Chapter 148: An Awkward Lore
Carl's decision was undoubtedly risky. Persistently using the small ball, once he loses, all fans will say that he is rigid-minded and does not know how to be flexible, and the opponent is on the big center, and he doesn't know how to change people.
But if you don't use the ball, won't you be blamed?
Apparently not!
If you don't use small balls, after losing, fans will still accuse him of being rigid-minded and not knowing how to be flexible, obviously the center is not as strong as others, and he doesn't know how to use his own advantages, playing fast and slow, and playing big with small!
In a word, as long as you lose, the fans always have 10,000 reasons to accuse you, and they are always right from God's point of view.
Of course, it would be naïve to think that you can go unpunished if you win. Now I don't know how many fans think that Phil Jackson is rubbish, and only knows how to use superstars.
So the team can still win the championship without superstars, which can always be blameless, right?
Wrong, very wrong, there are still many people who accuse Chuck Daly and think he's rubbish.
So what can be done to keep yourself from blame?
The answer is that if you are indeed a piece of garbage, then no one will say anything about you.
There is no way, the better the person, the more it will attract others to spray and black. Because those real garbage who can't achieve their own achievements can only prove their excellence by hacking others and picking on others' shortcomings with a magnifying glass.
But the NBA is the highest temple of basketball in the world, and those who can enter this league are the elite of the elite, and there is no garbage. There is no way around it, from the main team to the substitutes, from the management to the coaching staff, everyone is the target of the fans' black and spray. And the more successful people are, the more they will be hacked and sprayed miserably.
For example, on the forum twenty years later, the two most common types of people were Kehei and Zhan Hei. When it comes to the shortcomings of the two, everyone can count a big basket, which just proves that these two people are the greatest.
George Carr was not afraid of criticism and insisted on playing small ball, and then tragedy ensued.
The Knicks' seven offenses in the fourth quarter all revolved around the big Z singles, and the 2.21-meter-21 Lithuanian big center made 5 of 7 shots and scored 10 points!
On the other hand, several blitzes of the supersonic were not ideal, except for one three-pointer at the beginning, only one two-point goal was scored later!
78:76, the Knicks lead by two points!
"Don't be afraid, that big man is already very tired, and there will definitely be no stable performance in the future, keep playing small ball, we can win!" George Carr thought to himself.
It's a pity that Li Wei also saw that Big Z was a little tired, so he waved his hand and asked Bo Outlaw and Oakley to replace Big Z and Big Ben, and then let Bowen and Charlie Ward replace Houston and Nash!
Small ball to play small ball, we are not afraid of you!
George Carlden was a little confused. The Knicks' head coach substitution is too big, and he rotates four people and five people at every turn, why does he trust the bench so much?
What's even more depressing is that the Knicks' bench is really worthy of Li Wei's trust, and after he got on the court, he was able to bite the score to death and not let the Knicks fall behind!
Tie, pull two points, draw again, pull three more!
The scores staggered forward little by little, but the supersonic players were getting more tired one by one!
At this moment, George Carr definitely can't be like Li Wei, stretching out his hand to let everyone rest, and there are not so many people on the supersonic bench who can make him trust.
And the game is about to end, what if you replace it and be a wave?
Supersonic fans will curse him to death!
Li Wei is not afraid of being scolded, in the first half of the year he suffered 21 consecutive defeats in order to train as a substitute, and the fans in New York scolded him so much that he did it, and now even if he wants to scold, he can't scold any tricks.
But Carl can't, needless to say that he has lost 20 in a row, and he has to be fired if he loses 10 in a row!
"Hold on! Gary, you give me a little care, don't be prevented by the rookie on the other side! Wen, what's the matter with you, can't even beat a single draft? ”
Carl roared on the sidelines, trying to boost the morale of the team, but it didn't work as well as he expected!
In the last minute, the SuperSonics regained a two-point lead, and Li Wei replaced Big Z and Houston and played center singles again!
The tired Vin Baker couldn't stand the Lithuanian giants, who had been resting for half a quarter, and the Knicks managed to equalize the score!
87:87!
Supersonic offense, Bruce Bowen once again locked Gary Payton and successfully made the opponent hit the iron!
Turning around, the Knicks continued to play center singles, supersonic fast packs.
Big Z didn't shoot himself this time, but gave it to Alan Houston, who was standing outside the three-point line!
Houston made a decisive shot, scored three points, and scored!
90:87!
The Supersonic offense, Payton and Jose Hawkins blocked, and on the other side Vin Baker covered Schramf. The German made a sharp stop around the three-point line at a 45-degree angle, and at the same time, Darle Ellis made his way to the bottom left corner!
The Knicks' defensive lineup is constantly changing with the supersonic run, and no one is out of position!
"Be careful!" Li Wei shouted.
At first glance, the tactic of supersonic speed is to shoot three points, and the formation is particularly unrestrained.
Alan Houston was still a little hesitant when he chased the defense, but when he heard Li Wei's words, he immediately rushed desperately to Dalle Ellis in the bottom left corner!
Dalla Ellis and Schramf were the first and second picks for this offense, respectively, and Payton himself was the third choice. Now that all three of them have a bad chance, Payton still gave the ball to Dalle Ellis!
After Dalle Ellis received the ball, he saw Alan Houston pounce, didn't dare to shoot another three-pointer, and shook it to the basket!
Bo Outlaw made up for the defense in time, and Darle Ellis could only make a quick stop!
The ball slammed into the basket and Outlaw grabbed the defensive rebound!
With less than 24 seconds left for the supersonic, Ellis immediately hugged Outlaw for a foul!
The referee's whistle blows, and Outlaw makes a penalty!
The expression on Li Wei's face was embarrassed because of Oterlo's free throw...... Well, he's actually a lot more accurate than Big Ben, and his shooting percentage has exceeded 50% this year, well, it's 50.4%.
Another living treasure of the Knicks, this season's free throw shooting rate is 35%, not even 40%!
Under the boos of the key arena, Outlaw twisted his arm and made 2 free throws and 0, and Schramf grabbed the defensive rebound!
The SuperSonics called a timeout, and George Carr laid out a final attack.
On the Knicks' side, Li Wei still kept Outlaw on the court, in addition to putting another big book with a more pitiful free throw.
Chuck Daley lays out defensive tactics.
After the timeout, the two sides came back, and Outlaw lived up to Li Wei's trust and prevented Schramf's three-pointer!
Unfortunately, the ball that bounced out of the basket was caught by Vin Baker, and the All-Star Ozen managed to make up for it!
90:89!
With two seconds left, the Knicks called a timeout and made a substitution!
At this time, you don't have to think about anything else, just replace the free throw shooting percentage with a high percentage on the court!
Garnett serves, Nash receives the ball, and then Payton rushes up to foul!
In the boos of the Key Arena, Nash hit two free throws, 92:89!
Kevin Calabro said: "This sophomore is so stable, and he can hit both free throws at this critical moment. ”
Jim Marsh said: "Nash is the Knicks' second-best free-throw shooter this season, behind only Hornacek and better than Alan Houston. ”
Kevin Carabro said: "Hornacek, Nash, Houston, and Charlie Ward, all of them are shooting over 80% from the free-throw line, and their guard line is really accurate!" ”
Jim Marsh said: "Their three-point shooting is also accurate, on par with us, otherwise this game wouldn't have been so intense. Yo, Coach Karl has set up a lore, let's see if the game can go to overtime! ”
There was only one second left in the clock, and the supersonic team executed the lore.
Li Wei stood on the sidelines and didn't have a nervous expression, because he felt that the Knicks were still relatively energetic, and even if they played overtime, they had an advantage.
George Carr was nervous. Now that the SuperSonics are the league leader, he doesn't want to lose to a team like the Knicks at home!
The whistle is blowing!
Supersonic players start running on the field!
Commentator Kevin Calabro exclaimed excitedly: "Schramf ran out of the space, the ball came over, oh, it went in!" Schramf hits the lore! ”
Seeing the Germans on the pitch shoot the stunner, the fans of the entire Key Arena also shouted like a tsunami!
Next, both the commentator and the fans were all embarrassed, because the referee blew two points!
Schramf stepped on the line when he was lore!
At 92:91, the Knicks successfully defeated the league leader and extended their winning streak to 14 games!