NBA: Starting with $20 billion, buying the Knicks

Chapter 451 Unlimited defense changes, Megatron 34+10+12 ravages the garden!

Not to mention that the relationship between the two teams is really good. After the Thunder came to New York one day earlier, Howard and the others had a meal with Gallinelli.

However, both parties did not reveal the details to each other, and they were even unwilling to say the starting lineup.

I didn't know until after the official opening.

The most talked about during the meal is actually gossip, which is the story between Durant, Jiang Chao, and Scarlett. So Gallinelli joked that Durant would blow up trying to get Scarlett back.

Ibaka: "I am willing to drink the water to wash my feet, and what an outbreak is."

On the day of the competition, Scarlett naturally appeared in the front row, but naturally her eyes were not on Foreman Du.

Sitting next to her was Jiang Chao, all eyes were on the Knicks players.

The starting five tigers sent by the Thunder to beat the Knicks are somewhat different:
Durant, Westbrook, and Perkins, these three are regular starters.

The remaining two are Harrington and Chandler.

This is a bit different from playing the Spurs. In order to deal with the Spurs twin towers, they used Cole Aldridge.

The bench is also a bunch of acquaintances, last year's rookie Reggie Jackson, 09 rookie Gibson, Nate Robinson, Gallinelli, Safoloza, Nick Collison, Lazar Hayward, Ryan Reid, Netzer - Mohammad.

In addition to the starting lineup, it is a 14-man roster, which is still a very strong lineup.

Jiang Chao now judges whether the team is strong or not mainly depends on how many players he knows and whether they were still playing in the era before he traveled. Generally, the players who were still playing at that time were basically not bad.

"I hope I can withstand Wang Zha's firepower."

It was quite shocking to see Durant's long figure at the scene. Although he looks like a contractor, his figure, which is taller than Howard's eyesight, is indeed a good material for playing basketball.

Jiang Chao also knew that the key to this match was actually him and Megatron, both of whom were super super masters, and so far the quality of superstars was higher than that of all members of the Knicks.

And because the two sides are too similar, to be honest, the Thunder's lineup seems to be closer to the peak youth, that is, around 26 years old.

Game start!
Howard jumped to the ball, but Westbrook snatched it before Curry was about to catch the ball. The Turtles were energetic and fell to the ground and threw the ball to Harrington. Harrington turned around and hit Ibaka! !

I go!

The pace is so fast!

Jiang Chao's expression changed. Originally, like the fans, he thought that the Thunder would try tactics like they would against the Spurs when they played against the Knicks. But in the end, they fought with bayonets, which really surprised him.

"A bit suspenseful!"

On the Knicks side, Howard is still stern and back-hitting, but he is facing heavy tank Perkins, and he turned over and missed a hook.

Then Westbrook picked up the ball and gave it directly to Chandler. Chandler was unambiguous when facing George. The newcomer replaced the old one, right? Let you see how fierce the old Knicks' striker is.

After a small tentative step, he directly made a three-pointer and the goal was scored! !

But when Curry was guarded by Westbrook, he failed to make a 3-pointer after the pick-and-roll. Durant picked up the rebound from Howard!

After 2 rounds, the young marshal directly called a timeout. This is obviously not at the same level of competition, and it can also be said that it is not at the same rhythm!
"No way, the players haven't played for almost a week, and their bodies are rusted."

Jiang Chao calculated the time, and the Thunder made the Knicks wait 1 days longer because they played 3 more game.

In addition, there will be another 3 days after the end of the division finals and the finals. The Knicks players are idle to pay attention to the size of the championship trophy logo on the finals jerseys so that they will not affect their sight.

So in fact, finishing each round early is not a good thing for teams, regardless of age.

Because as a player under the rhythm of the NBA, you have to play frequently to find the rhythm. In the regular season, you are used to playing a game every 1-3 days. If you don’t play high-intensity games for a week, your body will rust. If you want to tighten it up again, you have to put some oil on it.

This point was fully proved when the Thunder came off the bench in the middle of the first quarter.

The Thunder's bench is the team with the third-highest scoring bench in the league, first the Spurs, second the Knicks... The Thunder's bench continues to be thunderous, and they are all ruthless characters.

Nate Robinson attacked his old club with all his strength when he came up, rushed away from Beverly's defense in one step and made a quick high-throw layup.

The insider Yi Jianlian was a little slower. It was obvious that his physical function was still in the relaxed state of the training match a few days ago, and he hadn't activated his muscle groups. Otherwise, how could he give 175 flying in front of him?
In the next round, the Thunder's other backup guard, Reggie Jackson, who is also known as Westbrook's successor, turned into a mid-range shot.

On the Knicks side, Matthews responded with a fixed-point three-pointer. It seems that his son's buff is a bit long.

But the other side turned around and the Italian artillery fired directly. Gallinelli faced Hayward. Hayward broke through the inside line but was squeezed out by Gallinelli's super confrontation and made a direct mistake.

Gibson faced Diaw's defensive emergency stop and made a mid-range shot...so that Diaw, who shrank back, didn't have a temper at all. The Thunder players looked fierce, and they were helpless when they all shot with one hand.

"Everyone is out of state!!!"

Halftime is over.

The Thunder led the Knicks by 51 points at 42:9.

The young marshal directly knocked on the table on the tactical board in the lounge:

"This is home, this is the finals, wake up!!!"

"Don't fall asleep!"

"The game was too boring, not in rhythm at all, everyone mobilized." Messina also directed the players to ride on spinning bikes to maintain their state. He was the most uncomfortable after the Spurs lost, and he still wanted to give to his mentor Popovich revenge.

I didn't expect to play so badly at halftime! !
"gogogo!" Curry gritted his braces and tried desperately to find his status, although he was hit in the first half and couldn't find North.

What he defended was Megatron, a super point guard who was stronger than Ross!

Harden was also out of breath. The Thunder came at full strength. He spent a lot of time with his girlfriend the night before. Although the Knicks were very strict in training, no matter how strict they were, they didn't really have the intensity on the field. The decline in his physical fitness after a few days of excess was reflected.

And Donovan seemed to have guessed that the Knicks would rebound strongly in the second half, so they played slowly in the second half.

The Knicks' hard power is still awesome. In the second half, Dior, Yao, and Howard took turns to exert their strength. In addition, Ibaka, UAE and others fought hand-to-hand in the interior, chasing the point difference back by point.

After all, Perkins is a bit famous inside your insider, so why should other people compare with me insider? ?

Therefore, the Knicks heavily deployed 2 people in the paint area, which is completely different from the usual dragon-walking style of play.

It's just that the Knicks really couldn't defend the Thunder's open touch from the outside. Although Gibson couldn't defend from the inside, Dayao, who made a mid-range shot, remembered the fear of being scored by Boozer's trebuchet one by one.

Not to mention Durant, the league's top shooter. Those shorter than him are called in turn. The Thunder's offensive tactic is to pick and roll to force the Knicks to switch defenses.

Let Durant go and pull out Curry and Harden.

Even if you George and Hayward defend, my pick-and-roll is to create a certain space to pull up and shoot!
And at this time, Shubao Du already has his own fouling skills in the giant loop, and if he sticks too tightly, he will be directly fouled.

But today Durant is really too accurate, 10 of 9 in the field, and he doesn't pay attention to defense, playing like a training game.

The only thing he missed was that he ignored the height and wingspan of fellow rookie Yi Jianlian, and was forced to increase the arc and use a three-pointer.

In the next round, the marshal shouted for Yi Jianlian to directly defend Durant alone, but Durant's guard-like change of direction one step past Ah Lian and enter the bottom line to attract double-teams to the inside line. Harrington made a smart layup...

The terrifying fighting power of the league scoring champion! ! !

Those who are taller than him are not as fast as he is.

Faster than him is not as tall as him.

He is not as accurate as he can dribble!

Totally exploded today!

"There is Scarlett off the court, and Durant on the court."

Fans joked on the forum that Durant's explosion today was all due to Erlang's white leg raised by Scarlett next to Jiang Chao in the front row! ! ! !
"Hahahaha, Du Er Er has completely risen today!"

"Brother Chao said that I can't wait to play by myself."

But in fact, the point difference is close, and the point difference is only 4 points in the last 9 minutes of the fourth quarter.

However, the Thunder still had enough firepower. Following Xiaotuo's chaos, he suddenly made a 3-point jumper and stabbed the Knicks' main artery again. The young coach called the penultimate timeout.

This timeout made Little Tudou pretend to be aggressive, and he roared wildly after scoring 9 points in front of his old club today.

But after the timeout, he was no longer on the court, so he pretended to be a three-pointer and it was over.

Donovan is worthy of being a game master. He guessed what the Knicks wanted to do, so he also predicted the Knicks' way of chasing points!

The Knicks were going to chase the 4 points with five small players in the last 12 minutes, because it was too late to grab the inside one by one, and they had to play three-point quick-fire tactics without thinking.

So the lineup on the field became Cuhacho + Hayward + Yi Jianlian, all players with a three-point shooting rate of more than 4%.

However, what Jiang Chao was most worried about appeared. The infinite switching tactics that Thunder used to fight against the Warriors in his previous life came! ! !
They didn't use the little potatoes who played well on the offensive end just now, in order to fight for the last 4 minutes of defense.

It was replaced by Sefoloza, plus Harrington + Chandler + Dewey's two juniors. They have both height and strength on the court, and the most important thing is that they are very agile!
Come up for the first round!

Yi Jianlian gave Coeha all kinds of pick-and-rolls. The Thunder are well-trained and directly switch defenses. They are biting switches, forcing Harden, Curry, and George to choose to break through this offensive method. You are stuck! !

"The Thunder is not the same as it was 3 years ago, brother!!!!"

Mr. Pu in the front row saw Jiang Chao frown and then smiled. Do you think Thunder won't make progress?If the Thunder were still defenseless like they were 3 years ago, they wouldn't be rushing out of the West! !
Although Harden made a high-throw goal in the end, the 2 points did not stop bleeding, and as you chose the five-shot lineup, the height dropped, and Westbrook was even more comfortable. In the next round, he rushed directly into a hand-changing layup and challenged Yi Jianlian to pull the bar successfully! !
I'm not afraid at all!

Westbrook's style of play is similar to that of James. He is also afraid of hard-core insiders, but facing the Arab League, who has only one height, he can't stop him as long as he rushes up.

And the Knicks' offensive end was completely blocked by unlimited switching defenses. George and Curry were in a hurry. Curry found a slight opportunity on Sefolosha. Raise your hand for three points.

But it was too hasty, Sefolosha, who was a head taller than him, still raised his hand to affect Curry's sight, and the ball went wide!

Don't even think about the rebounds, Westbrook, the future triple-double expert, will pick up the rebounds from heaven!
Now it's their turn not to be in a hurry. Jiang Chao's egg hurts watching him dribble the ball from the outside zombie, but the shoulder muscles are still terrible. Curry is standing in front of him, sweating profusely, because Curry knows that the person in front of him The hunk can knock him away in one step.

The same is true.

The Thunder's offense chose the classic pick-and-roll between Wang Zha, George did not switch defenses, Westbrook made a paper scissors speeding around Curry on the spot, went inside and suddenly made a European step to trick Yi Jianlian, and passed a high throw to Chandler.

Chandler's arms exploded to the frame! !

You are fast and I am fast! ! !
Thunderbolt! ! !

The Knicks haven't been this dull at home for a long time!

Today G1 really gave them a blow to the head, this is the finals! ! ! !

After George Lang missed a shot in the next round, Chandler, who returned from a tactical foul and frantically counterattacked...

The young marshal got so angry that he simply lowered his altitude again and asked Danny Green to come up to see if there could be a Green miracle or something.

The fact is that there is no miracle of chasing points under unlimited defenses. In fact, there could have been a misplacement, but Durant is like a buff. He keeps an eye on Knicks Curry and Harden, two players who can hold the ball for three-pointers. You switch defenses, you switch back and forth, there is always me.

There is another person who is either muscular Westbrook or 3D striker Chandler, just ask if you are sour! !
"The Thunder did play well today and responded well."

Jiang Chao has already left the field early, so there is no need to watch it, it is a bit of a waste of time, and the loss in G1 at home really shouldn't be, but I have to say that Pu Zong and Donovan have a few brushes, and they have counted the Knicks thoroughly.

I have actually told the young marshal about this infinite change of defense, but obviously at this time, how can there be any other methods in the chasing stage of the arrow?
Unlimited defense changes mean that when facing the ball holder and teammates pick-and-roll, the player who originally defended the ball holder does not have to chase and defend the ball holder too much, but the player who is facing the pick-and-roll personnel to defend the ball holder.

In simpler terms, keep the defender always in front of the ballhandler.

It is based on the tacit understanding and physical fitness of the five players, and the requirements are very high.

For example, when the center is facing the offensive guard, he can maintain his speed and break through the defense; when the guard is facing the offensive inside player, he can defend at a low position, etc., in order to maintain a good defensive effect.

The very strict requirements of unlimited defenses also lead to the fact that not many teams will use it, and it will hurt their physical strength, especially when the center is pulled out, it is too useless for the center.

And the Thunder can use it immediately, the personnel reserve and tactical training do have the meaning of a championship-level team!

There cannot be too obvious defensive loopholes in the team, and all five players must have strong defensive capabilities.

Weak points will be targeted.

Jiang Chao thought of the sixth and seventh games of the Rockets vs. Warriors in his previous life. After Paul was injured, the Rockets lacked an excellent player who could replace Paul.

D'Antoni could only tentatively deploy Mbah a Moute and Anderson, but the effect was completely different. There was no such defensive effect, and it was opened by the Warriors with a three-pointer.

ESPN and Eurosport also praised the Thunder's final tactical system:

The basic requirement for unlimited defense changes is that all five positions have about the same height. Through the mobility of the small lineup, two players can rotate to defend some places and pinch the ball holder. This defensive system requires five players with extremely high personal defensive qualities. Strong ability (to ensure that the offense can score).

When there is a ball, if there is a delay, the big man will retreat to the original defender after the delay and there will be a short period of relative defensive vacuum.Then it is necessary to switch players to make up for the pick-and-roll off-ball players who go down, and there are certain requirements for the rotation of the whole team.

Without the ball, changing defenses is also simpler and clearer. There will be no situation where the opponent is chasing the off-ball pitcher and gets stuck by two or three walls and then a big open space.

For a team with excellent single-defense ability or a team with a small gap in strength between the two teams (for example, a double-team can break the ball and counterattack the fast break), infinite switching itself is the best defensive tactic.

While the commentators were explaining, the young marshal also gave up the fight, and sent Kyle Anderson and Durant to fight, and Butler went to fight Westbrook for 2 minutes.

In fact, this kind of infinite defense situation can be solved at once with O'Neal or something, but the young coach can't help it. It's the chasing stage. He has Howard and Yao, but there is not enough time, which is equivalent to the hole dug in the first half. related.

The Knicks' backcourt superstars are not as good as the Thunder. In the end, it will definitely not work with the Thunder on the outside. It is more reliable to play inside.

At this time, the young marshal was already thinking about the next game.

Including the current Kyle Anderson and Butler's match against Wang Zha is not "just play in garbage time", this is something written in Jiang Chao's secret "tips".

These two could be the X-factor for Thunder! !
What Jiang Chao wrote was that Kyle Anderson is the time lord, who can make Durant's rhythm explode on both ends of the offense and defense!

And Butler is the toughest man in history, he will have miracles against hardcore turtles alone! !
Therefore, the young marshal also took a little look at the last moment to see if there were any clues. The finals are coming, and every minute must be cherished! !The cost of trial and error is too high! ! !
But the Thunder didn't want to think so much, they saw the last 99:87 and won G1 in the Super God Garden Arena! ! !

"The defending champion had a bad start!! The finals lost one game first!!!"

Sports Illustrated:

"Megatron 34+10+12 Raids the Garden! "

"Wang Zha combination scored 69 points! !Thunderbolt! !The Knicks' backcourt nightmare! "

"It's really good, yes."

(End of this chapter)