Chapter 182: The Big Score is 3:0!
At the end of the day, there is an essential difference between the Knicks' Big Three and the Heat Big Three and the Celtics Big Three, that is, the Knicks Big Three were formed at the end of the season, they got together before the trade deadline, and they didn't even know they would be together until the trade was completed.
This is completely different from the Heat and the Celtics.
Whether it is the Big Three of the Heat or the Big Three of the Celtics, they have all formed a team before the start of the season, and the Big Three are mentally prepared for each other, and they have made sacrifices in order to win the championship.
When the Knicks' Big Three were formed, there were only more than 20 games left in the regular season, and time was too tight for them, and once the team's record was in trouble, it was natural to shirk each other's responsibilities and cause conflicts.
Wang Xiao didn't want to know more about the farce of the Knicks' Big Three, and he was not interested in learning about it, and from the beginning, he didn't take the team composed of these three players seriously at all.
From beginning to end, he had only one goal, the Heat Big Three.
If it is said that the Heat Big Three have infighting because of the loss, he is quite willing to fall into the well again.
It's a pity that the Heat's playoffs are very comfortable, and the Atlanta Hawks have no resistance at all in the face of the strong strength of the Heat's Big Three, and the same as the Wizards' side, after two games, the Heat has taken a 2-0 lead in the Jedi.
Moreover, even if the Heat lose, it is unlikely that there will be infighting.
After all, that's a team of James, Wade and Bosh!
Think about what happened after James' poor performance in the '11 Finals caused the Heat to miss out on a championship.
In the second season, in order to inspire a stronger James, Wade further conceded the ball and officially announced that he would become the second leader, Pippen next to James.
As a superstar whose fame and strength at the time were not inferior to James, it was unbelievable to make such a concession.
If you want to beat the Heat, you can only start from the real strength side and defeat the opponent head-on!
Of course, the Heat are third in the East, and the Wizards must first reach the Eastern Conference Finals if they want to meet each other in the playoffs.
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The battlefield shifted from Washington to New York City, the Big Apple, but the Wizards' rolling iron riders showed no signs of stopping.
The third game between the two teams still ended in a victory for the Wizards.
The only difference is that this time the Knicks were a lot more tenacious, and they played until the fourth quarter of the game before they couldn't withstand the offensive frenzy of the Wizards and lost.
And what allowed the Knicks to compete with the Wizards for three full quarters was Anthony's outburst.
In the first two games, Anthony also performed very well, but in this game, he really broke out.
In the first quarter of the game, Anthony felt quite hot, scoring 14 points in a single quarter, followed by 11 points in the second quarter, and 16 points in the third quarter.
In just three quarters, Anthony scored 41 points.
Relying on Anthony's furious scoring efficiency, the Knicks were in the lead for the first three quarters of the game, and even led by more than 15 points at one point.
However, by the fourth quarter, everything changed dramatically.
George, who had been beaten by Anthony in the head for three full quarters, broke out.
hit a three-pointer from the outside, plus a 2+1 from the inside of the conflict and a mid-range catch-and-shoot after two blocks, it took only three minutes for George to score 10 points in a row and almost tie the score gap.
Anthony, who was extremely unhappy with George's repeated scores, tried to continue to single George several times in a row, but because of the cooling of his hand, he was successfully defended by George one after another.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Curry used a three-pointer from a distance from the three-point line to overtake the score.
The Knicks, who led for three and a half quarters, were overtaken by the Wizards with about five minutes left in the game and never chased the score back.
119:114, which was the score at the end of the match between the two sides, and it was also the smallest difference of the three games.
Anthony scored 46 points in the game, setting a new playoff scoring record, but it was still difficult for the team to lose.
However, the Knicks no longer have a chance.
The big score of 3:0 has basically announced the death sentence of the Knicks.
Never before in the history of the NBA has there been a situation where a 3-0 lead in the playoffs has been overtaken.
And after losing this game, Stoudemire said a lot of things in an interview, but to put it down, what he said actually meant the same thing.
Didn't you say you should have more possession and shots? Now that you have it, why did you still lose the game?
In the third game, Anthony did get a lot of shots, correspondingly, Stoudemire's ball possession was cut a lot, and Stoudemire, who averaged 25+ points per game in the first two games, only scored 10 points in the third game, and only shot 9 times in the whole game, only hitting 3 goals, with a shooting rate of less than 40%, and barely scored a double by relying on free throws.
Of course, Stoudemire's remarks seem very weak, after all, in this game, Anthony scored 46 points in the whole game, and the shooting rate remained around 44%, giving everything for the victory, even if the team lost, he would not become the target of public criticism.
On the contrary, Stoudemire, known as one of the Big Three, scored only 10 points in the whole game against the Wizards' weak interior line, which was unacceptable to many people.
There are a lot of people in this world who are not professional basketball commentators, and they don't look at how many opportunities you have won throughout the game, whether you have teammates to cover for you, and whether you have a serious attack on the inside position.
They'll just lash out at you when they see you scoring 10 points from the game, thinking you don't deserve to be a giant.
So when Stoudemire's complaining speech was announced by the media, it immediately caused criticism from many fans.
And another giant, Delong, scored 14 points and 7 assists in this game, and he didn't play very well.
DeLong is also a player who needs the ball to play to his best strength, and Anthony has the ball throughout the game, which has no small impact on him.
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After 3:0, the only suspense is whether the Knicks will be swept out by the Wizards.
For Knicks fans, being swept is something that is unacceptable, and when the Knicks successfully formed the Big Three, they never dreamed that the playoffs would end in such a format, and it would be a shame if the team was really swept 4-0 by the Wizards.
Wang Xiao's side doesn't care if you are ashamed or not.
For him, the sooner he can win the game, the better.
Although the 68 wins in the regular season brought the Wizards quite brilliant glory, it also brought some hidden dangers, and the confrontation between the regular season and the playoffs is completely different.
Trying their best to win games is undoubtedly a burden on the bodies of the Wizards' players, and in the playoffs, the Wizards, who have less rest, are also at risk of injury compared to other players.
So on Wang Xiao's side, if he can play one less game, he will play one less game, and giving the players more rest time is the king, so he is not ready to spare the slightest hand and directly sweep the Knicks, so that the Wizards players can have more rest time.