Coach: Coaching the Grizzlies at the beginning, playing the bantam

Chapter 245 Melon never shows mercy at critical moments!Ray Allen: Give me the ball at the last second?
In the second quarter, Lu Yong sent Felton, JR Smith, Bazemore, Draymond Green, and Tyson Chandler.

Heat five: Chalmers, Mike Miller, Lewis, Battier, Joel Anthony.

The Heat's biggest weakness is backup center Joel Anthony. He has been the starter in the past few seasons. However, since the end of last season, Spoelstra has also discovered that this guy is a useless guy, averaging 3 points and 3 rebounds per game. He was so useful that he couldn't play much of a role as a substitute, so he simply let Bosh move to the fifth position and play small-ball tactics.

The tactics arranged by Lu Yong are not complicated. Felton is responsible for playing pick-and-roll with Tyson Chandler at the top of the arc. J.R. Smith runs from the weak side using the screen to find opportunities to catch and shoot.If necessary, he can also play in isolation with the ball, and he can challenge Mike Miller one-on-one due to his superior physical fitness. He is the role player who plays like a star.

If there is not a good opportunity after Felton picks and rolls, Draymond Green can still take on the important task of the second organization point. He has a top-of-the-arb dealer at his fingertips and a very high golf quotient.

This lineup has two organizational points, a shooter, a ball-handling attacker, and a frame-protecting gate.Bazemore's task is the simplest. He stretches out the right corner and waits for opportunities. He catches and shoots in positional battles. He quickly returns to defense when defending. He limits the Heat's counterattacks and focuses on taking care of Lewis, a former All-Star veteran.

Felton's organizational skills are average and not top-notch among point guards, but he can still complete simple pick-and-roll tactics. He can find opportunities to let Chandler cut inside. Although the latter is not good at low-post singles, he can face him. He still had the upper hand against Joel Anthony. After receiving the ball, he turned around in the middle and approached the basket, facing Joel Anthony and dunking the basketball with both hands.

35 to 33, Tyson Chandler scored the first point tonight.

His offensive ability may not be called strong, but he is strong and athletic and has no problem beating Joel Anthony.

When the Heat attacked, Joel Anthony pulled out to cover Chalmers, but was left open by the Knicks on the outside. He stood near the free throw line like a fool. With his wretched face, it was perfect for the occasion.

Chalmers' breakthrough was blocked and he distributed the ball to the outside. Lewis did not shoot. After a while, he passed it to Mike Miller who was running to receive him. The latter faced JR Smith and made a three-point jumper. The ball hit the neck of the basket and bounced up from the basket. The rebound was protected by Tyson Chandler.

In the positional battle, Felton took the ball to the frontcourt to play a pick-and-roll. Facing Chalmers, he took a sudden step to open up space and passed the ball to J.R. Smith on the weak side.

J.R. Smith feinted after receiving the ball, leaning on Mike Miller with a heavy shoulder, accelerating to break through and succeeding in a cross-step. Before Joel Anthony came up to help defend against the basket, he folded the lever in the air and advanced. 37 to 33.

Barkley laughed: "In the past few years, some people have always criticized J.R. Smith for playing too uniquely, describing him as a player who only has eyes for the basket. But in fact, his offensive efficiency is worthy of these ball rights, especially this time." He played under Lu Shuai this season, not only giving full play to his skills and characteristics, but also clarifying his position as the sixth man. It takes courage to give JR Smith unlimited shooting rights. Lu Shuai did a good job in this regard. He treated the players Always trust.”

Kenny Smith said: "JR Smith has a high probability of winning the best sixth man award this season. He knows what role he should play on the court and prefers to play at this pace."

When the Heat attacked, Chalmers singled out Felton with the ball, dribbled under his hips continuously and changed directions, broke through to the left to open up space, and passed the ball to the outside after being closely followed.

Battier took an open three-pointer from the right corner. He hit a solid 43% of his three-pointers and the ball went hollow into the net, 37 to 36.

When the Knicks were in position again, they still passed the ball to JR Smith. After receiving the ball, he broke through inside and relied on Mike Miller to accelerate for a second time to escape. Facing Joel Anthony's frontal block, he switched to a hand layup and then scored. . 39 to 36.

After JR came on the scene in the second quarter, he took over the Knicks' offensive banner. His personal ability may suffer when facing stars, but he has no problem playing with the Heat's second lineup.

Spoelstra feels threatened, but the Big Three are not even sitting on the court. He can't let the main players play for 48 minutes, so he can only observe for a while.

The Heat attacked. Chalmers passed the ball to Lewis for a single. The latter faced Bazemore and took a tentative step to look for an opportunity. He took a long two-pointer and made a jump shot. Although he avoided the block, the shot missed the frame and the rebound was blocked. Draymond Green grabbed it.

The Knicks took the opportunity to counterattack. Green quickly advanced to observe his teammates, dribbled out of the three-point line and transferred the ball to Bazemore who was rushing from the strong side.

Bazemore is young and fast. He got rid of Lewis's pursuit in two steps. He caught the ball and strode to the basket, and scored a violent dunk with one hand. Bang! 41 to 36.

The Knicks went on an 8-3 run in just over two minutes. The widening of the point difference was just a trivial matter. The key point was that the Knicks' offense during this period was too stable, with a 100% hit rate. Si Bo broke into a cold sweat.

After getting up and asking the referee for a timeout, Spoelstra chose to make a substitution.

Bosh returned to the court early and replaced blue-collar insider Joel Anthony.

Janeway can still rest off the court for a while. When Bosh returns, the Heat at least have a backbone on the offensive end and will no longer be passively beaten.

Lu Yong also made a substitution. Stoudemire replaced Tyson Chandler. Let's let the little bully confront the Dragon King tonight to see who performs better.

The Heat attacked, and Chalmers and Bosh played a pick-and-roll. Stoudemire quickly retreated and got close to Bosh. As a result, Chalmers didn't want to pass the ball at all, and deceived Felton into making a pull-up jumper. 41 to 38.

The Knicks attacked, Felton brought to the frontcourt and played a pick-and-roll with Stoudemire in the middle. Chalmers quickly pursued the defense and distributed the ball to the middle.

Stoudemire caught the ball in an air cut and turned to the baseline. He leaned against Bosh and hit the ball with his right hand. 43 to 38.

Bosh's confrontation was very average, and his athletic ability was even worse than Stoudemire. He was pinned down and couldn't jump up, so he could only watch the little bully score with throws.

When returning to defense, Felton and Stoudemire clapped their hands.

The two were teammates last season, and both were starters. They have already established a tacit understanding with each other, and they are not unfamiliar at all when they work together.

Barkley said: "This kind of cooperation seems simple, but it can always have unexpected results. Stoudemire has become more and more confident this season. In this state, it is hard to believe that he just suffered a serious injury last year." Injury. Felton passed the ball well, and his jump shot threat prevented Chalmers from completely sinking when guarding the pick-and-roll. Perhaps this is why Lu Shuai did not use Kidd."

Kenny Smith laughed: "Felton's tactical status and playing time have declined this season, but he can still get stable opportunities in the second team. If the Knicks win the championship, his value will skyrocket."

The Heat attacked, Chalmers played a pick-and-roll, disrupted the defensive formation with a sudden step, and passed the ball from the seam to Bosh who bounced to the outside.

Bosh caught the ball and made an emergency mid-range shot, responding with his own offensive rhythm. 43 to 40.

The Knicks attacked, Stoudemire received the ball in the high post and faced the frame for a single. He faked a move and deceived Battier to step forward to help defend, and then passed the ball to Green on the side.Green's hands kept moving, and almost as soon as he touched the basketball, he transferred it to J.R. Smith, who was cutting to the basket.

This time Battier's defense was slow. JR Smith caught the ball and made a layup in three steps. He turned 180 degrees in the air to avoid the block and switched hands in the opposite direction to score a layup, 45-40.

Lu Yong sat off the court and rubbed his forehead. Sometimes JR Smith's playing style is too coquettish. It is obvious that an underhand layup can solve the problem. He has to show off his waist and abdominal strength to make it more difficult. No wonder he is attracted by the fans. Call it Highlights Jordan.

In the next few rounds, the two sides fought back and forth, with the score difference always hovering around 5 points. Until the main players of the two teams came back, they could not take much advantage.

Both Lu Yong and Spoelstra sat on the sidelines and watched the game calmly. From time to time, they stood up and gave instructions to the players, focusing on offense.

No one knows whether Spoelstra is really calm. Anyway, Lu Yong did not panic at all and firmly believed that the team would have the last laugh.

At halftime, 65 to 61, the Knicks led by 4 points.

Ray Allen started to play in the second half, hitting two three-pointers from the outside, and also faked a move to dodge Butler, causing a three-point foul.Ray Allen made two of three free throws at the free throw line, scoring 8 points in a row to help the Heat take the lead.

Thanks to Anthony and Stoudemire who were equally strong, they relied on their personal abilities to hold on to the score and drag the game to the end.In the last 2 minutes of the final quarter, the Knicks were one point behind 112 to 113, and the game entered the decisive stage.

Barkley took a look at the technical statistics and analyzed: "The Knicks players have a clear advantage in physical fitness. Lu Shuai did a better job in arranging player rotation. Only Stoudemire played a long time tonight, and the others played. The time is all within 35 minutes. On the Heat side, Bosh has only rested for less than 4 minutes so far, and both James and Way have been present for about 40 minutes, so their physical fitness has declined seriously."

Kenny Smith said: "The biggest difference between Spoelstra and Lu is the use of role players. In evenly matched games, coach Spoelstra obviously trusts the stars more, while Lu will strictly control the playing time of the main players. In his own words, he I don’t want to go through another season where players are knocked down by injuries.”

When Lu Yong coached the SuperSonics, he had the opportunity to lead the team to win three consecutive championships and establish a dynasty, but he was stopped in the Western Conference Finals due to extensive injuries.Excessive accumulation of fatigue of the main players will increase the risk of explosions in the playoffs. Lu Yong does not need to make the players risk their lives for a victory. The practice of relying on the main players has never ended well.

The team was one point behind and the ball was in the hands of the Knicks. Lu Yong took the initiative to call a timeout.

Taking advantage of the timeout, Lu Yong adjusted the lineup for the decisive stage.Deron Williams, Bazemore, Anthony, Draymond Green, and McGee appeared on the court, and Stoudemire sat on the bench.

Stoudemire scored 7 points in the first half of the final quarter. At this time, his physical fitness was close to exhaustion. Lu Yong simply asked McGee, who is also top-notch athletic talent, to take over. He had no problem guarding Bosh one-on-one.

Bazemore stayed on the court because he shot three-pointers well in the final quarter and could help defend his teammates on the defensive end. He and Green were on the court at the same time. The Knicks' outer defense was indestructible, and even James couldn't get any benefits.

The five players on the Heat field are still the same, Wade, Ray Allen, James, Battier, and Bosh.

The timeout ends and the Knicks attack first.

Anthony ran to the top of the arc to catch the ball and prepared for a singles. When his teammates were all separated, Melo was observing the situation. He went to the left corner and leaned against James with his back. He lowered his center of gravity and bumped back a few times. Then he suddenly turned to the middle and shot a fadeaway jumper. .

Turnover jump shots on both sides of the free throw line are Anthony's main means of scoring. Not far from the basket, James missed the block with all his strength. The ball drew an arc in the air, and wow, the ball went in! 114 to 113.

Barkley shouted: "Good shot! Anthony never showed mercy at critical moments. James turned over and made a jumper in a one-on-one single, helping the Knicks regain the advantage."

Kenny Smith said: "Shuai Lu really dared to delegate power to the players. The offense was handed over to Anthony for singles. Melo shot this ball too confidently, with the style of the King of New York."

The Heat attacked, and Bosh moved to the middle to play a pick-and-roll with Wade. Wade broke through from the right, but encountered Big McGee's defensive change. The offensive vision was completely blocked, and he could only pass the ball to Bosh, who was cutting in the middle.

Bosh didn't get much rest tonight, and he no longer had the energy to use his body to fight hard. He didn't have an advantage in a mismatched single against Deron, so he squeezed twice and passed the ball out.

James caught the ball at the top of the arc and stabilized the rhythm. He dribbled twice and broke through with the ball. Anthony couldn't get past the free throw line, so he jumped up and decisively moved the ball to the left corner.

Ray Allen was dumbfounded when he caught the ball at the last second. The 24-second attack time was almost up. Gentleman Ray had no time to react. He could only force a jumper against Bazemore and missed it. The rebound was protected by Green.

Green immediately pushed for a counterattack as soon as he landed, and passed to the frontcourt to McGee, whose athletic talent has shocked the past and present.

During the counterattack, Wade was marking McGee. He caught the ball and took three steps, high-flying the ball and directly ignoring Wade's defense. He dunked the basketball with both hands and scored, bang! 116 to 113.

The Heat attacked, Wade broke through with the ball, was double-teamed near the penalty area, and passed the ball.

Battier caught the ball at a 45-degree angle on the right side and shot. Green made a timely save and reached out to interfere with the shot. The ball missed the basket and the backcourt rebound was protected by McGee.

In a positional battle, Deron and McGee played a pick-and-roll at the top of the key, walked to the right to face Wade, put his body on Wade's shoulder to kill the basket, raised his left hand to press against Wade's chest, and hit the board with a high throw with his right hand. ! 118 to 113.

Deron's offensive state was very bad tonight, but he is very experienced in playing key goals. In addition, he did not play in the first half of the last quarter to have full energy, so the ball simply came by himself.

With one minute left, the Knicks came up with a combination of punches to widen the point difference to 1 points. Spoelstra called a timeout with a worried look on his face.

Neither team made any substitutions during this timeout, but only emphasized defense and tactics.

After the timeout, the Heat made a mistake in their first attack.

James broke through to the inside and attracted two Knicks players to attack. As a result, Green saw through the ball when he passed the ball to the bottom corner. He let go of Battier and ran out, intercepting the ball before Ray Allen made a save.

Ray Allen failed to grab the basketball. Green protected the ball with both hands and passed it to Deron to quickly launch a counterattack.

Deron Williams quickly came down, holding the ball against Wade and rushing inside, attracting a double-team from Ray Allen.

Deron didn't panic when he was double-teamed. The top point guard is least afraid of being double-teamed. He passed the ball to Bazemore on the weak side who was following up.

Bazemore caught the ball and dove in. With the team ahead, he didn't have any psychological pressure. He faced the defense and dunked the basketball with one hand and scored!boom! 120 to 113.

The point difference was widened to 7 points, the Heat's morale was at its lowest point, and the hope of a comeback became increasingly slim.

In the next round, the Heat gambled on a three-pointer from the outside. Ray Allen caught the ball at the top of the arc and took a hasty shot without getting rid of the defense. He missed the ball due to Bazemore's interference, and the rebound was grabbed by McGee.

Seeing that there was not much time, the Heat could only use foul tactics. Anthony made two free throws at the free throw line.

122 to 113, the game lost suspense.

The Heat's overall strength has indeed become much stronger this season, but it has also exposed its weaknesses. After the core players' physical strength has declined, their offensive efficiency is not guaranteed.

Unless the opponent is defeated in a wave in the first three quarters, there will often be an inexplicable collapse in the final quarter.

As Wade missed a three-pointer in the face of Deron, the Heat stopped using foul tactics and could not catch up with the 9-point gap. The victory or defeat was determined.

Barkley stared at the game and smiled: "Congratulations to the Knicks for winning the final game. This victory is crucial for Anthony. It will bring him closer to the regular season MVP and gain the upper hand in the competition with LeBron James." .”

Kenny Smith said: "In addition, the Knicks also maintained their first position in the Eastern Conference and further opened the gap with the Heat. Lu Shuai is simply amazing. In his first year of coaching, he led the team to defeat last year's playoff team. The Knicks swept the Heat, which is a good sign."

After this game, the Knicks' influence in the league was completely pushed to its peak. Previously, the Knicks had a good record, but some people always said it was because their opponents were weak.Now that the Knicks have defeated the Heat, the Big Four, the pessimism and doubts from the outside world can finally shut up.

I believe that in the new edition of the strength rankings, the Knicks will definitely top the list without any suspense, confirming their status as the league's top seed.

(End of this chapter)