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Run and gun.

Fans after 2015 may be unfamiliar with this term, because at that time, this term was no longer popular in the league, but it does not mean that this style of play has become extinct in the league, but there was a newer one at that time.

Obvious title: "Little Ball".

Of course, small ball and run and gun are two different things. Small ball is a basketball concept, while run and gun is a tactical system.

Small ball means to avoid the impact of height and formation on defense to the greatest extent through rapid offensive and defensive transitions, that is, to exchange defense for offense. Since this way of playing has higher mobility for players, most of the executors are

Small players have more flexible styles, so "small ball" has become a conventional term.

The run and gun is just one of the small ball tactics. It is an offensive tactic created by D'Antoni based on the characteristics of the original Suns players. This is a series of tactics including horn attack and quick positioning in the frontcourt.

In other words, run and gun is a way to implement small ball tactics.

okok~ I know this is very boring. After all, you are not a coach or a player. Who cares so much about the specific differences between the two, so you can just take a look.

All you need to know is that as the inventor of the run-and-gun tactic, no one understands run-and-gun better than D'Antoni, and no one has as deep a love for run-and-gun as he does.

After coming to the Knicks, D'Antoni did not completely replicate the running and gunning tactics he used in the Suns. Because the team has so many tall and powerful insiders, forcing running and gunning will only have the opposite effect, so D'Antoni had to change

His tactics.

Fortunately, after Zuo Li arrived, D'Antoni was able to use Zuo Li's excellent athletic ability to develop some run-and-gun tactics.

In fact, Zuo Li is very suitable for run and gun. There is a paradox in the run and gun tactic itself, that is, it requires the backcourt players to press forward as much as possible on the defensive end so that they can advance to the frontcourt faster after the transition between offense and defense, and it also requires the protection of backcourt rebounds.

, in order to start the first form of offensive and defensive transition.

But the two themselves constitute a contradiction. How to protect the backcourt rebounds while the backcourt players press forward, and how to defend the vast middle area?

You can see it very clearly in the Suns. The Spurs in those years seized on this point to press hard for the Suns. If you protect the backcourt rebounds, you will not be able to run. If you don't protect them, then I will directly get them for you.

, but you still can't run.

But Zuo Li doesn't have this problem. His ability to protect rebounds is too strong, he is very fast, he can dribble well, and he can pass the ball. He can start counterattacks as soon as he gets the rebound. This is something that most insiders don't have.

ability.

It's just that because the Knicks' overall tone is still in position, it's more appropriate to switch occasionally, otherwise Randolph will be wasted.

So in the past two seasons, with the decline of the Suns, there have been voices from the outside world, that is, running and gunning has declined and is about to be eliminated by the times. And this season, as the Suns only scored 15 wins and 15 losses in 30 games, they ranked in the Western Conference.

With the ninth record, and the fact that no one except Nash could run and gun, which caused the Suns to slow down as a whole, this voice reached its peak.

Now, most people feel that even if Nash is still in the Suns, because of the departure of Stoudemire and others, the era of run and gun is coming to an end.

By the way, they haven't forgotten the black wave of run and gun, saying that this tactic is not good, that the shortcomings of this tactic are too obvious, and it is too easy to target.

Although this topic has nothing to do with the Knicks, everyone seems to have forgotten how D'Antoni, the founder of the run-and-gun tactic, felt when he heard this voice.

In short... in this game against the Suns, D'Antoni made an unprecedented proposal to use a comprehensive run-and-gun tactic.

The whole team did not express any objections, but very much agreed with the German coach's arrangement.

Zuo Li even held the German commander in his arms and discussed tactics for a long time.

In fact, the Knicks have too many ways to beat the current Suns. The easiest one is to press the rhythm and grind slowly. But they did not refute and will not refute the German coach's decision. They can understand D'Antoni's mood, a tactic

Just like a coach's child, you say this child is not good, you say this child is going to die!

I can't bear this! Isn't this a slap in the face?

So when facing a meaningful opponent like the Suns, D'Antoni finally couldn't stand it anymore!

Zuo Li, Anderson, Danny Green, Dragic and Curry. After one game, the Knicks once again changed the starting lineup except Zuo Li.

Fans and commentators have said that they are used to it, but the Suns are a bit square.

The Suns also made preparations for this game. In order to limit Zuo Li, he played Robin Lopez and Turkoglu.

Yes, he is the former helmsman of the Magic, but now he is a bum in the league, and his level is not as good as before. Gentry obviously hopes that Turkoglu can use help defense to limit Zuoli's inside attack. After all, his men choose

Not much really.

But unexpectedly, the main attacker tonight was indeed Zuo Li, but it was not the way they imagined.

From the opening jump ball, he landed successfully and quickly went down the court without the ball. Zuo Li even let the camera lens catch up and completed the dunk.

When the camera swung over, it was facing Richardson who was the only one who had just caught up with him under the basket. This guy was on the verge of crying. He was almost dunked just now...

Richardson: Why do you think I'm running so fast!

After scoring the goal, Zuo Li actually made a gesture to Curry and Dragic in the backcourt, meaning...it can be faster!

Nash didn't know what that gesture meant, but he couldn't remain indifferent to his brother being dunked.

Taking the ball and holding up three fingers is a sign of the Suns playing fast this season. Nash, the former "Son of the Wind", only took 5 seconds to kill the half. After shaking his shoulders and making Curry lose his position, Nash looked back...

Come on, Lopez hasn't even passed halftime yet...

Therefore, Stoudemire and Nash have made each other successful. Without Nash, Stoudemire would not have been able to dominate in the playoffs with such a rare scoring method. Without Stoudemire, an insider who can keep up with his rhythm,

Nash's threat is also greatly reduced.

If you break through to such a position, you must either do it yourself or pass it on quickly. You must not wait. It will be bad if you wait.

Nash was blocked inside, Dragic stole the ball, and the Knicks counterattacked again!

6 seconds!

This is the time it took for Zuo Li to finish scoring.

"The Knicks played brighter than the sun today, so fast!" Smith said.

"What are you talking about?! D'Antoni is the Knicks coach, so it's normal for him to play run-and-gun," Barkley said.

Run and gun is orthodox in New York. For the Knicks tonight, running and gun is not only a display of the Knicks' running and gun strength, but also a kind of inheritance. They want to prove that run and gun has not disappeared in the league!