Chapter 498 Five consecutive victories in the opening game
Wang Feng didn't take Drexler's provocation to heart at all.
This outdated league superstar is not in Wang Feng's sight at all. Currently, the only team in the entire league worthy of Wang Feng's attention is Jordan's Bulls.
Including the two Rockets stars Olajuwon and Drexler are no exception.
Drexler's defensive ability can only be regarded as the average level in the league. It is not weak, but it is definitely not strong. He relies more on his experience and physical fitness advantages to defend.
Throughout his career, Glider has been selected to the All-NBA Team 5 times, but has not been selected to the All-Defensive Team once.
How could such a player guard Wang Feng?
With a simple test step, Wang Feng suddenly accelerated, relying on the breakthrough speed of the master of the first step, and easily passed Drexler and rushed to the inside.
Olajuwon saw this and immediately stepped forward to defend.
Faced with this super shot-blocker who would rank first in the history of shot-blocking in the future, Wang Feng showed no fear and rushed forward to the reasonable collision zone, leaping high into the air.
"So high!"
Olajuwon was shocked when he saw Wang Feng take off. Wang Feng's take-off height was a bit beyond his expectation. It was also a bit too high, completely comparable to Jordan at his peak.
This is naturally due to Wang Feng's bounce which has been enhanced to 99%.
Even though he has an absolute advantage in height, Olajuwon is still a little powerless in the face of Wang Feng's full bounce. More importantly, Wang Feng not only has a jumping height, but his speed and strength are also not low.
The two bodies collided first in the air, and then both of them were shocked.
In terms of strength, Wang Feng, who can actively exert force and has a run-up bonus, is slightly better.
Pressing Olajuwon, Wang Feng made a dunk with one arm and slammed the basketball into the basket.
"boom!"
The achievement of dunking Olajuwon is achieved!
The noisy home court of the Rockets was quiet for a moment.
No one expected that Wang Feng could be so cruel and confront Olajuwon head-on.
The Rockets attacked and the basketball was quickly given to Olajuwon.
The Warriors' weakness is the inside line. The partnership between Garnett and Seikali, one is just a rookie who has just come out of the high school league less than half a year ago, and the other is an ordinary starting-level inside player who has averaged 14 points and 9.5 rebounds per game in his career.
A phenomenal super insider like Olajuwon is no match at all.
Olajuwon stood in position to pass the ball, and then used his signature dreamy steps to sway Sekali's center of gravity, and then scored an easy layup.
But Olajuwon had just scored the ball. The next moment the Warriors sent the ball out from the baseline. After receiving the ball, Blaylock sprinted towards the frontcourt. At 1.83 meters tall, his best thing is speed.
At the same time, there were two other players who could keep the same pace running towards the frontcourt, Wang Feng and Garnett.
Regardless of Wang Feng, the speed and agility of Double 94 is not inferior to that of most guards in the league. Garnett was a little reluctant to follow, but he still kept up with the rhythm.
Although Garnett is slower than Wang Feng and Blaylock, he moves faster than Mullin, who has suffered a serious injury.
Blaylock, who dribbled across half court, immediately passed the ball to Wang Feng not far away. The latter accelerated directly past Drexler who was chasing him, rushed to the basket, and was surrounded by the other two Rockets players.
Clip it down and throw the ball into the sky.
Garnett rushed over, leaped high to receive Wang Feng's pass and dunked in an alley-oop.
"boom!"
The Rockets' basket shook violently again. In less than a minute after the game started, this was the second time that their basket was ravaged.
Rockets head coach Rudy Tomjanovich couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"Is this...run and gun?"
The concept of run-and-gun tactics has already appeared in the 1980s. This idea of using fast-paced offense and defense to enhance the team's offensive firepower is dismissed like a heretic in this era of center supremacy.
It’s not that no one tried, it’s just that every team that tried ended in failure without exception.
Tomjanovich knew that the Warriors' former head coach Don Nelson was a loyal supporter of the run-and-gun tactic. The Warriors during Tim Hardaway's period used to use run-and-gun tactics, but the result was Nelson's resignation.
Mullin is the only player left from the run-and-gun Warriors era.
I originally thought that after the Warriors hired Adelman as the team's new head coach and the lineup went through a major overhaul, there might be some new changes, but I didn't expect that it would still be the same.
Shaking his head slightly, Tomjanovich was a little disappointed.
"A team that focuses on running and gunning has no future in the league. It seems that the Warriors in the new season really have nothing to worry about."
Although the Warriors played very well in the first two offenses, this efficient and concise offense cannot be maintained for an entire game.
"As long as we play steadily and rely on our inside advantage to score continuously, the victory of the game will belong to us sooner or later."
This is what Tomjanovich thought, and the plot should have developed in the direction he envisioned.
But soon he felt something was wrong.
The Warriors' offense... no, to be precise, Wang Feng's scoring seems a bit fierce!
In the first quarter, Wang Feng made 5 of 9 shots, including 2 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 12 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
With him as the engine, the Warriors played very fast in the first quarter, scoring 32 points in a single quarter. On the other hand, the Rockets played a slow positional battle around Olajuwon. The Rockets did not react for a while.
They were overwhelmed by the Warriors' random punches and only had 24 points in a single quarter.
After the game entered the second quarter, the situation began to get worse.
Wang Feng exploded with three-pointers in the second quarter, making 4 of 9 shots. He scored 21 points including mid-range shots, and 33 points in the half.
The entire Warriors team scored 37 points in the second quarter.
Because of the ultra-fast offensive rhythm, the Rockets scored 31 points in the second quarter. But even so, at the end of the first half, the score between the two teams still reached 69:55, with a point difference of 14 points.
!
The fans at the Rockets home court were stunned. What the hell is this?
55 points in halftime is not low for the Rockets, because in previous seasons they averaged around 105 points per game.
Or is the Warriors' offense too exaggerated? Whether it's Wang Feng's 33 points in the half or the performance of other Warriors players in the game, they all greatly exceeded people's expectations. How can this be like the weak team at the bottom that the media said?
In the third quarter of the second half, the Rockets, unwilling to lose the game, worked hard to catch up under the leadership of Olajuwon, trying to catch up with the points they had fallen behind in the first half. However, after a lot of hard work, they managed to close the point difference to single digits.
, the Warriors immediately launched another 12:2 attack wave, taking advantage of the situation to widen the point difference to nearly 20 points!
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As the game entered the fourth quarter, the rest of the game almost became garbage time.
Knowing that there was no hope of a comeback, the Rockets chose to give up with about 6 minutes left in the fourth quarter, replaced all the main players and sent substitute players on.
In the end, the opening match of the regular season between the two teams ended with 110:126.
The Warriors beat the Rockets by 16 points on the road. There was no suspense throughout the game. It was completely one-sided and one-sided. It was shocking.
Olajuwon's opening game at his home court was full of firepower. He made 9 of 15 shots, 7 of 8 free throws, and scored 25 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 blocks. His performance was quite good, but he couldn't compete with the Warriors.
Wang Feng is much inferior in comparison.
Wang Feng made 15 of 26 shots in this game, 8 of 17 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 42 points, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists. Personal data proved that he can still win the season even if he is not in the Knicks.
Such super statistics in the playoffs.
Drexler, who faced off against Wang Feng, was once again taught by Wang Feng. On the defensive end, he failed to guard Wang Feng and was scored by the opponent like melons and vegetables. He scored 42 points. On the offensive end, he also didn't do much. He strengthened it in the summer.
Wang Feng, whose defensive ability has become stronger on the defensive end, defended Drexler, who made 5 of 13 shots and 2 of 2 free throws. He only scored 12 points and his shooting percentage was only 38.5%.
For the Warriors, in addition to Wang Feng's 42 points, several other starting players also performed well.
Blaylock's main job in this game was to dribble the ball to Wang Feng after half-court, and then find a three-point corner to stand in, waiting to catch the ball and shoot.
This job is much simpler than his previous reliance on breakthrough passes to assist his teammates to score, and it is not boring at all, because Wang Feng is not alone at all. His superb ability to break through with the ball often attracts double-teams from his opponents, so Blaylock
He got a lot of opportunities from outside the three-point line. In this game, he made 4 three-pointers with a 48% shooting rate. He scored 17 points, 4 assists and 2 steals.
Blaylock's position with the Warriors is more like a 3D player than a point guard, mainly responsible for defense and fixed-point shooting of three-pointers.
First-year rookie Kevin Garnett gave people the biggest surprise in this game.
Because it was his career debut, Adelman didn't give him much playing time and only played about 26 minutes. However, Garnett's performance in this limited playing time was eye-catching.
He made 6 of 10 shots, 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 15 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal, and 2 blocks.
Garnett was very active and energetic on the court, especially when he cooperated with Wang Feng in pick-and-rolls, the effect was excellent.
He is a highly mobile inside man and moves very fast. After setting a pick-and-roll for Wang Feng, he will directly move down. As long as Wang Feng passes the ball, there is a high probability that he will be able to attack the frame.
In addition, starters including Mullin and Sekali also performed well.
Of course, their outstanding performance is inseparable from Wang Feng.
On the one hand, Wang Feng's super scoring ability will easily become the most valued defensive point on the court, and the pressure on others will be reduced. On the other hand, as long as Wang Feng is on the court, the effect of the purple Hall of Fame badge will continue.
Continuously provide bonuses to all teammates on the field, allowing them to perform better than usual.
These are exactly the reasons why Wang Feng has the capital to go to the Warriors and start anew to challenge the Bulls dynasty!
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After the opening game against the Rockets, the Warriors will head to Dallas, Texas without stopping. Their second game will be an away game against the Dallas Mavericks on November 4.
Different from the Rockets, the current Mavericks have not yet acquired the core German tank Dirk Nowitzki. Although Kidd leads the team, it is still a team with the lowest record in the Western Conference. Naturally, it cannot be Wang Feng
Leading the Warriors' opponents.
115:88, the Warriors won the away game by 27 points.
Wang Feng was rarely interested in this game. After all, there was no serious opponent at all, so he didn't take too many offensive shots. He scored 27 symbolic points, but he sent 19 assists, totaling 27 points.
A big triple-double with 12 rebounds and 19 assists.
The biggest beneficiary of Wang Feng's 19 assists was Garnett.
In this game, Garnett, who had a taste of the sweetness, used a lot of pick-and-roll cooperation with Wang Feng and scored 24 points and 13 points in the game.
On November 7, the Warriors finally returned to their home court to face the Denver Nuggets.
The Nuggets are slightly stronger than the Mavericks, but their strength is limited. Last season, they barely entered the playoffs with 41 wins and 41 losses in the regular season. However, this season the team's lineup has undergone significant changes, and the overall strength has further shrunk.
, in Wang Feng’s impression, they ended up with only 35 wins, ranking tenth in the Western Conference.
The Warriors played at home with great momentum and won another big victory 109:93.
After three games, the Warriors actually got off to a three-game winning streak, and their total margin of victory in the three games reached a terrifying 59 points! Looking at the entire league, only the Bulls can rival the Warriors this week.
After experiencing the failure of the playoffs last season, Jordan led the Bulls to make a comeback, which was equally aggressive. In the first three games of the new season, they defeated the Hornets, Celtics and Raptors with 105:91, 107:85, and 117:108 respectively.
, winning by 49 points in three games.
As the leader of the two teams, Jordan on the Bulls averaged 28.3 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists in 3 games, playing very efficiently.
But compared with Wang Feng of the Warriors, it seems that even Jordan can't do it well.
After 3 games, Wang Feng averaged 33.3 points, 9.5 rebounds and 13.4 assists per game, ranking first in both the scoring and assist charts.
Warriors fans were ecstatic. They never dreamed that the team would give them such a big surprise at the beginning of the new season.
Of course, there are also many people who are badmouthing the Warriors.
"Don't be too happy. There are still 79 games in the regular season, and the only team with strength in these three games of the Warriors is the Rockets. As the game progresses, each team in the league will definitely
The Warriors' current tactics are thoroughly studied and targeted arrangements are made. Soon the Warriors' record will plummet, and Wang Feng will no longer be able to play tricks."
But, that being said, when will this day come?
On November 9, the Warriors defeated the Atlanta Hawks 125:121 at home, and on November 11, they defeated the Lakers 123:105 at home.
Achieved five consecutive wins in the opening game!