Basketball Fanatic: Genius Is on the Left

The opponent has been determined, and there is no miracle. The Knicks will face the defending champion Celtics who have defeated the Knicks 3 times in the regular season in the second round.

In ESPN's daily pre-voting for the Celtics vs. Knicks, 65 of the 100 journalists and experts who participated in the vote believed that the Celtics could successfully advance, although only 5 of them were more radical experts. Thought the Celtics would sweep the Knicks, but a full 38 thought they would settle the fight in 6 games, and the remaining 22 thought it would reach the tiebreaker, but the Celtics would win.

Only 35 think the Knicks have a chance to win, and no one here thinks the Knicks can sweep, 7 support the Knicks, think the Knicks will win 5 games, 8 think the Knicks will settle in 6 games, and 20 think they will hit tiebreaker.

It is not difficult to see from people's votes that in people's consciousness, although the Knicks swept the promotion in the first round and the Celtics played seven games, the Celtics were still the stronger team in people's eyes.

This is understandable, after all, they are the defending champions.

In fact, as early as before the first round of the playoffs, some people had predicted the second round in advance. At that time, some people thought that the Knicks would be better off getting the second place in the Eastern Conference than the fourth, because the Celtics and Compared with the other two opponents, it is obviously the one that is more difficult to deal with.

Last year, people also stumbled all the way, and finally won the championship.

Not from God's perspective, that's true.

But Zuo Li knows where things are going, and knows that magic is the hidden boss. Besides, how can you think about playing bad things every day. If you like to play bad sports, you should stop playing as soon as possible. This thing is not suitable for you.

So Zuo Li relaxed instead. Strong is strong. If you don't deal with it, it is not easy to deal with. Zuo Li himself thinks so, but it is impossible for Zuo Li to give up. Moreover, this Knicks may not be able to win Kyle. The special people, even this is the best chance to win them in the past three years!

Although the Celtics also entered the second round through a tie-break in my memory, after all, the opponent has changed. According to the characteristics of the Celtics playing Snake in the first round, it is not surprising if they play Tuo Zuoli.

After all, when the match came out, Zuo Li thought that the Celtics would resolve the battle within 6 games. After all, although the Heat ranked one place higher than the Bulls, their record against the strong teams was not as good as the Bulls.

The Bulls are famous for their ability to fight hard. Ben Gordon and Rose are both strong when they are strong. They hardly pull their hips at critical moments. Unless they encounter an injury, the Knicks can beat them this year mainly because of their lineup and tactics. restraint.

But only Wade can be called an absolute superstar for the Heat, and he is absolutely not afraid of the Green Army. Haslem is half of them. He is full of momentum, but he can't keep up due to his physical limitations. .

So Zuo Li felt that the Celtics should be able to win easily.

As a result of the fight, it was found that the Heat did not give it for nothing, especially Wade, who averaged 328 points per game in 7 games and was the player with the highest scoring average in the first round. The tiger in front of me is the same as always.

Except for Wade, no one in the Heat averaged more than 18 points per game. The highest was Beasley's 167 points.

But just like this, the game was dragged to the tiebreaker to decide the winner. In addition to Wade's real strength, it can also be seen that the Celtics' strength has declined.

"If Kevin was here, we would never be so embarrassed." Rivers once said in an interview when he lost g6.

Let's talk, although there is a suspicion of dumping the blame, after all, Rivers' tactics are notoriously bad, especially at the last moment.

But there is nothing wrong with the words themselves, and Garnett can really make up for Rivers' tactical problems.

His importance to the Green Army is self-evident. On the offensive end, he is the transfer station of the team. He has excellent coping ability and post-up singles ability. He ranks third in the team with 158 points per game and 85 rebounds on the ball. The team comes first.

On the defensive end, he is the defensive gate and core of the team. His supplementary defense and assisting defense are the best in the league. Garnett, who was elected the best defensive player in the previous season, filled the gap in the history of the Green Army and was also the defender of the Green Army on the field. The organizer and planner lost Garnett, the Big Three lost one of them, and the pressure was on Pierce and Ray Allen.

Without the kg, Kaizi lost both the defensive end and the offensive end of the pressure on the enemy and the control of the arena.

This is the reason why the Celtics were eliminated by the Magic in history, but what can be seen is the strength of the Green Army. Even without Garnett, the Celtics in history can fight the Magic until 7 games. It's a pity to lose. If Garnett is there, the probability of promotion is the Green Army.

But this is nothing to say. Injuries are part of the game. Ariza and Bynum were not there in the finals last year.

Injuries are just excuses, victory or defeat is the result.

Zuo Li is not afraid, he has nothing to lose, and he has played well enough so far, and the Celtics should be worried, they are the defending champions.

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"I'm very relieved, everyone is still making waves as always, and they haven't been frightened by their opponents." Zuo Li, who came to the training hall the next day, said with satisfaction.

"Hey, what are you afraid of, it's not that we haven't won, it's true that their lineup has never won against us." Little Ewing immediately shouted.

Zuo Li laughed at that time. There is nothing wrong with this statement. Although the Knicks lost three games in the regular season~www.readwn.com~, those three games were all lost when Garnett was not reimbursed. Garnett was injured due to injury. The Knicks won the truce.

"That's right, we still have home field advantage. If it's a big deal, we'll go to the tiebreaker. If it doesn't work, we'll go fishing." Randolph also said loudly.

This thought runs through the entire Knicks, winning the first round has relieved the pressure, and losing to the defending champs in the second round is a big deal.

This is their greatest advantage.

D'Antoni also excitedly pulled Zuo Li to explain how to defeat the Green Army's tactics. This Green Army's perimeter is very strong. Rondo, Ray Allen, Pierce, no team has said that it can beat the perimeter of these three people. Combination, not to mention the bench with Tony Allen as a defensive star and Eddie House as a shooter.

The inside line is relatively weak. Garnett is not there. Only Perkins and Glen Davis are left. The substitutes are only Leon Powe and Henry Walker. They are weak in attack and defense, and move slowly. No one averages more than 10 points.

So D'Antoni's meaning is to focus on the inside, bring the rhythm up properly, and never fight the position.

Zuo Li naturally agrees. The Magic used pitchers to shoot Kaizi to death, but the Knicks don’t have so many pitchers, but the Knicks have the twin towers of Zuo Li and Randolph, and the backup firepower of David Lee. , The three insiders have to score 55 points per game, and the firepower is even stronger than the Lakers' twin towers.

"We can also take a long-term view, don't think about 4 games to solve the opponent, we have to prepare for 7 games!" Zuo Li said.

D'Antoni nodded in agreement. This is their idea. After all, they are the defending champions, and the Celtics, except for Rondo, are all older, and the long game is in the Knicks' favor.