Chapter 084: Dead

The game was tied at 35 in the first quarter, and the players on both sides were in a state of extreme excitement, and no one wanted to lose the game. The stalemate score can be seen that they are uneven with each other, and everyone is holding back their strength, but they can't break the deadlock between each other.

Van Gundy was constantly talking to the Knicks players off the court about how to break the deadlock, and Larry Brown was also thinking about how to rotate the lineup to good effect.

"Director Zhang, you see that the scores of the two teams are on the same starting line now, will the next situation continue like this?" A reporter from the Imperial Court Five said at the end of the first section.

Zhang Weiping raised his hand and said: "You see, the Knicks' main lineup has not rested until now, only Liang Xiao replaced Harrington for five minutes and scored six points, and the 76ers are the same, there are only two people in the rotation, and the strength of these two is also good, McGee Germany's best sixth man, and Mark Lodge is also an excellent inside." Both sides are thinking about how to get the first move. Van Gundy began to send Liang Xiao to the game, I said it was gambling, now it seems that the effect is not very obvious, although he got six points, but Liang Xiao still has a gap between Iverson. ”

"So who are you more optimistic about in the next game? I think the Knicks' chances of winning are still a little smaller, I think! The host said.

"It's hard to say, as it stands, it's really hard to say, but the Knicks' rotation is clearly weaker than the 76ers'. But the Knicks have won all three games, and the first one also took out the Pistons, which is really hard to say. Director Zhang said ambiguously in front of the fans.

The Knicks' rotation is mainly focused on the outside, while the 76ers' rotation is focused on the inside, and the two depend on who can tear up whom, but the 76ers' superstar Iverson is not inferior to anyone on the outside. How to find the defense that disrupts the 76ers is the question for Van Gundy to consider.

The pause between the two quarters ended quickly, and now the Knicks' lineup has changed slightly that Eisley replaced him and replaced Anderson, and Liang Xiao was actually transferred to play point guard, which has to be said that Van Gundy is a bold attempt, Liang Xiao, who has never organized before, is really difficult for this decision, and began to want to ask Van Gundy not to rotate like this.

Van Gundy asked the Knicks to get all the players running, there was no point guard, and the point guard was whoever could score the goal. Isn't this an obvious run-and-bomb tactic, not in a hurry to the cost, reckless in the process.

Van Gundy has now seen through the layout of the 76ers, with a group of interior players dominating the interior, and it is impossible for the Knicks' players to bargain for advantage on the interior.

76ers head coach Larry Brown did not send the big three this time, removed Mark Lodge and replaced it with Snow to form a three-guard, but seeing that Van Gundy sent such a small lineup, although the insider gets everything, rebounding, defense, low post, these are all advantages, but I can't help but jump a few times in my heart.

Liang Xiao started to get the ball in the second quarter, and this time he didn't face Iverson, but Snow was no worse than Iverson, of course, in defense. This traditional pass-based point guard has excellent defensive ability. Facing Liang Xiao, he was alone, because when he was off the court just now, he saw Liang Xiao's backwards, and the scoring means after the breakthrough can be said to be very strong, Iverson's means is to block Liang Xiao's sight, but Snow has his own moves, which is to prevent Liang Xiao from getting up comfortably, so it will be difficult for Liang Xiao to be in a good state to complete the shooting, and the shooting rate will definitely drop reluctantly.

Liang Xiao gave the ball to Anderson after trying, and Anderson's breakthrough ability was excellent. Anderson's ball then broke through and allowed Houston to hit the pitch.

"Now the Knicks and the 76ers are focusing on small lineups, to see who has a good breakthrough and more opportunities!" Commentator Zhang said.

Soon half of the game passed, and at this time there were two rounds of rotation on both sides, the score was still deadlocked, and the main team began to slowly rest. On the Knicks' side, Anderson and Liang Xiao are still on the court, while Easley and Harrington and Witherspoon off the bench form a five-man group in place of Thomas. On the 76ers' side, McGee, Snow, Mark Lodge, Coleman and a substitute Skinner came on, and Iverson played more than ten minutes straight and had to be rested.

Liang Xiao guided to three points in the first half of the quarter, the main score was Sprewell, under Iverson's defense, Houston did not score much, although the Knicks used run-and-gun tactics in this half of the quarter to have a certain effect, but the shooting percentage went down and the turnovers increased. The 76ers also did not admit defeat, especially Iverson, who frequently won games.

In the end, when Iverson came off the court, the score of the two sides was 54-56, and the gap was still only one goal. Liang Xiao scored a total of nine points. In the second quarter, he was alone for five minutes.

Liang Xiao returned to his position, facing Aaron McGee, such an opportunity he still has to grasp, he is nineteen years old, the other party is thirty years old, such a gap between the two people has obvious places, Liang Xiao is experience, McGee is physical strength and strength.

"Now fans want to see if Liang Xiao can play better, and nine points will be scored, which is inevitably a little less." The host of the Imperial Court Radio 5 said that the Knicks' run just now made the fans a little enjoyable, but they couldn't help but worry.

"Now it can be said that Liang Xiao has made a great contribution to the team, although only nine points have been scored, but you have to see what kind of alignment he is on the field and what kind of situation he plays, now the main team is resting, Liang Xiao is still on the field, it can be said that Van Gundy still trusts Liang Xiao very much." Zhang Weiping said.

"So, now Liang Xiao has a foothold in the Knicks, right?"

"Well, so to speak, now the Knicks are also the time to use people, and now there is nothing to show that they are really on a foothold, but Liang Xiao is undoubtedly an important substitute for the Knicks."

Liang Xiao saw that the main players were now resting, and McGee, who was now in the opposite position, attacked with the ball and did not break through directly face-to-face. Liang Xiao turned his back to McGee and sat down step by step to the inside, which made McGee very uncomfortable, the power of the back was very great, there was no old defense, and it was impossible to break the ball easily, so he could only push and shove Liang Xiao's back with his hand.

After sitting two steps inside, Liang Xiao increased the frequency and intensity, and after McGee got used to it, Liang Xiao suddenly turned around and took a small side step after a small impact, which made McGee unexpected, Liang Xiao had already gotten up, bent his knees, and leaned back, McGee had no time to remedy, so he had to hit Liang Xiao's hand, but Liang Xiao had already adjusted the angle. The ball is scored, and the penalty is added. This trick was learned by Liang Xiao and Iverson, so that the opponent could not figure out when he would make a move.

"Pretty one, two, plus one!" After Liang Xiao shot, there were bursts of cheers in front of the TV and in the arena.

Liang Xiao put the ball on the back of his head and then turned back, made free throws, hit, the score was 57-56, Liang Xiao scored 12 points.

After that, Liang Xiao's physical strength was a little weak, and the physical consumption after using natural skills was too large, and now he played nearly 8 minutes in the second quarter, which was a big test for Liang Xiao, and after two rounds, Liang Xiao was replaced to rest.

After that, Liang Xiao did not play, after the halftime, the main force of the two teams began to fight again, but the score has not been able to open, this tug-of-war, Van Gundy and Larry Brown have used all the players they can send to ensure that their main force can get more rest.

Liang Xiao played a total of six minutes at the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth quarter, scored three more points, scored a total of 15 points, and when the game had 2 minutes and 12 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the score was still 101-103.