PFC Chapter 198 The "Turtle" and the Spurs who want to find their own way
Chapter 198 The "Turtle" and the Spurs who want to find their own way
Chapter 198 The "Turtle" and the Spurs who want to find their own way
The first quarter is over.
34:27.
the one behind...
It's the Thunder!
The atmosphere at the scene was much cooler than before.
No wonder...
At that time, the "Two Young Thunder" played back and forth with the opponent, leading by 1 point on the scene.
Then the opponent let go of the core of Yao Ming, and they took the complete "Three Young Masters". No matter how you look at it, it should be my game that has the advantage!
how come...
They looked to the Knicks bench.
Li Wan sat down on the bench first, Artest on the left brought him a towel, and Beverly on the right brought him a glass of Gatorade.
Then sit down with the "Left and Right Dharma Protector"...
The guy who looked like a mad dog on the field made a provocative gesture towards the audience, and then sat down with a strange smile.
When he smiled, Thunder fans felt that the word "mad dog" wasn't enough to fully describe how crazy this guy was.
It just happened to be such a guy that deflated Westbrook, who averaged 21.8 points and 8.2 assists per game this season.
Several times he showed the expression of "Is this idiot really playing ball?"
Doing things on the field is even more impulsive...
It can be seen how Beverly broke Westbrook's mentality.
Westbrook sat down resentfully, clutching the towel as hard as he needed.
Next to him, James Harden's expression was not much better.
He has always played by the rules, and felt that the guy opposite him had seen all of his underpants just now.
Every move he made, the ferocious-looking "beast" on the opposite side was as predictable in advance, restricting him into a mess.
The last time he lost so embarrassingly, James Harden seriously recalled that it was the first time he went to a nightclub and met an ordinary leopard-print aunt.
That night, he only had to study.
Neither of them looked very good.
As for "Big Lang" Kevin Durant, he felt that he made 8 of 3 shots in the first quarter, made 1 of 1 free throw, scored 8 points, followed 4 of 3 shots, made 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 9 points. Li Wan with [-] points scored a [-]-[-]...
Still have to keep working hard...
Tonight, his two "brothers" are obviously not up to the task!
In the second quarter, he had to work hard to make the situation "64"...
Kevin Durant was full of confidence, but when the second quarter started, he suddenly felt more and more uncomfortable.
Li Wan...
Why are you working so hard all of a sudden?
lighter!
pain!
At 3 minutes and 15 seconds of the second quarter, after both sides replaced the main players, Li Wan strengthened his defense against Kevin Durant.
Probably from the level of the playoffs to the level of the Eastern Conference Finals.
The reason is that Kevin Durant faced Li Wan with two top shots after the first quarter and hit two difficult goals.Li Wan's hand was about to poke into his eyes, and this guy kicked the ball into the basket in a daze.
This aroused Li Wan's interest.
Although Kevin Durant has won the "scoring champion" for many years in a row, he is really incomprehensible because after he went to the Warriors, a group of people helped him share all kinds of pressure, so that he can concentrate on offense among.
Even though he from the Thunder team has made it to the finals and many times in the Western Conference finals, but...
It may be that he wants to take on more responsibilities, but he can't turn on the "death mode" every time.
In short, it doesn't taste that way!
Therefore, since Li Wan won the championship, his goal has been climbing to a higher place. According to his known script, his main opponents this season should be the "Big Three" of the Heat and the Dallas Mavericks.
At most one more Derrick Rose.
Kevin Durant's name was not on the target list.
But Kevin Durant suddenly looked a little more "Reaper", which made Li Wan decide to increase his defensive strength, just in time...Dayao came up, the Knicks had more offensive ends, and he could also save Use some of your energy.
It is a whole new world for Kevin Durant to raise the defensive strength to the level of the Eastern and Western Conference Finals. After all, he has not entered the Western Conference Finals yet. What kind of intensity is that? He has only heard of it but never seen it. .
Now, now Li Wan has arranged for him.
he's having a hard time...
James Harden is suffering as much as Westbrook.
Artest and Beverly trained them so hard on the defensive end that they couldn't form an effective counterattack at all.
The Thunder rely on the "Thunder Three Young Masters" on the offensive end.
Now that the "Three Young Masters" have become "little party dishes", the Thunder's offense has naturally stagnated.
As for the New York Knicks, the outside line was all focused on the defensive end, and Dayao on the inside line supported the sky well under the basket, scoring consecutively, and quickly opened the score to almost 15 points.
The suspense gradually disappeared in this game.
In the end, at the end of the game, the Thunder lost to the New York Knicks by 89 points, 105 to 16.
李万全场打了37.5分钟，时间是12月份以来的新高，砍下了25分10篮板11助攻的“三双”，这还是他进入12月份以来第一次拿下“3双”。
But his most eye-catching performance tonight was not on the offensive end, but on the defensive end.
Kevin Durant averaged 46.2% of his field goals this season, 35% of his three-pointers, and 88% of his free throws.
But when he met Li Wan tonight, he seemed to be wilting. He took 25 shots and only hit 8 of them. The overall hit rate was only 32%!
Li Wan tried his best on the defensive end, and finally let the new "scoring champion" taste the long-lost "fear of the rookie game".
That season, because of his thin body and lack of improvement in his core strength, he suffered a lot on the confrontation side...
Once again he was uncomfortable in the confrontation tonight!
It’s no wonder that Li Wan is not much worse than his static talent. Kevin Durant may be taller and his wingspan is also terrifying, but Li Wan’s wingspan is equally terrifying, and...
His dynamic talent is even better!
In addition, I have seen more of the world.
Although they all joined the league in 07, Li Wan is really a teacher teaching the students tonight.
At the end of the day, the student Kevin Durant was stunned.
What, what kind of defensive strength is this?
How have you never met before?
I've obviously been in the playoffs and experienced it?
For the first time since Kevin Durant won the "Scoring Champion", he felt that he hadn't reached the top yet.
He still has a long way to go before he can find the "ultimate body" himself.
everything……
just began.
Another person who feels Cao Dan because of the confrontation is Westbrook.
"Gui" had 17 points and 6 assists tonight. There is no big problem with these two statistics, but his shooting percentage was only 33.3%, and he made 6 turnovers.
"He's a mad dog. He's totally looking for a fight. It's not defense. It's not basketball!"
After the game, he also openly fired at Beverly, thinking that his actions did not belong on the basketball court.
The first time he played, he was criticized by the opposing player. Beverly was a little stage frightened facing the media, but he cheered himself up in his heart and said at the same time: "This is my style of play. I treat every game as a It is a war, what I have to do is to do my best, if the other party thinks that what I did is wrong, then what I did is right..."
Just tell the girl if you want it or not, if you say you hate it, you like it...
Well, not the same thing!
Anyway, it's...
I am the most stupid, I will only prove everything with practical actions.
"I won't change my style of play!"
Li Wan was also questioned by reporters about Beverly's style of play.
In fact, even if Westbrook didn't bombard Beverly, these reporters more or less felt that Beverly's actions were a bit big.
This is almost catching up with the action in the late 80s and early 90s.
David Stern personally labeled the "18 banned".
how come...
Started a "Renaissance" in the defensive world?
Li Wan smiled.
He won't go clean for Beverly just because he is his teammate.
The action of this guy is really big enough and dirty enough.
But in fact, every team will have one or two of these players on the team.
In the 90s, it was the full-time bodyguards of the core players.
For them, playing basketball is not their main job, protecting their boss is the most important thing, and it is the key to getting him the next contract.
Just like Oakley.
There are not so many violent actions in the NBA now, but every team still has such players.Of course, the role is no longer a bodyguard, but a "stalker" who irritates the opponent's core players as much as possible.
After Artest retired, Beverly was the person on the Knicks who was in charge of such things!
Judging from tonight's results, he also did a good job.
"Gui" made him so upset that he even cursed in front of the media.
It can be seen how much I suffered...
Li Wan's final answer was: "There is not only one Beverly in the NBA, and the reason why he caused such a big controversy is because he is a rookie. Big movement... that's all."
Beverly defended Westbrook very well. He also made 5 of 2 shots and scored 5 points. In addition, he also had 1 assist and 2 steals...
In terms of his responsibilities with the team, coupled with the fact that this is his first NBA regular season game, it's really good.
Li Wan can give him 9 points!
The remaining 1 point is reserved for the fully grown Beverly in the future.
Dayao scored 20 points and 7 rebounds tonight.
The shooting percentage exceeded 70% again!
Since coming to the New York Knicks, he has played the most threatening season of his career.
Regardless of the fact that the average data per game is not as good as in previous seasons...
But now before the start of every game, the head coach of the opposing team will take the initiative to praise Dayao in front of the media.
The reason is also very simple:
They discovered the tricks used to deal with Dayao before, especially the defense around the front...
Basically no effect.
Just like tonight, when Perkins tried his best to go around the front, Yao Ming didn't grab the position under the basket with him at all, and directly pulled it outside, emptying the basket.
In the case that the other insider had already been "seduced" by the opposite Lewis to go outside the three-point line, Li Wan's unreasonable breakthrough seemed even more unreasonable...
In addition, Li Wan's passing is as considerate as possible, even "door-to-door service", direct "hand-to-hand" pass.
If you dare to double-team him like Westbrook, he will immediately pass the ball to Li Wan who quickly retreats beyond the three-point line.
If you don't double-team...
Right now, few people in this league can resist Yao Ming's singles!
No, Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Kurt Rambis plucked all his hair, and could only watch his beloved disciple Kevin Love being wiped out by Yao several times under the basket.
The New York Knicks beat the Timberwolves 113-100.
Entering the third season of his career, Kevin Guofu has grown into the "Wolf King" this season, averaging 20.2 points, 15.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, leading the pack in rebounds per game.
It should be said that Love during the Timberwolves period was really capable.
Even in this game where Yao Ming called it a "teaching bureau", he still grabbed 12 rebounds!
It's just that the score is a little bit worse, only 10 points.
Compared with his season average, it is less than half.
However, Love's original field goal percentage this season was only 47.4%...
As far as the inside position is concerned, his shooting percentage is considered low.
It can also be seen from this hit rate that Love mainly has more shots.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to play such a dominant statistic, and the Timberwolves are still rushing for the "No. [-] lottery".
The problem with Love is that he doesn't have many scoring methods, especially the ball-holding methods...
Once any absolute core lacks the ability to hold the ball, it will not be able to support a team after all.
Dayao once again demonstrated his absolute dominance in the paint.
But in the next game against the Jazz, he will suffer.
Because he met Al Jefferson!
As for the real nemesis, this guy is the most restrained inside player against Yao Ming.
And it is the double restraint of the defensive end and the offensive end...
As a result, the New York Knicks fell into an unfavorable situation at the beginning. Seeing this, D'Antoni simply took Dayao off at 5 minutes and 14 seconds of the first quarter.
Start using "Quick Whirlwind" against the opposing Jazz.
Al Jefferson is also essentially a "big tonnage inside player" who doesn't move very fast.
Coupled with the fact that Deron Williams was trapped in infinite singles, the New York Knicks won the game 113 to 95 without any risk.
Dayao played only 10 minutes and 15 seconds in the end. After D'Antoni won the first quarter, he didn't play much... Since there is indeed restraint, it is better to arrange a rotation.
Dayao didn't have any objections either. At this age, it was impossible for him to ask for his own playing time in order to prove himself, disrupting the head coach's plan.
Besides...
He also knew he was struggling to beat Al Jefferson...
In the end, Li Wan led the New York Knicks to run for the entire game, all the ball possessions were concentrated together, and the characteristics of the "D'Antoni system" infinitely increased the data of the ball holder, which was once again reflected. Li Wan scored 35 points, 11 rebounds and 15 assists in the game. "Super luxury data"!
Won the second "triple double" in December.
Plus 11 "triple-doubles" in November.
Li Wan's "triple double" this season has reached 14 times!
This is more than the entire career of many players combined.
Westbrook in Oklahoma watched tonight's game between the Knicks and the Jazz.
Since the last time he played with the Knicks, Westbrook has often had the same dream, and there are always such pictures in the dream:
Yao Ming took the position, and then Li Wan jumped up and grabbed the rebound...
Ok……
It was the scene he saw with his own eyes during the game.
In fact, he didn't just see this scene once in that game... Otherwise, he wouldn't be so impressed.
And every time, Li Wan, who won the rebound, can always quickly throw himself into the counterattack...
The New York Knicks made several fast breaks like this!
One thing Westbrook knows very well is that he will never be a player like Jason Kidd. He is not a qualified organizer. He looks at the basket much more than his teammates!
He has been thinking that a No. [-] player like him must find a way that belongs to his style, otherwise he is doomed to fail.
And now...
He seems to have found his own path...
Especially after watching tonight's game between the New York Knicks and the Jazz, he made up his mind to follow Li Wan's path.
Of course, he has to come out of his own style!
He doesn't intend to become the next "Li Wan"...
Although this guy is eye-catching enough, "Tuigui" still wants to be his next self!
Take its essence, discard its dross, imitate and surpass!
Deron Williams' data in this game is also very good, with 25 points and 9 assists, but his shooting percentage is only about 35%...
In fact, from this season to now, "Little Fatty" has changed a lot.
It may be that Boozer's departure made him dissatisfied with the management, and he has let himself go a little bit this season.
Even the old coach is no longer so harmonious, including this game, and he can also be seen saying something to Jerry Sloan in dissatisfaction.And after he came on the court, he intensified and continued to play singles. The New York Knicks also completely opened up the score at this time.
According to the current situation, the incident in Li Wan's memory should be staged on time.
From Li Wan's point of view, Deron Williams is a little bit confused about how much he is, and of course he is a little bit out of luck...
But if he doesn't break up with the old coach, he can still play for at least two more years. Maybe he will meet two good teammates and his career status will be higher.
At least, being with Chris Paul won't just be a "momentary bright spot"!
It's also possible to be the constant pain in Chris Paul's entire career...
It's just that at this moment, he really can't be persuaded by anyone. Character determines everything, and some choices during the expansion period have a huge influence.
And now, Deron Williams is in such a period of expansion.
but……
Let's make a fuss!
Li Wan always felt that the Knicks' defense could be better, and they needed a defensive coach to teach them.
Is there anyone better than Jerry Sloan?
At the same time, what he can bring is that iron-blooded spirit!
Both things the New York Knicks need...
Of course, it's not certain whether we can invite this great Buddha at that time!
Li Wan didn't continue to think about this matter.
After defeating the Jazz, the New York Knicks moved to Memphis to challenge the Grizzlies.
The day before the game, Mike Conley drove the Lexus given by Li Wan and invited him to dinner.
The Grizzlies also officially entered the playoffs this season and are currently ranked eighth in the West.
Although it is only December and it is still early for the playoffs, if he really makes it this time, it will be the first time in Conley's career that he has reached the playoffs.
He was excited.
It has even regarded the Spurs as an imaginary enemy:
"You said, can I complete the 'Black Eight' like you did last year?"
In the eyes, with anticipation!
I have to say, this is really dare to think...
As far as the Spurs are now sweeping the West, they are not bad at all compared to the New York Knicks.
Mike Conley dared to play their idea.
However, in the end...
They really completed the "Black Eight"!
It was only at this time that Li Wan realized that if the Grizzlies were still the same as before and completed the "Black Eight", then the league would have had a "Black Eight Miracle" for two consecutive years!
This can be regarded as a relatively difficult record for the league, right?
At that time, the Ohio News will probably make a big publicity...
To say that this Ohio State really doesn't have any good basketball stars.Even sports stars.
Although players like LeBron James and Curry are players from Ohio State, what America values more is not the geography, but the school.
Like Jordan, he was born in Brooklyn, New York, but everyone bound him to North Carolina and the Bulls.
The same goes for LeBron and Curry. Although they are basketball stars who have gone out of Ohio, they have not brought any honor to Ohio. Therefore, they have won the first NCAA championship in school history for Ohio University in these years. Li Wan and others are the main targets of Ohio media reporting on NBA content.
Of course, the main thing is Li Wan!
No way, it's too dazzling!
There was a lot of chatting and laughing at the dinner table, talking about the friendship between the school, but when the game started, Mike Conley was full of desires and wanted Li Wan to see his progress.
So far this season, he has averaged 18.6 points and 6.1 assists per game.
Originally, he had to wait until the 7th season of his career to obtain similar data, and he had to wait until about 10 seasons if he wanted to surpass it.
It is only the fourth season of his professional career, and he has done it...
The biggest part of the reason is mainly the influence of Li Wan, which made him realize that as the No. [-] player, he can also take attacking the basket as his primary goal.
In this way, it will be more attractive to the opponent's double-teaming.
And as he becomes more autonomous and aggressive offensively, it doesn't...
The average data will come immediately!
Can't help but not only the average data, but also the popularity is much higher.
After all, Mike Conley's physical fitness is here, but for those with good physical fitness, except for Marion, there are very few who don't score well.
Even if the posture is not beautiful, it can be very domineering.
Anyway...
No matter from which angle, the outside line that can score is always more popular than the outside line that keeps passing.
Unless you're Steve Nash, or a "white chocolate" type of player who makes teammates extremely comfortable or makes teammates extremely flustered.
But it is true that Mike Conley has the desire to show off, but facing Li Wan, he found that...
It's better to be honest with yourself!
Ok……
After discovering this, Conley paid the price of three hats in a row...
Li Wan: Ex-teammates always want to show how old they are?Most of them are used to it, just give a few big hats.
So much so that although the Grizzlies won the game 99-90, Mike Conley was not happy.
He only scored 15 points and 5 assists, and his shooting percentage was as good as 40%. He had a total of 4 blocks from Li Wan in the game, and he was almost dizzy.
Li Wan scored 30 points and 10 rebounds in this game, but only had 6 assists...
Teammates are out of shape for this game...
In other words, unknowingly, they entered the rhythm of the opponent. The Grizzlies used a "meat grinder" defense, so that the Knicks could not find a coherent offensive feeling.
In addition, under the "male left and right" of Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph, Dayao is indeed in a dilemma.The hit rate in this game is rare not to reach 50%...
When Lewis is in a sluggish state and cannot open up space for Dayao, the Knicks will have a situation where no one inside can share the pressure with Dayao.
Whether it is Shaq or Kwame, there are problems, big or small.
Coupled with the fact that the score has been tight in this game, D'Antoni did not have the opportunity to constantly change lineups to try and make mistakes.Just like that, the New York Knicks suffered their second loss of the season.
Back to the New York Knicks to adjust for a day, they officially ushered in the first confrontation with the San Antonio Spurs this season.
As the No. [-] in the East and West, and the current No. [-] and No. [-] in the league, the media have been looking forward to this game for a long time.
Everyone wants to see whether the Spurs are running harder this season, or the New York Knicks' combination of running and formation is more overwhelming...
To say that Popovich is really a genius.
This summer, the Spurs did not have any big money.
No big signings either.
But Popovich was stunned to use the original lineup, a few small signings with the Summer League and the Development League, so that the team changed its style, and at the same time completed the "resurrection" transformation.
Let the Spurs become the powerhouse of the league again!
Later, many people said that without Tim Duncan, Popovich is nothing, and this is not nonsense...
But there were a few seasons in which Popovich played a big game of chess as the head coach and general manager, which gave the Spurs the capital to continue to stand.
The 10-11 season is exactly such a season.
However, he is also taking the blame for his operational mistakes last year.
The failure of the "big gamble" Jefferson has caused problems for the Spurs' salary space...
The problem is so big that they don't even have the funds to rob people overseas, so they can only go to the summer league and the development league to get people.
But Popovich is indeed lucky...
Gary Neal is another representative work of his this season. He didn't even make it to the draft. He represented the Spurs in the Summer League in the summer and got a salary.
So far this season, averaged 9.8 points per game, a perfect backcourt substitute, and such a player, Popovich only spent 53 knives...
It is also him, together with George Hill, Tony Parker and Ginobili, a few "backcourt engines" that allow the Spurs, this "classic car", to continue to "recharge".
Of course, the biggest hero must still be Tim Duncan, the eternal "Dinghaishenzhen" of the Spurs, and also a permanent supporter of Popovich.
He lost 4.2 kilograms this summer, completely gave up his most threatening low-post singles skills, and further handed over the team's offensive power, becoming a complete blue-collar, responsible for supporting the entire team's defense.
The scoring average thus came to his career low of 13.4 points per game!
0.7 steals and 1.9 blocks are his new highs in the past three years...
There are often great players, but it is really rare to have such a great and obedient player.
The Popovich cup does have a set of...
To deal with such a lineup, D'Antoni's idea is to suppress the entire rhythm.
But judging from the scores of the two teams at the end of the first quarter, the effect was not very satisfactory.
The Spurs led by 37 points 31-6.
D'Antoni sighed a little:
The tactical quality of this Spurs team is really too high!
He is also engaged in the set of fast break.
He knows very well that it is not difficult to get up fast, but it is very difficult to think "fast but not chaotic".
Therefore, in the "D'Antoni fast break system", there is only one absolute ball holder, and everyone plays tactics around him.
The Spurs team is different, they cooperate a lot, but they can still achieve smooth flow on the scene, fast but not chaotic, many of their offenses are passed seven or eight times or even a dozen times quickly, passing the open space...
This can be regarded as an eye-opener for D'Antoni.
The New York Knicks also failed to stabilize the situation.
Because the pass from the opposite side messes up your entire defensive formation...
There will inevitably be ups and downs in the mentality...
Under this system, it is difficult for Dayao to be as calm as usual.
Seeing this, D'Antoni also decisively put Dayao off the field.
How to defend is not what D'Antoni is good at.
It is also difficult to rely on Li Wan alone to direct the defensive formation on the field.
D'Antoni decided to start with what he is good at, such as:
Fast attack!
Since the whole rhythm can't be slowed down, then simply make the whole rhythm faster!
Li Wan nodded and agreed with D'Antoni's approach.
In fact, the Spurs' offensive system this season is a pure "small ball style of play". All kinds of conductive balls open up the offensive space and rely on defense to counterattack...
It is also because the Spurs' "small ball style" was "black eight" in the playoffs that the "small ball era" became popular, and it is because of the saying that the "traditional center" is lonely.
There's no better alternative to the "traditional center era" than this season's Grizzlies...
But if you really want to say, this view is a bit backward.
After all, this season there is no clear "cylinder" protection mechanism, no "body whistle" that fouls when you reach out, and there is no saying that inside defense can only "jump vertically"...
These rule changes are the main reason for the complete demise of the "traditional center forward era".
The Timberwolves used practical actions to prove to everyone how ridiculous a "reverse version" is!
Curry grabbed 11 rebounds alone, while Gobert and Towns on the opposite side grabbed 10 rebounds and 4 rebounds.
Adding up the two insiders, there is no obvious advantage in the number of rebounds...
Regarding this "small ball play", Li Wan agreed with what D'Antoni said:
Make it fast!
More importantly, this is just a regular season. Li Wan is also very clear about the fate of the Spurs this year. There is no need for Dayao to bother his mind and body in such a game. It is best to have a "fake rotation" directly!
After adjustments, the lineup for the New York Knicks is: Li Wan at No. [-], Ray Allen at No. [-], Artest at No. [-], Lewis at No. [-], and Kwame Brown at No. [-];
The Spurs' lineup is: Tony Parker at No. [-], George Hill at No. [-], Jefferson at No. [-], Matt Bonner at No. [-], Tim Duncan at No. [-];
Li Wan pulled his elbow pads...
Come on, let's see who can run better!
8 thousand, [-] thousand tomorrow, something happened today...
(End of this chapter)