After the timeout, both the Raptors and Knicks sent their main players.

After Coach Casey's well-timed timeout, the Raptors returned to their "Raptors" who were about to eat people at the beginning.

On the Knicks' side, Roy took the lead in entering the physical bottleneck, he played a few minutes more than others, it was a few minutes of intense games, plus yesterday's back-to-back hard battles, and now he feels fatigue is coming in groups, holding hands, singing military songs.

The consequence of fatigue is a rapid decline in physical function, that is, a sharp drop in shooting percentage. is striking iron, continuous ironing, I have to admire, Roy's imitation of Kobe Bryant is too thorough, like when it is punctual, and when it is iron.

Even in the case of the Raptors' wrap-and-roll defense, Roy still hopes to open the situation with his own offense, but due to the decline in physical strength and the increase in the opponent's defensive intensity, Roy's shooting is naturally not unexpectedly iron.

"Bell, bell, bell" is three irons in a row, Roy not only throws his physical strength to the bottom, but also has a "cold hand" debuff in the "Ball King System": in the next 2 minutes (including dead ball time), your shooting percentage will be reduced by 20%.

Well, now it's a complete stop, "Blacksmith" Roy sighed, this is the first time he has made this "frozen" mark.

The cold hand, the exhausted physical strength, and seeing that there was no hope of chasing points, Roy simply chose to rest, or leave everything until the second half to continue.

Roy went off the court, the Knicks' only offensive playmaker went down, and the Knicks, who had just turned the scene around a little, lost ground again with Roy's departure, and in the following time, they were like container trucks driving into the swamp, sinking and unable to extricate themselves.

The Raptors chased and beat hard, and the Knicks were beaten again.

At halftime, the Raptors rebuilt a 14-point lead at 65-51.

Roy scored 16 points on 5-of-11 shooting in the half, which was not bad, but the scoring process was up and down and quite dramatic, ending with a three-game opening line and a heroic five-goal streak in the middle.

"It was a fantastic game, something unusual must have happened to Roy today, he's been a very consistent player and it's rare to see him play that nerve-knife." At halftime, Brin talked about Roy again, and today Roy let the world see another self, a Roy who plays erratically, and Roy who has an unpredictable temper.

"Mike, if you want me to say the biggest problem is you, if you don't interrupt Roy, maybe he can make eight in a row?"

8 in a row? Roy knew it couldn't be, and the biggest problem today was physical strength and condition.

If your physical strength can be replenished slowly by resting, how can you maintain your condition? Roy had been thinking about that at halftime.

It's clear that my physical strength is very poor today and my form is unstable. Through the rest of the second half of the second quarter and halftime, my physical strength has just returned to its normal state (green), and only in the normal state can I play 100% of my ability, in the fatigue state (yellow) my ability can only play 90%, and in the overdraft state (red) it is even worse, I can only play 80%.

Reasonable distribution of physical strength is the most important thing in the second half, in addition to seizing the opportunity to score, but also to save physical strength as much as possible, reduce luck, reduce breakthroughs, reduce defense, in addition, you must also use the most energy-saving style of play - fixed-point shooting.

"Derrick (Rose), try to organize the offense as much as possible in the second half (in fact, it's ball control), I want to focus on the offense, KP (Porzingis), Joe Jim (Noah), can you cover me more?"

"Small."

You have to admit that on the basketball court, a practical tactic is far more effective than pinching a few strong players together. After Roy took the initiative to adjust his offensive methods, he found that his physical strength consumption had indeed slowed down.

He no longer has to use his limited physical strength on ball control, passing, playmaking, and defending, and now, he is only responsible for scoring, and although there are not many real scoring opportunities from off-ball offense, Roy still catches them one by one.

Seizing the opportunity to score a few goals in a row, leading to a hot state and continuing to play a wave of small climaxes, this is Roy's plan to chase points.

It is also under the guidance of this plan that Roy's style of play has changed again, he no longer throws wastefully, he wants to ensure the hit rate, and he would rather choose to pass the ball without an absolute chance.

Passing and passing, guiding and passing, for the side chasing points, the slow-paced half-court offense and defense are unfavorable after all. So, after 6 minutes of the second half, the Knicks didn't find a chance to chase the score, and Hornacek had to replace him off the court in order to protect Roy, who scored just over 20 points at this time.

"If you continue to play like this, it will be difficult for the Knicks to turn the situation around, and they will not be able to score a climax, lose morale, and prevent the opponent's offense, so playing is like boiling a frog in warm water, and when they want to exert their strength, the game will be over."

Brin's concern is not unreasonable, if Roy's outburst in the first half gave him hope of a comeback for the Knicks, then in the second half, when the team returned to a tepid offensive rhythm again, the Knicks' chasing horn was silent.

Halfway through the third quarter, Roy was sitting on the sidelines, and it was not easy to dig deeper holes, let alone chase points.

Coach Kessie is experienced in the end, and when the opportunity comes, he immediately instructs the team to launch an onslaught, and the situation on the court is in a scuffle.

In this way, the third quarter ended in a chaotic battle between the two sides, and the Knicks lost by one more point in the quarter and are now trailing by a full 15 points at 79:94.

"Jeff, our players are too tired, if we can't catch up with the score in the fourth quarter, the hope of winning the game is slim, or let all the main players focus on the fire at the beginning of the fourth quarter to chase the points." Looking at the anxious Hornacek, assistant coach Rambis kindly suggested to him.

The subtext of Rambis is that since he has lost by 15 points, it is better to take a gamble and try to chase the points at the beginning of the fourth quarter to see if he is lucky, if this is not enough, he simply let the main players rest well to prepare for the next game, and also avoid injuries to the players.

Listening to Lambis's advice, Hornacek paced in place for a long time, and after a while, he stopped and nodded, which was considered acquiescence.

So, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, when the Toronto Raptors were still transitioning with a bench lineup, the Knicks put on a broken posture.

"Oh, Coach Hornacek's use of this man in the fourth quarter is also a bit bold, sending all the main players on the court, is this ready to give it a go?"

Well, the word "let go" is used very well, Hornacek really let go, and the Knicks under his command have completely let go, if there is a strategy in the NBA called X**D, it must be the tactic that the Knicks are using now.

Shoot as soon as you get out of the open position, grab a rebound when you miss a shot, and continue to throw it to the basket when you grab a rebound.

This kind of sassy play really made the scene a lot more lively for a while, I saw everyone jumping up and down, shooting left and right, squeezing the position and grabbing rebounds, pulling out shots and desperately blocking, and the rhythm of the two sides is extremely fast. The Knicks were scoring, and the Raptors were not weak, lively and lively, playing for a long time, Hornacek was disappointed to find that he didn't recover a few points at all.

No, the main players are really going to the limit, Roy on the court has hit 4 consecutive balls, and now as long as he starts to shoot, Toronto fans will unconsciously coax, so Roy's self-confidence will collapse.

When the official timeout came, Hornacek seemed to have made up his mind and brought on a substitute. If the bench can miraculously bite the score, then make another plan, otherwise simply surrender away from home.

Hornacek made a big move, five up and five off the bench, while the main team of the Raptors had just finished resting and was as energetic as a tiger out of the cage.

"No, with eight minutes left in the game, is Coach Hornacek going to give up? How can the Knicks' stumbling bench lineup beat the elite players on the opposite side? ”

"No, Mike, it's probably too early to tell. I can understand Jeff (Hornacek), these main players of the Knicks really can't play, and the failure to recover points on the opposing bench seems to be a big blow to them. ”

Roy returned to the bench to the cheers of the home Canadian fans. He buried his head in the towel and watched his physical strength recover little by little, but that was not enough, he was still on the verge of "fatigue" and "overdraft".

Is that how you lost?

No, no, what about a five-game winning streak? What about the promised premium spin rewards?

No, no, let Lowry go home so victorious? Just let the Canadian fans look down on me like this?

No, no, I can't lose yet, the Knicks can't lose yet.

Yes, yes, I have to win, I have to win the game......