Chapter 403: Win the Next Game!
Wu Huang can still frequently stand on the free throw line to score in the second half, the 76ers have no power to resist in this situation, and then they simply don't plan to turn the tables, the players of the two teams tacitly brush up the data, which makes the scene more exciting, and for a while you play back and forth so much. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
This kind of game is the rhythm that most fans like to see the most, they don't care about confrontation, defense, and tactical games are the essence of competitive games, and most people feel that as long as the scene is passionate and good-looking, there are breakthroughs and dunks on the court, and there are three points and fast breaks...... It's not in vain that they spend two hours watching the live broadcast, and at the same time, the fans of the stars also want to see their idols win and brush up on a good statistic, which is a great joy for all!
David Stern came to the scene to watch the game again today, and it can be seen from the close-up shots of the president's frequent nodding that he himself also likes this kind of mercury-like game more, because it can make most fans like it, and it is more conducive to promoting the NBA league, so guys like the Spurs and Grizzlies who don't know each other should let them play in the middle of the night.
Not to mention, teams such as the Spurs and Grizzlies who are good at defense, or the owners always bombard the league's Mavericks and Clippers, the game time of these teams is basically scheduled after 11 o'clock in the evening, and it will definitely be in the second half of the night after the game.
Wu Huang still didn't feel it in the third quarter, he originally wanted to show his fierce shooting skills in front of those beautiful stars on the sidelines, but he was a little embarrassed to shoot so inaccurately. But many **** female stars still take the initiative to make all kinds of hints to the Holy Sect Master, as long as he has a wonderful breakthrough and score, these girls who don't know how much they still have after removing their makeup will stand up excitedly and encourage him with some ambiguous cheers.
For example, Scarlett Johansson has hinted at Emperor Wu several times, and even said explicit words such as "I had a spring dream of taking a bath with Emperor Wu", which made the Holy Sect Master plainly have a lot of black fans in the film field, such as Xiao Xuebao, a guy who really dreams of drinking other people's bath water, has always been hostile to him because of this.
Of course, Emperor Wu wanted to respond to this hint, and even thought a little maliciously in his heart, "She said that, shouldn't she want to drink my bath water?" But then he sighed, he is now a typical thief without a thief's courage, the girls in the family look at him very closely, don't look at his harem between weekdays and always pinch each other in secret, but when it comes to Scarlett and Ajiali, a little who wants to come in with one foot, the four sisters, including Xiao Kolo, will concentrate their firepower to unite with the outside world, so it is already difficult for Emperor Wu to steal again.
The Knicks played cheerfully in the third quarter and had a good game, but the lead was narrowed by a few points.
At this moment, Wilson Chandler, who played sixth in the 76ers, went crazy with Louis Williams in the third quarter, and the two combined to score 19 points in the quarter to help the 76ers tie the score at 82-101, which allowed many Knicks players to still play in the fourth quarter.
D'Antoni thinks these guys are brushing the data too much, and what about a quick solution?
If you continue to fight like this, how can you save your physical strength?
But at this time, the Knicks players can't manage so much, even if they are tired for the data, it is worth it, they are not like the Spurs' old guys who are not bad for money, many Knicks players have just entered the peak of their careers, and it is the time to start making a lot of money, so data is very important to them.
The Knicks players played lively in the third quarter, but the scoring efficiency was not high enough, and these guys wanted to score so much that even Wu Huang would definitely not be able to come back after he found himself passing the ball. Although he was not opposed to scoring, this method of scoping was not worth advocating, so before the start of the fourth quarter, the Holy Sect Master criticized Gallinari and Thomas by name, because they were the most unique of these two.
Wu Huang's words are obviously much more useful than D'Antoni, Gasol, who had not received the ball in the third quarter, soon got enough ball in the fourth quarter, which made the Spaniards feel a lot, Kobe Bryant is obviously a lot worse than Wu Huang in this regard, even if the media and fans think that the boss is mature, but when analyzing the situation on the court and dealing with the ball, he still can't consider the whole situation, and he doesn't have the idea of thinking about his teammates.
There are too few black stars in the NBA who can stand in the shoes of their teammates for their sake, although Wu Huang only gives some soup to his teammates when he has enough, but most black stars don't even have such a thought, almost every one of them is a selfish character.
Wu Huang continued to be lazy on the court in the fourth quarter, he handed over a large part of the ball to Gasol today, which is the main reason for laziness, and his inaccurate shooting is also because of this reason - Wu Huang is still more accustomed to dribbling and shooting, many of his shots today are catch-and-shoot, these two shooting methods are very different in rhythm, so he will keep hitting the iron.
In the fourth quarter, the Holy Sect Master missed a lot of balls, and when the victory in the last five minutes was decided, his shooting percentage had dropped to 9 of 22 shots, and 4 of 11 three-point shots, but fortunately, the accurate free throws were not inaccurate, and he made 16 of 18 free throws in the game, which allowed him to finally brush up on 38 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals.
The media naturally had to complain after the game: "That's how the MVP of the Holy Sect Master was brushed out." ”
This year's regular season awards have been postponed to after the start of the second round, so Wu Huang has not technically won the MVP yet, but there is really no one to compete with him for this award, and the trophy has long been in his pocket.
It is said that the league has now prepared the MVP trophy, and also moved to the New York headquarters in advance, just waiting for the votes of more than 100 media people, and immediately moved the trophy to the Madison Garden Arena on the same street to Wu Huang.
"I didn't have a good hand today, so I chose to play more inside in the game and use the break to create free throws. And my teammates did a great job of blocking people, which made my breakthrough a lot less troublesome. "What Emperor Wu said is called not a Bilian, and it also made the media see what it means to talk nonsense with your eyes open.
Even the New York media is a little embarrassed this time, Wu Huang can't give these words to the circle, today he shot 11 three-pointers outside, and only 6 of the 22 shots were in the three-second range, which is called "more to play inside?" And although his free throw numbers are amazing, but most of those fouls are body hair fouls and touches, it can be said that if there are no three referees working together, it is hard to say whether the Knicks can win the 76ers so easily in his state today.
D'Antoni was also a little emotional after the game, today he was completely reduced to a puppet, and the Knicks players were on the court for the whole game under the acquiescence of Wu Huang, completely ignoring his orders, which hurt the mustache's self-esteem again. Later, D'Antoni simply didn't care about anything, sitting on the sidelines with his hands spread out for the entire second half, during which there were almost no tactics laid out.
'We won the game but we defended badly and if we continue to defend like that, sooner or later we will suffer. The mustache was upset and criticized the team's defense, which was contrary to his usual style. However, the Knicks did play well on offense today, so if he wants to find fault and show his presence, he can only mention defense, although this is a bit of a slap in the face.
The 76ers coach expressed his dissatisfaction with Wu Huang's nearly 20 free throws after the game, and he said pointedly: "We all know that he is the only star in the league, he will be the MVP of the year, he has a free throw shooting rate of more than 90%, a shooting rate of more than 50%, and a three-point shooting rate of more than 40%, and I want to say that if we can only touch his hair in the game, then we can go fishing." ”
In this way, it is easy to attract a fine for yourself, and the league and the president are very domineering, but Wu Huang did take a little more free throws today, and Zhu Holiday, who was opposite him, became the number one victim, and finally six fouls were ejected.
A scene that is easy to see today is that Wu Huang often makes the referee's whistle sound with a single squeeze in the breakthrough. As a result, Holiday was beaten by Wu Huang almost all of his playing time, and the 76ers' young point guard only scored four points and three assists when he was ejected, making little contribution.
'His ability to break and pass is incredible, but his best thing is his shooting, and the good thing is that he didn't feel very good today, but we still couldn't limit him. Let's be honest, I don't think we can stop him if the scale is like this, even if we can be tougher, but we can only limit him as much as possible. Former Knicks player Chandler admitted after the game that this guy didn't want to leave the Knicks in the first place, and it was inevitable that he would have a bit of a kneeling flavor when he spoke at the moment.
Some people maliciously thought that this thing might be thinking of voluntarily defecting back after the contract expires, but the Knicks are now overcrowded on the front line, and it is unlikely that he will be re-accepted in the future.
The next day, Jeff Van Gundy commented on the Knicks' first game: The Knicks had more possession in the regular season in Hugo, and he played the ball in the Knicks' 2,200 pick-and-rolls in the regular season with a 70% chance of being the ball-handler, and the reason why he has shone in recent years is that he has an amazingly efficient pull-up jump shot, which forces defenders in pick-and-rolls to choose less to go down the line when Hugo has the ball, and defenders must choose to bypass the cover to defend his shots on the line. And this will give way to Hugo's passing line, and it will also make a big hole leak in their own defense.
Second, Hugo's increased individual ability this season has allowed him to score more freely, often forcing defenders to seek help from his teammates, making the gap in the defensive line even wider. If you add to that his excellent ability to make fouls, then it is basically impossible to stop.
ESPN mainly reported on Gasol's performance after the game, the Knicks beat the 76ers at home to win the playoffs, ESPN believes that the Spaniards are very efficient in this game, Gasol shot 6 of 10 in 31 minutes, made all 7 free throws, and scored 18 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists, he became the best partner around Hugo in this game, and he made Hugo no longer play as hard as he did in the playoffs last season, The Spaniard has become the X-factor in the Knicks' playoff campaign this year.
Gasol, a veteran of 10 seasons in the league, averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds and four assists per game in the regular season at the age of 32, missing only five games all season, including three due to injury. The Knicks traded him to the team at the start of the season in preparation for the playoff title. Gasol is the Knicks' most experienced player in the playoffs, playing five more games than Iguodala, and he's one of the Lakers' two-time champions. The addition of Gasol has greatly reduced the pressure on Hugo, who was paired with Hugo last season with excellent offensive ability, but mediocre defensive and tactical skills, which allows opponents to be confident and bold to encircle Hugo, but this situation has fundamentally changed after Gasol joined.
In the first game of the playoffs, Gasol's role was reflected in the 76ers, his ability to play and his stable mid-range shooting can relieve the pressure on Hugo, and his ability to play high can free Hugo from the burden. In the first half of the game, Gasol used his playmaking ability to deliver countless effective passes for the whole team, and he used Hugo's pull on the offensive end to send open shots for his teammates many times, including Hugo himself got more easy shots than usual.
After D'Antoni took charge of the Knicks, he basically followed the Suns' model to build an offensive system, and although the threat of Xiaosi on the offensive end was high, it also limited the team's offensive routines and offensive options. Gasol's addition has greatly enriched the team's offensive tactics, and his role in the Knicks is basically the same as his role in the Lakers' championship streak, he can use stable shooting to contain the opponent's defensive strength, and he can also use his delicate skills and vision to make the team's offensive space bigger and more diverse.
Now that the Knicks have Gasol in the middle and on the line ready to receive the ball for secondary organization, the Knicks' offensive space will be wider, and the offensive options will become more diverse, Hugo's long-range projection threat, Iguodala's baseline air cut will be easier and simpler, and the possibility of David West in the low post being caught in the offensive is also greatly reduced.
How much of a role did Gasol really have for the Knicks? Simple stats don't tell the whole story, and the changes in the 76ers' defense are more indicative of his role. When Gasol came off the court, the 76ers' defensive pressure was much less, especially in the mid-range area, where the defense could be let go, and the entire defense was shrunk to the inside or outside.
At the end of the first quarter and the first 5 minutes of the second quarter, when Gasol was resting off the court, the Knicks couldn't find anyone who could hold the ball in the middle, and the whole team's offense was not very good, especially when the position was attacking, the 76ers' strategy of shrinking the defense line and wrapping Hugo also had a certain effect, and the Knicks could only rely on Hugo's breakthrough and David West's personal singles again, which would lose a lot of chances of winning in the face of stronger opponents, Gasol's role is undoubtedly to make the Knicks more comfortable against strong opponents.
The American media may be trying to reduce Wu Huang's importance in the team by elevating Gasol, but his sister-in-law's performance is not as consistent as they say, and he needs someone to attract the opponent's main defensive energy for him in order to fully play his ability. But once he was left alone to face a targeted defense, then Gasol would not be as smooth as the first game.
In the second game of the first round, Gasol faced Thaddeus Young's misplaced close defense today, but the Spaniard was harassed and exhausted by this two-way forward who was faster than him and more explosive than himself throughout the game, and finally contributed only 8 points and 11 rebounds, and only 2 assists, completely lacking the all-round performance of the previous game.
Once the 76ers spend energy to limit and target Gasol, they can still get results, and ordinary All-Star players are not at a level that cannot be restrained. But no matter how much they tried to target Emperor Wu, it was impossible to really restrict Emperor Wu's play in the end, unless the Holy Sect Master himself had a bad hand, but it was unlikely that there would be two games in a row.
Wu Huang quickly regained his touch in the second battle, and after seeing Gasol embarrassed by Thaddeus Young, he decisively turned to David West to seek cooperation. This is also an All-Star level insider, and since he was able to help Gasol almost hit a triple-double in the last game, he can help David West hit a 30+ today.
David West replaced Gasol as the core of the interior today, and his blocking and dismantling with Wu Huang played quite the same effect as Wu Huang + Xiao Si last season, and David West is also more comprehensive than Xiao Si after receiving the ball, and he is also an inside line with excellent vision and passing ability.
The 76ers are so helpless in the face of the Knicks, although they found a way to target Gasol, who performed well in the first game, but the Knicks can come up with a David West in a blink of an eye to continue to ravage them, which is the insurmountable gap in strength between the two sides.
David West played 39 minutes today, scoring exactly 30 points, along with 10 rebounds and three assists. But most fans can also see that David West's scoring is more dependent on Wu Huang than Gasol, and the cooperation between the two mainly relies on Wu Huang's sudden score, which is similar to the Knicks' style of play last season, the difference is that Wu Huang can still receive the basketball from David West after returning the ball, and he will not roll around like a meat bun like passing to Xiao Si. At the same time, although Gasol's performance is average, the Spaniard has been attracting a large part of the 76ers' energy, which makes Wu Huang and David West play more easily.
David West's performance was very good, but Wu Huang was the hero who was able to win the second game. Today's Holy Sect Master found his touch, made 17 shots in the game, hit 11 balls, and under the referee's not too much favoritism, he played a better performance than the first game, contributing 35 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists in the game, and helped the Knicks get a 2-0 start to the series with a big double-double.
The 76ers also played better than the first game, with seven players in double figures in the team and the final score was fixed at 110-104.
The Knicks were a bit thrilled to win this time, they still didn't play well on the defensive end, and even Wu Huang criticized his team's defensive attitude after the game, and they had to play the defending champions with the enthusiasm they should have in the subsequent games.
After hearing this, D'Antoni felt embarrassed again! He already had a hunch that his team's defense in the third game would definitely be much better than the previous two games, because Wu Huang's words were much more effective than him, and his criticism after the last game was useless, and the Knicks players still didn't defend much today. But today Wu Huang spoke, then the Knicks will definitely win the next game, and the defense will be stronger, even if he doesn't arrange tactics in the whole game, it will be the same result. (To be continued.) )