Chapter 581 [Formation Suppression]
The Knicks are on the verge of elimination, which touches the hearts of many people.
Ma Sha and Zhou Gaozhuo talked to Zhou Xuan on the phone for a while, telling him to stabilize his emotions and not to do dangerous actions too desperately.
They have been paying attention to basketball for the past two years and will not miss any news. Seeing that the Lakers were swept away in Bynum's move, I was worried that Zhou Xuan would also be radical. It's not good to hurt people, it's even worse, they don't want their son to be on the operating table as often as Yao Ming.
Kolo? Moretz and Zhou Xuan chatted on the phone for a longer time, and she was also concerned about Zhou Xuan's health. also said that the Knicks lineup is not as good as the Heat, and there is no shame in losing. The purpose is to make Zhou Xuan realize that it doesn't matter if he wins or loses, he is a hero anyway, don't play too hard.
Emma chatted with Zhou Xuan on the phone and made an appointment to visit the crew on vacation. Emma was not depressed by the Knicks' loss, and she could feel from the tone of her voice that she was excited about Zhou Xuan's early vacation. Zhou Xuan felt helpless, and there was nothing he could do, this is the difference between fans and non-fans.
The Western Conference Finals were also played in three games, with the Mavericks leading the Thunder 2-1. Yao Ming has a good chance of qualifying for the finals again, which gives Chinese fans a little comfort.
Yao Ming's popularity has also risen, although in the Mavericks and Cavaliers, everyone thinks he is the second leader, but he has an excellent record and can hit the championship, he is at least a championship puzzle-level player. Fans feel that they can't pass the first round in the Rockets, and they are purely being pulled back by their teammates. As for who is the most powerful, most people say it is Maddie.
Maddie has become synonymous with "cancer", undercover in the Knicks, ran to the Pistons to take the lead in the strike, and didn't know what his surname was when he got the base salary, and he was a superstar. In addition, there is also Monta? Ellis, leaving Zhou Xuan, his stats are really beautiful, but he can't help the team win.
On the 25th, the two sides ushered in the fourth battle.
The Heat players had indifferent expressions and were not proud of being ahead.
The atmosphere of the Miami home fans was not too enthusiastic, and the scene was relatively quiet. Although the Big Three are formed, the Heat's home court is not as hot as expected. Their home stadium wasn't full in every game of the regular season. Perhaps because of the strength of the team itself, the fans at the stadium spent a lot of time disdainful of booing the opponent or making more exaggerated performances. Of course, when facing a strong opponent, the fans will not hesitate to shout. The horror of the Heat is more dependent on its own strength.
In order to attract fans, the Heat's management has introduced a number of measures, such as providing discounted food and gifts to fans who arrive at the arena early, with the slogan "The early bird gets the worm." But the league is known for the loose and undisciplined Miami fans, and many times the stadium statistics show that tickets are sold out, but most of the seats are empty in the first quarter, and they can be basically filled before halftime.
In this atmosphere, Zhou Xuan didn't feel any pressure, but there was a fire burning in his heart, and this game must crush the heat.
Zhou Xuan won the MVP, and for a superstar who won this honor, sweeping is an unacceptable way to get out. While a seven-game elimination and a sweep result are the same, he must avoid it, and the Lakers are a case in point. Now that there are a lot fewer Lakers fans, the Zen master is retired, and I don't know what will happen next year.
CCTV5 Su Qun said: "The Knicks can no longer lose this game, and now they are 0-3 behind, and Zhou Xuan himself is a miracle worker, if there is a team that can win in such an unfavorable situation, I believe it is the Knicks." ”
Yang Jian said: "Miller started again, and the Knicks lost the first two games because of their lack of experience and poor on-the-spot response. Playing most of the game ahead of the Heat, let's see how it goes today. ”
Knicks starters: Miller, Zhou Xuan, Matthews, Gallinari, Stoudamire.
Heat starters: Bibby, Wade, James, Bosh, Joel? Anthony.
D'Antoni has changed the formation again, he is not a person who likes to follow the rules, and he has changed to a more pure small-ball tactic, Gallinari's cameo as the No. 4 position can better break through the defensive outside, he is 208CM tall, and he can also interfere with the inside line of the technique of Bosh, so he doesn't have to worry about being continuously beaten in the low post.
Xiao Si jumped the ball to win Bosh, the Knicks attacked first, Miller controlled the ball and passed to Gallinari, Zhou Xuan and Studamayre covered without the ball and cut to the right.
Gallinari sent the ball in, Zhou Xuan took the ball and jumped to the bottom line, attracting Bosh to change the defense, jumped up and half-turned and passed the ball to the middle. Before starting, he discussed with Xiao Si and was ready to give the Heat a dismissal, and he knew that Xiao Si would cut through the middle.
Sure enough, the ball was passed just right. Xiao Si received the ball and jumped up in one step, without waiting for Bosh to turn around, and scored the ball with one hand! Joel Anthony went out to fight Gallinari and didn't make up the defense. 2 to 0.
Yang Jian shouted: "Zhou Xuan gave a beautiful assist in the opening game, and his cooperation with Stadameyer is too tacit." ”
Su Qun said: "But others have to step up and score, these three role players played too poorly, the regular season played well, the role players play very important." Zhou Xuan's scoring numbers soared in the playoffs, but his assists declined, which is not a good sign. ”
The Heat attacked, and Zhou Xuan followed Wade on the side.
Wade's success rate in singled out Zhou Xuan was not high, he just leaned on his back and passed to the middle, James dodged Gallinari by covering and faced Stadamyre.
James dribbled the ball under his hip, shook his left shoulder, then changed direction to the right, jumped to the baseline and scored a one-handed cricket. His breakthrough was not fast in Zhou Xuan's opinion, and the feints were very simple, but Xiao Si just couldn't prevent it. 2 to 2.
The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan first went to the bottom corner of the weak side, and then ran to the right side 60 degrees with Stoudamire to cover without the ball, Miller passed the ball at just the right time, Zhou Xuan did not pause to catch the ball, and the ground pass passed from the gap between Joel Anthony and Wade to the bottom corner.
Xiao Si just turned around and took a step forward to receive the basketball, jumped up one step at a time, and dunked the basketball with one hand. Smalls has weaknesses defensively, and Bosh has too, and although he moves fast, he is too thin and has poor confrontation. If he is allowed to guard the basket, he will not be able to stop the strong interior line. 4 to 2, Zhou Xuan had two assists in a row.
The Heat attacked, James broke through with the ball, and the Knicks contracted. After three games, Zhou Xuan fully understands the Heat's offensive approach. As soon as James took the ball and turned around, Zhou Xuan immediately let go of Wade and rushed to Bosh in the middle. He can even analyze the odds of James passing to teammates, giving Bosh a 60% percentage. There's no need to follow Wade for 20%.
As soon as James passed the ball, Zhou Xuan blocked in the middle, broke the ball successfully, and rushed past Bosh in great strides, attacking quickly alone. Wade chased the defense from the side and quickly caught up with Zhou Xuan, Zhou Xuan calculated the distance, pulled the ball near the free throw line, and threw the ball to the basket with one hand.
As soon as Wade saw that he was about to throw, how dare he wait, and immediately jumped up to block. Jumping into the air and not touching the basketball, he immediately noticed that there was a problem, the ball used too much force, not a shot.
The ball smashed on the rebound and bounced back, Zhou Xuan took another step and jumped to get the basketball with both hands, and floated to the left side to pick up the basketball with his left hand. 6 to 2.
Barkley said: "The first three balls were all wonderful, and although Zhou Xuan would not stage a violent dunk like James, he played more and more to watch. ”
"The team has reached a situation where it can't lose, but he still dares to make moves, which is really an extraordinary big heart." Smithton paused for a moment and said, "It looks like the Knicks are going to play to the basket as much as possible today, and they have strengthened the air cut and breakthrough at the beginning." ”
God pitcher Reggie? Miller was also on the scene, saying, "This Knicks are on the line. They had a chance to win the first two games, just a little bit of bad luck. The Knicks played small-ball tactics today and played better when they picked up the speed. ”
The Heat offense, the Knicks are marking, and immediately after the pick-and-roll, Gallinari is not as easy to get past as Anderson. James passes the ball to Bibby, who hangs to Bosh, who singles out Smalls and turns and shoots wide.
The Knicks countered, and Gallinari missed a catch-and-shoot jumper after blocking and picking.
Because of the lack of perimeter shooters, the Heat's offense went wrong, James missed the three-point shot, and Smalls took the backcourt rebound and handed it to Miller.
In the Knicks positional battle, Zhou Xuan and Xiao Si took the ball on the right side after covering without the ball, and passed it to Gallinari on the side, who in turn passed to Xiao Si who cut to the low post, forming a triangle with Zhou Xuan.
James didn't dare to let go of Zhou Xuan, Bosh followed Gallinari, the Heat didn't have a tall player to help Joel, Stadamire held the ball and singled, dribbled two steps with his back, turned around to the baseline, squeezed out space with explosive power, and scored a cricket ball with one hand. 8 to 2.
The Heat attacked, James broke through by blocking and dismantling, and fell into the bag, he turned around and wanted to give Bosh, Zhou Xuan let go of Wade to make up for the defense, and James passed to Wade after a meal.
"Defense!" Zhou Xuan shouted. But his voice won't be faster than the Flash's movements, and before he can make a save, Wade will make a quick stop and jump shot. 8 to 4.
The ball was saved by Stadameyer and was slow to save. He has good physical fitness, but his consciousness is always too poor. In the season without Xiao Si, the Suns could still enter the second round of the playoffs, and his presence was too weak in the defensive system.
At least it's not a three-pointer, and if the Heat just shoot a two-pointer, there's nothing to fear, that's the Knicks' calculations. Zhou Xuan believes that he will be able to defeat the Heat this time,
The two sides went back and forth, and the fight was very lively. The Knicks offense was slightly better, and Zhou Xuan sent good balls to the open space again and again on the perimeter, allowing Xiao Si and Gallinari to attack in a different position, and Miller also hit Joel's jumper in the wrong position to score.
Zhou Xuan finally connected the team, with 2 points, 7 assists and 2 steals in a single quarter. The Knicks led 27-22.
In the second quarter, the Knicks made substitutions, with Beverley, Redick, Matthews, Anderson, and Pekovic on the floor. D'Antoni's employment is completely different from the regular season. With four pitchers out and the White Bears themselves, Matthews took a break in the first quarter and continued to take the bench.
Heat substitutions, Wade with benches, periphery James? Jones, Mike? Miller, Chalmers three pitchers, Dampier on the inside.
Dampier was only responsible for resisting people and had a very poor attack. As soon as Bosh rested, the Knicks' interior defensive pressure doubled and the outside defense became more resolute. Matthews was in the low post, responsible for Wade's breakaway, and Redick on the perimeter was the main defense, and they did a good job defending today. Wade missed two consecutive shots and the ball was blocked.
The Knicks went on a 7-0 run, and the Heat called a timeout.