The forward line formed by Artest and Brand instantly became the bitter master of the Knicks. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info can't help it, neither Camby nor Sprewell are the kind of coolie defenders who are excellent defensively, and the defenders are really a little powerless in the face of two strong men, and Van Gundy has to replace Sprewell and replace the bench player Wallace Johnson to limit Artest's play.

But after all, it all depends on how well the Knicks perform on the offensive end, as a traditional defensive powerhouse in the league, Van Gundy is not worried about his team's defense at all, and the next thing is to look at the team's offense.

The pressure came to the offensive combination of Murphy and Houston. Charles, who came off the bench, hoisted the ball to Moxi.

Mo Xi received the ball at a 45-degree angle on the left side, and it was a very flexible position for him. Mo Xi made full use of his physical advantage this time, and after receiving the ball, he took advantage of the strength of Charles's ground pass to push back, only to hear Simpkins snort and take a step back directly. Although Moxi's mid-range shooting is not very stable, Moxi still has a good feel in close-range shooting, which is different from the average center, for other centers, the kind of half-close and half-far position makes them very uncomfortable, the best means of scoring in this position is the hook hand, and the mid-range shot will be very bad because of the close distance.

Mo Xi took the lead, did not waste this opportunity, did not give the opponent a chance to breathe, leaned on Simpkins to the inside, and the opponent's outside player quickly turned back to wrap up.

But Mo unfortunately didn't turn around and hook his hand or do it again, but suddenly made a sudden stop, a jumper under the basket, and forcibly shook the two bulls. The pull-up jump shot under the basket is a strange offensive technique that Mo Xi developed for himself, and this move was originally used because Mo Xi couldn't make a mid-range pull-up jump shot......

The basketball makes a slightly eerie arc in the air and floats into the basket.

Artest quickly picked up the ball, intending to take advantage of the Knicks' unpreparedness and catch the opponent off guard, but unfortunately Artest is just a hairy boy who has just entered the league after all, and he doesn't know much about the team he is playing against. The Bulls had to honestly enter positional warfare.

Relying on the power advantage on the front line, the Bulls' style of painting changed and became a common "in-out" tactic for the Knicks and Rockets.

Brand's low-post offense was still almost hot, but he was full of power and asked for the ball directly in the low post and forced his back to Camby.

The difference in weight between the two men was a full thirty pounds, and Camby retreated to the basket as if he had no roots under his feet. However, as it gradually seeped into the basket, the question came to Brand, who was three inches taller than him, and what kind of concept was that, like the height gap between Durant and Leonard today. Brand only felt that there was a shadow over his head, and although he was under the basket, he had no ability to score, and Brand had to pass back to Artest at the top of the arc.

At this point, Houston made the mistake of forgetting that even a muscular man has someone who has developed a good shot, such as his teammate Johnson.

Artest received the ball and there was no one defending within nearly a meter of him, Artest smiled disdainfully, and then raised his hand to shoot a three-pointer, the stiff arc was like the muscles on Atarste's body, and it turned into the basket like a cannonball.

The Knicks were dumbfounded, and Van Gundy shouted at the court. In fact, this can't blame the Knicks for slipping away, but no one thought that such a muscular hunk would have such a hand.

The Knicks attacked, and Houston, who lost face, naturally wanted to get it back. Charles controlled the ball, and still gave Mo Xi in the low post first, Mo Xi had a great advantage in the low post, even if Houston wanted to get back on the field, but under Van Gundy's rule, he would not ignore such a strong point.

Mo Xi got the ball, directly sank the center of gravity, arched his back, and chiseled into the penalty area.

Simpkins was powerless to resist and could only step back, contrary to Brand's single Camby before, Mo Xi is much taller than Simpkins, and once he is in the box, there will be an easy chance to score. The Bulls had to gradually shrink their defensive circle, but as a result, the already slightly bulky Bulls formation was a little scattered.

Houston made a quick run, shook off the defenders, and took advantage of Camby's cover to get to the flank at 45 degrees, and Moxi quickly deflected the ball over, and Houston took a knife and dropped to make a three-pointer.

On the Bulls' side, Hojberg advanced to the frontcourt, constantly glancing, looking for offensive opportunities, but due to Artest's three-point shot in the last ball, the Knicks' defense suddenly became tough, and for a while, no one in the Bulls could easily receive the ball.

At this time, it was Artest who stepped up again, pushing Wallace away and coming to the three-point line to catch the ball, but when he received the ball and turned to face the frame, Houston's supplementary defense had arrived. Artest did not hesitate and used his physical advantage to force his way forward. Houston was knocked straight away, and Artest once again hit the inside.

It's just that this time Artest didn't have such good luck, and Mo Xi and Camby both went up to the inside to clamp Artest. Artest has a lot of strength, but the bounce height is not enough, and Mo Xi's strength is faintly stronger than him, Artest falls into the trap of the Knicks Twin Towers.

"Drop~"

The whistle blew, Artest saw that the attack was fruitless, and decisively fit into Mo Xi, and at the same time forced the ball upward, Mo Xi couldn't dodge and was fouled.

Artest walked to the free throw line, and then missed two free throws in Moxi's chagrined eyes.

Too late to rejoice, Mo Xi stuck his position and picked up this rebound.

For the Knicks, such free throws are incredible, you know, even with Chris Dudley, the "superstar" of the league's free throw industry, the Knicks' team-wide free throw shooting rate is more than 75% all year round, and the Knicks have a lot of interior lines, which is very much of this data.

However, the delighted Knicks seemed to be too carried away, and Wallace, who came back to attack, was too hasty and was directly taken by Artest, and the Bulls launched a counterattack.

The Knicks still quickly returned to the defense, but Hojberg ignored it, directly hit the basket, and suddenly, stopped at the free throw line, and made a dry jumper.

The shot was too hasty, and the ball bounced off the front of the basket.

This time, Mo Xi did not forget the card position, but unfortunately this ball was a long rebound, Artest squeezed away the defender, blocked Camby with his upper body strength, and won this offensive rebound among the Knicks.

After winning the ball, Artest was not greedy and quickly transferred the ball out, Hojberg quickly hoisted the ball to Brand on the inside, and Brand turned and went straight to the basket.

However, at this time, Mo Xi suddenly let go of his defender, came to the inside line, saw the opportunity, and swung out a palm.

Brand didn't expect the Knicks' defensive rotation to be so quick and be covered by Moxi.

Simpkins was lucky to get another frontcourt rebound and scored directly with a small throw.

Van Gundy yelled at the crowd on the court unhappily, the Knicks' performance just now was really bad, and they lost two frontcourt rebounds in a row.

The Knicks have been hoarding the interior, and the Knicks are also very strong on the inside, but for some reason, the Knicks always lose to others in rebounds.

The Knicks were much more cautious this time around.

Charles hoisted the ball to Moxi, who leaned on Simpkins and shook it from side to side.

Seeing Mo Xi's feint, Simpkins was extremely nervous, and involuntarily stepped back.

Mo Xi suddenly turned around and dribbled, intending to complete the turn and enter the palace again. But someone was quicker than him, and Artest stepped forward and stabbed at the dribbler who was silent.

Mo Xi's eyes are quick, his brain turns, he holds the ball with both hands, and forcibly sweeps it over Artest's outstretched hand, in this era, many fouls are not fouls, but if the shooting cylinder is too obvious, the referee will still blow it. Mo Xi almost took Artest's hand up and made a twisted hook shot, such a strange shot naturally won't go in, but fortunately, the referee gave the shooting foul.

It seems to be teaching someone who has just lost two free throws, and Mo Xi easily scored both free throws.

took advantage of this dead ball opportunity to replace Johnson, but instead of playing power forward, he came to the position of small forward. Van Gundy pulled Johnson aside before he came on the pitch and gave him a special advice, as if there was some unique countermeasure.

Johnson and Artest were directly opposite each other after Johnson came on the court, and the collision of the two muscular men was very eye-catching, Johnson successfully restrained Artest on the offensive end, and the Bulls, who lacked Artest's tough ball style to support him, were completely unable to chisel through the Knicks' steel defense.

When the Knicks came to the offensive end, Johnson rarely asked for the ball very hard, which seemed to be Van Gundy's arrangement. Charles handed the ball to Johnson, who was on the baseline near the three-point position. Johnson held the ball with his back to Artest, and everyone on both teams pulled away, and the two began a local bullfight.

Johnson first used his broad shoulders to carry Artest, and then a feint turned around to deceive the defense and kill the inside, but I don't know if it was because of his age, Johnson's breakthrough seemed very slow, Artest quickly made up for the defense, that is, at the moment when he made up the defense, Johnson suddenly accelerated to the basket, Artest was caught off guard, and hurriedly chased the defense from behind.

"Drop~"

When the whistle blew, Johnson used the change of rhythm to cause Artest's foul, and in less than two minutes, Artest was fouled twice by the Knicks, paying the price for his young self.

Seeing that Artest was not in a good mood, the Bulls coach hurriedly replaced him, and Artest, who played a good game for five minutes, had to return to the bench again.

With Artest's departure, the Knicks gradually suppressed the opponent on both offensive and defensive ends, and by the end of the third quarter, the Knicks had led the opponent by eight points.