Chapter 265: The Knight's Grade
Brandon Knight hit a two-point shot, but Zhang Xiaotian immediately returned a three-pointer.
Brandon Knight broke through and drew a foul, and James came in with one right away, which was a lot easier than him.
At the critical moment, Knight hit a three-pointer against Irving, and for him, it was already a top performance.
But when I looked at the time, there were less than 20 seconds left, and there was still a difference of 5 minutes.
Kidd put on a face on the sidelines, letting the young men on the court execute the foul tactics and not give up any possibilities.
A handful of young talented players are desperately hoping for a miracle to happen or Kidd will become the devil's coach.
It's just that they don't know that Kidd is just practicing tactics.
The Bucks didn't catch up in the end, and the Cavaliers won four in a row.
The professionals Eddie found quickly made the promotional video and asked someone to hype it up.
This is what the agent does, Zhang Xiaotian just posted the video on social networking sites to ask for votes for himself.
It's normal for players to crave All-Stars, and some players will fight for it as soon as they enter the league, Zhang Xiaotian has already established himself in the league, with two championship rings on his hands, and James to help build momentum, and he is not abrupt in doing so.
His popularity was already very good, and as soon as the promotional video was released, it attracted a lot of attention.
Especially on the other side of the ocean, many fans have shouted out that the core of the knights cannot be called the Big Three, but the Four Heavenly Kings.
There have also been a lot of reactions from the United States, and fan discussions are on the one hand, and there are many players who see that the promotional video is doing well and want to make a copy for themselves, and some even ask the team to come forward.
While many people are following suit, everyone is also hotly discussing one thing, that is, is Zhang Xiaotian really so powerful, this is no longer something that can be summed up by a key gentleman and a big heart.
All-Star strength, at least in the last quarter, is undoubtedly an All-Star strength.
Zhang Xiaotian's situation must be known in the circle, and many teams have studied him, but the fans are just watching the excitement, and now that the promotional video is popular, he has a lot of fans.
And professionals also pay more attention to his strength.
Existence is reasonable, no one will suspect that there is anything wrong with him, everyone has seen a lot of all kinds of players, some players are more exaggerated than hanging, Zhang Xiaotian can only be said to have characteristics.
The All-Star voting has just begun, and I don't know what the outcome will be, and the Cavaliers' side will start playing on the road again, or on the road back-to-back.
Whether the entanglement is really getting better and better, or relying on personal ability to bully the weak team, the game will tell.
The first leg of the away back-to-back is New York, and as a team with excellent scoring off the bench, and a star like Anthony, even if the record is poor, it can test the quality of the Cavaliers.
The Knicks are not doing well because of their record, and the team is constantly trying.
Compared to the previous meeting, their lineup has changed, and the starting line-up has been changed by two.
The Knicks are bad, the lineup is only one aspect, the key is morale.
And morale is such a thing, and they want to fight a dozen when they encounter a strong team like the Cavaliers.
At the beginning of the game, the duel between Anthony and James was very intense.
However, neither of them scored much, and they each knew each too well.
But James was a little more efficient because he had more assists than Anthony.
The Cavaliers' main lineup also has an advantage, which is also because of the fact that except for Anthony, other teams are not very strong in scoring among the Knicks' main players, including Stoudemire, who is no longer in his prime.
But when it comes to rotation, it's Knicks showtime.
Tim Smith Jr.'s offensive power is much stronger than the Cavaliers' bench group, especially when Waiters is frustrated by the team.
By the time the main players were on the court again, the Knicks had taken the lead.
Irving played his strength on the offensive end and directly blew up Jose Calderon, the Knicks' No. 1 pick.
But by the end of the first half, the Cavaliers were still trailing by three points.
At the start of the second half, both sides invariably increased the intensity of the game.
The Knicks actually have a good lineup, and if they really fight, they are also very tough.
Stoudemire played well on the inside this time, beating Lefou.
The Cavaliers didn't expect that the interior would be completely suppressed, but fortunately, it was not so simple for the Knicks to take advantage of the opportunity, and James's defense against Anthony was in place.
Although Anthony is known as an offensive kaleidoscope, it is actually easier to lock him up than it is to lock James, because Anthony is a pure offensive endpoint, there is a high level of defense against him, and he doesn't have so many ways to crack it.
The score gap between the two teams has not narrowed or widened, and it is so deadlocked.
If you can't tell the winner in the third quarter, then you have to live and die in the fourth quarter.
The second half rotation period is different from the first half, the first half is generally a regular rotation, while the second half has the previous reference, the players will be used selectively, and the selection will be based on the score.
The score is tight, and letting the main players play more is not what a team does.
If the first half is a temptation, the second half is a real gun, but some teams are too weak to resist and surrender without a real gun.
This is definitely not the case now, Zhang Xiaotian and Irving rested together, and replaced James and Love at the beginning of the fourth quarter, not the guards on the front line together, but the organization point and the endpoint together.
The Cavaliers now only have Irving and James as the organizing points, and Zhang Xiaotian and Lefou's ball possession is not the same as the ball possession of those two, especially Zhang Xiaotian, whose value on the offensive end is to score.
Smith definitely can't get Zhang Xiaotian, Smith is not having a good time in the team, Tim Hardaway Jr.'s growth has divided him with a lot of opportunities, and the team doesn't need two sixth men.
Maybe both would like to start, but the team doesn't think so.
Tim Hardaway Jr.'s words couldn't stop Zhang Xiaotian, and the Knicks tried to switch defenses with short interior lineman Quincy Ashi.
Quincy Ashi has also switched against James, but it hasn't worked very well.
Zhang Xiaotian's steps are not particularly fast, and his body is not as exaggerated as James, so he can still try.
But soon the Knicks regretted it, Zhang Xiaotian is a man with a basket, he hit a three-pointer directly from the outside, helping the team close the score gap, and the Knicks chose to take a timeout.
In the end, the Knicks still felt that they were the main force and let Shampert defend Zhang Xiaotian, this guy was at least decent.
As for Anthony, it must have been left for James.
The Knicks desperately chose one big and four small, and Smith's position was replaced by Tim Hardaway Jr.
In terms of tactics, Knicks head coach Fisher also tried his best, and it was much simpler than last time, but it was not enough for the team to win with tactics.