At halftime, Rivers and assistant coach Lawrence? Frank discussed defensive strategies.

"If we can't successfully contain Zhou Xuan and can't compress the defense, how can we limit him?"

Lawrence sighed: "Rajan (Rondo) single defense, if there is a little space, he will shoot, if there is a clamp, they have too many pitchers, I think I can only let the person in the No. 2 position to defend him, let Ray interfere with the shot, if Zhou Xuan breaks to the bottom line and then carry out the package." ”

"Try it."

Ray Allen was in danger, and Rivers didn't have much hope. Last game Paul? George, Brandon? Rush, Duntai? Jones took turns to defend against Zhou Xuan, but he didn't stop it. Will the 36-year-old Ray Allen do better than those three?

At this time, Rivers misses Tony a little? Allen, the best defender on the outside. Rookie Bradley also defended well, but he was also injured.

D'Antoni doesn't need to say much tactical. "In the second half week, I continued to focus on the offense, protect the backcourt rebounds inside, pay attention to the fast break, and Andre (Miller) controlled the ball."

The second half began. Matthews was rested, and Gallinari came on as small forward, with Anderson and Stadamyre on the inside.

Murphy was also on the bench. In the last series against the underdog Pacers, Murphy played a mess, and the coaching staff was ready to let him play only 6-8 minutes per game, and after the season, he will definitely not be renewed. Is it any wonder that the first thing Nelson Sr. did when he coached the Warriors was to trade Murphy, and he was actually the overrated David? Anderson.

At the beginning of the second half, Lei Allen did a good job of restricting Zhou Xuan, he was able to participate in the slam dunk contest back then, and his evaluation at the time of the draft was still above Kobe, although he was older, the speed was still very fast. And relying on experience, he rarely eats and interferes in front of Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan missed two shots in a row, and then began to pass the ball to his teammates.

Zhou Xuan didn't score a point in four minutes, and he didn't give an assist.

After Pierce hit a jumper, it was 74-72, just two points away. Rivers breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that the players have found a way to deal with Zhou Xuan, or maybe he played at a super level in the first half, and now he is back to normal.

But 4 minutes later, Zhou Xuan began to exert his power again.

The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan asked the players to pull away, and singled out Ray Allen on the right side. Although he missed three shots in the first few minutes, he didn't play randomly, but experienced the rhythm of Ray Allen, dribbled the ball a few times and then divided the ball, he didn't do useless work, he used some feints just now to set up a set for Ray Allen, and he knew the speed of the opponent.

As soon as the players pulled away, Zhou Xuan took a step to the right side with the dribble under his crotch twice, and his right shoulder shook slightly, he had done this action three times before, and each time he changed direction to the left, and Lei Allen followed. This time, Lei Allen's center of gravity was lowered, thinking that Zhou Xuan would definitely do the same, but how did he know that Zhou Xuan directly accelerated and rushed past him.

A 60-degree pull-up jump shot from the right side. Zhou Xuan scored 30 points, 76-72.

It's different from the rhythm just now, is it an illusion? Or does he think that speed alone can break me through? Lei Allen ran towards the half, and the person who defended him was also Zhou Xuan.

WITH A HEIGHT OF 196CM VERSUS 190CM, ZHOU XUAN'S LIGHTNING DEFENSE ALUN DOES NOT FEEL DIFFICULT, HE IS USED TO DEFENDING THE SECOND POSITION. Rondo didn't pass the ball either, and Miller defended the main defense, also putting two steps away, preventing breakouts and not shooting. Miller is experienced and does a good job of shrinking, while Rondo still passes the ball from the perimeter and then blocks with his teammates.

The Knicks' compression defense blocked the inside, Rondo couldn't break through, and now he only scored 6 points, he passed the ball to Garnett, who singled Stoudamire, turned around and shook it in the middle, pretending to hook his hand, Xiaosi jumped up to block, Garnett jumped up and bumped into him, picked up the basket with one hand, scored the ball, and caused a foul.

Garnett clenched his fists and roared wildly after scoring the goal, full of domineering. He hit a free throw to the boos of the fans, 76-75.

Zhou Xuan faced Lei Allen on the left side this time. He dribbles under his hip continuously, holding the ball in his right hand and bringing his left hand close. He hadn't done it in front of Ray Allen yet, and Ray Allen thought that he was afraid of his height, guessing that this time it was another feint, and he would definitely change direction and lower his center of gravity. How did he know that Zhou Xuan took the ball with a light tip on his toes, and the ball was thrown.

Even Lei Allen, who is known for his fast shots, was amazed at the speed of this ball, it was like throwing it around, and even he felt that Zhou Xuan's hand was not raised to the highest point, and he added a small back. He turned his head, only to see the ball pop in.

Zhou Xuan scored his 33rd personal point, 79-75.

When training for three points, Zhou Xuan has three positions to practice his speed. Hitting is the ability to shoot quickly, and if you shoot too slowly, it's useless to be accurate. There are a lot of people who shoot accurately, like Novak, center Bullard? Miller and so on, the shot is too slow, there are traces to follow, and it is difficult to get a chance. Zhou Xuan has watched a lot of Iverson's games, and he knows the merits of the "answer". Every shot is stuck in the air, and it looks beautiful, but it's actually an idiot's behavior.

Celtic attacked, Rondo countered Garnett, who scored with ease. Stoudamire had another defensive hole, and inexplicably came around the front, not knowing what Lu Dao wanted to do. 79 to 77.

The Knicks attacked, and Zhou Xuan let his teammates pull away on the periphery and started the "basketball hip-hop dance". Dribbling under the crotch and protecting the ball with his back, his right shoulder shook lightly, and then his left shoulder, Ray Allen thought he was going to turn around and break through, and took half a step back, how did he know that Zhou Xuan actually made two crotch dribbles towards the Celtics bench, and then changed direction towards the air, as if the person who defended him was Coach Rivers.

The fans were stunned. This is not a meaningless feint, but a provocation. Ray Allen realized that this was a little angry, and stepped forward to get close. Zhou Xuan seemed to have long eyes behind him, turned to the right sharply, and accelerated past Lei Allen and entered the three-point line. Garnett is not good-tempered, let go of Stadamyer's defense, Zhou Xuan pulled the ball up, jumped to avoid Garnett, and threw the ball high above Garnett's head with an irregular hook action. 81 to 77.

Zhou Xuan's seventh assist.

Barkley exclaimed: "I have never seen this kind of scene in the playoffs, Zhou Xuan actually played crotch dribbling with his back to the opponent, and the people on the Celtics bench just stood up, this action has the meaning of looking down on Ray Allen." ”

Smith said: "Both Celtic stars are messed up, Ray Allen goes up and Garnett lets go of Stoudamire. Terrible mental warfare, he is too bold to see the opponent's actions, in case Lei Allen does not shake, there may be a mistake and a steal. ”

The Celtics attacked, if Zhou Xuan scored a lot before, they could still stabilize their emotions, and now several people are on fire. Rondo held the ball and Garnett played a block and rushed inside, forced a breakthrough layup, and wanted to return one.

Zhou Xuan contracted, let go of Lei Allen's sneak attack from behind, and did not reach out to cover it, but shouted at the top of his voice when Rondo took a step back and jumped up to the basket, "Be careful!" ”

The Knicks' interior players are all the type who play without opening their mouths, and suddenly heard a lion's roar behind him, Rondo lost his rhythm, and the ball was bigger. He thought it was his teammates who reminded him that someone was blocking behind him.

Anderson took the rebound and gave it to Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan received the ball and threw it to the front court with one hand, and the veteran Miller went down the fast break and shook off Garnett to score an easy layup. Zhou Xuan had an eighth assist, 83-77.

This sound was heard very clearly by many fans who watched the game at home, Zhou Xuan used a trick, and Rondo was even more unhappy, in fact, he had done this kind of thing before, but he didn't expect that he would be yelled at one day.

The Celtics attacked, Rondo passed to Pierce, Ray Allen and Garnett got rid of Zhou Xuan without the ball cover, received the basketball, and Miller let go of Rondo to make up the defense. Ray Allen gave Rondo, Garnett cut inside, Zhou Xuan also retreated, and Stadamire and Anderson both shrank to the basket and let Rondo go. Rondo took a shot in the open space and the ball finally went in. 83 to 79.

The offensive end has been empty for three years, and Rondo has obtained countless opportunities to shoot in the open position, so long, so many opportunities to exercise, beauties can be boiled into a Xiangpo, let alone practice a jump shot? Rondo's progress is hardly fast.

The Knicks attacked, and Zhou Xuan waved his hand to let the others pull away, and the outside line faced Ray Allen.

Is he throwing, passing, or breaking through the ball? Ray Allen took a deep breath and was engrossed.

The answer is play!

Zhou Xuan's left side cast "herewego! Seven consecutive crotch dribbles and moves forward slowly, and when he is about to reach Ray Allen's side, he kicks the ground with his right foot, holds the ball in his right hand, and brings his left hand closer, making a "worship Buddha", and continues to change direction to the left. Lei Allen saw it very accurately and kept up with this step, but Zhou Xuanqiu only dribbled to the left by a small margin, and quickly dribbled the ball under the crotch with his left hand to his right hand, and his right shoulder probed forward sharply.

Lei Allen hurriedly changed direction to block and break through, but he didn't notice that Zhou Xuan just probed his shoulder, and his legs didn't move. As soon as Lei Allen's left foot stepped on it, Zhou Xuan pulled the ball with his right hand and dribbled behind his back to change direction with his left hand.

Ray Allen couldn't change direction anymore, and sat on the ground with his feet slipping. Zhou Xuan stopped sharply in one step, holding the ball in his right hand and approaching with his left hand, Garnett let go of Xiao Si and rushed out to make up for the defense. Zhou Xuan made another "Buddha worship" feint and rushed past Garnett, Garnett's center of gravity was steady, otherwise he might also be shaken down. Ray Allen had just gotten up and couldn't keep up with him.

O'Neal Jr. was too far away to make up for the defense, and Zhou Xuan easily scored in basketball, scoring his 35th point, 85-79.

Yu Jia shouted: "Zhou Xuan shook down Ray Allen and passed Garnett, it's too exciting." I can't think of any way to praise him, so I'll have to hand it over to the reporters after the game! ”

Zhang Li said with a smile: "Today, Zhou Xuan is likely to win the second 40+ in the playoffs of his career. ”

Zhou Xuan was playing, the home fans cheered wildly, and the Celtic players felt deeply humiliated.

Pierce missed a jumper, the rebound was picked up by Anderson, and Rondo tripped Anderson with a black foot, but fortunately didn't get hurt.

The Knicks attacked, Ray Allen pounced on and confronted Zhou Xuan, Zhou Xuan ran without the ball to cover the position, and Garnett rushed out of the ball to jam him on the periphery and defend closely. The veterans are furious!