Some people are naturally good at starting, while others are better off the bench, not because the latter is worse than the former, it's just that the latter plays better off the bench. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Ewing comforted Mo Xi in this way, although Mo Xi felt that what he said was very reasonable, but he couldn't help but feel a little depressed.

In the last game, Mo Xi's performance was very good, getting the Knicks' first highest score of 18 points, but he only had 4 rebounds, and his performance was decent, but the key was that the game was lost, although it was not directly related to Mo Xi.

So, in this crucial battle of Tianwang Mountain, Van Gundy pressed Mo Xi back to the bench and sent the experienced Dudley to start.

The lonely Mo Xi returned to the bench, although he felt uncomfortable, but thinking of what Dudley said to him that day, he laughed at himself and thought that maybe he could really see the situation clearly only off the field.

However, soon Mo Xi felt that something was wrong, this scene, even if he was on the field, he could see the situation.

The Knicks were pressed by the Pacers, and Dudry was replaced by Camby in the minutes he played, as the Knicks had to tighten up defensively.

The Pacers seem to have changed their mindset when they return to their home court, bringing the momentum of the previous game to give the Knicks a dismount at the beginning.

The Pacers opened the game with possession and played a wave of quick offense that caught the Knicks off guard. After Jackson got the ball, he quickly passed to the wing Mullin, Mullin did not stop the ball and passed to Miller, who had reached the bottom corner, Miller directly raised his hand to hit a three-pointer, 100 steps through Yang, opening the Pacers' offensive curtain, from the kick-off to the ball, the Pacers only took less than 10 seconds.

The Knicks turned around and wanted to pay the other man back, but the Pacers' defense was very focused, forcing the Knicks to return to the position to attack.

In terms of positional offense, the Knicks did not take advantage of anything, and honestly entered their own offensive rhythm, but unexpectedly, the opponent had already figured out the tactical arrangement of the Knicks. The Knicks quickly rotated the ball on the outside, Johnson's cover did not play a very good role, the Pacers switched defenses quickly, and the Knicks, who had no time, had to force a shot when the 24 seconds were approaching, the ball did not go in, and the rebound was collected by the Pacers.

In the eyes of the Knicks, it is not a big deal to be defended offensively, after all, the Knicks' offense relies heavily on jump shots, and it is normal for them to not score, but what they never expected was that the entire first quarter was almost such a microcosm. The Pacers' offensive style is very smooth, especially Miller, who not only relies on shooting to score, but also takes advantage of the defender's fear of his shooting to force a foul, so that the defender sometimes doesn't know whether he should play or not. Sometimes worried about fouls, sometimes worried about throwing, and hesitated for a while, but it allowed Miller to score easily.

And the Pacers are even more desperate to choke the Knicks' outside line on defense, preferring to foul rather than let the Knicks shoot, and it is difficult for the Knicks to find their touch, and scoring has gradually become very difficult.

The difference between the two teams began to move into double digits, and even with Camby to strengthen the defense, the Knicks could not limit the Pacers' crazy scoring. The first quarter seemed to end quickly because the Pacers' pressing was too strong, and the Knicks trailed 14-28, and the Pacers got twice as many points as the Knicks. Such a score is not so much that the Pacers are attacking too well, but that the Knicks have forgotten their offensive rhythm.

Van Gundy didn't make any major adjustments, just made regular substitutions, Ward and Charles exchanged, and Mo Xi also got a chance to play at this time, replacing Johnson and partnering with Camby on the inside.

This time, Van Gundy's instructions were very simple, leave the offense alone, continue to pinch the defense, and suppress the momentum of the opposite side first.

After the start of the second quarter, the Knicks took the lead.

Charles quickly made his way through the half, settling down to give the ball to Sprewell. Sprewell came to the right wing with Camby's cover and forced the opponent to break through first, but the opponent was in a good position, and Sprewell had no chance, so when he reached the half-volley position, Sprewell jumped up sharply, passed, and hoisted high to the inside of the line.

After Mo Xi received the ball, he glanced at it and found that Charles, who had cut to the inside line at some point, quickly passed the ball over the top behind his head, Charles received the ball and made a layup, and quickly scored.

Scoring the first shot made the Knicks feel good, and they felt a little more powerful than usual when they returned to the defensive end.

The Pacers didn't replace the in-form Reggie Miller at this time, and he partnered Jalen Rose on the outside. Jackson passed the half-time and handed the ball directly to the inside post who was raised to the high post, who held the ball up and scanned the half.

Reggie Miller moved quickly, moving from the bottom corner to the top of the arc, taking the opposition's hand and passing the ball while using his cover to kill inside from the other side. After dribbling a few steps, Miller suddenly shuddered, stopped, and at the same time stepped back to a position within the three-point line, and stepped back to make a jumper.

However, Miller was too forgetful of this ball, and he didn't see Camby who was mentioned to the high post with his interior line. Camby was very annoyed with the black dwarf who ignored him, and raised his hand to give him a ruthless shot, and the ball was directly fanned by Camby to the Pacers half.

Charles took the lead, picked up the ball, changed his stance, and flicked it to Spreville, who made a fast-break dunk. The Knicks were in full swing.

Miller was a little unconvinced, and asked for the ball directly from Mark Jackson, a rare single. I have to say that a superstar is a superstar, although he is just a shooter, Miller's singles ability is not very bad. Forcibly used his thin shoulders against Houston, and after taking a few steps inside, Miller felt that it was not like that, he couldn't hit it like this, and he used his shoulder so hard that he even used his head, knocking Houston into a stumbling one, and he seized the opportunity to take another step back.

But Miller is not the only one who does not believe in evil, Camby has long been eyeing Miller, as soon as Miller makes a shot, the ball has not flown out, Camby has killed again, and points the ball down from the air.

Houston controlled the ball and handed it to Charles, who saw that the Pacers returned quickly, so he eliminated the idea of counterattacking and passed the half court safely.

Miller was a little angry, turned around and began to spray at Camby, Camby was a little introverted and didn't squeak, Miller was even more proud, running back all the way and chattering all the way.

At this time, Sprewell, who happened to be passing by, heard it, and he didn't spray it, probably because he didn't think he could spray it, so he walked directly past Miller, and then, "Duang" gave Miller a covert look.

Miller was a little anxious, and turned back to scold Sprewell.

However, these people are not good matches, and the referee separated the two early, one for each T.

After the free throws, the Knicks continued to attack, and Sprewell was a little unhappy, constantly switching positions with Houston, and finally got a chance to oneonone with Miller, and kept asking Charles for the ball.

As a veteran player, Charles understands that this kind of ball has a great impact on the player's emotions, and this situation is still from it. Charles hands the ball to Sprewell.

Sprewell glared at Miller, glared at Miller, and then pulled out?

Miller hurriedly pounced, losing is not losing.

Seeing Sprewell's sly smile, the madman forcibly retracted it and hit Miller before making a move.

The "drop" whistle blew, and the referee gave Miller a shooting foul, but at this time, poor Miller was knocked to the ground under Sprewell's "careless can't retract".

The Pacers players were a little excited, and Van Gundy hurriedly called a timeout to stabilize the mood of both sides, after all, the Knicks had fallen to a Ewing, fortunately, there were many people on the inside, but not on the outside, looking for a dead ball kung fu, Van Gundy replaced Sprewell.

After Sprewell came off the court, the offense began to shift to the inside, and Mo Xi received the ball on the flank, which was specially higher for his own attack. Mo Xi quickly bounced off the ball after receiving the ball in the face of physical disadvantage, turned his back and smashed into the basket from the baseline. The opposing defenders followed closely, but in the footsteps of Mo Xi, they had to release part of their minds to guard against Mo Xi's movements.

However, this ball Mo regret obviously didn't want to do too many moves, and went directly to the basket for a rebound.

Although Sprewell has been off, Reggie Miller, who was a little impatient by Sprewell, couldn't bear his temperament and began to attack frequently, but the effect was not very good, the Knicks' defense was in place, and Miller, who lacked cooperation, could not make a fatal blow.

Bird was a little annoyed, took Miller down, calmed down for a few minutes, and the attacker on the field was replaced by Schmitz.

However, replacing Schmitz also means that Mo Xi is liberated on the offensive end, with big hook hands, small hook hands, back basket back, back to the basket and his own unique pull-up jump shot under the basket, Mo Xi's offense is like a fish in water.

However, Schmitz did not open the situation, and he failed to eat a few goals in a row.

For a while, the Pacers began to panic, and the score was chased back little by little.

In the final goal of the first half, Ward, who was substituted on the field, handed the ball to Johnson, who controlled the ball and began to press the time.

Thomas came up to make a wall for Houston, Houston watched the time run quickly, came to the left wing, on the way Johnson handed the ball to Houston, Houston received the ball and jumped on his feet, shook off the trailing defender and took the shot, but the trajectory of the ball seemed to be a little short.

Mo Xi was already very tired at this time, he saw that Houston's ball seemed to be a little light, and with the last bit of strength, he pointed the ball outward, but Davis rubbed it in the middle, but fortunately, at this time, Thomas stepped forward, saved the ball, and hurriedly transferred it to the outside Johnson.

Johnson got the ball and it was too late to think about it, because halftime was about to come and there was a second left, and Johnson made a shot outside the three-point line.

A graceful arc, the whistle is on, and the ball is scored effectively.

With Johnson Johnson's final three-point shot, at halftime, the Knicks actually pulled the score back, hitting the opponent 28-14 in the second quarter, and returned to the same running line again.