In this series, Garnett was depressed and a little wanted to retire.

The data shows that this year, he is still one of the top ten defensive interior players in the league, and he can interfere with shots and reduce the shooting percentage of both interior and guards.

But the Knicks' small-ball tactics were too thorough, Scola also went to the high post to block and dismantle, bypassing Garnett to shoot, Zhou Xuan moved with the ball on both sides, it was impossible to cut off his pass, and it was easy to be passed as soon as he stepped forward. Without stepping forward, Scola calmly cut away, and Garnett was in a dilemma.

Garnett didn't retreat, and hung in Scola to single Watson and Delon. Retreating to the basket, the guard can't chase the defense, Zhou Xuan will take the ball towards Garnett, find the bag, and then pass the ball. The action does not need to be fancy, just an open space, pass the ball to a teammate, even if it does not form a direct assist, there may be an empty space after one or two passes.

Knicks players share the ball, they don't care about the stats, they just give the ball to the easiest person to shoot. Chandler wasn't there, and the Knicks didn't have anyone to let go at will.

In the first six minutes, Zhou Xuan was passing the ball, and when Garnett felt that he would definitely pass the ball, Zhou Xuan, who had been slowly soaring, suddenly broke through, hit Garnett, lost his balance and fell to the ground when one leg stepped over, made a foul, and hit both free throws.

After a minute, Zhou Xuan broke through the bottom line with the ball, passed the ball behind his left hand in the run, and gently gave the ball to the middle, Bledsoe got rid of it by covering without the ball, and took three steps in the middle.

In the first quarter, the Knicks blew up Deron and Watson with two guns in the backcourt. Watson was ordered to score just two points on 1-of-3 shooting, and then ran back and forth. In the second half, the coach couldn't bear it anymore and replaced Kidd, who was also at a disadvantage in defending the fast break.

The Knicks led by 12 points at 34-22 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Knicks began to strengthen their interior defense, with Chandler and Anderson partnering inside. The outside line is Jeremy Lin, Nick Young, and Matthews. In order to strengthen the offense, the Nets did not let Evans go up and sent the veteran Rasheed Wallace.

It was a tactical mistake. Evans' stats are ugly, with two games without a point and one with three points. But his defense is very fierce, he can stop defenders from breaking through, and he is also brave in rushing for rebounds. Wallace is slower than Lopez and has poor rebounding, isn't this two-man partnership looking for abuse?

Callesimo just changed. His idea is that both of them can shoot the basketball, and Wallace can also drop outside the three-point line to make it easier to open up space and chase points. However, the Knicks' interior Anderson himself is like a small forward, and he doesn't want to stay under the basket without dropping out. Wallace went out, he went out, and he was very aggressive in changing guards.

On the defensive end, Wallace was too slow to block and pick-and-roll, and Jeremy Lin and Nick Young both relied on one-step pull-up jumpers to score. After a wave of 8-2, the difference widened to 18 points.

The Nets hurriedly replaced Wallace, but they had already dug a big hole, and it was difficult to climb out.

The Knicks led by 17 points at halftime.

In the third quarter, the two sides continued to play small-ball tactics, with the Nets' Pierce and Anthony partnering up front, and the Knicks fielding Nick Young. Nick Young, who was beaten by "Truth" three times in a row and had a bad hand, finally broke out. As long as he has a good hand, he can be regarded as a "Kobe Bryant without a passing button", and he can score on anyone's head.

In this quarter, Nick Young shot three three-pointers, and scored several breakaways, made foul free throws, and scored 17 points, widening the gap to 25 points, and the Nets may not be able to score 25 points in a quarter.

Some people commented that against the Knicks, you have to stay focused for 48 minutes and can't make mistakes to beat them. The Nets coach made several mistakes in this game. In the final quarter, he was paired with Garnett and Lopez, and in his mind, it seemed unforgivable to play less than 20 minutes for a star, but unfortunately it worked really badly.

Five minutes later, the Knicks replaced the main team, and Jeremy Lin, Matthews, Copland, Anderson, and Bleice stayed on the court. The Nets started three minutes and only chased five points. Seeing that there was no hope of a reversal, the Nets also replaced the main team.

Barkley smiled: "The audience on the sidelines is applauding, Zhou Xuan scored 16 points and 15 assists today, and he averaged 15+ assists per game in this series. If it is another team playing like this at home, the fans may leave the stadium early. The quality of the fans in New York is quite high. ”

Smith laughed: "The more tragic thing is that it's because most of New York are Knicks fans, and Nets fans have become Knicks fans when they see them playing so badly." This series is unfair to the Nets, and the pressure is too much to play on the road. ”

Jeremy Lin had a beautiful single, got rid of Brooks with his speed, and scored with a one-handed dunk. Zhou Xuan also stood up with his teammates and waved towels to cheer for him.

At the end of this season, with Jeremy Lin's performance, he can definitely get a contract extension or find a new owner. Zhou Xuan hopes that he can stay, I hope that there will be no malicious competition from other teams in the summer, and there will be a situation where people are poached with high salaries, Xiao Linzi still likes money very much.

At 115-92, the Knicks won by 23 points. With two big wins in a row, the morale of the Nets has crossed.

ESPN experts commented: "The Knicks lost Game 2 only because they didn't use the right people, and once they resolutely played the fast break, the veterans of the Nets couldn't stand it, and they were past the age to run back and forth." ”

At this time, some people also pointed the finger at Anthony.

In 2011, the Mavericks won the championship, and the interior twin towers were not fast, but they beat the Knicks and swept the Lakers. Because they have a defensive striker Marion. And Anthony puts almost all his energy into the offense, scoring more than 30 points per game looks beautiful, but on the defensive end, he just follows Leonard to play soy sauce, and he can't stand up to block the opponent's offensive core when the team needs someone to defend, and he is not fast in fast attack and defense.

There are also accusations that Anthony is "nicknamed" melon, and there is really a tendency to become a melon, he is too fat. This made it impossible for him to run as fast as he could. If he wants to get closer to his strength, he has to lose weight so that he can play better.

AT 203CM TALL AND ALL-ROUND OFFENSIVE SKILLS, THE SLIMMED ANTHONY MAY BE ABLE TO BECOME LIKE MADDIE, BUT THERE IS NO TIME FOR HIM TO SLIM DOWN THIS SEASON. He can only form a forward partner with Pierce. Pierce doesn't defend either, no one will blame, he's old.

After the game, D'Antoni made a declaration of victory. "In the next game, it's time to go to the finals and meet the Spurs, and I don't want to keep the opponent waiting too long."

The implication is that the current Nets are no longer opponents.

Zhou Xuan said: "Don't keep praising me, beating the Nets is a collective victory, we played beautiful team basketball." In the second game, when my teammates didn't feel good, I personally couldn't lead the team to victory. Some people may say that I can't win on my own shoulders, and cowardice is not enough to be a leader, but I am telling the truth, only a team can win, and this is the greatest charm of basketball. I would like to thank my team-mates and the coaching staff for their efforts. ”

The reporter said: "Do you think the Nets still have a chance to turn around? ”

Zhou Xuan shook his head. 'I don't think they have a lot of confidence to turn around, they have obvious weaknesses and they can't defend if they want to. It is difficult to ensure the offense if the defense is good. I don't think they're going to win the next one. ”

A day later, Zhou Xuan's words became a reality.

The fifth-game Nets fought to the death, and Kidd entered the starting lineup as the No. 2 position. Lopes continued to come off the bench and bolster his perimeter defense.

Lopes is destined to be the most questioned at the end of the season, having just signed a big contract with the Nets. When the Lopez brothers were mentioned before, they all said that Lopez Jr. was not good, he was a marginal man in the Suns and had no chance to play. Now Lopez Jr. has had a perfect season with the Hornets, he's great defensively, can grab rebounds, and looks like a good center. He moves faster than his older brother, has height and reach, and has outstanding bounce, giving him the feel of a weakened version of Chandler. Da Luo is becoming more and more like a defensive colander, which can't be blamed for not working hard, he is also a genius ruined by injuries.

The Nets reduced the number of rounds under DeLong's organization, and Kidd also ran like a regular No. 2 position, looking for opportunities to shoot at fixed points, and played lifelessly, or star heads-up. Anthony doesn't go out to cover his teammates, so they rarely play double pick-and-rolls, but Garnett is not a big deal to block alone.

The two teams were evenly scored in the first quarter, with Joe Johnson completely dumb under Leonard's defense, scoring a point on 0-of-3 shooting.

Van Gundy said: "He [Leonard] deserves to be in the All-Defensive Team this season, at least in the second team, and I think his defensive quality is not inferior to Paul George. ”

Bledsoe made it easier to defend Kidd, that is, he didn't have to interfere with the catch, and the Nets went on a fast break immediately after the offense. The Nets' offensive responsibility still falls on Anthony's shoulders, and he can't allow him to change his style if he wants to.

In the second quarter, Matthews stepped up, and Brooks, who was opposite him, had good quality and scoring ability, but his brain was not very good, and he liked to reach out when defending, and he was easily separated by the screener. Matthews caught the ball and hit a three-pointer and hit two in a row to open the score.

Since then, the Nets have been struggling to chase points, and the Knicks have shown perfect outside defense and are very close to people. The tennis stars are difficult to break through one-on-one, and they don't dare to stand up and take responsibility, and the main shots are Anthony and Pierce.

DeLong is sleepwalking, and if you look at Delong's previous records, you will find that sleepwalking is his habit in key games, whether it is an NBA or an international game.

Zhou Xuan stood up in the fourth quarter and singled with the ball, passed Delon's jump shot, passed Garnett and caused a foul and hit both free throws, and broke through the ball to Scola to score, firmly grasping the situation in his hands.

The score was behind, the impatient Garnett viciously fouled Bredsoe at 3 minutes and 11 seconds, knocking him to the ground, and in the third quarter, he had already eaten a T because of a penalty to find the referee theory, and this time he was directly sent off the court, and the Knicks made two free throws and one throw to seal the win.

109-97, the Knicks won 4-1 and entered the Finals for the third consecutive year.