Chapter 148: Big Dream Footsteps, Crazy Rebounds
() With the beginning of the journey in December, Lin Yi really wanted to go to Stern's house to smash eggs. The Knicks' back-to-back is going to be a meal!
In December, the Knicks had three more back-to-backs.
Lin Yi suppressed the resentment in his heart. After all, Lin Yi is no longer a kid like Justin Bieber, so think about smashing eggs and forget about it.
On December 2, after a day off, the New York Knicks, who continued to sit at home at Madison Square Garden, ushered in a key battle. Why is it a key battle? Is it because their opponents are strong?
They are indeed very strong. Their opponent tonight is the Phoenix Suns, currently ranked fifth in the Western Conference, and Comrade Old Germany's old club.
So this game also has extraordinary significance for D'Antoni.
After "Hacker" Marion left the Suns, only Steve Nash and "Little Overlord" Stoudemire were left with the three-headed monster in the Phoenix fast break.
In the new season, the Suns rely on more blooming points and bench gangsters to win, including dunk king Jason Richardson, Grant Hill who was rescued by the Suns team doctor, Channing Frye who suddenly developed three-point shooting skills, Brazil Lightning Gbagbo The attack group formed by Sa is simply terrifying.
I have to say that Phoenix City is indeed a place where people can be reborn from the ashes.
For example, Frye, who was ridiculed by fans as a "soft guy", before playing for the Suns, Frye only hit 20 three-pointers in his entire career!
However, this season, Frye seems to be enlightened, averaging 22 three-pointers per game. He has not played for a long time in the new season. total career.
There is also Grant Hill, who has been reborn in Phoenix, from a glass man to an iron man. It turns out that all Hill needs is the Suns team doctor.
When I met my mentor again, Nash and D'Antoni also exchanged pleasantries before the game. D'Antoni's feelings for the Suns are very complicated. He has won the best coach here and played the best record in the league, but the Suns Just can't win the championship.
People have criticized D'Antoni, saying that D'Antoni can only run and bomb, not defend.
The poor old German left Phoenix in the midst of criticism. However, the Suns, who were trying to transform, did not take long to pick up their run-and-gun tactics again.
In the eyes of many Suns fans,
Isn't this tossing around!
Lao De is really a backer, Lin Yi is very clear, in fact, as long as Nash is around, this Suns team is doomed to run away, because when you run, Lao Na can liven up the team with his coquettish passing and offense. Slow down and play the position, the old man's defense is simply a question of giving points.
In the future, many people will compare the defense of Stephen Curry and Nash. Facts have proved that if I can have half the defensive level of the elementary school students in the 1718 season, this Suns will win the championship if it is not good.
The offense is gorgeous but the defense is terrible. Nash is such an extreme player. He has hit 180 club data four times in his career, and his offensive efficiency is even more terrifying. If you watch the Suns play during this period, you will really have a Such an illusion, how can basketball be played so beautifully?
However, people who have watched the Suns playoffs during this period will suddenly find out why Nash's defense is so bad
Of course, the reason why this game is a key battle is not because the sun is very strong.
It was because Lin Yi's two badges were about to be upgraded.
The Crazy Rebounder Badge Bronze corresponding to the power forward position is only short of the last 4 rebounds to upgrade to the Silver level.
The Bronze Badge of the Dream Footstep corresponding to the center position is only short of the last two required actions to be upgraded to the Silver level.
The promotion of the whole profession Lin Yi can only survive one game at a time, but the badges are different, this thing, the way to upgrade quickly is king!
Nash did not disappoint Lin Yi.
The star Lin Yi once chased is still so sharp even at the age of 35 this year. Of course, the defense is even worse.
Suns coach Gentry is still young, and D'Antoni is an expert in running and shooting. The Knicks have been picking and rolling in this game. The Suns also played Nash and Stoudemire's pick and roll. The two sides opened up to each other, and the game scene was very exciting.
The Knicks at home led the Suns by three points 37-34 at the end of the first quarter.
CCTV's commentator Su Junyang joked that the two teams are completely defenseless, but this kind of game is really good.
It is worth mentioning that not long after the second quarter, Lin Yi's two badges were all upgraded.
So far, among the five badges owned by Lin Yi, only the painful infinite range is still at the bronze level, and only when the infinite range is also upgraded to the silver level can Lin Yi start the next stage of badge upgrade.
While digesting some consciousness and skills that suddenly merged into his mind, Lin Yi also glanced at the progress of the mission with an infinite range.
Still short of the last 9 ultra-long three-pointers.
Lin Yi felt that he had already thrown enough, but unfortunately not everyone is a primary school student, and it is still difficult to make a super long three-pointer.
In the second quarter, the Suns' proud bench lineup was completely rubbed against the ground by the Knicks. To put it bluntly, a team like the Suns with strong offense and weak defense happened to meet the Knicks whose style restrained them.
This really has nothing to do with the paper strength of the two teams, pure style suppression.
What will the Suns' bench lineup do to defend against Lin Yi?
Channing Fry?
Robin Lopez?
Or Grant Hill?
People think that D'Antoni doesn't know how to defend, but you must know that it was D'Antoni's transformation of Marion that turned Marion into the omnipotent "hacker".
Compared with Old Germany, Gentry's running and bombing tactics are too simple. When he leads the Pelicans in the future, he will also have the problem of poor defense.
Gentry's lineup is not reasonable enough. Relying on some background left by Lao De during this period, the Suns are still a strong team in the West, but they are no longer a championship team.
In the second quarter of the game, after the point difference widened, Lin Yi was also looking for an opportunity to shoot a super long three-pointer.
In addition, Lin Yi also took the opportunity to show off a wave of dreamy dance moves. At the end of the second quarter, Lin Yi, who got the ball in the penalty area, did not move his weight, and while deceiving the bully Stoudemire who was defending him, Lin Yi He scored with a chic hook from the other side.
One of the explanations for this badge is: "Have a higher chance of throwing the defender's center of gravity when using fakes at the basket than Bronze."
Silver-level dream footsteps, any fake moves around the basket may trigger the effect of this badge. In addition, Lin Yi can clearly feel that he has more routines when attacking the basket.
Another badge, the silver-level crazy rebounder, is the most direct improvement. After this badge is upgraded, Lin Yi's understanding of the top man in the card position has obviously improved to a higher level, and this badge has a certain probability of triggering early rebounds. predict.
This effect is best used when grabbing offensive rebounds. At the end of the third quarter, as soon as Gallinari made a three-pointer, the Italian guy felt bad. However, Lin Yi seemed to be able to predict the flight trajectory of the basketball after the basket. He rushed to the basket quickly, leaped high, and completed a tip-up with a single touch.
In the fourth quarter, the point difference between the Knicks and the Suns was completely widened. The only regret is that Lin Yi only scored one of the three ultra-long three-point shooting opportunities he found in this game.
"It seems that the next game is going to steal a wave of Ku Hao's style of play in the future," Lin Yixin thought.
In the end, the Knicks easily defeated the Suns 129 to 112 at home. Unknowingly, the Knicks completed a wave of five consecutive victories