At the beginning of the second quarter, Li Wei put Da Z and others on the court again, and Garnett was out of the break.

Bird seized the opportunity and let Chris Mullin show a few new tactics with Travis Best, Fred Hojberg and other substitutes, and actually recovered eight points.

Li Wei hurriedly called a timeout, and then rearranged the attack and defense. The Knicks, who played again, stabilized the situation, and the two sides fought a battle.

In the last four minutes of the second quarter, Garnett returned to the court, and Bird also sent in a main force in addition to Mullin. The two sides fought more and more intensely, and the score in the small quarter was 20-23, and the Pacers had the advantage.

Unfortunately, the hole they dug in the first quarter was too big, and even if they played well in this quarter, the overall score was still 65:43, and the Knicks led by 22 points.

At halftime, Bird blushed and reprimanded all the players: "This is Indiana's home stadium, our opponent is a team that has lost 21 in a row, the bottom of the league, we can't and will never let them take away the victory!" In the second half, I was 200 percent in spirit to recover the score! ”

"Yes!" The Pacers players shouted in unison.

On the other side, Li Wei's eyes also crossed the Knicks' faces from the players, and then said: "We played well in the first quarter, but the second is still not good enough, if the situation is normal, we can lead by 30 points." Verse 3, each of you has to keep my eyes open, what is our goal? ”

"21 wins in a row!" Everyone answered in unison.

Li Weidao: "That's right, to win 21 in a row, we first start with a 30-point lead over the Pacers, can we do it?" ”

"Yes!"

Chuck Daley waited for Li Weixun to finish speaking, then came over to spread out the tactical version, and said slowly: "Big Z, you have two defensive options when facing the Pacers bench and you don't do well. First of all, if Bester is breaking through from the left, you don't rush over to make up for it, but you should block his passing path depending on the situation, because if the guy who cuts the line is Miller or Mullin, it will hurt us more......"

After clicking through a few problems encountered by the team, Chuck Daley nodded and handed over the time to Li Wei.

Li Wei said: "You first go through the question that Chuck said in your mind, and I'll talk about it later." ”

Half a minute later, Oakley said, "Coach, you can say it!" ”

Li Weidao: "At the beginning of the first half, we shot very resolutely from three-point range, which led to the Pacers defending very tightly in the next game, and we also had a broader space to break through. But after the second quarter, everyone hit a few irons, and some people were afraid to shoot, and the Pacers also had a chance to breathe.

What I ask of you is the same, you have to be bold when you have the opportunity, and don't worry too much about the hit rate. It's your responsibility not to lose, and if you don't lose, you don't have a responsibility, understand? ”

"Understood!"

Li Wei said: "Below, there are a few tactical details, our No. 44 tactic has been completely recognized, Alain, Kevin, you will add a cross run here next time, Charlie or Steve will run diagonally to the bottom right corner."

When the Pacers defend this tactic, they need someone in the right corner to help defend it, and if we add a crossover run, this bottom corner will definitely be empty. ”

Garnett said: "Understand, as long as he's empty, I'll pass the ball!" ”

Li Wei said: "Well, Charles, when the three of them run, you and Da Z's roles will be reversed, let him cover you, and my position will also be pulled to the bottom left corner." ”

"Oh." Oakley nodded.

Garnett said: "Big Z or second pass option, right?" It's just that he's going to shoot a three-pointer. ”

Li Weidao: "Yes, Big Z feels very good today." ”

Garnett smiled: "I feel okay today." ”

Li Weidao: "This is exactly what I want to say, temporarily add the No. 35 tactic, you are the first offensive choice." ”

After lining up the regular tactics of the sixth second half, Li Wei looked at the Pacers very casually.

Bird's on-the-spot adaptability is very strong, and at the same time dares to use substitutes, it is difficult to say what kind of play can be played in the second half.

When Li Wei looked over, Bird also happened to look at the Knicks, and the eyes of the two met before they parted at the same time.

Bird felt that his opinion of Li Wei should be changed. Although the Knicks can take the lead today, there is a lot of luck involved, but without Li Wei's calm command, no matter how good their luck is, they will not be able to win.

This is a guy who knows basketball, and he has a lot of novel ideas in his head, and if Chuck Daliken teaches him, this kid can definitely grow into a generation of famous coaches!

"The only problem is that he's too short!"

Thinking that Li Wei needed to stand on a chair when he talked about tactics to the players, Bird couldn't help but want to laugh.

The funniest thing is that he is not tall enough to stand on the chair, is it good, Da Z and the others have to squat!

In the third quarter, Rick Schmitz got up and hit four big Z balls in a row, hitting all four of them and scoring eight points!

It's a pity that the Knicks' outside line is shot again, and Garnett, Houston, Nash, and Big Z all have three points in the account!

At the end of the third quarter, the score was 33:23 in the single quarter, and the total score was 98:66, and the Knicks led by 32 points into the fourth quarter!

Bill Wharton said: "The Knicks made 16 three-pointers today, 16-of-32, and a 50 percent shooting rate, which is really accurate!" ”

Isiah Thomas said: "At the beginning of the game, there was a seven-of-seven shooting, including four in a row in the big Z, three in a row in Garnett, and only 9 in 25 in the back. ”

"9-of-25 shooting, which is also a 36 percent shooting percentage, which is above average," Costas said. Especially in the third quarter, when the Pacers were about to get up, one person scored three points, and they smashed people when they landed. ”

Bill Wharton said: "yes, with three points alone, they've scored 48 points, and nearly half of them have been threes. ”

"What is our league's single-game three-point shooting record?" ”

Isaiah Thomas glanced at the data and said: "The current NBA record for the highest three-point shooting in a single game was set by the SuperSonics on May 6, 96, which was the second game of the Western Conference semifinals, and they hit 20 three-pointers. It is worth mentioning that the supersonic shot only made 27 shots in 20 shots, with an accuracy rate of 74%! ”

"I remember that game, the Rockets died so badly, and the Knicks had the highest team history?" Bill Wharton asked.

Isaiah Thomas said: "The Knicks' all-time three-point record was also set in the '96 playoffs, when it was the first game of the first round against the Cavaliers, and Jeff Van Gundy had his players shoot 17 of 22 three-pointers, including 5-of-6 from Hugh Porter Davis and 6-of-9 from John Starks. ”

Costas said: "Actually, the three-point line was relatively close that season, and the record didn't count!" ”

Bill Wharton said: "yes, the three-point shot of that season can only be counted as a mid-range shot now!" ”

Isaiah Thomas said: "You can't talk about that, records are records, if the Knicks can shoot another three-pointer in the fourth quarter, they can chase the all-time team record, and if they shoot four, they will tie the league's all-time record!" ”