Chapter 102: Spoiler
D'Antoni is good at offense, Van Gundy focuses on defense, and has also coached the Knicks and Rockets, such a collision makes the game very interesting, Wang Zhuo is also willing to do a favor, and hand over the power of on-the-spot command to Van Gundy, in fact, Wang Zhuo also wants to see whether D'Antoni's offense is sharp, or Van Gundy's defense is solid. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
And that's not all, the matchup between Rose and Harden, the two ace guards, is quite eye-catching, so, although it is only a preseason game, the gimmick is very full.
Of course, D'Antoni and Van Gundy have been in office for a very short time, and the system they have created is still at the level of half a bucket of water, so it shows the on-the-spot performance and coaching skills of the two coaches.
Overall, the Knicks have an advantage, because the offensive system created by Wang Zhuo last season is still there, and he will not pull down the offense in addition to defense, but the Rockets are different, with the departure of McHale and Howard, the Rockets' defensive system has long fallen apart, and the lineup created by Morey is completely tailored for D'Antoni's running and shooting.
Harden doesn't defend, Gordon doesn't defend, Ryan Anderson doesn't defend, Capela doesn't defend, except for Ariza, there may really be no players who can defend, Wang Zhuo saw this lineup, and the first feeling was that Ariza's time with the Rockets was running out.
In the middle of the second quarter of the game, the score of the two sides was 42-38, the Knicks led by 4 points, and the players with the most points on both teams were Rose and Harden, Rose had 10 points and 4 assists, and Harden had 14 points and 3 assists, which was almost equal, but Rose broke through on the inside and blossomed on the outside under the advice of Wang Zhuo, so that Harden's colander on the defensive end could be seen at a glance.
The Rockets are struggling to support Harden on the offensive end, not so much a one-man force, but a sulk, Rose's threat to his first score is too great, and Harden's character will never allow him to fall into the upper hand in the showdown with Rose.
"Ray, it's been long enough to rest, it's time for you to behave."
At the end of the official timeout in the second quarter, the two sides were ready to withdraw the bench lineup and use the main force on the court, but Wang Zhuo motioned for Van Gundy to replace Grant, and turned to Ray Allen, who was sitting next to him wearing the No. 34 jersey.
Ray Allen's jersey number in the Bucks and SuperSonics periods was 34, which was inherited from the University of Connecticut, and only the Celtics were the No. 20 jersey, because of the conflict with Paul Pearce, one of the Big Three, and later joined the Heat and changed to No. 34, and now he is back, and the No. 34 jersey is naturally his first choice.
Although Van Gundy holds the power of on-the-spot command, he still has no doubt about the implementation of Wang Zhuo's suggestion, after all, the head coach of the Knicks is still Wang Zhuo.
At the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second quarter, during the rotation lineup, Ray Allen did not appear, not because Van Gundy did not let him go, but because of Wang Zhuo's arrangement, Ray Allen is a player who plays a key role.
Ray Allen got Wang Zhuo's instructions, nodded expressionlessly, took off his coat, and boarded the court after a two-year absence.
"Welcome Ray!"
The live broadcaster did not hesitate to announce the name of Ray Allen, after all, a quasi-Hall of Fame player like Ray Allen chose to make a comeback after so many years, and the shock brought by it can be imagined.
The dead ball that was officially suspended just now was caused by Capela grabbing the board and hitting out of bounds, with the Knicks taking the lead and Grant off the court and Rose returning to the point guard position.
Porzingis serves in the backcourt, Rose carries the defense to the frontcourt, and Ray Allen is interspersed left and right in an "S" shape on both sides of the bottom corner, whether it is the Celtics Big Three or the Heat bench period, Ray Allen has been playing the role of tearing apart the opponent's defense and the bottom corner killer, and can seamlessly integrate with almost any tactical system.
Harden marked Rose, Ray Allen faced Eric Gordon, simple run, easily got rid of Gordon in the left bottom corner, received Rose's pass, opened the bow and shot from a distance, and the skillful three-point shooting skills came easily.
After the goal, Ray Allen was still expressionless, turned around and ran back to the front, into defensive mode, the killer's calm bloodthirsty, calm and calm after the killing, Ray Allen can show all the characteristics of the killer vividly.
45-38, the difference widened to 7 points, turned back Harden broke through and was interfered with by Noah, Porzingis grabbed the rebound, Rose received the ball in front of the court to launch a fast attack, the Rockets players had not yet stood firm, Ray Allen received a pass from Rose in the middle of the march, and pulled the bow again at a 60-degree angle on the right side to shoot the arrow, and the ball went straight to the basket as if it had eyes.
"Ray Allen, doublekill!"
The live broadcaster couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart and announced loudly.
D'Antoni couldn't stand it, signaled the referee to pause, and rearranged the tactics for Ray Allen, if Ray Allen throws away, I'm afraid the rocket will only have a life to be slaughtered, the open gun is easy to dodge and the dark arrow is difficult to defend, and the killer's knife is always the most difficult to defend.
The score was 48-38, and two three-pointers from Ray Allen instantly extended the score to double digits, which is why D'Antoni insisted on calling a timeout.
Wang Zhuo sat on the bench, a treacherous smile flashed on his face, the collision between Van Gundy and D'Antoni, the duel between Rose and Harden, is destined to have someone to disrupt the game, this person is none other than Ray Allen, of course, he is also the trump card in Wang Zhuo's hand, the one who can influence the victory.
"Trevor, follow Ray, I don't want to see him shoot any more three-pointers."
On the Rockets' bench, D'Antoni touched a pinch of his beard on his upper lip before pointing to the tactical board and speaking to Ariza.
Looking at the Rockets, apart from Ariza, there is really no other outside player who can defend, so the burden of defense naturally falls on Ariza's shoulders.
Ariza was in the Lakers' time, and the yellow-green matchup between the Lakers and the Celtics was still the theme of the league, so Ariza was the most vocal and experienced in defending Ray Allen, although at that time, Ariza was the main defense of Pierce.
At the end of the timeout, Harden broke through the inside, causing a foul on Noah, and hit both free throws to temporarily stop the bleeding for the Rockets, but what happened next made Anthony extremely depressed.
The Knicks adjusted their offensive methods again, Rose and Ray Allen seamlessly switched, and Ray Allen changed to point guard, and Rose returned to the position of scoring guard, completely emptying Ariza's defense, which is not the worst, the worst Knicks' big killer Anthony broke away from Ariza's defense, like a tiger entering the forest and a dragon returning to the sea.
This match is destined to be rendered meaningless by Ray Allen's upbringing.