Chapter 24: The Best Sixth Man in Madness!
During the intermission, Bynum took the initiative to massage Zeng Zhen's shoulders, and his teammates surrounded Zeng Zhen and talked and laughed.
The cameras continued to snap the scene, it wasn't the first time it had happened, these were signs of Zeng Zhen's significantly improved status. As soon as Zeng Zhen stepped up to the plate, the score rubbed off on him.
The Lakers are playing an easy game that most Lakers players would enjoy.
On the other hand, the Knicks' head coach Larry Brown yelled at Marbury, "Limit him, don't let him take a shot, keep your feet up, call out to your teammates when you get a block, don't get carried away.
Mabry didn't say anything under his breath.
Brown continued, "Don't singles, move the ball faster and play mismatches mostly!" "All the players on the court don't shut up, all yell at each other."
"There's cover to switch defenses."
Larry Brown is a coach with a philosophy of "playing basketball the right way". Obviously, the last few minutes of the first quarter were not played the right way.
Brown's basketball philosophy is to "share the ball freely," and he likes to have his team move the ball quickly and freely, with an emphasis on defense. He also usually sets the tone for the team to stay focused and enthusiastic about the game as a whole.
He attaches great importance to the team culture, and he hopes that the players can support each other and motivate each other. And the Knicks' current status quo makes Larry Brown feel helpless.
The team is not united, it's scattered, they may be able to keep it together at one stage, but they can't stay focused for the whole game.
This teaminess at one stage of the game is hard to win.
After a simple setup, Larry Brown said privately to Marbury, "Stephen, I know you want to get back in front of this rookie, but now you need to be more calm and rational, you're the brain of the team, you need to drive everyone up."
That rookie defended Marbury's offense one after another, and Larry Brown watched clearly from the field, Marbury's offense may be able to eat that rookie for some rounds, but by no means for every round.
That rookie's defense wasn't as bad as he thought, the attitude and basic skills were still there. Mabry nodded, "OK, I know what to do."
The second quarter started quickly. Knicks offense.
Marbury was calm, he didn't ask for a one-two punch after dribbling to the frontcourt, but continued the ball to David Lee in the lane.
David Lee was in good form today as he leaned off Odom then crashed a step turnaround fake fadeaway and adjusted his footing to the front end of the put-back shot. 29-23.
Odom got a little lost in the New York nightclubs and was obviously a little physical. Lakers offense.
Zeng Zhen dribbled the ball upcourt and proceeded to give it to Odom.
Odom really does not have a strong desire to attack either, as he continues to look for Zeng Zhen, who is running the ball. Zeng Zhen with the help of Bynum's ball-less coverage and then circled around to come out and catch the ball.
Zeng Zhen received the ball, a false swing, slightly shook off the defense of Channing Frye, and then his own low-handed dribble to the left side of the change of direction to break into.
After going in, Zeng Zhen did not rush to challenge David Lee, but a pacing pause. When Marbury rushed over again, Zeng Zhen took the initiative to find a confrontation.
i "Beep."
Zeng Zhen drew a foul on Mabry. "Fark! " Marbury cursed.
How could Mabry not have imagined that Zeng Zhen would play such a greasy game?
Sitting on the floor, Zeng Zhen was pulled up by Bynum with Devin George. Standing at the free throw line.
Zeng Zhen took a deep breath.
Zeng Zhen is shooting 90% from the free throw line this season, free throws are not that difficult for him. Adjust the tempo.
Steady shot. "Swish!" The second penalty was the same. "Swish!" 31-23.
Said Miller: "Free throws aren't that hard for Tseng either, he rarely misses them."
Barkley said, "Shooters are good at free throws!"
Next. Knicks offense.
Marbury dribbles to the frontcourt and he listens to his coach for the moment. Marbury continues the ball to David Lee.
Odom has been scored on by David Lee back-to-back, and he's on the power this time.
David Lee took a single step with the ball and then turned and didn't wiggle out of space as he quickly gave the ball to Crawford on the outside.
Crawford faced Vujacic an extremely large change of direction after a sudden step in, high sharp stop mid-range shot. Crawford is very good at this kind of extremely windy technical action.
"Swish!" 31-25.
Barkley said: "The individual ability of the Knicks players is there, it depends on whether there is someone who can string them all together." Kerr said: "Yes, their lineup configuration are good, playing into this record is really out of my expectation." On the court, the Lakers' offense came over again.
Zeng Zhen dribbled upcourt and then gave the ball to Odom. Odom gives the ball to Bynum in the lane. Bynum singles out Frye.
"Bang!" "Bang!"
With consecutive impacts, Frye went straight to the ground. Long!"
The referee gives the offensive foul. The ball is given to the Knicks.
Well, after Marbury came over and passed the ball to David Lee also made a mistake, David Lee did not hold the ball, was Devin George cut down, the Lakers completed the steal.
Devon George gives the ball to Odom. Odom can now get to Zeng Zhen.
Lakers up and down also know Zeng Zhen's state, constantly in the cover for him. This time Zeng Zhen used the cover of Devin George to run out of the opportunity to catch the ball.
At the 45-degree position on the right side, Zeng Zhen smoothly caught the ball.
As soon as Zeng Zhen received the ball, Marbury and Frye quickly jumped on it. The Knicks were still very afraid of Zeng Zhen.
Zeng Zhen did not panic in the face of the pouncing defense, but made a false move, and then smashed the ball directly to Bynum in the interior without dribbling. Bynum has been raising his hand, and Zeng Zhen saw it.
After Bynum got the ball, the shot didn't even need to be adjusted, he just jumped up and slammed it with both hands. "Frame!"
Violent and heavy hammering, the basketball hoop was about to be torn down by Bynum. Zeng Zhen sent a connection with Bynum.
Knicks fans were also frozen, and Zeng Zhen's pass looked good. The Zen Master was calmly watching from the floor.
He's thinking about how he's going to come up with the personnel deployment when Kobe comes back.
You can also tell from that handful of passes that Zeng Zhen can play point guard. Do we really want to put Zeng Zhen at the 1?
Zeng Zhen's scoring efficiency makes the Zen Master a little reluctant to do so, if possible, the Zen Master would prefer Zeng Zhen to play the No. 2 position. In the Zen Master's tactical system, the No. 1 position does not require a strong offensive ability.
It's just that the Lakers' No. 2 is Kobe, the league's active No. 1 point guard! The Zen Master is in a dilemma.
On the field, Bynum also rushed over to celebrate with Zeng Zhen by high-fiving him after he landed.
Bynum said, "Buddy, if you have the opportunity to give to the sky, this ball I can also directly air catch." Zeng Zhen laughed: "This is not afraid of you false."
Bynum laughed, "You think I'm Lamar, haha."
The passing Odom glared at Bynum, and Bynum rubbed his head in embarrassment. Zeng Zhen also laughed.
Knicks offense.
Marbury dribbles to the frontcourt and then gives the ball to Ariza. Ariza hoists the ball to David Lee.
Odom went hard this time, and David Lee tried to make a layup after a one-two bump and turn, but the shot was blocked right down by Odom. The dropped ball was gotten by Devin George.
Zeng Zhen is quick off the mark, and Devon George throws a quick one-two to Zeng Zhen.
Zeng Zhen received the ball and dribbled a step to about a meter beyond the Knicks' three-point line.
It was a conversion kick, and the Knicks player didn't come to Zeng Zhen's side first. Zeng Zhen appeared open.
Zeng Zhen didn't hesitate to choose his shot. It was super long three points!
The fans in the audience also gasped.
The shot was unconventional, a normal player would have dribbled a step forward to take the shot, but not Zeng Zhen. But Zeng Zhen didn't. Instead, he simply pushed the shot.
With the fans in shock.
The basketball made a wonderful arc. "Swish!"
An arrow through the heart! 34-25.
Zeng Zhen gestures with an archery celebration back to his guard.
The Knicks defense was too messy to put much pressure on him.
The Knicks' offense once again missed the mark, and when it came to the inside, David Lee pushed Odom away from him, only to be caught by the referee for an offensive foul.
Laker offense.
Odom advances past half court with the ball.
Zeng Zhen cuts around Bynum's cover into the lane, and Odom gives the ball to the cutting Zeng Zhen. The Knicks' defense was all compressed towards Zeng Zhen.
Vujacic in the bottom corner fell into position, Zeng Zhen marched the ball over to Vujacic. The defense was pulled away by Zeng Zhen, and Vujacic was in an absolute gap.
Vujacic's three point shot. Hands up and down. "Swish!" 37-25.
The teams pulled into double digits. The Knicks offense came back.
After consecutive passes, Marbury formed a one-on-one opportunity with Zeng Zhen. This time, Marbury wanted to beat Zeng Zhen by himself.
"Bang!" "Bang!"
Mabry faced Zeng Zhen's continuous change of direction and slightly occupied the body position. Taking a step to the right, Mabry made a sharp jump shot.
Zeng Zhen, who had a long arm span, also judged Mabry's jumping motion and quickly stepped in to interfere. "Frame!"
Marbury's mid-range jumper wasn't there. The rebound was gotten by Bynum.
Bynum gives the ball to Odom. Odom dribbles between the lines to observe.
Odom also found a hole in the Knicks and he didn't feel the defensive pressure. Odom took the ball and straightened out into the lane and scored on an easy lick.
39-25 "Timeout!!!"
Nichols again called a halt to the game. ...
After the timeout, the Knicks slightly control the situation, the two teams also keep the difference between 10 to 14 points sawing. Zeng Zhen in this period of time also enjoyed more defensive care, individual performance was slightly suppressed.
The first half ended quickly as the Lakers went into the locker room with a 12-point lead.
The Lakers aren't considered a top-tier team, but still being able to lead the Knicks by so many points is enough to show that the Knicks are in trouble right now. At the time when the crowd thought everything would go down logically.
Crawford exploded early in the second half, Crawford hit back-to-back threes from the top of the arc, from the left side, and then he rushed in to score 2 + In the second quarter it was Zeng Zhen, the sixth man, who exploded, and now it's Crawford, the sixth man, who exploded.
The difference between the two sides quickly closed in, bringing the score to 60-57 between the two teams.
The atmosphere at Madison Square Garden Arena was also lit up as the fans kept chanting.
Lakers up and down all felt a huge pressure, the Zen master also dare not slow down, quickly called off the game ready to adjust.
Just the third quarter is obviously the momentum is on the side of the Knicks, Zeng Zhen's outside shooting is also beginning to miss the mark, missing two three-pointers in a row.
Nichols also clamped down on Zeng Zhen frantically, constantly forcing Zeng Zhen to go for the ball.
The Lakers' players didn't have much holding power except for Zeng Zhen, who also played hard.
On the Knicks' side, Ariza and Channing Frye also started to score threes after Crawford got a hold of them. The second lineup of Crawford suddenly became the leader of the Knicks, constantly leading the team to counterattack. Luck is also on the Knicks' side as Crawford scored back-to-back wonder balls.
Whether it was a 24-second whistle shot or a barely-there shot that was completely off-balance, those shots went in. Lakers rely on the inside Bynum and Odom in the stubborn resistance.
At the 4:33 mark, the Lakers had the score back in their favor. The score was 73-75 at that point.
The Madison Square Garden Arena was loud and clear.
It was as if Knicks fans were going to shout the top of the arena off.
Zeng Zhen three-point line outside the received Walton's breakthrough points, Mabry quickly wrapped up Zeng Zhen, did not give Zeng Zhen shot space. Zeng Zhen did not seek a single opportunity to play, but immediately beckoned for cover.
The Lakers' players were familiar with Zeng Zhen's style, and Bynum quickly brought it up. Bynum blocked Marbury and then went down to take Marbury away.
Zeng Zhen didn't make it over first and had to settle for a one-two. Channing Frye stayed behind to mismatch Zeng Zhen's defense.
"Bang!" "Bang!"
Facing Frye, Zeng Zhen frequently dribbled the ball down low.
Frye has been following Zeng Zhen's dribbling rhythm, he did not dare to have the slightest relaxation, he knew that Zeng Zhen's shooting ability is very sick, as long as let Zeng Zhen get space, Zeng Zhen will complete the shot.
Even though Zeng Zhen's shooting touch wasn't good in this quarter, he didn't dare to release it.
After a continuous change of direction, Zeng Zhen easily found the space on Frye's right side and rushed in. Eddie Curry to assist in defense of Zeng Zhen, but this guy fat into a ball, looks very clumsy. Zeng Zhen flexible to a leaning Eddy Curry gyroscopic turn to the basket after high hit the board.
Eddie Curry did not interfere with Zeng Zhen as if he was nailed to the spot, and Zeng Zhen deliberately adjusted the arc in order to prevent him from covering. It turned out to be unnecessary.
Eddie Curry wouldn't have been able to deliver the interference on this one. The hitter bounced into the box.
"Swish!" 75-75.
Eddie Curry looked chagrined.
You know, before the game he said he was going to slap Zeng Zhen out hard. But this ball was too much of a slap in the face.
"Hey, Eddie Curry is too fat, how did he become like this." "Zeng Zhen's hand under the basket is also unbelievable."
"Eddie Curry is really out of it right now." "This defense is as air." The fans murmured.
On the court, the Knicks' offense came back.
Marbury gives the ball to Crawford after dribbling to the frontcourt.
Crawford is in good shape for ball handling.
Crawford gives the ball to David Lee.
The rest of the Knicks interspersed runs, and soon Zeng Zhen rotated to Crawford on defense. David Lee gave the ball back to Crawford after a one-step bump.
Crawford faced Zeng Zhen's continuous change of direction.
Zeng Zhen didn't lose his position, he's not so agile that he can just bob and weave and get passed.
Only, Crawford made a strong crossover step on the wobble, and Zeng Zhen raised his hand to interfere. Crawford remained under that interference.
"Swish!" Three hits. 75-78.
Zeng Zhen also had a sense of helplessness at being shot at by his opponent.
The NBA is still full of no-nonsense players who are capable of putting the ball in the hoop no matter how much defensive pressure there is, as long as they are given the opportunity to make a shot.
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