Chapter 500: All-Star Syndrome

Now once the Knicks overtake the Rockets, they will also gain huge positive energy all of a sudden.

All of a sudden, the Knicks' confidence hardened all of a sudden, and the Rockets were beaten a little wilted, and the Rockets turned around and attacked again, but they immediately made a mistake, and after being overtaken, they were overtaken, and the Rocket's mentality changed.

Turning around, as soon as Li Feng got the ball, the rocket immediately pounced on Li Feng like a convulsion, at this time Li Feng turned around and passed the ball to Thornton easily, and Thornton scored another 3 points with a vacant shot outside the three-point line.

The Knicks led the Rockets by 4 points at 106-102, and the Rockets made a little rough mistake in the last round when they were overtaken by the Knicks.

However, at this time, the morale of the Knicks has risen, the quality of defense is higher, and the morale of a young team is a great bonus to the team. And the Rockets can't maintain an eternally high shooting percentage, and when they encounter high-intensity defense, the Rockets' shooting percentage will also decline.

Under the high-intensity defense of the Knicks, the Rockets were eager to chase the points, but they missed the shot, so the Knicks played a counterattack and suddenly expanded the difference to 6 points.

The rocket chased more than a dozen points in one breath in the third quarter, and in the fourth quarter, it made people chase more than a dozen points in one breath, and the rocket finally ran out of strength after tossing back and forth. The Knicks had to take advantage of the Rockets' small lineup to play to the basket many times, and finally consolidated the advantage, defeating the Rockets 128-113 at the end of the game.

Li Feng scored 24 points in a row in the last quarter, and once again stopped 52 points in the game, and when the Rockets were crazy towards victory at the end of the game, Li Feng said no to them.

The victory over the Rockets is almost over in January, and the All-Star Game is in February, as of now. Li Feng continues to occupy the position of the All-Star Game ticket king, and his average of 37.1 points, 10.3 rebounds, 8.5 assists, 3.3 steals and 2.7 blocks per game is in the top 10 in the league, of which points and steals rank first and third in the league, respectively.

It can be said that the current NBA is already Li Feng's world, Kobe Bryant has gradually faded out, LeBron James is a Dou who can't be supported, Kevin Durant is also obviously at a disadvantage than Li Feng, and only Chris Paul of the Bulls and Carmelo Anthony of the Nets can compete with Li Feng a little.

The Eastern All-Stars are in high competition. Anthony averaged 29.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game this season, and the data is on par with James, but the Nets' record is better than that of the Heat. A 7.1-point score can be ignored, but an average of 12.4 rebounds per game and a league-leading 3.7 blocks have turned Okafor into another Ben Wallace, which is still a statistic played by Howard, and Okafor's Bulls have also completed nirvana.

Currently voting. In the East, Howard, Li Feng, Anthony, Wall, and Paul have the highest number of votes, and Wade and James may lose the starters if they don't catch up. If the coach doesn't deal with it, he may even lose the All-Star bench, especially if many people don't like James.

There are 10 games left until the start of the All-Star break. In the days that followed, whether it was for the team or for the All-Star, the teams began to exert their strength, and although many stars did not like the All-Star Game, they were even more unhappy if they lost the All-Star starters or substitutes.

LeBron James is like this, seeing that he was pressed by Li Feng, he was pressed by Anthony's little force, James was very unconvinced, LeBron James broke out in the next game, and James for fame and fortune also died, broke out every game, scored 40 points in 4 consecutive games, and turned the situation around, and at this time, the Knicks and the Heat met again.

Heat vs. Knicks, these words are an eternal topic, the history of the two teams in the nineties does not need to be pulled, just the Heat was swept by the Knicks in the playoffs in a row has made people talk about it, and the duel between Li Feng and James will always attract the attention of fans.

Before the game, although most expert media already believed that the Knicks had a relatively large winning rate, the recent abnormal performance of the Knicks also made it difficult for the media to predict what would happen.

The Knicks, who have won the Spurs and other teams in the first few games, have lost an 18-game winning streak at the hands of the Bobcats, and now no one can say anything about the Heat.

When Li Feng was interviewed before the game, he was asked what he thought of the Heat team coming today, and Li Feng told the truth:

"The Heat are a very good team, and it's rare to have such a good record. I'm looking forward to playing against them and I think it's going to be a good experience! ”

Before the game, LeBron James also told the media: "The Knicks are our role model, they don't play much better than us, but they play better than us, and they are more experienced than us." ”

Li Feng and James are in a rare harmony...... It's a big surprise.

The game kicked off at 8 o'clock sharp, on time at Madison Square Garden, and it was ESPN's Jeff Van Gundy and Hubby Brown who broadcast the game.

At this time, the Knicks vs. Heat game started on time, and the starting lineups of both teams were lined up on the TV screen.

The Knicks have a stable lineup recently, with point guard Dragic, scoring guard Belineri, small forward Li Feng, power forward Monroe, and center Cousins.

The starting lineup on the Heat's side has also been adjusted, point guard Wade, scoring guard Ray Allen, small forward LeBron James, power forward Bosh, and center Chris Anderson.

The starting lineups of the two teams were lined up, and Jeff Van Gundy, who was on the commentary bench, looked at the lineups of the two teams and said:

"It's a joy to see so many young faces, there's new blood in the league. But it's also a sad thing, because when the young people grow up, the players we know will stay away from here. ”

"The Knicks are young, the Heat are relatively old, and the two teams have very different styles of play. The Heat is free-spirited and passionate, the Knicks are dense and meticulous and orderly, James is light and accurate, and Li Feng is fast and powerful. If these two teams can play well, it will definitely surprise us. ”

Hubbie Brown was also playing against the two teams on the side, hoping to see a good game.

The race has finally begun. Anderson and Cousins stood together in the center circle, and the referee threw the basketball into the sky, but it was Anderson who clicked the basketball first.

The Heat attacked first, and it was the Heat's point guard who controlled the ball at this time, not Chalmers but Wade, who was criticized a lot in Wade's position, and Wade's performance on the court did not look like the traditional point guard in people's impressions.

Traditional guards are supposed to be organization-oriented, but every time Wade gets the ball, he will do one thing very impulsively is to take the ball and rampage under the opponent's basket, and then shoot regardless of it.

When Spoelstra made this decision, the Heat really didn't have a point guard. The Heat were short of effective point guards at the time. Without a good point guard, a team won't have a smooth offensive opportunity, which is a given. Back then, Spoelstra used Wade may have saved even if I couldn't organize, at least I could break the opponent's defense, and even if Wade couldn't break the opponent's defense, I could also train this kid.

Spoelstra made this decision back then, more or less with a hint of helplessness, but when he got to the court, he saw the effect. Spoelstra found out that Wade was extremely unqualified as a point guard. But as a defender, he can create attacking opportunities for the team first. When Wade gets the ball, there is a great possibility that the opposing linebacker will be thrown into chaos, and Wade often plays cards out of the ordinary. This also increases the difficulty of the opponent's defense.

Sensing Wade's strengths and seeing James' most suitable position, Spoelstra immediately guided them and gave them the greatest freedom. It also gives the whole team freedom.

Spoelstra lets a group of giants play to their heart's content, rather than tying them down, and of course he can be said to be a nanny. is only responsible for eating, drinking, and wearing clothes.

That's something that most head coaches can't do, except for former Cavaliers head coach Brown, of course.

Under the protection of Spoelstra, the Heat's group of players came towards the Knicks' half like a bunch of wild horses.

When the Knicks faced the Heat for the first time in the first round, Wade was impressive, straight to the point, and directly took the ball and slammed it into the Knicks' basket.

Such an unreasonable style of play, even if LeBron said that, I didn't do it, but Wade came over and did it.

He is straight to the point, without any organizational concept, and the beginning is to directly slam Dragic, and Wade's breakthrough is not the same as other breakthroughs. The other breakers have to play two directional feints or something.

But when Wade came up, he used his body to carry Dragic hard and used speed to stiffen Dragic.

Wade is so domineering! It's so unreasonable, it just doesn't use any skills, it just uses your body to resist you.

Dragic's physical fitness is incomparable to Wade, and he was given by the other party in one shoulder.

Wade came in with ferocity, and he managed to take out Dragic, but he still underestimated the power of the Knicks' twin towers.

With Monroe and Cousins filling the space under the basket, Wade had no chance even if he killed it, and forced a layup, but the result was naturally missed.

Wade gave the Knicks such a surprise at the beginning, and it also shocked Madison Square Garden, and everyone's first thought at this time was that Wade's impact was too strong.

Jeff Van Gundy, who was commentating the game next to him, also said at this time:

"Wade is definitely the least point guard I've ever seen. This guy will either have an extremely successful career or he will become the opposite type. ”

Hubbie Brown also said at this time:

"I've seen a lot of point guards, and Wade is a wonder, of course he's just a cameo!"

At this time, the Knicks got the rebound in the backcourt and pushed forward quickly.

Dragic took the ball at this time and advanced quickly, but in the half of the Heat, Dragic calmly pressed on the free throw line, and handed the basketball to Li Feng, who followed up behind, Li Feng took the ball and continued to compress the opponent's formation, and passed the ball back to Monroe who was waiting at the bottom line, and Monroe took the ball and dribbled one step at a time.

Although the ball did not go in, the Knicks played more methodically than the opponent in the first round of the opening game.

Anderson protected the backcourt rebound and gave it to Wade, at which point Wade chased after the Knicks straight from behind.

Wade is really violent. This time, I didn't even see my teammates using Bosh as a cover, and went straight up to attack the basket.

Wade used himself as a tank and rushed towards the Knicks' defensive position, at this time Dragic finally didn't hold back, and when the defense passed, a push action came out and Wade made a foul.

At the beginning of the game, Wade can be said to play unreasonably, without scruples, that is, he punched hard, his eyes were full of baskets, not a single teammate did not even look at James. No one can say that this tactic is reasonable, but no one can say that it is unreasonable.

Because Coach Spoelstra left such space for Wade when he set up the lineup, everyone on the inside was pulled apart. There were also teammates who provided cover for Wade.

Obviously, Wade's unscrupulous personal performance was produced with the connivance of Spoelstra.

When Wade just played, he was frizzy and like a-stirring stick, but when it came to the free throw line, he still hit both free throws relatively steadily. In the end, the Heat still got the score first!

The Knicks kicked off in the backcourt, and when Dragic got the ball, he was first sniped by Wade.

Wade took advantage of Dragic's command of his teammates to go up for a steal and actually hit the basketball at once.

The basketball was flown off the sideline by Wade, who was more than just a bulldozer at the point guard position. It is also very useful for the opponent's point guard. Dragic just took a little bit of attention and almost conceded the goal.

The Knicks drove the basketball again, and the basketball was directly given to Li Feng's hands, and Li Feng took the ball to break through quickly or pierced the Heat's interior line. Then he passed the ball to Monroe on the baseline, the difference was that Monroe hit the shot this time.

The two teams played to a 2-2 draw at the beginning of the game!

The Knicks hit such a ball, the Heat quickly pushed over, and Wade took the ball and bowed to the top of the Knicks' arc. It just saw that the attention of the audience was focused on Wade.

At this time, James, who was originally sinking in the bottom corner, suddenly ran out with a cover of 45-degree Bosh.

Wade passes the ball to James, who takes the ball and throws it straight upside down. A two-point easy get.

James also started to attack at this time, unlike Wade's blind fierceness, James's offense has a bit of a moisturizing and silent taste, and unconsciously, he completed what he should do in a silent way.

The Heat team played for a few minutes, and basically finished the main offensive mode, the Heat team is not complicated and simple, and when they fall on the ground, they have two moves, one is Wade's arc top strong hit, and the other is James's off-ball cover forced shooting.

But few people can defend these two tricks.

Because James is physically strong and Wade's physical fitness is too beastly, almost all of the Heat's offensive launches are created by these two perverts.

Cousins picked up the basketball on the baseline and immediately made a quick pass to Dragic in the back, who was a bit depressed today.

When you encounter a beast like Wade, no matter which point guard will be depressed, because this guy doesn't play tricks with you, he will fight you hard when he comes up, and no matter which one of them fights with this kind of guard, he will be hit by him and his whole body will be sore.

Dragic was also hit by Wade today, and immediately called a Monroe cover when he got the ball.

Dragic took the ball over and was about to pass the ball to the outside, but at the moment of passing, he found a hole in the Heat's interior defense, and a large piece of his left side was exposed.

With this hole, he immediately took the passing action back, and then squeezed his body to the Heat's basket and scored two points with a throw.

Dragic made a sudden discovery, but it looked like a layup after a feint to fans.

Suddenly Madison Square Garden was cheered, and Dragic was a little proud, finally taking revenge on Wade's bastard.

Dragic suddenly hit a deft ball, which was a surprise for the Knicks.

And Tyberdu was extremely happy to see Dragic's performance, and Dragic's recent changes Tyberdu saw it.

Dragic is now playing more and more solidly, and he also knows how to play his own, playing point guard in the Knicks to assist Li Feng, except for the instability of the three points, the rest is okay.

Now the Knicks don't have Rose, the strongest outside line except for Li Feng is Dragic, J.R. Smith belongs to the sky, and Belle's initiative offensive ability is not strong, so the more stable Dragic is, the better, as long as he maintains a stable output, he can maintain a continuous threat.

The Knicks scored in a row, and when the Heat came over again, it was Wade who got the ball.

The first few times Wade went directly to the top of the arc and slammed it, but this time he came over to 45 degrees first, and James came out to give Wade a 45-degree cover.

Before, Anderson and Bosh were covering in the high post, and the Knicks were not very afraid, because Anderson and Bosh were unstable in the middle distance, the Knicks could suspend defending the big man, but James and Wade were covering, and this deterrent was too great.

Wade + James, it's not as simple as 1+1, especially if they have All-Star Syndrome! (To be continued......) (To be continued......)