"Drop~"

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Mo Xi and Schmitz jumped up together, stretching out their arms to reach for the basketball.

Schmitz is very tall, measuring 7 feet 4 inches (2.24 meters), which is one of the reasons why he was said to be Yao Ming's template in the first place. Although he is also 33 years old, he can rely on the advantage of height and arm length, grab the ball in front of Mo Xi, hook the ball to his own half, the ball is obtained by Jackson, who dribbled steadily across the half.

The Pacers' first shot, they decided they wanted to give their shooters a try.

Mark Jackson first used Davis to cover to pull out an opening, because Davis lacked offensive ability, so Johnson and Ward flanked Jackson.

Jackson forced his back to push against Ward, so that he could only concentrate on Johnson's harassment.

Johnson was unforgiving, and when he saw the opportunity, he simply forcibly clamped Jackson from the other direction, intending to snatch the ball from Jackson's hand.

This time Jackson couldn't control the ball, but it was not so simple to pass it, after all, although these two people are not tall, one is six feet two inches, and the other is six feet six inches, but the problem is that Mark Jackson is only six feet one inch tall, and these two people can be said to be overwhelming, and there is no room for passing the ball at all.

Seeing that the Pacers' first offense was about to be terminated like this, Jackson suddenly had an idea, and his huge ass sat back hard, "rubbing", Ward was squeezed away, and Jackson hurriedly transferred the ball to the person closest to him.

The person who received the ball was Schmitz, and this time and again, the Pacers' offensive time was consumed by half of their lives. Schmitz, the tallest man in the game, stood high and held the ball high above his head, looking down on the crowd like a lighthouse. At this point, Reggie Miller's deft run shook off Houston, and Schmitz threw the ball directly to Miller.

Miller received the ball on the flank, adjusted his stance, ignored the ink regret that came from the defense, and opened his hand to shoot.

It's a pity that Reggie Miller has been targeted in this series, except for the first game, the shooting rate in the other games is not very high, and now the feel is still not very good, and Miller failed to hit the first goal in the opening game.

However, at this time, the shortcomings of Van Gundy's new lineup were inadvertently revealed, the average height of this lineup was far inferior to that of the opponent, and the height of the opponent in all positions was not as high. Under the basket at this time are Johnson and Dale Davis. Johnson is no longer the spring man he used to be, and despite standing up early, the rebound was taken away by Davis.

The ball was picked up by Mullin, and Sprewell pounced, taking advantage of the opportunity, Mullin simply shot and hit a mid-range shot.

Knicks offense.

This is one of the few times that the New York Gunners have started together, and they have naturally become the first offensive option.

Two mid-range shooters lined up on the left and right wings, with Johnson in the middle and Mo Xi standing in the penalty area. After Ward came to the frontcourt, Houston and Sprewell borrowed Johnson to cover the cross-run, one running outside the three-point line and the other pulling to the other side.

The Pacers were also dry, and the two shooters and defenders simply swapped opponents.

However, Ward didn't pass anyone, and handed the ball to Johnson at the free throw line, who responded with the ball high in his hand. Sprewell and Houston started another round of running, and this time, Johnson seized the opportunity and handed the ball to Houston, who quickly stepped back and made a jumper.

However, at the beginning of the game, neither side seemed to feel very good, Houston's shot was deflected, Davis grabbed the rebound, and the Pacers switched offense.

The Pacers' offense was rushed, like a thunderstorm, and in an instant, the ball was already in action.

The Pacers' goal was originally to catch the opponent off guard, but the Knicks of this lineup, although shorter, are even much better than the Pacers in terms of mobility.

The fast-shot basketball was under the hat of the chasing Ward, and Sprewell fell to the ground to take the ball into his arms.

The Pacers couldn't steal the chicken, and the Knicks had another offensive opportunity.

This time, the Knicks' offensive focus is still on the outside, but this time it became Houston to complete a pull-up jump shot through cover, and this ball was quite lucky, stumbling into the basket.

With the Knicks also scoring on their side, a new wave of battle began between the two sides on the outside.

And at this time, what did Mo Xi, who had just become the starter, think in his heart? Mo Xi's mind was blank now, and he was a little overwhelmed by the sudden exchange of two sides, he was just running back and forth, occasionally picking up a few rebounds, as if he was a person who had just started to learn to play, and he didn't know what he should do.

The only thing that reassures him is that at such a pace, his opposing player Schmitz does not play decently.

After more than four minutes of play, the coaches of both sides each took the pair home.

Van Gundy looked at Mo Xi, who sat down blankly, and sighed, so he doesn't like to start with newcomers, first of all, the mentality, and secondly, if you are used to playing the substitute position, you won't know what you should do if you play the starter, just like just now. Van Gundy grabbed Mo Xi's shoulder and said to him, "Do you remember why I asked you to start?" ”

Mo Xi replied: "Put pressure on the opponent's defense, take care of the inside line, and don't dare to completely expand the outside line." For these, Mo Xi still remembers very clearly.

Van Gundy said: "Very good, so what did you do on the court?" ”

Mo Xi was speechless for a while, and said, "I don't have a chance." ”

Van Gundy interrupted him and said, "Don't tell me, I'll let you play at the end of the first quarter, think about what you have to do." ”

Mo Xi was a little silent.

Seeing this, Dudley, who was sitting on the side, pulled Mo Xi over and said to him: "The opportunity was not created for you by your teammates, it was created by you for yourself, or even for your teammates, who do you think you are, Michael?" No, you're just a nobody, don't let others adapt to you, you have to take the initiative to adapt to others. You are still inexperienced, when you played as a substitute before, your performance was good, because by the time you played, the situation on the field was already obvious, whether it was leading or behind, or the score was stalemate, there will always be a situation for you to see, there is no such thing when you start, so you have to judge for yourself, this is experience and personal ability. ”

Dudley is right, Moses Malone's experience is that you just throw it into the sky, O'Neal's experience is just give me the ball, Kobe's (future) experience is to shoot right, and Iverson's experience is to beat all opponents.

Everyone has their own experience combined with their own individual abilities, which is also lacking in the fledgling kids, and many people are even playing the league with the feeling they had when they played in college or even high school, which is actually the beginning of the rookie wall.

Mo Xi felt a little, but there was still some regret in his heart, and I don't know when the next start will be.

Van Gundy did what he said he would, and with more than two minutes left in the first quarter, Murphy's partner Camby returned to the court, at which point the two sides were tied and the Knicks trailed by two points.

Mo Xi didn't do anything amazing after he came on the field, but made a smooth operation in advance.

Charles controlled the ball and used Camby to cover the breakthrough ball to Sprewell on the outside, at this time Mo Xi pulled directly out, although Mo Xi's mid-range shot was unstable, but it still made the defender have some scruples, and there was space under the basket, but Mo Xi's idea was not just that.

Sprewell seemed to understand Moxi's thoughts, and also broke inside, bursting halfway to Houston on the other side, at which point, the Knicks pulled the Pacers' defense all to one side, leaving only Houston and Jalen Rose one-on-one on the other side.

It can't even be said to be one-on-one, because Jalen Rose was faintly raised before the Sprewell breakaway, guarding against Camby in the high position, Houston at this time was very comfortable receiving the ball and shooting in the middle, Jalen Rose couldn't defend back, and Houston tied the score.

Sure enough, after seeing the situation clearly, Mo Xi began to exert his abilities, and no longer followed his teammates like a stake to do switchback running.

Soon, Mo Xi got a chance to score.

Mo Xi received Houston's return pass in the high post, and at this time Mo Xi faced Antonio Davis, who was a head shorter than him, and Mo Xi created that 2+1 on him in the last game. This time, Mo Xi will naturally not be soft.

Davis stuck up, blocking the flank with one hand, and putting the other hand on Moxi's head, and his feet were all on the outside, leaving room on the inside.

But Mo Xi wouldn't be so stupid to drill into someone's defensive trap, and at this time he was facing Davis sideways, and the left half of his body was close to the opponent. With a flick of his arm and a pretended to turn his back, Davis moved to the outside again, looking for an opportunity, and Mo Xi quickly half-turned and broke through head-on.

Just when Davis thought that Mo Xi was in the middle of the plan, Mo Xi wiped his feet, and the person moved sideways to block in front of Davis, passing from the wing, and the Pacers players in the restricted area stepped forward to help defend, and Davis followed behind him.

Mo Xi suddenly stopped the jump shot at this time, and there was still more than one step away from the basket, which made the two defenders not expect that Mo Xi made a quick stop jump shot under the basket.

After taking one of his own bloods, Mo Xi only felt full of energy.

However, to everyone's surprise, the Knicks, who thought they had the advantage inside, actually fell behind in rebounding, which also led to the Knicks trailing the Pacers by two points at 20:22 at the end of the first quarter.

Van Gundy frowned off the court, he didn't care about falling behind, he cared about rebounding behind, and his own poor hand.