Basketball Fanatic: Genius Is on the Left

Shane is obviously self-effacing.

"Battier is an important member of our team. His experience is very important. Without him, our winning streak would not have been so smooth." Facing Battier's self-effacing and praise, Zuo Li naturally reciprocated.

Whether it was beside Yao Mai at the beginning or the Knicks today, Battier played a key role.

In the Rockets, when Artest didn't come, the flank defense basically depended on Shane Battier, and McGrady was also a non-defense. Without Shane Battier, the Jazz Dayao would have been even worse.

In the Knicks, Battier has taken on the task of frontline gate and outside shooting well. In the limited playing time, he averaged 6.7 points, 4, 8 rebounds and 1 three-pointer per game, basically replacing the Originally Wilson Chandler's role in the lineup.

After so many games, fans who were afraid that Shane Battier could not adapt to the Knicks' rhythm and even destroy the Knicks' overall response in the previous summer were relieved, and their worries seemed superfluous.

This is of course, Zuo Li has never worried that Shane Battier cannot fit in. The outside world always regards the Knicks as the reason for their rise because of their youth and excellent athletic ability. In fact, this is only part of the reason, and Curry, Dragic, etc. People's athletic ability is just average. It can't compare with those muscle sticks and jumping men. It's just young. Zuo Li has stopped this guy Stephen Curry's dunk dream more than once, not because he is afraid that this guy should Bringing 'talent' from Golden State to New York.

The most fundamental reason for the rise of the Knicks is the advancement of technology and tactics and the adaptation of personnel. Zuo Li has said it more than once, no matter how powerful a person is in a tactical system that is not suitable for him, he will be given for nothing.

As for the self-contained system, it sounds really good, but isn't this synonymous with poor adaptability? No matter where you go, you need teammates who are suitable for you, otherwise your performance will be directly pulled across, so Zuo Li never thinks that the self-contained system What a good phenomenon.

As a guy from Duke, obviously, Battier can adapt to most systems, whether it is in the Rockets, in the Grizzlies, or in the Heat to finally realize the championship, I have never heard of Battier It doesn't suit any tactics. He can do anything you ask him to do. He can defend, block, shoot, or even rebound. He can do anything.

And his experience is too important to the current Knicks. Compared with Chandler, who has been on top from time to time, Zuo Li obviously prefers Battier to stay on the court at critical moments.

In Zuo Li’s memory, the Heat made a comeback in the second year after their fiasco in the finals. In the championship game against the Thunder, he averaged 11.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, shot 61.3%, and made 15 of 26 three-pointers. , the three-point shooting rate is 57.7%, and although the defensive end does not limit Durant, his existence liberates James. Otherwise, the Heat can only use James to match Durant, which will inevitably affect the overall situation. , or James' lack of time to attack led to the Heat's weak offense. Of course, this is unlikely to happen. What's more likely is that James' lack of time to take into account defense makes Durant play more terrifying, and it is estimated that it will not be solved easily in 5 games.

"He can bring unexpected hardness and composure to the team. At the same time, his big heart is also indispensable to the team. You can always trust him at critical moments." D'Antoni said.

And a day later, in Boston, in front of 20,000 spectators at the biggest Devil's home in the NBA East, Battier showed his role.

After beating the Nuggets for a record 23-game winning streak, the Knicks’ welfare schedule finally came to an end. Starting on the 16th, the New York Knicks still have 7 games to play this year, 4 away games and 3 home games, and opponents Both are strong.

They will face the Celtics, the Thunder, the Bulls, the Heat and the Magic in succession, interspersed with the incompatible Cavaliers.

Among them, the Heat have to play twice, and one of them is the much-anticipated Christmas battle. It can be said that this is the most stressful stage for the Knicks this season.

In reality, I don't know how many Kuroko, who was overwhelmed by this series of winning streaks, was greatly relieved to see such a schedule.

"Now, it's impossible for the Knicks to continue to win!?"

Celtics, Heat, Thunder, Bulls, Magic... There are so many strong teams, there is always one who can overturn the evil rule of the Knicks!

They don't believe that the Knicks can continue their winning streak in the last 20 days of this year!

Many people even think that the Celtics will kill the Knicks and become their winning streak, because after losing to the Knicks in the first game, the Celtics players have expressed in interviews several times. Looking forward to facing the Knicks again, Rivers also said that they have found a way to limit the Knicks.

Therefore, in the North Shore Garden on the 16th, countless fans are eagerly looking forward to the end of the Celtics' second-longest winning streak in history.

Before the game, various commentators also made predictions about the game~www.readwn.com~ Many of them are more optimistic about the Celtics. First, it is the North Shore Garden. Second, the recent state of the Knicks is actually not good. Well, anyone with a discerning eye can see that a weak team like the Wizards had some stumbling blocks before. The shooting percentage was low, the defensive intensity declined, and the players looked very tired. It was terminated long ago. Of course, there is nothing to say about it. After all, the schedule is purely based on luck. No one knows which team will be the strong team when the game is not started. Just look at the Cavaliers. They were the favorites for the championship last season.

It’s just that the Knicks are also going to lose in the current schedule. After all, the Celtics at this time, although their current record has not met people’s expectations, the third place in the East is still a bullshit.

However, when the game started, it did not happen as one-sided as people imagined. Rivers said that the so-called tactics that can limit the Knicks are nothing more than increasing the help defense of the outside shooters, but this does not happen to allow the Knicks to survive inside The space got bigger.

Originally, the Knicks were going to play the inside line. Because the outside line has a general feel recently, it is very reasonable to choose a play method closer to the inside basket. The Celtics expanded their defense like this. After scoring 10 points, Randolph also scored 6 points. Even Anderson, who came on the bench, had a performance of free dunks. O'Neal was about to explode. Just a quarter and a half later, O'Neal was about to retire.

Fortunately, Pierce and Ray Allen, who played unbalanced in the first game, had a good touch on the outside, especially Ray Allen. He received several three-pointers and showed his style as the current top scorer in the league. The two teams tied in the first two quarters. 56-56, which is one of the few halftime draws between the two teams in the past three years.