Chapter 289: Big Baby
In the first quarter, both teams played their own characteristics, and the score was 23:24, and the Knicks temporarily trailed by one point.
Zhang Yu had 5 points and 2 assists, Wallace 6 points, and Nate. Robinson had five points, David Lee had four points and Crawford had three points.
Today is the first playoff matchup between the two teams, the first quarter of both sides are in the tentative stage, the coaches on both sides did not arrange risky tactics, steady and steady, play their own good offense, while observing the opponent's tactical play.
"Let's attack their interior in the second quarter, Kevin, this task is given to you, after you get on the court, you will be the main offensive point, Paul has the opportunity to play in the three-second zone as well, their interior height is not enough, we will play their seven inches."
After the end of the first quarter, Coach Rivers took the lead in making adjustments on the offensive end, and of course, he did not forget that the team was able to win the championship last season because of the defense.
"Defensively, we defend one on the outside, and use a bag on the inside, especially when the rabbit enters the 15-foot range, he is immediately clamped."
The Green Shirts players shouted "yes", their defense was not bad in the first quarter, and Zhang Yu played average on the court. But they didn't dare to let their guard down, Zhang Yu was able to lead the team to eliminate the Cavaliers, which is not something that ordinary players can do, they have watched the Knicks and the Cavaliers several times, and the threat of this rabbit is no worse than that of a gorilla.
The Celtics' vaunted defense is actually a "hybrid defense," a mix of man-to-man and zonal defenses, and their defense has been the biggest contributor to their championship last season and their knockout of the Magic in the last round. In the first quarter of today, the Celtics did not sacrifice this hybrid defense. Rivers doesn't know what to do?
In the second quarter, Rivers lined up for Rajan. Rondo, Tony. Aaron, Paul. Peirce, Glenn. Davis, Mickey. Moore's main bench mash-up combination.
Rondo and Pierce had three minutes of rest at the end of the first quarter, and they were in better shape than Garnett and Ray Allen. Judging by the Celtics' rotation in the first two rounds, Rondo and Pierce should play the full second quarter to ensure that the team has at least two giants on the court at any given time.
D'Antoni already has a plan for this, and the reason why Rondo has a good playoff count has to do with his excellent performance on the bench. He's going to be a real offensive starter at this time, and he's going to be able to really control the ball with the basketball in his hands. Rondo is able to show his true power.
There has been a Big Three model in NBA history, but the F4 combination has failed without exception, that is, the ball is not enough points. Cause conflicts within the team.
The Celtics are now showing signs of this, and Rondo is getting better and better, but the Big Three are injury-free, and the ball cannot be handed over to him for a long time. The Fourth Giant is actually being suppressed by the other Three.
D'Antoni asked his players to focus on defending Rondo during this period. Attacking at a high pace, he will try to gain an advantage for his team on the bench. In the first two rounds, they were able to beat the Cavaliers, and the excellent benches made great contributions, which was one of the main factors in the victory.
The main draw + bench victory = Knicks victory, this is the trick for the New Yorkers to get to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Knicks Second Column Lineup: Nate. Robinson, Crawford, Wallace, Kenyon Martin, Anderson.
In the second half of the first quarter, Crawford came on the court to play the No. 2 position, and D'Antoni asked Zhang Yu to play the No. 1 position. Defending Rajan. Rondo. The little rabbit uses his own arm span, just like he did against James. Rondo took one step and a half away, making the opponent's speed useless. The Celtics' Big Four is sharp in its breakouts, but its projection ability may not be as good as that of the Gorillas.
Nate. Although Robinson is small and fast, he still breaks through in the main defense, and the small potato is one step away, which is not bad because of his speed, and it is enough to let go of one step distance.
Rondo is indeed depressed today, Nate. Robinson can use his speed to prevent his breakthrough, Zhang Yu can also use his arm span height to do the same, since the first quarter burst to the inside line was taken a risk, Rondo no longer dared to shoot, can only concentrate on passing the ball to the Big Three.
Nate. Robinson didn't see Zhang Yu after he came on the court, and he left the ball behind him again, and after blocking and dismantling with the help of Kenyon Martin, the little potato seemed to step on Hot Wheels and slipped into it.
Rondo is even more sore at the moment, Nate. Robinson's attack was too violent, dodging Kenyon. After Martin's cover, Nate. Robinson had already passed him and went straight to the basket.
When did Little Potato play in such a world-renowned game as the Eastern Conference Finals, especially today when he was still the starter, which made this green-skinned little frog angry, and suddenly went inside to find that there was a Mikey standing under the basket. Moore, this is a veteran, and if it weren't for the lack of undergraduates on the Green Shirts' interior lineup, it would have been difficult to get playing time.
Nate. When Robinson saw the bullying old man, he gushed out with all his strength, and his feet seemed to press a spring, and he actually jumped up against his opponent with a tomahawk-style split!
Mickimore is 213cm tall and weighs 230 pounds, nicknamed Snake Man, a nickname he has because of his aggressive defense and nimble footwork.
This year's 34-year-old snake man's ability has declined significantly, and his defensive ability has deteriorated.
The most important thing is that no one could have imagined that Nate Robinson would play a dunk against a center who is 50cm taller than him, like a chicken blood, which is simply incredible! Who would have thought that this little man would have such audacity, he thought he was Vince. Carter?
Nate. Robinson was in front of 20,000 Celtics at the TD North Shore Gardens arena and stunned by the fans and players in the stadium to recreate the scene of Howard leaping over in the "Slam Dunk Contest", although this time he did not cross Mickey. Moore, but he actually dunked the basketball into the hoop......
Mickey. Moore's weak body and lack of preparation were actually knocked out by the little potato in the air, and the wolf retreated several steps and almost fell!
The green-skinned frog pulled the frame with both hands after the dunk, and the whole person hung on the basket and waved his arms at the Celtics fans, showing off his might!
Nate. Robinson's provocation completely offended the Green Shirts fans.
After the Celtics fans reacted, they immediately let out an overwhelming boo, and under the hood of the little potato, countless fans were greeting Nate. Robinson's ancestors are eight generations.
The referee makes a defensive foul gesture and the goal is valid, two plus one!
Knicks players rushed to the sidelines waving towels. Robinson fell from the basket and rushed over to find Zhang Yu, and the two bumped shoulders once.
This cunning little potato knows that he can attract countless cameras by doing so, and at the same time, he can also release the message of "Zhang Yu and I are good buddies" to the management, and add a bargaining chip to the contract renewal next year. Robinsons are small, but they don't have small eyes.
Charles. Barkley had an incredible expression on his face and muttered in a low voice: "Okay, if I take back the words on the slam dunk, he maybe, maybe, maybe really flew over Superman and didn't cheat that time, but I firmly refuse to admit that he didn't slip when he leaped Yao Ming, I'm sure he must have cheated that time!" ”
Kenny. Smith shook his head and said, "The Knicks have two 'Slam Dunk Contest' champions, and they have the ability to turn any game into a 'Slam Dunk Contest.'" ”
Nate. Robinson added a free throw for his eighth point of the day.
Rondo controlled the ball, the Celtics also played a block and dismantle, the big baby covered and went down, and Rondo attracted the defense and distributed the ball to Pierce on the outside.
Pierce takes the ball and rushes again, Mickey. Moore made a second cover for the truth, and the two giants of the Celtics broke through twice in a row, leaving the Knicks' defense shaky, and their defensive ability came to this point.
Birdman Anderson made up the defense, Pierce faked to shake the birdman, and hit a three-second shot from close range.
The Celtics have a Big Four, and the New York media has been hyping the Knicks Big Three lately.
Chinese fans around the world and New York fans have upgraded Crawford and Wallace to giants together, and now the league has a big three model, with the Nuggets Big Three in the West and the Green Shirts Big Three in the East, and Lakers fans are cheeky enough to say that they have a Big Three.
With so many Big Three teams, of course, New York fans are not willing to let him Crawford and Wallace count as giants, and shout slogans first.
Win or lose the game, at least not in terms of momentum, New York fans who are not even satisfied with the Big Three, they have shouted to form the league's number one squad for the Big Five. And this was said by the Knicks owner, James. With Dolan's strong support, the brain-dead boss of the Knicks publicly stated that he wants to shape New York into the Real Madrid in the NBA and the Galaxy Battleship in the NBA!
Wallace held the ball on the outside and attacked, Pierce's defensive ability was not top-notch, and when Wallace forced a breakthrough with excellent athleticism, it was also difficult to parry, and Wallace made a defensive foul.
With both free throws, the Knicks' second column continued to be in excellent form.
Kenyon. Martin defensively against Glenn. Davis, who is a stocky low-post defender with agility and explosiveness that doesn't match his size, does little to defend some interior players who are good at shooting, but he can do wonders when defending some players who rely on their body to win.
This fat man of the Celtics is good at fighting tough battles, and if he is used well, he will become a wonder soldier, think about it, a big guy who is 201cm tall but weighs 285 pounds, James is afraid that he will have to weigh it if he hits it. In the last round, Big Baby defended Howard in a dislocation on the defensive end several times, and he was able to withstand the strong beating of Warcraft, which can be seen in his horror.
Glenn. Two minutes into the second quarter, Davis suddenly turned into a spoiler, turning the previous dunk on Mickey. The Nate Robinson of the Moore team stole a lot of the limelight.
Kenyon Martin said that he really couldn't carry this big meat ball of nearly 300 pounds, and this guy could still turn around and jump shot, especially under Rondo's feeding, the Knicks took care of one or the other, and was actually stabbed several times by the big baby.
At 8:25 of the second quarter, Kenyon. Martin in Glenn. Davis got a third foul.
D'Antoni had no choice but to replace the old champion and bring David Lee back on the pitch. (To be continued......)