Chapter 265： Crazy 3 Axes (Part 1)

On January 3, the NBA rekindled the war, and the first round of the 2009 game started in an all-round way!

The earliest start time is in Madison Garden, the New York Knicks at home against the Houston Rockets.

Before the game, in the predictions of various media, the New York Knicks did not dominate. Whether it was the prediction given by TNRT or ESPN, this game was a close battle.

It doesn't sound like the Knicks' No. 1 status in the league. The Knicks have even beaten teams like the Cavaliers and Lakers. Although the Rockets are currently ranked fourth in the Western Conference, they are a solid team. Can the Lakers be strong?

But that's not how it works. Those who only look at the rankings and not the lineup and style to make predictions are all hooligans. Everything in the world is interdependent, and the same is true of basketball. Up to the general team completely restrained.

Otherwise, the Mavericks could have been beaten so badly by the Warriors that year? Can the Jazz be a rocket stumbling block for so many years?

That's it.

As for this game, New York's style will not be restrained by the Rockets, and the two teams can be said to have their own advantages.

One of the Rockets' strengths is undoubtedly at the 3rd position.

In this position, they have hoarded two strongmen who can rank in the top 5 defensively in the league. The defensive lineup formed by Shane Battier and Artest is not afraid of any opponent in the league. Even if James in this period encounters it, it will be very painful.

Not to mention the swingman McGrady. Although he averaged only 15.6 points per game this season and hit only 38.9%, the former super giant can still play a decent game in a certain game.

New York's 3 is like a piece of paper compared to them, Chandler is weak on offense, and Novak can only shoot.

rub, it rhymes.

However, the biggest advantage of the Rockets is still in the fifth position. The existence of Dayao is undoubtedly the confidence of the Rockets, and it is also the only ace of the Rockets. This season, the league's biggest killer in the low position.

In the 2008-09 season, he posted 975 possessions, averaging 12.7 possessions per game, accounting for 66.3% of his personal offense, shooting 52.9%, scoring 964 points, and scoring 0.99 points per possession, more than 85% of the players that season. .

As long as he is in the low post, Dayao is the one who can make a final decision, and he is also a qualified penalty area guardian. If he stops at 226 cm, any team's breakthrough must be restricted.

The Knicks are also a team that relies on Zuoli. There is no doubt that the Knicks' inside line is the biggest reason why they can stand in this position. Randolph and David Lee will not be mentioned. The existence of Zuoli will make the league Most teams feel a headache.

The Knicks have undoubtedly relied on Zuoli until now. Judging from the games that the Knicks lost, they were all caused by Zuoli's restrictions to a certain extent. For example, they were defeated by the Green Shirts twice. The Green Army used their thick inside. Let Zuo Li not be able to fully play, thus occupying the initiative on the scene.

So in this game, whoever Zuo Li and Dayao can have the advantage, whichever team will take the initiative, so from this point of view, it is reasonable to give a probability of about 50-50.

…

At 6 p.m., Madison Square Garden was full, and the three-game winning streak in the West’s away game boosted the confidence of New York fans. At the same time, it also aroused the enthusiasm of the fans. The first game of the year, the fans in New York were restless, so Although there was a long queue at the ticket office here last night, the pre-match tickets were still sold out early. Today, during the day, the front-row tickets were even fired for $10,000.

The hot ball market is so scary.

Before this time, the VIP auditorium in the front row will be envied by people, because everyone here is either rich or expensive.

Spike Lee was dancing on the sidelines, and he was a crazy output to the Rockets bench. His mouth was a bit of honey. The Knicks have achieved good results this season, and his output target has finally become all the visiting team players who come here.

The head quarterback of the New York Giants, Eli Manning, came to the court again after half a month, and Ewing, the former core of the Knicks, also came. Before the game, he did not forget to grab his son and educate him well.

Really - father and son bureau.

But tonight they were all supporting roles. With the dim lights and bursting sparks, the entire Knicks team completed their appearance.

The left standing at the finale naturally attracted most of the attention. The camera followed him from time to time to show people's preference for him. The stars of the Knicks showed his status. Before the game, all the beauties on the sidelines were enthusiastic about him. Greetings make men all over the world cry and shout with jealousy.

But it's not just fans and spectators who pay attention to Zuo Li. The Rockets next door have also been watching Zuo Li.

Of course, their gaze is different from that of the fans. Their gaze is more scrutiny and a hint of ill will!

Artest: "Hey, we're going to torture them here tonight!"

Shane: "Don't be so confident, are you sure you can handle this guy Zuo Li?"

Artest: "Who am I!? Ron Artest! I've broken Michael Jordan's ribs, and I'm afraid of a rookie!"

"But, cough, even if I can't do it, don't you still have you..."

Scola: "Hey, don't worry, we'll definitely make this guy feel a little different tonight."

…

Before the game, the conversation between the three undoubtedly made one thing clear. The Rockets came with sufficient preparation, and their focus was undoubtedly the core of the Knicks, Zuo Li!

On the other side, Zuo Li naturally didn't know that his opponent was not just Dayao, but the entire Rockets team, and he didn't know that the tactics the Rockets prepared for him were insane.

He's working with D'Antoni on how to limit Dayao.

According to D'Antoni's idea, the Knicks are going to play fast tonight, and speed is undoubtedly the worst thing Dayao is good at.

Zuo Li agreed and suggested that the defensive end could go around to defend Dayao.

To be honest, defending Dayao is definitely a huge test for Zuo Li. His wingspan is longer, but the gap of 10 cm is still very large. O'Neal was blocked 5 times in a single game against Dayao in the first game. Evidence, and Dayao's confrontation is very good, especially the lower limbs, Austrian fat, Howard can't stand up, Zuo Li is also not enough.

In addition, Dayao has a good hand, UU reading www. uukanshu.com's free throws are also accurate, so the method of dealing with Howard is completely impractical, so Zuoli needs to use a different way to defend.

However, at the beginning of the game, Zuo Li himself was the first to suffer!

Both sides start.

Rockets: Dayao, Scola, Artest, McGrady, Brooks.

Knicks: Zuo Li, David Lee, Chandler, Larry Hughes, Dragic.

jump ball!

There is no doubt that Zuo Li won the ball with the speed of the bullet, Dayao was not in a hurry, but smiled at Zuo Li.

This smile made me laugh at S... Sorry, I joined the show.

The Knicks made the first attack, Zuoli held the ball, Dayao went straight down regardless of Zuoli, and it was not Scola who was defending Zuoli, but the famous tough guy in the league, Ron Artest!

This is the rocket's first axe!