Paul stepped up his individual attack, scored two goals in a row, and stabilized the situation a little.

Zhou Xuan ran to the side to catch the ball, attracting Jordan Jr. to make up for the defense, and passed the ball to Bosh who cut in the middle to score a layup. Then the Knicks counterattacked, and Zhou Xuan passed the ball to Leonard in the front court, who misplaced Crawford and scored on a 60-degree dry shot on the right side.

Crawford hit a three-pointer, and Anderson received a pass from Zhou Xuan in the middle to face Paul and returned one.

In this game, Anderson threw away, proving that he deserved a big contract with an annual salary of eight million. Unstoppable when he feels good.

Entering the NBA in the same year as Zhou Xuan and playing four times in the Finals, Anderson has rich experience and is used to seeing big scenes, and he is more reliable than Jefferson in key games. Defensively, Anderson also did a good job, moving fast, being able to switch guards, and Griffin was brave enough to pull down before the opponent picked up.

Griffin missed both free throws on the free throw line for the first time, and the mental impact was obvious, and it was demoralizing for this kind of thing to happen at the core of the interior.

What makes the Clippers even more unacceptable is that Zhou Xuan is about to break the record again, playing 7 minutes, he handed out 7 assists, and the assists in a single quarter of the finals may be double-double, no one has ever done this before.

Bosh quickly helped Zhou Xuan get two more assists. After the block, he squeezed Paul to stand a little forward at the free throw line, and Zhou Xuan took Griffin to the periphery, passed the ball to Bosh, and twice shot hollow into the net. The attack was the same, with Bosh forcing his hand despite Paul's interference.

Griffin retreated to defend Bosh once, Paul chased the defense, and Zhou Xuan pulled out at 60 degrees and shot steadily.

The Knicks have two people who shoot more than 50% from the field, and one inside and one outside, as long as they play normally, the opponent has a headache.

Near the end of the 19 seconds, Griffin couldn't score, Zhou Xuan picked up a rebound, handed a one-handed long pass to Bredsoe who came off the bench, the latter galloped, long-distance running, the free throw line to observe the opponent's running and then jumped, drifted to score a layup, Zhou Xuan completed the 10th assist, 6 points, 1 rebound, 10 assists and 1 steal in a single quarter.

The previous single-quarter assist record was held by many people 8 times, and Zhou Xuan once again surpassed the two famous names of "Magic" Johnson and Bob Coocey.

The Knicks led by 16 points at 39-23.

In the second quarter, Augustin and Bledsoe partnered together, and the tactics used a tight frontcourt. Small forward Matthews, power forward Parsons, and big man left only one Jefferson, and the lineup remained mobile.

The Clippers Collisson, Redick, Stephenson, Battier, and Jordan Jr. are also small-ball tactics. But as soon as the opponent pressed, the defender passed the ball quickly enough to play a fast attack. Parsons and Jefferson fouled very actively, and it was not easy for Jordan Jr. to grab the rebound and launch a fast attack, and Jordan Jr., who was a little impatient, made a passing error and was stealed by Augustin.

Battier and Stephenson have Finals experience and have not played much. In particular, Battier can't run now, but the solo defense is difficult, and the faster defender will be passed, and Bledsoe's blocking is not as simple as "faster".

Bledsoe, known as the "blood cloth", played like chicken blood again this time. He is not mainly shooting, but constantly tearing apart the opponent's defense with breakthroughs, he can attack, and he can also create opportunities for his teammates.

Jefferson pulled Jordan Jr. out of the basket, and Bledsoe had a beautiful breakaway dunk that was sure to hit the best five. It's hard to believe he's had a serious injury this season and has been off for a few months.

The Clippers attack from the outside, and the guards take turns shooting, and there is not much cooperation. Battier's physique couldn't play the pick-and-roll, Jordan Jr. was let go as soon as he blocked the pick-and-roll, and he was pulled in the middle of the air to dunk and went to the free throw line.

TNT Radio, Barkley smiled: "The reason why the Clippers lost badly in this series is that the free throw shooting is an important reason, especially the two interior lines, Jordan will not achieve high if he does not practice free throws well." ”

Smith said: "Jordan's contract expires next season, and I don't know what contract the Clippers will give this flawed big man. Other teams may also be able to compete for talent with high salaries. Looking at Rivers' face, he loves and hates Jordan. ”

After four minutes of play, the Clippers trailed by as many as 20 points, and Rivers was forced to call a timeout. He replaced Battier and brought on Davis, Griffin, Paul, Crawford. On the two inside lines who can shoot, ready to fight to the death.

Rivers' plan is to help the shooter catch the ball with a two-block pick-and-roll, Paul can shoot on his own or attract a teammate to shoot, and Redick and Crawford have a sure three-point shot.

The Knicks also made substitutions, Zhou Xuan appeared early, and Parsons, who committed three fouls in 4 minutes, was also replaced and replaced with Anderson, the most accurate big man.

The Clippers' goal is to be outside-in, and the Knicks' strategy is inside-out. The Clippers are gambling and the Knicks are more orthodox. Most of the strong teams start from the inside out. Rivers knows this, he can't beat the Knicks before, he has to try to win by surprise, he has no choice.

With two strong men, the defense against Jefferson is a little better, and the Knicks don't play the main offense inside. Jefferson pulled to the middle to block and Anderson covered on the side.

The Clippers scored a goal in a double block, and there was a hole immediately, Anderson on the side blocked Redick and Matthews from running, Davis was slow to change defense, and Zhou Xuan took advantage of the situation to divide the ball, and the latter received the ball and scored a three-point shot.

After the Clippers blocked and Paul split the middle, Davis scored on an open shot. Before the fat man had time to be happy, Zhou Xuan blocked and dismantled, and he scored an easy layup with a jump.

Paul then passed to Crawford, who received a three-pointer and missed it with Anderson's interference, and the rebound was grabbed by Jefferson. Zhou Xuan retreated to take a long pass, Bledsoe shook off Davis, received the ball and scored a layup.

More than two minutes later, Rivers hurriedly replaced Davis and replaced Barnes with a cameo appearance at the No. 4 position to play small-ball tactics, and he could no longer use a fat man for blocking and mid-range shooting.

Against the Knicks, using Davis is a dead end, and the guard will keep misaligning to attack him. Davis was slow and a veteran who was about to retire, and the score widened again in a few rounds.

Zhou Xuan has been organizing passes on the periphery since then, covering the two inside lines on the side, crossing the run, Zhou Xuan does not rush, does not shoot, and is assigned to his teammates, and the task of breaking through the position is given to Bredsoe.

But the opponent relaxed his defense a little, Zhou Xuan avoided Paul by covering without the ball, ran to the right bottom corner to catch the ball, Griffin couldn't change the defense, Zhou Xuan hit a three-point shot in the bottom corner, and scored his 11th point.

The Knicks ended the first half with a 25-point lead at 74-49. Zhou Xuan had 11 points, 2 rebounds and 15 assists to cut a double-double.

The 15 assists in the half completed the "Magic" half-time record of 14 assists.

ESPN's Van Gundy smiled: "Erwin, your previous average of 14 assists per game in the Finals is also known as a record that is difficult to break, and today you will definitely not be able to keep it." If it weren't for the poor hand of his teammates in the third game, maybe Zhou Xuan could challenge an average of 20+ assists per game, how do you feel about this? ”

Johnson laughed: "I'm a fan of him now. It's not surprising to me that he broke the record, and in this world, I think there is only one person who passes better than me, and that is Zhou Xuan. I doubt anyone will have the same sense of passing as him in the future. ”

That's the highest compliment for a point guard. Zhou Xuan has surpassed rather than inherited the will of his predecessors, which is the biggest difference between him and other current stars.

At half-time, the home fans cheered incessantly and began to celebrate in advance. Madison Square Garden is a veritable No. 1 devil's home court this season, and Clippers fans simply can't come here to watch the game, and there will be a feeling of isolation.

In the locker room, the Clippers players were silent, and Rivers boosted their morale, but they didn't listen, just superficially agreed. Paul was in pain, he finally got to this point, but it was a fiasco, and he didn't know when he would win the championship? Can you still win the championship in this life? With Zhou Xuan here, he has lost confidence.

The media portrayed the Knicks as an invincible team, and Zhou Xuan was an undefeated mage. This Yan zhòng affects the mentality of other players.

The league is good at brainwashing propaganda, and the propaganda of Maddie, Kobe, Arenas, and James was all said to be invincible. In the end, those few people are not invincible, how to lose or how to lose, only Zhou Xuan is as strong as the media advertises. So it puts more psychological pressure on the opponent.

In the second half, the Knicks still played as before, and their shooting percentage decreased compared to the crazy offense in the first half, but they still maintained their advantage, and the Clippers themselves collapsed first.

Clippers players are like patients with cancer, cancer cells don't destroy patients all at once, many people start to be scared when they get the news, and end up scared to death.

Barnes, Griffin, Battier, and Turkoglu all missed open jumpers. Paul and Crawford also relied on their individual abilities on the outside to shake out space and shoot birds indiscriminately. The Knicks play with a more layered sense of cooperation, and the players who have the opportunity will shoot.

The reason for the Knicks' low shooting rate is that the players have a tacit understanding to shoot directly after receiving Zhou Xuan's pass, trying to increase his assists. Bosh and Jefferson did the most thoroughly, they didn't enter the box at all, and they were very resolute in their misplaced shots. Parsons and Matthews also catch the ball and throw it.

In the case that his teammates consciously helped to brush up on the assists, Zhou Xuan sent 8 more assists in a single quarter, 23 in the third quarter, he only shot once, scored on the left 60-degree shot, and scored 13 points.

The Knicks led by 26 points at 98-72 heading into the final quarter.

Zhou Xuan continued to play, and every time he got the ball, the fans shouted "MVP" together, which was very neat. The Clippers started the opening game and wanted to fight again. But Zhou Xuan handed out three more assists in 4 minutes, and faced Paul in the middle to grab a three-pointer, and the difference widened to 31 points.

Zhou Xuan hadn't shot for a long time, and Paul didn't react when he suddenly came. With a 31-point gap and 8 minutes to go, the two sides waited for an official timeout, and everyone knew that the Clippers couldn't catch up.