With his sight completely blocked, Anthony couldn't see the position of the basket at all, so he could only shoot in the direction of the basket based on experience.
Taking a hasty shot, unable to see the basket, and coupled with the interference bonus of the purple defensive intimidation badge, Anthony's shot was ridiculously missed, and he directly shot a three-pointer!
The second one is no contact!
This is already the second three-pointer thrown by the opponent under Wang Feng's defense after Wang Feng started to guard Anthony!
The players on the field looked surprised when they saw Wang Feng directly guarding Anthony in the duel.
Cole's face on the long side was full of surprise.
Unexpectedly, Wang Feng's defensive ability has become so strong! Even Anthony, who has become completely serious, can defend him!
It is true that Anthony has lost his explosive power due to injuries and can only rely on skills, experience, and feel to play. But even so, how many players in the league have stronger offensive abilities than Anthony now?
Wang Feng can perform at such a high level when defending Anthony, and he will definitely be the same when facing other top scorers in the league!
The Warriors have never lacked scorers. Rather than players who can score, they want players with outstanding defensive abilities!
Small ball tactics limit the team's interior defense and rebounding capabilities, so forward defense becomes more and more important.
Except for Curry, the core of the team, whether it is Thompson, Green, Yingodala and Barnes, they are all players with excellent defensive abilities!
Now, they have another Wang Feng.
In terms of defense alone, Wang Feng is more outstanding than Barnes. Barnes' defense is more based on his own advantages of height and arm length, excellent physical fitness and explosive power.
It's more than enough to defend some ordinary role players, but it's a bit unsatisfying against the league's top scorers.
From this point of view, Wang Feng, who can effectively limit Anthony's offense, is obviously stronger!
"even……"
Cole's lips moved slightly.
Even now, looking at the entire Warriors team, I am afraid that Wang Feng also has the strongest single defense ability on the perimeter!
Defense and offense are different!
On the offensive end, everyone may have a hot shot, and they can make random shots, like the omnipotent god of war. But on the defensive end, there are not so many twists and turns. Basically, people who know the industry can see it at a glance.
How strong is a player's defensive ability?
In several rounds of defending Anthony, Wang Feng showed extremely rich experience in single defense. Faced with Anthony's kaleidoscope of offensive scoring methods, his judgment was extremely sharp!
Although it has only been two games, Cole can already conclude that Wang Feng's defensive ability will probably become an important part of the Warriors' defense.
"Will he be an important puzzle piece for the team on the road to the O'Brien Cup..."
Cole was thoughtful and then shook his head slightly.
"Not enough, not quite enough..."
Although Wang Feng's defense is stronger than that of Barnes, Barnes has a better scoring ability!
This season, Barnes averaged 10.1 points per game, which is higher than bench gangsters such as Yingodala and Livingston. He is one of the team's important scoring points!
More importantly, Barnes can not only defend the perimeter and help defend against double-teams, but he can also serve as a power forward when the Warriors play a five-small lineup to mark the opponent's inside players.
Wang Feng's outside defense is very good, but judging from his size and strength, he can't defend the inside, and his scoring is not as stable as Barnes...
"brush!"
The crisp sound of a basketball hitting the net interrupted Cole's thinking. He couldn't help but look to the sidelines. He was slightly startled when he saw Wang Feng's raised arm and the referee's effective three-point gesture.
"Made another three-pointer?"
Huh? Wait!
Cole frowned.
How many three-pointers has Wang Feng made?
It seems like three?
So how many times did he take action?... It seems like three times!
Three-for-three three-pointers!
Cole, who was born as a Sagittarius, couldn't help but take a deep breath.
On the other side, Knicks head coach Derek Fisher looked very unhappy. He paced back and forth on the long side and shouted loudly to the players on the court.
"Defense! Don't let the opponent score a three-pointer so easily!"
Unfortunately, his shouting was in vain, because at this time the score gap between the two sides could no longer be solved by defense.
About 4 minutes into the second quarter, Anthony took several shots under Wang Feng's defense and only scored 2 points, while his opponent Wang Feng made 3 of 3 three-pointers and already scored 9 points!
The difference in scoring between the two teams has brought the score between the two teams to more than 20 points!
Following Fisher's reminder, Wang Feng did not get a good chance to catch the ball in the bottom corner in the next few rounds.
But he still shines on the field.
Anthony was still unconvinced.
He is the league's top scorer, how could he be guarded by a rookie?
So in the next few rounds, Li and Anthony continued to choose to play Wang Feng in singles, but the effect of singles was still not good.
On the one hand, Anthony himself does not feel very good, on the other hand, the effect of Wang Feng's purple Hall of Fame level defensive shock badge is also crucial.
And when they got to the back, Cole, who figured out Anthony's path, decisively arranged for help in defense. Many times, Anthony relied on his body to get to the basket and faced not only Wang Feng, but also a tall Warriors insider to help defend.
In this case, Anthony took 5 consecutive crazy shots and only hit 1 goal. Counting 1 of 2 free throws, he only scored 3 points.
The Warriors seized the opportunity and once again launched waves of counterattacks, widening the point difference to more than 30 points in the blink of an eye!
Knicks head coach Fisher knew that this game was unwinnable.
Originally, the Knicks' record this season was at the bottom of the league. When they met the Warriors, who are currently number one in the league, their hope of winning the game was very slim.
What Fisher hopes is that the team doesn't lose too badly.
But apparently his hopes were dashed.
Not even halfway through the game, the score gap between the two teams has widened to more than 30 points! Anthony, the team's star player, is still completely at a disadvantage against a little-known player, so what else is there to fight for?
Taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, Fisher replaced all the main players on the field, including Anthony.
On the other side, Cole, who saw this situation, naturally did not rush to kill everyone, and took advantage of the situation and put on a full substitute lineup.
At this moment, Wang Feng's heart was beating uncontrollably.
Cole put on a full substitute lineup, but he was not substituted when he was on the court!
Wang Feng couldn't help but look at the head coach and saw a pair of slightly smiling eyes.