Chapter 606: Head-to-head
In the T-NT live broadcast room, Kenny Smith was able to talk lightly and happily, and although Kenny Smith was ridiculed, he didn't have the embarrassment of burning his eyebrows! After all, it didn't happen to them after all. And the real target of this thing is the Cavaliers...... Eddie Curry's sudden contact gave them an unexpected pain, which was still spreading, and if the long thorn that had been deeply rooted in the flesh was not removed as soon as possible, it would inevitably hurt the final result.
The Cavaliers don't want to live with this outcome, but the problem now is that they can't come up with an effective containment method in a short period of time...... Now even Shackle O'Neal has not been able to gain the upper hand in the hands of this sudden mad little shark, and the Cavaliers have no one who can defend him on the inside. If you divide your forces to lock him up in a trap, what will you do? Chic is the biggest killer weapon of the Knicks!!
Meanwhile, in a villa in faraway San Antonio, Popovich quietly swapped his TV channel for ESPN, a magic showdown with the Celtics.
For him, there is no suspense in this match. In his cognition, the Knicks' interior line was originally stronger than the Cavaliers, and now Eddie Curry has played against the sky under the urging of Xiao, and the Cavaliers are not far from losing.
In Popovich's impression, Xiao Dash has been the No. 1 outside line in the league today since the All-Star break, in fact, if it weren't for his deep down conservatism, he would have given the title of the No. 1 outside line in history to his most optimistic and admired Xiao Dash. Now that the Knicks still have an advantage on the outside and an all-round rise on the inside, what tricks can the Cavaliers come up with besides repeating the failure of the regular season?
When the TV station tuned to ESPN, he was surprised to find that something even more surprising had happened...... The Magic team actually beat the Celtics, led by the Big Three, and he rubbed his eyes vigorously. only to find that I was not dazzled, let alone seen...... The Magic led the Celtics by 21 points at 45-24, and the second quarter ended with more than four minutes left???
Oh, my God!
After making sure that he was not dazzled, Popovich covered his head in shock, he looked extremely shocked! Because he had another thing in mind. That was when the regular season was not over, and the Knicks rushed to the fifth place in the East as a dark horse...... In other words, the pattern of the Eastern Conference playoffs was doomed from that time!! Xiao Xian's thoughts are so long-term, and his calculations are so deep!
The Knicks entered the playoffs as fifth in the East, which was simply the best entry point for them. Bloodlessly taking out the Hawks, then facing the Cavaliers who swept the regular season, and finally facing the Magic, who had already lost their guts, is there an easier road than this? It is even possible to win 12 in a row!!
And once the Knicks enter the Finals in a 'lying win' way, they are facing the Western Conference champion who has exhausted their physical strength after a vicious battle, and they don't know how much bigger the winning side is!!
It's terrible to be chic!
Compared to his ball skills. His brain is the scariest thing!
Why didn't I recruit him to San Antonio in the first place?
If we were on the Spurs, we would have been champions last year, right? And it's no problem to break the eight consecutive championships held by the Celtics!!
Popovich regretted it when he thought about it, it was only a little bit worse in the first place...... If it weren't for the idiot of old Dunleavy who sent Xiao Shi to New York, Xiao Xiao would have been from San Antonio!
Whenever he thought about this, Popovich couldn't help but sigh and didn't even want to watch TV anymore.
While Popovich was sighing, the game at the Quickloan Center Arena was back in action.
The starting lineup that the Cavaliers put up in the second quarter was Delonte West, Moon. James, Vallejo and Shackle O'Neal.
And the Knicks didn't put Eddie Curry, who was in a big swing just now, on the court. Replaced by Tyson Chandler and David Lee, the small forward position has also become Tracy Maddy, the dashing and of course thunderous shooting guard, and the point guard has become Raymond Felton.
When the Knicks put out this lineup, needless to say, they also knew that the Knicks were going to play a fast offense!
The Knicks' fast offense is actually fundamentally different from other teams' run-and-shoot shooting...... Other teams rely more on the play of point guards. But that's not the case with the Knicks, who rely more on slick interspersed runs to make it easier to attack, resulting in extremely high shooting percentages in a very short period of time.
When the Knicks were running, the Cavaliers were immediately unable to follow up...... Especially Shackle O'Neill. This is simply asking for his own life!!
Although his athleticism has improved to a certain extent during this period of exercise, this rapid back-and-forth running still makes it impossible for his body of more than 300 pounds to keep up quickly.
And on the offensive end, the Knicks' David Lee plus Tyson Chandler limited his play to some extent...... After all, the Knicks are not a run-and-gun team without defensive ability right now!
With each other in mind, the Knicks had a 13-point lead before the second quarter was four minutes into play.
In this regard, the helpless McBrown could only call another timeout.
At this moment, the most nervous and sad should be LeBron James...... He doesn't care about the glory of the MVP, but now that the MVP has been awarded to him, he can't let himself be a joke!
In fact, David Stern, who is now sitting in the VIP seat, is also very nervous and difficult, if Xiao really led the Knicks to play the Cavaliers in the halftime, and stepped on the face of the league to the ground, how can he say the next MVP award speech? Praise LeBron James to the sky? Come on!! This is simply touting chic in disguise and trampling on LeBron James and his own face in the opposite direction! David Stern couldn't do anything about slapping his own face.
However, now that Xiao Shao has raised his hand, it depends on the performance of the Cavaliers as to how heavy it will fall.
LeBron James didn't want to mention David Stern to solve the siege, after all, it was a grudge between David Stern and Xiao, although the outside world was always teasing him as David Stern's godson, but he didn't take David Stern's matter as his own.
But. At the moment, David Stern has formed some kind of offensive and defensive alliance with LeBron James! Due to the ownership of the MVP, the two are currently in a relationship of both prosperity and loss, and the two are grasshoppers on a rope.
After McBron called a timeout, LeBron James immediately took over the tactical set-up, and he clearly told McBronn and his teammates that he was going to attack next!!
LeBron James still can't sit still after all!
On the other side, Xiao Sprinkle made an orderly substitution, replacing Tracy Maddy with Jeffries. At the same time, he also replaced David Lee with Milicic...... At this moment, the Knicks quickly went from an offensive team to a defensive mastergroup!!
"It's time for me to go head-to-head with LeBron James!!"
Xiao Sao didn't emphasize anything too much, his teammates already fully understood, and then do a good job of defense and assists, as for the offensive firepower, it will be handed over to the boss!!
At the same time, the Cavaliers on the other side are also in this mentality.
Soon, the moratorium ended.
After the referee blew the whistle, the Cavaliers gave the ball to LeBron James for the first time. LeBron James quickly sprinted to the Knicks' interior with the ball...... However, he is pestered by Jeffries in the first level. After using brute force and speed to break away from the defense, Milicic followed closely and 'protected' him all the way to the penalty area, and Tyson Chandler immediately formed a circle with Milicic.
The two big tall men surrounded LeBron James in the penalty area, and James fell into the quagmire in an instant!
He had to jump up and throw the basketball out to Delonte West on the outside, and West caught the ball and threw it...... Swish!
I actually hit a three-pointer for him!!
Because of his three-point hit, LeBron James' futile offense this time has instead become a pull defense that goes deep into the tiger's den! At least, it's an effective assist!
After Dronte West's goal. The Quick Loan Center Arena had just burst into cheers, and the basketball had already been quickly passed to Xiao by Jeffries. Catch the ball and run wild. Moon was in hot pursuit, but when he took a step outside the three-point line, Xiao came straight to a tiptoe shot...... It's a great test of balance and the feel of the shot!
But...... Swish!
The basketball was ruthless, and it could even be said that the decision pierced the Cavaliers' basket!
answer-ball!!
The cheers of the Cavaliers fans hadn't even spread, and Xiao Xiao had already given them a slap in the face!
Ray Allen once said this not long ago: "When Xiao goes into madness, his three-point shot is unstoppable." So, if you want to rank a place in the three-point shooting technology. I think Dash is in the first gear, followed by Reggie Miller, and then the other players! ”
This feeling of being knocked on a stick is not pleasant!
However, there is no way, the ball has already gone in. I have to bear it if it's not good!!
The Cavaliers quickly finished serving as well, and the basketball was still handed to LeBron James.
James came to the front court with the ball, and after two tentative dribbles, he quickly took heavy steps into the restricted area like a hungry tiger, and before the defense had time to wrap up, he had already jumped up quickly, holding the ball and smashing it into the basket...... This ball was supposed to go in!
But he was met with Chick's most loyal followers!!
Milicic was determined not to see LeBron James in the limelight, and when LeBron James rushed into the paint to jump, he was still near the three-point line, but he still rushed over resolutely...... Then he desperately sealed the past...... Syllable!!
The long arm of the desperate seven-foot-long man slapped LeBron James' overwhelming basketball, but before that, his body had already hit James!!
The basketball flew out!
The trajectory of the two people also deviated completely, and they each landed quickly, and they took a few steps backwards!
Drip!
The referee blew the whistle and Milicic was given an undoubted foul.
Dacomilišić proudly raised his right hand, he had no objection to the foul!
In fact, almost all the Knicks fans in front of the TV at this time praised him, because this 100-meter sprint-like defense is too powerful...... If it weren't for his brave sprint, LeBron James would have hung on his own basket, maybe he would have yelled arrogantly! Where would you be walking silently to the free-throw line with your head down like you are now?
Milicic had never thought about becoming a defender of the penalty area! He just doesn't want LeBron James to be in the limelight!!
"Well done, Darko!" Xiao Sao stretched out his hand to Milicic: "If you can play every game like this, I dare to guarantee that your next contract will exceed 80 million!" ”
"Oh, come on! If I sprint like this every race, my female partners will have a problem with me, and they would prefer to see me sprinting like this in bed. Milicic shrugged his shoulders, he was very indifferent: "I have enough money now, and a few million more makes no difference to me." ”
When Xiao Sa heard this, he also shrugged his shoulders, he didn't dare to agree with Milicich's values!
Originally, he wanted to ask why he had to sprint so hard in this game, but after thinking about it, this guy would definitely say some meaty words, so let's avoid it!!
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(To be continued.) )