Chapter 224 Eighteen consecutive victories
[third update]
The Magic team was undoubtedly very successful with 11 points in the first half. Netizens in the novel "" played hand-held this season. The 76ers' defense was recognized as the strongest team, but the Magic team still scored 57 points on them, which made the 76ers' head coach Doug Collins very ugly.
"Damn it, I didn't expect that the team's defense would not work for them. That damn Chinese boy is so strong. Andre couldn't even defend him, hey..." 76ers head coach Doug Collins sighed helplessly in the locker room.
In the home team's locker room, Stan Van Gundy is setting up the second half with the players.
"We played very well in the first half, especially three-pointers. In the second half, the ball needs more transmission and more running positions. Wu, your pass is very important." Stan Van Gundy said to Wu Feng.
Wu Feng nodded and said, "I understand."
"In the past few seasons, we were a team that was good at three-pointers. Now, we need to strengthen our three-point shooting," said Stan Van Gundy.
As Stan Van Gundy said, three-pointers were their biggest weapon tonight's game.
In the first half, the biggest threat to the 76ers was the Magic's outside.
The terrifying three-point shooting percentage of seven of twelve shots made Doug Collins almost crazy on the sidelines.
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Wu Feng just brought the ball through the midfield and saw that within the three-point line, the three Philadelphia 76ers were waiting for him.
Wu Feng smiled slightly, the ball was hung high into the inside line, and the ball was easily handed to Dwight Howard.
At this time, Spencer Hawys was only left at the basket. Compared with his excellent offense and soft feel, Spencer Hawys' defense is basically a cloud of clouds, defensive consciousness, and horizontal footsteps are slow. The power forward can easily shake over by the center with a more flexible center, and it is not very fast to make up for players who break through to the inside. The wingspan is not long, so the number of blocks is not large. For Dwight Howard, it does not pose a threat at all.
The back was tightly pressed against Spencer Hawys, testing the opponent's stamina behind him. After feeling the recoil force from his back and buttocks, he turned his left hand and pressed his elbow to his side. A beautiful horizontal movement and a cricket ball easily scored.
Elton Brand wanted the ball in position, and Ju Holiday hanged the ball into the inside. The former suddenly rushed backwards, and after squeezing Nazel Mohammed, he dunked with both hands.
After Elton Brand successfully dunked, he pounded his chest with both hands and then sneered twice at Nazel Mohammed. Elton Brand's actions completely angered the home fans, and the Magic fans immediately booed Elton Brand.
Dwight Howard took the initiative to ask for the ball at the low post, and the Sixers' inside line was pulled open again, forming a one-on-one situation for Dwight Howard and Elton Brand.
Wu Feng did not hesitate at all, but at this time Evan Turner was defending in front of him. His thin figure accompanied by his super long arm span was like a big bat. Wu Feng did not dare to pass the ball easily. With Evan Turner, he would probably be picked directly from the air by himself if the ball was not high enough.
However, the opportunity in the inside was also fleeting. Although Evan Turner's defense was very strict, Wu Feng still saw a good pass route.
Wu Feng shook his upper body several times, and his right foot suddenly moved his side half a step. Evan Turner's spirit was immediately highly concentrated. He had already seen Wu Feng's starting speed, and he could often complete the entire starting action in an instant.
In line with the movement of his body, he switched the ball to his left hand. When he was redirecting the ball, Wu Feng's left hand suddenly stretched forward, and the ball actually bounced directly under Evan Turner's crotch.
This move has been used many times before, specifically against those who have strong defense capabilities in individual soldiers. Sean Bathir has also been hit by such moves.
Feeling the breeze brought by the ball passing through his own crossing, Evan Turner quickly turned around to make up for it. Unfortunately, Wu Feng's ball was very powerful and had already appeared in front of Dwight Howard. He grabbed the basketball that was bounced to his knees steadily. His body suddenly reversed, and the huge force suddenly squeezed Elton Brand out of the basket, quickly raised his body, and dunked the ball heavily into the basket.
Doug Collins had the urge to go crazy. The three core players of the Magic team made the entire 76ers play around. The team's defense focus was handed over to the inside. Wu Feng and Vince Carter fired three consecutively from the outside. Once the defense focus was shifted to the outside, no one could defend Dwight Howard's strong play at the basket.
Seeing that victory was about to run away from him, Doug Collins's calm personality became very ugly at this time. He was restless on the bench and exchanged views with his assistant from time to time, but unfortunately he did not improve at all on the court.
Wu Feng broke through with the ball, and Nazel Mohamed stepped forward to make a pick-and-roll for Wu Feng. Wu Feng glanced at Nazel Mohamed and his lips were slightly pressed. Nazel Mohamed was not stupid at all, so he immediately understood and ran back towards the basket.
After Nazel Mohamed ran back into the penalty area, Wu Feng threw the ball into the sky above the basket and then waited to see if Nazel Mohamed could seize this opportunity.
Nazel Mohammed naturally would not miss this opportunity to take revenge. When Wu Feng threw the ball over the basket, he had already jumped high, caught the ball in the air through Elton Brand, and then poured the ball into the basket with both hands.
"Ah", "clang", first there was a roar, followed by the sound of the groaning of the basket.
"Wow..." The audience burst into warm applause and cheers.
This air relay was very relieved. Nazel Mohammed jumped down and his eyes met Elton Brand. There was no fear in his eyes, but only the unyielding fighting spirit.
In the second half of the third quarter, the Magic replaced the substitute player. At this moment, the Magic have already led the 76ers by 18 points, and the score between the two sides is 88:70.
jj-Redick made a contribution to the Magic just ten seconds after he came on the court.
At the bottom line, he received a pass from Chris Duhon and made a three-pointer.
After the Magic replaced Wu Feng, Vince Carter and Dwight Howard, their firepower did not decrease much, but instead played more smoothly.
Under the leadership of Gerald Wallace, the Magic team blossomed at multiple points, especially JJ Redick.
After the Magic had more stable scoring points of jj-Redick, the 76ers' defensive strategy had to be changed. Double-teaming Gerald Wallace had already made them very difficult, but unexpectedly, the first one to benefit was jj-Redick.
Organizing passes is not what JJ Redick is good at, but he is absolutely selfless on the field, and this is also influenced by Wu Feng and Vince Carter.
When Evan Turner saved to make up for his defense, his ball was handed to Ryan Anderson.
Ryan Anderson forced Spencer Hawyce and turned around and made a back jump shot.
"Swish", the ball entered the net.
After the third quarter, the 76ers not only did not narrow the score, but instead made the score difference wider. Now, the score between the two sides is 99:77, and the Magic led by 22 points. If there was no miracle, the Magic could be said to be sure to win.
Stan Van Gundy sat in the Magic's rest area with a smile on his face. Even so, he still didn't dare to be careless at all.
Therefore, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Stan Van Gundy still sent out a main lineup, but considering Vince Carter's health, Stan Van Gundy still chose to let Vince Carter rest off the court.
In the fourth quarter, the Magic's lineup was: Dwight Howard, Ryan Anderson, Gerard Wallace, JJ Redick and Wu Feng.
The Sixers' on-court rosters are: Elton Brand, Tony Barty, Evan Turner, Yodi Meeks and Ju Holiday.
Wu Feng organized the offense with the first attack in the fourth quarter.
When Wu Feng dribbles to the 76ers halftime, Zhu Holiday came to the front.
His attention was always frozen in Wu Feng's jumping basketball. His outstanding performance in steals allowed him to consider steals more in defense.
However, with Wu Feng's level of ball control, unless he makes a mistake, few people can break the ball from him, and his defense method is difficult to put any pressure on Wu Feng.
"Pa" and "Pa", the two rapid dribbling sounds made Zhu Holiday's mind tighten. The degree of Wu Feng's combination of man and ball in the ball control made him feel nervous. He had nowhere to start when he tried to steal several times.
The sudden acceleration of the ball control rhythm was the prelude to the breakthrough. Zhu Holiday's whole body immediately tensed, and with the ball in Wu Feng's hand, he kept changing his body's defensive posture.
A cool breeze blew past his forehead, and Zhu Holiday's heart suddenly felt cold. Wu Feng's body, which was rushing right, actually rotated on the spot at the moment the whole set of movement was completed, and he turned around 180 degrees. Zhu Holiday's center of gravity had already adjusted to the left with Wu Feng. Facing Wu Feng's change of direction, he didn't even have any room for reaction, and watched his opponent's mid-range shot.
"Swish", listening to the sound of basketball entering the net, Wu Feng shook his fist excitedly.
"Swish", another Magic's outside cooperation. The ball passed by Wu Feng and JJ Redick and finally fell into Gerald Wallace's hands. It was almost the same position. Gerald Wallace almost copied the goal just now.
Faced with the Magic team that opened fire in full swing, Doug Collins had to call a timeout again and adjusted the lineup. Andre Igdala was sent back on the court, and his restrictive effect on Wu Feng was very obvious. In this way, Zhu Holiday could take into account jj Redick's defense, which put the pressure on the inside players of the 76ers was much less.
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"Bang", Wu Feng faced the basketball that was rushing towards him, and gently dragged his right hand at the bottom of the basketball. The ball passed over his head and flew into the hands of Vince Carter behind him. He flew out like a bow and arrow.
After receiving the ball, Vince Carter was not firmly standing. He lifted the ball high with both hands and pushed it with his right hand. The ball flew obliquely to the basket along the 45-degree angle of the right wing. Andre Igdala saw the arrogant figure who broke through quickly in the first half, and was anxious and hurriedly chased out.
With his right foot heavily on the floor, he took advantage of the momentum to soar into the air. The huge inertia made Wu Feng take a step forward with his right foot.
Looking at the basket close to him, Vince Carter's pass flew to Wu Feng's head, and quickly took off the basketball with his right hand. A small round placed the ball on his waist, and he shrank his body in the air, avoiding the ring above his head.
"Ah..." With a loud shout, Wu Feng's body exploded in the air, his waist was straightened with force, and his whole body stopped in the air, holding the ball in his hands and buckled heavily at the basket above the back of his head.
"Clang", a huge slam dunk rang throughout the Amway Center Arena, and nearly 20,000 fans at home were all boiling.
Louis Williams, who came from the bench, seemed to gradually adapt to Wu Feng's man-tapping defense, and he was at ease to deal with it, quickly dribbling the ball and advanced through the half.
Evan Turner received the ball on the right wing and tried to break through several times. Gerald Wallace was unmoved at all. Evan Turner passed the ball helplessly.
Andre Igdala accelerated an instant after receiving the ball, getting rid of Vince Carter, who was defending him. Before Gerald Wallace made up for defense, he had already stepped heavily on his right foot and passed through Gerald Wallace's repair defense by a slight difference. As he stepped out in the third step, he took off in the air.
Brandon Bass had already stood in the penalty area, and his hands were raised to try to block the opponent's shooting. Andre Igudara twisted his waist in the air and turned over, gently pushing the ball out with both hands.
Louis Williams received the ball outside the three-point line. Transfer the ball, Andre Igdala took a light step, hooked her hand at a small angle under the basket, and the ball was inserted into the rebound and fell into the ring.
Wu Feng personally took the ball through the half and quickly walked to the outside of the three-point line on the right wing. Andre Igdala did not dare to slacken at all.
Wu Feng quickly dribbled the ball to the center line. At this time, Gerald Wallace had already pulled it over for a pick-and-roll. Andre Igdala was anxious and quickly took a step back and walked around.
But when he blocked Wu Feng again, the orange basketball had already flew over his head. Wu Feng had completed the shooting action and fell steadily to the floor.
The pick-and-roll tactics are both easy to break and difficult to break. The 76ers have always used double-team tactics to break the pick-and-roll of the Magic team. However, this time, Louis Williams slowed down his defense and was actually successfully shot by Wu Feng.
"Swish", Wu Feng made a three-pointer long shot.
Ten seconds later, Spencer Hawys made a layup with a turn at the basket and successfully recovered two points.
Two simple passes, the ball quickly passed the half. Wu Feng just passed the half, and when he received a basketball pass back.
"Bang", with the crisp sound of basketball, Wu Feng's body blew over like a gust of wind. Louis Williams' right hand was still stretched in front of his chest, but the person he defended was gone. Although this was not the first time he encountered such a situation, a sense of frustration suddenly arose in his heart.
Although he is Zhu Holiday's substitute, Louis Williams is stronger than Zhu Holiday.
As the team's substitute PG, Louis Williams' organizational ability has become even more miserable this season. Sometimes he is also very nervous and stupid, but the flaws are not overwhelming. The team also needs him to break through, shoot, and grab points. Moreover, Louis Williams is also the first candidate for the last shot in the team. He has performed many big hearts and has repeatedly saved the team at critical moments.
Over the past half a season, although he averaged 6 minutes less playing time than last season, Louis Williams still handed out a report card of 13.7 points, 3.4 assists and 2 rebounds, with a per-value of 18.9 being the highest in the team. Louis Williams has undoubtedly become one of the six best players in the league.
Andre Igdala's backup defense has not yet been in place, and Wu Feng has already risen from outside the three-point line. Almost at the moment when his beliefs turn sharply, he has excellent motor nerves. Andre Igdala has leaped up with all his strength and raised his right hand high. However, at this moment, a smile on the corner of Wu Feng's mouth made him feel a little uneasy, but Wu Feng is clearly already in the air.
His body turned slightly, his wrist sank, and the ball jumped over half of the court and flew to the bottom line Vince Carter.
Spencer Hawys had already noticed Vince Carter's running position. Facing the aggressive Spencer Hawys, Vince Carter did not hesitate at all in the shooting, but the power of the shooting seemed to be a little stronger, and the ball flew out along the upper edge of the ring.
Spencer Hawyce felt relieved. But then the heavy footsteps of "dong, dong, dong..." broke his dream. A figure rushed out from outside the three-second zone and took the ball off Elton Brand's head.
Gerald Wallace slid to the other side under the basket, thrust his waist hard, and his right hand flipped his wrist and buckled it heavily.
"Drip", Elton Brand instinctively dodged, stepped into the three-second zone with his right foot, and raised his hands directly slapped Gerald Wallace.
Gerald Wallace's free throw fell steadily into the net bag, and the Magic further expanded their advantage.
In the most important fourth quarter, although Andre Igudara had already returned to the court. Unfortunately, Andre Igudara's re-appearance cannot save the 76ers.
When Wu Feng assisted "Desperate Saburo" Gerald Wallace once again hit a three-pointer, widening the gap to 25 points, the 76ers also lost hope of a final comeback.
In the end, the Magic defeated the 76ers 116:99 at home, ending their opponent's three-game winning streak, while also expanding their winning streak to 18 consecutive victories.
From late December to late January, the Magic did not lose a game in about a month. And they were still creating their own legend.
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