Chapter 502: If you have a good waist, you just have to show it off!
Hayes, who was defending under the basket, didn't react, and Richardson was already floating in the air.
The Magic recovered two points.
During the transition between offense and defense, Lian Dao broke through to the basket. The Magic team immediately shrank quickly, and Lian Dao was surrounded like a dumpling.
A mistake was about to happen, but Lian Dao remained calm and unhurried.
The fake shot directly shook Turkoglu, then pulled the ball back, and then passed the ball behind Howard through the gap between Ryan Anderson and Howard.
Stoudemire came head-on, and after receiving the ball, he rose directly from the ground and completed a dunk across Howard!
Although Stoudemire's dunk this time was opportunistic, the Magic's attention was all on Lian Dao, and they ignored other Knicks players, which gave Stoudemire the opportunity to dominate the dunk.
However, I have to say that this shot was very morale-boosting.
"Defend, defend, follow your own people, don't miss anyone!"
Lian Dao shouted loudly as he returned to defense.
After Lian Dao shouted, the Knicks' perimeter defense was obviously much stronger.
Howard still wanted to repeat the same trick, but this time Danny Green quickly bypassed the pick-and-roll, caught up with Richardson, stuck to Richardson, and cut off his receiving route.
Since there was no opportunity to move, Howard then came to the inside and tried to use his own advantages to attract double teams.
However, as soon as he came inside, Hayes kept coming around to defend him, interfering with Howard's receiving route.
He finally received Turkoglu's pass, but Hayes blocked him and prevented him from stepping into the penalty area.
Howard didn't believe in evil and continued to criticize inwardly.
one time!
There was no resistance, but Hayes' muffled voice rang in Howard's ears.
One more time!
The steps have moved a bit!
"Have the opportunity!"
Howard's eyes lit up, so he gathered his strength again and used all his strength to strike inwards.
But as soon as he exerted his strength, he realized that something was wrong. Why was there no point of focus in the feeling reflected by his body? His body staggered and he fell to the floor with a thud.
It turned out that Hayes deliberately created the illusion that he was having difficulty defending, and then led Howard to fall for the trick.
When the fight came up for the third time, Hayes pulled out the stool and knocked Howard to pieces.
When Howard fell, Hayes stole the basketball that was out of Howard's control.
Then, the ball was handed to Lian Dao, and the Knicks counterattacked with a fast break!
After Lian Dao received the pass, he ran forward as fast as the wind and then finished with a powerful dunk!
Madison Square Garden is buzzing instantly!
Lian Dao's one-stop dunk is not that difficult, especially for Knicks fans who often see fast breaks like this, it is not surprising.
However, Hayes defended Howard alone and completed the steal, which was very exciting and very inspiring!
"Seeing that there are no boys, this is the real defense. You must learn to use your brain instead of just using brute force!"
Rasheed lectured Cousins on the bench.
Cousins wanted to refute, but there was no reason.
And looking at Rasheed, Cousins silently swallowed the words he wanted to refute.
Mainly because he saw Rashid's ready-to-move slap.
In fact, when Hayes completed the steal, Cousins's eyes widened with disbelief on his face.
Hayes can defeat Howard with just one defense, but he is always being abused on the court.
At first, Cousins, who has outstanding physical talent, couldn't look down on Hayes.
But this time, Cousins was a little impressed by Hayes' golf intelligence.
And Hassan at the water cooler is no better. Neither of these two players have very high golf IQs. To put it simply, they often have brainstem defects.
But sometimes, that’s just the way it is, what you lack is often what you envy!
God gave them physical gifts, but forgot to install matching CPUs for them.
The Knicks extended their lead to five points.
"Defend!" "Defend!"
A great offense can inspire people, and a great defense can do the same thing.
Hayes' excellent defense ignited the fans' emotions. Under the leadership of the DJ on site, the Madison Center filled with cheers and cheers.
The Magic are still playing with Howard.
Howard was frustrated by Hayes in the last round, which made Howard feel very embarrassed and angry, especially when the fans cheered for Hayes, as if they were slaps on Howard's face.
Who is Howard, the number one center in the league, and who is Hayes, a little-known role player.
And this is this role player who has just caused him great embarrassment, and he has to find his place no matter what.
After Howard caught the ball, he still fought hard with his back, but this time in order to prevent Hayes from withdrawing his stool, he was cautious and did not lean all his body on Hayes.
Hayes also knew that removing the stool could only be used as a surprise method, so he did not think of using this trick this time.
Directly use your body to push Howard outside the penalty area and prevent him from easily approaching the basket.
Although Hayes is only 1.98 meters tall, his physical strength is not inferior to any center.
In particular, Hayes has great experience in small defense and big defense. A lot of his strength is directed at Howard's waist, causing Howard to be unable to exert force at all, and Howard's lower body strength is indeed not very stable.
Howard tossed and turned for a while, but couldn't get rid of Hayes. Seeing that the Knicks were about to double-team, Howard could only choose to shoot a jumper.
But Hayes strongly resisted Howard when he took a shot, causing Howard's shooting to be seriously interfered with.
"Don!"
The basketball hit the outside of the basket.
Hayes' defense worked again.
Ryan Anderson stepped forward to grab the rebound, but Stoudemire pushed it away and collected the rebound first.
Stan Van Gundy stood up from the bench and loudly reminded his players to pay attention to defense.
Originally, the two teams had been in a stalemate at the beginning, but now Hayes unexpectedly came out to break the deadlock, and the situation was somewhat unfavorable to the Magic.
Lian Dao once again broke through with the ball, accelerated past the defense, and broke directly into the Magic's inside line.
This time, the Magic team paid special attention to Stoudemire's movements. It was really the cooperation between Lian Dao and Stoudemire that was too lethal.
It is not easy to defend against one of them when they are in good condition, let alone if both of them are in good condition.
Ryan Anderson was hesitant this time, wavering between double-teaming Lian Dao and guarding Stoudemire, but Lian Dao would not give his opponent a chance to think.
He rushed directly into the paint and jumped high. Howard jumped to cover the defense. Lian Dao used his waist in the air to turn around to avoid the block. At the same time, he switched the ball to his left hand and smashed it into the basket.
If you have a good waist, you just have to show it off!
After Lian Dao landed, he high-fived Hayes.
He is very happy now. As long as his teammates can stand up, he will feel a lot more relaxed.
Although Lian Dao doesn't care about provoking the offensive banner, he can't work so hard in every game throughout the season.
No matter how good his physical fitness is, even if he is "injury insulated", if every game requires him to fight to the point of exhaustion to win, no matter how good his body is, he will be exhausted in the end.
At this time, the two sides began to officially enter the rotation.
The Magic replaced Glen Davis and Quentin Richardson.
For the Knicks, Holiday and Stoudemire also took a rest and were replaced by Jeremy Lin and Millsap.
Quentin Richardson used Howard's pick-and-roll breakthrough to get to the basket, faked a move to get past Millsap and scored a layup.
Lian Dao is still impressed by Quentin Richardson. His three-point shots are bold and accurate, and he has excellent mid-range and long-range shooting abilities.
But it would be wrong to simply define him as an outside fort. Quentin Richardson's breakthrough is also very sharp, with flexible feet and excellent speed.
Although many of his athletic abilities have been severely reduced due to injuries and illnesses, he can still contribute flashes of performance in many cases.
Still a five point difference.
The two teams were about to continue their stalemate.
After Ryan Anderson came off the court, the Magic's defensive rotation improved greatly. After Lian Dao burst in, there was no chance, and then he came out again.
The Magic's defense against Lian Dao was very tight, with two people covering Lian Dao who was holding the ball.
Lian Dao decisively passed the ball to Millsap, who was open.
Davis is now restrained by Lian Dao and unable to defend Millsap.