Pick Westbrook

Chapter 241 He is Olajuwon
As Curry successfully singled Bill Walker again with the outside ball, he made a quick three-pointer.

D'Antoni was furious on the sidelines, shook his head and shouted: "Give me double-team him! I don't want to see him shoot three-pointers again!"

Switch offense!

Facing Artest's defense, Anthony made a very difficult step-back shot.

Anthony poked himself in the head, and the fans at Madison Square Garden erupted in cheers of excitement.

"This is our home field!"

The fans defending the home court were very excited in this cheer.

But what made the fans even more excited was the exciting way the Knicks' biggest fans celebrated and encouraged the team on the court.

Taylor Swift, who had previously pretended to be extremely quiet, completely changed after seeing the team hit a field goal and celebrated wildly with Spike Lee in the auditorium like a little witch.

She spilled popcorn all over the floor, and the robot dance was revealed.

"The fans at Madison Square Garden got pumped up."

"Don't say it, the momentum is really on the Knicks' side."

Kenny Smith's voice fell, and Cousins ​​took the single inside and Stoudemire scored another goal.

After Su Qun saw this scene, he already thought that the game could be settled, because the Knicks could not play as hot as the previous game, but the Bucks were still the Bucks with full offensive firepower.

The first quarter is over.

The Bucks took the lead with 30:26.

The second game.

Dragic, Danny Green, McGrady, O'Neal and Yi Jianlian debut.

D'Antoni saw that the Bucks did not send Westbrook and Curry at this time, so he planned to let the Knicks crazily catch offense at this time.

But after seeing Danny Green on the court again, D'Antoni predicted in advance that the Bucks would arrange a double-team tactic for Anthony.

Therefore, D'Antoni gritted his teeth at this time and sent all the core lineup of Billups + Anthony + Stoudemire to the field.

Barkley sighed and understood D'Antoni's actions at this time.

"For the Knicks, it's been a go-or-go situation tonight, and there's really no need for them to hold back."

"If I were the head coach of the Knicks, I probably wouldn't give Billups, Anthony, and Stoudemire time to rest."

"I want to rest, there is plenty of time later!"

Kenny Smith knows that D'Antoni is a head coach who likes to play 7-man rotation or 8-man rotation very much, so he also understands D'Antoni's approach at this time.

This is the only hope the Knicks have against the Bucks.

Anthony singled McGrady, went to the basket hard, hit a layup with a picky hand, and caused McGrady to foul at the same time.

Anthony, as promised before the game, must win a game for the Knicks, and he will never allow the Bucks to sweep them out in humiliation.

This 2+1 made the fans in the Big Apple once again firmly believe that Anthony is their favorite, and he can lead the Knicks to recovery.

In the first row of the Madison Square Garden audience, the goal made Taylor excited again, and her cheerleading team with Spike Lee continued to celebrate.

The familiar popcorn was still sprinkled all over the floor, but the way of celebration turned into an extremely scary little fist beating his chest.

Seeing this scene, Li Lai couldn't help but feel ashamed.

"What a crazy woman."

The Bucks attack.

Dragic took the initiative to play pick-and-roll tactics with Yi Jianlian with the ball, and the Knicks once again faced the problem of how to defend Yi Jianlian from participating in the pick-and-roll.

Stoudemire still chose a more secure substitution defense, but Dragic passed Stoudemire halfway at an extremely fast speed and made a low-handed layup.

Then the Bucks played the same tactic, but this time Stoudemire was extremely alert and stepped forward to switch to Dragic.

Dragic, who had no chance to break through, passed the ball behind his head, and after Yi Jian connected the ball, facing Billups' defense was a tough three-pointer.

hit!

Anthony then also hit with a singles attack from outside the three-point line, and returned the favor.

The two teams played very well in this quarter, and this game, which has received great attention from all over the United States, has also become a head-to-head battle.

But in the third quarter, the Knicks finally encountered problems caused by the 7-man rotation and were exhausted.

Coupled with the fact that Anthony, Stoudemire and Billups did not rest for a minute in this game tonight, the Knicks' offense finally came to a standstill here.

Curry, who wanted to accept the game, keenly sensed the weakness of the Knicks on the field at this time, so he took the initiative to signal his teammates to give him space.

A three-pointer, a combination of man-ball breakthrough, and an assist for Westbrook's dunk.
库里在短短5分钟之内打出了一波惊艳的12分2助攻的数据，直接帮助雄鹿队打出了一波16:4的进攻高槽。

Seeing that the score was already 20 points behind on the court, D'Antoni took a long breath and walked near the center line of the court.

He intends to surrender early to end the game.

But at this time, Billups seemed to have expected that he came over and looked at D'Antoni and said, "Coach, let's finish this game."

Anthony also looked at D'Antoni and nodded, he also did not intend to end.

D'Antoni smiled and applauded the two.

Although Anthony is not perfect in playing, but in terms of court temperament and leadership temperament, Anthony is a well-deserved team boss.

"When he was in the NCAA, Anthony was a very good leader. He led the team to win the first and only NCAA championship in the history of Syracuse University."

"Syracuse University can transform from a big team to a championship team, and Anthony has a great credit."

"You must know that the strength of Syracuse University was very average back then. Anthony played the championship with a single-core identity."

"Later, many people even ridiculed that Anthony won the NCAA championship with four CUBA players!"

D'Antoni looked at Anthony on the court at this time, and said with his eyes fixed.

"Little Melon, I hope you can find your key to winning the championship as soon as possible. After all, the NBA and the NCAA are different."

Finally, the game is over.

The Bucks won the game 122:102.

The entire Madison Square Garden arena is full of grief and indignation.

Spike Lee knelt down on the ground and pounded the floor hard, while Taylor Swift, who was sometimes quiet and sometimes little witch, held her face in both hands at this time, pear blossoms were raining.

"Taylor is also a pure fan."

All the Bucks players took the initiative to go to the Knicks' bench to shake hands with their opponents.

This is the rule set by Li Lai for the Bucks. When the opponent wins your respect during the game, no matter what conflicts that are difficult to reconcile on the court before the end of the game, you should give your respect at this time. The highest respect for the opponent.

Iverson and Anthony embraced each other affectionately, and the two former teammates also had endless conversations at this time.

"How long have you been playing pool?"

"Don't be ridiculous, the Bucks are still playing the next round, why do you accompany me to poke billiards?"

"Seeing that you are in a bad mood, how about just tonight?"

"Ah, poke it."

Cousins ​​looked at Iverson and Anthony who were chatting happily, and felt itchy in his heart. He quickly pulled Li and said, "Coach, didn't you say that you would take me to see Melo?"

Li Lai was startled, and didn't remember for a moment when he promised Cousins.

His expression made Cousins ​​anxious. If Artest and O'Neal were not still here, this guy would have strangled Li Lai to death.

Afterwards, Li Lai took Cousins ​​to find Anthony, and said directly, "Melo, this is a little fan of yours, please persuade him, don't keep thinking about outside singles."

Anthony stared at Li Lai for a while, then looked at Cousins ​​again.

It's okay not to look at Cousins, but after seeing Cousins, Anthony became very angry.

The pictures of how Cousins ​​hit Anthony in the face, how he showed off his jersey in front of him, and how arrogant he was, all showed up on the field.

Even the trash talk when grabbing the board, Anthony still remembers it deeply.

"Go away, everyone will be angry when they see this girl."

Anthony waved his hand and said.

Cousins ​​was directly rejected by his idol, and his temper was brewing in his heart, and finally he choked out a sentence: "Mello, I'm damn."

Post-match interview.

D'Antoni finally showed a relaxed look at this time.

A reporter said: "The Knicks became the first team to be swept out of the playoffs. This seems to be contrary to everyone's expectations before the start of the series."

"After all, in everyone's mind, the Knicks are the team that should go down the line."

D'Antoni nodded and said: "The loss to the Bucks was not because the Knicks were weak, and the 4:0 sweep was not because the Knicks were weak."

"It's because the Bucks are too strong."

"We've tried switching Westbrook throughout the series, we've tried double-teaming Steph Curry, we've taken Jared Jeffries off and we've played small lineups."

"We also saw through the tactics of the Bucks, allowing Billups to play with Anthony for as long as possible, avoiding Anthony's frequent double-teams, and even allowing Billups to participate more in the important task of assisting Curry. "

"But we still lost the game."

Speaking of this, D'Antoni's face was full of embarrassment.

He knew that in terms of lineup strength, the Knicks were actually no worse than the Bucks, but they were directly swept 0:4.

If you only look at the offense, the Knicks will not be much worse than the Bucks, because they almost won the game with offense in the third game.

In D'Antoni's view, the Knicks really lost 4 games to the Bucks in a row, and the main reason should be defense.

The Knicks have no players who really participate in the defense except Billups, which is the main reason for their loss to the Bucks.

Of course, it's up to the Knicks' management to resolve this issue.

Fortunately, this is the first season for them to get Anthony. Being able to reach the playoffs after 7 years has already achieved their goal. They still have time to adjust in the next few seasons.

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Li Lai gave the team a day off after the press conference. After one day, everyone had to gather and train in Milwaukee to prepare for the next round of competition.

Li Lai walked to the eight-handed Alto alone, and then Taylor appeared in the parking lot with tears still hanging from his eyelashes.

Taylor Swift saw Li Lai, and then raised a middle finger.

The first round of the playoffs continues.

As the Bucks took the lead in sweeping the Knicks 4:0 to qualify, the rest of the series came to an end one after another.

Western series.

The Lakers defeated the Hornets 4:0.

Kobe Bryant averaged 23 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists per game. This black Mamba seems to have not done his best yet.

But this is also easy to understand. After all, the Hornets are difficult to be the Lakers' opponents in terms of overall strength and team tactics.

The Lakers averaged 102 points per game throughout the series, while their rival Hornets averaged only 86 points per game.

This data that limits the opponent's scoring is also the first among the current playoff teams.

Zen master Phil Jackson already has a lot of experience in using Garnett. As an offensive coach, he is no worse than most defensive coaches in the league when he drills the team's defensive system.

But it is precisely because of the confrontation and fighting in this round of the series that Kobe appreciates the performance and tough attitude of Hornets point guard Paul.

The opponent averaged 22 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists per game, dragging the Lakers into trouble many times. The most important thing is that after the entire series, Paul, the team's leader, had only one mistake.

This is very remarkable!

It is difficult for players as strong as Kidd, Nash, and even Magic Johnson and Stockton to do this.

The Spurs defeated the Kings 4:2.

Before the start of this round of the series, all fans and commentators believed that the Spurs would beat the Kings and win the game, but no one thought that the Kings could win two games against the Spurs.

Harden averaged 21 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists per game, and averaged 7 free throws per game. He is the biggest contributor to the Kings' victory.

You must know that the team the Kings are facing is the Spurs, the team with the most balanced offense and defense in the league.

Harden's ability to cut such stats on this team perfectly proves that he can become the absolute core of a team.

After the game, many fans also ridiculed that Harden was opened up by Artest's elbow, and his ability to get to the free throw line 7 times per game in this playoffs can be regarded as top-notch in the league.

Of course, the Kings were able to win two games from the Spurs, and Harden was not the only contributor.

Paul George gave the Kings management and coaching staff a very big surprise in this round of the series.

When Harden faced the Spurs' various man-to-man defenses and double-team presses, no one in the entire King could stand up except Paul George.

Especially in the third game of the series, Paul George scored 30 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists that day, which made fans all over the world shine.

The general manager of the Kings, Geoff Petrie, even shouted excitedly after the game: Paul George is Pippen!

The rookie Paul George's sudden performance made Geoff Petrie firmly believe in a series of suggestions from Li Lai.

"Under the leadership of Harden and George, the Kings will stand on the top of the Western Conference again. We are about to reproduce the glory of the Kings in 2002."

In addition, the Mavericks defeated the Grizzlies 4:1, and the Trail Blazers defeated the Rockets 4:3.

The Lone Ranger team ushered in the joining of boxing champion Tyson Chandler this season. This deal also allows Nowitzki to be comfortable and only need to focus on offense.

In the first round of the playoffs, Nowitzki averaged 30 points and 7 rebounds per game, playing the Trail Blazers out of shape.

It is more straightforward to say that the Grizzlies were defeated by the Mavericks than to say that the Grizzlies were defeated by Nowitzki.

The Rockets once again fell on the stage of the first round of the playoffs, and they had a difficult tiebreaker with the Trail Blazers.

Although the Rockets lost this round of the series, after this battle, the league has confirmed the strength of Yao Ming's No. [-] center. Even Howard, the monster in the East, has to be stabilized.

单核作战的姚名在球场上火力全开，第一场30分10篮板，第二场33分12篮板，第三场35分8篮板，第四场36分14篮板，第五场天王山之战50分10篮板！

Yao Ming crushed the Blazers' LaMarcus Aldrie and Marcus Camby with his unparalleled offense, and even beat the Blazers head coach Nate McMillan to shake his head.

"I have only seen such a gorgeous performance on the big dream Olajuwon. Yao Ming is Olajuwon tonight."

It's just a pity that in the final tiebreaker, Yao Ming finally faced the problem of physical exhaustion caused by long-term full-strength fighting.

He only scored 22 points and 12 rebounds in that game, and the Rockets also regrettably lost to the Trail Blazers with a more organized lineup and more balanced player strength.

(End of this chapter)