basketball scientist

Chapter 397 The Hardest Bone to Crack

After executing the technical foul free throw, the ball still belongs to the Nuggets.Anthony vented his anger on Kenyon Martin and named Stephenson.

Stephenson stepped forward to fight, and Anthony did not rely on his physical strength. He opened the opponent's center of gravity through skillful dribbling, connected with a large pull and changed direction, got rid of Stephenson's half body, cut into the inside and forced a layup. . 12:10.

"Anthony played really well today. He can assist his teammates and score by himself." Zhang Lili praised.

"In the games we broadcast, it seems that Anthony usually plays very well against the team guided by Ke Yan." Yujia said after looking back.

"In addition to James, Ke Yan should prefer light wings. Anthony's body is placed here, and his scoring ability is very strong. It is inevitable that he will easily score high points." Zhang Reasonable analysis.

Neither of the two sides could defend the other side. After halfway through the first quarter, an official timeout was entered. The score was 18:20, with the Knicks leading by two points.Ke Yan made a replacement adjustment, replacing Jeremy Lin, Casspi, and Mozgov; replacing Curry, West, and Horford.

Not surprisingly, the Nuggets replaced Joe Yin Flynn and JR Smith to increase their firepower. Ke Yan left Stephenson on the court, hoping that he could limit JR Smith a little bit, and by the way, properly hold the ball on the offensive end to ease the attack. James' pressure; Casspi, as a space point, can play a role in opening up space.

In terms of lineup strength, this may be one of the few times this season when the Knicks' cards are not as good as their opponents; but considering the lineup fit, Ke Yan thinks it's not impossible to play.Although the Knicks' outside shots are unstable and they all need to hold the ball, the Nuggets are more extreme. There is no Billups in charge. Except for Elson at the power forward position, the others are all offensively strong and defensively weak. leading scorer, he didn't even think Nene could touch the ball.

However, perhaps Ke Yan really overestimated the young people in the team, such as Jeremy Lin. At this moment, he really does not have the strength to play in the NBA, let alone play with James. After scoring, he became a "machine" holding the ball across the half.On the defensive end, the two second-round picks Jeremy Lin and Stephenson did not share James' pressure.

At the end of the game, the Nuggets led by 37 points at 28:9 at home.

"In this season, it is really rare to see the Knicks in a state of backwardness during the intermission. The gap of 9 points is not very big, but the absence of two important players, Holiday and Matthews, still affects the Knicks. Yes. This requires coach Ke Yan to spend more time on personnel scheduling." Yujia said.

"Actually, Jeremy Lin and Stephenson are really far behind Holiday and Matthews in terms of strength! Ke Yan should be able to use Korver more, especially when James needs a shooter to open up space for him. Zhang Lili also gave his own opinion.

Sometimes, it cannot be said that the decisions made by Ke Yan are 100% correct. Many times he has his own point of view and his own persistence. Perhaps this is the difference between Ke Yan and other coaches.

On the other hand, Ke Yan's achievements so far also gave him the confidence to "work hard".

At the beginning of the second quarter, Ke Yan dispatched a lineup of Curry, Korver, Casspi, Landry, and Horford. Landry, who was not valued by Ke Yan, unexpectedly got playing time and was assigned to Curry to play a pick-and-roll , Then resolutely go down and hit the basket.

This tactical change is simple and rough, but because Korver, Casspi, and Horford are standing on the outside, it has achieved good offensive results.

The bird is not only full of impact, but also has a mid-range distance after going down to the free throw line. In fact, his these few strokes are not top-notch, but beside Curry, and the team's offensive space is very wide. Magnify the benefits.

The Knicks found a sense of offense here, and the defensive end also froze under the efforts of Horford and Landry.Needless to say Horford's defense, Landry's defense is also very passionate and full of vitality. The key is that his footwork can slightly follow the Nuggets' outside line when changing rooms.

The 9-point difference was slowly beaten back by the Knicks, and George Karl had no choice but to replace Billups again.As soon as he played, Billups used the space opened by the pick-and-roll to hit a mid-range shot to help the Nuggets re-establish their advantage.

Billups "slaughter" the rookie point guard is a good player, and many people have suffered from him, including Curry.But this time, Curry decided to rely on his own strength to step over the mountain. After receiving the ball in the backcourt, he immediately pushed forward. Billups was still waiting on the three-point line.

Facing Billups, Curry dribbled the ball back and forth, very low, but not slow at all, while other Knicks teammates were also running.

Looking at the timing, Curry rushed to Billups' left side, and the latter moved quickly to defend.

It is worth mentioning that Curry broke through to the right but dribbled the ball with his left hand. This kind of action is a bit "awkward" but "contains deep meaning". The moment Curry rushed up, he slapped the ball with his left hand , the ball passed through Billups' right side.

Landry arrived at the ball, caught the ball at the basket, took off directly, and dunked with his back to Elson's defense. (44:44)

"Everyone knows how good Curry's shots are, but they don't know that his movement control and passing have also been polished to a very advanced level!" Yujia couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

In fact, all commentators have their own favorite players.Da Xu will always say "the great Michael Jordan"; Yang Yi is the grandson of Chris Paul; needless to say, Wei Ping Bryant, his surname says it all; Su Junyang's attributes are not obvious, relatively neutral, It seems that he prefers Paul; on the yoga side, he seems to be Ke Yan's fan, and he regards Ke Yan's words as the "golden rule", so he is currently in the process of being quickly conquered by Curry.

As the game continued, Billups' debut integrated the firepower of the Nuggets, including jr Smith, and Nene could find a suitable space to handle the offense. This is the immediate effect he brought to the Nuggets Change.

On Curry's side, it is a combination of personal offense and passing, carrying the team on his shoulders.

By the 6th minute of the second quarter, the Knicks had gone ahead by 6 points.George Karl requested a timeout, and Billups kept reminding his teammates on the sidelines to switch defenses, make up, and rotate!

Although his joining has brought some energy to the Nuggets, compared with the iron-blooded defense of the Pistons, this Nuggets still relies too much on talent.

After returning from the timeout, both sides sent their main players to play.After the hand-to-hand combat, the balance of power was achieved again!

After all, the others are "secondary offensive points", and Anthony is the most unsolvable existence of the Nuggets' offense.

On the Knicks side, James regained the offensive dominance and began to dominate the game again.It is worth mentioning that in the first half of the game, James' mid-range shooting was pretty good. He made 5 of 3 mid-range shots from the penalty area line, which incidentally expanded his ball-holding threat.

At halftime, the Knicks lead by 65 points 60:5!

"Regardless of the result of the game, let's just talk about the first half of the game. This Nuggets team has already played the best team against the Knicks this season!" Yuga said, "Director Ke Yan and his Knicks team I really met a strong enemy!"

"To a certain extent, this also shows how important a deep bench lineup is to a team's performance in the regular season! When you are always better than your opponent in 48 minutes of the game, it is easier to get a bigger advantage .”

On the whole, whether it is the commentator or the fans who leave text messages, they are more optimistic about the Knicks.But in fact, in the locker room, the Knicks players were physically exhausted.

The "altitude sickness" brought about by the high altitude has a great impact on the state of the athletes. Although some fans will say nonsense that "the environment is the same for both sides", this is the same as the southerners and the northeasterners. In the North Pole, people in the Northeast must be a little more frost-resistant, or better able to protect themselves,

The Nuggets players basically live in Denver or its surrounding areas. They have adapted to this high altitude for a long time, and they even train in this environment. Naturally, they are much more adaptable than the visiting team!

In the second half of the game, the Nuggets really showed a better physical condition, and Anthony quickly led the team to even out the point difference.

Physically unable to compete with opponents, Ke Yan competed with George Karl for employment. He chose to stagger the time of Curry and James to lead the team.James led the team to consume, defend, and run, disrupting the rhythm of the game as much as possible; while Curry "traveled off the peak" in the transitional period, forcing Flynn and Anthony Carter, trying to even out the difference and gain an advantage!

Strategies like this work!On the Nuggets side, Anthony and Billups are not very effective in leading the team alone. Realizing this, George Karl tried his best to make the two people on the same level; on the Knicks side, James and Curry obviously have Ability to mobilize teammates.The dual-core difference is reflected in the scene that Curry led the team to establish an 8-point lead at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Afterwards, the two sides switched back to all the main players and launched the final decisive battle.

The Nuggets sent a sideline ball, Billups dribbled to the frontcourt, and hung it to Anthony who was demanding in the low post. jr smith.

Smith catches the ball and shoots, a three-pointer goes out of the frame, and the rebound is protected by James' adduction.

After James grabbed the rebound, he pushed a fast break counterattack immediately, passed to Curry to attract the defense, and the Knicks quickly launched a counterattack.

After Curry dribbled the ball across the center line, facing Billups' defense, he suddenly made an emergency stop, changed direction to the right, swayed a little space, and then took a big step directly outside the three-point line, raising his hand Throw a super long three-pointer!

Seeing Curry make a three-pointer, Billups didn't defend, but stretched out his hand symbolically, and looked back at the basket.

He doesn't believe that Curry can make such a long three-pointer in such a fast-paced offensive and defensive transition. Isn't this a disease of the brain?

But under the watchful eyes of Billups and the mocking eyes of all the fans, the basketball crossed a long and round trajectory, and there were waves.

"Shh!"

At 99:110, the point difference came to a game-high 11 points, and the Nuggets fans on the sidelines wailed, just like they lost to the Lakers in the playoffs last year.

In turn, Ke Yan breathed a sigh of relief.This three-point goal was scored, which was a bit murderous.

On the court, the Nuggets were attacking, and just after Billups dribbled the ball for half court, Anthony reached out and asked for the ball.

With a wave of his hand, he signaled his teammates to pull away, and then changed direction forward, handed the ball to his right hand, his shoulder sank, pushed James away, and rushed into the three-point line in a very unpretentious way.

James wanted to follow Anthony, but Anthony was also very smart. He stuck James with his big butt and did not accelerate. When he came to the paint area, he made an emergency stop and made a steady mid-range shot.

The round changed, James broke through and scored the ball, West did not make a shot, but sought to cooperate with Curry hand-in-hand, the latter combination missed a three-pointer, and the rebound was protected by Martin.

Looking back, Anthony came to the low post, James defended alone, and Melon turned over and scored the ball again with a jumper.

In a blink of an eye, the point difference returned to 7 points!