Chapter 144 Two to Two

0:4, Pistons attack.

The old routine, Billups and Clifford Robinson on the right wing to run a pick-and-roll.

Billups' breakthrough speed was not fast. Kurt Thomas blocked Billups first, then returned to defend Robinson, and then Ellis caught up with Billups.

"Bang!"

Billups forced a shot but missed. He Zhongqiu blocked Ben Wallace and grabbed the second backcourt rebound.

Zhang Heli said: "Since the second half of the regular season, Zhongqiu's rebounding has been getting better and better. His rebounding has made up for the Knicks' serious lack of rebounding. Previously, they were the last in the league."

At this time the ball reached the frontcourt, and this time, He Zhongqiu used the same trick again.

"Again?"

Having suffered losses twice, Ben Wallace was prepared this time.

When He Zhongqiu was circling around him, he secretly grabbed his jersey, then took the opportunity to move sideways and blocked him.

"Oh!"

The angry He Zhongqiu was not polite. If he couldn't go around upwards, he would go around downwards. He immediately turned around and swung his right elbow, with the tip of his elbow poking Ben Wallace's right rib.

Although Ben Wallace had thick skin and strong flesh, he frowned in pain after being hit by the elbow, and his defensive reaction was interrupted for half a second.

The next moment, He Zhongqiu successfully cut into the air, then quickly positioned himself and trapped the defender Ben Wallace behind him.

He was worried that the ball from the outside could not be passed in in time, so he blocked the defender behind him first.

It was true. At the top of the arc, Billups jumped out of the three-point line and pressed Ellis to prevent him from passing the ball to the basket.

"Go away!"

Ben Wallace was roaring and struggling behind like a ferocious beast. The huge force was rolling, surging and impacting, trying to push away He Zhongqiu, the mountain that was pressing down on him.

"Oh!"

At the same time, he swung his right elbow, and the huge steel-like elbow tip hit He Zhongqiu's lower back hard.

His little move escaped the sight of the opposing referee and the left side referee, and at the same time, the sight of the linesman behind him was blocked by his body and was not discovered.

If it were anyone else, even a postman, he would suffer from indigestion after eating this elbow, but He Zhongqiu is not an ordinary person.

The ball finally came in.

Alan Houston ran to the top of the right arc, and Howard Ellis got the chance to pass the ball with the help of a pick-and-roll.

At this time, Clifford Robinson in the low post on the right wing had already rushed to the basket, and Michael Curry on the weak side of the left wing also quietly emerged from behind He Zhongqiu and Ben Wallace.

He Zhongqiu looked up at the falling basketball, took a small step and jumped with all his strength. Relying on his strong jumping talent, he touched the ball first, getting ahead of Robinson and Michael Curry.

The moment he touched the ball, he pushed it towards the right corner. His 91-level passing ability did not allow him to make any mistakes, and the ball flew accurately to the right corner.

In the right corner, Kurt Thomas jumped forward, caught the ball and landed, then calmly jumped again and shot a jump shot.

"brush!"

"Oh ho!"

The splash was back, as was the cheering at Madison Square Garden.

"Beautiful! So beautiful! Zhongqiu made three consecutive assists, and Kurt Thomas made another open shot." Zhang Heli shouted excitedly.

"I didn't expect that Zhongqiu did such a good job of distributing the ball today. He got three assists at the start." Xu Jicheng said excitedly.

Zhang Heli said: "Thomas and Houston were also in very good shape and did not waste any open opportunities."

The Pistons served the ball and called a timeout.

"Hey, Big Ben, use more strength next time you elbow me. Suck enough milk before you elbow me again." When leaving the court, He Zhongqiu shouted to Ben Wallace.

"Ha ha……"

The madmen all burst out laughing.

A row of Hollywood celebrities and supermodels also lowered their heads with laughter. Both men and women were embarrassed to let the media capture their somewhat lewd smiles.

"You bastard!"

Ben Wallace, who was not good at speaking, felt the veins on his head twitching, and walked away from He Zhongqiu to the bench with his fists clenched.

Buckley was not willing to be lonely and shouted: "Hey, Wolverine, are you talking about fresh milk? If so, I have it here."

As he said this, he actually took out a large bottle of fresh milk from under the table.

Then he explained: "I recently got into the habit of drinking a glass of fresh milk when I work at night to replenish nutrition and energy."

At this point, he also called out: "Hey, Ben, do you want some? I can share half with you."

"roll!"

Ben Wallace walked over and glared at Barkley.

"Ha ha……"

Larry Bird and Kenny Smith laughed so hard that they fell on the commentary stand. Everyone nearby who heard it was shaking as if they were having cramps.

The CCTV commentary booth was also watching the show. After the show was over, Sun Zhenping said happily: "The Pistons have been stopped now. The score is 0:6."

At this point, he asked, "Coach Zhang, Teacher Xu, can you analyze why Zhongqiu's ball distribution was average before, but why was it so good today? Was it purely because of his good form?"

Zhang He thought for a while and said: "It must be because of his good condition, and we can't deny the speed of Zhongqiu's improvement.

As the saying goes, every failure makes you wiser, and Zhongqiu has a strong learning ability.”

Xu Jicheng nodded and said, "The three attacks just now were all on the right wing. This may be a deliberate tactic. In this way, Zhongqiu's goal of passing the ball is on the right wing, which is a better choice and more targeted."

On the Knicks bench, Don Cheney and several coaches were very happy that the tactic was successful.

Thibodeau reminded: "The Pistons are likely to strengthen their defense against Kurt and Alan."

Don Cheney said: "If the Pistons strengthen their defense on Kurt and Alan, Latrell, you can make a weak-side back cut."

"OK." The madman nodded quickly.

Don Cheney thought for a moment and said, “Wolverine, pay attention, let’s change the direction of attack.

The first pass priority is Latrell, then the top of the key, then the right wing."

"I remember."

He Zhongqiu nodded.

Don Cheney warned again: “Wolverine, if you have a chance under the basket, you must play and attack resolutely.

Without your offensive pressure in the low post, all our inside-outside coordination tactics are castles in the air, do you understand?

If you only pass the ball and don't attack, their defensive strength will be concentrated on the perimeter. When our perimeter is locked, the touch state is lost, and then they will go in to surround you. "

"I see."

He Zhongqiu nodded.

On the Pistons side, Rick Carlisle ordered to strengthen the defense on Kurt Thomas and Alan Houston, and asked Michael Curry on the left wing to strengthen the defense under the basket.

He said to Clifford Robinson and Hamilton: "You can pretend to help defend, but remember, that is a defensive trap. The purpose is to make the Wolverines pass the ball to those two positions, so you must return to defense quickly."

"OK." The two nodded.

"Book……"

Rick Carlisle looked at Ben Wallace again.

This was originally the person he trusted the most and the support of the entire team, but now, all the problems lie with Ben Wallace, who cannot defend against Wolverine.

It can neither withstand Wolverine's tank-like crushing position, nor stop Wolverine's flexible movement.

In other words, how can you defend if you are not as strong as the opponent and not as fast as the opponent? Do you really need to arrange a double team in advance?
Ben Wallace was very ashamed. He really tried his best, but in the opponent's home court, he really couldn't defend against that damn Wolverine.

He touched his right elbow and was very confused. Was he really not full? Why didn't that guy react at all when he was elbowed?
Rick Carlisle didn't say anything to Ben Wallace in the end. It wasn't that Ben Wallace didn't work hard. The gap in talent couldn't be made up by hard work, and he himself couldn't come up with a good tactic to defend against the Wolverines.

Now we can only hope that the perimeter defense will work, not give the opponent wide open spaces, wait for the Knicks to make mistakes, wait for the Knicks' outside shooters to lose touch, and wait for the Wolverines to make mistakes in passing the ball.

Ben Wallace was disappointed when he saw that the head coach didn't say anything to him.

He is not a person who cannot bear pressure or responsibility. The head coach didn't say anything to him. Is he disappointed in him?
Thinking of this, he clenched his fist as big as an iron bowl in frustration.

"During the off-season, I will train harder and develop strength stronger than Wolverine so that I can stand up to him." He swore secretly in his heart.

Rick Carlisle thought about it and said, “Ben, when he’s trying to get into position, even if you can’t hold him up, try to keep him on one side of the basket.

The purpose of doing this is to prevent him from taking care of both wings. He will lose the vision of one wing, which will be beneficial to our double-teaming and prevent him from passing the ball smoothly. " "Understood."

Ben Wallace nodded heavily.

The timeout ends and the Pistons attack.

"brush!"

Hamilton made a mid-range shot.

"His off-ball movement is still a tactic that the Knicks cannot defend against," said Xu Jicheng.

"Not to mention a team like the Knicks that has poor perimeter defense, even teams like the Spurs and Nets that rank among the top three in the league in defense are helpless against his style of play," Zhang Heli said with a smile.

2:6, Knicks attack.

He Zhongqiu went into the paint area again. Ben Wallace tried his best but couldn't stop him from moving, and he got close to the basket again.

But this time, Ben Wallace tried his best to defend him, but he could only get to the left front side of the basket.

This way he lost part of his vision on the right wing, and he couldn't see Kurt Thomas and Clifford Robinson in the right corner anyway.

It’s not that he can’t move to the front of the basket, but because of the three-second limit on offense, he doesn’t have that much time.

When He Zhongqiu was getting into position, the madman started a cut from the left wing.

At the top of the arc, Billups defended with all his might, blocking the passing angle of Ellis to the basket.

As long as he can lock down Ellis for three seconds, Wolverine's positioning will be a waste of energy, which is not a big problem for him.

Sure enough, three seconds later, Ellis passed the ball to Alan Houston on the right wing.

He Zhongqiu returned to the low position on the left wing, and the madman who cut into the air was in vain.

Alan Houston made a three-point shot despite Hamilton's defense.

"Bang!"

It was short, the basketball bounced back and was caught by Clifford Robinson who returned to the penalty area.

"call!"

Rick Carlisle breathed a sigh of relief after finally successfully defending the Knicks' attack.

"Bang!"

Hamilton ran and shot again, but this time, the home fans behind the baseline waved their hands desperately, interfering with him and causing him to miss the shot.

Kurt Thomas grabbed the first backcourt rebound and the Knicks went on offense.

Ben Wallace once again followed the head coach's defensive instructions. Unable to prevent He Zhongqiu from entering the paint area, he only allowed him to get to the position on the left front side of the basket.

The madman immediately ran out of the three-point line and asked for the ball at the top of the arc on the left wing. After he got the ball, he immediately lobbed the ball to He Zhongqiu.

When the three seconds were about to expire, He Zhongqiu received the ball outside the legal collision zone on the left front side of the basket.

When he received the ball, Clifford Robinson's weak-side help defense in the low post on the right wing had already reached the basket and could reach him in the next step.

This is Robinson's fastest assist defense speed, and he has tried his best.

But this is not enough.

The moment after catching the ball, He Zhongqiu turned around suddenly.

If O'Neal's turn was a shark turn, his turn was a tiger turn.

The moment he turned around, he grabbed the ball with his left hand and swung his right elbow outward, hitting Ben Wallace. Ben Wallace felt the pain and his defensive reaction was interrupted for a moment.

The next moment, he turned around and saw Clifford Robinson rushing towards him from under the basket.

Clifford Robinson took a step just as he reached the basket and found that Wolverine had turned around.

An extremely ferocious aura instantly enveloped him, and the moment Wolverine's eyes fell on him, his whole body stiffened, as if he was being stared at by a ferocious beast.

The next moment, He Zhongqiu took a step forward and jumped towards Clifford Robinson without any hesitation.

"boom!"

In an instant, with the ferocious sound of the rim bursting, the Pistons' players were thrown to the ground. Clifford Robinson was knocked down under the basket, and He Zhongqiu was hanging high above the basket.

"Di!"

The referee's whistle blew.

"Oh ho!"

Madison Square Garden was in a frenzy, with countless Knicks fans raising their arms and cheering loudly.

"Oh yeah!"

Barkley shouted excitedly, "One-handed tomahawk dunk! Wolverine dunked over Pistons power forward Clifford Robinson with great ferocity. He dominated the Pistons' basket with absolute violence."

Kenny Smith praised: "Once Wolverine gets close to the basket, what awaits the defense is a destructive beast-level violent dunk."

Larry Bird said with a sigh: "Wolverine's receiving position and the starting point of the offense are outside the reasonable collision zone, two meters away from the basket, which is not considered an offense under the basket.

But his athleticism is so great that he completely ignores the distance. For him, two meters from the basket should be considered an attack under the basket."

Barkley smiled and said: "So, if you want to stop him from attacking the basket, don't let him get two meters close to the basket."

Kenny Smith said: "It's too difficult, the paint area is less than 5 meters wide, and the distance from the basket to the restricted area is less than 2.5 meters.

With his strength, who can stop him from entering the paint? With just one small step, he can get to within two meters of the basket.

Moreover, since the last game, he no longer relies on strength to squeeze into the paint, but adopts a more energy-saving and flexible movement to enter the paint."

Barkley and Larry Bird nodded at the same time, and the latter said, "So Ben Wallace is powerless. His height is completely unable to stop Wolverine when he approaches the basket, and he is powerless to stop Wolverine from approaching the basket."

"Dead end," said Kenny Smith.

Barkley joked: "But back at home, the Pistons with home-court advantage have a chance to win."

Larry Bird said: "The Pistons can indeed play bolder defense at home. As long as they can limit the Wolverines, the Knicks can't beat the Pistons."

Kenny Smith said: "No matter what, in this Game 4, I think the Knicks will tie the score."

"Me too."

Barkley and Larry Bird said at the same time.

At this time, He Zhongqiu made the free throw, 2:9, the Knicks led by 7 points, and the Pistons attacked.

The game continued, and in the end the whole team played well. The Knicks defeated the Pistons in the G4 of a back-to-back game. After losing the first two games, they won two games in a row at home and tied the game -.

The score was 74:104, with the Knicks winning by 30 points at home.

"Congratulations to the Mid-Autumn Festival! Congratulations to the Knicks!"

After the game, Zhang Heli said happily: "Zhongqiu played very well tonight. He played for 38 minutes, made 11 of 8 shots, with a hit rate of 72.7%, and made 12 of 8 free throws, with a hit rate of 66.7%, which is very efficient.

全场轰下24分13篮板7助攻1抢断3盖帽3失误2犯规的数据，7助攻创造了季后赛个人单场助攻的记录。”

Xu Jicheng smiled and said, "From the four games so far, Zhongqiu has averaged 26.25 points per game against DPOY Ben Wallace, which shows that Ben Wallace is really unable to defend against Zhongqiu."

Sun Zhenping laughed and said, “He can’t defend against a tall technical center like Yao Ming, but is good at defending a power center who is not so good at technical skills.

But Zhongqiu is stronger than him, faster than him, taller than him, and bounces higher than him. His offensive rhythm is faster when he is close to the basket, so he is even harder to defend against.”

"Ha ha……"

The three of them laughed.

Zhang Heli laughed and said: "The other players also played well today, especially Alan Houston and Kurt Thomas, who scored 21 and 20 points respectively, and their shooting percentages were quite high, both exceeding %."

Xu Jicheng said: "I feel that the Pistons' defensive strategy against Zhongqiu is not targeted now. We have tried everything, but it's useless. We just can't defend against him."

Zhang Heli said: "They actually lack a power forward with faster defense, Clifford Robinson is too slow.

The double-teaming of Zhongqiu by others is not covert enough, the weak-side help from behind is the most covert and the most sudden, it suddenly appears from behind and is the most difficult to defend against. "

Sun Zhenping nodded and said, "The next game is the Pistons' home game. We must be careful of their defensive strength. That's how they lost Game 2."

Zhang Heli said: "There is no way to have a home-court advantage. The Pistons have two home courts in the next three games. The Knicks still can't be careless. If they can't win Game 5, they will be passive."

Xu Jicheng said: "If we lose Game 5, even if we win Game 6, we will be in a passive position in Game at the Pistons' home court."

At this time, the live broadcast time was up, Sun Zhenping gave a closing speech, and then ended the live broadcast.

(End of this chapter)