He faced Yingodala and did not take any advantage during the regular season.
Therefore, Lian Dao has long been mentally prepared to be targeted by Yingodala in the playoffs.
However, when he contacted Yingodala, Lian Dao still felt that he thought of the 76ers too simply.
Tougher collisions than in the regular season, rough blocking, constant pressing and small movements from time to time... Lian Dao thought that Yingodala's defense should be very clean, but he didn't expect that he would also use some small movements, but such small movements are against
The players were not harmed.
Sure enough, no team or player will give up easily in the playoffs.
To be honest, the 76ers' roughness was beyond Lian Dao's imagination when they first played against each other.
Yingodala doesn't mind using rough methods to defend his opponents on the outside. He does everything except maliciously hurting others.
Amidst Yingodala's rough defense, Lian Dao just didn't get out of the way.
In the end, Lian Dao had no choice but to let Cousins use an off-ball screen, briefly getting rid of Yingodala's dog-skin plaster-like defense, and then received Holiday's pass.
Directly pull out the hand from outside the three-point line.
At this time, Yingodala had already squeezed through Cousins' screen. Seeing that Yingodala's big hand was about to block the shot, Lian Dao took advantage of the weak space to take action first.
Yingodala's fingers could feel the changes in airflow caused by Lian Dao's basketball throw.
If before this, Lian Dao would never have dared to take action like this, he would have adjusted his action posture.
But Lian Dao didn't have it this time. The improvement in his agility attribute also increased his shooting speed. Although it's not a lot, at critical moments like now, he doesn't need to adjust his shooting posture.
Don't underestimate this slight improvement. Not only can it help Lian Dao reduce the time it takes to adjust his shooting, it also allows Lian Dao to adjust his shooting posture without having to adjust his shooting posture, thus reducing the instability of his shooting.
Sometimes you feel that this is a small improvement, but at the top, every bit of progress will be infinitely magnified.
"brush!"
Lian Dao's classic opening three-pointer was successful, which directly boosted the team's momentum.
The fans at the scene also gave the warmest cheers.
Yingodala shook his hand in annoyance. He regretted that he was just 0.01 seconds slower. If he had been faster, he might have touched the basketball shot by Lian Dao.
But Yingodala never expected that Lian Dao's shot just now was carefully calculated. Everything seemed to give his opponent an illusion: try harder, try harder, and you are about to touch it.
And when the opponent finds that no matter how hard they try, they can't reach it, all their hopes will instantly fall into the abyss, and they will be doomed!
"Come on, you can do it if you work harder!" When returning to defense, Lian Dao spat trash talk at Yingodala.
In fact, Lian Dao also had a hard time during the confrontation. Yingodala's defense really made Lian Dao feel like he had met James, especially his physical strength, which was really not inferior to James in the slightest.
It seems that this guy was able to get the FMVP by restricting James. He is really not just bragging. He does have two tricks.
"Damn it!" Yingodala looked gloomy when he heard Lian Dao's trash talk. His shoulders were also very uncomfortable now. He had just been bumped a few times by Lian Dao like a bull. Although he gritted his teeth and kept up with Lian Dao's footsteps.
, but I guess I know the sadness in it.
However, although he failed to prevent Lian Dao's shot just now, Yingodala was not discouraged. On the contrary, he only missed it by a small margin, which gave Yingodala hope. He is even more excited now.
When Lian Dao saw Yingodala's excitement, he knew that he had been fooled. He immediately smiled and stepped forward, also defending Yingodala closely. The two of them fought together again.
Since his opponents had adopted the highest defensive standards, Lian Dao was not polite. Almost as soon as Yingodala came over, Lian Dao stepped forward very forcefully.
The two big men were stuck together, making small moves with each other constantly, grabbing the jersey and making small elbows. This was actually very uncomfortable.
But Lian Dao enjoys it. Defense, what is defense without intensity?
Although the 76ers have point guard Lou Williams, Williams's organization and passing are really not flattering. This guy is not so much organization and passing, but rather, he can only break through and distribute the ball.
Many times the 76ers rely on Yingodala to organize their offense.
In fact, it's not just Yinggotala who has flaws, the 76ers also have problems. They want to unleash Yinggotala's offensive firepower, but they still don't help Yingodala find a more reliable point guard.
Oh, I found Jrue Holiday, but their management was blind and traded him to the Knicks again.
Speaking of this, Holiday was in high spirits, and he devoted 200% of his energy on the defensive end to deal with Lou Williams.
This is not to say that he blames the 76ers management for trading him, but he does have some personal grudges with Lou Williams. When Holiday first entered the league, rookies would be pranked by veterans, and Holiday naturally did the same.
There's no way to escape.
And the most egregious one is Lou Williams in the same position.
This guy asked Holiday to carry a backpack filled with "super-elastic umbrellas" and asked Holiday to be on call at that time. The key is that he also deliberately knocked over the "super-elastic umbrella" in front of the media.
, the media at the time thought Holiday was a nightclub teddy.
Because of that incident at that time, his girlfriend Lauren, who had a crush on him, almost broke up with him because of it.
At that time, the relationship between Holiday and Lou Williams in the team was very rigid, which is why when the Knicks proposed a trade to acquire Holiday, the 76ers actually agreed.
In fact, the Knicks originally thought it was the 76ers' first-round pick, and the reason they traded for Holiday was because the Knicks happened to be short of manpower at the No. 1 position.
And when they meet in the playoffs, new and old grudges add up, Holiday will definitely have to teach his ugly old bird a lesson.
Therefore, Holiday used his strong body to give Lou Williams a strong sense of oppression as soon as he came up.
Lou Williams moved left and right, constantly accelerating, but could never get rid of Holiday's defense.
Lou Williams doesn't dare to force a shot. His height is much different from Holiday. If he dares to force a shot, Holiday, who is not out of position defensively, will definitely give him a huge block.
"Xie Te, how come this kid has made so much progress?"
As a last resort, Lou Williams could only hand the ball to Ying Guodala for processing.
But I don't know if this guy is out of his mind or because he is too young to look at Lian Dao's tackling ability.
Before Yingodala could completely get rid of Lian Dao, he passed the ball, which directly allowed Lian Dao to take the lead and use his superior wingspan to shoot the ball away.
Seeing that Lian Dao was about to make a fast break with the ball, Yingodala immediately stepped forward and hugged Lian Dao, without giving Lian Dao any chance to make a fast break with the ball.
"Beep!"
Reluctantly, the Knicks served again.
"Louis Williams' passing point is not very good, but Sickle's wingspan talent is too strong. He was half a body behind and was able to beat the pass first, followed by an instant acceleration. If it hadn't been for Ander
Lie made a timely foul, and this ball is probably a wonderful defensive counterattack dunk!"
"That's right, but today both sides' defenses were not giving in to each other. Sickle had no intention of retaining his physical fitness on the defensive end. The physical fight between the two sides on the field seemed to tell everyone that this is the playoffs!"
Every championship team in history is a team that integrates offense and defense. No team can win the championship by relying solely on offense, even the Warriors in the future. Many people only see the Warriors' strong scoring efficiency.
, and excellent three-pointers, but never found the Warriors' unlimited defense changes, which gave all teams a headache.
Even though Stephen Curry's defense is poor, his defensive attitude and defensive spirit are absolutely top-notch. It's just that his body is a little worse, which shows his defensive nature.
The Knicks lost the opportunity to defend and counterattack quickly. Now the 76ers have already established their footing, and the 76ers still adopt a fierce defensive strategy.
But this time Lian Dao did not choose to run, but directly sat one step inside the three-point line, pressed his opponent with his back, and then raised his hand to ask for the ball.