The Pacers aren't going to sit still, and no one wants to be swept by the same opponent for the second year in a row.

The Pacers have been impressive this season, and Indiana has regained its home court of the Devils. Fans entered the stadium early to cheer on the home team.

In addition to CCTV5, Sina.com also broadcast the game live. In the past year, Sina's live broadcast has been very popular, attracting many fans to watch it online. Not only because the video is clear, but also because of the fact that finding guests to comment on the ball is also a major feature, occasionally calling a beautiful woman, even if you are resting, you can still listen to Ke Fan and Ma Jian talk about cross talk.

Before the game, the two men chatted.

"The Knicks are strong now, and when Jamison's contract expires and there is room for his salary, they can continue to bring in reinforcements," Kefan said. I think they will have a stronger squad next season. Now except for Zhou Xuan, only Gallinari has been selected as an All-Star, I think he is just a better second-rate star based on the data, and he can be selected because of the Knicks' record. He was a free agent in the summer, and if he doesn't renew his contract, the Knicks can find a better star. I think Leonard and Parsons are both worth cultivating. ”

Ma Jian said: "There are stars in the free market this year, Howard is making a transfer, and the Knicks can take advantage of the fire. My favorite star, Britney Anthony, has also publicly expressed his desire to join the Knicks. ”

Ke Fan said: "You are talking about a small melon. ”

Ma Jian said: "Yes, I like Gherkin Anthony. ”

“……”

CCTV5 is also talking about possible Knicks trades in the summer. Everyone thinks that the Knicks are not strong enough now, only Zhou Xuan is a superstar, and last season's highly rated Stadamire and Pekovic were traded away, fans hope that the Knicks lineup is better, and it is very interesting if there is a star to be Zhou Xuan's younger brother.

In the locker room, Zhou Xuan shouted: "We are the best, we have the strength to win the championship." Walkers are just a small stumbling block. We're going to kick that little rock away in four games and play the Heat at our best. Our only goal is to sweep! Everyone shouted together: Sweep! ”

"Sweep!"

With six straight wins in the playoffs, the players are full of confidence. Although this is an away game, their momentum is not inferior to that of the Pacers, and they still have a psychological advantage. What does the walker have? Just one person who made it to the All-Star or Hibbert, and he didn't have much attack power at all.

With only 20 first-quarter points in two consecutive games, the Knicks changed their lineup this time and didn't plan to dig any more holes for themselves. The starting five are Zhou Xuan, Miller, Matthews, Gallinari, and Chandler.

This lineup has three outside shooting spots, two playmakers, and an interior defensive core that balances offense and defense. D'Antoni arranged this way to let Zhou Xuan play fast attack at the No. 2 position.

The Pacers played the starting lineup in the first two games, and Zhou Xuan faced George at the No. 2 position in the opening game, and the positional battle could directly form a dislocation. After defending, you can also directly play a fast attack, and Miller is responsible for organizing.

George's defense is like an increased version of Kobe, one-on-one is very tight, the assistant defense is active and smart, and Vogel uses him to pick the beam to defend the opponent's sharp knife. However, he is good at anti-swing people, and can even misposition the defense of power forwards, but it is a bit difficult to defend the No. 1 position. After all, with a height of 206CM, it is impossible to be as flexible as a person at 190CM.

Zhou Xuan shook George on the counterattack twice to score, and also broke through the point to dunk Chandler, tearing apart the Pacers' defense in the opening game.

George failed to take advantage of his advantages, he couldn't pass Zhou Xuan, and he had height but didn't directly pull out the jump shot. With the Pacers, he's not a leader, he's just a role player, and the ball is still with Granger and West. And those two didn't have the consciousness to pass the ball to George to hit Zhou Xuan.

The Knicks led 28-19 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Jamison took the bench to steal points, and Battier, Leonard, and Beverley defended actively. Hansbrough couldn't easily score against Anderson in the low post, and the margin continued to widen.

Sina Ma Jian said: "The Pacers and the Knicks have a similar lineup, but they are weaker, they relied on the advantage of the front line in the first round, and the Knicks' forward line is also very strong, and the most important thing is to swing people." I think it would be nice if they could win one game. ”

"Celtics forward Jeff Green is out for the season, otherwise I don't think the Pacers will make it to the second round." Ke Fan agreed.

In the second half, the Pacers' offense improved, but they couldn't defend it. As soon as Hibbert was on the line, the offense was no longer possible. This season, Hibbert's defense has been affirmed, but the Knicks have a way to make him not play at a high level, that is, to attack the basket less, and only when the defense counterattacks Hibbert can't go back, he will rush to the basket.

110-85, the Pacers trailed by 25 points at home. With two minutes to go, there were already plenty of fans leaving the stadium early, disappointed with the home team, reminiscent of the two teams facing each other last season.

Jamison, who has been in a slump for six consecutive games, finally came back to his power, scoring 24 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, beating West's 18 points and 8 rebounds.

Zhou Xuan had 26 points, 2 rebounds, 12 assists and 3 steals, and then exploded Collison and Sam Porter, both of whom were not as beautiful as Zhou Xuan combined. In particular, Sam Potter had five turnovers, which made Vogel afraid to let him play too much, and the problem of inexperience of the rookie was revealed, and the timing of the pass was terrible.

At the press conference, Vogel was no longer stubborn. He sighed: "The Knicks are far better than us, especially the point guard position, if we can't limit Zhou Xuan, we can't win." ”

With a day off, the Pacers have a chance to save some face at home.

The next day, the Knicks had the whole team off for the rest of the day. The three Mikes on the coaching staff got together to discuss how to play the next game.

"I think I can play a dozen more young players, especially Chandler [Parsons] and Coe [Leonard], and if they can play in the next series, it will be very helpful for the team," Woodson said. And this season will be able to play with confidence. ”

D'Antoni asked, "What if we lose?" ”

"Losing one game is not the end of the world, and the Pacers are likely to make a big move in the next game, and if the main team is injured, it will be for the Heat to pick up the leak," Woodson said. ”

For two seasons in a row, stars have been injured in key games, and players on the side who are about to be swept are prone to lose control of their emotions. When the home fans are agitated, there may be serious fouls. The Knicks lack a big man on the inside, so it's better to be careful. When he returns to his home court, the league will award Zhou Xuan with the MVP trophy, and the momentum will be like a rainbow and foolproof.

D'Antoni looked at Malone and asked, "What do you think?" ”

"I agreed to put more new players on the pitch and we can use this opportunity to consolidate our defensive system, especially when Tyson [Chandler] is off." Malone said.

"I'll call Stephen." D'Antoni never forgot Zhou Xuan.

After receiving the call, after listening to D'Antoni talk about the general situation, Zhou Xuan smiled: "I have no opinion, but don't deliberately limit my playing time, as long as there are pitchers in us, we are very strong, maybe the newcomer will win." ”

D'Antoni said: "I'll play you like I did, you have to be careful and don't get hurt. ”

"Don't worry, I learned a lot of protective moves from Andre, and I can't hurt it."

"If you can't open it tomorrow, you boldly vote." D'Antoni said.

The unfortunate Pacers became the Knicks' sparring partner in the playoffs, which is an exaggeration, but the Knicks really have no pressure. With a 3-0 lead, they don't believe they can be reversed, despite having accomplished such a feat last season.

The crowd got another very fortunate piece of good news that night, as the 76ers pulled one back at home in another series.

Chris Bosh is out. He put on a domineering performance in Game 2 against the 76ers, and he accidentally strained his abdomen during a dunk.

With no one available on the Heat's interior, Turyaf became the starting center and Pitman got some playing time. These people are all blue-collar workers with no offensive ability, and it is too difficult to win the game by relying only on James and Wade.

For a long time, at the press conference after the Heat game, what attracted the attention of reporters was the affectionate Janeway brothers. Now, in the mouths of various critics, the Heat only have two giants. Only when he loses, Bosh will be frequently mentioned, and what kind of fake giants are really soft eggs and the like have been lingering in Bosh's head.

In fact, the Heat can't do without Bosh at all, and he has to lose as soon as he is out. But back to the lack of good data, according to the usual way of thinking of critics, Bosh will still be drowned in saliva, he is such a wonderful person.

The Western Thunder led the Nuggets 2-1.

Unlike the dull East in the East, the West has seen two consecutive series of super scorers, with Durant and Anthony showing their talents, scoring high points in all three. The reason why the Nuggets are behind is that Billups and Lawson can't stop Westbrook.

Also a star who is often spitted on, Westbrook has proven his worth, and his heads-up efficiency is not much lower than Durant's. And after Billups is over this season, I'm afraid he can only find a veteran base salary contract to retire, he moves too slowly.

The Thunder are not without problems, they rely too much on the individual ability of the stars, and in the third game Durant and Brooke's shooting rate dropped, and there was a problem on the offensive end immediately. Harden has not been in good form since being elbowed by Artest, but Ibaka, who missed out on the best defensive player, made a splash, shooting 6-of-8 from the field. In the summer, he trained very hard.

The Spurs lead the Clippers 3-0.

Many experts are optimistic that the Clippers will beat the Spurs with speed, and the results are surprising, and Jiang is still old and spicy. The Spurs won all three games by more than ten. In the third game, the Clippers led by as many as 24 points before losing a setback 86-96.

Duncan had 19 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, and Parker had 23 points and 10 assists. Griffin had 28 points and 16 rebounds, while Paul had only 12 points and 11 assists.

Looking at the evaluation, Parker is a cut behind Paul, but the two are opposed, and Paul has never taken advantage. The Clippers have improved a lot this year, and the shortcomings are obvious, that is, they rely too much on Paul and only have this one organizational point. It's a lot like the Knicks, but the Knicks later brought in Miller.

DeAndrew, Jordan's poor offense and free throws, and Griffin's inaccurate mid-range shot, were the reasons for the Clippers' loss, and the offense was mainly on the perimeter. Kenyon Martin joined the Clippers halfway through, but he still couldn't play Duncan Sr. It was under his defense that Duncan almost got a quadruple-double in the finals.

People are starting to predict that the finals will be Knicks vs. Spurs, and the two psychology experts will face off.