Chapter 307: With Wolverine, who can count on the Postman’s offensive power?
赛后，张合理高兴地道：“中秋38分钟，27投19中，命中率高达70.4%，11罚10中，轰下48分15篮板6助攻2抢断7盖帽2失误3犯规的豪华数据。”

Yu Jia said with regret: "It's a pity, we were only two points behind. If we had played a little longer in the final quarter, we would have gotten our first 50+ point in the playoffs in our career."

Zhang Heli laughed and said, "Duncan made 21 of 10 shots, a hit rate of 47.6%, and 4 of 2 free throws. He ran out of energy in the last quarter and didn't score.

全场38分钟，砍下22分11篮板5助攻2盖帽4失误5犯规的数据，表现其实不算差。”

"But compared with the Mid-Autumn Festival, it's a far cry." Yu Jia said with a smile.

Zhang Heli smiled and analyzed: "Duncan is not as good as Zhongqiu in several aspects. One is physical fitness, which seriously affected the offensive and defensive efficiency in the second half.

The second is strength, it is difficult to enter the penalty area, which seriously affects the offensive efficiency. The third is speed, which cannot keep up with the fast break rhythm of Zhongqiu.

Another point is that there were at least 6 successful dunks during the Mid-Autumn Festival today, and the Spurs could not defend against this type of offense. As the core of the defense, Duncan also has to take the blame.

"Coach Zhang, we won the first game by 22 points. Do you think the Knicks should be able to secure their title this time?" Yu Jia asked with a smile.

Zhang Heli smiled and thought for a while, then said: "There is still a big difference between home and away games. The Knicks should be more cautious and try to win the two home games first, and then play well in away games.

Of course, the hope of defending the title is very high. Duncan can't defend against Zhongqiu. At present, Popovich can't come up with a good tactic to defend against Zhongqiu. "

On the sidelines, He Zhongqiu was accepting a post-match interview from TNT TV, with CCTV reporters and camera crew also nearby.

"Wolverine, how do you evaluate your performance tonight?" the reporter asked.

"I want to praise myself. It's great. Haha!" He Zhongqiu laughed.

“You did a really great job!”

The reporter praised him and asked, "Do you think the Knicks were successful tactically tonight?"

"Of course, Coach Rick Carlisle is a very good head coach." He Zhongqiu nodded.

"Can you be more specific about the tactical issues?" the reporter asked.

He Zhongqiu said: "In the first three quarters, our tactical strategy was to maintain a stalemate, and at the same time use our depth to consume the physical strength of the Spurs' main lineup, whose substitute lineup was not as good as ours, and then defeat them in the final quarter.

But unexpectedly, the Spurs couldn't hold on in the first three quarters, especially after I increased the low-post offense in the third quarter, the Spurs couldn't hold on.

They were in the post, and no one could hold me up, not even Duncan, because he was not as strong as me, and he didn’t have a good helper.”

At this time, not far away, some reporters were interviewing the stars who were watching the game.

"Shaq, where do you think the Spurs lost?" the reporter interviewed O'Neal.

"The biggest reason, of course, is the loss on defense against the Wolverines," O'Neal said.

"They set up a double-team early, but it didn't seem to work," the reporter said.

O'Neal chuckled and said, "Wolverine has two ways to deal with early double-teaming. The first is to pull out, and the second is to force his way into the basket.

The first move was that the Spurs used Bowen to double-team, but it was useless. His height and strength did not pose any threat to Wolverine, and Wolverine was still able to catch the ball easily.

The second move was that Wolverine's strength allowed him to get into position under the basket even when double-teamed, and then receive the pass from Nash.

The biggest role of the early double-team tactic is to prevent the ball from being received, and to prevent the Wolverines from attacking from the root, but the Spurs' early double-team tactic can't do this at all, so losing is inevitable."

An hour later, the Spurs press conference was held.

"Coach Popovich, why do you think the Spurs lost tonight? How do you plan to solve these problems?" asked a reporter from San Antonio Sports Daily.

Popovich deadpanned, “I have to say, and I have to admit, we lost to Wolverine by one man.”

"Coach, what do you think of Bowen's performance? His defense tonight was cleaner than ever before," asked a reporter from the New York Sports Daily.

"Haha..." Cheerful and teasing laughter rang out at the scene.

Popovich still had a blank expression on his face, but in fact he hated Wolverine very much and was very depressed.

If it weren't for Wolverine, he could have used Ginobili or Bowen to defend Nash, and the defensive effect would have been much better.

One thing leads to another. Once Nash is restricted, the Knicks' offense will be restricted, which will in turn restrict the Wolverine.

After Game 1, all major media outlets continued to favor the Knicks to win the championship, raising their odds for the Knicks and lowering those for the Spurs.

The next day, on the morning of the 6th, Yang Xue received the domestic box office data.

There is only data for 5 hours on the 24th, which is 3675 million RMB, a very gratifying figure.

"Sanjin, the domestic box office of Hero is 2.5 million. The first day box office was less than 1 million, million in four days, and over million in a week. These data will be broken by Iron Eagle King ." She said confidently.

"Are there any overseas box office data?" He Zhongqiu asked.

"I asked Ross yesterday, but he hasn't collected it yet." Yang Xue shook her head.

"Tomorrow morning, the first week box office in North America will be released. It should exceed 5000 million US dollars, right? Anyway, this movie should be considered a success." He Zhongqiu said with a smile.

There was no training that day, so He Zhongqiu focused on resting. In the afternoon, he went to visit the set and brought a lot of food and drinks.

At eight o'clock in the morning on the 7th, breakfast was ready, but He Zhongqiu and Yang Xue did not eat it. They were waiting for someone.

At this time, Yang Xue received a call from the domestic company and said happily: "Sanjin, the domestic box office on the 6th is 3000 million RMB, and the decline is not much."

"Okay, it looks like there will be no problem with the box office of Broken Hero." He Zhongqiu said with a smile.

As they were talking, Ross Lewis and Frank Zhang arrived.

"Boss, the North American box office in the first week was 5828 million US dollars, ranking first in the weekend box office, 3500 million higher than the second place." Lewis said excitedly as soon as he entered the door.

"Open the champagne." He Zhongqiu laughed.

"Dry!"

After a few drinks, they started to eat breakfast.

Frank Zhang said: "The Internet now has a high recognition of the quality of the film, especially Boss's fighting scenes, which are the biggest highlight.

Many film review organizations and independent film critics say that Iron Eagle King 1 should be the most classic action movie in film history.

In their film reviews, they often use words like 'incredible', 'magical', 'subversive' to describe Boss's fighting moves.

Frank Zhang said: "In the first two days of the week, the box office was nearly 6000 million US dollars. I think the North American box office will exceed 4 million and the global box office will exceed 6 million. It should be stable."

Ross Lewis said excitedly: "If North America can break 4 million, the global box office will probably break 8 million, and we can compete for the top box office of the year."

As he was talking, his cell phone rang. He took a look and immediately raised his cell phone to He Zhongqiu, saying excitedly:
"Boss, it's Disney's number. Oh no, it should be Disney-Marvel Studios' number."

This morning, the weekend box office of Iron Eagle King 1 was announced.

The strong box office data further boosted moviegoers' enthusiasm for watching Iron Eagle King 1, and major theaters adjusted the screening screens of Iron Eagle King, reaching screens.

He Zhongqiu's attention shifted from the Iron Eagle King to the finals. In the evening, the finals G2 match started.

For this game, major mainstream media predicted that the Knicks had an 80% chance of winning two consecutive home games.

而结果也没有出乎这些媒体的预测，贺中秋再次轰下42分17篮板4助攻3抢断5盖帽的数据，率队击败了马刺。

"We will go all out at home, and the real finals will start from Game 3." Duncan said seriously at the post-match press conference.

At 8 p.m. on the th, the Knicks' special plane arrived in San Antonio.

At 9 p.m. on the th, the Knicks came to the SBC Center for a one-hour practice.

This stadium, which was built in 02, is about to be renamed.

Because SBC Communications has acquired its parent company AT&T, SBC has been renamed AT&T, and the arena will also be renamed AT&T Arena starting next season.

This stadium is very good, with more than 7000 parking spaces, 4 cloakrooms, 32 lounges, and 60 boxes. The annual rent of each box is as high as $12.5, but the occupancy rate is not high.

In addition to the competition venue, the arena has three other training venues, one of which is used by the Knicks and two by the Spurs.

At eight o'clock, both sides announced their starting lineups.

Knicks: He Zhongqiu, Karl Malone, Shane Battier, Josh Howard, Nash
Spurs: Nazr Mohammed, Duncan, Bruce Bowen, Ginobili, Tony Parker
Kenny Smith said: "The Spurs' annual salary this season is only $4712 million, while the salary cap this season is $4387 million and the luxury line is $5027 million.

In other words, the Spurs didn't pay a dollar in luxury tax, which is very economical, so their lineup is far less deep than the Knicks'."

Barkley complained: "Yes, the Knicks are luxurious enough to use Crawford as the sixth man, which is indeed luxurious enough."

Jordan laughed and said, "I agree with Charles. There is no team more luxurious than the Knicks to use the Bulls' leading scorer last season as their sixth man."

Barkley laughed and said, "The problem with the Spurs' lineup is that Duncan has no help, and Rasul is injured, so he can't defend Wolverine."

Kenny Smith said: "Actually, the Mailman is just like that now, and his contribution on the offensive end is very small."

Barkley curled his lips and said, "With Wolverine, who can count on the Postman's offensive ability? What the Knicks need is his rebounding and defense."

"Charles, do you envy the postman?" Jordan suddenly said with a chuckle.

Facing Jordan's question, Barkley froze, smiled bitterly, and said:
"Michael, in the 93 Finals, I averaged 27 points and 13 rebounds per game, and you averaged 41 points, 8.5 rebounds and 6.3 assists. I lose to you, and I admit it."

"Hehe!" Jordan laughed with satisfaction.

Barkley immediately changed the subject and continued, "Duncan averaged 26 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2.5 blocks in the first two games. It can't be said that such a performance under the defense of the Wolverines is bad.

However, just like I met you, Michael, he met the Wolverine who averaged 45 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, 2.5 steals, 6 blocks per game, and hit % of his shots.

Michael, Wolverine's stats are even scarier than yours back then. I wouldn't be surprised if the Spurs lost this finals."

Jordan nodded thoughtfully and said, "I think the strength that Wolverine showed in these two finals has surpassed the four great centers, including O'Neal in his prime."

Kenny Smith said: "His opponents are not weak. Tim Duncan was a superstar when he debuted, so his data is not inflated and has a very high gold content."

Barkley said: "To get such data in the double-team in advance, no media dares to question its value."

At this point, he suddenly asked, "Michael, if the Bulls back then met this Knicks team, would you be sure to make it out of the East?"

Jordan was stunned. Is this a counterattack from the fat guy?
But he still had to think about it carefully, and then he said while thinking:

"Battier and Josh Howard have little ability to attack with the ball, and the only threat from the Knicks' perimeter is Nash.

Scottie and I can definitely limit Nash together. It is no problem to weaken Nash's performance by 30-50%. Without Nash's sufficient support, the Wolverines' offense can only be played at half at most.

On our offensive end, even if they double-team me early, I have the confidence that I can beat them.”

"You mean you can beat this Knicks team?" Barkley asked.

Jordan nodded firmly and said, "Our strengths are our outside offense and defense. Our inside disadvantages do not affect the quality of our outside offense and defense.

The Knicks are different. They are strong in the interior, but the interior relies on support from the outside unless they have a second organizing point.

Of course, the game will be difficult, and the Wolverines will blow up our poor inside line, but I am confident that I can handle them. "

The game starts at half past eight.

Jump ball, He Zhongqiu pushed the ball away, but Tony Parker got the ball before Nash and the Spurs attacked.

The Knicks still used a three-two zone defense. Tony Parker did not play against Nash on the right wing and held the ball to the top of the arc.

Duncan set a pick-and-roll in the high post, and Tony Parker broke through Battier using the wall.

The Knicks played in the league, using a zone defense, defending the ball but not the person. He Zhongqiu quickly moved sideways and stood in front of Parker.

Parker immediately passed the ball back and blocked He Zhongqiu at the same time, then Duncan received the ball and jumped for a shot at the free throw line, and Battier blocked it from the wing.

"Bang! Swoosh!"

The basketball hit the backboard and bounced into the basket accurately.

It was the Knicks' turn to attack, and huge boos rang out in the SBC Center.

Twenty thousand home fans put tremendous pressure on Nash. The huge boos filled his ears, making him unable to hear any other sounds and oppressing him psychologically.

The huge psychological pressure distracted him and he could no longer focus on the game itself. Even his reaction was half-hearted.

Unless you are a player with excellent psychological quality, like Jordan, Kobe, He Zhongqiu, and Duncan, no one can be immune to this home atmosphere.

"Snapped!"

When Nash crossed the center line, Tony Parker suddenly poked the ball, stole Nash's ball, rushed to the basket on a fast break, and made a successful layup.

This made He Zhongqiu a little dissatisfied with the Knicks fans. When playing at home, didn’t he see the Knicks fans booing the Spurs like this?

In fact, he overlooked the composition of Knicks fans. Those who can go to Madison Square Garden to watch games are all middle class.

Many of them are not even football fans. They are financial practitioners on Wall Street. They have too much pressure at work and use watching football to relieve stress.

These fans can cheer for the home team if the home team plays well, just like when he was playing, he would receive countless cheers every night.

But it is certainly unrealistic to expect these financial elites to boo the visiting team, and boo continuously.

New York fans are very picky and have a very famous habit of booing when the home team plays poorly, and then cheering for the visiting team.

So when Ewing played, he rarely interacted with the fans, because when he played poorly, he was often booed.

He Zhongqiu has not been booed in these three seasons. The main reason is that his playing style is very popular. Various factors combined have a great influence. He won another championship and his treatment completely surpassed Ewing's treatment in the Knicks.

(End of this chapter)