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Chapter 33 Suppressing the CIC King

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Let Zhang Chen be the tactical core, even if the team's current internal and external cores are not causing trouble, Pat Riley would not dare to do so lightly. Although a rookie is the core as soon as he enters the team, the NBA generally still pays attention to ranking seniority of.

Those who dare to let a rookie be the core are all teams that don’t have all-star-level veterans in the rebuilding process. If the team already has a boss-level boss, if you let a rookie be the core, can he succeed? It's strange to wake up.

Besides, no matter how courageous the coach in the league is, he would not dare to change his core in the playoffs.

Losing in a normal fight is considered bad luck, and it will be over after a few words of scolding. If you play tricks and be scolded to death is a trivial matter, it will definitely become a stain on your resume and be ridiculed for a lifetime.

Especially for a famous person like Pat Riley, his every move is watched by others.

But with such a loss at home, even Zhang Chen was in a hurry. How could Pat Riley remain indifferent? He is a face-saving coach.

In his opinion, in addition to the offensive problems, there are also defensive problems.

How could the Heat team under him allow their opponents to score points so easily in the playoffs.

On the training field, Pat Riley seriously pointed out the team's problems, which made the already heavy team atmosphere even more serious. The paleness of the first game made the Heat's players feel like heaven fell to hell.

"We are No. [-] in the Eastern Conference. We are one of the best teams in the league. We can definitely beat the Knicks. The opponent is only the eighth team in the Eastern Conference. Play harder, guys."

Encouragement came after the training. This is Pat Riley's method. He pulled back the morale that had been suppressed by him before. When the second round started, the Heat's mood had stabilized.

At the beginning of the game, Mourning beat Ewing to prove the ball, and the Heat still hit Mourning with the first ball.

The opponent didn’t flank, and it was Larry Johnson who dealt with him. Mourning is not tall among center forwards, but Larry Johnson, who defended him, was not a player in the 5th position. He still had a bit of a height advantage, and Mourning squeezed hard. In two steps, he half turned over and made a strong face-up shot to score the ball.

The Knicks' first offense was also to play inside. Although Ewing sometimes stays on the court for greater deterrence, he will basically let him play the first ball. It has nothing to do with tactics. This is the performance of the team's status. , The Heat did not let Mourning go to Ewing at the beginning, exhausting energy on the defensive end, and defending Ewing is P-J-Brown.

Ewing took the ball and flicked for a while, and had to say a word of admiration. The three insiders Olajuwon, Ewing and Robinson in the early 90s all had the ability to play with the ball. The next three O'Neal, Mourning and Mutombo basically doesn't have the small forward-like ability to play with the ball like his predecessors.

Ewing made a fake move and immediately made a reverse breakthrough. At this time, because he was older and slower, P-J-Brown could still keep up, but he turned over and fell back at the start, and P-J-Brown There is no way at all. The center plays this game, and the defenders basically have no way to do it. They also scored, 2:2.

When it was the Heat's turn to attack, Zhang Chen raised his hand and asked for the ball in a high-profile way. The head coach didn't arrange offensive tactics for him, but he didn't tell him to focus on defense and not attack, so it was up to him to actively participate in the offense.

Since the last game was so miserable, Mourning's performance inside is also the strongest on the court. He is now more dominant than Ewing. There is no doubt about it. As long as there are teammates on the outside who can support him, You can take the Knicks.

Zhang Chen believed so. Facing his shout, Tim Hardaway, who had decided to play more cautiously before the game, hesitated for a moment and chose to pass the ball to him.

Facing Alan Houston's defense, Zhang Chen took a tentative step and immediately squeezed past him with big strides. The opponent's height and weight were about the same as his, but his playing style was completely different. If Alan Houston faced this kind of defense, he should be able to Skilled cross dribbling, a standard mid-range shot after gaining space, but Zhang Chen made this kind of slightly brutal breakthrough, causing body contact before making a mid-range shot.

It’s also a mid-range shot. Alan-Houston opened up the space so that the defenders could not interfere with his shooting, while Zhang Chen used physical confrontation so that the defenders could not make the next defensive move fluently. It's different, but if everyone's physical strength is exhausted to a certain extent, the pitcher who needs space will be affected by the defense with strong physical confrontation, while Zhang Chen's style of play will not be affected by someone letting him go.

If he made a mid-range shot, Zhang Chen would have squeezed all the way in and dunked if there were not a bunch of big men under the basket. Alan Houston's defense is quite satisfactory, and this kind of defense that is not aggressive enough can't stop him.

Starting from the second offense, the Knicks did not deliberately look for Ewing. Rather than let Ewing play hard and waste energy, it is better to let him stay on the court for a while.

The ball passed into Houston's hands. Zhang Chen deliberately let the opponent half a step away. He needs to bet. He used absolute control in the second round of this match. He needs to show a shocking performance as soon as possible, so that Pat Riley allowed him to be more involved in the offense on the court, so that Tim Hardaway had a reason to pass him the ball.

Alan Houston didn't know that the opponent who clung to him like jellybeans in the first game would give him a little space.

Pull up and shoot, and its standard mid-range shooting action, as well as above-average bounce, in the frontal standing defense, it is impossible for the defender to interfere.

But that was under normal circumstances. Zhang Chen, who was in absolute control, jumped up faster than Houston the moment his feet left the ground, as if everything had his feet. Face-to-face, overly standard movements are also the easiest to predict.

With a big sturdy hat, Houston's eyes were instantly filled with surprise.

After landing, Zhang Chen sprinted out like a cheetah, grabbed the basketball he slapped and landed in the opponent's half before it went out of bounds, adjusted his posture a little, the hollow three-pointer, the right arm raised high after the goal, the Heat The home court was lit.

"It's Zhang Chen, with iron-blooded defense and shooting like a sharp arrow. He swears that I saw the murderous look in his eyes. He will definitely explode this game. He will kick the New Yorkers' ass. He is the best rookie. He is the best player." Great."

"Be prepared." Zhang Chen said to Alan Houston when he returned to halftime.

New York's "Two Guns," and this night, he's going to let one of them go off.

When Zhang Chen ignited the atmosphere of the scene, his enthusiasm was also ignited. He seemed to have endless energy, and he stuck to the opponent. If Houston's breakthrough ability can be stronger at this time, he will be very dangerous. Yes, it is extremely easy to be fouled, but unfortunately any player will choose his most sure method when the confrontation is fierce, and Houston is the same. The strongest weapon of the "CIC King" is of course the CIC.

Of course, even at this time, he would not shoot indiscriminately, and the outside offense was more concentrated on Sprewell who was replaced.

Sprewell's height and weight are actually not as good as Mashburn's, but compared to his fierceness and degree, Mashburn is far behind, and compared to his speed, quick start after catching the ball, etc., Mashburn is a bit behind on him.

Fortunately, Zhang Chen's defense against Houston was quite successful, otherwise the Heat's perimeter defense would have collapsed.

Now that Alan-Houston is restricted, Sprewell has fewer choices. After the first breakthrough and scoring, the layup after the second breakthrough was defended by Mourning. There is no need to guard Ewing. Ning will be able to devote part of his energy to the defense of the outside line.

The Knicks' offense encountered difficulties, but the Heat's offense was sometimes handled very well. After Zhang Chen received the ball, he lifted the ball up and made a through pass. Mourning took the ball and stepped forward with a tough one-handed dunk. .

Although Mourning's offensive skills are not very comprehensive, he has a mid-range shot and a strong body. It is difficult for the opponent's defender to stick to him or not.

If there is such a guy on the inside who doesn't win, it's really unreasonable.

Zhang Chen stepped forward and gave Mourning a high five. This is the rhythm, and the Knicks must not be given a chance to recover.

After one quarter, the Heat led by 25 points at 18:7.

"That's it. It's right not to let them score 20 points in a game. They hit the inside line in the offense. If there is an open space on the outside line, they will shoot decisively." game requirements.

On the Knicks side, Jeff Van Gundy was a little worried. The two teams are too familiar. Homework, the Heat's outside defense is mainly Zhang Chen's single defense, and Mourning's help defense is only concentrated in the three-second zone. As long as the COSCO shots from the outside can score stably, the hope of winning the Heat will greatly increase.

But in this kind of game, Houston was blocked with a big shot as soon as he came up, and his touch seemed to be affected. The Knicks' offense suddenly became a little out of touch. Si - Camby played three inside.

"Coach, let me do it, I feel good today." Ewing stood up actively.

Playing with Ewing is a tactic that the Knicks have always had, but if Ewing is allowed to fight in the second quarter, the "gorilla" in this physical condition may not be able to fight to the end.

"It's okay, Coach." Ewing said again. He could see that the Heat's defense was tighter today. If no one stepped forward inside, Mourning could unscrupulously expand the defense area, which would be extremely detrimental to the Knicks. , especially without the containment of Alan Houston.

Head coach Van Gundy nodded. If the inside line can thrive, he will definitely choose the inside line. This is his coaching style. (The novel "Basketball Master" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lucky draw gift for everyone! Open WeChat now, click the "+" sign on the top right "add friend", search Official account "qdread" and pay attention, hurry up!)
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