Chapter 663: Prelude to the Duel
The defense of both the Knicks and the Magic is quite good, especially in this critical moment in the playoffs, which will increase the defensive intensity. So it is conceivable that in the match between the two teams, the score should not be particularly high. Defending the war between the teams is the least liked by the fans. Like the Spurs and Pistons that year.
Nima, the whole finals down, it feels like two words. Bored. Look and see, look and see, anyway, just don't score.
Big brother, to watch the game is to watch the wonderful goals, okay? It's no wonder that you set the record for the lowest-rated Grand Final in history that year.
However, even so, the game between the Knicks and the Magic still attracted a large number of fans. On the one hand, the fans in New York are crazy enough.
On the other hand, it is also a very important point, that is, the Knicks' center Chen Jiyuan and the Magic's center Howard are almost the only two remaining bull-breaking centers in the league.
It is only in these two people that people all over the world can see the so-called inner line dominance. Others, hehehe!
Therefore, the duel between these two people is what people want to see.
What's more, there's a huge source of ratings, but not in the United States.
That's the ratings of Huaxia.
The Chinese players reached the second round of the playoffs as the main player, which is unprecedented.
In other words, in fact, they can be called the main players of the team, that is, Chen Jiyuan and Yao Ming.
It's just that Yao Ming can't hold his huge body now.
There is no way, Yao Ming is still too good-hearted, in fact, Chen Jiyuan gave Yao Ming an idea. Let Yao Ming force the team's management. Now the team is too dependent on Yao Ming.
I don't plan to win the championship at all, I just want to point to Yao Ming's cash cow to earn money from the Chinese people. Ay. Zhineng can say that Yao Ming is still too kind.
Yao Ming couldn't bear to force the management, and he couldn't bear to force the management to trade himself. As a result, Yao Ming now has almost no hope of winning the championship. If you want to say it, then now Yao Ming comes to the Knicks with a base salary, and then Yao Ming wins the championship as a thigh. After that, a dignified retirement returned home.
However, let's not mention whether Yao Ming's self-esteem can withstand Chen Jiyuan's charity.
Even Chen Jiyuan didn't want to do it for Yao Ming. After all, Chen Jiyuan had already done everything he needed to do, Yao Ming refused to accept his opinion, and missed the last opportunity, so there was no way.
So, in a way, the center players who can now be called superstars are left with the two first center contenders.
Therefore, this playoffs, on the premise that the strength of both teams is quite good, is destined to attract quite a lot of people to watch.
Howard's ball sticker Chen Jiyuan is very close, which is a reassurance to Gortat behind him.
But Chen Jiyuan doesn't care if there is any Gortat behind you. Such a good opportunity to break through, if Chen Jiyuan still forcibly jumps and shoots, 80% of it will be blocked by Howard. You really think Howard's nickname is for nothing.
Chen Jiyuan grabbed the ball with one hand.
With a wrong body, he squeezed Howard with force, and then forcibly wiped it over Howard's right side.
Howard and Chen Jiyuan are too dead. This really made Chen Jiyuan completely lose the opportunity to shoot, but it was also a little easy to lose the defensive position.
That's what Howard did, though.
Chen Jiyuan rushed into the inside line with the ball. Gortat here really came over quickly to make up for it. This speed, this consciousness, and Lewis are not at the same level as people at all. Gortat has a good level in the end. It's not quite grown yet, though.
Chen Jiyuan also saw Gortat's timely defense, and at the same time noticed the beast chasing behind him, Chen Jiyuan's first choice was to pass.
There is no need to force an attack between these two centre-forwards. On the one hand, there is a lot of risk in doing so, and the chances of scoring goals are quite small. Chen Jiyuan didn't want to take meaningless risks at this critical moment in the playoffs.
Chen Jiyuan took the ball to the left side, squeezed Howard to the left with his body, and at the same time pulled Gortat's defensive attention to the left, and then, Chen Jiyuan was in the position of the waist, hand-to-hand handed the ball to Ibaka next to him. After Ibaka received the ball, he didn't have the energy to dunk, which was too slow. Easy to be capped by Gortat.
Ibaka didn't jump straight away, and quickly threw the ball on the rebound with his hands. The ball hits the board and goes into the basket. Although this way of scoring goals is not crazy and cool at all, it is the goal that is the most real. Scoring is the purpose of everything you do.
54:49。
Chen Jiyuan's passing awareness and passing ability are really a headache.
Whether it's when you're playing with your back or breaking through with the ball, you're always able to pass a pretty good ball when you need it.
The Magic attack. Nelson seems to be on drugs.
After halftime, he hit a difficult three-pointer against Sessions' defense.
Sessions' defense is still good, but the defense just can't guarantee that the ball will be defended, because the defense is originally a passive side.
The Knicks attacked again, and the excitement of the fans was played out again. It is still the peak confrontation between Chen Jiyuan and Howard.
Chen Jiyuan held the ball in the high post, and Howard stepped forward to mark the defense.
Howard also gave himself a little leeway this time, and the ball just now was too confident in Gortat. Resulting in ignoring Chen Jiyuan's pass.
And the follow-up of that ball Ibaka is also doing well. Seeing Gortat coming over to help defend Chen Jiyuan, he immediately followed up to the basket and prepared to catch the ball and go to the basket. It seems that during the team's practice match, the cooperation between Ibaka and Chen Jiyuan was quite good.
This ball, Howard's defense is really good.
But Chen Jiyuan didn't want the team to stop the pace of attack.
Chen Jiyuan leaned to the right with his right foot, but Howard already knew Chen Jiyuan quite well. The two of them have been in opposition for the Nth time, and Howard has watched all of Chen Jiyuan's movements more than a hundred times. Chen Jiyuan has many habits, and Howard knows it very well.
So Chen Jiyuan wants to get rid of Howard's defense, but it's not so simple.
However, Chen Jiyuan just wanted to say weakly: "It's not so simple for anyone who wants to defend me!" ”
Chen Jiyuan's ball, his right foot poked to the right, and then quickly turned his back to his body, leaning his back against Howard to hit the single, Howard saw Chen Jiyuan turn his body, and immediately sank his center of gravity, ready to deal with Chen Jiyuan's impact.
But unfortunately, Chen Jiyuan's back was only slightly stained with Howard's shirt. Then quickly, Chen Jiyuan turned around and turned to the bottom line, originally Chen Jiyuan didn't plan to play with his back to this ball.
Because Howard's center of gravity has dropped, it will take a little time to lose it, but it is this time that Chen Jiyuan has completely seized the advantageous position and completely squeezed out Howard's defensive position.
But Howard didn't give up defense, and still followed Chen Jiyuan.
But who is Chen Jiyuan, will Chen Jiyuan give Howard a chance to chase him after him?
Chen Jiyuan rushed to the inside line and directly made a left-handed one-handed split.
Howard didn't risk the block. It is precisely because of the understanding of Chen Jiyuan that Howard will know how strong Chen Jiyuan's control of the ball is, even if it is a ball controlling the ball, and there is Chen Jiyuan's body between two people, it is really too difficult to block the ball, and if it is not done well, it will be blown foul. Let's stop.
It's not worth paying for a foul.
Chen Jiyuan's left hand clasped angrily.
After landing on the ground, he hammered himself in the chest three times on the sidelines. The face was full of domineering expressions. At the same time, he glanced at Howard defiantly.
Howard really couldn't bear such a provocation.
The Magic were on offense, and this time Howard reached for the ball.
Howard wants to save face here with Chen Jiyuan.
Howard singled Chen Jiyuan in the low post, and Howard singled in the low post on the right side. Chen Jiyuan resisted Howard with all his strength behind Howard.
The Knicks' inside line, the first choice to resist people is Lefou, and the second choice is Chen Jiyuan. Then Ibaka, and finally Ty Gibson. This is in a good situation. Special circumstances are said separately.
Now that Chen Jiyuan and Ibaka are paired with the inside, it must be Ibaka who defends Gortat and Chen Jiyuan who defends Howard.
The fans on the pitch were even more excited. This is the showdown.
It's going to be this kind of mutual attack on the opponent.
Before, when Howard was defending Chen Jiyuan, Chen Jiyuan was always passing,
And when Howard is attacking, the Knicks' defender is Love again. This disappointed the fans.
Now I'm finally waiting for the drama I want.
Howard leaned in a few times, and then took a step to the front, and after Chen Jiyuan followed Howard's footsteps, Howard turned around again.
The ball went safely into the basket.
Howard is also honing pretty well on the offensive end right now. At least it's much better than the world that relies solely on physical talent to score.
54:51。
The game during this period of time really made the fans quite cool to watch, almost the confrontation between Chen Jiyuan and Howard.
Until the end of the first half of the third quarter, the Knicks replaced all the main players. Chen Jiyuan and Howard are both "dueling"!
However, under Chen Jiyuan's defense, Howard is indeed not as crazy as Chen Jiyuan on the offensive end.
Chen Jiyuan: Once you find the feeling, you can't stop it.
In just five minutes, Chen Jiyuan was defended by Howard, and even after Chen Jiyuan scored 6 points in a row, the Magic had already begun to wrap up.
But that didn't stop Chen from scoring.
Chen Jiyuan seized the opportunity within five minutes. Scored 12 points in a row. Shot 4-of-4. 4-of-4 from the free-throw line. But the performance of the Magic side is still quite good.
Therefore, five minutes have passed in Wu Sai, and the difference in points on the field is still 4 points. The score was 64:60.