Chapter 158: Opening Suppression
The cheers of the American Airlines Stadium echoed through the vast space, and Addison's slam dunk on the inside gave them the light of a big win.
Derek. Fisher's expression stiffened, and he was shocked to see the Heat's first offense in the opening game. Addison launched a fast break alone, and the Knicks didn't have a player on the wing to help defend?!
Cameron. Anthony stood in the bottom corner and watched the excitement, after all, Fisher was used to his loose defensive attitude. But even little Hardaway stood stupidly as if he had been demoted, much to Fisher's displeasure. Just like a seedling, Hardaway Jr. is now regarded as the Knicks' outside 'defensive leader', and if he doesn't even help defend, the Knicks' outside line is simply empty.
"Where's your defense?! Do you want to be beaten by your opponent at the beginning?! Fisher yelled at the players in the field with some frustration, but he also knew that it would not make much difference.
Turn the Knicks offense, Jose. Calderón dribbled through the half. Addison proposed to defend the Spanish veteran from the three-point line, leaving little room for the opponent to dribble, and Calderon's explosiveness and speed have weakened to the point where there is not much left, and Addison is not worried that the opponent will be able to break through him.
Calderon could see the intentions of this Chinese rookie, who was not very good at breaking through when he was younger, and naturally would not try to play singles rashly now. The Spanish point guard's style of play was quite steady and cautious, and he took a step back and passed the ball to Cameron, who was waiting on the side. Anthony.
'Melon'' individual offensive ability is unquestionable, he is almost the most comprehensive and proficient member of the active players besides Kobe, and even LeBron is the most comprehensive and proficient in scoring skills. James & Kevin. Durant is probably going to be subservient to Anthony.
Ruhr. Deng and Anthony have played against each other many times, so he naturally knows how powerful his opponent is. The Englishman cautiously raised his arms to the three-point line, and he couldn't guarantee that Anthony would not suddenly dry up from beyond the three-point line.
'Melon' faces Ruhr. Deng struck his most iconic triple threat, his strong body gathering strength, and his left foot stepped forward with ease.
Ruhr. Deng knew the opponent so well that he simply didn't react to the tentative step, preferring to react after Anthony actually kicked it in. 'Melon' tried several times in a row only to find that the Englishman in front of him was completely indifferent, and he was a little embarrassed, so he simply dribbled the ball sideways and cut inside from the left side.
Deng reacted quickly, moving backwards and holding his opponent close to the basket with his body. Anthony's tonnage is better than that of the Ruhr. Deng, but his strength was not much stronger than that of the British, and he was stuck in his way by taking two steps to the inside.
'Melon' slapped the basketball from the crotch to the right with his left hand, turned his body from left to right, and raised his hands sideways against Deng to make a gesture to shoot. Ruhr. Deng predicted that the other party was likely to be a feint, and although the center of gravity was lifted, his body did not jump.
But the upward lift of the center of gravity was enough for Anthony, who jumped up with his broad body and lifted the basketball away from Ruhr with his right hand. Deng threw it out before blocking it with a slow beat.
The clear sound of hitting the net made the corners of Anthony's mouth slightly raised, he felt good today, and he remained hot at the beginning. Derek on the sidelines. Fisher was also relieved that although he didn't like the 'melon' bad habit on the defensive end, the team now has to rely on Anthony for offense, and there are really not many other players who can contribute to the scoring consistently.
It was this contradiction that tormented Fisher even more, and he desperately wanted to trade Cameron. Anthony got a couple of good players who were good at it. But he also knows that this is extremely difficult to do, not to mention that Anthony has a trade veto, and now the whole league knows that 'Melon' has a serious bad habit on the defensive end, and it is really rare for a team to get him.
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Calderon watched with some nervousness as Addison approached with the dribble, he was genuinely reluctant to defend against speedy opponents, and his lateral movement had deteriorated as he got older. In the 2008 Olympic Games, he was suddenly disarmed by Chinese player Liu Wei, and in the 2012 regular season, Jeremy Lin was beaten away from home and staged a stunner, which made Calderon have very bad memories and impressions of yellow-skinned players.
Addison naturally doesn't feel pity for his opponent's fear of speed players, on the contrary, he has to take advantage of this, preferably to blow up the Knicks' No. 1 spot in a short period of time. The Chinese rookie refused to be covered by his teammates and increased the frequency of his dribble under Calderon's defense.
The basketball bounced from Addison's front to his left hand, and the Heat point guard took advantage of the momentum, shifting his center of gravity to the left side while taking a step with his left foot. Even though he knew it might be a feint, Calderon still had to make a move, and if Addison did burst from the left, it would be difficult for him to react immediately with his explosiveness.
"Bang !!" The sound of the basketball hitting the floor was heard again by Calderon, and Addison's rapid forward change of direction left the Spaniard helpless, almost logically bursting into the three-point line from the other side.
Just now with the Boshka position of Cole. Aldridge saw Calderon being thrown away, and hurriedly raised the high position to make up for Addison, who broke through. The white interior is one of the few players on the Knicks who is more aggressive defensively, but his physical qualities are mediocre, and sometimes an overly aggressive defensive attitude can cause him to lose position.
With Addison's inadvertent and seemingly casual push of his right hand, the basketball quickly detached from his palm. Cole who ran over. Aldridge only felt a gust of air under his crotch pass through quickly, and he was stunned that the basketball had flown towards Chris, who was straight into the basket. Bosh......
"Boom !!" The dragon king's hands were full of momentum, Jason. Smith was firmly stuck behind Whiteside, and trying to block it was to no avail.
Derek. Fisher let out a long sigh, there was a supplement in this round, but the quality of the defense was basically the same. Now he misses Iman a little bit of being traded. Shambaugh and injury-plagued Samuel. Hellam Porter, one of those two is a good defensive guard, and the other is an interior pillar who is good at blocking, and if they have their defense with the Knicks, they will certainly not degenerate to this extent.
The offense and defense on the field switched, and the ball came to Anthony again. Phil. Since Jackson arrived with the Knicks, he has been committed to promoting a triangle offense within the team, but the players led by Anthony have been openly and covertly opposed to this tactic, and they don't like and think that the team's configuration is not enough to complete the triangle offense.
So now, the Knicks' offensive strategy is still to give the ball to Cameron after halftime. Anthony then runs the whole team according to Anthony's behavior. It may sound similar to the Houston Rockets, but don't forget about James. Harden is a playmaker who can create scoring opportunities for his teammates by running around him as a team. But Anthony can't, 'Melon' is an absolute scorer, he doesn't have and doesn't want to organize the team.
This time Anthony chose to play Ruhr alone. Deng, but failed to hit a jumper under the British's preoccupation with a tight defense, and was protected by Whiteside for the rebound.
'Melon'' offensive habits changed after he reached the age of 30 and began to use jump shots more to settle fights. Many offensive masters will change their offensive style after the age of 30, such as Jordan and Kobe, but they will still decisively choose to attack the basket when there is no shooting space. But that's not the case with Anthony, who acts like he's obsessed with shooting, and doesn't want to break into the box even when he encounters a blockade defense on the outside. Since 2014, the frequency and efficiency of his offense under the basket have decreased significantly compared to before.
The Heat, who grabbed the defensive rebound, launched a counterattack and fast attack, and five people rushed to the Knicks' half at full speed with Addison as the core! The thunderous momentum made Derek on the sidelines. Fisher couldn't help but look a little stunned!
Tim Jr., who bore the brunt of the replay. Hardaway blocked Addison, but the Chinese rookie didn't plan to entangle with him much at all, and lightly passed the basketball to Dwyan, who cut into the box from the right side. Wade. Whiteside blocked Calderon for the 'Flash', and the Heat strode straight to the basket, and a one-handed slam dunk once again made the decibels of the American Airlines arena soar to the dome!