Chapter 301: Unstoppable
(Revised later)
This game, naturally, is broadcast live in the United States,
ESPN, Barkley sat in the commentary seat and just finished nibbling on a burger, wiped his mouth and said:
"David Stern promoted Li Feng and James to play in the ring last year, but who knows that James met the Bulls in the first round of this year with a worse record than them but in better shape, to be exact, in the second half of the season, the Bulls are another team, James fell in the first round, and Anthony led the Nets to defeat the Kings, and now, without Stern's guidance, people want to see the duel between Li Feng and Anthony."
Kenny Smith asked:
"Everyone knows that you support the Knicks, what do you think is the biggest advantage of the Knicks?"
Barkley thought for a moment and said:
"I think Li Feng is their biggest advantage, no matter who the Nets send to defend Li Feng, they are all misplaced, they have height for guards, strength for small forwards, speed on the inside, and outstanding skills, Li Feng is simply invincible."
The Nets' players all have serious expressions, and their goal is to take away at least one win at the Knicks' home court, and it is certainly better to win both games.
After the warm-up, the starters of both sides stood in the center circle, and the Knicks sent Cousins, Monroe, Kirilenko, Li Feng, and Rose, which was a very tall lineup.
The Nets sent Lopez, David Lee, Anthony, Joe Johnson, Delon.
Li Feng took a deep breath to calm his heart, even though he had already played in the finals and won the championship, he couldn't help but feel a little excited at this time.
He didn't know if he could win against the Nets, who lost several games at the beginning of the run-in phase of the season, but it was hard to lose in the second half of the regular season when they got better and better, and the playoffs were a win over the Bulls, who had exceptionally good chemistry, and paid attention to proving their fighting power. Everyone took their positions, and the referee tossed the ball, and the game began.
Cousins dialed the ball to Li Feng, Li Feng passed to Rose, and slowly ran through the halfcourt, and the Knicks battled in position. The players are all in place.
Li Feng was at the top of the arc, Rose controlled the ball, Kirilenko also pulled to the outside, and the inside line did not come out, and both sides tested it first in the opening stage.
The Nets used Deron to defend Kirilenko, and Anthony and Li Feng were opposed. Joe Johnson against Rose.
Li Feng covered Rose on the perimeter and blocked Joe Johnson. At the beginning, the Knicks tested Anthony's choice, to change the defense?
If Anthony and Li Feng resolutely do not change their defenses, Rose will attack with the ball. You can shoot at will, the two interior players are waiting for an opportunity on the baseline, and if David Lee and Lopez make up the defense, Rose can pass the ball to the low post.
The Knicks played a misplaced small-area fit.
After a block, Li Feng immediately pulled out and ran to the right, and Rose burst to the left, pulling Anthony's defense and keeping him away from Li Feng.
Anthony followed Rose and was out of place.
Joe Johnson could only switch to Li Feng. He tried to block in front of Li Feng and block the passing route, and after the Nets came, Joe Johnson's defense also improved. At this point, Cousins pulled out the perimeter, and Rose couldn't get past Anthony and passed the ball to Cousins. The latter passed the ball to Li Feng, who ran out of the line.
Joe Johnson was too thin to fight, and he lost his position after squeezing with Li Feng. It's simply impossible to stop him from receiving the ball.
Li Feng took the ball out of the three-point line, turned around and shook the ball lightly with both hands.
Joe Johnson didn't jump up the block, just raised his hand to interfere. Li Feng immediately pulled out a three-point shot at the top of the arc and hit a low flat ball! The Nets attacked, and Delon dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Anthony.
The Knicks' outside line Rose and Joe Johnson, Li Feng and Anthony, and the other three occupy three corners of the restricted area, where the ball goes, and then defend it.
Joe Johnson has a good three-pointer and must follow, Anthony is more threatening and must keep up, and as for the other three, they can all shoot without stopping, including Delon.
Breakthrough is Delon's strongest weapon, in the inside station, Monroe and Kirilenko two to defend the block, Delong is not easy to break through.
"It's him and I, come on, I'm going to defeat you."
Anthony saw Li Feng, and his eyes were on fire.
He was ready to attack Li Feng with the ball, he didn't find a block, the Knicks stood in a position, and there was no intention of defending it, even if Anthony broke through, it was difficult to get into the basket, and he could only jump after the worst.
Anthony held the ball to attack, dribbled with his right hand, changed direction and handed it to his left hand, Li Feng retreated slightly, keeping a distance, Anthony dribbled under his crotch and handed it over to his right hand, wanting to enter the penalty area from the right side, Li Feng had moved in place when he dribbled under his crotch, and his body was attached to Anthony to block the breakthrough route, Anthony crashed into him and failed to pass.
While Li Feng was physically fighting, his right hand quickly stretched out to try to steal the ball, Anthony hurriedly turned around to protect the basketball, and Li Feng followed closely, so that he couldn't even turn around, which was a combination of low-post defense and outside defense.
David Lee came up to cover, Anthony finally passed Li Feng through the cover, Monroe immediately followed, Anthony was blocked again, seeing that the breakthrough was hopeless, passed the ball to DeLong on the side.
Kirilenko followed the defense, prevented the breakthrough, interfered with the shot, Delon took a step sideways with the ball, and made a quick stop jump shot, and the ball was deflected.
The Knicks defended it on the first shot.
What does it say that offense wins the audience and defense wins the championship? Because when it comes to the playoffs, any team will pay a lot of attention to defense, and the Knicks and All-Star Nets, who have the most offensive power in the regular season, are no exception
The Knicks use hybrid defense to protect the basket, which is to grasp the weaknesses of the Nets, as long as Delon and Anthony can't break into the interior, the strength of the two will not be able to fully play, even if the Nets score a few more goals by shooting, the Knicks will admit it, and no defense can be without flaws.
Compressing the defense is the most appropriate tactic against a team that doesn't have a pitcher.
The Nets played the Knicks but couldn't compress the defense. The Knicks attacked, the two inside lines went to the low post again, Li Feng didn't receive the ball, ran to the top of the arc to cover Rose, Rose was in charge, not afraid of Anthony, changed direction and got rid of the ball, and scored the three-point line from the right side. Anthony had to change the defense again, Li Feng ran to the other side, and at the same time, Cousins pulled out the outside line, David Lee followed out, but did not defend Cousins, but followed Li Feng, and Joe Johnson went to defend Cousins.
The Nets pay more attention to Li Feng's defense, and would rather let Joe Johnson defend Cousins than let Li Feng play guard alone.
Rose gave the ball to Kirilenko, who in turn gave it to Cousins. It was a clear misalignment, and Li Feng faced David Lee on the left side, and it was certainly no easier than Cousins to hit Joe Johnson, so Cousins opted for a pull-up jumper.
Joe Johnson could only interfere as best he could, but I don't know if it was interference that played a role, or Cousins had a bad hand and the ball was deflected.
Anthony stepped back in time to grab the rebound.
The Nets will never relax Li Feng, let others shoot, Li Feng, Rose, and Kirilenko, who are the most threatening on the court, must keep up.
The Nets attacked, and Li Feng still followed Anthony. Anthony has also been a regular guest point guard this season. Sometimes he will be directly responsible for taking the ball through the half, no matter what he does today, Li Feng will defend it and not give him the opportunity to easily hold the ball and break through and organize the attack.
Buckley Road:
"This one is interesting, Li Feng and Anthony are opposed, since entering the league, this is the first time, someone once said that Li Feng did not dare to play against many of the league's main scorers, always let Kirilenko defend Now those people can shut up."
Kenny Smith said:
"Last season, Li Feng won the Best Defensive Player award, which was judged by reporters and the media. There are also many people who say that Li Feng won the award for Best Defensive Player by the media or should it be given to Howard, so the best way player this season is Monroe, not Rose, and if he can defend Anthony today, it will prove everything. In the last round, Anthony averaged 31 points per game under Iguodala's defense, and he was in good shape. ”
After Anthony got the ball, Li Feng pressed closely, not leaving room for Anthony to turn around. Anthony dribbled the ball horizontally, and he followed closely, and Anthony couldn't accelerate.
Anthony doesn't stand a chance on the outside. After passing the ball out of the air again, Delon broke through with David Lee's cover.
Monroe is still in the middle of the defense, regardless of Delon, let the bottom line of Kirilenko change the defense, Kirilenko quickly defended the out, did not give Delong a chance to shoot in the empty position, he did not follow too far, the defense did not prevent shooting, Delon forced a breakthrough with the ball, Kirilenko immediately retreated, Delong dribbled under the crotch to the middle, and the emergency stop jump shot the ball in, Kirilenko interfered, and the ball was not covered. Although DeLong scored, it was not easy to throw.
The Nets are also joint defense, the outside line is very tight with people, blocking and dismantling can not play a role every time, Rose failed to break through by covering this time, and was directly blocked by Anthony on the outside, after Li Feng withdrew, Anthony followed him, and Joe Johnson also caught up with Rose.
Anthony is very good at blocking and picking, his explosiveness is very strong, and the Nets have no slow lineup except for Lopez, so the rotation speed is very fast, and it is very difficult to play them to pass easy shots, otherwise the Nets will not be among the best in the league in defensive statistics.
Li Feng can't get rid of Anthony without covering, just like Anthony can't get rid of him.
Rose passed to Kirilenko, Cousins pulled to the outside, Monroe covered high, Kirilenko broke through for a pull-up jumper, Lopez interfered with the shot, and the ball was deflected again.
Anthony took the lead in the basket than Li Feng and grabbed the rebound in the backcourt.
Anthony defends the outside line most of the time, averaging 7 rebounds per game, if he has been defending under the basket, he will definitely be able to rebound an average of doubles per game, his rebounding ability is not inferior to Li Feng, as soon as he grabbed the rebound, Anthony immediately threw it to the frontcourt, Li Feng was in the low post, Kirilenko just shot, Delon seized the opportunity to counterattack, and only Rose was back on defense.
Delon lowered his body, accelerated to the basket, opened a step away from Rose, and hit the board with a one-handed throw. Deron and Anthony's fast break is very tacit, and in the regular season, the two also played an open connection throughout the court.
The Knicks attacked, Anthony defended Li Feng again, this time Li Feng received the ball through the off-ball cover on the periphery, and when he turned around, Anthony had already bypassed the cover to chase up.
Anthony's defensive enthusiasm is also much higher than in the regular season, and he can't get rid of him with a single cover, so he and Li Feng are together today.
"Come on!"
Li Feng shouted. Facing Anthony, he chose to break through with the ball.
The Nets' defense is also very strict, and it is also difficult to find a gap in the joint defense, so he needs to step up and play alone.
The rest of the players pulled away, with only Monroe on standby in the high post, ready to step forward to cover.
Li Feng held the ball in his right hand, his right shoulder shook lightly and changed to the left, Anthony slid to follow, Li Feng paused, quickly dribbled and handed over his right hand, took a step, Anthony's center of gravity shifted to the left, and Li Feng dribbled the ball behind his back to his left hand.
Li Feng used this trick to shake James down, but Anthony followed. Step forward and bump into Li Feng before he changed direction to the left, which almost made him miss and his rhythm was suddenly disrupted.
Li Feng didn't speed up, hurriedly protected the ball and passed to Monroe in the middle, the offensive time consumed a lot, Monroe turned to play Lopez after receiving the ball, and took a step to stop the jump shot, the ball was deflected again, and David Lee won the rebound.
Except for TNT. ESPN also broadcast the game live, after all, there are only a few games left in the playoffs, and such an important game will be broadcast live.
On the ESPN commentary seat, Van Gundy said:
"The Nets' defense is fantastic, today Anthony didn't give an inch, followed Li Feng, the three feints just now are very coherent, if it is against other people, maybe it will pass. Li Feng was also sad about Anthony. However, it is more difficult for Anthony to single-handedly beat Li Feng......"
Kung Fu of speaking. Anthony singled Li Feng to break through from the left side, Li Feng also bypassed the cover and chased without changing positions, Anthony chose a stop-and-go jump shot, Li Feng jumped up and pressed his hand on his face. The finger was only an inch away from Anthony's eyeball, and the nail was inserted if it was longer, so that whoever could remain unmoved was a god.
Anthony didn't make a shot either. Cousins took the rebound in the backcourt, and the Nets quickly returned to defense, and the fast break couldn't play the fast break.
Rose dribbled past halftime. Li Feng decided to change his style of play and beckoned to Cousins and Monroe, asking them to pull out of the box and get into the low post himself. The Nets did not change their defense, and Anthony also entered the low post and resisted Li Feng.
Rose passed to Cousins, who dropped the ball to the low post on the right, and Li Feng singled Anthony again.
The fans on the sidelines were quiet, and they didn't dare to blink their eyes, for fear of missing the wonderful moment.
Li Feng dribbled with his back and hit Anthony twice. Anthony has fought against many big forwards and even centers in the low post, he is at a disadvantage in height, but he can resist, which is very similar to Li Feng.
Li Feng didn't expect to knock him into the penalty area, and turned around in the middle after taking two steps. With his left foot as the axis, his right foot took a step towards the middle, Anthony moved to the middle, Li Feng immediately turned to the bottom line, took a big step with his right foot, distanced himself from Anthony, and quickly threw a cricket ball with one hand! The Nets attacked, and Anthony also went to the low post to ask for the ball, ready to return one. Delon sent the ball in, Anthony retreated and turned one after another, dribbled the ball horizontally and suddenly jumped to the middle, and after jumping up, he shot the basketball with both hands and scored!
As soon as the game began, the core of the two sides began to go toe-to-toe.
The Knicks attacked, Li Feng went to the low post to ask for the ball, and Anthony changed his defensive approach and implemented a defensive defense around him.
When playing the Eagles, Anthony defended Josh Smith like this. He has a strong physique and good bounce power, once he goes around, it is difficult for a good defender to pass the ball to Li Feng.
Li Feng ran to the other side, the Knicks' ball couldn't pass so fast, Anthony defended closely, and the two kept fighting physically.
"Fight like this, and the whole audience won't tire you bastard."
Li Feng couldn't catch the ball, and thought to himself.
This is the strongest defense Li Feng has encountered since entering the playoffs, and the physical exertion is also very large.
The good thing is that the Knicks have Kirilenko to defend Anthony and give Li Feng a break.
If Anthony is gone, there will be no one to replace him to defend Li Feng, and the Nets' benches are only ravaged by Li Feng.
However, Anthony has always had a lot of energy, and by the time he feels tired, the game is almost over.
The Knicks couldn't get the ball to Li Feng smoothly, and after a few passes, seeing that the time was coming, Kirilenko received the ball and singled DeLong, and the jump shot didn't go in, and David Lee grabbed the rebound.
Delong also fought in this game, as long as it is not a low-post back-to-back single, he is not afraid, if Kirilenko goes to the low post, he can only change the defense and pull out the outside Cousins, although the figure is at a disadvantage, but it will not be casually beaten.
The Nets attach importance to defense, the players do their part, it is difficult to have empty seats on the court, Avery Johnson and Tyberdu are a bit similar, they are both assistant coaches turned official, he is actually quite capable, but there are not many ways to attack, and the Nets have stars and can make up for this deficiency.
The Nets attacked, Anthony went to the baseline to receive the ball, David Lee covered Anthony to break through with the ball, passed Li Feng, Monroe made up the defense, Li Feng bypassed the cover to chase Anthony, forming a bag.
Monroe changed the defense in time, Anthony didn't speed up, as soon as Li Feng caught up with him, he immediately chose to pass the ball to David Lee, who was empty in the bottom corner, and Li Feng hurriedly turned back to block.
David Lee received the ball and made a mid-range shot, but there was a little interference, and the ball was deflected, and Monroe got stuck and grabbed the rebound in the backcourt.
Both sides fought hard to defend, and the shooting rate was extremely low, and the Nets knew that the Knicks' fast break was powerful, and if they didn't score, they left one person to grab the frontcourt rebound, and everyone else quickly returned to defense, and there was no obvious gap
The score was 9-11 after six minutes, and the Knicks fell behind, scoring less than 10 points in six minutes, which is very rare for the Knicks.
Kirilenko may have played too many times off the bench, starting a little uncomfortable, feeling very poor, Cousins also missed many shots under the interference of the opposing guards, it is said that the two of them should be the most advantageous after the misalignment, but they can't open.
The Knicks' defense is also very tight, and Anthony only once relied on the cover to break into the interior to dunk and was pulled down by Monroe.
Anthony made 1 of 2 free throws and was out of shape.
Buckley Road:
"In this game, the Knicks attach great importance to interior defense, in fact, I think they should try to solve the problem with running and shooting, the Nets have a very good offensive position, and they always have a way to play slow teams, and now the Knicks' lack of offensive strength looks like they have fallen into the rhythm of the Nets." (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )