The Heat's Big Three performed not badly in this game. James scored 35 points, 5 rebounds and 4 attacks, Wade scored 26 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, and Bosh scored and 6 rebounds, but what made Heat fans feel embarrassed: the three of them worked together to score an astonishing 84 points today, which is better than their first game in the Eastern Conference Finals, but the one who lost today was the Heat, who was at home, which is something they couldn't understand no matter what?

This question is actually not difficult to imagine. The Knicks' substitute scored 26 points today, which is higher than the scores of all the Heat except the Big Three. How can you not lose the game if you perform like this?

After the game, many media believed that in addition to Wu Huang scored 40+ points in the second playoffs this year, O'Neal's unexpected transformation in this game was even more critical!

Most people don’t know whether the fat man’s weight is 320 pounds or 330 pounds. Some people even say that he has reached a terrifying 345 pounds during his test in the team, which is simply a big meat ball. But this big meat ball has transformed into a ferocious shark for more than 20 minutes today. He overturned all the Heat’s inside alone in the inside. Such dominance vaguely allows people to see how the real big shark dominated the penalty area ten years ago.

O'Neal contributed 25 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists in the whole game. This data is indeed like his performance ten years ago. Today, O'Neal has achieved this in less than 30 minutes of playing time. This efficiency is even higher than when he was at his peak.

Let's not mention how bad the Heat's inside line is to make the 39-year-old O'Neal perform like this. The Knicks chose to use the entire regular season to let O'Neal rest and recuperate. All they want is that he can play several such performances in the playoffs.

That's right, the Knicks just wanted him to play a few games like this from the beginning. This guy got a veteran's basic salary. Not to mention playing a few games like this in the playoffs, even if he only played this game today, it would be worth the fare.

This is not an ordinary regular season game, it is a key Eastern Conference Finals match. If you spend one million US dollars to buy O'Neal's performance, sixteen playoff teams in the league may have snatched the head and made a payment.

"Shack occasionally tells us about his glorious years back then. Although everyone knows his status back then, I honestly think he is bragging." Wu Huang teased O'Neal at the post-match press conference, and then said: "But today he proved that his story is not exaggerated, he is not bragging. The highlights and videos cannot clearly make me feel Shack's power in the inside, but as his teammate today, I finally know what it feels like to hug my thighs. No wonder everyone is rushing to hug this season. I also hope that Shack is 29 years old every day."

Emperor Wu's words made O'Neal who was standing by his side so happy that he couldn't stop talking. Once Emperor Wu, who doesn't flatter, the effect will explode! In addition, his current status is so high that O'Neal is unhappy when he hears these words.

This is one of the ways for Emperor Wu to get along with his teammates. He will occasionally deliberately show a bit of a arrogant attitude in front of O'Neal, and then let the other party see that although he maintains respect in his mouth, he does not respect in his heart, which will stimulate the performance of this fat man more. Moreover, when praising the other party, the effect will be better after comparison. This is why O'Neal is so happy at this moment that he feels that Emperor Wu is really convinced by his performance today. Even if O'Neal's status in the world is high, he will also have a rare sense of accomplishment in his heart at this moment.

Sir Jr. performed well today. O'Neal attracted a lot of defense for him today. Stoudemire played more easily than before, and he scored 24 points and 9 rebounds comfortably.

But Wu Huang's attitude towards Xiao Si is different. This is determined based on the other party's personality and other reasons. When the reporter asked him what he said about Xiao Si's performance today, Wu Huang showed a proper expression and replied: "Amare's performance is normal for him. He is our inner and outer core, and we have higher expectations for him. Just like my performance today is not worthy of pride, we should have such performance as the team's internal and external core. The Knicks' goal is to win the championship, and we cannot relax our requirements for ourselves for a moment."

Wu Huang pretended to be 13 for half an hour at the post-match press conference. Finally, he found that he had said a little too much, so he left with satisfaction. In fact, this shows that he was very happy after winning the third game. He was not in the mood to pretend to be 13 for such a long time when he lost!

After the Knicks led the Heat 2:1, the New Yorkers regained the headlines of major media, and the content was of course in a positive way. These media now believe that even if the Knicks stopped in the Eastern Conference Finals, such a huge progress of several steps a year is much better than the evil Isaiah Thomas era, so the season score will still be above 9 points (full score 10).

But there is no end to the team building, and the Knicks obviously cannot be satisfied with this. If last year was considered a ******, if it stopped in the Eastern Conference Finals this year, it would only be considered a progress. Only by entering the finals can Wu Huang continue his magical performance. Otherwise, the "Eternal Emperor" and even the title of "Holy Emperor" that New York media began to boast about flying into the sky, even if the name of "Holy Emperor" and other "Holy Emperor" that cannot be regarded as true, will be ridiculed.

The New York media's flattery of Emperor Wu after the game seems a bit too much. Even the Asian media and domestic media have not praised Emperor Wu so highly. Even Emperor Wu himself is a little embarrassed to describe the term "the emperor of the ages". He has not won the championship yet, so it is a bit early to be crowned.

However, although this kind of flattery is a bit too much, if the Knicks really eliminated the Heat led by the Big Three in the Eastern Conference Finals, then Wu Huang would be a bit magical! Although there are not many legendary figures in NBA history who led the team to win the championship in the first two seasons, everything has to be compared to reflect its value. So first look at the many hardships of James on the opposite side in the past eight years, and then look at Wu Huang's development speed. It's no wonder that the New York media will start to add the word "saint" to his nickname, which is already at the same level as Jordan's reputation as "God of Basketball".

The mentality of New York media always wants to make big news comes from their pride in the world's largest city. They think that their city should have the best players. But you should know that Jordan can only add a "god" suffix to his nickname after three consecutive championships, which means that he has surpassed other players' grades and is the unique basketball god. But Wu Huang is just graduating in the second grade now, and adding such a suffix so quickly, he must show the results that everyone recognizes, otherwise it will only make people laugh.

The reason why the media outside New York did not attack at this time is to compare it back to comparison. Only James is really a great man. Since he can be called emperor if he doesn't win the championship for eight years, he just adds the word "small" in front of it. If Emperor Wu completes his achievements in eight years in two years, he can naturally use a higher-level title. Even if he can't be on par with Jordan, at least his status can be temporarily half a level higher than James. This is the view of Emperor Wu's fans and the New York media. If you have the ability to eliminate the Knicks and slap us in the face!

When it comes to "slapping the face", O'Neal is no worse than Wu Huang's skills. The day after the Knicks defeated the Heat, the New York Times published a report that made Heat fans scold him.

O'Neal, who performed well in the third game, told the New York Times and commented on some players or things related to him after the game. Of course, this time he mainly talked about the current Heat's Big Three, who are more vicious intent.

Putting aside the sinister issue, O'Neal is indeed qualified to comment on the Heat. Among the Big Three, two of them have been teammates with him, namely his teammate Dwyane Wade when he won the Heat and his teammate LeBron James O'Neal naturally expressed his views on these two former teammates, and also commented on the third giant Chris Bosh.

When talking about the pressure the Heat faced, O'Neal said: "I think LeBron is ready for it, he has been facing the pressure all the time. The other two people? I can't guarantee. Wade is a key gentleman, but he doesn't like to be full of pressure all the time. He needs a more appropriate pressure. Excessive pressure will cause him to think wrongly, at least he did this when I was in the Heat."

O'Neal's implication is that when the Heat wins the championship, he is the one who takes the most pressure. However, Wade has changed this season. When dealing with some media-related issues, he often goes to the front line and seems to be more able to control the situation. This should be a way of expression for him to prove that he is the boss of the team.

Of course, O'Neal's evaluation of these two players is not limited to the stress tolerance aspect, he also said this: "People are always asking me, if you have to choose one of these two players, who would you choose? If you are the CEO of a team, then who would you choose?"

"This is a very difficult thing to answer. James is better when making decisions. Wade can hit some key balls when time is about to disappear. Many superstars in their level want the right to make the last shot. But I'm sorry, the choice I want most is not with these two people, because I will choose hugo." O'Neal's words were obviously a flatterer for Wu Huang, and then he officially answered, "But if I really want one between these two people, I will choose James as the core team building. He will not be afraid of taking the pressure of the last shot, but when a teammate is in an open position, he will pass the ball without hesitation."

Then O'Neal commented on Chris Bosh, the third giant who had never been a teammate with him. His tone was not so friendly at this time: "Some people did not have many fans when they entered the league, so they didn't always have pressure. But when they signed a big contract, they were suddenly thrown into the spotlight. This is the case with Bosh. He attracted a lot of attention, so he began to feel that he was really good."

"But now we know more clearly that he is a player who can get good data, but not a talented player. He played in Toronto for 8 years, but the Raptors have not become a key team in the league, nor have they become a stable playoff team. So, don't compare him with the other two players, don't be full of arrogance, because I won't buy it, and there are more than one person like me."

The New York Times report is already very obvious, and it is clearly provoking the relationship between the Big Three and preparing for the fourth game.

On May 22, the Knicks team was able to sit in front of TV and watch the game between the Mavericks and the Thunder with justifiable reputation. If it was too early to watch the Western Conference finals before, but now after leading the Heat 2:1, the Knicks really have to observe these two Western Conference teams.

In the unfavorable situation of losing one game first, the Knicks won two games in a row and led by 2:1 in total. The situation is very good at this moment. It is very likely that the Heat will be eliminated and the finals will be reached again after 12 years. If you don’t know enough about their enemies at that time, it will become a dereliction of duty by the team’s coaching staff!

The third game between the two Western teams did indeed make the Knicks discover a lot of things worth studying. Although the Mavericks defeated the Thunder 93:87 away in the end, the score was not only thrilling, but the game process was even more tense. If the Thunder were not accurate in three-pointers, they would have only one hit that 17 shots in the game. The two key chasing three-pointers in the last three minutes and did not make the final victory or defeat.

After the game, Wu Huang looked at the Thunder's three-point shooting percentage of 17 shots, and kept trying not to laugh at Westbrook on Twitter and Facebook, and Durant's three-point shooting of 0 of 8 shots were also a bit powerful. He felt that no matter how bad his condition was, he would not have such a trick. Wu Huang, who was gloating, couldn't help but secretly set a flag for himself.

Turn your attention to this game first. It was so difficult for the Mavericks to win, especially after leading the score in the first quarter. When they were leading again, the Thunder, which was chased for points, showed momentum. The situation was worrying and gave the Knicks enough research. They wanted to find out the Mavericks' weaknesses.

In the fourth quarter of the game, Wu Huang was actually thinking that the Mavericks would be turned over by the Thunder. At least he felt that if he replaced Westbrook, he would definitely beat the Mavericks at that time. At that time, the momentum of the game had completely tilted towards the Thunder. In the end, they could only blame themselves for not seizing the opportunity. They did not score any of the balls they should have made. This is no wonder that others were not blamed.

In a game like the Mavericks, which was 20 points ahead and overtaken, to be honest, Wu Huang didn't have much experience. In my impression, he seemed to have only had a precedent of 20 points being reversed by the Celtics once, but that was his first season, and the team's strength was much worse than it is now. It was normal to be taught a lesson by a team like the Celtics.

But the Mavericks have encountered this kind of experience of being turned around. In the fourth game of the first round of the series, they led the Rockets by 25 points. As a result, they almost completed the turnover by the Rockets, who did not have Yao Ming, using a group of civilians with a salary of less than 30 million. In that game, the Mavericks had a much greater advantage at the start than this game, but they were still almost turned over. This made people associate them with the Rockets, because these two Texas teams were used to this habit in the second half, especially the teams that were turned over by their opponents in the fourth quarter.

What the Knicks wants to study is why this is caused?

Wu Huang felt that what the Mavericks lacked is the solution to the offense under high-intensity confrontation, that is, the opponent's expansion of the defensive system.

For example, the Knicks' opponent in this round is the Heat. These bastards are the teams that are best at expanding their defense range and then using high-intensity confrontation to oppress their opponents and thus chase points. Their fundamentally is using their excellent athletic ability and super confrontation to block the opponent, create mistakes and then counterattack.

However, except for the lack of preparation for the first game, the Knicks are not afraid of the Heat. As long as Wu Huang plays his own level with Xiao Si, they have the ability to break the defense head-on with their athletic ability and skills, because they are also a team known for their athletic ability.

However, the core of the Mavericks and Rockets are both white and yellow-sex big men with average athletic strength. When they face this high-intensity defense, they are likely to be limited, which is a manifestation of insufficient physical talent.

In this game, from 8 minutes and 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter to 1 minute and 42 seconds before the final game, almost all the Mavericks' offenses were handed over to Nowitzki. Yes, he also scored three goals, and these three goals were only 6 points the Mavericks scored during this period, but looking back, this choice and style of play are still not appropriate.

First of all, from this game, we can see that Nowitzki's singles ability is not as strong as expected. In the first game, he was somewhat deified. In this game, Nowitzki, who was also a white insider, performed back to normal. In about 7 minutes, Nowitzki only made three goals in eight shots, was blocked twice, and had two personal mistakes. Among the three shots he scored, two were his mid-range shots, and he made a layup after a real breakthrough, with only one goal.

In the early stages of his singles handed over to Nowitzki during the offense, all his shots came from outside the three-point line, which itself showed a problem of confidence. Wu Huang knew that as a sharpshooter, he did not rely solely on shooting to solve problems at critical moments. That was the worst strategy. The real way of playing was to first use breakthroughs to create a better shooting environment for himself, and then find the right opportunity to shoot three-pointers in a row or long-distance goal, so that he could truly hit his opponent.

However, Nowitzki had no confidence in breaking through Collison's close tight press. After finally succeeding in breaking through, he was blocked by Collison and Durant in succession. The little confidence he had just established was immediately lost. In the end, he forced a breakthrough and wanted to make a foul. He made two personal mistakes, and one of them was intercepted by Collison.

Emperor Wu felt that if the Thunder's outside line had not been too accurate during this period, Durant and Westbrook made consecutive shots, and the Mavericks would have been reversed by the Thunder.

What is worth noting here is that the Thunder's way of chasing points in the fourth quarter was to make damage by breaking through. During this period, the Thunder's Gemini created a total of 10 free throw opportunities, while the Mavericks had zero. In the whole game, the Thunder's Gemini won a total of 25 free throw opportunities, with a total of 36 times in the team, and the Mavericks had only 18 times in the whole team.

This shows that Nowitzki still lacks the ability of a superstar at critical moments, and he is difficult to cause damage. The Mavericks also lack such players. Once their outside shots are not accurate, their offensive success rate will not be ideal.

In addition to paying attention to Nowitzki, Wu Huang actually pays more attention to Kidd's performance. If the Knicks can reach the finals, this old monster is likely to be his opponent. Although he did not feel too much pressure in the two regular season fights, Wu Huang knew that an elderly player like Kidd would not fight him in the regular season, and would not even try to compete with him. However, this guy must have thought of a lot of ways to target him in his mind. He would only know what it was after meeting in the playoffs.

Westbrook has a deep understanding of this. Kidd was in a state of unmoving motion in the first two games. Although Westbrook's breakthrough was as sharp as a storm, he could not defeat Kidd, who looked calm in front of him. Instead, in this trap set by the old Yin, he always hit the iron plates in the inside line, causing his head to break out.

Although Emperor Wu always laughed at Westbrook for not using his brain and only doing things blindly, Kidd's performance still made him dare not underestimate it, especially this old Yin forced the organization and dispatch on the offensive end to become the key to the Mavericks' victory in the third game.

Old Kidd, who is already 38 years old this year, not only played his already-developed organizational skills in the game, but also played high efficiency in personal offenses that he has always been not good at. He well interpreted the meaning of the league's top point guard. In the third game, Kidd played for 37 minutes, contributed 13 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. This is also the third consecutive game of Kidd played for more than 30 minutes.

This playing time obviously has a great test for Kidd's physical strength, who is already 38 years old. However, Wu Huang did not see Kidd's physical strength in the game. On the contrary, he played high efficiency in the game, contributing 3 points, 11 assists and 13 points and 7 assists in the first two games respectively.

The big reason why Kidd is able to maintain such a good state is that he knows how to distribute his physical strength and his smart playing style. Kidd perfectly interprets what "experience" and "playing with his brain" means on the court. This guy has almost no extra moves on the court, and he will not do meaningless running positions and attacks like young players to waste his physical strength. His every move is reasonable, purposeful, and intentional.

Judging from his performance in this game, Kidd, 38, is still one of the best point guards in the league. Although his legs can no longer be as fast as when he first debuted, his consciousness and excellent passes helped him play more efficiently on the court. This largely compensated for the physical decline caused by Kidd's age. Not only that, Kidd was able to allocate the Mavericks' offense well on the court, and his configuration with Barria, one old and one young makes the Mavericks' offense richer. In addition, Kidd's tactics of controlling the ball at the last moment of the game also taught the young Thunder a good lesson. Westbrook was like a second-middle boy in front of Kidd.

After the Mavericks defeated the Thunder away, the chance of eliminating young opponents to advance to the finals is already higher than that of the Knicks. Now the possibility of these two teams meeting in the finals is the greatest.

After watching the three games between the Mavericks and the Thunder, the Knicks team summarized some of the Mavericks' advantages and shortcomings.

First of all, the Mavericks' flaws are: the main lineup lacks breakthrough lethality, and their playing style is too dependent on long shots. The core style is soft and sometimes lacks the ability to score continuously. However, substitutes have the chance of bursting. The single defense of Nowitzki and Kidd may become a breakthrough.

However, compared with the Mavericks' shortcomings, they have more strengths: ball rights distribution, control rhythm ability, organization and scheduling ability, and passing route selection are all A-level or above; the team has high tactical execution ability, strong players' discipline, excellent substitute scoring ability, and excellent singles ability; both inside and outside defense are excellent, good at collective defense and area double-teaming, timely defense of the inside and wings, excellent single defense, and it can be said that in the defensive end, there are almost no weaknesses except Nowitzki.

Such Mavericks made the Knicks feel that they seem to be stronger than the Heat. Although they also have flaws, the Mavericks can always rely on the sudden outbreak of players to turn their flaws into killer weapons in this year's playoffs. This is why many media can't guess why they can play all the way to the Western Conference Finals.

The media and fans actually know that the Mavericks' lineup lacks the continuity of scoring, but Terry and Barrea are like taking medicine this year. They can always explode in time when the Mavericks need it, and score consecutive points to make up for this flaw of the team.

Although Nowitzki is much more mature, she still looks a little softer than black players, but you can't resist the shooting accuracy of others at critical moments! Just like in the third game with the Thunder, Nowitzki and the Thunder both had a match, but the German scored the key goal in the last minute, but the double-leader was still trying to score, so the winner was naturally decided.

The Thunder team is just the opposite. The Double Young Master may score a lot of points in the game. During the game, their presence is much stronger than the Mavericks. Fans are easily attracted by their explosive style of play. But at critical moments, they are always unreliable and always make people feel that they are not stable enough.

After watching the Western Conference Finals, the Knicks should focus on the Heat first.

There is only one day off between the third and fourth games of the Eastern Conference Finals. After watching the match between the Mavericks and the Thunder, they will start playing with the Heat again the next day. This will be a game where the Heat cannot afford to lose, but the Knicks cannot be careless either.
Chapter completed!