Chapter 224: Sweeping Promotion
The one-sided pressure was all on the Knicks, and fans were eager for the Knicks to be black, but after the first game, there seemed to be an indelible gap between the two teams.
Fans don't understand, obviously the Knicks have such a strong lineup, why can't they beat the 76ers, Anthony and Xiaosi's annual salary is enough for 60% of the entire 76ers team. Coupled with strong role players such as Chandler and JR, no matter how bad they are, they shouldn't have a fiasco.
In terms of experience, most of the 76ers are young players, except for David West, who is 32 years old this year, the rest are under the age of 30, and Tang Wenlong, Butler, and Hassan Whiteside are three important players who have only played for one or two seasons as "rookies".
The discerning New York fans are certainly not satisfied, and the money that the team has spent over the years seems to be smashed in the water tank, and there is no progress and hope in sight.
Meanwhile, the NBA's 14 teams that didn't make the playoffs completed the draft pick.
The draw was held at the MTV studio in Manhattan's Times Square in New York, after the Bobcats had an unprecedented 7-59 record, and the Bobcats tied the NBA's longest losing streak in a single season with a 23-loss record in just over a month at the end of the season.
So the Bobcats would have a 25 percent chance of getting the 2012 No. 1 pick, followed by the 20-46 Wizards with a 19.9 percent chance, followed by the Cavaliers and Hornets, who tied for third in the league with a tie and a 13.8 percent chance. One is 13.7 percent, and the rest are all less than 10 percent probability, like the Kings only win one more game than the Hornets. The probability of winning the top lottery is only 7.6%.
Only the top three spots are determined by the draw, and the rest of the picks are based on the team's regular season record, with the worse the record, the higher the ranking.
The delegates were nervous, but the winner went to New Orleans, with the Hornets being lucky to get the top pick, the Bobcats only getting the top pick, and the Wizards getting the Horns.
"Let's congratulate the Wasp." Stern squinted. Smiling like an old fox, at this time the wasps are being peddled around by the alliance, the so-called buy wasps to give the champion. It should be a lot easier to get rid of now, right?
On the same day, Thunder Durant killed the defending champion Mavericks with his last irregular shooting position of 1.5 seconds, and the Mavericks became the ghost of the knife.
Tang Wenlong and his teammates repaired for a day. Game 2 against the Knicks on the evening of May 1.
The Knicks had a painful day. The outside world has taken an almost harsh view of them, and everyone has been criticized and criticized, and the stars of the team, Anthony and Xiaosi, have begun to be questioned about their ability to lead the team.
So at the beginning of this game, the Knicks showed unparalleled strategy, physical confrontations were very frequent, and even veterans like Baron Davis found Lowry, known as the "little steel cannon", and the two were entangled, and Lowry's several blocks and pick-and-rolls did not have the best tactical execution.
At the end of the first half. Instead, the Knicks led the 76ers by one point, 52-51.
Then in the second half, the 76ers took the initiative to strengthen the physical confrontation. But there will always be situations where the offensive chain is broken, either an offensive foul, or a mistake in stepping on the line, or a pass to the audience or something, the two teams seized the opportunity to alternately increase the point difference synchronously, knowing the last three minutes of the third quarter.
At this time, entering the rotation of the bench lineup, Tang Wenlong, who had played 25 minutes in this game, suddenly broke out, first received a pass from Luis on the outside and hit a 3-point shot, and then hit Shambaut with his back in the offensive battle, turned his back to receive the ball and slipped to the bottom line to retreat and hit a mid-range jumper, scoring 5 points in a row.
He single-handedly penetrated the Knicks' defense! Woodson was so frightened that he stood up from the bench, covered in a cold sweat.
The Knicks called a timeout in the hope of stopping Tang Wenlong's offense, and when the timeout came back, the 76ers players consciously gave the ball to Tang Wenlong to attack, Tang Wenlong broke through and encountered the Knicks bag, and transferred to the weak side without the ball in a large range of Meeks, Meeks also suddenly came to the touch, and hit the empty three-point position with a knife in his hand, and the difference suddenly came to 10 points.
The legendary wave was too violent, and the explosion without warning caught all Knicks fans off guard, and the hymn report written in advance by the New York media was instantly shattered, and the reporter bit the pen and began to rewrite the manuscript again.
In the fourth quarter, in the cheering waves in the Wajovia Center Arena, the Knicks couldn't fight back at all, especially Davis, who played nearly 30 minutes, had a feeling of physical exhaustion and couldn't keep up, and the young players on the 76ers' side just looked like they were playing chicken blood, one was more fierce than the other.
In the end, the 76ers won the G2 game 99-90, and the Knicks improved this time, but still lost the game, surrendering with two minutes left, when the difference was bigger than when they finished the game.
The 76ers took a 2-0 lead in the series, Philadelphia fans shouted a sweeping slogan, and the outside wind turned to unanimously favor the Knicks.
Two of those teams have three days to adjust, and the Knicks are about to play their home game.
At this time, Fang Chuxia's Columbia University was also about to usher in the summer vacation, and Tang Wenlong got a few tickets to Madison Square Garden, but it was not a front-row position, so he gave it to Fang Chuxia and invited her and her college classmates to watch the game live.
Columbia University is mostly fans who support the Knicks, Tang Wenlong got several G3G4 tickets, and Fang Chuxia invited Yang Anqi and several other girls to the scene together, but she was the only one who supported the 76ers, Yang Anqi and other classmates were fans of the Knicks, which made her a little depressed.
It's a pity that there are so many fans who support the Knicks, not the financial elite of Wall Street, celebrities, and people with heads and faces, but the game was spent in the rhythm of the 76ers, who won 5 points in the first quarter, 3 points in the second quarter, 11 points in the third quarter, and the final quarter became garbage time.
The highest scorer in the game was David West, who scored 31 points alone, and then Anthony, who scored 29 points, and Tang Wenlong had 27 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.
On May 6, the two sides played a G4 match, which was already a game on the edge of a cliff for the New York Knicks.
The power to explode in a desperate situation is powerful, and Philadelphia has fans who rushed over to put up sweeping slogans, which is a spur and encouragement to them. Anthony was ruthless in this game, and before the halfway point of the first quarter, he caused Iguodala to foul twice, forcing Iguodala to rest early, and forcing Collins to let Tang Wenlong move to the small forward position.
The referee also blew the style of the home court this time, and obviously took more care of the disadvantaged Knicks in terms of scale.
The two teams really played a fierce battle until the last 1 minute and 38 seconds, when the Knicks also hit a key two-pointer by veteran Bibby to tie the score at 87. At the critical moment, both teams made mistakes, Tang Wenlong was a little impatient in handling the key ball, and missed a three-point shot in this offense, while the Knicks were even more exaggerated, the ball did not pass through Anthony's hand, and was directly touched by Chandler's butter hand out of the bottom line.
In the last 47 seconds, the 76ers had an offensive opportunity, and Collins arranged a double-cover no-ball air cut tactic for Tang Wenlong after the timeout, which attracted a group of Knicks players in the run, and the ball was sent to Iguodala. Iguodala received the ball and dribbled through, and the Knicks' hinterland panicked, shrinking and forming a pinch attack on Iguodala.
Iguodala was then transferred to the outside Tang Wenlong, Tang Wenlong dribbled to the strong burst of Shambaugh, ran to the elbow area and stopped and retreated a step back to shoot a jumper, hit! 89-87, a crucial two-pointer with 28.9 seconds remaining.
Suddenly, the Madison Square Garden arena became silent, Tang Wenlong turned around and smashed his fist on his chest, his face hideous and murderous.
After the timeout came back, the Knicks handed Anthony to single-handing Iguodala, the 76ers chose to wrap Anthony, Anthony had no chance to shoot and distribute it to his teammates, and the 76ers then limited the breakthrough by rotating defense, no one dared to shoot three points in the Knicks, and the basketball turned twice, wasting a lot of time but not having a chance. In the end, seeing that there was no time, it was given to Anthony again, Anthony leaned his back on Iguodala, turned around and made a jumper without squeezing the space, Iguodala jumped up to defend like the sun, Anthony shot stiffly and shot a hollow ball outside the basket.
The rebound was picked up by Gasol, and without waiting for Xiao Si to foul, Gasol wittily passed the ball to Tang Wenlong, who was in the big vacancy, Tang Wenlong was the first free thrower in the 76ers!
Tang Wenlong held the ball, JR fouled directly, and Tang Wenlong went to the free throw line to make free throws.
In the midst of the boos, Tang Wenlong hit both free throws, leaving the Knicks with the last 8.3 seconds of offensive time, and the 4-point difference was almost a death sentence in New York.
Many die-hard New York fans had tears in their eyes and looked in disbelief as they held their heads. Xiao Si sat on the field, his eyes revealed a sense of confusion, after coming to New York, without the help of his old partner, he played more and more difficult and hard, he already felt that his body was no longer at its peak, and there was no way to jump out of half the height of his peak, and he didn't know where the future was.
Anthony has the word disappointment written on his face, the team has entered the playoffs for two consecutive years, but it looks like it is going to be swept for two consecutive years, and he can still trade it in the middle of the season last year, and there is no reason to run in well, but what about this year? What are the injury factors in a busy schedule? That's a problem for the entire league, and it's not just the Knicks.
In the last wave of offense, Anthony missed a three-point shot from the outside, and the rebound was given to Lowry by Gasol, who took the ball flexibly to get rid of Bibby's deliberate foul, and before anyone came to foul, he used up the last time.
The red light came on, and the game was over, and the 76ers won the fourth game 91-87 and swept the Knicks 4-0! (To be continued.) )