Play with your brain

Chapter 236 The referee's name is Donaghy

People are like this, they always have desires, and they are even dominated by desires.More than a month ago, the ups and downs of the New York Knicks, including fans and the media who followed them, were still worried about whether the Knicks could enter the playoffs.But after more than a month, what they cared about was whether they could win the division championship.

This can't help but make people sigh, the people are not enough, and the world is impermanent!
Among them is Lao Hu. Of course, this guy found a very good reason for himself.

If an athlete loses his desire for victory, he might as well just go home and have a baby!

Whether they can win the first place in the Atlantic Division has now become the Knicks' top priority.As for the Knicks and the rival Raptors, it can be said that their current conditions are exactly the same, at least in terms of winning percentage.

In order to gain home court advantage in the playoffs, both sides began to fight!
The Knicks' current opponent needs them to work hard!
On March 3, the game between the Knicks and the Mavericks kicked off on time at the American Airlines Center Arena in Dallas.Originally, this was a game that was planned to be lost, but now this ball has been given more meaning.

To win!Only by winning can the Raptors be deterred, only by winning can the Knicks players have full confidence in the future games, and only by winning can the entire league see the determination of the Knicks...

Anyway, this game can't be like the last game, at least coach Tuo has this understanding.

"Hello, viewers..." This time it was broadcast on C5 again, but the narrator was replaced by Liu Xingyu, who had a loud voice and accurate pronunciation.Although Liu Xingyu is a rookie, his basic skills are very good. He came from a famous school in the imperial capital and is a good athlete.

"The guest commentator invited today is Mr. Zhang, whom everyone is familiar with. Hello, Mr. Zhang! Please tell us about the highlights of this game." The game has not yet started, and Liu Xingyu rarely talks about the ball, so it is still Mr. Zhang bring it on.

"Well, before today's game, the two sides had already played one game. The Knicks lost to the opponent at home. From the perspective of strength, the Knicks are indeed inferior to the opponent. Now the Mavericks are playing better and better. The record is one. No one can catch up with Qi Juechen..." Mr. Zhang said that he was spitting, and there was no silence before the start of the competition.

"Okay, the starters from both sides are out, let's take a look... Now it's the on-duty referee, it seems that someone's name is translated as Donaghy... the head coaches of both sides..." Liu Xingyu faced The screen froze, and the saliva seemed to surpass Teacher Zhang.

After talking for a while, the game will start immediately, and there are already scenes of players from both sides fighting for the ball on the TV screen over there.

The lineups of the two sides have not changed much, they are still the same, and Dampier and Curry are still competing for the ball.

There was a soft snap, and the Mavericks went first.

The game has started, and now it is just the beginning of a game. According to the convention, the Mavericks should give Nowitzki inside.

However, German Harris, who is in possession of the ball, did not do this this time. He was observing the defense, especially Hu Lin's defense.

"It seems that this is to open the situation from myself!" Just looking at Harris' eyes, Hu Lin knew what his opponent was going to do.It's too simple, I am also a point guard, so I naturally understand the psychology of point guards.

Sure enough, not disappointing Lao Hu, Harris started his own solo performance.

bang bang!Squeak!

After taking a step forward, Harris immediately changed the direction of the breakthrough, it should be said that it directly turned into a turn!
Originally, Harris dribbled with his right hand, and turned immediately after taking a step, so no matter how good his ball control was, the ball could not continue to dribble.Moreover, Harris's turn is extremely large and extremely fast, which also allows him to control the ball after turning around.

It's Harris' signature move, but it's nothing new.When Lao Hu was in China, he often saw someone use him. That person was Guo Shiqiang, who was Lao Hu's teammate and boss who first entered the professional league.

That's right, both Harris and Guo Shiqiang like to use this kind of large-scale pull to turn around and pass people, and after passing people, basically they can only choose to shoot, that is, throwing shots with strong rotation.

Because of his experience, he had faced off before, and Hu knew what his opponent was going to do from the first step of Harris, but Hu still couldn't defend his opponent.There is no other reason. This guy Harris moved too fast and too far, much faster than Lao Guo's. Therefore, even if he knew what he was going to do, he still couldn't guard against it.

Crack!Swish!
The basketball with strong rotation, just scratched the backboard lightly, and the ball got into the net.

"Good shot! Mavericks teenager Devin Harris scored the first goal. After he passed Hu Lin, he scored an easy layup. Harris is now a new rising star in the NBA. His physical fitness is excellent. He runs fast, bounces well, shoots accurately, and has a high awareness of stealing..." Liu Xingyu began to cheer up the rain.

"That..." Teacher Zhang wanted to speak, but found that he couldn't find a space for this new partner.

Forget about the two people in the C5 studio, let's focus on the game.

Do you want to respond?
This is a very interesting question. Lao Hu is now thinking about whether to give this guy on the opposite side a little colour-see-see.

never mind!Let this guy go first, the game has just begun!

In other words, the last game was because he followed the opponent's rhythm, which made the Mavericks play well. Therefore, Lao Hu chose to hold back this time and do his own organizational work well.

The current Knicks actually have strengths, at least at the center position, the 'Little Sharks' are stronger than No. [-] in the West.But now Dampier is also aware of his predicament, so he seldom attacks by himself now, and tries not to expose his weaknesses. He doesn't want Diop on the bench to see a joke.

To be honest, from a defensive point of view, the No. [-] center in the Western Conference is still very good, and the Mavericks' defense has always been good. Even the Rockets' Yaoming is often deflated.

However, the problem now is that the Knicks cannot back down, even if the opponent is very strong, they must defeat him!

Pull away, let 'Little Shark' come to eat the first in the West alone!

Through the INSIDE-OUT cooperation, after Lao Hu came to the bottom corner, he passed the ball again to Curry, who was in a good position inside, and the duel between these two big guys began!

Some people didn't want these two guys to have a separate conversation. Harris quickly made a posture to help defend, but he didn't dare to stay too far away from Lao Hu, because it was too dangerous.

The distance is still dangerous now, and the little shark started.

He dribbled the ball with a bang, and then sat down on the basket with his big butt, and then, regardless of his opponent's life or death, 'Little Shark' immediately turned over and shot a jumper!
This is a turn to the front of the basket. 'Baby Shark' is bound to be taken care of by Nowitzki, but this time he doesn't care so much.

Swish!Have!The first inside attack was successful, which shows that Curry is in good shape today!
"Good shot! Knicks' 'Little Shark' Curry hit the inside and scored two points. His shot just now was full of power and speed, and it was very difficult. With Nowitzki's help defense The attack was completed under the interference, which is truly overwhelming!..." Liu Xingyu began to talk to himself, and his eyes were really impressive!

"That... this ball... well, it's reasonable..." Mr. Zhang really couldn't get it right, so he had to say 'reasonable' in a depressed way.

Let's put aside the matter of Liu Xingyu's battle with Mr. Zhang over there.After getting the good news that Curry is in good shape today, Lao Hu worked out the Knicks' opening strategy.That's the inside line for beating the Mavericks, and it's best to attack by force!
Why develop such a tactic?Why do you want to attack more?Shouldn't the general normal tactics be to run through screens and pass the ball appropriately to make the inside attack easier?

This is why Lao Hu chose this way out of consideration for the whole game.The main reason is that strong play can often cause opponents to foul.

From the perspective of strength, the Knicks are really far inferior to their opponents. Whether it is the main lineup or the bench lineup, there is a gap between the two sides.Moreover, the sharpness and speed of the Mavericks' offense made the Knicks very headache.Many of the Knicks' wins are based on offense. Their own defense is not very strong. Of course, it is much better than before, but defense itself is not what the Knicks are good at.

So how to curb the crazy offense of the Mavericks?Hu, now there is a solution, that is...

Use offense to suppress offense!

To put it simply, it is to let Curry attack the inside by force. Because it is a strong attack, there will be physical contact, which means there may be fouls.Of course, this is only possible, because the ball needs Curry to play, and the physical contact at the basket depends on the referee as to who calls the foul.Moreover, this is still at the home court of the Mavericks. To be honest, it is really hard to say whether it can develop according to Lao Hu's ideas!

However, today there is an objective condition that makes it possible, even very possible, for Lao Hu to implement his own tactics.That is, Lao Hu noticed that today's on-duty referee, his name is 'Donaghy'!
Maybe now Donaghy is not as famous as his good friend, 'Ice Bucket' Joe Crawford, but Lao Hu knows his background for this dull-haired and rich guy.

That's right, Donaghy hasn't been found out yet, and the NBA won't pay attention to this guy until a year later. However, since this is a referee who likes to gamble, will Donaghy bet on today's game? What about the stakes?
Lao Hu believes that such a referee and such a gambler will never let go of such a good opportunity to make a lot of money.

The reason is simple. The Mavericks currently have a high winning percentage. They are still in a 13-game winning streak. Moreover, the Mavericks won fairly easily in terms of the scores at home in the Knicks.With so many factors added together, the odds given by Las Vegas must not be low, which means that everyone must be optimistic about the Mavericks winning another game, and the odds given by the gambling company are definitely popular. The direction, otherwise there must be something tricky in it.

However, judging from the performance of the Knicks in the last game, the New Yorkers are not completely without opportunities. At least in the eyes of people in the circle, the Knicks still have something to do. An away win.

So, as the referee of the home game, as a gambler, how could Donaghy let go of this opportunity?
It is estimated that this guy made a big bet early in the morning. Although Lao Hu doesn't know the exact amount, if he doesn't make a move in such a game, can he still be called Donaghy?

Combining all the above conditions, now use the Knicks' current strongest point inside to beat the opponent hard, then there will be a great possibility that the trend of this game will develop according to Lao Hu's vision.

Beep!However, Lao Hu, who was thinking about the development of the battle situation, was suddenly interrupted by a whistle.

Najib did it so soon?No, isn't the Knicks defending now?

Sure enough, when Nowitzki shot the ball just now, the referee Donaghy blew his whistle on the spot, and he pointed at Lao Li who was defending the German, and Lao Li was looking at Donaghy inexplicably.

In the defense just now, there was not much physical contact at all, because the German was using his specialty, Sikma's step followed by a tentative step followed by a fadeaway shot. Even if Lao Li wanted more physical contact, this action would not work.

At most, Nowitzki's leg had contact with Lao Li, but could this also be a foul?

After seeing the penalty, Lao Hu was speechless for a while, and a thought suddenly popped up in his mind, which made him break out in a cold sweat!
Lying in a big trough!Could it be that this bastard bought the Mavericks to win? !

Then this is cheating!Originally, the strength is not as good as the opponent, and with the help of the referee, it would be heaven defying to win!
Nima!One miscalculation, maybe Boss Ku bought off the bastard Donaghy in advance!Doesn't it look like the Knicks have been cornered again?
That's not the case, Boss Ku is not like this kind of person.Although Donaghy's later book once said that the boss put pressure on the referee, which led to the Rockets being eliminated by the Mavericks.However, it's not about money, it's because the NBA officials came out to help, that is to say, the boss's status doesn't need to contact referees like Donaghy at all, he just needs to complain to the NBA a few more times and pay fines. .But the current record of the Mavericks does not need it at all.
That is, this guy bet on the Mavericks to win, but the money he won was too little.Unless it is a heavy bet, but that is simply asking for a dead end, because once the transaction amount exceeds 1 US dollars, it will be taken into account by the US Federal Tax Service. Don’t forget that gambling in the United States is legal, which means that they are all Registered with the tax bureau.Therefore, as long as Donaghy does not want to be found out, he will not place too much money.Could it be to go to the black gambling house below?It should be difficult for a referee to have something legal but illegal. This kind of thing should be difficult for a referee, because if they have anything to do with those things, they will be suspected.

Anyway, this penalty is really strange, so the only explanation may be that Donaghy has changed his mind, this guy didn't intervene in this game, it's just this situation, even if he beat Lao Hu to death, he wouldn't believe it!
Squeak!Bang bang...Thought too much, almost got the ball stolen by Harris!
"It's dangerous! Let's focus on the game!"

(End of this chapter)