As soon as Mark Strickland came on the field, he used all his magic tricks, pushing, pulling, pulling, squeezing, and doing everything.

Nowitzki was very helpless for a while in the face of such an opponent who only knew how to fight hard, and complained to the referee a few words, but the referee just didn't see it.

This is the home court of the Heat, not the home of the Knicks, and in Game 5, they must favor the Heat!

At the same time, Riley also replaced Dan Marley, who had a half-quarter break, and the Suns star would continue to target Alan Houston.

Garnett, on his side, is still the best defensive player, and Mourning is in his hands!

When the Knicks players are running, they will be pushed and delayed by the Heat players with various small actions, and when they break through, they will encounter a double bag!

For a while, the Knicks' offense came to a standstill again, and Garnett made several strong breaks, all of which were hit with the ball and hands, and finally turned into a mistake!

"My hands are swollen, you don't care?" Garnett yelled at the referee.

The referee said: "Control your emotions, I obviously can't see every foul, but if you do, I will!" ”

"Fack!" Garnett yelled, but there was nothing he could do.

The Knicks are only eighth in the East, and the referees and home fans don't want the eighth place to beat the first place!

The tactics could not be implemented smoothly, and they could only rely on their individual ability, and Houston made several strong shots, but they were all iron!

However, Rye's use of Strickland's tall and long-arm defense of Nowitzki also affected the Heat's offense.

PJ Brown is not an offensive player, Dan Marley is getting older, and he is no longer the "Thunder Gong" who can bomb the basket, and when he consumes all his physical energy on the defensive end, he can only act as a fixed-point shooter on the offensive end.

The Heat's offense was already monotonous, and now there is no third scoring point, basically Mourning and Tim Hardaway are two people turning, and the Knicks' tight defensive system also strangled them to death!

Both sides take turns striking iron!

With two minutes left in the game, the score was 87-92 and the Knicks were still five points behind!

In order to win, Li Wei extended the playing time of Garnett and Houston, and now both are tired and gasping for air on the court. Da Yao has come off the court to rest, and Big Ben and Charlie Ward, one on the defensive end of the defensive end against Mourning, the other against Tim Hardaway, are also tired and out of breath.

It seems that Nowitzki, who has only been suspended for most of the second and third quarters, has a lot of physical strength!

"Give the ball to Dirk and let Dirk play!" Li Wei shouted loudly.

Charlie Ward heard this and immediately passed the ball to Nowitzki.

Strickland slapped Nowitzki in the face, but Nowitzki held the ball and was not slapped by him!

The next moment, this German, who is good at projection, actually broke through with the ball!

Strickland's height of 2.06 meters and long arms have some advantages in interfering with Nowitzki's shooting, but the physical confrontation like a hemp rod is poor, and when Nowitzki squeezes him to break through, he really doesn't have a good way!

Pulling Nowitzki's jersey hard, without pulling it, Strickland could only watch the Germans whizz by!

PJ Brown saw this and came over in time to defend, but Nowitzki made a quick stop and raised his hand to shoot!

"Bang!"

The ball arcs perfectly and falls into the basket!

At 89:92, the Knicks recovered two points and trailed by just three points!

The Heat attacked, Tim Hardaway passed the ball to Mourning, and Mourning hit Big Ben with his back!

In all fairness, Mourning had a very good day, and as the best defensive player, he almost completely locked down Garnett, the Knicks' offensive center, on the defensive end. But from the first quarter of hard work to now, he is really tired, and now he can't squeeze in his back!

Garnett came over in time to wrap the clip!

Mourning made Garnett feel bad this time, and Garnett didn't make Mourning feel better, and the two were basically a mutual waste situation.

It's just that when Mo Ning defended him, he relied on his extraordinary ability, fierce movements, and the bonus of the home whistle, and didn't get much help from his teammates. When Garnett defended Moning, he never defended himself, but waited for Daben, Dabo and others to withstand it, and then passed 2 clips and 1 in time, so as to bully more and less!

As soon as Mourning saw Garnett's bag coming, he immediately divided the ball!

After Strickland received the ball, he shot decisively, but as soon as Nowitzki interfered, he was iron!

Big Ben received the defensive rebound, and the Knicks' fast break was blocked, playing a positional battle!

Garnett organized in a high position, Nowitzki used cover to cut into the air, and Strickland almost dragged his arms to stop Nowitzki!

Nowitzki was not reconciled, struggled forward, and then was carried by Strickland and rolled out of the sideline!

The referee didn't blow the whistle, just watched quietly, and even the closest referee stood back to make way for the scuffling Strickland!

"Foul foul, foul, they're wrestling, not playing at all!" Li Wei said loudly.

Pat Riley shouted, "What a foul! Did your player trip over my player and try to cheat the foul? It's the last minute, and it's up to the players to figure it out! ”

Riley was right, it was the last minute, the difference was only three points, and every whistle of the referee would be cautious.

They have to lean in favor of the Heat, and if they accidentally blow it wrong and cause the Heat to be blackened, they will definitely be the target of the attack!

So this whistle can't be blown!

Garnett saw Nowitzki fall to the ground and couldn't catch the ball, so he had to pass it to Houston!

Dan Marley clings to the Houston defense, but Houston can't manage so much, and he shoots against the defenders!

Bang!

A three-pointer arcs high and falls into the basket!

Heat Voice Eric Reed shouted, "Oh my God, Houston scored another magic three!" ”

Jack Ramsey said: "This is really bold, you should be able to see that the Heat defense in this round is very good, and it can even be said to be flawless, but Alan Houston just shot, shot and went in!" ”

Eric Reed said: "Houston reminds me of a guy who is actually the person the Knicks hate the most. ”

Jack Ramsay said, "Reggie Miller? ”

Eric Reed said: "Yes, Reggie Miller has beaten New Yorkers many times with this kind of unreasonable three-pointer!" ”

Jack Ramsey said: "We're in a very bad situation right now, and after Houston's three-point shot, the score became 92-92! ”

The three referees looked cautious, and at the last moment of the game, the eighth-place team actually tied with the first-place team, which was too embarrassing for them!

The Heat are the first in the East and can't fall in the first round!

When the Heat attack with the ball, everyone is glued to the Knicks players, ready to blow them for fouls!

Tim Hardaway lobs the ball to Morning, and Morning hits Big Ben on his back!

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”

After a few pushes, Garnett went to the bag again!

Mo Ning turned around, shook the big book, and threw the ball!

"Dang!"

The ball didn't go in, the iron was out!

The three referees frowned in unison, because Mo Ning's feint just now was too realistic, and Big Ben was completely shaken away, and he couldn't blow the foul!

Charlie Ward rushed inside and picked up this defensive rebound, and the Knicks attacked!

"Hit Dirk, keep hitting Dirk!" Li Wei shouted.

Now that the game has entered the final moment, the ordinary foul referees of the Heat team are not blowing, and the tactics are difficult to execute smoothly, and they can only rely on the individual ability of the players to score!

Nowitzki in the fourth quarter felt very good, and although Strickland was used as a surprise soldier by Riley and his attitude was hard enough, he was actually not as thin as Mourning, Marley and other super defensive giants, and was the weakest link in the heat team's system!

Nowitzki on the court is still the most dominant point for the Knicks!