Chapter 229: The Victory Is Decided
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Wu Huang has always had a trait, he always makes his opponent feel angry and loses his mind, and then he can take the opportunity to play better, and the enemy will feel more angry and crazy, and finally succeed in getting the opponent down.
In the Eagles, it wasn't just Josh Smith who wanted to beat him up when he saw Wu Huang unhappy, but the other Hawks players had this thought, and as the game progressed, this thought became stronger and stronger, and it was almost uncontrollable......
But often the deeper the ruthlessness, the more they can't stop Emperor Wu from doing bad things on the field, and even if they want to do bad things to him, they can't do it, this guy is like having eyes on the back of his head, and he can't hurt him with open knives and hidden arrows.
This is to blame themselves, of course Wu Huang doesn't have eyes on the back of his head, but he knows what he did, and he knows better than anyone that he is easy to beat, so he will be extra careful when making contact with the opponent's body, plus he is naturally quick to react, and it is not surprising that the opponent can't plot against him.
Besides, the physical fitness of professional players is there, and Wu Huang can't never be hit, but even if he is really plotted by the other party, as long as he avoids the key point with his cat-like reaction, there will be no big problem. Those small injuries and pains are not a problem in the face of his recovery ability, but the opponent will definitely pay the price of technical fouls and even malicious fouls.
Wu Huang only rested for two minutes in the second quarter, and after he came on the court, he quickly got an elbow in front of Asilao, who had already been beaten several times by him today, and Asilao, who usually didn't do much bad things, finally launched an angry counterattack when he couldn't bear it!
If you look at it from the slow-motion playback. Asilao's elbow swing this time was not small. It's really solid. Even a few teeth will be knocked out.
But in the eyes of Emperor Wu, the secrecy and accuracy of Axilao's action were much worse, and after only 0.1 seconds of hesitation, he decided to use his handsome cheeks to make a close contact with the other party's iron elbow. However, he still regretted it a little afterwards, because even if he avoided the frontal force, Wu Huang could still feel that his braces were a little loose, and if he didn't have the protection of this little thing, he would definitely have a few teeth knocked out. The danger is a bit bigger.
In addition, he felt that his head was a little concussive, although it was not to the extent of a concussion, but he could make up for it with his acting skills, which made people believe that he had suffered a serious foul.
Yesterday, he specifically asked Christine how to perform a realistic fainting scene. Today on the basketball court, Wu Huang showed his falling skills that he had learned from Hollywood...... I saw him roll his eyes and fall backwards as if he had been hit by a bullet, and he looked like he had been knocked unconscious by the elbow.
The show was so realistic that even Assi Rau felt that he was taking too hard a hit, even when it came to hitting this pesky guy. The force of the feedback was not as great as he imagined, but the opponent's realistic falling action made him ignore this.
Christine was now back in her little suite. Hang a "Do Not Disturb" sign at the door, turn on the TV to find this game, and when she saw the scene of Wu Huang falling down, she didn't scold Taylor Swift next door, but smiled, because Wu Huang's action of falling to the ground was exactly the same as the action she taught yesterday.
The referee who officiated this game today is "Brother Calm" Ron Olexiak, who often does not blow a technical foul for several years, likes to communicate calmly with the players, and belongs to the good old man in the refereeing world. However, Emperor Wu's performance was so realistic that even Alausi himself was embarrassed to defend it, so Ron naturally rushed forward with a whistle and did not hesitate to show a "second-degree malicious foul" to Asilao!
"What?" Asilao couldn't bear it now, and he was prepared to take a technical foul, but the "second-degree malicious foul" would definitely be ejected, which greatly exceeded his expectations. And the "second-level malicious foul" will be fined up to $35,000 by the league, both of which he can't afford to bear, his annual salary is more than 400,000 after taxes, and the penalty of 20,000 or 30,000 US dollars is too painful for him!
"Brother Calm collects black money, right?" Wu Huang fell to the ground and was pretending to be in shock for a short time, as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Ron's penalty, and almost laughed directly, although he forcibly held back, but the curvature of the corner of his mouth was still captured by the camera, and this action will definitely add a lot of controversy to him after the game.
"God, you can't do that!" Poor Asilao couldn't accept such a punishment, "I didn't mean to, it shouldn't be a second-degree malicious foul, he also elbowed me many times, and pinched me just now, why didn't you show him a foul?" This thing looks panicked, and this last sentence is really redundant.
"If you can't accept it, you can appeal to the league, but get out of here right now." Although Ron is a good man, he is still very unhappy to hear this kind of questioning, he doesn't think there is anything wrong with this penalty, and it is really inappropriate not to be sent out for such an action.
"Well done, this is a just and unselfish sentence!"
"That's right, this is iron-faced selfless disposition."
"This is an example for all the referees in the league, and the decision is fair and completely unbiased."
"Bastard, you still dare to protest, we're going to take your skin, you don't want to leave New York today!"
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New York fans shouted that the referee was aware and not blushing at all, and the stadium was full of voices praising Ron's justice and scolding Asilao
The Hawks players, as victims, are holding their heads with their hands at the moment, this kind of blow falling from the sky is too big, and after Asilao is sent off, do they still have a point guard to use? Is this yellow-skinned monkey trying to take out all of their point guards?
"Are you blind? He's been hitting my players, but he hasn't gotten a single foul, and you're a ****! Larry Drew was so emotional that he rushed forward and yelled at the referee, even waving his arms to get ready to give him a go, but was fortunately pulled away by the assistant coach, but such a move naturally drew another technical foul for the Eagles.
"FXXK, you **** raised. You're just going to blow us off. You are not a competent referee. You're a jerk! Larry Drew was stopped, but still pointed his finger at Ron and cursed.
It's not that he's really losing his mind, but he knows that if this situation continues, it's hard for the Hawks to have a chance to win, and there's really nothing he can do. But if it can provoke the anger of the players, although they still have a higher chance of burping, it is better than such a stagnant pool and can only sit and wait to die.
The referee certainly wouldn't tolerate such a provocation. After another technical foul on Larry Drew and ejecting him from the game, the Hawks didn't even have a head coach.
Wu Huang has been pulled up by his teammates, this goods have been loaded on the ground for a long time, and after seeing the Eagles get two more technical fouls, he finally couldn't help laughing, "Brother Calm" This game is estimated to blow out the technical fouls in the next few years.
"One malicious foul is two free throws, two technical fouls are also two free throws, and when you add up, you can make a total of four free throws, and you give me such a big gift when you are worried about scoring less. What a nice guy. "Emperor Wu is happy about this, and he still only has two points in the account. How could the four free throws that came to his lips not make him smile?
The Eagles' assistant coach asked for a timeout before Wu's free throw, and he had the only chance to give Larry Drew a handout and use it to motivate or motivate the players.
But there are still a lot of problems, even if it can motivate the fighting spirit of the players, the predicament that the Hawks are facing now is too great, they now have no point guards available, and even the unreliable Asilao was killed by Wu Huang, do you want to use Spetti again?
Of course not, this idea was instantly vetoed by the assistant coach of the Hawks, and the scene of the last game is still vivid, they originally defended Wu Huang very well, but because Axilao fouled too much, he used Spidy to go up for a while at the end of the third quarter, and the result was that the final full set was lost, and today the Hawks did not dare to use him again anyway.
The Hawks' assistant coaches had no choice but to use the backcourt combination of Crawford and Joe Johnson again, even if it would make the team run in a mess.
After the timeout, Wu Huang hit all four free throws, and the difference was suddenly stretched away by 6 points, and the Knicks also mastered the next ball, and the Hawks didn't know how many points they had to lose for this foul.
The answer is 7 points, Wu Huang received a bold ground pass after receiving the serve, the basketball penetrated the entire defense of the Hawks and sent it to Iguodala standing in the bottom corner, and the first brother hit a three-point shot again like a big luck, and the Hawks were equivalent to not playing on the offensive end, and turned his head and gave the Knicks 7 points in vain, which was generous.
Iguodala made another three-pointer, which seemed to New York fans to be their luck, but in fact, the three-point shot of the first brother will become very accurate in the playoffs, but this ability has only been developed from this season, and the first brother of the other time and space often gets attribute bonuses in the playoffs, especially his unreliable three-point shooting in the regular season will suddenly become accurate in the playoffs.
The Hawks players were too stimulated and their morale had risen a lot, but this three-pointer extinguished the small fire they had just raised, especially since the team did not have a serious point guard to organize, and they played too impatiently on the offensive end, and most of the time they were forced to end the offense with a jumper on the outside.
This is the home of the New Yorkers, and the Hawks' impatience combined with unreasonable shooting choices has left them shooting less and lower, trailing by more and more points, and the whole team is snowballing towards a situation that cannot be contained, and Larry Drew's desperate gamble clearly didn't work out.
At the end of the first half, the score was 61:44, and the Hawks had fallen behind by 17 points, which almost condemned them to death.
This is not because the difference between the two teams is too large, but because the Hawks players did not show a performance on the field that could win, and they couldn't even see the signs of counterattack, but fell into chaos after the coach was sent off, and it is a bit nonsense to talk about turning defeat into victory at this time.
Wu Huang got 8 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal in the first half, and only hit 2 of 4 shots.
Speaking of Iguodala, Yige became the team's offensive core today, and he scored a game-high 18 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in the first half, including 4-of-6 three-pointers, which caused a 10,000-point blow to the Hawks. Atlanta fans couldn't believe it when Emperor Wu also started to go berserk. And what will they be beaten up again? There is a good chance that the tragedy of the third and fourth games will be repeated.
In addition to the Knicks' big and second leaders playing well in the first half, David Lee's statistics were also good, with 10 points and 4 rebounds in the half, and he overfulfilled the task in scoring, although his performance in rebounding was slightly worse, but this was related to the team's tactics.
The entire Magic team watched the game in front of the TV, and now it looks like their second-round opponent is 80% against the Knicks. At this time, the players of Big Van Gundy and the Magic are not as confident as they have shown before, and if this opponent can keep playing today, they will also feel a little tricky, especially if Iguodala keeps breaking out, their outside line is likely to be penetrated by the Knicks, and then it will not be good.
Carter is confident that if he had been two years ago, he would have definitely had the upper hand against Iguodala and even blew up his opponent! But this season is different, and the 33-year-old can clearly feel that he is not able to do the movements, whether it is explosiveness, speed or bounce, it is declining. And he is facing Iguodala, who is in his prime. He is likely to be restrained by his opponents.
Jameel Nelson is very confident, although the Chinese is not easy to deal with, he can feel that he is in his prime, averaging 22 points and 5 assists per game in the first round of the playoffs, as well as 50% shooting and 45% three-point shooting, these performances make him an All-Star rank, and also give him the confidence to defeat Wu Huang.
As many U.S. media outlets have reported, Wu Huang's astonishing stats came when he faced the Hawks, who didn't have a qualified point guard, and if he were to be replaced by another team, his stats would have shrunk significantly. If you have to give an example, for example, when facing him, Nelson doesn't believe that Emperor Wu can still ask for it in front of him.
Back at Madison Garden, D'Antoni praised the performance of the players one by one at halftime, especially David Lee and Iguodala, whose performance will determine the Knicks' ceiling at least in this year's playoffs, because Wu Huang's performance is too good and stable, he can't improve this season, so every point that the performance of other players is better, the Knicks are stronger by one point, which is the bucket effect.
Wu Huang is very fickle when he plays, and he found that this style of play made it easier for him today, as it was not usually him who delivered the final blow in the first half, he only needed to attract the attention of the opponent and pass the ball out, without having to fight the opponent physically. In addition to reducing the risk of injury, he can also reduce physical exertion. He only rested for two minutes in the first half, but he didn't feel tired and could have stayed on the pitch for the second half.
"Guys, my triple-double in the second half depends on you, don't hesitate to shoot if you have a chance, and I will help you get the rebound back if you miss it." Emperor Wu made a relatively cold joke, but no matter whether it was funny or not, as soon as the words fell, there was a burst of laughter in the dressing room.
No way, if you don't smile at this time, you will wear small shoes, and it is no secret that Emperor Wu is careful.
The Knicks players swelled up a bit after the first half, including Wu Huang and D'Antoni.
But this is also human nature, but if you do something wrong, you will be punished, which is also unquestionable common sense.
As soon as the third quarter began, Joe Johnson and Horford teamed up to play a 7-0 attack wave, and the difference instantly returned to 10 points, and retribution came.
D'Antoni immediately called a timeout, completely forgetting how to praise the players at halftime, except for Wu Huang and Iguodala, the other three were sprayed with blood!
This wave of offense has restored the morale of the Hawks players a little, but this is the home court of the Knicks, and with the home fan bonus, the Knicks players have quickly adjusted even if they are sprayed in the face by the head coach.
Danny Green missed the three-point line, and the basketball bounced far away, which really allowed Wu Huang to complete the Haikou he boasted about in the halftime, and this rebound was picked up by him on Joe Johnson's head and passed to Danny Green, who was no longer defended after shooting.
"Keep casting!" Wu Huang shouted at Danny Green after passing the ball, and the latter made another three-point shot, but "bang" and didn't score!
"It doesn't matter, the ball is still mine!" Wu Huang saw the basketball pop out again, quickly predicted the landing point, and this time snatched the basketball from the head of Marvin Williams, who was 205cm tall, and the Hawks players had black faces.
Danny Green received another basketball from Wu Huang, but he was always calm and couldn't resist the pressure this time. The team boss couldn't shoot the rebounds in the frontcourt. The guilt is just too great. Just now, a fan scolded him for being a waste at the scene, if this ball can't be thrown, I don't know if it will be beaten?
Wu Huang found that Green hesitated and didn't make a move, waiting for him to return to the top of the arc from the inside and then passed the ball back, and secretly said in his heart, "It's still too young", and then glanced at Crawford in front of him, if this kind of ball is passed to this guy, it is estimated that he will dare to continue to shoot if he misses again.
Of course. I think he can think so, but he can't really blame Green, this kind of pressure is really not something that a rookie can resist, if he made a shot just now but didn't shoot, the fans would definitely scold him for being a waste, and a rookie's self-confidence is likely to be destroyed.
Wu Huang dribbled at the top of the arc for a long time, and finally found Iguodala, and the long-established brother was not so worried, using a feint outside the three-point line to shake Joe Johnson's center of gravity and then holding the ball to the basket, and dodging Josh Smith's block in the air. Scored a difficult layup, and this wonderful goal instantly detonated the whole court!
"What a beautiful shot!" Emperor Wu stepped forward and slapped Iguodala in the face. The peak brother can do this kind of action that an All-Star guard can do, he is not just a defensive man, the Lakers are definitely willing to trade Artest + Odom to Iguodala.
The Knicks' goal put down the morale of the Hawks, Iguodala has been exceptionally good in these two games, and Atlanta fans no longer think that their main lineup has any advantage against the Knicks, and even the Hawks players have a feeling that "the enemy is stronger than us".
In the third quarter, the Knicks began to play a defensive counterattack, which was a tactic arranged by D'Antoni at halftime, and now the opponent is behind by a large score, and will definitely be eager to overtake the score, the Knicks with Wu Huang and Iguodala are one of the best teams in the league to play defensive counterattacks, these two are extremely threatening when playing fast breaks, and the Hawks will definitely not be able to prevent them in this state, and the ensuing fouls alone can kill them.
The little hope that Atlanta had just raised was quickly shattered, and the Knicks returned a 9-2 attack wave over the next three minutes to bring the score back to 17 points.
The Hawks didn't even call a timeout, and it looked like there was still a lot of time left in the game, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was difficult for the Hawks to turn defeat into victory, and they couldn't organize an effective counterattack on the court except for scoring on their own ability, because they didn't have a clear-headed point guard, and they could only keep playing inefficient singles, which is not how the game is played......
At the end of the third quarter, the score was 92:69, and the Knicks had widened the gap to 23 points.
The Hawks had no tactics on the court in this quarter, only a simple high cover, and then either rushed to the basket to play strongly, or shot hard from the outside, but no matter which option it was difficult to score points steadily, they were counterattacked by the Knicks one after another.
If it had been at home, the fans would have left the stadium early.
At this time, it can be seen that Larry Drew has not left any mark on this team, and they do not really have their own style of play and system.
The Hawks' defense looks pretty good, but the more real defensive powerhouses, like the Bobcats, are a little worse; It seems that the mid-range shot is accurate, but the three-point shot is the new vane of the league; In the end, it seems that the lineup is very strong, but there is no core that can really go crazy.
Joe Johnson isn't bad, but isn't it a bit cheap to say that an All-Star guard with a career-high score of just 42 points? Even if you can't cut 60+, an All-Star level guard always has to have a 50+ performance, right? Even Crawford, the sixth man, has cut 50+ more than once.
Look at the Knicks again, their defense is not good, but they have two defensive second-team players, a super scorer in a 60+ club, role players are also remarkable, the coach is one of the best coaches in the league, the mustache is still the best coach in demand, and even their assistant coach is Mike Woodson, who was the head coach of the Hawks for the past three years, how can this fight? The details have long been figured out.
That's what the Hawks players thought, and they couldn't help but see Woodson on the other side talking to the Knicks players, and it happened that their own coach was also sent out, and those who reacted slowly thought that their own head coach had defected.
Many fans don't pay attention to the fact that the Knicks' three-game winning streak is indispensable to Mike Woodson, and it is his knowledge of the Hawks that has allowed the Knicks to come back from defeat to victory, a team he knows all too well, and the Hawks have been in a bad situation from the beginning.
Ps. chasing more children's shoes, are there any free appreciation tickets and starting coins~ The countdown to the 515 red envelope list is over, I'll pull a ticket, ask for an increase and appreciation vote, and finally rush a handful! (To be continued.) )