NBA: Top 3D talents to start

Wang Feng's sudden appearance, to Stern, was like a sleepy pillow.

When the Knicks management asked about Wang Feng, Stern didn't say much, and he didn't ask the Knicks to increase Wang Feng's playing time.

He is very clear that an opportunity is an opportunity, but whether he can seize the opportunity depends on his operations alone.

Forging iron requires hard work. Whether Wang Feng can gain a foothold in the NBA depends on his own true strength.

This is also the case later.

Roughly and Daba, the two Chinese pioneers who went to the NBA, failed to achieve much in the NBA. It was not until Dayao participated in the NBA as the No. 02 pick in [-] that the world really saw how strong Huaguo basketball players are.

It's not that Stern didn't want to praise the general, but his strength or his playing style was not suitable for the NBA at that time, and his opportunities were a little worse. Coupled with some off-court factors, this led to the general's mediocrity in the NBA. .

For Wang Feng, this is not true at all.

His strength can no longer be concealed by his position on the bench!
After the game against the Timberwolves, Van Gundy communicated with Wang Feng privately. The coaching staff held a meeting after the game and unanimously decided to give Wang Feng more playing time in the following games. Two days later, the team will welcome a strong opponent at home, Indiana walkers.

Pat Riley plans to give Wang Feng at least 25 minutes of playing time in this game, and let Wang Feng be responsible for defending Pacers star Reggie Miller.

The reason why the coaching staff made such a decision is mainly because of Wang Feng's excellent perimeter defense ability, which should be able to effectively contain Miller's performance.

The Knicks' outside defensive ability has always been far inferior to the inside, otherwise they would not have been single-handedly defeated by Pippen in the Christmas game.

Wang Feng was very excited when he heard the news.

On the one hand, 25 minutes of playing time is enough for Wang Feng to do a lot of things on the field. On the other hand, the task of marking Miller also makes Wang Feng eager to try.

Reggie Miller, a famous shooter in history, before Ray Allen and Curry, Miller was the first three-point shooter in history.

Although looking at Miller's entire career, only three third-team honors and five All-Star honors are completely out of the question, personal honors and team honors are average, and his career scoring average is only 18.2 points per game. As a shooting guard, Definitely not outstanding.

But no matter later or now, Miller is regarded by the league and all NBA fans as the existence of the league's top shooting guard.

If Wang Feng can beat Miller in a direct matchup, his popularity may explode instantly.

Fighting against the strong is the best way to become famous.

In fact, the reason why Miller's status in the arena soared is directly related to the 97 bloody battles with the Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals in the 98-7 season.

Even though Miller only averaged 17 points per game, while the Joes averaged 31.7 points at home, as the only team that played seven games against the final championship Bulls in the playoffs, Miller was still dubbed Jordan The name of the enemy of life.

Wang Feng is actually quite strange. Miller has only met Jordan's Bulls once in the playoffs throughout his career. Why is he called the enemy of his life?

The topic is getting a bit far.

Although Miller does not have the buff of Jordan's lifelong enemy, as the league's top shooting guard and strongest three-point shooter, he has become one of the biggest beneficiaries as the league changes the rules to shorten the distance from the three-point line. …

Although Miller's scoring average this season is not outstanding, the number of three-point shots has risen sharply, and his shooting percentage can also be maintained at around 42%.

The Pacers have performed very well this season, with a winning percentage of more than 65%. They currently rank second in the Eastern Conference, four games ahead of the Knicks, who have just climbed to third in the Eastern Conference due to their six-game winning streak.

Because of this, the game between the Knicks and the Pacers is also the focus of the league, which is in line with Wang Feng's conditions for showing off.

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On January 1, at Madison Square Garden, the home of the Knicks, the focus battle between the Knicks and the Pacers is about to begin.

Although he got the playing time promised by the coaching staff, Wang Feng was still not the team's starter in this game, so he was still watching the team's starting five from the sidelines in this game.

It's just that it's different from the last game. This time, many fans shouted Wang Feng's name in the direction where he was.

Obviously, Wang Feng's performance in the last game allowed him to successfully win a small number of fans.

The game starts soon.

As many people expected, neither of the two teams wanted to lose in this battle of focus, so at the beginning of the game, the two sides immediately reached full strength.

With Ewing, the Knicks have an advantage in the interior, but the advantage is not obvious, because the Pacers' starting center is Rick Schmitz, a big center with a height of 2 meters. Only slightly lower than Dayao.

In fact, Dayao's official template for entering the NBA is Schmitz. Although he has only been selected as an All-Star in his entire career, and his peak season averaged only 18.5 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. In this era, he can play his own world, which can be seen from the level of this big man's inside line.

Ewing, who is 2 meters tall, looks a lot shorter when he stands in front of Schmitz. Even though Schmitz has almost no bounce like Dayao, he easily surpassed Ewing in the jump ball. .

The Knicks' home fans were keen to see the "Gorilla" tearing up the "Giant", but unfortunately such a scene did not appear.

The weights of the two center forwards are similar, but the huge difference in height makes it extremely difficult for Ewing to be good at the bunny jump shot. If he is not careful, he will be blocked by the opponent. In order to avoid being blocked, the shooting angle increased Let Ewing's shooting percentage decrease.

In the first quarter of the game, Ewing could only form a mutual explosion with Schmitz, and even his shooting percentage was slightly worse than Schmitz.

While there is no absolute advantage inside, the Knicks also have problems outside.

In the defender's duel, Starks was completely suppressed by Miller. Although the two did not directly face each other, they just played each other, but it was obvious that the gap between the two shooter guards could be seen.

Miller's touch seems to be very hot today. In the first quarter alone, he made 3 shots from beyond the three-point line and hit 2 goals. At the same time, he made 2 of 4 2-pointers and scored 10 points.

The gap on the perimeter made the Knicks slightly inferior at 26:29 in the first quarter.

However, as the game entered the second quarter, the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse.

Miller, who scored 10 points in the first quarter, scored two consecutive three-pointers at the beginning of the second quarter, and then hit the basket with the ball and caused a foul and made two free throws. …

In the blink of an eye, the point difference between the two teams was widened to more than double digits.

The rhythm of the Knicks was completely broken, and Riley had to call a timeout urgently.

Frowning tightly, Riley couldn't help looking at Wang Feng at the side.

Want to send Wang Feng?

Riley was quite tangled in his heart.

This is only the second game of Wang Feng's NBA career, so much pressure was put on him from the beginning, and he was asked to match up with the fiery Miller...

Riley was very worried that Wang Feng would collapse on the field because he couldn't bear the huge pressure, and the team would be even more passive at that time.

After a little hesitation, Riley saw that Wang Feng was also looking at him.

After thinking about it, he asked Wang Feng: "If I ask you to play to limit Miller's scoring, are you confident to do it?"

Without hesitation, Wang Feng immediately nodded and said, "Of course, coach, don't think about scoring another point!"

Wang Feng had seen clearly the process of Miller's game just now.

It has to be admitted that although there are very few personal honors, Miller's strength is beyond doubt, at least in terms of scoring ability and explosiveness no less than Thompson.

Once this kind of player feels hot, he can really kill his opponent by himself!

But they also have shortcomings, relying too much on projection will lead to unstable scoring.

Whether it is the future Thompson or the current Miller, this problem exists.

And when they met Wang Feng, a top perimeter defender with a purple defensive shock and a golden death coil badge, no matter how hot they felt, they had to cool down!

Moreover, although Miller has a strong shooting ability, his style of play is very old-fashioned. Looking for opportunities basically depends on his teammates' pick-and-roll screens or running out of position without the ball.

"Okay, you can play after the timeout and replace Anthony." Riley nodded, quite satisfied with Wang Feng's confidence.

Since Wang Feng is so confident, let him try.

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After the timeout ended, the players of both teams re-appeared, and the lineups were slightly adjusted, but the main core players were still on the court.

Miller stepped onto the court, and immediately saw that the player he was playing against had changed from a young Anthony Mason to a completely unfamiliar face. The yellow complexion that is very unique in the NBA is very different.

Slightly stunned, Miller couldn't help frowning.

"I said Patrick, are you looking down on me?"

He turned his head to look at Ewing at the side, and said bluntly, "I've scored 18 points now! You actually sent such a rookie to guard me, do you want me to break the personal scoring record in a single game?"

Ewing glanced at Miller, but didn't respond.

Miller's broken mouth is well-known in the league. Regardless of whether he has been beaten or beaten, Miller has always been unforgiving in his mouth, even when facing Jordan.

Ewing ignored Miller, but Wang Feng was not happy.

"Score record?"

Wang Feng looked at Miller and said: "I remember that you only scored 50 points in one game in your entire career, right? It is true that it is not easy for you to score a high score, and the opportunity is rare, but...then you should The headache is how to break 20 points, Wang Feng, this is my name, I am not a rookie, remember it for me!"
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