Chapter 512: A 20-point lead is really nothing

The fourth game, the Knicks vs. Celtics, was held at Madison Square Garden in New York.

As soon as the game began, the Knicks showed their determination to win. At the beginning of the starting five, everyone was active and defense, and the offensive movement was fast and aggressive, giving the Celtics a dismount at the beginning.

In the first quarter of the game, the Knicks played two climaxes in a single quarter, the first time was that the game had just begun, and the Knicks were a 10-0 small climax. In the three-and-a-half-minute period, the Celtics didn't score a point, while the Knicks scored 10. This is the first wave of small climaxes. The creators of this first wave of small climaxes are Chen Jiyuan and Starkey, both of whom are hot at the beginning of the game, Chen Jiyuan scored 6 points in a row, and then Starkey scored 4 points in a row. It is impossible to distinguish between the southeast and the northwest that directly hit the Celtics.

The second time was near the end of the first quarter, when the Knicks led the Celtics by eight points at 25-17, and then, the second wave of the Knicks' climax came. The culmination of this climax was the substitutes, Crawford and Love. Lefu was in the center position at this time, and Lefu made 2 high-post jumpers, hit all of them, and scored 4 points. Then Crawford scored seven points in a row. Two breakaway layups, a three-pointer, and direct help to the team stretched the difference to nearly 20 points. The score of the single quarter was 36:17. The Knicks went into the second quarter with a 19-point lead.

Although the lead is quite large, Chen Jiyuan does not dare to take it lightly. Because Chen Jiyuan really remembers the fourth finals last year. At that time, the Lakers were on their home court, and it was also the fourth game, leading the Celtics by 18 points at halftime, but in the third quarter of the game, the Celtics recovered the lost points, and then finally won the game by the Celtics. But Chen Jiyuan didn't dare to be careless, it doesn't mean that others can also maintain this intention.

This huge advantage naturally makes it easier for many people to get bigger.

And the more relaxed most people are, the more they can play well, and the more they can play extraordinary.

When the game entered the second quarter, the Celtics wanted to fight back and recover the lost points, but the role players on the Knicks' side were in a good state of mind and were very stubborn against the main force of the Celtics. The two sides have come and gone, and the main players of the Celtics really haven't narrowed the score too much.

However, in the last 3 minutes of the second quarter, the main players of the Celtics, when facing the Knicks' starting five, suddenly broke out into a powerful battle. In an instant, there was a wave of climax. So the Knicks are simply unguardable.

The small outburst on the Celtics' side suddenly appeared, and the reality Pierce burst inside three times in a row, hit two successful layups, and got a free throw once. Both free throws were hit.

And in this small surge, Ray Allen and Garnett also contributed three and four points respectively. Garnett hit a status single, a high jumper, and Ray Allen hit a three-pointer. During this time, only Chen Jiyuan hit a hook on the Knicks' side and scored 2 points.

The Celtics' 13:2 climax directly narrowed the gap to 9 points. At the end of the half, the score was 55:46.

The difference was narrowed by the Celtics from 20 points to single digits in three minutes, and the impact of this climax was not only on the score, but also on the team's morale, which was not a good thing for the Knicks, and in the first half of the game, the confidence of the bench players may be shattered. In this case, it will have a considerable impact on the table of the substitutes when they come on the field.

In the second half of the game, the two sides returned to the court, for this half of the game, the Celtics both players and head coaches still seem to be full of confidence, and the Knicks are not lacking in confidence at all. Chen Jiyuan stubbornly believes that his team will win, and most of the players in his team are carefully selected by himself, and they are all players with high cost performance and relatively strong strength. So the Knicks shouldn't lose to any team.

The second half continued. The Knicks are still able to control the situation on the court for the time being.

The Celtics attacked first, Pierce received the ball outside and shot a three-pointer, the opportunity was good, but the shot missed, and the rebound was grabbed by Garnett, but Garnett was interfered with by Chen Jiyuan when he was making a layup, and the ball did not go in, and this time the rebound was successfully protected by Lefou.

Love passed the ball to Sessions, who quickly crossed the half with the ball, and at this time, Garnett and Perkins were running back under the basket, and it took a bit of time to get back to their own half, which was a good opportunity for the fast break, especially Perkins, who moved slowly.

After Sessions' half-time, it was a three-on-three rhythm in the front court. But Sessions was full of confidence, facing Rondo in front of him, and directly made a shaking movement under his feet, which made Rondo temporarily lose the ability to judge the direction of Sessions. Sessions, on the other hand, suddenly accelerated, rushing into the interior from the right side of Rondo's body, and Rondo had already been passed by Sessions, who ran to the basket as soon as he ran to the basket.

However, it is clear that the Celtics are not going to let Sessions make such a simple layup, and Rondo is chasing Sessions behind him for a big block. But Sessions used his body to separate Rondo from the ball. Then with a slight pick of his right hand, the basketball wipe board into the basket. 57:46。

Once again, the Knicks had a double-digit advantage.

The Celtics' counter-attack came quickly, Pierce burst inside, and then distributed the ball to Ray Allen, who received the ball and shot a direct three-pointer, and the ball went in. 57:49。

On the Knicks' side, this offense, Chen Jiyuan received the ball in the high position, Sessions ran past Chen Jiyuan's side, Chen Jiyuan attracted the attention of the defense, passed the ball to Sessions, who cut inside, Sessions ran in front of Rondo, after receiving the ball, Sessions went straight to the basket, and the ball passed very comfortably. So Sessions doesn't even need to adjust. He hit a layup and scored two more points. 59:49。

The Celtics hit a two-point shot from Garnett again. 59:51。

Knicks attacked this time, Starkey held the ball on the outside, after Chen Jiyuan blocked Starkey, Starkey went to the inside by himself, although Starkey dodged Garnett's block, but the ball did not go in after wiping the board, but knocked out of the frame. Garnett grabbed the rebound and grabbed it. Although Lefu has good rebounding ability and good frontcourt rebounding, the current Lefu is still the first season after all, and it is still a season to be honed. It still takes time to get used to the rhythm of the NBA. You must know that Lefou's outstanding numbers this season are actually based on a long playing time. This is why compared to the previous life, Lefou's strength in the first season was not strong, but the number jΓΉ was quite different.

In the Celtics' attack, Rondo took advantage of Garnett's cover to rush into the interior, and then threw his hand before Chen Jiyuan's defense was in place, and the ball entered the basket steadily. 59:53。

The Celtics have been chasing points a bit fiercely during this time.

However, Thibodeau did not rush to call a timeout. After all, it's still early. The Knicks still hold a six-point lead, and as long as the Knicks can score this goal, then the Knicks don't need a timeout for the time being.

It's a pity that Thibodeau thought wrong, this ball, Stephen Jackson made a three-point shot, but he didn't hit, Chen Jiyuan used the strength of the inside to get an offensive rebound, and here Garnett came directly to the inside, Chen Jiyuan saw that Garnett came in, just right, Chen Jiyuan Perkins plus Garnett can fight. Landlord too. Chen Jiyuan decisively threw the ball to Lefu on the bottom line, ready to pay for it and start fighting with Garnett and Perkins. Landowner.

A mid-range shot in the bottom corner after Lefu received the ball didn't go in. Lefou's mid-range was quite sure, but it just didn't score this goal. There's nothing anyone can do.

This time the inside line fights. The three people of the landlord all threw down the poker and rushed to this basketball, but Chen Jiyuan was sandwiched between two people and still couldn't grab the rebound again.

After Garnett grabbed the rebound, he passed the ball to Rondo, who ran directly to the front court with the ball, and passed the ball to Pierce in the process of running, and Pierce passed the ball to Ray Allen on the right sideline, and after Ray Allen received the ball, shook it, and then burst inside. The inner line is empty, and there is no blue deduction at this time. Ray Allen himself felt sorry for God. 59:55。

Not this time, we have to pause. If it continues like this, then the Knicks will play.

So, after Sessions had dribbled past halftime, Thibodeau signaled to the referee to take a timeout.

Walking off the bench, the Knicks' players were listless. Although this is the home court of the Knicks, during this time, from the last three minutes of the second quarter of the game, to now, the team has played very poorly, and the score has been caught up by the Celtics. The advantage that was originally close to 20 points is now only a pitiful 4 points. Naturally, we can't go on like this.

After the game, Thibodeau immediately began to arrange the next defensive tactics. The first is the issue of retreat. Don't let the Celtics have too many opportunities for fast breaking, when it's the positional defense, shrink the defense, and don't give the Celtics players too many opportunities to rush inside. This is also because Thibodeau saw that the Celtics' three-point shooting was not very good today, and Pierce's shooting percentage was too high to make such a decision.