Chapter 163: Do You Still Want to Resist?
David Lee's stats this season have not improved as much as he expected, originally he thought that this season's Knicks would have to rely on himself and Wu Huang to support the big picture, but then Harrington was activated and became the team's second attacker, and then Iguodala rushed in to steal his second leading position.
As the so-called plan can't keep up with the change, now David Lee is only a three-man in the team who is not as good as Harrington, and his life is not as good as he imagined, and even his girlfriend seems to be estranged from him.
From the personal data of Knicks players, it can be seen that their status in the team, Wu Huang's personal data has long been a proper All-Star, and he is naturally the absolute core of the team. However, David Lee's stats have declined a bit from last season, averaging only 15.6 points and 10.2 rebounds per game this season, which is even worse than last season, and only his shooting percentage has improved in his stats.
Although Lee has taken fewer shots this season, his teammates have helped him attract a lot of defense, which has improved his shooting percentage to 56.2 percent, a new career high. But today he encountered Horford, whose statistics were not as good as his own, but he looked extremely embarrassed, whether he was a single with his back or a strong attack on the face frame, he couldn't get in, and he was eaten to death.
Wu Huang didn't give David Lee a third chance, and Jamal Crawford, who had just come on, hit an outside three-pointer to help the Hawks take the lead.
The Knicks need to score at this point, and they can't afford to let Lee continue to waste chances.
Wu Huang motioned to David Lee to pull out to perform the blocking and dismantling cooperation on the outside, and David Lee pulled out very slowly this time, obviously a little dissatisfied in his heart. He felt he should have the right to try again. You can't think you can't break through Horford's defense twice without attacking. It's very unfair to him.
But the reality is so unfair, Wu Huang saw that David Lee was unwilling to come out to cooperate, and suddenly started to forcibly break through Bibby, and caught his opponent off guard.
David Lee's reaction was very fast, and when he saw Emperor Wu suddenly start a breakthrough, he immediately stopped to help him block Bibi.
Horford hurriedly turned around to make up for the defense, but he was a step too slow, and Wu Huang hit a high shot under the basket like lightning. Bullying Horford's lack of height scored a goal.
"7th point", after Wu Huang scored this goal, many fans found out that he had a strong desire to attack today.
Wu Huang's wonderful performance has just begun, when there are 4 minutes and 30 seconds left in the first quarter, Iguodala steals Josh Smith in the backcourt, and directly launches a fast attack to Wu Huang, only to see a yellow lightning directly hit the basket and score a layup, and the broadcast camera did not keep up with Wu Huang's pace, and the camera followed after the ball was in.
"9th point". Wu Huang slowly returned to the defense after the goal, and the Atlanta fans in the "Philips Arena" were shouting at him. But there was obvious fear in his expression.
Wu Huang's offensive efficiency today was too high, not many shots but 3 of 4 shots, on the other hand, the Hawks' Joe Johnson and Crawford were both very iron today, one shot 1 of 4 and the other shot 1 of 3, both of whom were limited under Iguodala's defense.
Iguodala's role on the defensive end became more and more evident after Channing Frye became the starter, and the skinny pole was a good interior player and rotater, and he could have an impact on most pick-and-roll offenses when paired with Iguodala or Wu Huang, and "pick-and-roll" is the most common tactic in the basketball game.
The Knicks' roster isn't as flawed on the defensive end as it was at the beginning of the season, and now they're missing a low-post defensive interior player like the Hawks' Al Horford.
In the first quarter of 2 minutes and 25 seconds, D'Antoni was ready to replace Wu Huang off the court, this time Wu Huang ran empty-handed again to receive Gallinari's ball, quickly cut to the layup and caused Josh Smith to foul, 2+1 scored three points in a row, leading the Knicks to lead by 8 points at 26:18!
"It's the 12th point," Chloe Moretz shouted with a bucket of popcorn in hand!
Wu Huang immediately glared at her, and the little girl understood what this look meant, and reluctantly stuffed the popcorn in her hand into Brandon's hand, but this was just a change in the placement of the food, and Chloe Moretz still grabbed the food in the bucket one by one.
D'Antoni doesn't feel like he has a big advantage at the moment, David Lee was blown up by Horford today, and his inability to play on the offensive end doesn't have much impact on the Knicks, and this team has no shortage of scorers. But he was also taken by Horford on the defensive end, which made the mustache very unhappy.
It's just that the current Knicks only have a center like David Lee, and D'Antoni just wants to change people but no one changes, which is their biggest problem now.
Many New York fans saw Horford beat David Lee again and scored a goal, and they scolded David Lee for being a waste! At this level, I want to ask for a maximum salary before the start of the season, and Josh Smith, who is also performing well today, has a salary of only $10.8 million this season, and Horford's new contract next year will not be higher than this number, is David Lee better than these two?
Of course, this is not right, but there is no doubt that David Lee is not worth the top salary, as long as the Knicks can get Xiao Si or Bosh next season, then David Lee will definitely not be in the team's plan, and D'Antoni will no longer be able to defend and will not be able to match Xiao Si or Bosh with an interior partner who is also strong and weak in offense and defense.
With 1 minute and 30 seconds left in the first quarter, Wu Huang was replaced by the team, and the mustache finally learned to reasonably distribute Wu Huang's physical strength this time, as long as he was given three or four minutes of rest in the first and second halves, Wu Huang's physical strength would not have the slightest problem.
Wu Huang shot 4 of 5 (1 three-pointer) in the first quarter, 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 turnover, while the opponent's Bibi was entangled by Wu Huang and suffered a clean sheet in the first quarter, and did not get a single assist, and collapsed!
However, the score between the two sides was not pulled away, and the Knicks only led by five points at 31:26 after the first quarter.
For the Knicks, Iguodala contributed 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Frye 5 points, Harrington 4 points and 2 rebounds, and Gallinari 3 points and 2 rebounds.
For the Hawks, Joe Johnson scored a team-high 8 points, but he didn't score very efficiently, making only 2 of 8 shots, Horford scored 7 points on 3-of-3 shooting, and Josh Smith also scored 6 points.
In the second quarter, the Hawks gradually woke up, Josh Smith hit a jumper on the right side, and then forced Harrington to make a layup 2+1 in a row, and the score of the two teams was instantly equalized.
Maddy's high jumper temporarily stabilized the situation, but Gallinari was inexplicably whistled for a foul when he was defending Horford, and the Italians were very dissatisfied with the referee's theory, and the smell of gunpowder gradually became stronger on both sides.
Joe Johnson, who also did not get off the court for the Hawks, hit a jumper, Pachulia picked up a leak and scored two points, and the Hawks scored a climax to surpass the Knicks by 4 points in one fell swoop!
Wu Huang didn't rest long in this situation, and was replaced at 9 minutes and 48 seconds in the second quarter, and only rested for more than three minutes before and after.
But that was enough for him, and as soon as he got on the court, he drew a foul on young Jeff Teague and scored two points from the free throw.
Jeff Teague is the No. 20 rookie in the first round selected by the Hawks this year, but he has not been taken seriously in the Hawks, and he can only get about ten minutes of playing time per game.
Rookies who have not been reused by the team in the NBA are generally not biased by the coaching staff, especially since Bibby's form has declined so quickly this year, which is a good opportunity for rookies to stand out, but Teague still has not emerged, the only reason is that he is not yet capable.
Jeff Teague is not far from Emperor Wu in terms of physical fitness, but this is what he can compare with Emperor Wu. However, this guy is very bold, and was deceived by Wu Huang on the offensive end for a foul, and he turned his head and wanted to fight back.
"Yo-he!" Wu Huang couldn't help laughing, he didn't take this guy in his eyes at all, a bench player who played less than ten minutes per game, he didn't even bother to remember what the other party called. "I said, you look so serious, don't you want to fight back? By the way, what's your name? Emperor Wu couldn't help but flirt with his opponent.
"Bastard, I promise you'll pay the price!" Jeff Teague has a lot of self-confidence, and he was also a proud son in high school and college, how could he have suffered such anger?
However, after entering the NBA, the coaching staff and teammates obviously didn't take him too seriously, and now he was so clearly seen by Wu Huang that his brain was immediately congested, and he was about to kill and dunk one when he held the ball!
Emperor Wu doesn't take his opponent in his eyes, and of course he doesn't care about it in his heart, but this doesn't mean that he will be careless.
"Smack!" Teague gave Wu Huang two steps, but the basketball was kept.
"It's so naïve, Ross doesn't dare to break through me so directly." Wu Huang cut off Teague's basketball, scored the ball directly with a fast break, and couldn't help but shake his head at this rookie at the same level after turning around, this is a typical stunned young man, and he hasn't figured out what the NBA is.
Wu Huang also dared to let go of his hands and feet to play recently, and he has gradually figured out what the top players in this league are through more than 30 games, and also figured out what the level of some players who are not at the peak is, and gradually learned how to show their abilities and how to show their skills in the game.
But before that, he also tends to play conservatively, first of all, on the premise of not making mistakes, and only when he has a good opportunity to show himself, which is a sign of respect for the world's highest level of basketball league.
This Teague obviously didn't put himself in the right position, he obviously stayed in college and still played like this in the NBA, in short, - looking for death!
Larry Drew quickly called a timeout, and Bibby, who was old and had to rest off the court, temporarily moved Crawford to the No. 1 position, a guy who had played point guard before, was a typical two-way guard, and it was okay to be in a hurry.
Jamal Crawford didn't have a pump today, and he really couldn't pump against Iguodala at his peak, and when he was moved to the No. 1 position by the coach, he immediately felt that he should be able to smoke. (To be continued.) )