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Chapter 490 Let's talk about them before the playoffs(1/2)

In this way, Adelman was so anxious that he jumped straight and immediately started to change into the main lineup.

When Adelman jumped, Taberdog smiled secretly and started to replace people. Taberdog replaced a small lineup.

Use Thornton to play with four small players.

Thornton mainly plays center forward Love, and once Love gets the ball too deep, he will ignore him.

Li Feng is responsible for long-range shooting and connecting the team. Since Tobias Harris has drawn, he will continue to draw on the court. Dragic and JR Smith are also like chicken blood. Since this is the case, continue to use them.

After changing to this small lineup, the Knicks' three-point defense against the Timberwolves was better, and the team became more flexible! And after changing to the small lineup, the Knicks' scoring was smoother. In the fourth quarter, Dragic and JR Smith were still fighting hard, Harris' three-point draw, and Li Feng's middle distance was stable.

The Knicks controlled the Timberwolves' three-pointer, and Thornton fought to the death against Love. Although the Timberwolves made a lot of mid-range shots at this time.

However, these mid-range distances cannot help the Timberwolves overtake the score in one fell swoop, and they can only continue to grind with the Knicks. The game between the two teams looks extremely intense, but the score difference does not shorten much. As the game gets grind, time is up.

With only 1 minute and 40 seconds left in the game, the Knicks still led the Timberwolves by as much as 16 points.

At this time, Adelman had no choice but to replace the substitute lineup, turning the next game into garbage time.

The game is over and the Knicks beat the Timberwolves.

Even if the game is over at this time, Huby Brown still has many questions, and many professional football reviews also have questions.

There are many strange things in the Knicks' goal today. The most strange thing is why the Knicks suddenly exploded in the third quarter. This kind of explosion is not the general meaning. It is a crazy explosion.

When the game ended, Hubby Brown asked Jeff Van Gundy:

"Jeff, the Knicks won the Timberwolves today, and they won much easier than the last game. Why do you think this is?"

"Oh! It's easier for the Knicks to win today, mainly because the Knicks scored very average today. Five players in the Knicks scored in double digits. Li Feng scored 44 points today, Dragic scored 22 points, JR Smith scored 17 points, Luis Harris scored 16 points, and Thornton also scored 10 points. The Knicks scored high scores throughout the game, which is very different from their usual average score of 94 points per game."

"It can be said that the Knicks' high score is very different from the usual. It makes the Knicks' score easier today and makes the Timberwolves' game difficult. But I want to say that this is not the normal situation for the Knicks. Today's Knicks' extraordinary performance has changed the game."

Jeff Van Gundy revealed the essence of the game in one sentence, but what Jeff Van Gundy doesn't understand with a professional perspective is that he actually wants to know more why the Knicks exploded in the third quarter.

Everyone has the heart of gossip! The media is born to gossip, so after the game, they immediately collect information everywhere, hoping to learn the inside story.

This insider JR Smith and Li Feng are participants, and neither of them is willing to say it. Others also have concerns, but Mr. Cousins ​​is no longer afraid.

He revealed some information moderately during the interview, and he did not talk about the conflict between Li Feng and JR Smith. Instead, he just said:

"At the end of the first half, Li Feng was very angry when he arrived in the locker room, accusing all his teammates of playing like women. So in the second half, all the Knicks players exploded."

Dragic said this and concealed the truth of the facts and did not lose Smith's face, and also added a lot of legendary color to Li Feng.

The media received such news and immediately started hyping up, comparing Li Feng's behavior with the deeds of Big Bird's criticizing his teammates in 1984.

Everyone agreed that Li Feng's behavior was a responsible and thoughtful behavior for the team.

This is a style of a team leader!

Therefore, Li Feng has received many positive reviews, and fans also like Li Feng more.

Because no matter how strong Li Feng plays on the court, it is just his image on the court. Now, as soon as Li Feng's image in the locker room is highlighted, Li Feng is more vivid.

New York media talked about the interesting stories about Li Feng in the locker room.

The Timberwolves lost two consecutive games in New York, one of which was reversed, and the Knicks scored a high score in the other game and suffered a crushing defeat.

This is a huge disaster for the Timberwolves. Losing is understandable, but the Timberwolves lose too ugly. The fans, management, and Timberwolves players themselves are a little intolerable.

So on Minnesota, all the media are discussing why we lose. What is worse than the Knicks?

Finally, Minnesota came to the conclusion that they were not worse than the Knicks at all, on the contrary, many places had advantages over the Knicks.

The reason why the team cannot win the ball is because the team lacks the determination to die and lacks a murderous aura.

After discussing the team's murderous aura, the topic was finally brought to Love. Many fans and commentators believed that Love's performance was very good, but Love lacked a dominant and aggressive nature.

Then he compared Love with the famous powerful inside players in history, saying that Love's ability and dominance are not as good as his predecessors, and Love can't even see his dominance in the data.

Compared with the ancients, this is unfair and unfair to anyone? When Love saw it, he was so angry that he heard these comments. He felt indignant and felt that he had tried his best. They actually said that he was slandering himself.

Love is unhappy here, and the players of the entire Timberwolves team are unhappy. Now the Timberwolves lose the game with an ugly goal.

Love posted a Weibo post directly on the official website of the Minnesota Timberwolves and said:

"Don't meet us in the future, we will kill them."

Love expressed his determination in very straightforward language on the official website. This determination belongs to Love, and it is also from the Timberwolves' real team.

After Love, Rubio immediately wrote on his blog:

"Since the Knicks can fight, why can't we fight? The Knicks can compete with tough limbs. Why can't we? I think we should tell the Knicks with our bodies. We are not women either!"

Rubio's words were obviously in response to what Li Feng said in the locker room in the last game.

Li Feng only replied lightly after the game:

"Let's talk about them going to the playoffs..."

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After the battle with the Timberwolves, New York Knicks' inside player Greg Monroe returned from injury. The Knicks finally didn't have to let Li Feng swing the power forward and the small forward sway. Although Li Feng performed very well, from the overall tactical perspective of the team, it was better to have a fixed routine.

Besides, the lack of Ross and the Knicks lacks impact on the outside, and Li Feng is still facing the players outside.

Natalie is now getting more and more idle. She was born in Harvard and has begun to take over Li Feng's industry. The two of them are tired of performing various "role plays" in the room all day long. Li Feng feels that this is the happiest thing ever.

After Monroe returned, the Knicks advanced at full speed and scored a 12-game winning streak. After the game against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Knicks surpassed the Chicago Bulls and returned to the top of the league. At this time, the Knicks' opponent was the Washington Wizards. The Bulls' opponent was the Utah Jazz. The opponents of both teams were hovering on the edge of the playoffs. No one dared to lose in such a game.

The game entered Madison Square Garden for an opening ceremony. The fans' emotions were motivated before the game started.

The game finally started, and today's game was broadcasted by ESPN's Joan Barry and Gary Payton.

Before the start of the game, Joan Barry said before the game:

"Although there is a gap in the record between the two teams and the Knicks are also very morale, the Washington Wizards are a young team. They beat strong teams like the New Jersey Nets and the Chicago Bulls. The result of the game is still difficult to predict, and this is not a huge game."

Gary Payton also said:

"Indeed, John Wall is not easy to mess with. If Li Feng wants to pass the test easily, I'm afraid Wall won't agree."

The explanation in the United States was finished, and the coach Zhang also said:

"The Knicks and the Bulls have games today. The opponents encountered by both teams are not strong, but no one dares to be careless."

Yang Yi’s argument on the other hand is similar to that of Director Zhang, and the domestic public opinion is indeed far from that of the United States.

While the two sides were discussing fiercely, the starting rosters of the two teams were arranged.

The Knicks are still point guard Dragic, shooting guard Bailini, small forward Li Feng, power forward Monroe, and center Cousins.

The Knicks lineup is actually quite luxurious, especially the inside lineup, where good players are simply in groups.

Compared with the Knicks, the Wizards' lineup is not bad, point guard John Wall, shooting guard Bradley Bill, small forward Webster, power forward Nene Hilario, and center Trevor Booker.

The Wizards' lineup is quite balanced, with a perfect point guard paired with a multi-function assistant, a shooter pulling out the space, Nene Hilario is good at attacking, and Trevor Booker is solid.

Offensively, the Wizards have no obvious shortcomings, but from the defensively, the Wizards have obvious weaknesses.

The height of the first inside line is insufficient, Nene Hilario is short, and the height of the Trevor Booker is even less. Moreover, it is fine if Trevor Booker is short, and his footsteps and wingspan are not outstanding. This way, he cannot cover the sky in the inside line, so the Wizards' inside defense level this season has dropped significantly, which is not as good as when Gottate was there last season.

Second, Webster's condition has declined sharply, and Bill is still very immature.

After all, the Knicks still have an advantage in the lineup.

The game finally began, and Cousins ​​and Trevor Booker entered the center circle and began to compete for the ball.

Although Trevor Booker was shorter than Cousins, he easily got the ball first.

The basketball flew into Wall's hands. When Wall took the ball, he stabilized a little. This time, Wall was not only stabilizing the team's rhythm, but also stabilizing his emotions.

Judging from the current record, the Knicks are indeed far superior to the Wizards, and the Wizards are based on an absolute disadvantage in form.

But this cannot stop Wall from winning the game. Don’t think that Wall is just a third-year rookie. His fighting spirit is terrible. The whole league knows this. Kobe’s paranoidness has also praised Wall’s fighting spirit.

Wall has his current status, which is not due to his extraordinary physical talent, but his acquired ball control and a good overall view. Mid-range and three-point shooting are also Wall's personal skills gradually improved in recent years.

This kind of player who relies on acquired hard work to achieve superstars will naturally not be underestimated.

So when Wall got the ball, there were boos on the whole court, but Wall's possession of the ball was still stable. His expression was still firm.

Wall took the ball over amid the booing sound. Facing Dragic coming towards him, Wall dribbled the ball under his crotch in a small way, then swung his body left and right, and suddenly broke through to the left.

Wall's ball control route is a path with a small amplitude, low center of gravity and fast frequency. This path has a high safety in ball control. The frequency is also very fast. The disadvantage is that it is more difficult to get rid of shooting and is better to break through.

Wall was very fast, but he was not at the top. He suddenly passed Dragic. At this time, the average defender was thinking about me looking for space to attack, or breaking through the penalty area and passing the ball.

But Wall is a superstar, and his thinking pattern is absolutely different from that of ordinary people, in this case.

Wall did not rush to attack or pass the ball, but broke through half a step and suddenly slowed down. He asked Dragic to post it, and Dragic to post it, and Wall suddenly turned around and dribbled the ball along the free throw line and continued to disrupt the Knicks' penalty area.

This is Wall, using the pace, fast, slow, fast, and constantly changing, and then moving around your restricted area.

At this time, the defender has no choice but to use Wall. You can't control him or steal him. Once you double-team, he will have a wonderful pass. Even if you don't double-team, he will destroy your defense balance.

The Knicks were originally a player who was good at double-teaming. When Wall was overwhelming, the Knicks suddenly double-teamed up the weak side.

At this moment, Wall followed the trend and the basketball was accurately in the hands of Bradley Beal on the weak side.

Wall's pass move is not surprising, but it is definitely a good pass. The basketball passes from the strong side to the open space on the Ruo side in a timely and accurate manner, and this field of vision and passing opportunity are very powerful.

Bradley Bill took the ball from the weak side, and the ball was a quick shot.
To be continued...
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