In the second game of the Finals, the Knicks' starting lineup did not change, and the Clippers sent Lance Stephenson to play the starting small forward, which was a bit unexpected.

Many commentators wondered if Barnes, Battier and others were injured. The Clippers have a lot of swing men, and it seems that Stephenson can't get his turn.

What's even more surprising is that Stephenson is playing well, and he can be a playmaker on the offensive end to pick up Paul. He was more aggressive on the defensive end, didn't get broken by Matthews, and chased quickly.

The three small men formed the perimeter, the Clippers were more resolute in their fast offense, and Jefferson was not fast enough to return to the defense, and he was given two fouls after only playing 4 minutes. Anderson came out and added a shooting point.

Zhou Xuan was in good shape, scoring 8 points and 4 assists in a single quarter, and the Knicks were still 27-33 behind.

In the second quarter, the Clippers put Jordan Jr. off the bench, Tekoglu made a cameo appearance at the No. 4 position, Barnes at small forward, and Collison and Crawford on the outside. This lineup maintains a lot of mobility.

Jordan Jr. had a three-minute break in the first quarter, and the opponent didn't have many fouls, so he didn't play. This is Rivers' cleverness, which can give Jordan Jr. more time to play, and he is the strongest on the team when he fights for rebounds. "Big Baby" Davis was directly abandoned, and the Knicks were not given a chance on the defensive end.

Davis is a regular season player, and if he encounters a weak interior defense, he can bully the opponent, and it is best to be a spectator in the finals, otherwise it will become a defensive hole.

Jordan Jr. was brave and blocked back-to-back layups by Bledsoe and Henry.

The Knicks stepped up with Parsons, who made a cameo appearance at the No. 4 position, hit a three-point shot in front of Turkoglou, and assisted Augustin to hit a three-pointer from an off-ball run. Anderson also blocked in the middle, received a pass from Augustin, stepped back and made a three-point shot, and the Knicks caught up with the score.

The Clippers' offensive load was almost entirely on Crawford, and Collison shot poorly.

Collison has a bad mentality, he can't see big scenes, his defense is poor, and he knows how to bury his head in the attack. Under his organization, the rhythm of the whole team was a mess. Last year, the Pacers put Augustin on his bench, and now it looks like he's not as good as Augustin.

Seeing that the Knicks overtook the score, Barkley smiled: "The sixth man curse seems to be fulfilled on the Clippers, and Crawford alone can't score." ”

Smith said: "The Knicks bench bandits are really incredible, everyone dares to fight, and their ability is not bad, with them, Zhou Xuan can rest in peace." ”

Bledsoe had a grudge against Crawford, playing with his life as soon as he came on the pitch, keeping his feet off the ball and making constant physical contact.

Bredsoe didn't score himself, and Crawford scored just two points. Stephenson is good, Bredsoe is not bad, and it is difficult to say who lost and who made the deal between the two teams in the first place.

In the second half of the quarter, the two sides sent the main force, and the Knicks began to tightly guard Paul and let others shoot. It's the strategy of all teams playing the Clippers, limiting Paul's breakouts and letting others go outside the box.

Jordan Jr. rested without being bothered by the shark-cutting tactics. Griffin plays center, power forward Tekoglu, and it becomes difficult to contain Paul.

Turkoglou, like Anderson, is playing on the fly and not making it to the three-point line. Paul passed to the middle, and Griffin also threw in two mid-range shots, and he was no longer a pure dunk.

At halftime, the score was close, 57-59.

Zhou Xuan played steadily, with 8 points, 8 assists and 1 steal, no points in a single quarter, and four assists.

In the third quarter, D'Antoni arranged the shark slashing tactic, Jordan Jr. played for a while, and when he saw that the Knicks had committed 4 fouls, he was immediately replaced and went to Tekoglu.

The Clippers and Knicks fight for offense, Paul and Crawford form the perimeter, and the small forward is Stephenson. Barnes wasn't fast enough.

The Knicks are also a running lineup, Bosh center, Parsons cameo at the No. 4 position, perimeter Zhou Xuan and Bredsoe double guards, and small forward Matthews.

As soon as the tempo picks up, the guard becomes the protagonist, and if he misses a shot, he immediately launches a counterattack. Griffin and Bosh also participated in the fast break because of their relatively outward defense, and there were many wonderful dunks. Zhou Xuan and Paul are both addicted to assists. Zhou Xuan handed out 7 assists in a single quarter, and Paul also had 7.

The Knicks trailed 88-91 heading into the final quarter.

Su Qun said: "This is the NBA Finals that people have been looking forward to, with wonderful attacks, intense and watching. ”

Yang Jian said: "The Clippers are still ahead, the Knicks can't lose this time, and I hope they can suppress the opponent in the critical fourth quarter." It would be advantageous to win two home games. ”

Su Qun said: "The Knicks offense is good, the main problem is defense, Jefferson is too slow to change the defense, and once he doesn't go in the low post, he can't defend back, if he doesn't let him play, it's a pity, see what the Knicks do at the end of the quarter." ”

D'Antoni opted to bench Jefferson to improve mobility. Sent the "foul machine qì" Dyham Porter on the court first. The No. 4 position is Anderson, small forward Copeland, guards Zhou Xuan and Bledsoe.

When Durham Porter grabbed the rebound, he launched a fast break for his teammates, did not participate in the counterattack, and he did not cover when he fell into the positional battle, grabbing the rebound in the front court on the inside. If he didn't grab the rebound, the Clippers counterattacked, and he fouled. Copeland was also very resolute in fouls, with four fouls in three and a half minutes, and the two completed the mission to go to the break.

The Clippers couldn't fight back, and the positional battle Griffin also ensured high efficiency, scoring 6 points, and the score was still deadlocked. Rivers had no choice but to replace Jordan Jr. and replace Tekoglu in the No. 4 position.

Turkoglou came on in the first half, catching the Knicks off guard, and D'Antoni had already figured out how to deal with it at halftime. It's a good opportunity for the Knicks to play a more thorough game with small-ball tactics. Parsons played a cameo role in the No. 4 position, leaving only Bosh on the inside, and Leonard, Matthews, and Zhou Xuan on the periphery.

The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan and Bosh cooperated with the blocking, and the three of them pulled out of the three-point line, and Griffin could only switch defenses to block and dismantle. Zhou Xuan dribbled the ball under his crotch twice in a row, and his left hand was handed over behind his back to open up space at 45 degrees on the left side, and Bosh cut in the air.

This kind of ball Clippers hated the most, Griffin didn't retreat, Zhou Xuan took a big step sideways and threw the ball with one hand. It was a standard toss that dodged Griffin's block, but instead of the basket, the ball was thrown to the rebound, and it smashed 60 degrees to the left side of the rebound, which bounced right in Bosh's hand. Bosh pressed Paul to score a close-range shot.

Barkley exclaimed, "Again, unique board assists." Zhou Xuan first attracted Griffin to defend and then find a board, if you want to protect the rebound, Griffin must turn back to the basket, and he can't get stuck in position, Bosh is very comfortable receiving the ball, Paul has tried his best, but he is too short. ”

Smith laughed: "Don't get that wrong with the pitch technician, it's an assist, not a deflection. I think the people who count jù have experience too. ”

Zhou Xuan's 17th assist, if he hits another 20+, then he will challenge the incredible assist record in the finals. Jù averaged assists per game up from Johnson's 14. At 100-101, the Knicks trailed by just one point.

Paul faced Bosh after blocking and dismantling, and the Knicks defense guard broke through better, and Zhou Xuan and Bosh wrapped Paul together and let Griffin go. Griffin cut inside and Paul couldn't get the ball over quickly, only to the side.

Crawford catches the ball, Parsons blocks his view again, and the man who retracts to defend Griffin is Matthews, who has the power and is a little shorter, but there is absolutely no problem with fouls.

Crawford passed the ball to Turkoglou in the bottom right corner, Bosh made up the defense, Turkoglou made a three-point shot, the ball bounced out of the frame, Griffin grabbed the rebound, and Matthews fouled.

Griffin hit one of two free throws and Parsons grabbed the rebound. 100 to 102.

Su Qun said: "The weakness of the Knicks' small-ball tactics is also obvious, that is, the protection under the basket. In these two games, the Knicks are mainly defending Paul, single defense Griffin, even if it is misplaced, it is also a single defense, and now Griffin has 27 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, and it is not too surprising that he will get the super number jù again, if the Clippers finally win the championship, the MVP may not be Paul. ”

Yang Jian said: "Judging from the comparison of the current number of the two, I think the MVP will not be Paul, unless he shoots more in the next game." Griffin is likely to score 30+10, a very dominant number jù. ”

This is actually a psychological battle that the Knicks coaching staff came up with, the outside world says that Paul is the core of the Clippers, and he himself definitely wants to win the MVP.

If Paul's team can't play with his brain, the Clippers will be at the level of the first round of the playoffs. But the media predicted that the MVP must be based on the number jù, and there was a lot of news yesterday praising Griffin.

Griffin has weaknesses and he doesn't shoot very accurately from the free-throw line, reaching a career-high of 71 this season. 5%, Jordan Jr. is not there, and chopping Griffin can also reduce the opponent's scoring efficiency.

The Knicks blocked and dismantled, Zhou Xuan took the left side to bypass Paul and directly made a European step, took two steps and distanced himself from Griffin, and when it reached 45 degrees, he jumped with the ball.

Griffin jumped up from the side to block, Zhou Xuan's ball was a fake pass, and it was gently sent to the middle, Bosh cut in place again, received the basketball and was ready to dunk, Paul hurriedly hugged Bosh.

Boshk shot 82 percent from the free-throw line and hit both free throws. 102 to 102.

The Clippers attacked, after blocking and dismantling, Griffin took the ball and attacked in the low post, Bosh followed sideways, raised his arm to interfere with the shot and did not jump, Griffin shot wide, and Bosh took the rebound.

Knicks positional battles. Zhou Xuan stabilized the situation.

In the third quarter, he didn't open the score, and he had to take a more secure approach, or block and dismantle with Bosh. Paul bypassed the pursuit, he didn't think Griffin could limit Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan jumped to 45 degrees and transferred the ball to the middle. Bosh catches the ball high and jumpers, Griffin pounces out slowly, and the ball hollows into the net. 104 to 102. Zhou Xuan's 18th assist.

The Clippers attacked, after the block, Bosh switched to Paul and did not lose position, Griffin cut and Parsons went up, Paul passed the ball to Griffin, who attacked the basket strongly, and Parsons fouled again.

Griffin hit both free throws to make it 104-104. He scored his 29th point and the game went into a heated heat.