Of course, the New Yorkers would not want to return to New York with a total score of 3:1. Because by that time, they might really end their journey in the playoffs this season. So while the current score is still 1:1, although the New York Knicks were 9 points behind at this time, they still hope to reverse such a decline at this time after the start of the second quarter.

Because they still have the best chance of winning the game, there is no doubt that this is the case. Even the New York Knicks had already encountered great difficulties before the start of this game, and now they also encountered great difficulties in the game.

But at least for the moment, they have no plans to give up on the game.

As for this, Cleveland Cavaliers' head coach Byron Scott was also very clear about this. So although the Cleveland Cavaliers took a 9-point lead after the first quarter, when the holidays were resting, Byron Scott still emphasized the importance of defense with the players!

Because they are the leading side now, even if the Cleveland Cavaliers suddenly cannot score in the next second quarter, as long as they can maintain sufficient defensive strength and prevent the New Yorkers from scoring so easily, the Cleveland Cavaliers can still maintain their lead.

This is unquestionable, so during the break between the festival, Byron Scott emphasized the importance of defense. Because for them, as long as they can defend the New York Knicks' offense, they can maintain their current 9-point lead.

Although Byron Scott's words are indeed a bit vulgar for the Cleveland Cavaliers, this is a game that cannot be easily lost.

So if possible, Byron Scott will of course face this game with the most careful attitude. He hopes that his team can win this game calmly. Even if the game is not exciting, as long as he can win the game, this is enough for Byron Scott.

So for him, of course, he hopes that the team can try to maintain their current leading advantage after the start of the second quarter, even when the core players are not present, which is enough.

And for the Cleveland Cavaliers, stability is the most important thing for them in this game!

So during the break between the festival, Byron Scott, as the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, will naturally emphasize the importance of defense with the players more at this time.

After all, although they are indeed 9 points ahead, such a leading advantage does not guarantee that they will definitely win this game. After all, the first quarter has just been played, and for the two teams, there are three games in the next, so the 9-point leading advantage is not enough to ensure that they can win this game.

Of course, at this time, as the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Byron Scott, of course, I hope that the players can be more careful.

As the head coach of the New York Knicks, Mike Woodson hopes that the New York Knicks players can close the score gap in the second quarter, at least they have to catch up with them.

After all, this is on the away game. Although the score behind is not fatal, for the New Yorker, the faster he can catch up with the score, the better he will be.

But obviously this is not an easy thing. After all, the Cleveland Cavaliers themselves are stronger than the New York Knicks, and they have a lead in the first quarter, which proves that they are actually in this game tonight. It is obviously better than the New York Knicks. Not to mention that they are still the ones who play at home in this game tonight!

So in the second quarter, even though Wu Dawei and Dwight Howard were both not present, it was not easy for the New York Knicks to catch up with the advantages of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Because even at this time, Kyrie Irving still stayed on the basketball court. This is why the teams in the league will now choose to form a team with the Big Three as the core.

This is not about following the trend, but because in this way, the team will not have too weak time for 48 minutes of the entire game. Because teams in the Big Three mode can always lead at least one superstar on the basketball court to continue moving forward every second.

This is also the advantage of teams like the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat. Such advantages can ensure that they maintain firepower on the basketball court to the greatest extent.

This was also verified after the start of the second quarter immediately! Although Kyrie Irving only scored 5 points in the first quarter, he had 3 assists.

As the team's organizational guard, Kyrie Irving's performance in the first quarter tonight was quite good. Although he didn't score much, he brought great help to the Cleveland Cavaliers in terms of organization.

Moreover, in this game tonight, the New York Knicks' performance was not particularly good, except for Cameron Anthony.

So the Cleveland Cavaliers players did not encounter too many obstacles after the start of the second quarter. Because although the performance of the New York Knicks was not as bad as the last game tonight, it was definitely not a good one.

So soon, after the second quarter started, the Cleveland Cavaliers expanded their original 9-point lead to more than double digits. Seeing such a scene naturally makes the New Yorkers on the sidelines feel even more bad.

Because for the New York Knicks, who are behind, they certainly hope to catch up with the original gap between the two sides during the rotation time.

Now, at the beginning of the second quarter, the New York Knicks were behind and gave their opponents more points, which of course made them feel somewhat unbearable.

So head coach Mike Woodson on the sidelines naturally felt particularly angry. He began to shout loudly at his players in the basketball court, hoping that they would be able to play bloody so that they would not be directly played by the Cleveland Cavaliers, just like the previous game. He directly made the game without any suspense in the second half.

For Mike Woodson, he has been criticized since the first round of the series, so the pressure on him is of course very huge. Especially at this time, when the New York Knicks defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the previous game, Mike Woodson certainly would not want to see his team continue to be defeated by the Cleveland Cavaliers in this game...

This is not what he wants to see, so he will of course feel very dissatisfied with the players' performance on the basketball court at this time. Cameron Anthony did feel hot in the first quarter, but the problem is that he could not always put Cameron Anthony on the basketball court.

As the head coach of Cameron Anthony who has coached for several seasons, Mike Woodson still understands exactly what Cameron Anthony's physical reserves are.

Mike Woodson knew very well that Cameron Anthony's physical fitness would not be able to persist in a high-intensity game without resting.

So at this time, he had to rely on these players on the basketball court to help his team narrow the gap in the scores and then persist until Cameron Anthony returns to the basketball court.

After all, for Cameron Anthony, even if he is a player who has the ability to turn the tables on his own, there are not players in the Cleveland Cavaliers' lineup that can compete with Cameron Anthony.

Even if Wu Dawei, Dwight Howard are single, each of them is enough to carry a team. Even if they are deducted from the opponent, the New York Knicks will not be able to repay the Cleveland Cavaliers.

So Mike Woodson also understands that if his team wants to win in this game tonight, Cameron Anthony alone will definitely not work.

Even if you rely on stars, you can't rely on Cameron and Anthony alone. At this moment, there is JR Smith on the basketball court. As the favorite candidate for the sixth man this season, JR Smith is the time to stand up at this time.

Otherwise, the Cleveland Cavaliers might really have to win this game easily like in the last game! So at this time, for the New York Knicks, the situation they face is very difficult. Whether they can win this game is not only required by Cameron Anthony, but other players of the New York Knicks must also make contributions!

"Fight firmly, jr!"

Mike Woodson stood on the sidelines and shouted at JR Smith on the court. Although the brainless words that JR Smith said before the start of this game once caused the New York Knicks to be in a very turbulent and passive situation, at this time, when Cameron Anthony was resting under the basketball court, Mike Woodson found that he still had to choose to believe JR Smith.

Because apart from JR. Smith, the New York Knicks currently have no other player on the basketball court who can launch an autonomous attack and is extremely threatening!

Although JR Smith sometimes makes people feel very annoying, many of the choices he makes make people feel very nonsensical in most cases. But the problem is that his personal abilities are also very outstanding. If it weren't for his brain-breaking from time to time, JR Smith had the potential to become a superstar.

This is unquestionable, so at this time, when Cameron Anthony was resting under the basketball court, Mike Woodson would naturally think of JR Smith, hoping that he could stand up and help his team at this time.

After all, the Cleveland Cavaliers are now leading the New York Knicks with a full double-digit advantage. Although such a score difference is not fatal in the second quarter, it will easily suck your mind.

Of course, at this time, Mike Woodson would not want the team to fall behind like this, so of course he wanted to let JR Smith stand up. Before the start of this game, JR Smith, who was so angry, was of course also holding his anger at this time.

Of course, he would not want City to be the culprit of the team's defeat in this game, so he also knew that at this time, with good friend Cameron Anthony, he had to stand up and contribute to the team.

If he doesn't stand up and do something for the team at this time, then JR.Smith also knows that the team will fall into a more critical situation. Moreover, this year is JR.Smith's contract year, and he doesn't want his outstanding performance in the regular season to be destroyed in the playoffs!

After all, who wouldn’t want to get a big contract when playing in this league? What’s more, JR. Smith is about to reach his thirty years. Of course, he hopes to get a big contract for himself in the last few years of his peak state!

So at this time, JR Smith also knew that it was time for him to perform. Otherwise, if he waited for a while, both sides would definitely have to replace the core players. By that time, JR Smith would not know whether he could still decide the trend of the game. At least after Cameron Anthony came on the court, JR Smith would not be the team's first attack point anymore.

So jr. Smith is very clear that if he wants to complete redemption, then it is now! If he cannot make any good performance at this time, then in the subsequent games, it will undoubtedly become even more difficult!

After all, this game is definitely the turning point of this round of series. Whoever can win it will change the situation of the entire series! (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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