NBA: This Center Is So Stable

The game was a close one, but the game was a close one.

Chapter 162 Prince’s Chemical Reaction

2:12!

Looking at the score above his head, Byron Scott called the first timeout of the game with a gloomy face.

He was very puzzled by the score. The Nets were like a weak team with no ability to fight back in front of the Knicks.

If it weren’t for the Eastern Conference ranking, even Scott would have become extremely unconfident.

Especially Alonzo Mourning, who was given high hopes by him before the game. This defensive gate did not show a sense of ease in front of the Knicks rookie.

This season, the Nets’ rim-protecting beast Mourning, who averaged 3 blocks per game, became a joke. Wang Song scored 2 goals in a row without any pressure against Mourning at the beginning of the game, which is the best proof.

Nets bench.

Mourning felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

After facing Wang Song, the former DPOY finally understood the dominance of the league’s No. 1 center, who was touted by the media.

Unlike most centers he had faced before, Knicks’ tall and thin body was more like a Gundam with full mobility.

He neither wreaked havoc on the Nets under the basket like Shaquille O’Neal, nor dominated the restricted area like Ben Wallace.

He just floated silently beside you, with unpredictable shots and movements, and scored inexplicably over your head, and the same was true for the fight for rebounds. The height of a traditional center plus the bounce of a devilish muscle man allowed Wang Song to have whatever he wanted in the fight for rebounds.

Mourning felt a little sad!

If he were 10 years younger, if he didn’t have kidney problems and didn’t have that surgery, perhaps everything would be different.

On the other side.

Knicks bench.

“Well done guys, just play like this, keep it up and we can finish the battle in the half!” Herb Sendek roared passionately. Ahem! D’Antoni made a sound to remind the assistant coach not to get too excited, after all, the game had just started for less than 4 minutes, and then he looked at Prince, who had just joined the Knicks a few days ago, and encouraged him: “Well played, Tayshaun, keep it up!” The praised young man with a short hair smiled shyly. It turned out that what you can get from the coaching bench is not only abuse, but also praise. He gradually began to like this new team. There is no Larry Brown’s exploitative PUA, no Ben Wallace’s violence and arrogance, but D’Antoni’s encouragement, Nash’s clever conduction and Wang Song’s humility. Here are all the necessary qualities of the championship team in his dream, and he has begun to look forward to how high this team can reach in the playoffs. The short timeout ended quickly and returned to the game. For the Nets, Mourning was replaced. But the situation in the first quarter did not change because of Byron Scott’s rotation. The Knicks’ high-spirited progress was accompanied by the Nets’ decline.

14:30!

At the end of the first quarter, the Knicks had doubled their points.

Only then did the New York fans in Madison Square Garden realize that this was not a battle between the first and third teams in the Eastern Conference, but a crushing victory.

But what made people feel more comfortable was that they were the fans who crushed one side.

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“It felt like a game without suspense! Mourning still had no resistance in front of Wang Song. Although he is now on the block list, I didn’t see anything other than toughness in his defense in the penalty area.”

“Yes, if today’s game was in New Jersey, Mourning might still cause some trouble for Wang Song, but the referees in New York would not indulge him.”

New Fox Sports.

The live broadcast room was full of comments.

——【It was a comfortable first time watching a game. This was a complete crushing. The third place in the East had no competitiveness in front of the Knicks. This was the dominance of the restricted area as the All-Star vote winner. Wang Song, who came back after the All-Stars, really evolved again! 】

——【It was mainly the evolution of three-pointers. When a team that pushes fast breaks has the accuracy of the outside line, their offensive efficiency must be in the first echelon. 】

——【Did no one mention that short plate? The new player Prince is also very strong. Compared with the old oiler Tim, he is obviously more hardworking and aggressive. 】

——【The above person believes me. You are also full of energy when playing with Wang Song. I feel that if I replace Prince to smoke in the bottom corner, the Knicks can also win. 】

——【Hey, don’t say it. I used to take your joke as a joke, but today, the Knicks 4 vs 5 is really possible! 】

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The game continues.

The second quarter begins.

On the Knicks side, with enough advantage established in the first quarter, D’Antoni replaced the rotation lineup.

In front of the second lineup, Byron Scott still showed a strong desire to win. The Nets coaching staff did not give up and they still kept all the main players on the court.

Facing the second lineup, they still showed the competitiveness of the Eastern Conference strong team.

First, Jefferson fired one after another, then Kidd, the main attacker of the Nets last season, hit 2+1 hard at the basket, and then Mourning, who was a little soft in the first half, became extremely brave and once narrowed the score difference to 5 points.

Just when their counterattack momentum was about to rise, D’Antoni did not hesitate to replace Wang Song. Nash, Houston and Kurt, the three starters, were all pressed on the bench to rest, and Prince was replaced to assist Wang Song.

“Mr. Mike, is this arrangement a bit careless?”

Even Herb Sendek, who is always conceited, looked at the young duo on the court and couldn’t help but doubt the strength of the Knicks’ lineup of 3 substitutes + 2 starters.

D’Antoni shook his head.

With the Knicks playing so hard in consecutive games, it is very necessary to give veterans enough rest, and the combination of Prince + Wang Song is the foundation for the Knicks to gain a foothold in the playoffs.

With these two defensive gates protecting the frame, even if the Knicks’ offense cannot be opened, they will not be chased by points one after another.

The remaining game time in the second quarter confirmed D’Antoni’s idea. The two starters of the Knicks are enough to fight back and forth with the Nets’ starting five.

When Wang Song came on the court, Mourning’s dominance under the basket disappeared instantly, and Kidd’s ability to rush the basket was also epically weakened. For a while, there was a taste of “Kidd not attacking”, constantly passing the ball to his teammates, and Jefferson, a forward who also relied on rushing the basket to score, became the Nets’ final solution without the help of the referee.

The Nets blocked two shots and scored one goal at the same time. The Nets’ offensive efficiency was greatly reduced after Wang Song and Prince came on the court.

On the contrary, the Knicks, with Wang Song’s off-ball screen and Prince’s running, had a good counterattack and gradually opened up the situation.

35:50!

After the first half, the Knicks entered the second half with a 15-point advantage.

And Byron Scott, who returned to the locker room, did not bring the team a solution to the problem, just like he implemented the doctrine of the mean this season.

In the second half, the return of Nash and others directly widened the score.

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The whistle blew at the end of the game.

The Knicks defended their home court with an absolute advantage of 112:92!

(End of this chapter)