"54v48, Knicks rookie player Wang Feng won completely at the expense of Jordan, and his status as the league's number one player was challenged!"
"Can score better than Jordan, can assist better than Jordan, and can rebound better than Jordan. Is there such a player in the world?"
"The Bulls' championship journey with Jordan has been overshadowed. In the playoffs, can they really cross the Knicks mountain?"
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The battle between the Knicks and the Bulls successfully became the hottest topic in the league. No one expected such a result. Wang Feng scored 54 points and added a triple-double against Jordan with 48 points. To the outside world, it looked like a magical battle.
But this magical battle did not make people remember it for too long, because the regular season was coming to an end.
After defeating the Bulls, the Knicks only have four remaining games, against the Bucks, Hornets, Celtics and Washington Bullets.
The Knicks, who have secured the top spot in the Eastern Conference in advance, chose to rest some of their main players in these four games to prepare for the playoffs.
Therefore, in these 4 games, the Knicks have a record of 2 wins and 2 losses.
With the last game, the Knicks defeated the Bullets 113:99 at home, and all regular season games of the 1994-95 NBA season came to an end.
The New York Knicks rank first in the Eastern Conference with a record of 62 wins and 20 losses, which is the same as the Spurs' record of 62 wins and 20 losses in the Western Conference.
The situation in the Eastern Conference, except for the position swap between the Knicks and Magic, the rankings of other teams are not much different from Wang Feng's impression.
The Magic with 55 wins and 27 losses ranked second in the Eastern Conference, the Pacers with 52 wins ranked third, the Hornets with 50 wins ranked fourth, the Bulls with 47 wins ranked fifth, followed by the Cavaliers, Hawks and Celtics in order from sixth to eighth.
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As a result, the lineup for the Eastern Conference playoffs has also been determined accordingly.
The Knicks will face the eighth-place Boston Celtics in the Western Conference in the first round.
Today's Celtics are no longer the top team led by Larry Bird. Although they succeeded in acquiring Dominic Wilkins, known as the "human movie" this season, they have already declined.
The aging Wilkins has long lost his former courage. This season, he only averaged 17.8 points and 5 rebounds per game, and shot 42% from the field. Both scoring and shooting percentage were the lowest since his rookie season.
The Celtics had a regular season record of 35 wins and 47 losses, and were the only team among the 16 teams in the playoffs with a winning percentage below 50%.
Such a team would naturally not be able to cause even the slightest trouble to the mighty Knicks.
124:87.
99:92.
110:97.
Three games, a clean 3:0, and before the Celtics fans could react, the series was over.
Since during this period, the first round of the playoffs was still a 3-win-5-5 system, so by winning 3 games, the Knicks would officially eliminate the Celtics and enter the second round.
Whether looking at the game process or data, this was a complete crushing game.
In three games, Ewing averaged 12.3 shots per game, hitting 6.8 goals, a field goal percentage of 55.1%, 5 of 6.5 free throws, 18.5 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.
Wang Feng took 14 shots per game and hit 8 goals, with a shooting percentage of 57%, including 4 of 8 three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws. He averaged 24 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals per game.
The statistics of both of them are not impressive, not because Wang Feng and Ewing are in poor condition, but because neither of them has much playing time...
In two games against the Celtics, the third quarter had not ended yet, and the game had lost its suspense. Seeing this, Riley would immediately replace the main players without hesitation.
Having been in the league for more than ten years, he knows very well that as long as you win in the playoffs, don't leave your core players on the court to play, otherwise your opponent will most likely make you unable to play again.
Their goal this year is to win the championship, not just a temporary battle.
Therefore, Wang Feng and Ewing averaged just over 30 minutes per game in the three games, and they simply did not exert their full strength.
There are also demons who have the same and similar situation.
O'Neal of the Magic Team.
As the second-ranked Magic team in the Eastern Conference, they faced the seventh-ranked Eagles in the Eastern Conference.
The battle was also resolved neatly and neatly 3:0. O'Neal averaged a little more playing time than Wang Feng and Ewing, but it was only about 32 minutes, with an average of only 13.5 shots, and averaged 22.5 points and 13.5 rebounds in free throws.
It can be seen that the Magic are indeed very strong this season and are worthy of being a team that can go all the way to the finals.
The topic has gone too far, so let’s get back to the topic.
After successfully entering the second round, the Knicks' opponent suddenly became more intense. It was the Chicago Bulls led by Jordan and Pippen that they had just faced off with recently.
Because they won the final battle of the regular season, the Knicks had a natural psychological advantage.
But even so, the Bulls may still be the Knicks' strongest opponent in the playoffs.
As soon as he entered the playoffs, Jordan immediately switched to playoff mode. Compared with the regular season, his scoring average and shooting percentage increased sharply, from 26.9 in the regular season to 32.3.
In the first round match between the Bulls and the Hornets, relying on Jordan's super personal scoring ability, the Bulls successfully defeated the Hornets and easily eliminated the Hornets 3:1 to advance to the second round.
Jordan's superb performance has doubled the confidence of Bulls fans. At the beginning of the second round, some fans have already shouted the slogan of revenge. They hope that Jordan can retaliate in the playoffs.
The feud between Sai Shi and Wang Feng.
On May 7, the first game of the second round, the Knicks and Bulls had a fierce confrontation at Madison Square Garden in New York.
As everyone thought, this was indeed a duel like a comet hitting the earth.
However, the result of the game caught everyone by surprise.
Jordan played for 40 minutes, but made 8 of 22 shots, a field goal percentage of only 36%. He only scored 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and made 8 turnovers. His performance was a complete mess.
On the other hand, Wang Feng did not take many shots in the whole game, making 7 of 11 shots, but he made 3 of 4 three-pointers and 10 of 11 free throws. He scored a triple-double of 27 points, 11 rebounds and 14 assists. His performance was a complete victory.
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As the Bulls' leading scorer, Jordan once again lost to Wang Feng in scoring. How could the Bulls win the next game?
99:91, the Knicks won a good start.
The reason why Jordan performed so poorly was mainly because the Knicks changed their defensive strategy.
As we entered the playoffs, the defensive intensity during the game instantly went up a notch.
Wang Feng empathizes with this. The intensity of confrontation in the playoffs in the 1990s was terrifying. If Wang Feng himself was not a numerical monster with extremely high abilities, he might not have been able to quickly adapt to the confrontation of this era...
Jordan's ability to perform so well in the playoffs with such defensive intensity shows just how strong he was at his peak.
However, the stronger Jordan is, the more he will be targeted. Just like in this game, the reason why Jordan performed so poorly is directly related to the Knicks' defensive strategy.
At the beginning of the game, Jordan discovered that Wang Feng was not facing him in this game. The person responsible for defending him was Anthony Mason Jr., who was 2.01 meters tall.
After the Knicks entered the playoffs, @This is a lineup that obviously does not hesitate to weaken its offensive ability in order to strengthen its defense.
Mason's defense against Jordan was not a one-on-one defense. Whenever Jordan received the ball, the Knicks would immediately step forward to double-team Jordan, and the player mainly responsible for double-teaming was Wang Feng.
In the early days of his career, Wang Feng relied on his excellent outside defense and ability to help defend against double-teams and survive in the league. He has a golden double-team master badge. Once he double-teams his opponent, the effect is not very good.
Jordan obviously didn't expect that Wang Feng, whom he regarded as his opponent, would double-team him, and be so difficult to deal with. He was unable to cope with it, resulting in abnormal performance.
Of course, the Bulls are not unprepared. They
Defensive tactics were also developed for Wang Feng, so Wang Feng only took 11 shots in the entire game.
But the problem is that Wang Fengfeng has too many skills.
Discovering that the Bulls were targeting him, Wang Feng immediately changed his style of play, focusing on running without the ball and passing the ball. He sent out 10 assists before the end of the half. He also relied on his foul-making ability of 91 to create multiple defensive fouls for the Bulls.
, get a lot of free throws.
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The victory in the first game boosted the momentum of the Knicks team, and the fans in New York were also excited. The Knicks were really waiting for the best time to defeat the Bulls and win the championship!
But they didn't have to wait two days to be happy. On May 10, the Bulls immediately pulled back a victory 104:94 in Madison Square.
After experiencing a poor performance in the previous game, Jordan bottomed out in this game, hitting 17 goals in 30 crazy shots, scoring 38 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.
For the Knicks, Wang Feng did not lose to Jordan in terms of personal performance. If you look closely, he still has a slight advantage.
He made 13 of 20 shots, 3 of 5 three-pointers, and 7 of 8 free throws. He scored 36 points, 9 rebounds, and 10 assists, a near-triple-double.
When the scores were extremely close, Wang Feng took 10 fewer shots than Jordan. The gap between three-pointers and two-pointers was fully exposed. Moreover, Wang Feng also had 10 assists.
However, in this game, Ewing was a bit stretched on the Knicks' side.
He made 7 of 17 shots and 2 of 4 free throws. He only had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Rather than his performance, Ewing's little thinking was the key factor in losing the game.
Ewing easily defeated the Bulls in the first game, which made Ewing more confident and felt that the team should have no problem winning the Bulls.
Under this premise, of course he wants to continue pursuing personal data.
This is actually human nature.
At the end of the regular season, Ewing's personal score was finally settled at 24.6 points, 11 rebounds and 2.8 assists, ranking last among the four major centers...
Apart from him, the other three ranked among the top three in regular season scoring this season.
Although the Knicks' record is on par with the Spurs and higher than the Magic and Rockets, the gap in personal data still puts Ewing at the bottom of the evaluation of the four major centers.
Especially after the battle between Wang and Qiao ended with Wang Feng scoring 54 points, the voice that Wang Feng is the key to the Knicks' victory this season became more and more common in New York.
After all, everyone is not blind. Wang Feng has a higher efficiency value than Ewing, and his playing style is more beautiful and efficient. This can be seen by everyone.
It would be a lie to say that Ewing doesn't feel the pressure. He wants to prove in the game that he is the most important player of the Knicks and can never be replaced. He also wants to win this year's regular season MVP and finals MVP.
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Therefore, in the G2 game, Ewing once again tried to stand up at critical moments to help the team win, including the last 2 minutes of the fourth quarter.
Wang Feng, who was activated as a key shooter, almost never received a pass and could only watch Ewing attack the basket from the outside again and again.
Wang Feng also wanted Ewing to know the cruelty of reality, so he did nothing.
After the first game, Wang Feng knew that the Bulls who had not reached the full strength were indeed unable to defeat the Knicks with him. Even if they lost the second game, Wang Feng was sure to eliminate the Bulls in the series. As long as Ewing knew how to know himself and was present
Be good in school.
In fact, there is no need for Wang Feng to do anything.
With the Knicks' loss in Game 2, Ewing was immediately thrust into the spotlight. Angry New York fans lashed out at Ewing for his poor play and behavior in grabbing the ball at the last moment.
"Why not give the ball to Wang Feng? Wang Feng scored more points with fewer shots than you. Use your brain and think about how to win more easily?"
"Is it possible that Patrick's nickname is Gorilla, so his mind has also become a gorilla?"
"If Ewing continues to play like this in the next game, the Knicks will be ready to go home and fish early.
Got it!"
Faced with overwhelming accusations, even the team's head coach Pat Riley did not speak up for Ewing this time.
"The loss in this game was really unexpected. Our handling of the final moments of the game was very poor. This was also the main reason for the final loss of the game. The team will re-adjust the state before the next game to ensure that it is in the best possible condition.
and my mood to cope with the upcoming games.”
Although Riley did not directly criticize Ewing when being interviewed by reporters, his failure to speak for him actually represented Riley's attitude.
In this case, Ewing certainly knew what to do. After all, he was not really stupid, and his previous behavior was also to gain more fame and status for himself.
The realigned Knicks made an immediate impact.
On May 12, in Chicago, the home of the Bulls, the Knicks won 110:101, turning the score into 2:1.
Ewing, who appropriately delegated his powers, made 7 of 13 shots and 7 of 10 free throws in this game. He scored 21 points and 10 rebounds. He performed well and his efficiency returned to normal levels.
Of course, after the decentralization of power, the game once again turned into a competition between Wang Feng and Jordan.
The scoring battle of the regular season was staged again in this game..
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