professional shooting guard

Chapter 189 Shocking the audience

Mark Jackson smiled and said, "It seems that I am going to make a small fortune today. Obviously, the Clippers have tightened the restrictions on Zhang Zifeng. Zhang Zifeng can get 40+ at most today."

Jeff Van Gundy shook his head and said, "Not necessarily, the coach of the 76ers will not let the Clippers restrict Zhang Zifeng, otherwise he will not be qualified to continue to be the coach of the 76ers."

Mike Breen nodded and said, "Yes, I also think the 76ers will make changes!"

On the 76ers bench, Zhang Zifeng was disgusted by Paul's petty actions. He sat on a chair with a stern face and wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel.

Brown saw Zhang Zifeng and asked, "Jack, how are you? You should be fine!"

Zhang Zifeng hurriedly shook his head and said, "It's okay, coach. It's just that I was disgusted by the Clippers' dirty tricks."

Brown patted him on the shoulder and said, "Jack, you have to know that this is also a part of the NBA. This happens to every superstar. The more they use small tricks to deal with you, the more they prove that they are afraid of you. But don't worry, I I won’t let those bastards bully my players.”

Brown clapped his hands and drank, "Guys, we need to play tougher, let the other party know that we are not easy to mess with. McConaughey, Grant, don't be afraid of fouls, we have enough people to replace. Wait a minute, you fight Let's be tough, we're going to put pressure on each other and tell them we're not left to their own devices. OK?"

"OK!" Grant, Smith and others nodded upon hearing this.

Brett Brown stretched out his hand, and all the players put it on it and shouted loudly, "One, two, three, victory!"

Back from the timeout, Zhang Zifeng ran to the frontcourt to prepare to attack.

Lance Stephenson hurried to keep up. In this game, Lance Stephenson was very active, very active on the defensive end, and worked hard.

Zhang Zifeng's outstanding performance in the first quarter made Lance Stephenson very motivated.Only by defeating a strong opponent can he reflect the value of Lance Stephenson!
This game must be my Lance - Stephenson once again prove my record!
I'm not willing to be a substitute, I want to be the main force and make the All-Star.

Back in the backcourt, he set his sights on Zhang Zifeng.

The Chinese in front of him is his own worst enemy.

This game is not only to limit the opponent, but also to score, to prove that he is top on both offensive and defensive ends.

There's a reason Lance Stephenson is confident in guarding Zhang Zifeng.

During his time with the Pacers, he proved his strength on defense.

Although he came to the Clippers, he was regarded as a substitute.

But Lance Stephenson felt that it was more due to tactics and the head coach's nepotism, not his lack of strength.

If he hadn't left the Pacers back then, and if he had continued with the momentum he had at the beginning, he might have been able to make the All-Star now.

Sorry for the first time!
However, in the past few months, the Chinese in front of me has received quite a few praises from the American media.

Even this little guy can make it to the All-Stars, as long as I can prove that I can crush him.

He believes that his true strength must be discovered by everyone, and he can rise again.

That's Lance Stephenson's ambition.

As for whether he could restrain Zhang Zifeng, he didn't take him seriously at all.

When sitting off the court, this Chinese man has been seen through by himself.

It is a trivial matter to prevent him.

Zhang Zifeng performed well in the first quarter, purely because Redick and Austin Rivers are too useless.

Seeing Zhang Zifeng running outside and just receiving the ball, Lance Stephenson, who has studied Zhang Zifeng, already knows Zhang Zifeng's routines in the game very well.

Zhang Zifeng's biggest threat is his ability to shoot suddenly.

The defensive player doesn't know whether Zhang Zifeng is going to rush or shoot. If he hesitates, he will seize the opportunity to score.

But he has been thoroughly studied by me, destroying his shooting rhythm, not giving Zhang Zifeng a chance to directly hit the penalty area, forcing him to shoot reluctantly, just forcing him to the baseline.

Lance Stephenson didn't wait for Zhang Zifeng inside the three-point line at all, and directly rushed out of the three-point line to defend Zhang Zifeng.

At the same time, Lance Stephenson harassed Zhang Zifeng with various tricks where the referee could not see.

Anyone who is harassed by the opponent's countless small actions during the game will be angry.Now Zhang Zifeng has accumulated a lot of anger and wants to vent it in the game.

I, Zhang Zifeng, am also the All-Star ticket winner, and a contender for the best rookie.

When can even a substitute ride on my head?

Zhang Zifeng knows that his biggest problem now is that he is very dependent on the feeling of shooting rhythm.

As long as you disrupt your shooting rhythm when shooting, your shooting percentage will drop a lot.

This made Zhang Zifeng very distressed.

In fact, this problem has always existed. As long as Zhang Zifeng encounters a tough opponent, he will put a lot of pressure on Zhang Zifeng's body and destroy Zhang Zifeng's shooting rhythm. Zhang Zifeng's shooting percentage will drop a notch immediately.

Now as Zhang Zifeng performed better, the opponents studied him more.

If it is not resolved, Zhang Zifeng thinks it may not be long.I am afraid that teams all over the league will find themselves with this problem.

what can we do about it?

When sitting off the court just now, Zhang Zifeng thought about the solution to this problem.

One is like Kobe, strengthening his physical confrontation ability, even when he is oppressed by his opponent, Kobe can still maintain a stable shooting action.

The other is to minimize physical contact by running without the ball and super long three-pointers like Curry.

A battle plan quickly took shape in Zhang Zifeng's mind, you bastards of the Clippers, wait to die!
Zhang Zifeng threw the ball to Smith and ran to the bottom corner.

"Finally nail this damn bastard!" Lance Stephenson thought gloatingly when he saw that Zhang Zifeng finally did not take the initiative to attack.

But then Zhang Zifeng's running made his illusions shattered.

When Zhang Zifeng reached the bottom corner, he started to accelerate and went straight to the penalty area without stopping.

Lance Stephenson was a little puzzled when he saw it, what is this guy doing!
Lance Stephenson read Zhang Zifeng's player report before the game.

But this player report is for the staff of the Clippers' coaching staff to understand the opponent's recent state and strength, and all the game videos they watch are recent.

Just in the past two months, most of Zhang Zifeng relied on his own ball to attack and score. This made the staff completely forget that this Chinese man was the main force in the NCAA because of his running position.

The assistant coach forgot that Lance Stephenson was even less likely to spend time watching the opponent's film, and he might as well go to a nightclub to have that time.

After all, not everyone takes the time to study the opponent's shots like Rodman, and not every player can become a rebounding leader and defensive master like him.

The staff's mistakes, Lance Stephenson's mistakes, let Zhang Zifeng use his good running to get rid of Lance Stephenson in the first place.

Although the defense in the penalty area was very dense, with a lunge, Zhang Zifeng looked for an opportunity to rush over, and rushed out from between the two tall men.

When Lance Stephenson reacted and hurried to keep up, there was only an obstacle in front of him, and he went around.Zhang Zifeng has rushed beyond the three-point line on the right and waved his hand.

"Beautiful running position! He used the screen to successfully get rid of Lance Stephenson. He has already received the ball. The Clippers must stop him, otherwise once the shot is allowed, it will be a goal!" Brin shouted excitedly road.

Doc Rivers, who was standing on the sidelines, saw Zhang Zifeng receiving the pass less than one meter away from him.

"Running?! Damn it, what is Lance Stephenson doing..." Doug Rivers couldn't help but rushed from his seat to the sidelines to grab Zhang Zifeng. Fortunately, he still had reason.

If he really made a move to pull someone, I'm afraid he will be ejected immediately, and maybe there will be an additional penalty after the game!

Zhang Zifeng received the ball, jumped up, and shot quickly.

Mike Breen's eyes lit up when he saw it.

While catch and shoot, many players can.But there are very few people who can do it as quickly and naturally as Zhang Zifeng.

This action is done very easily and freely, which is the result of his repeated repetitions in training...

Persevere, there are no shortcuts to success.

Seeing Zhang Zifeng score, Lance Stephenson clenched his fists.

The ball was lost under his defense, which shows that Zhang Zifeng's goal was caused by his own defense failure.

Lance Stephenson pursed his lips tightly.

He is not willing!

He stared at Zhang Zifeng's back, gritted his teeth and shouted in a low voice.

"I must guard against you!"

At 40:33, the 76ers regained their lead by 7 points.

The Clippers, who were already behind, worked harder, and they were eager to win the game at home.

But their hard work gave them pain.

Offensive and defensive transition, Paul just broke into the inside with the ball, McConaughey saw that he couldn't guard the opponent, Paul was about to break into the inside.

McConaughey directly pretended to be knocked down by the opponent, bumped into the opponent, and knocked Paul down.

The whistle sounded and McConaughey blocked the foul.

The Clippers have possession of the ball and serve from the sideline.

Jordan served the ball from the sideline, Paul ran out to catch the ball, saw Griffin running towards the penalty area, and immediately threw the ball into the air knowingly.

Griffin ran to the penalty area and was about to jump to catch the ball.

Smith leaned forward in a hurry, not wanting to let the opponent catch the ball easily.

Griffin screamed and fell to the Lala women's team.

Before the Clippers coach stood up, Brett Brown jumped up, pointed at Griffin, and shouted at the referee, "That's a flop, he's a flop. That person has a lot of criminal records, you I know this. Mr. Referee, you all understand that the opponent is flopping, don’t you!"

Clippers coach Doug Rivers saw the yelling and complained to the assistant referee, "That guy did it on purpose, and he made a lot of small moves. Referee, you should give the opponent a foul, you need to give him a warning!"

The referee almost rolled his eyes when he heard that, "Only you Clippers are embarrassed to say that other people have a lot of tricks?"

The referee ignored the Clippers' complaints, but after thinking about it, he awarded the Clippers the ball.

The Clippers served from the bottom line, but failed to attack twice in a row, with only 7 seconds left in the attack time.

The Clippers sent the ball, and under McConaughey's defense, Paul didn't find a good time and could only force a shot.

Bang, hit the iron.

Noel caught Jordan and grabbed the rebound.After landing, seeing Zhang Zifeng rushing to the front, he immediately sent a long pass to Zhang Zifeng.

Lance Stephenson, who had been staring at Zhang Zifeng, immediately ran back to the backcourt and stood in front of Zhang Zifeng, ready to fight. "Don't think I'll let you score easily again!"

Zhang Zifeng showed a charming smile and gave the ball to McConaughey.The body swayed, looked to the right, but ran to the left.

After running half a circle with Stephenson, Zhang Zifeng suddenly ran towards Smith, gesturing to Smith while running.

Smith understood immediately, when Zhang Zifeng jumped past Smith.

Smith immediately moved laterally and released Griffin behind him.

Lance Stephenson was running, and suddenly found that Zhang Zifeng in front of him had disappeared, and what appeared in front of him was his teammate Griffin.

Lance Stephenson slams on the brakes and sees Zhang Zifeng appear to the left behind Griffin and the ball is flying towards the jerk.

Zhang Zifeng made a move to catch the ball.

Hey, bastard!wait for me...

Lance Stephenson couldn't care about anything else, he just pushed Griffin away, and rushed towards Zhang Zifeng desperately, as if he wanted to stop it all.

But it was too late, he saw Zhang Zifeng catch the ball and shoot directly!
His gaze followed the basketball to the hoop.

He sees the basketball arc through a beautiful arc and crash into the net...

Lance Stephenson looked back at the moon, his mouth gaping open in panic.

Zhang Zifeng opened his hands to Lance Stephenson, as if you can do anything to me!
Lance Stephenson looked gloomy when he saw it.He didn't expect that Zhang Zifeng could easily score 6 points under his defense. Could it be that I will also become the background board for this bastard's fame.

Lance Stephenson caught the falling ball and smashed it twice before running to the bottom line to serve.

Lance Stephenson desperately wanted to defend against Zhang Zifeng, but the gap in strength was not something that Lan's efforts could bridge.

The most commonly heard Bollinger commentary in the second quarter is:
"Zhang Zifeng ran out of space, he successfully got rid of Lance Stephenson!"

"Zhang Zifeng caught the ball!"

"Shoot, Zhang Zifeng made a shot!"

Zhang Zifeng used running to send the ball into the basket one after another.

Lance Stephenson was obsessed with it, only caring about defending Zhang Zifeng and completely ignoring the rest.

Not only failed to guard Zhang Zifeng, but also disrupted the Clippers' offense.

In the 5th minute of the second quarter, Zhang Zifeng made three consecutive three-pointers, 46:37, leading by 9 points.

Clippers coach Doc Rivers saw it, called a timeout, and replaced Lance Stephenson with Jamal Crawford.

Since you can't defend, let's attack!

The Clippers have hoarded so many players on the shooting guard, and there is Paul, the league's number one point guard, who is not afraid to fight against any team.

Lance Stephenson is so depressed...

When he was full of enthusiasm and wanted to get back the field, the team coach did not support it.

He even replaced himself, this is really aggrieved!

When he was substituted, Lance Stephenson simply swallowed his breath.

Walking off the scene, Lance Stephenson turned a blind eye to the hand extended by coach Doc Rivers, took the towel thrown by the caddy, and sat directly on the chair with a blank expression.

The reporters on the sidelines immediately became excited when they saw it, and their eyes lit up.

The generals are at odds!

They pressed the buttons desperately, and there was a clicking sound.

Looking at his outstretched hand, Doc Rivers was embarrassed and angry.

Damn, that's fine.For the next game, just wait and sit on the bench.

As soon as Crawford came up to receive a pass from Paul, he faced Zhang Zifeng.Butterfly dribbled the ball through flowers, a burst of dazzling dribbles, and suddenly started, passing Zhang Zifeng and scoring a mid-range shot.

Crawford's first step is extremely fast, and he is skilled in singles, which sometimes makes Zhang Zifeng unable to react.

Watching Redick, Austin Rivers, and Lance Stephenson beat Zhang Zifeng one by one, the Clippers fans were extremely frustrated.

Now finally seeing Crawford defeating Zhang Zifeng, he immediately won applause from the Staples Arena.

But obviously the fans of the Clippers were too happy too early. Crawford's offensive ability is very strong, but one of the reasons why he can't become the main force or a superstar is because of his defense.

In the frontcourt, Zhang Zifeng looked at Crawford, who was still a step away from him, without even bending his waist.

Zhang Zifeng was so happy, it had been a long time since he met such a guy who defended with his eyes.

For not shooting, I am so sorry for the buddy in front of me.

Zhang Zifeng jumped up to shoot, and he reached the highest point to shoot, and then Crawford threw himself in front of him, stood on tiptoe and stretched out his hand.

Swish, goal, score.

Shooting comfortably for the first time today is as easy as training.Zhang Zifeng was thinking in his heart whether he should let go of the water a little later and repay the other party.

Doug Rivers watched Crawford's defense off the court, and didn't know what to say.

He knew this guy had a blast, and his offense could match Jordan's.

But only offensively.

defense?Forget about defense, let alone defense, I just hope that his scoring can cover the lost points.

As soon as Crawford came on the court, the previously dull game suddenly became very interesting.

Under Zhang Zifeng's desperate defense, Crawford staged all kinds of dazzling dribbles and all kinds of difficult goals.

What horseback archery, what drift shooting, what hit four points, all of them.

In just 4 minutes, Crawford made 7 of 4 shots and scored 11 points, showing his super scoring ability.

Crawford's offense is brilliant, but Doug Rivers' face is getting uglier.

The look in Crawford's eyes made Zhang Zifeng happy. He didn't make small moves, didn't press the defense, he could slow down for three seconds and aim slowly, and there was no problem in shooting when everything was ready.

Without any pressure, Zhang Zifeng made four of four three-pointers. In the second quarter, he made a total of seven three-pointers, creating his own single-quarter three-pointer record.Zhang Zifeng scored 7 points in this quarter.

With the whistle of the first half, the 76ers 69-52 the Clippers, leading by 17 points into the second half.

Zhang Zifeng put his hand next to his ear again.

But this time, it wasn't the Clippers boos.Instead, they uttered huge dissatisfaction towards their players.

"What are you doing, how can you let this bastard run wild on our chassis!"

"Give that damn number 14 a hard time, teach him a lesson!"

"This is our home court. You let a Chinese man score 47 points at halftime. This is a disgrace to the Clippers."

Seeing the Clippers fans not booing himself, Zhang Zifeng was a little disappointed.

But it doesn't matter, Zhang Zifeng walked back to the locker room with a smile on his face.

Brin in the ESPN live broadcast room smiled and said to Mark Jackson, "Dude, it looks like you are going to lose today. Now Zhang Zifeng has scored 47 points. You don't think he can't score 3 points in the second half!"

Mark Jackson smiled wryly, took out his wallet, took out 3 dollars and put it on the table, and said, "Okay, I just admit defeat. I don't believe Zhang Zifeng won't get [-] points in the second half with Zhang Zifeng's touch today!"

"Haha, it's up to us now. But to be honest, Jeff, I am so confident that I will win today!" Brin said to Jeff Van Gundy with a smile.

Jeff Van Gundy said, "Hey, old man. The game is not over yet. Maybe the Clippers surrendered early in the second half, and that Zhang Zifeng probably won't continue to play!"

"Maybe, but I still think I can win!" Breen said.

In the Clippers locker room, Doug Rivers directly turned on the hair dryer and yelled at the Clippers.

Although trailing by 17 points, there are still 24 minutes in the second half, and the game has not yet completely lost hope.

After improving morale a little, Doug Rivers arranged the tactics for the second half, they must seize the time to grab points and tie the points.The most important thing is to deal with Zhang Zifeng first. Since Zhang Zifeng cannot be restrained one-on-one, then double-team him.

Crawford, who looked defensive, was replaced by Brandon Dawson.

In the second half, the Clippers double-teamed Zhang Zifeng at first, which worked.

But Zhang Zifeng is not alone in his style of play. Whenever he encounters a double-team, he will pass the ball out.

After Zhang Zifeng was double-teamed in the third quarter, Smith stood up and took the initiative to attack Griffin with the ball inside and successfully beat Griffin, scoring six points in a row.

One Zhang Zifeng is enough for the Clippers to have a headache, and now there is another Smith.

Doug Rivers, the head coach of the Clippers and the deputy general manager of the basketball affairs department, regrets it very much now, and should not have made a deal with the 76ers in the first place.Changing Smith to the 76ers is shooting himself in the foot now!
The Clippers want to improve their shooting percentage, but the 76ers coach will not let the Clippers do so.

Guard against others and let Griffin play singles.

Noel, Wood, Holmes, Covington and others went into battle again and again, defending as much as they could, but if they couldn't prevent them, they directly shot and dragged Griffin to the free throw line.

Griffin's career free throw percentage is only 71%.

The foul tactics of the 76ers kept interrupting the Clippers' offense and disrupting their offensive rhythm.

Every time he was fouled, Griffin complained to the referee.

ESPN commentator Brin said unceremoniously, "Griffin complains about almost every ball. Instead of spending energy on this kind of thing, he needs to focus more on the game and his free throws. This In one quarter, he stood on the free throw line six times and only made eight free throws, with a shooting percentage of less than 8%.

Van Gundy Jr. also nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, the Clippers need to pay more attention to the game. Instead of complaining constantly. Many players now say that the Clippers are by far the most annoying team in the league. The team. Many players believe that Paul and Griffin are the most complaining players in the league, and Rivers ranks first among the coaches. The Clippers never think they fouled, but always think they Fouled. The Clippers complained endlessly, to be honest, I feel tired!"

Many people hate the Clippers, but the Clippers still go their own way, and they feel that doing so will help them get a better whistle.

But obviously, the Clippers' complaints did not give them an advantage.In the third quarter, the Clippers did not shorten the point difference, but were widened a little.

In the last 12 seconds of the third quarter, Smith pressed Griffin and succeeded in the second attack. In this quarter, he scored 12 points to help the 76ers 92:74 the Clippers, leading by 18 points.

The Clippers sent the baseline ball, Paul dribbled the ball halfway to control the game time, and he was ready to finish the last attack by himself.

Jordan is ready to come up for the pick and roll!
But at this moment, Griffin next to him opened his hand and demanded: "Give me the ball!"

Obviously, Smith's performance in this quarter hit him.

He wants to get back on the field!

Paul was taken aback for a moment, hesitating whether to pass it on to him.

Griffin didn't feel good under Smith's defense in this game.

Logically speaking, Paul should not have passed it on to him.

After hesitating for a while, Paul had a plan in mind. After all, Griffin is the core of the team in name, and there is no need to destroy the relationship between the two for a ball.

With that in mind, Paul still passed the ball to Griffin.

Jordan on the field also showed helplessness. He moved to Paul's side to prepare for the pick-and-roll, but he didn't expect Paul to pass the ball again at this time.

Jordan could only run to the inside again, ready to grab rebounds at any time.

When Griffin was about to catch the ball and attack, Smith, who was very familiar with the Clippers' tactics, suddenly stepped forward and patted the ball with one hand.

Grabbing the ball on the ground, Smith fell to the ground and threw the ball towards Zhang Zifeng.

After receiving the ball, Zhang Zifeng dribbled the ball and launched a fast break,
Seeing that his pass was intercepted, Paul cursed: "Damn it!"

Little Jordan hurried forward to use foul tactics to destroy Zhang Zifeng's attack.

Zhang Zifeng didn't give him a chance at all, he turned around and passed Little Qiaodan.

Seeing Zhang Zifeng steal, Zhi Blin shouted excitedly: "Smith steals, Zhang Zifeng counterattacks with the ball!"

Zhang Zifeng quickly dribbled the ball forward!

As soon as he passed the halfway line, Zhang Zifeng knew that time was running out, so he jumped up and threw the ball vigorously towards the basket based on his feeling.

When the ball is in the air, a red light behind the basket lights up.

Running fast and taking off without any preparation, Zhang Zifeng couldn't keep his balance at all.

After landing and walking a few steps forward, he stopped and kept his center of gravity, without falling.

At this time, Zhang Zifeng didn't care about these at all, and looked at the basketball in a hurry as soon as he landed.

Including the commentator in the live broadcast room, the players standing on the court, the substitute coaches off the court, and all the fans in the court, they all looked up at the basketball flying in the air.

Swish!
a second later,

The Clippers fan fell down on the chair in frustration, holding his head and shouting in pain, "OH, NO..."

95:74, the Clippers fell behind by 21 points.

In this quarter, Zhang Zifeng made 7 of 4 shots, including 5 of 3 three-pointers, and scored 11 points. If it is normal, this is a very good statistic.But compared to the previous two quarters, this data is a bit bleak.

There was still a quarter of the game, but many Clippers fans got up and left the field directly, and some dissatisfiedly booed Griffin and the others.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Staples Arena was empty, which severely damaged the morale of the Clippers.

After playing for 3 minutes, seeing that there was no sign of tying the score, Doug Rivers replaced all the main players and announced that he had surrendered in advance.

Brett Brown saw that Zhang Zifeng and other main players were also replaced.

When Zhang Zifeng walked off the field, the coaching staff and players of the 76ers stood up and gave him high fives!
At this time, Brin also shouted excitedly, "62 points! Even if Zhang Zifeng will not play in the next game, Zhang Zifeng still created a new scoring record for himself today. 62 points in a single game, and he still didn't play the whole game. , and finished it when he left the court early. Who knows how many points Zhang Zifeng can score if he plays the whole game, 70+, or 80+. I can only say Kobe Bryant, you are right, this The Chinese will carry the flag of shooting guard!"

(End of this chapter)