The Sonics' targeted defense still couldn't restrict Wang Feng.
In the first few rounds of the game, Wang Feng didn't hide at all. He took the ball and attacked all by himself. Facing the defense of Kemp and Payton, he was still able to score with ease, and even played very well offensively.
In addition to the shooting star slam dunk at the beginning, Wang Feng also performed a step-back ultra-long-distance three-pointer, a mid-range drift shot, and a behind-the-basket fadeaway jumper.
As if he was showing off his arsenal of weapons, Wang Feng's offense was never the same again, and no matter which one, the Sonics had nothing to do.
This also caused the score gap between the two teams to widen from the beginning.
Compared with the Warriors, where Wang Feng scores alone, the SuperSonics' offense is more focused on multiple points.
As a point guard, Gary Payton not only has top-notch defense, but also has very good scoring ability. He averaged 20+ points per game in 8 seasons in his career, and at his peak he could reach 24.2 points and 8.9 assists.
Payton, who is 1.93 meters tall, is not very good at shooting. His scoring mainly relies on his relatively good height and physical fitness among point guards, and he can dominate the short defenders at the basket.
For example, the Warriors' starting point guard Blaylock, although he is also a top defensive player selected for the All-Defensive Second Team this season, it is difficult to defend against Payton because his height and weight are at a disadvantage against Payton.
It feels a bit misplaced.
It's just that in this game, the person facing Payton was not Blaylock, but the 1.98-meter-tall shooting guard Chris Mullin.
Mullin's defensive ability is quite satisfactory, especially due to injuries. His physical fitness and explosive power have declined, but his physical advantages still allow him to have outstanding defensive effects when facing Payton.
More importantly, the Warriors have a defensive hero inside who is extremely mobile and can help defend at any time - Kevin Garnett.
With extremely fast footsteps and speed, and an exaggerated wingspan, Garnett, who is like a giant under the basket, will put great pressure on Payton.
Kemp, another core inside player of the Sonics, faced Wang Feng.
There is a slight height difference between Wang Feng, who is 2.01 meters tall, and Kemp, who is 2.08 meters tall.
But apart from height, Wang Feng can fully cover Kemp in other aspects.
Kemp weighs 104 kilograms, which is similar to Wang Feng. As an inside player, his playing style is actually more like a small forward.
Rainman Camp's signature is flying and escaping. As an inside player, he has the mobility and impact of an outside player. He can face the frame and break through with the ball, and he can fly up and dunk against people. But if he is like a 90-year-old
Like the traditional inside players of the 1970s, he really couldn't do it with Kemp's tonnage and strength by digging deep inside to defeat his opponent in post-up situations.
Coincidentally, what Wang Feng is best at defending is outside players.
When facing players who shoot, he has the Defensive Stun Badge as a base. When facing players who mainly break through with the ball, Wang Feng can also take out a Death Coil Badge to make his opponents doubt their lives.
Wang Feng's Death Coil Badge has not reached the top purple Hall of Fame level, but the effect of the gold badge is also very powerful, especially with Wang Feng's already very high defensive awareness, which is enough to deal with any top superstar in the league.
Someone once said that Camby was a matchup monster in the 1990s. No matter what position he was in, he could create mismatch effects. He could compete with interior players for speed, strength with forward players, and height with defenders.
The effect of dislocation made him feel like a fish in water on the court, and his performance was very eye-catching.
But this time he was in trouble, because in front of him was a numerical monster.
In terms of speed, agility, jumping... and even strength, Camby is not as good as Wang Feng. Apart from being slightly taller than Wang Feng, there is nothing that Canby can do on the court.
Therefore, when Wang Feng defended Camby, the latter was immediately confused.
"How do you fight this?"
Sorry, this is really not worth fighting.
Camby's strength basically comes from his physical fitness. He does not have very good basketball skills. Therefore, when he does not have an advantage in physical fitness, it is even more foolish to rely on skills to score.
He even tried a few pick-and-roll screens with Payton and then dropped to the basket for an alley-oop.
But it turns out that Wang Feng can jump higher than him, and because of Wang Feng's absolute advantage in speed, he can get ahead of him and destroy Payton's pass every time.
Looking at Canby who looked depressed, Wang Feng smiled. "It's not rude to come back without reciprocating. Canby, what did you just say you were going to do?"
Wang Feng's provocation made Canby feel even more irritable.
A few minutes later……
"Zhizhizhi..."
A rapid whistle sounded.
Players from the two teams swarmed together, separating Wang Feng and Camby.
The referee was rude and gave Camby and Wang Feng a technical foul each.
Just now, Camby caught the ball in a pass and tried to force a dunk, but was blocked by Wang Feng. He was furious and could no longer suppress his anger, so he stepped forward and pushed Wang Feng.
As a result, Wang Feng's body only swayed slightly, he was pushed back half a step, and the next moment he rushed forward.
He is not Garnett, he still needs to fight and retreat. Wang Feng is confident that unless he is facing a professional boxer, there are really not many people in the league who can match him due to his physical fitness.
The scale of the conflict between the two was not large, and everything happened very quickly. When teammates from both sides pulled the two apart, Camby's face was already filled with color.
Although it looked like he was obviously at a disadvantage, it was Camby who made the first move, so the referees each called 30 fouls and each one called a technical foul.
Both of them are the stars of their respective teams, and the referee also knows that if both of them are dismissed, the game will be nothing to watch.
"Brother Wang, you did a great job, those few strokes of yours were so powerful, I think that guy's eyes are a little purple."
Garnett was so amused that he couldn't help but say to Wang Feng when he came down.
Wang Feng smiled slightly, but didn't say anything.
He actually didn't want to fight, but after all, it was rare to travel back to the 1990s. It would be unreasonable not to experience the iron-blooded style here. Anyway, it was the other party who provoked first, and Wang Feng still clearly remembered that when Camby came up just now, he screamed
Give yourself a punch in the face.
This can be regarded as another way of not returning the favor.
…
After each receiving a technical foul, the two teams obviously restrained themselves a lot on the court.
Although the SuperSonics had the idea of letting Wang Feng get a second technical foul and be ejected directly, Wang Feng was not fooled at all. If there were any bigger conflicts in the following games, he would not be able to do anything.
If you react, someone from the Warriors will rush forward first.
When the league was playing in the 1990s, which team didn't have one or two gold medal players? Even the Warriors were no exception.
On their bench, there were also one or two "guards with swords" who were big, round, and fierce.
Of course, although these things are part of the game, they are not what a real basketball game should have after all.
The focus of the game should still be on the playing field.
Wang Feng single-handedly suppressed the performance of Camby and Payton on the court, which caught the SuperSonics by surprise and put them at a disadvantage from the beginning. Although in the subsequent games, they relied on
Better teamwork once tied the score or even overtook it. However, as the game entered the second half, Wang Feng turned on the sharpshooter dominance mode and led the Warriors to a 12:0 attack wave, widening the point difference to more than double digits.
, the Supersonics started to feel a little weak.
In the final quarter of the game, the tenacious SuperSonics still filled the holes they had dug bit by bit, closing the score difference to within 2 points. The SuperSonics home fans finally saw the hope of the team's comeback.
All lit up.
Then, the game entered the final two and a half minutes countdown.
After that, there is no more.
In the last 2 minutes, Wang Feng made 4 of 5 shots, including 2 of 3 three-pointers, scoring 10 points, which directly widened the point difference to the point where all Seattle fans felt desperate.
108:99.
In the first game of the Western Conference Finals, the Warriors won the game at the SuperSonics' home court. To everyone's surprise, they actually took the lead in the Western Conference Finals.