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Chapter 178 [Fake and real, half-truth and half-false]

Chapter 178 [Fake and real, half-truth and half-false]

"He is very rigid and lacks tactical flexibility. Once the game exceeds expectations, he will become at a loss." John Starks commented on Van Gundy in an interview. The two spent 8 seasons with the Knicks, knowing the bottom line .

Van Gundy is indeed such a person, and his ability to adapt to the situation is extremely poor. After 6 minutes, he replaced Ben Wallace and replaced Houston to strengthen the offense.Big Ben played soy sauce for a few minutes on the court, reducing the pressure on the Raptors' defense.

Bowen is responsible for defending Carter, Sprewell is a guest point guard, and Johnson and Ewing continue to play.

The Knicks' lineup is indeed much stronger in attack power, and there are problems with defending pick-and-rolls. Ewing does not go out to the Raptors to catch the ball and shoot, and defends Carter, McGrady to dislocate breakthroughs, or to attract Ewing to defend and pass to Willie who is empty. s.

Willis is very selfless. Yang Rui arranged for him to be a blue-collar worker, so he defended honestly and arranged for him to attack. He can really score. Last season, he averaged 31 points in 16 minutes per game with the Rockets, and his 51% shooting percentage was not good enough. Low.

The Raptors led 50-35 at halftime.

In the second half, Van Gundy found that Ewing lacked physical strength and let him rest.

The Raptors began to double-team the perimeter star, cut Ben Wallace in the restricted area, and sent him to free throws.Big Ben made 6 of 1 shots and went undercover again.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Big Ben's free throws were the worst in the league. No season had an average hit rate of 50%, and the most outrageous one in the playoffs was 27.3%.Even last season, the big end urinal only allowed one game, and the overall shooting percentage in the playoffs was 44.6%.

Van Gundy entered the "overwhelmed" mode, hurriedly replaced Big Ben and arranged alternative small-ball tactics.

He paired Oakley and Johnson on the inside, Oakley pulled out the screen to create space on the perimeter, and Sprewell went to the low post for a heads-up.

"Madman" has the first step of terrifying speed, attacking the face frame, and it is difficult for the inside line to keep up with him after the pick-and-roll. This style of play is very similar to the two outside cores of the Raptors.Yang Rui asked Christie to defend, and Sprewell went to the low post to show off his back. He turned around and shot or made a strong layup near the penalty area, scoring 12 points in a single quarter.

The Raptors’ offense was not bad either. O’Neal Jr. and Carter cut in the middle of the pick-and-roll, went to the position close to the basket to catch the ball, used their height advantage to beat Johnson, and scored consecutively.

Against a big muscular man, O'Neal is often soft. Against Johnson, O'Neal has shown his strengths. He is tall and has long arms and a soft shooting feel. It is impossible for anyone below 205cm to block him.

At the end, the Knicks couldn't stand it anymore.

After the two point guards, Ward and Childs, entered the playoffs, their shooting percentages were 35.6% and 36.4%, respectively, with a stable scoreless and average organizational ability.Today, the Raptors played inside and handed it over to Willis and O'Neal to storm the basket. The two guards didn't play much role on the defensive end.

As a result, Van Gundy reduced their playing time, believing that "the bench won't work".Stephen - Jackson also played less time, Van Gundy reused the defense desperately, and single-handedly defended the excellent Bowen.

In the last 5 minutes, the team fell behind and the four stars were tired. Bowen played soy sauce on the offensive end, and the Knicks' offensive efficiency dropped significantly.

Ewing made only 6 of 1 shots in the last quarter and scored only two points, no free throws, poor shooting feel, and no advantage in dislocation.Van Gundy didn't let him rest, even if the substitution was for Johnson and Oakley.

Johnson played even worse. He played 6 minutes in the final quarter, made two turnovers and missed two shots. The only data was grabbing a backcourt rebound.

Many people know that Johnson's strength is strong, but his strength is in the upper body. Facing Carter, he has little advantage when breaking through, and can only play when fighting.

No one in the Knicks has a problem with low post attack, the feel is gone, and no amount of experience in the playoffs is useless.

猛龙靠麦迪、威利斯、小奥尼尔得分拉大分差，最终104比77大胜27分，将总比分扳为3比3平。

Four of the Knicks scored in double figures, and the shooting percentage was not high. Houston, which scored the most points, scored 17 points and 2 assists.

On the side of the Raptors, veteran insider Willis broke out again, scoring a double-double of 18 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks, and O'Neal Jr. also had 18 points and 6 rebounds.

外线麦迪20分4篮板6助攻，卡特、比卢普斯分别拿下13分和15分。

The Raptors not only won the game, but the players also showed confidence, and the Knicks were suppressed throughout the game.

Back in the locker room, Yang Rui said to the players who were going to attend the press conference: "We won this game, and we will definitely win next game. In the interview, he said that we must win in the tiebreaker. We must have this confidence."

At this time, there is no need to decompress any more. No one will be willing to lose in the tiebreaker. It doesn't matter if you say you lose, that is self-deception.

Since there is no way out, what are you afraid of saying a few crazy words?

Doing this can also improve the morale of the Raptors, because Van Gundy will never speak madly. If one thing is not sure to be done, Van Gundy will not say it. This is the difference between him and Yang Rui.

At the press conference, the two teams showed two extremes. No one said the Knicks would win, and they seemed to have no confidence.

Van Gundy just explained the loss, saying the team lost defense.

The reporter asked: "Jerry Young said before that he found the weakness of the Knicks. This game really won, will you make adjustments to the lineup in the next game?"

"Secret, the players are just not in good shape, they will get back their feelings after the game." Van Gundy replied.

In fact, he has exposed his guilty conscience, and hopes that the players will recover, not change the style of play, let alone reuse the bench to fight the Raptors, and reasonably allocate the playing time of the veterans.The energetic Atkins and Jackson are destined to be abandoned.

Yang Rui was interviewed and said lightly: "We will definitely win in the end. The reason I said before is that I found the weakness of the Knicks. There is a big gap between their starting and backup attack power. As long as we send a backup, we will have a way to be there. It was out of the game for a while. And the Raptors have more guys playing, and everyone has a role to play."

The reporter asked: "What do you think is the key to the Raptors winning?"

"The free throw is accurate, maybe this is it? Anyway, as long as Ben Wallace is on the court, I will definitely arrange for someone to cut him. If others want to break through to the basket and layup, I will also tell the players to make a bold foul and let them free throws will be lowered. Offensive efficiency."

Yang Rui continued to put "smoke bombs", and what he said was false and half-truth.

Chopping Ben Wallace is true, because this guy's free throws are so bad, he won't cut for nothing if he doesn't.It's false to say that letting other people free throws is a detrimental offense. This is to make the Knicks players less determined when they storm the rim.

The Raptors have an offensive lineup with poor defense in the penalty area. They are good at defending breakthroughs and outside shots. If Ewing, Johnson, and Oakley keep hitting the basket, the Raptors will be uncomfortable, even if the Knicks make the overall free throw rate in the playoffs. Only 71%.

He reiterated what he said last time, Van Gundy will be more hesitant when using the bench, and will be more harsh on the performance of the bench.The veteran has only one day to rest, and his physical strength cannot be recovered.

In the next game, Yang Rui firmly believes that the Raptors will win.

(End of this chapter)