BXBX NOVEL Chapter 568: Millsap back in the starting lineup
Stoudemire and Cousins stand on the ribs on both sides. Stoudemire can easily shoot mid-range shots, and Cousins can pull up to three-pointers at any time and now shoot three-pointers, or support the offense.
The Knicks rarely stand in the restricted area.
And Holiday stood in the bottom corner, cutting into the basket along the bottom line whenever he had the opportunity
The purpose of this three-line offensive tactic is to pull the Pacers\' defensive formation apart.
Thereby creating more space for Lian Dao\'s breakthrough and passing.
Hibbert was originally guarding the penalty area, but facing the Knicks\' two insiders with shooting ability, he had to follow out.
Especially Cousins\' flexibility and comprehensiveness caused Hibbert a headache.
Even if he has a height advantage, there is no good way to take Cousins, who can shoot three-pointers and break through with the ball.
This is not a question of ability, but a question of basketball development.
Today\'s fans, how can they think that in the future basketball will require big men to have a three-pointer.
Cousins has excellent physical fitness as a center, and at the same time has the offensive skills of a power forward.
It can be said that whether he is now or in the future, he can eat well.
And it was Cousins who showed his power first today.
He stands on the ribs, whether it is pulling to the three-point line to shoot a three-pointer, or hitting the basket, it is very convenient.
Especially under the support of Lian Dao, Cousins\' offensive ability was also completely released.
However, Pickle\'s defense made Danny Green hit the iron on both outside shots.
I have to say that Paul George does have an advantage in defense.
Stoudemire also obviously couldn\'t cope with David West, who broke out in the playoffs. The latter made two consecutive shots by using the position behind the screen.
On the offensive end, facing David West\'s defense, Stoudemire is still in a sluggish state.
Two offenses, one was interrupted by David West\'s basket, and the other was an open shot.
In the opening five minutes, the score was 8:8.
In the offense of George Hill and David West, the Knicks just didn\'t open the score.
"I love the toughness of their game!"
The Pacers\' performance also earned praise from Mike Breen.
Only when the competition is intense enough will it be interesting. Watching abuse dishes really doesn\'t arouse much interest.
And at this moment, the Knicks started substitutions early.
As soon as the whistle blew, D\'Antoni took Millsap to the field and replaced Stoudemire.
This substitution came early and was somewhat unusual.
Because of this change, the Knicks are really at a disadvantage in terms of height in the paint.
Vogel was also taken aback when he saw it.
Then, he responded quickly.
The Pacers\' offense, after seeing Vogel\'s instructions, George Hill handed the ball to West in the low post.
Vogel is going to tell D\'Antoni that even if you make a substitution, I still have a way to deal with it.
West played singles with his back and was very flexible around the basket. Cousins chose to double-team the basket to help defend.
West showed his passing skills and gave the ball to Hibbert in time.
Hibbert caught the ball and scored directly.
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Cousins looked back to interfere, but it was a step too late.
After scoring, Hibbert was very excited, returning to the defense and clapping excitedly with West.
It has to be said that although Hibbert has not reached the height of Yao Ming\'s strength, his 49.8% shooting percentage is quite threatening.
There was a commotion at the scene, they didn\'t expect the Pacers to fight so decisively.
The scene shot was given to D\'Antoni.
However, D\'Antoni\'s face was calm, and he just made two tactical gestures towards Cousins, showing a calm expression.
Although it is not sure whether D\'Antoni\'s calmness is pretending, such an expression made the fans at the scene feel at ease.
The Pacers retreated quickly, with the Magic\'s lessons learned.
The Pacers simply did not give the Knicks a chance to play a fast break.
Stoudemire\'s state was really sluggish before, so Vogel asked Hibbert and West to complete the defense.
Although West is not very flexible, he can still keep up with Cousins as a power forward.
The most important thing is that with West\'s interference, Cousins\' strength outside the three-point line has dropped sharply.
And Hibbert still guards the inside, ensuring the Pacers\' inside defense.
This time the Knicks attacked, the Pacers still maintained this defensive position.
Lian Dao continued to break through to the basket with the ball, and the Pacers, as always, shrunk to the basket to defend.
With Hibbert guarding the basket, Vogel feels relieved.
Especially a strong body, coupled with a fairly good wingspan, and wide palms, this has also become a nightmare for many players who like to break through.
Historically, James was embarrassed when he was played with Hibbert\'s help.
Even because Hibbert stood on the inside and blocked the sky, it once caused dissatisfaction among a large group of players headed by James.
Together, they proposed to the alliance, hoping that the alliance would pay attention to this issue.
In 2014, the league revised the restricted area rules.
The specific rules are: when a defensive player defends with a vertical jump, if he blocks the offensive player in the air to both sides or by turning around, he will be judged as an illegal defense.
The referee will call a blocking foul, which is also known as the "Hibert vertical rule."
It is also because of the advent of this rule that it directly became the last straw that crushed traditional centers.
Since then, the league has completely entered the era of faster-paced small balls.
And breakthrough players like James and Antetokounmpo began to completely dominate the league.
It can only be said that the existence of Hibbert has indeed accelerated the reform of the nba.
Therefore, it is Hibbert who really put James\' defensive pressure on history.
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Lian Dao didn\'t go hard either, he passed the ball beautifully without looking at people, and threw the ball to Millsap who received the ball on the left flank.
Lian Dao\'s offense can influence the game, and his passing is also such a big threat.
Especially with the pass master badge, it can improve the shooting touch of the receiving player by 5%.
A great opportunity after Millsap catches the ball, he even has time to adjust his shot.
Because the distance was too far, Hibbert directly gave up returning to defense, turned around and chose to grab a rebound.
"brush!"
However, with such a large open space, it is impossible to have rebounds.
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Millsap hits a three-pointer!
11:10!
The Knicks overtook the score.
Lian Dao slapped Millsap while retreating.
Millsap\'s mentality is very good. He entered the league from the bench to the starter, and after Stoudemire joined the Knicks, he went from the starter to the bench.
With Stoudemire\'s decline, he returned to the starting lineup again in the second half of the season.
Suffice it to say, Millsap never complained.
What he does the most is to keep training and improve his strength.
He cherishes every appearance, plays well in every game, does a good job in every defense, and makes every basketball.
Some players are talented and attract attention as soon as they enter the league. They can live well without hard work.
But Millsap is obviously not, so this also taught him to be mature and steady, learn to work hard, and learn to be down-to-earth!
In this playoffs, his efforts have paid off, and D\'Antoni decided to completely use Millsap.
It can be said that this game is D\'Antoni\'s last chance for Stoudemire. If he can seize it, he will still start.
If he can\'t catch it, he can only be reduced to a substitute!
this is the truth!
After returning to the defensive end ~www.mtlnovel.com~ D\'Antoni\'s previous tactical gestures played a role.
When David West was catching the ball in the low post, Cousins did not pinch to the basket, but stuck Hibbert firmly.
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Not only did Cousins have no help defense, but neither did the rest of the Knicks.
In fact, D\'Antoni\'s strategy at the beginning was to defend West alone.
It\'s just that after West scored several goals in a row, Cousins was a little anxious, so he gave up Hibbert to double-team West.
West got a chance to play Millsap one-on-one.
He lowered his weight to punch Millsap, but he found...no push.
Millsap\'s strength is not inferior to that of a player at the fifth position, and it is not an exaggeration to call him a devil\'s muscular man.
You know, during the Knicks\' 2010 playoffs, Millsap had wrestled with Howard and Garnett.
Although he still lost in the end, his desperate Saburo\'s defensive spirit made the two of them miserable.
This time against West, Millsap still maintained a lot of defensive passion.
West gave up decisively without pushing at the first push.
Then he used his superb footwork at the basket to shake Millsap away for a hook at the basket.
But he underestimated Millsap\'s basketball IQ too much, facing West\'s feint, he was not moved at all.
Seeing that Millsap was not fooled, West\'s face became more serious.
He knew that the guy in front of him was not as good as Stoudemire.