On May 24, the Knicks and 76ers back-to-back games began.

Garnett and Da Yao returned for this game, the Knicks' starting five re-emerged into the five most appeared in the regular season, and the 76ers also made adjustments, with Larry Brown putting Teylon Hill as the starting power forward and Ratliff as the bench wonder.

Teylon Hill is only 2.06m tall, but he is very strong and can resist the top, and Larry Brown obviously wants to strengthen the confrontation on the court and make the game more gunpowdery.

In the last game, the Knicks discharged half of the bench lineup and still won, and the fans felt that it was okay to sweep the 76ers, but this time, the Knicks, who were the main players in full set, actually fell behind by 10 points after playing halftime!

Garnett's face turned pale.

He didn't play in the last game, the team won, this time he came back, and he fell behind at half-time, what is this called?

Doesn't this mean that he is the culprit behind the team?

Li Wei patted him on the waist and said loudly: "Kevin, don't be nervous, you have to vote more, do you understand?" ”

"However, I don't feel good today." Garnett frowned.

If it is Kobe, Iverson and others, they will not refuse to shoot if they feel bad, and they must shoot until they feel good. Garnett, on the other hand, is a pass-first player, and he doesn't want to score even more if he doesn't feel good, and he only has 2 games in his career with more than 20 iron fights, and from this point of view, his style is somewhat like James.

Li Wei said: "If you don't feel good, you have to vote, 76 people's strategy to prevent you from throwing is clear, if you don't vote at all, you will completely fall into the trap of the other party." Remember our life-and-death battle with the Heat? Dirk was able to get back his touch on 0-of-8 shots in the first three quarters, what are you afraid of? ”

Garnett raised an eyebrow, he was indeed afraid.

In the past two years, his projection ability has been greatly improved, but in the team training, in addition to Daben, Dabo and other guys who can't shoot far at all, he is one of the bottom of the list, and even the new rookie has the potential to catch up with him!

However, this can't be blamed on Garnett, the Knicks now have a bunch of peerless shooters, whether it is Alan Houston, Jeff Hornacek, or Steve Nash, they are all at the top of the league, rookies Nowitzki and Rashad Lewis are not famous now, but in the previous life, which one would not give a thumbs up to their marksmanship?

It's not that Garnett is not strong, it's that his teammates are too rebellious!

Li Wei knew that Garnett was surrounded by demons, but Garnett himself didn't know, and the more he compared with his teammates, the less confident he became, and gradually relied more on breakthroughs rather than jump shots!

"Kevin, you can, you're actually very accurate, you have to have confidence in yourself!" Li Weidao.

"Okay." Garnett nodded.

Since the head coach must let him shoot, he must shoot more in order to open up the situation on the court.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Garnett began to get accurate after two irons, and made three consecutive shots!

On the 76ers' side, most of the players are tired, after all, yesterday's losing game caused them to consume a lot. At the beginning of the game, they fought hard with enthusiasm and momentum, but the further they played, the more obvious the fatigue became!

At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks tied the score, and in the fourth quarter, they began to gradually lead again!

"Chase back, hold on, hold on!" Countless fans prayed silently.

The referee saw that the Knicks had overtaken the score and immediately blew a couple of whistles in favor of the 76ers. After all, now that the Knicks are 3-0 ahead, the league can't let the 76ers be too ugly!

Iverson took advantage of the whistle and hit it wildly, winning a few free throws, but then the home fans were booing the referee, and the referee had to stop and let the game go on freely.

There is not much suspense left in this series, they don't want to be villains in vain, just take care of the weak side a little.

In the last two minutes, the Knicks led by 5 points, Iverson broke through, and the difference became 3 points!

Then there is the defensive battle, where the two sides are fighting each other!

In the last 20 seconds, the 76ers fouled, Nash hit both free throws, and Iverson broke through again to score a goal to chase the difference to three points, but unfortunately to no avail!

The score was fixed at 86:89, and the Knicks defended their home court!

The big score is 4:0, and the 76ers are eliminated!

Mike Brin excitedly shouted: "Great, the 76ers have been eliminated, and after five years, our Knicks have reached the Eastern Conference Finals again!" ”

Fraser said: "Yes, our regular season record this year is not good, but under the leadership of Coach Lee, we eliminated the Heat and the 76ers all the way, and next we will compete with the Pacers for the Eastern Conference championship, even if we lose, we are also the runner-up in the East!" ”

Mike Brin said, "Look at what you're saying, how can we possibly lose?" When did Coach Lee ever fear Larry Bird's team? ”

Fraser smiled: "Haha, you're right, Coach Lee and Bird have always won more and lost less, and the Pacers eliminated us last season, with a certain element of luck, I believe that this year the Knicks will pull back a game and eliminate the Pacers!" ”

Mike Brin said, "Go ahead, Knicks, we're aiming for the Eastern Conference championship!" ”

Allen Iverson scored 25 points on 10-of-28 shooting, Teylon Hill had 6 points and 13 rebounds, Ratlif had 11 points and 10 boards, Matt Geiger had 23 points and 6 boards on 10-of-16 shooting, and Snow had a poor hand and had 13 points and 7 assists on 5-of-17 shooting.

On the Knicks' side, Alan Houston had 23 points, Garnett had 16 points, 7 assists and 7 rebounds, Nash had 15 points and 5 assists, Charlie Ward had 14 points, Nowitzki had 10 points, Dabo had 6 points and 6 boards, and Big Ben had 5 points and 6 boards.

After the game, press conference.

"Coach Li, congratulations on eliminating the 76ers and leading the team to the Eastern Conference Finals, how are you feeling now?"

"I'm very happy and I believe this series proves that we are a stronger team. Also, I would say this is just the beginning, we have to keep improving, this is the second year of our Knicks rebuild, and I have reason to believe that we will be better! ”

"Coach Lee, Larry Bird has said that if the team that makes it to the Eastern Conference Finals is the Knicks, they will sweep you out, what do you think?"

Li Weidao: "I just want to send him a sentence, but this sentence seems to be better for fans in New York?" ”

Countless New York reporters chuckled, "Your dad or your dad?" ”

Li Wei said: "Haha, if you think this is the sentence, then I won't say more." ”

While the Knicks were celebrating the victory, the 76ers were holding on to Larry Brown's composure and dealing with the difficulties of New York reporters.

"Coach Brown, how do you feel about being beaten by a layman or swept out 4-0?"

"This is the first time the 76ers have made the playoffs in eight years, and not only did we finish fourth in the East during the regular season, but we also made the second round of the playoffs, and I think we have been successful this season," Larry Brown said. Just because the Knicks can eliminate us this year doesn't mean they can do it in the future, we will get stronger and stronger. ”

"Coach Brown, the Knicks have many talented newcomers, such as Garnett, Nowitzki, Maddy, and Coach Lee is even arrogant about creating a dynasty, do you really think the 76ers can beat them in the future?"

Larry Brown said: "Talent doesn't mean future, and we've seen too many examples of that. Who can say for sure what will happen in the future? I think the 76ers will definitely be a better team in the future! ”