The world of basketball

Chapter 146 Singles Team Knicks

Mu Xiaobei went in from outside the three-point line, and Porzingis spread his hands helplessly, indicating that he was firmly held by Butler, and Mu Xiaobei was able to get such a comfortable shooting space outside the three-point line.

Butler excitedly gave Mu Xiaobei a high-five. Although he didn't complete the attack and his technical statistics didn't increase, he was very happy.

He has become more and more familiar with the rotation of this team. Whether it is offensive or defensive, he is willing to be a part of the team rather than a special existence of the team.

Mu Xiaobei was also very happy. He was worried that Butler would regard himself as the boss of the team and then dictate some things about the team. After all, the farce between him and Wiggins Downs in the Timberwolves last season was well known.

But he didn't expect Butler to be a very humble person. He humbly accepted Popovich's guidance and arrangements, and was willing to sacrifice some shooting rights and some singles rights, because he was very happy here.

Mu Xiaobei's shots and shooting percentage have declined this season. Every team has treated Mu Xiaobei as a star, an All-Star player. On the defensive end, Mu Xiaobei has put a lot of pressure on him. The timing of the shot obtained outside the line is not so good.

But he can still maintain a 50.00% six-point shooting rate and a 40.00% one-point shooting rate. This shooting rate is very impressive when most of his shots are three-pointers and mid-range long shots.

In the second half of last season, Mu Xiaobei's low post was already very easy to play because he was targeted a lot. He did a lot of training in the summer and put on a lot of muscles on his body, which strengthened his physical fitness and enhanced his strength. His own strength and confrontation ability, but this season he is still not easy to play in the low post.

After more than four minutes in the second quarter, the two sides were still at a stalemate. Ou Diping felt very good, Xiaoka still played like a robot, conscientiously, and the Knicks relied on their dual-core performance to tightly bite the point difference.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is not a long-term solution. Popovich controls the timing of Mu Xiaobei and Butler very well. He is already very experienced in such things and can guarantee the main force at the final decisive moment. can have relatively sufficient physical strength.

After the confrontation, Porzingis' shots have been much more stable than before. It can be seen that he has put a lot of effort into his confrontation and core strength training in the summer.

Irving held the ball at the top of the arc. At this time, after Leonard rested, he was the absolute core of this team. Porzingis made an off-ball pick-and-roll for Irving from a high position, and then received a pass from Irving in a swipe. North speed does not suffer, following Porzingis' pace.

Then Boshen made a small throw, and Mu Xiaobei stretched out his arms to try to interfere with Porzingis' line of sight. This time he did it very successfully. Rebound.

The ball was handed over to Jeremy Lin, and the Spurs' defensive counterattack began. All members were running towards the frontcourt.

Mu Xiaobei shook Porzingis away with a shot fake, and then dribbled towards the basket. Porzingis reacted quickly and followed closely behind Mu Xiaobei.

Mu Xiaobei slid to the bottom line, then Kuzma rushed in the middle, Mu Xiaobei scored the ball in time, Kuzma caught the ball and turned around before giving the ball to Mu Xiaobei who came back from the bottom line, Mu Xiaobei caught the ball and shot.

Swah——

The three-pointer bounced and missed, but the rebound was grabbed by Kuzma. Outside Butler received a pass from Kuzma, then accelerated to the basket and made a layup with his left hand.

Mu Xiaobei clapped his hands. Porzingis' speed is indeed fast. If the ball is left behind, others will definitely not be able to catch it. Mu Xiaobei directly shot from an open spot.

This is Boshen's advantage. Whether it is the offensive end or the defensive end, his speed is an advantage, just like Zhou Qi.

It's just a pity that Zhou Qi didn't develop a method of cutting from the outside to the inside like Boshen. His more finishing method is to catch and shoot.

Otherwise, Zhou Qi's power will definitely be further improved.

Irving's crotch continued, and the Knicks' counterattacks were not too many, but it's not that they didn't fight, but they didn't have that awareness. The team's tacit understanding hadn't been formed yet, so they still played against the giant planets more often.

Owen swayed Jeremy Lin's center of gravity with a fake move, and then accelerated towards the basket on the right side. Mu Xiaobei rushed over to defend, and Owen met Mu Xiaobei's defensive lever and scored a layup.

"Strike Irving, this classic pull rod, shake the defensive player, pull the rod against the help defender and make a layup. This is Irving's ball, and this is the way Irving plays." Wang Meng said.

"But now many of the Knicks' goals are through singles, whether it's Leonard's singles, Irving's singles or Porzingis's singles, but singles are always the least efficient offensive method. Even for players like Jordan or Kobe, it is impossible to win the game through a one-on-one match. Su Qun said."

"Hey, what if Jordan and Kobe take turns going heads-up together?" Wang Meng asked a thought-provoking question.

When two players with overlapping positions play on the same team, we always worry about whether they will have one or another problem, the most important of which is the ball possession problem.

Even James and Wade, they are not in the same position, one is the second position and the other is the third position. Their relationship is very, very good, but they will also have differences due to the issue of ball possession.

Because every absolute superstar is proud and arrogant, just like Kobe and O'Neal, James and Wade, they are all one of the strongest players of that era, and they naturally have a strong desire to control.

But Fizdale is really good. He can coordinate the superstars under him, assign them their individual tasks and get along harmoniously.

As for the team system and culture, it's actually still a bit early. In their expectation, they probably won't be able to formally adapt until the end of the regular season to form their own style of play.

Even the first round of the playoffs may be a place for their team to train. After all, the teams other than the top four in the Eastern Conference are not considered strong. Still not strong.

Let's put it this way, so far No.1 on the MVP list is Durant, No.2 is Antetokounmpo, No.3 is James, No.4 is Curry, and No.5 is Harden.

In other words, four of the top five on the MVP list are players from the West, seven of the top ten, and the two more in the East are Kaka and Embiid.

(End of this chapter)