Chapter 387: Li Feng's World

(Revised later)

Joe Johnson was the biggest contributor to the Nets' win, scoring a game-high 34 points on 6-of-11 three-pointers, along with four rebounds and five assists.

Deron Williams had 20 points, four rebounds and seven assists, and Carmelo Anthony had 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, in addition to two blocks and two steals. David Lee had 18 points and 11 rebounds and played his best game, while no one else scored in double figures, and Lopez only had eight points, but his consistent performance helped the Nets win in key moments.

The rise of Joe Johnson is a very important reason for the Nets to win, he is also a player who can shoot three-pointers, which poses a great threat to the Knicks, compressing the defense can limit the breakthrough of Deron and Anthony, but it does not have much effect on Joe Johnson, who himself is mainly shooting from the perimeter.

Avery Johnson is certainly aware of this, so the game arrangement tactic is that the "Big Four" all help Joe Johnson create opportunities, and at the critical moment, the Nets' offense is turned on.

Li Feng contributed 23 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 blocks, Cousins 11 points and 13 rebounds, Harden 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Rose 14 points and 6 assists, and J.R. Smith who came off the bench scored 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.

Smith was a brilliant game, playing more minutes than Harden, but he missed a good chance to shoot, and his defensive intensity was not enough.

The only takeaway from the Knicks was that Smith proved that his scoring ability was not as good as Harden's, and he was a super bench.

In this game, the Knicks have a lot of chances to win, and in the end Tyberdu has a lot of responsibility for the loss, and he was confused again in this game, or he was not prepared enough before the game and lacked on-the-spot adaptability.

When Tyberdu saw that Smith was feeling good, he gave him a lot of playing time, even giving him the last shot in regulation time to shoot. Gave full trust.

He ignored that while Smith scored, his opponent also scored a lot of points, and he scored. Can't prevent it.

The Knicks have a lot of swing men to use, and although Kirilenko doesn't shoot well, he's fierce on the defensive end, and he's a good defender on the outside, so if he is sent to deal with Joe Johnson. While the offense is unreliable, it certainly won't allow Joe Johnson to shoot as many threes.

There is also Belinelli, who only played 7 minutes in this game and didn't score a point. I didn't sweat and sat on the bench. The inside line is also useful for human error. Cousins' hand was very bad in this game, he has always been good at playing tough battles, and he is a little out of order, and his offense and defense are not tough enough.

Knowing that Cousins doesn't feel good. Tyberdeau insisted on letting him play more, and Monroe didn't even have half the chance of Cousins.

In the third game, the Knicks were not as flexible as the Nets in terms of personnel, and in the fourth game, they made the same mistake.

The person the Nets think too much about is Anthony, who doesn't dare to make a shot, and there are people who can stand up and score and lead the Nets to win games.

The head coach of the Knicks in these two games was unconscious, but he was going to die.

Tyberdu was also afraid of losing. So he wants a fixed few people to play for a longer time, so that they can run in better. But these people have been playing for a long time, and the Nets have figured out the Knicks' offensive routines and are better defensive.

After the game. Tyberdu took the initiative to admit his mistake and take responsibility.

He is very happy, and if he is wrong, he will not find a reason for himself. I don't complain about the players.

The players all played according to his tactics, and Li Feng believed in him unconditionally and did not question his tactics. It's a rarity.

Of course, Tyberdu's tactics can't be said to be all wrong, creating some misplaced opportunities, if the players feel good, they may win easily, and if they don't feel good, it will become a disaster.

The reporter asked:

"In regulation time, the Knicks had a chance to win, but you arranged for Smith to make the last shot, and there was still time, what do you think?"

Tyberdu shook his head and sighed:

"Because Li Feng is tightly guarded, it is difficult for us to break into the inside to play, and outside shooting, Smith is more sure than Li Feng, the tactic arranged at that time is that if Smith is blocked, pass to Rose to shoot, his three points are also good. That attack blocked the gap, but unfortunately it didn't go in, it was a bit regrettable to lose, we missed a good opportunity, the players played very well, we lost to ourselves in both games, and then we lacked a little luck, but we will not lose confidence because of this, we will win the next game, the Knicks have not lost in a row for a long time, and it is impossible to lose three in a row. ”

After saying this, the reporters found out that the Knicks have indeed not lost in a row for a long time, let alone three consecutive defeats, and even two consecutive defeats were a long time ago.

Tyberdeau's words immediately filled people with confidence in the Knicks.

At this time, it is most taboo to say discouraged words, and what Tyberdu has to do is to encourage the players to play the next game, instead of dwelling on the past and regretting and being depressed, which is not beneficial.

Li Feng only said a few words, and after overtime, Anthony only scored 17 points, and the Knicks' defense was successful again, and he certainly contributed to the main defense.

He couldn't be happy though, and if the Knicks could win, he'd rather let Anthony score more points.

The reporter asked him what he thought of Smith's last shot, and Li Feng said:

'It was a good game, it just didn't go in, it was a good goal, it just lacked a bit of luck.

What Li Feng thought in his heart was that this was not a bit of luck, it was simply unlucky!

But he won't say it, the worst fear has happened, they have to fight against the water in the next game, and the home team still has the advantage.

Lost, three defeats in a row, it affected morale a lot, and there was going away.

The Nets equalized the overall score, but they relied on shooting to score.

Both of these three-pointers were more than the Knicks shot. Once the shooting is inaccurate, the Knicks still have the advantage.

In the next game, the key is to find someone to defend Joe Johnson.

The experts are people who are good at "afterthought", the Nets lost, looked for a bunch of shortcomings of the Nets, and the Knicks lost.

And listed a bunch of Knicks' shortcomings, which at first glance seem to make sense. In fact, it is a simple recounting of what has happened.

These comments didn't help the Knicks, and Tyberdeau was a smart guy.

The biggest difference between a smart person and a stupid person is that a smart person is always aware of his weaknesses and at the same time can see the good in others, while a stupid person is the opposite.

Taberdu knew about the weaknesses of the Knicks and the strengths of the Nets, and Li Feng did what he promised, limiting Anthony's scoring to 20 points. At this time, he was losing, a bit too much, he couldn't ask Li Feng to do more.

The "Battle of Kings Mountain" brought the atmosphere of Madison Square Garden to a climax.

Nets won three games in a row to complete the overtake? Or is it that the Knicks go home to the Nets with a home win? The winning side will have the upper hand and is likely to win the championship in one fell swoop.

If the Nets come back from a comeback like the Miami Heat in 2006 and beat the Knicks, who broke records in the regular season, it will certainly be more valuable than the Heat beating the Mavericks to win the championship.

Supporters of the Knicks are more concerned about this game, they don't want the Knicks to lose the Finals in this way, as long as they win this game, the Knicks will almost certainly be able to defend the title, because the Knicks have a home court next. TNT and ESPN broadcasts the game live.

Barkley dismissed the Knicks' two-game losing streak as just an accident. He said:

"The Knicks got away with it because of their outside hand and hiring mistakes, allowing the Nets to win two games. Li Feng was very successful in defending Anthony, and they will definitely win this game. I don't believe the Knicks' perimeter players don't have a touch every game, and as long as they shoot a little bit more from three-point range, they won the last game. ”

Kenny Smith laughed:

Li Feng defended Anthony, but his contribution on the offensive end also declined. The Nets also have Joe Johnson, Deron and David Lee, don't be too absolute. With the exception of the center, the Nets are at a loss in all positions. I guess there's nothing surprising that they won the championship. ”

Barkley said lazily:

"The Knicks' main problem is point guard, Rose has a good offense, but not a good defense, and Livingston hasn't played much since this round. I think the Knicks should consider letting Li Feng play point guard on the offensive end, so that Kirilenko at No. 3 can also defend Anthony, Li Feng can follow Delon on the perimeter, and still maintain Harden's offense. Harden's defense isn't too bad, even if it's not as bad as Li Feng and Kirilenko, but it's not as bad as J.R. Smith. Harden's defense is still going to be tough. ”

Kenny Smith said:

"I think the Knicks are going to make some changes in this game, oh, the players are on the court...... J.R. Smith was given a starting line-up for the game. ”

The players on both sides stood in the middle of the court, and when they looked at the personnel list, ESPN's "Magic" Johnson was happy.

"Neither Rose nor Harden played in this game, and Li Feng seems to be playing point guard, so Anthony is likely to have to fight him in the backcourt."

The Knicks sent Cousins, Monroe, Kirilenko, Smith, and Li Feng to have a height advantage.

The Nets are still the lineup from the last game, Brook Lopez, David Lee, Anthony, Moreau, Deron Williams.

Joe Johnson was on the bench. After coming on the court, Li Feng noticed a small detail.

The Nets have won two games in a row, and it is said that they should be more confident in the right time and place and the fifth game, but Li Feng found that Anthony's eyes were very cloudy and not passionate.

He didn't put on a show when he played, and during the regular season, Anthony and Delon often made special moves to attract attention.

Anthony doesn't put on a show, which also proves that he has no bottom in his heart, he is afraid of losing after the show.

In the critical game, his psychological pressure was even greater.

Li Feng had an idea, walked up to Anthony's ear and said:

"The Knicks won this game, we will focus on you, key games, don't score no more than 10 points, it will be humiliating."

Anthony snorted and didn't reply.

Seeing Anthony "standing by the well", Li Feng certainly wouldn't miss the opportunity to step forward and push it, if Anthony didn't play well and fell into the well, he threw another stone.

Li Feng has not taken the initiative to provoke for a long time, and the Knicks must win this game, so he doesn't mind spewing trash talk with Anthony on the court.

The race is on.

Monroe and David Lee won with a jumper, and the Knicks attacked first.

Li Feng controlled the ball past half court, and Anthony stood in front of the three-point line and did not step forward to press him. In the first few games, Li Feng also tried to get the ball on the periphery, Anthony followed out, and the Knicks players covered Li Feng, he could not only get rid of Anthony, but also have players who held the ball in the space to break through the defense, which would make the Nets' defense more difficult, so as soon as the game started, the Nets players quickly entered the interior. started the joint defense, and only Anthony was in front of the three-point line to defend Li Feng.

Li Feng dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, moved laterally, and handed it to Smith at 45 degrees on the right side.

Smith didn't rely on the block to break through on Morrow, immediately broke through the ball, dribbled under the crotch and stopped urgently, and opened the distance from Morrow in one step, and the emergency stop jump shot was in!

Smith has no other characteristics, he is a natural scoring freak.

Moreau wasn't fast enough and his defensive ability dropped. The Nets put him on the court to stabilize the situation and control the ball to relieve the pressure on Deron and Anthony, but he is also a defensive leak and a pseudo-starter.

In the last game, Rose and Smith both scored a lot of points in front of him.

Tyberdu arranged for Smith to be the main offense, and the two interior players and Smith were both waiting for opportunities in the low post to fight for rebounds in the frontcourt, and Li Feng was at the top of the arc, in addition to the ball control organization, he also had to attract Anthony's defense. If a teammate doesn't shoot and the Nets counterattack, he's responsible for dragging back and having him quickly return to defense. The Nets' fast break will be doubly difficult.

This is the Knicks' way of restraining the Nets, and Tyberdu is ready to maximize Smith's power on the offensive end.

Li Feng is still responsible for defending Anthony, close to the outside, and Smith defending Morrow. Others compress the defense in three corners of the penalty area.

Morrow passed the ball to DeLong, and Smith immediately defended it and kept his distance. The main defense breaks through.

DeLong dribbled to the right and couldn't find a break.

In the last game, the Knicks defended him very tightly, Anthony ran the position, Delon passed the ball out, Anthony held the ball against Li Feng, and changed direction and dribbled the ball.

The 24-second offensive time passed very quickly, and after a while, there were only 6 seconds left, David Lee pulled to the outside to cover Anthony, Smith changed defenses, Monroe came out from under the basket, went to the middle position, and stared at DeLong.

Kirilenko and Li Feng teamed up to restrict Antony, which was enough to give him a headache, he was already an old opponent, and both of them knew what Anthony would do.

Kirilenko blocked in front, Li Feng copied from behind, just stood beside him, and Anthony immediately passed the ball out.

As soon as Anthony turned around, Li Feng immediately followed and turned around, heading in the direction of his pass, David Lee received the ball, Li Feng changed his defense to keep up, blocking in front of him.

There were only two seconds left in the offensive time, David Lee took a step sideways and forced a shot, Li Feng almost covered the ball, David Lee added a back in order to avoid the block, the shooting rhythm has been disrupted, the ball was deflected, and Cousins won the backcourt rebound.

The Nets players quickly returned to defense, the Knicks fell to the ground to attack, Li Feng received Cousins' pass and slowly dribbled across the half court, Anthony didn't step forward until he crossed the halfway line, Cousins immediately pulled out to block and dismantle, and he could shoot on the perimeter after the dismantling, which was the most suitable for doing this.

Anthony watched Cousins come up, retreated around the cover and continued to chase Li Feng, but did not let Li Feng successfully break through.

Cousins retreated to the left side, and by this time Smith had already relied on Monroe's off-ball cover to get rid of Morrow in the middle, raised his hand to ask for the ball, and Li Feng took a step sideways and sent the ball to the right.

Smith didn't wait for David Lee to come up with a shot from the outside, and the shot was missed, but he dodged the block, and the timing was good.

As soon as the ball was thrown, Smith immediately went inside to grab the rebound, although he didn't get it, but he was highly motivated, and Cousins and Monroe quickly returned to defense. Smith can't grab the rebound and then he can catch up.

The Knicks used 32 defenses this time, Li Feng was with Anthony on the perimeter, Kirilenko was with Delon, and Smith was against Morrow.

Morrow controlled the ball, and Smith looked at him with both eyes lit up and followed very closely.

Smith was so excited in this game, he was in the starting lineup for key games, it was the coaching staff who recognized his ability, the news said that he couldn't defend well, and he wanted to prove himself on the defensive end in this game.

Smith has a big heart and dares to play in the last quarter, he is ambitious, and he has been looking forward to starting for a year.

He never thought he was worse than Harden, in order to get more playing time, he also actively practiced dribbling in the team, wanting to transform into a two-way position, he improved with the ball, but because of poor organizational skills, he still played in the second position.

Moreau knew that he couldn't get past Smith, and passed the ball out of the city without even trying.

The Nets didn't send him on the court to make him pass offensively, but just to keep Joe Johnson on fire.

The Nets started without Joe Johnson, and the outside had to maintain a strong point on the outside, and Moreau's open three-pointers were quite accurate, so he got a start, albeit a pseudo-starter. Anthony received the basketball at the top of the arc, Li Feng stepped forward again to defend closely, Anthony protected the ball with his back, David Lee covered DeLong on the left side, and Anthony passed the ball over. The Knicks don't change their defenses, Monroe follows David Lee, and Kirilenko bypasses the cover to chase Delon.

DeLong rushed all the way to the basket, and when he dodged and tried to shoot a backward jumper, Li Feng quickly arrived and gave him a big hat from the side!

Li Feng put Anthony in a high position, no team would do such a thing, but Li Feng chose to assist in defense without hesitation.

In recent games, Li Feng's defense against Anthony is very tight, and he firmly believes that Delon will not consider passing Anthony after breaking through, and the opening tactics of the Nets are very obvious, Anthony responds, and Delon attacks.

After this defense, the two core players of the Nets have already eaten Li Feng's big hat in the Eastern Conference finals, and Kirilenko picked up the basketball, immediately threw it to the front court to launch a fast break, handed it to Smith, and ran to the front court himself.

Morrow and Anthony were the fastest to defend, DeLong was a little slower to return to defense after being covered, and was thrown away by Smith, and Anthony had to defend Smith in the front court.

Smith singled Moreau with the ball and rushed inside, two steps inside the three-point line on the right side suddenly stopped, stepped back and jumped, and the ball went in again! (To be continued......)