Those who know will think that the Nets lineup is average, and it is not easy for him to rely on Anthony.

Fans don't think so. Anthony scored a team-high 27 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists, but received few praises online.

"If you shoot too much, your teammates can't play."

"If you play so many irons, if you let your teammates play, how can you lose so many points."

"If you are caught or shot, you know that you want the ball to be singled with your back, and the volute is injured, it depends on the melon, so let's make the basket into an artifact."

Anthony also wants to pass the ball, to whom. Can't throw any empty space for Garnett, can't get into the box. DeLong also plays soy sauce, standing on the periphery waiting for shots, and finding a guard with a base salary who can shoot can also do this job.

If DeLong doesn't play blocking and dismantling tactics, he doesn't know how to find opportunities and send wonderful passes. He had just 6 in the regular season. 1 assist, entering the playoffs and slipped to 5. 2, and the score dropped to 12 points.

Even if Lopez is not injured, the Nets will not have an advantage over the Knicks, at most they will have one more scoring point. Lopez is slow, obviously a rookie in 2008, but he is as slow as a veteran, and the defensive end is a hole.

Anthony isn't as comfortable right now as he was with the Nuggets, at least the fans there are loyal. The Nets' move to New York was a bold move, but it didn't pay off for them.

Most of the comments on Zhou Xuan on the Internet are positive, and fans are aware of the importance of passing organization. With a super defender, the game will be very good, the attack will be fluid, and it will be easy to win.

In China, a good culture has been cultivated in the basketball circle, and players are increasingly willing to share the ball in high school and college basketball games. Many people no longer underestimate passing, and actively learn to pass, and regard the basic skills of hitting the ground and passing the ball behind the back as martial arts cheats.

Young players want to become the next Zhou Xuan, like a cancer to score singles, it is not possible to become a professional player, it is better to practice passing awareness, observe teammates running, and play misplaced.

The role of "totem" is great, in China, the height of about 190CM Chinese no longer see themselves as an inside line, the school team will practice dribbling, passing, shooting, instead of playing under the basket.

In the past, in Chinese high school and college competitions, most people didn't know the benefits of misalignment, who was good at the skill and who was on the basket, who was tall and who played the basket, these were all stupid methods. The big man who can easily score under the basket in China is a cut short in terms of strength, and the ceiling is not high. It can block and dismantle, can ensure misplaced shots, and then work hard to defend more promisingly.

The series stimulated New York's economy, and businesses made a lot of money.

The second game was preceded by another record, in terms of food sales, with countless fans drinking beer and eating hot dogs near the stadium before the game began. It's a pity that the United States doesn't have the kind of roadside kebabs like in China, otherwise it would definitely make more money.

The Nets changed their tactics, resolutely positional battles, controlled the tempo and grinded with the Knicks a little bit, eager to use up 24 seconds per round. This approach limits the Knicks' fast break, a bit like the Rockets of the Van Gundy era.

In this way, the Knicks still have the advantage, and the gap between Zhou Xuan and Delong in terms of organization is revealed.

Jefferson asked for the ball in the low post, Bosh and Zhou Xuan blocked and dismantled, and Zhou Xuan attracted Anthony to switch defenses after blocking and watching his teammates run and pass. Four assists in a row.

DeLong chases down the cross from the middle of the road.

Delon didn't chase, Jefferson stretched out the position, and Zhou Xuan hoisted the ball into the low post to attack.

Bosh covered Matthews on the perimeter and helped his teammates get rid of catch-and-shoot shots.

Garnett chose to go around the front to defend Jefferson and prevent him from receiving the ball, but Bosh gave Leonard no ball cover to help him cut in the air, Zhou Xuan shared the ball, and Garnett was squeezed on the perimeter because of the front and couldn't block the opponent's layup.

The Nets used a compressed defense to try to block the Knicks' interior scoring. Zhou Xuan started to play singles on the periphery, shook out a little space, and made two consecutive mid-range shots at 60 degrees. Delong can't only seal his eyes, and Zhou Xuan has cast more than 60 degrees on both sides, and that feeling is deeply imprinted in his bones, and he has thrown it into it with his eyes closed when he was training, and sealing his eyes is ineffective.

The Knicks led 28-22 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, D'Antoni sent a run-and-shoot five-man group, and after getting the sweetness on the court, he directly did not let Hellam Porter play, Anderson and Parsons partnered inside, and Augustin, Bledsoe, and Henry on the periphery.

Relying on the efforts of Pierce and Joe Johnson, the Nets did not let the score reach double digits, and they also played small-ball tactics. Evans center, Pierce power forward. Smith also played, and Livingston counted as four swingmen. The Knicks rely on speed, they rely on height and technique, and one-on-one singles have an advantage.

In the second half, the Knicks replaced Zhou Xuan, Bosh, and Jefferson, and the Nets couldn't stand it.

There are two singles strong points on the court, one inside and one outside, and it is not easy to defend, just like Kobe and O'Neal back then.

Zhou Xuan and Jefferson are not inferior to those two, O'Neal can't shoot, and Kobe Bryant is not good at passing, all have weaknesses. The Knicks are playing more flexibly now. And at the beginning, the OK group was next to Holly, and Bosh next to Zhou Xuan was obviously stronger.

Van Gundy spoke highly of Jefferson. "It's said that he doesn't defend well, but so far in this year's playoffs, whether it's the Bobcats, Heat or the Nets, no interior has taken advantage of Jefferson a little bit, and the opposing interior scoring efficiency has been reduced. After Jefferson entered the playoffs, he scored a solid double-double, scoring a little less than in the regular season, but also playing less minutes. His offensive efficiency is the highest of any center. ”

"Magic" Johnson also said: "He has a strong offensive ability with the ball, and when Zhou Xuan is off the court, he can be an inside axis, just like Yao Ming did back then." I don't think two assists are bad. ”

Van Gundy agreed. He knows what Yao Ming's situation is, the peak is 20+10, the data is about the same as Jefferson, and the average is only two assists per game, the place that beats Jefferson is defense, he is tall, and he does a better job of interfering with shots, but this gap is not too big, Yao Ming's speed is also very slow, and he belongs to the type that can't be prevented.

Garnett couldn't carry Jefferson, and there was a big foul, and the referee blew the whistle. Garnett hit Jefferson in the face, Jefferson stepped forward and punched Garnett, the referee rushed up to stop him, and the players pulled them away.

Jefferson didn't move his fist, and the situation didn't expand. After watching the replay, Garnett was awarded a malicious foul and two free throws and one throw. Kidd hurriedly replaced Garnett and replaced Plumlee.

"Kevin, you have to keep your emotions under control, if you get sent off, we can't win. ”

Garnett didn't answer, didn't look up, and thought to himself, "Do you think we're going to have a chance to win now?" ”

This kind of demoralizing words don't come out of the mouth of a veteran like Garnett. But not to mention that Kidd is actually very clear that he is no longer thinking about promotion, but he doesn't want to lose too badly.

In the second half, the Knicks continued to control the situation, with Zhou Xuan and Bledsoe facing off against Delon and Alan Smith. The Knicks can play fast-breaking, and there aren't too many holes on the defensive end. Garnett and Plumlee couldn't shoot accurately after the misalignment, and couldn't catch the weakness of the opponent's two-guard shortness, and Smith was not the type to attack with the ball.

The Knicks' counterattack is sharp, Bledsoe is easy to throw off Smith or the inside, and he is responsible for defending the high post in the 32 joint defense, and the missed shot after blocking and dismantling is misplaced. The score of the two sides in this quarter increased to 20 points.

Playing a team like the Knicks, it is very difficult to recover a 20-point gap in one quarter, even if Zhou Xuan is not there, there are other attackers, so it is difficult for them not to score 20 points in a quarter. It's rarely the case with D'Antoni's side.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Zhou Xuan rested, and Augustin, Bledsoe, and Henry pressed on the periphery. They have a lot of rotation and a lot of energy. It was difficult for DeLong to lead through the half, and several guards stepped up their pressing on the outside, which made the Nets very uncomfortable. Inside Durham Porter's defense also made the Nets suffer, and Anthony forced the offense to eat the big hat.

4 minutes later, the point difference did not continue to widen, Zhou Xuan replaced Bledsoe and went up to play for a while, just one move, relying on Bosh to cover to get rid of Joe Johnson, attracting Anthony to defend and hoisting the ball to Bosh who cut to the right side of the low post.

At this time, the other interior player was Parsons, who drew Evans out of the basket. Bosh singled out Joe Johnson in the low post, received the ball, dribbled a step to the baseline, turned around and forced a jump to score. Bosh isn't completely incapable of playing in the low post, it depends on who is defending. If the opponent does not have a difference in height and weight, he can easily get a shot by relying on his size and nimble footwork.

In the next round, the Nets switched defenses, Evans defended, Anthony was responsible for the basket defense, and after Bosh cut to the left, Parsons ran to 60 degrees on the left side, which was very far away from Joe Johnson. Zhou Xuan dribbled the ball in the middle, and Evans couldn't change positions to make up for the defense, otherwise he would have thrown the ball directly. Zhou Xuan passed, and Parsons hit a three-point shot from the left side.

After this three points, the difference widened to 24 points, and there were only 4 minutes left, and Zhou Xuan was replaced and rested.

The coaching staff believed that the victory was certain and would not let the main team risk staying on the court, Augustin organized the attack with a single guard, Copeland as a small forward, and Anderson as the center, all off the bench.

Zhou Xuan scored 17 points, 14 assists and 1 steal in 32 minutes, with no rebounds. The audience gave him applause, and Zhou Xuan, Matthews, Leonard and others high-fived one by one and became spectators.

Kidd also made a substitution, with Plumlee, Telitovic, Marcus Stig, Smith and Joe Johnson on the floor. This lineup has a three-point shooter, and Joe Johnson has always been full of physical strength, with benches, organizing offense, and having a core in positional warfare.

Kidd didn't continue to let the main team play for the sake of losing to look good. He chose to work on young players, Telitovic was excellent on three-pointers, and in order to strengthen the defense, the playoff minutes were shortened, and Kidd wanted him to try, and the next game would increase his time. Since you can't defend against the Knicks, it's better to fight with them to attack.

Telitovic made two three-pointers in the final half of the quarter, which was a bright spot, but the Nets fell too far behind to catch up.

109-92, the Knicks won one more game.