NBA: Start with 2 billion, buy the Knicks

Chapter 284: James’s master! Howard’s invincible support!

The real test for the Knicks in the East is underway!!

Yang Yi of the United States: "As expected, one of the Heat and Celtics will definitely reach the bottom of the Eastern Conference. If the Knicks can get past one of them, they will not be eliminated in the first round this year.

If both teams go through, or go back-to-back, they have the qualifications to be champions!"

He said this from the perspective of a Knicks fan, and he obviously has great expectations for this Knicks team.

This passage sparked significant reactions and discussions on Twitter and YouTube.

Several newly signed reporters from Chaoshen Newspaper are showing off their talents.

In the end, Wang Binbin's "If they can beat these two teams in a row, who will it be easier for the Knicks to win?" is the most topical, but it is not as controversial as the posts posted by veteran basketball fans. Wang Binbin has more than 400 posts.

reply.

Li Shishi's "Can the Knicks climb these two mountains? Let's cheer for the Knicks together!" There are only a dozen replies. This kind of post will not be answered if it is not interesting.

Or will Kemi sneak in and start a fight:

"Haha, the top three giants that the Heat finally formed will lose to your little beast in your later years?" ID: Forever 24 Avatar: Black Mamba logo...

Replies: 3000.

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"Come on, let's fight!"

The Knicks' own players will not post anything here. On the contrary, they will treat it with the most focused attitude.

For example, Harden feels excited about facing a strong opponent.

In fact, every team has this schedule once or twice every season, and it basically happens to the three small teams in Texas.

Because in order to minimize the loss of players and teams, the NBA usually plays the top three Texas games together on schedule.

Or Spurs-Rockets-Mavericks.

Or Mavericks-Rockets-Spurs.

In the past two years, it may have been mentioned less because of the Rockets' lagging behind.

But a few years ago, if there was a team that could defeat the top three Texas teams in a row, it would be either the champion or the runner-up in the end! What a mysterious person!!

Because these three Texas teams are so good, they all make the Western Conference playoffs almost every year, and one of them is in the top three.

And tonight’s game has a real flavor!!

Jiang Chao took Yang Chaoyue to the third row and sat down. Yang Chaoyue is now a cheerleading reserve member and mascot. Wherever she appears, there will be good luck. Many fans already know this.

"Boss Jiang, leave it to me today. I'm not afraid of this James the least."

During the warm-up, Yao Ming took the initiative to communicate with Jiang Chao for the first time and told Jiang Chao not to worry.

"Okay, you don't have a playing time limit today?"

Yao Ming: "Today I asked the coach to relax a little more. If we play against a strong team, we have to play for a while. Otherwise, what will happen in the playoffs?"

"Okay, be careful not to injure your knees. It'll be fine if you return to defense slowly. Just attack and kill them."

The Heat players wearing black jerseys chatted easily. They were very relaxed after winning the tiebreaker last season. In contrast, although the Heat players here wore bright white and orange jerseys, all of them had serious eyes as they warmed up.

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The windmill warm-up that was originally reserved for the last slam dunk champion was gone, and only Curry shot a three-pointer in the half court.

There is no way, there are too many "hateful" people over there, so Wade will forget about it, and James won't deal with it because he was ruthlessly killed by Curry.

Not to mention the Dragon King. At that time, Turk Drew was about to assist the Dragon King, but was intercepted by Jiang Chao. Do you think Bosh didn't want to stay with the Raptors? There was no way, how could he be a pig teammate when it came to record.

He doesn't have the patience to wait for DeRozan to grow up. It's so comfortable to be in the Heat now. They have won eight consecutive games recently, which is directly longer than the longest winning streak in his Raptors career.

The management didn't talk about Riley or anything. The players also knew that the whole team was holding their breath and seeking revenge.

It's no wonder that Yao Ming came over to talk to Jiang Chao. To be honest, he is not afraid of these three Heat players. He has an absolute advantage mentally.

Wade and James were defeated on the offensive end because they don't like long shots, while Yao Ming is the first to stand up and defend.

Bosh, on the defensive end, couldn't handle Yao Yao at all.

At his peak, Yao Ming beat Bosh in a post-up game, crushing him like a bulldozer. Yao Ming was so awesome at that time. Witness the true believers at dusk. Fans who have watched Yao play at his peak will not ridicule Yao's old man style now.

Playing time and a splashing mid-range shot.

You must know that in the first half of the first game of the 2008 Olympics, Yao beat Bosh and completely abused the inside of the Dream Team. Kobe was so angry that he slapped the basket!

Therefore, Yao is the least afraid of the current group of people in the Heat, let alone Juwan Howard and Haslemo. These people are even looked down upon by Yao.

As for Howard, no one mentioned it much, because during the Raptors period, Bosh faced Howard in the playoffs when he scored 3,915 points.

It wasn't until the start of the first quarter that Jiang Chao realized that he had forgotten what it means to truly rely on Tieshan to play.

The peak monster that relies on not hooking after hitting, but only buckling!

Howard came up and asked for the ball in the low post. He turned around and grabbed the frame with both hands for a dunk!

"Come up here and give it your all!"

"Rely on fighting! If you don't hook, you will advance steadily!"

"That's right, the tonnage is so different, so we have to deduct it directly!"

In the next round, the scene where Turk Drew hits the front and Howard blocks the shot and James will make a layup may also help Warcraft recall the fear of being dominated by the Magic!!

"Magic Monster is back!"

He really came back. In the next round, Curry stopped for a three-pointer. Warcraft directly took the board from the back of Haslemo's head and made a crazy tip-in with both hands! The slam ball went in!!

I heard you guys are going to win the championship???

Who is not the former Eastern Conference Champion???

The floor was shaking with Howard's dunk, and Turk Drew was the happiest. He was back, everything was back, this super beast who would be extremely confident next to the agents was back!!

"Chaoyue, can you see, this is the number one insider in the league!"

"Where's brother Dayao?"

"Brother Tuyao, too!"

"Then who is first and who is second?" Yang Chaoyue looked at Jiang Chao with innocent big eyes, a childish look on her face.

"We are all on the same team, tied for first place." Jiang Chao, who was in the front, really felt the on-site appeal of the center's dunk, and he felt as if his seat was also vibrating.

In the next round, the Knicks' Tieshan inside line came into play again, setting up a position. Dayao received the ball with his back, turned around to face LeBron James' double-team, and lobbed directly to Turk Drew who was cutting through the air.

The agent was defended by Haslemo, but the inside line was completely empty. Turk Drew made a casual throw, and the tacit understanding of his old teammates reappeared, and Howard jumped high from the frame.

The ball arrives and the player arrives, catch the ball and hit the frame again!!

"Alley-oop!"

"Magic fans in tears!"

"Magic!!! Yao's pass is so wonderful!"

After scoring 6 points in a row at the beginning, LeBron James, the jumping man who came to cover the defense, could only look up!!

“come on man!!”

"MVP, be more intense!"

Happy Beast immediately started flexing his muscles. In fact, if he wasn't in the Knicks, he would have fought back before the game if he was in the Magic. What the hell are you provoking us???

It's just that the Knicks' rigorous training schedule left him no time for interviews.

Rachel, the new moderator of the Super God Forum, also started to exert her efforts:

"We all know that the 2008-2009 season was actually the first MVP period of James' career. At this time, James was at his peak, but standing in front of him was Orlando Magic Howard!

He was the Defensive First Team, Best First Team, DPOY winner that season, and with the Magic's outside shooters, even if James performed like a god, he couldn't stop Warcraft from wreaking havoc in the penalty area."

"Everyone seems to have forgotten James' fear of being dominated by a monster!

In that series, Varejao faced Howard on the inside of the Cavaliers. It can be said that it was a disaster. He couldn't beat him and couldn't defend him. At that time, the Cavaliers' defensive strategy against Warcraft was that the three people on the inside could even

Quadruple team Howard

But doing so was of no avail, and the Magic's outside core McGrew became the main force on the outside. In the end, the Cavaliers were most likely to enter the finals since 2007, and so it was shattered!

As the most dominant center since O'Neal, he really has reason to say that he is worthy of the impact of the giants on him, which reached its peak when facing the Cavaliers' weak inside line. Looking back on the entire six games of the Eastern Conference Finals, Howard at that time

He averaged 25.8 points, 13.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.2 blocks per game, and his shooting percentage in those games reached an astonishing 65.1%!!"

Before I finished typing, in this round Wade wanted to challenge Warcraft. After passing Harden with lightning steps, he wanted to lay up. Howard directly jumped high to interfere. Wade was forced to increase the arc, and the basketball hit the back.

along.

Howard quickly took off a second time after already taking off. Everyone around him was shorter than him except his own Yao Ming. He directly interfered with the layup and collected the rebound at the same time!

Look at my divine power, I am invincible!!

Flash, what can you do???

"I think of the playoffs when the Cavaliers played the Magic. This guy's rebounding ability can be said to have reached a dominant level.

If the Cavaliers miss a shot during the game, then there is a half chance that Howard will collect the rebound, and if the Magic miss a shot, then Howard will still have the offensive rebound."

"The Knicks' defense is too tough!"

On the defensive end, Warcraft was at the peak of his career that year, and the Magic's restricted area was a no-fly zone.

Nowadays, James still relies more on his body to play and has almost no shooting ability. Therefore, Van Gundy set up an iron barrel formation for the little emperor. In fact, it is difficult for the little emperor to break into the paint. So even if James breaks in, Howard will be waiting.

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Moreover, James did not get much help from his teammates at that time, so the Cavaliers were beaten by the Magic on both offense and defense. In fact, it seemed that the score was 4 to 2, but in fact the gap between the two teams was huge.

Even Warcraft was sent off three times in six games, so if they hadn't been sent off, it shouldn't be a problem for the Magic to sweep the Cavaliers."

Rachel's words were affirmed by many fans.

This was even more evident after Yao came off the field in the second half of the first quarter.

James actually likes to switch to guarding the inside, because the speed of the inside is too slow, and his absolute height is higher than the average inside. At this time, it is more comfortable to guard against him than the defender, because the average center will not start to take the ball.

At this time, Stevens chose Howard to defend inside alone!

On the outside, George just lets James break through from the right side. Why don't you break out? Anyway, I just switch defenses. Do you have the ability to kill me with floaters and mid-range shots?

Howard's one-on-one defense and assisting defense in the paint made James unsuccessful in the paint.

Jiang Chao feels really comfortable. If the league continues to be rich in centers like Howard, what will happen in the small ball era in future generations?

Later, a big reason for James' achievements was that the interior defense was too weak after the advent of the small ball era. James could often play 5 backs to hit the center and defend the center. But now if you ask James to try to defend Howard, he will really use his body to crush him.

Pressure on the body.

Use talent to defeat talent!!

"This tactic is a bit like the Pacers'."

Then the Knicks after Howard comes off the court are the "real Knicks", which is the moment when the young coach's tactics are revealed.

"It's so funny."

After watching the second half, Jiang Chao saw Ibaka switching to defense with George using the same defensive method, and then he thought of the Pacers in later generations.

After James joined the Heat, he met Hibbert again.

At that time, the Magic, which was the most competitive against James, was already in decline, and the Pacers succeeded the Magic as the most competitive team in the Eastern Conference.

Faced with James's strong point, the Pacers did not choose to use George to defend James. Instead, Hibbert used his physical advantage to squeeze James out of the paint, allowing him to only make long shots from the outside. This was a defensive tactic.

James was extremely uncomfortable at the time.

This is a bit similar to the way Ibaka or Yao defend James. Ibaka uses himself to move laterally, while Yao Ming uses the area.

Not to mention Howard, as long as James dares to rush to the inside, Howard will be everywhere in the sky!

"You can learn from the Spurs."

James went 1-for-5 in the second quarter and 0-for-4 in the third quarter. He simply didn't dare to shoot.

This is closely related to Messina who frequently gets up to deploy defensive tactics. Who is best at restricting James?

It must be the Spurs who swept the Cavaliers 4:0 in the 2007 Finals!

Speaking of James' nemesis in the paint, Duncan has to be mentioned.

Although Duncan is not good at statistics, Duncan, who has been selected to the All-NBA First Team and the All-Defensive First Team for a long time, has a natural sense of defense that others do not have.

Especially when playing against James' team, whether the Cavaliers or the Heat, Duncan made James very uncomfortable.

At that time, in addition to using big men inside to defend James, Popovich also began to look for 3D players who could limit James on the front line.

Bowen of the Spurs was the first to bear the brunt.

Bowen has a stable three-point shooting rate from the bottom corner, and on the defensive end he can stick to his opponents like a gummy candy. What James fears most on the offensive end is players like Bowen, and it is precisely because of Bowen.

Wen's tough defense allowed the Spurs to have the last laugh in the match against James.

After Bowen retired, Leonard became the Spurs' first defender against James.

Compared with Bowen, Leonard's defense lacks the close defense and instead adds more physical confrontation.

Compared with Bowen's entanglement, opponents from strong teams like Leonard make James more uncomfortable.

Especially without the three-point ball cover from his teammates, James is completely useless in the paint.

This is what Jiang Chao used George to tell the Knicks coaching staff. Although neither George nor Ibaka can guard James alone now, being in a defensive line makes him extremely uncomfortable.

Even after switching to Beverley, Beverley was able to commit an offensive foul on him. It was right in front of you, and you got a foul when your elbow opened the way. The goal to chase the score at the beginning of the fourth quarter was scored after taking 5 steps.

, Beverley gestured to the referee later to show he was tired.

James is afraid that the backcourt that can keep up with him will either have long arms or be clingy.

Durant and Barea are both classic figures who guard him. Although Durant is not as strong as Leonard, his long arms can limit James' shots on the defensive end to the maximum extent. At the same time, Durant's lateral

The mobility also needs to be better, which can always limit James on the offensive end.

George is the Knicks Durant created by Jiang Chao.

Then Beverly is the Nick Barea created by Jiang Chao!

Due to his poor dribbling skills and lack of post-up play, James was always unable to cause real damage in the paint. Later in the 2011 Finals, Carlisle of the Mavericks unexpectedly sent Barea to defend James, and James even failed to defend James.

Unable to stand it, this has become one of the most classic scenes in the finals that year.

As a man who can only charge forward without back-attacking, do you really think your MVP title is worthy of your name??

Jiang Chao and the young coach should not be too simple when discussing tactics before the game. Rose and Durant are defensive difficulties that will make them frown, but James, ok, simple!

For James, although he has maintained stable statistical performance since entering the league, his skills have not improved much, and about 70% of his offensive proportions in his career have also come from three-pointers and teammate pick-and-rolls.

The subsequent breakthrough to the basket.

It was because of his tactical support that James was clearly able to play well.

Director Spike Lee, who was next to Jiang Chao, saw the score difference reached 15 points and boasted:

"This guy is the product of the media and the league's touting. Howard now, Duncan Yao Ming before, this guy can't get through it at all."

Even the Heat media criticized James' performance today with a plus-minus of -32:

"For teams with strong inside players, he would be defeated... Back then, powerful insiders such as Magic Warcraft and Spurs Duncan stood in the paint, and when they rushed into the paint, they hit the wall and were crushed.

Facing two heavy centers today, they only scored 9 points!

I have to say that the skills are still too simple. Most of them are bulldozing layups. If you encounter a tough inside line, you will lose.

James, it’s time to practice 3-pointers!!!”

As the final whistle sounded, the Knicks defeated the Heat in a small attempt at 103:91. The Heat relied on Wade's combination of sudden shots to barely chase the points. Naturally, the thigh was Bosh's 26 points and 7 rebounds...

"Three giants, all the waves are gone, the real thigh is the doctor!"

"James is in trouble this time, gg, the Knicks are going to become James' nemesis."

"It can be said that Howard's team is James' nemesis, haha!"

"Watching the invincible Iron Mountain makes me happy! Although Bosh has a great offense, his defense is really funny, and he is rubbed inside by the Knicks."

"Ibaka is so confident that he dunked on Bosh!"

"I'll beat O'Neal in the next game, haha!"

"Ye Qing returns, Yao Shark fights, how long has it been since we last seen each other???"

"Please give them a few more minutes!!"

"The Knicks are going to be No. 1 in the Eastern Conference!!!! This is what we care about most!"

(End of chapter)