Chapter 241: The Playoffs Begin
On April 19, the New York Knicks will have their first playoff game, and New York fans will finally have the opportunity to enjoy their team's playoff games again at "Madison Square Garden" after five years.
On the day of the game, Xia Wei and Ai Yue'er had already stayed in the hotel arranged by Zhang Yu in advance, but this time they didn't have to choose a five-star star.
Zhang Yu arranged his parents in his home, and Wumao Meizi didn't have time to take care of him in the past two days, so she patronized and took the opportunity to slap his parents.
His father Zhang Zhihong and mother Cai Huiyao, the former is a little resistant to the ghost sister and daughter-in-law, and I heard that she is still a singer, in his father's heart, the singer is similar to the actor, and the first impression is not good. Mother Cai Huiyao is very open-minded, and she has caught Taylor these days. Swift asked long and short questions, but the two old men didn't speak English very well, and the communication was not very smooth.
Taylor. Swift held the computer in his hand, and as soon as he didn't understand something, he immediately asked Google.
His parents also held notebooks, and when they didn't understand anything, they asked Baidu.
This is a contest between "Baidu" and "Google", a tough battle!
"This guy actually changed his computer, he is really a local tyrant, he changes it every year." Ai Yue'er was in the hotel room at the moment, tapping the notebook, and said with an unwilling expression.
"I changed the computer, so I can't peep now, right?" Xia Wei gloated on the sidelines.
"Hehe, it's simple, I'll pass him something and solve it, but the trouble is that he changed the original camera, and now this one has higher definition, but it can't be rotated." Ai Yue'er said stupidly.
"I'll tell you that I sent that camera?" Xia Wei thought secretly in her heart.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, the New York Knicks vs Miami Heat game is about to start. This year, China sent Master Reasonable and Master Sun to travel at public expense and sat in the best broadcast area of "Madison Square Garden".
To the left of the CCAV live area is the TNT live area, where Kenny sits . Smith and Charles. Buckley. On the right is ESPN's live streaming area. CCAV is surrounded by two major radio stations in the middle today, and this is entirely for the sake of Zhang Yu's face. Dolan takes special care of the Chinese media.
Before the game, the reasonable teacher held a pair of "Rabbit Second Generation" collector's edition sneakers specially presented by Zhang Yu, and was reluctant to put them down, looking at him because he wanted to hold this pair of sneakers to explain.
Speaking of Zhang Yu's sneakers, they are all red. There is also a small amount of gold, with a 6 on the sole and a 5 on the other. That adds up to his 65 points in the regular season.
This pair of collector's edition rabbit II only sells 6,500 pairs worldwide for $999, and there are actually 500 pairs in internal circulation. Zhang Yu specially asked for 30 pairs to give away. In fact, there are about 7,000 pairs of these shoes on the market.
Xia Wei and Ai Yue'er also held a pair, Zhang Yu was very careful, the shoes he used to give away people were all in line with the size of the owner's soles, otherwise if they were given away, the other party would not be able to wear them, wouldn't it be embarrassing?
Teacher Reason said: "The old man will never wear it out, and he must treat it as an heirloom!"
The two teams are not playing at the moment, and D'Antoni is constantly depressurizing his players in the locker room: "We have a three-one record against the Heat in the regular season. The losses were back-to-back and we know them well. We know what they're good at, and no matter how hard they try, as long as we look normal, we can win the game. ”
"We're going to win because they only have one Wade." Zhang Yu said loudly.
"That's right, we've got the best sixth man, we've got the highest jumper in the league, we've got two champions." D'Antoni went on to give his players confidence.
Mustache knows that when it comes to the playoffs, the psychology of the players is more important, and before the game, we must find ways to let them play to their full strength, rather than talking about any tactics.
'We also have two defensive second-team players and a smart big man, we have a better second team, we are stronger than them, as long as we beat the underdog and beat the tension, we can go to the second round.' D'Antoni praised his players one by one, and at the same time did not forget to warn the players not to underestimate the enemy, but don't really praise them, it will be bad if they don't come.
Zhang Yu stretched out his hand: "Let's go out and kill them, Miami chicks are only suitable for surfing on the beach." ”
The Knicks gathered around and shouted, "Kill the Miami chicks!" ”
At the entrance ceremony of the home team, when Zhang Yu was the last to play, the fans sent the cheers that had been prepared for a long time, and the fans in the stadium shouted wildly, fortunately, the roof of "Madison Square Garden" has been specially reinforced, otherwise it is really possible to be overturned by the earthquake-like roar.
After Zhang Yu entered, Barkley read aloud: "Zhang Yu, nicknamed 'Rabbit' and 'Emperor', he has repeatedly resigned at critical moments, can make layups, shoot three-pointers, force the inside, and make fouls...... Almost anything can be done on the offensive side. ”
Kenny. Smith cooperated: "When I see Zhang Yu, I think of the amazing number of people on the statistical table, he is a future Hall of Fame player, but many people don't know or don't notice what kind of leader Zhang Yu is in this Knicks team that redeems him, and how he works both offensive and defensive ends." ”
In the first playoff game of the league, Knicks vs Miami is undoubtedly the most concerned, the Cavaliers and Lakers have an absolute advantage, and it is unlikely that the boat will capsize in the gutter, the Rockets and the Trail Blazers are evenly matched, but the showdown between Yao Ming and Roy is not strong.
Counting and counting, only Zhang Yu VS Wade is enough to attract attention, "Red Rabbit" VS "Flash", a fledgling and one is at the peak, this is the confrontation between the front and back waves of the Yangtze River.
The Heat are still making the final moves in the locker room, and they won't be able to enter the court until the Knicks enter the room.
The young Spoelstra is in his first year in charge of the team, and the team's record is much better than last season, which can be said to his coaching skills, last season the Heat team only won 15 wins and 67 losses, the bottom of the league, and this season 42 wins and 41 losses, which is enough to show that he is excellent.
"We're going to have to defend against the Knicks' pick-and-roll, that's what they're going to do in the playoffs, and everyone has to be fast. Whether or not we can prevent their blocking and dismantling is the key to our victory. Stella has his own opinions about the Knicks, and he didn't pay much attention to the speed of the Knicks before the game, but the blocking and pick-and-roll used by the Knicks when they couldn't play fast made the young coach even more worried.
Miami Heat starting lineup: Mario. Champus, Dwyan. Wade, Michael. Beasley, Udonis. Haslem, Jermaine. O'neill.
New York Knicks starting lineup: Nate. Robinson, Zhang Yu, Gerrard. Wallace, Kenyon. Martin, David. Plum.
Before Zhang Yu's opening. I walked over and chatted with Beasley.
The Little Rascals made a strong effort in the second half of the game, and finally turned their regular season tally into 14.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.
"You're only averaging 28 minutes per game with the Heat, so come to me when your contract expires." Zhang Yu now likes to seduce people whenever he meets them, and he is about to become the public enemy of the managers of the other 29 teams in the league.
"You have Wallace on the team, should I play power forward?" Beasley is still so two, and he really goes to heart.
The game started with Haliham and David Lee jumping the ball. The Knicks center burst into tears, because he finally saw a guy shorter than him, and the jump ball actually lost.
Chanmos dribbles. Immediately outside the three-point line, he handed the basketball to Wade and ran without the ball to open up space.
Zhang Yu was very close, and he knew that such a defense would let Wade break through, which was exactly what the team wanted to do. Their two interior players are always ready to make up for it.
Wade has a chance to break through. The Flash didn't want to block and dismantle, and relied on his speed and strength to open Zhang Yu and kill to the three-second zone.
Zhang Yu followed on the side, Kenyon Martin stepped to help defend, and Wade immediately became 1v2.
The Flash split the ball, Haslem received the basketball, Wallace made up the defense in place, and immediately used his body to counter and delay Haslem's shot and pass.
Chinese fans who often watch Knicks games, as soon as the game opens, they obviously feel that the Knicks' defensive intensity is greater than that of the regular season.
Let's talk about Kenyon Martin's co-defense. The speed is like a player in the number three position, and it's hard to imagine that this is a guy who has had minimally invasive surgery on both knees.
Haslem receives a basketball on the right baseline. There was no way to shoot the basketball, and under Wallace's defense, he could only barely pass the basketball to Chanmoss at the top of the arc......
"Smack!"
Little Potato took advantage of his explosive power to break the ball, and then shook off the not-so-fast Chanmos for a layup.
The Knicks' first score was not Zhang Yu, but Nate. Robinson.
"Well done, defend with speed!" D'Antoni's words on the sidelines directly scared the New York fans in front of the TV, and they couldn't help but think: "Do we have defense?" Could it be the coach's bluff? ”
Of course, the Knicks have defense, three of their starting five have outstanding one-on-one defensive ability, David Lee is strong and weak, and Xiao Tudou is congenitally inferior in height, but the other three rely on excellent athleticism and can defend their own players and carry out some assistance.
Zhang Yu, Wallace, and Kenyon Martin are the three axes that make up the Knicks' defensive system, two outside and one inside, and when they play defense, the power is very huge.
The Knicks had a chance to play a quick offense on the offensive end, and Wade forced a shot under the bag of Zhang Yu and Martin, relying on his personal ability not to be blocked, but the basketball smashed out of the basket.
Wallace grabbed the rebound and immediately passed it to Little Potato, who ran wildly with the ball, and Chanmos couldn't catch up again. Robinson shook off a layup to score two more points.
Stella felt that it was very bad, and the other party was well prepared, and even came up to hit Nate first. Robinson, playing defensive counterattacks, is a clear bully of the slow speed of Moneymoss.
Also, playing defensive counterattacks, where does the Knicks come from?
Defensively, the Knicks were unexpected, and they also had targeted arrangements, with Zhang Yu and Kenyon Martin wrapping Wade, making the Flash's two offenses fail.
Stella's youth was reflected at this time, and he had the intention to call a timeout, but he was afraid that the opening minute would be less than a minute, and calling a timeout would affect the team's morale, so he seemed hesitant.
The New York fans shouted at the defense, helping the team with their unanimous shouts, and at the same time influencing the opposition.
Zhang Yu's parents rarely go to the scene to watch the game, and the playoffs are the first time, and they are a little uncomfortable with the fanatical atmosphere on the scene.
Xia Wei and Ai Yue'er sat in the backcourt direction of the Knicks, and they were closer when defending, and both of them waved "cheerleading sticks" to cheer for Zhang Yu.
Taylor. Swift sat on the other side, she was close when the Knicks attacked, and Zhang Yu's arrangement was seamless, and the two sides would never meet. (To be continued......)