Chapter 52: I Want to Work Harder Than Others (Part II)
Zhang Zifeng was in trouble, and the 76ers fell into a scoring drought.
The Knicks took advantage of the opportunity, Porzingis hit two three-pointers, and Anthony hit a three-pointer to lead the team to a 6-3, 4-1 small ** to lead by six points at 19-13.
Seeing the Knicks play form, the 76ers fell into a scoring drought. Brett. Brown quickly called a timeout and sent in Šarić to step up the attack.
Noll down, Sharich up.
Just after halftime, Rondo raised his left hand, and in an instant the 76ers began to run.
Sharich pulled straight to the outside line and stood at 45 degrees. Zhang Zifeng, on the other hand, temporarily left Kutney-Lee behind with the help of Sharic's cover.
Rondo was not greedy for the ball and saw Zhang Zifeng run out of the empty seat.
Without the slightest hesitation, Rondo immediately passed the ball over.
As soon as Zhang Zifeng received the ball, Porzingis posted up, and Kutney-Lee also hurriedly ran over to cover it.
Zhang Zifeng immediately caught a glimpse of Shaliqi who was sneaking to the other side.
"Dario!" Zhang Zifeng shouted at Sharich.
Just as Kurtney-Lee was about to catch up with Zhang Zifeng again, Zhang Zifeng suddenly threw the ball at Sharic.
Seeing Zhang Zifeng's pass, Courtney Lee hurried back to change defenses.
What Kutney-Lee didn't expect was that Saric didn't shoot at all, and threw the ball directly to the basket.
Zhang Zifeng suddenly rushed to the penalty area when the bag was released, and Porzingis wanted to block Zhang Zifeng's line, but he was still a beat slow.
Zhang Zifeng rushed past Porzingis with speed, rushed into the penalty area and stepped on the floor, jumping hard.
Looking at the ball flying towards the basket in the air, Zhang Zifeng reached out and grabbed the basketball and split the buckle with one hand.
"Wonderful coordination, Zhang Zifeng's proper running, Sharic's vision of the court and good passing, allowed the 76ers to complete a wonderful offense!" Kenny. Smith shouted.
It's a great offense, but the Knicks have Anthony, the 2013 NBA scoring champion.
Anthony receives the ball up front and strikes a three-threat pose.
A probe step, forced a breakthrough after a feint, and after deceiving Grant's center of gravity, he suddenly stepped back and jumped out.
Swish!
The ball scored a three-pointer, which immediately calmed down the momentum of the 76ers.
Seeing Anthony's three-point shot stimulated Zhang Zifeng.
Before the bottom line ball was served, Zhang Zifeng, Sharic, and Grant ran forward quickly.
Zhang Zifeng ran on the left, and Sharich ran on the right.
Rondo received the ball and advanced quickly, and just outside the three-point line, Zhang Zifeng and Sharic ran at the same time.
Sharich ran to the bottom corner and then ran along the baseline to the left.
Grant covered for Zhang Zifeng, borrowed the cover, and Zhang Zifeng ran to the right.
On the defensive end, Courtney Lee made a serious mistake when he predicted that Zhang Zifeng would run to the right perimeter, so he chose to switch defenses with Anthony.
But Zhang Zifeng, who was behind Grant on a detour, suddenly used his left foot to exert force, kicked back, and jumped back to the left side.
At this time, Courtney Lee was ready to defend Grant, and at the same time blocked Anthony's route to defend Zhang Zifeng.
Zhang Zifeng ran out of the vacant seat!
At the right time, Rondo didn't waste the ball and passed the ball immediately.
Zhang Zifeng received the ball and jumped up and shot without hesitation.
The ball slashed through the Nets in a wonderful arc, eliciting a roaring cheer from the Wells Fargo Center Arena.
Sharic's arrival on the court released Zhang Zifeng's offensive firepower and also accelerated the pace of the 76ers.
In less than three or four seconds, the whole team has rushed to the frontcourt, at most two passes, and then shots.
A lot of the time, the Knicks' Noah has just come back and the 76ers have already completed an offense.
Under the five-small lineup, the 76ers hit three three-pointers in a row and once overtook the score.
However, Sharic's appearance liberated Zhang Zifeng, but the team's interior height and defensive intensity decreased.
In the opening game, when Ibaka was marking, Porzingis struggled.
But when Ibaka was pushed to the center, it was Sharic's turn to defend, but he began to exert his power.
Sharic defended aggressively, but was no match for Porzingis.
Porzingis scored six points on a three-point shot to help the Knicks maintain their lead.
As a last resort, Brett Brown had no choice but to let Saric defend Noah and Ibaka to continue to defend Porzingis.
"Old Fish" Derrick Fisher is a rookie manager, but knows the most basic tactical knowledge.
Seize the opponent's shortcomings and fight to the death!
After receiving instructions from Derrick Fisher, the Knicks stormed the 76ers' interior, and Joakim Noah, who usually didn't get too many shots, has now become the core of the attack.
Although Joaquin Noah's low-post offensive skills are average, with his height advantage and tough back play, his scoring in this quarter has risen steadily, almost exceeding his average of 7 points per game this season.
However, although the 76ers have shortcomings in the offense, they send out their speed advantage on the offensive end and desperately play fast counterattacks.
The 76ers felt good tonight, and the two sides were anxious in the game for a while.
The two sides then alternated points, with the Knicks leading by three points at 32-30 at the end of the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Zhang Zifeng rested off the court and played as a substitute.
In terms of bench lineup, the Knicks are much more luxurious for the 76ers.
Knicks power forward O'Quinn scored four straight points at the start of the second quarter to lead an 8-2 offensive wave to give the Knicks an eight-point lead at 40-32.
Stauscas hit a three-pointer for the 76ers to stop the bleeding.
But soon point guard Jennings hit two shots, shooting guard Justin Holiday hit a 3-pointer, and the Knicks went on another 7-0 run to give the Knicks a 12-point lead at 47-35.
76ers coach Brett Brown hurriedly replaced the five Xiaoquan on the court to grab points.
The 76ers launched a counterattack at this time, Zhang Zifeng scored four points alone, and Sharic broke through to score, and they led the team to a 13-1 counterattack**, and the 76ers chased it to 45-50 with 45.9 seconds before halftime.
Anthony hit a jumper and Grant hit both free throws as the 76ers trailed by five points at halftime, 47-52.
The Knicks' Porzingis and Anthony each scored 13 points in the first half, and O'Quinn had 10 points and six rebounds;
For the 76ers, Zhang Zifeng had 19 points, six assists and five rebounds, and Saric had 10 points and three assists.
At the start of the third quarter, all starters played.
After receiving Zhang Zifeng's pass, Noll scored 4 points in a row, plus Grant made a bottom corner three-pointer, and the 76ers played a 13-4 counterattack**.
The 76ers led by four points, 60-56.
At this time, Anthony suddenly broke out, hitting Grant in a row, and scored 5 points with free throws.
Grant tried his best, but couldn't stop Anthony's offense, and quickly paid two fouls.
Brett Brown had to replace Grant with Hollis Thompson, but whether it was Holys Thompson or Timotelluwau, the effect was even worse. Grant was able to resist a bit, and the two of them went up to give Anthony points.
Anthony scored 12 points in the first quarter to help his team regain the lead.
In addition to Anthony's outburst, even if Embiid was injured in the past, the interior of the 76ers composed of Noll and Ibaka and Grant could also have an advantage.
But this time against the interior combination of Knick Snoah, Porzingis and Anthony, the 76ers' interior advantage is gone.
The Knicks had six more rebounds than the 76ers in the quarter, two of which were offensive rebounds.
At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks led by 11 points, 80-71.