Chapter 872 [What the President Wants to See the Most]

The impact of not having Finals experience is not only on the court, but also in life.

Bosh tossed and turned in bed all night and couldn't sleep, and the finals made him nervous. He added three points in the training session, but he still felt bottomless. He has been playing for 11 years and losing 11 years since he joined the league in 2003, and he is afraid to continue losing. And with the Knicks, Bosh is an important scoring point, and he has more to do than he does with the Heat.

Jefferson also couldn't sleep all night, not nervous but excited. He wants the big stage and wants to prove himself. Now he's waiting for the finals. Unlike Bosh, Jefferson is more willing to take responsibility, and he is the core of the team except for the Celtics. Now he is not the first core of the team, and the burden on his shoulders has been lightened a lot.

Zhou Xuan is the most calm in the whole team, he sleeps as well as usual, he sees everything very thoroughly, the schedule has become favorable, he can't find a reason to lose, and he never lacks self-confidence.

On June 6, at Madison Square Garden, players from both sides played, and the ultimate feast began.

There were many celebrities in the audience, including film and television stars, Beckham, Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, etc...... This makes for a very lively atmosphere on the sidelines.

TNT Radio commentator Barkley laughed: "New York vs Los Angeles, the two teams in the biggest market have finally met, and that's what David Stern wants to see the most, and he just retired. ”

Kenny Smith said: "The Clippers were a bit of a surprise to reach the Finals, they had been through a storm of racism before, and Sterling's comments after the first round only fueled their fighting spirit. ”

Barkley said: "I'm still more optimistic about the Knicks winning the championship, and almost all of the players have Finals experience. The only experienced Clippers are Battier, Stephenson, Davis, and Turkoglou, and they're all role players. ”

On the CCTV5 side, Yu Jia said: "The game is about to start, if the Knicks win the championship again this time, and Zhou Xuan wins the MVP, then he will catch up with Jordan and the big shark O'Neal, and become another superstar who has won the MVP of the finals for three consecutive years." ”

Zhang Li said: "Zhou Xuan has basically won all the personal honors, it's just a matter of how many times." This is the fourth time he has won the MVP in the finals, and he is also the only player in Chinese history to win the MVP honor, after the end of the season, he is only 25 years old, Jordan's first championship is 28 years old, he has a lot of time to catch up with Jordan. ”

Yu Jia said with a smile: "Now many people say that Zhou Xuan's status is in the top 10 in history. ”

Before the game, the media commented on Zhou Xuan's position in the long history of the NBA?

ESPN columnist Skop collected the comments of a major media basketball commentator on whether Zhou Xuan could be among the top 10 of the list of the greatest stars of all time, including celebrities Chris Webber, Gary Payton, and Karl Malone, most of whom believed that there was no suspense that "The Wizard" would be in the top 10.

"He has to be in this ranking, he's a key man, and no one has ever won three rings and so many individual accolades at his age," said Michelle Biddle, the host of National Sports. ”

"He averaged more assists per game than Johnson and Stockton, and he also won three championship rings, three Finals MVPs and four regular season MVPs," Malone said. He's completely at the top of his game, and the horror is that his basketball career has just begun. ”

Chris Webb said, "Let me think about it. I think the top 10 are Jordan, Abdul-Jabbar, Magic, Oscar (Robertson), Russell, Chamberlain, Bird, Olajuwon, Duncan, Zhou Xuan. ”

Webb believes that Duncan should be among them, 4 championship rings, 3 MVPs, N times best team, best defensive team, and personal honors far surpass O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, who also have four rings.

Yahoo Sports columnist Max said: "He's going to be in the top 10 and even number one in the future." He should be in the top 10 now. ”

Ben Osburney, editor of Slam Dunk magazine, said: "Now we are working on a new list, the all-time top 500 list! After more discussion, Zhou Xuan entered the top ten in this list. If he can get another championship ring, then I'll put him in the top five, he's the youngest NBA star to achieve so many honors. ”

ESPN columnist Bill Simmons said, "In my most recent rankings, I ranked him between 10 and 8, and he's pretty much the greatest of all active players, and only Duncan can match him. ”

Some reporters also asked about James's status by the way, and the answers of celebrities were basically "hehe".

A commentator at the scene mentioned Colo Moretz, and the Spanish media said: "Zhou Xuan is now proud of his career, frustrated in love, and is temporarily single after breaking up with Emma Watson, and the super killer girl rarely watches the game this year, and is not here today." ”

Collo Moretz deliberately did not come, watching the game at home, and the two were successful in diverting their attention.

During the warm-up, several players on both sides greeted each other, did not say anything harsh, and were ready to explode in silence.

Knicks starters: Zhou Xuan, Matthews, Leonard, Bosh, Jefferson.

Clippers starters: Paul, Redick, Barnes, Griffin, Jordan Jr.

Jordan Jr. jumped the ball and the game began.

Paul took the half court, his back to protect the ball, Redick and Jordan Jr. covered on the side to get rid of Matthews' run, Bosh changed the defense very quickly, Redick had no room to shoot after Paul passed the ball, and Matthews also bypassed Jordan Jr. to chase the defense.

Griffin mentioned the high catch, Jefferson didn't follow, Bosh went to the side to defend Griffin, Griffin received the ball and missed the jumper, and Jefferson took the rebound. In the opening game, the Knicks mixed defense, with two big men one inside and one outside. The Bosh moves fast and covers a large area.

Before the game, the media said that Griffin's mid-range shooting would bring a lot of trouble to the Knicks, but in fact, although he practiced the mid-range shooting, he was only accurate in the high position, with horns on both sides, and the range was limited, which was not unsolvable.

The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan avoided Paul by covering, and Griffin changed the defense in a very timely manner, not blocking the breakthrough route and following on the side. Zhou Xuan dribbled on the right side, he knew that if he broke through the bottom line, the result would be to be caught by Jordan Jr. and Griffin, which was a trap, so he took the ball and retreated to open up space and gave Bosh in the middle.

Paul was close to the ground and didn't let Bosh get a comfortable jumper, and he was desperate at the beginning.

Bosh passed again, the ball hung from the left side to the low post, Jefferson singled out Jordan Jr., turned around and missed the throw under interference, Jordan Jr. won the rebound, and the control was good.

Last season, Jordan Jr. was almost sent to the Celtics for Garnett. The Celtics and the Nets were later traded before they were abandoned. The four-year, $43 million contract he signed before the start of the 2011-2012 season was widely considered too expensive, and the Clippers' actions also showed the management's regret.

Jordan averaged 8 per game last season. 8 points 7. 2 rebounds, originally the Clippers wanted to build a team around Paul, Griffin and him as the core of the Big Three, and the other two were selected as All-Stars in a row, Jordan still maintained blue-collar data for 5 years. When people began to disappoint him, he began to explode under the guidance of Rivers, and won the rebounding title in one go.

The Clippers attacked, Griffin and Paul coordinated in the middle, and Leonard was the one who defended the middle.

Paul misplaced the ball on Bosh and crossed the middle, Leonard interfered closely, Griffin almost made a mistake with the ball, the ball was distributed to Barnes, Zhou Xuan followed closely, stretched out his leg to block the breakthrough route. Barnes had no choice but to pass the ball again. He's not the type to be good at attacking with the ball, and he rarely shoots from the ground to the field, making 34 three-pointers. The 5% shooting rate is mostly direct jump shots from the pass.

After a couple of breaks, Jordan Jr. was released on the perimeter, Redick missed a jumper with interference, and the rebound was grabbed by Jefferson.

Both sides fought hard to defend, and they studied the opponent's formation before the game, and it was not until 2 minutes and 16 seconds that Matthews quickly attacked Redick and forced a layup to score. The two have been teammates, and Matthews is confident in going head-to-head.

The Clippers soon opened up, and Redick relied on a double screen to catch the ball and hit a point from the right. 2 to 3.

In the first quarter, the two sides played a little dull, Zhou Xuan dribbled the ball on the periphery, and the breakthrough was strictly guarded by Paul, and it was always not good to attack directly, and he would be caught in the low position after blocking and dismantling, and he could only find opportunities in the limited space on both sides.

Griffin did a good job of interfering with the shot, keeping a distance, preventing break-through and interfering with the shot, he didn't grab it, he didn't reach out casually, and it was not easy for Zhou Xuan to completely pass the huge Griffin.

If the Clippers play at the strongest offensive level, this is not a problem, as long as Bosh and Jefferson pull to the perimeter and withdraw Jordan Jr. from the perimeter, but both interior players have a poor hand today.

Bosh faced Paul twice in the middle and missed the jumper. Jefferson missed two shots from the side and in the middle, after all, they haven't seen a big scene, and they are a little out of sorts.

Zhou Xuan thought that in order to win, he had to let the inside shoot away, so after the misalignment, he mainly passed the ball to his teammates, and Jefferson scored on the left side of the middle before the end. In the last attack, Leonard also scored on a jumper from the right side.

The Knicks trailed by three points at 18-21. Zhou Xuan only scored 2 points and 3 assists in the first quarter.

This is a relatively low score for the two attacking teams. The two sides didn't let all the offensive players play, and the benches began to pick up speed in the second quarter.

The Knicks went up to Augustin, Bledsoe, Parsons, Anderson, Damham Porter. The Clippers got Collisson, Crawford, Battier, Granger, Davis.

It's all small-ball tactics, two defenders. In order to defend against Davis, the Knicks switched to a defensive center and did not let Anderson guard the basket, which would have obvious holes.

As soon as the speed is accelerated, the scores of both sides are high. Bledsoe played well, beating Crawford twice on the counter and scoring layups. Crawford also played with confidence against his former bench, and the three-pointer from the perimeter was also colored.

Daleam Porter pulled to the perimeter to block the pick-and-roll, Davis followed slightly slower, and Augustin also made a mid-range shot. Augustin also broke through and threw the ball into the air to assist Durham Porter for an empty dunk to score.

Davis had a terrible performance, failing to pick up the ball in the middle after blocking and dismantling, deflecting the low-post offense under interference, and not grabbing rebounds as well as the Haitians. Relying on a quick counterattack, the Knicks overtook the score.