Chapter 278 Status is brushed out
The Knicks have always had many tactics to cover for Emperor Wu. When they can't think of a way to score, Emperor Wu's singles is the only way, and often he will not disappoint the Knicks fans! Of course, the situation today is a bit different. The Knicks have many ways to score today, but in order to make Emperor Wu happy and to make him score high points, the team still has this one way to score singles!
Nelson really wants Van Gundy to replace him. The feeling of being unable to defend against his opponent is too depressed. Once Wu Huang's throwing is smooth, he cannot tell when the opponent will shoot, and he cannot tell what method he will shoot?! The defensive emergency stop jump shots and throwing methods are very different. Wu Huang has more and more scoring methods now, and the defensive side is increasingly unable to predict how he will use to end the attack.
At 10:28 in the fourth quarter, Nelson and Howard successfully clamped Wu Huang who broke through to the horn position. It seemed that he had no chance to score this time, and if he wanted to avoid being blocked, he had to pass the ball out one way. However, this was the premise that the defense did not make mistakes. Howard, who was already red-eyed, saw Wu Huang making another throwing move, and his legs immediately bounced up uncontrollably.
"Oh no!" Howard knew he was anxious as soon as his feet left the floor. He said he shouldn't jump up no matter what the ball was.
Wu Huang's fake move was just a point. He had already planned to pass the ball in his heart, but he didn't expect such a fake move that shook Howard, the best defensive player, to shake up. While he called "Idiot" in his heart, Wu Huang's axial foot was not so clean. He used a turning action with a suspected walking turn and passed the flying Howard, then did not dare to move the axial foot again, and scored the ball with a flying layup.
Nelson followed behind and wanted to curse. Howard was the last line of defense. His jump not only allowed Emperor Wu to hit the basket, but also blocked his follow-up route. When he bypassed Howard and rushed to the basket, the basketball had already fallen into the basket.
"It's 56 points! You guys want me to cut 60+, are you so polite?!" Wu Huang's continuous teasing made Howard so angry that he wanted to take action. Several greetings with f appeared from his mouth. But no matter how much he scolded, he would be spared if he really did. This action was too expensive.
Wu Huang has played hundreds of regular season games and has his own insights on how to score points. Although his experience is still a young player with inexperienced experience in many old worlds, he has played in many district semi-finals that he has never played in the old world. It was a top ten game.
Howard thought to himself that I had played in the finals, so it depends on my talent. Some people are alive as big as dogs and will always be led away by others.
Emperor Wu also has his own way of controlling the rhythm of the game. Now everyone knows that he wants to get 60 points, but how to get it? When? No one can guess this. When he is still 4 points away from completing 60+ tasks, he lowered the rhythm of the game and didn't seem to be in a hurry to get points.
The Magic player was even more nervous. Wu Huang deliberately changed from fast pace to slow pace, which was a way for him to play.
If you only use one rhythm, others will adapt sooner or later. Only when they are fast or slower can they create contrast on the enemy, making people unpredictable and increasing the psychological pressure on the opponent.
And although Emperor Wu is slow now, he can speed up at any time and slow down at any time. This will put more pressure on the Magic's defense. They don't know how the Knicks will attack, nor how Emperor Wu will deal with the ball. With more variables, he can cover up his real purpose.
Two minutes later, Wu Huang received a simple empty cut from Monroe and quickly threw the ball in the penalty area on the left, and the basketball obediently fell into the basket.
After Wu Huang scored, he quarreled with Monroe. The Knicks, a first-year rookie, is very good at supporting the high-level. He can average 1.8 assists per game in limited playing time. This is a very outstanding performance for a center who is not the team's top three offensive points.
The Knicks are now planning to focus on cultivating Monroe's high-level support and mid-range shooting. As long as he can practice these two offensive skills well, they can come in handy in a short time to help the team. As for the low-level skills that require time to hone, this thing is not within the Knicks' consideration, because they cannot wait for a star center that needs three or five seasons to mature. They only need a functional center that can involve opponents outside the penalty area and have accurate mid-range shots.
Of course, the team's senior management knows that their training method of quick success and instant benefits will not be able to realize Monroe's potential. But it doesn't matter. Even if his potential is fully utilized, he will not be able to become the core of a team. It would be better to boost his growth and completely let him grow and respond according to Wu Huang's needs to support him in high positions, mid-range shots, low-level single defense, and defensive rebounds. This is the skills required by the Knicks. Monroe doesn't need more skills. As long as he can practice these four skills well, he will be at least a center of tens of millions.
One minute later, Monroe passed the ball at the free throw line again. Wu Huang immediately jumped after receiving the ball from 18 feet on the right wing, and the basketball drew a wonderful arc and fell into the net!
The New York fans at the scene began to shout Monroe's name. Although their No. 6 pick was not good in the preseason, their performance after the regular season was stable. In fact, this also proves from the side that Monroe can't bear too much pressure now, and in the preseason, Monroe's task was much heavier than now, so he naturally won't perform well at that time.
Wu Huang used Monroe's pass to raise his score to 58 points. Now he is only 2 points away, and he can complete his second career 60+. The game is still half a quarter before the end, and the Magic can no longer stop him.
Howard now regrets asking to play. He finds that his defense is useless against the Knicks today. In the past, he could use two people alone in the inside, which could make the outside defense more powerful, but the Knicks' lineup can all be pulled to the outside, which makes their outside defense awkwardly in the embarrassment of insufficient numbers. And he can't defend because four people in the Knicks' lineup can break through with the ball. If he presses out, the Magic's inside will fall into emptiness.
Less than half a minute this time, Wu Huang forced a breakthrough against the double defense, and finally fell into a double-team of three players at the penalty area line and forced the ball out...
Howard did not make a mistake this time. He jumped up to the basketball and blocked Wu Huang's shot with a slap. However, after landing, he didn't wait for him to yell excitedly, the referee directly called the interfering ball.
Wu Huang smiled slightly at Howard. He was quick to make a fool of himself. The basketball he shot was not for hitting the basket, but for a very low-curve four-dimensional shot. From the replay, if he didn't care about this ball, ninety-ninety percent would not touch the basket in the end, but Howard spread the ball out and instead made Wu Huang's 60th point with his own hands.
"I didn't interfere with the ball. It has not reached the highest point yet. It has not fallen yet!" Howard saw the referee's penalty, of course he couldn't calm down. He could not accept Wu Huang's 60th point in this way.
"The playback is very clear, the basketball has fallen." The referee glanced at the big screen above his head. The playback was consistent with his judgment. Before the basketball was blown away, it was indeed falling. This time the block was a typical redundant.
Wu Huang is already accepting the celebration of his teammates, and the Madison Garden is full of excited cheers from fans! His second 60+ came too quickly, and the team's 27th consecutive win also allowed New York fans to truly see the hope of breaking the Lakers' 33 consecutive wins, winning another 6 games and winning another 10 games. The two are completely different concepts!
There is no suspense about the outcome of the game, but Wu Huang still has his own tasks. In the remaining half of the game, he will continue to improve his scoring data. There are 70+ and 80+ and even 100 points records waiting for him.
Today, Wu Huang’s mission is to score 65+ points, which can allow him to advance several places on the historical scoring list. This achievement will have a great impact on his future status in the Hall of Fame.
In fact, many old fans and so-called experts are embarrassed to say one thing, that is, the status of the celebrity party is largely achieved... If Kobe had not had the 81-point performance, his historical status would have dropped by at least several places, but with this magical game as the foundation, he would have a much higher historical status than many players of the same level.
Wade is a negative teaching material. His performance was not inferior to Kobe in his peak years. In many people's eyes, Wade's appearance was even better. But the problem is that he has never had 60+ in his career, which is a very loss of points.
Perhaps in the years he was at his peak, everyone would praise him when they remembered him deeply. But what about ten years later? At that time, will everyone still have any impression of Wade?
This... seems to be really not very impressive. Many people will only know that he was able to compete with Kobe back then, but that's all.
What if there are another 20 years? At that time, fans may not even leave this impression, because there is nothing that people can really talk about repeatedly. Wade is not even as good as McGrady, who was far inferior to his entire career. At least Rumma has some performances that impressed fans. He has a miracle of 35 seconds and 13 minutes. Thirty or fifty years later, someone may give his magical performances to sigh, so that he seems to be knowledgeable.
At the 4th minute and 11th second, Wu Huang was still on the court, and he could not see that he had any fatigue. His dribble was absurdly fast, and then he was moving forward in a slow manner. However, as long as Nelson dared to step forward and suppress him, Wu Huang would immediately accelerate the breakthrough and instantly raise the entire rhythm.
This attack was a lightning surprise that was beyond the expectations of the Magic players. Wu Huang slowly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and reached out to rush his teammates to cover it. As a result, his body accelerated to break through before he could put down his hand.
Nelson hurriedly moved horizontally, but Wu Huang stepped on Nelson's foot first, forcing the opponent to take one more step to avoid stepping on Nelson's foot. Otherwise, it would be mostly not Wu Huang, but Nelson's ankle more likely to sprain. However, taking one more step will definitely affect physical balance. Nelson must first stabilize his physical balance after taking this step. Wu Huang had already got rid of him and killed at the basket.
Howard passively faced Emperor Wu's attack this time. With insufficient preparation, he could only stand in his own position to prevent fouls.
Emperor Wu quickly threw the ball, not giving Howard a chance to react, and the basketball fell into the basket with a "swish" sound!
Howard had only time to raise his hand, because he didn't know if Emperor Wu would shake him with fake moves, and he didn't dare to jump easily, because the chance of fouling after the jump was too high, but he didn't expect Emperor Wu didn't make fake moves at all and shot directly.
Wu Huang became more confident amid the cheers of the fans of the audience. Today, he has forced Howard to score head-on many times. In the past, he could avoid it, and almost always avoided the game.
There are many tips for playing small big games on the NBA. Either you have to have more fake moves, because the small man takes a fast action speed. Once you trick the big man, you can easily score the ball. Secondly, you must take a fast shot and use the advantages of the small man's speed and speed to directly score touchdowns, not giving the big player a chance to react.
Both methods have disadvantages. Real star guards, such as Kobe and Wade, can basically use the two methods in combination, playing as they please and are confident. Big men often find it difficult to take advantage of their height and wingspan when they encounter them.
But there must be four prerequisites here: one is solid technology, two is excellent in confrontational ability, three is rich in experience, and four is self-confidence and dare to do movements.
Emperor Wu had insufficient ability to fight, had a little lack of experience, and had insufficient self-confidence. He benefited a lot from self-confidence in this game. Just imagine, he could have an absolute advantage in the showdown of the first center in the active service and scored 60+ points. So who else in the league can defend him?
Howard's self-confidence was severely hit, so when Van Gundy requested a timeout soon after, he took the initiative to ask for a stop, on the grounds that they were 27 points behind in the last three and a half minutes and they could no longer turn the defeat into victory.
The Magic team lost Howard to take the center, and Wu Huang quickly scored 2 points through another breakthrough layup.
Today, Emperor Wu not only made his self-confidence, but his reading of defense has also improved a lot. This may be a chain reaction brought about by the increase in self-confidence. In the past, he also saw some flaws, but he did not have the confidence to use these flaws, nor did he have the confidence to solve problems with his personal ability. Now from Howard, he has gained enough confidence, and dared to break into the tiger's den alone, and even dared to fight two or three alone and still forcefully attack.
In the eyes of fans, these changes are that Wu Huang's style of play is more pleasing to the eye! Today, more than half of his scores are obtained through layups and throws after breakthroughs, which is extremely rare in the past. Most of the time, he stops to shoot at mid-range, which inevitably makes people feel that his style of play is a little soft and does not maximize the offensive efficiency, because he can clearly make a deeper move before taking action, but he always ends the attack with a jump shot early.
In the last 26 seconds, when Wu Huang caused Ryan Anderson to foul and turned his score into 68 points through free throws, Wu Huang finally asked for an end.
The Magic's last attack will definitely delay all the attack time, and he will not have a chance to score again. If he has to use the remaining two seconds to attack again, it would be really not decent enough.
Chapter completed!