Chapter 279: We are the best team

At halftime, the Knicks led by 4 points, 4 points is not much, but the master matchup, sometimes it is a matter of these points. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

It's a psychological advantage and a testament to the attacking power of two teams that defend well.

By the time of the second half, the Celtics had two players who could play with the ball, and Garnett and Pierce also stepped up their aggression.

It's not that Pierce can't score when he meets Lehi, it's just that his efficiency will drop, and the Knicks are the No. 1 team in the league, and the drop in efficiency in front of them is fatal.

So at first, Pierce was not reluctant, but focused on defense.

In fact, it turned out that he really wasn't the defensive material, and Garnett helped him, but Lehi played smart and wouldn't drill into Garnett's side.

After making a foul on Lehi in the third quarter, Pierce finally understood that he still scored better, and the offensive end was his world, even if he was interfered with by Lehi a few times, he was despised on the defensive end.

The Celtics leveled the score in the third quarter, but their bench team became a point-giving team again.

The Celtics also have no choice, and when all the main players return, they will also grit their teeth and fight to the death with the Knicks.

"The Knicks' classic blocking, Lehi shot directly, hit, and shot."

The Knicks' ball spun fast and Marbury made a three-pointer...... Hit, and by the playoffs, Marbury was back in good spirits, which wasn't good news for their opponents. ”

"Pierce catches the ball and makes a three-point shot...... He's in a bit too anxious, and that's not how he's good at it. ”

With Pierce striking twice in the final moments, the Knicks seized the chance to win.

At 94:88, Lehi scored a game-high 34 points, along with five rebounds and five assists, but he allowed Pierce to hit a double-digit iron and was undoubtedly the absolute leader on both ends of the floor.

And in the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers' Kobe Bryant also performed well, leading the team to defeat the Spurs.

Many people immediately looked forward to the showdown between Lehi and Kobe, and among the hot stars now, the two have not met in the playoffs.

Such expectations naturally made the other two teams unhappy, but what will happen in the end, in fact, it still depends on strength.

On May 22, the second game between the Knicks and the Celtics began.

Naturally, the Celtics were full of energy, especially Pierce, who was very dissatisfied with his performance in the first game.

In this game, Pierce came up and attacked very resolutely, hitting the first three-pointer.

This ball gave him a lot of confidence, and he also made several three-point shots after that, but the effect was not good.

However, his two-point shooting percentage was significantly improved from the previous game, and Pierce still played at his own level in the first quarter.

It's just that in terms of scores, Celtic doesn't have any advantage.

Pierce has a lot of ball-handling from the outside, and the Celtics' role players don't have much of a chance, and their scoring is still not high.

The Celtics' strategy is to extend the playing time of the main players, and the physical strength of a person like Pierce will not be rested, and they have done so to alleviate the gap between the substitutes to a certain extent, but there is also a price to pay for extending the playing time of the main players.

The Knicks still rested normally, and when Lehi and the others rested and returned to the court, the Knicks immediately strengthened their aggressiveness on the offensive end, with various impacts and quick transfer of the ball, and their scoring ability exploded at once.

Pierce didn't get off the court to rest, and his physical strength was not completely without problems, and after Li Hai came to increase the confrontation, Pierce continued to hit the iron again.

As a result, the Celtics sadly found that they did not fall behind in rotation time, but fell behind by 9 points after the Knicks' main team came on the court.

They immediately realized that they were facing a team like the Knicks, and it was not something that could be defeated by simply increasing the playing time of the main players.

They emphasized offense in the midfield, and now defense alone can't keep up with the Knicks' pace.

At the start of the second half, the Celtics, led by the Big Three, played very fiercely, but the Knicks really completely prevented the others today.

Defense is not static, and when the opposing core players want to use their performance to lead the team, the Knicks cut off their connection with the rest of the team, and when the opponent wants to use the individual ability of the core players to open up the situation, they will flank them.

In the third quarter, several core players of the Celtics had a good offense, but without the support of other players, it always seemed a little awkward, of course, the most serious thing was that they still couldn't limit the Knicks' offense.

It's a side effect of strengthening the offensive end, and if you put too much money on the offensive end, you can have problems defensively, and it's all a matter of tempo, and the Knicks' quick counterattack in the third quarter was significantly more than in the first half.

Seeing that the score gap has been around ten points and cannot be approached, Celtic is also panicking.

If you are pressed by the Knicks like this, the confidence of the players will be eroded.

At this time, someone has to step up and use their individual ability to help the team catch up with the score.

The Celtics added three-point shooting, and even Garnett tried from beyond the three-point line, but only Ray Allen hit it.

A three-point miss is an offensive failure, and the Celtics hit a lot of three-pointers, even if Ray Allen hit two, it wasn't enough to turn the score around.

At 5:26, Lehi also hit a three-pointer to stabilize the Knicks' lead.

At 3:05, Randolph grabbed the rebound in the front court and scored, and the Celtics were already showing fatigue.

At 1:13, Marbury drew a foul from beyond the three-point line, and the Knicks had the win.

With a total score of 2:0, the Knicks took a big lead with their strength, they did a good job both offensively and defensively, with strong firepower in the backcourt, and two interior lines that could guarantee good rebounds, their advantage was really hard to shake.

Celtic weren't content to be defeated, admitting that they didn't play well in their first two games, but also said that everything would be different when they returned home.

Their head coach Doc Rivers said Pierce, Ray Allen and Garnett are still working together in the playoffs for the first time, and they are still improving, and after two games with the Knicks, they have found a way to win.

Garnett also said that he would be in better shape to help the team win.

Lehi's response was the same as before, see you on the field.

He does have the capital of arrogance now, but instead of despising the enemy, they go to the opponent's home stadium, and they will pay extra attention.

They want to build a dynasty, and they don't allow the slightest mistake.

'They're all hungry and yes, we're the best team and I'm confident about that.' Larry Brown said proudly.