The cheers in the center of Orlando gradually became low, and the fans collapsed on the chairs, looking around with their eyes blank, hoping to find confidence in the faces of the people next to them, but most of the fans' expressions were loose and their faces looked pale. I think they were also confused deep in their hearts.

"But, how could this happen?...The team played very well in the first round of the series, with smooth offense and the defense was guarded by the most powerful Warcraft in the league. The opponent had no way to gain any advantage! Why is this situation facing the Knicks? The offense cannot be advanced, and the defense cannot be defended!"

Magic fans asked this question.

Van Gundy's wide forehead was sweating, and it looked shiny under the light. He kept rubbing the back of his neck, walking around, and then fiddling with his hair after roaring.

Van Gundy felt very panicked. The core Howard was restrained by the Knicks. He could no longer come up with a better way. He is a defensive coach and does not have many offensive methods.

The defense he is proud of did not play a good role under the Knicks' offense.

Zhou Mubai repeatedly used pick-and-roll and fought again and again, but with such a simple attack, the Magic could not defend against it.

It’s not that he didn’t adjust, but actually he knows how to deal with the pick-and-roll.

Three major paradigms of pick-and-roll:

——Replace defense;

——Squeeze through the defense;

——Daught delay.

He tried it one by one, but it didn't work well.

When he used the switch to defend, Zhou Mubai directly played against the big shot. Even Howard, the center who claimed to be the fastest in the league, could not keep up with Zhou Mubai's footsteps;

When he squeezed through the defense, Zhou Mubai's breakthrough only required a small delay. When Chandler went up, as long as Nelson dared to grab it, this moment was a chance for Zhou Mubai to break through. Zhou Mubai directly used this defense to break through several times;

Well, since it's useless, then use big delays. Big delays are actually a high-level attack, snatching and entanglement from the center, interfering with the ball-holder's breakthrough and passing, and then wait for the defender to come in place, and the center will go back to defend his opponent.

This kind of defense is a helpless move against a powerful defender, but the defense bet that the defender cannot pass the ball.

But Van Gundy probably underestimated Zhou Mubai's passing ability. After Chandler was released, he boldly interspersed into the basket. Once Zhou Mubai's pass was received, the Magic's only one Lewis left at the height of the inside, but Lewis was a tall pitcher and could not stop Chandler's attack at all.

Van Gundy pulled the tie hard and he felt that he could not breathe.

Although this was only the first quarter, it was this quarter that allowed him to see the end of the entire series.

Before the game, he and the assistants prepared for a long time and came to a conclusion that to defeat the Knicks, they cannot rely on attack. The Knicks' offensive firepower is the first in the league. Yes, the Knicks' offensive is indeed the first in the league now.

After Chandler and Kevin Martin arrived, the Knicks' offensive and defensive conversion ability has become the league's number one.

Chandler's arrival ensures the Knicks' defensive rebounds, and Kevin Martin's arrival increases the Knicks' ability to attack. When Zhou Mubai and Kevin Martin play at the same time, the opponent can only block Zhou Mubai with all his strength, because Zhou Mubai's three-pointer chasing is too terrifying, which makes him breaking through the basket too easily. He often attracts the attention of two or three people alone, and Martin's ability to play weak sides is definitely top-notch, which makes the Knicks' conversion and offensive efficiency extremely high.

If the opponent blocks the Knicks' conversion, then the Knicks will play the position with you. Not to mention so many fancy tactics, of course the Knicks don't have it either. Zhou Mubai wants to conduct more tactical exercises during the season, but D'Antoni believes that there is not enough time, so it's better to go through the conversion and offense specifically. As for the position attack, just leave it to Zhou Mubai.

Well, in this way, the Knicks' offensive and defensive conversion ability is indeed the first in the league, and therefore becomes the most ornamental team in the league.

But the magical thing is that the Knicks' position offensive efficiency is not bad.

Zhou Mubai-Chandler's pick-and-roll is the reason for this miracle.

Chandler can be said to be the second surprise in the Knicks' trading this season, and the biggest surprise is Zhou Mubai.

Chandler assumed the Knicks' responsibility to protect the frame and formed an excellent chemical reaction with Zhou Mubai on the offensive end.

Chandler is good at pick-and-roll and downward movement. Zhou Mubai's unparalleled threat often forces his opponent to let Chandler go. In this way, Chandler's downward movement forces the opponent to transfer the defense back to the basket, and the positions in the two bottom corners are empty. Chandler only needs to choose to pass the ball to the left or right.

This kind of playing style must be compared to a team, that is, the Golden State Warriors 15 years later, and Chandler played the role of Green in this process of reversing.

Don't think this role is difficult. In fact, Chandler is better at doing this job than Green, because Chandler threatens the basket much greater than Green.

Green is two meters tall, Chandler is 216cm tall, and his spring man attribute, so he catches the ball down and after rushing, the opponent has no way to limit him.

Under the threat of a huge attack on the basket, the opponent can only choose to shrink more thoroughly, and Chandler only needs to turn the ball out.

With this simple style of play, the Knicks played the best positional offensive efficiency in the league despite the lack of positional tactics!

Zhou Mubai's pass, Chandler's down, and three-pointers from Kevin Martin and Galinari on both sides made the Knicks' offense go all the way.

In the first round of the duel with the Heat, the Heat had no way to solve this problem, so they let the Knicks sweep 4:0.

Van Gundy understood this deeply. Before the game, he prepared various ways of dealing with it, but he just couldn't limit it.

He deeply understood in his heart that the key to defeating the Knicks is to defend against it first. If you can't defend it, everything will be stopped.

After all, the Magic are not good at offense, their winning key is defense.

However, now it is obvious that it is impossible to prevent it.

what to do?

For every time in the next time, Van Gundy loudly encouraged the players, encouraged them to speed up, and encouraged them to use stronger confrontations to deal with Zhou Mubai, hoping to stimulate the players' fighting spirit and burst out with greater energy.

But basketball is not something that can be done by being active alone.

Magic players felt that they were all loopholes.

They were scared by the empty basket, and Zhou Mubai's deadly three-pointer made them tremble.

The most intense feeling is Howard. When he collected the basket, Zhou Mubai punished him with three points. When he went out, Chandler used dunks again and again to challenge his dignity.
Chapter completed!