Chapter 129 He is the NBA Movie King
0:3, Hornets attack.

"Ellis guards the left wing, the madman guards the free throw line, and Alan Houston defends the right wing." Xu Jicheng said.

"The Hornets still use the breakout tactic."

Zhang Heli immediately commented when he saw Byron Davis break through with the ball on the right wing after taking advantage of P.J. Brown's pick-and-roll.

Taking advantage of his speed, Byron Davis first broke through the mid-range shooting king, then changed direction to get rid of Kurt Thomas and headed for the penalty area with the ball.

"The joint defense is broken!" Sun Zhenping said anxiously.

Baron Davis, who was at the right waist position, saw Wolverine returning to the basket and did not use the quick stop jump shot he was very good at, but still gritted his teeth and rushed in.

"He wants to cause casualties, be careful during the Mid-Autumn Festival!" Zhang Heli said anxiously.

In Game 4, He Zhongqiu's blocking exploded, with 8 big blocks that crushed Huang Feng, and also prevented Paul Silas's foul-drawing and damage-creating tactics from being implemented.

But in tonight's Game 5, he still decided to play like that.

They will never give up until Wolverine is defeated. If Wolverine is defeated, the Knicks will lose their advantage in the interior and may even be at a disadvantage, and the Hornets will definitely win.

Byron Davis jumped up towards He Zhongqiu, and when He Zhongqiu jumped to block the shot, he suddenly retracted his right hand holding the ball.

Then he turned in the air, hit He Zhongqiu with his back, and made a layup while looking back at the moon.

He Zhongqiu failed in his first block, then he grabbed the shot with his right hand as his body was falling and immediately made a second block.

Because Davis was shooting the ball with his back to the basket, his arm went over Davis' body in front of him when blocking the shot, which means his hand was out of his own cylinder.

"Di!"

The next moment, Byron Davis' right hand deliberately hit He Zhongqiu's right arm that was blocking the shot, and then the whistle sounded.

"Damn it, my fellow thieves in the fraud industry, I'm embarrassed by your poor skills."

Seeing the referee pointing at him, He Zhongqiu was a little annoyed. He felt like he had capsized in a ditch and had been hunting geese all day, but ended up getting pecked in the eye by a goose.

"Ha ha……"

Jordan laughed and said, "Wolverine is such a fool. The best way to block a shot is to block it within your own cylinder. But he insisted on reaching forward. Isn't he looking for a whistle?"

Michael Breen said: "In fact, Baron Davis is not the kind of expert who breaks through to cause damage. He is better at stopping and jumping after breaking through.

This can be seen from his number of free throws, which is 2.6 per game this season. The most in the previous four seasons was only 4.1 times, and the average in the four seasons is 3.18 times per game.

As shooting guards, Kobe is 8.7 times this season, Iverson is 9 times, and McGrady is the highest, 9.7 times. "

Xiaofan nodded and said, "The styles are different, and his ability to draw fouls is not very strong. If Wolverine had more experience, the Hornets' foul-making tactics would not be very effective."

"Bang!"

Baron Davis made the first free throw.

"With a 71% free throw rate this season, Baron Davis's free throws are really average, so he doesn't like to commit fouls," said Xiao Fan.

"Ha ha……"

Jordan and Brin laughed.

"brush!"

The second free throw was made, 1:3, the Knicks attacked.

What Jordan predicted was true for this attack. After He Zhongqiu received the ball in the low post, he attracted Mashburn's double-team and encountered problems when passing the ball.

David Wesley chased tighter this time and didn't let Alan Houston get open, so the ball stayed in his hands.

Then he was double-teamed by Mashburn and could only force a shot from a position nearly four meters away from the basket.

"Bang! Clank!"

The shot to avoid the double block was deviated a lot, the basketball hit the backboard and the basket, bounced to the front right side of the basket, and was caught by PJ Brown who came back to defend.

"Look, was I right? Wolverine doesn't have the ability to be the starting point of the offense, nor the axis of the offense. The ball is in his hands, and he must focus on personal offense." Jordan said proudly.

At this time, Ewing stood up and shouted to the court: "Wolverine, offense is your main task, OK?"

"OK."

He Zhongqiu nodded.

The Hornets attack.

Byron Davis just got a taste of it and this time he drove in with the ball.

"The defense is really bad."

Seeing Byron Davis attack Alan Houston again, Zhang Heli said with some dissatisfaction.

This time, He Zhongqiu took a step forward and blocked the right front side of the basket, outside the reasonable collision zone.

The next moment, Byron Davis became one with the ball and rushed forward without hesitation.

"you're so dumb!"

He Zhongqiu couldn't help but curse inwardly when he saw Davis's actions.

The next moment, before the other party hit him, his upper body suddenly flipped backwards, and he kicked with both feet at the same time, falling backwards as if he was hit by a car.

"Oh!"

Knicks fans suddenly exclaimed.

"Di!"

The referee's whistle sounded immediately.

Davis was caught off guard after hitting nothing. After barely throwing the ball into the basket, he staggered a few steps and fell headfirst to the floor, looking much more embarrassed than He Zhongqiu.

"hehe!"

Yang Xue laughed when she saw this, not worried at all that He Zhongqiu might get hurt.

She was an expert and they talked about everything, so she knew what He Zhongqiu did in the past. Are you kidding? Even a car couldn't hurt He Zhongqiu, so how could a basketball player hurt him?

The ball didn't go in, the referee called an offensive foul on Byron Davis, and the offense and defense switched, and the Knicks attacked.

Two minutes later, the same thing happened again, and Davis received his second offensive foul.

Paul Silas kept complaining off the court, but there was nothing he could do but prepare for substitutions.

"I didn't hit him at all. He was faking falls both times. Everyone knows he's the best player in the NBA." Davis couldn't help it this time and complained to the referee.

"Ha ha……"

Being so close, a group of stars on the sidelines heard Davis' complaints and burst into laughter.

He Zhongqiu interacted with the stars and shouted at them: "Did you hear that? He said I will become an Oscar winner. Do you think I have a chance?"

A group of stars gave him a thumbs-up, and Spike Lee shouted, "Wolverine, work hard, and I'll vote for you when the time comes." "Haha..."

The whole crowd laughed.

"Wasp 1, do you want to eat T?"

On the court, the referee didn't tolerate Davis. First, Davis was not the captain on the court, the captain was Mashburn. Second, this was the Knicks' home court. Third, Wolverine was knocked down by you. Do you think I'm blind?
Byron Davis' face turned black and he was pulled away by Mashburn.

"Damn it, you really are an actor. You are such a good actor!"

Paul Silas was not in a good mood either. His killing tactics could not be carried out. It was only two minutes, and Wolverine was not beaten down, but Baron Davis was beaten down by Wolverine.

He replaced Baron Davis with backup guard and veteran swingman Stacey Augmon, and the team's outside strength dropped a level.

Since Augmon came on the court, Alan Houston's spring has arrived and he made two consecutive shots.

Halfway through the first quarter, at 8:14, the Knicks were leading by 6 points, and the Hornets called a timeout.

Zhang Heli smiled and said: "The Hornets' bench lineup is too bad. Zhongqiu made Baron Davis commit two offensive fouls in a row. This may be a decisive moment in this game, or even in this series."

Sun Zhenping said with a smile: "Davis must play during the timeout. We can't do without him. If there are fouls in the first quarter, it will be really difficult for the Hornets to play."

徐计成道：“中秋2投1中，后面一个近两分打板进了，得到2分1助攻2篮板1失误1犯规。

The statistics are average, but his role on the defensive end is obvious. He and Kurt Thomas kept the Hornets' offense out of the paint.

But on the offensive end, he didn't take many shots, and it seemed like he was intentionally controlling it."

Sun Zhenping said: "Today, Zhongqiu did not enter the basket to position himself, and did not take many shots. This is probably the coach's request. I wonder what the arrangement is for?"

Zhang Heli analyzed: "It should be physical fitness. The Knicks have a high probability of entering the second round, so they should make some physical preparations for the second round.

Now we are leading 3-1 and have the series advantage, and we don’t want to let Chung-Autumn consume too much energy against the Hornets.”

Zhang Heli nodded when he heard this and said, "That makes sense."

Sun Zhenping also said: "The mid-range shooting king performed well today, making 4 of 2 shots in half a quarter, Madman made 5 of 2 shots, Kurt Thomas made 2 of 1 shots, and Ellis made a fast break.

If their performance can continue, it's okay for Chung-Chiu to play less offense. His stats in the first round of the series were really good, and he has already stolen the limelight from his teammates."

After the timeout, Byron Davis came on the court and the Hornets restored their main lineup.

After he came on the court, he did not create any foul tactics, but instead returned to his best style of play, a quick stop jump shot after a high-speed cut.

With great strength and speed, the Knicks can only rely on a three-two alliance for double-teaming.

But at this time Davis demonstrated his greatest ability, passing the ball.

Averaging seven assists per game, this is pretty good for a point guard with strong breakthrough scoring ability.

With the assistance of point guard David Wesley on the court, the Hornets' double point guard play repeatedly used breakthroughs and passes on the outside to tear open the Knicks' fragile zone defense formation. Coupled with strong outside defense, the Hornets caught up quickly in the second half of the quarter.

With two minutes left in the first quarter, the Hornets were still trailing by two points at 21:23.

At this time, Don Cheney called a timeout and replaced He Zhongqiu and Kuang Ren with Harrington and Shandon Anderson step by step.

However, after the timeout, the Hornets did not make any substitutions and still fielded all their main players. After a wave of attacks, at the end of the first quarter, the score was 27:26, having already overtaken by one point.

Michael Breen complained: "Knowing that the Hornets were chasing points, they still substituted two main players, especially replacing center Wolverine and Don Cheney. This substitution is really confusing.

Main players vs. main players, as long as the opponent does not replace the main players, they certainly cannot let the substitutes go up to deal with the Hornets' main players, since they are not leading by a large margin."

乔丹说道：“首节金刚狼3投2中，2罚1中，得到5分3篮板1盖帽的数据，打得并不兴奋。

The Knicks' offense has always been on the perimeter, and it's stupid to compete with the Hornets, who have strong perimeter defense. "

Xiao Fan said: "In the first four games of the series, Wolverine's defensive efficiency reached 99, which is very good. His blocks kept the Hornets' offense out of the penalty area.

I think the Knicks have a great chance tonight if they change their offensive tactics, let the Wolverines attack more, and strengthen their perimeter defense. "

Michael Breen said: “The Wolverines’ defensive efficiency can reach 99 because of the help of Kurt Thomas.

Thomas' defensive efficiency in the series also reached 101. The two of them complemented each other and achieved mutual success.

The Wolverines are good at one-on-one defense and mainly operate in the restricted area. Thomas mainly assists and defends outside the restricted area and on the weak side. The two spend most of their playing time together.

When one of them goes down, the Knicks' interior defense strength will obviously decline. Without Wolverine, the rim protection ability declines, and without Thomas, the interior defense is not enough. "

Jordan said: "I think Don Cheney has not yet realized one thing, the reason why the Knicks lead the Hornets 3-1 is the role of Wolverine."

Michael Brin smiled and shook his head, saying, "It's not that he didn't know, but because he was leading 3 to 1, he was careless and not cautious enough."

On the Knicks bench, Don Cheney regretted today's arrangements.

He felt that he had already secured the series, and he also took into account Wolverine's physical fitness. After all, Wolverine was just a rookie, so he did let Wolverine control the offense and prepare for the second round.

But now that the score has been reversed, there is no time to worry about the future.

"Wolverine, you go up at the beginning of the second quarter and you will be the main attacker."

"OK."

He Zhongqiu is in high spirits.

In terms of his strong and domineering personality, he prefers and enjoys attacking.

In terms of strength, when we first entered the league, our defense was stronger, but now our offense is stronger.

Therefore, he was not allowed to attack too much, and his playing energy was obviously not enough, and his defensive momentum also weakened.

The second quarter will begin soon.

On the Hornets side, the two main inside players and Byron Davis did not play. Instead, two substitute forwards, Traylor and Mo Yisuo, and guards Alexander, Mashburn and David Wesley remained on the court.

On the Knicks side, in addition to He Zhongqiu, there is Harrington, and on the outside there are Charlie Ward, Shandon Anderson, and Witherspoon.

Zhang Heli said: "Mo Yisuo is 208cm tall, Zhongqiu is 214cm tall, both are shoe heights. Zhongqiu grew one centimeter taller this season. In terms of tonnage, the two are about the same.

But in terms of strength, Mo Yisuo is just a marginal figure, there is no comparison."

"Power forward Traylor is only 203 cm tall, and the Hornets' substitute inside players have no height. The Knicks will definitely have a big advantage in the inside in the second quarter." Xu Jicheng said.

Sun Zhenping said: "The strength of the outside players is about the same. David Wesley's impact on defense is not good enough. The Knicks' outside players can focus on defense and leave the offense to the inside players. We should try to use the time when the Hornets' main players are not in good shape to widen the score."

"boom!"

At this time, He Zhongqiu was trying to get the ball under the basket. Before the double-team arrived, he dunked on Mo Yisuo and caused a foul by the opponent, making it a two-plus-one.

Three minutes later, at 31:36, the Knicks launched a 5- attack wave and took the lead by points.

The Hornets called a timeout and made substitutions. Mashburn and David Wesley went off the court to rest, while Byron Davis, PJ Brown and Magloire came on the court.

On the Knicks side, Alan Houston and Madman were substituted, but Charlie Ward and Harrington remained on the court.

(End of this chapter)