Guard With a Knife

"Stephon Marbury played half a quarter and didn't seem to break a sweat?"

TNT's camera pans across the Knicks bench, and Charles Barkley suddenly brings it up.

Kenny Smith on the side muttered: "In the first quarter, either Snoopy was attacking with the ball, or Eddie Curry was playing with his back. His role on the court is no different from that of Chris Duhon. He just dribbled the ball. It's only halftime, so why sweat?"

As soon as his words fell, Earl Johnson understood, and he suddenly realized: "Could it be that the Knicks' hole card is Stephen Marbury?"

beep!

The whistle sounded and the game continued in the second quarter.

really.

The Knicks put on a new lineup: David Lee, Doug, Jeffries, Gallinari, Stephon Marbury.

"Are they going to confront the people of Atlanta?"

Earl Johnson just asked that question.

The Eagles on the court immediately let go of the rhythm, and Mike Woodson shouted loudly from the side of the court: "Steady the rhythm, take the inside!!"

He didn't shy away from calling out his intentions to let the Knicks know, because he knew... David Lee plus Snoopy's inside lineup would definitely not be able to stop Marvin and Al's attack.

After Mike Bibby brought the ball upfield, he quickly gave the ball to Al Horford, who faced his seniors with the ball. They had a good time at the University of Florida and still have a good time. personal relationship.

But this does not mean that Horford will put water on the court.

He knew every flaw in the senior's defense.

Therefore, he easily used a downward trial step, and the highly nervous David Lee subconsciously retreated to defend.

Immediately Horford tapped upwards, and David Lee stepped up again, for fear of shooting... He was played by Horford like a marionette.

While he was stepping forward, Horford made a fast cat waist rush, completed a breakthrough from the left, and rushed into the basket from the free throw line with two strides. Just as he was jumping high and trying to dunk, a blue shadow galloped from the right side. He quickly turned the dunk into a support, flicked his fingers lightly, and prepared to end the battle with a layup.

But Snoopy jumped too high and too fast,

This distorts his layups to avoid blocks.

boom!

Basketball was not lucky enough to get into the net. Instead, he slid out, and Doug, who had just landed, jumped up again and grabbed the basketball before Horford.

Then it was passed to Stephen Marbury, he reached out to give David Lee a high-five and then slowly moved forward.

If you put aside defense, David is definitely a quasi-first-line power forward in the league. His basic offensive skills are very solid, he can attack with both left and right hands, he has excellent face-up and off-the-ball cutting ability, his low-post skills are qualified, and he is very talented in blocking and grabbing spots at the basket, and he has a rare inside player. Coping ability. The only headache is the defense.

Despite his hard work, he is very positive. But his hard work and enthusiasm are useless except that the opponents he defends are getting better and better.

Therefore, before playing in the second quarter, Duger specifically explained to him: "Maybe you can defend a little less actively. If I stand in the low position on the right, you put the opponent on the left. If I stand in the low position on the left, you Just put it on the opponent's right."

David Lee agreed, and he did a good job just now. Let Horford go.

Stephen Marbury quickly brought the ball to the frontcourt. He and David Lee completed a pick-and-roll at the elbow, attracting the Eagles to switch defenses and quickly hit the ground to pass to David Lee, who was cutting down the air. David Lee went to the basket , With the help of Duger's card position, he scored an easy layup.

Watching the senior score, El Horford felt a little helpless.

Turning around, he's posting up in the low post...with Marvin Williams putting Douglas to the free throw line, he's taking an easy step-back jumper... Swoosh!

Looking back, the Knicks still ran and bombed. And it was a classic V-shaped pick-and-roll between Marbury and David Lee...David Lee completed a jumper and scored from a high position.

David Lee's impact and scoring explosiveness are far inferior to Stoudemire, but his coping ability is worse than Stoudemire. He successfully connected with Marbury to attack the perimeter, coupled with Doug's ability to restrain the defense at the basket and the advantage of controlling the second rebound, the Knicks' offensive efficiency did not show a downward trend.

On the other hand, the Eagles also played well with the cooperation of Joe Johnson and Mike Bibby.

58:56.

The first half is over.

With Gallinari's three-pointer in the countdown, the Knicks successfully overtook the point difference by 2 points.

But... the smile on Mike Woodson's face got bigger.

After a quarter of crazy running and bombing, Stephen Marbury's physical fitness was obviously declining rapidly, and everyone could see his fatigue from his shortness of breath and his drenched jersey. Even if he takes a 15-minute break at halftime, in the second half, he will last at most another five minutes. Even if he gritted his teeth and stood up for one quarter, what about the fourth quarter?

Mike Woodson enjoyed watching ... the Knicks play all their cards one by one.

"Eddie Curry, David Lee, Stephon Marbury all played 200 percent tonight. They played extremely well, and they gave the Knicks a halftime lead. But, now I can't help but How about the Knicks in the second half?"

Earl Johnson said during the halftime commentary: "Eddie Curry and Stephen Marbury are not young guys anymore. One of them is obese, the other is close to 33 years old and has not trained well in the past two years. They The recovery is long and inefficient. Don't expect them to perform a second miracle, and putting them on the court in their condition will do nothing but increase the risk of injury."

"The Knicks can't afford injuries anymore." Kenny Smith emphasized: "It's a miracle that they can come here this season. I believe that Knicks fans don't want to hear about injuries anymore. , a lot of New Yorkers are ready for failure."

"So, what do you mean, the Knicks will lose tonight?" Charles Barkley suddenly turned his head, and he asked the two partners.

"No, it's not just that the Knicks are doomed tonight." Kenny Smith replied with a smile: "Instead, they are doomed for the entire series."

Earl Johnson pursed his lips and nodded. Although he was not as happy about it as Kenny Smith, he did think that there was no suspense in this series.

"But... Snoopy hasn't played yet. He's the Knicks' ace, isn't he?" Charles Barkley emphasized.

"Snoopy's influence lies in support, in defense, not in scoring." Kenny Smith said: "In the second half, when Stephen Marbury and Eddie Curry were unable to play. The Knicks actually have no one who can hold the ball. Offense-creating players, they can only rely on pass after pass from beyond the three-point line to find shots. Maybe Snoopy can use his fancy drive to penetrate the basket. However, I think LeBron in Orlando The encounter must have given the Atlanta people a lot of inspiration, they will let Snoopy do what he wants to do, except pass the ball to connect teammates."

Kenny Smith's voice is actually the mainstream right now.

Whether it's the home team's locker room, the audience, or the fans in front of the TV... everyone feels that this series is over, and the luck of the Knicks is over.

However, in the visiting team's locker room, it was completely different.

Although Eddie Curry was paralyzed on the locker, he still took out his notebook with a "disabled body and a strong mind", and clicked on the video to share with his teammates around him.

"Lord Snoopy, it's time to bring out your rocking beats! Listen to this high-frequency impact, the rate alone is enough to make Atlanta people unable to walk upright."

Eddie Curry was yelling over there.

Prior to this, Stephon Marbury talked to the players about Doug's weird shooting. He said that he has never seen anyone who shoots more accurately under difficult conditions. This may be the only isolated case on this planet.

Then, Eddie Curry's bright brains began to diverge. He took out his notebook, and he emphasized to his teammates: "Actually, this is the longest car-shock video I have ever seen in my life. This difficulty is much higher than that of a soft and comfortable bed. This is definitely a historical level." talent."

The teammates excitedly watched the dark and monotonous shaking video, and the sound made in the video made the atmosphere in the locker room very strange.

The shy and embarrassing Duke finally couldn't bear it after three minutes, he took the notebook away, and closed it fiercely.

And at this time, those damned guys started to analyze the connection between 'Che-Zhen' and 'difficult jump shot'.

This made Doug a little guilty.

And Eddie Curry's "scrubbed face" obviously looks "stupid like a pig", but it actually made him deduce the "truth": through the comparison of this video and shooting, we can clearly draw a conclusion: Nubby is born to swing, and he is more stable in difficult scenes that shake.

And, he made a bold prediction: "Snoopy, why don't you try to go to the space capsule? Maybe you can extend the time to 2 hours in a vacuum state."

The prediction sparked laughter from the entire locker room.

Obviously, the Knicks players just took this as a joke to adjust their tension. Most of them still think that the video has nothing to do with Snoopy. After all... that time is too long, and... there are police officers on duty, which is too inconsistent with the national conditions of the United States. And most importantly... how can anyone really associate shooting with Cha-Zhen?

This is too far-fetched.

"Okay, pack up the ramblings and get ready to fight. It's time to end Atlanta's unrealistic self-righteousness, and it's time to let those arrogant and disrespectful commentators pay for themselves."

Duge walked to the center of the field and raised his fist. Everyone came up seriously, put their fists on top of his, and formed a group.

The Duke blew the final horn: "Fighting!"

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