Chapter 404 Without a tactical board
Wu Huang's free throws today did not have as many free throws as the first game, but his success rate of fouls was still very high, which also caused many players of the 76ers to be very upset afterwards. Louis Williams believed that Wu Huang's performance was not like a man, but the 60e believe that this was his vent after being detained by Wu Huangyan in the game.
In the second game, Wu Huang had a performance of slashing from Williams' head in the third quarter. This dunk was also talked about by fans. When it comes to this tragedy, Williams was very helpless. "The ball is indeed beautiful, but everyone may be dunked. I am only 1.8 meters tall, what can I do? You expect me to slash from his head too? That's too unrealistic."
Louis Williams then expressed his dissatisfaction: "I watch the game the same way as others, and I have no subjective emotions. The Knicks are good at pick-and-roll attacks, but when pick-and-roll things happen, both sides will inevitably have physical contact, and both sides are competing desperately. This is the true meaning of playing basketball. When you come on the court, you have to compete with your opponent. This is a man's basketball." Obviously, in Williams's view, falling down and foul after the pick-and-roll is touched. This is not basketball, but women's playing style.
Emperor Wu was too lazy to refute this, and he wanted the league to change the rules! Kobe and James did the same, and is it easy to make fouls? If there is a slight mistake, not only will it not cause fouls, but it will make a mistake. So without solid technology and quick reaction as the basis, you can't even create it.
The head coach of the 76ers has a good mentality and said after the game: "We have not been eliminated yet. We must be prepared at home, and we must also be prepared. Disgrace and self-abandonment are useless."
After the first two games of the first round series, the unpopularity did not appear again. No team in the league lost their two home courts, but this is the normal situation, otherwise what's the use of home court?
Spurs (2) vs (0) Nuggets; Thunder (2) vs (0) Lakers; Grizzlies (1) vs (1) Rockets; Clippers (1) vs (1) Mavericks.
Eastern Division Knicks (2) vs (0) 76ers; Bulls (1) vs (1) Magic; Heat (1) vs (1) Celtics; Pacers (1) vs (1) Hawks.
After two games, there were no teams who lost two home games in a row, but there were many teams who grabbed one away game. For example, the Rockets, which Chinese fans are very concerned about, won a goal in the second game.
Yao Ming only scored 13 points and 6 rebounds in the first game, and his performance was very average. But in the second game, the Little Giants staged a big explosion, and in the first quarter, Gasol and Haddadi both doubled into two fouls. The tall Spanish star finally played for only 25 minutes and was expelled from the court. Yao Ming also scored a game-high 28 points and 16 rebounds, leading the Rockets to grab a valuable away victory in Memphis.
Emperor Wu felt that the Rockets could win because of Yao Ming's big explosion, nor was it the three-point excitement of Lowry and Bardinger in the fourth quarter. It was Guy and Mayo's continuous stumbles that helped them.
These two were originally considered to be the advantage of the Grizzlies' victory over the Rockets, but in the second game, the two teamed up to score a scam rate of 11 of 36 shots, and the three-pointers were 3-pointers. The Grizzlies' two outside stars played such a sluggish performance. In addition, Gasol Jr. suffered a foul, so Conley and Randolph wanted to win a game only, unless Rotten Tofu was fatter and became the real O'Neal again, there might be a little chance.
"Brother Yao, guard those two blacksmiths. I'm optimistic that your Rockets will advance to the second round." Wu Huang called Yao Ming after the game and boldly predicted that the Rockets could eliminate the Grizzlies and enter the second round of the playoffs.
"Get out! Don't mess with me!" Yao Ming's nose was crooked when he heard this. Why did he feel like this bastard is here to show off to him? Besides, they couldn't understand why those two guys from the Grizzlies were so inaccurate? Because they didn't come up with a way to restrict those two people before the game, so even he won for some reason now.
But the whole world knows that the Knicks are just playing randomly in these two games, but they can still defeat the 76ers. The easiest one in this round may be the New Yorker.
The Rockets are different. They are still a little worse than the Grizzlies in hard power. The latter has almost no flaws in one position. It’s just that the team’s core Guy and the sixth man Mayo are not that stable. But if any of these two people perform normally, it will be difficult for the Rockets to win the game.
Like the Knicks in the West, these two relatively mature teams won easily. Although the Thunder also led the Lakers 2:0, the game process was very thrilling. In the second game, they only fought in overtime with three young men to kill Kobe, who was alone in the Lakers.
Howard is even having difficulty watching the game on site at this moment. This guy is suffering from pain after back surgery. It is said that the monster is already in pain and plans to retire. The back and waist injuries are indeed much more painful than joint thunder injuries.
The Bulls and Heat in the East both tied 1:1 with their opponents, which is also the result that the Knicks most hope to see. The next two teams would be better off winning and losing like this, which is the best.
The Knicks' third game was held on May 2. O'Neal thought it would be difficult for the 76ers to escape the sweep before the game, because although the team scored a lot, they could only attack around Elton Brand at critical moments. After experiencing the injury attack, Brand has begun to slowly recover, but there is still a gap compared to his peak period.
O'Neal believes that even if Igudara is still in this team, the offenses of these two are not enough to compete with the top teams in the league. The 76ers now lack a reliable player to execute key balls and last shots, and Holliday's future prospects are quite broad, but he is only 20 years old and is too young, and it is difficult to perform in the matchup with Hugo.
This 76ers are still a team based on the defensive end. They have excellent defensive players in every position, which also makes them follow the NBA winning rules of defensive victory.
But the problem is that although the physical talents of the 76ers are good, they are still far from the top, so their defense can only be said to be good, but they are only at the "good" level. If you want to use this kind of defense to defeat the Knicks, the two are obviously not in the same level.
The Knicks did not devote their energy to the defensive end in the previous World War II, which is something that everyone can see, so the 76ers can keep on the score in the second game, but as long as Hugo and others exert their strength at a critical moment, the 76ers can only accept the fate of losing.
In addition, O'Neal analyzed the first two games of the two teams and believed that the three-pointer was still the weakness of the 76ers. They did not have the scout who was able to face Hugo, Igudara, and Bathir. The best long-range artillery was Meeks, who averaged 1.8 three-pointers per game. The rest were negligible except for two point guards Louis Williams and Holliday, and the periphery lethality was negligible. The opponent could easily put away the defense line to create their scoring drought.
Finally, the 76ers lack an excellent center. Although Brand is still a good player in the fourth position, in the fifth position, Haus, who is only 22 years old, has too obvious defensive flaws, while Vucevic has serious lack of experience. The 76ers lacking centers cannot cause any trouble to the Knicks' two inside players. Their limit is to do a two-choice multiple-choice question like in the second game.
After ensuring that they would not fail, the New York media gave the 76ers a positive report. At this time, they were not stingy and said something nice and sent the other party to fish.
The New York Times reported on the day of the game: When it comes to the historical giants of the NBA, many people will think of the Lakers and Celtics, but few people still remember that Philadelphia is also one of the traditional giants. Whether it is the culture or history of its city, or the culture and heritage of basketball, the Philadelphia 76ers are not inferior to any city and any team. From the first champion at the beginning of the league to Chamberlain, Dr. J, Moses Malone, Barkley, Greer and Iverson, the history of the 76ers has never been interrupted, and the legendary stars are remembered by the world. But until now, when it comes to the wealthy nobles in the league, they can't even enter the top 5.
At this time, many young fans couldn't help but ask: So, what conditions does the NBA team have to be considered a giant?
If you briefly summarize this question, a giant team must meet the following requirements: 1. A long history; 2. Has won many championships; 3. Maintaining the strength to compete for the championship for a long time; 4. There are many legendary stars; 5. The cities where they are located have outstanding influence.
The giants are not enough to meet several of the requirements. None of the above five elements can be missing, so this is a real giant. So strictly speaking, the NBA's giants only have two Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics. The rest, like the Chicago Bulls, the San Antonio Spurs can only be regarded as a hero in their lifetime. They lack a long history of championships and long-term competitiveness. The Spurs lack the influence of big cities, making it even more difficult to become a giant team.
The New York media witted not mentioning themselves at this time. They planned to shamelessly announce that they were the third NBA team after Wu Huang led the Knicks to complete the dynasty hegemony, because they will barely meet four of the above five points by then.
The Knicks are a team with a long history and have won two championships in the 1970s, so if Wu Huang is strong enough, they can be completely affected by the first two conditions. At the same time, if they have thicker skin, they can barely establish, because the Knicks were both strong teams in the 1950s, 1970s and 1990s, which made them barely related to the "long-term championship strength". After all, being able to enter the playoffs can be considered a strong team that can compete for the championship. The current 76ers can also say the same. Anyway, no team will say, "I entered the playoffs to lose."
Unfortunately, the Knicks really couldn't meet the standards in the fourth line. The most famous stars in their history are Willis Reed, Patrick Ewing and Walter Fraser. Only these three are Hall of Fame players. Others like Earl Monroe and Dave Debschel were at most ordinary All-Star players of that era and were far from being called legendary stars, so there are not many legendary superstars in the history of the Knicks.
Of course, the Knicks will definitely meet the fifth condition, so if Emperor Wu can bring two Bulls-like dynasties to the Knicks in the future, or even more championships, then the Knicks can shamelessly call themselves the third giant team in the league.
In the third game between the Knicks and the 76ers, fans could clearly see that Wu Huang's criticism in the previous game had an effect. The Knicks players have improved their rotation speed today, and their steps in single defense have become more active, especially the increase in physical confrontation and secondary pursuits, which are all manifestations of positive defense.
However, this also further highlights the inaction of the Holy Master himself. It is easy for everyone to discover that it seems that the person who is the most perfunctory in defense in the Knicks is the Holy Master himself who is too lazy to move when defending and too lazy to chase after being broken through. He basically only let others fill him up, but he rarely fills up his teammates. He is like a bastard in defense.
Of course, this is just a performance on the defensive end. Wu Huang was a different person when he came to the offensive end, and there was no need to explain the process. The Holy Master scored 22 points in the first half, which was a positive manifestation of his offensive end.
In this playoffs, at least in the first round, Wu Huang has become more and more concerned about offense and defense like other stars.
However, according to the information currently obtained, Wu Huang still has a high chance of entering the second team of defensive team again this season, because in some games against strong teams, Wu Huang still showed strong defensive ability. Although he began to learn how to not defend against weak teams, this is also a manifestation of a mature superstar.
"What's the matter!" Wu Huang is too lazy to pay attention to those voices who criticize him for not being serious in defense at all times. Back then, Jordan only defended seriously when he was in a good mood. Which superstar defended conscientiously in every game? Can such a person count with one hand?
In Wu Huang's eyes, today's 76ers were even worse than the previous game. They were at least very clear in tactics in the second game. At that time, the 76ers had to limit the central dispatch of Gasol in the inside line and isolate the connection between themselves and Gasol.
But what made the 76ers very depressed that he turned to the link with David West, and in the end he easily cracked the defense just by a change in the offensive direction. This also led to the 76ers not knowing how to defend the Knicks today, because no matter what countermeasures they came up with, it seems that they cannot limit the Knicks' current lineup, and how to resist is a word of death.
Yes, even if they don’t consider the threat point of Igudala, the 76ers can’t find a way to limit the situation just because of the cooperation of Wu Huang and the Knicks. At the same time, once their offense is seriously defended by the Knicks, they will not be able to play. This huge gap in strength is so big that the tactics cannot make up for it.
*Vic may express dissatisfaction, but the Spurs' first round of the season was eliminated, which proves that a good man must have rice to make rice.
76ers head coach Collins said that he had no rice in his hands, and the center and point guard were too different. As long as the Knicks identified these two points to attack, they could easily kill them by relying on the players' personal abilities. Didn't you see D'Antoni sitting opposite each other today and never set up tactics? That guy seemed to have not even brought a tactical board.
D'Antoni said that he was definitely not wearing a tactical board, he just didn't have the chance to use it.
The Knicks maintained a double-digit advantage in the first quarter. Before the end of the first half, they could clearly widen the score difference to 20+ because the 76ers players were completely defeated. However, after seeing that the 76ers' resistance was not high, the Knicks players actually threw away the defense that only maintained a little more than one quarter. They continued to follow Wu Huang to score points and data on the court. Does his coach still need a tactical board at this time?
The 76ers really have no confidence in winning against the Knicks. Now the Knicks are so strong that some teams that are not strong enough lose their fighting spirit. The 76ers only resisted a little more than one quarter today. After discovering that there is no power to turn things around, many players once again chose to tacitly brush up the data with the Knicks, which also brought the game back to the rhythm of the first two games.
In such a game, there is no need to say much about the result. Fans are more concerned about the star's data, especially the personal data of the Holy Lord.
Chapter completed!