Buddha's light illuminates NBA

Chapter 20 The Knicks haven't given up on the game yet?

However, as most people agree, the Heat are a playoff-level team after all. Although some individuals in the team have bad defensive habits, in Pat Riley's strict system, the overall defense is still there.

So Douglas's playing did not solve the fundamental problem. The team's offense is still not smooth, but it is not so ugly.

But the Heat have been closing in on the score.

Until halfway through the second quarter, the point difference had been smoothed out.

43: 43.

In half a quarter, the Heat played a 16:5 offensive climax!

All of a sudden tied the score.

"The team's bench lineup is still too weak!" D'Antoni sighed with emotion. Although he actively responded and called an extra timeout, basketball is something that if you can't score a goal, you can't score a goal.

He glanced at Lu Ming and other starting players on the bench, and thought, how about letting these people play the entire game?
Obviously unlikely.

After another timeout, starting players such as Lu Ming and Milicic came on the field, and the opposite Heat team also replaced their starters one after another.

In the subsequent games, what surprised everyone was that when the Knicks' starting lineup faced the Heat's starting lineup, they actually played back and forth, and they didn't lose the wind!

But the starting lineup always has to rest.

When the Knicks came on the bench, especially when Lu Ming was not on the court, the team's weaknesses were magnified infinitely.

Then he was quickly chased and beaten by the Heat, and he had no backhand power at all.

The game is like this, whether it is offense or defense, once a team's weakness is caught by the opponent, as long as the opponent's players and coaches are smart enough, they will be able to catch this weakness on both sides of the offense and defense, amplify it, and then the game will become easy.

For example, when attacking, one of the players who has no offensive ability will be emptied, and then the defensive pressure on the other four will increase.

And when defending, the person with the weakest defense will be called again and again and become a defensive colander.

D'Antoni knew the situation, but was powerless to change it.

The weakness of the team is not a certain person, just replace it.

The weakness of the team lies in the whole other than Lu Ming.

Therefore, lagging behind is inevitable.

So, he just watched helplessly. Halfway through the fourth quarter, Beasley of the Heat hit Douglas twice after playing and caused two fouls by the opponent.

Douglas has committed five!
With Beasley making two free throws, the Knicks have fallen behind the Heat by 96:111 by a full 15 points!

Lu Ming sat in the audience, feeling a little anxious.

D'Antoni finally called a timeout again and prepared to replace the main players and let the players at the end of the bench play the rest of the game.

Lu Ming frowned, stood up abruptly, and came to Coach D'Antoni, "Coach, I want to play!"

He has scored 28 points, 11 assists and 7 rebounds in the first game of his career, and he is close to a triple-double. He doesn't want to dedicate a defeat to his debut.

Although even if the team loses in the end, his rookie debut is already very dazzling.

At almost the same time, Milicic also stood up and followed Lu Ming.

Seeing this situation, David Lee glanced at Chris Duhon who was on the side. Together with Danilo Gallinari, he got up and walked over to stand beside Lu Ming.

Although they didn't speak, their attitude was enough.

D'Antoni shook his head, "Lu, this game..."

He didn't finish, the meaning was already obvious.

Although Lu Ming's explosion led to a double-digit lead in the first quarter, as the Heat's defensive strength and offensive firepower strengthened, the Knicks inevitably fell behind.

D'Antoni has always understood that the team didn't come with a Lu Ming, but it could solve all the problems.

Therefore, compared to victory, D'Antoni, who has been actively directing the game, actually hopes to lose this game. In this case, with Lu Ming's performance and the team's loss, the Knicks fans and experts will definitely force the management to strengthen personnel.

But Lu Ming was different from what he thought.

"Although it's an away game, all the Knicks fans are watching this game! The audience in my country are also watching this game!"

Lu Ming said word by word, "So, Mr. Coach, this is a game that cannot be lost!"

"Lu, I know you want to win, but the team really can't win the game right now." D'Antoni may not want to win the game, but he already has a decision in his heart and is extremely stubborn.

"No, coach, let us play and win this game!" Lu Ming's tone became firmer.

This made D'Antoni hesitate.

But he decided that with only half a quarter left and 15 points behind, there was little chance of a comeback.

So I still haven't let up.

At this time, the chief assist Kenny Atkinson said, "Mike, let the children play. If you want a miracle, you must first give the miracle a chance to happen."

"Yes, coach!" Milicic and the other four agreed.

D'Antoni was silent, looked up at Lu Ming's firm eyes, finally compromised, took the tactical board, and asked Lu Ming before drawing the tactics, "How do you want to play in the next game?"

"Run and boom!"

Lu Ming directly mentioned D'Antoni's famous stunt.

D'Antoni was stunned, Atkinson was stunned, and so were the others.

As for running and bombing, everyone present knew it, but in fact, the Knicks did not show the offensive tactics of running and bombing throughout the game.

One is the team's running-in problem, and the other is that the core of the team, that is, Lu Ming, has not shown proficiency in running and bombing techniques.

"Run and bomb?" D'Antoni didn't quite believe his ears.

"Yes, Coach!"

Lu Ming gathered everyone together, and then expressed his thoughts, "In my opinion, running and bombing is more of an offensive idea than a tactic. After a while, everyone is the starting point of the attack and the end point of the attack!"

Everyone looked at each other.

The tactical pen in D'Antoni's hand tapped the tactical board, thoughtful, and then asked a key question, "What if your physical strength is no longer able to run and attack?"

Lu Ming shook his head, "The point is not that we run, but let the ball run! Conduct the ball, give it to the open person, and then throw it!"

D'Antoni's eyes lit up, "Okay!"

Then he looked at the other four starters and said excitedly, "After playing, just remember one thing, if there is an open spot, shoot! Also, Lu, the rhythm of the game is up to you!"

"Okay, coach!"

"Okay, then, get ready to play!"

Lu Ming formed a circle with the other four, put his hand in the middle, and shouted, "Win the game!"

"Win the game!" Everyone's hands were stacked together.

Then press firmly.

beep!
The pause is over.

When everyone thought that the Knicks had given up the game and the Heat had won their first win of the season, unexpectedly, the Knicks' starting five actually came back on the court!

"The Knicks haven't given up on the game yet?" Coach Spoelstra was most surprised.

Then he looked at the substitute players on the field, and then looked at the leading score. Thinking of Lu Ming's performance at the end of the first quarter, he suddenly hesitated, should he call a timeout later, and make two starts?
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