Wang Feng's perimeter defense is already at the top level in the league. For the forward position, except for a limited number of forwards such as Leonard, Green, and George, no one can compare with him.
But Wang Feng's defense is not perfect. The first two seasons have fully proved that he also has flaws.
This was best demonstrated in last year's playoffs when Wang Feng faced off against Durant and James in the Western Conference Finals and Finals.
When facing Durant, Wang Feng had no way to deal with Durant's jump shot due to his limited height and arm length. Many times he could only watch his opponent shoot.
In fact, this is the same for other strikers in the league when facing Durant. Durant, who is over 2.11 meters tall but has an accurate shooting touch, is like cheating when playing the small forward position. This is why he can become Jordan
The reason why he is the most efficient scorer since then.
In the finals, Wang Feng's defensive effect was not very good when facing LeBron James.
Unlike Durant who was unable to defend, Wang Feng tried his best to defend against James, but was crushed time and time again by James simply using his strength to violently crush him without any resistance.
That's right, Wang Feng's confrontational ability is definitely not top-notch among NBA forwards. It's even just at a passing level. He's at a stage where he won't bump into a player randomly when he encounters one.
But that's all.
Anthony is 2.03 meters tall and weighs nearly 110 kilograms. In terms of strength, he can even compete with James slightly.
Anthony had tried to use strength to crush Wang Feng before, and the effect was very good. However, the pride of being a top scorer made Anthony disdain to use strength to deal with an unknown player.
Things are different now. Wang Feng, who was selected into the best team last season, is already a veritable top forward in the league. No matter what method he uses, as long as he can beat Wang Feng, it is enough to prove his scoring ability!
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Anthony held the ball and stood at the top of the arc. Facing Wang Feng, he made no fancy moves and headed directly towards the inside.
James on the side frowned slightly when he saw this.
"It seems that we will have to switch defenses with Wang Feng soon."
James, who has directly faced Wang Feng many times, knows Wang Feng's defensive weaknesses best, and he knows Anthony, his old rival for many years, better, and knows very well what level the opponent's strength is.
However, the next moment James's expression was stunned, and he looked at Wang Feng in surprise.
Just now, facing Anthony's simple and direct breakthrough, Wang Feng rushed forward without any hesitation. The two bodies collided fiercely, and then Anthony was staggered by the collision and almost failed to dribble the basketball.
"Um?"
The action of physical contact between the two was made by Anthony's side who took the initiative and exerted force. It was a controversial foul action, but players with star whistles rarely get whistled.
In order to avoid blocking fouls, Wang Feng did not actively push forward. Logically speaking, he should have been directly knocked away by Anthony. How could this happen?
James, who is best at power play, was quite surprised, but Anthony, who had experienced it personally, had his eyes widened in shock.
"How is this possible?"
Anthony is very confident about his own strength. Among the current small forward players, no one can compare with him except James.
But just now, when he bumped into Wang Feng, Anthony felt like he had hit an extremely hard wall! That was a feeling that could only be felt when facing James and those high-tonnage inside players.
How could Wang Feng have such power?
Anthony's body was unable to maintain balance under the confrontation. In order not to lose the ball, he had to stop the ball in a hurry to protect the basketball in his hand.
When Wang Feng saw this scene, he couldn't help laughing in his heart.
The strengthening of strength was not in vain.
Anthony's strength at his peak was only around 80. Now that his body has experienced injuries, his explosive power is far less than before. Coupled with being caught off guard, he will naturally be blocked by himself!
After stopping the ball, Anthony was shocked, but at the same time he refused to give up easily.
With his back to Wang Feng, Anthony chose to turn over and shoot a fadeaway jumper.
But at the moment when he jumped back, Anthony saw Wang Feng jumping right behind him, and the opponent was obviously jumping much higher than him! A pair of hands almost covered most of his vision above him.
This is the bounce that was also enhanced to 80 by Wang Feng.
"Damn it!"
Anthony, who was already in mid-air, had no choice but to shoot with the arrow on the string. He could only curse secretly, bite the bullet and adjust the shooting angle to a higher angle, and reluctantly took the shot.
How can the hit rate be high with this kind of shot that raises the shooting angle?
Under the interference of the defensive shock badge, Anthony directly shot a three-pointer.
"Something doesn't feel right..."
Seeing Wang Feng easily defend against Anthony's attack, James had a smile on his face, but at the same time he had some doubts in his heart.
"Why do I feel that he jumped a little high just now?"
James, who has the league's top jumping ability, has a keen sense of jumping height.
But at this time in the game, Love's side had already protected the defensive rebound. James didn't have time to think too much and ran directly towards the frontcourt.
During the Cavaliers' offense, Irving passed the ball to James. Facing Porzingis' defense, the latter violently rushed to the basket and forced a layup.
The offensive method he chose was almost the same as Anthony just now, but the result was completely different.
Porzingis, who should be an inside player, actually performed worse than Wang Feng.
Of course, no one realized this at this time. James' power is much greater than Anthony's, so there is nothing surprising about this situation.
But following the Knicks' offense in the second round, someone began to notice something was wrong.
Anthony, who had previously struggled to break through with the ball, went directly to the inside position this time and turned his back to get the ball like an inside player.
Rose lobbed the basketball to Anthony, which directly caused the two to form a matchup similar to that of inside players.
With his back to Wang Feng, Anthony put up one arm to protect the ball, then arched his buttocks and forced his way inside.
With this distance, he only needs to squeeze in two or three steps, then he can directly sink into the basket and dunk.
However, Wang Feng stood behind and pressed hard against Anthony's waist. The veins in his legs popped out, exerting his strength to the extreme.
For a moment, the two of them were deadlocked in place.
Anthony can't squeeze in?
This scene made everyone stunned. When did Wang Feng become so strong?
Anthony was also stunned, with a look of disbelief on his face.
If it was just a coincidence, then this direct collision of forces now has brought cruel reality before us!
In terms of strength that he is good at, he actually can't beat Wang Feng?