I’m Really Playing Basketball

In the NBA, if you want to choose a team that can arouse the desire to conquer all other teams, then this team can definitely only be the New York Knicks.

If it is the New York Knicks at home, then the other teams' desire to conquer will increase by three levels.

If this other team is the New Jersey Nets, then this desire to conquer will have to rise three more levels.

The Nets have performed so well in the NBA this season.

With 10 games left in the season, they already have 62 wins and 10 losses. The possibility of reaching 70 wins in the season is very high.

With such a record, the Nets came to the New York Knicks, and every Nets player's face showed the excitement of "walking in fine clothes every day".

Let New York fans see how good these country boys from New Jersey are and how they conquered the Knicks in New York and in Madison Square Garden, the holy land of basketball.

The battle between the Nets and the Knicks is not a simple battle between neighbors.

The battle between the Nets and the Knicks also includes competing for New York, the largest basketball market in the United States.

Whoever can occupy New York will be able to enjoy the hot and spicy food.

For New York, it is difficult for them to enter the playoffs this season. They can give up any game, but they cannot give up the game against the Nets.

For any team in the league, they can accept the Nets finishing the season with 70 wins, even if the strong teams in the East and West don't want to see it, even if the Nets win 70 games, it means they are incompetent.

Only the New York Knicks, they absolutely cannot accept this!

Because the New York Knicks cannot afford the consequences that may arise after the Nets win 70 games.

What if the Nets really capture New York City with 70 wins?

Although the New York Knicks' roots in New York are deep-rooted.

However, don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the unexpected!

After enjoying the beauty of New York, no one wants to lose it again.

This is why the last time the two teams faced each other, the New York Knicks' high-paid but low-powered rotation players each showed their ability to get high salaries and nearly beat the Nets' rotation players to the ground.

Therefore, the New York Knicks are now a money-giving boy to most teams in the league.

But only against the Nets, don't expect the Nets to play an easy game in New York.

Of course, people on and off the Net really never thought about playing a simple game in New York.

March 30, Madison Square Garden.

By the way, before the game between the Nets and the Knicks, when the Nets and the Knicks entered the court, a large number of fans cheered. Especially when Chen Xiao came on the court, the enthusiastic cheers of the fans made the Nets and the Knicks cheer. Startled.

Hearing such cheers, everyone on the Nets thought that they had really conquered the New York fans.

Then, I looked up and looked to the side, and it turned out that the fans cheering for the Nets were all Asian fans with yellow skin and black hair, so there was no problem.

Since the Nets have Chen Xiao, any time the Nets play away games in the United States, they will get the support of a group of fans like this in the arena.

This can be regarded as a wonder in the NBA.

That is, Chen Xiao and Yao Ming, these two rookies, are cheered wherever they go. As rookies, they can enjoy the same treatment as Jordan when they retire.

I have to say, this is really enviable.

"Chen, if only I had yellow skin and black hair like you."

Looking at the Asian fans on the sidelines who were not that large in number but seemed particularly enthusiastic, Richard Jefferson was truly envious.

"Richard, after a person comes out of his mother's belly, he can't go back. Don't do anything stupid and give up."

"..."

Richard Jefferson looked at Chen Xiao who was conscientiously comforting him, and the muscles on his face twitched.

I'm just saying it!

Who told you that I want to stuff myself back into my mother’s belly?

Even if I stuff myself back into my mother’s belly ten or a hundred times, I will still be black!

Unless even the mother has changed!

"Chen, you said they gave me such a good nickname as 'Human Virtue', why can't they cheer me as they cheer you?"

Forehead.

At this time, Chen Xiao didn't know how to answer the words of Richard Jefferson, a jealous young man.

By the way, domestic fans gave Richard Jefferson the nickname "Human Virtue". Richard Jefferson knew about this.

This nickname is quite confusing.

When Richard Jefferson asked about CCTV’s team reporter, the CCTV reporter couldn’t tell directly.

We can't just let Richard Jefferson be pronounced with the first letters of Chinese pinyin, right?

Human virtue…

Since it can't be the first letter of Pinyin, it can only be in English.

To be honest, the English of this word is really beautiful.

Therefore, when Richard Jefferson was interviewed by the American media, he used human virtue as his nickname.

This also made many American fans complain that Richard Jefferson was shameless.

Do you also deserve such a beautiful nickname?

Aren't you afraid of being like Pierce and meeting a player who likes to shoot your 'human virtue'?

At your level, can you protect such a powerful nickname?

Regardless, Richard Jefferson adopted this nickname.

Therefore, it is a human virtue to speak and keep your mouth shut wherever you go.

The Chinese reporter next to Zheng always didn’t know what expression to use to describe it.

It is precisely because the Chinese fans gave him such a powerful nickname that Richard Jefferson mistakenly thought that the Chinese fans loved him.

Well, Chinese fans do love him...

Human Virtues Jefferson…

The ‘love’ is very deep.

"Chen, I will not admit that these people are Chinese!"

Therefore, Jefferson was very unhappy that he did not receive treatment comparable to Chen Xiao's when he came to New York this time.

By the way, these black brothers are really confident!

Moreover, most of them are not Chinese in the first place.

Of course, there’s been enough bitching about Richardson tonight.

Chen Xiao had no intention of continuing to complain.

Tonight's game between the Nets and the New York Knicks.

The Nets' five starting players are Kidd, Chen Xiao, Richard Jefferson, Boozer and Martin, five regular starting players.

However, the New York Knicks' starting lineup has changed a lot.

In this game, the New York Knicks' starting point guard is Sprewell, the shooting guard is Alan Houston, the small forward is Shanton Anderson, and the two inside players are Othella Harrington and Kurt Thomas.

As for starting point guard Howard Ellis, who started the last game against the Nets, he did not appear in the starting lineup.

The Knicks' starting lineup is Boston's tactical idea for the Nets.

In the last game against the Nets, Howard Ellis was beaten up by Chen Xiao and Kidd's pick-and-roll.

Now, as long as the team has a small guard, it must either take the small guard off or put the small guard in front of Richard Jefferson.

Howard Ellis's defensive ability is extremely poor, and his stealing ability is not good. There is no way to defend Richard Jefferson like Iverson did when he made Richard Jefferson turn the ball over 12 times, so he can only take it.

Therefore, don't look at the current record of the New York Knicks and the Nets.

The Knicks are 32 wins and 40 losses, while the Nets are 62 wins and 10 losses, a difference of 30 games.

But in fact, this game is not easy to play.

The Nets have a very good record recently and have won seven games in a row, but the Nets have not actually solved the problem that the Boston Celtics have raised for them.

Kidd's offensive ability is too poor, and Richard Jefferson's shooting stability is also not good, so the Nets have no way to solve this problem.

In this case, as long as the opponent adopts such a tactical arrangement, the Nets will actually be very difficult to beat.

It can be said that this tactical idea developed by the Boston Celtics is firmly on the weakness of the Nets.

The problems of Kidd and Richard Jefferson were amplified, and the two had no way to solve the problem. Then the Nets faced such a formation and opponent, they could only rely on defense and use defense to defeat their opponents.

It's just obvious that facing the New York Knicks, the Nets are definitely not willing to defend.

This is the New York Knicks' opportunity.

Throw it, just throw it. If we lose to Richard Jefferson, Kidd and Chen Xiao who are double-teamed, we will admit it!

The New York Knicks seem to be very decisive in this game. Before the Boston Celtics came out with this tactic, they really didn't know how to beat the current Nets team.

Now, they finally found a way.

On the court, Martin and Kurt Thomas jumped the ball.

Kurt Thomas jumped on the first possession of the game for the New York Knicks.

After New York successfully jumped the ball, Kidd immediately crossed the center line and went directly to press Sprewell, who was playing point guard in this game.

Sprewell's ball-handling ability is excellent, but after all, he rarely plays the role of point guard. Playing point guard in this game must be very unfamiliar.

It can be said that Boss Ji made a very correct decision by giving Sprewell strength at the beginning.

I have to say that Boss Ji's sudden press was very effective.

Although Sprewell passed halftime under the cover of his teammates, facing the indomitable Boss Key, Sprewell had no way to organize any offense.

Sprewell was never a professional point guard.

And when a person is in such a panic situation, he will basically choose to play ball with his own instinct.

And what is Sprewell's instinct?

Of course, hold the ball and see if you can work it all the way to the end!

It has to be said that Sprewell's personal ability is really strong. Facing Kidd's level of defensive strength and intensity, as well as the constant stumbling blocks on the road, this madman can really kill from the backcourt all the way. in the end.

If it weren't for Martin, the Nets' little Garnett, whose retreat speed is really good, maybe the first attack of the opening game would really have allowed Sprewell to fight all the way to the end.

Facing Sprewell's strong attack at the beginning, Martin defended. In the aerial confrontation with Sprewell, although he did not block the shot, he allowed Sprewell to hit the ball.

Kidd, who followed Sprewell all the way, easily grabbed the backcourt rebound.

Seeing Martin finally guarding Sprewell and Kidd grabbing a backboard, Knicks coach Don Cheney had a very regretful expression on his face.

Just a little bit closer!

If the madman can successfully hit this ball, the morale boost to the Knicks' game will be unimaginable.

Now not only did they not score, but they also allowed Kidd to get a backboard, which made the Knicks a little bit difficult to deal with.

In fact, the Knicks are indeed very difficult to handle.

As the league's strongest fast-break point guard, Kidd's pass is incredibly fast.

When Kidd got the backboard, Richard Jefferson had already rushed forward.

Facing the New York Knicks, Richard Jefferson felt that his legs were particularly fast tonight.

Of course, no matter how fast Richard Jefferson's legs are, they are not as fast as Kidd's ball.

If Jefferson is faster, Kidd can easily pass the ball to the target.

The Nets' fast breaks have always been dominated by other players who are not worthy of Kidd's passing.

Kidd's passing is worthy of a better fast breaker.

Richard Jefferson is a very good fast break player, but he is not worthy of Kidd.

However, it is enough for Shanton Anderson. Shanton Anderson is also a very good swingman. He used to be Jordan's fierce player with the Jazz's second brother.

But after all, he is not young anymore, he is 30 years old.

Facing Richard Jefferson's young legs, Shanton Anderson had already exhausted his strength and could only follow reluctantly.

Fortunately, Shanton Anderson's current strength is really good. Coming from the Jazz, he has a pretty good defensive awareness.

He was so stunned that Richard Jefferson, who was trying to squeeze past him, was blocked and stopped under the basket.

Seeing Shanton Anderson who had already established his position, Richard Jefferson did not throw or shoot from close range, but threw the ball out.

The basketball went straight in the direction of Chen Xiao and Alan Houston.

Kurt Thomas, who came back in the middle, wanted to intercept, but couldn't.

Alan Houston knew Chen Xiao's height and wingspan, and he also wanted to intercept it, but Richard Jefferson's pass was really high.

Let me tell you, Richard Jefferson is not proficient in anything, but he knows everything, including passing the ball, and he is also very good.

He can pass this kind of pass without interference very well. After all, he is tall and has good vision.

Faced with a pass like this from Richard Jefferson, Alan Houston would have made a mistake by intercepting it.

However, after being beaten by Chen Xiao for 45 points in the last game, Alan Houston lacked confidence in personally defending Chen Xiao.

In addition, Richard Jefferson's reputation for passing the ball is not that good. In Alan Houston's mind, he does not think that Richard Jefferson's pass will be in place and he can try to intercept it.

If the person passing the ball was Kidd, he would never intercept it.

It's just that Richard Jefferson's pass is really not good, but it is very high!

"Who can catch a ball like this?!"

Although the interception failed, Alan Houston was not anxious.

Just very quickly.

When he felt someone jumping up behind him, Alan Houston in the air watched the ball jump high at this time, stretched out his long arms, and caught the ball that seemed impossible to him. Alan The look on Houston's face was quite wonderful.

Are you fucking an animal? !

Can you catch this kind of ball? !

Not only Alan Houston, but also Knicks coach Don Cheney on the sidelines stared in shock.

The other Nets players, whether it was Kidd, Richard Jefferson, Boozer or Martin, were not surprised to see Chen Xiao easily catching Jefferson's pass.

On the contrary, they all felt normal.

No matter what difficulties we encounter on the offensive end, as long as we throw the ball to Chen, throw it higher, he will definitely catch it!

Not only can he catch it, but he can also throw the pots we throw into the basket!

Looking at Chen Xiao who jumped high again after receiving Jefferson's passing pass, at this time, Chen Xiao in the air seemed to be shining in the eyes of the Nets players!

"This is our New Jersey Nets' unparalleled pot!"

"This is our best teammate!"

Facing Alan Houston's slow defense, Chen Xiao threw the basketball in his hand high!

This is a shot height that makes Alan Houston desperate.

The basketball left Chen Xiao's right hand, drew a wonderful arc, and finally fell into the net.

A swipe!

3 to 0!

On the sidelines, seeing Chen Xiao's extremely crisp three-point shot, Knicks head coach Don Cheney was helpless, really helpless. He could find hundreds of defensive problems with Alan Houston.

However, no matter how bad Alan Houston's defense is, this is still a pull-up from beyond the three-point line, and the possibility of throwing it in is always lower than the possibility of not throwing it in.

Now that he has thrown it in, what can be done?

In fact, the Knicks' defense was very good this time.

If the Knicks players hadn't retreated with all their strength, Richard Jefferson would have dunked directly.

However, although they forced Richard Jefferson to fail on the fast break, they were still unable to block Chen Xiao's three-point pull-up.

This little Eddie of the Nets is really hard to guard against.

Fortunately, the Knicks have a lot of psychological preparation for this game.

On the court, Chen Xiao's pull-up three-pointer was indeed very demoralizing, but it was impossible to defeat the Knicks in this game.

With this Knicks attack, Sprewell was no longer so 'panicked' by Kidd.

Under Kidd's pressure, Sprewell passed the half court with the help of a screen and hit the ball to Alan Houston.

Sprewell's golf IQ is okay.

He saw from his first offense that he couldn't go all the way to attack like this. He was the point guard in this game and was the most important guarantee for the team's perimeter defense.

If he goes too far inside and brings Kidd inside and fails to score, Kidd will definitely be able to grab rebounds and play fast breaks. By then, the Knicks' defense will still be as uncomfortable as before.

He can attack, but try not to break through and use shooting to solve the problem.

Unless you are very confident that you can break through and score.

With Kidd staring one-on-one and Martin assisting in defense, it is difficult to have a chance to break through and score. After all, Kidd is still a master of guarding the pick-and-roll, and it is useless for him to rely on the pick-and-roll.

If this is the case, then temporarily act as a dribbling defender.

Alan Houston received Sprewell's pass and did not reluctantly beat Chen Xiao in singles like he did in the previous game.

Alan Houston's playing style favored Pierce, and Chen Xiao nicknamed him "Little Pierce" in his mind.

With the help of Kurt Thomas's screen, Alan Houston got rid of Chen Xiao. Facing Boozer's defense, facing Boozer who did not dare to step forward, Alan Houston hit a mid-range jumper from the free throw line!

As the league's mid-range shooter, this is his point.

Let me tell you, this season, Alan Houston's mid-range shooting percentage is 50%, long-range two-point shooting percentage is 47%, close-range two-point shooting percentage is 49%, and three-point shooting percentage is 40%. The hit rate is 38%.

Alan Houston is not like this this season, he was like this in previous seasons.

Alan Houston was truly a strange man.

In the NBA, there are few players whose layup and dunk percentages are lower than their field goal percentages.

Alan Houston's shooting percentage at the basket is less than 40% all year round.

Why is Alan Houston's shooting percentage at the basket so low?

What is the difference between the basket and other areas?

The biggest difference is, of course, that it is closer to the basket, but the confrontation is also stronger!

So, this is a good way to find a way to defend Alan Houston.

Alan Houston's shooting may be slightly worse than that of Ray Allen, but he is better than Pierce.

If you give him a chance to shoot, he is really accurate!

Definitely not allowed that much space.

A defense like Boozer's is definitely not going to work.

However, this cannot be blamed on Boozer. Boozer's speed is too slow and he is afraid that he will be broken through and unable to keep up, which will be even worse.

And this is where Alan Houston is hard to guard against.

If you stick him close to him, he can break out, if you let him go, he can shoot, and his back-up skills are pretty good.

Let me tell you, this season, after Kobe Bryant scored 46 points on Alan Houston's head at Madison Square Garden, immediately after the Knicks visited Los Angeles, Alan Houston scored 53 points on Kobe's head.

Therefore, don’t be fooled by Alan Houston who was beaten violently by Chen Xiao in the last game.

Pierce Jr. is Pierce Jr., but for a player whose offensive skills are worse than Pierce's and whose shooting skills are worse than Ray Allen's, this player is also one of the better ones!

Back to the game, when facing a shot like Alan Houston's with the ball and behind a block, don't be afraid of being caught, just stick to it.

However, judging from the opening of this game, the players of both teams are in good condition.

Looking back, Kidd and Chen Xiao were on a pick-and-roll. Kidd made a fake pass to trick Alan Houston and Sprewell in front of Chen Xiao, and then hit an open three-pointer!

6 to 2!

Big Brother Key's action this time was simply an insult to Alan Houston's defensive IQ.

Pick and roll with Chen Xiao, first send Sprewell in front of Chen Xiao, and then use his golf IQ to play with Alan Houston's defensive IQ.

This set of movements made the teacher Zhang Lili next to him shout 666!

"Kidd's fake shot is so masterful!"

Teacher Zhang is very excited. He asked the New York Knicks to use Boston's tactics. Do you really think that Boston's tactics can be used by every team?

"Boss, you feel very good today!"

"Chen, in the end I still have to rely on you."

After Chen Xiao and Boss Ji high-fived, Kidd said to Chen Xiao with a smile.

For a defensive player of Alan Houston's level, he would get dizzy after a few shows.

So after Key made two consecutive shots in the first quarter, Alan Houston and the New York Knicks really didn't dare to attack Chen Xiao so frantically anymore.

I have to say that the Knicks' defense is indeed problematic.

When defending, there are times when you should be tough.

When you are not resolute in flanking, and you defend alone but also think about flanking, you will fall into a very hesitant situation, just like the Nets and Knicks in the first quarter of this game.

Obviously the Knicks played the Boston Celtics' tactics that made the Nets very uncomfortable.

According to this tactic, the Nets should have been very uncomfortable.

But after the first quarter, the Knicks allowed the Nets to score 38 points!

The score between the two sides in the first quarter was 38 to 28. Even though the Knicks were in good shape, they actually fell behind by 10 points at home.

After the first quarter, Chen Xiao shot 6 of 7 from the field and scored 14 points.

Martin was 4-of-7 with 9 points, Richard Jefferson was 3-of-4 with 6 points, Boozer was 2-of-3 with 4 points, and Kidd was 2-of-2 with 5 points.

The Boston Celtics' targeted tactics were actually defended by the Knicks and allowed the Nets to blossom more.

Of course, for the Knicks, Alan Houston was also very strong, shooting 4 of 6, 2 of 2 three-pointers, and scored 11 points.

There is really nothing the Nets can do about Alan Houston.

This combination of Pierce and Ray Allen is really difficult to guard.

However, although they were unable to defend Alan Houston, everyone in the Nets played well. After the first quarter, when they came off the court, every face was filled with very happy looks.

Against the Knicks, Richard Jefferson, who had always hesitated to shoot, no longer hesitated.

Playing in New York, still hesitating about a goal!

Shanton Anderson is not Iverson. Iverson has a shadow, and Shanton Anderson has a shadow. Does he deserve the perfect nickname of "Human Virtue"?

After the start of the second quarter, the Nets' bench was suppressed by the Knicks again.

In less than four minutes of play, the Nets' rotation was already behind 6-14. Let me tell you, the Nets' rotation, which is very strong this season, will get beaten when they meet the Knicks!

Every time I have to sigh, those wages from the Knicks are not in vain.

In the end, the Nets' solution can only be to let Kidd and Chen Xiao play early.

Originally, the Nets could solve the problem by replacing Chen Xiao. The rotation lineup of Chen Xiao, Bago, Baige and Kidders is very suitable.

But this time, the Nets not only sent Chen Xiao on the court, but also put on their entire starting lineup after rotating the lineup for four minutes.

"Since everyone is in such good shape, why don't we put more data on the court?!"

"Facing the New York Knicks tonight, how many of you can have a career night? It depends on your own abilities!"

With the connivance of head coach Byron Scott, each of the Nets' starting players walked toward the court in a wailing tone.

How do you reward soldiers during a war?

The Nets have such a good record this season, how can they not reward the starting players with outstanding achievements?

In this game, facing New York City and the Knicks, go ahead, kill, rob, and conquer!

They are your trophies!

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