Chapter 371: Full-Court Confrontation

Latest website: "Zhao Dong must enter the low post. Fordson is not here. In the main lineup, the inside line depends entirely on him." Su Qun said.

At this time, except for Zhao Dong, the other four Knicks players, including Rogers, who played the fourth position, all stopped at the three-point line, two on the left and right wings, and two on the left and right corners.

Zhao Dong, on the other hand, approached the deserted arc top unhurriedly and slowly, as if strolling down the street.

Larry Brown deployed a two-one-two zone defense tactic, with small forwards George Lynch and Karl Malone on the bottom line, two defenders on the outside wings, and center Ratliff in the middle.

When Zhao Dong approached the top of the arc, Ratliff took a step forward and set up a defensive line at a high position.

When Zhang Lili saw this, he suddenly said: "That's not necessarily true, Zhao Dong..."

As soon as he said this, Zhao Dong suddenly accelerated on the court, changed direction, and rushed past Ratliff to the basket.

Ratliff quickly turned around to pursue the defense. At the same time, the other four people immediately began to become nervous. While shrinking towards the paint area, they stared at Ginobili holding the ball on the left three-point line. Once Ginobili passed the ball to Zhao Dong, , the five members of the digital team will immediately double-team Zhao Dong who enters the paint area.

This is Larry Brown's defensive tactic today. He will do his best to double-team Zhao Dong who enters the paint area from the beginning.

But when double-teaming, it should be done after passing the ball, and there is no option to double-team without the ball.

The reason why no off-ball double teams are used is because none of the five Knicks players can be easily released.

In the past, Fordson could be left open, but now Rogers cannot be left open. Rogers is a good three-point player. His three-point shooting rate this season is 43.9%, and his three-point shooting rate in the first round was 41.5%, which is quite impressive.

But Larry Brown is mentally prepared to let go of rookie Marion if necessary.

He believed that Marion must be very nervous when he participated in such an important game for the first time. Instead of letting Rogers go, he might as well try to let Marion go.

Ginobili did pass the ball, and he did it according to the tactical requirements. He passed it in first, let Zhao Dong attract double-teams, and then distributed the ball.

This is a typical breakthrough tactic arranged by Nelson, but this time Zhao Dong played without the ball, not with the ball.

Jordan was good at playing basketball back then.

After being disgraced by the Pistons, he began to play without the ball, eventually creating a Bulls dynasty.

As soon as Zhao Dong rushed to the free throw line, Ratliff stuck to the right, an arm deliberately clamped his right arm, and his speed was slowed down.

"Snapped!"

Zhao Dong grabbed the ball with his left hand and caught the ball with one hand. Zhao Dong suddenly stopped suddenly. Ratliff, who was on the right side, didn't expect him to stop suddenly and rushed forward.

"brush!"

Taking this opportunity, Zhao Dong immediately took off and shot from behind Ratliff, hitting the ball accurately.

The postman had abandoned Rogers and returned to the paint area, but he could only watch Zhao Dong take action two steps away, without a chance to make up for it.

Zhang Lili said excitedly: "Look, what I said is right. Zhao Dong doesn't need to enter the low post at all. He attacks from the outside, which is more threatening, because he can completely pull out the opponent's inside line, and there is no one under the basket." I can’t even keep them.”

"Not bad, that's right." Su Qun smiled.

Zhang Lili couldn't hold back his words and continued: "After entering, if the postman does not return to defense in time, he can directly attack the basket. If the postman returns to defense in place like just now, he can make an emergency stop and shoot. Rogers is completely empty outside at this time. He You can also pass the ball and have a lot of options.”

In the TNT live broadcast, Barkley shouted: "Feilong's escape ability is indeed unique in the league. Ratliff was already attached to him, but he still got rid of it, allowing him to get an open space two steps away from the basket. He could take a hundred shots like this and never miss one."

At this time, the digital team attacked. Iverson quickly advanced and wanted to make a fast break, but Stackhouse chased behind him desperately. When he saw that the opportunity was not very good, he pulled out again.

Stackhouse especially wanted to win against Iverson. He and Iverson used to compete for the ball in the digital team, so they were traded. Among them, when Zhao Dong slapped him in the face, Iverson, as the team leader, did not stand up for him. Because of this, the grudges have long been settled.

The two sides were in position, with Ratliff in the low post of the digital team, and the postman pulled to the left wing and took Zhao Dong away.

However, Zhao Dong let the postman take two steps, which is also on the sideline of the paint area. As long as the digital team dares to pass the ball into the basket, he can immediately return to defend the basket.

The Digital Team defeated the Knicks twice in the regular season, and it was also an away game. This not only shows that the team's strength is on par with the Knicks, but also that it has accumulated a lot of experience.

At this time, Eric Snow immediately passed the ball to the postman.

The postman caught the ball and Zhao Dong immediately returned to defense. At this time, Ratliff immediately cut to the basket and the ball hung from the postman's hand.

"boom!"

Ratliff caught the ball under the basket and dunked directly over Rodgers' head.

"No, this is how we lost the regular season. Letting Rogers start at power forward is too low." Barkley shouted hurriedly.

"Is he shorter than you?" Smith asked doubtfully.

"Of course I'm shorter than him... No, it's taller, I'm taller than him, haha..." Buckley yelled and laughed to himself.

To be honest, he is less than two meters tall, probably a little shorter than Jordan. The exact height is still a mystery.

"Let's take another look. If it doesn't work, we can only ask Willis to go up and support it."

On the sidelines, Old Nelson said something to Xiao Fan beside him, who nodded.

At this time, the Knicks were attacking, and they were still playing in the same style as before. There was no one in the low post, and all five players were outside, which stretched the defense line of the digital team very wide. Then Zhao Dong moved without the ball and cut from the top of the key to the basket. .

This time Ginobili controlled the ball on the right three-point line. Seeing that the postman had left Rogers too open, he immediately pushed and gave the ball to Rogers on the right baseline.

After Rogers received the ball, the postman was still three meters away. He took off calmly and took a shot. Unfortunately, he missed the wide open opportunity.

"boom!"

Zhao Dong cut to the basket at this time, flew up to grab the rebound, and followed the trend with a two-handed dunk.

"Yeah! Feilong successfully dunked and scored another goal." The commentator roared.

2:4, the digital team attacks.

Or use the postman to contain Zhao Dong and create opportunities for others.

But this time it's not Ratliff, it's Iverson.

Iverson moved without the ball, ditched Stackhouse on the reverse run, and cut into the paint. At this time, the postman passed the ball in, and he caught the ball and rushed towards Rogers under the basket.

Zhao Dong returned to guard the postman and was no longer able to guard the basket. Rogers was restrained by Ratliff and could not guard against Iverson's attack at the basket.

"Uh-huh!"

With an easy pick, Iverson hit his first goal of the night.

"Without Fordson, Feilong was taken out by the postman again, and the Knicks had no defense at the basket." Zhang Li said.

Su Qun said: "Although Fordson is the same height as Rogers, his defense is much better than Rogers, not to mention rebounding."

Zhang Lili said: "Fortson weighs 118 kilograms and Rogers only 107 kilograms. The difference in tonnage is too big. The defensive tonnage at the basket is very important. Rogers is a small forward and a three-point shooter. It is too reluctant to play power forward. Old Nissen mainly What matters to him is his speed and shooting, not his defense."

In the fifth minute of the game, the two teams were tied at 12, with both sides having high offensive efficiency, and the Knicks called a timeout.

"Rogers should be replaced with a veteran on the inside." Su Jie analyzed.

"No, if it were me at this time, I would replace Marion. Marion hasn't practiced three-pointers yet, and his ability to stretch is not as good as Rogers. At the same time, he is a rookie and has hit the rookie wall. His condition cannot be guaranteed. This is the key. At this time, you should trust Rogers. This is the 29-year-old Rogers’ fourth time playing in the playoffs and he is very experienced." Zhang Li said.

Su Qun was startled and quickly nodded yes.

Sure enough, after the timeout, Nelson replaced Marion with veteran Willis, and Rogers returned to the third position.

Rookie Marion's state was unstable after entering the playoffs. In fact, he had physical problems in the last thirty games of the regular season and hit the rookie wall.

In the first round of the series, he averaged 24 minutes per game before scoring 6+3, with a shooting percentage of less than 40% and very low efficiency.

Knicks offense.

On the right wing, Willis is in the low post on the right wing, Rogers is at 45 degrees from the three-point line, and Ginobili is close to the top of the arc.

On the left wing, Stackhouse holds the ball at the 45-degree three-point line. In the low post, Zhao Dong faces Postman Malone.

At this time the ball was given to Zhao Dong.

The digital team played a two-one-two zone defense. George Lynch in the middle immediately rushed to the low post. At the same time, Postman Malone on the weak side also rushed over and started a three-person double team.

It was Ratliff who defended Zhao Dong, struggling to defend.

Zhao Dong held his back with his left hand, and when he caught the ball with his right hand, he suddenly threw it quickly to the weak side.

This fake move was so realistic that Ratliff behind him, as well as the postman and George Lynch who were double-teaming him, were all fooled, and the double-teaming movement couldn't help but stagnate.

Taking this opportunity, Zhao Dong suddenly turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper.

After being delayed for half a second, Ratliff tried to follow up and jump to block the shot, but it was too late.

"brush!"

The water splashed and the two-pointer hit.

This was Zhao Dong's fourth ball. He made 4 of 5 shots and missed one previous shot.

Barkley yelled: "The Knicks' offense is still strong, and the numbers team can't guard against the Feilong's offense. But the defense at the beginning is not good, and the numbers team's offense is played. This is not possible. Once they enter the substitute lineup, the numbers team will take advantage of A stronger bench took advantage.”

Smith said: "Now I have replaced the veteran Willis, I hope he can help."

12:14, the digital team attacks.

Of course, the postman still pulled to the flank. This time Zhao Dong and Willis switched defenses, and the latter followed out.

At this time, Iverson broke through, compressed the Knicks' defense and then distributed the ball to the postman.

The Postman caught the ball and forced Willis back with his elbows, then hit a mid-range shot.

"Look, we still can't guard against it. Without Fordson, the impact is really big. Half of the inside line has collapsed. Zhao Dong can't stand it alone. If he follows out, he can't guard against Iverson's breakthrough. If he doesn't follow out, he won't be able to guard against it." You can defend yourself against the postman's elbow and mid-range shot." Zhang Liji said anxiously.

"The problem is very serious. This is how we lost two home games in the regular season." Su Qun also said anxiously.

In the 9th minute of the first quarter, the two sides were tied at 22 again, and the offensive efficiency was very high. This was the official timeout, and both sides put on substitute lineups, but not all the main players came off the field.

For the Knicks, Zhao Dong and Stackhouse continue to play, Zhao Dong plays point guard, Marion is on the third position again, and the inside is Willis + Gary Trent.

As for the digital team, none of the email combinations of Postman and Iverson were able to win. They were obviously working hard to win the G1 game.

The other three substitutes are shooting guard Aaron McGee, interior lineman Te'on Hill, and small forward Toni Kukoc.

Barkley shook his head and said: "The bench lineup of the Digital team is too strong. Aaron McGee averaged 14 points per game in the first round, which was the third scoring point of the playoffs for the Digital team and the first scoring point among the substitute players.

Te'lon Hill's rebounding ability is excellent, averaging 9 rebounds per game as a substitute, and his scoring ability is also good, averaging 12 points per game.

Needless to say, Toni Kukoc is an all-around representative with a very high golf IQ. He is still a strong contender for the sixth man in the league. "

Smith continued: "In comparison, the Knicks' substitutes are much worse. If Feilong goes to the outside, the inside will be blown away."

In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili said incomprehensively: "It's very strange today. The Knicks' defense didn't show up at all. Nelson won two championships with the Knicks. Isn't he drifting away? Don't you stop defending?" The points lost are too high!”

Su Qun nodded and said, "And we only called a timeout once. Both sides only called a timeout once."

Zhang Lili said: "The numbers team is right not to shout. They have played well offensively. If they can tie with the Knicks, it is a victory. But the Knicks are wrong. The Knicks started with defense. The foundation laid by Pat Riley , don’t want it anymore?”

In fact, Nelson had no choice, he had no one on hand, and Fordson's serious injury had a huge impact.

The game restarted at this time, and three minutes later, the first quarter ended.

At 30:32, the two teams faced off at the same time and played a wonderful offense. At the end of the first quarter, the Knicks only led by two points.

Barkley shouted: "It's very clear that the Knicks have no one to defend inside, so they can only strengthen the offense. On the offensive end, in terms of the substitute lineup, because the substitutes are weaker than the digital team, they can only let Feilong continue to attack to make up for the substitute lineup. shortcomings."

Smith shook his head and said: "Feilong made 9 of 12 shots and 6 of 6 free throws in the first quarter. He played with amazing efficiency and scored 24 points. But with such a huge consumption, can he maintain the efficiency of the whole game? Can he play a series like this? Race?"

"24 points, one point shy of tying Thomas' 25 points in a single quarter in the playoffs." Barkley smiled.

"That was the 1988 Finals, the highest single-quarter scoring record in the history of the Finals." Smith laughed.

Barkley shook his head and said proudly: "Above 25 points, it is Sir Charles's 27 points in a single quarter in the playoffs. Feilong has to continue to work hard."

"On top of you, and sleeper Slippy Floyd's 29 points in a single quarter in the playoffs, the Dragons really need to keep working hard."

Smith laughed.

"so……"

Barkley said: "With Feilong's efficiency and his offensive strength, I think he hasn't used his full strength yet."

Smith was startled, thought for a moment and said: "The Knicks took a total of 26 shots in the first quarter, Feilong took 12 shots, and others took 14 shots. He can indeed take more shots."

"It's hard to say whether the match will be won or lost. It depends on Fei Long."

Buckley stared at Zhao Dong on the screen and said thoughtfully: "Feilong really wants to defend his title, and he will not give in casually. He has never lost to anyone in offense."

In front of the Knicks bench, Nelson was discussing defensive issues with Xiao Fan and other coaching staff, but he didn't have any good ideas.

At this time, Zhao Dong waved to a few people and motioned them to come closer. Old Nelson and others quickly came over and squatted or leaned down to listen to him.

Zhao Dong, who was sitting, stretched out his upper body and said in a deep voice: "Since we can't defend ourselves, let's continue to fight against each other. I don't believe that our offense will lose to the digital team."

"Full-court attack?"

Old Nelson and others were startled.

Zhao Dong said coldly: "On the defensive end, I will keep an eye on the postman. If Iverson breaks in, I will help defend the basket, and others will cover the postman."

Old Nelson and others exchanged opinions, and without a better way, they could only temporarily agree to Zhao Dong's suggestion.

Nelson then immediately began to lay out tactics.

Zhao Dong has obtained unlimited firing rights. In fact, with his position in the Knicks, he has always had this power. If he wants to take action, Old Nelson can't stop him, but he has not used it very much. Now he is using this power openly.

Defensively, man-to-man.

At the beginning of the second quarter, both sides were still half main force and half substitute lineup. In terms of lineup, because the substitutes are stronger, the digital team is stronger.

For the Knicks, Zhao Dong and Ginobili play, while Stackhouse rests.

On the digital team, Postman and Iverson actually came on the field again, with the same lineup as the last three minutes of the first quarter.

"The email team is really working hard. They really want to win the Knicks!" Smith said in surprise.

Barkley said with a smile: "I don't need to mention the grudge between the Postman and Feilong. They fought on and off the court, and off the court and on the court. The Postman has only suffered from Feilong in his life. I don't think what he wants most is not the championship. , but wanted to lose to Feilong.

As for Iverson, the No. 1 pick in 1996, he has always been outnumbered by the undrafted Dragons. I think he, like the postman, wants most to win against the Dragons. "

Smith said: "In this way, if they and Feilong keep fighting like this, whoever has better physical reserves will have the final advantage.

But the Knicks fought too hard in the regular season. Feilong's playing time was longer than that of Mailman. Now they continue to work hard, and the number of shots in the playoffs has exceeded that of Mailman. Even if he is an iron man, it is not good. "