Chapter 317: The Last Step Towards the Finals (Part 2)(1/3)
Chapter 317 The final step toward the finals (Part 2)
Wu Feng's current performance has indeed gradually moved closer to the top-notch star, but he has always insisted that Wu Feng still has a lot of potential to tap, but his talent in organizing offense and his performance in defense made Stan Van Gundy even more happy. (")
Most players have some expertise and shortcomings. The league is as comprehensive as Kevin Garnett at the peak of that year, and his every move is absolutely unique.
Wu Feng's height limits his space to play in the inside, but his performance in other aspects can undoubtedly become the next Kevin Garnett and become one of the few versatile players in the league.
During the long season, any player will inevitably perform poorly, and even "Peter Pan" Kobe is no exception.
However, when you are in a sluggish state, how to adjust your playing style is also a big problem for players. Undoubtedly, in that case, players with all skills will naturally have more advantages.
Without Wu Feng's defense, Dwayne Wade would naturally not be polite. He made a layup shot, the speed of the flash and the strange and ever-changing ball-control skills made other players of the Magic team not have time to make up for defense.
Wu Feng's face looked a little bad, and the game against Dwyne Wade was of great significance to him.
Wu Feng did not go away from Dwayne Wade, which was his third successful breakthrough in this quarter. Three breakthroughs were easier than once. This time, just two changes gave him the opportunity to seize the opportunity. The Heat's backup defense was very timely. LeBron James and Chris Bosh both made up defenses at the same time, attacking left and right, forming a double-teaming force against Wu Feng.
Facing the double-team of the two players, Wu Feng was not nervous at all, nor did he transfer the ball out, but continued to rush towards the inside line without moving forward. Wu Feng's most contact with LeBron James.
Wu Feng's right hand holding the ball suddenly sent it behind his back. After breaking through many times, Wu Feng made a move to pass the ball behind him.
LeBron James's mind quickly turned to this aspect, and he felt scruples in his heart, and his actions paused for a moment. Wu Feng needed this opportunity. Wu Feng's right hand was sent away and he deceived LeBron James with such a simple little action.
Now the only one who blocks Wu Feng is the Heat's inside support Chris Bosh.
However, Chris Bosh was slowing down in making up for defense, but such a step now seems to have revealed a big flaw. If he and LeBron James stepped forward to make up for defense at the same time, with Wu Feng's ability to win in the chaos, he would probably be deceived by Wu Feng's back pass, but being so slowed down would make Wu Feng's actions catch his eyes.
Wu Feng also felt a pity in his heart. After he broke through Dwyne Wade, he noticed the Heat players who made up for defense and the two players who made up for defense. Chris Bosh seemed to be a little faster. Unexpectedly, Chris Bosh trusted his teammates so much, and instead put himself in an unfavorable situation.
Chris Bosh did not choose to attack decisively, but stood firm at the basket. With the current distance between the two, Wu Feng did not dare to stop and jump shot at the jump. Chris Bosh could give him a big hat at any time.
At the speed of starting at full speed, Wu Feng seemed to be unable to stop his pace. The basket that Chris Bosh firmly guarded could no longer tolerate Wu Feng's involvement, and his forward route seemed to be straight to the bottom line.
In just two short steps, Wu Feng had reached the bottom line zero angle. Seeing Wu Feng's right foot approaching the base line, the Heat's bench cheered. Wu Feng's foul tactic just now made them really depressed for a long time. Seeing Wu Feng's mistake approaching, he naturally felt relieved.
As he was about to step out of the bottom line, Wu Feng's right foot stepped on the floor and soared into the air.
Chris Bosh was quite happy about his successful defense, but Wu Feng's actions were beyond his expectations. With Wu Feng's current position, flying out of the baseline is inevitable, unless he can fly backwards in the air, which is impossible. In this way, Wu Feng's actions are really incomprehensible.
The accumulated force of Wu Feng burst out instantly, and his body suddenly stopped in the air. On the right side of his body, he held the ball, stretched out from behind the basket and threw it gently.
"Swish", such a wonderful sound made Wu Feng very excited.
The fans of the audience were stunned. Many people opened their mouths unconsciously. Even the DJ on the scene seemed to have forgotten their responsibilities. The American Airlines Arena was silent...
Eric Spoelstra sighed helplessly and had to call for a timeout. It seemed that he really underestimated Wu Feng.
After the timeout, the game continues.
Dwyne Wade's eyes showed a strong sense of fighting, but there was still a hint of fatigue.
At this time, Dwyne Wade felt a little hesitant. This was the most unlikely emotion in the past. In his own words, no matter what the situation is, as long as he is on the field, he will put in 110% of his efforts.
The first three quarters of the game have already consumed a lot of energy. Especially when facing Wu Feng, the players he has always been very optimistic about, not to mention that the two have become friends now.
He had enough understanding of Wu Feng's potential, but he didn't expect that he would appear in front of him so soon, and in such a strong posture.
The confrontation between the two lasted for so long, and Dwayne Wade's performance was calm at the beginning. However, as the game progressed, Wu Feng's performance in defense became more and more outstanding, and the pressure on himself was also getting greater and greater. Fortunately, LeBron James kept blocking the gap for him and helping him share the offensive pressure. Otherwise, he really doubted whether his physical strength could last until now.
"Swish", Dwyne Wade made a quick stop jump shot after breaking through.
Wu Feng exclaimed, but he didn't expect that at this time, Dwayne Wade actually had such amazing physical strength. You know, Dwayne Wade has not had much rest time yet, but he has received a lot of rest time. In such a fierce confrontation between the two, Dwayne Wade actually had so much physical strength, so it's no wonder Wu Feng was so surprised.
Wu Feng broke through with the ball and changed directions in two consecutive times. After half of his position with Dwyne Wade, he also made a mid-range jump shot.
The third quarter game went on every minute and in the blink of an eye, only more than three-pointers were left. Under the leadership of Wu Feng and Vince Carter, the Magic launched a fierce counterattack during this period and had overtaken the score to 73:69.
Seeing this, Heat head coach Eric Spoelstra had to call for a timeout.
Wu Feng dribbled the ball to launch an attack. After Ryan Anderson and Brandon Bass ran into the inside, they began to play fiercely with two Heat inside players, Zaydrunas Ilgoskas and Chris Bosh. Other players of the Magic are also constantly running in order to find opportunities to take action. (")
In addition, Wu Feng himself is not having a good time under Dwayne Wade's defense. Although Dwayne Wade's defense is not like those top defensive players such as Ron Artest, Dwayne Wade's defense is definitely top-notch.
Dwayne Wade's speed is similar to Wu Feng, but he can defend Wu Feng tightly. Every time when Wu Feng wants to make a breakthrough, Dwayne Wade can always stand in front of Wu Feng first, so that he can't find any opportunity to break through and take action!
However, Wu Feng was full of energy. Now, the third quarter was about to end, and Dwyne Wade was still on the court, and his physical strength was not much left.
Wu Feng slowly dribbled outside the three-point line, every nerve in his body was tense, and he did not dare to be careless at all. When he walked out of the three-point line, Wu Feng stopped and threw the ball from Dwyne Wade's head to the basket with a casual push.
Gerald Wallace suddenly rushed into the inside from the right wing baseline, and flew up in the penalty area when the basketball was about to hit the rebound. He grabbed the basketball with one arm with his right hand and smashed the ball into the basket!
"Bang!"
The ball was smashed into the basket, and many fans at the scene were impressed by the tacit cooperation between Wu Feng and Gerald Wallace.
"The circulated is so beautiful, Wu!" Gerald Wallace ran to Wu Feng excitedly and clenched each other with Wu Feng.
Wu Feng smiled and shrugged, as if this was just a common occurrence for him.
Dwyne Wade broke through the baseline and passed the ball to Chris Bosh at the basket. After receiving the ball, the latter shook away Brandon Bass' defense and made a layup.
After several stable running passes, the ball was in Gerald Wallace's hands. After receiving the ball, he immediately adjusted his lower body shape and shot at a zero-degree angle outside the left wing three-point line, making a three-pointer.
However, Gerald Wallace didn't feel good outside the three-point line tonight, so the ball failed to hit. The ball hit the basket and bounced out!
"**!" Gerald Wallace cursed in his heart.
Gerald Wallace, who thought he could score 5 points in a row and help the team expand his lead, naturally felt uncomfortable when he saw this goal.
The Magic's two big inside men, Ryan Anderson and Brandon Bass, were killed by two Heat inside players Zaydrunas Ilgoskas and Chris Bosh, and could not grab a good position to compete for rebounds!
The ball slowly fell, Zaydrunas Ilgoskas and Chris Bosh pressed their waists and wanted to grab the rebound, and this goal was also established by home fans as the Heat's favorite.
But something surprising happened. Wu Feng emerged from nowhere, snatched this rebound, and then made a successful appearance, causing Daz to make a defensive foul.
"Swish", Wu Feng's extra penalty hit.
Fans of the American Airlines Arena were shocked by Wu Tian's performance.
LeBron James missed the mid-range jump shot, and Ryan Anderson grabbed the defensive rebound. When Ryan Anderson just grabbed the defensive rebound, Wu Feng had already launched a fast break.
Wu Feng received a basketball that Ryan Anderson passed to him from outside the Heat's three-point line.
Immediately, facing the unguarded Heat inside, Wu Feng did not hesitate at all and immediately launched his fastest speed to rush into the Heat's penalty area!
After rushing into the Heat's inside, Wu Feng jumped up with all his strength, and used his right hand to slash the ball into the basket with his right hand!
"Bang!"
Wu Feng ended this fast attack with a perfect tomahawk dunk!
The huge roar echoed in everyone's hearts and shocked people's souls!
The scene was silent, and everyone was staring at it in a daze.
82:73, the Magic team has led by 9 points. From being behind before to being 9 points now, the hope of winning has quietly flowed into the hearts of Magic team players.
With Dwyne Wade missed a long shot in the last time, the third quarter ended. The Magic led the opponent Heat with 84:73 by 11 points, and the victory was not far from them.
Stan Van Gundy was very satisfied with the disciples' performance on the court, so after the players returned to the bench, he strongly praised the players who performed well in the first three quarters, especially Wu Feng.
Of course, Stan Van Gundy would not be careless even if he was happy. Therefore, after praising the disciples, he also emphasized that even if they were in the lead, they should not be careless at all. They must work harder and strive to play as beautiful as the first three quarters in the last quarter!
The fourth quarter game is about to begin soon, and the players from both sides have returned to the court at this moment.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the lineups of both sides on the court were basically substitutes. However, the Magic's substitutes exploded at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
First of all, Ryan Anderson, who relied on his own touch on the outside, hit two three-pointers in a row from outside the three-point line, instantly widening the gap to 17 points!
Immediately, Mario Chalmos used Juwan Howard's pick-and-roll breakthrough to pass the ball to Joel Anthony. The latter immediately used a dunk to fight back after receiving the ball, and also stabilized the form!
However, Gerald Wallace, who had been silent for three quarters, also showed his power.
Gerald Wallace received an assist from Chris Duhon at the bottom line of the left wing and easily hit a three-pointer! Rewriting the score to 93:75, the Magic instantly widened the gap to 18 points!
At this moment, the atmosphere on the court became solemn again, and the shadow of losing was shrouded in the hearts of Miami fans.
Maybe I couldn't stand this kind of oppressive atmosphere, or maybe I wanted the Heat to cheer up, some fans began to shout for the Heat, constantly cheering for it, and shouting with all their strength!
Mario Chalmos dribbled the ball again and passed half. At this moment, his heart was also very anxious. The sudden outbreak of the Magic substitutes completely caught them off guard.
The Heat players are full of blood at this moment. They will never allow this game to lose at home, so that the Magic will return to Orlando with 3:1.
So, relying on this determination, the Heat players beat the Magic 12:2, instantly narrowing the gap to 8 points. (")
Seeing this, Magic coach Stan Van Gundy quickly called for a timeout.
At this moment, the fourth quarter game had only been more than four minutes.
After the timeout, the Magic quickly lined up in the starting lineup, and the Heat were the same.
However, after the timeout, the Magic still did not stabilize the situation on the court, and was scored 6:0 by the Heat led by Dwyane Wade, with only 2 points left in the lead. If the Magic still did not take any action, the Heat would soon overtake the score.
"Will we be defeated by the Heat like this? Our lead ends here?"
Wu Feng asked himself in his heart, and the flames in his heart burned again.
Wu Feng walked to the outside of the three-point line facing the basket and handed a look to Ryan Anderson in the inside. The latter understood the meaning of this simple look, so he immediately did as Wu Feng meant - run out of the three-point line and do a pick-and-roll for Wu Feng!
Ryan Anderson's pick-and-roll was quite good. He did pick-and-roll for Wu Feng, completely blocking Dwyne Wade, who was defending Wu Feng, so that he could not keep up with Wu Feng's footsteps at all!
Wu Feng seized the opportunity that Dwyane Wade was blocked by Ryan Anderson, and immediately activated it, using Ryan Anderson's restraint to spare Dwyane Wade, and used his own speed to throw away Chris Bosh, who wanted to make up for his defense, and dribbled the ball into the Magic's penalty area like a sharp sword!
At this moment, there was nothing in front of Wu Feng. Will he miss this opportunity?
To be continued...