Guard With a Knife

Dug's remarks made Lopez's face even more angry. He thought it was Dug's trampling on his self-esteem.

But in fact, he himself was already out of balance when facing Snoopy. His deepest thoughts still stay in the NCAA period, and he always thinks that Snoopy is just a short insider. He can neither accept the history of being stepped on by him back then, nor can he face the status quo that Snoopy is already as brilliant as a star.

Based on this situation, he was extremely emotionally sensitive when facing Doug. In fact, many players who played against Doug in the NCAA also held such ambivalence. They still couldn't accept that the guy who couldn't even dribble has now become the leader of the Knicks, leading the team to break into the Knicks alone. Finals facts.

Easy side to fight again, Devin Harris quickly brought the ball to the frontcourt.

Facing Kirk Hinrich's defense, he didn't even change direction, and accelerated straight to the inside. His speed is as fast as lightning, and he deserves to be the man who created the Guinness record of "holding the ball for 3.8 seconds" in last year's All-Star Game. Kirk Hinrich tried hard to catch up to the free throw line and was still one step behind.

And Devin Harris has flashed into the paint, and Misilic had to take a step to defend. At this time, he handed over the basketball player to Brook Lopez.

Although Lopez is slow, when he receives the basketball, there is no defender in front of him. Immediately jumped into the air...Boom!

He smashed the basketball into the rim with both hands.

Then he beat his chest hard and let out a roar.

It seemed to be responding to Doug's tough anser-ball.

As a representative of traditional centers, ESPN commentator Bill Walton has never concealed his love for Lopez, just as he once loved Lopez very much and personally flew to Houston to teach Yao Huang hand in hand. He emphasized: "Although many teams are trying to improve their speed, Phoenix's failure has told us. Offense wins the regular season, and defense wins the finals. The big center with both offense and defense will always be the team's most valuable asset, because they Rooted in the paint, closest to the basket."

In this era of withering centers, Brook Lopez is indeed expected to be high. Especially since he was white.

He is simply a rare animal.

This made Bill Wharton, who is also white, unable to help high-five. This sentiment overshadowed even the alumni camaraderie for Snoopy.

However, Reggie Miller, who was sitting on the sidelines, thought: "I rarely agree with Pat Riley, but I think his previous predictions are correct. In the future, the stadium will be dominated by five forwards with a height of about 203!" Faster and faster has become a trend in the NBA..."

From the very beginning, the two commentators discussed the new trend of the NBA's future game rhythm.

But at this time, the Knicks were still firmly on the ground, and Kirk Hinrich controlled the next offensive. He picks and rolls with David Lee, and then assists Milicic to complete a backhand layup under the basket... Although Lopez is tall, has solid skills, and has a certain defensive ability. However, his speed is too slow. When Milicic made a back-turning cut to the hoop at the free throw line, all he could do was chase like a stupid drake.

In terms of athletic talent, Lopez is far inferior to Milicic, even though he has been squandering all these years. But it can be seen that he has worked hard this summer. His body shape has not deformed and his muscle lines are more obvious. Although this makes his already unstable shooting more inefficient, he has made great progress in mobility. , The influence on the defensive end is also becoming more and more prominent.

Looking back, Devon Harris attacked with the ball, his speed and quick stop allowed him to easily create a jumper at the free throw line, and Hinrich lost his position slightly.

Swish!

This difficult action actually got back the goal, which made Harris realize that he felt very hot tonight!

So, he excitedly opened his hands like an eagle spreading its wings. Since he left Dallas, he has been longing for a broader high altitude. Last season's selection to the All-Star Game made him full of ambitions. He is eager to go one step further and become the king of New York!

Now, his precise target is Snoopy!

Although Snoopy's team reached the finals last season, he believes that Snoopy's real strength is mediocre, and his relationship with him is definitely not the 62nd or 63rd in the league, but...I look up at him from a high altitude! !

Swish!

Swish!

He was 'doing whatever he wanted' throughout the first quarter, hitting seven difficult jumpers off Kirk Hinrich and Stephon Marbury, which had him hearing cheers from Madison Garden... some The Nets mingled into the arena. Although their voices were relatively small, it was especially harsh when the score on the court became 32:22 at the end of the first quarter.

"It's hard to believe that the Knicks' defense has gone down!" ESPN's Mike Breen said during a timeout. He thinks New York is giving Devin Harris too many mid-range shots.

"David Lee isn't very good at making touchdowns. And Jeffries obviously hasn't adjusted from the offseason. Plus Gallinari has never been known as a wing defender. So ... Devin Harris gets a lot of easy cuts Moreover, neither Kirk Hinrich nor Stephon Marbury gave him enough physical confrontation." Reggie Miller gave his opinion seriously.

"The Knicks can't lose anymore." Bill Walton next to him emphasized: "If the Knicks lose to the New Jersey Nets tonight, I believe...the New York Times will definitely report on Snoopy and the Knicks tomorrow morning. And the other basketball media will not hide their fire!"

What Wharton said was very serious. He always believed that New York was not a warm city. The adulation and praise shown by the New York media is just a gift of accidentally breaking into the finals last year. When the failures come one after another, those media will definitely show a cold expression.

Meanwhile, Doug made a decision off the bench.

"Gallinari, James Johnson, Wesley Matthews, Kirk Hinrich, let's go out and practice new tactics together."

What? ?

When Doug said this, the entire bench was dumbfounded. Doug is going to bring two rookies, a sophomore, and a new point guard to the game? And... Gallinari, the highest among the five, is only 208, but he plays a small forward, and he simply cannot withstand the confrontation in the penalty area.

"Snoopy, I think Gallinari can't resist Brook Lopez, nor can he stop Yi Jianlian's attack." Stephen Marbury put forward his opinion.

"No, Stephen. I don't intend to let Gallinari defend the inside, he is still a small forward. James Johnson and I will deal with Brook Lopez and Yi Jianlian." Duger told him seriously: "And, our The style of play will not specifically limit the position. Maybe I will play the No. 1 position on the offensive end."

Duge's words made the team members confused, and even those who were called by his name felt that this style of play was different from the norm.

After all, this is still 2009. Even Nelson, the mad scientist, would add a pure center Biedrins to his lineup.

beep!

The whistle sounded quickly.

When the Knicks' five players walked onto the court, ESPN commentators were surprised, they couldn't understand the purpose of this lineup. Bill Walton even said: "Is New York going to declare garbage time in the second quarter?"

This is by no means a friendly speculation.

But ... New Jersey did have contempt.

After Devin Harris brought the ball to the front court, he no longer performed singles with the ball, but hoisted the basketball into the basket, and he handed the basketball to Brook Lopez.

After a year of NBA training, Lopez's weight and confrontation have increased a lot compared to Stanford.

But...still weaker than Snoopy.

Moreover, Doug's flexibility is not what it used to be.

When he played Stanford before, his dunk still needed to be accurately calculated by the brain and completed by hitting the board and rebounding. But now, at the same distance from the basket, he has been able to complete dunks with the ball before Lopez.

puff!

puff!

Lopez hit twice tenaciously, he turned around quickly, trying to use the experience and pace at the basket that he had learned over the past year to completely shake Doug away.

His footwork and offensive experience have really improved a lot.

But...he forgot one thing.

That is, Dug has been training with Kobe Bryant throughout the summer. Although Kobe Bryant is not an inside player, his post-up skills are no less than that of an excellent center, and his footsteps are far better than Brooklow. Pace.

Therefore, when Lopez turned twice hard, he suddenly found that he had no space left, and Doug almost stuck to his body. He can only hold the basketball high.

At this time, he has no possibility of taking off, but at the same time, neither does Duger.

So, he confidently and boldly pushed forward.

Then he leaned back and was about to shoot the basketball...but at the moment of shooting.

A black shadow surged from the side, and he didn't even understand what was going on... Crack!

The basketball was savagely drawn out of bounds.

When Lopez looked up, Madison Garden cheered.

James Johnson was honored with the old DJ's roll call.

This rookie from a fighting family has super athletic ability. When he sprints and jumps, he does have a sense of covering the sky and covering the sun with the wings of a roc.

"Take the basketball away from him next time, understand?"

Doug reminded Johnson with a straight face.

Although Johnson could roundabout kick arrogantly in the locker room, he was an obedient younger brother in front of Doug, and he nodded quickly.

The Nets quickly re-served.

Devin Harris tried to pass the basketball to Lopez again, but found that Doug had forcibly circled forward, which made Devin Harris' passing path weird. When time was running out, he gave up his plan to lob the ball back and sprinted into the free throw line by himself.

When he was about to stop for a jumper, he found Matthews pounced like a mad dog.

He quickly flicked his wrist and handed the basketball to Chris Roberts. Roberts has an open shot, but unfortunately... BOOM!

Basketball strikes iron. The rebound was easily picked off by James Johnson because Doug had already set him up solidly in the paint.

"Kirk, switch defenses faster next time. Also, increase the tempo of offense."

Doug spoke to Hinrich on the way back.

Hinrich nodded repeatedly.

Now the five players on the court are players with strong tactical literacy, and they can understand many things by themselves.

After Hinrich brought the ball to the front court, he quickly handed it to Doug at the free throw line.

Lopez stood one step inside the free throw line, staring at Doug as if facing a formidable enemy.

But Duge didn't take it seriously at all. He patiently observed the running positions of his teammates.

When James Johnson evaded Simmons' defense with a back run, his basketball immediately passed through Lopez's open crotch trying to press down on Xinxin like a cannonball. Johnson easily caught the ball...Boom!

His anti-bow dunks performed this attack flawlessly.

In the thunderous cheers at the scene.

Reggie Miller frowned and muttered: "So in this lineup, Snoopy's role is Ben Wallace plus Chris Webber??"

His voice just fell. Doug suddenly stepped forward to pinch Devon Harris. His strong body instantly blocked Harris's way, and then Hinrich directly took his basketball away in the dead corner on the right side of the center line.

At the same time, Wesley Matthews had already run beyond the three-point line, Hinrich made a flick, and Matthews caught the ball and shot... Shua!

He was arrested in response.

This ball broke Reggie Miller's conjecture. Now he has no idea what kind of play the Knicks are playing. Duge actually participated in the flank attack at halftime, isn't he an insider? Isn't he worried about missing people in the backcourt?

"I think this is a set of slapstick tactics." Bill Walton said with a smile: "Snoopy always likes to make these weird things."

The game continued, and the New Jersey Nets, who were pulled back by 5 points by the Knicks in an instant, stabilized the rhythm. They began to play steadily, and frequently let Yi Jianlian pull out the pick-and-roll... Yi Jianlian's shooting range became a nightmare for the Knicks at this time.

Whenever he switched defenses, he faced the opportunity of dislocation and firmly grasped it.

At the same time, the Knicks' new lineup and new style of play still made some rotation mistakes in series, so it also gave the New Jersey people some opportunities to open.

However, fortunately, New Jersey's defense is also like a piece of paper. The Knicks' full-motion play style supported by Doug in the high position has a good offensive efficiency. They successfully bite the point difference and always hover around 5 points and 7 points. .

This point difference made the core players of both sides quite satisfied. The reason why Duge was satisfied was that the strength of this sparring opponent was just right. Moreover, the tacit understanding of teammates is obviously increasing, which will definitely be a feasible path.

What makes Devin Harris satisfied is that when he starts the pick-and-roll strategy, he becomes more and more comfortable playing. Both scoring and assists are rising. Moreover, the Nets fans on the scene shouted for themselves more and more.

It gave him greater conviction.

When there were 2 minutes and 11 seconds left in the second quarter.

Devin Harris, who had already scored 16 points and 8 assists, felt that it was time, so he shook his finger at Doug from outside the three-point line: "Mr. No. 62 in the NBA, maybe we should have a direct contest."

His voice is full of confidence.

Although the volume was not loud, the entire Madison Garden was bursting with it.

When the Knicks fans saw this picture through the big screen above their heads, they clamored and shouted loudly for their team's ace, one by one raised their fists and signaled the Duke to blow up this stupid provocateur.

For New York fans, Doug has become the team's totem. They will not allow any opponent to challenge him in this frivolous way in this arena.

At the same time, Doug showed a calm smile in the storm.

He has never been afraid of this kind of provocation, from Carmelo Anthony, to Joe Johnson, to Paul Pierce.

He never backed down, and always won grandiosely.

Therefore, he took a serious look at Devon Harris to make sure he was not joking.

He came up.

"Come on then, Mr. 63rd!"

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[There will be an update tonight. 】

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