Both sides performed well at the start. At least in the first half of the first quarter, there were no major problems with each other's offensive and defensive performance.
Many players over-indulge themselves during the offseason, especially stars. On the contrary, most of the new players and substitute players are in pretty good condition. After all, many people choose to train hard in the summer, or simply play in the summer league in order to gain a stable team status.
call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
The Knicks made a substitution. This time Jeremy Lin was replaced, and his replacement was team leader Zhao Feiyang.
The moment Zhao Feiyang walked onto the court, many fans at the scene exclaimed. This time, not only the Chinese students are excited, some fans from the island countries are also starting to look forward to it.
Even if they don't like China Basketball, many of them cannot deny that China Basketball has produced top players like Zhao Feiyang.
From an Asian perspective or from the perspective of yellow-skinned players, Zhao Feiyang is indeed a source of pride! He used his own strength to become famous in a sport where there are only blacks and whites, and won the respect of countless people.
The Knicks serve.
Zhao Feiyang advanced with the ball, and when he got the ball, he took it toward the half court.
As before, John Wall quickly marked Zhao Feiyang after he got the ball. He had targeted Jeremy Lin a lot before. Although he failed to take away the ball from Jeremy Lin, he had been humiliating Jeremy Lin with his fierce offense.
Now that Zhao Feiyang is here, although Wall knows his abilities, he still adopts a challenging attitude.
Zhao Feiyang had just dribbled the ball past half-court, and Wall immediately moved over and stretched out his hand to interfere. As soon as he came up, he kept making moves to grab the ball, trying to disrupt Zhao Feiyang's rhythm with defense.
"Um?"
Zhao Feiyang was surprised.
He didn't expect Wall to dare to be so arrogant in front of him!
Although the latter is also a first-class defender in the league, in front of him, the so-called first-class defender is nothing!
The next second, Zhao Feiyang suddenly shook the ball.
His movements were crisp and decisive. One second he was feinting with the ball, and the next second he suddenly changed direction from right to left. Wall missed the ball, and Zhao Feiyang threw him away and rushed towards the basket.
The Wizards' inside line planned to cover up the defense, but Zhao Feiyang did not give the opponent a chance to jump up at all. He jumped high and dunked with one hand under the watchful eyes of all the fans. He flew to the basket and smashed the ball in.
boom.
The ball went in.
Zhao Feiyang's one-handed chop caused the audience to scream.
"This Chinese is really terrifying!"
"So is this the opponent that the Japanese men's basketball team faced back then? Now it seems that losing is not surprising at all! It is abnormal not to lose against such a terrifying opponent, isn't it?"
"How great would it be if this guy were from China? Damn it! How could I have such evil thoughts as the pickle man..."
On the court, the game between the two sides continued.
The deflated Wall refused to give up. After the Wizards sent the ball, he quickly advanced toward the half court. Zhao Feiyang did not choose to guard closely like him, but just put up a fighting posture at the top of the key, waiting for Wall to come up.
The two met each other, and Wall dribbled and shook.
His hands moved very quickly, but he couldn't get past Zhao Feiyang's guard. Wall had to use a teammate's pick-and-roll to enter the two zones, but when he rushed to the basket and was about to layup, Zhao Feiyang swooped up and blocked him.
The two jumped up in mid-air, and Wall threw the ball forcefully, but the basketball just hit the edge of the basket and bounced out.
boom.
The rebound was taken away by the Knicks.
The Knicks fought back quickly.
DeMarcus Cousins, who was standing under the basket, threw the ball with a long pass, and the basketball was given to LaVine. LaVine sprinted with the ball, and after halftime, he found Zhao Feiyang following up from the wing. LaVine deliberately attracted the attention of the opponent's players, but in fact, he threw the basketball into the air in the next second.
Snapped.
Zhao Feiyang jumped up in mid-air, caught the basketball steadily, and smashed the ball in with a dunk.
The Knicks' defensive counterattack made the Wizards a little confused. Their reaction speed really exceeded the Wizards' expectations, and it also put a rare smile on the face of Cousins who passed the ball.
"Finally I have some decent teammates!"
He didn't feel like this when he played for the Pelicans before.
LaVine, who assisted Zhao Feiyang, also went up to high-five Zhao Feiyang. The two have never been able to play together since they separated from the Timberwolves. Now they are teammates and partners again, and the familiar feeling is back!
"Damn! That's great!"
"That's what it feels like..."
Raven looked excited.
For the rest of the first quarter, under the leadership of Zhao Feiyang, the Knicks defeated the Wizards step by step. The latter was completely powerless, especially on the defensive end, which was unable to withstand the Knicks' fierce offensive.
Therefore, the score difference between the two sides rarely opened to double digits.
call out.
The referee's whistle sounded and the first quarter ended.
When the second quarter came, the Knicks chose to replace core players and continue to play on the court with their substitutes. This time, Zhao Feiyang and LaVine both left, and Cousins did not continue to be on the court.
On the Wizards' side, Wall sat on the team bench to rest after playing one quarter. Team coach Scott Brooks did not let him play again. There were no major changes to the previous lineup, except for two substitute players. Go up.
call out.
The second quarter is coming.
The Wizards attack with the ball.
Without the threat of the main players, the Wizards' bench began to become bolder. After the ball passed halftime, substitute defender Sasson Randall organized the attack. He cooperated with Rui Hachimura on the inside. The opponent moved up to the high post to help him cover, and Hachimura took advantage of the situation to follow up from the flank.
After encountering interference from the Knicks' inside players, Randle decisively threw the ball into the air. Rui Hachimura, who followed up from the wing, caught the ball and dunked it in.
boom.
The alley-oop cooperation between the two won bursts of applause from the outside.
After a period of silence, Rui Hachimura, whom the Japanese fans were looking forward to, finally scored. This also made many Japanese fans cheer and look forward to this young man's next performance.
The Knicks fought back quickly.
After halftime, the basketball failed to score. After the rebound bounced out, Hachimura and the Knicks' backup center Mitchell Robinson jumped up at the same time.
There is not much difference in height and wingspan between the two, but Hachimura grabbed the rebound one step ahead of the other.
Snapped.
After taking possession of the ball, he forcefully pulled the ball over and protected it in his arms before giving it to his teammate.
This behavior made the island fans on the sidelines go crazy, and they were praised for a while.
“This guy’s jumping is pretty good!”
"Very good at the basket... It seems that the island nation will have a world-class striker in the future..."
"It's really good! An exciting young man!"
His teammates advanced with the ball, and Hachimura also sprinted quickly. After they crossed the half court together, their teammates chose to dribble the ball and break into the paint. This time, their teammates threw the basketball and failed to score. Hachimura used his own judgment to pick up the rebound again.
Before the Knicks defenders could catch up, Hachimura threw the ball out first.
Snapped.
The basketball board falls into the basket.
In a short period of time, Hachimura grabbed 2 rebounds and scored 4 points. Such an efficient performance quickly made the scene excited.
