readytorunbook Chapter 152 I swear I will never gamble again!
Chapter 152 I swear I will never gamble again!
Chapter 152 I swear I will never gamble again!
In the past few seasons, the Magic and the Seventy-Sixers have been a pair of difficult brothers. They are both guys who are competing for the first and second places in the league, but they are just the bottom.
Once Russell is off the court, the Magic will lose a threatening offensive point, and Zhang Zifeng's defensive burden will be greatly reduced.
Although Victor Oladipo, who came off the bench, has good physical fitness, he likes to take risks and steals when defending, and he can't restrain Zhang Zifeng at all.
Zhang Zifeng used a breakthrough to tear open the Magic's defense, leading the 76ers to a straight-up score, widening the point difference by [-] points.
In the second half of the first quarter, the Magic stepped up double-teaming Zhang Zifeng.
There is no offensive opportunity on the perimeter, so Zhang Zifeng came out to cover in a high position, using his offensive threat to contain the Magic's defense.
Nick Stauskas and Thompson got more and more relaxed shots.
And they feel very good today, no matter how they shoot, they score goals.
Watching the 76ers scoring at will, Magic coach Scott Skiles had a vein on his forehead, and the anger above his head was burning.
"Damn it! If that idiot Russell had some brains, our team would never be bullied like this!"
Sitting on the bench, Russell, who was aggrieved, saw the Magic's offense was weak after he was off the court and was beaten by the 76ers.
Russell was secretly happy, "Hmph, replace me. Have you seen it now, without me on the field, you are no match for them at all. It seems that I have to be ready and ready to play to save the team!"
At the end of the first quarter, the 76ers led by 33 points 21:12.
During the break, the 76ers' coach Brown looked at Zhang Zifeng on the bench and said, "In the second quarter, they will definitely send Russell back on the court to strengthen the offense. So you can't take it lightly. When defending, you must not only stare at the rookie, Also watch out for the help. Offensively, I want you to get off that idiot and run the team. OK?"
Zhang Zifeng nodded to Coach Brown, "Okay, Coach!"
"D'Angelo!" Skiles called Russell.
"What's wrong?" Russell replied blankly.In the first quarter, the coach left him on the bench, and Russell didn't like the man in front of him as his coach.
"I know this game is different for you. You want to beat the Chinese and the team wants to win. I don't think there is a conflict. Since you will concentrate on dealing with the Chinese in the next game, I will let Pei Come to share your burden. You just need to concentrate on dealing with that Chinese, and remember to blow that guy up!"
This was the most comfortable thing Skiles said to Russell. He nodded and said, "Don't worry, coach. I will definitely beat that guy!"
Well, IQ is not different from person to person.
If Kidd and James heard this arrangement, they would immediately understand that the head coach took the ball away and turned himself into a defensive engineer.
But Russell is obviously not on this list, he just thinks this coach is not bad.
Russell stood up, ready to play.
In the second quarter, the 76ers had the ball.
Russell looked at Zhang Zifeng holding the ball and shouted, "Don't think that if you win the first quarter, you have won me completely. In the next game, I will focus on you!"
Russell dropped his waist and opened his hands.
Facing Russell's defense, Zhang Zifeng became serious.
Although the opponent was restricted in the first quarter, it was more of Russell's own death.
Once this guy wakes up, Zhang Zifeng doesn't think he is an easy opponent to deal with.
So Zhang Zifeng had to cheer up and take it seriously.
The two people's eyes met and sparks sparked fiercely in the air.
Zhang Zifeng dribbled the ball and accelerated suddenly.
When Russell slid to block, Zhang Zifeng hurriedly crossed the dribble, and his body that was rapidly turning to the left seemed to be nailed into the inside line from the right like a twisted screw.
Russell did not give up and hurried to keep up.
The right foot that had just stepped into the inside line suddenly withdrew, Zhang Zifeng withdrew beyond the three-point line, jumped up and shot.
Seeing that the opponent scored the ball under such a defense as his own.
"Damn it!" Russell was very upset.
In the next game, Russell kept putting pressure on Zhang Zifeng, as if he was tireless.
And the movements became bigger and bigger, and the anger of the competition slowly burned up.
With only 3 minutes left in the second quarter, Zhang Zifeng made a breakthrough. Russell saw that he could not catch up, so he rushed up from behind and grabbed Zhang Zifeng's collar with his hands, pulling him directly.
The referee immediately called Russell a foul, and Zhang Zifeng made two free throws.
Seeing that there were only about 3 minutes left in the half, the head coach Brown was afraid that Zhang Zifeng would be injured, so he quickly replaced Zhang Zifeng on the court to rest.
At this time, Zhang Zifeng has scored 13 points and sent 5 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal.
Russell has only scored 6 points, 2 rebounds, and received 2 fouls so far.
At the end of the half, the 76ers entered the second half with a 52:41 lead by 11 points.
Back at halftime, neither side made much change in tactics.
After all, the cards in the hands of the hard-pressed pair prevent them from making too many changes.
Since being targeted by Russell, Zhang Zifeng cannot freely enter and exit the Magic penalty area as freely as he did.
Without Zhang Zifeng's potential, the 76ers' offense began to struggle.
This is the short board of the 76ers.Apart from Zhang Zifeng, there is no other point that can guarantee scoring.
The tactics Brown designed to rehearse before the start of the season have proven ineffective in the first few games of the league.
In the next game, the 76ers had four different starting lineups, but they were still unable to establish a mature and effective offensive and defensive system.
Fortunately, Russell has not grown up, and there is no superstar in the Magic who can decide the victory or defeat of the game on his own.
Both teams relied more on personal technical offense to score in the game. The 76ers had no way to further increase the score and end the game early.
第三节魔术队一度打出一波9：3的小高潮，将比分拉近到只差6分。但马上斯陶斯卡斯回应一个三分，然后凯南打3分成功，76人队有重新将比分拉大到10分。
At the end of the three quarters, the 76ers led by 81 points 73-8.
In the fourth quarter, the Magic launched a final counterattack, Russell scored 5 points in a row, and the Magic narrowed the gap to 3 points.
Zhang Zifeng made a running shot, then assisted Thompson to hit a three-pointer, and then Payton and Harris of the Magic made layups respectively.
第四节还有4分55秒时76人队以89-83领先6分。
Payton scored 4 points in a row, Zhang Zifeng and Grant scored breakthroughs, and the 76ers continued to maintain a 6-point advantage.
The Magic have always been able to score, but they couldn't stop the 76ers from scoring and couldn't overtake the score.
第四节还有1分20秒时两队仍有6分差距。张子枫连续制造犯规，4罚3中.魔术队错失追分良机，佩顿连续两个三球不中。
With 26.8 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the 76ers led 101-95.
Russell missed a three-pointer, Noel got a rebound and was fouled, made two free throws, and the 76ers led by 8 points.
Russell's layup at the last moment didn't help, and the 76ers beat the Magic at home 103-97.
Zhang Zifeng scored 24 points, 9 assists and 2 blocks and 2 steals.
Russell, who said before the game that he would blow Zhang Zifeng up, only scored 11 points and 5 rebounds, which was no way to compare with Zhang Zifeng.
When the whistle blew, Miller looked at Barkley and said with a sinister smile: "Hey, when will our lovely Sir Charles be ready to fulfill your promise!"
When Barkley heard this, he slammed into the podium and shouted: "Damn it, I swear I will never gamble again, especially about Chinese people!"
(End of this chapter)