The Gortat and Ibaka affair was just a small episode. It didn't have a big impact on the whole game.

It's just that this skirmish made the smell of gunpowder between the players on both sides a little strong.

Especially on the Knicks' side, Chen Jiyuan really brought the Northeast ruffian to the Knicks, and no one was allowed to bully his teammates. No matter what the situation, he is very righteous and stands on the side of his teammates, which is the principle that Chen Jiyuan has always pursued.

Just like at that time, when he saw Bowen kicking Sessions with a black foot, Chen Jiyuan couldn't bear it and punched him directly, just like Crawford had a conflict with his opponent, Chen Jiyuan rushed directly and so on.

When a team's signature character is like this, gradually, the feeling to teammates is that it is the right thing to do.

The Knicks' players all play with a little bit of fire, and the Magic team is naturally unwilling to be "abused" by the opponent in vain.

If it is a weak team, it may start to retreat when facing a strong opponent, but after all, the Magic is a team that can enter the Eastern Conference semifinals, and when the Knicks become "tough", the Magic will instantly become angry.

Whether the two sides are competing for rebounds or defending, there are a lot of various actions, and the referee's whistle has been sounding.

However, because of the frequent whistles, the game of a few minutes was played intermittently for a long time. Because the rhythm of both sides was completely interrupted by fouls, it was natural that there was nothing to be achieved in scoring.

The Knicks still maintained their lead, but the Magic didn't allow the Knicks to turn the margin into double digits.

The score was 41:34 at halftime. A 7-point lead. For the time being, the Knicks still took the initiative on the court.

At the beginning of the second half, the five people sent by the Knicks were Chen Jiyuan, Ibaka, Stephen Jackson, Stephen Curry, and Andre Iguodala.

The inability of Sessions and Love to play is indeed a little stretched by the Knicks' employment, but when everyone is there, it is a bit of a headache that cannot meet everyone's playing time requirements, after all, every player in the Knicks can play a very good game and will make a considerable contribution to the team's victory. For Thibodeau, this is a blissful affliction.

The Magic, on the other hand, fielded Howard, Jason Williams, Lewis, Mirisic, and Carter.

At this time, the card was especially squeezed into the No. 2 position, but fortunately, Carter was not very repulsive to the No. 2 position, and it was not that he couldn't play.

At this time, Lewis played the team's No. 3 position, and for many small forwards, Lewis has a big disadvantage if he plays the No. 3 position.

The biggest problem is that Lewis's speed, Lewis's height, although it can make Lewis shoot undisturbed in many times, but everything has advantages and disadvantages, Lewis's height makes his speed unable to get faster, when Lewis plays the No. 4 position, this shortcoming is not obvious, but now when Lewis is moved to the No. 3 position, this shortcoming is magnified, any small forward, can simply rely on the speed advantage to get rid of Lewis's defense, Although Lewis was still able to make up for it with his height advantage, he couldn't prevent his opponent from scoring.

Stephen Jackson is a player who doesn't have many scoring tools, but he can score points. Moreover, Stephen Jackson's scoring methods are mostly very straightforward, simple and not fancy but effective.

When he was on the court, the tactics arranged by Thibodeau were still Chen Jiyuan's main attack, but Chen Jiyuan saw an opportunity, and the overall height of the magic was too tall.

So, while Curry dribbled the ball across the half, Chen Jiyuan said to Stephen Jackson on the left side of the three-point line, "Attack Lewis." Taking advantage of my speed, I scrambled for rebounds inside. Don't be afraid if Howard is on the fence, I can grab the rebound. ”

Stephen Jackson nodded in understanding.

About the same time, Chen Jiyuan said it to Iguodala again. Because once the defense is changed, it may also become a situation where Iguodala breaks through Lewis.

As for Curry, Chen Jiyuan has no special explanation, if it becomes Lewis defending Curry, then Curry will definitely break through without hesitation, after all, this is a misalignment, even if it is a rookie, in this misplaced situation, people who dare not attack, although they will not be scolded by the head coach, but they will also be labeled by many people, including the head coach, for lack of offensive confidence. It's not a good thing, you know, a lack of offensive confidence and a lack of desire to attack are not the same thing. A person who lacks offensive confidence will never become a superstar if he does not correct this, and it is a bit difficult to even become a first-class star.

After Curry dribbled the ball through the half court, Chen Jiyuan received the ball at a 45-degree angle on the right side, which is the offensive position that Chen Jiyuan often stands on, because here, it is Chen Jiyuan's range, and at the same time can open up offensive space for his teammates.

If he has the opportunity, Chen Jiyuan will be able to give the ball to his teammates who cut into the middle line or the bottom line.

And every time Chen Jiyuan stands here, the opponent will feel a headache.

However, this time, Chen Jiyuan did not make any offensive posture, but waited, waiting for Iguodala to come over to receive the ball, Iguodala and Stephen Jackson made a cover in the process of running just now, and the result of the cover was that the Magic chose to switch defenses, Carter defended Stephen Jackson, and Lewis defended Iguodala.

Chen Jiyuan handed the ball to Iguodala. However, there was nothing to help Iguodala stop Lewis, and Iguodala led Lewis to the top of the midline arc.

Preparing for the singles, Iguodala dribbled the ball with his right hand and made a move to change direction, pretending to go to the left, but in the process of shooting the ball to the left with his right hand, he pulled the ball back again, still going to the right, and Lewis's center of gravity could not pull the center of gravity back in such a short time. As a result, Lewis was easily pulled past Iguodal, and by the time Lewis started to chase it, Iguodala had already completed a layup on the inside. Easily won two points. 43:34。

Seeing that the score was about to go to double digits again, Howard certainly had to respond somewhat.

Although Howard did not get any benefits from Chen Jiyuan in the entire first half of the game, he still couldn't stop Howard from wanting to attack Chen Jiyuan with the ball, not only because of the first half of the game, Howard was prevented by Chen Jiyuan, but also because of the voice of the outside world.

Howard was blinded by the voices of the outside world.

No one in the entire NBA league knows, no one knows, Howard entered the NBA as the champion, and his deterrent power on the defensive end has been shown since the first season. The best defensive player is the best recognition of him.

However, these are not all that Howard wants.

Now many people, no, it should be said that everyone, is saying that the argument is that Chen Jiyuan is the best offensive center in the entire league, and Howard is the best defensive center.

Chen Jiyuan's scoring ability is there. Scoring more than 30 points per game for two consecutive seasons and winning two consecutive scoring titles, what kind of result is this, do you need to say anything?

However, Howard is very unconvinced by this argument, Howard feels that his offense is good enough, and now he can do more and more things on the offensive end.

Moreover, Howard firmly believes that sooner or later he will be able to do better than Chen Jiyuan on the offensive end.

Last season, Howard did a good job on the offensive end, averaging more than 20 points per game, and Howard averaged 22.8 points per game last season. That's why the manager is asking for more shots.

But anyway, Howard is indeed a little better on the offensive end than the Howard in his previous life, but compared with Chen Jiyuan, it is still not a little bit worse.

Chen Jiyuan's offense is omnipotent, whether it is a back-to-back single, a face-frame single, or a mid-to-long-range jumper, on the offensive end, Chen Jiyuan is a non-flawed deposit. And every attack is definitely an attack that can guarantee the hit rate.

Not so with Howard, who needs to take advantage of his speed on the inside offense. Or the advantage of using the strength of the back body.

Although the mid- and long-range jump shot is still under development and has a certain degree of accuracy, it is not the kind of level that can be used anytime and anywhere.

Although the gap between Howard and Chen Jiyuan is obvious, Howard is also obvious as a person who does not admit defeat. I just want to challenge this, and the best proof is that I broke Chen Jiyuan on the offensive end.

Therefore, in this game, for the heads-up with Chen Jiyuan, Howard hopes that he can make Chen Jiyuan unable to let go on the offensive end. This is the reason why Howard singled out Chen Jiyuan with the ball on the inside despite being in this game.

For this ball, Howard singled with a frame, but Chen Jiyuan's speed can keep up with Howard.

Howard held the ball to an acceleration and went straight to the left, looking like he wanted to force the space out and then slip to the baseline.

Of course, Chen Jiyuan will not give Howard this chance.

However, when Howard just came to the baseline near the baseline, he suddenly used his left foot as the axis, kicked the ground with his right foot, turned around directly, and came to the direction of the front basket, and then handed the ball to his right hand and put it directly into the basket.

This series of actions is done in one go and is very coherent. Coupled with Howard's flexible footsteps, Chen Jiyuan has nothing to do with this ball. 43:36。