Chapter 431: I'm too good away!

The suspense of this game is gone, but Wu Huang still has a milestone to break through. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In the 56 seconds before the end, his number of assists was 16, and he was one assist away from equaling his single-game assists in the playoffs.

However, on closer analysis, it is not difficult to see that this is a very normal situation. Today, the Thunder team's defensive strength on Wu Huang is not much worse than the Heat in the previous round, of course, mainly because of the lack of fuel after overloaded flights, which makes Wu Huang can only choose a relatively easy and energy-saving way of playing.

Well, that's a bit too disrespectful to traditional point guards. Even if the current new type of point guards, most of them are also to give priority to organizing the team's offense as their own responsibility, those point guards who focus on offensive scoring are strictly speaking, they are two-way guards, and there is generally a star in the team who is good at responding to other positions, otherwise once they encounter a reinforced concrete defense, they can't organize an effective team offense, then they can only wait to be deflated, for example, the Thunder team at this moment is a good example, they obviously can't turn their talent into their full strength, because they don't have a really sober brain.

What makes Wu Huang happy is that the Thunder team will only care about being sad that they have lost, and the players looked at the disadvantage of less than a minute of game time but 7 points behind, and only the worry of "how to play the next game" was left in their hearts, and they didn't pay attention to Wu Huang's bullshit milestone, and their defensive tactics remained the same, as long as Wu Huang made any moves, they pounced on it to wrap up, so Gasol easily got the opportunity to shoot in the middle distance, helping Wu Huang get the 17th assist.

The Thunder players who will only have their bodies left to defend instinctively, they can only complete the beginning of defensive tactics, and then when the offensive side changes, their brains can no longer react quickly, which is actually a symptom of being stunned. The team in this state, the offensive end is generally only left with the ball alone, and the Thunder team at this time no longer has the ability to create miracles.

The Knicks defended the Thunder's offense very easily, Wu Huang sprinted all the way after taking the ball, and the three Thunder players suddenly rushed up, but Wu Huang made an oblique pass, Iguodala just came out of the wing, and after receiving the basketball, he took almost half the court to score the ball.

However, according to the rules of the NBA, the definition of an assist is only set in general terms as "helping one's teammates score through passing", so as long as the teammate who receives the ball does not pause after receiving the basketball and completes the score in one go, then this ball is counted as an assist from the passer, that is, Wu Huang's 18th assist has arrived.

“ezpz!” While Emperor Wu was proud, he still did not forget to continue to pull hatred.

The Thunder replaced all the main forces after this goal, there were 19 seconds left in the game time, and the Thunder players were too lazy to attack anymore, after the dribbling used up the time, a whistle sounded equivalent to the execution of the shooting, and the Thunder players walked to the player tunnel with a dejected face, and they also knew that being won 2:0 by the Knicks meant that half of the championship trophy had been snatched away by the New Yorkers, and the remaining half depended on whether they could create a miracle on their home court.

But that possibility is now infinitely slim, and the Knicks have turned their three-year record against the Thunder to 9-1 (including preseason), and a 90% win rate has made Oklahoma City fans feel hopeless.

As for the Knicks, although Wu Huang paddled three quarters of the game today, but the real man only needs to rise at the last moment, so the best of the game must be awarded to him, the data of 10 points and 6 assists in the final quarter of the Holy Sect Master is absolutely the final word, and there is no reason why the super-sized double-double of 20 points and 18 assists in the whole game should not become the hero of the team's win, even if someone takes his laziness in the first three quarters as an excuse, under the premise of such data and the team's victory, it cannot be established.

David West had a team-high 19 points and 12 rebounds, Gasol had 18 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists, Iguodala also had 18 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Battier made 5 of 6 three-pointers and scored 15 points, and the Knicks' five starters all played more than 36 minutes and scored 15 points.

On the Thunder side, despite Durant's hard play in the final quarter, the game-high score of 31 points was still the highest of the two teams, with 9 rebounds and 2 assists, and Wei Shao also took advantage of Wu Huang's release of water in the third quarter to get a rare high score against the Holy Sect Master, and scored 27 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in the whole game. It's just that apart from these two, the Thunder team has no one to score double-doubles, and Harden and Ibaka, who are the best performers on the offensive end, only scored 9 and 8 points, which is obviously difficult to compete with the all-round Knicks.

The Holy Master, who broke the personal playoff assist milestone today, couldn't see any fatigue after coming to the press conference, and the victory diluted the fatigue after the three-person flight + a finals grappling, and he even felt that he could fly again tonight.

"I don't want to say 'we won the championship' today, let's win the third game and then say something like that, I know there are still many examples in history of teams who have won two games and then been overturned by their opponents because of carelessness. So we still have to be careful, it's never easy to play away from home, not to mention that this is still the finals. "The most uncomfortable thing about Wu Huang is that he kept a low profile when he should be arrogant, which makes it easy for people to guess that he said this on purpose, maybe he was deliberately angry with the other party, anyway, the Thunder fans were very angry when they heard this, and felt that he was deliberately saying the opposite, I believe that the Thunder players will also think so, which is better than his direct speech.

The New York media praised Battier's three-point shooting performance in Game 2, with D'Antoni saying after the game: "Fight Battier only pays attention to him when he shoots a lot of shots and scores a lot of points." But we're more focused on things other than him scoring, he's giving us more rotation and flexibility in our lineup, which we weren't necessarily able to field last year, and now we're making the opponent's offense more uncomfortable, and Sean has linked Hugo and Andre together. His dedication defensively, his leadership, his focus and attention to detail are infectious, he has increased our cohesion, and he has long proven that he is a reliable pitcher in key moments. ”

Wu Huang's praise is even higher, he bluntly said that Battier is a big part of the Knicks' championship: "He's a huge driving force, especially good outside shooting, and he has played a lot of tactics for us on both ends of the floor, and we need him, and of course this series needs other players to step up, and we saw Sean do it in the first two games, but I hope that more people will step up in the next games, and this is a complete championship team."

Iguodala also said: "I played against him in the early years of my career, I know how competitive he is, especially defensively, and I was thrilled to sign him last summer, he was a big part of why we got to where we are today and a big part of how we won the championship, both for our team and for me personally. ”

The performance of the Knicks' starters in this game also proved that the momentum of the defending champions is flourishing, and the players are in excellent condition, Wu Huang has played steadily again and again, Gasol has responded in the middle, David West has completed the offensive resoluteness on the offensive end, Battier's open three-point shot, and Iguodala's defense and breakthrough.

The New York Times believes that this kind of full-blown blossom in the NBA is extremely rare at any time, and no one in the Knicks has flinched at a critical moment, even if Durant and Westbrook bombard the basket again and again, but New York has played an extremely amazing on-court performance on the court, and such a performance will definitely win in the Finals in the past few years.

The Knicks have touched the championship trophy by winning this game, and the basketball trend they have led in the past two years will definitely completely shatter the tradition in the hearts of fans; And if the Thunder want to win this series, it will be much more difficult than before the series entered Oklahoma City, after all, it will be extremely difficult to adjust after 0:2.

The Thunder's chance of winning the championship has lost 2/3, with their combat effectiveness at the Knicks' home court, in fact, it is difficult to win at home, their three home courts need to win all so that the score can come to 2:2, and then they have to go to the Knicks' home court to win another game, the chance is quite slim.

ESPN also threw out a lot of data, they calculated that the Knicks' probability of winning the championship has risen to 92%, but after all, there is still an 8% probability of failure, so Wu Huang's words are not complete nonsense, the third game is very critical, further can kill all the suspense, and taking a step back can make the ending suspenseful.

Although Wu Huang still wanted to continue flying with the two girls, this time he didn't dare to be presumptuous before the game, because there was only one day of rest before the third game, and the schedule of the finals would still have a two-day break after four games. Besides, the next day he was going to actually take off for Oklahoma, and he didn't have time to soar again. And little Kolo calculates the time, he should also go and light a little light, don't look at the little girl's young age, but her appetite is not small at all.

"Sure enough, if you're in good health, it's really good!" Wu Huang found that he could control five ships, if he didn't have a bull fork engine, he really couldn't do it, not to mention that the tonnage of these ships and a few ships was really not small, and it was by no means so easy to push, he could be regarded as a nuclear-powered engine.

Oklahoma City is considered a small city in the minds of many Asian football fans, but cities with NBA teams are generally similar to Chinese provincial capitals, but if you distinguish by population, Oklahoma City is indeed a small city because it has a population of less than one million.

Population does not completely determine the degree of development of a city, but it can greatly affect the size of the city, so it is not too much of a problem to call a city a small city for those with a population of less than one million in the metropolitan area.

The 30 teams in the NBA are generally divided into four tiers based on the population of their respective metropolitan areas – metropolitan teams, metropolitan teams, medium-sized city teams, and small city teams.

First of all, there are only four and a half metropolitan teams in the league, and they are all located in cities with populations of more than 10 million: New York Knicks, New Jersey Nets, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, and Chicago Bulls.

There are seven teams in big cities, and the metropolitan areas of these seven cities have more than five million people, namely: Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards, Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons,

Teams in mid-sized cities are cities with a population of more than two million in the metropolitan area, and there are even more such cities, with eight teams playing in cities that meet the requirements: Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns, Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver Nuggets, and Portland Trail Blazers.

The last ten are really small city teams, their cities have a population of less than one million even if you count the entire metropolitan area, even if the economy is developed at this scale, it can only be a small city, and such teams are also the most in the league, with ten: Sacramento Kings, Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers, Orlando Magic, Charlotte Hornets, New Orleans Pelicans, Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies, and finally the Knicks' opponent - Oklahoma City Thunder.

Wu Huang didn't provoke the opponent again after coming to the away game, he didn't need to do it again after the total score was 2:0 ahead, and it would be counterproductive to provoke again, so it's not that he became low-key, he just didn't want to stimulate the Thunder players too much, that would only cause trouble.

This choice is very smart, and in the third battle, Wu Huang's characteristics of away attribute bonuses have also begun to play, everyone knows this, but as long as there is no woman who consumes his energy before the game, Wu Huang will generally have a very amazing performance, so playing away from the Holy Sect Master is too powerful!

Compared with the unsatisfactory start of the second finals, Wu Huang felt hot in the second game, especially in the face of his old rival Westbrook, Wu Huang was very tough, and he forcibly squeezed Wei Shao away from the first attack and caused the latter to foul, and gave the Thunder and Wei Shao a dismount at the beginning.

Wu Huang took advantage of his height and arm span today, not only shooting very decisively, but also unceremoniously using his weight to suppress the opponent when he broke through. Sometimes you're taller than your opponent, and you're just a little stronger, provided you don't coerce and don't be afraid of pain!

The Holy Sect Master is not afraid of physical confrontation at all today, and yesterday he saw the pain of the hemophilia patients helped by his Hemophilia Charity Fund during the onset of the disease from the video, and finally felt a little ashamed of his constant fear of pain and unwillingness to fight. And when it comes to enduring "pain", those guys are much stronger than him, the NBA's No. 1 person, so what reason does he, a guy with amazing resilience, have to be afraid of confrontation?

In this game, Wu Huang hit 4 of his first 6 shots, whether it was a pull-up jump shot, a three-point strong shot, or a break through the interior to make a foul, Wu Huang's offense was always very resolute, and in addition to scoring 9 points himself, he also sent 3 assists, in other words, all of the Knicks' first 15 points were related to the Holy Sect Master.

If Wu Huang's performance in the first quarter is close to perfect, then his second quarter play is definitely the real first person in the league, in addition to scoring 14 points in a single quarter on Wei Shao's head, and scoring 23 points in the first half, Wu Huang is the only scoring point for the Knicks after Gasol has 3 fouls on his back, and Batil and Iguodala have never been able to find a shooting feeling, it can be said that after the Thunder finally sacrificed the "Jordan Rule", the success or failure of the Knicks lies in how far his offensive power can be played.

Yes, today's Thunder team finally compromised with Wu Huang, they feel that no matter how much they restrict Wu Huang, it is impossible to play a role, so it is better to ignore him and find a way to limit the other players of the Knicks, and maybe there will be a glimmer of life.

But coincidentally, the Knicks are also this routine today, they used all the forces to defend Durant on Wei Shao and Harden, just restricting Durant's catch after running without the ball, and letting him go to attack with the ball, which is to see that Durant is definitely not as efficient as them in holding the ball.

Durant was embarrassed at halftime, but today he and Wu Huang were almost in the same position, and the basketball could be handed over to both of them smoothly, and even a little easier on his side. But when it comes to scoring efficiency, Durant can't compare to Wu Huang, and the fundamental reason is that his ability to hold the ball is worse than that.

Durant's offense with the ball, the most efficient is still three-point shooting and long-range shooting, but the Knicks will not let you have too many open shooting opportunities if you let you attack, so Durant can only get the opportunity to break through, but in this regard, he is far less than Wu Huang's performance, and he can often be seen rushing to the pile of people to shoot with deformed gestures, the result is that the first half of the clanging sound continues, Durant today incarnated as a super-sized blacksmith, and only hit 7 of the 18 shots in the first half.

The contrast between the core of the two teams is so strong that you can imagine what the score situation will be, even if the rest of the Knicks players performed mediocre today, but the defending champions still relied on the play of the Holy Masters to lead the Thunder by 9 points at 54:45 on the road.

Barkley praised in the halftime: "Hugo was aggressive today, he could jump back to the basket, he could shoot calmly from beyond the three-point line, and he could also rush to the basket and complete a two-handed dunk. In the last 3 minutes of the second quarter, after the Knicks missed four consecutive shots, Hugo led the team to respond with a wave of 7:0 small climax, successfully overtaking the score, and the Holy Sect Master alone took 5 of them, and it was his efforts alone that changed the situation on the court. ”

O'Neal also said: "Yes, the opposite is Kevin Durant, if it wasn't for today's game, I wouldn't have known his breakthrough was so bad. While his height and reach give him a natural advantage in shooting, those advantages also make it difficult for him to protect the basketball when dribbling and change direction during breakaways. I think that's important because I've noticed that he's always going to have to slow down and close the ball to change direction after he gets inside, and he can't change direction in one go, which maybe won't be a problem in the regular season, but in a playoff where opponents will study every detail of your move, that kind of traceable breakthrough won't work. Because opponents are too easy to target your breakthrough route, you have to change direction before your opponent can react to make a successful breakthrough, but Durant obviously can't do that. ”

In the third game of the finals, the Thunder still continued the habit of trailing the opponent by nearly ten points at halftime, and never scored more than 25 points in a single quarter. This will make the Thunder players suffer a serious blow to their morale, especially Wei Shao, who was a little instigated today, even lowers the morale of the whole team, and even Thunder fans can perceive that their desperate Saburo actually has some symptoms of avoiding playing, which is not good news.

Wei Shao didn't want to be like this, Emperor Wu was surprisingly tough today, but he was not only tough, but his small actions were even more lethal under this kind of toughness!

Wei Shao was ready to fight Wu Huang in the first quarter, but in a collision before the end of the first quarter, Wu Huang's iron elbow hit Westbrook's chest hard, until halftime, Westbrook still felt a dull pain in his chest, and even felt the pain when he was wheezing violently, this state made him unable to continue to anal with Wu Huang.

"This despicable Chinese, he actually cheats!" Westbrook hated the yellow-skinned guys now, and when he saw those guys, he couldn't help but think of Emperor Wu.

And it's not just Wei Shao, now many black players, including a large number of black fans, also hate the yellow race when they see it, and the robbery rate of the yellow race in the United States has increased recently, and the eight achievements are related to him, and the friendship between the yellow and black races is ruined by the hands of the Holy Sect Master.

Jeff Van Gundy has his own opinions on the Thunder's five consecutive first-quarter scores since Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, while trailing opponents in the first half of five consecutive games, and he believes that the reasons for the Thunder's slow start are not only youthful and inexperienced, but also many human factors.

In this year's playoffs, the Thunder always seem to like to "take the lead", especially the slow heat of the Thunder in the opening stage always makes them fall into passivity at the beginning. In the last two games of the Western Conference finals, the Thunder had problems with the offense in the first half, and they won the game by relying on the Spurs' poor follow-up in the second half. This is even more the case in the first two games of the Finals, but the Thunder's slow performance in the first half was all "self-inflicted", of which Westbrook has to bear a lot of responsibility, the Western Conference Finals and the Finals, Wei Shao's shooting rate in the first half was only 35%, and the blind shot led to a low shooting rate, coupled with frequent mistakes, so the Thunder's slow heat is naturally reasonable.

However, in the third game of the finals, Durant has to bear the main responsibility, the most important thing is that although Wei Shao looked a little soft in the first half, he did not make a single mistake, and the chest injury made him rational, and the Thunder offensive end was much smoother. However, Durant does not feel good on the outside, and when he bursts into the inside, he will fall into the encirclement, although he has a lot of space to move the ball, but there is not much space to score, and he is too far behind Wu Huang in his ability to hold the ball and create points.

As for the Knicks, although Gasol and Battier are both limited, they know how to control the tempo of the game, and the Knicks also have few turnovers. On the other hand, the young Thunder, they always seem to like to beat their opponents with a stick, which is the most prominent performance of their youth, from the Western Conference Finals to the Finals, the Thunder only had a big score in the opening stage of the Spurs in the third game in the West, and the rest of the time they conceded a hand in the opening stage.

But the Knicks are not a weak spur, how strong the staying power of the Holy Master is, Taylor Swift is already implicitly illustrating in the new song he is writing, it is not ordinarily strong! (To be continued.) )