After the win, Rivers was much tougher in an interview. 'This game has boosted everyone's confidence and we are confident of winning the next game.'

"This season we are confident of winning the championship, we are working hard, we know how to play to our strengths, we know how to win," Paul said. ”

"It's great to beat the Knicks, we've shown in our actions that they're not invincible, and we've had chances in the last two games, and as long as we get the details right, we can win," Griffin said. ”

When reporters interviewed the Knicks, D'Antoni did not show the slightest panic. "There's nothing to worry about, the Clippers have great stars, Paul and Griffin are very individual," he said. Paul has made a lot of good passes, he's a great point guard, but I firmly believe that Zhou Xuan is better than him, and with Zhou Xuan, we can definitely defend the title. ”

Zhou Xuan said: "Losing a game is not the end of the world, even if we lose, we still have the home advantage, this time everyone feels bad, as long as we play at a normal level, we can win." ”

The reporter asked: "Griffin and Paul have played beautiful numbers in these three games, do you think there is a problem with the team's defense?" ”

'They're all fantastic stars and you can't keep them every night, you just have to do your best. Maybe we'll be able to prevent it in the end. Zhou Xuan smiled.

Other players have also expressed confidence in winning the championship, and fans will feel more relieved after watching the interview and maintain confidence in the Knicks.

That's the benefit of being experienced. Against the Spurs in the finals last season, the Knicks were passive, and the opponent won the match point, and finally they completed the comeback.

At this time, panic is the most taboo, losing is not terrible, what is terrible is timidity, as long as the champion has not been decided, a qiē can happen. There is no need to be impatient.

The Knicks coaching staff began to study a new team against the Clippers, and Jordan Jr. will come out to strengthen the defense with less than four fouls, and how to free him up to guard against others is key to the discussion. Crawford has to be a tough starter, and if you only look at ability, he is even better than Paul.

Game 4 continues in Los Angeles, and online, the Knicks still have a higher support rating, and the number of fans supporting the Clippers has increased a little, and some people want to see them go to the bottom.

Before the game, D'Antoni said in the locker room: "In the first three games, the Clippers mainly relied on three people, Paul, Griffin, and Crawford. Paul has a lot of assists, and it has a lot to do with the baseline, and he will move the ball to the perimeter and pass it to the open space. Therefore, I want to emphasize that Paul is not included in this game. Defend alone after a misalignment, no matter which side he blocks and dismantles to prevent others from dying, cut off Paul's connection with his teammates, and pay attention to the rotation transition. Cowie, don't let him break through casually on the periphery, and don't chase after the block. ”

"Understood." Leonard said loudly.

He played very aggrieved in this finals, feeling that the team lost a lot of points, and he was very responsible for not being able to defend the middle. In fact, his defense is already very good, Paul has not scored more than 20 points in a game, and he can't beat him without covering. And the biggest pressure he faced was the misplaced defender Griffin, and there was a gap in the physique between the two.

Griffin has 30+ in a row and has scored 30 points on the court, and his call for MVP is very high, and he only needs the Clippers to win the championship. In the first few games, the Knicks didn't limit Griffin tightly and didn't wrap it up. In order to prevent him from being shot, he can't chase Paul casually after blocking and dismantling.

The players from both sides came out, and Zhou Xuan greeted several Hollywood stars in the front row, and waved his hand towards the location where the Chinese gathered. As his fame grew, he remembered some of the friends he had met at the beginning, waving to make fans feel valued.

Zhou Xuan began to practice shooting with a blank face, and stopped after hitting five three-pointers in a row, he was very satisfied with his hand.

Clippers players also practice three-point shooting, and outside play is key.

After the warm-up, the game begins. The Knicks' starters have changed. Zhou Xuan, Matthews, Leonard, Anderson, Bosh.

Jefferson was put on the bench. The change came as a surprise to Rivers. The Knicks' goal was to speed up the rotation and interfere with outside shots, and Jefferson was slow to switch defenses, and while he was on the floor, the Knicks lost by eight points. Griffin is physically strong, Jordan Jr. has the advantage of bounce, and Jefferson is not very efficient in attacking in the low post, and is more of a jumper outside after covering, in this case, the coaching staff thinks that it is better to go directly to Anderson and shoot farther.

In the second quarter, Jefferson came on the court with a substitute to grab the rebound ball and directly launch a fast attack, and he had a strong ability to control the rebound. Positional offenses can be axes when teammates have average organizational skills. Defensively, Paul went off the court in the second quarter, and there will be less pressure on the inside.

The Clippers started five: Paul, Crawford, Barnes, Griffin, Jordan Jr.

Bosh won with a jumper, and the Knicks attacked first.

Anderson blocked one step outside the three-point line, and Zhou Xuan got rid of Paul. Just opened, Griffin retreated inside, his reaction was slow, and Zhou Xuan made a quick three-point shot at 60 degrees on the left side, and the ball hollowed into the net. 3 to 0.

Although he didn't say it, Paul wasn't completely happy with Griffin, the main thing was defense, sometimes Griffin wasn't very focused, it was on both the defensive end and the offensive end, and then there were low-level turnovers. This time the goal was conceded because of a leak.

The Clippers attacked, Griffin blocked and Paul in the middle, Bosh switched defenses, and Anderson followed Jordan Jr.

Bosh followed on the side to keep a distance, the main defense broke through, Paul's crotch dribble changed direction, Bosh turned around and raised his arms to interfere on the bottom line, Paul did not have a good space to shoot, went around and passed out of the periphery.

Crawford relied on Jordan Jr. to cover to get rid of Matthews, and after receiving the ball, Anderson immediately switched defenses. Crawford couldn't go straight to the basket in the air, protected the basketball singles with his back, dribbled the ball to his left hand under his crotch, shook his left shoulder lightly, and dribbled the ball behind his back to the baseline and made a big stride jumper. Anderson wasn't completely shaken away, jumping up to interfere with the shot, and the ball was deflected.

Matthews jammed Jordan Jr., making it impossible for him to easily cut to the basket, Bosh jammed Griffin, and Leonard went inside to grab the rebound and pass to Zhou Xuan.

The Knicks attacked, Anderson blocked outside the three-point line to help Zhou Xuan get rid of Paul, Zhou Xuan went to the left, and Bosh stepped forward to make a second block.

Zhou Xuan got rid of Griffin, little Jordan pounced, Zhou Xuan threw with one hand, leaning over and sending the ball to the middle. Little Jordan knew it was going to be bad as soon as he threw it like this, and eighty percent saw an opportunity.

Leonard in the middle and Anderson got rid of Crawford in the middle with no ball cover, and Paul went to chase Zhou Xuan, and the middle leaked. Leonard almost jumped into the sky and waited for Zhou Xuan to pass, and dunked the basketball with both hands. 5 to 0.

The Clippers attacked, Paul blocked and faced Bosh, the ball passed to the middle, Griffin broke through with the ball, was stuck by Leonard, did not increase his speed, he was not good at holding the ball and made a quick stop jump shot, so he had to pass the ball again. This is one of Griffin's weaknesses, the mid-range shots he practices are to catch the ball and shoot, and the rhythm is chaotic.

Barnes couldn't catch the ball past Zhou Xuan, and he didn't pull it out, and then passed to Crawford, who received the ball and singled out Anderson, dribbled under the crotch and changed direction, and made a quick stop jump shot in the middle. 5 to 2.

Matthews doesn't have a pack, and the formation is a mixed defense, except for the middle of the outsider's marking, so it's not easy to mess up.

The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan took the ball to the frontcourt, Anderson came out to cover again, and before he could block it, Zhou Xuan pulled up in the middle and threw it. He hit five goals in a row before, and he knew that his hand was hot today, so he shot quickly, Paul didn't cover it, the eye seal was invalid, and the ball bounced into the frame. 8 to 2. Zhou Xuan's personal 6th point.

Yu Jia shouted: "Good shot, Zhou Xuan's second three points in this game, he may plan to let go of the shot, and he scored a lot of points on the court." ”

Zhang Li said: "I lost the last game, my teammates felt average, and I wasted a lot of passes from Zhou Xuan, and today he started the scoring mode first." I think he should play like this, take the initiative into his own hands, shoot first and then help his teammates score. ”

The Clippers attacked, Paul took half the court, and pulled out three points without waiting for his teammates to cover, and wanted to return one, Zhou Xuan also sealed his eyes, and the ball was deflected. Compared with the three-point head, Paul is not as good as Zhou Xuan, and he is too short and easier to be interfered with.

Bosh grabbed the rebound, and today he guarded the basket again. Before Rivers came, Jordan Jr. also had poor rebounding, not because he couldn't grab it, but because he needed to stand up.

In the Knicks positional battle, Zhou Xuan went to the front court to call his teammates and turned his head to look at Leonard. Leonard got rid of Crawford on the flank and Bosh without the ball.

Zhou Xuan didn't pass, a step outside the three-point line suddenly pulled out, only glanced at the basket, and threw it without jumping to the highest penalty. Paul suspected that he might continue to play like this, and was more prepared, jumping up and closing his eyes, but to no avail, the ball did not arc high, and the back edge of the basket bounced in. 11 to 2.

Zhou Xuan hit three three-pointers and scored his ninth point.

Van Gundy shouted: "It's terrible, Zhou Xuan hit three points in a row in the opening game, and Paul is at a disadvantage in height." ”

"Magic" Johnson said: "Paul is difficult to judge, the distance is far away, Zhou Xuan throws, if he is close, the Knicks will definitely come out to cover, and a dozen blocks can help Zhou Xuan get rid of it." ”

The Clippers attacked, Paul and Griffin blocked and walked suddenly, and got the opportunity to single out Bosh, he brought a 45-degree quick crotch dribble to the middle to change direction, Bosh followed sideways, Paul took the ball and stepped back to make a jumper, and also added a back-to-back to avoid the block, and the ball hollowed into the net. 11 to 4.

Zhou Xuan dribbled the ball across the half, and Paul continued to defend. Considering the height of the others, it would be inappropriate for Paul to defend Matthews and Leonard, who are good at pulling things out.

Zhou Xuan was exactly the same as just now, first looked at Leonard, and then held the ball in his right hand, Paul took a small step forward, Zhou Xuan "worshiped Buddha" feint to change direction, took the ball sideways and took a step to pull up.

Paul rushed up from the side, jumped up to interfere, Zhou Xuan's ball was short and outrageous, and after landing, he took a step backwards, his center of gravity was unstable and fell to the ground, although the referee didn't see what was going on, but seeing Zhou Xuan falling so exaggeratedly, he still blew the whistle!

Paul defends a foul and makes three free throws!

Zhou Xuan smiled secretly in his heart: Playing small actions with me, you are killing yourself!