Zhou Xuan's mood was rotten. All the media and experts predicted that the Knicks would be more than lucky. Maybe they can win one or two games, but they can't escape the fate of being eliminated. Of course, there are also those who believe that they can be reversed, only a minority.

Zhou Xuan has been thinking about ways to win the Heat for the past two days, there are no shortcuts, no obvious weaknesses. The strength of the Heat lies in the fact that they will not disrupt, and Wade and James are both people who can control the situation.

To defend against fast offense, the Heat have a way, and to defend the interior, they also have a way. Offense wins the audience, defense wins the championship, Zhou Xuan once again realized this.

The poor interior defense doomed the Knicks to be unable to grind slowly with the Heat. Win or lose, they should consider a trade in the summer and send away those who don't defend.

Back at home, the Heat Big Three are still very low-key, and this season they are used to being hated and hated, and keeping a low profile can make them less criticized.

James no longer opens a photo show, nor does he sprinkle magnesium powder, and there is a solemn atmosphere when he appears. Without any language, everyone knew that they were going to fight.

In contrast, the Knicks are a little weaker. Stoudemire has never made it to the finals. The other newcomers began to go berserk even more at this point.

Miller started and Zhou Xuan formed a two-guard lineup, and the Knicks needed his veteran experience.

After the opening, the task of possessing the ball over half of the court was handed over to Miller, and Zhou Xuan directly covered the running position without the ball and attacked with the ball. When he gets the ball, Miller will also cut into the low post and attack in a misposition.

This set of tactics worked, the opening Knicks offense was better than before, the three outside shooters, Miller was responsible for holding the ball and Xiao Si to block and dismantle, Xiao Si could also cut inside. When the Heat compressed the defense, Zhou Xuan immediately ran back to the periphery to answer and played alone with the ball. He hit two three-pointers in a single quarter. Led his team to a 34-25 lead.

In the second quarter, Beverley got the opportunity to play, forming a double guard with Redick, and Matthews playing small forward, the three were fast and dominated by perimeter offense. Pekovic pulled out a pick-and-roll to reduce Dampier's role. The Knicks continue to lead.

In the second half, Zhou Xuan and Miller formed a double guard again, the Heat changed the formation, replaced Wade and Bosh, James led the team independently, and arranged four pitchers to partner with him, Mike? Miller was the No. 4 spot.

Mike? Miller is also an experienced veteran, he is 203cm tall, and he has a good effect of interfering with shots, and the task of breaking through the pick-and-roll guard is given to James.

The Knicks suddenly went silent on the outside. The Heat went on an 11-0 run, with Miller, Jones, and Chalmers hitting three-pointers.

As soon as D'Antoni replaced Pekovic, Spoelstra also sent Dampier to defend him under the basket, without substitutions on the periphery, to ensure firepower, so that the Knicks defense did not dare to shrink too much. As long as there are pitchers around, James can play very well. Veteran Mike? Miller got a mid-level contract with the Heat and didn't play much for a season. In the playoffs, he also showed his worth.

In the second half, the big three came on the field together and gradually took control of the situation. And before the end of the third quarter, Bosh broke through the middle to create 2+1 and overtook the score.

Miller and Zhou Xuan are double guards, the defense will be worse, and Matthews and Redick have short playing time, which is also a waste of talent.

The score of the two sides was deadlocked in the fourth quarter, and there were multiple ties, Redick and Gallinari both hit three-pointers, and Anderson continued to be in the slump, and he was not used to the rhythm of the playoffs.

In the last minute and a half, Zhou Xuan hit two mid-range shots in a row to help the Knicks lead by 5 points.

But in the next 1 minute, the Knicks missed all three shots. The Heat relied on Wade's goal and Chalmers' layup to chase the score to just one point.

The Knicks were very patient in the last attack, the Heat did not foul, Zhou Xuan stepped back and his jumper was interfered with by James when the time was about to expire, and Haslem won the rebound and left the Heat 3. 1 second attack time.

The Heat called a timeout, and after the halftime ball was issued, James received the ball and leaned on Anderson to turn quickly to the right, took three steps to take a shot, and scored a basketball in the last second.

104 to 105. The Heat beat the Knicks.

James turned from taking the ball to the layup very smoothly, and also used the skill of stealing steps, and the center foot was changed once, and there was a suspicion of walking, but the referee could not blow the step at that juncture.

The Heat's home fans began the revelry, and the Heat led 3-0 overall. Zhou Xuan stood in the middle of the court, feeling helpless, he finally experienced the taste of being killed in the playoffs, and this goal forced the Knicks into a desperate situation.

Zhou Xuan scored 26 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists and 1 steal. The data is still beautiful. This time they had a chance, but unfortunately they fell short in the end, and it can only be said that their luck was too bad.

D'Antoni lashed out at the referees at a press conference, arguing that there were a lot of controversial decisions that went in favor of the Heat, who made 18 more free throws than the Knicks in this game. In fact, this is understandable, the Knicks' offense mainly relies on jump shots, but the Heat are mostly breakthroughs.

Seeing that the team was about to be eliminated, D'Antoni was angry, so he slammed the referee, and he would definitely be fined for doing so, but if he didn't say these words, he was only afraid that he would be sick.

Spoelstra praised the Big Three, with James and Wade scoring 62 points to secure the win despite Bosh's mediocre performance.

The next day, the league issued D'Antoni a $50,000 fine, but fortunately his rhetoric was not too harsh, otherwise he would have been fined more.

There was a lot of media outcry about the Knicks. Someone on the Knicks forum took the most obscure video, saying that it was James' second playoff walk. The first time was against the Wizards, and both of those games were very crucial.

Far from being popular for his lore, James was hated by many Chinese fans.

If the Knicks win this game, it will be very morale-boosting. Win or lose, they will return to their home stadium and get a chance to survive. If they win the fourth game, they can even regain home advantage. Now down 0-3 is a big demoral hit.

If you want to qualify for the Grand Final, you have to work a miracle. There has never been a team in history that has come back from 3-0 down. The only good news is that this time for Miller to start, the Knicks and the Heat played more anxiously, and there was a tendency to win, and they did not lose to the Heat at all on the court.

New York NBA Headquarters, David? After reading the newspaper, Stern snorted: "Blatantly let the Heat make so many free throws, and blew a walking kill after the last one, which made the whole Chinese fans dissatisfied, this referee did a really beautiful job." ”

Vice President Adam? Silva was embarrassed: "What now? ”

"That referee doesn't have to blow it again this season, although the next game is the home court of the Heat, I don't want to see a very biased game." Stern said coldly.

"I see." Silva understood.

In this way, it is destined that the Heat will not enjoy the home whistle in the next game, and it is impossible to rely on the referee to send the Knicks home for fishing.

Nobody wants to see New York go out 4-0. And by playing one more game in New York, the NBA can make a lot more money, which is also a stimulus to New York's consumption. So David? Stern didn't want the Knicks to go out in such a way.

At the home court of the Heat, it is impossible for the league to arrange a referee to go to the Black Heat, so this will be a fair match, and whether the opponent can be defeated depends on the efforts of the Knicks players.

The Knicks coaching staff met to think about countermeasures, mainly defensively. In these three games, their offense was not particularly good, and none of them scored more than 110 points.

Zhou Xuan stayed in the hotel and didn't go anywhere, he asked Stadameyer, Gallinari and others to eat together, and several main players also had a small meeting together.

During the meal, Zhou Xuan said: "Now we are 0-3 behind, but we don't lose much, the scene is not bad, but some details are not done well." I think everybody wants to win the next game, and they have to win, so I won't say much about the general mobilization. I also know that everyone should be under a lot of psychological pressure. What I want to say is that there is no need to be so pessimistic, we are in a difficult situation right now, and it is not necessarily an opportunity. ”

How can this be called an opportunity? The crowd wondered, but they didn't interrupt him.

Zhou Xuan continued: "There has never been a team that has come back from 0-3 down, as long as we do it, we will make history." The Heat are not without weaknesses, otherwise they wouldn't have been just third in the regular season, and we have a chance to make history. Everyone talks about how they are going to play next. ”

Gallinari said: "I didn't do a good job of defending James in the first three games, and I'm going to fight hard in the next game and won't let him score easily." ”

"I'm going to do my best to prevent a break," Anderson said. ”

Matthews said, "Leave it to me, Wade." ”

Miller said: "Zhou, you can attack boldly, give it to me if you don't have a chance, and I will pick you up in the middle." ”

The midfield is the most threatening position, and Miller speaks from experience. He played well because he gave a lot of assists, and his 12 points and 8 assists were eye-catching.

Zhou Xuan paused for a moment and said with a smile: "Fighting is on the one hand, and on the other hand, everyone must have confidence." In fact, we have advantages, and as long as we play all these advantages, we can win. Let's start with me. I had the advantage of penetrating, the advantage of passing, the advantage of shooting, so they let Wade limit me. Even if I don't score, I can attract a defensive strong point. Daniro, you have a height advantage against James, and your three-pointers are better than him. Wesley, you're a lot better against the No. 1 position. Nicola is one-on-one on the inside, Bosh can't resist you, and you can't attack on other inside, you're critical. Amare is more explosive than Bosh, and his scoring ability is not inferior to anyone, so I won't list them all. In short, we are strong! ”

Miller was ashamed when he heard it, Zhou Xuan was not very old, but he saw it very thoroughly, and he could still say it, these words would indeed enhance people's confidence.

Zhou Xuan said: "We must defend solidly in the next game, I think the coach's arrangement will definitely be to strictly prevent breakthroughs and defend the outside." Everyone should do a good job of changing positions, and if you lose your position on the field, pay attention to remind you. ”

After chatting for a while, everyone raised their glasses together, even if they didn't make the cut in the end, they had to fight for honor!