Chapter 693: Offensive and Defensive
The targeted arrangement of the Nets' game did not come in handy, and Anthony did not cooperate much with Delon and Xiaosi on the outside, he was just playing alone.
Xiao Si and Delon's blocking and dismantling also made D'Antoni very dissatisfied, and the cooperation of these two people was either faster or one of them was slow. Maybe it doesn't have much impact when dealing with other teams, but Ji Guoqiu can sense the time difference and cut off their connection the moment the two are separated.
Delong. If Williams insists on passing the ball to Xiao Si, he has a good chance of being tackled by the Pandas.
The cooperation of these two people also needs a period of adaptation, and the solution can be that Delong's pace is a little faster, or Xiao Si's pace is a little slower, and one of them must accommodate the other anyway. But these two are both All-Star players, of course, they are reluctant to move others, so there must be external intervention to change, such as the Knicks losing consecutive games and the media bombardment, maybe someone can take a step back.
The Nets also know that now is the best time to play these Big Three, and if they wait until the second half of the season and these teams are on the right track, it will be difficult to beat them. The early part of the season is when the Knicks, Bulls, and Heat are at their weakest, and if they can take advantage of this opportunity to blow their self-confidence, it will definitely help in the playoffs.
Anthony is facing Paul today. George had the upper hand, whether it was a strong attack from the frame or a low back shot, and Paul. George couldn't even have an impact on Anthony.
There was no way for the Zen master to change Paul. The fact that George was exposed, it seems that he is still in a hurry to play the starter, and it is okay to deal with ordinary teams at ordinary times, but it is obviously beyond his ability to deal with Anthony.
Paul. George played five minutes before Korver was replaced. Although the latter's defensive ability is not much higher than George's. But experienced. The offensive end is also more consistent.
Anthony was in good shape today, and Deron would not fail to pass the ball to him, and the Knicks only relied on Anthony's solo fight to make the Nets embarrassed in the first quarter, and the singles king scored 18 points in the first quarter to help the Knicks take a five-point lead.
The score was 25:30 in the first quarter, and the Nets felt good in the first quarter, and the whole team played normally, but Anthony shot too accurately. Paul. George and Korver were both blown up, and the Zen master did not set up a bag and clamp tactic, and the Nets had no way to take Anthony, who was in excellent form.
In the second quarter, the Nets' bench lineup failed to help the team get back a city, and the strength of the bench lineup of this season's Big Three teams is not very good, but the Knicks' rotation lineup is better among the giant teams, and their second echelon consists of Felton, Douglas, and Tremor. Booker, Turyaf, Stoudemire composition.
Anthony was in good shape today, D'Antoni replaced Xiao Si first in the first quarter, and let him lead the team to play in the rotation period in the second quarter.
New York fans saw their own two backcourts of less than 190cm. couldn't help but sigh secretly, this is the most painful part of the Knicks' bench lineup.
The mustache is also reluctant to use this two-point guard lineup. But who told them that there was only one Fields in the whole team who was the number two. The Knicks have been unable to find a qualified No. 2 player in the past two seasons, and last season they only used the No. 3 position to play the No. 2 position.
The Knicks' backcourt combination may face embarrassment on the defensive end, but Fatton's strength should not be underestimated. Before the trade to Williams, Felton was the Knicks' first starting point guard. But now with Williams, Fatton is no longer in the Knicks' plans, and D'Antoni also tried to trade Fatton for the Nets' Matthews, but was naturally rejected by the Zen master.
Nets substitution: Bledsoe, Toney. Aaron, Paul. A rotating lineup of George, López, Humphries.
Tony. Allen is used to defend Felton in this lineup, and his pace can keep up with the Knicks' two-fat guard, and the Nets' backcourt lineup still has an advantage overall.
It's a pity that after the start of the second quarter of the game, Lopez failed to defeat Smalls on the offensive end, and the latter's performance in the second echelon was like a tiger descending from the mountain, Humphries's defense was strong enough, but he still couldn't prevent Stoudemire, who had excellent ball-handling ability, and the Knicks relied on singles to make the Nets very embarrassed.
Jeff. Van Gundy smiled: "In the first quarter, Stoudemire only scored 2 points under the marking of his panda brother, but in less than two minutes in the second quarter, he had already scored 5 points, and no one in the Nets team could guard Stoudemire except for the pandas." ”
Mark. Jackson didn't disagree with this, saying: "The Nets are set up to counteract Stoudemire's offense with Lopez's offense, but we have all seen that the Nets center is still a little lacking in skill, and Turyaf is not tall enough, but he is very strong and can defend the game. Lopez made two shots in the low post, and the chances came out, but the next set was headed by the opponent, and both shots went out of the basket. This shows that his shooting is still not stable enough, and the technical heat is not enough. ”
Stoudemire's outburst forced Ji Guoqiu to play early, and at 9 minutes and 40 seconds in the second quarter, the Zen master replaced Ji Guoqiu in advance and replaced Humphries.
As soon as Ji Guoqiu came on the court, he immediately attracted the Knicks' bag, and D'Antoni saw that Nash was not there, and ordered the team to wrap Ji Guoqiu on the outside.
Knicks a pack clip, Paul. George and Bledsoe were immediately given outside shots. However, the two rookies once again showed the instability of the rookies, and three consecutive open shots failed to convert Ji's passes into assists.
With Stoudemire playing two plus one on López, the Zen master couldn't help but make a substitution adjustment.
The score was 27:38, and the Nets fell behind by 11 points in the blink of an eye.
Paul. George and Lopez, who had three fouls, were replaced, and the Nets were replaced by Korver and Novak, and the lineup became: Bledsoe, Toney. Allen, Korver, Novak, Ji Guoqiu.
This lineup of the Nets is rare, Novak and Yi Jianlian rarely get the opportunity to play this season, and today the Zen master simply did not put Yi Jianlian in the 12-man squad.
Novak is far inferior to Yi Jianlian in terms of strength, but he has an extremely accurate three-point shot. Although Yi Jianlian has both two-point and three-point points, his defense and athleticism are better than Novak's, and he can also cut inside without the ball to create a threat, but he is basically half-hung in these offensive methods. In fact, there is no technology that is particularly good at it.
Zen masters use Novak. It was also to see Turyaf on the field. This unlucky guy who was almost abolished by Ji Guosha is basically powerless on the offensive end, so Novak may not be unable to defend.
The Nets attacked, Ji Guoqiu covered Bledsoe in the high post, and the latter successfully entered the interior and returned the ball to Ji Guoqiu in the restricted area.
Xiao Si and Felton were wrapping up, and Ji Guoqiu quickly passed the basketball out.
The Nets players fell three times and two times, and the basketball appeared in the hands of Novak in the open position. The basketball draws a beautiful arc and falls into the net hollow!
Novak's shooting arc and posture are very beautiful, this guy doesn't know anything, he will shoot threes, and the shooting rate of open three-pointers can reach more than 50%.
This ball was not passed by Ji Guoqiu, but it was he who attracted the double bag to create open shooting opportunities for his teammates.
D'Antoni has always been slow to respond on the defensive end, and it wasn't until Korver hit a three-pointer that the mustache finally made the arrangement, but it was only to cancel the bag against Ji. In his eagerness, he could think of such a solution.
The Knicks didn't cover it, and Ji Guoqiu began to score. After two consecutive breakthroughs, Xiao Si also became a double offender.
D'Antoni saw that this was not going to work, and finally asked for a timeout, intending to think about how to arrange the next tactics.
He also knows that the problem with the Knicks is that - is there a big drawback in the encapsulation of Ji and the country, or is it a big disadvantage in not encompassing it?
D'Antoni believes it depends on the situation on the pitch.
If the Knicks contain Ji Guoqiu, their own outside line may leak out, but considering Novak's poor defensive ability, the Nets defensive end is equivalent to relying on Brother Panda to defend alone, so their team's outside breakthrough and interior attack will be more certain, which can be said to have advantages and disadvantages.
If they don't wrap up, the Nets' Novak is equivalent to a waste, and the role is only to activate Ji Guoqiu, but this effect is big enough, and the Nets replaced Novak to crack their bag. The Knicks can also take advantage of it, and storming Novak is undoubtedly the best option, but neither Turyav nor Mozgov have strong offensive capabilities.
D'Antoni quickly weighed the pros and cons, and with the timeout approaching, he decided to see if Mozgov could be a surprise team, and if he could beat Novak at that point, then they could consider not being a catch.
Mozgov had high hopes for New York this season, but the Russian was not able to play, in fact, his skills are very comprehensive, with the general skills of a small forward, and he did not play out but did not adapt to the rhythm of the NBA, and there was no big problem in terms of technique.
After the game restarted, Ji Guoqiu didn't care who the Knicks replaced, as long as no one was covering him, he would use his personal attack to destroy the opponent.
The Knicks changed on the offensive end, and Mozgov began to attack Novak's weak point as instructed by his coach.
Novak is a non-trivial three-point shooter, and his only impression on the defensive end is that he is "soft", but the Russian's style of play is quite strong, and Novak's presence on the defensive end is almost equal to zero.
New York fans soon laughed out loud at Novak, who was eager to shrink himself on the field, this guy made Mozgov score twice in a row in the penalty area, and many domestic fans couldn't help but scold: "Why don't you go to Yi Jianlian"?
Of course, this is because Yi Jianlian did not enter the team squad, so he can't change if he wants to.
Ji Guoqiu was pulled to the far end by Xiao Si, and the panda could only watch the Russians go wild on the inside. If he helps Novak inside, it is easy to miss Stoudemire's open shot, which becomes his own mistake.
At 7 minutes and 30 seconds in the second quarter, with a score of 34:44, the Knicks still maintained this double-digit lead by relying on Mozgov's cavalry.
The Zen master replaced Nash, hoping to strengthen the offense and finish off the Knicks.
The Knicks also replaced Anthony again, replacing Xiao Si, who had taken advantage of the previous Ji Guoen, and let him rest for a while.
Anthony still has a good hand, and he has once again become the offensive core of the Knicks.
Ji Guoqiu has unknowingly got 15 points and 5 rebounds, but he can't keep attacking, after Nash comes on the court, Ji Guoqiu can breathe a sigh of relief, let the Canadians play for a while, and take the opportunity to see if he can do something bad on the defensive end.
Nash also knows that the team needs to score now, and the offensive end has strengthened his breakthrough and shots, and under the cover of Ji Guoqiu, such an offensive effect is not bad, Delong. Williams wasn't nimble enough to keep up with Nash.
Korver's defense was very smart, and at the suggestion of the Zen master, he strengthened the defense of Anthony's shot, and let the melon into the restricted area so that Ji Guoqiu could help block it.
Anthony hit a few times in the second quarter, and Ji Guoqiu's defense on the inside was very timely, three times and twice to let the Knicks' offense in the restricted area return, and also covered Anthony and Little Fat once each, forcing the Knicks players to stay away from the restricted area.
D'Antoni also found that the Nets' formation began to slowly retract in the middle of the second quarter, gradually becoming a 212 position, with Ji Guoqiu standing in the middle to help defend everywhere. The Nets, the panda, began to switch from offense to defense, guarding the entire restricted area, and also delaying the Knicks' blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation.
The mustache didn't believe in evil, and at the end of the second quarter, he sent Xiao Si to play with Delong to block and dismantle, but Ji Guoqiu, who was dedicated to defense, was really able to take care of both the blocking and the inside penalty area, and Xiao Si and Anthony couldn't even score points in the Nets' restricted area.
At this time, if it is replaced by Ji Guosha, I believe that the little fox should release his taunting skills, such as saying to Xiao Si: "You should know by now, why my status is higher than yours, right?" ”
In the first half, the Nets used a duo against the Big Three, taking the initiative on the court, but did not have an advantage in the score. This is where three stars are better than two, and once you catch up with the Big Three, two of them are in explosive form and the other is not sluggish, it will be difficult to do.
The score was 49:56, and the Nets still relied on defense to recover a little score at the end of the second quarter, and the Zen master was expressionless throughout the whole process.
Ji Guoqiu had 18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, and Nash had 10 points and 5 assists. Anthony had 24 points and 4 rebounds, Smalls had 12 points and 5 rebounds, and Delon had 8 points and 6 assists.
The Zen master had no expression on the sidelines, but he was not pretending, but analyzing the countermeasures in the second half.
Intermission, Phil. It's not often that Jackson holds the tactics board and talks for the players for fifteen minutes.
The media said that the Nets defended well, just like the Spurs and the Magic of the past two years. But the Zen master knows that this team is not mature, the defensive system of the Nets is basically supported by Ji Guoqiu, and other players do not have a clear understanding of their roles, they are more staring at Ji Guoqiu on defense, judging their position, tasks and roles according to the giant panda, basically following the pace of Ji Guoqiu, rather than following the team system, which is very different, indicating that they have not really understood the defensive system of the Nets. (To be continued......)