Dragic and Yi Jianlian's blocking and dismantling cooperation was something the Bulls did not expect, Thibodeau's face was unexpected, although Xiao Si was the final finisher, but everyone could see that the problem was this blocking and dismantling, if it wasn't for the blocking process, Dragic attracted the defense and gave Yi Jianlian the pass, so many things would not have happened.

Where did this kid come from?

Of course, Thibodeau will not be unaware of Dragic, as a head coach, familiarity with the players of the opposing team is a basic requirement, but in his impression, D'Antoni does not have the habit of using Dragic as a tactical initiator, and for this reason, he never thought that the Knicks would have Yi Jianlian and Dragic's blocking and dismantling cooperation.

But now this situation has appeared, and the effect is still good, which makes him have to pay attention to the mutual cooperation between Dragic and Yi Jianlian.

Because this has a good chance of being a turning point in this game.

"I wish I could see you guys switch defenses more focused!"

Thibodeau shouted to the court, and the players on the Bulls couldn't help but shrink their heads, Thibodeau's majesty as the head coach was still quite oppressive.

The entire defense of the Bulls is much more serious, but Yi Jianlian and Dragic's blocking and dismantling cooperation is not something that can be resisted by serious defense.

It was also at this time that Thibodeau discovered that Dragic was completely different from what he imagined, this guy's understanding of blocking and dismantling, and the ability to pass the ball are stronger than ordinary point guards, he is the kind of player who can take off when he encounters a system that suits him, and at present, D'Antoni asked him to hold the ball and cooperate with Yi Jianlian is obviously to find the key to unlock this treasure.

Dragic's suitable tactics are for him to control the core of the player's play!

This is the only way to play Dragic to show his ability!

This is also the reason why Dragic, who started playing in the professional league very early, entered the NBA but still has not played well.

He needs the ball, but no one wants to give it to him.

Now that D'Antoni has given him the ball, he has finally played his own style of play.

“！”

Dragic once again completed the blocking and dismantling with Yi Jianlian, but this time, Yi Jianlian failed to break free from the double bag, and Derrick Rose ghostly spared and blocked Dragic's way, Thibodeau thought that this time he could finally prevent it, but Dragic suddenly threw the ball high to the inside line at this time, and Xiao Si directly received the dunk in the air!

With this goal, the Knicks not only chased back the difference, but also led by 2 points.

The entire Madison Square Garden audience was also gradually going crazy during this time, and by the time Xiao Si scored the ball, Madison Square was surrounded by a huge wave of sound.

Thibodeau had to call a timeout.

In this somewhat helpless pause, in the audience at the scene, the sound wave instantly flowed into the Pacific Ocean, and all the fans shook excitedly.

Yi Jianlian also hugged Dragic in his arms when he got off the court, rubbing his head excitedly, this kid is really born to run and bomb, let him play in this rhythm, his strength is quasi-all-star level!

Well, the Knicks really have a big three!

“nice！”

D'Antoni also stepped forward to high-five Dragic at this time, the latter's performance was really unexpected by him, originally he was quite optimistic about Dragic's rhythm and organizational ability when holding the ball, he thought about making Dragic the next Nash, but originally he thought it would take time, but Dragic told him with practical actions that there is no need to wait that long, and now he can directly use it as Nash.

Well...... There is certainly no Steve Nash ability to control the team, but this team does not need another Nash to exist, and having Yi Jianlian is enough to make this team more powerful than the Suns back then.

After all, the Suns mainly relied on Xiao Si and Nash to contain on the offensive end, and there was no third point to attract defense at all, and unlike the Knicks, Yi Jianlian attracted most of the defensive pressure, just like now, he let the Bulls' two defensive players follow him all the time.

A half-finished "Steve Nash" plus Xiao Si, who has more mature offensive skills, will naturally easily gain an advantage on the offensive end.

The Knicks took the initiative.

Now the pressure is on the Bulls!

Thibodeau looked at the Bulls players with a heavy face, to be honest, all his preparations before the game were aimed at Yi Jianlian, in fact, his somewhat shameless full-court defense tactics did give the Bulls the lead, at least in the first half, the effect of this tactic was obvious.

But no one thought that the Knicks would hide a set of killer moves, and the effect of this set of killer moves is so good.

"Let's mark and defend!"

After a brief silence, Thibodeau changed his defensive strategy, and he did not intend to contain Yi Jianlian again.

There is no way, 3 to prevent 4, in the current situation, it will definitely not be prevented!

Dragic ...... These are all people who came out of nowhere!

The game resumes.

Yi Jianlian was inexplicably a little uncomfortable in the face of single defense...... What's the deal with this sudden feeling of comfort?

"Ball!"

Yi Jianlian is no longer trapped, naturally he wants the ball in the next second, high-level singles, Yi Jianlian has been practicing hard for a long time, and even learned "dream steps" with Olajuwon, and now he is standing in a high position again, and the familiar feeling will come back in an instant!

There are some things that you can't forget when you really learn them!

"Huh!"

"Huh!"

"Huh!"

Yi Jianlian scored consecutive goals and beat Boozer to himself, which was the result of Noah following the defense.

The score difference was also constantly widened at this time.

The Knicks finally won 108-98 to knock the Bulls down again, and the big score was rewritten to 2-1!

The Knicks are just two games away from advancing to the Finals!

Yi Jianlian got a total of 41 points and 15 rebounds in this game, and Yi Jianlian, who switched to the inside, helped Xiao Si relieve a lot of pressure on the inside offense and defense.

It was also the reason why he kept putting pressure on the inside, and the entire Bulls had to shrink their own defense inside when defending him, and the Knicks' outside shooters turned on their firepower.

In this game, Dragic, who was already very outstanding, hit 4 three-pointers in the second half after Yi Jianlian helped open up the space.

In the whole game, Dragic had a total of 19 points and 7 assists.

Both of these stats set new playoff highs for him.

Smalls also scored 20 points in this game, and also grabbed 11 rebounds to complete a double-double.

In addition, Felton also scored 15 points in this game.

The victory of the New York Knicks today is inseparable from Yi Jianlian, and it is also inseparable from the performance of these players.

Especially in the second half, Dragic's sudden rise made a huge change in the momentum and rhythm of the whole team, and this change was also the key to their reversal of the Bulls in this game!

Derrick Rose got 31 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, and his performance is not to be said, it is still superstar-level combat effectiveness, but in addition to him, the Bulls have been better than the Knicks today.

The superstar players are slightly inferior, and the original advantage is gone, which is the root cause of the Bulls' loss tonight.

"Goran Dragic, big scene for the little guys!"

"The classic tactics reversed the Bulls, and the tactical arrangement actually came from Yi Jianlian's inspiration?"

"With a 2-1 lead, the Knicks have the initiative, and New York will be back on the Finals stage after 49 years?"

At the end of the game, the biggest talk was naturally given to Dragic, who suddenly emerged in this game and staged the legend of the little man, which is the favorite classic topic of American fans, everyone likes this kind of plot, and now, in New York, a big city in the world's focus, in an ancient arena like Madison Square Garden, or on the stage of the playoffs, such a legend is really staged, how can this not cause discussion among fans around the world:

"Goran Dragic has met his best teacher, and his career prospects, which had been bleak, are now shining again!"

"I have to say, running and shooting is really a magical tactic, it can turn Steve Nash into a regular season MVP, and it can also turn an obscure little character into a miracle in the playoffs!"

"Seriously, it's quite normal for this kind of thing to happen around Yi, he can make every player better, that's something he did with the Bucks, forget Danny Green? His classic blocking and dismantling helped Yi get the last shot, but in fact, everyone knows that that blocking and dismantling was not so exciting, and the reason why it became a classic was because Yi Jianlian hit the last shot, which is the reason why the classic is great! It's the same with Goran Dragic, well, I have to admit one thing first, these things he did were far more difficult than Danny Green, but one thing that should be noted is that Yi was followed by two Bulls players at the time, and Yi attracted a lot of defense, which is the most fundamental reason! ”

Of course, in the end, fans will naturally attribute the reason why Dragic was able to rise to Yi Jianlian, not to forcibly grab credit, some tidbits in the game have been circulated, one thing that the whole league now knows, the biggest reason why Dragic will become the team's ball carrier in the second half is not D'Antoni, it is not that this guy discovered Dragic's talent in running and shooting, the person who really discovered Dragic's talent is Yi Jianlian!

"Sometimes, I wonder if Yi has some kind of machine in his head that allows him to easily discover what his teammates are best at playing, otherwise, I really can't understand how Dragic made him feel confident that he would be willing to put the life and death of the whole team in this guy!"

"Yi's basketball IQ has always been overlooked, and when we talk about him, we only marvel at his talent and strength, but in fact, his basketball IQ is also the best in the league, which is why he can easily get so many assists!"

"I really can't think of how to praise Yi, I originally thought that my vocabulary was enough for me to express the reasons why I like him in front of my favorite star, but after Yi appeared, I found that sometimes, some of his abilities are really impossible to summarize and describe, maybe, just say that! I'm glad that Yi Jianlian is a player in New York, and I'm glad that I'm a fan in New York! ”

There is a saying that there is no reason to fail, and the meaning of this sentence is to win, then it is impossible to exaggerate.

Now Yi Jianlian is in such a situation!

And as he led the Knicks to a 2-1 lead over the Bulls, a very practical problem lay ahead of him.

"Yi, congratulations on winning another game, I want to ask you, do you think you can make it to the next series?"

"Of course, there is no doubt about it!"

"So how many games do you think you can take down this Bulls?"

"I hope it's two, but I know this team is tough to play against and I can accept winning this series in three games!"

Yi Jianlian's answer is very domineering, he must make himself appear confident, only then can the Knicks players really feel confident.

The current Yi Jianlian is like Michael Jordan to the Bulls, his words and deeds represent this team, and he also affects this team.

"I think we still have hope of reaching the finals, and there is still a lot of hope, and to be honest, it's not like we've won the last two games! We can win, we just don't get the ball done at some point! ”

"I believe that as long as we find out where these problems are and improve them, we can make it 2-2 and even overtake!"

Derrick Rose is also very confident in front of the camera.

His situation is similar to Yi Jianlian, he can't retreat in front of the camera, he is now the hope of the Chicago Bulls, if he has no self-confidence!

So who else can the rest of this team count on?

"I'm sure we can beat the Knicks, and as Derrick said, it's not like we're out of hope of winning the last two games, it's just that we haven't done a good job in some areas!"

"The Knicks will definitely make it to the finals, we have Yi, we have the best team in the last five years, and I'm sure we'll win!"

"There's no doubt that either of these teams has a chance to win, and now it's up to us who can play better in the future!"

With all eyes on it, Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals is coming......