Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 501

The Wizards returned to the home court, still showing a different mental outlook.

Their bigs got off to a good start, and Nene managed to hit a few.

In addition, Milicic sent two big caps when he came on the court, and the Wizards finally got their wish and took the lead.

After returning to the Capital One Arena at home, the Wizards fought even harder.

Old guys like Pierce didn't play on the court like before.

They welcomed the Knicks with a stronger physical confrontation, which was relatively successful at first.

But in this regard, the Knicks are actually more experienced. After getting used to the rhythm of the away game, Leonard began to drop the hammer to match the players, whether it was Pierce or others.

Lowry is also very stable. He is a bit swapped with Wall in this series, but obviously this situation is not good for the Wizards who are a bit difficult to score.

Next, the Wizards tried their best to keep the lead.

Milicic also started to play hard inside, and Gobert was still a bit thin.

If you ask a fat man, there is no defense.

Anyway, in the first half, the Wizards won the fight, and they still kept the lead in the end.

The Knicks encountered some trouble for the first time in the playoffs.

This is a matter of time. Although the Knicks are very strong, it is impossible to relax all the way to the end.

In the playoffs, the intensity will definitely be different, and in the second round, they will have to show some real skills.

During the intermission, Zhang Sixin said to the players: "Gentlemen, you won't lose your energy when you come to the away game. You are the best in the league."

"With a little more intensity, we need to focus on customers. They won't last, believe me."

"But if the aggression doesn't come up, it's your business."

In fact, because of playing time, even at home, the Wizards consume more.

In the first half, they were a bit reckless in order to keep the lead. They thought they could hold on to the end, but they stopped at halftime, and they felt something was wrong when they came up in the third quarter.

The inside line has no strength to fight harder. The Wizards' two inside lines are not bad, but they are not the type of overlord in the penalty area.

When the inside offensive end stops, the Wizards will naturally return to the familiar outside mode.

Bill can also score, he has completely evolved this season.

It's just that the efficiency is a bit ineffective, and it can't compare with the combination of Lowry and Leonard.

The key is that the Knicks can still increase their strength, and their players have more physical strength.

The advantage of more rotations is reflected at this time. Although sometimes more rotations will affect the continuity of the feel, it can ensure the continuous high intensity of the defensive end.

"I thought the Wizards had hope of winning this game, but I didn't expect it to be a lack of stamina."

"The Wizards only felt good in the first half. They played super-level offensively inside. In the second half, they just returned to normal. The Wizards' hard power is still a little bit worse."

"The Knicks are amazing. When they fall behind, they don't panic at all, and then they find a chance to reverse the score, and they won't give their opponent another chance."

"Whether the team Zhang Sixin coaches is stable or not, I suspect that he is a robot with a well-written program, and then he can infect his players into robots."

"Robot, haha, it really smells like that. The Knicks did make a lot fewer mistakes than the opponent."

Wizards head coach Whitman saw that the situation was not right, and shouted all kinds of things on the court, hoping that the team could stabilize and surpass the score again.

After all, they can't win the first home game, and they are likely to follow in the footsteps of the Nets.

It's just that it's not something you can do if you think about it.

I don't feel it when I watch the game, but when I face the Knicks directly, I feel how difficult it is.

Bill didn't have a chance to rest, but he couldn't make a shot behind him.

Green never left Bill, and Bill couldn't help it.

After his physical strength declined, he couldn't even hit the outside line forcibly.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Middleton and Curry each hit a three-pointer, and the Wizards' situation suddenly became tense.

They began to think of ways to play outside, but throughout the final quarter, they missed a three-pointer.

The Knicks' defense is such a mentality. The Wizards were still full of fighting spirit during the halftime break, and they were directly turned off at this time.

In the last few minutes, the Wizards still didn't score, and the Knicks just got the match point.

After the game, Wizards coach Whitman also said: "We have taken out all the weapons to fight the opponent tonight, but sometimes the balance of victory will favor the team with fewer mistakes."

Competitive sports are often so helpless, and reducing mistakes in the high-intensity playoffs is by no means as simple as fans imagine.

The Knicks were very strong at the beginning of the season, but Zhang Sixin can tell others responsibly that the Knicks are much stronger now than they were at the beginning of the season, and the Wizards can't make them play their best.

In the fourth game, the Wizards still firmly used their starting lineup.

They replicated their start, but they don't have the consistency inside.

Milicic and Nene are not bad in confrontation, but after the confrontation they couldn't put the ball in like they were on the field.

So the Wizards' tactics failed at the beginning, and then they returned to the most familiar perimeter offense.

There is no way, they can't watch the team fall behind and stick to the so-called promising tactics. If that is the case, the Knicks will easily lead to double digits, and then make the Wizards desperate for the whole game.

The Wizards adjusted relatively quickly. Unfortunately, the efficiency of Wall and Bill has not been high in this series. They can score but can't help the team gain an advantage, that's it.

Zhang Sixin felt that the Wizards had done a good job, at least they didn't collapse.

After returning home, they did play better than away.

"The Wizards have changed too little, they can't do that kind of extreme team, their possession of the ball is in the hands of two young people in the backcourt, but these two young people can't handle this level of game." Zhang Sixin said.

In fact, this is a common problem of many teams. They cannot handle more complex tactics, but in a simple mode, the team's record remains the same.

The Wizards are not bad, at least they have entered the second round of the playoffs.

There are many teams that play like this, can't even make the playoffs, or can only play in one round.

They all know that this may not be the most correct way, but it is also really difficult for them to do better.

Professional sports need to see results quickly. The team may be able to resist, but the coach certainly cannot. Therefore, no coach can slowly build a team, and the liquidity of the market is also an obstacle.

So many teams can only make do with a gamble, and it's normal for them to go so far.

To be honest, it would not have been so easy to even get to this point if it weren't for the East's hip pull.

The Wizards haven't given up yet, but the series is almost over.

(End of this chapter)