Chapter 772 [Quasi-Lore, Breaking the Net]
There are only 20 seconds left for the Knicks to attack.
D'Antoni called a timeout for attacking tactics. He didn't blame the players, this time Anderson was already in place, and there was nothing wrong with letting him defend against Lopez, who had just come on.
"Magic" Johnson said: "This game is very anxious, the two sides played until the last minute, Zhou Xuan has not been a stunner this season, I don't know if he can grasp this opportunity." โ
Van Gundy said: "The Knicks rarely have a stalemate with their opponents to the end, and Zhou Xuan has fewer opportunities to shoot key shots, and his shooting percentage in previous seasons is very high, which can be compared to regular time. โ
D'Antoni naturally wanted to let the most confident person shoot, and arranged a double-block and dismantling tactic to let Zhou Xuan receive the ball, and under Chandler on the inside, his offensive ability was average.
The Nets replaced the scorer Lopes with Evans, the "rebounding maniac", in an attempt to strengthen the defense. Lรณpez moves too slowly, and it's easy to get open on the outside. So the pressure on the interior defense is on Garnett alone, and he is enough for himself. The Knicks didn't have a strong offense in the low post, and the best Scola only played 6 minutes today.
The stadium was very quiet and the fans were holding their breath for the attack.
D'Antoni chose to play a fast break, and if he didn't work, he could also use foul tactics to gamble on three points. Therefore, the Knicks are on a small lineup, Bledsoe, Zhou Xuan, Matthews, Parsons, and Anderson.
At the beginning of the game, Zhou Xuan quickly advanced to the front, his teammates all pulled out the outside line, Zhou Xuan did not rely on cover, and chose the middle to single-handedly Delong.
Delon had no choice but to engage. Joe Johnson didn't guard against Zhou Xuan just now, he had to fulfill his responsibilities.
Zhou Xuan calmed himself down first, fantasized about music in his heart, and then began to make movements, dribbling the ball under his crotch to the right side, and relying on speed to the bottom line without feints.
Delong followed from the side, and Zhou Xuan turned around and retreated, holding the ball in his left hand and approaching with his right hand. Delong was afraid that Zhou Xuan would make a direct jump shot at 45 degrees, so he took a small step forward, Zhou Xuan immediately dribbled the ball under his crotch and handed it to his right hand to break through the bottom line.
Zhou Xuan already has space to shoot, and Delon's blocking ability must not be able to block his backhand layup, Garnett shrinks back to the basket to make up for the defense, and wraps Zhou Xuan with Delong, and the shooting and ball space are all blocked.
At this time, Zhou Xuan made a move that no one could have imagined, and took the ball and pounced forward. This pounced hard, dodged the encirclement of Garnett and Delon, and his body was in the air, and Zhou Xuan transferred the ball to Bledsoe at 60 degrees on the left side with both hands.
Bledsoe got rid of Joe Johnson on the perimeter and Anderson with off-ball screens. Coupled with Garnett's contraction, no one can go to the basket to make up for the defense, he catches the ball and stops in one step inside the three-point line, pulls out the jumper, the arc of the ball is not high, and smashes the basket and bounces in!
Zhou Xuan's 20th assist, 106-105.
The Nets still have 9. With 2 seconds to attack, Callesimo called a timeout to arrange an offensive tactic.
As a veteran coach of the league, he seemed very unconfident in this timeout. Now the Knicks don't have height on the court, and Anderson is not a good defensive player on the inside, even if Anthony doesn't score on a fast break, Garnett may be able to grab the rebound in the frontcourt. But that timeout gave the Knicks the opportunity to adjust their substitutions.
The coach is also the factor that determines the outcome of the game, and it is difficult to win the championship without a good coach.
D'Antoni shouted that he was lucky, and after the goal, Bledsoe didn't know that the front court was pressing, and went straight back. He hurriedly replaced the scorer and replaced him with Chandler.
The Nets also replaced Evans with Pierce, and the five stars made up a super offensive lineup.
At the end of the timeout, the sideline ball was sent out, and Delon received the ball on cover and passed it to Anthony. In the end, the Nets' timeout was called in vain, and the tactic arranged was that Anthony singled and the others pulled away.
Anthony broke through with the ball after facing Leonard on the right side, leaned on his back to the baseline, turned to the middle and forced a shot out. Chandler grabbed the rebound in the backcourt and passed it to nearby Matthews.
Joe Johnson had no choice but to foul and there were only 3 minutes left. 6 seconds.
Joe Johnson hit both free throws, 108-105.
The Nets called another timeout and set up a three-point attack. The ball was sent to Pierce, and Chandler switched defenses in a timely manner and followed the three-point line. Pierce didn't have a chance to make a move, so he had to pass Anthony again, who hurriedly shot wide, and the final whistle blew!
108-105, the Knicks defeated the Nets hard at home and led 1-0.
The players on the bench rushed into the field excitedly to celebrate the victory with the starters. The tennis players covered their heads and pinched their waists, and the loneliness on their faces could not be concealed. They had played well this time, but they still didn't win.
Zhou Xuan played 42 minutes and scored 21 points, 2 rebounds, 20 assists and 1 steal. DeLong only had 14 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists in 42 minutes, and his statistics were completely blown out.
The Knicks had five players in double figures, with the best role player being Matthews with 20 points and Parsons with 17 points, five rebounds and four assists. Leonard and Bledsoe scored 10 and 14 points, respectively.
The Nets had six players score in double figures, except for Delon, Anthony had a game-high 25 points and 8 rebounds, Garnett had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Joe Johnson had 15 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, and Pierce had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Lopez had 12 points and just three rebounds.
At the press conference, D'Antoni expressed confidence that he would win both home games and eventually qualify for the finals. Callesimo said he was trying to win an away game.
Although they lost, the Nets players knew that the gap was not big and they could play. Only DeLong is more silent, and now he has nothing to do with the team leader. Even his die-hard fans don't feel like the leader of the tennis team.
The main person interviewed by the reporter was Zhou Xuan, who played a double 20 in the playoffs and won the MVP, which was a perfect game for him.
Zhou Xuan said: "The Nets are very strong, they have a lot of stars, but we are more skillful in cooperation, so we won today." It's not the time to be happy, we have to play 12 points every game and we can't let up until the final whistle. โ
The reporter asked: "How many points do you rate your performance today?" โ
"How many points out of a lot?"
โ100ใโ The journalist said.
"Those 70 points, I have an average shooting touch, but fortunately my teammates are in good shape and have made a lot of shots, otherwise this one might have been lost." Zhou Xuan smiled.
The data double 20 is 70 points, and the full score will be 30+30, the reporter complained in his heart. But maybe Zhou Xuan can really play that kind of data in the future, he has already had a terrifying performance of 40+20.
The majority of online fans support the Knicks.
"James Muth Harden" left a message saying: "The Nets failed to hold together, and the same money was spent in vain like the Lakers, they just have a lot of stars, they can't see any cooperation, and they play randomly part of the time, which is a bit like the Thunder, but the Thunder spend much less money than them." โ
"Favorite Sister Feng" (the taste is too heavy!) said: "As long as Anthony is here, the whole team has to watch him play alone, melons are really cancerous, and he is not satisfied with the Nuggets, saying that he has no teammates, and he is not in the playoffs like the Nuggets, and now he has no excuses." โ
"Torrential Rain" said: "Garnett and Pierce both fought and they lost not to the Knicks, but to time. โ
"Trickster" said: "I think the Knicks have won, after all, they have seven home games in this series, can't they win four of them?" โ
Some people also think that the outcome is unpredictable, and the Knicks just won one game.
"Monkey King Caesar" said: "The Nets have the strength to compete with the Knicks, but they were a little less lucky today. If you want to advance to the finals, role players have to give Zhou Xuan more support, the Knicks have a problem with personnel, why did Scola play for so long? I feel like he's better than Blacher. โ
After returning home from the press conference, Zhou Xuan called his family to report the situation, chatted with Emma on the phone for a while, chatted with Kolo Moretz on the Internet for a while, and then went to sleep.
The team is no longer organising training, and it is more important to recover physical strength. Early the next morning, Colo Moretz came and brought breakfast, the famous hot dogs in the area, and the two made an appointment to go out for a walk.
"Hey, you're up early."
"You're going to come over, of course I have to get up early." Zhou Xuan smiled: "Where are you going for a while?" โ
"Let's watch the movie first, "Iron Man 3"." Chloe laughed.
This month, Robert Downey Jr.'s new film was released, Zhou Xuan happened to play the game and did not attend the premiere, and his friend's movie should be celebrated. After eating, the two went out in casual clothes and watched a movie at the theater near Times Square.
Downey made a lot of money making this film, but it was a completely bad movie, which simply ruined the entire series. Maybe it's because 2009's "Watchmen" and Nolan's Batman have won a good reputation. The director of Iron Man also wanted to take the deep route and analyze the hearts of the characters.
But how could the narcissistic Tony Stark get depression? When the Avengers fought the alien Iron Man, they used a lot of high-tech weapons, but they were all gone in the third episode, and they only knew that they were fighting hand-to-hand with the villain, which was really inexplicable. And the performance of the new armor is not as good as the old version, and it often can't fly because of the lack of electricity, and the chain drops at various critical moments.
Out of the cinema, the two of them are still lamenting that this movie has ruined the image of the comic characters, and finally defeated the villain BOSS, but it was the heroine who opened the hanging.
"I don't know how the armor and special effects are going to be for the movie we are going to make in the summer, so I hope there won't be any problems." Chloe sighed.
"Trust Doug, he's going to blow the movie to the sky." Zhou Xuan said with a smile.
As soon as it came out of the theater, there were fans and fans asking for autographs. As his fame grew, it was difficult for Zhou Xuan to go shopping like an ordinary person. The fans also sent their blessings to Zhou Xuan, hoping that he can win the championship again this season.
The two had to give up shopping and went back to the apartment early.
Kolo smiled bitterly: "You just make movies every year in the future, it's just a film, and I feel like I have more fans than me." โ
"It's mainly the fans, right? I still prefer to win the championship, although it seems easier to make money by making movies. Zhou Xuan said.
"Aren't you still speculating in stocks? Is it earned again, my eldest brother said that he also bought Microsoft. โ
"Yes, it's hard to make money when luck comes, and I hope the next game will go just as well."
Since Zhou Xuan bought Microsoft shares, it has been rising, and it has reached 36 yuan, with tens of millions of dollars. In the summer, Zhou Xuan planned to buy some valuables to give to his parents and friends, and he became rich.