Chapter 725 [The Favorite to Win the Championship]

The Nets wrapped Zhou Xuan, and the defense was very active, and the rest of the Knicks also began to play.

Scola hit a mid-range shot, Matthews hit a three-pointer from the outside, and a dummy drew a foul on Joe Johnson and made both free throws. Although the Nets also score, they relied on the singles of the stars.

The ball can still be passed in the hands of Joe Johnson, but in the hands of Anthony, it is basically attacked by himself, and the efficiency is not high. Leonard is not a very responsible scorer on the Knicks' court, but he does a great job of defending breakaways, Anthony is difficult to succeed without blocking, and he can interfere with his pull-up jump shot with his long arms. If Anthony relies on his body to hit his back close to the basket, Chandler can make up for it again.

Anthony scored seven points in the first quarter. 2-of-7 shooting, 3-of-3 free throws. Zhou Xuan had 6 points and 6 assists in a single quarter, which was much more efficient. Delon had a poor performance, with only 2 points and 2 assists.

The Knicks led by 14 points at 34-20.

In the second quarter, the two sides sent substitutes, and in order not to slaughter at home, Joe Johnson continued to play with substitutes, and the outside line was Kidd and Watson. Evans on the inside, and veteran Rasheed Wallace.

The Knicks played Billups, Nick Young, Parsons, Anderson, Blecher.

Wallace is not simple, he is still in good shape after his comeback, and he has defended Bletcher.

Kidd also limited Nick Young. Yang is in poor condition again today, and he continues to strike iron. If he feels good, just one move is enough for Kidd. But if Nick Young had been more consistent, he would have become a star, not a role player with a convulsion.

The Nets' offensive efficiency is average, and the margin continues to remain around 10 points. In order to strengthen the offensive firepower, the Nets replaced Anthony in 4 minutes and replaced the convulsive Watson.

What Nets fans didn't expect was that in the face of Parsons' defense, Anthony was still very inefficient, missing two consecutive shots.

Parsons' template is Kirilenko, who was set to be a Battier-style defensive spearhead when he first entered the league and is now an all-round fighter, Parsons can be described as a rapid progress, and he always leaves no stone unturned on the court, and he will not slack off. With a handsome appearance, he is still an iron-clad tough guy who works hard and complains.

Parsons is not famous, giving people the illusion that he is easy to deal with, and Anthony is good at attacking the enemy, and he seems to be highly paid and incompetent.

By the time he arrived with the Nets, the skepticism about Anthony had reached its peak. Michael Dunlap, a famous American basketball expert, wrote an article pointing out that Kobe Bryant is not the most overrated star in the league, and the real answer should be Anthony.

"A real superstar, always looking confident and even arrogant on the pitch. No matter how layman fans are, they can also see that Zhou Xuan is such a superstar, as are Kobe Bryant and Durant. Many people pointed out that Kobe Bryant is old and likes to dominate the ball, so his strength is now overestimated. Is Kobe really the most overrated star? In my opinion, it is not, Anthony is. "A real superstar has to be an unsolvable killer on the offensive end, and from that point of view, Cameron did a good job," Dunlap said. But he is not domineering, and apart from scoring, Anthony has not achieved much in terms of assists, steals, blocks and shooting percentage. What's more, he doesn't have a championship ring, no MVP honors, and he doesn't even have a scoring title, and the idea that he only needs to score is obviously untenable. โ€

A true star must not only be able to score, but also lead the team to keep winning, and make his teammates better, looking at the list of the top 10 players in the scoring list last season, Anthony has the highest efficiency value at 35. 6, but he has the fewest assist stats at 2. 6 times.

Looking back at Anthony's career, he was a typical "regular season master", averaging 25 points per game in the regular season.6 4 plates 3. 1 assist, 1. One steal has propelled him to the league's top list, and his team has a very consistent regular season record with a 64 win percentage. 5%, with a season average of around 53 wins and 29 losses, finishing in the top 4 of the division in most cases.

By the playoffs, Anthony was averaging 25 per game. 7 points 7. 3 plates 2. 8 assists 1. With 3 steals, he only played 62 games in 10 seasons and made the playoffs every year, which shows that his playoff journey was not a success.

Anthony's good partner with the Nuggets, Billups, is also poorly mixed. 6 minutes was replaced to rest, and Zhou Xuan appeared. Nick Young, who was playing around, was also replaced and brought on Leonard. As an assaulter, there is no need to stay on the field if you don't feel good. Nick Young didn't score a point. Chandler also came on, replacing the poorly defended Blecher, and Battier replaced Anderson and stepped into the No.4 spot.

Battier has no problem playing in the No. 4 position, Evans can't beat him, and Battier does better when defending breakaways. The Nets' pick-and-roll offense was limited.

Delong hit the iron twice in a row after coming on the court, and Zhou Xuan scored 4 points in a row. Evans wanted to grab the rebound inside and didn't shoot it out, allowing him to make an easy mid-range shot. In the next round, Evans went out to defend Battier, and Rashid Wallace switched to block and pick-and-roll, and was easily passed by Zhou Xuan to score a layup.

Johnson quickly replaced Lopez with Wallace, and asked Lopez to bring a message to Evans to get out. Otherwise, it would be too easy for Zhou Xuan to make a move outside.

Lรณpez is also not much faster than Wallace. The Knicks pulled out the perimeter three, Chandler blocked and dismantled, and Evans broke through. Lopez had to defend the bottom corner three-pointers, put Battier two steps away and wait, ready to make up for it.

Delong chased Zhou Xuan from behind. Zhou Xuan took the ball and retreated to open the distance, Evans did not retreat, but Chandler cut empty. Lopez hurried back to the basket to make up for Chandler. Zhou Xuan jumped up and passed the ball to the bottom corner of Battier.

Battier hit an open three-point jumper, and he could take that opportunity.

The players of the Nets confirmed one thing again, that is, don't just wrap up Zhou Xuan, you can still play without wrapping up, and the clip will die faster. A minute later, Anthony assisted in the defense, Zhou Xuan passed the ball, and Parsons ignored DeLong's block on the right side and hit a three-point jumper. The margin widened to more than 15 points.

At halftime, the Knicks led by 17 points, 66-49.

"Little General" Johnson was sweating on his back, and if he continued to fight like this, he was closer to the end of class. The team spent the league's second only Lakers salary to recruit, and was beaten by the Knicks and had no power to fight back. If you want to find someone to take responsibility for the black pot, Bacheng is to start from him as a coach.

With this lineup, Johnson no longer expects to beat the Knicks. On the offensive end, with Zhou Xuan, it won't be bad in the Knicks. They are also strong defensively, especially against the breakaway of guards, and several swingmen, including rookie Parsons, have a hard time getting around. The best way to strengthen your defense is to find a few good swingmen. The Nets are two swingmen Anthony and Joe Johnson, who take up a lot of salary space, and the bench can only go to Stark House.

Stackhouse has long reached retirement age, and now the base salary contract is mixed, Johnson does not dare to send him on the court, the gap in athleticism is obvious, and it is strange not to be blown up.

In the second half, the Knicks had three swingmen Matthews, Leonard, and Parsons, Anderson at center, and Zhou Xuan at point guard. This is a pure small-ball tactic that maximizes the clearance of the inside line.

Lopez has been injured multiple times, and the Nets coaching staff has strictly controlled his playing time, usually playing only 30 minutes. At this time, the center is Rashid Wallace, and the veteran Wallace is now very thin, with average confrontation ability, and has basically lost the ability to attack in the low post, mainly as a fixed-point pitcher on the periphery after blocking and dismantling.

Anthony made a cameo at the No. 4 position, which happened to be opposite Parsons. On the periphery are the double backs of DeLong and Kidd. Just looking at the cards, the Nets' lineup is really tough. The starting benches are all famous players, but playing is completely different things. No matter how the team blocks and dismantles, the Knicks are not afraid of misalignment, and several of them are good at defending defenders to break through. Even Anderson is more mobile on the inside.

The Nets replaced Lopez and scored 10 points in a single quarter, but the overall offense still didn't play well. The Knicks' defense focuses on the outside, with the main three-point defense and a little slack on the inside. Last season they had already tasted the sweetness of this kind of defense and won the championship. The most effective way to open up the score is to shoot three-pointers. When Chandler returned to the court, the Knicks' interior defense wasn't riddled with holes.

In the final quarter, the Knicks suddenly strengthened the protection of the restricted area, and Chandler and Scola formed an interior line. Leonard, Matthews, and Zhou Xuan on the periphery are balanced in attack and defense, firmly controlling the situation.

Anthony has taken a lot of shots, and has been shooting with someone in front of him interfering, and the shooting percentage is just 40%. DeLong is worse than him, with a shooting rate of just over 30 percent, and the two cores on the outside are like this, and the Nets can't win at all.

Five minutes later, the difference widened to 26 points, and Zhou Xuan was replaced. D'Antoni was replaced by Billups and came off the bench in other positions.

The Nets players were also a little discouraged. They may not be able to score 26 points in a single quarter, and they have to defend against the Knicks' offense, and there is no hope of reversal. After a while, the Nets also changed their main team, and the game entered garbage time four minutes early.

Zhou Xuan scored 16 points and 16 assists with little effort. DeLong also scored 16 points and 12 assists, which seems to be about the same, but the actual efficiency is too far behind. Zhou Xuan shot 6-of-9, 1-of-2 from three-point range and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line. Delong shot 6 of 17, 1 of 6 three-pointers, and played 7 minutes more than Zhou Xuan.

Anthony had a terrible performance, hitting 15 irons on 11-of-26 shooting, 1-of-5 three-pointers, and barely scoring 33 points from the free-throw line.

They're not the worst. Joe Johnson shot just 3-of-12 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line to finish with eight points and three assists, looking like an average role player who was blown up by Matthews. The little-known Matthews scored 18 points.

The Knicks won 110-89. Seven players on the team scored double-doubles, and Chandler scored a big double-double with 20 points and 13 rebounds. In order to prevent Zhou Xuan from breaking through, the nets team played chaotically inside.

Su Qun commented: "If the Nets want to win the championship and don't trade in the medium term, I'm afraid they will have to wait until next season to work hard." The Knicks had the upper hand. โ€

Yang Jian said: "The Knicks seem to be not afraid of the Nets and the Heat, and they deserve to be the favorites to win the championship. โ€