Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Peerless Enemy

Ferguson was once asked "If you were given a gun and there was only one bullet in it, who would you aim for, Victoria or Arsene Wenger?" ”

Ferguson gave a very classic answer: "Can you give me two?" ”

The same problem can be applied to the current series between the Knicks and the Heat. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThis is the fourth year in a row, the Knicks met the Heat in the playoffs, and the previous three times, the Knicks won two wins and one loss in the hands of the Heat, especially last year's hearty Black Eight battle, ups and downs, and reverberation. The basketball philosophy of both sides is iron-blooded defense, and various hot scenes on the court are frequent, especially in the first two encounters, and the two sides have dedicated two amazing "gangster street blood battles". For the first time, led by Charles Oakley, assisted by Larry Johnson, and a bench blaster from the Knicks, they won the first street melee beautifully, although the Heat won because of it, but after all, the fight was lost; The second is a real strength boxing match, Alonzo Mourning intends to forcibly find the field, directly found Larry Johnson, the two said hello and directly came to the field a passionate boxing match, but unfortunately, even though Mourning is an iron block, but after all, he is an amateur, met the professional-level Larry Johnson, two punches in a row, were dodged by Johnson, and Johnson also came with two hooks, and was finally pulled away by the leg-hugging referee Van Gundy.

Today, old and new feuds, fights, grudges between gangsters, coaches and management, the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat have become veritable super rivals of this period.

Many media have made predictions, and it is not surprising that this time, it will be another hearty battle for the seventh.

The most important thing is that, perhaps, this will be another sanda boxing exchange meeting, you know, although the last time the two teams met in a stunning Black Eight battle, there is no doubt that it is always a pity that there is less physical communication.

So, a collision between Mars and Earth really took place on the ground level. If you can play with a gun, even if there is only one bullet, I believe that no matter who you aim at, both sides will be happy.

The first big battle will be played out in Miami.

This time, Van Gundy didn't use Moxi, but replaced him with Heat old nemesis Larry Johnson.

Van Gundy's purpose is very clear, tough, to be tough, both Eastern opponents, and three consecutive years of fighting, the two sides are already out of the same series, it can be said that they know the roots, especially this offseason The lineups of both sides have not changed much, it can be said that this time, all the tactics, all the changes are useless, everything depends on the will of the players to defeat the opponent, and at this time, Larry Johnson, who obviously has a big heart, is more trustworthy.

There was no pre-war mobilization, neither the eloquent Pat Riley nor the college top student Van Gundy, because this battle will be a real fight to the death, especially with the Heat, who were just nailed to the Shame Pillar by the Knicks last year.

Defend.

Defend.

Defend.

Defend.

Defend.

Defend.

This is the only theme of the series, and the two sides have played one set of exciting defensive duels after another.

Mourning won the jump ball, and the Heat attacked quickly. Hardaway controlled the ball and made a circle of rotation on the outside of the Knicks, but the Knicks' defense was airtight, and the ball returned to Hardaway after several twists and turns.

Mourning brought it up to Hardaway to block and dismantle. The two quickly dismantled, the Knicks switched defenses, and Ewing retreated directly to the basket, leaving Hardaway a full step and a half away.

Rao is like this, Hardaway still didn't dare to make a move, because at this time Ward also took the opportunity to step forward, half interference, half interception Hardaway.

Hardaway didn't hesitate to pass the ball back to Mourning.

There was still some threat to Mourning's mid-range shot, and Ewing took a step and a half forward to give Mourning a step away.

The most important thing in defense is the sense of distance, not the closer you stick, the more pressing you feel, but to find just the right distance.

Sure enough, Mo Ning hesitated, although the current Ewing no longer has the deterrent power of the past on the defensive end, but Mo Ning still does not dare to try easily, as the best defensive player, he knows very well what an experienced veteran center can do on the defensive end.

Mourning lowered his weight and began to force his way through Ewing. It's just that Ewing directly took a big step and jumped back, opened his arms, and blocked Mo Ning, who lowered his head and slammed his shiny head directly into Ewing's chest.

Ewing was ruthless, and mercilessly used his hot chest to directly hit Mo Ning, only to see that the two of them each took a step back, obviously equal, but Mo Ning was holding the ball in his hand, obviously there were some slight differences.

Mourning's body was unbalanced and he was about to get rid of the ball when he saw it, but Sprewell saw the opportunity and stepped forward to cut the ball.

Mourning caught a glimpse of Sprewell's movements, and before he could rush over, he forced the ball out directly with his palm. Obviously, this ball was reluctant, and he directly threw a three-no-stick and fell into the hands of Ewing under the basket.

The Knicks directly launched a fast attack, Ewing found Ward with a long pass, and Ward gave the ball to Houston in the fast break, but Dan Marley had been waiting for a long time, and without waiting for Houston to catch the ball, he pressed forward directly, giving Houston great pressure.

Houston is probably the most accurate shooter in both camps, and for Houston's defense, the Heat's tactical board can be said to have written several pages, the most important of which is not to leave him room to shoot.

The Knicks' fast break was terminated and had to move to positional warfare. The ball was transferred to Ewing again via Ward. Now Ewing is more of an offensive initiator in the Knicks' tactics, he chiseled in twice and found that Mourning was very hard, Ewing had difficulty moving, and had to pass the ball to the perimeter.

Another similarity between the lineups of the two sides is that if the interior line can't open the situation, and each has an excellent breakthrough, the Knicks will naturally be Sprewell.

Sprewell used Johnson to cover, crossed with Houston, and then jumped forward, caught the pass, and accelerated directly past Mashburn to the Heat's inside.

The Heat's interior is guarded by two top defenders, P-J. Brown and Mourning each take a half-step forward and grab Sprewell without letting go of their own defenders.

Sprewell, who was caught between two center forwards, couldn't see the situation around him at all, and the ball couldn't be passed.

Sprewell made a mistake in hesitation.

Mourning cut off the ball, and the Heat began to counterattack quickly.

It's just the same as the Knicks' fast break. The Heat's fast break was intercepted by the Knicks just after halftime, and the two sides once again fell into a grinding battle, using their muscles to squeeze their desire to win.

Obviously, the referee also got some instructions in this game, on the one hand, to control the emotions of both sides, and on the other hand, to pay attention to the appropriate relaxation of the referee scale, after all, both sides are the kind of teams with a very tough style of play.

The first score of the game didn't come until eight minutes into the game, when Ewing was sent to the free throw line and hit one of two free throws, but soon after, the Heat returned one.

Mourning once again singled Ewing, and even though it was less than five minutes into the game, Mourning already felt a flame burning him. Once again, he pressed his hard, proud head against Ewing's chest, and Ewing pushed back without hesitation. It's another sturdy physical confrontation.

Mo Ning suddenly withdrew his strength, changed direction, and planned to break through, but Ewing had already taken a good position, and Mo Ning's breakthrough hit Ewing's thick body headfirst. It's just that this time Mo Ning was already prepared, and when he collided, he used the force of this recoil to float directly backwards, and threw a backward shot with an extremely ugly posture, but it was such an extremely ugly posture that he actually entered. Because the defensive intensity is too strong, Van Gundy has been hesitant to replace Mo Xi on the court, obviously, in such a game, Mo Xi is bound to become a breakthrough for the opponent, but on the offensive end, Mo Xi can use his own strength to tear a hole in the Heat's defense?

Van Gundy struggled throughout the first quarter, but Murphy still couldn't get a chance to play, and the Knicks lost by six points in the first quarter