The Knicks started unchanged, Zhou Xuan, Matthews, Gallinari, Jamison, Chandler.

Pacers Sam Porter, George, Granger, West, Hibbert.

Chandler bounced better, winning over Hibbert, with the Knicks attacking first. Sam Potter stepped forward to defend Zhou Xuan. He was excited, but a little less experienced, just after half Jamison covered, Zhou Xuan got rid of the left side, attracting West to switch defenses, Sam Potter chased after the defense, and passed to Jamison in the middle. Granger immediately made up the defense, Jamison passed to Gallinari on the right, George switched again, and Gallinari gave Matthews in the bottom right corner. This time Hibbert couldn't defend it, and Matthews scored on an open jumper. 3 to 0.

Su Qun said with a smile: "A pack of Zhou Xuan is easy to have this situation, and there are too many Knicks pitchers." Sam Potter chased after him too quickly, and the leakage started from him. ”

Yang Jian said: "He will put pressure on Zhou Xuan to chase like this, it is not good to get a single opportunity, West moves fast, and his defense is not bad, it is not easy for Zhou Xuan to score high points today." ”

The Pacers attacked, and Zhou Xuan followed Sam Porter, who passed to Granger as soon as he passed halftime. If Collison is not played, the Pacers do not have a person who is good at playmaking, and the "Brazilian Lightning" Barbossa plays as the sixth man and prefers to be a point guard, so the Pacers have always played as a playmaker.

Granger paused with the ball, George flanked and West cut off the ball and he passed the ball over. Gallinari switches defenses. The two were about the same height, and George didn't pass it with speed, and passed the ball to West again. Jamison defended, such a mismatch made no sense at all, and West passed Sam Potter again.

After a couple of screens, Granger missed a jumper under Matthews' defense, and Chandler grabbed the rebound.

The Knicks attacked, the players all pulled away, and Chandler went out of the interior and played a high-post blocking and dismantling with Zhou Xuan. Against the Pacers' lineup, this is the Knicks' best tactic at the moment.

Hibbert didn't defend it, it was Granger who changed the defense, and Zhou Xuan broke through on the right side. Periphery Gallinari and Chandler covered without the ball, Zhou Xuan gave the ball to the periphery Gallinari, who received the ball and pulled out three points, Sam Potter couldn't cover it with all his strength, the ball didn't go in, but the opportunity came out.

The Knicks quickly returned to defense, Sam Porter and West cooperated in blocking and dismantling, Gallinari did not block the breakthrough route, but only applied pressure from the side, Zhou Xuan bypassed West's pursuit, and Gallinari stood in the middle to defend West.

Sam Porter didn't dare to go too deep into the basket, Chandler would make up for the defense, a quick stop jump shot on the right side, Zhou Xuan jumped on the side to block, no hat arrived, and the ball didn't go in.

Sam Porter is not Zhou Xuan, his shooting percentage is less than 4 percent, and this is still under the premise that the opponent does not regard him as the main defense object, Chandler won the backcourt rebound.

The Pacers quickly returned to defense, the Knicks also fell into the battle, Zhou Xuan was caught again, the ball passed out, the Pacers relied on the rotation to limit the position, this time Hibbert also defended the basket, interfered with Matthews' shooting, the ball was deflected, and the rebound was obtained by West.

The two sides come and go, when the iron is struck, it is not lively.

Barkley once quipped that if he wanted to guard against Hibbert, he would just get a stake and pull a rope. Hibbert was selected to the All-Star Game this season, not offensively, but aggressively defensively. He's at the top of the pack when it comes to limiting opponents' inside scoring, and he's not bad at rotation awareness. He's afraid of the defender breaking through, and if it's a direct shot, he can interfere.

The Knicks defended tighter, the Pacers couldn't score inside, Gallinari broke through in the low post when defending, and Chandler interfered with the shot under the basket, allowing the Pacers to shoot from the perimeter, and fought back twice without scoring, and Sam Porter and George also made mistakes.

At six minutes, the Knicks led 10-6.

Su Qun sighed: "In this game, both sides attached great importance to defense, and the game was very dull, and Zhou Xuan only scored two points, and the Pacers resolutely forced him on the periphery, which is the way to defend James." ”

Yang Jian said: "The Knicks also do a very good job of defending at this pace, the three swingmen are not afraid of misalignment, and Jamison is nominally a power forward, but he is actually defending Granger. Granger has broken away less this season and doesn't pose much of a jump shot threat. ”

The Pacers were the first to request a timeout. The offense was so bad that even if it reduced the Knicks' offensive efficiency, they couldn't win. Vogel replaced Sam Potter and brought on Darren Collisson, who is good at breaking through with the ball.

The Knicks also made substitutions, Leonard came up, replaced Matthews, increased height, and he was more suitable to defend Granger.

The game restarted, and Zhou Xuan grabbed three points in the counterattack, shooting 1 of 2. SAM POTTER IS 196CM TALL, AND COLLISON IS ONLY 183CM, AND THE INTENSITY OF HIS DEFENSIVE SHOOTING HAS COME DOWN. Gallinari also shot three points after blocking and dismantling with Zhou Xuan.

Vogel secretly sighed that there could not be any obvious weaknesses in the game against the Knicks, and Collisson's short size was immediately exploited. And the Pacers' offense is still terrible. Collison burst in once and was blocked by Gallinari.

Hibbert also pulled out a pick-and-roll and was let go on the perimeter, where he made one of his two jumpers and his teammates stopped passing him. If Hibbert is the main attacker, then the game is basically lost.

The Knicks led by five points at 22-17 in the first quarter. Zhou Xuan had 5 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

In the second quarter, the Pacers went on with two guards, Collison, Barbossa, small forward Dundee Jones, power forward Hansbrough, and center Pendegraf.

The veteran Foster was injured and could only let Pendegraf play as a center forward, he claimed to be able to play 3 positions, but he couldn't actually play any of them.

The Knicks were stronger off the bench. Miller, Battier, Leonard, Gallinari, Anderson. The offensive and defensive lineup is integrated, and only one big man is played. Anderson played against Hansbro, and there are no players on the court who are good at attacking in the low post.

The defensive intensity of both sides was still very high, and the score did not pull away.

Barkley said: "If Pekovic was still on the Knicks, the Pacers' current roster would not be able to defend him at all, and while strengthening the defense, their offense is weaker than it used to be, especially in the low post. ”

Smith said: "The low post offense almost doesn't mean you can't win, the Heat is also lacking in the low post offense, this season James has improved the back play, but the breakthrough is his main means." ”

Zhou Xuan came on the court six minutes later, and after discussing with Woodson and Ma Long, D'Antoni decided to fight to defend to the end, replacing Miller, not a double guard, and the defense would be better.

The Pacers kept blocking, covering, trying to seek misplaced opportunities, grabbed the rebound and immediately played a counterattack, but the offense was still unfavorable.

Zhou Xuan had an eye-catching performance in this quarter, scoring 2 points and dishing out 6 assists. Four of those assists were almost the same. In the middle, he got rid of the defender by covering and went to the bottom corner of the weak side, and after receiving the pass, he passed Hansbrough three times and West once, attracting the ball to the bag.

At halftime, Zhou Xuan had 7 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists and 1 steal. The Knicks continued to lead 50-39.

Su Qun said: "Gallinari made a cameo appearance at the No. 4 position, pulling out Lu to shoot and respond to passes. ”

Yang Jian said: "Zhou Xuan scored less in this game, and the assist came up again. He's getting better and better, and if the Pacers want to win, they'll have to change their strategy in the second half. ”

Coach Vogel gave lessons to the players in the locker room and repeatedly stressed that they should strengthen their breakthroughs. "They're playing 32 defense, and the outside shooting is definitely going to be interfered with, and the inside is pulled outside to block and pull Chandler out, and the guard breaks through and makes him foul. Don't pull the ball out there as soon as you catch it, you know? Danny (Granger), you are the core and should lead by example, not a waste! ”

Granger nodded, after he returned from injury, his breakthrough ability deteriorated, and he could score a lot of points on his jump shot based on his height, which was not very efficient. George has a somewhat similar style to him. THE TWO 206CM-TALL SWINGMEN HAVE THE ADVANTAGE AGAINST MOST TEAMS, EXCLUDING THE KNICKS.

On the Knicks' side, D'Antoni said: "Continue to play the Hawks offense, Sean (Battier) is in the corner, shoot threes when he has a chance, Wesley on the left, Danielo on the right, Tyson and Zhou cover in the middle, if they are trapped, Sean pays attention to running to the perimeter to create the weak side." ”

This kind of combination didn't play well with the Knicks last season. And Battier, Jamison, and Chandler are all experienced. They are better at creating opportunities for their teammates. Jamison is not good defensively, but he is an absolute good player on offense, his data is not brushed, at that time, the Wizards still had Butler and Arenas, two 20+ level people, he can still cut high scores.

The second half began. Sam Porter of the Pacers is back on the court, with George and Granger on the swingmen, West at power forward, and Hansbru at center. This height is at a disadvantage, but both inside shots can be shot.

The Knicks sent Zhou Xuan, Matthews, Battier, Gallinari, and Chandler.

The Pacers attacked first, Granger was responsible for attacking with the ball, both inside lines were pulled to the perimeter to cover, George cut inside, Granger attracted Gallinari defense and passed the ball to George.

George held the ball against Chandler, took the ball and retreated, dribbling under the crotch to break through the baseline, Chandler did not block the breakthrough route, turned around and followed George to the basket from the side. George couldn't shake it off, didn't shoot, and passed it out again, Sam Porter gave it to West, and after the misalignment, Battier defended it alone and kept a step away.

West broke through with the ball, and Battier also followed on the side, he and Chandler are the same way, not seeking steals or blocks, not stats, but definitely maintaining interference with those with the ball. West leaned his back on the left side of Battier, his right shoulder shook, turned to the left and shot a 45-degree jumper, which popped out of the frame under Battier's eye-sealing interference.

Chandler won the rebound in the backcourt, the team was not in a hurry or impatient positional battle, and after all of them were opened, Zhou Xuan gave Gallinari on the left side, and cut to the bottom corner of the weak side without the ball.

Gallinari sent the ball away, West had to switch defenses, Sam Potter also chased after it, and Chandler cut inside. Hansbrough tops it up from the other side. Zhou Xuan first attracted Sam Potter's bag, dribbled the ball under his crotch and got up, jumped out of the bottom line in one step, and quickly sent the ball to the right bottom corner of Battier's hand with one hand. Hansblu's vision was blocked by Chandler, and he turned to defend slowly.

Battier took aim in the open spot and made a three-point shot to make it 53-39. Zhou Xuan assists in a double!