Chapter 261: The Role of the Core
At halftime, Zhang Yu got 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and the three 5s were lined up together, which looked very good.
The score was 46:40, and the Knicks led the Cavaliers by 6 points to end the first half.
New York fans are quite satisfied with this, the team is not falling behind, 46 points is already a high score in the playoffs, the main theme of the playoffs is defense, and the number of points over 100 is much less than in the regular season.
D'Antoni was stopped by an ESPN reporter in the midfield, and the mustache said briefly to the camera: "I will tell the players not to relax at halftime, and to hold on until the last second is the victory, the Cavaliers players are very good, we have to stay focused, and if we relax a little, the victory will be away from us." ”
That's exactly what he said in the locker room, a 6-point lead is not safe at all, and there are not a few unlucky people who have a 20-point lead and are overturned, and the manager's task is to tell the players that they should never be careless.
This, in addition to the coach's reminder, if there is a good leader in the team, can also avoid being overturned by the opponent to the greatest extent, the Cavaliers' LeBron. James is such a player, and so is their Zhang Yu, who reminds his teammates when he is on the field and leads by example.
In the second half, the Cavaliers took the lead in attacking.
LeBron. James suddenly shot outside the three-point line, and the basketball hollowed into the net!
The gorilla got a 20-minute break in the middle of the game, and the arm muscles had been relaxed by the masseuse's masseuse, and they were no longer tense.
"He's feeling good now, watch a little tighter. Force him to break through, and wait for him to feel cold before letting him shoot. ”
Zhang Yu walked up to Wallace and whispered, and Wallace felt justified when he heard this. Nodding his head to indicate that he knows.
On the offensive end, Zhang Yu also returned a three-pointer on the outside with the help of cover.
This time, it turned into a red rabbit, the basketball smashed in the front of the basket and popped up, and Big Z reached out to pick up the rebound.
The Cavaliers attacked, and after James got the ball, Wallace really defended it. didn't even take a step, and stuck directly to James.
The gorilla was very upset at this time, and he wanted to cast two more while he felt good. The Knicks didn't give him a chance.
D'Antoni frowned slightly off the court, he saw Zhang Yu and Wallace whispering on the field just now, thinking that it was the defensive way that he changed without authorization at that time, but he didn't say it. James' three-pointer just now also worried the mustache.
James took two steps back. Getting a bit of space, he reached out and pulled it, and pushed Wallace to break inside.
Zhang Yu came over weakly and slapped James on the wrist, he was going to people again, Zhang Yu likes to do this kind of immoral thing the most.
The gorilla has been hit several times before, and Zhang Yu slapped his wrist to ensure that he will be numb for a few minutes, and he will not even be able to make free throws at that time.
James suffered this a few times during the regular season. I had long been wary of Zhang Yu's move again, and I really slapped the dead rabbit when I saw it. James hurriedly clenched the basketball with both hands and raised it above his head, and used a Wade-like breakthrough pass to kill the inside. Martin jumped up and threw the basketball before he came up......
"Huh!"
The basketball smashed into the red frame on the rebound and bounced directly into the net!
In the second half, James scored five points in a row and chased the score to only one point in the blink of an eye.
D'Antoni and Mike in the first half at this time. Brown, like him, hesitated to call a timeout, the NBA has a limited number of timeouts, and there are only seven timeouts per game, basically at least one per quarter. There are only two short timeouts in the whole game, one in each half, and if you don't call it, it will be void.
Seven long timeouts, which looks like a lot, are actually not enough at all in the playoffs. As is the case now, D'Antoni was hesitant to use the precious long timeout, less than two minutes into the third quarter, and if he used it now, he would be in pain if anything went wrong in the next ten minutes.
In the end, the Knicks did not call a timeout, and also chose to let their core solve the problem, giving them so much salary for a year, which works at this time, and if it doesn't work, it is not a good star.
Zhang Yu knew that he had to make a difference at this time, even if he didn't score in person, he had to create a chance to share the ball with his teammates.
The Cavaliers used the double bag very early this time. Brown gestured back and forth on the sidelines, even Zhang Yu saw it, and then saw the gorilla rush over and form a double bag with West, the bag was extremely aggressive, which was completely for the purpose of stealing.
"Is this a slap in the face, and you want to break my ball to overtake the score?"
Zhang Yu scolded in his heart, but James was really ruthless, obviously he learned the trick he had just made, and he couldn't make a steal and foul it ruthlessly!
James slapped him over, wanting to give Zhang Yu a hate, but Zhang Yu reacted very quickly, immediately raised his elbow and swept, protected himself and counterattacked by the way, and quickly threw the basketball out.
Nate. When Robinson received Zhang Yu's high-speed spinning and extremely powerful pit pass, his hands were a little numb, which shows that Zhang Yu's ball is very powerful.
"There's no way, in this case, Lao Tzu can only do this, no matter how you say it, it also attracted two people to come, and you can't score four or three points, don't blame me."
Zhang Yu was badly beaten by James after passing the ball, the gorilla pretended to be unable to stop the brake and hit him, Zhang Yu fell to the floor and scolded the gorilla bastard in his heart, while thinking in his heart that Lao Tzu did his best.
It is completely understandable that James is bad, anyone who gets an elbow in the face will not be in a good mood, and the gorilla also knows that small actions and trash talk are still Zhang Yu's strongest.
Nate. Robinson received the basket and immediately broke through from the wing, drawing Vallejo on the inside to help defend and passing the basketball to the top of the arc.
Wallace received the ball and broke through again, James just returned to defend Wallace after Zhang Yu finished wrapping it, and his footing was unstable, and he was easily broken through by Wallace.
The speed of the big Z defense was slow, and Wallace scored a violent dunk inside like lightning and successfully scored two points.
"Madison Square Garden" set off a cheer after Wallace's slam dunk. This goal is very crucial, and if you can't score it, the opponent will turn around and play it again. The score will be overtaken, and the momentum will run to the side of the Cavaliers.
"You shouldn't be forced to rob that Chinese!"
Mike. Brown regretted it a little, and he took it for granted. Forget how tough this rabbit is, this kind of defense is difficult to work for him.
The Cavaliers attacked, Zhang Yu had revenge, and he wanted to take revenge. James came to treat others the way he did, and he used it very well this time with a sudden double press. The timing of the bag clamp was very good, and James did not expect the retribution to come to him so soon.
In the face of the bag, James's ball control skills and agility are not as good as Zhang Yu. However, the little emperor had his own solution, and at the moment, he lowered his body, took Zhang Yu as the breakthrough goal, and directly knocked the little rabbit out with his strong body.
Zhang Yu has suffered a big loss now. The wolf fell to the floor. It hurt so much that he grinned.
Taylor. Swift and the two girls in front of the TV were all angry and yelled at LeBron. James, however, the gorilla didn't even look at the victim after hitting the victim, and wanted to escape on the spot......
The referee on duty quickly blew the whistle and awarded James a foul.
Madison Square Garden, which was originally full of swearing, erupted in sporadic cheers after the referee's decision, but most fans were still dealing with the damned gorillas with all sorts of insults and curses.
"Your wife is cheating at home, and that person is right next to you."
Among the countless abuses, what made James most angry was this kind of rumor that West had a leg with her mother, how could anyone believe such an outrageous thing?
Zhang Yu was knocked and his shoulder hurt a little. After moving it, I found that there was no major problem, just a hard injury. His weight is on the underweight though. But the ability to resist injuries is still very good, not as good as Reggie. Miller inferior. And he is not the kind of emaciated player, his emaciation is due to age, I believe that after a season or two, he can develop a body with even strength and speed like Kobe.
Seeing that Zhang Yu was fine, New York fans were relieved, Taylor. Swift sat back in his seat, and the two girls in front of the TV breathed a sigh of relief.
The Knicks got the ball, and the defense was actually a success, the Cavaliers' offense didn't pose a threat, and they also caused a foul on the Gorillas. But Zhang Yu doesn't plan to do it again, the players who dare to make James offensive fouls are tough guys, he doesn't dare to do that, it was a pure accident just now, he didn't have time to hide at all.
Zhang Yu received the serve from the backcourt, dribbled and advanced, and was hit by a moment, he had anger in his heart that needed to be vented, and this attack planned to come by himself.
When West saw Zhang Yu's eyes, he knew that he was going to suffer again, and what he hoped most was that James would help him defend Zhang Yu again this time.
It's a pity that his wish is destined to be frustrated, Wallace ambushed the bottom corner, opened up space for Zhang Yu to play singles, and did not give James a chance to wrap up.
Zhang Yu continued to cross steps, found a flaw, and easily flashed over West, who was already in chaos, the melancholy man had been abused by Zhang Yu out of the psychological shadow, and when he saw Zhang Yu's breakthrough, he was in chaos first.
Vallejo stood up in advance and prepared to make Zhang Yu's offensive foul, which the Brazilian actor is best at.
Zhang Yu wiped his body lightly with a stride, Vallejo stood in place stupidly, feeling embarrassed, and wanted to make a fake fall, but it seemed that Zhang Yu didn't even touch his hair, and it would be too fake to really fall out, and the referee wouldn't pay attention to him.
Vallejo's thoughts were a little long, and by the time he finished thinking about it, Zhang Yu had already put the basketball up, and everyone had already turned around and walked back.
With a score of 52:47, the Knicks relied on Zhang Yu's two consecutive rounds to regain a 5-point lead.
The New York fans can cheer for Zhang Yu now, their core will not disappoint them, and the way of scoring is much more elegant than the gorilla opposite, which can be described as picturesque.
LeBron. James turned around and threw a three-pointer in the face of the insults from the New York fans, which was the Gorilla's fifth three-pointer of the game, but this time the basketball was off, and his three-point shooting percentage became 2-of-5, which was neither high nor low.
The game then fell into a stalemate in the third quarter, and the Cavaliers' Szzebiak was substituted, the veteran didn't know what aphrodisiac he was playing underneath, and he came up in estrus, hitting all the shots with his back several times in a row, in addition to embarrassing the gorilla, but also making the score of the two teams almost overtake for a while,
The Knicks stepped up with David Lee, who played experience in the face of Big Z on the inside, frequently using his ugly frame to break through and play the slow-moving Big Z. David Lee is also a very smart player, grasping the opponent's weaknesses and scoring points in a row against the Serb, who is 15cm taller than him.
At the end of the third quarter, the score was 66:64, and the score of the two teams was only 2 points.
The Knicks had a six-point lead in the first half, so they were actually narrowed in the third quarter, and the Knicks actually lost to their opponents in the first quarter. (To be continued......)