Rivers emphasized defense, offense He intends to continue to have Rondo on the court, although Rondo is not good at shooting, but he is good at defending and passing the ball. And if Nate is handy? Robinson, the Big Three are all likely to watch him play alone.

Robinson was frustrated on the sidelines, and when he arrived with the Celtics, he hoped to challenge for a championship, and as a result, he went from bench to bench and played less minutes than he did with the Knicks. It's just that the Knicks have suddenly risen this season, and they can already compete with the Celtics, or even slightly better. Could it be that this is why he is gone? If you change to Zhou Xuan, he will become so strong, is he really a tumor?

On the Knicks' side, D'Antoni continued to let Anderson play. He liked the big man more and more, even if he was poor defensively. Pekovic sat on the bench, and Mozgov was equally disillusioned, and D'Antoni didn't like his style.

The lineup is still the same as the one just now, Azubuike has also been reduced to a substitute, he can't compete with Gallinari, and the defense is not as good as Matthews.

Glenn? Davis, replaced Perkins and added a shooting point. One of the more amazing things about "Big Baby" is that he can hit the pitch. The Celtics used a double block to let Rondo burst inside, and Stoadamire was not polite, anyway, he only fouled twice, grabbed Rondo and put him on the free throw line.

Rondo hit one of two free throws. 92 to 88.

"Rondo's shooting was so disappointing, today he shot 4-of-11 and 2-of-6 from the free-throw line," Barkley said. He didn't dare to shoot many good opportunities, Zhou Xuan went to the gym to practice shooting in the summer, and as soon as he came back, he maintained a good feel, and Rondo didn't know what he was doing this summer. ”

Rondo actually practiced in the summer, but his shooting progress was minimal. And Zhou Xuan, who is compared with him, is too accurate in shooting, especially in the middle shot, which is almost inevitable. The evaluation is different depending on the reference.

The Knicks attacked, the Celtics wrapped Zhou Xuan, and then relied on a quick rotation to defend, Rivers's plan was to let others hold the ball and attack, and he saw that in addition to Zhou Xuan, the Knicks lacked a second playmaker.

Gallinari struck twice again. He was in such bad form today that D'Antoni couldn't help it, so he was replaced and replaced by Landry? Fields.

Azubuuk actually became the third bench, and Fields was indeed a surprise, he can shoot, grab rebounds, and is taller than Azubuuk to defend Pierce.

But after that, Ray Allen hit two three-pointers, and Garnett also received a rebound from Rondo for a layup, and the Celtics went on an 8-0 run to take a 96-92 lead. Matthews halted the Celtics' offense with a three-pointer. The two teams entered the stage of life and death, alternating leads many times.

The Knicks have had several chances to equalize or even overtake since then, but they have failed to take advantage of them. Stoudamire continued to miss a strong shot when the opportunity was not good, and Zhou Xuan also missed a good opportunity on the outside. Fortunately, the Celtics also missed back-to-back shots, scoring only 2 points from the free throw line, and the Knicks trailed 95-98.

Both teams were like they were under a spell at the same time, and then they couldn't shoot for the next 3 minutes, and finally 2:35 went on, and Fields finally hit a three-pointer, and the Knicks tied the score. 98 to 98.

Then both teams found their touch again and scored in quick succession. With 1:23 left in the game, Pierce hit a three-pointer to give the Celtics a one-point lead at 105-104. D'Antoni asked for a timeout.

Su Qun sighed: "It's too intense, this game is good-looking." The fact that the Knicks can play with the Celtics to this extent proves that they do have the strength and are no longer inferior to the Heat or Magic. ”

Yang Jian said: "Zhou Xuan was tightly guarded during this time, passed some good balls, teammates actually couldn't seize the opportunity, D'Antoni should replace Anderson, let Pekovic try it, he played very well in the first game." ”

"I think it's better not to let Pekovic play, now the Celtics are compressing the defense, and it's not easy to play inside."

D'Antoni had a headache about who to replace, Anderson played almost the entire quarter and didn't score in the second half, but without him, no one at the No. 4 position could shoot three-pointers or even mid-range shots.

To put it bluntly, D'Antoni is still entangled in outside shooting and running shots, and it is not impossible to let Gallinari play the No. 4 position, and he is worried that the Celtics will seize the opportunity to score.

Zhou Xuan saw that D'Antoni was struggling, but he couldn't directly say what he thought, which would be "overstepping his authority". The Cavaliers James to McBrown for this set, to D'Antoni's temper certainly can't stand it.

Fortunately, D'Antoni is not a fool, he and Zhou Xuan have a tacit understanding, first looking at the others, and then looking at Zhou Xuan. He chatted with Zhou Xuan in Los Angeles, and knew that he studied psychology, so he wanted to understand Zhou Xuan's thoughts through psychological suggestion, so he asked directly with his eyes.

Zhou Xuan said: "When some people can't make up their minds, they will look at many people, and then stop their eyes on the people they trust the most, hoping to ask for help, which is a kind of eye contact." ”

Zhou Xuan immediately looked at Pekovic, his gaze stayed there for a moment, and then he looked at D'Antoni again and nodded.

D'Antoni immediately said: "Nikola (Pekovic) is ready to play, replace Ryan (Anderson), you attract the defense in the low post, cover without the ball, if there is a mismatch opportunity, you can attack the basket, you have to defend quickly, and the basket is resistant......"

The others didn't change, D'Antoni looked at Zhou Xuan again, and said with a straight face: "Zhou, control the rhythm, it's up to you." ”

D'Antoni didn't say that running and bombing is a kind of mental progress. It's not a good thing to fight in the last moments, and the previous run and bomb didn't work out in a certain period, and the Celtics' veterans know how to limit the speed of the run through the half-court pressing on the ball carrier. Players pass the ball too far away and are prone to mistakes. Now the Knicks are different from the Warriors and Suns, they just got together, and they are not all good at finding people with long passes.

The Celtics have the strongest lineup, the Big Three, Perkins and Rondo, so that the offense and defense are balanced.

The Knicks had the ball, Zhou Xuan blocked and Stadameyer at the top of the arc, and as before, Garnett immediately wrapped up Zhou Xuan with Rondo, so that he could not smoothly send the ball to the middle to Xiao Si.

Zhou Xuan had already figured out how to play, withdrew from the three-point line after taking the ball, protected the ball with his back, and turned to the right side. At this time, Garnett and Rondo were faced with a choice, whether to continue to follow Zhou Xuan or withdraw to the inside line.

The answer is obvious, Garnett didn't want to be embarrassed by Perkins defending the opponent's two interior lines, so he retreated. Zhou Xuan had already guessed that he would retreat, so he shrugged his shoulders after turning around, posing as if he was going to pass the ball over Rondo's head with one hand to the inside, and then held the ball and changed direction to the left.

Rondo took a feint, Garnett retreated, Zhou Xuan turned around and was in front of the three-point line, he didn't hesitate at all, and made a 70-degree jumper. Garnett realized that something was wrong and pounced forward to defend too late, the ball had flown over his head, the arc was not high, and he smashed the basket and bounced in! 107 to 105.

At the critical moment, facing Zhou Xuan, he shot three points and scored his 19th point. He relied entirely on technique and rhythm, not fast at all. Garnett and Rondo both matched his movements, one moving sideways and the other dropping back. If the interior is still Anderson, Garnett will not have to retreat. After the game, Zhou Xuan had already figured out how to play. He saw several steps ahead of everyone.

The Celtics attacked, and Zhou Xuan, who had not been pressing, suddenly rushed up when Rondo dribbled the ball through the half. Rondo was thinking about how to play a block with his teammates and return a ball. As soon as Zhou Xuan came up, he chose to dribble under his crotch and retreat horizontally, and his movements were very coherent, but unfortunately he was unfortunate that as soon as he retreated, he was in the middle line.

The referee blows the whistle and returns to the field! Rondo made a low-level mistake.

Returning to the court means that the attacker returns to his own half after the half court and touches the ground with his foot, and if he does not touch the ground, he can pass back and continue playing. Rondo was clearly withdrawn, and his seventh personal turnover, the ball was given to the Knicks.

The ball was issued, Zhou Xuan began to control the situation, he had to play for 24 seconds, and he controlled the ball on the periphery and shook it left and did not attack. Time passed minute by minute, this was very torturous, and in the last six seconds, Zhou Xuan broke through to the right with the ball, not seeking to pass, just to find the space to pass the ball.

Pekovic set up an off-ball screen for Matthews on the left baseline, who sprinted to the right. Fields, on the other hand, made room 60 degrees on the right.

Perkins didn't dare to talk to Matthews, because Pekovic moved to the three-second zone and squeezed under the basket, and Zhou Xuan grabbed the ball with his right hand in the run, and sent it to the baseline with one hand. Matthews catches the ball and Pierce lets go of Fields to make up the defense.

Matthews was also not greedy, and with 3 seconds left on the offensive time, he passed to Fields, and Rondo blocked Fields in addition. Fields didn't make a strong throw, and passed to Zhou Xuan in the middle.

Zhou Xuan was empty in the middle, he adjusted the ball after receiving it, jumped up gently, the ball moved away from his fingertips, brush! Hollow into the net! 110 to 105.

At the critical moment, with two consecutive three-pointers, Zhou Xuan's personal score reached 22 points, and the fans in the audience sighed, and Rivers asked for a timeout.

At this time, D'Antoni understood that Zhou Xuan wanted Pekovic to play not to let the low post single, but to let him attract defense and cover without the ball, and the strong body was easier to block the opportunity to make three points in the bottom corner, forming a dislocation, but Anderson could only stand on the court and wait for the opportunity.

Could it be that the Celtics are stupid to use O'Neill and Perkins? Rashid who can shoot threes? What did Wallace cut for? Isn't that a longer range? In some systems, the role of drawing the defense and creating opportunities for teammates to cover is not easy to spot, but it is extremely important.

Rivers arranged the tactics, and the Knicks replaced Gallinari and replaced Pekovic. At this time, the Knicks' goal is to defend the perimeter and let the Celtics score two points.

38 before the end. In 6 seconds, Pierce's three-point shot was missed, the rebound was picked up by Stadamire, and Zhou Xuan began to protect the ball again and waste time. It's away, otherwise he's playing tricks.

The Celtics are uncomfortable, if they foul, Zhou Xuan's free throws are very accurate, no fouls, and after this offense, there will be more than ten seconds left for them. Zhou Xuan's goal is tormenting if he doesn't score.

Rondo couldn't hold his breath and pulled Zhou Xuan, sent him to the free throw line, and hit two shots steadily, scoring his 24th point, 112-105.

Ray Allen missed again with a three-point shot, and Garnett grabbed a rebound and scored a basket to make it 112-107.

Time is running out, and the Celtics can't catch it back. The final score was 112-107, and the Knicks won two in a row!