Nba: This Superstar Is Too Stable

For the Knicks, the advantage has been reversed, but it's not a time of total despair.

110:112, 2 points behind, possession, 21 seconds left.

This point difference is quite subtle. In a single offensive round with enough time, they can choose to play a three-pointer to lore, or they can choose to play a two-pointer to tie and enter overtime.

The Knicks' serving mistakes were low-level, and now they have become a thing of the past. Everyone will no longer care who is at fault. All eyes are on head coach D'Antoni, waiting for him to arrange this decisive victory. Negative night.

Obviously, at this time, the coach's on-the-spot command level will largely determine the final outcome of the game.

And at this time, the head coach has absolute command, which is beyond doubt.

That's true even for teams where superstars have the privilege of being on the team.

Everyone gathered around D'Antoni, watching his playboard intently.

In fact, D'Antoni had already figured out the best two options to play this offense long before the timeout.

At this point, he spoke of Plan A.

Plan A is to control the time and play the last attack.

The execution player of the last attack was Carmelo Anthony, and the tactics were singles at the penalty area.

The reason for developing this tactic is very simple, no matter when, Carmelo Anthony will be the most threatening player in the Enix singles.

The "offensive kaleidoscope" is not a false name.

In the G1 series, the Bulls took great care of Anthony, but he can still continue to output, but it didn't look so bright with Bai Feng's 57 points.

In G2, the Bulls only slightly loosened their double-teams against him and let Anthony play singles, and Anthony scored a 37-point performance.

Tonight, even though Anthony's shooting touch in the first half was so bad, the Bulls never dared to let him go. As soon as Anthony gets the ball and tends to play singles, the Bulls' double-team will come immediately.

This is the threat of a super scorer with unresolved singles ability.

So, since the Bulls are going to double-team Anthony, why let him execute this final blow?

Obviously, the situation is completely different now.

The Knicks are only 2 points behind the Bulls, and there are indeed two possibilities, either 2 points or 3 points.

Of course, the Knicks want to use a three-pointer to directly kill the opponent. In other words, what the Bulls are most afraid of at this time is the opportunity for the Knicks to get a three-pointer.

If you score 2 points, you can still play in overtime, but if you score a 3-point goal, it is basically a lore.

Based on this situation, the Bulls will hardly be empty from the three-point arc because they are going to double-team Anthony's 2 points.

Their defense is naturally to prevent the main three-pointer from the outside, and try to defend the two-point ball as much as possible, as long as they don't give fouls the opportunity to play 2+1.

Indeed, this is the only way the Bulls can justify their defense.

Then the Knicks push back, and it is completely possible to conclude that giving Anthony a singles is the most stable decision.

Although the 2-point scoring is only in overtime, and the 3-point lore is completely different.

In the regular season, in this situation, almost most teams will choose to bet on a three-point lore. After all, winning or losing a game in the regular season has little effect, and everyone does not want to spend too much energy and time in overtime. I don't want to work overtime.

But the playoffs are completely different. A playoff victory may greatly affect the direction of the series.

For example, this round is like this. The Knicks won the game, directly 3:0, leading, and their teammates basically sent.

But if they lose, the big score is 2:1, and the Bulls will have a chance.

Under such circumstances, it is natural to not be able to take a three-point shot casually. From the perspective of comprehensive probability, the chance of success itself is not high. In addition, the Bulls will focus on defending three-pointers, which is obviously not a Good choice.

And for Anthony to arrange the tactics of 2-point singles, that is to do multiple-choice questions for the opponent.

Do you not double-team the Bulls? If you double-team me on the perimeter, there is a high chance of running out of the open three-pointer. If you don't double-team me, Anthony will have a great chance of success in singles.

What's more, because of the bulls' core Derrick Rose's game, the physical consumption must be extremely serious, if the game enters overtime.

It will also be the Knicks who have the upper hand.

Only after such an analysis, we will understand that Plan A for Anthony's singles will be the most stable choice.

D'Antoni felt that he didn't think like this before in the Suns. If the Suns faced this situation, the first choice must be a three-pointer tactic.

Of course, the team is different, the configuration is different, and the style of play is naturally different. It has to be the right medicine, and D'Antoni is not a team that can only lead one style.

However, the way he thinks about problems in the finals seems to be infected by Bai Feng's extremely stable court style.

In addition, there is Plan B, which was chosen as a backup plan when the Bulls' defensive end chose not to give Anthony a chance to catch the ball at all.

Unlike plan A, which draws tactical positions in detail, plan B simply says, "Leave the ball to Bai Feng!"

Yes, this is the trust from coach D'Antoni.

Bai Feng listened to this arrangement and just nodded, while the rest of his teammates also cast a trusting look at him.

However, Bai Feng himself knew that the possibility of actually using Plan B would be very small.

Unless the Bulls head coach Thibodeau is crazy, and still invests a lot of defensive resources to prevent Anthony from receiving the ball at this time, and would rather risk being a three-point lore, he will do so, otherwise, the Knicks will do so. Plan A is sure to be successful.

That also means that whether it can be tied or not depends entirely on the performance of Carmelo Anthony.

Anthony is no stranger to such an important task.

Since he entered the NBA, in the eight seasons, as long as it is the same situation, he is almost always asked to perform this final attack.

Even before he entered the NBA, he was already doing it.

So he won't be nervous, and of course he doesn't have the heaviness of heavy responsibilities pressing on him.

For Anthony, who plays in the playoffs every year, this is just the first round of a playoff game, and his team is still leading 2-0, so he is confident and relaxed, ready to go on the court to execute this key blow.

Bai Feng also felt that D'Antoni's tactical arrangement was the most stable.

But in fact, the fans at the scene have already felt nervous!

After all, they haven't been able to watch the Knicks' playoffs here for many years, and the feeling of being anxious to the last attack in the playoffs is quite unfamiliar to them.

At this time, the fans at the scene spontaneously organized a home team to shout loud slogans to help them complete this counter-trend kill blow.

"Come on, Knicks, rush, Knicks!"

"Come on, Knicks, rush, Knicks!"

"Come on, Knicks, rush, Knicks!"

The whole scene was very shocking.

At this time, next to the Bulls' bench, Thibodeau, who was feeling all this, had already arranged defensive tactics. Afraid that the players would be nervous, he emphasized again: "Don't be nervous, boys, we are still 2 points ahead, as long as the defense is good. Three points, if we don't give them a chance to kill, then we won't lose.... If necessary, we can also use that trick!"

There is no doubt that this Bulls team is young, although they are not playing the playoffs for the first time, but in fact their playoff experience is limited to only one first round.

What's more, this year they took the league's first title, but in the first round they lost two home games in a row by the Knicks, the eighth in the East.

Saying there is no pressure is obviously impossible.

Even in this situation, Thibodeau could feel the nervousness in the eyes of the young man.

Finally, the timeout is over and the game is back!

The Knicks serve the frontcourt ball.

Stoudemire stood out of bounds again, ready to serve the sideline ball. Before the timeout, the Knicks had a sideline ball timeout error, which was the ball served by Stoudemire.

However, this time, D'Antoni specially arranged detailed sideline ball tactics, but still chose to use Stoudemire to send it. In addition to his trust in him, using tall players to serve sideline balls can also have better vision and the highest passing point. .

As the referee blew the whistle, the ball was given to Stoudemire.

The Knicks' formation moved quickly, and after two consecutive off-ball screens by his teammates, Bai Feng successfully got rid of the defense [and went outside the main line to receive the ball from Stoudemire.

There are still 21 seconds of attack time, he is not in a hurry.

Obviously, at this time, it is best to spend as much time as possible, and then throwing a lore or a tie is the best choice.

Once you give your opponent time to attack, you are cruel to yourself.

The formations of the Knicks were pulled apart, and even Turiaf was pulled into the bottom corner, except for Anthony, who stood outside the three-point line.

The Bulls' defense has also expanded. As for Anthony, they just use Luol Deng to single-handedly defend.

Bai Feng and D'Antoni predicted correctly, obviously Thibodeau is a normal coach, and he also adopted the most stable defensive method at this time.

Bai Feng wasted his time. When there were 8 seconds left in the attacking time, Anthony decided to set his position. After Bai Feng put the ball in his hand, he also opened up space beyond the three-point line.

Then next, it's up to Carmelo Anthony. Once the Bulls have a tendency to double-team or help defend him, Anthony's singles who are in a post-up state can also find the vacancy released by the Bulls as soon as possible.

Obviously, the Bulls do not dare to gamble.

Anthony started to play with his back, shoulder slack, lean on his back, dribble...

This is the post-up singles he is good at. In the eight years in the league, Anthony has scored countless points with this trick, and this time he is still as skilled.

5 seconds, 4........

When Anthony was about to close the ball and turn to attack, his arm was firmly pulled!

beep!

The referee blew the whistle and whistled the Bulls Roel Deng for a foul, and Anthony got 2 free throws.

Some fans are a little dazed, the other party actually fouled at this time?

…for flowers…………

But Knicks coach D'Antoni had a little more seriousness on his face!

Sure enough, the Bulls coach Thibodeau still used a more ruthless move!

Perhaps, he knew that it was difficult for Luol Deng to block Anthony's singles, but he did not dare to double-team.

With the Bulls still having a timeout, it is another new solution to choose a deliberate foul to send Anthony to the free throw line at the right time to gain offensive time.

I have to say that this move is very good, and it directly turns the Bulls' passive into active.

This tactic of deliberately fouling to gain time, also known as "penalty kick tactics" in basketball, is a free throw between the two sides. Of course, the premise is that both teams have enough timeouts.

The Knicks without a suspension, obviously can only guarantee Anton

At the same time as Nicholas made 2 free throws, he set up another successful defense.

Players on both teams have already stood in the free throw area at the basket, waiting for Anthony to execute the free throw.

Anthony took a deep breath at the top of the free throw arc. Although this kind of scene is common to him, it is the first time he has executed such a key ball in the Knicks. Peaceful.

Still a little different.

"Come on, Mello, believe in yourself, you can do it!"

"Give all the balls in, then guard them, and we'll win with you in overtime!"

"Come on, Knicks, don't be afraid, we'll win for sure!"

With the encouragement of the fans, Anthony stood on the free throw line and hit the first free throw steadily.

111:112, 3.8.

Of course, at this time, the Knicks also have a desperate choice.

That is, Anthony deliberately missed the penalty, and then went to grab the offensive rebound, and then scored 2 points, he can directly lore.

However, at this time, this choice may not be stable.

Generally speaking, this is only done when trailing by 2 points with only 1 free throw remaining.

If you are only 1 point behind, it is better to make a penalty.

JR Smith, who was in the rebounding area, glanced at Anthony at this time, wanting to confirm whether he had the possibility to fight, but Anthony did not give him any hints.

JR Smith turned his attention back to the rim and kept reminding himself of the current situation on the court. …

When Anthony stood on the free throw line for the second time, the fans thought it was stable. After all, as a super scorer, Melon's free throw rate was still very high.

All thinking about how the Knicks will arrange this defense.

Anthony, as always, stood at the free throw line, picked up the ball, had a steady state of mind, and threw a shot again as steady as usual in training.

bang!

However, the ball unexpectedly hit the iron!

Just hit the blue neck!

At this moment, the hearts of Knicks fans sank to the bottom!

If the penalty is not scored, it means that the score is not tied. If the opponent has the ball, they will commit a foul. Is there a timeout?

At this point, all Knicks fans have thoughts of disappointment and even despair in their minds.

For the first time, intuitively, they all felt that the game was lost.

However, in the next second, hope came!

After hitting the iron, the high-bouncing basketball crossed the area under the basket where the centers of the two teams competed, but it happened to be jumped high by JR Smith, who was standing in the third row.

Pick up the backboard with your hands and get the board.

Here's your chance! And it's a chance to kill!

All the balls raised hope again.

There's still enough time, at least 3 seconds left, and it's completely enough for an attack to pass out. If you score, it will be a lore!

It's JR, that's right, the best man on the Knicks team in this game, and at this almost desperate critical moment, he stood up again!

However, just when the Knicks fans on the scene were full of expectations, a bizarre scene happened.

I saw that JR Smith, who won the rebound, neither attacked by himself nor passed it to his teammates, but instead ran outside the three-point line with the ball.

Not only the fans were wondering, but all the players on the field were wondering.

Knicks players don't know what JR is doing if he doesn't attack?

The Bulls players chased him urgently and found that JR ran out without any intention of attacking, and was also very puzzled.

When JR ran to the sideline, Anthony, who was pulling outside the three-point line to catch the ball, realized the guy's real intention. He instantly became angry and cursed: "JR

You idiot, give me the ball quickly, we're still behind, we're running out of time!"

At this time, JR Smith, who was still chanting "We are still 1 point ahead, no hurry" in his mind, was suddenly stunned.

This suddenly dawned on him and quickly passed the ball to Anthony.

But unfortunately, it was still too late, and the game time had come before Anthony shot the ball.

In the end, the game ended, at 111:112, a nonsensical dramatic ending, the Knicks were defeated, lost to the Bulls at home by 1 point, and the series came by a big score.

Arrived at the 2:1 gate. .