Chapter 41 Anxiety is the norm!
The Celtics series came to an end, and the Knicks advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals first.
The Miami Heat, who were initially highly anticipated, was dragged into the quagmire by the upstart Chicago Bulls.
In the second round of the game, the two sides first entered the battle of Tianwang Mountain 1:1, then 2:2, and then they entered the tiebreak battle of 3:3.
I originally thought that Miami Heat would easily advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, but I didn't expect that the Chicago Bulls youth team could do this.
Miami relied on the abilities of James and Wades and eventually defeated the challenge of the Chicago Bulls, but this exposed the reality of the Miami Heat - in fact, they are not really that powerful!
This incident made the whole Miami Heat team feel solemn. The Knicks simply solved the Celtics, which put the Miami Heat under great pressure because in fact, they estimated that the opponent in the Eastern Conference Finals was probably the Celtics, and the second was the Knicks. Unexpectedly, the Knicks not only killed the Celtics, but also killed them very easily.
According to general logical relationships, this should be a conclusion that the Celtics' strength is not much different from the Miami Heat, but the Knicks easily killed the Celtics, so the Knicks' strength is far greater than the Miami Heat!
Although such a logic is very rough, the truth is also very rough.
Miami's pressure is not only due to the possibility that the Knicks may be stronger than them, but also the behavior of their grouping.
They gathered together at their peak, which was not very moral in the original NBA moral concept, and the public opinion outside also illustrates this.
If they cannot win the championship this time, they know what they will endure.
The Heat know that this series of matchup against the Knicks is the biggest difficulty they have encountered. The Knicks' entire team is very powerful. Just Princeton makes it difficult for them to deal with. In addition, Zhou Mubai... In fact, Zhou Mubai is their most worried issue.
The Heat met with the Knicks in the first round last season. The Heat were not as strong as it is now, but the Knicks were not as strong as it is now. But it was Zhou Mubai who defeated them. Moreover, the Knicks relied on Zhou Mubai to reach the finals and then defeated the Lakers to win the championship. All of this was because of Zhou Mubai!
So, each of them knew exactly how strong Zhou Mubai was... Oh, no, they might know how strong Zhou Mubai is, but how strong Zhou Mubai is, the limit of strength is the level of the gods and demons. They are not very sure, because even in the finals, they still saw Zhou Mubai's calmness.
This time, if the Heat want to defeat the Knicks, the first thing they have to consider is how to limit Zhou Mubai.
After the Knicks defeated the Celtics, the so-called talent theory is no longer tenable. When predicting the victory or defeat between the Knicks and the Heat, they are more concerned about the tactical and tactical execution capabilities of both sides, rather than the so-called talent of the counterattack personnel.
The opening of the Eastern Conference Finals has increased with unprecedented attention.
This has something to do with the expectations both parties have.
The Miami Heat are a powerful alliance between the Big Three and have long been considered a strong contender for the championship, while the Knicks are the defending champion, the creator of the new winning streak and the creator of the best record this season. They have broken many prejudices, which makes many people look forward to them.
This expectation is a kind of heroism-based idea.
First of all, because the hero suffers prejudice and ultimately proves his needs;
The second is Zhou Mubai of the Knicks, who does have a Hollywood-style character of a lone hero. Zhou Mubai's journey last season was simply the Hollywood male lead.
Although this time there is no such tragic background, the hero journey will not stop.
And most importantly, this could be an epic and magnificent series.
The showdown between the two super teams gave the Eastern Conference Finals an extremely heavy weight.
Before the game started, the Eastern Conference Finals were not only broadcast across the United States, but also many countries booked the right to broadcast this time. NBA was so ruthless to collect money. This was not the most critical. The key is that the NBA's spread has increased again in this final.
Among many topics, one of them is the most popular - Zhou Mubai vs. The Heat's Big Three!
Of course, the experts in the basketball world sneered at this. In their eyes, the game was a showdown between the team. Although Zhou Mubai was a single core, he was not the three super giants who were alone to deal with his opponent.
But this statement is very popular among fans because it is more in line with the mystery of communication.
——What miracle will a huge difference in power comparison have?
But this is not a joke, at least the Knicks attaches great importance to it.
The Heat's Big Three is not the so-called five-star of the Celtics, but the so-called five-star of the Celtics. Only Sir is the one who is truly at its peak, and even Rondo is just a newcomer.
The Heat are three superstars in their peak period. These three are all top ten players in the league. I don’t know if 11 is greater than two, but even if one is against one, they have great advantages.
In basketball games, misalignment is not only a strategy, it has actually risen to a level of concept. Pick-and-roll, cover, and tactical arrangements are actually for the purpose of misalignment.
And the Miami Heat, which has three peak superstars, their misalignment is almost natural.
This makes it almost difficult for the Knicks to arrange the defense in a targeted manner, because as long as one of the superstars performs, they may be exhausted from dealing with it. This is the horror of the superstars' grouping.
If the Knicks want to win the series, they have to consider more than offense, because once the Heat with Wade, James and Bosh is played, their offense is not inferior to the Knicks.
If the Knicks only want to win the series by offense, this is simply impossible. If they want to win the game, they have to rely not only on offense, but also on their defense.
The greater the difficulty their defense can cause to the Heat, the greater the possibility of breaking out.
But this matter is not simple. Sometimes just limiting a super giant has made the coaching staff rack their brains, let alone the difficulty is *3, which is too difficult!
Zhou Mubai watched Cole and the others stayed up late to study this matter. He actually didn't care much about it. In his eyes, the Heat's flaws were too big. Compared with the Knicks, the Heat's targetedness was too strong.
Chapter completed!