Chapter 589 [Fierce Attack]
Ginobili is the NBA record holder for consecutive scoring points with 24 points. A scoring streak is when no one else scores on the court for a period of time, and only one person is in Biao. Ginobili played the Eagles that year and did it all in 4 minutes and 47 seconds.
Zhou Xuan's 12 consecutive points are in the playoffs, and the gold content is also very high, and this wave of offense almost blinded the Heat. relied on the personal abilities of James and Wade to barely hold on.
The Knicks consistently led by about 10 points.
Bosh disappointed the home fans by not being able to keep Pekovic in the low post. Let him go to the low post to single Pekovic, but he also can't squeeze into the three-second zone, and can only make a face-frame jumper.
At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks led by 11 points, 89-78. Zhou Xuan had 18 points and 3 assists in a single quarter, and 25 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal in the third quarter.
The best performance of the Heat was James, who had a quasi-triple-double of 36 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, and completed Gallinari. It was the best James play in the entire series. It is likely that he will be able to score a big triple-double of 40+ points in the whole game.
But now James is not happy, the most important thing is always to win. In the playoffs when the Cavaliers were eliminated by the Magic, James played super data many times, what is the use?
At the end of the quarter, Zhou Xuan went down to rest first.
In the key game, D'Antoni still made bold substitutions. He could see that Zhou Xuan's hurricane in the third quarter consumed a lot of physical strength, and if he played the second half, he might not be able to guarantee efficiency. And on the bench, there are also individual substitutes.
The outside Knicks were replaced by Miller and Beverley to form a two-guard lineback, small forward Matthews, and inside was Stodameyere and Pekovic. Stoudamire took a break in the third quarter and can now form a strong offensive point on the inside with the White Bears. Miller organized, and the other two had to run on the perimeter to prepare for three-pointers, in addition to defense.
The Knicks also used frontcourt pressing, and Chalmers had average organizational skills, relying on James to dribble the ball across the half court, which took James' physical strength again.
Beverley's task was to pester Wade, and after playing for two minutes, Barkley couldn't help but sigh: "Although Beverley is a marginal person, he really works hard, and he is not afraid of Wade at all, no wonder the Knicks will use him instead of Mason." ”
"The Heat will probably regret giving him up, he's not as experienced as Chalmers and Bibby, but he's much better than those two," Smith said. Arroyo took a spot, squeezed Beverly out, and is now being cut. ”
The benches worked hard to withstand the onslaught of the Heat's Big Three in 4 minutes and continued to maintain a 7-point lead. In order to defend Pekovic, Stoudeyer, and the Heat also took great pains. James went to the interior defense, and he used Pekovic to go around the front, and if he rebounded the ball, Bosh would make up for it.
Fortunately, Pekovic is not good at strategy, and the pass can only be found nearby, otherwise I am afraid that the Knicks can lead more.
4 minutes later, Zhou Xuan, who had rested for a while, returned to the court.
Zhou Xuan has been thinking about how to better grasp the weaknesses of the other party. The difficulty of the Eagles' offensive misplaced singles has increased. He ran on the weak side of the game against either Bosh or James.
D'Antoni replaced Pekovic, and he saw that the Heat wanted to compress the defense and limit the interior scoring. At this time, switching to a three-point shooter can better attack.
Anderson, Gallinari, Matthews, Zhou Xuan, plus Stoudamire, the team sent the strongest attacking lineup.
Yu Jia said: "There are so many people who can shoot the Knicks, and if they play Murphy, then even the center can shoot three-pointers." ”
"In the second round of the series, Murphy was already out of the game, and his defense was too poor." Zhang Li said: "Let's see how the Knicks fight." ”
Zhou Xuan's Eagles attacked and ran against James. At this time, it will not do much to fight the opponent's momentum. No matter how you hit, the other party will be desperate, and it is impossible to give up halfway.
Zhou Xuan protected the basketball with his back, and before he had time to make a move, he was hit by James who came close to him, but fortunately, he was flexible and had a good sense of the ball, protected the ball, and gave it to Gallinari in the middle.
James immediately let go of Zhou Xuan to block the middle, and Wade chased to Zhou Xuan's side and completed the change. Gallinari ran to split the ball, and Matthews moved in the bottom corner, relying on his body advantage to squeeze Chalmers to get the ball.
He's a role player, he's the one who has the physical advantage on the court, and the team needs him to attack. Matthews remembered what the coach had told him before he came on the court. "Against point guards, you have a clear advantage in terms of strength and aggression. Help your teammates share the pressure. ”
Heading into the playoffs, Matthews' stats dropped, he was inexperienced, his playing time was shortened, and he shared time with Redick. Now in the fourth quarter, D'Antoni used him instead of Redick, because everyone knew that he had the energy, the courage, and the critical moment, he dared to attack.
Matthews took the ball and shook his left shoulder, took a step with his back to Chalmers, and turned to the baseline. As soon as Chalmers followed, he hit the ball with his back and turned to the middle to step back for a jumper.
With the step-back and height advantage, Matthews shook out of the space and scored on a jumper. 99 to 90.
"Good ball, every ball counts." Yu Jia shouted: "Matthews has an advantage in beating Chalmers, if he can shoot, the Heat will not let Wade defend Zhou Xuan, and the Knicks' offense will be more secure." ”
Zhang said: "The Knicks have been very cohesive this season and have scored a lot of points, which is where they beat the Heat. ”
The Heat attacked, and the Knicks defended the perimeter. I'd rather let people score than let opponents shoot threes. Assistant coach Malone understood James and shouted at Gallinari: "Keep up, don't let him rush!" ”
James caught the ball at the top of the arc and forced a breakthrough, relying on Bosh's cover to get rid of Gallinari, Anderson is an interior who doesn't like confrontation, out of the ball to defend Miller, and Xiaosi switched to defend James.
James stepped up to Xiao Si, swayed lightly in the middle of his right shoulder with his back, and then turned quickly to the bottom line. James took the ball and shook it, Xiao Si jumped up again, but it was just a feint, James bumped into him, scored with one hand, and the referee blew a foul. 2+1。
James also hit a free throw. 99 to 93.
James was expressionless in the defense, his eyes revealed firmness, he didn't want to lose, and there was no reason to lose again this time. When the Cavaliers reached the Finals, he ran to the Heat despite everyone's opposition, but if he was defeated in the Eastern Conference Finals, he couldn't wash away this shame in his life.
James defended the low post, and Zhou Xuan also changed his style of play, no longer using the Hawks to attack and run, and coordinated with Anderson on the left side. At this time, the person on the periphery was Mike Miller.
Zhou Xuan strode forward, stopped sharply in the inner frame of the three-point line, took the ball in his right hand and approached with his left hand, Miller took a small step forward, Zhou Xuan immediately changed to break through the bottom line, passed in one step, and then pulled the ball up, without waiting for Bosh to make up for the defense, he hit a jump shot and scored his 27th personal point. 101 to 93.
The Heat attacked, after a few passes, James broke through the ball to the perimeter, Miller missed the jumper, Bosh grabbed the frontcourt rebound, was not attacked by the basket under the basket, and distributed it to Chalmers on the perimeter to reorganize.
The Heat played patiently, constantly relying on cover and running to find opportunities. James and Wade are on the periphery. It took 20 seconds for Wade to break through on the right side, attract the bag and jump wide into the left bottom corner, Chalmers ran without the ball to catch the ball, dodged Anderson's block, and hit a three-point shot. 101 to 96.
The Knicks were also very patient offensively. Zhou Xuan passed to Gallinari and ran by himself, and after James followed him, he ran out again. Gallinari didn't just beat Miller, he gave Matthews.
Matthews relied on Chalmers to protect the ball, watched Zhou Xuan run back, passed the ball over, Xiao Si blocked James, and Bosh defended again. Zhou Xuan hung to Xiao Si in the low post on the left, who singled James with his back, leaned on a step and turned around and hooked his hand but did not score, James stuck in the position, turned around and grabbed the rebound.
James has also rebounded in double figures.
The Heat counterattacked, after a few passes, James cut in the air, the middle pull rod layup did not score, Gallinari grabbed the rebound, Zhou Xuan immediately organized a counterattack, Matthews in the front court grabbed three points, dodged Chalmers block, but unfortunately missed.
Players on both sides began to feel the pressure, and Zhou Xuan was no exception, and the shooting rate began to decrease.
Zhou Xuan advanced the inside, but failed to grab the rebound in the frontcourt, and Wade's bounce and strength were too much stronger than him. Entering the playoffs, the intensity of confrontation increased, and Zhou Xuan's rebounding number also decreased.
The Heat attacked, Wade passed the ball to James, James arced to block and dismantle, and distributed the ball to Bosh. Bosh and Wade played another block, passed the ball from the distance, Wade burst into the basket on the left side, James went out to attract the defense, and the Knicks couldn't wrap Wade, and there was an opening. Anderson couldn't keep up with the pace and had to foul.
Wade missed a quick one-handed throw, and the referee blew the whistle for a free throw, and Wade hit both free throws to make it 101-98.
With only three points separating the two sides, D'Antoni was a little anxious and hesitant to bring on Pekovic. Now the Heat is playing fast, there is only one big man, if Pekovic is played, there is an advantage in the low post, and it is difficult to keep up with people on the defensive end.
"I'd suggest a switch for Nicola, he has an advantage in the low post, and then you have to be efficient, and if they can't keep up, just foul like they did, and if he gets five fouls, come down," Woodson said. ”
"Okay."
Both teams hit once each, with the Knicks coming on for Pekovic and Anderson. The White Bears played well today, scoring 18 points and 6 rebounds, while Anderson was a little unable to let go.
After Pekovic came on the court, the Knicks immediately focused on the inside, attacked Bosh one, and the second ball attracted the defense to pass to the periphery, and Zhou Xuan hit a three-point jumper to score his 30th point.
The Heat saw that they couldn't bear it in the low post, and they couldn't shrink too much, so they were forced to replace Joel Anthony and replace Miller, so that there were fewer scoring points.
Fortunately, they still have stars, James scored two goals in a row, Wade also broke through and caused a foul, and hit both free throws to stabilize the situation.
The two sides began to stalemate, and in the last two minutes of the game, Chalmers received the ball and hit a three-point shot, and the Knicks only led by 1 point at 109-108, and it was time for a decisive battle!