Tonight is destined to be an exciting showdown!

Everyone entered the state at the beginning, the Cavaliers' Big Three, the Knicks' golden twin guns, as soon as the two pairs of ace superstars opened the flames of war, the third game of the Eastern Conference Finals, has played the atmosphere of the tie-breaker! If it really comes to the tiebreaker, it will probably become as fierce as the finals!

The matchup between the Cavaliers and the Knicks makes people feel as if whoever wins can directly win the championship, it stands to reason that the Warriors and Spurs on the Western side should have this feeling of fighting, because obviously the Warriors and Spurs are stronger, and in the eyes of most people, on the Western side, whoever can become the champion of the Western Conference is destined to be the final championship of the season, and the teams in the East have nothing to compare with them, whether it is the Cavaliers or the Knicks, they can't compare to either the Warriors or the Spurs.

Of course, the matchup between the Warriors and the Spurs is also exciting, but it is much worse than the Cavaliers and Knicks, and the regular season records of the two teams cannot be compared with the Warriors and Spurs, but these two matchups are no less than any of their performances, which is simply breathtaking, and each team played their best and gave the most wonderful and gorgeous performances.

Another big ace of the Knicks, Anthony is getting better, scoring consecutive points in the last minute of the last game, resisting James's counterattack at the last moment, and this game continues to play with James, which makes many fans who like the 03 generation addicted.

The atmosphere at the Knicks' home court is much warmer than that in the Quick-Loan Arena, and every goal scored by the Knicks and every timeout forced by the Cavaliers will cause crazy shouts from the audience, which puts tremendous pressure on James and every Cavaliers player.

It was the first time that Tyronn Lue had experienced such a situation, and he even looked a little out of control.

Xie Chen played at home. He has a lot more confidence than playing away, he doesn't need to worry about physical problems, he doesn't need to deal with legendary teams, he doesn't need to worry about losing ability...... There is no pressure at all, both physically and mentally, and in such a relaxed state, you will definitely be able to perform at the strongest level. Coupled with the fact that Anthony was so excited tonight and felt very good, Xie Chen had no reason to doubt that this victory belonged to them.

Even during the pause, Anthony was in a state of "excitement", he would excitedly explain to his teammates about defense, to remind teammates to pay attention to something, every word he said was very infectious, this is the first time Xie Chen has seen Anthony like this since he joined the Knicks. Compared to the past, Anthony seems to have suddenly "come to life".

James also felt the threat of Anthony, Anthony completely showed the style of the regular season scoring champion, no one in the Cavaliers could prevent him, James even personally defended Anthony two balls, but in the face of such a familiar and intimate opponent, Anthony actually stepped back and made a jumper, and a strong back hit. Easily tackle James and complete the score!

It's very easy!

"Anthony's abilities were completely unleashed. He showed himself unreservedly, he waited too long. And Xie's form still looks so good, it doesn't seem easy to win tonight. James thought to himself, although he knew that tonight's game would be more difficult than the previous two, he still had to motivate his teammates with words. Give them confidence in the game.

Nearly 20,000 people in the audience chanted again and again, and the Knicks lived up to expectations, leading the score again and again, and they also thought that the Knicks would win this victory under their expectations, but the problem was. Their opponent is the strongest team in the East, even if the Knicks are playing at home, it is not easy to easily win against the strongest team in the East.

The Cavaliers suddenly resorted to the "baseline compression tactic" that they frequently used in the regular season, locking all the Knicks' defensive players in the restricted area to fight for perimeter shots!

First of all, let James hold the ball on one side, as long as the ball is in James' hands, everyone's attention on the Knicks must pay attention to him, just like the threat that Xie Chen brought to the Cavaliers, James still has this ability.

When James holds the ball, it is also the time when the tactical formation is about to begin, Tristan Thompson in the high post runs to the basket, Thompson's role is very important, he must bring the defender to the basket, at this time, Kevin Love is standing on the other side, JR Smith is also next to Love, James suddenly a wide range of transfer of the ball, the ball from one side to the other, Love quickly broke through the bottom line after receiving the ball, this is also the most important part of this tactic, Love must break through to let all defenders come to the basket!

Sure enough, Love and Thompson made the basket full of Knicks defenders, and the outside JR Smith and James were standing on the three-point line, and there was no one to defend.

Love quickly shifted the ball to JR Smith, who already knew where JR Smith was, so the pass was very quick and decisive, and the latter hit a three-pointer with precision.

In the same way, the Cavaliers used the same method to help Love help Irving shoot an easy three-pointer.

The key to this tactic is to break through the bottom line, once the bottom line breakthrough is successful, the defending side has to shrink the defense, once the defenders are all attracted to the restricted area, then the outside line will have a great chance, the Cavaliers also have a lot of good shooters, and even James himself can act as a three-point shooter, and his three-point shooting rate when he is open is not low.

However, it is also dangerous to break the baseline because it is too easy to miss the dribble or step on the line, and in such a position your path and your passing path are very easy to judge, and you have to be very experienced and capable to do it.

The good thing is that the Cavaliers don't have a shortage of players like that.

Seeing the Cavaliers repeatedly play wonderful and well-coordinated shots, Warriors coach Coach Kerr couldn't help but praise: "The Cavaliers are the best team in the East, if they can maintain such a shooting rate every game, I'm afraid we are not their opponents." ”

In Kerr's eyes, he obviously thinks that the Cavaliers have a better hope of becoming the champion of the East, although for Xie Chen, he is very recognized.

The Cavaliers played very well, and they regained the lead, but the Cavaliers have the Cavaliers' tactics, the Knicks have the Knicks' tricks, and Derrick Williams played a very important role in the last game. In today's scene, his role is still indispensable.

Xie Chen held the ball at the top of the arc, and when there was only one person staring at Xie Chen, the entire Cavaliers team was insecure, because no one felt that anyone could defend Xie Chen one-on-one, unless they had a choice to defend. For example, if Xie Chen is not allowed to shoot three points, then stick to him, which will cause Xie Chen to break through easily, once Xie Chen chooses to break through, it is still indispensable for others to participate in the defense.

And when Xie Chen held the ball to attract attention, Anthony made a cover for Derrick Williams on the left side, and Williams ran up from the bottom left corner to take advantage of Anthony's cover. galloped all the way, and when he ran to the free throw line, he had already run three or four steps, and his speed was completely up, at this time, Xie Chen passed the ball directly, and after Derrick Williams received the ball, he went straight to the basket!

Derrick Williams' cover cut in caught the Cavaliers off guard. Originally, everyone's attention was on the outside line, and the threat suddenly changed from the outside line to the inside. Williams isn't a super scorer, but he's got amazing talent, and when he's at full speed, it's hard to stop him, and this one ball, Williams just hit Thompson. Thompson jumped on the spot, don't even think about blocking Williams, it's a good thing not to be dunked, Williams's strength is not something Thompson can stop single-handedly, so this is a ball. Beaten a 2+1 by Williams.

Everyone applauded Williams, Williams played a surprising performance, and New York Knicks fans gradually knew that in addition to Xie Chen and Anthony, Porzingis and Derrick Williams can also have superstar performances!

Of course, Lopez's role should not be underestimated, the rebounding statistics do not lie, in the face of a rebounding maniac like Thompson, Lopez did not lose much, especially in this game, almost did not give Thompson a chance to get a rebound in the front court.

Tyronn Lue kept putting pressure on Tristan Thompson, repeating to him "rebound, rebound, rebound, you have to control the rebound", but tonight, he really couldn't do anything about it, and everyone was fighting him.

Anthony squeezed to the basket again and again with his strong body, and the range of action was very large, and he had physical contact with Thompson several times, the two were purely strength confrontations, to see who had topped whom, although Anthony was not as tall as Thompson and had long arms, but he grabbed the rebound in his hand several times.

In addition to Lopez and Anthony, Xie Chen also participated in the battle with Thompson to grab rebounds, Xie Chen's disadvantage is his height, so it is impossible for him to grab the ball at one time, when grabbing rebounds with Thompson, Xie Chen always picks up the ball for the first time, and then jumps twice, if it doesn't work, he jumps three times, and jumps continuously, whether it is the speed or the height, Xie Chen has an advantage over Thompson, so that Thompson is constantly consumed and constantly robbed of rebounds.

The Knicks, who firmly controlled the rebounding ball, gradually overtook the score again with their stable play!

The game was thrilling, the atmosphere was more enthusiastic, the Cavaliers who were fighting away felt such a lot of pressure for the first time, everyone was uncomfortable, plus Tyronn Lue as a rookie coach, the tone of his voice was also very heavy, and Tristan Thompson, who did not perform well, was in a very bad mood and state.

Tristan Thompson, although not a star player for the Cavaliers, has the sixth-highest salary in the league among power forwards, behind Love, Aldridge, Griffin, Millsap and David Lee.

During last offseason, Thompson and the Cavaliers also made a lot of noise about the contract extension, and the two sides did not reach an agreement several times, first of all, Thompson rejected the Cavaliers' five-year $80 million contract for him, many people think that Thompson is sick, what reason does he have to insist on asking for a maximum salary contract? Is it just because rebounding was dominant in last year's playoff game against the Heat?

After that, Thompson still renewed his contract with the Cavaliers and signed a five-year, $82 million contract, no way, if the Cavaliers want to win the championship this year, then Thompson is an indispensable piece of the puzzle for the Cavaliers to win the championship.

However, with so much money from the Cavaliers, Thompson's performance tonight was too bad, not only did he have no achievements on the offensive end, but he couldn't protect the rebounds on the defensive end that he was best at, which made people even more accusatory of him, and many Cavaliers fans scolded Thompson crazy on the Internet at the moment.

"Thompson is really bad, why did he spend so much money to keep him, I really don't understand!"

"TT is never going to be worth 82 million, but he's got to improve this team and help the team win, his talent doesn't have to say, the Knicks can't match his interior, he's got to prove himself in this series!"

Tristan Thompson is under a lot of pressure, and this series is very important to him, and only by helping the team reach the Finals can he prove that he deserves this big contract, otherwise he will look down on himself in his heart.

However, in the face of Xie Chen's super ability, Thompson is also powerless.

Xie Chen unexpectedly entered the restricted area, took advantage of James's layup ability on Thompson's head and easily scored two points, and also caused another foul by Thompson!

"Thompson has already committed four fouls!"

The fans in the stadium were excited again, and Thompson was fouled four times in the third quarter, which is really good news, and if this is going to be a protracted battle, the more it will be beneficial to the Knicks in the end.

"Well done!" Anthony was also pleased to step forward and high-five Xie Chen.

James, on the other side, has no communication with Thompson at all, and he doesn't even bother to scold Thompson, Thompson's performance is so bad that they are still the same agent.

"If you can't bring me what I want, what's the point of your existence on this team!" James sighed, disappointed in Thompson.

Thompson has also become unmotivated, the whole person's will is very low, the more he can't grab the rebound, the more he can't burst out of energy, the more he can't defend, the more he doesn't want to defend.

However, the arena is like a battlefield, and you must not have any slack on the battlefield, because every time you slacken, you may be shot by the enemy, which can be fatal at any time, and in the basketball game, this shot is insulting: dunk!

No one expected that Xie Chen's next ball turned out to be a breakthrough on the bottom line, straight into the basket, facing Tristan Thompson, who looked a little sluggish, it was a domineering dunk!

It's like Maddie buckled the big bamboo pole back then!

The audience is boiling!

Tristan Thompson became the most ridiculous background! He lost face in front of nearly 20,000 people at the scene!

However, no one would know that this is also the beginning of another story...... (To be continued.) )

PS: The Warriors tied the Bulls' 72 wins! The final result I predicted in the book was 73 wins, so let's see if they make history! It's been a great season!