Chapter 708 [Fire Extinguishing]
In the second half, the Knicks arranged star tactics to create opportunities for Zhou Xuan and strengthen the defense.
Woodson and Malone shouted the slogan "defend" every day, and D'Antoni has changed now. As the saying goes, "three stinkers are on top of Zhuge Liang". The three of them are complementary and not inferior to the coaching staff of any team in the league.
If the previous D'Antoni is replaced, maybe Zhou Xuan, Nick Young, Matthews, Parsons, and Anderson will be arranged to start. You can play as fast as you can, and you can shoot three-pointers when you have the opportunity, because these five people have the most accurate three-point shots. He's not going to do that now, and although he still values the three-pointers, Copeland has been on the bench, Parsons has limited playing time, and the core of the interior has to be Chandler. All offenses are built on the basis of not letting the opponent blow up.
The Heat brought in a big man pitcher, which destined Bosh to play at the center position. Last season, Bosh was already embarrassed, making it clear that he didn't want to play center, but he was forced to play this season.
In the summer, many fans suggested that the Big Three should break up and the Heat trade Bosh for other players, preferably in the low post. Last season, Bosh strained his abdominal muscles because of a dunk, which led to the Heat being easily eliminated by the Knicks and was collectively criticized. Fans think that if they change him, they can at least fight.
For two years, Bosh endured criticism. It's too soft, can't grab rebounds, plays like a, and is a pseudo-giant at all. Winning is the credit of James and Wade, losing is Bosh's scorelessness, Bosh can't grab rebounds, and some people even question his gender.
If there are really superheroes in this world, then Bosh is the most perfect "backstabber".
James Wade and the two have strong destructive power under the basket, and the presence of Bosh just plays a role in opening up the space on the court, when James Wade breaks through the attraction package, Bosh in the middle distance can easily receive the ball passed by the two and end the offense.
Bosh shot a whopping 52 from 16-24 yards last season. 8%, the vast majority of big men in the league shoot at this distance by luck, and Bosh is even better at mid-range jumpers than most guards!
In fact, the presence of Bosh is the direct cause of the Heat's small-ball tactics. When the Heat played James at the No. 4 position and Bosh at the No. 5 position, if the interior defenders were pulled out of the box by Bosh, it was equivalent to giving James Wade the green light, and their breakthrough became unstoppable. If the interior player doesn't follow the defense Bosh and chooses to wrap James Wade, then Bosh will get an easy shot. If the defender chooses to switch defenses, then James Wade will play a misplaced single!
Bosh is more tactically useful to the Heat than Wade. There is no Wade and James can attack with the ball. Without Bosh, maybe the two giants of the Heat can stage a comedy of going home in the first round of the playoffs.
The premise of maximizing the attack power of the two giants is that Bosh is hand-to-hand combat on the inside. He's really not a center like Howard or Chandler, he can't grab rebounds.
Chandler went to the periphery to block and dismantle, Bosh changed the defense, he cut in the air, did not change the defense, Zhou Xuan broke through quickly with the ball, and made a quick stop jump shot, just such a move The Heat is not easy to break. They are small-ball tactics, and the same is true for the Knicks, where the three of them wait for the pass on the outside, and they can't go out without following them.
Previously, the Knicks called Pekovic not for sale, and people thought that Stoudamire was also not for sale. Anderson is actually one of the things the Knicks must keep, even if he sucks defensively. With an annual salary of 8 million, he can play the role played by Mr. Lewis and Bosh.
James can also score against Leonard, but can't assist his teammates, and the Knicks have been using a single defense. The outside pitcher was inseparable, and Chalmers also tried to break through, and the breakthrough was also blocked.
James became more and more depressed the more he played, he won Zhou Xuan in the Olympics, but it was the joint efforts of a group of stars. At that time, the opponent was nothing but the Chinese team. Now the Knicks' lineup is much stronger than the Chinese team in the Olympics.
Zhou Xuan played very well, and it was also because of this contrast that he returned to the NBA after seeing the strength of the CBA, he felt that he had a group of god-like teammates, and he didn't need to take on everything. In addition, Scola and Nick Young increased the team's attacking power, and Zhou Xuan began to focus on passing again.
At 9 minutes and 51 seconds, Zhou Xuan successfully broke through on the right side, the ball was divided into the middle, Chandler squeezed Chalmers into the air cut, and scored the empty dunk basketball.
At 9 minutes and 26 seconds, Zhou Xuan attracted the defensive ball to the right side 60 degrees in the bottom corner, and Matthews hit a three-pointer.
At 8 minutes and 18 seconds, the Knicks quickly counterattacked, and Zhou Xuan assisted Leonard to score a layup.
At 6 minutes and 45 seconds, the Knicks counterattacked, and Zhou Xuan assisted Anderson to hit a three-point shot on the left side.
At 6 minutes and 66 seconds, Zhou Xuan broke through Chalmers alone, attracting defense to assist Chandler to score easily under the basket.
In just 6 minutes, Zhou Xuan handed out five assists, and the Knicks' lead reached 26 points.
The Heat can still only rely on stars, Bosh became a blue-collar again under Chandler's defense, followed the switchback run, Wade's shooting also lost his crosshairs, and the Heat were in trouble.
Spoelstra's adjustment is not to strengthen the defense, but to continue the small-ball strategy and fight with the Knicks to attack. The Knicks are very resolute in defending the foul when they are fast-breaking, and once they are pulled immediately, the Heat's free throws are not as good as the Knicks.
James shot just 77 percent from the free-throw line last season, which was already one of his best seasons. He went to the free throw line four times in the third quarter, making 5 of 8 free throws.
Chandler made the break in the 4th, and the Knicks sent Blecher again, and the strongmen who had squeezed Yi Jianlian and McGee firmly on the bench. In terms of defense, he is far inferior to Chandler, he can only rely on his height to stand under the basket to interfere, and he is basically one step by someone when he goes out. But looking at the offensive power, he is much stronger than Chandler, and together with Anderson, he completely evacuated the Heat's interior line.
Bosh was weak, misplaced to switch to Zhou Xuan, and with one pass, Bleche could single Chalmers.
Bleche was selected by the Wizards with the 19th pick in the second round of the 2005 draft. He's very physical, and as a 7-foot-tall player, his ability to control the ball stands out. He likes to roam around the perimeter when attacking and doesn't go deep into the box. And this is exactly what the Heat are more afraid of, Chalmers can't cut the basketball, and it's not good to interfere with the shot. Bleche also came off in his first official game for the Knicks, scoring six points in a row from a misalignment. The Heat were forced to ask for a timeout.
Yang Jian sighed: "I can't imagine that the Knicks will play the Heat, and the third quarter almost turned the game into garbage time. The Heat had problems on the inside in the first two seasons, but this year they still brought in swingmen and did not strengthen the inside. It's just that the words of 'birdman' don't work at all. ”
Su Qun said: "I think birdmen can fight more. But in order to let Dunleavy, Lewis, and Miller play, the Heat could only let Bosh play center, and the Birdmen couldn't play Bosh for long. In 2011, they also wanted to bring in Battier, so that the four of them would be more difficult to allocate their time, which was a bit of a cocoon. ”
Yang Jian smiled: "In the past, the Knicks also sacrificed the team's defense for offense, and piled up fast-running interior players to play small-ball tactics, which was when D'Antoni first arrived in New York. At that time, I often played high scores, and it was good to watch, but I couldn't win the ball. Now that the Knicks know defense, many teams have emulated the Knicks of the past, which is really unexpected. ”
Su Qun said: "Some fans left a message, asking why Blecher, an interior player, only gets a veteran's base salary, and will be cut by the Wizards? This was largely an off-court factor, and in September 2010, the Wizards signed Brighter to a five-year, $35 million contract. And the Wizards used a very obscure rule in the collective bargaining clause that allowed them to restructure existing contracts if the gross salary was less than the salary cap. So in the five years to 2015, Bleche could earn a total of $35 million, some of which was a bonus. Fans can also understand that his new contract starts in the summer of 2012 and lasts for three years, with a total amount of about $28 million, and the bonus is very high. Last season he averaged just eight per game with the Wizards. 5 points 5. 8 rebounds on 38% shooting. After much thought, the Wizards management decided to lay him off because he had a weird personality and was at odds with the team. ”
Yang Jian smiled: "There is a classic story in 2007 about Bleccher. That summer coincided with the nationwide crackdown on pornography, and Blecher, who had nothing to do, turned out to be a police prostitute on the street, and tried to fuck a policewoman pretending to be a prostitute, hoping to have sex with her. I believe many fans still remember a Hong Kong film series "Overlord Flower" in the early 90s, right? Thankfully, the United States does not have a overlord flower, otherwise Blecher would have been deposed. In short, by cutting Bleche this summer, the Wizards can save a lot of money, mainly in the bonus part. ”
After the timeout, Zhou Xuan continued to pass the ball, and the Heat let Wade go to the main defense. At this time, it was Wade who played point guard in a cameo role, and Dunleavy and Miller were both on the court, adding outside shooting points.
Zhou Xuan attracted the defense after blocking and dismantling, and distributed the ball to his teammates who cut in the air. Leonard and Anderson formed a new offensive link. An off-ball screen, Leonard's speed advantage was on display, and Miller did a terrible job of cutting on the air, he wasn't fast enough. Bosh followed Bleche closer to the outside and couldn't make up for it in time, and Leonard made a layup.
In the next round, he still played Miller, although he kept up, Leonard leaned back in the low post, relying on the advantage of bounce and explosiveness, and pressed Miller on the right side to throw and hit the board to score.
Bletche and Anderson were also on the perimeter to cover their team-mates. Zhou Xuan dished out seven assists in a single quarter and scored four points. He had a luxurious statistic of 10 points and 16 assists in the third quarter.
The Heat trailed by 25 points heading into the fourth quarter. Zhou Xuan rested for a while, Billups organized the offense, and the Knicks fringe players also got the opportunity to play, and the Heat took the opportunity to chase the score.
However, they fell too far behind before, Zhou Xuan did not play again, and the Knicks relied on Nick Young, Parsons, Blecher, and Scola to maintain their advantage, and in the second half, the Heat replaced the Big Three, and the team collapsed suddenly.
116-85, the Knicks won by 31 points.
When they left the game, the Heat players were very unmotivated, with their heads down like defeated roosters, and they were abused at the beginning of the game, and they really had to consider making a trade.