Back in New York, the Knicks players didn't relax in the slightest and trained hard.

Stephenson worked hard in training, and once he grabbed a rebound from behind and nearly injured Redick. Reddick was angry and cursed, and his teammates rushed up to separate them.

Zhou Xuan pulled Stephenson to the side, and said with a straight face: "Lance, calm down and apologize to him at the end of the training." ”

"I'm just fighting normally, what do I apologize for?" Stephenson said coldly.

"Because your move was too dangerous, he was lucky to stand firm, and if he didn't get on his feet, we would have one less important rotation player on the team, a three-point shooting point." Zhou Xuan said in a deep voice: "Also, will this action of Zhilu Dao make you lose many points in the hearts of the coaching staff?" ”

The front is an analytical reason, and the meaning behind is obvious - I am for your good! Stephenson suddenly softened, he didn't have a good temper, but he wasn't an idiot.

Zhou Xuan continued: "It's good to train hard, but you have to have a degree, I know that you want to play and prove yourself, but how do you think your strength is now?" ”

"I'm better than them individually." Stephenson's eyes lit up, and two words "dissatisfied" seemed to be written on his forehead. He can defend, shoot, dribble, and divide the ball, and his overall level is better than Matthews and Redick.

Zhou Xuan snorted and whispered: "I know that your personal ability is not bad, but you are not suitable for the team's tactical system, what the coach needs is someone who can shoot three points, especially someone who can shoot three points in the bottom corner." I was the one who attacked with the ball, and Andre was the substitute. You can attack with the ball, but just look at Rondo and you can see how embarrassing it is for someone who can't shoot threes consistently. If you want to play, you should practice your three-point shot as soon as possible, you don't need to be great, and you can make sure that there are four free spots in the game to help the team, at least the opponent will not dare to let you go two steps away. ”

There is no one else who affects the harmony within the team except Stephenson. This guy is energetic and too aggressive. Zhou Xuan didn't want him to affect the atmosphere in the locker room. Stephenson does have quality, and if he changes to a weak team and gives him the ball, he can at least become a qualified sixth man.

Stephenson asked, "Do you really want me to apologize?" ”

"I'll give you two options now, one is to apologize, I'll go and tell the coaching staff that you work very hard and have the ability to defend well, and let them give you more playing time, as a test, this one will let you defend one of Pierce and Ray Allen. Give you a chance to perform. The second is that you don't apologize, I'll let them trade you to a weak team that can play at the end of the season, you can show your personality to the fullest, and finally go to Nate? Robinson's old way. Think about it. ”

Robinson arrived at the Celtics and was traded to the Thunder, and now he is almost out of play, and the thorn is always annoying. Stephenson laughed worse than crying, and sighed, "Don't think about it, I'll apologize to him." ”

Zhou Xuan smiled, fortunately Stephenson is not an idiot, if he is, he can only be replaced, and it is not easy to find a cheap and capable substitute like him.

Reddick is not a stingy person, and he knows that he can't stir up trouble at this juncture, and forgives Stephenson after a few words. Zhou Xuan fulfilled his promise and immediately chatted with D'Antoni and proposed to let Stephenson play more and let Fields rest. These few games Fields played very badly, he had poor ball control, scoring could only shoot at fixed points, and he was not allowed to enter the playoffs, and his shooting rate dropped to 38%, so it was better to make Stephenson, who was better defensively.

Malone and Woodson are also optimistic about Stephenson, who has long been unhappy with the sparsely defended Fields, and have proposed to trade him out of the middle of the game to keep Azubuke. But considering the value of the deal, the length of the contract, etc., in the end it was Fields who stayed.

The fifth game was played at home in New York, and it was broadcast live on multiple radio stations.

Pre-game president David? Stern presented Zhou Xuan with the regular season MVP trophy.

Zhou Xuan wanted to talk about his feelings, he smiled: "First of all, I want to thank my teammates, coaches, managers, and bosses, this award is not only based on individual ability, but also an affirmation of the basketball team, we are the best team in the regular season." Secondly, I would like to thank my parents, they are the main reason why I am here. ”

The audience burst into laughter. Zhou Xuan continued: "I have a thousand words to say to you, but the game is about to start, and I know that everyone is waiting to see us defeat our opponents and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, so I will end it as soon as possible." I'm standing here and taking this trophy because I want to win. And I know that everyone wants to see the Knicks win! ”

The fans applauded. Before the game started, the atmosphere had already been heated up by Zhou Xuan. The pressure on the Celtics players is even greater, and the MVP is a motivation for Zhou Xuan, and he also shows that he wants to end the fight today.

CCTV5 Su Qun said: "Zhou Xuan's speech is very infectious, I think the Knicks will win the game at home, so that they can get a few days of rest, and they can also study the situation of the opponent in the Eastern Conference Finals." ”

Yang Jian said: "The Eastern Conference Finals are probably against the Heat, and it is a dragon and tiger fight. Heat Big Three VS Knicks Big Two. ”

Su Qun said: "If you count the average of 15 per game. With 8 points of Gallinari, the Knicks can also be considered a Big Three team. They have a strong attacking force, averaging six players in double figures per game, and Matthews, Anderson, Pekovic and others are also good. Many people are optimistic that the Knicks will enter the Finals. ”

This one is not decided, and the commentators are already thinking about the opponent in the next round. No Knicks player has made that argument. It's like what the villain says before he gets slapped in the face.

TNT Radio is also bullish on the Knicks, with Barkley saying: "With three wins in a row, the Knicks' morale is at its peak, and today the Celtics are more than lucky. ”

Smith smiled: "I don't know if Zhou Xuan will get a high score again." ”

In the audience, some people played slogans such as "Mage 60+" and "Mage 70 points", all of which were fans who wanted to watch Biaofen's performance, which was a bit of an inch. 70+ in the playoffs is super god, Chamberlain and Jordan are all floating clouds.

Sisters Colo, Tevo, Mitchell, Gilmour and Olsen were also in the stands. The only friend who didn't show up was Robert Jr., who was busy filming? Donnie and Emma? Watson.

Knicks players have only one idea, and that is to win! They don't want to fly to Boston anymore. Celtic, on the other hand, have no way back, and to lose is to be eliminated.

The Knicks five, Zhou Xuan, Redick, Gallinari, Anderson, Stoudamire.

Celtics start: Rondo, Ray Allen, Pierce, Garnett, O'Neal Jr.

The race is on. Garnett jumped the ball to win, the Celtics attacked first, and Zhou Xuan still defended Rondo two steps away. Rondo was also a surprise this time, he shot it from outside the three-point line, and he threw it. 0 to 3.

This is what Rivers instructed, if the perimeter is far away, Rondo can jump directly, and it is better to shoot from the field without defense than to be guarded, and sometimes Rondo can score a lot of points.

Don't worry about it, just get drunk. Zhou Xuan said to himself that if Rondo throws 20 goals in a game, the threat will definitely be smaller than that of the Big Three, and he can't change his strategy because of this attack.

The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan brought to the frontcourt, dribbled back under his hip continuously, held the ball in his right hand, and moved closer with his left hand. This move Rondo has seen too many times, and he has not lowered his center of gravity, nor has he stepped forward, so as not to respond to all changes. Zhou Xuan changed direction to the left, Rondo followed, and Gallinari covered.

After the blocking, it became Zhou Xuan's dislocation to play Pierce, Zhou Xuan, who had been slowly soaring, suddenly accelerated, without any feints, rushed past Pierce by speed, pulled the ball up, jumped to the basket, and threw a low hand before O'Neal Jr. made up the defense, and the high board fell into the basket. 2 to 3.

Barkley said: "Zhou Xuan scored at the beginning and made a beautiful breakthrough. ”

Smith said: "Pierce can't keep up with Zhou Xuan, no matter how experienced he is. ”

The Celtics attacked, Pierce and Rondo blocked, played Zhou Xuan in a misplaced position, relied on the physical advantage to turn around and jump the ball, and returned one. 2 to 5.

Zhou Xuan then played Pierce with Gallinari in a misplaced block, which was a misalignment that the Celtics were more afraid of, Pierce followed Zhou Xuan from the side to the right 45 degrees, and Zhou Xuan passed the ball to Gallinari in the middle. The Italian squeezed Rondo away from the ball and took three steps to score for a layup. 4 to 5.

After that, the two teams began to play iron. The Knicks and the Celtics have exactly the same defensive approach, switching between 32 and 23 defenses, and neither of them feels good on the outside. Rondo hit two more shots after the opening three-pointer, both of which missed. Gallinari and Redick also missed back-to-back shots.

The stars of both sides battled it out, with Knicks Zhou Xuan and Stoudeyere scoring, and the Celtics scoring Garnett and Pierce. After being prevented from death on the field, Ray Allen's form is still sluggish today, and there are only two of the Big Three left.

The two sides drew many times, and Zhou Xuan rested in the second quarter, with Miller and Pekovic leading the bench offense. The Celtics Green, Davis, and West also have good attack power.

The score rose alternately, and Zhou Xuan had 12 points and 6 assists in the half, which was normal for him. The Knicks led by one point at 56-55.

D'Antoni deployed his troops in the second half, allowing Stephenson and Beverley to play.

Stephenson also played for a while in the second quarter, defending very hard, making it difficult for Ray Allen to get shots. In the third quarter, he entangled Green again, although there was a gap in size, but he did a very good job of preventing breakthroughs.

On the offensive end, Stephenson also threw in a mid-range shot. Coupled with the play of Zhou Xuan and Stoudmeier, the score gradually widened. At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks led by nine points.

Celtic don't want it to end like this, and as long as they fight for this one, they will have a chance to breathe back at home. Having lost both at home, they will be hoping to repay the support of their fans with a win. In the fourth quarter, they stepped up their offense and replaced Davis on the inside.

"Big Baby" scored four points in a row after blocking and dismantling, Pierce also hit a three-pointer, and Rondo broke through to make two free throws, playing a 9-0 attack wave to tie the score.

The competition has entered a white-hot phase.