Chapter 34: The Age of New York?
The powerlessness of the first half did not break the old coach Wilkens, and after some adjustments in the locker room, the Eagles rushed into the court again with great momentum. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
On the other hand, the Knicks' players are almost in a lazy state to return to the court, but no one thinks that the Knicks' current mental state is not good, and more people think of the picture that has been dusty for many years, that is still the 80s, the Purple and Gold Army in Los Angeles.
In fact, the current Knicks and the Lakers are not half a star apart, but New Yorkers always have such a pride, Lao Tzu is the first in the world. But at least one thing people are not mistaken, the current Knicks, at heart, are championship-level.
After the start of the second half, Van Gundy was sure enough, it was still a familiar rhythm, and after the second quarter of the third quarter, Van Gundy still made some changes, this time it was not Sprewell who replaced Thomas, but Dudley, who performed well and stopped Mutombo, came on the court.
Whether it was the Knicks at that time, defense was almost the capital of his life.
After the start of the second half, the Knicks' focus was almost on defense, and several of the Knicks' top scorers today were a little out of order, and the two sides played for a long time, and the score in this quarter was barely double.
However, the intensity of the game in the third quarter was terrifying, and every score, whether it was New York or Atlanta, could make fans erupt in exclamations, which showed the tip of the iceberg of defensive intensity in the game.
At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks almost looked like they had been fished out of the sea, and the score in the third quarter was 11:14, and the Knicks coincidentally won another three points in the first quarter.
The Hawks are almost numb, although the point difference in the East is still a bit big, but it is also within the range that can be recovered, but the old coach Wilkens knows in his heart that it is too difficult to steal points in the hands of the Knicks. Wilkens couldn't help but muttered in his heart, "Could it be that the Knicks are going to be swept away?" ”
In the fourth quarter, in order to allow the main players to fully rest, Van Gundy replaced the bench.
Murphy, Camby, Sprewell, Rick Bronson, Charles.
In fact, this lineup can be regarded as half of the main lineup in some weak teams.
At the start of the fourth quarter, the Eagles had the ball.
The Eagles, who were nine points behind, had to start picking up the tempo. After a quick passage through the frontcourt, the Eagles didn't make too much of a pass this time around, instead handing the ball to Steve Smith. As the team's leading scorer, Smith had to bite the bullet and start attacking at this time.
The Eagles' offensive tactics are generally team offense, involving a good offensive opportunity through running and covering, which requires a lot of patience, and when the Eagles start to play, there is no doubt that the Eagles' mentality begins to become agitated.
In this game, the other Hawks starters played for a long time, but Smith didn't have a big foul problem for too long, and Wilkens simply planned to let him play the fourth quarter.
Smith played against Sprewell, who struggled to get a comfortable shot, and his hurried shot was distracted, hitting the basket and the rebound was picked up by Moxi.
At this time, the Knicks seemed to be back to the Pat Riley period, and suddenly played a swift defensive counterattack.
Mo Xi got the rebound, and the ball was not given to the point guard, but directly to the front court, Rick Bronson scurried in, the front court was empty, and he dunked directly.
Wilkens looked a little unpleasant, and he asked the team to stabilize and ensure offensive efficiency and defensive intensity, but it was clear that the players were starting to get a little agitated and a little messy after coming on the field. Wilkens would love to bring the main players to the court again, but three of the starting five played almost the whole game, and they had to be rested, otherwise they would be dragged down by the Knicks when it came to the decisive moment.
The Hawks attacked again, and this time the Hawks went back to the path of team offense, but unfortunately the Knicks were too aggressive. This time, it was obviously an empty shot, but Camby rushed from the other side to a palm discharge, just like a martial arts novel, one palm beat the eagle to the face red, and finally couldn't help it, and spit out a mouthful of blood.
The brightly colored basketball only flew in the air for a while, and then it was thrown back into the court by another player who rushed to the court, and with a flying pounce, he scooped the ball back and pointed the ball towards Sprewell.
Sprewell sprang away, and together they were dusty, and they were hit again.
Suddenly, the entire Madison Garden Square was set on fire, and the fans erupted in cheers.
Wilkens' face turned ugly again.
The Hawks tried to launch an offensive once, this time Charles made a mistake, was blocked and dismantled and did not change positions in time, and was given a chance by the Hawks to shoot in the middle, but this time even Camby did not catch up, and the Hawks finally scored a goal.
The Knicks, who came to the offensive end, were a little sloppy in judgment because Charles was eager to make up for the mistake just now, and the breakthrough layup did not completely get rid of the defense, and was driven to the inside of the Hawks.
However, Mo Xi seems to have unwittingly developed a talent for floorball, and immediately picked up the ball and started attacking again.
With little time left, this one started playing singles.
Facing the inside line of the Eagles after Mutombo was rested, Mo Xi played extremely easily, and even he himself was a little incredulous.
Just a turn, he easily passed the Hawks' inside line, and when he got to the basket, facing the defender, Mo Xi turned around again, and rounded his arm with a side dunk.
The characteristics of Moxi have been initially developed, and the explosive power can even make a super defensive interior like Mutombo suffer a loss.
The Hawks' weak interior line can't even defend against a blue-collar interior line like Camby, who lacks offensive skills and relies purely on under-the-basket offense and secondary offense to get back on the offensive end.
I have to say that Wilkens' coaching ability is at the grandmaster level in the league, although there is a lack of players who decide to strike, but in such a system, there are more offensive points, as long as a little open, it will often lead the whole team, but unfortunately today the Hawks seem to be lost in the steel jungle of the metropolis of New York again.
The Hawks' offense failed, Camby grabbed the rebound, and the Knicks quickly switched offense.
Seeing his huge advantage on the inside, Charles once again gave the ball to Moxi.
Mo Xi's position this time is still not very deep, on the left baseline, there must be a distance of four or five steps from the basket.
This time, Mo Xi didn't get a chance to turn easily, so he skillfully turned into a face frame with a Sigma step, and didn't give the opposite side a chance to press, Mo Xi quickly dribbled and broke through from the outside, not completely throwing off the opponent. Just when he got to the basket, Mo Xi made an emergency stop, and the opposing player couldn't stop and let go of half of his body, Mo Xi didn't choose to dunk, but played a stop-and-go jump shot under the basket, less than an arm's length of the flat frame shot, and the ball stumbled into the basket.
Wilkens frowned, and immediately replaced Mutombo, although the Eagles' interior line is weak, but it is not enough to let people play like this.
After Mutombo came on the court, because they were worried about the opponent's offensive rebounds, Murphy and Camby had to shrink to the basket, causing the Knicks' defense to begin to slacken and was hit by the Hawks with another shot.
And Mo Xi seems to be in shape, although the opponent is Mutombo, but still regardless of the start of the singles.
Charles hesitated, but still handed the ball to Moxi, at this time, everyone on the field gradually pulled away, forming a 1v1 between Moxi and Mutombo.
This time, Mo Xi wanted a very deep position, just in the low post on the left side, only one step away from the basket, Mutombo failed to take the position in advance, and could only push Mo Xi out little by little.
When it comes to strength, Mo Xi is still not as good as the other party, but at this time, Mo Xi is a tendon coming up, and he wants to use his strength to fight the other party.
Mo Xi once again used his own black technology, this time it was the Eight Sons Fist of the Mo Liyu Sect, which is the Eight Poles in the modern population. Mo Xi's legs suddenly stood firmly, and he didn't even push Mutombo, his knees and waist were forced, driving his upper body, and he pushed it hard, shaking Mutombo away, and turned around and put the ball into the basket with both hands.
The power displayed by this ball of Mo Xi was jaw-dropping, and no one could figure out how Mo Xi fell to the ground to push Mutombo away.
Mo Xi, who tasted the sweetness, chose to single Mutombo again in the next attack, this time Mutombo responded with all his might, Mo Xi failed to push the opponent away, and Mo Xi did not give up, but changed to another way. This time, Mo Xi actually used a face frame, and after turning around, Mo Xi lowered his body, just under the basket, opposite to Mutombo, and on his head was the basket.
Without Mutombo's interference, Mo Xi took a good step, lowered his center of gravity again, and almost reached the position of Mutombo's waist. Mo Xi suddenly burst out, and Mutombo pressed it tightly.
However, something unexpected happened to Mutombo, and he only felt a dark shadow gradually rise in front of him, and slowly the whole eye was over.
"Bang"
Mo Xiqing's violently raised hand pressed on the basket, his eyes widened, and he gritted his teeth.
Like a volcanic eruption, Madison Square Garden exploded.
Mo Xi inexplicably became Mutombo's bitter master, and once again deducted Mutombo, this time it was the most shocking of several times, and the goal that had been defended was scored like this. At this time, Mo Xi's strength was questioned for the first time, how did this thin body of only more than 220 pounds do it.
The Hawks seemed to have been beaten out of their minds, and they spent the game until the end of the game, and coincidentally, the Hawks lost another three points in this quarter, 12 points in one game, and only three points in each quarter.
The game seemed to completely crush the Hawks, and the next day in the game, Atalanta failed to defend their honor and were swept by the New York Knicks in the second round.
This time, the New York media was even more excited, and the newspaper headlines were unprecedentedly unanimous "Belated New York Times".
After the Black Eight defeated the Heat, the Knicks swept the Hawks and met the archrivals Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals.