Wang Feng is guarding Zion Williamson on the defensive end. Correspondingly, when the Lakers attack, Zion is also responsible for guarding Wang Feng, which is normal.
The two are close in height. Zion is slightly stronger than Wang Feng in terms of strength, and his jumping ability is 99, which is both better than Wang Feng. The only thing worse is that his speed and agility are both 86.
But as a small forward, his speed and agility can reach 86, which is already a very good level.
For reference, the speed and agility of LeBron James and Antetokounmpo are both around 90, while the speed of top strikers such as Leonard, Durant, and Doncic is only a little over 80.
At least that's the score in the 2K game, so Zion's speed is already pretty good.
However, it still depends on who you compare with.
When compared to the league's average level, Zion is considered very good, but if compared with Wang Feng, it is far behind.
Wang Feng's speed and agility are currently both 94, which is a first-class level for defenders. Under certain conditions, his speed can be directly increased to the full value of 99.
The specific conditions here refer to after he makes the triple threat pose and activates the first step master.
At that moment, Wang Feng's burst of speed was so outrageous that there were very few players in the league who could keep up with his speed!
Of course Zion can't keep up.
He made a three-threat pose at the top of the arc, and when he sensed the first-step master badge lighting up on the organizational badge wall in his consciousness space, Wang Feng violently held the ball and broke through to the right side of Zion.
"So fast!"
The boy in Zion shrank violently, feeling horrified.
He has watched many of Wang Feng's game highlights and is well aware of the threat of Wang Feng's breakthrough with the ball, but watching videos and experiencing it in person are two completely different concepts!
Without actually standing in front of Wang Feng, it is impossible to understand how fast Wang Feng is.
Zion had no time to react. When he turned sideways and tried to chase Wang Feng, the opponent had already passed most of his body and rushed towards the inside. Zion could only follow behind in vain.
But Zion is only the first hurdle.
Wang Feng passed by Zion and immediately saw a figure crossing his path to block his breakthrough - it was Anthony Davis, the thick-browed brother.
Although Zion has long been famous, in the Pelicans, the real number one core is Davis.
This season, due to Zion's injury and absence without playing a game, Davis played the best performance of his career in more than 40 games, averaging 29 points, 11.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. In addition,
1.5 steals and 2.9 blocks, showing dominant performance on both offense and defense.
This kind of performance is not inferior to Davis, who won the Lakers championship in another time and space at the same time.
It's a pity that the Pelicans' lineup is so bad. In the absence of Zion, Davis only has Jrue Holiday as a helper. This also makes Davis unable to support himself. Even if his personal data reaches the peak of his career, the ball
However, the team's record can only be maintained at about tenth place in the Western Conference, and there is a high probability that it will miss the playoffs.
Anthony Davis' defense is definitely at the top level in the league, and he is fully capable of being elected as the best defensive player.
Wang Feng knows this very well. With Davis in front and Zion in the back, it is too difficult to force the ball into the net.
So when he rushed to Davis, he flicked his wrist and the basketball was passed out by him.
Kuzma, who was on the left baseline, received a pass from Wang Feng and immediately took off to shoot without thinking.
Davis was originally responsible for guarding Kuzma, but in order to flank Wang Feng, he risked giving up guarding Kuzma to help guard Wang Feng. However, he already has a passing ability and passing IQ of 90, and has ten cents and tricks.
Wang Feng, who has two passing badges as a passer, is not afraid of double teams at all.
With the blessing of the purple ten-cent badge, Kuzma's mid-range shooting ability value was greatly enhanced when he took an open shot. He steadily hit the mid-range shot and scored the first point of the game for the Lakers.
2:0.
"hateful……"
Davis was very unhappy. In today's game, he wanted to take revenge for the All-Star weekend, but Wang Feng was indeed too difficult to deal with. After this goal, Davis wanted to cooperate again.
To prevent Wang Feng from being flanked, one must be tied up and always worried that Wang Feng will choose to pass the ball to an open player.
On the other side, Zion, who was also unconvinced, chose to continue to reach out for the ball and beat Wang Feng in singles.
This time, he did not choose to ask for the ball from the outside. Instead, he entered the inside position like a center and then reached for the ball.
Obviously Zion wanted to use his strength advantage to attack Wang Feng.
Seeing this scene, Wang Feng showed no signs of falsehood. He did not interfere in any way in advance, nor did he call for support from his teammates. He just waited quietly for Zion to receive the ball, and then the two started a second struggle in the paint.
Under the strong collision of muscles, Wang Feng was forced away by Zion. The latter jumped directly on the spot and dunked the basketball with one hand.
"Drink——!"
Although the dunk was a bit reluctant, both in terms of the beauty of the movement and the strength of the dunk, it was average, but dunking the basketball into the basket in front of Wang Feng still made Zion's blood boil, and he couldn't help but scream to the sky, and then looked at Wang Feng provocatively.
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"How's it going? Do you know how powerful I am?"
However, what made him a little disappointed was that Wang Feng didn't even look at him. He turned around to receive his teammate's baseline serve and advanced towards the frontcourt.
2:0, Lakers attack.
This time Zion stared at Wang Feng with all his attention.
After successfully scoring a goal on the offensive end, he now wants to successfully stop Wang Feng on the defensive end.
However, Wang Feng gave Zion a good education.
The same three-threat posture accelerated towards the right side. Zion reacted quickly this time and immediately adjusted his steps to keep up. However, as soon as he moved, the basketball in Wang Feng's hand slammed to the ground and pulled back, and he retreated with a step back.
Out of the three-point line.
"What?!"
In order to keep up with Wang Feng, Zion used almost all his strength to move, and the disadvantages of his 129 kilogram weight were fully apparent at this time.
The heavy body caused greater inertia for rapid movement. When he saw Wang Feng stop suddenly and retreat, Zion also stopped immediately, trying to keep up with Wang Feng, but forcibly stopping his body caused his heavy body to lose balance.
, staggered at his feet and sat down on the ground.
"this……"
Staggered?
The entire audience was silent. The Pelicans fans looked at Zion sitting on the ground in embarrassment and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Zion's expression was dull and he didn't react for a long time. He got up from the ground in a daze and turned to look at the basket.
With such an open position, with Wang Feng's three-point shooting ability, he must have made the ball.
However, Zion turned around and stared at the basket for a long time, but found no trace of the basketball. He couldn't help but turn around, and then saw Wang Feng standing quietly outside the three-point line, looking at him calmly.
For a moment, Zion felt a rush of blood rush to his forehead.
It's just a matter of being knocked down, but you still want to ridicule like this?
Seeing Zion rushing towards him, Wang Feng slowly threw the basketball towards the basket.
Zion jumped high, trying to block the shot, but he was far away from Wang Feng, so how could he get it?
The basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air and then hit the net.
"Whoa!"
5:2.
Zion had just forced a dunk on Wang Feng under the basket, and was immediately knocked down by Wang Feng and counterattacked with a three-pointer, completely losing face.
In the third round, the angry Zion once again asked for the ball inside and hit Wang Feng, constantly engaging in fierce muscle collisions.
I have to admit that Zion is indeed the top level among strikers in terms of his ability to attack the basket in a single round. Unless he encounters a player like Antetokounmpo who is much taller than him and can use his height and wingspan to defend him, or James.
This kind of power is not lost at all, otherwise it would be difficult for other strikers to guard against him.
This is also the reason why Zion was able to score 24+ points in his first season, and in his second season, after playing 61 games, he was able to score 27 points with a super-high shooting rate of 61%.
By the way, in the 2020-21 season, which is the season when Zion played 61 games in the regular season, he took more than 900 shots at the basket, with a shooting rate of 63%, while only 67 shots were taken in all other areas combined.
, hit 23 goals and the shooting rate was only 34.3%.
Zion just lacks stable mid-to-long-range shooting ability, and his scoring is mainly distributed under the basket. His offensive characteristics are too single and he is easily targeted. More importantly, his overweight puts too much burden on his ankles, which also leads to his glassy appearance.
Physical constitution, these are all his flaws.
In addition, even at the basket, Zion is not without flaws.
Why does Wang Feng always default to competing with Zion at the basket? It's because he knows Zion's weaknesses.
A few minutes later, the Pelicans head coach noticed something was wrong.
In the first few rounds, Zion has been attacking Wang Feng. The physical struggle between the two under the basket consumes a lot of energy. Therefore, in just a few minutes, Zion is already sweating profusely and out of breath, and his running speed when returning to defense is also obviously slow.
A lot.
But on the other side, Wang Feng only sweated a little, but his expression was calm and calm, as if he didn't feel tired at all.
"What's going on?"
Of course, the head coach of the Pelicans cannot understand that it is also a confrontation of strength. Wang Feng has always been the one at a disadvantage in the confrontation of strength. How could Zion get tired first?
However, Wang Feng knew it well.
First of all, in terms of basic ability values, Wang Feng's physical fitness has been enhanced to the full value of 99. Zion has just joined the league and played more than a dozen games, so his physical fitness can only be judged based on the evaluation of scouts during college and daily training.
The ability value given by the 2K game is 90, which theoretically should not be much different.
The problem is that the same physical fitness level of 90 will have completely different effects on different people.
Zion weighs close to 130 kilograms, and his heavy body consumes more energy when he runs back and forth on the court.
On the other hand, Wang Feng's weight has remained stable at around 105 kilograms, and his figure is average, so he naturally saves more energy when running.
Of course, what's more important is that on the badge wall of Wang Feng's consciousness space, there is a purple terminal badge called the Powerful Terminator.
The effect of this badge is to reduce physical energy consumption during physical contact and confrontation.
Whether during offense or defense, as long as there is physical confrontation, the badge will take effect.
A powerful terminator at the Purple Hall of Fame level, the proportion of physical energy lost in physical confrontation is quite terrifying.
He has an advantage in physical fitness, and there is also the bonus assistance of the badge. How could Wang Feng lose in a battle of physical strength?
This is also the reason why Wang Feng chose to confront Zion head-on without giving up at all.
The strength of 88 makes Wang Feng at a disadvantage in the strength competition, but he is definitely not without resistance. The physical fitness of 99 and the purple powerful terminator badge determine that Wang Feng can drain Zion to the point where not a drop is left.
A few minutes later, Zion, who was soaked in sweat, was already a little sluggish. On the offensive end, he gradually started to hand the ball over to Davis and Jrue Holiday. He could no longer attack.
But Wang Feng was not prepared to let Zion go.
"Why don't you continue?" Wang Feng looked at Zion and said calmly: "Since you don't come, then it's my turn."
Then, Zion saw Wang Feng, who rarely held the ball on the offensive end, ran directly to the inside, and like himself before, turned his back to the basket and raised his hand to ask for the ball.
Wang Feng actually wanted to hit him from behind!
Zion:"……"
You are making things difficult for me, Fat Tiger!
Zion was very angry. It was clearly him who had been pressing Wang Feng under the basket before, so why did he suddenly switch over?
Seeing Wang Feng successfully catch the ball and push his butt inside with his back, Zion immediately resisted with all his strength.
However, Zion, who was already a little exhausted, felt that his legs were a little weak and could not carry Wang Feng at all. He could only watch as Wang Feng squeezed to the basket and knocked himself away, and then jumped up and dunked on the spot.
It's exactly the same move as Zion's, except that Zion was using it a few minutes ago, and now it's Wang Feng.
Outside the game, Pelicans fans didn't know what to say.
If Zion just can't guard against Wang Feng's breakthroughs and shots, everyone can accept it. That's Wang Feng's advantage. It's normal for Zion to be inferior.
But now, Wang Feng has actually suppressed Zion in terms of strength, which is his most proud asset.
Even what he is good at is not as good as Wang Feng, so why should Zion surpass Wang Feng?
After two rounds, Zion, who was severely exhausted, was replaced.
After a few more minutes, the first quarter ended.
In the first quarter of the game, neither team's offensive rhythm was very fast. The Lakers scored 30 points, while the Pelicans scored 26 points, trailing by 4 points at home.
For the Lakers, Wang Feng made 4 of 8 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws, scoring 13 points, 3 rebounds, and 4 assists.
As for the Pelicans, the top scorer was Zion Williams. Facing Wang Feng’s defense, Zion’s performance in the first quarter was actually quite good. He made 4 of 7 shots, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 12 points.
He scored 2 rebounds and had a higher shooting percentage than Wang Feng.
But as long as fans who watched the whole game knew clearly, Zion was evenly matched with Wang Feng in the first quarter, but he was already exhausted in the first quarter, and there were still three full quarters to go.