If before this game, someone had said that there was a player in the NBA who scored better than Jordan, he would have been sprayed all over.
But as the game between the Knicks and Bulls entered the fourth quarter, what really happened seemed to challenge the perceptions of all fans watching the game.
Both the fans at the scene and the viewers watching the game live on TV were completely stunned.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Jordan, unwilling to be outdone, used the physical energy saved from resting in the third quarter to launch a strong counterattack.
Jordan, who was full of energy and angry buffs, was full of firepower. He successfully scored in the first three rounds of offense and scored 6 points by himself, taking all the Bulls' scores in the first two minutes.
On Wang Feng's side, when the game entered the fourth quarter, his playing time had reached 33 minutes. It seemed that his physical fitness was exhausted. He did not respond immediately to Jordan, but gave more of the ball to Ewing.
Ewing cried with joy.
After four quarters of play, I was finally able to catch the ball.
Okay, this is actually a bit exaggerated. Although he didn't feel good at the beginning of the first quarter, Ewing still performed well after Wang Feng took over the team's offensive banner.
At the end of the three quarters, Ewing made 5 of 13 shots, 5 of 6 free throws, and scored 15 points and 7 rebounds. Although it was slightly worse than usual, he at least successfully brought his shooting percentage back to normal levels.
In the first half of the fourth quarter, Ewing, who took over the ball again, took 4 shots and hit 2 goals, 2 of 2 free throws, and also scored 6 points, successfully forming an exchange with Jordan on the Bulls.
Because of this, the Bulls failed to rely on Jordan's strong performance to regain the initiative on the court.
On the other hand, although Wang Feng has been standing still, as long as he stays outside the three-point line, the Bulls can't help but feel intimidated. They don't dare to neglect Wang Feng in the slightest, and the focus of defense always revolves around him.
As the game went by, Jordan's score got higher and higher, surpassing Wang Feng's 42 points and scoring a game-high 46 points!
The Bulls finally evened the point difference bit by bit.
As the game came to an end, the two teams returned to the same starting line.
With 3 minutes left in the game, the two teams were tied at 107:107.
A tense atmosphere permeated the entire arena.
Everyone is curious about which side can win the final victory.
On the sidelines, even Riley, who has always been calm and steady, stood up nervously and came to the sidelines.
His eyes looked at Wang Feng.
"Is he tired?"
In the fourth quarter of the game, Wang Feng did not take many shots. He only attempted two attempts from beyond the three-point line and both missed.
If Wang Feng hadn't been able to bring huge defensive pressure to the Bulls on the court, and at the same time he would still have to guard Jordan on the defensive end, Riley might have considered subbing Wang Feng off the court to take a rest.
"At such a critical moment, you won't sit still and wait for death, right?"
Even Riley found it incredible.
At this last critical moment, what he was counting on was not Ewing, the real leader of the team, but Wang Feng!
But he guessed it right.
Wang Feng didn't take many shots in the fourth quarter, of course to save energy. At the last moment, the key shooter was activated and made the final decision...
This strategy has a prerequisite, that is, without Wang Feng taking action, the Knicks can still compete with the Bulls' full-power Jordan.
This in itself is not a problem. Although Wang Feng's various efficient attacks make Ewing look useless, that is just an illusion. After all, the opponent is one of the four major centers, one of the strongest insiders in this era, and there is no doubt about his strength.
That's why Wang Feng felt at ease at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
Facts have proved that his judgment was correct. Although they were slightly behind in scoring, the Knicks, led by Ewing, still withstood the Bulls' onslaught.
Now, the key shooter is about to be activated, and both Jordan and Pippen on the Bulls are spending a lot of money. Wang Feng doesn't think Jordan still has enough physical strength to cope with his stormy attack in the next two minutes.
Even when Jordan was physically strong at his peak, Wang Feng didn't think the opponent could handle it.
So the outcome of this game has been determined.
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When the Bulls attacked, Jordan was obviously tired. Facing Wang Feng's defense, he did not choose to attack with the ball by himself. Instead, he chose to hand the ball to Pippen and run without the ball, trying to use his teammates' pick-and-roll screens to interact with Wang Feng.
Get a certain distance and then shoot.
Such a strategy naturally did not work as expected under the effect of Wang Feng's purple pick-and-roll dodger badge.
Wang Feng followed Jordan when he caught the ball and took off, and successfully interfered with his line of sight, causing the shot to miss.
Ewing grabbed the rebound and handed the ball to Starks. The latter held the ball across half court and was about to continue executing his tactics and try to find a way to pass the ball to Ewing inside, but he immediately saw Ewing raising his hand to get the ball.
Wang Feng.
Wang Feng took the initiative to ask for the ball?
Starks was stunned because this was the first time he saw Wang Feng take the initiative to ask for the ball in the fourth quarter.
Isn't he already exhausted?
Although he was a little confused, Starks still passed the ball to Wang Feng.
Wang Feng's performance in this game has completely conquered everyone on the Knicks. Even Ewing will not be dissatisfied at all when he sees this scene.
Wang Feng, who received the pass, faced Pippen's defense.
Although Wang Feng did not take many shots in the fourth quarter, the Bulls still did not dare to neglect at all. In order to ensure that Jordan could devote more energy to the offense, they arranged for Pippen to keep an eye on Wang Feng throughout the game.
Seeing Wang Feng taking the initiative to attack with the ball, Pippen immediately became more energetic.
However, he still didn't expect that Wang Feng would pull out his hand directly in front of him without any hesitation.
Pippen reacted quickly and immediately jumped to interfere. His palms completely covered Wang Feng's eyesight, and his fingers were tightly connected, never letting the opponent see even a little bit of the basket.
"Ugh!"
The sound of a basketball hitting the net was heard.
Pippen looked back towards the basket in surprise.
The ball went in?
His defense is almost at a textbook level, and if he wants to go further, he can only block his opponent directly.
After achieving this level, the opponent actually still made the ball?
At this time, the Bulls did not realize the seriousness of the problem.
The Bulls attacked and relied on tactical coordination. Pippen successfully hit an open mid-range shot from 14 feet away...
110:109, the score is still very close.
But……
"Ugh!"
The sound of the hollow net swiping sounded again, and the entire Madison Arena burst into cheers.
The fans stood up one after another and shouted excitedly.
It’s Wang Feng again!
This time, he directly pulled up a three-pointer from a full two meters away from the three-point line. Pippen's defense was still very good, but the ball still hit.
Isn’t this too unreasonable?
But that's not the most desperate thing.
The score is 113:109, the Bulls have the ball.
Jordan received the pass with his back inside and faced Wang Feng's defense and made a fadeaway jumper. However, at this most critical moment, Jordan's shot missed again.
Because the moment he jumped up with his back turned, he suddenly found that the feeling Wang Feng gave him had changed, just like it was in the second quarter of the game.
Dominance is on!
That's right, after a long period of accumulation in the second half, Wang Feng's dominance value that was originally cleared in the second quarter has been re-accumulated, and he can use his dominance skills for the second time at the last moment!
This situation is not uncommon. In 2K games, as long as the player operates properly and does not make mistakes easily, it is completely normal to start dominating two or three times in a game.
Often pretentious.
In reality, the system's dominance value accumulation speed is a bit slower than in the game, but it cannot match Wang Feng's high field efficiency value during his playing time.
So far in the game, Wang Feng has played more than 40 minutes in total, and his personal data is also very impressive. It would be strange to praise or dissatisfy his dominance value.
Locking the defender's dominance skills took effect, and combined with the defensive shock, Wang Feng successfully defended Jordan's offense. Then Wang Feng non-stop, turned his head to grab the defensive rebound, and went straight to the Bulls' basket with a one-stop fast break.
Wang Feng's sudden outburst caught the Bulls off guard. No one expected that Wang Feng, who seemed to be invisible due to physical exhaustion just a moment ago, would suddenly explode without warning.
Jordan and Pippen worked in tandem, following Wang Feng on the fast break. However, Jordan, who originally had a slight advantage in speed, was surprised to find that he was struggling to keep up with Wang Feng's fast break. In desperation, Jordan could only defend Wang Feng on the fast break.
When rushing to the free throw line, he decided to foul.
Wang Feng, who was sent to the free throw line, made 2 of 2 free throws.
115:109.
In just the blink of an eye, the score originally tied between the two teams turned into a 6-point lead for the Knicks.
Phil Jackson immediately called a timeout in an attempt to disrupt Wang Feng's offensive rhythm and stabilize the situation. However, like the key shooter and the dominant skill, the continuous effect is not affected by the timeout time.
After the timeout, Jordan finally scored a goal for the Bulls, chasing the score to 4 points.
But Wang Feng for the Knicks immediately hit another mid-range shot, and the point difference returned to 6 points again.
At this time, there was not much time left in the game, and the Bulls could only fight for three points to survive.
Pippen successfully made a three-pointer from outside the three-point line. Then the Bulls immediately committed a tactical foul and sent Wang Feng to the free throw line. However, Wang Feng made 2 of 2 free throws again, turning the point difference into a desperate 5 points for the Bulls.
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Subsequently, Jordan missed a three-pointer in a gambling style from outside the three-point line. The Knicks, who were protected by defensive rebounds, protected the ball for the last few seconds, and the buzzer sounded immediately to end the game.
119:114.
The Knicks finally won this focus battle with a 5-point advantage...
When the game ended, reporters blocked the player tunnel like crazy, trying to interview Wang Feng.
In this game, Wang Feng is the undisputed and absolute protagonist.
By scoring 12 consecutive points in the last 2 minutes, Wang Feng set his final personal statistics at a super triple-double of 54 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals.
The 54 points were the second-highest score in the regular season this season.
Coincidentally, the highest score in a single game during the regular season happened to be scored by Heat player Glenn Rice yesterday in the game against the Magic.
But compared to Wang Feng's luxurious statistics of 54, 12, 10, 4, Rice's 56 points and 4 rebounds, although 2 points higher, still seem a bit shabby.
With Wang Feng's 54 points, the showdown between Wang Feng and Jordan has been temporarily concluded.
Jordan's performance in this game was actually not bad, it could even be said to be quite excellent.
He made 16 of 35 shots from the field, a field goal percentage of 45.7%, 6 of 10 three-pointers, 10 of 11 free throws, and scored 48 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.
48 points is the highest score Jordan has scored since his return this season. This means that Jordan is getting better and will definitely perform better in the subsequent playoffs. This should be something that Bulls fans should be happy about.
But once compared with Wang Feng's data, Bulls fans were not so happy.
You know, in this game, Wang Feng and Jordan faced off almost the entire first half. In the second half, the Bulls also sent Pippen, whose defensive ability was not inferior to Jordan's, to guard Wang Feng. The intensity of the defense the opponent suffered was not weaker than Jordan's, but the score
The efficiency was not affected at all, and even successfully took over and killed the game in the last 2 minutes.
Bulls fans have seen Jordan step up to save the team at the last moment countless times, but they never expected that one day it would be completely the opposite.
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"Mr. Wang Feng! In this game, please watch 50
10 10 super triple-double data, and facing Jordan, how do you feel now?"
"Mr. Wang Feng, you won the direct duel with Jordan. How would you rate Jordan's performance in this game?"
This is what sparked the fight when Wang Feng graded Miller.
Wang Feng did not accept interviews from reporters and went directly into the player tunnel.
But there was always a smile on his face.
So cool.
He played really comfortably in this game.
Although he failed to limit Jordan's scoring throughout the game and was scored by the opponent with 48 points, a difference of 2 points and 50 points, he still won.
Score more points than your opponent, while also covering all aspects of rebounds and assists.
This result already made Wang Feng very satisfied. After all, this was just an appetizer.
This showdown is not Wang Feng’s most ideal stage.
Jordan, who had just come back, was not at his strongest and peak period yet, otherwise he would not have been eliminated by O'Neal's Magic team in the playoffs.
The best period will be when Rodman joins the Bulls next year, Phil Jackson's triangle tactics are completely perfected, and Jordan returns to his peak combat effectiveness.
As for Wang Feng himself, although Riley gave him a lot of ball rights and playing time in this game, in the final analysis, the Knicks' tactical system is still built around Ewing. Wang Feng mostly plays alone on the court, and at most it is
Calling his teammates for pick-and-roll coverage, the team did not design tactics specifically for him and did not have a corresponding system of play.
Even Wang Feng has not fully shown his strongest form as a forward or point guard when he should be playing, and there is still room for him to play.
Although there were small flaws of one kind or another, Wang Feng was absolutely satisfied with his first battle with Jordan. This appetizer was really quite delicious, and he couldn't help but look forward to the final main course.