Based on the loss to the Hawks in the last game, the Knicks distanced themselves from eighth place in the East, so although Ewing has not fully recovered from his injury, Ewing still chose to play on this night. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The 76ers' interior configuration is similar to that of the Hawks, with the same sapper-type interior line, first-class rebounders and blockers, and its power forward Theo Ratliff has averaged more than 3 blocks per game for several consecutive seasons, catching up with Mutombo.

When the Knicks will play, especially Patrick Ewing, Madison Square Garden erupted in terrifying cheers, New York's patron saint, Ewing's position in the hearts of Knicks fans is irreplaceable, all he needs is a championship, and it is this championship that has made countless people waste for years.

Mo Xi watched from the sidelines and was faintly jealous. It occurred to him that there was a copy of the "Historical Records" in his grandfather's study, where there was a story of Qin Shi Huang going on patrol, and the two later usurpers sighed separately, "He can take his place." "The husband should be like this. ”。

Mo Xi suddenly felt blessed, and scolded Marcus Camby beside him and said in a seductive tone: "How about it, do you want to replace it?" ”

Camby was also looking at Ewing with envy at this time, and suddenly heard someone next to him talking to him, and his heart was also hot, and he nodded instinctively.

Seeing this, Mo Xi was overjoyed in his heart, and secretly said in his heart: "Center, it should be like this." It was at this time that Mo Xi couldn't help it, and he snorted and almost laughed.

When some people have a dark belly, the whole world shuddered.

Perhaps because of the two guys who don't know the height of the sky and the thickness of the sky talking together at noon, Iverson surprisingly did not come to the Knicks for a few laps tonight, but warmed up very seriously, and saw the old handsome Larry Brown nod secretly, feeling that his child had finally grown up.

In this game, Iverson really worked hard, which naturally had an element of gambling with Moxi, but it is also true that in the first few games against the Knicks, Iverson's performance can be said to be not very good, if it were not for the sudden outburst of his teammates and the collective dumb fire of the Knicks, it is estimated that he has been killed three times by the Knicks.

As soon as the game started, Iverson continued to hit the inside line, Ewing's feet were not moving fast, and there were injuries on his body, so it was difficult to calm the field, but there was also a Kurt Thomas on top, and Iverson did not let Iverson use his own penalty area as a back garden.

However, such a continuous breakthrough still showed an irrepressible situation, after the first timeout, Van Gundy withstood the boos of the audience, gritted his teeth, replaced Ewing with Spreville, still a small lineup.

With Sprewell's powerful outside firepower and outside defensive gate, Van Gundy's offensive core began to gradually shift, and the original Knicks did not have an absolute offensive core, and this time, Ewing's offensive ball possession began to shrink.

In fact, not only Ewing, but also Alan Houston, Larry Johnson and others have also shrunk the ball to a certain extent, but for these veterans, nothing is more important than victory, so there is no contradiction within the Knicks team, but all this is different in the eyes of management.

It has to be said that Sprewell really has a way to face a breakthrough player like Iverson, and in the era when there is no defense for three seconds, it is really an inefficient offensive means that outside defenders can be allowed to enter the interior during the period of physical contact with offensive players to a certain extent.

And Sprewell's way to defend Iverson is to constantly force the opponent to shoot from the outside.

Sure enough, during the period when Sprewell was on the court, Iverson only scored two points on a pull-up jump shot and missed three shots from beyond the three-point line. But that's it, at the end of the first quarter, the 76ers still had a big lead of 23:14.

At the intermission, Van Gundy began to scratch his head again, although the momentum of the opponent's scoring began to be curbed, but there was no way to solve the scoring on his side, and he couldn't let Sprewell score and defend shoulder-to-shoulder. Van Gundy thought about it, and in the second half, Ewing and Dudley formed the inside line, and Spreville, Alan Houston, and Larry Johnson on the outside. Yes, Chris Charles was still a little overwhelmed in his thirties after the last intense game and had to sit on the sidelines to recuperate, which is another reason for Van Gundy's headache on the field, with the absence of a playmaker on the bench, and the use of Larry Johnson and Charlie Ward had to be carefully calculated.

Especially at this moment, in addition to giving the Knicks more ability to play inside singles, there is only one threat role, and the offensive points on the court are still Alan Houston and Sprewell, and the excellent shooting ability of the two is more prominent under the poor performance of the 76ers on the other side.

With the exception of Eric Snow's three-pointer, the 76ers scored a ridiculously little from 17 feet, and even Aaron McGee, a mid-range shooter comparable to Alan Houston, couldn't stand up to Iverson, who had the ball in his hands, and resolutely went straight to the inside (definitely not black, if you understand Kobe's way of playing).

At this time, the Knicks were still two points behind at 30-32, and Van Gundy made another substitution off the court. He had Dudley and Ewing partner on the inside in order to protect rebounds and deter the opponent's inside, but neither of these two was a fast and good interior lineman, but was fouled twice by Iverson.

Van Gundy looked at his players, thought for a moment, and replaced them with Camby and Moxi, who had outstanding performances in the previous game.

It was a real surprise for Moxi, who had never played outside of the fourth quarter, and with the exception of the last one, it was mostly garbage time or rotational gaps.

With more than 5 minutes left in the second quarter, Moxi, Camby, and Charlie Ward came on as substitutes for Ewing, Dudley, and Sprewell.

While this strengthened the team's offense, it also caused Iverson to leak his offensive fangs again because of Sprewell's departure.

Iverson shook Alan Houston past Alan Houston and plunged headlong into the supernatural wall of Camby and Moxi, and in the gap between the two, Iverson leaped to his feet and picked the ball into the basket from behind Camby.

Van Gundy didn't say anything off the court, he had already thought of such a result, although the inside line is faster, but after all, there is one less Spreville outside, and it is good to do this, his plan is that the Knicks' outside line takes turns to face Iverson, and then in the second half of the third quarter and the fourth quarter, let Sprewell implement a strangulation defense against Iverson, after all, the entire 76ers are almost relying on Iverson to score, and the latter rarely passes the ball after playing the hand, which is almost a conspiratorial situation, It all depends on whether the Knicks can stop the 76ers or even close the score next.

It seems that veteran coach Larry Brown thinks the same way, and the starting five are also on the court, and the second half of the second quarter becomes a sentinel between the two sides.

In the Knicks' offensive round, "Big Mom" Johnson and Ward on the court are the kind of people who can channel the offense of the whole team, but just a few transmissions have formed a situation where Mo Xi plays a small single and eats George Lynch in the high post. It seems that Moxi's performance against Mutombo in the last game has strengthened the recognition of his teammates, and he is no longer dispensable in terms of the team's offensive operation.

Mo Xi didn't choose to attack with his half-baked back-to-back jumper, but seemed to be planning to attack in front of the basket.

Seeing this, George Lynch was a little unhappy, no matter how he said that he was also a strong small forward, and he was not slow at his feet, what is it for you to hit me with a center frame? I was unhappy, so my feet naturally moved and I stuck to it.

I only heard Iverson's voice not far from his side: "Lynch, go back, go back!" ”

George Lynch didn't react for a while, and when he looked at it again, Mo Xi had already passed him easily.

Growing up on the streets of Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., he also played on the street courts there, where the first thing he learned was to divide the ball with the ball, as a center. This trick is almost considered a mastery of Mo Xi in this rookie season, and most of his points are obtained by it, George Lynch doesn't know Mo Xi, and he doesn't know that he was passed by him.

After passing the people, Mo Xi had a smooth road ahead, and Matt Reformation, the only one in the penalty area, was held down by Johnson, and Mo Xi took off to dunk.

Larry Brown scolded off the court, although Ratliff's blocking ability is very good and his individual defense is also very strong, but he is not the kind of person who can lead the whole team's defense, such as Garnett of the Timberwolves, Larry Brown can't help but think about something else at the moment.

Back on the defensive end, Charlie Ward suddenly switched defenses with Alan Houston, who was also a very good defender, and against Iverson, he was smart enough to keep falling back, leaving a large chunk of shooting space for the latter.

Where can Iverson stand this contempt, stopping outside the three-point line is a three-point shot, and then ...... The rebound was picked up by Camby.

Larry Brown, who was still thinking, inadvertently looked back and saw this scene, and his heart was cold, what children were afraid of was this kind of angry play. However, Larry Brown still did not replace Iverson or call a timeout, because at this time, replacing him not only will not cool down but will make him more annoyed, only let him pass this paragraph first, he will listen, the old man knows his disciples very well.

The Knicks quickly advanced to the frontcourt, and once again made a smooth pass, Alan Houston received the ball outside the three-point line, adjusted his posture and was about to shoot, but Ratliff, who was already in the position on the inside, immediately saved, anyway, he was staring at Camby with little offensive ability.

However, he forgot that it wasn't Camby who the Knicks needed interior space, but Mo Xi, who had not been noticed before.

Murphy rubbed shoulders with Ratliff and Alan Houston hit the ground to Murphy, who scored two dunks in just one minute and helped the team take the lead.

The Knicks led 34-32.

This time, Larry Brown couldn't sit idly by, and he hurriedly called a timeout. Like Wilkens, he didn't have the information of this big Oriental man in his head. The game is not good, the old coach sighed, the 76ers' interior defense is not good, the old coach is the same as Van Gundy, he is a person who attaches great importance to defense, in this case, he can only hand over the decision of the game to Iverson and use offense to deal with the opponent's offense.

Van Gundy was a bit of a surprise, and he really just watched the opponent perform well in the last game.

Before the end of the game, Iverson came to Mo Xi's side and whispered, "Wait and see." Let's take a look at who can play whom. ”