Chapter 185: Happy New Year
The New Yorkers are determined, but they don't get dizzy, and at Madison Square Garden, their biggest advantage is the atmosphere at home, Salt Lake City may be the devil's away game, but where is the angel in the Big Apple? He's the opposite of the "City of Angels". The madness of New Yorkers is obvious to all, and if you are not crazy, you can't become a Buddha, and if you are not crazy, how can you become a genius.
The Knicks did not completely release their momentum all at once, but continued to accumulate and slowly release it outward, especially the point of Mo Xi. The low-level confrontation momentum is also a very important part, and Mo Xi is constantly gathering momentum in the confrontation with Duncan.
Once again, he held the ball in the low post and leaned his back on Duncan.
Both of their minds began to come alive, and Mo Xi did not activate immediately, but grabbed the ball tightly with both hands, his shoulders shook slightly, and at the same time, his eyes kept turning, scanning the audience imperceptibly.
Duncan didn't know if he was standing so dryly, Duncan was double-minded, not only paying attention to Mo Xi's movements, but also devoting part of his mind to observing the movements of the others on the field.
For Mo Xi and Duncan, this is actually an ingenious game of chess.
Compared to Duncan, Moxi's biggest advantage is his spatial imagination. Mo Xi just swept his eyes, and built a running route in his mind, and the possible running situations of everyone on the field were reflected in Mo Xi's mind.
Ink is activated.
Mo Xi held Duncan with one hand, grabbed the ball with the other hand and smashed it to the ground, Mo Xi quickly turned around, his palm was on Duncan's abdomen, it looked like he was going to rush directly into the basket, but Mo Xi's steps were retracted backwards.
Mo Xi's feints are very good, but what is surprising is that Duncan actually followed Mo Xi's movements, and Duncan did not choose to retreat, but took a step forward and stood in front of Mo Xi.
Mo Xi's movements have been seen through?
Mo Xi's face was expressionless, it seemed that the action had already been counted by Mo Xi, Mo Xi's action did not stop, after taking a step back, Mo Xi turned around violently, this time he really passed Duncan and blocked him.
Duncan was a little unexpected, he calculated the first two steps of Moxi, but missed his third step.
After Mo Xi turned around, he had already deviated from the direction of the basket, but he ensured that he was in a state of no interference, although he seemed to have lost the basis of his shooting movement.
At this time, Mo Xi showed his powerful imagination, and with the power of this turn, Mo Xi directly threw himself out, and the whole person spun around and flew to the basket.
Under the basket was Malik Rose, who was decisively up to meet the unbalanced Murphy.
It's just that Mo Xi's impact is too strong, even though he is already in the air, like a rootless ping, but Mo Xi still pushes Malik away, and when he loses his stability, Mo Xi tries his best to straighten his arm, raise it high, and throw the ball out.
The basketball flew in the air, with a hint of naughtiness, and stumbled into the hoop.
Mo Xi scored a "lucky ball" that was not a "lucky ball", relying on absolute strength, Mo Xi won an excellent shot opportunity, but in the face of the Spurs' supplementary defense, he had to block some luck.
In the face of the Spurs, the Knicks' double-low post tactics in the regular season rarely came out, and I don't know what George Karl's considerations were, perhaps considering the existence of David Robinson, but even after Robinson left the first team, George Carr didn't seem to plan to release this tactic immediately, which made Popovich puzzled.
The Spurs quickly hit back at the Knicks. Duncan is now in a very complicated state, on the one hand, the Spurs' tactics require him to lead the offense as the team's central axis, and on the other hand, Moxi's constant pressure on him makes him faintly feel his blood boiling.
It was the first time he wanted to fight someone in the purest way possible. He had never had such an urge before, and the person who made him feel this way was the same person he had pressed to the ground and rubbed four years ago.
Duncan received Parker's pass, but at this time, how he wished the ball didn't come to him, giving himself more time to think.
Duncan held the ball with mixed feelings, but his facial paralysis attribute made it difficult for others to see his true expression.
Mo Xi attached the whole person to Duncan's body, because Mo Xi was a little taller than Duncan, so Mo Xi greatly lowered his center of gravity to fight Duncan and did not give him too much of a disadvantage in height.
A new round of basketball IQ encounters begins.
Duncan gritted his teeth and gave up the one-on-one confrontation with Moxi, and he hoisted the ball directly to Malik on the other side.
Malik received the ball and quickly moved it away.
The ball came to the outside, and Parker received the ball without hesitation and hit the basket directly.
It didn't seem like a very suitable opportunity, but because of Duncan's presence in the low post, Mo Xi didn't dare to rush it, and Wallace was the only one who went up to make up for it.
Parker made a trademark turn past Wallace and threw his hand straight away.
The basketball is hollow into the net, but it seems that the atmosphere of the Spurs seems to be very quiet, not the silence of the wasteland, but like a dead sea.
The Knicks seized the opportunity and launched one strong attack after another. Under the tutelage of George Karl, although the Knicks are very much like a bombardment team, deep down, they always contain a love for strong offense.
The Knicks kept hitting the basket to get shots, and the Spurs, especially Duncan, did not do a very good job of protecting the interior because of Moxi's containment.
With just over three minutes left in the first quarter, the Spurs trailed the Knicks by five points.
The old man Popovich couldn't bear it anymore at the moment, he immediately made adjustments, replaced Ginobili, hesitated, and Popovich still decided to put David Robinson on the court.
If it's bench depth, no one can just beat the wealthy New York Knicks.
With Ginobili on the field, George Carr's side naturally put Arenas on the field, although Arenas was taken as a starter, but in fact, Arenas's playing time was still a law-abiding playing time.
Arenas was joined by Witherspoon and Matt Barnes, who replaced Houston and Sprewell, and the Knicks had a clear offense on the court, with two low-post players and a Gatlin Arenas with the Blues.
Popovich smiled bitterly, this is a very simple and clear combination of savage sweeping, this style with no technical content at all, it's really annoying!
It's just that the Knicks' lineup has dropped by more than one level compared to just now, and the Spurs' scoring seems to be much easier.
As they gasped slightly, Nicks mockingly bared their fangs.
This is the real offense!
Mo Xi received the ball in the low post and turned directly, took a step to the basket, and risked the ball down the baseline to Rasheed Wallace.
The New Yorkers are determined, but they don't get dizzy, and at Madison Square Garden, their biggest advantage is the atmosphere at home, Salt Lake City may be the devil's away game, but where is the angel in the Big Apple? He's the opposite of the "City of Angels". The madness of New Yorkers is obvious to all, and if you are not crazy, you can't become a Buddha, and if you are not crazy, how can you become a genius.
The Knicks did not completely release their momentum all at once, but continued to accumulate and slowly release it outward, especially the point of Mo Xi. The low-level confrontation momentum is also a very important part, and Mo Xi is constantly gathering momentum in the confrontation with Duncan.
Once again, he held the ball in the low post and leaned his back on Duncan.
Both of their minds began to come alive, and Mo Xi did not activate immediately, but grabbed the ball tightly with both hands, his shoulders shook slightly, and at the same time, his eyes kept turning, scanning the audience imperceptibly.
Duncan didn't know if he was standing so dryly, Duncan was double-minded, not only paying attention to Mo Xi's movements, but also devoting part of his mind to observing the movements of the others on the field.
For Mo Xi and Duncan, this is actually an ingenious game of chess.
Compared to Duncan, Moxi's biggest advantage is his spatial imagination. Mo Xi just swept his eyes, and built a running route in his mind, and the possible running situations of everyone on the field were reflected in Mo Xi's mind.
Ink is activated.
Mo Xi held Duncan with one hand, grabbed the ball with the other hand and smashed it to the ground, Mo Xi quickly turned around, his palm was on Duncan's abdomen, it looked like he was going to rush directly into the basket, but Mo Xi's steps were retracted backwards.
Mo Xi's feints are very good, but what is surprising is that Duncan actually followed Mo Xi's movements, and Duncan did not choose to retreat, but took a step forward and stood in front of Mo Xi.
Mo Xi's movements have been seen through?
Mo Xi's face was expressionless, it seemed that the action had already been counted by Mo Xi, Mo Xi's action did not stop, after taking a step back, Mo Xi turned around violently, this time he really passed Duncan and blocked him.
Duncan was a little unexpected, he calculated the first two steps of Moxi, but missed his third step.
After Mo Xi turned around, he had already deviated from the direction of the basket, but he ensured that he was in a state of no interference, although he seemed to have lost the basis of his shooting movement.
At this time, Mo Xi showed his powerful imagination, and with the power of this turn, Mo Xi directly threw himself out, and the whole person spun around and flew to the basket.
Under the basket was Malik Rose, who was decisively up to meet the unbalanced Murphy.
It's just that Mo Xi's impact is too strong, even though he is already in the air, like a rootless ping, but Mo Xi still pushes Malik away, and when he loses his stability, Mo Xi tries his best to straighten his arm, raise it high, and throw the ball out.
The basketball flew in the air, with a hint of naughtiness, and stumbled into the hoop.
Mo Xi scored a "lucky ball" that was not a "lucky ball", relying on absolute strength, Mo Xi won an excellent shot opportunity, but in the face of the Spurs' supplementary defense, he had to block some luck.
In the face of the Spurs, the Knicks' double-low post tactics in the regular season rarely came out, and I don't know what George Karl's considerations were, perhaps considering the existence of David Robinson, but even after Robinson left the first team, George Carr didn't seem to plan to release this tactic immediately, which made Popovich puzzled.
The Spurs quickly hit back at the Knicks. Duncan is now in a very complicated state, on the one hand, the Spurs' tactics require him to lead the offense as the team's central axis, and on the other hand, Moxi's constant pressure on him makes him faintly feel his blood boiling.
It was the first time he wanted to fight someone in the purest way possible. He had never had such an urge before, and the person who made him feel this way was the same person he had pressed to the ground and rubbed four years ago.
Duncan received Parker's pass, but at this time, how he wished the ball didn't come to him, giving himself more time to think.
Duncan held the ball with mixed feelings, but his facial paralysis attribute made it difficult for others to see his true expression.
Mo Xi attached the whole person to Duncan's body, because Mo Xi was a little taller than Duncan, so Mo Xi greatly lowered his center of gravity to fight Duncan and did not give him too much of a disadvantage in height.
A new round of basketball IQ encounters begins.
Duncan gritted his teeth and gave up the one-on-one confrontation with Moxi, and he hoisted the ball directly to Malik on the other side.
Malik received the ball and quickly moved it away.
The ball came to the outside, and Parker received the ball without hesitation and hit the basket directly.
It didn't seem like a very suitable opportunity, but because of Duncan's presence in the low post, Mo Xi didn't dare to rush it, and Wallace was the only one who went up to make up for it.
Parker made a trademark turn past Wallace and threw his hand straight away.
The basketball is hollow into the net, but it seems that the atmosphere of the Spurs seems to be very quiet, not the silence of the wasteland, but like a dead sea.
The Knicks seized the opportunity and launched one strong attack after another. Under the tutelage of George Karl, although the Knicks are very much like a bombardment team, deep down, they always contain a love for strong offense.
The Knicks kept hitting the basket to get shots, and the Spurs, especially Duncan, did not do a very good job of protecting the interior because of Moxi's containment.
With just over three minutes left in the first quarter, the Spurs trailed the Knicks by five points.
The old man Popovich couldn't bear it anymore at the moment, he immediately made adjustments, replaced Ginobili, hesitated, and Popovich still decided to put David Robinson on the court.
If it's bench depth, no one can just beat the wealthy New York Knicks.
With Ginobili on the field, George Carr's side naturally put Arenas on the field, although Arenas was taken as a starter, but in fact, Arenas's playing time was still a law-abiding playing time.
Arenas was joined by Witherspoon and Matt Barnes, who replaced Houston and Sprewell, and the Knicks had a clear offense on the court, with two low-post players and a Gatlin Arenas with the Blues.
Popovich smiled bitterly, this is a very simple and clear combination of savage sweeping, this style with no technical content at all, it's really annoying!