Chapter 526: Not to be outdone
was scored two points by the opponent first, the Knicks were silent, and Li Feng quickly advanced to the opponent's half with the ball.
The Raptors' offense is to open up space, and the Knicks' offense is also to open up space, but the way to open up space is completely different, almost four players on the Knicks' side are standing at the top of the arc and two wings, leaking out the restricted area and the two bottom corners.
This shows the difference in the tactics of the two teams, the Raptors still pull the space for shooting and breaking through, so it is the restricted area and the top of the arc that are opened, and the Knicks' offense is still more than cutting the basket and attacking the basket from the bottom line, so it is to occupy the top of the arc first, and pull the empty inside of the restricted area and the bottom corner.
The strategies of the two teams were completely different, and when Li Feng came over, the team immediately crossed each other to cover each other and went towards the bottom corner and wings.
The stunt is rare and the defense scatters to both sides, and the Knicks immediately pass the ball to Cousins under the empty basket, and Cousins also takes the ball here and scores 2 points with a hook hand.
In the last game, the Knicks didn't play a few Cousins' strong offenses, and completely used his offense as a side dish, so the Raptors didn't pay much attention to this side dish, which also allowed Cousins to drill a loophole, and the effect of this hole was the same as Ed Davis's raid, which was an upset, so it was very easy.
Both teams started with a sneak attack on an upset, and then they had to start with regular tactics.
At this time, the Raptors quickly caught up, Calderon ran directly to the left half, and at this time, the other four players of the Raptors all ran to the right half.
This attitude is too obvious, using Calderon to single out Dragic. This is indeed a very good choice.
Calderon also came over with a clear crotch dribble, pressed forward, and then suddenly stepped back to shoot the middle distance, scoring easily on Dragic's head.
The Raptors scored points in the first two rounds, their thinking was very clear, and the offensive points were also very accurate, Calderon beat Dragic, and Ed Davis raided the basket to play an upset, all of which hit the points that the Knicks couldn't reach.
This is completely different from the last game, the last game when the Raptors beat the Knicks was a test. A lot of things are uncertain. Now through the collection of information in the last game, the strategy of this game is basically in the chest.
At this time, the huge information advantage that the Knicks had in the last game disappeared, and both teams knew each other.
That's when the Knicks kick off in the backcourt. Dragic took the ball up and dribbled two steps. Immediately passed the ball to Belineri. Belineri dribbled straight to the flank, pressed forward and passed the ball to Cousins. Use Cousins Bellinellie to run towards the top of the arc to get the ball, then break through in the opposite direction towards the touchline.
As soon as Bellenelli shook back and forth like this, he shook a slight gap, and DeRozan, who was in charge of defending him at this time, was already slow! Belineri took the ball and also shot a mid-range.
The Raptors have changed, focusing more on the offense of role players and the offense of strong points, the Knicks have also changed, Bailineri's role today has increased significantly, and Tyberdeau's side is also using Bailineri to weaken DeRozan, and it is best to make DeRozan a defensive foul or twice.
The game is like this, once the two teams start the game, they will constantly adjust to each other, keep changing various strategies, and dig deep into the potential of the team, at this time, once a team's potential is insufficient, it will be over.
So a lot of teams do well in the regular season and end up with the game because they can't adapt to the tight changes.
In the opening game, the two teams played 4-4, and the firepower of both teams seemed to be abundant.
At this time, the defense of both teams was not reflected, especially on the Knicks' side, because several of the Raptors' offenses were completely different from the previous game, and the Knicks still didn't grasp the point.
The Raptors backcourt advanced again, Calderon came up or ate Dragic first, he took the ball and forced a breakthrough in, and then immediately turned around and passed to Terence Ross in the bottom corner, Rose was basically inactive in the last game, but today he took the ball but was full of active possession and suddenly broke through Li Feng.
Li Feng didn't expect Terrance Ross to break through himself, he hurriedly followed from behind, although he followed later, but he still lost most of the position, at this time the Knicks' defensive formation was broken, Terrence Ross directly threw the basketball to Amir Johnson on the opposite baseline, Aamir Johnson took the ball and scored two points.
Today's game, the Raptors are completely different from the last game, the last game Raptors DeRozan and Calderon played a lot, and others were waiting, but today, the whole Raptors team is very active, Ed Davis, Terrence Ross, Amir Johnson are all involved in the offense early, and DeRozan is also happy to pass, so the Raptors are completely different from the last game.
At this time, Hardaway also said:
"The Raptors played as a whole today, and it felt like a team that played overall basketball."
"Calderón's mastery is indispensable!"
Both Mourning and Hardaway have seen changes for the Raptors.
Li Feng naturally saw the changes of the Raptors on the court, and at this time he felt that the team had to seize the rhythm and not be brought into their state by the Raptors.
The Knicks played this time, Li Feng faced Terrence Ross's defense, Li Feng saw that the opponent did not have his own jump, and immediately controlled the ball to press a step, got up and threw a mid-distance, Li Feng's offense played simply, on the one hand, to see the luck, on the other hand, it is also to highlight his own existence, so that the Raptors do not forget themselves.
Li Feng's idea is good, but today's feel is still average, the basketball misses, the basketball flies out, and the Raptors immediately counterattack with the ball.
Calderon was still in control of the ball at this time, when he appeared at the top of the Knicks arc, DeRozan flashed in from the sideline, Calderon and DeRozan connected, DeRozan took the ball and took a step forward to control the ball, got up and scored 2 points with a pull-up jump shot.
In the opening game, the Raptors beat the Knicks an 8-4, and the Raptors led by 4 points, although the Raptors did not lead much at this time. But the Knicks immediately called a timeout because the wind was not going in the right direction.
The Raptors started from the corner, and then jumped out of the main force at the back, playing a very perfect rhythm, although it was on the defensive end, it still made no achievements, but the efficiency on the offensive end was different from the last game.
At this time, Tyberdu immediately called a timeout, and when he got to the bench, he immediately said:
"We didn't have enough intensity to defend today! We should use defense to dominate the pace of the game, and now that the Raptors' offense starts from Calderon, we start with Calderon. Now let's start pressuring him! With harassment. Packs, close defenses and other ways must not make Calderón comfortable in the game. ”
Taberdu's idea at this time is still very simple, playing the Raptors is to start with defense, and I will put the offense aside first. Let's start on the defensive end. If the defense is good, the offense will naturally come. This is the difference between the Knicks and the Raptors, the Raptors always start from offense, and defense is secondary. But the Knicks are still balanced offensively and defensively, and defense is just as important as offense.
The Knicks called a timeout, and when they returned, Tyberdu learned a trick from Adelman and played an open cut tactic.
Monroe took the ball outside and threw it directly into Li Feng's hands, Li Feng took the ball and changed direction, like a missile, and threw himself directly into the opponent's penalty area to make a choice, at this time the Raptors could only use a foul to knock Li Feng down.
What kind of scoring defense is the safest? Or on the free throw line! At this time, Tyberdu directly used Li Feng as a foul machine, and he didn't need any tactics to get two free throws.
Li Feng's hand today is really average, and he hit one of two free throws when he went to the free throw line, but he only scored one point.
The Raptors played well on offense today, and Li Feng felt average, which strengthened Tyberdu's confidence to play defense.
Calderon got the ball from the back this time, and the first trouble was Dragic's desperate steal.
Even if Dragic steals like this, even if he doesn't grab the ball, it will give Calderon a lot of trouble, Calderon finally coped with Dragic, and when he was about to come over, Li Feng immediately came over to make a situation of wrapping up.
When Calderon was paying attention to Li Feng here, Dragic came from behind, and Calderon hurriedly called for cover, but the Knicks' way of defending the cover was that two players came together to block Calderon and keep Amir Johnson outside.
Calderon suddenly put a lot of pressure on his side, he threw the basketball into the hands of Ed Davis on the baseline, and Ed Davis actively singled out Monroe, but Ed Davis missed the shot, which was really difficult for Ed Davis.
The Knicks finally succeeded in defending once, and this time the Raptors didn't score points and went home empty-handed.
The Knicks started from the defensive end, and it really worked, and such a significant change on the court, Director Zhang immediately discovered it.
"Look at the Knicks attacking! The Raptors immediately missed, and the Raptors were still missing a leg! ”
The Raptors naturally felt it at this time, the Knicks' defense became better, and it was mainly aimed at Calderon.
Seeing the Knicks' defense, Michelle immediately had a plan in his mind and asked DeRozan to protect Calderon for a while.
The Knicks have succeeded in defense at this time, and they are confident in their offense, and they still play inside air cuts and outside blocking and dismantling tactics.
Just look at the Knicks' players frequently cross cover outside, running back and forth, at this time, I saw Dragic and Li Feng cross cover at the top of the arc, and Dragic turned around and gave the basketball to Li Feng.
Li Feng took a step forward with the ball, and saw Cousins run back on the bottom line, and suddenly cut to the basket, Li Feng just passed the basketball to Cousins in front of him, and Cousins took the ball and started, just with both hands.
"Bang dang!"
Cousins directly and violently dunked and caught up with the score, 7-8, the Knicks came back for a free throw and scored a 2-point dunk, defending the Raptors for a round of offense, and finally caught up.
But here the Knicks just played a beautiful match, the Raptors immediately caught up, the Raptors are also fast, they don't even give you time to celebrate, you score me 2 points, I will immediately chase your ass and bite you.
At this time, when the Knicks put pressure on Calderon again, Calderon immediately passed the basketball to DeRozan.
DeRozan is really not anxious today, not at all! He took the ball with his back to dribble against Belineri.
Then he suddenly passed the ball to Amir Johnson, who cut towards the baseline, and Aamil Johnson was not impatient when he cut into the air. A dribble step suddenly a shot feint, Cousinston flew and Amir Johnson immediately dunked under the basket.
The Raptors played this ball really well!
DeRozan will also pass the ball, and Amir Johnson is both decisive and cunning, scoring smoothly, even if the Knicks' defense is tough, he still takes the score easily.
The Knicks' defense actually didn't work, and at this time Tyberdu felt a little incomprehensible, mainly because he didn't know if the Raptors were short-lived, or really high. It's tidal.
The game continues. At this time, the Raptors' defense has also improved a bit. Before, the Raptors didn't defend, but now Calderon is here, and the Raptors' defense has also changed. But the defensive attitude is much better than before.
But this time. Li Feng took the ball and ran over from the Raptors' half. But it was a very good way, and as soon as Li Feng rushed over, he saw Monroe infiltrating a good position near the penalty area.
He came over and deliberately looked to the side, but his men sent the basketball directly to Monroe's hands. Monroe is also sassy when he gets the ball!
Take the ball and turn around for a feint, then clean Ed Davis over the throw to score two points.
Li Feng and DeRozan have dedicated several wonderful passes one after another!
Li Feng definitely wants to play the team from the bottom of his heart, they are all flashy passes, DeRozan is mainly self-cultivation today, but for others, when they see the two of them passing together, they feel that Li Feng and DeRozan are both up to assist today.
The two teams go back and forth, the score still can't be opened, and the defensive strategy designed by the Knicks before this time did not have immediate results, mainly because Michelle had already prepared, and today the Raptors have a deep understanding of the Knicks, so the adjustment is much faster.
The Raptors took a slight lead by one point at this time, and when they hit again, the Knicks immediately went up to focus their firepower to defend Calderon.
At this time, Calderon could only pass the basketball to DeRozan, and DeRozan was not greedy for the ball, and turned back and passed the ball to Rose, who had already run to the half court.
Rose took the ball and waited for his teammates to come over, and returned the basketball to DeRozan, who had already run to the halfcourt at this point, and this was completely his offensive position.
DeRozan received the ball with a natural tentative step, and the defending Belineri moved naturally with his feet, but at this point DeRozan jumped up and threw a mid-range.
DeRozan passed a lot of balls before, Belineri forgot how good he was, and at this time, a natural feint immediately deceived everyone, and then he got up and shot again, and the basketball naturally fell into the Knicks' basket easily.
DeRozan's play today is very reasonable according to Director Zhang's words, the ball that should be passed is in place, and the offensive opportunity is also very efficient to grasp.
With DeRozan here, Tyberdu's strategy of concentrating on defending Calderon is difficult to implement, so Tyberdu hurried over and urged the team to rotate faster, which is to require his team not only to put pressure on Calderon, but also to be able to rotate the defense in place.
The Knicks still have to work the defensive end, but at this time, when it comes to the offensive end, the Knicks also have some problems.
Li Feng felt really bad today, and he missed a three-point opportunity to catch an empty position, and Li Feng wasted another offensive opportunity.
Li Feng missed two long-range shots in a row here, but only contributed an assist, this time Michelle was happy to see it, and immediately asked Terrence Ross to take a step back to defend, which was to gamble that Li Feng's long-range shot would not work.
The Knicks can't attack, but they are extremely desperate on the defensive end, coming over to desperately wrap Calderon, Calderon passes the ball out, the Knicks are fast rotations, and the Knicks rely on the team's desperate running and fast rotation, and finally did not leak the vacancy.
After the Raptors, the basketball was in DeRozan's hands, and Monroe still appeared in front of DeRozan.
DeRozan's play against Monroe was a misalignment, and DeRozan had a great advantage in breaking through at this time, but what was surprising was that DeRozan even in the face of a player taller than himself, he still tentatively moved slightly, and then immediately pulled the ball to the side and back, and suddenly Charry threw a three-pointer.
DeRozan hits Monroe, or Yan. Shot, this ball is very unreasonable, but DeRozan hit the basketball.
"Brush!"
It's unreasonable, DeRozan can do it, DeRozan scored two goals in a row! The difference between the two teams was rewritten to 15-9, and the difference between the two teams was 6 points.
At this time, the situation is a little weird!
To say that the Knicks' defense is really strong, and the defense is very in place, but the Raptors still shot after the worst, and they shot so unreasonably, and the Knicks, who played obviously more reasonably than the Raptors, at this time the offense fell into a low ebb, and the situation was completely different from what the experts said.
The Knicks teed off at the baseline, Dragic controlled the ball, Li Feng penetrated the baseline first, and then saw Cousins stand firm on the flank, and he suddenly used Cousins' cover to run out and get Dragic's pass.
Li Feng took the ball at this time and saw that Terrence Ross was more than a meter away from him, and he simply let his own long-range shot.
At this time, Li Feng didn't shoot far away, he learned from the experience of the last game, he must be patient when playing the Raptors, take the ball instead of advancing and retreating, take two steps backwards, and make colors towards Monroe, Monroe immediately came over to give Li Feng a cover.
Using such a cover, Li Feng suddenly made a force towards the inside line of the Raptors, and Li Feng missed the shot and broke through!
As long as Li Feng is allowed to burst out, the Knicks can still find an opportunity to attack.
Sure enough, when Li Feng broke through, he attracted the Raptors' defense to the strong side, and Li Feng took the ball but separated the Raptors by several people, and passed the basketball to the hands of Belinelli in the bottom corner of the weak side.
Bailey took the ball in the bottom corner and made a three-point shot steadily. With Belineri's three-pointer, the stadium was cheering.
Fang just watched the Raptors' wonderful offense, and now the Knicks finally have a wonderful offense, Li Feng can use the breakthrough to create opportunities for his teammates even if he doesn't feel good. (To be continued......)