Chapter 357 Fierce Battle(1/3)
There was a sudden cheer at the scene. Wu Feng's previous games were sluggish, and these fans were also feeling a little excited. Coupled with the public opinion of those bricks and beasts, the fans who were swaying before became even more suspicious of Wu Feng's ability.
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Now, seeing Wu Feng performing wonderfully again, they have begun to support Wu Feng again. These fans are fans who are more susceptible to external influences, not real fans of Wu Feng. However, if Wu Feng can maintain good performance, these fans will sooner or later become fans of Wu Feng...
For the Timberwolves' offense, veteran Lucredno took the ball to the frontcourt and immediately passed it to "God of Love".
Love played Josh Smith alone, and saw a beautiful turn around, then leaned back and jumped. His shot was very weird. When he leaned back, he had a foot to the ground, which had a bit of a jump shot.
In fact, this is Kevin Love's unique move. Few people can defend against his unique move.
"Swish", Love's jump shot made a shot.
Wu Feng looked at Love helplessly and raised his hands, then looked at Josh Smith, who was wearing a bitter face.
In fact, Josh Smith couldn't defend against Love, which was within the expectation of most people.
The shooting technology of "Eros" is very perfect. The scoring range covers the entire half and has no blind spots. You can launch attacks from any position, especially the fallback mid-range shot, which is simply
UG-level offensive method.
A 7-foot height plus a large angle leaning back is almost an offensive method. Moreover, due to the extremely high arc, the area entering the basket is large and the hit rate is relatively high.
In addition to leaning back, Love's breakthrough and three-point ability are also very strong. Because he has the flexibility that players of the same height do not have, he often uses changes in footsteps and rhythm to make breakthroughs. When Love is facing outside players, he can directly use his height advantage to pull up the jump shot.
It is worth mentioning that Love's foul ability is also first-class in the inside, and no matter how the defender pushes and pulls him, his hand shape will never change when he shoots. Therefore, he can often play 2+1.
Love's free throw shooting percentage is over 85% all year round, so it is unwise to try to stop him from scoring by fouls. Moreover, due to the rare ball-holding ability among big men, Love also has the ability to kill, especially in recent years, there have been several kills every season.
In this game, Larry Drew used Josh Smith and Josh Smith to take turns to defend Love. He even used Al Horford to assist in defense, but the effect was not very good.
So far, Kevin Love has made seven shots in 11 and has scored 17 points. He is also the player with the highest score in both teams.
"Wu Feng controls the ball and walks outside the three-point line. Wesley Johnson defends Wu Feng and moves slowly with him.
Suddenly, a glimmer flashed in Wu Feng's eyes and his body also started to move.
He suddenly started to accelerate, took his first step to the right at the purest speed, and quickly took his subsequent steps, wanting to break through Wesley Johnson's defense line at his own speed.
Larry Drew had told him before, asking him to tear the Timberwolves' defense with speed. He did do this before.
But after a period of time, his physical strength was affected and he no longer used his pure speed. Now, there is not much time left to end the game. In order to equalize the score or even overtake, Wu Feng spent a lot of energy and used his speed to attack.
While Wu Feng was launching, Wesley Johnson also activated. He accelerated almost at the same time as Wu Feng, following closely by Wu Feng. He tightly entangled Wu Feng, preventing the latter from increasing his speed to the fastest, and also not allowing the latter to have the opportunity to take action.
After stepping into the inside, Wu Feng saw that he could not get rid of Wesley Johnson, so he stopped and turned his back to Wesley Johnson.
After Wu Feng's back to Wesley Johnson and his back was to Wesley Johnson, Wesley Johnson relaxed a little and his defense against Wu Feng was a little relaxed.
However, it was precisely because of his slackness that Wu Feng had an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Wu Feng activated again, he quickly turned right, using his body and small, undetectable movements to block Wesley Johnson behind him, and in the shortest time he increased his speed to the highest level, directly attacking the Timberwolves' penalty area.
Seeing that Wu Feng had already arrived at the team's basket, the Timberwolves power forward Kevin Love, who was closest to him, had to let Josh Smith go, and hurried back to make up for defense, trying to stop Wu Feng.
Wu Feng rushed to Kevin Love's front without hesitation. He pushed the racket hard with his right hand and let the ball fly from Kevin Love's crotch to Josh Smith who was getting a cell phone.
"Great!" Josh Smith, who received the ball, was overjoyed.
He had been abused by Kevin Love before, but now, he finally has the chance to fight back.
Josh Smith jumped on the spot, let out a roar, and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.
The shock sound of the basket mixed with Josh Smith's roar echoed over the Phillips Arena, causing the fans' heartbeat to quickly accelerate and cheers were heard.
Although Josh Smith was a little gentle, he was not vague when he got angry.
At this moment, various shouts in the audience shouted out from different fans, all excited for Wu Feng and Josh Smith's wonderful cooperation.
After landing, Josh Smith ran to Wu Feng with an excited smile and celebrating with Wu Feng.
Wesley Johnson received a pass from his teammate Kevin Love from the basket right outside the three-point line. He immediately lowered his center of gravity and prepared for the offense after receiving the ball. His other teammates ran away one after another, opening avenue for him and giving him a spacious space to play.
Wu Feng opened his arms again and stared at Wesley Johnson quietly like a lurking beast, with a solemn expression.
Wesley Johnson slapped his right hand and moved his footsteps. Using the cover of Love that was lifted up, his body and the ball broke through Wu Feng's defense at the same time, but Wu Feng himself could only widen his unwilling eyes.
Wesley Johnson crossed the latter's defensive range from Wu Feng's left, and at the same time received a basketball, dribbling the ball into the Eagles' empty penalty area.
Wesley Johnson's breakthrough can be said to be the same as the ball that Wu Feng passed to Josh Smith just now. The difference is that Wu Feng passes the ball, while he breaks through by himself.
"Sheit, I'm too careless..."
Wu Feng hurriedly turned around and chased Wesley Johnson. The other Hawks players were also running into the inside at this time, and they all wanted to stop Wesley Johnson.
However, by the time other Hawks players started, Wesley Johnson had already increased the speed to the maximum and stepped across the free throw line, straight to the Hawks' rim.
The only person closest to Wesley Johnson is Wu Feng who has already chased Wesley Johnson to the right.
Wesley Johnson seemed to have not thought of passing the ball, but he gritted his teeth and took three big steps. He flew under the basket and jumped into the air, and raised his hands to catch the ball while taking off the air.
At this moment, it was impossible for Wu Feng to block Wesley Johnson by ordinary methods. The only way to stop Wesley Johnson was the only way to foul.
Therefore, Wu Feng, who has not made a foul at this time, chose a tactical foul without hesitation.
Wu Feng jumped up with Wesley Johnson, raised his arms in the air, and took the initiative to lean his body up.
"Bang" The two men collided in the air. Wesley Johnson and Wu Feng lost their center of gravity at the same time and landed on the ground, and the basketball in Wesley Johnson's hand also flew out of bounds because of this impact.
After landing, both of them fell to the ground, but fortunately, neither of them was injured.
"Drip", the referee bragged a little slowly.
Wu Feng naturally had a foul. However, he thought this foul was quite worth it. Because Wesley Johnson didn't score the goal just now.
"Swish" Wesley Johnson made the first free throw.
But he didn't make the second free throw, and Al Horford protected the backcourt rebounds.
Wu Feng was walking on the top of the arc with the ball. Lucredno was waiting for the two steps ahead of him. His slightly bent body was like a stretched bowstring, and his right hand stretched forward was constantly changing directions.
Facing Lucredno, who is already 37 years old, Wu Feng did not dare to be careless at all. Although the other party is very old, his experience can be several streets higher than Wu Feng.
Wu Feng's slightly bent knees were shaking constantly. Every change in direction was actually a preparation for a start.
The moment Lucredno's eyes quietly observed his teammate's position, Wu Feng suddenly activated. His slender and strong body instantly touched Lucredno's moment. When he swung his left arm backward, his elbow gently pressed against Lucredno's ribs. The instant pain made Lucredno's restoration step pause.
"Swish", after passing Lucredno, Wu Feng made a mid-range shot without hesitation, and the ball fell steadily into the Timberwolves' basket.
Lucredno frowned slightly. Wu Feng's activation speed just now was too fast. Even without his small movement, I'm afraid he wouldn't have time to make up for defense.
In fact, this move was also taught by the two old guys Reggie Miller and Clyde Drexler. Although this kind of small move is a bit shameful, it sometimes works very well.
The Timberwolves made a substitution, they replaced Jason Terry and replaced Wesley Johnson.
Instead of choosing to break through forcibly, Lucredno made a simple pick-and-roll with Jason Terry and quickly found an opportunity to take action on the right wing.
Wu Feng was blocked by Jason Terry and quickly made up for defense, but after all, he was one step late. He saw Lucredno throw the ball out in the open space.
The moment Lucredno was about to shoot, his wrist suddenly sank and quickly turned his wrist. The ball hit the floor hard, and the bounced basketball easily landed in Jason Terry's hand.
At this time, Anthony Morro's attention was on Lucredno, so he did not defend against Jason Terry. Jason Terry made a easy shot from outside the three-point line.
After halfway through the ball, Wu Feng's pass by the ball, which passed through Lucredno's feet and bounced into Al Horford's hand.
"Ao..." With a roar, the 'chef' dunked the ball into the basket.
Derek Williams, the "hacker" who came from the left to block Al Horford, lost his wife and soldier. Not only did he make the "chef" dunk, but he also paid a foul.
"Swish", Al Horford's free throw tonight was pretty good.
This is Al Horford's fifth free throw tonight. Including this, he has scored four free throws.
Lucredno took the ball and came to the frontcourt. He actually used a fake move to deceive Wu Feng, and then made a wonderful pass to the "hacker" to assist him in making an all-relay layup.
Wu Feng just passed the ball through the medium and long line and handed the ball to Anthony Morro.
Now there is the last minute left in the first half, and the Hawks are still 7 points behind the Timberwolves at 48:55.
Watching Wu Feng quickly wander to the bottom line of the right wing and quickly followed.
After Anthony Morro handed the ball back to Wu Feng's hand, he began to actively run. At this moment, he had already run out of the open position.
Wu Feng's pass was very accurate and sharp, and the ball came to Anthony Morro's hands.
Anthony Morrow just adjusted a little and then threw it out.
"Swish". The ball enters the net with hollow!
51:55, the Hawks are still 4 points behind.
During this time, Kevin Love, the core of the Timberwolves, was tortured by Al Horford. In order to defend him, Al Horford even followed him out of the basket.
Lucredno lifted the ball into the inside. After Kevin Love received the ball, he faced Josh Smith's defense and made another backward jump shot.
Marvin Williams drove the ball twice and quickly handed it to Wu Feng. The Timberwolves' defense quality is now very high. While maintaining the team's efficient offense, they also made great efforts in the team's defense.
Wu Feng broke through and passed the ball, Lucredno was helpless. Wu Feng's pass was just right and hung it into the inside line from his head. Although he tried his best to jump and tried to cut the ball in the air. Unfortunately, his bounce seemed to be a little worse.
Al Horford turned hook. But missed, Kevin Love took the defensive rebound.
The Timberwolves attacked, Jason Terry made an external gun at the three-point line, but he didn't score, and Anthony Morro grabbed the defensive rebound.
There were only 14 seconds left, and Wu Feng delayed the time until there were 6 seconds left and started.
To be continued...