Chapter 116: Star Tactics
Grizzlies head coach David Fitzdale spent several years under Spoelstra and Riley, and is a true legend of Riley, shrewd, snobbish, ruthless and unscrupulous. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
In the playoffs last season, the Heat was blackened by the Knicks, and Fitzdale was in the Heat team, and Fitzdale had a deep understanding of Wang Zhuo's horror, so the Grizzlies' style of play in the first half was an illusion, just to confuse Wang Zhuo, and running and bombing was the real backhand.
The third quarter was a pivotal one, as Fitzdale wanted to establish a lead with a wave of waves, catch the Knicks off guard, and regain a strong defense in the deciding stages to hold on to the victory.
Fitzdale's idea is perfect and ideal, but Wang Zhuo is not so easy to deceive, if Fitzdale's little conspiracy can succeed, I am afraid that it should be Fisher who is now sitting in the Knicks head coach's seat, not Wang Zhuo.
Wang Zhuo had pondered before the game how to deal with the Grizzlies who developed a three-point shot, you must know that the advantage of the Grizzlies is the black and white bears on the inside, and the inherent defensive mode is to shrink the defense and force the black and white bears to go outside, but the black and white bears have developed a three-point method, so the question arises, is it to shrink the defense and let it shoot three-pointers, or to spread the defense to force the distance?
This is a combination of contradictions, it seems that neither of the two options will work, Wang Zhuo thought hard, but he still couldn't think of a way to crack it, but Wang Zhuo was quickly relieved, since he couldn't think of a way to deal with it, he simply didn't want to, and suppressing it with talent was the best solution.
The Grizzlies' players are hard-working and pragmatic, but the Knicks' players are full of talent, and basketball is a sport dominated by talent, so Wang Zhuo's tactical strategy in the second half is that the star dominates the game, and not wanting to do it is the best way.
Wang Zhuo's consistent winning mode is almost always tactical winning, mobilizing all players to work together to win games, relying on stars alone to win a handful of games, Madison has never lacked superstars to shine, tonight, Madison is destined to be a star-studded moment.
The Grizzlies regained the lead with a three-pointer from Gasol Jr., the Knicks attacked from the backcourt, and Grant put the ball in Anthony's hands at halftime, and Anthony carried Tony Allen to turn and hit a jumper.
Tony Allen was once known as the "Kobe finisher", the outside defense is extremely strong, but the body is slightly thin, Kobe is a technical player, and Anthony is a perfect combination of strength and technology, so Tony Allen is physically disadvantaged when defending Anthony, and Tony Allen is affected by age and injuries, and the threat on the defensive end is not as good as before.
The ball was converted, Conley missed a three-point shot in the top of the circle, Noah grabbed a defensive rebound, the Knicks launched a fast break, Rose dribbled to the front court in the backcourt, and broke through in one go, playing the Grizzlies with an unstable foothold, a layup in the air, and a counterattack ball.
Randolph hit a 60-degree three-pointer on the right side, turned around, Anthony made a beautiful breakthrough point, and Porzingis received a violent dunk in the air to tie the score again.
Fitzdale was a little big, and originally planned to create a problem for Wang Zhuo, but who knew that the Knicks were not flustered at all, and with the rotation of Anthony, Rose and Porzingis, they tightly bit the score on the court.
The three-point shot is a more hands-oriented offensive method, once there is no feel, it completely loses the threat, Randolph threw a three-pointer, self-confidence was full, but soon a basin of cold water poured down.
Randolph received the ball in the same position, shot again at the same angle, but made a three-way shot, Rose picked up the rebound, Anthony had already run away in front, Rose threw a long pass, Tony Allen followed closely, Anthony jumped in three steps, Tony Allen had no choice but to foul, before Anthony fell, he threw it freely, and the ball tossed twice on the hoop and fell into the net.
Anthony stepped to the free throw line and hit a solid shot, the Knicks took a three-point lead, and Fitzdale couldn't take it anymore and gestured to the referee for a regular timeout.
At the timeout, Fitzdale replaced Tony Allen and brought on veteran superstar Vince Carter in hopes of taking the Grizzlies' offense to new heights, after all, the old Carter still has a lot of power.
Wang Zhuo also replaced Grant and sent Ray Allen, since he played star tactics, he made the best use of everything, and Ray Allen's three-point shot was the sharpest knife.
In fact, Wang Zhuo didn't know that Fitzdale would send Carter to play, but he didn't expect that the unintentional intervention would make Carter and Ray Allen two veteran superstars form a direct opposite.
Carter received a pass from Gasol Jr. and hit a three-pointer from the bottom left corner of Ray Allen, who also scored a three-pointer at 45 degrees on the right side.
When Wang Zhuo saw Carter and Ray Allen on the court facing off for three points, his heart "chuckled", as if dreaming back to the beginning of the millennium, full of feelings, and the two old heroes face each other, more of a hero's pity.
The on-site commentator was so excited that he was a little speechless, after all, this game did not have much to watch and gimmick, but the footage of the duel between the two old heroes may go down in history.
Feelings to feelings, the game is still in full swing, the Grizzlies' outside shooting rate began to decline, but the Knicks relied on the individual ability of the star, the more they fought, the more courageous, the four-star beads, and the basket was almost brushed out of flames.
At the end of the third quarter, Anthony scored 20 points, Rose 17, Porzingis 15, Ray Allen also contributed two three-pointers, and the Knicks also stretched the gap to 10 points.
Fitzdale was self-defeating, and in order to erase the score as soon as possible, the Grizzlies' main players were redeployed after only a two-minute break, and the game almost entered the decisive moment.
Although the Grizzlies relied on the long-term attrition of the main players and barely narrowed the score to 6 points, Anthony, Porzingis and Rose took turns to take over the offensive banner, Ray Allen sometimes added the icing on the cake, and O'Quinn also contributed from the bench.
102-90, the Knicks were thrilled to slaughter the Grizzlies at home, celebrating the opening two consecutive wins, after the game, Carter and Ray Allen hugged each other affectionately, and the camera also recorded this precious moment.
This game has also become a very representative one of Wang Zhuo's coaching career, because this is the easiest game since Wang Zhuo coached, and there is no need for any tactical arrangement at all.
Madison Square Garden Arena, the mecca of basketball, has begun to become star-studded because of the existence of a number of stars, and Wang Zhuo wants to lead this group of stars to embark on the Walk of Fame belonging to the Knicks.