Chapter 382: Keep Stepping on It
(Revised later)
Seeing that the score was in dire straits, Tyberdu called a timeout.
After the player left the game, Tyberdu took the tactical board and said:
"While compressing the defense, we should pay attention to the defense and dismantling, follow the outward to interfere with the shooting to reduce their shooting rate, adjust the offensive tactics, pull the inside line to the periphery to cover Li Feng, double block and dismantle, block Anthony, Derek will rest on the court, Mark you will go. Li Feng, you singled David Lee and Anthony, attack with all your might, and shoot resolutely. ”
Li Feng nodded and said:
"Understood."
During this time, the Knicks players didn't have a touch, only Rose and Monroe each scored a goal, rather than letting his teammates continue to try to shoot to find a touch, it was better for Li Feng to hold the ball and attack.
As long as he is open, the Nets will have to find a way to help defend or pack, and it will be easier for others to get shots.
Sending Mark Belinelli is to let Rose conserve his strength to play in the second quarter and strengthen the offense, Rose and Harden teamed up to attack the Nets' bench will definitely not be able to prevent it, and Belinelli can better pass the ball to Li Feng when he comes on the court.
The game restarted, the Knicks attacked, Belinelli took the ball through the half, Li Feng moved at the top of the arc, Cousins pulled out to block Anthony, Li Feng got rid of the ball at full speed, to the right side of 45 degrees, received a pass from Belinelli, Anthony bypassed the cover to chase the defense, Monroe blocked the second time, this time Li Feng changed direction with the ball and completely shook off Anthony, broke through to the bottom line with the ball, and at the same time Monroe pulled to the high position, David Lee faced Li Feng.
Monroe couldn't let go of his high shot, Anthony changed his defense, Li Feng hit David Lee in the low post, took the ball and leaned on his back, turned to the middle, and jumped up with his right hand in an emergency stop.
Anthony let go of Monroe's defensive block, and David Lee jumped up in front of him.
While Li Feng turned around, he observed Anthony's position with the peripheral vision of his eyes, and he guessed that Anthony would make up for the defense. After turning around, I heard the sound and knew that Anthony came up, he retracted his hand in the air, the ball was handed over to his left hand to avoid the block on Anthony's side, Anthony jumped over from the right, Li Feng threw the ball out of David Lee's armpit with one hand with his left hand, and the air lever changed hands to shoot!
This ball has a soft feel and wipes the ball in. It was a top five goal, and the fans applauded enthusiastically, and the commentators also shouted that it was beautiful.
Li Feng scored seven points, and Anthony currently has only three points.
Nets offense. Anthony took the ball on the periphery again, ready to return one, he hit Li Feng several times in the first quarter and did not succeed in breaking through, this time relying on cover, Li Feng bypassed the cover, retreated to block the breakthrough route, the two made physical contact again, Anthony took the ball to the low post, and several times he dribbled horizontally and couldn't shake the space. I had to pass the ball out again.
If Li Feng encounters this situation, he will turn his back, lower his center of gravity, and use his back and ass to distance himself from his opponent. Creating space to turn around will almost certainly lead to a successful turn, but Anthony is genuinely using himself as a defender and playing with a pure defender. Resolutely accelerate to the side, he can't speed up in the confrontation, and Li Feng will not be passed by him.
Seeing that the time for the attack is almost up. DeLong passed the ball to David Lee, who missed a pull-up jumper and Monroe's defense worked. The Knicks' interior quickly retracted, and Cousins snatched the backcourt basket
Li Feng and Kirilenko are about to go down together, Cousins handed it to Belinelli, Belinelli's long pass was accurately passed to Kirilenko, Anthony followed Li Feng, but Kirilenko was misplaced and defended by Delon.
DeLong blocked Kirilenko's breakthrough on the outside, forcing him to stop his progress, Li Feng had already rushed into the low post, and after a sharp stop, he ran back, and Anthony was by his side.
Kirilenko passed the ball to Li Feng's hands, and the Nets players were all in position and had no time to pass the ball.
Li Feng simply held the ball directly, dribbled with his back, retreated and turned to the frame, stepped down to dribble and handed over his right hand and paused, did not catch the dribble under his crotch again, but made a backward jump and opened a step away from Anthony.
Anthony studied Li Feng's game footage, and the back-jump step plus step-back jumper was difficult to block.
Anthony pounced for the first time, Li Feng took the ball with both hands, but did not shoot, just shook it and shook Anthony up.
Anthony is also a human being, and he also has times when he eats feints, as soon as he jumps up, he knows that something bad is wrong, Li Feng jumped at him with the ball, the two collided in the air, and the referee blew the whistle.
Anthony was experienced and knew that he couldn't dodge, so he didn't let Li Feng throw the ball out of the way, and a thug fouled him and slapped the ball off.
Li Feng's right hand was numb and extremely vicious. Li Feng got the free throw opportunity, standing on the free throw line, he rubbed his hands, slapped the ball a few more times, wasted some time, and waited for his hand to feel okay before throwing the ball out, and unhurriedly scored two more points.
13——14。
In the next game, the two sides still fought to defend, Anthony defended Li Feng, and after the blocking, David Li was on the side, Li Feng could not break through in one step, once blocked, the side would also be encircled.
The Nets didn't give Li Feng a chance to hold the ball and hit the basket, and let the Knicks shoot outside, Monroe and Belinelli each missed a shot, wasting Li Feng's pass.
For two and a half minutes, neither side scored. After that, Delon forced the inside, causing Monroe to foul and hit both free throws to open the situation, and the two sides have been deadlocked, and the Knicks fell behind 18-20 in the first quarter. Li Feng had 9 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in a single quarter, Anthony only scored 3 points in a single quarter, and Anthony weakened a lot on the offensive end when defending Li Feng.
In the second quarter, the Knicks sent Rose, Harden, Parsons, Ibaka, and Diop.
Despite Diop's lack of speed, Tyberdu feels that he can still play a role on the court, can be a meat shield, and has a lot of experience, Diop just needs to stay under the basket as much as possible.
The Nets usually send Petro in the second quarter, but he is not fast and does not shoot well, and Diop will not have a problem guarding him.
The Nets replaced Petro, Oku, Morrow, Joe Johnson, and Famar, three people who can shoot three-pointers, and at this time the Knicks must also focus on the perimeter, 32 defense, Ibaka defense pick-and-roll, Diop sits under the basket.
Compression defense may die ugly. The Knicks' offense is mainly a two-guard combination, and the Nets are Oku and Joe Johnson's pick-and-roll offense.
Tyberdu sat next to Li Feng and said lightly: "Li Feng, your defense in the first quarter was very successful, if I let you and Anthony play against each other in the whole court, will it work?" ”
Li Feng smiled and said:
"I can't ask for it, if I can't step on James this year, I'll step on Anthony."
Tyberdu was delighted.
"Are you confident that you can limit Anthony to 20 points?"
Li Feng nodded.
'I tried my best and defending him was mainly about the system. Otherwise, he can get rid of me by covering, and in a one-on-one situation, he will definitely not be able to pass me! As long as I can block him in the pick-and-roll, I'll be able to catch up. ”
"It's up to you."
Tyberdu patted Li Feng on the back and was very satisfied with his answer. Leaders are those who dare to take responsibility.
In the regular season, Kirilenko is the main defense of Anthony, that is to let Li Feng save his physical strength to attack, the regular season schedule is tight, so it is time to save physical strength, and it is time to fight in the playoffs, who will preserve his strength? Defending Anthony is the most critical thing to keep the defense compressed. And the compression defense can't prevent Li Feng, he is better than Anthony in this regard.
For several years, he has been practicing shooting, and his shooting is already the first in the league, and the opponent can't even seal his eyes when he shoots fast.
Li Feng focuses on shooting, supplemented by back-to-back singles, and the third option is to break through, and the restrictions on Li Feng in joint defense are not as strong as those on Anthony. Even if it's a bag clip.
Li Feng pulled out his hand, and the last person or two people were out of reach. Not much difference.
Tyberdu decided that this series would all use a mix of compression defense and perimeter marking, and limiting Anthony was a top priority.
In the second quarter, the defensive intensity of both teams decreased, and both found a sense of it offensively, and it was still a close tug-of-war.
Oku scored a dunk shortly after the start of the quarter. Harden returned a three-pointer, Morma also scored on a long-range shot from the Nets, then Rose and Harden each scored on a mid-range shot, and Joe Johnson also scored on a breakaway......
Played for six minutes. The two sides had a tacit understanding and waited for the official timeout, and the score was 33-35, and the Nets still led by 2 points.
The Nets fielded their strongest lineup after a timeout. Lopez, David Lee, Anthony, Joe Johnson, Delon.
The Knicks were replaced by Cousins, Monroe, Kirilenko, Li Feng, and Livingston.
Livingston is a little more physically physical than Rose, Anthony and Delon are on the court together, Joe Johnson generally does not attack with the ball, Livingston can keep up, as long as he defends three points.
He can reduce the pressure on Li Feng's offensive end, Rose can't play physically because of the substitute, if he plays other players, the task of organizing is Li Feng, and he is too tired to do everything alone.
Li Feng continued to defend Anthony, he was not strict in defense without the ball, but followed, as soon as Anthony received the ball, he stepped forward to get close.
If the defense is too strict, Li Feng is also worried that Anthony will find a no-ball cover to get rid of him in order to catch the ball, so that both of them will consume a lot of physical strength needlessly.
Anthony also has the problem that he doesn't break through with the ball immediately after receiving it, he likes to pause for about half a second to observe the situation on the field, and if there is a good opportunity, he will share the ball with his teammates.
In such a short period of time, Anthony was able to see where his teammates were and his passing awareness was really good, which is his strength and his weakness.
With such a pause, the opponent can get close to him and meet a strong player, like Li Feng, it is not easy to turn around.
Li Feng can almost always push Anthony on the perimeter, so that he can't break through with the ball, only pass, and the Nets' offense is more done by Deron and David Lee.
Anthony's scoring has always stayed at three points.
Barkley excitedly:
"After watching the game during this time, I believe people no longer doubt Li Feng's defensive skills, right? Anthony hasn't broken through him one-on-one yet and has only scored three points so far. After the pick-and-roll, the Knicks' rotation was also good. ”
Kenny Smith said:
"The Knicks stuck to the box today, and the Nets could barely hit the basket except for David Lee's dunk. However, Li Feng was also strictly defended by Anthony, and the other people's offense was a little unable to open, and the two teams fought to defend today, which was different from the pre-game prediction. ”
At the end of the first half, Cousins missed a three-pointer at the buzzer, and the Knicks trailed by four points at 45-49.
The Knicks compressed the defense to protect the interior, and the guards got a chance, with Joe Johnson scoring eight points in the second quarter, Deron scoring 10 points, David Lee scoring six points, and Anthony hitting a 3-pointer in the Nets' worst offense. It was his only goal in the second quarter, scoring just six points at halftime.
Several commentators were praising Li Feng's defense at halftime, and if he could maintain this defensive intensity in the second half, Anthony would be very faceless, and Li Feng only scored two points in the second quarter.
Monroe had a lot of opportunities. He had 10 points and 5 rebounds in the half, and he had a good performance. In the third quarter, the Knicks replaced Livingston with Belinelli, and the other four were starters in the opening game.
At this time, it is a fight to start, and the bench will not play too long, and the benches of the Knicks are grabbing the branch and the defense is too poor.
Both Rose and Livingston had some holes on the perimeter of the defense, and Tyberdu simply replaced them and put Belinelli on the floor to strengthen the defense and make a cameo appearance at the No. 1 position.
At this time, Delong showed defensive toughness and entangled Belinelli at the back. Make it difficult for him to dribble the ball.
Kirilenko covered at the back and Belinelli dribbled past half-court. In order to strengthen the defense, Taberdu endured.
Livingston played well in the second quarter, but he couldn't defend Joe Johnson.
After Belinelli came on, Joe Johnson was not easy to play.
There were 5 draws between the two sides in the third quarter, and the Nets couldn't break through the Knicks' joint defense, and the Knicks changed to a defensive lineup, relying on Li Feng to attack, and he was also taken care of by the Nets. After the ball, despite the misalignment, Cousins hit Joe Johnson and DeLong, and his shots were also frequently ironed. He had a bad hand today.
Cousins was selected to the Knicks, which is different from the Sacramento king's test god in the previous life, and the current Cousins has solid interior skills. Although the attitude is still hippie, he will not be better than Monroe when he wants to defend. Kirilenko, who had been defending, stepped up in the third quarter and scored eight points. Helped Li Feng.
Li Feng is also constantly looking for opportunities under the strict defense of the other party. In this quarter, he hit Anthony in the low post, turned around twice and hit a jumper, took a step to get rid of the defense, and hit two mid-range jumpers.
He also made a foul and made all free throws, scoring 10 points in the first quarter.
Li Feng's shooting percentage is not high, 4 of 11 shots, but he is already better than Anthony. Anthony made six shots, made two mid-range shots, and the strong attack caused Li Feng to foul once, and scored six points on both free throws.
In the first three quarters, Li Feng suppressed Anthony, which can be seen from the data. Anthony didn't seem to have much desire to attack, and no one knew what was going on in his mind.
Maybe Anthony felt that he was difficult to play against Li Feng, and it was better to give his teammates a better chance and more efficiency, which was altruistic, but he did not take on the responsibility of a leader, and Delon was more like a leader of the Nets than he was in this game.
Anthony is really not good to play, Li Feng always keeps fighting with him, so that he can't turn around, even if he gets rid of it through cover, the Knicks also focus on taking care of him, so that he can't break through with the ball comfortably, and the defense of Delong is much looser, and DeLong scored a game-high 26 points in the third quarter.
71-68, the Knicks overtook the score.
Nets head coach General Jr. is very distressed, Anthony's poor play has made the team passive, and he doesn't know how to make Anthony cheer up and attack, fortunately, the Nets' defense has been maintained at a high level, and the Knicks role players are not good enough to shoot, otherwise the Nets will not be able to only fall behind by 3 points. Although there are five All-Star caliber players, the Nets are a team that wins on defense, and the offense depends on the individual ability of the stars, and the players don't have to put too much effort on the offensive end, and they are more focused on defense.
The Nets' outside trio have a lot of experience in defending breakthroughs, and although Delon is not tall, he knows how to use his body to block positions in advance, so that Kirilenko can't run and can only jump shots.
In the third quarter, Kirilenko played more to the basket and attacked with his back, and finally scored 8 points.
At the critical moment, we saw who was the important person in the team, Cousins and Rose were dumb, and Kirilenko stepped up to help Li Feng.
Tyberdu decided to use the bench at the beginning of the fourth quarter, allowing Li Feng and Kirilenko to rest for a while before going on the court.
Tyberdu drew a few times on the tactical board and said:
"Derek, JR, James, Chandler, Serge play, attack Chandler pulls out to cover, Serge is in the low post, if it's against Lopez, pass to the low post single, when defending, man marking, the whole court presses!"
Full-court pressing is the most desperate style of play, and Tyberdu is about to start using it now.
Monroe and Cousins played for too long, and Diop was too slow to play and there would be holes in the defense, allowing Parsons to top the power forward position, and he was full of physical strength anyway.
At this time, Tyberdu replaced him, believing that he could make some contributions to the team by relying on his physical advantage. Nets Deron, Joe Johnson, Anthony, David Lee stayed on the court, and the interior line was replaced by Oku. Oku may be looking at the championship hope this year, but he actually had a second spring with the Nets, especially in the last round of the series against the Bulls, and the three-point shot stunned Howard and Okafor, two interior defense experts. Seeing the Knicks make a substitution in the fourth quarter and replace Parsons as a power forward, Barklic said:
"What the hell is Tyberdu trying to do? How did you change to a substitute at this time? If the score is pulled apart at this time, it will not be easy to play. All four of the Nets' star players are on the floor right now. ”
On the ESPN side, "Magic" Johnson also questioned the Knicks' lineup, believing that it was a bit of a "self-digging grave", and the Nets were likely to seize the opportunity to exceed the score.
The only person who has faith in the Knicks is Van Gundy, who knows Tyberdeau, who analyzed: "
I think Tyberdu has his own plans, and resting Li Feng and Kirilenko is only one aspect, and it is estimated that the Knicks will change their defensive strategy and speed up the tempo. ”
The Nets possessed the ball, and as soon as the baseline ball was issued, the Knicks began to press all over the court. There wasn't much playing time for anyone on the floor, Parsons and Jr were both full energy, and the Knicks had the athletic advantage. (To be continued......)