The MVP trophy will wait until the Knicks' next home court to be awarded, and the group will fly to Boston.

The coaching staff asked the Knicks players to stay in the hotel, not to have any entertainment, and to recharge their batteries for Game 3 and try to regain home-court advantage.

The game was broadcast live on hundreds of radio stations that night, and it was the highlight of the second round.

In the home team's locker room, Rivers said: "Forget about Zhou Xuan's play in the last game, you should think like this, Zhou Xuan can only beat us if he wins 50+." If he doesn't get that point, he's not a match for the Celtics and we're going to beat the Knicks. At the beginning, everyone had to cheer up the spirit. You have to keep someone in front of you to interfere with Zhou Xuan's shot, I don't believe he can feel so good in every game. ”

D'Antoni also did the mobilization work. "Zhou heads-up can break through their defense, and all the rest of the offense has to do is pull away and wait for the opportunity to catch the ball. I ask everyone to concentrate on the defensive end, some people on the court are too lax in defense, so the stalemate is at the bottom of the game, as long as we ensure the offense at the same time, at a certain period of time, we will definitely win. ”

On the premise of putting offense first, trying to defend well is the key to victory for the Knicks.

When on the field, the players gathered in a circle, Zhou Xuan said loudly: "Everyone, I played more alone on the court, this time they will definitely find a way to defend me, as long as the bag is clamped, you will have a chance, I will definitely pass the ball, everyone relax, calm down, then the hit rate will be high." Everyone shouted together: Victory! ”

"Victory!"

During the warm-up, Zhou Xuan specially chatted with Reddick. Redick is the team's best pitcher, and as long as he steps up, the Knicks will play much better, and the coaching staff decided to start him again.

Knicks five: Zhou Xuan, Redick, Gallinari, Stoudmayre, Pekovic.

Celtics starters: Rondo, Ray Allen, Pierce, Garnett, O'Neal Jr.

Pekovic returned to the starting line-up and was able to defend with a tall man to protect the box. The most important point is that his ability to grab rebounds is better than Anderson's, and he can launch a fast break with a pass when he grabs a rebound. Although the movement is slow, the periphery can also be limited by wheel shifts. On the offensive end, Pekovic has added a tactic of attacking from the low post and can also cover without the ball with his teammates on the baseline.

In addition to defending Pierce, Gallinari is also responsible for lobbing the ball in the low post. The three Mikes consulted together, enriching the tactics.

The game got on, Garnett jumped to win Smalls, and the Celtics attacked first.

Rondo passed to Pierce in the half, who and Garnett broke through on the block.

After the change of defense, Gallinari defended high, not much shorter than Garnett, and could interfere, Garnett passed the ball to Rondo, who cut inside, and O'Neal Jr. made a side-off cover.

The ball was well crossed, Pekovic made a basket and Rondo distributed the ball to the bottom right corner. In the middle, Ray Allen and Garnett covered without the ball and rushed to the weak side, which was a typical Celtic-style attack. Zhou Xuan let go of Little O'Neill and blocked in front of Lei Allen in time.

Lei Allen ran beautifully, and Zhou Xuan's rotation was also very timely. Ray Allen passed the ball to Xiao Ao at 60 degrees on the right side, Redick stepped forward to interfere, O'Neal Jr. relied on his height advantage to shoot wide, and Xiao Si won the rebound in the backcourt.

Zhou Xuan retreated to take the ball and made a long pass to Redick, and there was a misalignment on the field. Redick received the ball and accelerated away from Xiao Ao and scored on the basketball. 2 to 0.

The Celtics attacked, and Zhou Xuan continued to put Rondo two steps away. Rondo flicked left and left on the perimeter, to Pierce, who in turn gave it to Garnett.

Garnett singled out Smalls on the side, turned around and stepped back to shoot wide in the middle, and Pekovic took the rebound in the backcourt. Zhou Xuan gave the ball to Redick, and then ran wildly across the half court to ask for the ball, wanting to get a chance to single out Rondo.

The four teammates all pulled away, Stoudeyer in the middle, Redick in the bottom corner on the left, Gallinari received the ball at 60 degrees on the right side and hung it to Zhou Xuan, Pekovic also pulled to the left 45 degrees outside, Zhou Xuan took the ball, and no one could help Rondo.

Zhou Xuan leaned on his back with the ball, his left foot was the axis, his left shoulder shook slightly, his right foot took a step towards the middle and half turned around, Rondo followed, Zhou Xuan then withdrew with his right foot, and quickly turned to the bottom line and threw a jumper. Rondo could only try to close his eyes and the ball went in. 4 to 0.

Su Qun, who was in charge of CCTV5's commentary, said with a smile: "Rondo definitely doesn't want Zhou Xuan to play alone, Zhou Xuan has shot several of this kind of ball." ”

Yang Jian said: "During the regular season, Zhou Xuan didn't play many singles, but I didn't expect the efficiency to be really high. ”

Su Qun said: "Many games in the regular season were too easy to win, and he didn't have a chance to show it." ”

The Celtics attacked, but Zhou Xuan still let Rondo shoot and shrank behind the free throw line. Barkley said: "If it weren't for Zhou Xuan's eyes still looking at Rondo, the referee could blow him to defend for three seconds, what a good chance." ”

"Ah, he voted." Smith screamed in surprise.

Rondo made a three-pointer from the middle, and the ball bounced out of the frame, still a speechless head, and Pekovic grabbed the rebound.

The Knicks battled in a positional battle, everyone pulled away, Zhou Xuan went to the low post to ask for the ball, this time Garnett stayed under the basket, and Rondo went out to interfere with Redick.

Zhou Xuan passed the ball to the middle, Redick and Studamayre blocked and dismantled, dodged Rondo to catch the ball and shot, Xiao Ao changed the defense slowly, and the ball went into the net hollow. 7 to 0.

The Celtics attacked, Rondo and Garnett covered, Zhou Xuan was in the back, bypassing the pursuit, Rondo accelerated with the ball to break through, dribbled back under the crotch to protect the ball, dribbled with his back, and turned around to the bottom line, Zhou Xuan followed on the side, raised his hand to interfere, and maintained body contact, Rondo could force a shot with explosiveness, but he seemed to be lacking in confidence, slipped under the basket and passed to the periphery, Pierce took the ball and shook it and made a jump shot.

Gallinari, who is tall, distracted with his raised hand, the ball bounced out of the frame and the rebound was picked up by Pekovic. "White Bear" did a very good job of controlling the rebounding ball.

The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan took the ball to the front court and Xiao Si blocked and dismantled, dodging Rondo, Garnett hurriedly broke through the line, Zhou Xuan took the ball and retreated, holding the ball in his right hand and approaching with his left hand, while Xiao Si cut to the inside.

At this time, Garnett was very uncomfortable and retreated, worried that Zhou Xuan would throw in front of him, and if he didn't retreat, Xiao Si would already cut empty. He chose to retreat anyway. Zhou Xuan didn't throw, the "worship Buddha" feint broke through from the left side, and Rondo followed from the side, and the two formed a heads-up again.

Zhou Xuan protected the ball with his back, leaned on Rondo and turned around to the middle, took the ball with both hands and lightly slammed it, his body leaned back a little, but he didn't jump. Rondo was shaken, and it was too late when he realized that it was a feint, Zhou Xuan jumped forward with the ball, collided with Rondo, pushed the ball out with one hand, the ball did not go in, and the referee whistled the hand for a foul.

This time, Zhou Xuan's style of play was much more low-key, but it still made Rondo uncomfortable. Rondo subconsciously thought that he was going to throw when he got the ball, and not holding the ball with his hands was a feint, so he jumped. He didn't jump Zhou Xuan also had a back move, jumping towards Rondo and pressing the opponent to shoot. Rondo's strength strength advantage lies in the instantaneous explosiveness, competing for toughness, and Rondo has no advantage.

Zhou Xuan hit both free throws, 9-0.

Yang Jian said: "The Knicks opened too smoothly and seemed to be about to defeat the opponent in one go. ”

"Today's opening defense was also good, and Zhou Xuan won the MVP to inspire the whole team." Su Qun said with a smile.

The Knicks played well, but the home fans were a little out of breath and shouted to cheer for the home team.

In the next round, Ray Allen blocked and ran the position, Pekovic couldn't change the defense, Ray Allen scored on a jumper, and the Celtics finally opened.

The Knicks offense was stronger, Zhou Xuan began to hold the ball and break through the ball, without a single reluctant shot, Gallinari and Redick dared to shoot when they had a chance.

Reddick erupted today. When he was in the Magic, he was not reused, and he also played as a substitute for a while when he came to the Knicks, and the opponent was relatively loose on his defense, and today he got rid of the double-cover run, and the shooting percentage was very high. He scored 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting from three-point range in the first quarter and a layup.

Zhou Xuan also had 4 points and 6 assists, and the Knicks led 36-24.

Pekovic was substituted and rested in the second half of the first quarter, and in the second quarter, Miller, Matthews, Fields, Anderson, and Pekovic came on the court. The coaching staff didn't want to give Murphy a minute.

Matthews is full of energy and frantically pesters Ray Allen to make it difficult for opponents to catch the ball. Miller and Anderson's pick-and-rolls are powerful. Pekovic constantly covered his teammates on the baseline, and the offense was dominated by outside shots, and the shortcomings of "Big Baby" Davis's slow movement were also caught.

Pekovic's defense is in the low post, and he relies on switching positions on the perimeter, grabbing rebounds like crazy, and his ability to grab rebounds is also above Davis.

The score continued to widen, and Rivers had to change the main force early, Rondo and West formed a double guard, Pierce played the main offense, Green played power forward, and center Davis.

Worried about Pekovic's strong attack, Rivers didn't dare to let Kostic play, the force was poor, and the movement speed was too slow. At the end of the season, Kostic will definitely not be able to get a contract extension, and his NBA career is almost over.

The Celtics' offense has improved slightly, and the perimeter defense is still struggling. West often played the No. 2 position in the Cavaliers, but was afraid of running into Matthews' type, who weighed 15 kilograms more than him. Miller also realized this, and gave Matthews a drop ball again and again to let him single.

When there is an obvious mismatch on the court that can be eaten hard, singles are a very good tactic. Matthews received the ball and leaned on West, turned quickly and made a quick stop jumper, and West couldn't block it. Six minutes later, the Knicks led by 15 points.

Zhou Xuan returned to the court to form a double guard with Miller, Matthews moved to the small forward position, and Fields, who couldn't find his senses, was replaced.

Celtic fans shouted wildly, the referee was under pressure, and the second half was appropriately biased in favor of the home team. The Knicks players had three minor physical contacts near the box, all of which were whistled for fouls and the opponent was awarded a free throw.

But the Knicks are still very efficient offensively. Anderson hit a three-pointer to make it 63-51 at halftime, with the Knicks leading by double digits.

Unlike last time, the Knicks scored a lot of points and exploded in full swing.