Chapter 332: Hidden Level(1/2)
The Bulls suddenly started joint defense after entering the last five minutes of the game. The 212 position obviously wanted to rely on Noah's mobility to connect the internal and external lines. As long as Wu Huang and Xiao Si make moves, the surrounding defensive players will immediately surround him, forming a siege.
"I just shot directly, can you surround me?" Wu Huang saw that the Bulls players were all surrounding him in an instant. Without saying a word, he directly threw the ball at the high position. He didn't consider going deeper or passing the ball to his teammates around him.
Xiao Si was also very smart in this ball. He didn't come up to cover it and directly plunged into the basket. He took Noah, who was the most threatening, first. Although the Bulls' defense line was fierce, they could only watch Wu Huang stop at the top of the arc for the moment.
"You can't defend like this!" Thibodeau knew that it would not work like this before the shooting result came out. He never dared to play with the Knicks in a joint defense because he was worried about this. Wu Huang's shooting was too accurate. Few teams dared to use joint defense against the Knicks. Even in this most inefficient arc top area, Wu Huang had a shooting percentage of 52%, while Ross and Anthony's shooting percentage at this position was only 33.3% and 36.6%.
"Swish!" This time, Wu Huang scored two points in the long distance of 20 feet, which once again proved that as long as the opponent fought for joint defense, he would continue to cause damage at this distance.
After Wu scored, Huang Huang did not forget to rush to Ross with a provocative look and said, "You can't defend me. If you want to win, you can only shoot more goals than me." This is the truth. When neither of them can limit each other, it depends on which side's star performs better. So he changed his voice and asked, "What is your shooting percentage?"
"You are right. I scored more goals today than you!" Fifteen seconds later, Anthony got rid of Gallinari's mid-range shot and scored another two points, and then passed by Wu Huang and mocked.
Emperor Wu's face looked ugly. Although Ross did not break through to him in this ball, he threw the ball to Anthony in the air. The two bastards actually started to connect!
Anthony has the capital to be arrogant, and he is also a player who is good at using his turn to break through. The difference is that when facing an opponent who is not as strong as himself, he prefers to rub his shoulders against the opponent. At this time, ******* turns left or right again and turns left or right. Except for monsters like James, everyone else will be squeezed away by him to get the shooting space. As long as there is no assisting defense, it will be difficult to stop him from scoring.
However, Anthony turned his head and was slapped in the face. Iguodala, who had been silent, passed the unfocused Anthony this time, and made a one-arm dunk into the inside to get the 6th point of the game. This score was also a bit pitiful.
Iguodala has been depressed for how long it took for Anthony to defend in this round of the series. Now the team has set up a small lineup and no longer cares about defense. He has also shown signs of recovery on the offensive end. The Knicks do need his contribution now.
Bulls' Buzel also played at the end of the game. The Knicks' small ball tactics mean that they can only use Gallinari or Iguodala to defend him, which makes the anti-bone boy also easy to play. But when the Knicks attack, the Bulls will also be frustrated with their flexible and fast playing style, and it is also impossible for Boozel to defend Gallinari or Iguodala to defend.
In the 2nd minute and 41th, Wu Huang assisted Garlinari to make a three-pointer, with a score of 102:106, and the Knicks narrowed the gap to 4 points. The offensive and defensive transition, this time the Knicks players collectively bet on the Bulls' three-pointer missed, and Wu Huang and Iguodala both shrank to the inside to defend.
As soon as Anthony received the ball on the right wing, he was double-teamed by Iguodala and Garlinari. Ross just moved to the top of the arc, and Melon hurriedly split the ball...
At this moment, Wu Huang was still switching to Boozer. He was concentrating on cutting off the ball reception route of the anti-bone boy, and Rose had an open position at the top of the arc.
With a "bang" sound! The result came out. Ross' three-point shooting percentage of less than 25% finally made a contribution to the Knicks. Although even Emperor Wu could not have a 100% three-point shooting percentage, missing at this critical moment is the key to affecting the outcome of the game.
"Rebound!" D'Antoni shouted on the sidelines. He had seen Boozer rush forward to grab the rebound.
In addition to being unable to defend the inside, the Knicks' small lineup has another major defect in rebounding.
Boozer smiled and was about to take the rebound, but suddenly he found that his legs could not move.! I don’t know when, Wu Huang actually stuck in front of him like an inside line and pressed his legs tightly. Boozer could not exert force at all, nor could he move like the direction of a basketball.
"This positioning move is too professional. Is it sure he is a point guard?" Boozer shouted in his heart that it was impossible. Even Ser did not have such good positioning ability.
In fact, Emperor Wu didn't know where his ability to get a position is. How could he practice rebounding, but he just used these rebounding skills, and he often used them better than Xiao Si. During the team training, he even tried to make O'Neilka, who weighed more than 100 pounds heavier than him, unable to move. It seemed that he was born with the key to predict the direction of rebounding. He lowered the center of gravity and pressed the opponent's legs. He was like training countless times, and he used it more like an inside than an inside.
This time, Boozer watched Emperor Wu get the rebound from his head, but he didn't dare to push hard. As long as he tried hard behind his back, it would definitely be a foul.
This goal also shows that grabbing rebounds is actually a more skilled job. You are definitely not awesome when you are born tall and grabbing rebounds. Otherwise, Hibert would not have only averaged six or seven rebounds per game all year round. Rodman, who is only 201m tall and weighs only 225 pounds, has won 7 rebounding champions.
After getting the rebound, Emperor Wu directly launched a fast break. At this time, it was the world of the Knicks' small lineup.
Noah is already a very fast inside player, but he still can't keep up with Sir, who is not in full form, not to mention Boozer. The Knicks easily scored two points through quick counterattacks with the advantage of being a large crowd.
"The pass is beautiful!" Gallinari received a pass from Wu Huang to hit the board from a close distance. After scoring the goal, the two of them returned to defend while giving a thumbs up to encourage the opponent.
"No! No!" Thibodeau felt a bad feeling in his heart, and he hurried to the sidelines to call a timeout, and then he found a sad news that the Bulls only had one long timeout and one short timeout. This timeout could not be called.
D'Antoni was now sitting firmly on Diaoyutai. Although the Sun era ended in tragedy every time, the rich experience of failure was also a wealth, especially at this critical moment, D'Antoni performed much more calmly than the rookie Thibodeau, a rookie.
The situation on the court is just the opposite. Wu Huang's experience is not as good as Ross and Anthony, who are older, but at this time he acts like a superstar who has played many finals. When defending, he not only stares at Ross in front of him, but also dares to distract himself from watching the positions of other Bulls players, which is a bit too arrogant.
Ross thought that Emperor Wu was seeking death. As long as anyone who had played the ball or played the game knew that when you focused on one point, you would easily ignore the movements in other directions. Conversely, if you turn your eyes on, you would not be able to concentrate on defending the person in front of you. Just play a random game of CSS to verify this phenomenon.
"Go to die!" Ross was too lazy to even make false moves when he saw this, and he would break through with an acceleration.
"You're fooled!" Although Emperor Wu didn't see Ross' movements clearly, he still reacted and stepped in front of Ross with one step, and fell to the ground immediately after the collision.
The referee's whistle sounded, and it was a clear and accurate foul.
Ross knocked down Queen Wu and had no time to see the referee's penalty. He still held the ball and rushed to the basket, but was directly hugged by Xiao Si.
"How is that possible!?" Ross saw the referee's penalty at this time and couldn't understand it. Emperor Wu had clearly turned his gaze away just now, but he could still react to his breakthrough. This is not in line with common sense!
Of course, Emperor Wu would not tell others. Although he didn't see Rose's movements clearly just now, his experience has told him which direction to move. This time the defense is completely a manifestation of consciousness and his experience is at the play.
But don’t ask where these experiences come from. Wu Huang himself doesn’t know this question, but he can only achieve those abilities that he will only have after playing for ten or eight years.
"You are miserable. You missed a three-pointer just now, and now you make a mistake and handed over the ball." Wu Huang looked at Ross with a proud expression: "I don't know if you watched the Lakers' last game, that's how they lost!"
Emperor Wu’s defense this time is worth a thousand gold, so he is happy and of course he has to be verbally polite.
The score was 106:108, and the Bulls' lead was only 2 points left in a blink of an eye. Thibodeau could not stop calling a timeout, and could only use the last long timeout.
But after the suspension, how do they solve the problem? Double-team or not? Joint defense is definitely not possible. So should double-team start from the backcourt, or wait for him to enter the threat area before proceeding?
Thibodeau has a lot of problems, and each problem will lead to more problems, so the best way now is not to think about these problems and just pretend that there is no problem.
When a successful coach encounters such a lack of knowing how to start, he cannot think about how to limit others. He must first consider himself and solve his own offense first, and then think about how to defend.
The Knicks are just the opposite. They have to think about how to defend now.
"He can't do it anymore. I can feel that he can't withstand the pressure anymore. We must not let Anthony get the ball. That guy is more reliable than Ross now." Wu Huang said to D'Anthony and his teammates after the timeout. He could feel that Ross was a little panicked.
D'Antoni thought to himself, don't you know? You insisted on stealing my dialogue, making me like an idiot!
The Knicks' defense is easy to arrange after having a goal, but it is nothing more than trying to make Anthony unable to receive the ball. Iguodala will go to the main defense. No matter how much others help, they can still do it. At worst, they can get a chance to shoot from a long time, which is what they want.
The mustache replaced Tony Allen who performed well today, and the Knicks lineup became: Wu Huang, Tony Allen, Iguodala, Garlinari, and Sir.
"You must protect the rebound!" D'Antoni ordered the most of the timeout this timeout. The one he was most worried about now was the backcourt rebound. Even if this small lineup prevented the opponent's attack, the rebounding stage was still very fatal. No matter how powerful Wu Huang grabbed the rebound, he was just an outside line. He couldn't expect him to protect the rebound like a center every time.
There is 1 minute and 25 seconds left in the game. Every attack next can determine the outcome of the game, but Noah almost couldn't send the ball. The Bulls' key offense was originally arranged for Anthony, but Iguodala and Tony Allen were entangled around him, and Noah had to send the ball to Ross in the end.
Wu Huang was one big step away from Ross to defend. After receiving the ball, Ross immediately had a three-point shooting opportunity. After Wu Huang Huang 8, he would definitely shoot. However, after continuous mistakes, Ross no longer had the courage to take action with 20 seconds left in the offensive time. The Bulls began to run tactics.
All the Knicks players retreated to defend, and the focus of the defense was still Anthony, and Wu Huang continued to keep a distance from Ross, with an expression of you being able to shoot.
Thibodeau stood on the sidelines and wanted to make Ross shoot decisively, but he didn't even have the confidence to say it. His disciple's long-range shooting was really not very reliable.
Ross himself has no confidence. There are many wonderful shots in the highlights, but in fact he missed more goals. His shooting percentage of less than 40% of his shooting percentage and less than 25% of his three-point shooting percentage in the first round of the playoffs is enough to prove that Ross' shooting is more iron than Iverson.
Anthony continued to run backwards and wanted to play the defense and catch the ball, but he didn't have a chance to run from the bottom line twice. In addition to Iguodala's close-fitting defense, the Knicks players were also staring at Rose's passing route.
Seeing that the attack time was getting less and less, Ross finally decided to play this ball himself, but he still made a breakthrough in the long shot? The question is again!
This time, Wu Huang kindly helped Ross make a choice. He retreated directly to the top of the arc close to the free throw line to defend, giving Ross the opportunity to shoot a three-pointer.
Ross finally made a shot, but the result of this shot was announced with a "clang". The ball was missed again, and the basketball hit the back edge of the basket and bounced out...
"My!" Wu Huang looked at the basketball flying towards him, feeling happy. Just as he was about to take another rebound, Boozer had already pushed Gallinari away and rushed over.
Gallinari does not have Wu Huang's sense of positioning. He can completely block Boozer with his own flexibility. Just like Xiao Si blocks Noah, this ball must be Wu Huang's possession. Maybe the Knicks can strike another counterattack, but he put Boozer over.
Emperor Wu cursed in his heart. At this time, his positioning awareness and bullet speed advantage were useless. Boozer and him had equal opportunities. No matter how high or fast he jumped, as long as the two of them fought in the air, he would definitely fly out.
"What should I do?" Emperor Wu was so anxious that he couldn't think about it. When the two of them came into contact, one of his feet subconsciously stepped on Boozer's foot. Although he couldn't exert force and couldn't jump high, at least he was better than Boozer's ability to jump even if he couldn't jump.
"Damn!" Boozer was shocked again. How could he jump up when someone stepped on him? He fell into trouble again on Emperor Wu, watching Emperor Wu take the rebound on his head.
The referee actually saw that Wu Huang stepped on Boozer's foot, but in this case, he would not make a foul. Even if Wu Huang gained benefits, the referee would not call for it most of the time. The reason is that NBA players are bigfoots, and it is too common to step on the rebound. Second, he can still exert force on other people's feet and not get hurt. This is also a technical job. If you have the ability, you can step on it and see if you can pounce on you!
There are always some players on the NBA court who have some unique tips for rebounding. Although they do not meet the rules, rebounding itself is a science and cannot be killed with one stick. For example, when Howard grabs rebounding, he likes to pat the players around him with his hands to distract him. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he will slip to a better position. Of course, this is a foul action, but the referee will not yell easily. Some players like to step on the opponent's feet or pull the opponent's sports shorts. For example, Rodman, the referee generally does not swear.
Boozer himself did not complain to the referee for this reason. Everyone will use this small move, but why can they successfully use it on you? The player should think about this problem, rather than complaining to the referee that "I'm being humble."
Emperor Wu felt very happy after grabbing this rebound. He found that he really had the ability to grab the boards with the center. Why did those who always scold him for having a triple-double brush stop talking at this time? Have the ability to let other point guards grab two rebounds in a row on Boozer's head?
The Knicks launched a fast break again. The Bulls players never expected that Boozer would throw away such an equal-opportunity rebound and had no idea of returning to defense. Ross even went to the basket in advance. At this time, they could only watch Wu Huang stand by and fight towards his own basket.
Wu Huang dribbled to the frontcourt. When he looked back, he saw that the Bulls players had given up chasing and defending.
"Good opportunity!" Wu Huang immediately started from his heart, slowed down from outside the three-point line and threw the basketball forward, followed up and leaped high. A 180-degree turn + pull-up rod back button made the entire Madison Garden boil, and the thunderous shouts rushed to the ceiling of the arena in an instant.
"Haha, the first place in the five best goals this week must be mine!" Wu Huang was even more proud after dunking. Although the dunk was average, this was a key goal to equalize the score in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. The dunk was still a point guard. How did Griffin's old-fashioned leap car compare with him?
"Awesome!"
"So handsome!"
"I thought it was Francis who was dunking!"
The Knicks players rushed up at this moment. After Wu Huang dunked the ball, his entire momentum had turned to their side. Coupled with the cheers of the fans at the scene, the Bulls were already covered in black air, the whole team was demoralized, and the players looked dead.
"Awesome!" Yao Ming stood up and applauded with the New York fans. At this time, except for the fans sitting in the first row, almost no one sat behind him watching the game, and he would be blocked from his sight.
Now even ordinary fans know that if Wu Huang didn't deduct this goal, although the Bulls were still very passive, they could at least leave a breath. However, after this dunk was completed, the Bulls were almost sentenced to death. Although the Knicks had just equalized the score, their momentum had completely turned to the Knicks. The last minute script was confirmed when this dunk was completed.
The Bulls did not request a timeout, and the final short pause was used by Thibodeau to arrange a final kill, but unfortunately he did not have this opportunity.
Anthony finally received the ball, but under tremendous pressure, he also missed.
Xiao Si got the rebound, and Wu Huang launched a fast break again after receiving the ball.
The Bulls' defense line began to become chaotic this round. Wu Huang and Xiao Si threw the basketball after pick-and-roll, and Tony Allen broke out from one side and received the basketball. Bogans did not watch the Knicks' surprise today.
Although Tony Allen doesn’t have many offensive methods, he has a strong psychological quality and dares to shoot. In the face of Noah’s assisted defense, Tony Allen chose to dunk without hesitation!
Noah thought to himself that Tony Allen's physical fitness was not top-notch, but Wu Huang passed the ball too well, Tony Allen dunked too firmly, and the basket made a huge sound. Noah still failed to stop this attack, and the Knicks made another dunk that greatly boosted morale!
The last 44 seconds left in the game, with a score of 110:108, and the Bulls' morale has declined again. Now they only have a theoretical chance of winning.
Thibodeau called a timeout in time, but at this critical moment, who would he choose to perform the next shot? This is another difficult question.
The 20-second stop was soon over. Thibodeau had only time to instruct the team to play a tactic this time, but it was not time to make careful arrangements. It could only look at the results of their usual training.
"Boy, do you know what this ball means?" Wu Huang this time stuck to Rose and continued to interfere with his opponent with trash words: "This ball is your last chance. If you don't shoot, you will lose! And once you lose, it will be no different from falling behind 0:2 and getting out, so this ball will determine your life and death. Do you dare to be the savior once?"
Ross thought to himself that of course I dared, that this goal was originally arranged for him to attack.
To be continued...