After a few more rounds, the Clippers and Knicks failed to score, and Negro called a timeout.

"At the time of Chandler's injury, maybe there were some Clippers fans who were happy about it and thought they had lost their best defensive player and that their opportunity came," Barkley said. They must be clear that the key to the Knicks' victory is not Chandler, but Zhou Xuan. As long as Zhou Xuan is there, they can defeat their opponents without defending. ”

"Chandler's role is certainly important, and hopefully his injury won't affect the playoffs," Smith said. Without him, the Knicks might not have won the championship easily last season. ”

Negro replaced Odom and brought on Jordan Jr. to increase the height of the field and the defense of the penalty area.

The game started with the Clippers hoisting the ball to Griffin.

Bletche defended the main defense, Parsons went to defend Jordan Jr., looking at the figure was obviously misplaced, and the Knicks did not make substitutions.

Griffin made an inside cross, Jordan Jr. relied on his height advantage to turn around Parsons on the left side and hook his hand, Griffin grabbed the rebound in the front court, and scored the ball in the second attack. 61 to 48.

The Knicks attacked, and after a couple of passes, Leonard missed a jumper and Jordan Jr. grabbed the rebound. The Clippers attacked, and Butler hoisted Jordan Jr. again, and this time he singled Parsons to turn and hook or miss, and the rebound was obtained by Blecher.

Two rounds later, his teammates were completely dead and wouldn't pass the ball to Jordan Jr. again. With the physical strength in full swing, he can't beat Parsons.

In the last six games, Jordan Jr. has a total of 22 points, 18 fouls and 9 turnovers. There are always people who say that they don't give him playing time, as if he can play very well if he has playing time.

How can you let him play if the effect is not good? He doesn't control fouls at all, he doesn't threaten outside the box, his defense is often out of position, and he didn't play as well as Evans, a rebounding maniac, last season. The face frame, the basket, the shot, and the footsteps are all very rough, and the center is either a high jump or a talent.

Jordan Jr.'s free-throw shooting percentage is lower than Howard's, averaging only 4 free throws per game. 5 times. Some people wonder why so few teams use the "shark slashing tactic" against Jordan Jr., because he can't shoot without fouling, and that's the essential difference between him and Howard.

Zhou Xuan and Bleche blocked and dismantled high, misplaced Jordan Jr., and took the ball to the right side to the outside of the three-point line to open up space. Jordan Jr. knew he was shooting well and had to keep up, at which point Bleche cut into the air and Paul misplaced the defense. Zhou Xuan hoisted the ball high under the basket. Bletche took the ball in a deep position, lifted it high and turned around, pressed Paul, and scored with a one-handed shot under Butler's assistive defense. 63 to 48.

Zhou Xuan's eighth personal assist came very easily.

Barkley said: "The Knicks don't replace Parsons in order to get the most out of the room. Zhou Xuan broke through or Bleche cut in the air, no one could help defend, otherwise there would definitely be opportunities on the periphery. It's a powerful tactic. ”

"MORE AND MORE TEAMS LIKE TO PLAY THE NO. 4 POSITION WITH SOMEONE AROUND 205CM TALL, MAYBE DEFENSIVELY A LITTLE BIT WORSE, BUT THERE IS AN ADVANTAGE ON THE OFFENSIVE END," SMITH SAID. ”

The Clippers attacked, Griffin singled out Blecher, leaned on his back and turned to the baseline, and scored a one-handed cricket. Blacher's close-fitting distractions didn't work. 63 to 50.

The Knicks attacked, Nick Young ran around looking for opportunities, and Barnes followed very closely. After Zhou Xuan blocked and dismantled, the person who changed the defense became Butler, and Jordan Jr. stayed on the baseline with Leonard, and could return to the basket at any time to make up for it.

Zhou Xuan's choice was to bring the line outside, and he came out of the three-point line from 60 degrees to find the bag clip. The farther you go, the clearer you can see. At the same time, Bletche cut into the inside line.

Paul chose to chase Zhou Xuan, Butler retreated, Brighter scored under the basket, and Jordan Jr. hurried to make up for it. This is a test of the player's ability to rotate, and Butler is very far away from Leonard. Zhou Xuan jumped up with the ball while running, and shifted his one hand from the top of Paul's head to the other side of the bottom corner.

If Butler doesn't withdraw just now and goes directly to defend Nick Young on the periphery, Griffin, who is 60 degrees on the left, can change the defensive baseline, but it will be too late to withdraw. Leonard took aim in the bottom corner and scored with a three-point shot. 66-50, Zhou Xuan's ninth assist.

The Clippers also stepped up, and Butler faced Nick Young and took the simplest offensive approach, catching the ball and hitting a three-point shot. 66 to 53.

The Knicks' offense was just as simple, Zhou Xuan blocked and dismantled and passed to Blecher with a jump shot that missed, the Clippers counterattacked, and Butler grabbed a three-point shot in the front court and hit it. 66 to 56.

These two three-pointers played a role in "stopping the bleeding". Butler's three-point shot was shaky, with 43 at his peak in the Mavericks. 1%, there is a downward trend after a serious injury, and 38 this season. 2%, but he has occasional convulsions.

The Knicks made substitutions, Nick Young went down, Matthews went up, and the defense was strengthened.

The Clippers also replaced Barnes with Crawford. Nick Young doesn't need a defensive perimeter when he comes off the court. This year's Clippers are strong, and Grant Hill hasn't gotten a chance to play today.

Zhou Xuan went to the front court to distribute the ball to Leonard, the middle and Brighter ran to the weak side without the ball, Butler changed the defense, and Leonard passed the ball. At this time, Parsons can play Griffin in a wrong position, but his teammates trust Zhou Xuan more.

Zhou Xuan turned to face the frame, Paul didn't chase the defense, Bleche didn't have time to cut, Zhou Xuan dribbled under the crotch four times in a row and Butler opened a little distance, and took a step towards the bottom line after observing the situation. Butlerka's baseline broke through the line, and Zhou Xuan leaned on his back to protect the ball when he was close, and turned to the middle.

Butler followed to the middle, but unexpectedly found that Zhou Xuan had no ball in his left hand.

What about balls? Butler was stunned for a moment, then Zhou Xuan turned to the bottom line again, and successfully broke through with the ball in his right hand, just Zhou Xuan slapped the basketball with his back, and stopped in place straight up and down, and the feint of turning around and dribbling was very realistic, attracting Butler to move to the middle, and then turn back to get the ball and pass people.

If Butler's poor defensive awareness can't keep up with the step just now, he can steal as soon as he reaches out, and he is not slow and his defensive awareness is there, so he will be passed. Zhou Xuan and Battier played like this heads-up.

Little Jordan reacted quickly, let go of the bottom line Leonard to make up the defense, Zhou Xuan looked at Leonard's direction, jumped up and dribbled the ball behind his right hand to the middle. Little Jordan was big and blocked the line that crossed the bottom corner. Bletche squeezed Paul away and got the basketball, and Zhou Xuan blocked Little Jordan with his body after passing the ball, so that he couldn't jump directly to defend the middle. Bleche throws the ball in with one hand. 68 to 56.

After the goal, Zhou Xuan assisted in a double.

Next, both sides played iron, the Knicks attacked for the last time, Zhou Xuan broke through after blocking and dismantling, and gave the ball to Matthews, who ran back from the bottom line. The latter received the ball with a calm drum, picked up Jordan Jr., and then moved sideways to shoot the ball in one step. 70 to 56.

With three seconds left to attack, Crawford missed a three-pointer and the Knicks ended the first half with a 14-point lead.

Matthews' final blow was also counted as an assist for Zhou Xuan. He scored 25 points and 11 assists. Paul had 9 points and 7 assists, and his performance was also good, but he was just a cut short of Zhou Xuan.

Negro arranged: "In the second half, Matt (Barnes) defended Zhou Xuan, and after the misalignment, Sean (Battier) went up, don't let him break through again." Chris (Paul) defends the No. 2 position, and I believe you can limit the opponent. ”

It's not like Paul hasn't defended the No. 2 position, and if the opponent is Bledsoe or Matthews, he has a way to entangle the opponent. But if it's Leonard, Paul is in trouble. Leonard not only has a significant height advantage, but can also play with his back in the low post.

Without Chandler, the Knicks decided to fight to the end. In the locker room, they got the good news that Chandler's sprained knee was not serious, and although he had to rest for a while, it would not affect the playoffs. The exact length of absence will have to wait for the results of the examination.

D'Antoni was replaced by Scola and Anderson on the inside, and Leonard, Bledsoe, and Zhou Xuan on the outside.

Nick Young sat on the sidelines a little depressed, and since Bredsoe arrived, the bench added an attacking point, and he could no longer catch the ball and attack like he did in the first half of the season, and his playing time was shortened. In addition to his strong impact, Bledsoe also has some organizational skills, and D'Antoni prefers to let him cooperate with Zhou Xuan.

The game started, and the Clippers attacked first.

In the first round, the Clippers felt the strength of the offense. Battier and Barnes can strengthen their defense, but the offense is only waiting for opportunities on the perimeter. The task of attacking with the ball was left to Paul and Griffin. The way the two of them work together has long been figured out. Odom on the inside replaced Jordan Jr. and could only look for opportunities on the perimeter. After the pick-and-roll, he received the basketball and missed the jumper.

Barkley said: "Odom was 0-for-4 again today, and I think he can consider retiring at the end of the season, and now he can't do anything. ”

Smith said: "It's said that he has some indiscretions in his life, so his form is declining very quickly, and the Clippers can't do anything with him, and Hollins is worse offensively than Odom." ”

In the Knicks positional battle, Zhou Xuan saw that Barnes was the main defense, and directly let his teammates pull away, and he wanted to go head-to-head. Even Scola was 45 degrees to the right, giving up a lot of space.

Zhou Xuan dribbled under his crotch to the left side, and after moving horizontally, he dribbled the ball behind his back and handed it to his right hand, Barnes had a strong single defense ability, and he kept up with the lateral movement, Zhou Xuan dribbled the ball to his left hand behind his back, Barnes hurriedly changed his center of gravity again, Zhou Xuan put the basketball from his crotch and handed it to his left hand, and immediately slapped back his right hand to change direction.

This series of feints was replaced by ordinary players who had already been stunned, Barnes moved sideways quickly, and took a big step with his left foot to keep up, but Zhou Xuan was not finished, and he took a step on Barnes and turned around with a big stride.

This time Barnes had no choice, and Zhou Xuan's position was very far away, which made it difficult for people to make up for the defense, and if Battier was on it, he would have to let go of Anderson, which would be too risky. Zhou Xuan made a 60-degree step-back jumper and hit it steadily, scoring his 27th point. 72 to 56.

Paul singled out Bledsoe, relied on the tempo change to make a little space, and returned a mid-range shot on the left. 72 to 58.

Zhou Xuan asked his teammates to pull away again, and this time he and Scola blocked the dismantling.

Battier changed defenses, Zhou Xuan took the ball and retreated to the outside, Barnes did not chase, Scola cut to the left low post, and Anderson covered Bledsoe on the right outside to block Paul.

Zhou Xuan saw the opportunity and passed the ball to the middle, Bledsoe relied on his speed to get rid of Paul to catch the ball, and made a quick stop jump shot inside the three-point line. Griffin was slow to switch defenses, and Zhou Xuan had his 12th assist. 74 to 58.

Still can't prevent it, Negro is sweating on his forehead, and this time they are likely to become the background of Zhou Xuan's outbreak.