knife point guard

Chapter 305 [Don’t Desensitize Sharks]

Pat Riley was working hard on the bench. He was encouraging the players. He was motivating Wade loudly. He praised Wade as the strongest defender in the new era. He firmly believed that Wade could suppress Su Xi.

At the same time, he is also igniting O'Neal's fighting spirit.

At this point, no matter how strong the coach is, there is only one thing left: to get their superstars excited.

Tactics are secondary.

Gary Payton was sitting next to him, his thinking was somewhat abstracted. He didn't seem to be very interested in what was happening in front of him, and his thinking was diverging. He felt that this scene seemed very familiar.

Deja vu.

That's right, it was when they faced the Pacers in the finals. The coaching staff also cheered for O'Neal and Kobe, hoping that they would show true dominance.

However, that series destroyed Gary Payton's championship dreams.

Now, time has passed and we have come to this scene again.

He was inexplicably sad: Shouldn't I be eliminated earlier this time?

He is different from other Heat players in that he is a pessimist.

If these ambitious young guys from the Heat had experienced so many failures like him, they might be as pessimistic as him.

He's here to hug his thighs.

However, he felt as if he was not holding the thickest thigh.

Although it's unfair to Miami to think about this kind of thing in my mind now, it's like when a woman is being slept with by 'Miami', the person she is thinking about is Suzy: This is not uncommon in the United States, Suzy is the dream of women across the United States. When it comes to lovers, many women will close their eyes and assume that Suzy the Sheep is swooping down.

Gary Payton has a good relationship with Suhi, and he taught Suhi his defense.

He was thinking, if he is eliminated by Su Xi again this season, I will hug his lap next season.

The other thighs are useless.

beep!

The whistle blows and the game continues.

"Gary, come on!"

Pat Riley reached out and gave Gary Payton a high-five. He encouraged Payton to double-team Su Xi and not let Su Xi take advantage of it and score easily.

Gary Payton's spirit was shaken, and he will go all out now no matter what.

The game continues.

The Heat sent: Payton, Wade, Posey, Haslem, Mourning.

They still let O'Neal rest for a while.

The Knicks' lineup is: Suhi, Crawford, Ariza, David Lee, Zach Randolph.

The Knicks guessed that the Heat would not replace O'Neal so quickly, so they planned to launch a quick attack.

The whistle sounded, and Su Xi quickly ran forward with the ball.

Arriving in the frontcourt, when Gary Payton came up on defense, Suhi went directly to meet him and cut in from the top of the key.

Suhi knows Payton's defense very well, like looking in the mirror.

Therefore, a sharp acceleration completely left Payton behind, and Payton was unable to stop him.

His entanglement defense has lost its use under the new rules, not to mention that he is facing Su Xi.

Su Xi entered the penalty area, and Mourning quickly moved over. He stood firm and prepared to cause an offensive foul.

But Su Xi jumped up, pulled the lever perfectly in the air, slid past Mourning, and easily put the basketball into the basket.

As for Haslem, who was chasing behind him, he couldn't even touch Su Xi's palm. Why did he want to play hard to get and chase Su Xi from behind?

Su Xi started with strong aggression, and then he kept up with Wade.

Wade is extremely aggressive and has abundant scoring methods.

He attacked from the wing and using Haslem's screen, he quickly entered the penalty area and drew a defensive foul from David Lee.

It was the first time for David Lee to play in such a high-intensity playoff game, and he was still very nervous.

Su Xi patted the back of his head and told him: "You fought well. You must dare to fight."

This had a strong encouraging effect on David Lee.

Su Xi not only encouraged him, but when he returned to half court, he played a pick-and-roll with David Lee, then passed the ball to him and assisted him to hit a jumper from the free throw line.

This is an effective way to increase confidence and allow David Lee to quickly adapt to the playoffs.

After that, the Heat still led the charge with Wade.

The Knicks are playing fast attacks.

Suhi doesn’t do everything, he gets his teammates involved.

Neither team's shooting percentage was high.

Isiah Thomas yelled from the sidelines: Jack! Kill them! Kill them!

He inspired Susie to leave his teammates behind and go it alone, just like Wade did.

After all, Su Xi's performance in the third quarter was very eye-catching.

However, Su Xi did not do this because he believed that everything was still under his control.

In the fifth minute of the fourth quarter, Miami replaced O'Neal and they were in their strongest form.

The Knicks did not quickly follow up and change the lineup, it is still the same.

When Shaquille O'Neal arrives on the court, the Heat's basketball is handed over to him.

He stood up to Randolph.

Everyone in Miami thinks that O'Neal can eat Randolph. Randolph is not known for his defense, and although he is fat, he is not tall and his neck is too short.

O'Neal should eat him cleanly.

But the moment O'Neal held up Randolph, the sound Randolph made made O'Neal's scalp numb.

"Hey, Shaq, I like the feeling of your flesh. I just like playing with a giant like you. Now we are playing post-up. Maybe one day we should go to the bathhouse and show the sword from the front! Throw it up! Brother!"

Randolph was cheerful.

O'Neal has inner demons.

He pushed Randolph in with his back, pushed a step and a half, and he was able to smoothly turn around and layup.

However, when he thought of swinging from the front, he was inexplicably slowed down by half a beat. He only turned halfway and hooked sideways... Bang!

Basketball and iron.

Su Xi broke into the penalty area and grabbed the rebound.

Then Su Xi quickly rushed forward.

He quickly entered the penalty area, and Miami's defense had to shrink. At this time, he passed the basketball to the bottom corner, and he stuck Wade in the penalty area. Crawford took action... swish!

He finally hit his first three-pointer of the game.

He was so excited that he finally found his smooth and silky feeling.

He stretched out three fingers to Su Xi in an OK gesture.

The meaning of this action is simple: I have found the feel.

It's a scary thing for a hand with convulsions to find the feeling.

Therefore, Su Xi resisted the urge to make substitutions, although he knew that Zach Randolph might not be able to guard O'Neal.

However, the next round.

Randolph was still pushing against O'Neal, and he was also pushing against O'Neal with his crotch. While pushing against O'Neal, he said behind O'Neal: "Brother, do you feel it?"

Feel!

O'Neal felt dirty. But in fact, Zach Randolph is very simple. He just wanted to set an example to O'Neal: We fat people cannot be discriminated against, and we must rectify the name of fat people.

What a chicken!

O'Neal didn't have this kind of confidence. He stopped leaning in, turned around quickly, and hooked again!

boom!

A little shorter, Randolph got the rebound and passed it to Su Xi. Su Xi accelerated the fast break. He rushed straight to the frontcourt and started a pick-and-roll with David Lee, but at the moment of the screen, he passed the basketball to one side. Crawford rushed over, caught the ball and shot... Wow!

The second three-pointer.

The whole place was boiling.

Crawford raised his hands and said "OK".

Madison Garden Arena roared with cheers like a tsunami.

At this time, Su Xi discovered that Zach Randolph had a good defense against O'Neal.

Therefore, he simply resisted the urge to make substitutions and adjustments.

At this time, O'Neal was also adjusting his mentality. He was an old man, but his mentality was not as stable as Duncan's.

However, he took two deep breaths and quickly gave himself some hints.

He caught the ball in a low position again, and he pushed back hard. Zach Randolph did take half a step back, and he quickly turned around, but the moment he turned around, Randolph actually took out a fearless weapon. He took a mental step forward, and even raised his head... The two met head-on... Randolph was equivalent to giving O'Neal a shot.

O'Neal's whole scalp was numb at the time. He jumped up, put the basketball into the basket, and then ran quickly towards the frontcourt.

If he had been a woman, he would have hidden his face and run away.

But even though he is a man now, he feels very uncomfortable and feels dirty.

The most important thing is that Randolph was so magnanimous that he even chased after him and asked: Is it big? Is it big?

This conversation always brings back bad memories for O'Neal.

When he was young, he often asked his female companions this question, until one day he asked an honest woman, and he never asked again. Because the honest woman said disgustingly: Do you think you are bigger than a doorstep?

Since then, O'Neal has never found a woman taller than 1.63 meters.

He just likes being shorter.

As for why?

Only he knows.

Zach Randolph didn't feel this way at all. He was a man of rough nerves.

At halftime, he and Suhi set up a high pick-and-roll. When Crawford was closely followed by Wade, he passed the ball to Randolph, who shot the basketball at the free throw line.

O'Neal couldn't prevent it at all.

It is difficult for this kind of super giant center to leave the penalty area, especially since O'Neal is now older and heavier, and his hunting range has been further reduced.

Just like Yao Ming, he is a great threat standing in the paint area. However, a shooting power forward like Carlos Boozer can always misplace and punish him.

The game continues.

Wade rushed into the penalty area and was fouled by David Lee.

Goes to the free throw line again and makes two free throws.

Su Xi and Crawford cross-covered, and Crawford, who scored two three-pointers in a row, took away the defense. Su Xi seized the fleeting opportunity and shot a three-pointer... Whoa!

hit.

The Knicks' lineup becomes smoother and smoother as they play.

Originally it was just a rotation of the lineup, but unexpectedly it became the main force.

And it also suppressed Miami.

Changing sides to fight again, Wade missed a jump shot.

Randolph got the rebound.

Pat Riley on the sidelines was a little excited. He pounded his fist at O'Neal and said, "Shaq, show your threat in the penalty area! Dominate them!"

He was dissatisfied with why O'Neal went out for a pick-and-roll in this round. In his opinion, O'Neal should have directly asked for a post-up in the penalty area. This is the time to show your dominance, so why go outside?

O'Neal now has an image lingering in his mind, and he has inner demons.

He wanted to take it easy.

But the Knicks struck while the iron was hot. Crawford once again got a shot. First, Suhi went around Randolph's high screen and entered the free throw line. Then Crawford used the screen to run out of space. Suxi quickly Pass the ball and voila!

Three point hit.

Crawford's third three-pointer.

The Knicks' lead expanded to double digits.

Pat Riley requested a timeout.

He had to adjust.

If the team is allowed to continue playing like this, we don't know what will happen.

He didn't want to lose the victory in the first game just like this. This was like boiling a frog in warm water. Killing the Knicks without using any of their trump cards would not do any good to their tactical layout.

Even if you lose, you have to lose with value.

At this time, Randolph returned to the bench, and Eddy Curry ran over and asked him: "Zach, how did you defend O'Neal so well? The big shark turned into a small dolphin in front of you."

Jerome James also pricked up his ears eagerly. He especially wanted to know the answer because he was hurt all over by O'Neal.

Zach Randolph blinked and said: "I don't find it difficult to defend, just defend normally. He may not feel good tonight."

This explanation obviously doesn't make sense, because O'Neal's style of play doesn't require any touch.

Su Xi frowned. He seemed to have guessed something, but he decided not to say it.

It would be bad if it backfires and desensitizes O'Neal.

Just keep letting Randolph do this to him.

At the same time, Pat Riley was also saying to O'Neal: "Shaq, you have to get excited. Now we are in the playoffs, go eat Randolph, he is not a concern at all."

Shaquille O'Neal nodded.

But it's a bit mechanical.

"Are you sick, Shaq? Something's not right with you." Wade next to him also asked in a low voice.

"No."

O'Neal shook his head. He had to overcome his own inner demons.

He won't tell anyone about this matter.

After all, it’s the unspeakable secrets of men.

The whistle blows and the game continues.

The Heat implemented Pat Riley's tactical ideas and handed the basketball to O'Neal.

O'Neal got the basketball, and he tried hard to clear away those bad thoughts. He hit his back hard and opened the channel in two blows. Then he turned around and was about to dunk... Su Xi jumped up from behind... Bang!

Su Xi directly pounced O'Neal's basketball away, just like an eagle hunting.

O'Neal didn't expect it.

Su Xi was already running towards the frontcourt with his basketball.

Wade chased after him, but Su Xi did not reach the three-point line. He stopped outside the three-point line, and then shot a jumper... Based on the principle that if the shot is missed, the block will be completed, and if the shot is made, it will be earned. mentality.

Swish!

Three point hit.

The basketball penetrated the net.

The difference widened further.

Pat Riley sighed helplessly on the sidelines. He was still arguing with the referee, thinking that Su Xi's ball was a foul. Now, as the three-pointer hits, he suddenly loses interest.

"The Heat are hanging. They are very likely to lose this game, and they will lose this game inexplicably."

"You can't tell where Miami isn't strong, where Miami isn't playing well."

"You can't tell where the Knicks are strong and where they play well."

"But the difference lies here."

(End of this chapter)