Chapter 468(2/6)
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tnt commentary station.
Barkley said: "It's incredible that the Cavaliers played a half-time that suppressed the Knicks. Whether it was Mo Williams or LeBron James, their performance was the key to the Cavaliers' lead."
"Now there are fewer and fewer teams who can lead the Knicks at halftime, and it's not easy for them to do that," Smith said.
Barkley said: "But the Cavaliers can't be careless. The Knicks have strong adjustment ability. They averaged 13 points per game in the third quarter, which is the first in the NBA."
Smith said: "Yes, see if they can withstand it."
The third quarter started soon.
The Knicks rotated.
Lin Rui, Tony Allen, Korver, Tucker and Randolph are the Knicks' starting lineup in the second half.
The Cavaliers are all starting.
The reason why the Knicks' third quarter is that they almost maintain similar attack power to the previous two quarters.
The Knicks have a deep rotation lineup, which prevents them from waving offense and defense.
Knicks' offense.
Randolph brought up to cover Lin Rui. Lin Rui moved horizontally on the right, broke through two steps and passed the ball behind Randolph.
Randolph was very confident in holding the ball on the offensive end. Facing Jamison who was following the defense, Randolph followed up and broke through to Jamison's right.
Although Jamison's talent is also good, he is not as good as Randolph.
Randolph's body is very choppy.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
During the confrontation, Randolph knocked Jamison away and easily dropped the ball into the ball with three steps.
63 to 59.
Randolph is thick and thin, and he looks rough on the outside, but his playing style is very delicate.
Randolph rarely dunks, and most of the time he will score in the simplest way.
Randolph has always believed that there is no difference between dunks and layups, and they are both two points, and then layups can save more physical fitness.
Zhang Weiping said: "The Knicks have changed some of their playing styles. They are not obsessed with finding opportunities on the outside, but try to hit the ball into the inside. Of course, the Knicks' main problem is not the offense. With Lin Rui there, their firepower will not be bad. The Knicks' main problem is defense, and they need to defend the Cavaliers' offensive."
Xu Jicheng said: "If the Cavaliers see hope of winning, they will play more proactively on the offensive end. It is not that easy for the Knicks to reverse easily."
On the field.
The Knicks players are all paying attention, and they also know that doing a good job of defense is the key.
The Knight's Attack.
Mo Williams advanced with the ball.
The Knicks directly defended the 212-game press.
Lin Rui put Mo Williams in the pressure from the bottom line.
As Mo Williams barely dribbling, Tucker quickly came to attack near the midfield line.
This is the 212 full-game pressure. There are two pinch points, one is near the midfield line where the point guard did not make the ball, and the other is the receiver who is close to the midfield line after the point guard has made the ball.
Because both points are close to the midfield.
One is easy to eight seconds, and the other is easy to return.
Mo Williams immediately wanted to find someone, but Lin Rui and Tucker were taller than him. The two raised their hands and covered his shot route.
"Bang!"
Mo Williams's shot was directly intercepted by Lin Rui.
Lin Rui directly counterattacked, with one-to-one-shot in the frontcourt!!
Lin Rui rushed in easily and dunked a big windmill!!
"box!!"
63 to 61, the score difference between the two teams is only two points.
The cheers from Madison Garden Arena immediately started.
This kind of game-wide pressure is full of excitement.
Zhang Weiping said: "The Knicks' defensive strength has improved very quickly. They pressed the whole game. Let's see how the Cavaliers can break the defense."
Xu Jicheng said: "The pressing of the whole game is very consuming, and the Knicks need to grasp a degree."
Cavaliers attack.
This time the Cavaliers are facing a great enemy since serving.
Mo Williams was under Lin Rui's pressure and did not receive the ball.
James came to catch the ball and traveled through the half.
James has height and vision. He passed the ball to Hickson in the frontcourt before Lin Rui and Tucker attacked and surrounded him.
The Knicks' full-game press was instantly disintegrated, and the Knicks quickly changed their defense to human-to-man.
Hickson gave the ball back to James and then made a cover himself.
James used the cover to get rid of Tucker, but Tony Allen quickly entangled James.
Lin Rui has been focusing on defending Mo Williams. Mo Williams is very hard-working and has no chance to connect the ball.
James pushed Tony Allen forward with the ball sideways.
When he reached the right side of the free throw line, Hickson cut inward and James gave the ball to Hickson.
Hickson tied the ball against Randolph and barely missed the layup.
Randolph grabbed the rebound and Lin Rui was about to get off.
Randolph gave the ball to Lin Rui who was about to go down.
Korver on the other side also ran.
Lin Rui held the ball and converted to attack the Cavaliers' defense line.
The two Cavaliers' defensemen were all focused on Lin Rui's side, and they completely emptied Korver on the other side.
Lin Rui smashed the ball to Korver.
Korver got an open three-pointer.
The knife is falling!!
"Swish!"
Harvest three points!!
63 to 64.
The Knicks gave a 7-0 wave in the first minute of the third quarter to the Cavaliers to overtake the score.
The momentum of the Madison Garden Arena is like a tide!!!
"Suspend!!!" Cavaliers head coach Brown shouted nervously.
His recent record has been good, which has allowed Brown to successfully retain his coach position, but every time the Cavaliers show powerlessness when they meet the Knicks, Brown will be pushed to the forefront.
It is appropriate for the Cavaliers to win against ordinary teams, and it will be challenging to win against teams like the Knicks.
If you lose every time against the Knicks, it means that after entering the playoffs, Coach Brown may not be able to come up with a way to deal with the Knicks.
This is fatal to the Knicks who are determined to win the championship.
Zhang Weiping said: "Didn't the Knicks' defensive strength just increase?"
Xu Jicheng said: "Haha, it's time for the Knight to be nervous now."
"It feels like the Knicks are just playing in the first half."
“Very beautiful defense.”
"The Knicks' defense is suffocating."
"Lin Rui, Tony Allen, Tucker, the outside line directly frozen the Cavaliers' advancement."
Fans talked about the Knicks' defense in the first three rounds of the third quarter.
On the Cavaliers' bench, James kept making moves and sympathizing with his teammates how to crack the pressing defense of the whole game.
Pause back.
Jamison went to serve on the bottom line.
The four points of the Cavaliers come side by side to receive the ball.
To be continued...