You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 655 A Brilliant Battle

"Now is not the time to be happy."

After winning Game 1, Wei Xia didn't feel relaxed at all.

The Knicks are very strong. This is an intuitive feeling. If you are a little careless, you will lose your home court advantage.

"The 76ers are not as strong as you see, we will figure out a way, Game2 look at us!"

Knicks guard Redmond Felton said proudly.

Felton and Wei Xia had a past in college. The darkest moment of his college days was Wei Xia's brightest moment.

Entering the NBA, the circumstances of the two are not the same.In order to attract fans to buy tickets, the Bobcats selected Felton in a pick that could choose Wechat, and the subsequent development was just like the gap they showed in the NCAA.Wei Xia has grown into a superstar, and Felton is far behind Deron Paul in the same class.

Now that Felton said this, there was a sense of vindictiveness.

Wei Xia listened, and just smiled: "I can only say that I am looking forward to it."

The anticipated Game 76 matchup between the 2ers and the Knicks arrived as scheduled.

Tonight, the Knicks let Anthony put away his offensive edge and roam more, so that the point guard's skills can be used.

The player who shined in this campaign was the Knicks' "rookie" Pablo Prigioni PG.This person just entered the NBA this year. As a rookie in 2012, he is one year older than Kobe.

Before joining the NBA, he had a brilliant resume in Europe. He was the best point guard in the Spanish ACB league three times. He also had the Spanish defensive team of the year and the steals champion.

Priginho's organizational ability, combined with the bench bandit JR Smith's performance, the Knicks' first and second quarters are in full swing.

Like many players who returned to the NBA from the CBA league, he suddenly matured. He mainly played as a substitute for the Knicks. In addition to shooting three-pointers, he was also responsible for distributing the ball, planning, defending, and greeting teammates. He was like a rebellious youth who grew up overnight.

Many people have the impression of JR as a nerve knife. His shooting does walk back and forth between the super god and the super ghost, but his defense is greatly underestimated.

He played like a superstar offensively and made Hayward dumb on defense.

Cousins ​​also couldn't play well, and the 76ers concentrated the ball in Wecha's hands.

The heavy offensive pressure made Weixia unable to continue the good state since the first round, expecting the 2-0 home audience to be disappointed.

1 is better than 1
"New Yorkers steal their home field advantage in Philly!"

"I said, we will return it!" Felton said proudly, "Is there any more powerful answer than this result?"

Even Anthony couldn't help provocatively saying: "Wish and Kobe's final date is just a beautiful story, and we are the best team in the East."

The diode phenomenon is spreading, and the players of the 76ers are all puzzled when they win a game.

They were not so arrogant when they beat the Celtics, and Wei Xia said that they can beat any team.

At the moment, when they lost the game, it was understandable how arrogant their opponents were, and no one really took it seriously.

Before the arrival of Game3, the NBA announced the major awards of the year.

Weixia, Kobe, James, Durant, and Duncan were selected for the best team.

At the same time, Wei Xia and James were also selected to the best defensive team together.

The DPOY, the most important personal award on the defensive end, was won by Wei Xia.

Those who support James' election as DPOY all complain that from the perspective of high-level statistics, James' influence is higher than that of Weixia.

Moreover, they are all monsters who support the team's defensive system on their own.

No one can convince the other party that Wei Xia's election as DPOY means one thing.

After Michael Jordan, he is another player who won the first team, DPOY and scoring champion.

Immediately, observers came out and said that Wei Xia’s DPOY was not the same as Jordan’s. After all, Jordan’s competitors were Ewing, Mark Eaton, Olajuwon, and quadruple-double creator Alvin Robertson, while Wei Xia’s opponents were James, Paul, Gasol Jr., Noah and Tyson Chandler.

However, there is no need to score high or low. The highly subjective idea of ​​"my Grand Slam is better than your Grand Slam" is unnecessary. After all, scoring champion + best defensive player of the year is basically synonymous with dominance on both offense and defense.

"Equaling MJ is not something to be happy about, it would be great if you can surpass it."

Wei Xia looked very arrogant, but his tone was humble.

"It's only worthwhile if I win a championship with these individual honors, and if I can do it, it means that this year I surpass MJ in 1988. In that case, it will be my proudest achievement."

"We're still on the road."

Entering New York, Wei Xia came to kick the hall.

This year's scoring champion and DPOY represent the two "onlys" in his life that have taken away the double pride of the 03 generation at the same time.

Winning the scoring champion for four consecutive years is a title that Wei Xia does not need to show off.

A scoring champion is like an MVP, as long as you have it, unless like Jordan, the number of scoring champions changes from quantitative to qualitative, and whenever you mention honors, you have to put the domineering record of 10 scoring champions at the forefront.

This season is Anthony's closest scoring season. His scoring average ranks second in the league, second only to Wei Xia.

Without Wei Xia, the scoring champion is his.

Before that, he was suppressed by Durant and Wei Xia almost every year, ranking third in the scoring average list, so it is not appropriate to say who stole his scoring title.And this year, indeed, it was robbed by Wei Xia.

James has stated in public many times that he has invested a lot of energy on the defensive end this year.

A person like him who doesn't like to work hard in useless places, so hard, naturally wants to have a dominant season of sweeping DPOY like Jordan.

Arguably, there won't be another year of his career where he will play defense as hard as this one.

Wei Xia took away his only chance.

From this point of view, Wei Xia is indeed a big villain.

He ruined other people's dreams, and now he has to play in other people's games.

Game3, Madison Gardens.

Every time Wei Xia holds the ball, boos will surround him.

Nine years ago, he was on this field, leading Villanova to victory over then-NCAA national champion Connecticut.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that this is where his dream began.

The boos of the New Yorkers hit him like a wave, and his response was still a breakthrough with the ball that defied the perimeter defense of the New York heroes.

His purpose has always been clear: Tyson Chandler.

There are many reasons for the strength of the Knicks. Some say Anthony, some say Kidd, and some say that the North Carolina system brought by Mike Woodson plays a role.

But Wei Xia started out defensively, and he knows how effective Chandler is in this team.

The data also supports Wei Xia's view.

He won Defensive Player of the Year during the suspended season.Partly because of his huge impact on New York.

Last year New York allowed 106 points per game and 100 points per 110 possessions, 22nd in the league in defensive efficiency.Last season, New York averaged 95 points per game, 100 points per 101 rounds, fifth in the league in defensive efficiency, and Chandler was New York's best player when Melon and Stoudemire were injured and Jeremy Lin flew into the sky.

Half of it is because of the reputation accumulated before, especially the 2011 championship with the Mavericks.Everything suddenly changed.He is no longer a "quasi double-double center who is good at defense", but "defensive player of the year".

Suddenly, he loomed over Stoudemire as New York's No. [-] player.For example, if a deal is discussed now, Anthony and him must be the two most immovable.

His presence makes other people's defensive problems less obvious.

Cousins ​​can't take advantage of him against him. If he can't make a shot outside the paint, he will be guarded to death by Chandler.

If Cousins ​​can have [-]% of his defensive skills in the future, Wei Xia believes that they will become an unsolvable team.

Since entering the playoffs, Cousins' data has plummeted, falling from an average of 20+10 insiders per game to an average of 15+7 per game, with a shooting percentage of just over 40%.

His decline has brought more pressure on Wei Xia.

He has become much more silent than before, and he has less fights with the referee, because he really has no excuse to find other people angry, and it is his own bad play.

Wei Xia insisted on getting rid of Chandler in order to help Cousins ​​rebuild his confidence.

Only by letting Chandler disappear from the basket can Cousins ​​​​become that reliable inside cornerstone.

As a result, Wei Xia suddenly forgot how to shoot, and persistently rushed to the basket.

The Knicks wanted to stop it, but whoever tried to defend it was passed by one step.

Some people can keep up with the first step, but Wei Xia's breakthrough is not only explosive, but also powerful.It would take enough strength to stop him, but someone with enough strength doesn't have the athleticism to keep up with his speed.

"The Sixers scored in the first half in the paint and at the free throw line, and then, three fouls from Tyson Chandler."

Fraser, a famous New York star, said in surprise: "He knows exactly where the lifeblood of New York lies."

When Wei Xia was madly killing the basket, the two sides were in a stalemate. When Chandler was replaced due to too many fouls, the 76ers took the initiative. Cousins ​​was indeed a bully and fearful master. Without Chandler, he immediately controlled the thunder and lightning, calling the wind and the rain.

Wei Xia's targeted hit the Knicks' biggest weakness, and Kenyon Martin could not replace Chandler's role.

Chandler was off the court, the defensive system collapsed, and Weixia still didn't shoot, but his breakthrough and breakthrough points revitalized the team.

It was a game that proved he was a very different player than Anthony.

Anthony is a pure and domineering offensive player, one-on-one.

Wei Xia is a more powerful one-on-one player than Anthony, but his means and skills are far more comprehensive than Anthony.

The audience made 17 of 11 shots, all of which were in the restricted area. They made 20 of 18 shots from the free throw line, 40 points, 8 rebounds and 13 assists.

(End of this chapter)