The Knicks led by three points at 54-51 in the first half.

In the locker room, D'Antoni said loudly: "Play well, in the second half, the inside line is pulled to the outside to block and dismantle, Zhou goes all out to break through, you can attack by yourself or attract defensive balls, and you must be resolute in receiving the ball on the periphery and speed up the offensive rhythm." ”

The Knicks made substitutions, and Zhou Xuan, Leonard, Parsons, Anderson, and Chandler came out to strengthen the defense.

In this way, the style of play of fighting speed is abandoned. Bledsoe is too short, and the Nets will be easier to play, and Zhou Xuan has a way to find a vacancy in a positional battle.

The Nets are also a solid lineup, with the only change being Garnett's No. 4 position and Pierce taking a temporary break. His physical strength cannot be compared to that of a young man, and he needs proper rest to recover.

In this quarter, Delon finally came out of his power and began to score with a double block on the inside. Van Gundy laughed: "As soon as he played the pick-and-roll tactics, DeLong started to perform, and he was completely sleepwalking in the first half. It seems that he really only plays this one tactic. ”

Johnson said: "The depth of the Nets' roster is not to be said, the playoffs are a time to look at the ability of the stars, the Knicks can not play the advantage of having more players, and the Nets have the possibility of winning today's game." ”

Before the end of the third quarter, Pierce and Delon hit three-pointers to put the score up by five points. D'Antoni is also a little anxious, and the Nets veterans are full of tenacity.

The hardest guys are Garnett and Pierce, who already have a championship but don't want to lose. As long as you're still playing, you have to try to win.

Time is merciless, and the years are long. The temples of these NBA veterans quietly turned white. However, for the sake of dreams, the indomitable and unflinching pursuit of the heart is still admirable. Never lose sight of dreams. It is precisely because of dreams and pursuits that the world becomes beautiful and colorful, and this is especially evident in the arena.

After several seasons of training, Zhou Xuan feels that he is also a veteran, he is no longer confused because he is behind, he knows how to adjust himself and lead the team. He scored 14 points and 14 assists in the third quarter, and his hand was average, but he was still the most critical person for the Knicks.

During the pause, Zhou Xuan said to D'Antoni: "Coach, I won't rest and play the fourth quarter, my physical strength is fine." ”

"Okay." D'Antoni also wanted to send him on and made changes to the squad. "Ryan rests, Chandler (Parsons) up, follow Anthony. On the periphery of Eric (Bledsoe), you and Zhou are pressing on DeLong and don't let them dribble the ball through the half. Zhou, can you press? ”

"Yes, no problem." Zhou Xuan is colored.

It is unlikely that the Nets will have Watson on in the final quarter, whether Deron and Joe Johnson or Kidd are partnered, the speed is not fast, and pressing in the backcourt may cause the Nets to make mistakes.

Kalesimo made the opening start, and Garnett sat back on the bench, ready to use his individual skills to solve the problem.

After the start, Leonard, Bledsoe, and Zhou Xuan's defense of the outside line was relatively successful, but Parsons couldn't prevent Anthony.

At 4 minutes, Zhou Xuan stole Delong's pass and hit a three-point shot on the right side to overtake the score. After that, the scores of the two sides rose alternately and did not pull up to more than 5 points.

With 1:22 left to go, Joe Johnson hit a three-pointer as the Knicks trailed 99-101 and D'Antoni called a timeout. Every ball counts.

D'Antoni was saying loudly: "This goal must be scored, Zhou controls the ball on the periphery, he can attack by himself, he can also share the ball, and others must be resolute." ”

The Knicks sent Zhou Xuan, Matthews, Leonard, Parsons, and Chandler. The Nets went on Delon, Joe Johnson, Pierce, Anthony, Garnett.

The lineups of both sides are balanced offensively and defensively, with players with strong attacking flaws such as Lopes and Anderson sitting on the bench.

Parsons sent the ball from the sideline, and Chandler blocked and helped Zhou Xuan get the ball. The three swingmen quickly pulled away, and the Knicks' tactics were very simple, heads-up.

Delong played 40 minutes today, and he was already very tired, and he desperately chased Zhou Xuan all over the court. At this time, as soon as the person pulled away, Delong was under a lot of pressure, thinking of the bad experience he had a few years ago.

Zhou Xuan had already thought about how to play before he came on the court, dribbling the ball under his crotch to the left side, dribbling the ball to his right hand behind his back, Delong moved horizontally to follow, and when the two were close, Zhou Xuan pulled the ball with his right hand, strode around and passed people, and stepped to the left side 60 degrees.

On the side, Joe Johnson made up for Zhou Xuan, his consciousness was good, but unfortunately he chose the wrong one, Zhou Xuan jumped in the air and passed, dodged Joe Johnson, and sent it to Matthews at 45 degrees. Joe Johnson also jumped up, which made it impossible for him to chase after him.

Matthews received the ball with little adjustment, made quick shots, and scored three-pointers. 102 to 101. Zhou Xuan's 18th assist is priceless.

Su Qun said: "Zhou Xuan has now scored 21 points and 18 assists, a very eye-catching performance, I hope they can withstand it at the last moment and not let the whole effort go to waste." ”

Yang Jian said: "Let's see if we can prevent this ball." ”

DeLong controls the tempo and plays the position. Garnetra went to the perimeter to cover and conceded a low post. Anthony goes to the right side and asks for the ball in the low post. At this point, both sides chose to believe in the individual abilities of their stars.

Chandler defended and Leonard defended. Anthony received the ball with his back and leaned over, turned to the baseline, Chandler followed, Anthony took the ball and retreated, dribbled under the crotch to the left hand, shook the left shoulder lightly, and dribbled under the crotch to the right hand to break through the baseline. No one came up to wrap the clip, and Chandler followed on the side, raising his arm to interfere.

Anthony couldn't get rid of it, went around the baseline and the ball was passed. Pierce squeezed Leonard on the left, turned the ball with his right hand to the baseline, and then pulled the ball with his left hand and took a big stride to turn and pass.

Leonard followed sideways, calculated the step point jump interference, and Pierce missed the jumper. Parsons retracted inside, grabbed the rebound in the backcourt, and made a mistake when he wanted to pass to Zhou Xuan. Delon ventured into a steal and just got in the way of the pass. Parsons rushed to block Delon's breakthrough route, and DeLong distributed the ball to the middle. Garnett scored on a jumper. 102 to 103.

The fans sighed together, the goal was lost.

"Don't worry about it, score this goal." Zhou Xuan shouted at Parsons.

Parsons took a deep breath, and Zhou Xuan not only comforted him, but also gave him a hint that as long as the opportunity was good, this attack would give him a pass.

The players all pulled away, the Nets switched defenses, Joe Johnson and Zhou Xuan, and Delon went to defend Matthews.

It's not a good option either, Joe Johnson has a solid technique and is physically strong in the same position, so his defensive ability is okay. His disadvantage is that the center of gravity is too high, and he suffers when defending small speed guards, and of course he suffers even more when defending the No. 1 position. But at this time, he took the initiative to ask for a change of defense, and Delong agreed. DeLong showed a great lack of self-confidence.

Zhou Xuan arced to Joe Johnson, dribbled under his crotch twice in a row to the left side, attracted the opponent to move horizontally, dribbled behind his back through the crotch to his right hand, shook his right shoulder lightly, and then dribbled to his left hand behind his back.

Zhou Xuan's movements have no rules to follow, they seem awkward, but they are very smooth, just like drunken boxing in Chinese kung fu. Joe Johnson's center of gravity was attracted to the right, Zhou Xuan's back dribbled past him, and the left side broke through.

Previously, Joe Johnson made up the defense for Matthews to shoot three points, but this time he was very faceless, forcibly changed his focus and wanted to chase the defense, but staggered to the ground.

Garnett made up for Zhou Xuan and let Chandler go. He is very smart, with his height interference, it is difficult for Zhou Xuan to quickly pass the ball to Chandler on the baseline, not to mention that Chandler is relatively far away, and he has to dribble a step before he can shoot after receiving the ball, and his teammates have time to foul, so that the inside free throw is better than Zhou Xuan's jump shot.

As a result, Chandler not only did not go to the basket, but ran outside, making an off-ball cover for Parsons on the right side, who cut 45 degrees. Zhou Xuan broke through and hit the ground and passed to the other side, Parsons jumped up with the ball and dunked the basketball with one hand! 104 to 103.

Zhou Xuan handed out his 19th assist, and he was about to win double 20.

With only 36 seconds left, no matter how the team attacks, it will leave the Knicks with one last shot. Nets coach Callesimo called a timeout.

The Nets still have a chance, and D'Antoni is also trying to arrange defensive tactics.

Su Qun said: "This ball must be guarded, whether it is a two-point shot or a three-pointer, the pressure will be on the side of the Knicks." I think it's more important to defend three-pointers, and once you score three-pointers, the Knicks have to bet on three-pointers if they want to win. ”

Yang Jian said: "I think the Nets will also play a two-point shot if they seek stability at this time, after all, they are only three people who are sure of three points, and Delong's shooting rate today is not high." ”

The commentator thought that the Nets could score two points. D'Antoni agrees, arranging: "If the guard breaks through, compresses the defense, doesn't let them get a layup, interferes with the shot, must not foul. ”

The Nets players are also very accurate in their free throws, and if they make free throws, they will be given away points. The Nets made a substitution, Lopez came up, replaced Pierce, and Garnett formed an inside twin tower. The small forward is Anthony, and the outside is Deron and Joe Johnson. Big men are more likely to get shots, and that's when the coaching staff chooses to trust Lopez, with Pierce moving too slowly and not tall enough to be easily blocked.

The Knicks sent Chou Xuan, Leonard, Parsons, Anderson, Chandler.

The game begins. DeLong controlled the ball over half court, and Garnett went to the high post without covering, and directly took the ball in the center to respond. This is his characteristic, averaging 5+ assists per game at his peak.

Delon ran to the bottom corner without the ball cover on the right side, Anderson defended Delon and Zhou Xuan followed Lopez. Lopez cut to the low post, Zhou Xuan chased Delong, and Anderson retracted.

Chandler was unmoved, and he was fighting with Garnett, both of whom were battling wits and courage. If Chandler had just retracted to the interior of Carlopez, Garnett would have gotten a shot straight away.

Garnett passed to Anthony on the right, who faced Leonard and lobbed the ball to Lopes in the low post. Da Luo leaned on his back twice, turned around and jumped to the baseline.

Chandler couldn't get back to the interior defense in time, and Lopez played like Yao Ming, who was one size smaller, and he was very sure of turning around and making a jumper, even if he just came on the court after a while, he still grasped the key ball and threw it. 104 to 105.

There are only 20 seconds left for the Knicks to attack.