In the first game, the Knicks beat the Pacers by 52 points, and they slaughtered the Pacers in the regular season the previous season, and this time they were not polite. The playoff carnage looks even more tragic.

Hibbert had 2 points and 1 rebound in the first game, only played 15 minutes, and committed 4 fouls. The team was too far behind and he didn't play in the second half.

Chinese fans joked that the nickname "Gao Yuanyuan" was well deserved. There have been news in the past that "the Lakers want to bring in defensive titan Hibbert", "The Cavaliers have a soft spot for Hibbert", "Blacktower may join the Bucks" and so on...... There is no team interested in Hibbert right now.

Hibbert is tall, but he's a super softie, shooting just 45 percent from the field in a few seasons and just 41 this season. 6%。

After that, the Pacers didn't improve at all, and as expected, the Knicks swept through the first round.

In the second round, the Knicks ran into the Nets and swept again.

The Russian boss also found that Monroe was indeed not suitable for partnering with López, and both of them were slow. Monroe is relatively fast if he plays center, and Lopes is also slow in center.

They lost in a much similar way to the Jazz back then. The offense is good, but it's a pity that the Knicks have a stronger offense, and they can't defend it inside. DeLong is afraid of Zhou Xuan and Bledsoe's two-guard fast attack.

The Nets can beat the slow teams, but they are no match for the run-and-run teams.

The knights broke out of the line, and the first two rounds were also swept, after all, there are many stars, and the strength is still guaranteed.

At this time, the league announced some important prizes for the regular season.

Zhou Xuan finally lost the regular season MVP after five consecutive hegemony. The award went to James, who was personally efficient and had the second-best record in the league, but it looked more like a consolation prize to comfort James that he hadn't won a championship after so many years. When James gave his speech, he didn't drag it as much as the first two times he won the MVP. "The most important thing now is to beat the Knicks, and only if I win will I deserve this trophy," he said. ”

The most improved player was acquired by the Lakers' Randle, who has a significant increase from last season, mainly after the star break.

The Sixth Man of the Year is Dion Waites of the Trail Blazers. Averaged 17 per game. 6 points 4. 4 assists on 45-field shooting. 5% and 37 three-point shooting. 2%。 People say that he is Wade Jr., and his style is indeed a bit like Wade, and his breakthrough is extremely sharp.

If it weren't for the sake of getting Weters and Thompson, the Trail Blazers wouldn't have been willing to send Aldridge. Unfortunately, the overall strength was poor, and they failed to make the playoffs.

The best coach was won by D'Antoni, and he won a lot of accolades, and many people always felt that he was overrated, like Phil Jackson.

He has won a lot of trophies, but he has the best stars at his disposal. Before the arrival of Zhou Xuan, Woodson, and Malone, the Knicks' garbage defense also impressed, and this award should be given to the entire coaching staff.

The best manager was won by Chris Mullin, the Knicks have been successful this season, and Guy has played better than Parsons.

The best team, the best defensive lineup, Zhou Xuan was selected, one for a while, one for a second team, and his personal honors were once again a bumper harvest. Defending for a while was Rondo. After arriving at the Mavericks, Rondo didn't score much, grabbed rebounds and defended very aggressively.

In the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cavaliers defeated the Knicks in an upset.

James also has a good three-point shooting hand, shooting 7 of 11 in this game, he will be difficult to defend once he has a convulsion, and he can cut high points without breaking through. The Knicks didn't wrap him up, and as a result, he recorded a quasi-triple-double of 45 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals.

Zhou Xuan played poorly, with 21 points, 13 assists and 2 steals. For him, 20+10 is considered a poor performance.

After this game, the Cavaliers players all saw hope. James said: "We are confident of winning the title, we have great players, good coaches, perfect offensive and defensive systems, it's time to make a substitution to win," James said. ”

Zhou Xuan is also very confident. He said: "It's not a big deal to win a game by luck in this Cavaliers' super long play. James shoots a lot of three-pointers, and you can't see it many times in a season, right? I don't believe he can be so good. If he continues to play this way, maybe we will win easily. ”

The reporter asked, "What adjustments will you make?" ”

"I'll focus on it." In the next game, he was ready to open himself first, attract the bag and then assist his teammates.

Zhou Xuan rarely practices now, in order to play the second game that he can't lose, he deliberately practiced his mid-range shooting and three-point shooting, fantasizing about the situation he might encounter when playing the Cavaliers, and trying to make a 60-degree back-to-back jumper at the bottom line.

D'Antoni actively cooperated with him and arranged a double pick-and-roll.

In the second game, the Knicks made a change in the starter. Zhou Xuan, Leonard, Carter, Anderson, Bosh.

Jefferson and Gay came off the bench and were ready to add to their offensive power in the second quarter. It's a targeted adjustment, Carter and Anderson are more accurate in their three-point range, the Cavaliers like to start Martin, and the No. 2 defense doesn't need tall players, as long as they can keep up with the interference. Martin spent most of his time as a fixed-point pitcher, without possession of the ball, and he slipped a lot, averaging only 13 per game. 2 points, Carter defended enough.

Zhou Xuan broke out at the beginning. The three of them pulled out of the three-point line, and Bosh and Zhou Xuan played blocking and dismantling. On the first offense, he made a quick stop jump shot and scored, and Love came out slowly. 2 to 0.

The Cavaliers attacked, James faced Leonard, and covered without the ball on the side. Jefferson is not on it, and the Knicks are stronger on the perimeter and have a very fast rotation. James could have passed to Love to attack Bosh in the low post, but he didn't, passing outside or going head-to-head.

The Knicks are still single-defense, James still wants to be powerful outside the three-point line, but today it is not allowed, and Leonard's interference is very timely. James hit a three-pointer. Bosh grabs the rebound.

The Knicks attacked, and it was a mid-lane block, and Aldridge defended it after the misplacement. Zhou Xuan pulled away from the right side, and the opponent was not caught by anyone. Zhou Xuan misplaced the single, dribbled the ball under the crotch and handed over the right hand to break through the bottom line, Ade followed, Zhou Xuan quickly strode to the middle and turned around and threw a jumper.

At 60 degrees, he leaned back to dodge the block, but Ade's interference was ineffective and the ball hollowed into the net. 4 to 0.

James drew Bosh's defense to Ade after blocking the pick-and-roll. Ade also had a hard time with Leonard, opting to pass to Irving, who would have a good chance if he had attracted Leonard's defense and then passed back to the middle. But Irving's passing awareness is average, and James has used his brain less on passing the ball since he came. He broke through the pull-up and missed the layup, but not only did not score, but also formed a misalignment.

Anderson picked up the rebound and threw it to the frontcourt. Zhou Xuan received the ball and quickly advanced to the frontcourt, Ade retreated relatively backward, Owen didn't come back, Zhou Xuan looked at Carter who followed up in the middle on the left side and didn't pass, and the left side grabbed three points at 60 degrees. Ade was attracted to Carter and retracted the inside line, and Martin was a little slower to make up for Zhou Xuan. The ball goes in. 7 to 0.

Love asked for the ball in the low post, and Boss turned around and missed the shot under the interference, and Carter retracted to get the rebound.

In the Knicks positional battle, Zhou Xuan and Bosh played blocking and dismantling, and after getting rid of Irving, they made a successful breakthrough in the face of Lefu with a "Worship Buddha" feint, and scored on a high board before James made up the defense. James got to the basket but didn't jump. 9 to 0.

As soon as the Knicks beat the Cavaliers at the beginning, some Chinese fans watched CCTV5 live broadcast, laughing that James had brought Harden's skill package by mistake and would not be able to defend.

Zhou Xuan did what he said, and kept misplacing Lefou. On the side, Carter relied on Anderson's cover to get rid of Martin, Lefu changed the defense a little slower, Zhou Xuan broke through the pass, Carter broke through the middle, and scored a one-handed smash. Looking at the physique, Carter can play for at least two more years.

Aldridge's change of defense could not stop Zhou Xuan, and before the game, he studied the speed of the players and some habits of defense. Ade is not particularly good at breaking through, he is good at interfering with shots, and when he was with the Trail Blazers, he mainly played joint defense, he rarely defended the restricted area, and he was not as big as Bosh defensively. So Bosh is now defensively affirmed, selected for the best defensive second team, and Ade's defense has not been mentioned.

Zhou Xuan relied on the breakthrough to shake out a little distance and threw a backward jumper, all of which turned and leaned back. This action is reminiscent of Kobe. Zhou Xuan rarely does it, but it is also very smooth. The reason he didn't do it was not because he couldn't, but because it cost him. And he usually wants to focus on assists, and he doesn't want his teammates to watch.

Only Kobe Bryant can shoot backward jumpers, this statement is nonsense within nonsense, an NBA-level guard will shoot backwards and jumpers, but the shooting percentage may not be high.

In order to prevent Zhou Xuan from shooting closer, as soon as he chased closer, Zhou Xuan turned around or "worshiped Buddha", and directly broke through. He watched his opponent's footsteps, and knew what position he had to break through. Ade was miserable.

In the single quarter, Zhou Xuan scored 25 points and 2 assists. In the last attack, he didn't rely on the block, singled out Irving, and hit a 60-degree jumper. The Knicks led by 13 points at 36-23.

In the first half of the second quarter, Zhou Xuan rested, and the scores of the two teams were deadlocked. In the second half, he came on the field and started to attack again. If he couldn't break through, he separated from the perimeter, relied on two interior covers to run back to get the ball, stepped out of the three-point line and turned around for a jumper, and shot two difficult three-pointers in this quarter.

This kind of ball must feel very good, and only Zhou Xuan and Curry can guarantee the shooting rate. In order to strengthen the defense, the Cavaliers replaced Love and replaced Marion with a small-ball tactic, and James made a cameo appearance at the No. 4 position to prevent Zhou Xuan from breaking through.

Zhou Xuan grabbed the weakness of the Cavaliers' peripheral double guards and began to pass the ball to his teammates to shoot in a misplaced manner. Mo Williams can't defend well, and the Cavaliers at the No. 2 position have one less good defender. Wallace played the No. 4 position, and the No. 2 position couldn't keep up with the speed, and the one who kept up with the speed didn't have the height.

Bosh and Guy threw away. Gay's pull-up jumper was as difficult to defend as Maddy's, and his shot was so high that neither Irving nor Williams could block his shot.

On the other hand, the Cavaliers' offense was chaotic and their shooting percentage dropped.

The Knicks led by 22 points at halftime 68-56, and Zhou Xuan had 33 points and 6 assists at halftime.

At halftime, the Cavaliers coaching staff was in a hurry to study tactics, and they had to find a way to defend it. Blatter also ran out of ideas, he didn't know if he wanted to let Love play. As long as Lefu is on, the opponent must have a way to score.