The performance of the Heat Big Three in this game was not bad, James got 35 points, 5 rebounds and 4 attacks, Wade 26 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Bosh 23 points and 6 rebounds, but what embarrassed Heat fans was: these three combined to score an astonishing 84 points today, which is already better than their performance in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, but it was the Heat who lost at home today, which is one thing they can't figure out anyway?

This question is actually not difficult to think, the Knicks' bench scored 26 points today, which is higher than the scores of all players in the Heat except for the Big Three combined, how can such a performance not lose?

After the game, many media believed that the Knicks could win the third game, in addition to Wu Huang scoring 40+ points for the second time in this year's playoffs, O'Neal's unexpected transformation in this game was more critical!

Most people now don't know if the fat man weighs 320 pounds or 330 pounds, and some even say that he has reached a terrifying 345 pounds when tested in the team, which is simply a big meat ball. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info But it was this big meat ball that turned into a ferocious shark for more than 20 minutes today, and single-handedly overturned all the interior lines of the Heat on the inside, so the dominance vaguely made people see how the real big shark ruled the restricted area ten years ago.

O'Neal contributed 25 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, which is indeed like his performance ten years ago, and O'Neal did it in less than 30 minutes of playing time today, which is a little more efficient than when he was at his peak.

Leaving aside how bad the Heat's interior line is for the 39-year-old O'Neal to play like this, the Knicks chose to spend the entire regular season to recuperate O'Neal, hoping that he could play a few of these performances in the playoffs.

That's right, the Knicks just wanted him to play a few games like this from the beginning, this guy is a veteran base salary, let alone a few such performances in the playoffs, even if he only plays today's game, it will be worth the ticket price.

This is no ordinary regular season, this is a crucial Eastern Conference Finals matchup, and if O'Neal can be bought for a game like this for a million dollars, 16 playoff teams across the league will probably rush to earn their heads.

"Shaq occasionally tells us about his prosperous years, and while everyone knows his status, I honestly think he's bragging." Wu Huang teased O'Neal at the post-match press conference, and then said: "But today he proved that his story is not exaggerated, he did not brag, those highlights and videos can't clearly make me feel the power of Shaq on the inside, but today as his teammate, I finally know what it's like to hug my thighs, no wonder everyone is rushing to hug this season, and I also hope that Shaq around me is 29 years old every day." ”

Wu Huang's words made O'Neill on the side happy, once Wu Huang, a person who doesn't pat on the back, pat on the back, the effect will explode! Coupled with the fact that his current status is so high, O'Neill is not happy to hear these words.

This is one of the ways Wu Huang gets along with his teammates, he will occasionally deliberately show a bit of arrogance in front of O'Neal, and then let the other party see that although he maintains respect in his mouth, he is not very respectful in his heart, so that he can stimulate the big fat man's play even more. And when praising the other party, the effect will be better after comparison, which is why O'Neill is so happy at the moment - he feels that Emperor Wu is really convinced of his performance today, even if O'Neill's status in the rivers and lakes is high, there will be a rare sense of accomplishment in his heart at this moment.

Smalls also played well today, O'Neal attracted a lot of defense for him today, and Stoudemire played more easily than ever, comfortably getting 24 points and 9 rebounds.

But Wu Huang's attitude towards Xiao Si is different, which is determined by the other party's personality and some other reasons, when the reporter asked him what he said about Xiao Si's performance today, Wu Huang showed a reasonable expression, and replied: "Amare's performance like this is normal for him, he is our inner core, and we expect more from him." Just as I can't be proud of my performance today, we deserve to be at the heart of the team's interior and outside. The Knicks' goal is to win the championship, and we can't afford to let up on ourselves for a moment. ”

Wu Huang pretended to be 13 for half an hour at the post-game press conference, and finally found that he had said a little too much, so he left satisfied. In fact, this already shows that he is very happy after winning the third game, how can he be in the mood to pretend to be 13 for such a long time when he loses!

With the Knicks leading the Heat 2-1, the New Yorkers regained the headlines, certainly in a positive way — and they all now believe that even if the Knicks make it to the Eastern Conference Finals, this kind of huge improvement of several steps a year is already many times better than the evil Isaiah Thomas era, so the season rating will still be above 9 out of 10.

But there is no end to the team, and the Knicks obviously can't just be satisfied with this, if last year was a ******, this year if it stops in the East finals, it can only be regarded as progress. Only by reaching the finals can we continue Emperor Wu's miraculous performance, otherwise the "Emperor of the Ages" that the New York media began to boast about, and even the names of the "Holy Emperor" that flew to the sky, even if they were not worthy of the name, would be ridiculed.

The New York media's praise of Wu Huang after the game seems to be a bit excessive, even the Asian media and domestic media have not praised Wu Huang so highly, like "the first emperor of the ages" This description even Wu Huang himself is a little embarrassed, he has not won the championship yet, so it is a little early to be crowned.

However, although this kind of touting is a bit excessive, if the Knicks really eliminate the Heat led by the Big Three in the Eastern Conference Finals, then Wu Huang is really a bit magical! Although there are not no legends in the history of the NBA who led the team to win the championship in the first two seasons, everything must be compared to reflect its value, so first look at the eight years of hardships of James on the opposite side, and then look at the development speed of Wu Huang, it is no wonder that the New York media will begin to add words like "saint" to his nickname, which is already on the same level as Jordan's "god" in the honorific title of "God of Basketball".

The New York media's mentality of wanting to make big news comes from their pride in being in the world's largest city, and they believe that their city deserves the best players. But you must know that Jordan can only add a "god" to his nickname after three consecutive championships as a suffix, which means that he has surpassed the level of other players, and he is a unique basketball god. But Wu Huang has only just graduated from the second grade, and if he adds such a suffix so soon, he must come up with a grade that everyone will recognize, otherwise it will only make people laugh.

The reason why the media outside New York did not make trouble at this time is that the reason goes back to the comparison, it can only be said that James is really a good person, since he can be called the emperor without winning the championship for eight years, just add the word "small" in front. If Emperor Wu completes the achievements he has achieved in eight years in two years, he can naturally use a higher title. Even if he can't be on the same level as Jordan, at least his status can be half a level higher than James temporarily, this is the opinion of Wu Huang's fans and the New York media, and the Heat has the ability to eliminate the Knicks and slap us in the face!

When it comes to "slapping the face", O'Neal is no worse than Wu Huang's skills, and the day after the Knicks defeated the Heat, the New York Times published a report that made Heat fans scold.

O'Neal, who played well in the third game, told and commented to the New York Times after the game about some players or things related to him, of course, this time he mainly talked about the current Big Three of the Heat, with more vicious intentions.

Sinister intentions aside, O'Neal does have the right to comment on the Heat, and two of the Big Three have been teammates with him, his teammate Dwyane Wade when the Heat won the championship and his teammate LeBron James on the Cavaliers. O'Neal naturally gave his opinion on the two former teammates, and in passing commented on the third big man Chris Bosh.

Speaking first about the pressure the Heat are facing, O'Neal said, "I think LeBron is ready for that, he's under pressure all the time. Two other people? I can't guarantee it. Wade is a key gentleman, but he doesn't like to be under pressure all the time, he needs a more appropriate pressure, and too much pressure can cause him to think wrong, at least when I was with the Heat. ”

O'Neal's implication is that when the Heat win the championship, he is the one who bears the most pressure. However, Wade has changed this season, and he tends to be on the front lines when dealing with some media-related issues and seems to be more in control of the situation, which should be an expression of his desire to prove that he is the boss of the team.

Of course, O'Neal's assessment of these two players is not limited to the pressure tolerance, he also said: "People always ask me, if you had to choose one of these two players, who would you choose? If you were the CEO of a team, who would you choose? ”

"It's a very difficult thing to answer. James was even better at making decisions, and Wade was able to hit some key shots when the clock was almost gone. A lot of superstars in their class want the right to make a final shot. But I'm sorry, but my most wanted choice isn't with these two because I'm going to choose Hugo. O'Neal's words were obviously provoking and patting Wu Huang's sycophants, and then he officially answered, "But if I really have to choose one of these two, I will choose James as the core of the team, he will not be afraid to bear the pressure of the last shot, but when a teammate is in the open position, he will not hesitate to pass the ball." ”

O'Neal then commented on Chris Bosh, a Big Three who didn't have teammates with him, and his tone was less friendly: "There are people who don't have a lot of fans when they come into this league, so they don't have pressure all the time. But when they signed a big contract, they were suddenly thrown into the spotlight. That's the case with Bosh, he gets a lot of attention, so he's starting to feel really good. ”

"But now we know more clearly that he's a player who can get good stats, but he's not a talent, he played in Toronto for eight years, and the Raptors didn't become a key team in the league or a consistent playoff team. So, don't compare him to the other two players, and don't be arrogant because I'm not going to buy it, and there's more than one guy like me. ”

The intention of the New York Times report is already obvious, and it is clear that it is trying to sow discord among the Big Three and prepare for Game 4.

On May 22, the entire Knicks team was able to sit in front of the TV and watch the Mavericks and Thunder game this time. If it was a bit too early for them to watch the Western Conference finals, but now that they have a 2-1 lead over the Heat, the Knicks really need to take a good look at these two Western Conference teams.

The Knicks lost one game in the unfavorable situation, two games in a row to lead the overall score of 2:1, the situation is very good at the moment, it is very likely to eliminate the Heat, and enter the Finals again after 12 years, if they don't know enough about their enemies at that time, it will become a dereliction of duty on the part of the team's coaching staff!

The third game between the two teams in the West did make the Knicks find a lot to study, although the Mavericks defeated the Thunder 93-87 on the road, but not only the score was thrilling, but the game was even more tense. If it weren't for the Thunder's three-point inaccuracy, only 1 hit in 17 shots in the whole game, and the two key three-point chases in the last three minutes were not scored, and the final outcome is still difficult to determine.

After the game, Wu Huang looked at the Thunder's three-point shooting rate of 1 in 17 shots, and kept holding back to ridicule Westbrook on Twitter and Facebook, and Durant's 8-0 three-point shot was also a bit strong, he felt that no matter how bad his state was, he should not have this kind of cheating performance, and Wu Huang, who was gloating, couldn't help but secretly set a FLAG for himself.

Let's turn our attention to this game first, the Mavericks won so hard, especially after leading by a large score in the first quarter, and once again in the lead, the Thunder team who were chasing points played with momentum, and its situation was worrying, and it also gave the Knicks enough to study, and they wanted to find out the weaknesses in the Mavericks.

Wu Huang was in the fourth quarter of the game, in fact, he was already thinking that the Mavericks were going to be overturned by the Thunder, at least he felt that if he replaced Westbrook, he would definitely beat the Mavericks at that time, when the momentum of the game was completely tilted towards the Thunder, and in the end they could only blame themselves for not seizing the opportunity, and all the balls that should have been scored were not scored, which is no wonder to others.

In a game like the Mavericks, who were 20 points ahead and were overtaken, to be honest, Wu Huang didn't have much experience, and he seemed to have only one precedent of being overturned by the Celtics by 20 points, but that was his first season, and the team's strength was much worse than now, and it was normal to be taught a lesson by a team like the Green Army.

But this kind of experience of being overturned is more common for the Mavericks, who led the Rockets by 25 points in Game 4 of the first-round series, only to be almost overturned by the Rockets without Yao Ming with a group of civilians with a salary of less than 30 million. In that game, the Mavericks had a much bigger advantage in the opening game than this one, but they were still close to being overturned, which can't help but make people associate them with the Rockets, because both Texas teams are the kind of teams that are used to being overturned by opponents in the second half, especially in the fourth quarter.

What the Knicks are looking at is why this is the cause?

Wu Huang felt that what the Mavericks lacked was a way to solve the offense under the high-intensity confrontation, that is, under the opponent's expanded defensive system.

For example, the Knicks' opponent in this round is the Heat, who are the best at expanding the defensive range and then using high-intensity confrontation to press the opponent to chase points.

But in addition to the lack of preparation for the first game, the Knicks are not afraid of the Heat next, Wu Huang only needs to play his own level with Xiao Si, with their athleticism and skills, they have the ability to break the defense head-on, because they are also a team known for their athleticism.

However, the core of the Mavericks and Rockets teams is made up of average athletic white and yellow big men, and when they face this kind of high-intensity defense, they are likely to be limited, which is a sign of physical indifference.

In this game, from 8:30 left in the fourth quarter to 1:42 before the end, almost all of the Mavericks' offense was handled by Nowitzki. Yes, he also made three goals, and those three goals were only six points for the Mavericks during that period, but in retrospect, that selection and style of play was still inadequate.

First of all, it can be seen from this match that Nowitzki's singles ability is not as strong as imagined, and he was somewhat deified in the first game. In this game, Nowitzki, who was also marked by Collison, a white insider, returned to normal. In the space of about seven minutes, Nowitzki scored just three goals from eight shots, was blocked twice, and had two individual errors. Of the three shots he made, two were his mid-range shots, and the real breakaway layup was only one ball.

In the early days of the offense handing to Nowitzki in a single shot, all of his shots came from outside the three-point line, which in itself showed a confidence problem. Wu Huang knows that as a marksman, he does not rely on shooting to solve the problem at critical moments, that is the next policy, the real way to play is to use the breakthrough to create a better shooting environment for himself, and then find the right opportunity to shoot three points in a row or score from a distance, so as to really hit the opponent.

However, Nowitzki had no confidence in breaking through Collison's close pressing, and after finally succeeding in the breakthrough, he was then blocked by Collison and Durant in a row, and the little confidence he had just built up was suddenly gone. In the end, he forced a breakthrough to create a foul, and there were two more personal errors, one of which was stealed by Collison.

Wu Huang felt that if it weren't for the Thunder's outside line being too inaccurate during this period, Durant and Wei Shao played iron continuously, and the Mavericks were reversed by the Thunder in this game.

What is worth noting here is that the Thunder's way of chasing points in the fourth quarter is to rely on breakthroughs to create damage. During this period, the Thunder twins made a total of 10 free throws, while the Mavericks made zero. In the whole game, the Thunder twin star had a total of 25 free throw opportunities, with a total of 36 for the whole team, and only 18 for the Mavericks as a team.

This shows that Nowitzki still lacks the ability of a superstar in crunch time, he is difficult to create, and the Mavericks also lack such players, and once they don't shoot accurately, the offensive success rate is not ideal.

In addition to paying attention to Nowitzki, Wu Huang is actually more concerned about Kidd's performance. If the Knicks make it to the Finals, this old monster could be his opponent. Although he didn't feel too much pressure in the two meetings in the regular season, Wu Huang knew that an elderly player like Kidd would not fight him hard in the regular season, and he would not even compete with him, but this guy must have thought of a lot of ways to deal with himself in his heart, and what is only known after meeting in the playoffs.

Wei Shao has a deep understanding of this, Kidd's first two games put on a posture of letting the wind and rain hit, I was immovable, although Wei Shao's breakthrough was as sharp as a storm, but it was not able to break the indifferent Kidd in front of him, but in the trap set by this old yin force, he always hit the iron plate on the inner line, and broke his head and bleed.

Although Wu Huang always laughed at Wei Shao for not using his brains and only blindly doing things, Kidd's performance still made him dare not underestimate him, especially the organization and scheduling of this old Yin forced on the offensive end once again became the key to the Mavericks' victory in the third battle.

The 38-year-old Kidd not only played his organizational skills in the game, but also played efficiently in his individual offense, which he has always been good at, and he is a good interpretation of the meaning of the league's top point guard. In Game 3, Kidd played 37 minutes, contributing 13 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, while also adding 4 steals, which was also the third consecutive game in which Kidd played more than 30 minutes.

This playing time is obviously a great test of Kidd's physical strength, which has reached the age of 38, but Wu Huang did not see Kidd's physical exhaustion in the game, on the contrary, he played highly efficient in the game, contributing 3 points, 11 assists and 13 points and 7 assists in the first two games.

The reason why Kidd can maintain such a good form is that he knows how to distribute his physical strength and his smart style of play, Kidd perfectly interprets what it means to "experience" and "play with his brain" on the court, this guy has almost no superfluous movements on the court, and will not waste his physical strength by doing some meaningless runs and attacks like young players, and his every move is reasonable, purposeful and useful.

Judging by the performance of this game, the 38-year-old Kidd is still one of the best point guards in the league. Although his legs are no longer as fast as they were when he first debuted, his awareness and excellent passing have helped him play more efficiently on the court. This largely compensates for Kidd's declining physical fitness due to his age. Not only that, but Kidd can distribute the Mavericks' offense well on the court, and his configuration with Barria, one old and one young, makes the Mavericks' offense more abundant. In addition, Kidd's tactics of controlling the ball and consuming time in the final moments of the game also taught the young Thunder a good lesson, and Wei Shao was like a second-year teenager in front of Kidd.

The Mavericks' odds of knocking out a young opponent to advance to the Finals are already higher than the Knicks' odds of eliminating young opponents after their win over the Thunder on the road, and now the two teams are most likely to meet in the Finals.

After watching the three games between the Mavericks and the Thunder, the Knicks summed up some of the Mavericks' strengths and weaknesses -

First of all, the shortcomings of the Mavericks are: the main lineup lacks breakthrough lethality, the style of play relies too much on long-range shooting, the core style of play is soft, and sometimes it lacks the ability to score continuously, but the bench has the chance to explode, and Nowitzki and Kidd's single defense may become a breakthrough.

But compared with the shortcomings of the Mavericks, they have more strengths: ball distribution, rhythm control, organization and scheduling ability, and passing route selection are all A-level or above; The team's tactical execution ability is high, the players are disciplined, the bench scoring ability is excellent, and the ability to play is excellent; The interior and perimeter defense are excellent, good at collective defense and zone packing, timely interior and wing coordination, excellent individual defense, and it can be said that there are almost no weaknesses on the defensive end except for Nowitzki.

Such a Maverick makes the Knicks feel that they seem to be better than the Heat, although they also have flaws, but the Mavericks can always rely on the sudden outbursts of players to turn their flaws into killer features in this year's playoffs, which is why many media can't guess that they can play all the way to the Western Conference finals.

The media and fans alike are aware of the Mavericks' lack of scoring continuity, but Terry and Barria have been on the cards this year, always breaking out in time when the Mavericks need it, and making up for this shortcoming in a row.

Although Nowitzki has matured a lot, he is still a little soft compared to black players, but you can't stand the accuracy of other people's shooting at critical moments! Just like the third game with the Thunder, Nowitzki and the Thunder both played hard, but the Germans scored a key goal in the last minute, but Shuangshao was still playing iron, and the winner was naturally separated.

The Thunder are the opposite, the duo are likely to score a lot of points in the game, and their presence is much stronger than that of the Mavericks during the game, and fans are easily attracted by their explosive style of play. But at critical moments, they are always unreliable and always feel unstable.

After the Knicks watched the Western Conference Finals, they still had to focus on the Heat first.

There is only one day of rest between Game 3 and Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, and after watching the Mavericks and Thunder fight, they will play the Heat again the next day, which will be a game that the Heat cannot afford to lose, but the Knicks can't be careless.

"I had another dream yesterday and I saw my opponent shaking because it was a game they couldn't afford to lose, and once we came back to New York with a 3-1 scoreline, they were going back to Miami the next day." Wu Huang continued to wear his scarf before the game, and he was not afraid of the prickly heat, you must know that Miami in May is already very hot, and the weather reports that today is a sunny day, with a temperature of 23°C-29°C. (To be continued.) )