Chapter 265: Frontcourt Rebounds
Mo. Williams dribbles to the frontcourt, LeBron. James fought for position with Kenyon Martin on the inside, and the latter didn't give an inch, desperately squeezing the gorilla out.
Although the Knicks have not come up with a foolproof plan to deal with James at the No. 4 position for the time being, one thing must be done, that is, to push the gorilla away from the basket as much as possible, once the gorilla can't be in the low post, he still doesn't have the ability to carry back, and there is still not much of a threat.
The Knicks are afraid that he will turn around and break through with the ball in the low post, which is too close to the basket, and any throw is a great threat.
James was captured by Kenyon. Martin and David Lee teamed up to force a low post, Vallejo got a chance, and the Brazilian center got the ball in the low post on the other side.
The Knicks quickly contracted, Zhang Yu switched defenses to Vallejo's side, and the Brazilian center took advantage of his height advantage to force a shot and hit the Cavaliers' opening shot from close range.
Without defense, the Knicks didn't care, and quickly served to launch a fast attack, forcing the Cavaliers to follow the speed.
Zhang Yu moved to the front court, played two by one, and broke through to the inside line to attract James as well, which became a dozen three.
New York fans watched with fear as Zhang Yu was caught by three people, and quickly threw the basketball out casually......
The Cavaliers players are scratching their heads, this kind of shooting can be too fake, right?
"Bang dang!"
Zhang Yu hit a shot angrily in the opening game, and James turned around to go back to the basket to grab a rebound, but found that he was beaten by Kenyon. Martin blocked, and all three Knicks players were under the basket, but three of them were led out by Zhang Yu, and the strength under the basket was insufficient. Only the Brazilian centre-forward is alone.
David Lee and Vallejo tangled together, using their bodies to entangle their opponents and keep the Brazilian from jumping. Wallace grabbed the rebound and scored a direct dunk, and the Knicks' opening two goals were scored by the defensive stalwart.
Kenny. Smith laughed: "The secondary offense is a good driving force for the team, and the Knicks seem to have thought of a lot of ways to deal with the Cavaliers' tactics in the past two days." β
Charles. Barkley nodded in agreement: "Gerald. Wallace has around seven rebounds all year round, and his bounce is very good, so he can contribute to both offensive and defensive rebounds, which is a very useful player, and D'Antoni has not fully unleashed his energy. β
Mike. Brown was beaming before the game. Thinking that he came up with a clever trick to advance, and now he finds that the opposite side is not a fuel-efficient lamp, this is just the beginning. Black bread saw several arrangements for them, especially this frontcourt rebound, black bread couldn't think of a way to deal with it for a while, so he could only call LeBron. James don't leave the basket lightly.
LeBron. James not leaving the basket may not make much difference. The Knicks' rebounding tactics aren't just one Wallace. Their frenzied five-person rush, whether it is Zhang Yu or Crawford, the height advantage is obvious, especially Zhang Yu, this guy, counting the arm span, is only higher than James in terms of touch height, which makes the melancholy man who is only 190cm tall how to deal with himself?
Zhang Yu quickly made people see that his rebounding count in the regular season was ordinary, not that he was not good at grabbing rebounds. It's a question of whether he's willing to rob it.
Crawford forced a shot from mid-range and the basketball smashed out of the basket. Zhang Yu and Kenyon Martin sandwiched the gorilla in the middle, and the two grabbed one.
James was captured by Kenyon. Martin bumped it, and this time the jump height was affected, but the red rabbit on the side grabbed the basketball with a pair of long arms, and then dribbled out of the three-point line, and the Knicks took the ball back to reorganize the offense.
The Cavaliers players have ugly faces, this kind of being grabbed to the front court rebound and re-attacking is the most demoralizing, and it is difficult to prevent the opponent's offense, but because the last rebound is not guarded well, all the previous efforts have come to naught, this uncomfortable and depressed feeling is difficult to explain to outsiders, anyway, I just want to vomit blood!
That's also LeBron. James feels like it's fine for others to grab the rebounds in the frontcourt, but the thought of a smug dead rabbit grabbing the basketball on his head makes the gorilla uncomfortable.
Zhang Yu showed off his dribbling skills on the outside, and no one guarded him in front of him, but he played all kinds of dazzling juggling dribbles there, which was a naked mockery of the Cavaliers and a denial of LeBron. James slaps his face in a dignified manner......
The melancholy man stood inside the three-point line, he didn't bother to step forward to break the ball, and honestly did his duty, Zhang Yu's unscrupulous provocation was the one with the least reaction from the Cavaliers, as a depressed patient who had been numbed by abuse, this stimulation had no effect on him.
West will feel how beautiful the world is now, how fresh the air is, and he doesn't even need to take medicine in his daily life, this is the collapse therapy, Zhang Yu can not only win on the court, but also treat people, and the merit is immeasurable.
Zhang Yu dribbled the ball into the cheers of the New York fans, and the melancholy man reacted in time with a normal heart, subconsciously reaching out and stabbing the basketball in Zhang Yu's hand.
"I'll rub!"
This ball, not only Zhang Yu did not expect, but the Cavaliers players, including the melancholy man himself, did not expect that the guy who dribbled comparable to Paul would be stabbed by him and cut off the ball.
Gerrard. Wallace rushed over in time, picked up the basketball that Zhang Yu had dropped, and then broke through to the inside.
The melancholy man didn't expect himself to hang so much just now, and he didn't grab it at the first time, and this steal was only half completed.
Wallace dribbled to the paint area, scored 2 points again with a board throw under James' defense, and scored 6 points in a row in the opening game, shocking a large number of fans with glasses.
"Did this guy get doping today? Such a violent......"
The Cavaliers fans in front of the TV are extremely depressed, isn't this guy a defensive player?
The Cavaliers didn't call a timeout, Mike. Brown won't call a timeout for Wallace alone, and the playoff timeout is simply not enough, so at this time, the difference between the advantages and disadvantages of the head coach can also be seen from calling a timeout, and both teams are not very good in this regard.
Halfway through the first quarter, the score of the two teams was 12-8, and the Knicks led by four points.
The Cavaliers didn't do well offensively today, LeBron. James was heavily encapsulated on the inside, and it was difficult to get a shot. The other players on the Cavaliers had a mediocre outside touch, hitting only one of their 4 three-pointers, and the shooting percentage was very bad!
But let Mike. Brown's biggest concern is their backcourt rebounds, which were already stolen by the Knicks in the first half of the game, and all of them were converted into points, which is why they are behind.
"Stop them, especially Wallace and that dead bunny, we can't let them rush for rebounds, we're going to stop them from beyond the three-second zone!"
Mike. Brown looked at the number of jΓΉ, Zhang Yu got 1 frontcourt rebound, Wallace 2, can this be endured?
Back on the court, the Knicks put Kenyon on the court. Martin replaces and brings on Birdman Anderson.
Anderson has been lifting weights this season and has grown himself to nearly 240 pounds, improving his ability to fight on the inside. Of course, this is still not enough to defend James, but his height and reach are better than Kenyon Martin. James' restrictions are still there.
James grabbed the position in the low post this time, and used his body to resist Anderson to squeeze under the basket and turn to break through, under the defense of David Lee and Anderson, James dodged the block in the air, and shot with an awkward layup, and the basketball bounced back and forth on the basket several times before falling in.
The referee had already blown the whistle before the basketball entered the frame and sentenced David Lee to push people, which immediately caused huge boos from New York fans!
LeBron. James walked to the free throw line and was about to make a free throw, when suddenly a flower appeared in front of him, and the New York fans who were facing him actually used a beauty trick, more than a dozen fans lifted the photos of dozens of female orangutans, and then James's face was simply unbelievable, Zhang Yu felt that the guy standing on the free throw line had sparks, and the gorilla was already angry at the moment!
"Bang!" The sound of this iron striking was so crisp that all the New York fans in the stadium could hear it clearly.
The trick of coming to New York to lack the virtue of the fans really worked, LeBron. James threw the basketball and smashed it the back edge of the rebound, which looked like the result of too much force, and flew directly into the crowd of fans holding posters of female orangutans.
LeBron. James missed the free throw and immediately complained to the referee about the insults to him from the New York fans, but the referee's rhetorical question immediately left the former speechless: "They are holding a picture of an orangutan, and it has nothing to do with you." β
Zhang Yu heard it on the side, laughed like no one on the side, LeBron. James' face darkened, what does this damn referee mean?
New York attacked, the Knicks blocked and dismantled on the outside, Zhang Yu broke through to the left after breaking through at the top of the arc, David Lee went down to the right, and the two immediately attracted all the energy of the Cavaliers, Melancholy Man and Szczebiak wrapped Zhang Yu, and Vallejo followed David Lee.
Zhang Yu attracted two defenders, jumped and passed, Crawford caught the ball on the weak side and shot a three-pointer, the convulsive man hit the first shot of the day, and the Knicks scored three points on this offense.
The Knicks' two-way guard is now widely recognized as the most difficult outside combination to defend in the league, and if Crawford's passing awareness is a little better, the combination of the two is really a sharp weapon to cut points.
The two defenders in New York are all guys who can cut down 50+, and there is no problem with the red rabbit being 60+, he hasn't done it before, and more than once.
By Zhang's side, Crawford's exposure has increased dramatically, and now he has become an All-Star, and he has indeed been selected as an All-Star.
If this were for any other team, fans would have feared that the player's salary would rise dramatically after the contract expired, and the team would be forced to renew the contract due to the luxury tax to keep the capable player. But New York fans are not worried at all, they don't even blink an eye at their 130 million salary this year, and they are still afraid of Crawford's salary? The new contract of the man with convulsions is at most more than 10 million, and the Knicks will not frown if they sign an All-Star. (To be continued......)