Chapter 369: Look at this lineup, we're going to lose!
Wu Huang didn't say anything in his heart, but he knew that Kidd's physical condition must be extremely bad today, and this old man was a little slower than in the first fight. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Kidd had faced Wei Shao's impact in the east before, and although he used his rich experience and awareness to defeat the guy with a not-so-bright mind, it was impossible for him to be unscathed in the face of Wei Shao's impact, let alone pay no price at all.
In fact, Kidd had already pumped water once in the Western Conference Finals, when his knee was said to be swollen like a balloon, which is the price of defensive power.
In the finals, Wu Huang's impact was stronger than Wei Shao's, because Kidd was never able to pull the initiative to his side when defending, Wu Huang has been dominating everything, and his breakthrough will consciously destroy Kidd's knees with feints and changes of direction.
Yes, many times Wu Huang did this on purpose, with very vicious intentions, he just wanted to make old Kidd's fragile knee quickly reimbursement, so that the Mavericks would have no commander at all, and counting on Terry and Barria to sort out the team, Wu Huang must not believe it, he felt that even if he didn't play the Knicks at that time, he might not lose the game.
Kidd is also quite strong, although he pumped another stagnant water in the Finals, but this thing is not a way to smoke if you want to, this is a palliative way to seriously overdraw the body, and NBA teams have long discouraged players from using this method to deal with injuries.
Before the game, Dallas sources revealed that Kidd's physical condition was very worrisome at the moment, his knee cartilage was almost worn out, and he had a total of three water draws in the playoffs, which is a very scary number, I am afraid that the pinhole marks on his knees will still be clearly visible.
Kidd's personal doctor has been advising him to repair his cartilage wear and tear as soon as possible, so that some broken bones can be removed in time, and no more water should be pumped, which will not help his injury in the slightest, but will make his knee more dangerous. Besides, if he has been playing with such a knee, once he is shaken down by Wu Huang like in the last game, it is very likely that his knee will be completely reimbursed, and it is not an ordinary season reimbursement, but the whole career is completely over.
Today, Wu Huang could clearly feel Kidd's movements becoming sluggish, and he had to immediately apply ice cubes to his knees every time he got off the field, which showed that Kidd was in his most vulnerable state at this time, and every move he made could lead to the end of his career.
But Wu Huang will not pity Kidd because of this, in the second half he instead intensified against Kidd's overwhelmed knees, at this time Kidd's physical strength is not as sufficient as in the first half, as long as he continues to defend, it will be more prone to injury.
At 9 minutes and 13 seconds in the third quarter, Kidd was once again shaken by Wu Huang in a defense and lost his center of gravity, but this guy did not directly hit the basket after breaking through, but pulled back with an extra step.
Wu Huang's action made Kidd very embarrassed, he could force himself to follow at this time and affect Wu Huang's shooting, but this would make his knee follow Wu Huang to stop and change direction together, but can his knee still withstand such a devastation?
Kidd hesitated for a moment, so Wu Huang threw an unguarded long-distance two-point shot like no one next to the high post, and Kidd could only watch him jump up and shoot not far in front of him with a helpless face, but he couldn't do anything.
"Huh!" If someone interferes with the shot at this distance, even Wu Huang will often miss, but it is different when no one is defending, and this goal is scored cleanly.
Kidd now had the idea of retiring as soon as the game was over, and it was born in his heart every time his knee became painful, whenever he was pumping water.
Wu Huang's ball, Kidd only needed to come forward to block it, but the pain in his knee made him hesitate.
The conundrum now for Kidd is, if he can only come up with this kind of defense, how can he lead the team to victory? Is it the case that every defense sees the opponent score with an easy shot?
Carlisle shook his head on the sidelines, he could understand Kidd's embarrassment and complicated mentality at the moment, which was also the embarrassment of the Mavericks, who were actually a team with obvious shortcomings in point guard.
If Wei Shao's performance in the Western Conference finals is a little more mature, they will probably not make it to the finals. So in the face of almost the strongest point guard in the game, it is inevitable that the Mavericks will not be favored, they can't solve the problem of Wu Huang at all, and they can't even limit it, so how can they start if they want to beat the Knicks?
The Knicks' home court is ruthlessly releasing a very sad music at the moment, or it is more appropriate to describe it as tragic, in short, this is a sad music that can make people rise up to the end of the hero's mentality, as for who to listen to, needless to say, it is estimated that a group of old guys from the Mavericks can feel this rhythm.
"You better go down, I'll score 60 points if I play like this, you're dragging down your team." Wu Huang continued to hit Kidd after scoring the goal, there was no trace of pity in his eyes, and anyone who stood on this court didn't need the sympathy of others.
That's right, he doesn't need sympathy, and neither does Kidd, that's something only the weak need, what sympathy a group of billionaires wants.
Kidd didn't respond, he knew that Emperor Wu was influencing him with trash talk. In the past few games, he has learned Wu Huang, who is widely regarded as the most poisonous tongue in the NBA, and a younger player will definitely not be able to stand this influence, even if he is thirty years old, Kidd feels that he may be provoked!
Although many of Emperor Wu's trash words do not show dirty words, they are too heart-wrenching.
It's no wonder that the whole league hates him except for his teammates, and his behavior is too offensive.
Emperor Wu naturally knew what others thought of him, and he expressed his disdain for it, and now those people hated him because he was older than him by virtue of his seniority. But a few years later, Kobe Bryant's old guys all retired, and James's guys were also old, and at that time he became a Mesozoic player with qualifications and strength. Especially after a few championships, most of the players in the league at that time didn't hate him, but feared him. At that time, presumably most of the players will tremble when they see him, and it will be easier for Wu Huang to play.
So this TM is a layout, what if he is hated for the time being, he will get much more benefits than this in the future. And now he can also use these trash words to seriously influence the mentality of his opponents, and he still gets a lot of benefits.
But I have to say that Wu Huang's trash talk is stronger than others, and that's because a lot of the trash talk he says is partly a cruel reality - Kidd in the second half did become a breakthrough for the Knicks, and the veteran will not die but will wither. Today's Kidd is like O'Neal, it's not that these old guys can't play for another two years, but if they are still burdened too much, these veterans can't bear it.
These guys who are almost 40 years old, you can no longer think of them as saviors, you can only expect them to rejuvenate in a certain game, but don't expect them to continue to compete with the new generation of stars, which is embarrassing them and embarrassing themselves.
Before the Knicks' old guy O'Neal went off the court at 7:05 of the quarter, he originally wanted to dunk under the basket to have a good time, but was covered directly from behind by Nowitzki.
New York fans were shocked, this was an unlikely scene a few years ago, when did Uncle Shaq even struggle to slam a basket!
Fortunately, O'Neal, who was particularly lucky in this round of the series, actually picked up the basketball again by magic, and then he finally gave up the dunk and chose to use the most ordinary basket to hit the board to send the ball to the basket, which was almost taken by Marion again.
"It's old!" O'Neal also sold a good guy after scoring, and this shaking head and sassy expression made the Mavericks players hate it! O'Neal's shot turned the score to 70-60, and the Knicks managed to widen the margin to double digits, and the Mavericks were getting closer and closer to the collapse.
Wu Huang and O'Neal slapped the ball, the ball was passed by him, and if O'Neal had poured the ball in with his first dunk, he would have had another assist. It's a pity that this big fat man's jump speed is too slow, and he can actually be driven back by Novitsky on the weak side to block it?! You must know that the German's pace is not very fast, and Howard is estimated to have time to kill him from outside the three-point line.
Yao Ming watched this ball very happily, he felt that O'Neal's physical condition and playing time could pick up ten or eight points in a game for the Knicks, so he is recovering well now, isn't it easy and happy to score seventeen or eighteen points in a game?
The New York media linked Yao Ming to the Knicks because of O'Neal as a reference, and now this fat man can only rely on weight, height and experience to play, but he can still make the Knicks' opponents uncomfortable at some times.
So think about it from another perspective, Yao Ming, who is in much better physical condition than him at the moment, will naturally perform better when he comes to the Knicks, and O'Neal at this time is inferior to Yao Ming in terms of speed and confrontation ability, and even worse in height and technology, so the little giant coming to the Knicks must be helpful to the team, at least the Knicks will be very stable when they meet Howard again, and the only question here is how much his injury history and salary can be reduced.
Van Gundy is discussing at the moment that the Mavericks' defense in the second half has some problems, the Dallas are mainly playing the Knicks, and Carlisle wants to reduce the Knicks' offensive efficiency by not letting the Knicks players fall into good positions.
But the problem is that this kind of defense will be effective against the Lakers and Heat, but it won't be very effective against the Knicks, because New York don't need to be in position to play again, and they are used to starting to attack as soon as only two or three people are in position.
The Mavericks' mistake is that the Knicks' offense tends to be more chaotic and beneficial to them, and this chaos not only makes the Knicks players unable to play a complete offensive routine, but also makes it difficult for the defender to form a complete defensive line, so in the case of chaos on both sides, the Knicks players' athleticism and better singles ability will make the Mavericks fall into passivity, and the Knicks also have a single king Wu Huang in possession of the ball, and the more chaotic he is, the more he can find opportunities to score.
Kidd was also replaced by the Mavericks shortly after O'Neal went off the court, Carlisle found that Kidd could no longer control the team's rhythm, and he could at least control the offensive and defensive rhythm of his own side in the first few games, but today under Wu Huang's more active offensive, Kidd has gradually and completely lost control of the game, coupled with his terrible physical condition at the moment, Carlisle feels that it is no longer necessary to let him insist on staying on the court.
As soon as the old monster came off the court, the Mavericks suddenly became even more chaotic, and the game completely fell into the Knicks' favorite bombardment rhythm. The offensive and defensive speed of the two teams became extremely fast for a while, and you and I played back and forth to dazzle the fans.
This made Nowitzki extremely uncomfortable, but Terry and the boxing champion fought happily, and Marion didn't feel anything wrong, but the question is can the contributions of these people offset the loss caused by Nowitzki's discomfort?
Of course not! This was the home court of the Knicks, and when Wu Huang hit a three-pointer two minutes later, the Knicks widened the gap to 15 points in the blink of an eye. Although the Mavericks players on the other side feel like they have scored, how can they beat their masters in the Knicks' home court and rhythm?
"It's coming! Soon! Wu Huang was replaced by D'Antoni in the last three minutes of the third quarter to rest, and before the end of the game, he looked up at the 15-point lead, and couldn't help but feel the tide rolling, and he couldn't calm down at all. Especially when he thinks of the upcoming championship, the ecstasy in his heart is difficult to suppress, and I believe that few people can still show a calm expression at this time.
Duncan, who was holding Coke and popcorn in slippers with a calm face, suddenly sneezed in front of the TV!
At this moment, seeing that the old opponent was about to be killed again in the finals, Shi Fo, who was still expressionless, accepted this result. He didn't like either side, but it was the calf that made him hate it a little more.
So Duncan raised a scissor hand expressionlessly, and then touched Ginobili who was watching the game with him next to him without a trace, the position of the hand was of course the head, and Parker on the other side was wittily wearing a hat to watch the game.
Wu Huang has 27 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 5 steals when he left the game, he scored a lot of points on Kidd in this quarter, and the data of 5 steals also proves that he is definitely not lazy on the defensive end, and any basketball that wants to pass through his defensive range today will be tested by him, and that pair of long arms makes Mavericks players have to be careful when moving the ball, which also greatly affects the speed and route of Dallas's ball, and this invisible pressure has a much deeper impact on the offensive side than the cold numbers shown by the data.
Little Kolo was sitting in the front row not far from Wu Huang and watching the game with his brothers at the moment, the little girl's expression was a little dissatisfied, Wu Huang had been using the excuse that "it is not suitable to use force before the game" to let her eat herself during the finals.
This slightly perfunctory reason was of course not satisfied with the little girl who tasted the forbidden fruit for the first time, so she couldn't help but show a strange look when she was cheering.
"Damn, I can't keep myself busy." Emperor Wu also noticed Xiao Kolo's expression when he got off the field, it wasn't that he didn't want to clean up Xiao Kolo, it was really that there were too many targets to use force, how could it be so easy to fight five or six at a time? And he can't imagine now that if he kills Agali, will the cavernous body decay before aging due to excessive fatigue, and he is very afraid to think about it!
Wu Huang's side deviated from the topic very seriously, so he didn't notice that the "street ball king" Alston used a crotch-piercing street ball action to pass Barria like a wood after coming on the court, and then directly assisted Monroe to complete a slam dunk under the basket, which was a breakthrough through the soul.
The New York fans at the scene immediately cheered unemotionally, startling Wu Huang, who was worried about how to improve his skills!
Speaking of Alstom, although the "street ball king" has not played much time this season, but New York fans have always had a good impression of him, in addition to being a New Yorker, Alston was very famous in the street ball world in New York before entering the NBA, and now he has returned to New York to retire and get the support of local fans.
Wu Huang also has a good feeling about Alston, first of all, the street ball king has no complaints about his playing time and the role of a substitute, but in fact, Alstom still has a certain amount of strength, and even can play a pseudo-starter or something in some weak teams. His ball control skills are as good as ever, and if he wants to perform some of the acrobatic moves of the past, it is not impossible to do it.
This pass was Alstom's excitement, and the guy was so excited that he could win a championship in his hometown before retiring, so he showed off the skills he had honed on the street court in front of the home fans as soon as he got on the court.
It's just that Baria is suffering, if he is prepared, he may not be teased by the other party, but how could he have thought that he would meet someone with a crotch in the finals?
"It's so inauthentic!" Some New York fans laughed.
"Raff has learned from the Holy Master!" This is a joke on the part of the congregationists.
"It would have been nice if the last pass had been crotched." This is the fan who likes to watch the hilarity.
Towels were flying on the Knicks' bench at the moment, New York players made all kinds of exaggerated expressions and weird screams, and O'Neal even took off his sneakers and took his huge stinky shoes and said, "Hey, Vanessa?" Tell your husband to turn on the TV, and I'll get my fifth championship ring in a minute. ”
This big fat man seems to be resentful enough, last summer he also said that the fifth ring is dispensable for him, which will be completely revealed, in fact, the fifth ring is simply too important to him, this is whether he has the confidence to continue to mock Kobe Bryant's capital in the future!
Wu Huang felt that he probably didn't need to play, Xiao Si played very well with a semi-main lineup, Chandler made four fouls in the middle of the third quarter, Xiao Si without the restriction of the boxing champion played his skills, and the Mavericks, whose morale was getting lower and lower, was difficult to set off a counterattack.
Before the end of the third quarter, Xiao Si scored his 20th point on a mid-range shot that gave the Knicks an 18-point lead at 92-74.
Barkley said in a conclusive tone at this time: "The New Yorkers scored 33 points in the third quarter, and once again 30+ points in a single quarter announced that the Mavericks could not win, they had no way to attack the Knicks, but they did not have the offensive power of 30+ in a single quarter." ”
Smith said: "Did you forget the third game? That time, the Mavericks reversed that margin in the fourth quarter. ”
"Of course they haven't forgotten, but I'm sure they won't be able to turn the tables this time because the Knicks have already suffered once, they won't make the same mistake twice in a series, and it's not the Mavericks' home today, and it's just as difficult to turn the game on the road as it is for Kidd to turn the game in the fourth quarter with a change of direction and then complete a dunk."
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is also an offending lord, which makes Kidd's fans can't help but scold!
Many fans also feel that as a person who is not better than Kidd in the evening scene, what qualifications do you have to mock?
Barkley is indeed very similar to the current Kidd, the ****** in the last two years of his career is also a poor worm who is full of injuries and hugging his thighs everywhere and being disliked, he may be worse than Kidd, at least Kidd is not disliked, but ****** when he hugged his thighs and couldn't win the championship, many people laughed at him, and he could give him five stars in terms of pity.
But as Barkley said, the Dallas don't have the determination and home-court advantage to come back today, the atmosphere on the Garden Court can support the Knicks to continue to play at a high level in the fourth quarter, and Wu Huang rested enough today, the Knicks are in good shape to even use Monroe to play center for a long time, instead of using the flawless Collins to seek insurance like in previous games.
Monroe played significantly better than Collins today, he may not be as experienced as Collins on the defensive end, but relying on the help of his outside teammates, he didn't let Nowitzki score forty or fifty points so exaggerated, the German just played a little better today, and the Knicks could afford this loss.
But looking at Monroe, it is clear that the benefits are more than the losses, he has enriched the team's play on the offensive end, and his high post and mid-range shooting have effectively contained Chandler's under-the-basket defense, which is why the Knicks players are better on the break today, and Chandler can't get back to the basket from the middle every time, no matter how fast he is.
"This is also a good seedling, but whether Yao Ming or Chandler come to the Knicks, Monroe will have nowhere to stand." New York fans rarely think about this, but compared to Chandler and Yao Ming, who are more powerful immediately, Monroe, who still needs to be cultivated for a few years, is obviously not as important as the first two for the Knicks to continue to attack the championship.
Well, it seems too early to think about defending the title, but when Wu Huang returned to the court at the start of the fourth quarter and managed to cheat two free throws on Masimmy, the Knicks had a 99% chance of winning the championship.
The main stadium even detonated several streamer devices in advance over some of the mid-level seats, which was probably a small prank by the staff's excitement, but it caused the New York fans above these seats to cheer even more wildly! The cheers of the entire stadium reached a terrifying 122 decibels after Wu Huang scored this goal!
This kind of early streamer behavior is very uncharacterful, just like the third game Gallinari and Xiao Si celebrated in advance next to the Mavericks bench, it is easy to provoke the anger of the opponent to fight back. But the only difference is that today they are sitting at home, and there is no overwhelming scolding from the Dallas fans, but only the cheers and cheers of the New York fans, which makes the Mavericks players not have the same emotions as in the third game.
The Mavericks also put Nowitzki on the court early, the German has played more time than Wu Huang today, he and Ben did not rest in the second half, Carlisle knows that once Nowitzki is removed, the Mavericks will soon collapse, and at this time he can no longer think about physical problems.
But self-deception is destined to be punished, and Nowitzki and Marion, who have not rested much today, can feel the boos of the away fans and the increasingly unfavourable situation quickly draining their stamina. When Nowitzki's three-pointer made a three-pointer in the eighth minute of the final quarter, all the Mavericks fans knew they were lost.
But more tragic things followed, Wu Huang felt that he was too excited and his arms were a little shaky, he knew that he might not be able to shoot accurately in this quarter, so he kept cheating fouls and trying to stand on the free throw line, and he played less than half of the last quarter, and he had already made 6 free throws.
At 7 minutes and 08 seconds, when Chandler got another foul on himself, successfully graduated with six fouls and dropped his elbow pads and left the court angrily, Ma Simmi, who came on the bench again, was already trembling in the corner when he saw Wu Huang, and Mavericks fans could only think helplessly in their hearts when they saw this: "Oh! Look at this lineup, we're dead! ”
At this moment, Emperor Wu hadn't made any free throws, but the difference had already reached 19 points, so even the Holy Sect Master, who had always been cautious, finally showed a bright smile with confidence when he made free throws, and then waved his hand fiercely in the direction of his women's poster!
The Knicks' on-site commentary was also shouting in a passionate voice: "The atmosphere is up!" Do you feel the rhythm of winning the championship? If you want me to say, it's time to get excited, get ready to pick up the pace, and we're going to get that golden trophy the same color as in a moment, but I swear I'll kiss it hard if I get the chance. (To be continued.) )