand it to Wang Feng, and then find a three-point corner to stand and wait to catch the ball and shoot.
This job is much simpler than his previous use of breaking through passes to assist teammates to score, and it is not boring at all, because Wang Feng is not alone at all, and he often attracts opponents with super ability to break through with the ball, so Blayrock got a lot of opportunities outside the three-point line, and in this game he shot 4 three-pointers with a 48% shooting rate, and scored 17 points, 4 assists and 2 steals in the game.
Blayrock's position with the Warriors is more of a 3-and-D player than a point guard, primarily responsible for defense and three-point shooting.
First-year rookie Kevin. Garnett's game was the biggest surprise.
Adelman didn't give him much playing time due to his career debut, playing only around 26 minutes, but Garnett's performance in this limited playing time was eye-catching.
He finished with 15 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocks on 6-of-10 shooting and 3-of-3 free throws.
Garnett was very positive and energetic on the court, especially when he played with Wang Feng to block and dismantle, and the effect was excellent.
He himself is a highly mobile insider, moving fast, and directly down after blocking and dismantling Wang Feng, as long as Wang Feng passes the ball, there is a chance that he will be able to form an offensive frame situation.
In addition, the starters, including Mullin and Secali, also performed well.
Of course, their outstanding performance is inseparable from Wang Feng.
On the one hand, Wang Feng's super scoring ability will easily become the most valued defensive point on the court, and the pressure on others will be reduced, on the other hand, as long as Wang Feng is on the court, the effect of the purple Hall of Fame badge will continue to provide bonuses to all teammates on the court, allowing them to play better than usual.
These are precisely the confidence that Wang Feng has the capital to go to the Warriors to challenge the Bulls dynasty!
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After the opening game against the Rockets, the Warriors traveled to Dallas, Texas, where their second game was on the road against the Dallas Mavericks on Nov. 4.
Unlike Team Rocket, the current Mavericks have not yet gotten the German tank Dirk, the core of the team. Nowitzki, although led by Kidd, is still a team with the lowest record in the West, and naturally cannot be the opponent of the Warriors led by Wang Feng.
At 115:88, the Warriors won by 27 points.
Wang Feng rarely didn't have much interest in this game, after all, there was no opponent worthy of his seriousness at all, so he didn't shoot too much on the offensive end, and scored 27 points symbolically, but he sent 19 assists, with a big triple-double of 27 points, 12 rebounds and 19 assists.
The biggest beneficiary of Wang Feng's 19 assists is Garnett.
In this game, Garnett, who tasted the sweetness, cooperated with Wang Feng in a large number of blocking and dismantling, and scored 24 points and 13 points in the whole game.
On Nov. 7, the Warriors finally returned to their home court to face the Denver Nuggets.
The Nuggets' strength is slightly stronger than the Mavericks, but it is also limited, 41-41 in the regular season last season barely entered the playoffs, but this season the team's lineup has changed significantly, and the overall strength has further shrunk, and in Wang Feng's impression, only 35 wins finally ranked tenth in the West.
The Warriors at home were in full swing and won another big win at 109:93.
After three games, the Warriors actually started with a three-game winning streak, and the total net score of the three games reached a terrifying 59 points! Across the league, only the Bulls can match the Warriors this week.
After the failure of the playoffs last season, Jordan made a comeback with the Bulls, and it was also aggressive, defeating the Hornets 105-91, 107-85, 117-108 in the first three games of the new season, and the Celtics and Raptors won by a net of 49 points in three games.
As the respective leaders of the two teams, Jordan on the Bulls' side averaged 28.3 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists per game in 3 games, playing quite efficiently.
But compared with Wang Fengyi of the Warriors, it seems that even Jordan is not good.
After 3 games, Wang Feng averaged 33.3 points, 9.5 rebounds and 13.4 assists per game, and he was ruthless and dominated the scoring and assist lists at the same time.
Warriors fans were ecstatic, they never dreamed that the team would surprise them so much at the start of the new season.
Of course, there are also many people who are singing about the Warriors.
"Don't be too happy, there are 79 games left in the regular season, and the only strength of the Warriors in these three games is only the Rockets, as the game progresses, the teams in the league will definitely study the Warriors' current tactics thoroughly and make targeted arrangements, and soon the Warriors' record will plummet, and Wang Feng will not be able to get up."
Only, having said that, when will this day come?
On Nov. 9, the Warriors defeated the Atlanta Hawks 125-121 at home, and on Nov. 11, they beat the Lakers 123-105 at home.
Five consecutive wins in the opening game have been achieved!