champion heart

Chapter 173 172. This melon is still very sweet!

Sure enough, at the beginning of the second quarter, Anthony sat on the sidelines of the Knicks and did not play.

This is also Anthony's normal rotation time, after all, he has already played the first quarter.

And this is D'Antoni's small calculation.

Back from the second quarter, the Knicks without Anthony are simply not in the same league in terms of offensive firepower.

Without Anthony, a super scorer, the Knicks' offense on the field became very unsmooth, and they often stopped the ball.

Felton couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to either.

It can't be said that, it can only be said that the ball he passed cannot be converted into a score.

It can be said that during the more than four minutes of Anthony's rest, if it weren't for the "nervous knife" of JR Smith, the Knicks would have been even more difficult.

In the few minutes that Anthony was away, JR made two three-pointers from the outside, which made the Knicks only 6 points behind!
If it weren't for his two three-pointers, the point difference between the two sides might have gone straight to double digits.

In other words, in less than 5 minutes without Anthony, the Lakers won the Knicks by 10 points, from 4 points behind to 6 points ahead.

No more, no less, Tang De scored exactly 10 points during this period. So far, Tang De has scored 16 points tonight, surpassing Anthony's 14 points!
Seeing this situation in the team, Gua Ge, who was sitting on the field at the moment, couldn't sit still completely, and aggressively signaled the coach to call a timeout quickly and let him play.

Penguin Sports Live.

Wang Meng: "Mr. Su, now it seems that D'Antoni's little trick you mentioned seems to have been achieved, but what I didn't expect was that the Lakers' counterattack would come so quickly!"

Su Junyang: "It's normal, why? First of all, you can see that Tang De scored 10 points alone. Because Anthony is not on the court, Tang De doesn't need to waste energy defending Anthony. He can put all his energy on offense. end, and once Tang De can fully fire, the Knicks can't stand it at all."

Yang Yi: "I think from now on, Anthony will definitely play for a long time tonight. Knicks coach Woodson will not dare to take Anthony down easily!"

The offensive end is too dependent on Anthony, which is why the Knicks have only ranked 8th in the East this season. In the original history, the Knicks did not make it to the playoffs this season, and they only ranked in the regular season. 9th in the East.

It is not appropriate to say that the Knicks rely on Anthony.

Because of Anthony's style of play, basically he can only play the end point of the offense, and there is nothing he can do without relying on him, because as long as he gets the ball, he does it by himself. His possession rate of the ball is too high. Apart from offense, he can't defend end or other aspects to help the team.

Back from the timeout, amidst the cheers of the fans at the scene, Anthony went into battle again, and the lineups of both sides.

Lakers: Kobe, Meeks, Downer, Gasol, Jordan Hill.

Knicks: Shumpert, JR Smith, Anthony, Bargnani, Chandler.

Knicks attack.

Anthony holds the ball and advances to the frontcourt.

Generally speaking, the offensive cores of the two teams try to avoid frequent face-to-face confrontations in a game. This is almost an unwritten rule in the NBA.

why?
Because as the core of the team's offense, scoring is what he needs to do most. If he is asked to defend the opponent's offensive core while scoring, then there will definitely be a big problem with his physical fitness, and most of his physical energy will be used. On defense, what about offense?Wouldn't that be the end of the team?

But the problem now is that Tang De is the only one who can defend Anthony in the Lakers lineup.

Let Kobe defend?
It's obviously not possible. Kobe can't bear so much physical confrontation now, and Anthony is used to playing singles with backs. If he wants to defend him, basically every round is a collision of muscles.

Let Meeks defend?

No kidding, like Meeks...

Gasol is also not good. If he is allowed to defend Anthony, with Anthony's means, it is estimated that Gasol can be exploded in minutes.

Jordan Hill needs to guard the basket, so it is unlikely to guard Anthony.

So tossing and tossing, only Tang De is suitable.

Nothing to say, just roll up your sleeves and finish the job, Tang De immediately stood in front of Anthony.

The reason why Anthony is said to be an "offensive kaleidoscope" is definitely well-founded!
Anthony at his peak was so fucking defenseless, once he made a tentative move, you had no idea how he would attack you, you could only consume him as much as possible!

Unfortunately, Anthony is now at his peak, and he is just 30 years old, the golden age of a basketball player.

Seeing Tang De coming to defend him again, Anthony first smiled at Tang De, and then held the ball head-on...Stand still!

Yes, you read that right, it just stays still.

Anthony protected the ball with both hands, bent down slightly, and then stared at Tang De with his eyes, meowing at the basket from time to time, just not moving.

Is this the scariest thing?
This is also Anthony's usual trick. He stays still, and then he suddenly doesn't know which side to speed up from, and then he either kills the basket or makes a sudden stop to make a mid-range shot!

As a defender, Tang De is under a lot of mental pressure at the moment, okay?

Brother, what do you want?Give it a good time, okay?
This shit is dangling around, labor and capital can't stand it.

At a certain moment, Anthony finally moved. After taking a step, he took the left road. Tang De quickly slid to the left to block Anthony's route.

Unexpectedly, Anthony turned his back quickly and squeezed Tang De forcefully with his solid strength.

Tang De has never done anything wrong with his body, so let's face it!
Anthony tried his best to squeeze in a few times, then turned around and shot very lightly, and scored!

Tang De swears that so far, among the players he has played against, Anthony is definitely one of the most powerful.

Tang De: "This nima is still playing with wool? If he defends like this, he will also enter? Why don't you just give up defending and attack with him, and go to the fucking defense!"

This is Tang De's inner drama at the moment, it's so fucking real.

That's right, what's the point of defending?This is exactly the fairy ball, okay?Tang De finally knew how Anthony scored 62 points yesterday.

TNT commentary seats.

Kenny Smith: "It seems that Cameron's touch is still continuing. His magical touch from last night is still there!"

Barkley: "It's too difficult. In my opinion, Don's defense is already very good. Don's blockade of Cameron has almost no shot space, but Cameron can still make the ball. That's okay. Way to go, I can only say that Don's defense is great, and Cameron's offense is also great!"

O'Neal: "Well, I thought Cameron's condition would not be bad tonight, but I didn't expect it to be this good. There is no way. Cameron like this cannot be defended. The Lakers can only use offense Attack! Let's see how Tang responds!"

(End of this chapter)