Despite the lack of uniforms, the Knicks' home court atmosphere is still more hot than ever. Many entertainment stars came to watch the game, and there were also retired basketball stars.

Dennis? Rodman sat in the audience and cheered on the Knicks. He hasn't been seen in front of the media for a while, and his look is still unconventional and very perverted. He wore pale gold trousers and hung a silk scarf on his satchel, which was still a woman's...... This is nothing, he once put on a wedding dress to "marry" himself.

In an interview, Rodman said he was a Knicks fan. At the end of the regular season, he went to New York and asked several Knicks players to meet, including Stoudamire, Matthews, and Beverley, to take them to nightclubs and take photos together.

During those years when the Bulls were in a fierce battle with the Knicks, Rodman was by no means a fan of the Knicks, and he even had a slight dislike for the team, he didn't like the Knicks' rough defense and constant provocations. But since Zhou Xuan led the Knicks to rise and won the league's No. 1 record, Rodman has become interested in this offensive team. He believes there is still room for the Knicks to rise in the future.

ESPN conducts the live broadcast. "Magic" Johnson analyzed before the game: "Rondo has a heavy task today, and everyone understands one thing, only by limiting Zhou Xuan's play can he beat the Knicks." ”

Van Gundy said: "The Pacers were too weak in the first round, and the Knicks did the sweep with almost no effort, and they had a longer rest and more energy. This is very bad for Celtic. Originally, there was a group of veterans in the team, and their physical strength was at a disadvantage. ”

Johnson said: "The Celtics Big Three is the most critical, whether Pierce can blow up the opponent, and whether Garnett can withstand the impact of Stoudmaire. Who will defend against Pekovic is also a big attraction. Pekovic is averaging 13 per game this season. 6 points 7. 1 rebound, which is eye-catching as a rookie statistic. ”

CCTV5 two commentators are predicting Zhou Xuan's data. Su Qun thinks that Zhou Xuan will definitely be able to beat Rondo, and Stadameyer also has an advantage on the inside.

Yang Jian hopes that Matthews and Gallinari can do a good job of defending Pierce, who can still average close to 20+ per game this season, and his playing time is less, and his efficiency has not decreased.

The two sides started to stand on the court, Zhou Xuan greeted Ray Allen and Pierce, and they cooperated during the Eastern Star Game, and these two were easier to communicate with Garnett and Rondo. It's boring to say hello to those two, and I'm sure to reply with a few trash words. In particular, Rondo has the disease of dying if he does not provoke.

Since his strength has become stronger and stronger, Zhou Xuan has disdained to use provocative methods, even against Kobe Bryant and James, he will not open his mouth too much, and prefers to defeat his opponent head-on.

The Knicks started Zhou Xuan, Redick, Matthews, Stoudamire, Pekovic.

The Celtics started Rondo, Ray Allen, Pierce, Garnett, O'Neal Jr.

"Big Shark" O'Neal hasn't played in the playoffs, and Rivers doesn't dare to use him anymore. He is too slow, and as long as the opponent does not attack inside, it is equivalent to less individual defense. All it takes is a cover, and the bottom line will have a chance. O'Neal Jr. has also slipped heavily on the offensive end, but there is still something to play on the defensive end.

At the start of the game, Garnett jumped the ball to win Stoudamire, and the Celtics attacked first.

Rondo took half time and handed it to Pierce. "The Truth" and Garnett's pick-and-roll teamed up to break through on the right side of Matthews. Matthews didn't chase the defense, and he went around to Garnett to change the defense. The Knicks decided to use man-marking, shrink inside to protect the restricted area, and scramble for rebounds.

Pierce took the ball to protect it, and Rondo and Garnett were in the high post and covered without the ball, avoiding Zhou Xuan. This time, Matthews changed his guard again, kept up with Rondo, and handed over the high position to Zhou Xuan. The biggest advantage of people marking people is to prevent who is not easy to mess up, and just change positions immediately when you see the block.

Pierce passed the ball to the middle, Garnett took the ball high and turned around, facing Zhou Xuan's dry pull-out jump shot, Zhou Xuan couldn't block it at all, and poked Garnett's waist and eyes covertly, Garnett has played for so many years, he has seen everything, and he is unmoved. Jump shot scored. 0 to 2.

The baseline ball was issued, and as soon as Rondo passed the half, he forced Zhou Xuan, his speed was very fast, and he kept interfering.

Zhou Xuan and Stoudeyer blocked and dismantled, Garnett immediately rushed out to block Zhou Xuan's breakthrough, let Stoudamire go away, and Rondo went around in front of Stodamire, making it difficult for Zhou Xuan to pass the ball.

Zhou Xuan took the ball and retreated to open the distance, Garnett and Rondo wrapped him, this is the Celtics' strategy, if Xiao Si is waiting for an opportunity to shoot in the high post, Garnett can retreat in time to interfere. If Stoudamire cuts to the inside, give it to O'Neal Jr.

Zhou Xuan continued to dribble under his crotch and retreated to the right side, calmly controlling the ball under the pressure of the two, he expected that this might happen on the field, so he found two teammates to force and grab when training in the team, and practiced one and two, even if he couldn't pass people, at least he guaranteed not to lose the ball.

On the side, Redick relied on the Stoudemire cover to get rid of Ray Allen, and Zhou Xuanqiu passed. Garnett saw through the intention and chased Redick to interfere with the shot, and the ball bounced out of the frame. Pierce returned to the interior in time to grab the rebound.

Rondo played, and Garnett blocked and passed the ball to the middle.

Garnett raised the basketball high and turned, the baseline Ray Allen and O'Neal Jr. covered without the ball and ran to the bottom left corner, Pekovic changed the defense slowly, Garnett passed the ball, and Ray Allen scored a three-point jumper. 0 to 5.

The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan was caught again, and passed to Matthews, who received on the side, who passed to Stadamyer, and Xiao Si dodged O'Neal Jr. in a low position and threw the ball into it with one hand. 2 to 5.

The Celtics attacked, Rondo and Garnett's blocking, this time Garnett received the ball and distributed the ball to Rondo, Rondo misplaced and relied on speed to pass the Stoadamire bottom line, passed to Pierce, Pierce singled Matthews, couldn't score a jump shot after probing, and the rebound was obtained by Pekovic.

Both sides played patiently. Zhou Xuan passed to Stoudeyer, Xiao Si received the ball and cut empty, and O'Neill Jr. made up the defense. Smalls passes to Pekovic, and O'Neal Jr. turns back to defend the basket and interferes with Pekovic's shot. If the "White Bear" is a little more explosive, the ball will be deducted directly. But he just shot, was deflected off by interference, and the rebound was picked up by Garnett, who returned to the interior.

Su Qun said: "The Celtics resolutely wrapped Zhou Xuan at the beginning, leaving one person to defend on the inside, I think I can replace Anderson to come up, so that I can break the Celtics' joint defense." ”

Yang Jian said: "Anderson can indeed withdraw the inside, and O'Neal Jr. can't stay under the basket. ”

D'Antoni didn't do that, Pekovic played very well in the last series, and he thought there was an advantage on the inside. The Knicks started to drop the ball in the low post, and there was a bit of a contradiction at this time, that is, Gallinari did not start, his height advantage was good for the side drop ball, and Redick and Matthews were too short.

After playing six minutes, the Knicks fell behind and the scene was passive. Van Gundy also noticed this, saying: "The Knicks have to make a substitution, they don't play fast, Pekovic doesn't play on the inside, he doesn't have a good catch. ”

No one cares more about receiving the ball inside than Van Gundy, and this link seems simple, but it is actually a question that is easy to make mistakes. Back then, in order to help Yao Ming catch the ball, the Rockets had to arrange special tactics.

In the 6th minute, Anderson and Gallinari came on and replaced Pekovic and Redick.

Celtic made a substitution immediately, with Kostic coming on for O'Neal Jr. Without Pekovic, there is no need for an interior line that can resist people. Kostic is soft, but he can shoot.

Kostic is responsible for the low-post defense, and the task of blocking and dismantling is handed over to Garnett, Zhou Xuan began to exert his power by relying on the double block, and twice bypassed Garnett's jump shot, but the Celtics were very successful in defending others, and Rondo would also chase Zhou Xuan, and Stoudamire's jump shot was not allowed today. Xiao Si is a relatively stable player among the interior stars, but he also has his own moments.

The Knicks trailed 23-27 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the two sides sent substitutes, Murphy and Anderson partnered, and Gallinari, Redick, and Miller on the periphery.

The Celtics are not weak on the bench this year, and they have Kostic and "Big Baby" Glenn? Davis, Jeff? Green, Pavlovich, Dronte? West.

The Knicks coaching staff made a mistake and put Murphy, a softie, with Anderson, neither of whom is an anti-man. Davis hit Murphy twice in the low post, and then West and Kostic blocked and drew the defense and assisted Kostic to make a mid-range shot.

The man in charge of the ball-handling offense was Green, and the Celtics bench also had a strong scoring point after the trade. Pavlovic and West, who were teammates at the Cavaliers, both know what it takes to be role players, not messing around, just attracting defenders from beyond the three-point line and waiting for passes.

When defending, the Celtics left Davis alone on the inside and shot from the perimeter. As soon as Nixpekovic started, the offensive focus was completely transferred to the outside, and the point difference became bigger and bigger.

D'Antoni was replaced with Zhou Xuan and Miller early, and the offense improved slightly. As soon as the Celtic Big Three and Rondo came on the court, their defense was a problem again.

The Knicks trailed by 15 points at halftime, 48-63.

Su Qun said: "Celtic and Spurs have a common characteristic, every year fans and experts say that they are old, but after a dozen games, they find that they are still strong and can compete with young people. ”

Yang Jian said: "Today, the Knicks are a little messy, Zhou Xuan is too ruthless, and the others are not very efficient." They were given too many open spots in the last series, and the defensive intensity of the Celtics made them uncomfortable. ”

Su Qun sighed: "There is always someone in front of Zhou Xuan in front of him, and after a slight pause after breaking through, Rondo caught up again. If Gallinari and Matthews hadn't been able to shoot a little more accurately, it would have been Smalls who was mainly scoring in the first half. ”

In the second half, the Knicks and the opponent fought to attack, and after the third quarter, they still trailed by 12 points, and the efficiency of breaking the joint defense was very low, and the score was only 76 points, and they were in trouble today.