Just over a minute into the second half, Wang Feng has already contained Irving's offense several times in a row.
After failing to score in three consecutive rounds, the Cavaliers head coach became a little restless.
The Warriors' offense didn't have a good fast break opportunity this time. Green dribbled the ball steadily through the half court and then handed the ball to Thompson.
When Curry is not on the court, Thompson is the Warriors' most efficient scoring player. So far this season, Thompson has averaged 22 points per game, shooting nearly 47% from the field, and 43.9% from three-point range!
After receiving the ball, Thompson singled out J.R. Smith and made an easy mid-range shot.
Today's Thompson, like Curry, didn't feel very good, but perhaps because of Wang Feng's successive achievements, Thompson's shot was quite stable.
The point difference narrowed further, with only 5 points left!
Cavaliers head coach Blatt finally couldn't help but call a timeout.
It only took less than 2 minutes to go from leading by 13 points to only leading by 5 points!
In these 2 minutes, the Cavaliers did not score a point, while the Warriors scored 8 points in a row!
The main person who caused this situation is Wang Feng who came on the bench!
“Well done!”
Seeing Wang Feng walk off the court, Cole gave him verbal praise without hesitation.
When Wang Feng appeared in the second half, Cole had some expectations of what Wang Feng could do, but he still didn't expect that Wang Feng gave him such a big surprise!
In just 2 minutes, Wang Feng almost completely reversed the situation on the field by himself!
"Keep doing this, and you will continue to appear in a while!"
Cole's words also made Wang Feng feel happy.
This is what he wants to hear most!
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The short pause passed quickly, players from both sides appeared again, and there were some changes in the lineup.
For the Cavaliers, James came on the court again after only 2 minutes of rest. Obviously, the Cavaliers need this anchor to stabilize the situation.
For the Warriors, Cole simply took Thompson off the court, Ying Geda entered the game, and Wang Feng moved from the small forward position to the shooting guard.
As a result, the Warriors only have Green as a starting player, and the other four are all substitutes.
Many Warriors fans couldn't help but feel nervous when they saw this scene.
At this time, the Warriors are still lagging behind, and they are just starting to gain momentum. It is the time when they should be chasing the victory. Why did they replace all the Splash Brothers with the strongest offensive ability?
The Cavaliers attack here, James comes on the scene, and the effect is immediate.
As soon as James returned to the court, he immediately relied on Ying Guodala to score a goal under the basket. Ying Guodala, who had outstanding strength, was helpless against James, who was stronger than him.
But the Cavaliers were not happy for long, because Wang Feng is here again!
This time, Wang Feng still stayed at the bottom corner where he was most familiar and confident.
After the players on both sides took their respective positions, Barbosa, who was in possession of the ball, lobbed the basketball to David Lee, who was in the main position inside.
David Lee posted up Cavaliers center Mozgov and made a hook shot under the basket!
David Lee felt very good today. In the first half, it was all his offense at the basket that kept the score gap from widening!
This time, the hook shot missed under Mozgov's defense. Fortunately, the basketball missed the frame in a tricky position, and David Lee took advantage of the situation and grabbed another offensive rebound.
At this time, it was a little too late for him to get up again. Tristan Thompson also surrounded him at this time, and he and Mozgov staged a show of dominance!
David Lee hurriedly threw the basketball to the outside, and it was Wang Feng who caught the ball! And it was Wang Feng who was standing outside the three-point line in the right corner!
The position change changed Wang Feng's opponent from Shumpert to JR Smith.
The competition for rebounds made JR inadvertently relax in his defensive position. When Wang Feng received the basketball, he immediately stepped forward to defend, but even so, Wang Feng still took off and shot!
"brush!"
Another shot!
"FK! What the hell?"
JR Smith couldn't help but use foul language.
His defense is already very close. At this distance, it is difficult for even him to guarantee a hit rate. You must know that he is a famous nerve knife in the league. If he is accurate from outside, he can kill someone alive!
Where did Wang Feng come from? It’s only been a long time since he came on the field in the third quarter, and he’s already made three three-pointers! He feels even more ruthless than Curry!
In the first round of James' appearance, the point difference not only did not widen, but narrowed by 1 point! There was only a 4-point difference left!
"What are you doing?"
In the next few minutes, the Cavaliers players were stunned to find that the Warriors, who played almost all substitutes, actually played back and forth with the Cavaliers led by James!
On the Cavaliers' side, James scored a few more points by attacking the basket, but the Warriors' scoring pace also continued!
After scoring three three-pointers in a row, the Cavaliers started to defend Wang Feng tightly. JR Smith was like a piece of candy, clinging to Wang Feng's side, preventing him from catching the ball easily.
But Cole also arranged some cover tactics for Wang Feng. Relying on his teammates' off-ball screens, Wang Feng still got a lot of opportunities to catch and shoot.
The increase in defensive intensity has inevitably affected Wang Feng's shooting percentage.
He missed a three-point shot from the corner for the first time since receiving the badge!
But even so, Wang Feng still successfully shot 4 times from the bottom corner and once again successfully hit 2 three-pointers!
Before you know it, most of the third quarter has passed, and Curry, Thompson and other Warriors' main players began to return to the court one after another.
"Hey, rookie, you can go down now!"
A low-pitched voice sounded in Wang Feng's ears.
Wang Feng, who was sweating profusely and panting violently, turned his head and saw the dark face of Barnes.
Now, the more Barnes looks at Wang Feng, the angrier he becomes.
In the third quarter of the game, Wang Feng played for a full 7 minutes without knowing it!
These 7 minutes were basically squeezed from Barnes' hands!
The Warriors' lineup is quite special, with substitute players playing more minutes. Although Barnes is the starter, his average playing time this season is only 28 minutes.
Barnes was not very satisfied with this playing time.
In addition to the Splash Brothers and Green, he should have been the well-deserved No. 4 figure in the Warriors, and his technical characteristics are suitable for small ball tactics, so he should have more playing time!
But in the last three games, Wang Feng always took away his playing time. What made him even more unhappy was that Wang Feng actually performed better than him in his short playing time!
If this situation continues, his playing time will continue to be compressed! Maybe there is a risk of being robbed of his position!
Competition in the NBA is very cruel! There are only 30 teams in the entire league, and each team only has 5 starters!
If you want to squeeze into these 150 people, the hardships you have to go through are difficult for ordinary people to understand!
Barnes is already in this position, so why would he be willing to sit back and watch his position be taken away by others?