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Chapter 1059 Destructive Victory

Run and gun!

Synonymous with D'Antoni.

Once upon a time, a run-and-gun whirlwind swept through the entire league, but it unfortunately came to an end due to lineup and era limitations.

It wasn't until the Knicks re-emerged that the name run-and-gun came back to people's attention. Although the Knicks didn't all play run-and-gun, people still thought that run-and-gun was orthodox in New York.

In fact, the Knicks don't play much run-and-gun, or in other words, their speed is fundamentally different from the Suns' speed. They control the game more often, and their speed is just a weapon in their hands.

If you want to go fast, go fast, if you want to go slow, go slow.

This is several levels better than having to release the sun quickly.

But even so, countless people were amazed by the few glimpses during the game. The fast Knicks were really so graceful.

Many people also feel that it is a pity because they cannot see such exciting offense and defense every time.

However, tonight, the Knicks made a comeback and shocked everyone as soon as they made a move!

Ultimate defense, ultimate offense.

However, Granger cannot solve the fundamental problem, which is that Hibbert still cannot keep up with the Knicks' speed.

In fact, the Knicks have many ways to defeat the Pacers, but they just used one of them tonight.

The Pacers, who performed well in the first round and were good at positional warfare and strangulation, failed to score a single point in 3 and a half minutes.

His offensive and defensive system is basically based on Hibbert's ability to protect the frame. According to the team's progress, he is confident that he can bring the Pacers to the ranks of championship contenders in the next few years.

Unless Hibbert is replaced, there is no solution.

However, this game directly broke Vogel's fantasy. The basketball played by the Knicks was too advanced, both in terms of defensive intensity and offensive pertinence. He couldn't even solve it because he was playing Hibbert.

That's a bit slow.

A defeated Hibbert will become fearful and find it difficult to stand up in a short period of time.

The camera looks for the defender again, and Hibbert reaches the center circle...

After "small ball tactics" begin to sweep across the entire NBA in the future, all teams' tactical arrangements must require that all five players on the field have certain offensive capabilities, especially mid-to-long-range shooting.

The Knicks are unique in being able to shut down their opponent's coach.

Forget it, the most deadly thing is defense. With the acceleration of the small ball era, what is most needed on the court is defenders with excellent mobility. What Hibbert lacks is enough explosive power, and his lateral movement speed is very slow.

, which made him exhausted on the defensive end, and the quality and effect of his defense were also quite average. Especially once he was pulled out of the penalty area, Hibbert's defensive ability would be greatly weakened.

However, Vogel saw it very accurately. The Knicks' style of play was indeed impossible to crack. In fact, this was also the reason why Hibbert fell quickly during his peak period.

So although Vogel's move allowed the Pacers to break their scoring drought...

If Hibbert knew what O'Neal was thinking, he would definitely shout this out loud.

However, he also expresses his understanding. After all, Frank has just been promoted from assistant coach to head coach, so it is certain that he lacks playoff experience.

40-17 in the first quarter, the Knicks ended the suspense of the game with direct competition.

At the same time, let Paul George and Granger strengthen their shooting and try not to give the Knicks a chance to convert.

The current Pacers reminded him of himself when he entered the Finals for the first time. When he was beaten by the Rockets, his eyes were similar to Hibbert...

But if Hibbert is replaced, the system that the Pacers rely on for survival will be completely broken...

"Yeah, Frank is a little inexperienced." Buckley nodded in agreement.

fear!

The Pacers called a timeout, and it was obvious that they were all in a daze at this time, especially Hibbert, whose eyes were straight.

"No! This is different!"

This is almost a devastating blow to Roy Hibbert. As a traditional center, his offensive methods in his previous career were entirely in the penalty area, and occasionally he would shoot from close range, let alone three-pointers.

It is difficult for him to score even from mid-range. In addition, he is relatively slow on the offensive end and does not have any back-up or support capabilities.

Vogel frowned. Hibbert is the inside line he relies on very much. He has a strong body, sufficient wingspan and height. This is simply a natural frame protection barrier... In the three-second zone, except for Zuo Li, Howard and Zeng

Dayao, there are few people who can protect the rim better than him.

To be honest, although he is big, Hibbert's mental attributes are average, and he is not absolutely tough on the court. His toughness is more challenging than his opponents. As the saying goes, when encountering the weak, he becomes strong, and when encountering the strong, he becomes weak.

Frank Vogel tried his best to arrange tactics. He also understood that the mentality of his favorite general must be exploded, so he changed the formation and put Granger and Paul George on the court at the same time, but the inside line remained unchanged.

To be honest, Vogel's adjustments have been good, but he still does not break away from the limitations of the times, and he still dare not destroy the height of the inside line.

"This is the tuition you have to pay," O'Neill also said with emotion.

But tonight, Zuo Li currently has 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks. Two of the 3 blocks were directly blocked by Hibbert, while Hibbert had 0 points, 1 rebound, 0 assists, 3 turnovers and 1 foul...

Even if the shot was made this time, the Knicks quickly sent the baseline ball, Curry quickly advanced the ball, and Zuoli took the ball and took three steps from the three-point line to complete the layup.

"The Pacers should have called a timeout earlier. Now their morale has been severely hit. It will be a very difficult time next." Kenny Smith said.

Vogel can’t…

This may also be the reason why this Pacer is slowly withdrawing from the stage of history. Under the impact of the new era, the traditional play style is ultimately a mirror image, and it cannot be done without changing it.

This time it’s not that no one took action, it’s that no one could keep up. Zuo and Li stepped together, and no one entered the penalty area.

Although it was said that Olajuwon defeated O'Neal, in fact, the two figures had similar statistics. In the 1995 finals, Olajuwon averaged 33 points, 12 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game, while O'Neal averaged 28 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.

It is said that Olajuwon overwhelmed O'Neal, but it is definitely impossible to talk about a hanging. It is basically called a mutual blow.

Granger hit a mid-range shot when he came up. Although the injury took away Granger's speed and jumping, it also made Granger's shooting skills improve a lot.

During the break, the dull eyes of the Pacers players made people feel distressed.

This kind of thing is called beating, isn't it?

At this time, Hibbert had completely forgotten all his pre-game rhetoric, and the fear of being dominated by Zuo Li in college reappeared in his mind...

But there is no way, this is the cruelty of competitive games.

In the following three quarters, although the Pacers were very resilient and constantly tried to narrow the point difference, the Knicks also began to change their formations, allowing all 12 players to appear on the court. The defensive intensity and offensive efficiency were reduced, but they still led by a score of 118-90.

Defeated the Pacers and got off to a good start.

The score difference of 28 points is big enough, but everyone knows that this is not the real gap in this game.

Magic Johnson said that the Knicks achieved a devastating victory.

(End of chapter)