professional shooting guard

Chapter 290 First win of the playoffs
Antetokounmpo suddenly turned around and cut in from the right, Grant immediately went up to defend, Zhang Zifeng also moved his footsteps to the free throw line.

Ibaka gave the ball to Snell on the outside. Zhang Zifeng rushed back immediately, and Ibaka also defended the vacancy left by Grant. Snell, who was about to shoot, saw that Zhang Zifeng had returned to defense. He was a little scrupulous about Zhang Zifeng. , When he hesitated, he lost the best time to shoot.

Unable to break through Zhang Zifeng, Snell passed the ball back to Antetokounmpo again.

Antetokounmpo turned and pulled to the right of the three-point line.Grant followed closely, and Ibaka also stood between Antetokounmpo and Middleton, ready to come over to defend the double-team at any time.

Seeing that Zhang Zifeng is also leaning towards this side, Antetokounmpo can only make an emergency stop and jump shot to form a double-team inside.

This position is not where Antetokounmpo is used to shooting. The ball hits the basket and bounces out.

In the end, Noll easily took off the defensive rebound.

The ball returned to the 76ers' side, and Rondo received the ball and made a fast break gesture.

Zhang Zifeng ran to the bottom corner after halftime, and then tried to slip along the baseline to the other side. He made his way through the crowd, and then used Noll's cover to shake off Snell's follow-up defense.

Then it appeared on the other side of the court. At this time, Rondo did not miss such a good opportunity. He passed the ball directly.

Merkel of the Bucks saw Zhang Zifeng receive the ball from beyond the three-point line and rushed out.

Originally, the center forward's footsteps were relatively slow, not to mention Zhang Zifeng shot first.

Merkel was completely incompetent in this ball as an example, and could only watch the opponent score the ball.

Barkley saw it and shouted excitedly, "The defensive strength in the playoffs cannot be compared with the regular season. The playoffs are the time to test a star. Only real superstars can shine in the playoffs! The Deer team actually has a good player configuration, with both inside and outside, but they lack a superstar, a superstar who can tear apart the opponent's defense and provide stable scoring points. One thing that the 76ers are better than the Bucks is that they have Zhang Zifeng! "

Kenny Smith also interjected, "Yes, I agree with Charles. After Parker fell, Antetokounmpo performed well. But he still needs to grow further. This playoff trip is very important for him. Talking about it may become a valuable experience!"

The 76ers strengthened the defense of the inside line and achieved good results.

Antetokounmpo of the Bucks struggled with the 76ers' double-team and zone defense.

They had to create chances by running more aggressively.

For the 76ers, through Zhang Zifeng's personal ability, the team's offense was driven.

The rhythm of the 76ers game is completely in their own hands.

After the start of the second quarter, other players of the 76ers also regained their offensive sense. Grant and Saric made three-pointers respectively. They led the team to start the second quarter with an 11-4 counterattack climax. 40-31.

After the Bucks timed out, Antetokounmpo made a dunk, but Zhang Zifeng and Sharic teamed up for 6 points. At 6 minutes and 35 seconds before halftime, the 76ers led 49-35 by 13 points.

Middleton returned a three-pointer, Zhang Zifeng scored 4 points with a penalty shot, Brogdon hit a three-pointer from the left wing, Zhang Zifeng and Ibaka joined forces to end the second quarter with 4 points, and the 76ers led by 56 points 41-15.

76人队的张子枫上半场得到18分，沙里奇得到14分；雄鹿队的阿德托昆博得到15分，布罗格顿得到10分。

Shortly after the start of the third quarter, the Bucks recovered offensively. Antetokounmpo scored 4 points in a row. Snell and Brogdon hit three points respectively. They led the team to a 12-4 counterattack climax. At 4 minutes, the Bucks narrowed the point difference to only 53 points with 60-7.

Zhang Zifeng recovered 4 points with sudden penalties, and Brogdon made another three-pointer.

朗多连得5分，张子枫罚中两球，第三节还有4分钟时76人队队以72-61领先。

With 2 minutes left in the third quarter, Zhang Zifeng took a rest.

随后雄鹿队的德拉维多瓦成为奇兵拿下5分，他带领球队以11-2的小高潮结束第三节，雄鹿队以72-77，只落后5分了。

Zhang Zifeng kicked off the fourth quarter with a breakthrough layup.Then Grant hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner, and they led the team to start the fourth quarter with a 10-1 spurt.

The 76ers led by 87 points 73-14.

Antetokounmpo broke through and scored, Middleton hit a jumper, and the Bucks recovered 4 points.

But this is their last glimpse.With 4 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Antetokounmpo of the Bucks fought too hard in the first half, and now he has physical problems and made a connection error.

Zhang Zifeng controls his physical strength, coupled with a reasonable allocation of playing time, he still has plenty of physical strength.

There was no way to restrain Zhang Zifeng in the first place, and it was even more impossible to prevent it now.Zhang Zifeng broke through and scored, hit a hook at the basket, and then hit a three-pointer from the outside. A 7-0 spurt instantly opened the score to more than 10 points.

Bucks coach Jason Kidd was very helpless.

If Parker is not injured, perhaps the Bucks will not cause no one to score at the most critical moment, nor will they have physical problems in the fourth quarter due to excessive use of Antetokounmpo.

Seeing that there are only 2 minutes and 10 seconds left in the game, the point difference has been widened by 18 points, and the main players have physical problems again.

No matter how reluctant he was, Jason Kidd could only call a timeout and replace Antetokounmpo and other main players, so that he could retain more energy and prepare for the second game.

The Bucks surrendered early, and Brett Brown quickly replaced Zhang Zifeng.

The moment the full-court whistle ends.In the end, the 76ers won 102-87.

费城76人队的张子枫得到31分和8个篮板和7次助攻，伊巴卡得到11分14个篮板，朗多得到10分15次助攻和11个篮板的三双成绩。格兰特得到12分。

Antetokounmpo had an eye-catching performance with 28 points and 8 rebounds, Brogdon also had 16 points and 6 rebounds, and Khris Middleton had 10 points.But it's a pity that apart from these three players in the Bucks matchup, no one scored in double figures.

"This is a very suspenseful game. In a normal game, the Bucks don't have any chance of winning a comeback. Jason Kidd needs to think carefully about how to limit Zifeng, otherwise they will still fail in the next game The 76ers had a good start in the first round, this is a good start, I hope they can continue this performance." Barkley concluded.

Zhang Zifeng, as the captain, hugged each other with several players of the Bucks, waved to the fans, and walked towards the player tunnel.

"You did a great job, come on, come on! Zhang, you are the best!"

"GO! GO! GO! Sixers go! Go! Go for the championship!"

"Zhang Zifeng, thank you for bringing us joy. We can sleep with the joy of victory tonight!"

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Looking at the shouts of the fans on both sides of the player tunnel, Zhang Zifeng smiled and stretched out his hand to clap with them in celebration.

On this day, there were a total of four first-round games between the East and the West. In addition to the 76ers winning at home, the Cavaliers, one of the favorites to win the championship, also narrowly beat the Eagles by one point at home.

Zach Randolph is old, and Gasol Jr. can't help him alone.The Spurs beat the Grizzlies 111-82 cleanly.

Another game in the West, the Jazz and the Rockets, although the Jazz center Gobert was injured and left the field after only 13 seconds of playing, but the veteran Johnson made up for his vacancy and scored 21 points. Ward had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and they led the team to regain the lead late in the third quarter.

Paul broke through and tied with 13.1 seconds before the end of the game. Johnson hit the buzzer lore. The Jazz narrowly beat the Los Angeles Clippers 97-95 in the first game of the first round of the series.

On April 4, the 19ers continued to usher in the second game against the Bucks at home.

(End of this chapter)