Chapter 221: The Golden Partner

When Anthony dug the hole to a double-digit margin again, it was Roy's turn to fill the hole, and now it has almost become Roy's biggest task every game.

Filling the pit may be a headache for others, but it is a happy and exciting thing for Roy, because Roy has a terrifying trait "Adversity Man": when his team is more than 10 points behind, all his abilities are increased by 10% (for 5 minutes, including dead ball time).

In other words, when the team is behind by a double-digit point difference, it is time for Roy to soar in strength and kill all sides, although it is only 5 minutes, like Ultraman fighting monsters, but for Roy, this is enough.

For Roy's crazy performance off the bench (18.3 minutes per game, 23.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.5 steals, 0.75 blocks, 49.28% shooting, 45.00% three-point shooting, and 89.47% free throw shooting), the fans also gave Roy the title of "the most defying sixth man".

The eyes of the masses are bright, the statistics are objective, and it turns out that Roy is the real No. 1 star of the Knicks, even if he is only a sixth man who plays less than 20 minutes per game.

Wade has long understood this, and he is a player with a high ball IQ like Harden in the last game, and he can always find a way to win the first time.

However, he doesn't know Harden's "porcelain touching method", and he doesn't disdain to rely on "porcelain touching" to kill opponents, he has excellent defensive ability, and he wants to face Roy head-to-head.

After Roy receives the "Adversity Man" buff (in-game term, magic that increases his abilities), he feels like he already has the ability to compete with Wade.

5 minutes, how about using these 5 minutes to go head-to-head with Wade?

Wade still used the previous close pressing defense against Roy, and he was confident that he could completely suppress Roy in terms of speed, but this time there was a bit of an accident, and Roy almost got rid of Wade with the first accelerated catch.

"This kid is suddenly faster?" Wade was still muttering in his heart, and Roy was up again.

"He's really getting faster!" Wade's judgment was not wrong, Roy's speed was really much faster than before, so Wade was also confused, was Roy not fully exerted before, or was his body tired?

In short, Roy successfully pulled out the distance, just such a step of distance, enough to execute the "blocking and dismantling tactics", Roy swam quickly, Porzingis responded to the call, with a slender body to that station, Wade suddenly lost the route of chasing Roy, Roy used this opportunity of a few tenths of a second to shoot a three-pointer, 69:79, the Knicks still trailed by 10 points.

It turned out to be a pick-and-roll tactic, Wade reacted at once, and in the second half, the Knicks changed their style of play, no longer focusing on star single tactics, but using blocking, of course, what he didn't know was that this tactic was actually formulated by Roy himself.

Hornacek was also a little surprised, he only focused on how to emphasize defense at halftime, and did not plan much offensive tactics, but he did not expect Roy and Porzingis to make up their own blocking on the court.

It was a tactic that I was all too familiar with, and it seemed like 20 years ago, when the Utah Jazz and the Chicago Bulls competed for supremacy, and it was the era of "triangle offense" versus "blocking tactics".

And now, it is resurrected, still facing the Bulls, or the same blocking and pick-and-roll tactic, Roy's timing of the ball just now is very good, and even Scott Pippen has praised it again and again.

"The pick-and-roll just now is really beautiful, Roy and Porzingis work together very well, I think it should be Coach Hornacek who has practiced it in his usual training."

Wade also had to respond to Roy's score, and the scarred "Flash" also had his own unique tricks, and if it was just a one-on-one match, he wouldn't lose to anyone.

Sure enough, Wade broke through, different from James's strength and Harden's ghostly dance steps, Wade's breakthrough is one word "fast", which is also Wade's unique stunt "lightning step".

Wade whistling past is like a real "Flash", although Roy's speed has reached its peak at this time, he was surprised to find that in the speed of the first step, he is far from being as fast as Wade, this is the power of unique skills? "The Flash" used a terrifying explosive power to get past Roy in one step, and he went straight to the basket.

Roy, who was chasing back, and Hernangomez, who was on the back, jumped up, and at this point, Wade made a juggling pull-up layup, and yes, Wade went directly around the defender. Wade was omnipotent under the basket, his long arms dodging blocks from Roy and Hernangomez and picking the ball into the basket with ease 69:81.

The fans thundered with cheers, and Wade completed the anser ball.

"Rookie, it's your turn." Wade was obviously addicted as well, and at this point he took the initiative to challenge Roy.

Roy understands Wade's intentions, but he is also a smart person, "being able to advance and retreat is a real magic weapon", Roy can't do it like Wade now, but I have teammates.

Still blocking and pick-and-roll, Porzingis just right to separate Roy and Wade, but this time Ty Gibson saved, he is one of the famous bench bandits in the league, not only has a long arm span and good defense, but also has a high level of enthusiasm.

In the face of Gibson, Roy no longer chose to pull out, he took advantage of an acceleration breakthrough, used the speed advantage to pass Gibson, slipped under the basket to make up for Robin Lopez, and also made a pull-up layup with a light ape arm, 71:81, Roy was not to be outdone.

"Now it's your turn again, Dwayne."

Interesting, Wade was still thinking that this rookie was still a little interesting, but after a few seconds, he changed his mind because the Knicks had caught him.

Standing in front of Wade was no longer Roy alone, there was also an extra Vujacic by his side, and these two people made it difficult for Wade to move left and right.

What a cunning rookie, Wade scolded in his heart, before he summoned himself to play singles turned out to be a trap, and then think of the first two blocks, Roy is really a cunning rookie.

Wade is not a fool, even if he has the speed of "The Flash", he can't break through the two-man bag in the corner, all he can do is pass.

Roy is not stupid either, as mentioned earlier, he knows that he can't defend Wade one-on-one, so he needs the support of his teammates. Similarly, he knows that the bag can empty the opponent's point guard, but Roy is afraid to let go of the Bulls' backup point guard Jerry Grant.

The 193-centimeter-tall point guard was with the New York Knicks last season before being traded to the Chicago Bulls this season. Because of Rondo's sudden departure, he also got playing time, but his ability is not complimentary, with only 60 "outside offensive ability" and a pitiful 22.00% three-point shooting rate last season.

For such an outside "black hole", Roy's tactic is to resolutely let go, and he wants to gamble on luck. This time the bag against Wade was initiated by Roy, and the effect was quite good, Grant's open three-pointer really missed.

"You're so cunning, Roy, and seriously, you're me off." Wade, who returned to the defensive end, was still complaining about Roy, but Roy was unmoved, and the next ball Porzingis mentioned again in the high post to prepare for the pick-and-roll.

said that it was too late, but I saw Wade suddenly accelerate in advance to bypass the "Boshen", and Gibson, who was originally targeting Porzingis, also took advantage of the situation to wrap up.

The Knicks' pick-and-roll cracked? No, it's not so much that the Knicks' pick-and-roll tactics were cracked, but rather that Roy's deliberate sale of a flaw that drew Wade and Gibson into the bag, and Roy had already found his way out of the ball before the two of them could close the ball.

A pinpoint ground-hitting pass was in the hands of Porzingis.

This is a fake block, Hornacek saw it for the first time, it seems that Porzingis deliberately leaked Wade just now, could it be that he and Roy also practiced this trick?

But the two of them obviously haven't practiced blocking and pick-and-roll tactics, and all of this probably comes from their superb ball intelligence and understanding of basketball.

Porzingis believes that Roy will pass it on to him, and there is a way to pass it on to himself.

As expected, Roy's ground-hitting pass accurately found Porzingis, and at this time he was in a completely empty position, with a knife in his hand, and hit a three-point shot, 74:81, chasing seven points.

The moment the goal was scored, Hornacek finally understood that Anthony's era was coming to an end, and perhaps Roy and Porzingis were the golden pair he was looking for......