Chapter 279: Finding Balance
After a timeout, the Knicks resumed their defensive set-up against James, at which point the Gorilla mentioned the No. 4 position, and the player who defended him became Birdman Anderson.
Anderson only gave James one and a half steps and didn't put two steps like Kenyon Martin on the grounds that he was better than Kenyon. Martin is taller and more flexible, and his one-and-a-half-step distance can fully keep up with James' breakaways, and can also have a greater impact on the Gorilla's shooting.
James couldn't find a pass on the offensive end, with less than ten seconds left on the offensive side, and only found an opportunity to shoot mid-range from 18 feet.
Anderson pounced on the block, his height of 208cm and better arm span allowed him to have a stricter impact on James's shooting than Kenyon Martin, maybe this effect is nothing to Zhang Yu, but the interference with the gorilla's crosshair can be strict, the basketball smashed the neck of the basket and popped up, Gerald. Wallace grabs the rebound on Vallejo's head.
Vallejo was frustrated by the rebound, Wallace had an equal chance with him, and it was reasonable that he was better than the opponent in height and reach, and he deserved to win the basketball, but he lost to his opponent.
Gerrard. Wallace took the rebound, quickly handed the basketball to Zhang Yu, and accelerated towards the opponent's half.
Crawford, on the other side, rushed out one step ahead of Wallace before he grabbed the rebound, and the Knicks' third-line fast break.
The Cavaliers' defense is already fast, and after six games, the Cleveland people have been beaten by the Knicks' astonishing speed of the three-line fast break every night, and sometimes even if the defense is timely, the Knicks can rely on their individual ability to score points. Like this attack.
Zhang Yu dribbled in the center, Crawford and Wallace were one left and one right, and the two were good at shooting and the other were good at hitting the basket. No matter which one is a scoring weapon in the fast break, not to mention that Zhang Yu in the middle is the most threatening one, he is all-round, the Knicks all three have extremely high finishing ability, and it is difficult to prevent their impact with the same number of defenders.
The trio rushed into the Cavaliers' three-point line, and James and Mo. Williams and West quickly found their opponents.
Zhang Yu's ball did not pass out at the first time, and first changed direction at high speed and easily flashed over West. The other two had slowed down after entering the three-point line, and Zhang Yu passed the opponent, instantly forming a three-on-two.
LeBron. James already knew by this time. They couldn't defend their opponent this time, but he could choose who to let score or who not to let score.
"Gorilla, you bastard!"
Zhang Yu saw James throw away Wallace beside him and pounce on him, and he couldn't wait to elbow James in the face. This bastard didn't even let him score.
Wallace receives an air relay from Zhang Yu. With an easy two-handed dunk to score two points, the Knicks quickly countered to give the Cavaliers another stab.
The score is 33:27, Mike. Brown hurriedly called a timeout, the Knicks are about to get up, once the New Yorkers go crazy, they dare to shoot two steps away from the three-point line, and TMD can shoot!
"We're going to increase the chances of cutting and LeBron is going to break head-on. Others cut in and attacked their baskets. We have to play more resolutely, and we can't hesitate to go out and get out of the way. โ
Mike. Brown said that he was not optimistic that his own players could play his arrangement, and the Knicks were very close to the outside marking, and although the interior defense had holes, they might not be able to take advantage of it. In the final analysis, the players are not strong enough and rely too much on James' individual performance. Williams, no one can still get the ball in.
The pause ended, and sure enough, it was like Mike. As Brown expected, James broke through with the ball outside to attract the defense, and the Cavaliers' baseline was followed closely by the Knicks players, and there was no passing space.
James couldn't find a pass opportunity, and the Cavaliers had to stop, and the gorilla played alone.
The little emperor suddenly transferred the ball......
Mo who catches the ball. Williams swooped again and then continued to move the ball......
Vallejo made a mid-range shot at the end, and the basketball was interfered with by David Lee and missed!
James opened Zhang Yu with a foul under the basket, and the latter simply pounced on the floor in the hope of a foul, knowing that the gorilla had already committed two fouls, and another foul had to be returned to the bench to sit.
Many New York fans have already excitedly blown the foul whistle for the referee first, and the "Madison Square Garden" is full of sharp whistles, which are brought in by the New York fans themselves.
"Gorilla, your wife is waiting for you to come home for dinner at the zoo!" I don't know which fan who lacks virtue shouted such a sentence in Chinese, which made Zhang Yu distracted for a while.
Despite the excitement of the New York fans, the referee did not show a foul on James, and the little emperor went off the court, what else is there to watch in this game?
James grabbed the rebound and jumped again with a two-handed dunk, and Birdman Anderson saw that he couldn't block it, and finally withdrew his hand to avoid being beaten into two and one by James.
The Cavaliers didn't hit Mike. The baseline that Brown wanted to see was interspersed, but the Knicks played first.
Crawford and Wallace ran along the baseline at the same time, Zhang Yu passed the ball to Wallace at the top of the arc, who received the ball and made a shooting feint on the left wing, shook the center of the defender, and immediately collected the ball and broke through to the basket again.
Szzambiak couldn't keep up with the young and strong Wallace with his legs, and the defense was a step slower, and Wallace forced a breakthrough to the basket.
James can only make up for the defense, Wallace picks up the basketball, Birdman Anderson catches the ball and dunks it to the basket, and Vallejo, who crashes away from the defense, dunks the basketball in!
The referee didn't blow for two plus one, but the goal was valid.
Zhang Yu is very dissatisfied with this, you didn't blow it just now that Lao Tzu hit the street, and now you don't blow it when Lao Tzu's teammates are fouled.
The red rabbit approached the referee and protested.
"If you speak again, I'll give you a technical foul."
The referee was already polite to Zhang Yu, and if he changed the small role, he was directly a T, so he would give you a warning.
Zhang Yu is just making a show, don't all stars do this, we are also stars......
"Damn, but it doesn't seem like there's anything to be gained from doing this. Instead, I touched a nose of ash, I don't know if it's useful or not? โ
Zhang Yu was warned by the referee, although the New York fans didn't know what the damn referee said to their emperor. But it must not seem to be a good word, and for a while, the voice of expressing cordial greetings to the female family of the referee resounded through Madison Square Garden.
New York fans are forgetful, and they won't remember that it was the referee who gave James two fouls in the first quarter, when they were frantically licking and kneeling in front of people.
"Mr. Referee, do you have a leg with that old female orangutan?" Some New York fans have begun to add friends to James's mother's list without authorization, and James happened to hear it on the sidelines, and turned his head to glare at the source of the sound. I have in mind the idea of learning Artest's violent beating fans.
The Cavaliers escaped, and James handed the basketball to Szczebiak after the drop this time. The latter receives the ball on the left flank.
Szzambiak degraded with speed and agility, but the strength was still there, and he used brute force to beat Gerrard one-on-one. Wallace.
In a contest like this, there is basically no trapping on either side. Szczebiak is not James. The Knicks don't have that many people to wrap up an old man who is about to retire. The defensive strength is still hoarded around James, and Zhang Yu is still ready to wait for an opportunity to break the ball.
Szzambiak leaned back to hit Wallace with brute force, and Zhang Yu actually heard that there were female fans cheering for Szzambiak!
It just doesn't make sense, this is Lao Tzu's chassis, and he was like imitating Bowen to kick Szebiak in the face.
Wallace's strength is no match for James, but it's not enough to stand up to Szczebiak and firmly hold his position.
Szebiak suddenly retracted. Turn and jump shot......
"Huh!"
Wallace had stretched out his arm to interfere, but Szczebiak's shot was really good. The 15-foot back-to-body jumper is in good shape and has a high shooting percentage.
James finally found a teammate who could score on his own, and hurriedly passed it again on the next offense.
But this time it won't be so easy, Gerald. If Wallace can't even pack up Szczebiak at the end of his career, what qualifies him to be called a defensive stalwart.
Szzerbiak was nearly cut off as soon as he received the ball, and Wallace bullied him with a physical confrontation and didn't give him a chance to stop with his back.
Mo. Williams didn't see it well, and hurriedly stepped forward to answer, Szebiak Wolf Bรจi passed the ball out, and the Cavaliers had wasted half of their offensive time this time.
Vallejo stepped forward to block the pick-and-roll, Mo. Williams hit a mid-range pullup jump shot after a breakaway.
At 6:15 in the second quarter, the score was 39:38, and the Knicks led by one point.
Mike. Brown replaced Big Z for Szczebiak, and the former white shooter hasn't been given a chance since hitting that back-to-back shot.
Big Z began to attack in the low post after coming on the court, and the Knicks' weakness is actually in the low post, but the Cavaliers have no players who are good at the low post except for the Lithuanians. James can barely count half, but letting him go to the low post is not as efficient as letting him break through.
Kenyon Martin also replaced David Lee, and Birdman Anderson was moved to center.
Big Z is 221cm tall, Birdman Anderson is 208cm, the height difference between the two is too great, and there is a gap in strength, Birdman is not an excellent low-post one-on-one defensive player, his strength is in the interior defense.
Zhang Yu saw that Da Z used his physical advantage to push Anderson into the three-second zone, and hurriedly went to the inside to wrap up.
Big Z splits the ball inside, and West hits a three-point shot from the outside!
"Help me fill in the position!" Zhang Yu leaned over to Crawford's side and said softly, who nodded in understanding.
On the offensive end of the Knicks, Zhang Yu forcibly broke through in the direction of Big Z, and he planned to beat the opponent if he couldn't prevent it.
Big Z barely jumps when defending, interfering with Zhang Yu's layup in the three-second zone.
Zhang Yu was in the air, the lever dodged the block, and he threw the basketball after feeling that he had physical contact with Big Z, and then waited for the referee to blow the whistle.
The basketball didn't hit, Da Z easily got the rebound under the basket, and the whistle that Zhang Yu was expecting did not sound.
Zhang Yu was furious, and secretly said in his heart: "This damn referee is not looking for balance, right, now that we are all behind, still looking for a ball?" (To be continued......)