professional shooting guard

Chapter 253 The First Shooting Guard Controversy (End)

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Harden found his touch and scored 2 three-pointers in a row. A 6-0 spurt gave the Rockets an 11-point lead.

But Harden's defensive loopholes have prevented the Rockets from establishing a solid defensive system.

Compared with the Rockets, the 76ers' defense is better.

The defense laid the foundation for the 76ers to chase the score.

Harden can still score the ball under Zhang Zifeng's defense, but his shooting percentage is not high, only about 40%.

On the contrary, under the defense of Harden's eyes, Zhang Zifeng's shooting rate was as high as 60%.

This 20.00% gap left the 76ers at the last 1:33 of the fourth quarter.

Zhang Zifeng got rid of Harden and rushed into the penalty area with the ball. When he got to the basket, he hooked and made a layup. The ball went into the basket and scored.

90 to 90, even tied!

With a maximum of 15 points behind in the game and the team's core player Zhang Zifeng in foul trouble, the 76ers caught up.

All the Huaxia fans in the audience went crazy, shouting with all their might!
Many fans hugged each other excitedly, and then shouted crazily!

Although the score is temporarily tied, it cannot be said that the 76ers have won, but the momentum is on the 76ers' side.

At this time, the Rockets took the ball to attack, hit the basket, Harden dribbled the ball for a layup, and had physical contact with Zhang Zifeng in the air.

After a collision, Harden lost his balance and desperately wanted to throw the ball in for a 2+1.

But how could Zhang Zifeng make him wish, even dribbling the ball and pressing it down directly.

The whistle sounded and Zhang Zifeng fouled again.

But at this time, even the head coach Brett Brown didn't care.

With less than 2 minutes left in the game, Zhang Zifeng committed four fouls.

It was precisely because of this that Zhang Zifeng dared to act.

At this time, Harden made a free throw, and the Huaxia fans yelled and interfered, waving plastic sticks.

It's a pity that Harden was very accurate in free throws, making 2 of two free throws.

At 90:92, the Rockets lead by another 2 points.

The 76ers sent the baseline ball, Zhang Zifeng dribbled the ball across the midfield, and made a pick-and-roll cooperation with Ibaka.

After entering the penalty area, pass the ball to Embiid.

Embiid missed a layup, Grant overwhelmed everyone to grab a rebound, and succeeded in the second offense.

There was a loud cheer in the stadium.

92:92, another tie.

Although it was tied, there were 54 seconds left in the time, and the Rockets had the ball.

At this time, the Rockets began to delay the time, and Harden took the ball to the frontcourt, pressing the rhythm.

Rockets coach D'Antoni made a good plan. If he plays for 24 seconds and scores a goal, there are 30 seconds left in the game.

At that time, even if the 76ers scored, the Rockets still had an offensive opportunity, which was beneficial to the Rockets.

At this time, the 76ers did not use foul tactics, but actively defended.

They want to defend the ball.

Time was passing by every minute and every second. Seeing that the 24-second attack time was approaching, Harden suddenly attacked the basket.

Zhang Zifeng followed closely.

Seeing that there was no good opportunity, Harden chose to pass the ball.

With a pass and cut cooperation, Ariza received the ball in the corner and shot.

Grant rushed over immediately and blocked the jumper.

A thug foul was called, and Trevor Ariza made a free throw.

Ariza's free throws are not so good!
2罚1中，92比93，76人队落后1分。

Only 31.9 seconds left.

The Huaxia fans were very tangled and anxious at this time.

The 76ers sent the baseline ball, and Zhang Zifeng took the ball through the midfield by himself.

At this time, Harden, who was usually sloppy, became serious and did not relax for a moment.

Zhang Zifeng is also controlling the time at this time, and the attack time is almost up.

At this time Grant ran to the right line, Rondo stood on the left line, Ibaka came out to cover, and Embiid went inside.

As soon as Zhang Zifeng accelerated, he stopped suddenly, as if he was about to get up and shoot a 3-pointer.

Harden stepped forward to interfere.Seeing it, Zhang Zifeng flickered at the top of the arc, and suddenly accelerated to the basket.

Capela stood firmly outside the reasonable collision zone, trying to make Zhang Zifeng foul.

Zhang Zifeng slammed on the brakes, jumped up, leaned back and shot the ball.

Hit!
There was a loud cheer in the stadium.

94:93, overtaking by 1 point.

With only 8.9 seconds left, the Rockets have the ball.Rockets coach D'Antoni quickly called a timeout.

As long as an offense runs out of time, a shot is made, or a foul is caused by a strong attack on the basket, as long as another 2 points are scored, the 76ers will have no chance of a comeback.

He has to arrange tactics and must score the ball.

"Capela serves, the others stand in line, we're going to use the explosive play. The whistle blows, Gordon, you run this way, attract attention. Anderson screens for Harden. Give the ball to Harden as soon as you get a chance , understand?"

D'Antoni looked at Harden and said, "Harden, make the ball. And better not give the 76ers any time. When the ball goes in, it's game over. OK?"

Harden nodded and said, "I know how to do it!"

Anything can happen at the last moment, and D'Antoni certainly can't pin all his hopes on Harden.

"Harden was caught and passed to Gordon. If Gordon has no chance, Capela, you pass the ball directly to the basket, and Anderson, you dunk directly. Do you understand?"

"understand!"

D'Antoni stretched out his hand and shouted: "Okay, the victory must be ours. One, two, three, we must win!"

"Definitely!"

Back from the timeout, the two sides entered the final battle.

As soon as the whistle blew, the Rockets players fumbled around.

Zhang Zifeng followed Harden stubbornly.

Seeing that Zhang Zifeng was following closely, Harden made a half-circle before using Anderson's cover and ran close to the center line before receiving the ball.

At this time, Capela ran in to cover for Harden.

Seeing Capela, Harden immediately accelerated.

Zhang Zifeng wanted to keep up but was blocked by Capela, watching Harden rush past him.

Zhang Zifeng hurried around to keep up.

Kenny Smith saw and shouted loudly, "Harden threw off Zhang Zifeng and is heading inside!"

The Huaxia fans in the Toyota Center Arena were terrified. Could it be that they still have to lose in the end?
As soon as Harden threw Zhang Zifeng away, he wanted to hit the basket directly.

At this time, both Embiid and Ibaka rushed to defend.

Harden saw it, stopped suddenly, and he was about to shoot.

However, in the next second, Zhang Zifeng rushed over and jumped up, without even thinking about it, he slapped the ball in Harden's hand fiercely with his big hand.

Barkley shouted excitedly, "Zhang Zifeng rushed over, he rushed over from behind. Block, Zhang Zifeng blocked the shot. He gave Harden a big cap!"

"Harden fell, the whistle blew!"

"Will it be a foul?"

"It's not a foul, it's the whistle at the end of the game. Zhang Zifeng didn't foul!"

"The 76ers won. With Zhang Zifeng's final block, the 76ers reversed and defeated the Rockets in the away game!"

Seeing Harden fall, the referee did not make a penalty.

Rockets coach D'Antoni was furious. He rushed onto the court waving his arms and complained loudly at the referees.

No matter how the Rockets coach rants, the referee will not change the sentence.

It has always been an NBA tradition to judge the penalty carefully at the last moment of the game and leave the game to the players to decide.

The referee didn't dare to easily call a foul at the last moment, otherwise he would definitely be scolding.Besides, whether the last block was a foul or not!

Anyway, I will not watch the replay of the video, and I will not change the sentence.

Seeing that the referee resolutely upheld the original verdict, D'Antoni cursed at the referee repeatedly, "FUCK! FUCK..."

Although the game is over, but just because the Rockets coach D'Antoni insulted the referee, I am afraid that he will inevitably be fined by the league after the game.

At 94:93, the 76ers reversed and defeated the Rockets.

火箭队的哈登得到33分、9次助攻、7个篮板和5次失误，阿里扎得到13分、5个篮板、3次助攻和3次抢断，戈登得到16分，内内得到13分和4个篮板，卡佩拉得到8分、13个篮板和5次盖帽。

76人队的张子枫得到24分、5个篮板，5个助攻，恩比德得到13分、10个篮板和6次失误，格兰特得到13分和6个篮板，朗多得到12分，11次助攻，6个篮板，伊巴卡得到11分和9个篮板。

At the end of the game, except for a few superstar coaches who stayed for interviews, the other players walked into the hallway.

Barkley concluded after the game, "The Rockets took the lead, but in the end they lost the game. I think Harden should bear the main responsibility. His defensive attitude in the game gave the opponent too many opportunities. With this defense, I I definitely don't think he is the number one shooting guard in the league, Zhang Zifeng is more qualified!"

Kenny Smith said, "I don't think so. I think the penalty at the last moment is open to question. And the most important thing is this game. It is obvious that Harden performed better than Zhang Zifeng."

Barkley sarcastically said, "If you can't help the team win, what's the use of even the best statistics. And a player who hasn't even won a division championship, how can he be called the first shooting guard!"

Kenny Smith retorted, "Zhang is not qualified to say that!"

Barkley said confidently, "I believe Zhang will make it to the finals, just wait and see!"

When Barkley and Kenny Smith were discussing the first shooting guard, Zhang Zifeng was also being interviewed.

"Congratulations to you for helping the 76ers win the final victory. Before the game, many people were discussing who is the first shooting guard between you and Harden. Who do you think is the first shooting guard between you and Harden? Although you won Victory, but to be honest, Harden performed better in this game. What do you think of James Harden?"

Zhang Zifeng is not a first brother, so of course he will not fall into the trap of reporters.

Victory is of course the team's efforts. As for who is the number one shooting guard, of course I can't tell from my mouth.Otherwise, yes and no, there will be a lot of trouble.

As for Harden, of course it is Chen Zan.

"Thank you. The victory over the mighty Rockets in this game depends more on the efforts of the whole team. If they, the fans, did not come to support us, it would be very difficult for us to beat the Rockets here at the Toyota Center Arena."

"As for who is the first shooting guard? I don't care about this. I care more about the team's victory."

"James Harden?! He is a very good opponent. His shooting, his breakthrough, and of course his foul-making skills caused me a lot of trouble in the game. Fortunately, we finally won. Victory!"

The head coaches of the two teams were also interviewed on the spot.

"Brett, what do you think of today's victory? Can you talk about the last penalty?" Many reporters turned their microphones to Brett Brown.

"The final penalty? No, no, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the referee's final penalty. It was a successful defense."

"Yes, I'm very, absolutely sure that's a good hat!"

"The referee favored Jack? God, don't forget that in the first half, Jack committed three fouls and was forced to leave the field. He played less than 9 minutes in the first half. Is this called bias?"

"Mike's complaints? Man, we need to be a little more lenient on losers."

In addition to the coach of the 76ers, these reporters will not forget the coach of the Rockets.

"Mike, what do you think of this game?"

Mike D'Antoni immediately complained, "Damn, what can I say? If it weren't for the penalty at the last moment, we would have won in the end! The referee awarded our victory to the 76ers! But there is nothing to say now Use it, all we can do now is focus on the next game!"

After the game, the national media commented on the game.

"If you can't help the team win, what's the use of good data! "--"USA TODAY"

"Misjudgment?The referee steals the show! "--"New York Times"

"I haven't even won a championship, what qualifications do I have to be called the first shooting guard! - "San Francisco Post"

……

Zhang Zifeng won the game and Harden won the data.

Zhang Zifeng defended better and Harden scored more.

Was the last defense a foul?

The battle between Zhang Zifeng and Harden's No. [-] shooting guard, which was hotly discussed before the game, ended in a dramatic end.

But this has caused more controversy among fans.

The fans were discussing heatedly, but Zhang Zifeng's agent, Zheng Xinguo, was negotiating again with Pico's top management in the conference room of the Philadelphia Hotel at this time.

As soon as the two parties sat down, Zheng Xinguo immediately said: "We will never agree to the endorsement plan proposed by our party. At least 3 million yuan a year is our low price. It must not be lowered!"

Hearing that Zheng Xinguo was clinging to the endorsement fee of 3 million RMB a year, Wang Zhicheng looked bitter.

Pico really can't afford that much, 1 million a year can only be scraped together by gritted teeth.

Is it impossible to negotiate with Zhang Zifeng in person?

Wang Zhicheng got the position of marketing director by signing Zhang Zifeng and helping Pico to greatly increase its sales.

If Zhang Zifeng is lost, Wang Zhicheng can't imagine what will happen to Peak's sales at that time?

Once the sales dropped sharply, my position as the marketing director would not be stable.

Wang Zhicheng looked at Zheng Xinguo and said, "Is there really nothing to discuss? After all, we have always cooperated very well before."

Zheng Xinguo shook his head and said, "No, Zhang Zifeng's commercial value is definitely worth so much!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhicheng sat down on a chair.

Just when Wang Zhicheng gave up, Zheng Xinguo suddenly said: "However, I have another plan. As long as your company agrees, Zhang Zifeng can not get a penny for the endorsement fee!"

Take no money?
Wang Zhicheng sat up straight in disbelief, will there be a free lunch in the world?

(End of this chapter)