Three hundred and twentieth eight chapters later invincible
"You only scored 2 points and didn't have many assists. Cameron has already scored 9 points. Your boss' position will not be saved. Even if the Bulls can win the game, the light will not shine on you." Wu Huang didn't end at all in the second quarter, and Ross was the same. Wu Huang used his specialty trash talk skills.
Emperor Wu's psychological tactics are most suitable for taking them out at this time. Ross's own situation is very embarrassing. His outside projection has not been trained yet. He must have a complete system to allow him to pose his own threat. Moreover, he must be the center of this system, and everyone must revolve around him, but the Bulls now obviously cannot give him such support.
Anthony's moves better in the playoffs, his skills and body are more suitable for singles, and he can use a large number of not-so-good offensive opportunities to achieve medium-to-high scoring efficiency. This is also Anthony's best skill, while Ross does not have such ability.
Ross knew in his heart that Wu Huang's purpose was to make him lose his calmness, but he still could not throw away the worries in his heart, because these words were the fatal points in his heart. He was not as open as the bystanders. He was too young. The 29-year-old Wade might not be affected, but the 29-year-old Ross's idea of looking at things is completely different from that of older players. He couldn't let go of the persistence in his heart.
Emperor Wu actually couldn't let go, and his obsessions were even more serious than Ross, but the difference was that he could use these obsessions to help himself, rather than being affected by those negative thoughts in turn. It was precisely because he knew how much trouble these things would cause to the players that he liked to use these dark psychology that everyone had to influence his opponents, which was a big deal!
Some people may think that this kind of victory is not a martial art, but "psychological warfare" is an indispensable tactic in any sport, and it is still very high-end. Those who call you despicable for this do not need to think that they must be fans of your opponent. Wu Huang would not dress himself up as a Virgin for those who already hoped that he would lose the game. The so-called "chival spirit" has always been a tool to fool idealists.
Under the influence of Wu Huang's trash talk, Ross started to have problems from the defensive end. He was increasingly unable to judge Wu Huang's fake moves calmly. After the second quarter, he was shaken away by fake moves continuously, and the Knicks quickly widened the score difference to double digits again.
Thibodeau knew that this would not work, so he decisively replaced Rose in the 9th minute to rest, and then replaced Anthony, who had been resting for a while, again.
Ross said nothing when he left the scene, but just lowered his head and hit Anthony with a palm.
At this time, Ross's head was blank. In the first two minutes of the second quarter, he actually let Emperor Wu score 6 points, but he didn't score a single point. He missed the three consecutive attempts under the assisted defense of the Knicks players.
Now it is not just a matter of obsession, but there is also a problem with Ross' confidence. He has only made 1 of 7 shots and scored only two points, and assisted only once. How can such a performance satisfy him?
After Ross left the court, Emperor Wu was replaced by D'Antoni to rest. Both teams changed into a small lineup and began to compete for their respective strengths on the bench.
Bulls lineup: J Watson, Kyle Korver, Ronnie Brewer, Cameron Anthony, Jockin Noah.
Knicks lineup: Alstom, Tony Allen, Garlinari, Reggie Evans, Stadmeier.
D'Antoni felt that his team must be better at playing in a small lineup, which was his best effort. But he ignored Stoudemire's condition, but Antoni on the opposite side was in good condition, and the combination of Melon and Noah began to spark. He liked Noah's supportive inside cooperation, or outside stars liked this style of inside partner.
The Bulls counterattacked with Anthony's personal offense, first making two free throws, then J Watson broke through Alstom and scored a layup.
The King of Street Football is in a sluggish state in the playoffs, especially on the defensive end. D'Antoni began to frown off the court, hesitating whether to replace him?
Sir Xiao followed up with Noah missed the inside, the Bulls launched a fast attack, and J Watson advanced to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Anthony again. After Melon received the ball, he squeezed away Gallinari and got two free throws.
Ross also began to frown off the court, and even he appeared. J. Watson and Anthony seemed to match him better together, and Noah and Anthony were the same. In other words, the Bulls now operated smoother and more effective than him as the core.
Thibodeau thought more off the court. He now let Anthony play the fourth position and seems to be able to exert his physical advantage. Especially his explosive power and flexibility are almost difficult to find opponents in the fourth position, but his ability to confront is not bad at all. The Knicks have no way to play the fourth position at all, and have been continuously misplaced.
D'Antoni was indeed not prepared to play against Anthony's fourth position, so he chose the simplest way to deal with it, directly replaced Wu Huang and Iguodala, replaced the main lineup first, and continued to let Iguodala defend Anthony.
Iguodala was a little embarrassed. Anthony's attack was very strong today, and he kept using his despised low posts and wings to attack him. Even if he personally defended, he didn't have a good effect. Now he needs someone to double-team him. Don't think that his single defense is omnipotent.
Mustache didn't do this, he still used Igdara to defend Anthony alone.
After the game started again, Melon continued to score in positional battles and fast breaks. The Knicks insisted on one-on-one defense and obviously could not stop Anthony's butt impact. They began to have signs of being knocked out by their opponent's butt.
I don’t know if Anthony played too well in the second quarter, and many people didn’t show up. Ross ended up for more than six minutes this time, and he waited until 3 minutes and 16 seconds left in the second quarter before he was replaced. At this time, the score was 47:46, and the Bulls had quietly caught up with the score difference.
"Great, you finally came up. You may not believe it. We were almost turned against one butt." Today, Wu Huang seemed to be determined to target Rose. Anthony had a worse relationship with him, but in this game he didn't see him say a trash to Melon. The two had almost no communication today, and he seemed to have decided that Rose would be bullied by himself.
Even though Ross was introverted, he couldn't help it at this moment and finally spoke a kind greeting Emperor Wu, but this could only make him even more angry in his heart.
At this time, the lineups of both teams have returned. In addition to continuing to interfere with Ross with trash words, Wu Huang was also thinking about how to break through the Bulls' defense?
Speaking of which, the Knicks' lineup looks very strong, but it is not really that strong. For example, today Sir Si's condition is sluggish, and their inside line becomes less powerful. Insiders such as O'Neal and Monroe generally have to keep up with the situation when Sir Si first opens the situation, so that they can keep up with the icing on the cake, but if Sir Si cannot open the situation, the Knicks' inside line will be helpless.
Wu Huang saw that his defenses were getting more around him in the second quarter. When Smith performed poorly, he could not help him in the inside with defense. Now someone must stand up and open the breakthrough. Of course, he can now stand up and fight against the double defense, but it is not wise to do so. Gallinari was troubled by Bogans's close-fitting defense in the second quarter and was temporarily unable to carry the flag. Iguodala spent all his energy on defense against Anthony today, and he lost too much physical strength and was already powerless on the offensive end.
"Who else can stand up?" Emperor Wu glanced at O'Neal at this moment, and decided in his heart that it was him. If this fat man couldn't stand up and carry the flag, then he would have to be the one who was forced to do so.
O'Neal did not perform much in the first quarter today because he couldn't get the ball.
There was still no performance in the second quarter because he only played the first two minutes.
Then, he rested all the way until now, which shows that D'Antoni still disliked him.
Emperor Wu felt that O'Neal still had some power. He was going to play a pick-and-roll with O'Pang this time. Although this guy has gained too much weight, even if this monster is old, he should have some remaining power left.
Noah's defensive moves were much smaller in this quarter, and he had to keep himself on the court as much as possible, which was also what Thibodeau had asked him.
O'Neal was slow when he pulled to the outside line. Noah didn't care much, but he didn't expect that after the cover, O'Neal suddenly fled five gears, and turned around and dragged his huge and bloated body into the inside line! That's right, in Noah's eyes, O'Neal was like rolling in... This degree and agility really didn't match his bloated body.
Boozer was shocked. O'Neal hadn't seen O'Neal's charge with this level for a long time. He was surprised and rushed forward to make up for the position. But he forgot that his steps were not very good, and he was still slow when he came over. O'Neal knocked Boozer away and threw the basketball at the same time, successfully committing a foul by the anti-bone boy.
"Damn it, if I were five years younger, this ball would have been dunked!" O'Neal felt a little uncomfortable after the ball was shot. If this ball had been put five years ago, the picture would have been that he hit Boozer and flew directly into a dunk. All fans would be worried about the basketball stand that looked very strong.
But now, after hitting Boozer, he didn't even have the ability to complete a layup, and he took a huge risk of this ball. With a huge body like his current one, he may be injured if he falls. In other words, he is not unable to rush up now, but he can't control his body after rushing up, and he can easily lose and get injured. So he didn't even show this level in the regular season.
Emperor Wu quickly stepped forward and pulled O'Neal who fell to the ground, unable to control the center of gravity. When this guy hit the ground just now, he heard a loud "thump" sound, and even felt that the floor was shaking. I wonder if O'Neal's old bone would fall apart?
"Damn, I can't pull him up, help me!" Wu Huang pulled O'Neal and almost got brought down. This guy was really as heavy as a dead pig.
Iguodala quickly came up and helped him. The two of them pulled one hand together and then they pulled O'Neal up.
"Haha, I have a few teeth!" O'Neal stood up and showed a prank smile. He was not injured just now, but he deliberately did not get up by himself, so he had to ask his teammates to come and pull him up.
The fans at the scene were amused by his little prank, and this guy's character can never be changed.
"You can get the ball in first." Wu Huang quickly poured a bucket of cold water on him. The free throw was the biggest challenge for O'Neal's attack this time, and the possibility of failure was extremely high.
"Bang!" O'Neal lost the first ball without surprise, and the smile on the fat man's face instantly frozen.
Wu Huang stood outside the three-point line and couldn't help but sigh. This guy's free throw is too fatal when he gets old! When he was young, he could perform countless charges like the same as before in one game. Free throws are not good, but he can squander these opportunities. But now O'Neal charges every time he is in danger of injury, so he can't squander it.
O'Neal aimed for the second free throw for a long time, but a "bang" sounded!
Noah grabbed the rebound, threw it forward and threw it to Ross.
When Emperor Wu saw that Anthony had already rushed up, he directly bumped into Ross and took the initiative to apply for a foul.
Anthony already scored a lot of fast breaks today. Once he was allowed to score a one-on-one opportunity in the frontcourt, Iguodala could not defend himself, which is one of the main scoring methods of the Bulls.
D'Antoni still did not take the countermeasure of double-teaming Anthony. The Knicks continued to implement the pre-match strategy. Their defense focus was to divide the connection between Ross and Anthony and limit Noah's high-level support. If someone in the Bulls kept playing singles, then let him play singles. The bearded think that Anthony would seriously consume his physical fitness if he continued to play like this. He would definitely lose his strength until the fourth quarter. Who else can the Bulls expect? Is Ross in this state?
Wu Huang actually has his own ideas in his mind, but he knows that the team's core cannot have differences with the head coach, otherwise no matter who is right or wrong, the team will definitely lose. If he wants to win, he can only follow the head coach's thinking.
The Knicks had four fouls, and Ross made one of two free throws.
However, the Bulls also encountered trouble in the next attack. Noah's support at the high position was not smooth, and the basketball could not run. In the end, they basically had to rely on singles between Anthony and Ross to score points. However, only Anthony was the only one who was very efficient. Ross was very efficient under Wu Huang's defense. He could not play the rhythm he liked, and his shooting percentage continued in the first quarter.
In this case, the Knicks naturally tilted the defensive line towards Anthony. Although the main body still defended one-on-one, the focus had shifted to Anthony's direction.
This kind of defense gives Ross a better chance to play singles, but Ross, who has a problem with his mentality, is getting worse and worse. Wu Huang's defense is to prevent shooting and make breakthroughs, deliberately pushing Ross to the basket and then double-team him with his teammates.
Ross played a mess on the offensive end, and he still scored in single digits after the first half, and his shooting percentage was even more unsightly. Wu Huang repeatedly emphasized in front of him: "This kind of game will really lose fans after playing!"
The Knicks played pick-and-roll cooperation between Wu Huang and O'Neal in the last stage of the first half. Under O'Pang's desperate attack, the Bulls' inside line quickly could not hold on. First, Boozer was beaten into three fouls, and then Noah did not dare to attack and let O'Neal score 5 points in the last three minutes of the first half. If he hadn't had only 2 of 6 free throws during this period, the Bulls would have been even more injured.
Wu Huang likes this kind of chaotic scene the most. O'Neal rushed in the front of the Bulls' defense lineman, and he got a lot of shooting opportunities in the back. He scored 11 points in the second quarter, and scored a total of 21 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists in the first half.
Many fans were puzzled when they saw Wu Huang’s data. They seemed to have not seen Wu Huang perform too much on the offensive end, so why did they get so many points?
Today, Wu Huang is more like a low-key assassin on the court. He likes to hide and score. He has quietly won the second highest score in the game, and has only used 9 shots.
Wu Huang did not use scoring as the first task today, and he spent most of the time trying to control the rhythm. The Knicks may not have led too many points today, but the situation has never lost control. On the contrary, the Bulls' scores were basically fragmented, and they did not play attack waves in the first half. If Anthony had not played the level of a level scorer today, the Bulls would have been even more troublesome.
Anthony was the player with the most shots in the game in the first half. He scored 24 points with 16 shots, while Ross made only 2 of 11 shots, only 7 points and 2 assists. This performance is obviously not on the same level as Wu Huang and Anthony, and even Gallinari's performance is far inferior to that of Gallinari.
The Bulls only fell behind by 6 points at 54:6o in the first half. This may be related to the fact that there is also a star in the Knicks who missed the correct move. Sir only made 5 shots in the first half, contributing 4 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks. It can be said that he did nothing on the offensive end, but he did a good job in assisting Ross in defense. He got both blocks on Ross.
Both teams have problems, but the Knicks' problems are better solved. Xiao Si's inability to swing is more afraid of his knee injury. He has some psychological disorders after injury. This situation will slowly improve after the body gets warm. Ross is different. His problems are not only in the team's lineup and his mentality, but more in the case of Wu Huang. If the latter hadn't stimulated him, Ross would not have swung so poorly.
Thibodeau cannot solve Ross' problem for the time being, unless he kills Wu Huang with a gun. The more realistic problem is that although Anthony performed well in the first half, he also consumed a lot of energy, which was the price for him to beat Iguodala.
If Anthony continues to play like this, there will definitely be problems in physical strength in the fourth quarter. Therefore, the third quarter will become particularly important for the Bulls. This quarter is their last strong period. We must find a way to reverse the score, otherwise the fourth quarter will enter the Knicks' strong period. Their heroes will not be strong in the later stage of this game!
The one whom Thibodeau fears the most now is naturally Emperor Wu. This guy scored so many points in the first half, but he didn't pay much physical strength. At first glance, he planned to do something later in the game. The physical fitness problems of the stars will become the biggest hidden danger for the Bulls.
In the second half, the Bulls tried to counterattack, but Wu Huang led the Knicks to keep the lead firmly, and also sent an air relay to Si.
At the beginning of the first half, Wu Huang didn't dare to pass the air relay for Xiao Si, but now it's different. He needs to take the initiative to help Xiao Si overcome his psychological obstacles. Letting him have an air relay is undoubtedly the best way to improve his confidence.
After this slam dunk, Xiao Si began to let go. He made two jump shots in the next three minutes, which allowed the Knicks to double digits again.
The Bulls' crisis came early in the third quarter. Sir has begun to recover, but Ross still has not improved. It is impossible to rely on Anthony, who has a good performance, to defeat two stars of the same level.
The Knicks' core inside power started, and the outside was naturally driven. Gallinari and Iguodala made three-pointers respectively. The Knicks scored a 16:6 shortly after the start of the third quarter, they scored a 16-point lead with 76:6o. This is the rhythm that is about to go to the high ground.
But the high ground is not easy to push. The Knicks ushered in a scoring low after **. Unfortunately, the Bulls' counterattack was not fierce enough. Anthony led the Bulls to take the opportunity to return a 1o:2 attack wave. This is the first time the Chicagoers scored in this game, but they could only narrow the Knicks' lead to 8 points. The head disadvantage in the early stage is too great.
Emperor Wu stood up at this time, and he scored 5 points in a row. After five kills, he committed another fifth foul by Boozer. The Knicks successfully led the Bulls by 12 points with 88:76.
The Bulls counterattacked wildly in the fourth quarter. Ross finally hit a three-pointer on the wing. Anthony scored several times at low jump shots, but after Sir Zen scored in a row, the Bulls were still 9 points behind 9 points at 9o:99, and the Highlands finally lost.
D'Antoni bet right today. From the last five minutes of the fourth quarter, Anthony exhausted his energy. After that, he did not score a single point and the game completely entered the Knicks' strong period. Although Iguodala also used almost all his strength, there were Tony Allen and Green on their bench to replace them. The Knicks took the opportunity to play an 8:O attack wave, which directly took away the Bulls who had struggled for the whole game.
The subsequent game was basically a tragic fountain. In the first 1 minute and 35 seconds of the final game, the Knicks led by 16 points with 1o8:9o.
Before playing gg, Ross finally broke the team's four-minute scoring drought with a running shot, but Wu Huang turned his head and immediately responded with 2 points. After that, the Bulls missed again again. They only scored 2 points in the last five minutes, but they had no choice but to lose the bitter fruit of the away game.
There was a dramatic scene at the end of the game. When Emperor Wu was replaced early in the last minute, Ross subconsciously pushed him, as if he wanted Emperor Wu to get out of the field quickly.
Ross's action made Wu Huang stunned for a moment, and then he showed a playful smile at Ross with malicious intentions, which was deliberately taken by the media on the sidelines. The cunning Wu Huang knew that these guys would definitely analyze many things from his pretend-to-be smile tomorrow that he could not even think of.
Chapter completed!