Chapter 645 [Remember the Name]
Madison Square Garden was packed, and the fans did not wear uniform clothing, but all kinds of cheers and shouts were endless. The Knicks have never been so popular.
The players appeared one after another, and the last one was Zhou Xuan, whose way of playing shocked everyone!
The light was given to the air instead of the player's entrance, Zhou Xuan stepped on the flame and slowly flew into the field, he waved his hands in the air, and blue and red fireworks were released in the field. He landed steadily in the fireworks, his movements were extremely chic, and he really looked like a magician!
Fan A asked his companion, "How did you do that?" He doesn't really have some superpowers, does he? ”
Fan B said, "That's handsome! He's the first player to come out with special effects, right? ”
Fan C said: "It's invincible, I can't see that there is a sling." ”
The audience applauded wildly, this is the most shocking star show they have ever seen, compared with this, what is James sprinkling magnesium powder?
Zhou Xuan also rehearsed for this playoff appearance ceremony, and the person who arranged all this was a Hollywood fat man named Jon Favreau. Everything from the special effects props to the crew was arranged by Jon, who is now sitting on the sidelines with Robert Downey Jr.
This guy is not a simple character, he writes, directs, acts, and produces, and often wears four hats in a film, and Iron Man 1 and 2 are all directed by him. He met through Donnie and Zhou Xuan, and the two talked very well. One day talking about star shows, Jon proposed to arrange a super appearance for Zhou Xuan, and it was discussed before the season started, and it was too sassy to do this in the regular season, so I waited until the playoffs. Sure enough, this way of playing had an amazing effect, and the atmosphere was heated up before the start of the home game.
David Stern and Adam Silva watched the game on television at headquarters.
Stern smiled: "This kid is really good at playing, but it's a pity that his quality is average, if he bounces better to participate in the slam dunk contest, I don't know what ideas Lu Dao can come up with." ”
Silva said: "I think he's going to have an outburst, otherwise there's no need to make it so complicated. ”
"Let's hope the Magic don't lose too quickly." Stern laughed.
CCTV5 commentators have the same opinion. Su Qun said: "I hope the magic won't lose too quickly, I believe the fans want to see Zhou Xuan play." He actually became the scoring champion this season, and no one has won the assist and scoring titles respectively for a long time. ”
Yang Jian said with a smile: "Zhou Xuan is not only a football star, but also a very good actor. This kind of appearance is not something that anyone else can do. ”
Howard didn't go to the scene to watch the game, and if he did, he would definitely be envious, he liked these show things the most. During the warm-up, Zhou Xuan practiced a few three-pointers, and when he stood in the middle of the court and glanced at Nelson, Nelson felt a lot of pressure.
Stadamire said he studied the Art of War and applied it on the pitch, which is. But Zhou Xuan can indeed apply the highest level of the art of war to the court, that is, psychological warfare, a soldier who surrenders without a fight. Use to create an atmosphere to demoralize your opponents.
The Knicks started five: Zhou Xuan, Matthews, Battier, Gallinari, Chandler.
Jamison has a good offensive ability with the ball and can play with the bench, while Battier has long been a pure blue-collar and can only shoot from the spot.
Magic starters: Nelson, Richardson, Turkoglou, Clark, Davis.
The race is on. Chandler won with a jump ball, Zhou Xuan attacked with the ball, and Gallinari covered on the perimeter.
Tekoglu changed his defense, as early as 2009, he couldn't defend Zhou Xuan, and now the gap between the two is not ordinarily big, and he has regressed a lot compared to then.
Zhou Xuan dribbled the ball under his left crotch and handed over his right hand, and his body paused slightly. Tekoglu didn't step forward, he thought it would be a "Buddha-worshipping" feint, but Zhou Xuan simplified the complexity, and a change of speed passed by him, a 45-degree emergency stop jump shot, and a board score. 2 to 0.
Magic attacked, Nelson controlled the ball to the front court, and Zhou Xuan suddenly got close. Nelson passes the ball out of the way, and Clark catches it.
Clark can shoot and has a style very similar to Lewis, and it was because of his presence that the Magic sent Lewis ruthlessly. There wasn't much difference between the two in training, but Lewis was paid nearly 10 times that of Clark. This season, Clark has nine minutes in 30 minutes. 8 points 6. 8 rebounds, decent performance, good value for money.
Clarke previously made an off-ball cover for Richardson, and misplaced shooting was his main way of scoring, but after the misalignment, Battier's 203CM height was not a vegetarian, and he could only pass the ball again. Richardson singled Gallinari on the bottom line, failed to get rid of it by breaking through with speed, and gave the ball to the middle, Nelson cut in the middle, and Chandler didn't defend it. Davis received the ball and singled Zhou Xuan, leaned on his back, turned around and jumped and shot wide.
Davis' shooting has deteriorated, only 42 percent shooting, which is too poor for an interior player who weighs 130 kilograms, and he mainly relies on jump shots, which is not as accurate as he used to be, averaging only 9 per game this season. 3 points 5. 4 rebounds. All Zhou Xuan did was retreat, and then jumped up to interfere, but he couldn't cover it at all.
Chandler won the rebound in the backcourt, Zhou Xuan took the ball over the half court to Gallinari on the right side, and cut to the bottom corner of the right side without the ball in the middle. Gallinari passed the ball, Davis couldn't defend it, and Nelson couldn't catch up. Zhou Xuan received the ball and shot, and hit a three-point shot in the open position. 5 to 0.
Zhou Xuan didn't pay attention to the noise of the fans in his mind, fantasizing about the music "RememberTheName", his rhythm was perfect, forgetting the environment he was in, the feeling of oppression around him no longer existed, he was like training, catching the ball and shooting, without interference.
The Magic attacked, both inside lines pulled out, Richardson ran back to catch the ball, turned and scored a three-pointer. 5 to 3.
The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan continued to pass Gallinari, and the middle cover ran to the weak side, this tactic was tried and tested, and it was the essence of the Hawks' offense, seizing the weakness of Davis's slow movement and attacking fiercely.
Zhou Xuan took the ball Davis to prevent it, Zhou Xuan turned around and shook it, broke through with the ball to the bottom line, passed people in one step, no feints, not fancy at all, all relying on explosiveness. Davis turned more slowly, and he couldn't keep up with the side, if Howard was there, Zhou Xuan would definitely not be able to play like this. He ignored Nelson's mid-field defense and pulled the ball up to score a backhand layup. 7 to 3.
The Magic offense, another double block, Nelson passed to Richardson, who in turn handed it to Turkoglou, who was shorter but much more mobile, and entanglement in Turkoglou made him unable to easily turn around and face the rim, so he could only pass the ball again.
Nelson got rid of Zhou Xuan by relying on an off-ball cover and shot wide under Gallinari's interference. The small-ball tactics mainly restrained the outside attack, and the rebound was grabbed by Chandler.
How critical is Howard for Magic? Without him, the Magic would certainly not have made the playoffs, and their defense and rebounding would have dropped to the bottom of the league.
Zhou Xuan and Matthews played a fast break together, and Nelson was unable to chase Zhou Xuan after being misplaced. Chandler gave the ball to Battier next to him, who made a long pass to Matthews, who took the ball and handed it to Zhou Xuan on the left without pause. Zhou Xuan raised his hands in the face of Clarke's catch.
Clark didn't step forward, he took a step back to prevent a breakthrough and didn't shoot, he didn't believe that Zhou Xuan would pull out in front of him, and it was more likely to break through. With a slight block, your teammates will be able to catch up. But Zhou Xuan also thought of this and threw directly, Clark stepped forward to interfere a little slower, and the ball was thrown quickly and popped into the frame. 10 to 3.
Su Qun shouted, "Beautiful! Zhou Xuan scored 10 points in a row in the opening game, unstoppable, it is no accident that he can win the scoring title, his shooting is really getting more and more accurate, and he always has a way to avoid the opponent's block. ”
Yang Jian said: "Some fans asked why Zhou Xuan is only 190CM tall, the confrontation is average, and the speed is not so fast that he can get high scores, I think he relies on the rhythm of playing." Michael Jordan was interviewed and mentioned that Zhou Xuan's rhythm is always the opposite of the defender. To put it simply, if your opponent guesses what he will do, he does the opposite. You think I'm going to shoot, I'm going to break through, I think I'm going to break through, I'm going to shoot, and that ball was obvious just now. ”
Su Qun said with a smile: "This is easy to say, it is estimated that there are not many people in the whole world who can do it." Zhou Xuan also said that when he played games, he would put music in his head to find the rhythm. Howard also said that he would think about songs when he made free throws, but it was just free throws, and Zhou Xuan was a sports battle, so it must be much more difficult. It's a shame that we can't see the two of them fight each other in this game, and if Howard is here, maybe the Magic can hold on for a while longer. ”
While the two were chatting, the Magic ended an offense, almost running out of 24 seconds, Turkoglou's jumper missed, and the rebound was again obtained by Chandler, and today he had a clear advantage on the inside.
The Knicks played the same tactic again, Zhou Xuan went to the bottom corner of the weak side to catch the ball, and this time he hoisted the ball to Chandler who cut in the air, who took the ball under the basket and forced a shot from close range in the face of Clark, who was on guard. 12 to 3. Zhou Xuan added another assist.
Clark's confrontation ability is average, with a height of only 208CM, and he suffers from defense under the basket.
The Magic attacked, and the players kept covering for opportunities. Richardson broke through with the ball, passed Gallinari and distributed the ball to Clark, who and Nelson misplaced off-ball cover and scored on a jumper in the face of Zhou Xuan. 12 to 5.
The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan went to the front court to divide the ball first, then ran the position, was followed after the bottom corner, Gallinari passed the ball to the left, Battier ran to the right, and turned the left side into the weak side.
Zhou Xuan relied on the double cover of Battier and Chandler to get rid of Nelson, and rushed from the right side to the bottom left corner, Chandler was under the basket, and the Magic did not dare to let go.
Matthews crossed the ball to the bottom corner from the left. Zhou Xuan took the ball frame and shook it for a moment, and Clark rushed forward. Zhou Xuan then broke through with the ball, took a step inside the three-point line, made a 45-degree emergency stop jump shot, and the ball hit the board into the frame 14-5, scoring his 12th personal point.
Looking at this scoring momentum, I'm afraid that the Magic will have to surrender the gun at halftime. Coach Van Gundy hurriedly asked for a timeout.
Lewis's defense is better than Clark's, and Howard's defense is a world away from Davis's. Now Van Gundy understands that the team simply can't do without the two of them.
This season, the Magic relied on Howard to sit on the inside to catch the last train of the playoffs, and the win rate was just half. Van Gundy doesn't expect an upset right now, he just wants not to lose too ugly, but even a win will be extremely difficult for them.