Chapter 578 [Dual-Core Fight for the Big Three]
The last day of the holiday, Zhou Xuan and Colo? Moretz went to the New York set together to watch the filming of "The Avengers".
The weather was nice, but Manhattan didn't see much sunlight in its high-rise buildings. The filming location is near the "Stark Building" in the middle of the city, where "Fantastic Four" was also filmed. From the perspective of the Marvel world, it is unreasonable for aliens to make such a big noise, and those four do not come out to help.
Donnie and Scarlett have a role, Tom who plays the villain Loki? Hiddleston chatted with Zhou Xuan.
Tom smiled: "I heard that you are going to make a science fiction movie about robots, and China finally has superheroes." ”
"Well, I think I'm a good fit, and in basketball, I'm a Chinese superhero." Zhou Xuan smiled.
"It makes sense." Tom left him a phone number, he is a newcomer to the entertainment industry, debuted in 2008, and will also want to do publicity in China in the future. China is Asia's largest film potential market, and it has vaguely surpassed Japan's momentum.
After chatting with friends for a while, and making cameos in the movie, Zhou Xuan and Kolo left the set, had lunch, and went home in the afternoon to continue their rest.
Zhou Xuan mainly asked Scarlett when he would report to the crew, and used this as a basis to arrange his time.
On May 18, the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals will kick off at home in New York.
The Knicks didn't have a special way for the players to play, they didn't really like to put on a show, they just enjoyed the cheers of the fans.
Compared with the Western Conference finals, the East is more "starry", with four Star Game East starters. Bosh is also a multiple All-Star Game selection.
After the warm-up, Zhou Xuan shook hands with Wade, James and others, saluting first and then soldiering.
The match attracted the attention of numerous media outlets, and was broadcast live on many radio stations throughout the world. CCTV5 Zhang Reasonable said: "Audience friends, the game between the Knicks and the Heat is about to begin, if the Knicks can defeat the opponent and enter the finals, there will be the first Chinese player finals derby in history." New York's first two home games were crucial. ”
The Mavericks haven't made it to the finals yet! Before the game started, you felt that the Thunder had lost? Is it really okay to have such a serious commentary? Yu Jia complained wildly in his heart, his face remained silent, and he smiled: "As long as Zhou Xuan wins the finals MVP again, he will win the grand slam of personal honor this year, which is also expected by many fans, if it comes true, then he will leave a legend in the NBA." The Warriors failed to make the playoffs, and they paid the most painful price for sending Zhou Xuan away. ”
Knicks starters: Zhou Xuan, Matthews, Gallinari, Stoudamire, Pekovic.
Heat starters: Bibby, Wade, James, Bosh, Joel? Anthony.
Bosh won the jump ball, and the Heat attacked first.
Bibby passes to James, and James and Joel work together in the high post. Joel's area of attack was only under the basket, and he came out to cover in order to get Pekovic out of the box. Otherwise, there will always be someone to defend in the low post.
On the right side, Stadamimair switched to James, Joel cut inside, James moved horizontally to the middle with the ball, and distributed the ball to Bosh on the left, and Pekovic defended.
Bosh took the ball with his right foot as the axis and stepped to the left, Pekovic did not step forward, Bosh immediately stepped back and jumped and threw the ball, Pekovic stepped forward and raised his hand to interfere, no one jumped, and the ball went in. 0 to 2.
The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan controlled the ball, and the main defender was Wade.
Wade was not named to the All-Defensive Team this season, and many people were unhappy. Anyone who has actually played against him knows that Wade's defensive ability is outstanding at the No. 2 position and is difficult to break through.
Zhou Xuan and Stadamire blocked and dismantled, Bosh changed defenses, and Wade did not chase. Zhou Xuan took the ball and broke through to the left side and singled out Bosh.
There was no one on the bottom line on the weak side, Zhou Xuan dribbled under his crotch twice in a row, his left shoulder probed forward, Bosh moved slightly to defend the bottom line, Zhou Xuan changed direction and handed it to his right hand, moved horizontally to open the gap, held the ball and prepared to jump, Wade rushed up to the side to make up for the defense, and the actual grasp was just right.
At Wade's speed, the strong throw will definitely be blocked, Zhou Xuan passed to the middle, and James let go of Gallinari to make up the defense. Xiao Si passed the ball, and the two were too close to Gallinari. James went to interfere with Gallinari's shot again, and the Italian missed a jumper.
Bosh went inside and grabbed the rebound in the backcourt. Joel's stats are terrible, but he can start because he defends well, is willing to do the dirty work, jams Pekovic, and helps his teammates get rebounds.
The Heat immediately countered, and Bibby stepped back to take the ball and make a long pass to Wade. "The Flash" faced Zhou Xuan, relying on his physical advantage to resist people and rush to the bottom line. Zhou Xuan was a step worse than Li, and Wade knew that he couldn't stop, and it would be difficult to speed up once he slowed down.
At 45 degrees to the right, he turned around and passed to James, James ran in front of Gallinari, Matthews hurriedly blocked James' breakthrough, and the emperor gave the ball to Bibby, who ran to the bottom left corner, and the latter scored an empty three-point shot. 0 to 5.
The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan blocked and dismantled and distributed the ball to Stadamire in the middle, the latter leaned on Wade one step, the jump shot was missed, the rebound was picked up by James, and the Heat launched a fast attack, Zhou Xuan was very tight with Wade, Wade did not attack, and brought the ball to the front court to Bosh.
Stadameyer retreated too far back, Bosh received the ball in the middle and threw it, and Xiao Si came up again to block it slowly, and the ball went in. 0 to 7.
At the beginning, the Knicks fell into passivity. Zhou Xuan felt that the intensity of the Heat's confrontation on the defensive end and the speed on the offensive end were better than in the regular season, and there was no longer that lifeless feeling.
In the next round, the Knicks finally scored, Zhou Xuan blocked and dismantled Bosh to attract the defense, and assisted Pekovic to shoot a basket. 2 to 7.
After that, the Heat ensured a high offensive efficiency, the Knicks still had the same problem, Pekovic couldn't defend it, and his defense was too poor. The Heat's five-player rotation is much faster.
The poor performance in the regular season made many people think that the Heat would not be able to win a championship or even make it to the finals, and they had a new look in the playoffs. The root of the Heat's strength is their increased focus on the game and their desire to win stronger than they did at the beginning of the season. Because countless people are waiting to see their jokes, they can't afford to lose.
The Heat strengthened their protection and scramble for rebounds, while increasing the intensity and resilience on the defensive end, forcing the Knicks' offense to move to the perimeter. It was these two changes that kept Pekovic's role to a minimum, and the defensive end became a burden.
D'Antoni replaced Pekovic after 6 minutes and replaced Anderson, and the Knicks' offense improved, breaking the Heat's compression defense, but it was still the Heat who had the upper hand.
The Knicks trailed by six points in the first quarter, 23-29.
In the second quarter, Pekovic played again, partnering Anderson, with Matthews, Redick, and Miller on the outside.
The Heat are Wade and Bosh with the bench, James is resting, point guard Chalmers, small forward James? Jones, the center is Dampier.
Fighting with Dampier for muscles, Pekovic's strong attack still can't be effective. When attacking, the Heat's two interior lines are pulled to the perimeter to block and dismantle, and they are handed over to Wade and Bosh to attack. Wade attracted the bag and split the ball, and went it alone when no one was packed. The Knicks could only compress the defense, and Chalmers and Jones both hit a three-pointer.
The margin continued to widen and D'Antoni called a timeout.
The three Mikes discussed it off the court and thought that Pekovic could no longer be allowed to play, the offense was average, the defensive speed was too slow, the fast attack couldn't get back to the basket, and the position couldn't get out. The Heat just hit him, and the other interior Murphy didn't do much, so he could only play Anderson and Smalls. In this way, there are fewer people who can rotate, and the two will have to fight for a long time.
The coaching staff is starting to miss Reggie? Evans. At the beginning, Zhou Xuan recommended this guy who could only defend and grab rebounds, but they didn't think they needed it. If Evans is on, he will definitely do a much better job of rebounding and defending breakouts than Murphy and Pekovic. It just so happens that the Heat's center is Joel? Anthony, who doesn't have to worry about being blown up under the basket, is a blue-collar with little attacking power.
After the Knicks substitution, the Heat still focused on the outside offense, replacing Wade and Bosh in 6 minutes, replacing James and Haslem, and changing to a single core to support the team, which is a familiar style of play for James.
When Zhou Xuan came on the court again, he was tightly guarded by Chalmers and James, and no matter what, there was a fast defender in front of him to interfere with the shot. Anderson has a height advantage over Haslem, but he can't take advantage of it. When it came to the Eastern Conference Finals, he became more and more nervous and didn't have the confidence to attack with the ball.
Barkley said: "Haslem hasn't played many games this season because of injury, but he's an alternative interior lineman, he's only two meters tall, he's shorter than James, he's fast, he's out there to interfere with big shots, and he's done a good job of breaking through misplaced guards. The Knicks were blocked on offense today. ”
Smith said: "They rely too much on Zhou Xuan, the Heat players have a strong single defense ability, especially the defense breakaway, and the tallest Joel Anthony is only 206CM tall. And Pekovic is too slow, many people think he has an advantage in playing the Heat, but on the defensive end, he is a weakness. ”
Zhou Xuan can rely on his skills to score points single-handedly, but every time he passes at least two people to get a chance to shoot, Chalmers is also very desperate to defend today, which makes Zhou Xuan very tired. And another Knicks star, Stoudmayre, played very poorly under Bosh's defense, and his shooting percentage was terrible.
Xiao Si has always been known for his high efficiency, but today he is playing erratically. Even Jordan has a time when he doesn't score more than ten, James and Wade interfere with Xiaosi's shooting on the periphery, and when it comes to the low post, Joel will put him outside the three-second zone, how to deal with the Knicks, the Heat has studied it thoroughly.
Defending the two cores, the Knicks will have no backbone, and Gallinari and Matthews will have a lot of difference in attacking Zhou Xuan with the ball. Playing fast break, the Heat players are also very fast to defend. On the contrary, the Heat's fast break relies on the ability of the stars, and there is always a way to get a shot.
At halftime, the Knicks trailed 47-61.
Zhou Xuan got 15 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, his personal offense was good, but there were too few assists, and the connection between him and his teammates was cut off.