Chapter 147: The Last Hardship

After five minutes on the field and five minutes of fierce battle, Liang Xiao relied on his natural skills to stage a good show of reversal.

However, after the game, Liang Xiao obviously felt that his physical fitness was declining rapidly, and he obviously felt it when Sprewell was holding him, but if you want to be rewarded, you must pay, this is the truth that is bumpy and unbreakable, Liang Xiao has limited playing time, but the points he gets and the energy that bursts out are very large,

After getting off the court, he immediately took over the water given to him by the substitute player, and now he seems to be the hero of the Knicks, constantly replenishing the lost water and recovering his physical strength as soon as possible.

Liang Xiao knew that it was impossible for him to play right now, so he said to Van Gundy: "Head, I need to take a break now." ”

Van Gundy heard Liang Xiao's request and smiled, in fact, in the team, few people take the initiative to ask for rest, they all want to get more playing time, otherwise, there will be no more time to prove their ability, "Okay, then I'll let you rest for a few minutes, I hope you can play quickly, I need you now, and everyone needs you." ”

Liang Xiao lay down on the sidelines after finishing his work, which is more relaxed than sitting, in his previous life, Liang Xiao always saw Nash lying on the sidelines during breaks, and now Liang Xiao is also lying on the sidelines, Liang Xiao didn't know that he gradually developed a habit later, Liang Xiao spent it in this way as long as he was off the break,

"Liang Xiao is lying on the sidelines now, in the last five minutes, Liang Xiao is powerful, and he chased the score back at once, it is really an unexpected thing, Liang Xiao has the potential of a superstar, with his current performance, as long as Liang Xiao can maintain his current state on the field, there will be a big breakthrough within two years." The host of the five stations of the imperial court said very firmly,

Director Sun also agreed with the host's statement on the side: "It is our blessing that China can produce such a player, and it is the blessing of our fans to be able to see him perform so well, seeing that Liang Xiao is lying on the sidelines, it is estimated that the physical consumption just now is too great, but logically speaking, now is a good time to chase points, but he is resting, I really don't know what this Liang Xiao thinks." ”

The narrator doesn't know Liang Xiao's condition, but if you want to know that he has such an anti-heaven thing as a natural skill, I don't know how to feel.

Liang Xiao rested on the sidelines, the fourth quarter of the game started immediately, all the players played, Easley moved forward quickly after receiving the ball in the backcourt, Sprewell did not play with five fouls, Anderson took his place, the score is now 83-81 leading by two points, everyone knows that the advantage of these two points is not safe at all, as a Knicks fan on the scene, it is more about hoping to open up a huge gap.

Houston in the front court, under Easley's blocking, it was easy to hit a two-pointer, in the blocking tactics, only the previous game against the Jazz was the most unforgettable, everyone knows that Malone and Stockton's blocking and dismantling is a perfect combination, in the later league many big men learned Malone's pick-and-roll, but in the guard line generally rarely blocked, the pick-and-roll is generally carried out between the big and small, the big man can implement the fast down or shoot after receiving the ball, There are a lot of tactics that have evolved during this period.

After Houston hit, the Celtics didn't show weakness at all, everyone was a little worried about the last five minutes of the third quarter, and the leading score was beaten by Liang Xiao a few times, which had to make a comeback, Pierce broke through on the outside, and the Knicks still adopted a trap tactic against him, there is no good way for such a player, there is a skill and a body, the Knicks have no one who can drink each other to compete, they can only make a fuss about the number of people,

Pierce was under the bag of Houston and Anderson, and he used his body to squeeze out a way to the basket, Liang Xiao was speechless when he looked at Pierce off the court, and his good health really has an advantage, no wonder in his previous life, I always saw those fat people who rushed into other people's inside lines without much effort, just like a machete in the back, seeing the inside line, the most representative of this is the Lakers' big shark O'Neal, it is really a person who can use two people, but everything has advantages and disadvantages, Players like O'Neal are really going to cry when they see free throws, otherwise there would be no shark-cutting tactics.

But Pierce belongs to this kind of anti-heaven existence, you say it's okay if you have good body and bad skills, or it's okay if you have good technology and good body, and you can be weak in speed, but Pierce doesn't have these shortcomings next to him, and after squeezing over, a pick-up, the ball goes into the frame,

Liang Xiao was also speechless for a while, it seemed that even if he had physical talent, he couldn't compare with Pierce.

The Knicks and Celtics are both looking for breakthroughs at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, but the obvious Celtics are outstanding, Pierce plus Walker, the twin stars are on the court, the offense is guaranteed, and the rebounding side is also guaranteed, on the contrary, the Knicks are missing a Sprewell on the side, and the power on the court is much less, don't look at tonight's game, Sprewell didn't score many points, but his role on the court is great,

After 4 minutes and 17 seconds in the fourth quarter, the situation on the court was difficult for the Knicks, the Celtics overtook the score by three points in four minutes, and the score became 92-95.

Van Gundy saw that the current situation couldn't be played like this, tonight the Celtics were like taking a strong pill, Pierce didn't take a break for a few minutes at all, just kept running back and forth on the field to score, Van Gundy waved to Liang who was lying down, and then made a pause gesture to the referee,

All the players are around Van Gundy, and the last few minutes are still a difficult time for the Knicks, and if these minutes are not grasped, this game will be lost.

"Now that the Knicks have called a timeout, it's time to push back in the last minute."

"The score is a little unfavorable for the Knicks, but it is still very promising, now after the Knicks pause, I think Liang Xiao and Sprewell will play, now although Sprewell only has one chance, he will be off the court in a foul, but Liang Xiao played well in this game, let's see how Van Gundy arranges in the last few minutes." Director Sun said,

"Coach Sun, you see that the Knicks have always been more prominent in the score this season, in the previous seasons, as long as Van Gundy still paid attention to defense, in terms of the situation, the Knicks let the opponent get more points than 100 points, this season is more emphasized in the score, is there a change." The host, as a fan and a basketball host, is still very familiar with the NBA situation and some data.

"Well, it's hard to say this, Van Gundy has actually been a more conservative person, and he has not been very optimistic about offense, this season is unexpected, this season, Van Gundy's contract is about to expire, I don't know if he will continue to stay with the Knicks to coach."

"Does this have anything to do with Liang Xiao's arrival?"

"I don't think it has much to do with it, the arrival of a player will not affect the manager's tactical changes." Coach Sun answered the host's question, at this time, the timeout ended, all the players returned to the court, Sprewell and Liang Xiao on the Knicks' side also returned to the court, and now there is no main force to deliberately rest, it depends on who has better physical fitness, who is likely to win this game,

Liang Xiao is in the position of point guard, Sprewell is still in the position of small front, but when Van Gundy is off the court, he asks Houston to defend Pierce, Sprewell's role on the court is very large, although there is only one foul to go off the court, but as long as he grasps it well, it is still very promising,

After getting Thomas's serve, Liang Xiao immediately relied on Thomas's cover, advanced to the front court, and gave the ball to the madman at a forty-five-degree angle, Sprewell was not facing Pierce, the pressure suddenly smiled a lot, and directly used his best swing pass, the range of action is far from being comparable to Liang Xiao, a very easy breakthrough, and after arriving on the inside line, Walker came out to fill the position, but Sprewell has many years of experience, Walker did not block, and as a result, he also caused a foul, After this foul, Walker only had one chance to foul.

Sprewell didn't hit two and one, and after falling to the ground, he roared at the front, but the madman hit two free throws steadily,

After that, Pierce and Walker each got their chances, Pierce himself relied on his talent, and after pushing to the inside, he made a layup, and Walker made a layup after the point guard on his side missed the shot.

On the Knicks' side, Houston relied on Thomas on the inside to block and dismantle on the outside, and the two went down the baseline together, and finally relied on a mid-range shot from Thomas, and Liang Xiao also relied on a mid-range singles on the outside line.

With 3 minutes and 24 seconds left in the final quarter, the score between the two sides became 103-105, and the Knicks were still leading, at this time, Pierce broke through with the ball after blocking and dismantling the inside center, Houston lost his position all of a sudden, Sprewell stepped forward and pulled it, and as a result, six fouls were blown off the court, and Anderson came on the court to fill in,

Liang Xiao saw the madman go down, if he didn't do anything now, the game would be over, after Pierce's free throw, Liang Xiao didn't choose too much to pass, and in the last three minutes, Liang Xiao became Liang Bu Pass, but in the end it was still very effective, Liang Xiao scored two three-pointers at once, and directly overtook the score, and the Celtics made matters worse, Houston caused Walker's foul on the inside, and he was also driven off the court.

The lonely-armed Celtics finally fell under the guns of the Knicks, and the final difficulty relied on the concerted efforts of the Knicks to win.