Chapter 766: Tit for tat

In the first quarter, the Pistons suppressed the Knicks.
This is not surprising to the audience. The penny was injured, Camby's return was uncertain, and the Knicks' core structure was suddenly one and a half less.
Although Penny chose to come back with an injury, it encouraged the morale of the team.
The reality he faced was that when he returned with an injury, he turned into a defensive end.
Seven minutes before the first quarter, Mo Mengchen showed no mercy, and launched a fierce attack on the penny's exposed loophole.
14 points, this is Mo Mengchen's score in seven minutes, far exceeding the average of his past games. He has always been a player who likes to let his teammates open first. Unless the team feels cold, he will not choose to take over at the start. game.
"Do you think you killed him?"
Hill asked, but it was a strange question.
Why did Devil Mountain issue this question? Because Mo Menchen's defense against the penny was a fierce attack, this move naturally aroused the opponent's outrage. One of the Knicks' players, coaches, and employees on the court was glaring and conveyed an incompatibility to Mo Monchen. Rejected message: Don’t fight again!
Dor.Mo was wholeheartedly undisturbed.
Van Gundy had no choice but to replace the penny in the seventh minute.
Like a joke with Van Gundy, Westphal also replaced Mo Mengchen one minute after Van Gundy replaced his penny.
With the commentator's words, "Dor.Mo didn't score after the penny went off."
Kenny Smith made a spicy joke: "Don't Mo point to the penny tonight? Too cruel? Are they not good friends?"
"Maybe this is how he treats his friends."
This passage was even quoted by a popular article in a gossip magazine, "Why does Dor.Mo have no friends?"
As for Hill’s question, Mo Mengchen’s answer was:
It’s like I haven’t been able to walk into your heart after working with you for six years...

Hill felt a chill.
"I can't even understand the heart of a single-celled creature like you, let alone a penny?" Mo Mengchen glanced at the penny covered with a towel. "I don't know."
Six minutes after the match, Mo Mengchen basically understood the condition of the penny.
His linear motion, acceleration, and start-up eruptions are not major problems.
The real problem is traverse. His traverse is no different from that of a turtle. That is to say, putting him on the field means putting a wooden pile on the outside line that can be arbitrarily broken by people.
However, a limited number of pennies still showed a certain traverse speed, which can be sure that he is not unable to traverse, but just barely traversing the defense will bring greater pain.
A defender who cannot move sideways is a live target. Any NBA defender can make a beautiful change of direction. If he cannot move the defense, he cannot prevent his opponent's breakthrough.
Who would let a 100% chance to break through the opponent?
Van Gundy hovered around, and the Pistons' second lineup was beating the Knicks.
The gap in scores is widening.
At the end of the first quarter, the two sides are 8 points apart.
After playing for three minutes in the second quarter, the gap continued to widen, and the difference was 12 points.
"Jeff, let me go." Hardaway grabbed the towel in his hand and slowly walked behind Van Gundy.
Van Gundy gave him a deep look: "Penny, I hope you understand that whether you go or not now will not affect the progress of the game."
In the eyes of most people, Van Gundy is telling the truth, although it is not good.
In the first quarter, Hardaway was completely beaten by Mo Mengchen in the first six minutes, and he had no power to parry.
"But this game will not get worse." Penny said.
It really won't get worse, but Hardaway's situation will get worse.
Giving up this season is naturally unconvincing, but Van Gundy is also reluctant to take the player's future to take risks. Hardaway took the initiative to fight, but he had to think twice.
"Jeff, if I can't change the game, you replace me, and then declare my season reimbursement!" Hada said decisively.
Van Gundy sighed and said: "The Pistons' defensive power in the penalty area is not enough, you can try to hit it."
Now that Hardaway is dedicated to fighting, he must give a chance anyway.
This season is Hardaway's peak season so far. He has been around for years. He led the Knicks to the second in the east. If it was not a injury, his MVP had no suspense.
If Hardaway was reimbursed for the injury and the Knicks were swept by the Pistons in the semi-finals, the judges might vote for others.
After all, an MVP who led the team to the semifinals and was swept away by people was not good to say.
It will be nice in fifteen years, because some MVPs can't even pass the first round.
"Penny Hardaway was replaced on the court again."
"In any case, we should pay the highest respect to him." Vinier Johnson said admirably.
As a result, Penny became the first visiting team player to get applause in Auburn Hills in the post-Bad Boys era.
Westphal didn't change Mo Mengchen with his opponent's rhythm. If Hardaway is still in the first quarter, then Mo Mengchen can't be used at all. Davis and Ginobili can beat him up. .
42 to 30
This is the score on the field, the ball is still in the hands of the Pistons.
Ginobili controlled the ball from the outside. He became more accustomed to the No. 1 position. Davis on the wing pointed to the basket. I didn't know that he was calling for an air-receiving tactic, but it was not.
The moment Davis fingered the rim, Miller picked up a high position, stuck Hardaway, and then cut in.
The demon knife suddenly showed a cold blade like an assassin. The ball was tucked into Miller's hand. This beautiful outside pick-and-roll cooperation has disintegrated the Knicks' defense, but these people are not satisfied.
Miller slowed down, attracted the defense to his front, and then instantly threw the ball to the perimeter, giving Davis a big open shot.
"Uh!"
45 to 30
Ginobili, Davis and Miller suddenly played Princeton tactics, the Knicks failed to respond, and the point difference has reached 15 points.
"It seems that you can continue to rest." Hill just said this to Mo Mengchen.
Hardaway called out a pick-and-roll from outside. His teammates knew he was in a bad condition. This pick-and-roll was only able to block and not remove, trying to create time and space for him to start.
As soon as the penny passed the pick-and-roll, he stepped on the three-point line and took a shot.
32 to 45
"Our goal tonight is still to level Auburn Mountain!" After the goal was scored, Penny shouted with a fist.
His words angered the Pistons on the court, and the Argentine broke through him as easily as Mo Mengchen.
Even if he finds a feeling on the offensive end, Hardaway will inevitably become a loophole on the defensive end, but it does not matter, Mutombo is standing under the basket to cover the sky, enough to wipe his clean. The demon knife couldn't find a chance to pass the ball outwards, Davis held the ball again and suddenly, Pippen's old age failed to keep up, and was blocked by Mutombo.
"This guy really deserves to be the No. 1 defensive player of the year!"
The Knicks' outer line was like paper, but it was difficult to challenge the African mountains after breaking through to the basket. In the end, they passed the ball to Miller who set the outside line.
Miller missed a 3-pointer and Hardaway grabbed a long rebound and speeded up.
"It doesn't look slow," Hill said.
Indeed, Hardaway's straight line speed was not affected by a foot injury.
The piston's back defense did not keep up.
Penny rushed to the frontcourt and scored with a one-handed dunk.
34 to 45
Penny stood on the ground, his feet stabbed like an electric shock, and his tenacious will overcome the pain. He took a big step forward and returned to the defense like no one else.
This is what he was looking for.
As long as his body starts to boil ~ EbookFREE.me ~ as long as his attention is fully devoted to the game, no matter how big the pain is, it will also be offset.
"Mo, Grant, Ben." Westphal suddenly read the names of three people.
He didn't want any accidents tonight.
Shang Momenchen is to balance Hardaway, and Upper Wallace is to strengthen the defense of the penalty area. As for Hill, there is no reason at all. How can he hold the league's first small forward to the theater when he needs to expand his advantage? ?
Hardaway failed to narrow the points to single digits while Mo Mengchen was away.
Westphal's substitutions are extremely targeted and don't give the Knicks a chance.
Next, the Knicks have to face the same problem.
Mo Mengchen will continue to impact Hardaway's defense. Mutombo's defense is no better than a single person.
He can only protect Hardaway for a while.