Chapter Sixty-Eight: The Calf Comes
The first duel between Jeremy Lin and Yi Jianlian attracted the attention of all Chinese, whether it was Yi Jianlian, who was tall and long-armed, from the mainland, who laughed to Zuihou, or the commander of the Knicks, Chinese Jeremy Lin, who dominated the game.
Before the game, public opinion was unanimously optimistic about the Dallas Mavericks, although the owner of the Mavericks Cuban gave up the championship heroes Chandler, Barria, Stevenson, and Butler also left Los Angeles, but at the same time, the Mavericks also introduced a group of appealing players such as Odom, Carter, West, Wright, Yi Jianlian, etc., but unfortunately the new signings are all old and yellow, and there is no very refreshing business.
In Cuban's view, Chandler has a hidden knee injury, 30 years old, 4 years and 56 million, he is not worth the price. After the start of the tournament, the record of the four games and the weak performance of the king of Nuo Tianwang made people shout that the worst defending champion in history was born. The original team, the 34-year-old Marion, played very well, and now Kidd can only use his experience, scoring, speed, and defense have all degraded.
But with the recent strong comeback of the driver (Nowitzki), there is a new expectation of the defending champions.
Coach Carlisle said he never had any worries about the results: "We've been winning streaks, isn't that enough to prove our quality? ”
Before the game, the media in New York once again focused on Jeremy Lin.
was asked again about the front edge with the Mavericks (Jeremy Lin played summer league with the Mavericks and also beat Wall!). Lin replied with a smile, "Thank you very much to the Mavericks for giving me a tryout, but the boxing champion (Chandler) is the Mavericks' old man, and he told me that he thought he would retire from the Mavericks." ”
Asked about playing against Hall of Famer Jason Kidd, Lin said, "He's a legend and it's an honor for me to play against him. I have a lot of respect for him and I was a fan of him when I was growing up. It's really nice to be able to play with him and see what level I really have. ”
Of course, the head of the winning streak was naturally fortunate to show his face.
"The Mavericks, you say? They West is wounded, Boubovis is back, Terry is on truce, are they going to take Kidd for Bond? When he learned that there was only one playmaker left in the opponent's entire guard line, Wang Xiaomu said that if he couldn't win this game, the Knicks' guard line could go home and farm.
Of course, the New York media also randomly interviewed the Knicks' melons, Xiao Si and others, after all, they are big names, aren't they? But it's hard to say what the leaders will do when they go back, after all, even Obama is now paying attention to Jeremy Lin.
Originally, this corner game was scheduled by the NBA league to be played at 13:00 EST in the afternoon, but this time was 2:00 in the morning in China, which obviously did not meet the requirements of maximizing profits for such a game full of gimmicks. The NBA league is not a bloated organization with a brain-show, and immediately adjusted the game to a prime time.
Madison Square Garden Stadium, which seats nearly 20,000 people, was once again packed.
With the recent popularity of the New York sports scene, the commentator of the New York Sports Station has a light on his face and is proud, "Since the beginning of this year, the teams in New York have been prosperous. First, the Giants won the Super Bowl after becoming the first team to win the Super Bowl in the regular season with just nine wins and seven losses (compared to 16 in the NFL regular season). The NHL's New York Rangers are now firmly in first place in the East. Then Jeremy Lin's miracle of the month went straight to **, and the New York Knicks picked up a piece of treasure half-dead, and his deeds do not need to be repeated. The feng shui here is so good! ”
The Chinese American fans in front of the TV were almost overturned by this guy, Nima, the word feng shui has spread to the United States.
In this game, Louis Scola of the Rockets joined the Knicks and appeared in the starting position, after all, he was the man who was equipped for Yao in the Rockets Yao Ming era, and it is reasonable that he is now sold by the Rockets. Paul George, a new member who has not yet completed the formalities, sat on the bench in a suit to cheer on the team, and although it was not his first time in New York, it was still a wonderful feeling to be in the Madison Square Garden arena after being a member of the Knicks.
In order to welcome the diamond (Scola), Byron Davis was also left, and there was no stronger candidate in the other guard positions, and Wang Xiaomu's starting lineup turned out to be Jeremy Lin's single back.
This is also the lineup that only Wang Xiaomu, a tactical semi-idiot head coach, can arrange. Intimidation is more meaningful than substantial.
"The Knicks' starting five is weird, it's more like a rotational lineup. There were three big men on the inside, Chandler, Stoudemire and Louis Scola in a lineup that was rare on that team. Cameron, who can't be beaten, actually appeared in the position of offensive guard, which shows that Byron's departure still has a great impact on the Knicks. Zuihou is, of course, our New York thriving defender Jeremy Lin! "The New York media was surprised by the Knicks' lineup, but it was acceptable.
But in the eyes of other media, this starting lineup is nonsense, worse than the Knicks' 8-man lineup in the last game.
"Is the Knicks' head coach rusty in his head? Is he trying to show off his power forward lineup? Or do you repent of giving up on Byron Davis? "The Dallas media, who got the starting lineups for both sides, quit first, isn't this a clear disdain for the defending champions?
"The first good news is that the Mavericks' Terry is back on the line of fire to add depth to the Mavericks' bench, oh, it's the starting five for this game, and oh my gosh! Are the Knicks crazy, they actually put out three power forwards? "The originally neutral media are not calm either.
At the same time, he also felt uncomfortable with the team's boss melon.
No matter which team he is on, Anthony's small forward position is absolutely untouchable, but I didn't expect it to become a position between small forward and scoring guard in order to start this time. This made him feel a little uncomfortable. In fact, he would prefer that JR Smith can join the Knicks, not only because the two knew each other in advance, but also because they have the same agent: Leon Rose. Ross is also Chris Paul's agent.
Back on the court, the Mavericks fielded his strongest roster at the moment: Jason Kidd, one of the NBA's greatest guards at the moment; The most powerful dunker, of course, is now Vince Carter, who mainly relies on jump shots; Sean Marion, the NBA's most ugly shooting posture but with an unusually high shooting percentage; From Germany's power forward Nuotianwang, New Yorkers center Brandon Haywood.
On a card-to-face basis, the two teams are evenly matched, with the Knicks dominating the center position and the Mavericks having experience in playmaking guards.
With Brandon Haywood and Tyson Chandler jumping off the ball, the two teams were locked in a fight.
The Knicks have a flashy interior, but it's still Anthony who opens the game. Relying on his height, Melon pouted his ass and ate the old Flyer Carter, and then turned around and hit the shot.
The old flyer also returned in the next round, as he broke through the Knicks' powerful aerial interception, ignored the beacon signal, forced a take-off, and made a layup.
The next two teams tried each other a few times, but neither of them could take the opportunity.
On the contrary, it was Mavericks center Hywood, who was not watched by the commentator just now, who played the inside, and at the same time caused a foul on Stoudemire, who made up the defense.
"Ahh I feel like the Knicks are a bit full of water. "CCAV's Su skirt served as the commentator for the game.
Due to the Knicks' heavy presence on the inside, the Mavericks' opening offense has been focused on the outside.
It's a pity that Jason Kidd was a little distracted today, as if the classic car forgot to do maintenance, and the passing was a little difficult, and he couldn't shoot the three points in the open position.
Seeing that the big brother was struggling, Vince Carter continued to try three-pointers on the outside, but still missed.
The Knicks seized the Mavericks' low shooting percentage and stirred up on the inside.
Don't say it, the Knicks are playing very lively.
Stoudemire focused on defending German vehicles, and neither of them took advantage of the inside line in the attack. Xiao Si's shot was deflected under the interference of the Nuo Tianwang, and the four-carat big diamond bullied Marion's thin body and forced it to squeeze through and grab the rebound into his arms, but Scola was obviously not the main player of the strong hitter, and saw that Chandler was in a better position, so he stuffed the ball into the hands of the boxing king.
But Chandler didn't encounter the opportunity of a center inside pass in the Knicks at all, and in the face of this waist pass, he stretched out his arms and waited to pick up the leak.
Haywood, a veteran blue-collar defender of Mr. Chin, squeezed past Chandler and happily laughed at the steal.
Chandler had no choice but to replay it while applauding Scola that it was a good shot.
The second mistake in the inside pass came from a mismatch between Stoudemire and Scola in combination. Diamond singled Marion, pouted his ass and crotch, and basically touched the edge of the penalty area.
Xiao Si and the boxing champion naturally rushed to the basket to grab the rebound.
I didn't want Scola to arch for a while and then be arched out, and when I saw Stoudemire who rushed in very violently, I thought that he came up to ask for the ball like Yao Ming, so he hurriedly made a short pass and stuffed the ball through the gap to Xiao Si.
Xiao Si rushed to the emergency brake and adjusted his movements, from grabbing rebounds to playing rebounds. Due to the rush of the ball and the quick stop, Xiao Si's knee was still a little contusion.
Fortunately, a simple inspection found that there was no major problem.
"It seems that the Knicks' surprise tactics are not working well, and the three big men on the inside are elbowing each other, and it feels like they can't do it." Sue Skirt accurately spotted the Nyx's problem.
"Jeremy, organize them to attack, don't let them pass the word. Kidd is in average form today, you can beat him more. Wang Xiaomu took advantage of Nowitzki's free throws on the court and motioned for Jeremy Lin and Melon to come to his side.
"Cameron, you go and communicate with the three guys, especially Scola, you don't need him to organise now, if the attack doesn't go well, hurry up to the defenders. It's up to you to decide whether you want to attack yourself or play inside. In order to show respect for the captain on the field, Wang Xiaomu gave Anthony the right to change the tactics on the field.