The second match between the two sides was at Madison Square Garden.

In the locker room, D'Antoni talked to Zhou Xuan. "Stephen, in this game, you were more resolute when you singled out DeLong, and you shot more. Even if you don't have a good shooting touch at the beginning, I want you to find your feel with your shot, as long as you can beat DeLong, we can win easily. Others just need to run without the ball on the side. ”

Zhou Xuan nodded: "I have a little suggestion, if I focus on personal offense, the defense must be solid, or let the swing man go." ”

AT ONLY 185CM TALL, BREDESE COULD EASILY BREAK THROUGH FROM HIM, AND ALTHOUGH HE SCORED KEY GOALS ON THE PITCH, HIS WEAKNESSES WERE VERY OBVIOUS.

"I was going to put Wesley [Matthews] on as well, who do you think would be good for the No. 4 position? Ryan didn't play much. ”

"Defensively, let him play. I'm worried that the Nets might let Garnett play more. If they go up to the twin towers, our side will suffer from the small-ball tactics. ”

D'Antoni acquiesced. Garnett's decline in stats cannot be underestimated, and Lopez is not a fuel-efficient lamp, one of the absolute top ten centers in the league.

After the players came out, sure enough, the Nets changed their lineup, Garnett started and partnered with Lopez, and Pierce came off the bench to play a double block.

Only by blocking and dismantling the attack, Deron Williams can play, Garnett is in the middle, and Lopes can play in the low post, all of which can play to their own advantages. Pierce came off the bench and the second team had someone with the ball.

Zhou Xuan's analysis is very accurate, and he is qualified to be an assistant coach now. D'Antoni and the Knicks renewed their long-term contracts, and the handsome position is solid, thanks to Zhou Xuan.

Bledsoe returned to the bench and Matthews started. To prevent Joe Johnson, or Matthews is more suitable. The Knicks didn't want the Nets to take advantage of the guard's short jumper inside for a jumper. In addition, Anderson can better evacuate the interior line, and his rebounding ability, especially the ability to fight for rebounds in the frontcourt, is better than Parsons.

Garnett jumped to Chandler's, and the Nets went first.

Delong brought it to the frontcourt, and Zhou Xuan kept a one-and-a-half-step distance. Garnett went to cover on the perimeter, Delon broke through with the ball, and Lopes on the flank gave Anthony an off-ball screen.

After DeLong shook off Zhou Xuan, he leaned on a little open pass before Anderson changed defenses, and Anthony misplaced the ball against Chandler. The Nets are still planning to play singles and create misplaced opportunities.

Anthony took the ball and retreated, dribbling the ball under his crotch to burst into the middle, and Chandler followed. Anthony dribbled the ball to his right hand behind his back and made a big stride jumper with a very smooth movement, Chandler didn't cover it, but the ball was deflected. Garnett cut through the middle and grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt.

The Knicks were a little weaker in controlling the rebounds in the backcourt, and Anderson hurried to defend it, and Garnett leaned his back against him, dangling his right shoulder, turning to the middle and making a jumper from close range. 0 to 2.

The Knicks attacked, no one on the periphery came up to block and dismantle, and Zhou Xuan faced Delong directly. Chandler gave his teammate off-ball cover in the low post and Matthews ran from the left to the right. The Nets used a joint defense, with two big men, one left and one right.

Seeing that the opponents were all standing, Zhou Xuan decided to play alone, slowly dribbling the ball, and suddenly changed direction to the right, and Delong followed. Zhou Xuan held the ball in his right hand, looked to the left, and shook his right shoulder again.

DeLong forcibly did not step forward and stretched out his hand, lowering his center of gravity to prevent a breakthrough. Zhou Xuan's action made people want to step forward and steal, and it seemed impossible to increase their speed. But as soon as he goes up, he may follow up and turn around, dribbling behind his back and under his crotch.

As a result, Zhou Xuan took the most unexpected way for Delong, suddenly took the ball and took a step back, and shot one meter outside the 70-degree three-point line on the right side. Delon stepped forward to block a little slower, the ball arced flat, and the back edge of the basket bounced in. 3 to 2.

The two are about the same height, and suddenly come like this, Delong can't defend it, and he doesn't like to jump in defense, and rarely blocks it.

The Nets attacked, and the two big men pulled outside to cover again, but the difference was that this time Anthony didn't go to the low post and stood outside the three-point line. DeLong broke through with the ball, attracting Chandler to switch defenses and the ball was handed to the middle.

Garnett faced Zhou Xuan, turned around and held the basketball high, and Zhou Xuan disrupted his shooting rhythm closely. Garnett didn't make a strong shot and gave it to Joe Johnson. "Eagle King" and Lopes got rid of Matthews after covering, and took a shot after receiving the ball, Anderson changed the defense quickly enough, played a jamming role, and the ball was deflected.

Leonard grabbed the rebound, handed it to Zhou Xuan, and pulled it away again in the front court. Zhou Xuan changed direction with the ball and walked to the right side, sticking to Delong to the right baseline.

DeLong muttered in his heart, how did he want to break through this time? At this time, Zhou Xuan raised his hands and made a layup action, and Delong, who followed, was stunned, what about the ball?

Leonard in the middle shook off Anthony and cut into the air, Zhou Xuan caught a glimpse of his teammates and slapped the ball in the run, leaving it in place, and Delong followed Zhou Xuan to run one more step. Leonard ran to get the basketball, took a step forward, and threw it with one hand. Garnett went out, Lopez couldn't make up for it, and threw the ball in two steps before the free throw line. 5 to 2.

The highest level of cooking is to make simple things delicious, the same is true for basketball passing, the basic skills are solid, simple passes can be turned into wonderful passes, and assists may not be good every time to pass the opponent or attract the bag to send. The most unguardable thing for other teams is Zhou Xuan's close-range pass.

The Nets attacked, two inside lines pulled out to cover, Garnett singled out Anderson, turned and missed the jumper. Chandler grabbed the rebound, the Knicks quickly counterattacked, and Matthews missed the ball in the frontcourt.

D'Antoni yelled "hold on" from the sidelines, even though López couldn't go back.

TNT Kenny Smith laughed: "D'Antoni has really changed, in the past few years he would applaud the players if he couldn't score this kind of ball. Now he is shouting from the sidelines because he didn't fight positional battles. ”

"The Knicks have a way of being efficient in positional warfare," Barkley said. Fundamentally, the Nets are not bad defensively, Lopez is the most underrated basket protector, and Garnett can still be in the paint. The problem is that the group of people on the outside of the Nets, because of injuries and age, there is no way to put pressure on the ball and make mistakes. Especially when blocking and pick-and-roll, Lopez's mobility and flexibility are average, and when the opponent executes the pick-and-roll, Lopez is in a dilemma. Defend yourself, and the opponent will break through directly; In the inner line station dead defense, people cast far away. In addition, the Nets like to shrink the weak side of the outside line, as long as the opponent is fast, play a block and transfer the weak side of the long shot, one shot is accurate. ”

D'Antoni also values this offense, playing the opponent's soft underbelly, and Lopes is the weakness of the Nets' defense, which is why he has not been evaluated by a superstar despite his high offensive efficiency, playing around 30 minutes.

The Nets coaching staff is unwilling to abandon Lopez, after all, this is a young man with a high salary to renew the team's contract, so shouldn't he be on a group of veterans? Obviously wrong but obsessed with not regretting it, this is the psychological problem of the coaching staff.

The Nets attacked, and the double screen helped Anthony get rid of the catch, and the latter jumped to the basket and forced Chandler to jump up and score the ball. Chandler was so skinny that he couldn't guard against it once Anthony rushed up. 5 to 4.

The Knicks also attacked Lopez with double screens. Zhou Xuan's crotch dribble accelerated past Lopez, attracting Garnett to make up for the defense, and the ball was divided into the left bottom corner. Matthews hit an open three-pointer. 8 to 4.

The biggest weakness of the 32 joint defense is the two bottom corners, and the Nets can't let the two big men go to the bottom line all the time.

The Nets made several passes, and Lopez singled out Chandler in the low post, leaned on his back twice, squeezed under the basket and turned around to shoot the basket. 8 to 6.

It's still a matter of weight, Chandler's defense of the low post is based on interference, and after returning from injury at the end of the regular season, he is not as tough as before, and his psychology has been somewhat affected.

The Knicks attacked, relying on double cover to put Zhou Xuan and Lopez in the opposite position, which was a dead end for the Nets. Zhou Xuan dribbled the ball under his crotch and retreated to the edge of the three-point line, Lopez didn't defend it, and Delong chased after it. Zhou Xuan calculated the distance, held the ball with both hands and shook it, Delong jumped up to block it, and after flying in front of Zhou Xuan, Zhou Xuan jumped again and scored the ball at 60 degrees. 10 to 4.

Kalesimo still didn't say anything, Kidd couldn't stand it anymore, he was actually an assistant coach on the Nets, and proposed: "Coach, I suggest replacing Brooke, the Knicks don't have a strong attack in the low post, and he is too slow to block and dismantle on the court." ”

"But then we won't have an advantage in attacking in the low post." Callesimo hesitated.

Kidd said: "Chandler is here, it is not a good idea to attack the low post, Ryan Anderson can only shoot on the perimeter, and will not hit the basket, at this time, replacing Paul (Pierce) can better withdraw the basket, he relies on technology to play Anderson, Chandler is easier." Let's change people, or we'll dig a hole for ourselves today. ”

Callesimo was a little upset, feeling that Kidd had overstepped his authority and didn't want to make a substitution.

Kidd doesn't want to lose, even if he doesn't give the coach face. He has not been on the Nets for a long time and has no sense of belonging, but he knows exactly what the problem is.

Thankfully, first assistant coach Mitchell agrees with Kidd. He is a former Raptors head coach who won the best coach award that year, and his words carry some weight. Callesimo then replaced Lopes after the dead ball and replaced Pierce, with Anthony on the top of the No. 4 position.

This is the formation that the Knicks are more afraid of, Garnett plays fast at center, is good at blocking and pick-and-roll, and even when he is old, he is faster than most of the league's interior and has a lot of experience. Delong's single defense Zhou Xuan is also very active, and after being overcome, Anthony and Garnett will have one person to make up for the defense, forcing Zhou Xuan to pass the ball, and the other positions rely on the rotation to change positions.

Anderson is very difficult to defend Anthony or Pierce, the two are the same type, with comprehensive skills, and a lot of tricks on the offensive end, and if they are not careful, they will be shaken out of the space to shoot, and the efficiency is not low. They're probably two of the best back-to-back strikers in the league, and they've got it all together. The Knicks are good at attacking with the ball, but only Zhou Xuan, Leonard is average, he can do anything, he is not good at anything, and Parsons is still sitting on the bench and has not played.

At the 6-minute mark, Joe Johnson hit a three-pointer to put the score in the lead. The Knicks missed back-to-back shots from the outside, and the offense was in trouble, and D'Antoni called a timeout.