In the second half of the game, the Knicks put together a lineup that combined main players and substitutes. Jared Jeffries, who usually only appears at the fourth position, appeared at the fifth position, but no one found it strange.
"Jerome James was suddenly waived, which left the Knicks without a true substitute at the fifth position. Now they use Jared Jeffries as a guest player, which is reasonable, but Wilson Chandler and Renaldo
-Buckman's forward combination seems a bit lacking in strength."
No one will find it strange, but most people will think that the Knicks' rotation needs to face the Bucks' main lineup, and there is a bit of a gap in strength between the two.
The Knicks had the ball at the beginning. Jared Jeffries served from the backcourt. Lin Yu received the ball and then shouted and directed.
"Run, faster, don't stop!"
When he shouted, his teammates on the court had already followed his request and started running and running quickly.
This was his request in the midfield locker room. In Lin Yu's view, the biggest advantage of the Knicks' rotation is speed.
Jared Jeffries is a flexible fourth position, and he is faster when he plays as a guest at the fifth position. The two forward teams are shorter in height, but their advantages are also speed and flexibility. Needless to say, the back line, this set
The rotation lineup is already full of speed and flexibility.
Then, the most effective way to play is to play quickly and quickly, preferably with a run-and-gun feel.
On the sidelines, several statisticians or bastards who had been excluded by Lin Yu had different reactions as they watched the Knicks launch their offense on the court.
The same thing is that no one is optimistic that Lin Yu can lead this strange rotation to win the showdown with the Bucks' main force.
Zach Randolph, who has always regarded data as his life, even sneered and said to Fred Jones next to him: "Look, he will have to replace us before half a quarter of the game."
On the court, Lin Yu had advanced to the frontcourt, and Jared Jeffries immediately gave Lin Yu a cover. The biggest difference compared with the main lineup has appeared.
"Dayu got a cover from Jeffries. In the first half, he played with the main lineup and didn't get a single chance to cover."
Unlike American commentators, domestic commentators like to pay attention to the coordination of teammates. If the players they support do not perform well, they can take the blame.
But in this game, there is no need for these commentators to blame Lin Yu. Lin Yu failed to get the core treatment he deserved from his teammates in the main lineup. Everyone can see it.
The attack on the court was obviously different from the first half. Lin Yu, who had received the cover, quickly shook off Michael Reid, took a step forward, and made an emergency stop to take action.
A swish sound!
Lin Yu, who was not disturbed, hit the ball easily and accurately.
At 47:59, the score gap was close to 2 points, but it was still 12 points.
The Bucks were not impatient. They had a huge lead, so they counterattacked unhurriedly.
Although the offense was slow, it did not lose its routine, and it was extremely keen to discover the problem with the Knicks' lineup: the inside line was not strong enough.
Therefore, the Bucks returned the ball from the outside and quickly found an opportunity to pass the ball in.
Bogut beat Jeffries hard, and Jeffries struggled to defend. Lin Yu shouted loudly: "Help defend, help defend, and the weak side will make up for it!"
Although in a hurry, Wilson Chandler rushed over immediately and completed the flanking defense against Bogut.
At this time, Bogut had already raised his hand to throw the ball towards the basket, but Wilson Chandler, who arrived in time, reached out to cut the ball.
With a snap, the basketball changed its original trajectory and fell to the floor.
The Knicks' lineup prevented the Bucks' offense so dangerously and dangerously.
After the basketball landed, it crossed the baseline. After the referee blew the whistle, the ball was awarded to the Bucks. Lin Yu clapped his hands and encouraged: "Well done, Wilson, let's continue. Help defend faster and the weak side will rotate."
Faster!"
After a successful offense and a successful defense, the Knicks' momentum was greatly boosted. Wilson Chandler and Lin Yu, who had just finished cutting the ball, high-fived each other.
When the Bucks took the ball again, the Knicks' defense became even more tenacious. They did not let any opponent go and did not give the Bucks any open space.
Faced with this situation, the Bucks can only play alone.
There was not much time in this round. Xiao Mo quickly broke through and hit an emergency mid-range shot, which hit the frame with a bang.
The competition for rebounds under the basket became more intense. Lin Yu, who rushed to the basket, jumped up and shouted: I am the rebounder!
Then he grabbed the basketball into his arms before Bogut could.
Start with the rebound, and then the counterattack.
"Fight back!"
Lin Yu just roared, and all the Knicks rushed to the frontcourt, and he was immediately surrounded by the entire Bucks while holding the ball.
But with a bang, Lin Yu's pass penetrated the defense and found Renaldo Backman. Buckman caught the ball and dunked, slamming the basketball into the basket.
Madison Square Garden Arena erupted in violent cheers, but the score gap only narrowed to 10 points.
"Keep going, don't let up!"
Lin Yu's roar reached everyone's ears through the loudspeakers beside the stadium.
Zach Randolph was still dismissive. It was just two goals. Although the score gap had narrowed, the Knicks' five players on the court were running all the time. Such consumption was really difficult to sustain until the end of the game.
Zach Randolph had already thought about it. When the situation on the court declined sharply, he said to Lin Yu: Look, without me, you can't even finish a game.
In the defensive round, the Knicks still gritted their teeth and persisted. Not giving the Bucks an open opportunity was already a success.
The Bucks can only play in isolation, but in outside singles, they can't take advantage. In inside singles, the Knicks' rotating defense plays a role again.
Charlie Villanueva made a mid-range shot, Buckman grabbed the rebound, and then there was another wave of counterattacks. Lin Yu caught the ball to attract the defense, and then changed hands, assisting Nate Robinson who crossed inside and succeeded in a dunk!
"Continuous counterattacks were successful, and the point difference behind was only single digits!"
"Under the huge disadvantage in the first half, the Knicks actually relied on an unconventional rotation to gradually overcome the disadvantage!"
After 8 points, the Bucks still struggled for a round, and Mo hit a mid-range shot, widening the point difference to 10 points.
But then, there was another wave of consecutive misses by the Knicks' quick-rotating defense. The Knicks relied on successful defensive rebounds and continued counterattacks, gradually pulling the deficit to within 5 points.
At this time, the third quarter of the game had been going on for more than 5 minutes, and just as Zach Randolph thought, the Knicks' physical fitness began to decline...