Chapter 186: The spirit is still there
"Wow ......"
When Wang Zhuo passed through the players' tunnel, a high-pitched scream erupted from the arena of the Quick Loan Center. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
In the minds of Cavaliers fans, Wang Zhuo poses a threat to the Cavaliers far more than the threat posed by the Knicks' own strength, and now that Wang Zhuo is ejected from the game, the Cavaliers' certainty of winning will be greatly increased, so the fans at home will be so cheering.
"Don't let anything affect the state of the game, the king was expelled to defend the Knicks, you have to repay the king with the victory and make his departure more valuable!"
Wang Zhuo left the arena, Van Gundy was temporarily pushed to the position of head coach, and the game entered a brief pause, Van Gundy sat on the bench and encouraged the Knicks players with words.
Obviously, the Knicks' players have also been reacted to by the change just now, you must know that since Wang Zhuo took charge, there has never been a situation of expulsion, this is the first time, and it is in the Eastern Conference Finals, which is a matter of life and death.
Although the players don't know why Wang Zhuo is in danger, they are also vaguely aware of the clues, they are a little psychologically unable to adapt to the situation of Wang Zhuo's absence, but the game will continue after all, rather than sitting and waiting, it is better to be happy and revenge, even if you lose, you have to lose beautifully.
'We have to win this game and let the manager know that even if he's not there, we can beat the opponent and win.'
Anthony, the star of the Knicks, also stood up and spoke out to stabilize the morale of the army.
The Knicks have always relied on Wang Zhuo, and Anthony thinks it's time to prove to Wang that the team has run in to the point that even without a head coach, they can still play wonderful tactical coordination and still kill the game easily.
In fact, the Knicks' players have long been indignant by the unfair treatment of the referees, and Wang Zhuo's expulsion added fuel to the fire, but the words of Van Gundy and Anthony calmed down the players.
James not only lost the game in the second matchup with the Knicks, but also fell into a "glass heart" stain, and was extremely unwilling in his heart, so at the beginning of the game, he played extremely tough.
As a player with a superstar halo on his head, James easily noticed that Crawford's penalty was obviously biased towards the Cavaliers, so as long as he seized the opportunity, he burst to the basket with the ball and tried to fight for a foul, and the result was just as James expected, as long as there was physical contact, Crawford did not hesitate to blow the Knicks player for fouling, and sent James to the free throw line again and again.
The situation was originally in favor of the Cavaliers, and Knicks head coach Wang Zhuo was ejected again, and James believes that the victory in this game is already in the Cavaliers' pocket.
It is true that the time and place are favorable, the Cavaliers are all occupied, if they can't win, the face of the defending champion may be lost, and James will never allow such a thing to happen.
The game continued, Irving stood on the free throw line again, executed a technical free throw, and the Cavaliers overtook the Knicks by one point.
Sure enough, without Wang Zhuo's anchor, the Knicks players seemed a little overwhelmed, and the defensive position was a little messy, James seized the opportunity, passed Anthony in one step, broke through to the inside line and hit an easy layup, and the point difference was stretched to 3 points.
Not only is this the case defensively, but the Knicks also played disorganized on the offensive end, but fortunately, with Rose's personal ability, he broke through to the inside and hit the shot, and slightly stabilized the situation on the court.
Irving also tasted the sweetness from the referee's penalty scale, as long as he held the ball and resolutely hit the inside, anyway, the Knicks players didn't dare to have a large body contact with him, so they easily broke through to the inside to hit the board in the next offense.
Wang Zhuo was sent off because he questioned the unfairness of the penalty, and various media will definitely hype it up after the game, which is naturally not what Crawford and Schieval are willing to see, so Crawford is under great pressure in his heart, and he will not dare to act excessively in the next penalty.
On the other hand, Wang Zhuo was fouled, the threat of the Knicks was greatly reduced, and Crawford thought that even if he didn't secretly help, the Cavaliers would win the game, and the whistle was unbalanced and irrelevant.
However, the outcome of the matter was completely unexpected by James and Crawford, and after a brief period of confusion, the Knicks' offense played smoothly, even better, and in the next attack, the ball was passed by five people and stopped in the hands of Porzingis, who stood at the top of the arc and opened his hand to shoot a three-point shot that went through the net to help the Knicks equalize.
The offensive end played at an extraordinary level, and the defensive end was not far behind, playing extremely fiercely, without the cowering of the first half at all, even if he ate a foul, he did not let the Cavaliers' players easily break into the interior to score.
The whole team had a new look, as if it was a different team, and the Cavaliers players were obviously uncomfortable, Anthony seized the opportunity to lead the team to overtake the score in waves, and before the end of the third quarter, he forced the margin to 6 points.
In the fourth quarter, James played the whole court and led the team to launch a crazy counterattack, but to no avail, Anthony, Porzingis, Rose, Ray Allen and Oden fully controlled the situation on the court, and the outside three-point shot was like pouring rain, even if Crawford was willing to help, but he was powerless to return to the sky, and he couldn't blow the Knicks' goal in broad daylight.
In the end, the Knicks scored 36 points in a single quarter in the final quarter, 121-108 in the whole game, withstood the pressure, defeated the Cavaliers away, rewrote the score to 3-0, and also pushed the Cavaliers into a desperate abyss.
"Jeff, congratulations to the Knicks, congratulations, the king is not here, the Knicks can still win, you have a great contribution, it seems that you are really immortal!"
After the game, the media really grabbed this topic, but the object of questioning was Knicks assistant coach Jeff Van Gundy, you must know that after Wang Zhuo left the court, the team's lineup and tactical command were all done by Van Gundy, so it is not an exaggeration to say that Van Gundy has made great contributions.
"Jeff is an experienced coach, and he's worked with Wang to make the Knicks better and better, and we'd love to hear from him, you see, and he's led us to exciting wins, isn't he?"
In an interview with the media, Anthony strongly supported Van Gundy and did not hesitate to praise his words.
"No, although the king is not there, his spirit is still there, and his position in the Knicks is irreplaceable!"
Van Gundy remembered what Wang Zhuo told him in the locker room during the intermission, and replied solemnly in the face of the crowd of reporters in front of him. (To be continued.) )