Chapter 462: Playoffs
Chen Jiyuan hit the big two-pointer to help the team bring the victory and defeat to overtime. Although the outcome of the game is still unknown, at least this ball helped the Knicks successfully continue their lives. Otherwise, the game is over.
Wade's two three-pointers are indeed very NB, if it weren't for Chen Jiyuan's big two-pointer, then, in this line of game, Wade would have left the victory in Miami, Wade would have become a hero in Miami, and he would have become a savior-like being. And now, it's hard to say whether the winner will be lost.
In overtime, the Knicks quickly took the advantage, and when there were three minutes left in the game, that is, in the first two minutes of overtime, the Heat did not score a point, and Wade would be tired even if he was in the NB. Playing in overtime, Wade's rest time today is also very small, in fact, this is very unfavorable for a player's future, which is why in the next four or five years, Wade's state has declined amazingly, and the decline in physical fitness is a small part of the reason, but during the period when Wade independently supported the Heat, Wade's accumulated injuries have been difficult to hide.
In the overtime of this game, the Knicks once again completely controlled the pace of the game. Successfully defeated the Heat and achieved a big score of 3-0. The Knicks are basically already in sight of victory, and basically the Knicks can already think about the game with the Cavaliers.
In the final game, although Chen Jiyuan played Yan zhòng's abnormality in the first quarter of the game, but in the subsequent game, Chen Jiyuan successfully completed self-redemption, not only successfully reversed his shooting rate in the next three quarters of the game, but also hit a large two-point shot at the most critical moment. This large two-point ball can basically make all of Chen Jiyuan's tables today indifferent, as long as this one ball, Chen Jiyuan's table today is qualified. This is the value of leadership.
Chen Jiyuan finished the game with 25 points and 14 rebounds. Because of the lack of points, Chen Jiyuan held back his strength to grab the rebound, just to vent his frustration that he had been shooting.
Starkey played well in this game, because Chen Jiyuan completely lost himself in the first quarter, so Starkey completely took over the offensive banner. Starkey had 21 points in the game, and another guard, Sessions, had 15 points, 10 assists and six rebounds. Double-doubled jù in the playoffs.
Sessions' all-round look has not been weakened by injury, especially Sessions' rebounding ability, compared to the same position of point guard, is definitely at the forefront, because Thibodeau's rules for rebounding are not for interior players to grab, as a workaholic, Thibodeau also has a certain paranoia, Thibodeau's team must be disciplined. This is the rule that Thibodeau has set for himself and for the players.
Whoever doesn't protect the rebound within their reach, Thibodeau is a good thing to do. Especially in the game, if you lose too many rebounds that you shouldn't have conceded, then your low position in the manager's mind will become very low. The low bottom line in the manager's mind represents a shortened amount of your playing time, and it means that your next contract will not be very big, it's as simple as that.
Sessions is the guard player that the Knicks value more, and for Sessions, the Knicks hope to stay, of course, it depends on whether they can agree on a contract extension.
Lefu scored 17 points in this game, the highest score in the playoffs, Lefu has been stuck in this game, and he is not so nervous about the playoffs. At the very least, it's a step forward.
The Heat's game is not completely dependent on Wade, but Wade's role is still irreplaceable. Wade had 35 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the game.
Cook also scored 20 points in the game, the Heat's second-most scorer, while O'Neal Jr. and Udonis Haslem both scored 12 each.
The Heat lost this game again, which already means that the Heat has basically lost the hope of qualifying, although the Heat may not have planned to advance, and the bottom four places in the East basically have no hope of qualifying, but you can't give up hope when you do personnel, you can't give up your dreams, what if you accidentally realize it.
So far, no one has been able to come back from a 3-0 deficit.
However, the biggest problem for the Heat now is whether they can not be swept, which is a face issue for the Heat and an indifferent problem for the Knicks.
Although ending the game early will allow the players to have some rest, but too long a break will still have a certain impact on the players' competitive state, especially the Knicks' team is full of young players, for these young players, if they don't play, the consequences will be stricter, so the next game is really too indifferent for the Knicks.
When the third game ended, one of the questions asked by head coach Thibodeau was naturally Chen Jiyuan's question in the first quarter, when the reporter asked Thibodeau, when Chen Jiyuan missed the first few shots, did you ever think about Chen Jiyuan to take a break and rest.
Thibodeau replied very firmly: "No, no, no, you must be joking." Do I need to describe Chen's low position in our team? I never had the slightest idea of letting Chen go off the court, nor would I let Chen Jiyuan watch his teammates play from the sidelines when he shouldn't be off, Chen is a smart person, even if he can't score, as long as he is on the court, he can help us win. ”
When the Knicks were basically in sight of victory, many stars also made a little evaluation of Chen Jiyuan's performance this season. It's the regular season MVP judging stage, so it's not uncommon for reporters to interview veteran stars and ask them what they think.
When many center stars were interviewed, they were full of praise for Chen Jiyuan's performance this season.
Legendary center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who holds six NBA championship rings. When asked about the candidates for this season's regular season MVP, Abdul-Jabbar spoke very highly of Chen Jiyuan.
"Chen, as one of the greatest centers of this era, can be said to have not many opponents in the same position, Chen's contribution to the team's victory is very huge, even in the entire league there are few people who can do this, and what is even more terrifying is that Chen is only a 23-year-old kid. If you think about it, when Chen Zai lived for two years, it was unimaginable how far he could go. ”
Another unexpected superstar, the legendary center of the NBA, and the founder of the big dream dance, Olajuwon commented on Chen Jiyuan, because Chen Jiyuan had studied here in Olajuwon, so he understood Chen Jiyuan's situation better.
"Chen's learning ability is really strong, when I study, no matter what I teach, Chen can always integrate it quickly, Chen is a very hard working child, the most boring practice, he can also practice silently until I, a person who watches, has to vomit. With his excellent physique, super high ball quotient, and unremitting efforts, I can't think of anything that can stop Chen from becoming a superstar, and nothing that can stop Chen from becoming the greatest center of this era. ”
Both Olajuwon and Abdul-Jabbar have a very high evaluation of Chen Jiyuan, and they both regard Chen Jiyuan as the most NB center in this era.
To be honest, there are not many people who can threaten Chen Jiyuan in the center position now, and Howard is the most threatening one. However, in terms of scoring ability, Howard has a fatal flaw, if there is no way to develop his own large-scale offense, Howard has absolutely no way to become the scoring champion like Chen Jiyuan, and now it is no longer the era of invincibility in the low post, and the current players, if they can only play singles in the low post, then there is absolutely no way to reach the point of nearly 30 points per game, and even if you want to get an average of more than 25 points per game just by relying on singles in the low post, it is very, very difficultAfter all, the players are getting bigger and faster, and the effective range of defense on the defensive end is getting bigger and bigger, so it's very difficult for players to play in the low post all the time. Although Howard's role on the defensive end is very huge, Chen Jiyuan's defense is also improving.
On the defensive side, Ewing said in an interview with reporters: "Chen's improvement on the defensive end is absolutely unimaginably fast. He definitely has a talent that is incomparable to others in this aspect of learning, coupled with his own hard work, so Chen will definitely improve at a fairly fast pace on the defensive end, not only this season, but also next season, and the same next season. Chen will do better and better on the defensive end, and there is no one to stop on the offensive end, Chen can be said to be the strongest center in this era. ”
Ewing and Chen Jiyuan are legendary centers of the same team after all. Ewing as an absolute "fan" of the Knicks. Naturally, he supported Chen Jiyuan.
The Knicks have a 3-0 lead over the Heat, while the other three teams in the East have a 3-0 lead over the Bulls, while the Cavaliers and Philadelphia 76ers are 2-1. The Cavaliers held the lead, but the 76ers kept their chances. The game between the Magic and the Hawks is also a big score of 2-1, and it seems that when it comes to the road, every team is playing quite hard.
In the West, the Lakers are 3-0, the Rockets and the Trail Blazers are the Rockets leading the Trail Blazers 2-1, and the Nuggets are now also 3-0 ahead of the Hornets. The Mavericks lead the Spurs 2-1. It seems that the situation of Spurs is really not good.