Zhang Feng, a rookie, seemed to be unstoppable in the third quarter.

Seeing that Draymond Green was about to lose his mind completely after being beaten by Zhang Feng, this time when Zhang Feng scored 2+1, Mark Jackson could only continue to make substitutions at the center position.

Bogut, after resting for a few minutes, could only play for a while longer in this game to defend the team's three-point territory inside.

With Bogut guarding the inside, the Golden State Warriors' defense will never have to worry about Zhang Feng doing whatever he wants in the three-second zone like before.

With his height and weight, Bogut is definitely a top-level inside shield in the NBA.

Although Bogut is not that good in terms of athletic ability, he can still guard the inside area and prevent Zhang Feng from attacking inside.

However, even if Bogut is replaced to strengthen interior defense, is it really effective?

Zhang Feng has completely opened up. Not only has he performed well in various offensive methods, but Zhang Feng's offensive comprehensiveness is not the kind of player that can be easily restricted.

Even though it's the regular rotation time, Stotts naturally won't replace Zhang Feng now. He wants Zhang Feng to be on the court and use all his abilities.

For this reason, Stotts is still suppressing Aldridge and Lillard and not playing.

The rookie combination of Zhang Feng and McCollum led the team and narrowed the point difference to within 10 points.

The rotation players used their outstanding performance to make up for the point difference disadvantage caused by the main players' back-to-back consumption.

Now the suspense of the game has returned, but since it is the points recovered by the role players, then the role players who are gaining momentum should be allowed to keep playing.

Even though the individual defensive abilities of the Trail Blazers players on the field are not that strong, compared to the main players, their pace is slower due to physical fitness and their defense is weak. The Trail Blazers' substitute players use their own enthusiasm to defend the opponent.

Ticket attacker.

The Trail Blazers' continuous pursuit of points has indeed put pressure on the Warriors.

What a team that focuses on outside shooting fears most is that its players collectively misfire.

What limits the Warriors even further now is that the team relies too much on outside shooting.

If the shot goes well, it can indeed take away the opponent completely in one wave, but as long as it doesn't go well, or the point difference is critical until the critical moment, the Warriors lack the kind of players who can forcefully draw fouls and play personal hero ball.

The lead of more than 20 points has been recovered by the Trail Blazers, but at this time, the Warriors themselves were unable to score and stabilize the situation.

Blazers' offensive possession.

Zhang Feng's continuous scoring on the offensive end has already called you the ball-handling opponent that fans least want to see in Oracle Arena.

Although it is very reassuring for a giant like Bogut to stay within the three-second zone, whether Zhang Feng's offense can continue to maintain a high rate is what worries Warriors fans.

The previous continuous attacks in the paint did not allow Zhang Feng to float completely.

Zhang Feng knows how much he weighs, so he has no problem bullying Speights's confrontational ability, Green's height, and making waves in the paint.

But now, facing Bogut, Zhang Feng doesn't even go into the low area to claim position.

Zhang Feng is standing in the area above the free throw arc. It depends on whether Bogut comes out to defend.

Thinking that head coach Mark Jackson had just left the court and repeatedly emphasized that he should protect the three-pointer and stop allowing Zhang Feng to easily score in the low post. Bogut still stuck to the inside and did not choose to move up his position to defend Zhang Feng from far away.

cast.

Just to bully Bogut's slow defensive response, Zhang Feng took the ball and shot a jumper directly from the front.

Slightly farther than the free throw line, Zhang Feng used more strength on his wrist and threw the ball in a higher arc.

"Whoosh!"

Another hollow entry into the net.

Facing Bogut's defense, Zhang Feng fired directly from the outside and completed an excellent long-range 2-pointer.

The Blazers bench on the sidelines was already going crazy. Watching the younger brother Zhang Feng do whatever he wanted on the offensive end made these teammates happy and happy.

For a rookie to perform such an outstanding offensive performance in a single quarter, the Trail Blazers players were full of ridicule for the Warriors.

On the other side of the Warriors bench, Mark Jackson, was going crazy.

It went in again, and it was a long shot.

This is already the third center of the Warriors that Zhang Feng has faced, but so far, Zhang Feng can still easily score points on the offensive end during the game.

Zhang Feng, who had always played mainly inside, now returns to a high position and can still score points with long shots, so how can he defend against it?

How can a high center who can play both inside and outside and have a long-range shot defend?

After the Warriors' offense was completed, facing Zhang Feng's explosive state, they began to seek to use double teams to stop Zhang Feng's hot touch.

But what's the use?

If the center is double-teamed, then Zhang Feng can pass the ball.

Matthews' three-pointer added Zhang Feng's third assist in this quarter.

The third quarter is coming to an end. The Trail Blazers' score keeps rising, but the Warriors seem to be stagnating.

Zhang Feng not only scores by himself, but as long as the Warriors form a defensive tilt on his side, Zhang Feng can always find gaps in the opponent's defense and create opportunities for his teammates.

How to stop such a versatile center?

When Zhang Feng faced Bogut and made another long shot, he also made Bogut bewildered by the shot.

After making two out of two shots from outside, do you still stick to the three-second zone? Should you take one step ahead and step forward to interfere with Zhang Feng's shooting?

But one can only do two, but not three. When Zhang Feng received the ball in the high post again, Bogut, who didn't want Zhang Feng to easily complete three consecutive shots, chose to defend higher up this time to interfere with Zhang Feng's long-range shot.

But what about Zhang Feng?

The moment Bogut was waiting for was when he couldn't help it.

Zhang Feng directly changed his shooting action into a breakthrough, dribbling into the paint.

Bogut's forward momentum and high center of gravity no longer allowed him to return to the defensive position immediately. Zhang Feng succeeded in breaking through and drove directly to the basket.

Iguodala defended under the basket, but the height difference between the two was too obvious. After Zhang Feng started, he dunked directly with both hands, scoring two more points for the Trail Blazers.

There was not much time left in the third quarter. As the Warriors missed the final buzzer-beating shot, the Trail Blazers actually scored 41-24 in the third quarter, almost recovering all of their deficit.

For more than half of the third quarter, the Blazers had a small climax with Zhang Feng as the core.

Zhang Feng even scored 20 points and 3 assists in a single quarter, leading the team alone, making the game suspense again.
Chapter completed!