Lehi's three-pointer in the final minute brought the difference back to single digits at halftime. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

At 41:50, the Knicks entered the break room with a nine-point deficit.

This feeling is not pleasant, and the problem that has been repeatedly emphasized has reappeared, the Cavaliers' interior line is good, but there is still a difference from the top interior line, if they can't even carry their interior line, don't talk about defending the title.

Whether it's the Spurs or the Rockets in the West, they're only going to get stronger on the inside.

Coach Larry Brown pulled out the tactical board and re-emphasized the details of the defense, which is what he does best, and as for the offensive side, he believes the players can adjust.

"We can do it, the opponent is just a rookie team that is in the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time, and we can block every chance they have to score and break their confidence because we are the defending champions." Lehi is colorful.

"Yes, we are the defending champions."

In the Knicks' locker room, the fighting spirit is rekindled.

In the second half, they attacked first, and Lehi received the ball and hit a two-point shot.

James then tried to return the color, but he rushed into it and immediately came over, without giving him the slightest space to rush into.

After the ball turned around on the outside, it still returned to James's hands, and the time to attack was running out, and James could only end the attack with a jumper.

The shooting missed, and at this time, the Cavaliers didn't think about how well the Knicks would defend next, because in the regular season, they never defended to the extreme when facing a strong team.

Many times, the Knicks are attacking against each other, relying on the talent of the players to decide the winner, but in the competition with the Cavaliers, they were forced by the opponent's defense to force their strongest defensive posture.

James gets a pinch to split the ball, the outside iron, and then the inside iron.

The Cavaliers watched the Knicks slowly chase the score back, they asked for a timeout, but the actual problem was still not solved, this kind of anxiety, the Cavaliers can stand up too few players, they are used to James's performance, the icing on the cake can be, but the ability to send charcoal in the snow is not so strong.

James could only play strongly, but with Lehi in front of him and a pinch, James made two surprising mistakes, allowing the Knicks to take the opportunity to tie the score.

Halfway through the third quarter, the Cavaliers replaced Gibson and Marshall with two three-pointers to solve the scoring drought.

James was caught and passed the ball to the perimeter, and veteran Marshall hit a three-pointer to keep the Cavaliers from collapsing.

At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks had already taken a one-point lead at 64:63, which was the last time they hit three three-pointers.

James was frustrated, and he passed a lot of balls when he was frantically pinched, but the Cavaliers' players were able to hit too little.

He had a feeling of powerlessness, and he needed a stronger helper.

"LeBron, concentrate, it's just one point, we have a chance to win a game."

Head coach Mike Brown's words brought James back to reality, yes, it's just one point, even if his teammates have some holes, he has to turn the tide, he can score more points, he can grab more rebounds, he can organize a better offense, he's a genius, he can't fail here.

After returning to the court, James was full of fighting spirit again.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, James contributed a successful defense and mid-range shot, but immediately the Knicks returned the favor and Lehi assisted Francis to score.

James wanted to score again, but under the Knicks' tight defense, he hit the iron first, and then another pass error, and the Knicks managed to counterattack and score.

Vallejo didn't score so easily in the second half, he wasn't a strong interior lineman, and the Knicks were much better off with Gortat to defend him.

Seeing that the Knicks had a tendency to pull the score away, the Cavaliers switched to Ilgoskas.

But Ilgoskas seemed to be a different person from the last game, and a lot of physical confrontation consumed him, even if he rested longer in this game, he couldn't help the team more.

James hit another shot after missing two shots, but Marbury hit a three-pointer that left James feeling a little desperate.

Every time he scored, the Knicks were able to return the favor, and the score was getting bigger and bigger.

After this goal, the difference between the two sides has come to 6 points.

The Cavaliers asked for a timeout again, and veteran Marshall returned to the court, and the Cavaliers hoped that his three-point shooting could help the team, after all, the Knicks were sandwiched against James, and there was always room on the outside.

Marshall got a three-point chance soon after he came on the court, but the basketball slammed into the basket and bounced, which made the Cavaliers' hearts cold.

As the game entered the final two minutes, the Cavaliers were still six points behind.

James made a strong shot under the pinch of Lehi and Channing-Fry, but it missed.

Marbury then broke through and drew a foul on Vallejo, only hitting one of two free throws, but the score stretched away by one more point.

James was really anxious and missed the shot again.

This time, Vallejo fought to the front court, and just as Vallejo jumped to put the ball in the basket, Lehi rushed from the side and slapped the ball out.

The instant burst of bounces, coupled with his judgment, killed Valejo in seconds.

The Cavaliers sent the ball out, James also calmed down a bit, and he distributed the ball to the outside again, but unfortunately Marshall missed again, and James was going crazy.

Time was running out, and when the Cavaliers were considering whether to foul again, Francis hit another three-pointer that immediately collapsed.

James ended up causing Lehi's foul again and going to the free-throw line, but it didn't make much sense anymore.

84:76, the Knicks played at halftime and won the second home court without danger, with a big score of 2:0.

James had 20 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, and Lehi had 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, and the Knicks won stronger on the team.

At the same time, the Spurs have also led the Rockets 2-0, although the Rockets and the Spurs were tied in the regular season, but in the playoffs, the Spurs have more experience and Duncan is strong enough.

The home-and-away swap is a time to test whether a team is worthy of the title, and the gap between the two sides is not insurmountable, and even a small change can make a difference.

Sure enough, by the third game, there were changes in both the East and West, and both the Cavaliers and the Rockets pulled back a game.

In the third game, the Knicks and Cavaliers were very tangled throughout the game, and James miraculously hit two three-pointers at the last moment to help the Cavaliers win by 3 points.

In this game, James had 30 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, and Lehi had 25 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. (To be continued.) )