Chapter 161: Red Spy
At the end of the first quarter, the two teams staged a scoring battle for the audience after Christmas, with a score of 34:35, and the Knicks' bombardment today was not suppressed, and they scored 35 points in the first quarter, which shows the defensive problems of the Nuggets.
Zhang Yu had 15 points and 2 assists, and neither Dundee Jones nor J.R. Smith could do anything about him.
Anthony was also no slouch in scoring, the guy who was even better than James in his first season, with 12 points and 2 rebounds on his big ass, Randolph 8 points, and Billups 6 points.
George Karl replaced Nene and Billups in the first quarter, and as soon as the second quarter came up, he sent a combination of Billups, J.R. Smith, Linas Kreza, Reinaldo Balkman, and Nene to make this lineup more than the starters of many weak teams in the league, and the Nuggets are strong this year and are one of the closest teams in the West to a championship. But they sometimes have a loose defensive attitude, and Anthony and Randolph, the two masters, defend in the regular season according to the mood.
Knicks second lineup, Duhon, Crawford, Chandler, Jeffries, Anderson. Except for Crawford, who has the ability to attack with the ball, the other players are either good at defending and not attacking, or only have the ability to shoot from the spot.
Chandler is the best physical, athletic, running and jumping, but he has poor ball handling, often misses his own dribbling, and is best at cutting and catching the ball to attack the basket, but neither Crawford nor Dujon can pass penetrating passes, making it difficult for the sophomore rookie.
The Knicks' lineup mainly relies on Crawford to play singles, his condition is good, and the Knicks will not lose to their opponents in the second echelon, if they don't have a hand, the Knicks will be choked enough. There was a small potato that could throw two before, and at the moment I was still thinking about it.
Crawford and J.R. Smith threw a few in pairs, but neither scored. The two are big-eyed and small-eyed, and they are tied!
Billups stopped passing the ball to J.R. Smith and switched to passing to Lithuanian striker, Linas Kreza and Brazilian centre-forward None.
Linas Kreza is the biggest discovery of the Nuggets this year, the Lithuanian forward can play the No. 3 or No. 4 position, although the defense is average, but the offensive ability is excellent, the strength is not afraid of confrontation, especially the three-point and mid-range shooting inherits the good feel of European players, when Anthony and Randolph are trapped, he can use his shooting ability to break the defense, and the lethality is huge.
The Knicks didn't pay attention, and the Lithuanian forward made a three-point shot to rewrite the score to 39:37, leading by two points.
Chandler didn't dare to go inside to help defend again, but Nene seized the opportunity to hit a mid-range shot, and the Brazilian glass center has developed a mid-range this year with surprisingly high accuracy. Proven to be a very significant role in the fight against injuries in mid-range shooting, Denver fans were overjoyed to see more than 20 games without injuries after Brazil's basket play was reduced to mid-range shooting this year.
At 9 minutes and 30 seconds in the second quarter, D'Antoni called a timeout, and the score had become 44:40, and the Knicks saw that they were going to suffer in the second echelon and had to change the situation.
Quentin Richardson has been recovering from an injury since the start of the regular season and is finally back from injury, and D'Antoni intends to give the disciple who has been a fan of the Suns since his time a chance to play for himself.
Before coming to the Knicks, Ah Q was an excellent swingman at the front, with excellent athleticism, ability to run and shoot, bold three-point shots, good breakovers, flexible footwork, and good mid-to-long range shooting ability. Last season was affected by the atmosphere of the team, and he did not show his ability, and this year D'Antoni was ready to reuse the Suns protégé, but Ah Q suffered another injury and did not resume training until last week.
Ah Q replaced Chandler, who lacked offensive ability with the ball, and the Knicks' offensive ability improved.
Just as the New Yorkers were about to start fighting back, "Mr. Key" came out and told everyone why he had such a nickname.
A three-point cold arrow, the difference between the two teams is more than five points. Billups didn't have any breakaways today, shooting only four times, all three-pointers, but three of those four shots left three bloody holes in the Knicks.
The score was 47:40, and before Ah Q had time to show Xiàn, the score difference was widened again.
D'Antoni embodies his madness, when the team suffers setbacks, D'Antoni often sends out an unbelievable formation, one big and four small are considered normal, D'Antoni even uses five small lineups often, not ordinary people can think of according to common sense.
In the 8th minute 05 seconds, D'Antoni replaced Zhang Yu and David Lee, replaced Du Hong, Jeffries, and the lineup on the court became: Zhang Yu, Crawford, Richardson, Anderson, David Lee.
The Nuggets also re-brought on Anthony and replaced Reinado, allowing Anthony to play power forward.
The score was 48:42, and the Nuggets led by six points.
Zhang Yu faced Billups, he knew how to bully opponents with a huge height disparity, ignored Billups's block after covering, forced a shot from mid-range, and hit a mid-range shot.
Billups defended very toughly, blocking Hughes's goal back then, it was like jumping on the opponent's shoulder, this time Zhang Yu ignored him, and "Mr. Key" jumped with all his strength from the side, trying to block Zhang Yu.
"Huh!"
Time is a pig-killing knife, and even though Billups is still at his peak, his extraordinary bounce has already left him one step ahead. Zhang Yu's bounce height is not low, and coupled with the huge disparity in height and reach, Billups can't interfere with his shooting even if he tries his best.
Zhang Yu, as the engine of the Knicks, immediately led the team after he came on the court, his passing can help his teammates, his shooting can kill the enemy, and the defense can limit the opponent, and his improvement to the Knicks is all-round.
When Anthony came on the court, he began to use his superior offensive ability to force the game, and Billups was quickly substituted to rest. Once Melon takes possession of the ball, Billups' role on the field will be greatly reduced, and it is better to take the opportunity to take a break, and Billups without the ball is purely wasting his physical energy on the field.
George Karl didn't replace the backup point guard, since D'Antoni was not worried about the routine, he also saw the move, replaced Dundee Jones to defend Zhang Yu, and let Anthony control the ball himself, although his ball control is not as good as his old friend James, but he will not be cut off lightly.
Zhang Yu dribbled, Deng Tai Jones kept a close eye on him, and the time that this defensive warrior was on the field, Zhang Yu was very uncomfortable with his defense, and he felt good today. chose to break through, and the other party still has an undercover agent like Randolph on the inside.
This time he dribbled out of the gap behind his back, like a jump in the opposite direction to shoot, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Jr Smith guarding the inside, a big empty space in front of Richardson, and in an instant, although he was puzzled, the basketball still changed to a pass and flew to Ah Q's hand.
Richardson's favorite shot in the Suns is this kind of open catch-and-shoot shot, if the opponent saves he can break through, and if he doesn't save, he can shoot on his own.
J.R. Smith has a positive defensive attitude, but his defensive options are always speechless, often out of position or taking risks. This time he knew that he couldn't catch up, but he still pounced from the inside, Richardson shot a basketball, his hand couldn't stop the brake, and slapped Ah Q's arm, when George Carr was clutching his throat on the sidelines, and the pain was so painful that he almost couldn't breathe
Such a painful defense often makes Denver fans not know whether to scold him or praise him.
Zhang Yu rushed to Richardson's side and slapped him incessantly, but looking at the direction he was facing, it seemed to be towards J.R. Smith?
J.R. Smith has a hot temper, and he wants to come up and reason with Zhang Yu right away. As a result, before he could take a step, he was dragged aside by Anthony. Melon heard James mention it to him, especially last night he specially received a call from James, knowing that Zhang Yu's provocation is more reserved, and must not be provoked by him, the Chinese are very cunning. Not to mention that a few days in advance, many news reported that he was a "red spy", he studied martial arts in Shaolin Temple since he was a child, and they are estimated to suffer a big loss when they clash, and they can't afford to provoke him!
Zhang Yu is crying blind, he is now the most popular star in the league, the nickname "red rabbit" has been rendered by foreign media with intentions, accepted by the global white world, even the nonsense that he is a red spy There are many foreign fools who believe that in order to scandalize the Chinese, these media have reached the point of madness. Also Shaolin Temple, Lao Tzu has never even been to Henan!
What makes him even more angry is that foreign people are misled by the media, so it's okay to be so stupid. But there are also some brainwashed brain-dead people in China who believe that it is true, and the black government now feels that the five cents is not enjoyable, and they have also begun to hack Zhang Yu, making him a "red second generation" who is rooted and red, making him cry and laugh.
J.R. Smith was provoked, and Anthony didn't attack himself in the next round, passing the ball to J.R. Smith.
It's a pity that the nerve knife doesn't have to be provoked to attack, and it is very likely that the more hot the brain, the more inaccurate the head, "clang", and JR Smith hit another iron!
George Carr couldn't take it anymore and replaced Randolph with J.R. Smith.
D'Antoni also replaced Crawford for the more defensively capable Wallace, moving Richardson to shooting guard.
In the second quarter of 5 minutes and 50 seconds of the game, the two teams finally changed all the main lineups, and the score had become 51:50, and the Knicks quickly chased the score to only one point.
Anthony's singles were suppressed after Wallace was replaced, after all, the big ass can't guarantee every goal, especially Anderson's help defense has a great impact on Anthony, so Anderson is still on the court now, not replaced by Kenyon Martin.
As soon as Randolph came up, he confronted Anderson the Birdman.
At only 230 pounds, Anderson is not a particularly strong player on the inside, and his defense mainly relies on help blocks, using mobility and desperate Saburo style to scare off opponents in the restricted area, and at the same time, he is also very fierce in rebounding scrambles, although thin but not afraid of physical confrontation.
Randolph and Anderson are the same height, but they weigh 260 pounds, a full 30 pounds heavier than the other party, and their strength is much stronger than that of Birdman.
As soon as his ass pouted, Anderson, although he couldn't bear it, still held on and didn't retreat, and pressed his arm against Randolph.
Rotten tofu doesn't believe in evil, Kenyon Martin can't withstand his back, can this deal be turned upside down? At that moment, the butt pouted again, and squeezed hard into the milk.
At this time, Anderson couldn't stand it, and had to take a step back to eliminate the opponent's strength.
Randolph took the opportunity to turn around and half-hook his hand, but he didn't expect that Anderson's bounce was much stronger than the 31-year-old Kenyon Martin, although he hadn't yet stood firm, he still jumped up and pulled Randolph's hook hand out with his fingers
Zhang Yu didn't know where to come out, and his long arms fished up into the sky, and he got the basketball before Randolph.