Chapter 52: The Battle for You (I)

It was a sunny night, and even in the bright lights of New York, I could look up and see a few piles of stars hanging here and there. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info and tonight, under the starry sky, the most dazzling thing is not elsewhere, it is the fierce battle in New York's Madison Square Garden.

It was a night of unity for New Yorkers, as they were one step away from tickets to the final battle, and because their main player Ew had to miss the rest of the playoffs due to injury, and people wanted to send their blessings to this man who has been guarding New York for more than a decade.

"Fight for Ehuy"

Signs like this can be seen everywhere in the arena, and New Yorkers are excited, ready to pack up the Indianans and send them away.

“s*h*i*t,s*h*i*t,what's*the*f*u*c*k!” Miller cursed loudly, at this time half of the first half had passed, Miller, who had killed all sides before, was sanctioned by Houston, and only scored 2 points so far, and now it is not too much to describe him as thunderous, it is not too much to describe him as thunderous, so that a shooter known for his calmness can be so angry, Houston's game played a vital role, not to mention that Houston's game also changed the previous decadence, and it felt surprisingly good.

Bird had to frown and replace Miller to calm down. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Van Gundy also changed to a set of points-grabbing lineups.

Point guard Charles is paired with outside duo Alan Houston and Sprewell and interior partners Camby and Murphy.

In the last game, Mo Xi killed all sides at the last moment, so that many people re-acquainted with this young man of the Knicks, and naturally, they paid more attention to Mo Xi's defense.

After coming on the court, it was the Pacers' offense, and in the case of the Pacers' collective mute on the outside, the veteran Schmitz had to stand up and resist for a while.

As a European insider, Schmitz has a variety of offensive methods, which can be described as an offensive kaleidoscope. Schmitz rarely scored without a pick-and-roll tactic, but instead mentioned the high post and stuck the position to ask for the ball.

After receiving the ball, Schmitz relied on the advantage of height and weight to lean on Mo Xi, and his broad back blocked Mo Xi tightly.

Mo Xi snorted, but there was nothing he could do, Mo Xi had a good figure, wide shoulders and a thin waist, but because of this, he couldn't interfere with Schmitz's ball at all.

Schmitz arched back, and it was hard for Schmitz to get inside. Schmitz dribbled the ball and hit Mo Xi a few times, but Mo Xi still held the position, seeing that Mo Xi was very stable, Schmitz suddenly turned around and advanced, and couldn't take a few steps, Schmitz was blocked by Mo Xi again, but at this time Mo Xi had already lost his position a little. Schmitz stopped and threw a step-back jumper.

Mo Xi couldn't reach the opponent at all, and watched the opponent score the ball.

With a soft touch, exceptional height, and a wealth of experience, Schmitz's performance on the offensive end is not easy to defend.

On the offensive end of the Knicks, the No. 1 scoring point is naturally Houston, who has been in good form before.

Charles handed the ball to Moxi, who was raised to the high post, and Sprewell and Houston took advantage of Moxie's cover to cross the running positions on the wings. Mo Xi suddenly turned around and turned into a face frame, which made the hearts of several Pacers players around him tremble, they didn't forget the play of this guy in the last game. But Mo Xi did not break through as they expected, with a flick of his wrist, I don't know when, Houston has gone straight to the basket, Mo Xi people arrived, Houston received the pass and made a layup.

"Drop"

Davis, who was on the inside, had to stop with a foul and send Houston to the free throw line.

Houston hasn't had a break for this game, but that doesn't stop Houston's terrifying shooting percentage. So far, Houston has shot 5 of 7 and 3 of 4 free throws, and it seems that yesterday Mo Xi and Ewing went to church and it worked, and God came to New York to take a look.

Amid a massive boo from the New York fans, the Pacers took the plunge and started their next offense.

Schmitz took the ball with a numb scalp, and in the midst of the boos, he couldn't hear what his teammates were saying, and only relied on his own judgment to choose. It's just that maybe it's a bonus to New York's home court, Schmitz repeats his old tricks, and wants to make a backward jumper, but he is prepared for this time, seeing Schmitz's body stop and fall backwards, he also took a step forward, close to Schmitz's right side, and when he took Schmitz to shoot, he jumped high and plucked the ball, and the ball hit the rebound and was accepted by Camby.

The Knicks turned around and attacked, scored the ball again, and the score gradually opened up.

At the end of the game, the Knicks led by six points.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and the Pacers forced an attack against the boos of the court to recover the score. And the Knicks on their side. Houston has not been resting, and his physical strength is a little unable to keep up, and the first point of attack has also shifted to Sprewell and Mo Xi, the two of them are inside and outside, but they also complement each other.

Mo Xi and Thomas made a double block for Sprewell on the baseline, Thomas lifted it, Mo Xi dismantled, Sprewell came out to catch the ball, and then dipped a shot straight to the basket.

When he got to the basket and was caught by the other two, Sprewell rose into the air, weirdly passed the ball from behind Schmitz, Mo Xi received the ball, pulled the onion on the dry ground, and dunked it again.

The Pacers hurriedly attacked again, and this time, it was really Schmitz who carried the banner of the entire Pacers' offense.

Schmitz received the ball in the low post, turned his back and shook a shot, Mo Xi stepped back slightly, and Schmitz reversed and tried to make a layup with a low hand.

Mo Xi hurriedly retreated again, interfering with Schmitz.

At this time, I don't know how Schmitz did it, and suddenly pulled, seeing that the ball that was about to be shot was actually pulled back, and when he turned around, he was about to lean back again.

Mo Xi hurriedly pounced, but it was still too late, not only was Schmitz scored, but also made a foul.

Looking back, Mo Xi turned around and wanted to return Schmitz. Mo Xi also asked for the ball in the low post, and unlike Schmitz's soft step-back jumper, Mo Xi's offense had a kind of randomness that belonged to him.

Mo Xi held the ball, and somewhat lazily hung all his weight on Schmitz. Schmitz is such a cunning figure, he is simply a chair removed. However, unexpectedly, Mo Xi's center of gravity was still there, taking advantage of the momentum of the opponent's retreat, Mo Xi was unreasonable, and he was bullied, pressed Schmitz, and rose into the air, splitting his head and dunking again.

However, in the end, Houston, the main scorer, did not play well in this quarter, and the score was gradually caught up, and the Pacers only trailed by two points when there was still the final attack in the third quarter.

is still the familiar Jackson's routine, Jackson pressed Ward under him again with a lewd smile, sat butt by butt, Ward retreated again and again, and came to the side of the penalty area in the blink of an eye.

Although Jackson's ass is big, it is actually not bulky, and it is an arch, Ward's feet are a little staggering, Jackson sees the opportunity, swayes, turns around and kills the inside, and the top passes the Knicks again, and then presses the time and makes an easy layup.

Tied at 59, the Knicks and Pacers are back on the same page again.

The end of the third quarter, it is another happy scene, I don't know how many times this series has happened, the winner and loser came to the fourth quarter again, think about the fourth quarter of the last game, the Indiana people can't help but feel a little frightened, not to mention, this Pacers is a big disadvantage, the two major shooters who are famous are not in the state today, Miller scored six points on two free throws and one free throw in ten, and Mullin is even worse, so far he has only shot three times, not scored a goal, and only scored one point by free throws.

Madison Square Garden was buzzing with cheers, the cheers gave the Knicks a lot of encouragement, and the boos put a lot of pressure on the visiting Pacers. One person, one city, one team, one city, that's the charm of basketball.