Chapter 865 [The Big Gap]

Bosh jumped the ball to win, Zhou Xuan passed to Leonard, and Jefferson cut the empty run without the ball in the middle.

Leonard and Bosh crossed the run and passed to Bosh, who in turn passed the ball over Pierce's head to Zhou Xuan, who cut in the middle. Zhou Xuan received the ball and got rid of Garnett with speed, and took three steps to the basketball. 2 to 0.

If it was the peak Garnett, he was afraid that he would fan the ball out with just a big hat, but now Garnett's bounce speed is not so fast, and Zhou Xuan is very bold in his shot.

The Nets attacked, and Livingston passed to Anthony, who took the ball at 60 degrees on the right side and put on a three-threat pose. Leonard opted for a quick close-fitting and didn't let Anthony shoot. Anthony struck the ball with his back and turned to the baseline, Leonard followed from the side, and almost to the edge of the box, Jefferson let go of Garnett's bag.

Anthony passes the ball to the middle, Garnett misses a jumper in the high post with no defender, and Jefferson grabs the rebound.

Bosh, Leonard, and Matthews hurry up. Zhou Xuan retreated to get the ball, turned around Livingston, and made a long one-handed pass to the front, Leonard received the ball on the left side, attracted Anthony's defense, and passed to Bosh in the middle, Bosh didn't care that Pierce was in front of him, he pulled it up and threw it, and completed a run in 3 seconds.

Pierce didn't jump high and couldn't form an effective interference, and the ball went in. 4 to 0.

The Nets attacked, and Garnett was released again after the block, and in the last series, he missed many empty shots, not to mention mid-range shots, and the close-range hooks on both sides were inefficient.

Those fans who love Garnett dearly, watching the current game will make their eyes wet.

Back then, in the Timberwolves and Celtics, the key ball had to pass through his hands, and he was not only a man on the defensive end, but also had a tandem role and unlimited firing rights on the offensive end. At that time, he was a real giant, a bloody wolf. Now people can't see his tyranny, his roar, and can only see the sadness of being powerless.

Now Garnett is beginning to become obscure, which makes people involuntarily nostalgic for the past.

Garnett's withdrawal was unfavorable, the Nets had to attack, Livingston was not allowed to score three points, Zhou Xuan let him go two steps away, he pulled out and threw it in, and the Knicks formed very narrow.

Livingston received the ball and passed it out, he didn't have the confidence to attack, averaging less than 10 points per game. Seeing that the 24-second clock was approaching, Joe Johnson missed a jumper under interference.

"The Knicks are great defensively, they are still in the top 10 in the league in defensive efficiency after Chandler left, and they are absolutely number one in terms of offensive power, more than ten points higher than the second place, which makes them almost invincible," Su said. ”

"Chandler may not have been named to the All-Defensive Team this year, and his strong defense with the Knicks is partly due to outside defense," Yang said. Zhou Xuan, Matthews, and Leonard rarely let the opponent break through easily, and occasionally went in and a Chandler interfered with the successful shot, which made people feel that the defense of the penalty area was solid. The same goes for the Grizzlies' defense. Now Boshk is doing Chandler's work, and Jefferson is doing meat shields under the basket, which is a bit like the defensive mode of the Celtics' Big Three back then, and the effect is also good. ”

Su Qun sighed: "Now Perkins and Garnett are no longer good, looking at athleticism and anti-blocking and dismantling, Garnett is really not as good as Bosh." ”

Bosh moved to cover on the right side, Zhou Xuan coordinated with Jefferson in the middle to block and dismantle, and took a big step to the right, and Matthews ran Anthony to change the defense very timely.

All teams know that Matthews is a man who can't let go of his breath, and he seems to be low-key, quietly averaging 15 per game. 3 points, 41 three-point shooting. 8%, and that's still when there are fewer shots. He's a bit like Joe Johnson in the 2004-2005 season, with similar style of play and responsibilities. Back then, Joe Johnson was dissatisfied with his lack of ball possession and transferred to the Hawks, but Matthews was conscientiously doing his job as a point guard.

There were three misalignments on the court after changing defenses, Zhou Xuan vs Garnett, Bosh vs Joe Johnson, and Jefferson vs Livingston. Bosh didn't cut into the air, but stood outside the three-point line in the bottom corner, giving Zhou Xuan space to break through, and Jefferson squeezed through Livingston's air cut. Garnett hurriedly retreated to the inside, and Livingston chased after him.

Zhou Xuan used a trick, Garnett took a step back, he took a step closer, and he didn't ask for others, just to distract Garnett. Jefferson rushed to the basket like a rhinoceros, and Zhou Xuan took the ball and took a small jump to pass the ball to Jefferson on the edge of the box, between Garnett and Livingston. Jefferson pouted Garnett hard on the ass and turned to the left side to hit the cricket ball in. 6 to 0.

As soon as the strong man arrives at the basket, this kind of ball can't be defended at all.

The Nets attacked, Pierce took the ball in the middle, Joe Johnson flanked and Garnett to get rid of the screen, and Jefferson followed. It's okay to be slow, you have to work hard to change the defense. Blocking Joe Johnson from letting him catch the ball and shooting. Joe Johnson took the ball and passed to Garnett, who cut into the air, and Bosh let go of Anthony to make up for the basket.

The Knicks are a joint defense, regardless of which side the team goes, one of the two interior lines goes out, the other is under the basket, and the formation is backlogged to the strong side. Garnett passed Anthony, Leonard added it, and the rotation was very fast. Anthony caught the ball and shook it, strode to the basket, jumped with all his might, and hit the Bosh lever to hit the cricket.

The two had physical contact, Bosh was pushed up, his feet did not stand, and the referee blew a defensive foul 2+1. After Antoniga hit a free throw, it was 6-3. Anthony yelled when he returned to the defense, and the goal was very morale-boosting.

The Nets' hardest man to defend against is Anthony, and he can't afford to relax in the slightest, Bosh made the right choice and the defense is already in place.

The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan stretched out his fingers to play the code, his teammates all pulled away, Jefferson was on the inside, and the other three were on the periphery. Zhou Xuan chose the easiest way to attack - heads-up!

He took a step to the right with two consecutive crotch dribbles, Livingston moved one step sideways to block the breakthrough route, and as soon as his left foot touched the ground, Zhou Xuan dribbled behind his back and changed direction with his left hand, took a big step back with the ball, and went out of the three-point line.

This sideways jump move allowed him to open up nearly two steps away from Livingston, and with a quick three-point shot, Livingston pounced on the side and couldn't block it, 70 degrees to the left, and the ball slammed into the basket and bounced in. 9 to 3.

"Beautiful, Zhou Xuan immediately returned a three-point score, which is very devastating to the opponent." Su Qun shouted.

"The Nets attacked, still covered without the ball, and Garnett was released on the perimeter again......"

In the last series, the Pacers were single-defense, and they played one-on-one, Garnett and Delon played poorly, but Anthony played super statistics in three games. The Knicks' approach this year is to put role players on the shot and guard the core, and the same is true when playing the Heat. There may be some loopholes in this approach, and we can only hope that the role players will not make a bad shot. But lowering the core score can also take a toll on the opponent's morale.

Garnett took a pass in the high post and took aim for a jumper before Jefferson could make a pave. It's a pity that the ball still didn't go in. The rebound was grabbed by Leonard.

Bosh only cares about the card man, and Leonard gets into the box faster than Pierce, which is also a tactic that the Knicks focus on. Bosh is dominated by the Heat in the Heat, letting his teammates get rebounds, and Wade is fast attacking and counterattacking, playing cooperative. He rebounded less, not because he didn't work hard, but because he was on the task. He didn't go to the basket with the Raptors and averaged double-digit rebounds per game. The same is true for Aldridge, whose rebounding tally has skyrocketed this season.

Zhou Xuan dribbled and organized, and the positional battle started again. He dribbled the ball under his crotch to his left hand, paused slightly, pretended to follow with his right hand, Livingston took a small step forward, Zhou Xuan immediately dribbled under his crotch to the right side to break through successfully, one step inside the three-point line, and a 60-degree jumper on the right side. Livingston jumped on the side and the interference was ineffective, the ball went in! 11 to 3. Zhou Xuan's personal 7th point.

The Nets attacked, Anthony broke through with the ball on the right side, the Knicks formed a contraction, formed a bag on the strong side, the ball passed out of the periphery, Pierce missed the jump shot under interference, and Zhou Xuan changed positions quickly.

Similar to Anthony's style of play, both are two wings and three threats, Pierce has received less possession, and this season has developed in the direction of a fixed-point pitcher. The Nets need pitchers, and he doesn't feel very good today, facing Zhou Xuan, the opportunity to shoot has already come out.

Jefferson grabbed the rebound, Matthews retreated to protect the ball, and waited for Zhou Xuan to retreat and pass. He's done a very good job of this detail, and he doesn't usually make mistakes at the back. Some players are rough, run directly to the frontcourt, or pass casually, and are easy to be stealed, and Nick Young has this problem. It's better in the Knicks, but when it comes to the Lakers, Yang Shaoxia has also become the protagonist of the "Five Embarrassments of Ao Fat".

Zhou Xuan asked his teammates to pull away and singled out Livingston again. Kidd frowned off the pitch as his worst fears had happened. Livingston's advantage is his height, which is suitable for misplaced defense, can interfere with shooting, and can also block inside air cuts to a certain extent and control rebounds. However, in terms of defensive back, Livingston is a lot worse, he has a high center of gravity and does not move too quickly.

Zhou Xuan started the performance, moving forward a little bit with the crotch dribble six times in a row, dribbling the ball behind his back to his right hand, suddenly accelerating and changing direction, Livingston followed closely on the side, Zhou Xuan was sticking to his back to protect the ball, his right shoulder shook lightly, making a false direction to turn around in a big stride, and then broke through to the right side and shook Livingston.

Zhou Xuan took the ball and got up, circled around his body, turned his head to look at Jefferson on the left, and passed the ball to the right side with his left hand. Bosh blocked on the side, Leonard cut into the air, and this time Anthony couldn't switch defenses and fell behind by one position. Leonard made a quick layup, and Garnett turned slowly and jumped even slower, without even reaching out for his hand. 13 to 3.

The Knicks opened the game by 10 points, and Kidd called a timeout. He was ready to let Delon play early, and Livingston was so repeated that the Nets had to surrender their guns at halftime.

Depressed, Kidd knew very well that Delong's single defense was not Zhou Xuan's opponent. In addition to too many veterans and lack of speed, the Nets also lack super defenders on the outside, which they are not as good as the Pacers, the Heat, and even the Knicks.

Looking at the whole, the gap between the Nets and the Knicks is even bigger than last season.