(There will be another chapter later, probably after 12 o’clock)
Wang Feng could write a book on how to steal the spotlight.
When he could only serve as Barnes' substitute for the Warriors, Wang Feng began his career of trying to steal the spotlight, and the system's various season mission goals directly determined that he had to become the brightest player on the court.
With a super-high overall rating of 99, Wang Feng's performance on the court is really too strong, especially when his opponents are a group of role-rotating players with an ability value of less than 70, and scoring is like chopping melons and vegetables.
Wang Feng’s strength.
Wang Feng, who completed his NBA debut with a beautiful tomahawk dunk, continued to show it unreservedly in front of the fans in the following rounds.
Everyone was stunned.
Where did this yellow-skinned guy come from? Isn't he too strong?
Whether it is strength, speed, ball skills or other aspects, Wang Feng's level is obviously far higher than that of other substitute players, and even the standard reference of starting players feels that they are only strong but not weak.
"Is this an illusion? The reason why this guy is so strong is because his opponents and teammates are not strong, right?"
Many fans didn't take it seriously. Even in less than 5 minutes, Wang Feng took most of the team's points and rebounds, scoring 13 points and 4 rebounds, directly surpassing the original score of nearly 20 points.
I almost made it to 30 minutes.
Seeing this situation, Knicks head coach Riley was also a little speechless.
Wang Feng's first show, according to his original intention, was to familiarize Wang Feng with the rhythm of NBA games.
After all, although Wang Feng performed well in the team competition, there is still a big difference between the competition and the official NBA game. The noisy environment with a large number of fans, the glaring spotlights on the ceiling, and the pressure from the opponents will all affect the player's state.
been affected to a great extent.
According to Wang Feng, he has never participated in a professional league similar to the NBA. With no experience in this area, it is very good to be able to show more than half of his status in his debut.
But Wang Feng had no stage fright at all and played like a star on the field, successfully turning the other nine people on the field into foils.
"This guy is a basketball player born to compete!"
At this moment, Riley was completely convinced that Wang Feng was indeed an outstanding player who could directly help the team improve its combat effectiveness.
The only question now is when is the appropriate time for Wang Feng to become the team's starting player.
Riley can tell from Wang Feng's playing style that Wang Feng is the kind of player who needs the ball to maximize his strength. Under the Knicks' current tactical system, the ball has been allocated, and suddenly a player appears.
The offensive core that needs to hold the ball a lot from the outside is actually a headache.
Ewing's tactical status in the Knicks is unshakable, so once Wang Feng needs the ball, the one who will be most affected is the Knicks' core outside player John Starks.
In fact, Starks' expression sitting on the sidelines was not very good at this time.
As an outside player, Wang Feng is more efficient than him in breaking through with the ball or shooting from long distances. At the same time, he is far behind Wang Feng in terms of rebound protection and defense.
Starks hadn't reacted in the previous match, but now he saw the home fans cheering without hesitation after Wang Feng successfully scored a beautiful goal. He really felt the threat.
As the head coach, Riley, who noticed this problem earlier, not only has to deal with the distribution of ball rights in the team, but also has to do a good job in appeasing the mood of the team's main players.
These are not issues that Wang Feng needs to consider. As long as he has the ball, Wang Feng will do everything possible to show his strengths in the spotlight and strive to let more people see that there is a little-known but powerful person.
A terrible new guy is born!
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About eight minutes into the third quarter, Wang Feng was replaced.
It's not because Wang Feng didn't perform well, on the contrary, he played too hard.
In the first 8 minutes of his appearance, Wang Feng made 8 of 10 shots, including 5 of 6 three-pointers, scoring 21 points and 6 rebounds, reducing the 20-point deficit to nearly 40 points in one breath.
Riley was a little worried. If Wang Feng continued to play, the Timberwolves would have to lose 50 points to end the game.
Keep a line in your life so that we can meet again in the future. This game itself has already lost its suspense early on. There is no need to torture your opponent like this.
As Wang Feng was substituted, the Knicks fans at home were a little disappointed, and some even shouted and booed their own team.
Wang Feng's style of play is different from the tactics of the 1990s that advocated digging deep inside.
His long-range shots as precise as missile guidance, his ball-handling breakthroughs as fast as thunder, his blood-curdling violent dunks, Wang Feng’s deliberate display of skills, made them full of fun to watch.
Knicks fans have long been accustomed to watching Ewing's clumsy bunny hop with the ball in the paint and his slow offensive pace. Wang Feng's appearance immediately brightened their eyes, giving them the refreshing feeling of drinking a sip of ice-cold drink on a hot summer day.
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Before they had seen enough, Wang Feng was already substituted. No one could bear to replace him.
For the rest of the game, after returning to the slow and old rhythm of confrontation, not to mention the Knicks' home fans, even the onlookers, Coach Zhang and Coach Su, found it boring.
"Why do I feel that Wang Feng's level is much higher than these substitute players..." Watching the full-time buzzer sounding, and finally winning 121:88 at home against the Knicks with 33 points, Director Su couldn't help but
Said Director Zhang.
"I think so too." Director Zhang had a ghostly expression on his face. "Is Wang Feng so powerful?"
Although when Wang Feng showed off his skills before, several people were shocked by Wang Feng's outstanding talent, but at that time they all thought that the NBA was full of such talents, and that Wang Feng's level in the entire NBA could only be ranked at the bottom.
level, otherwise how could he finally enter the NBA at the age of 30?
But in the game just now, although Wang Feng did not compete with the main starting players of the two teams, the skills and standards he displayed during the game were even the most dazzling among the ten starting players of the two teams.
, better than Ewing.
"...or is it that the Timberwolves' substitutes are so poor that they gave Wang Feng such a good opportunity to perform?"
Even Director Zhang, a former professional player, was a little confused. He and Director Su looked at each other and were speechless.
This hearty victory gave the Knicks their sixth consecutive victory.
New York fans are not surprised that the team can achieve this victory. After all, the Knicks were last year's runner-up and a super strong team that emerged from the Eastern Conference. It is normal to win against a weak team like the Timberwolves.
Compared with the six-game winning streak, Wang Feng, who scored 21 points and 6 rebounds in 8 minutes with high efficiency, is still fresh in everyone's memory.
Many fans didn't even remember the name and identity information read out when the commentator first introduced Wang Feng, but the various gorgeous and elegant scoring scenes of Wang Feng on the court were deeply engraved in their minds.
The local sports newspaper reporters in New York were going crazy, what the hell is this? Such a player suddenly appeared in the Knicks, and they didn't even hear about it.
Almost all reporters have only one thought in their minds: they must get all the information about Wang Feng as soon as possible!
At the end of the game, TNT's resident reporter did not immediately choose to find the MVP of the game. He scored 24 points and 13 rebounds in the half to help the team win. Instead, he ran forward and stopped Ewing who was about to return to change clothes.
Wang Feng of the room.
"Sorry to bother you, your name is Wang Feng, right? Do you understand English?"
Looking at Wang Feng's Asian face, the reporter asked this question first.
"Of course I understand."
Wang Feng smiled slightly. He had been waiting for the reporter for a long time.
The reporter breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Wang Feng speak fluent English.
Although as a reporter for TNT, he is proficient in many languages, it is a pity that this does not include Chinese, because there has never been an Asian player in the NBA before, even as a substitute rotation player.
"I would like to briefly interview you with a few questions. First of all, I heard from the previous on-site commentary that you are from China. When did you join the Knicks? We have never seen you on the court before."
"Just these few days."
Wang Feng replied, "I just signed a contract with the team a few days ago."
"These past few days?" The reporter looked at Wang Feng in surprise. "In today's game, you were in very good condition on the court. You scored 21 points in only 8 minutes. It was because the team's huge lead allowed you to
Is it because you feel relaxed that you can perform at your best?"
Wang Feng stared at the reporter speechlessly for a long time before slowly shaking his head.
"Isn't it? That's when you first land on the NBA stage, which makes you excited and excited."
The reporter said again.
"No." Wang Feng was a little unhappy. What the hell is this reporter? He directly defined his performance as a super-level performance. "I just performed normally... No, I should say that I didn't fully exert my full strength.
Because the opponent’s level is really low.”
reporter:"……"
To be fair, Wang Feng is the most arrogant "newcomer" this reporter has encountered over the years. Although Wang Feng doesn't look young anymore, this game is the first NBA game he has participated in.
My opponent is too weak and I haven’t even exerted my full strength?
Do you hear that this is human speech?
Although the Timberwolves are really rubbish, and the people who faced off against Wang Feng just now were all Timberwolves' substitute bench players, so the difference in level is natural, but even so, they are both strong enough to get a guaranteed contract in the NBA.
player, one of the best basketball players in the world.
As soon as Wang Feng said these words, the reporter was choked and speechless for a long time.
"Ahem...well, I believe Knicks fans are looking forward to your performance in the team in the future, thank you."
Fortunately, TNT reporters do not need to work hard to create topics to gain attention like other tabloid paparazzi reporters. Otherwise, they would definitely make a big article based on Wang Feng's words.
But if this is really the case, Wang Feng will be even happier.
Although being too pretentious may arouse hatred, what Wang Feng currently lacks most is not strength, but sufficient popularity.
People without strength can easily get struck by lightning if they show off, but if people with strength like Wang Feng show off, they can overcome the calamity and ascend.
The more people follow him, the more popular Wang Feng will be, which will help his reputation in the league grow.
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Although this game with the Knicks cannot be said to have made Wang Feng famous overnight, it still gained him a lot of attention. After all, even if he was playing on the bench, scoring 21 points and 6 rebounds in 8 minutes was still a bit too exaggerated.
Overnight, Wang Feng's name spread among New York Knicks fans. Of course, most people took a wait-and-see attitude, because just one game can never determine the true strength of a player. Who is celebrating the New Year?
Don't want to eat a meal of dumplings? When you really feel good, everyone can play like Jordan.
On the other hand, the official side of the alliance was quite agitated when they learned of the news.
To be precise, David Stern, then NBA commissioner, was completely confused when he learned the news.
Since becoming NBA president, Stern has been working to open up China's promising and vast basketball market. To this end, he has not hesitated to go to China to promote NBA game tapes for CCTV.
Over the years, the NBA has always provided China with game broadcast rights, almost completely free of charge.
But even so, the progress of promotion has not improved much.
Stern has been thinking about it. He believes that in order to better promote the NBA in China, Chinese players must join the NBA.
But Stern knows the level of basketball in China very well. Currently, China does not have professional basketball players who can play in the NBA.
Originally, he had been worrying about this matter, and had been silently paying attention to several young and emerging players of the Chinese National Basketball Team, such as Ryu, Daba and others. He never expected that quietly, there would be someone in the NBA.
A Chinese player has appeared and has successfully played in the game!
Stern was busy with everything, and he didn't know that the Knicks had joined New York. Of course, league officials had received the player identity registration information from the Knicks team and the players union, but Stern didn't pay attention to such a trivial matter at all.
So it wasn't until Wang Feng made his debut and scored 21 points and 6 rebounds in 8 minutes that Stern suddenly realized that it was still dark under the lights!
He immediately called the Knicks' general manager and asked for detailed information about Wang Feng.
Then Stern was a little dumbfounded.
No way, Wang Feng's experience is indeed a bit legendary.
He was actually a street ball player discovered by Knicks scouts in Rucker Park, and Wang Feng didn't hang out in Rucker Park for long. In less than a week, he was in the Rucker Park ring without a single defeat, even Als
Many streetball masters, including Tong, lost to him.
What surprised Stern even more was that the Knicks general manager seemed to have great respect for Wang Feng's skills. After all, Wang Feng was a player that the Knicks spent more than one million U.S. dollars to sign with a "high salary."