Chapter 441: Dry Knight (5)
The current situation of the Knicks is that if this ball chooses to shoot a three-point shot, then it will be reversed, and if it is a two-point shot, then it will continue to overtime.
But if it continues to be overtime, it is unknown whether it will win or lose. After all, the bodies of both sides have basically reached the limit, if they really continue to overtime, maybe the competition is the play of role players, no, it should be said, it is a competition for the depth of the lineup of both sides, and in the third overtime, the rest of the main players is a must, and it can't be a short period of rest. Today's too frequent use has made the main players of both sides have been overdrawn, at this time, in the five minutes of the third overtime game, the main players have to rest for more than three minutes, otherwise, there is no need to exhaust the main players to death for such a game.
You know, the main players of both sides have already run out of time in regular time. Now in the two overtime games, the players of both sides did not have much rest.
Therefore, whether it is a three-point shot or a two-point shot has become a test of the head coach's ability.
It's up to Tom Thibodeau to decide.
The game is about to resume, and there are still 19 seconds left for the Knicks. There's plenty of time.
In the end, Thibodeau still decided to let Chen Jiyuan play, that is, to make a two-point shot, not to be too aggressive and risky, because now the most accurate person in the entire Knicks' three-point shot is Crawford, if Starkey is allowed to shoot this three-pointer, it is equivalent to the Knicks have admitted defeat. As far as Starkey's long-range shooting is concerned, it is not to the point of being untrustworthy, but to the point of completely ignoring.
With only one three-point shot per game, Starkey managed to hit less than 0.3 shots and maintain a 26.8% shooting rate, which is not an easy task.
Comparatively speaking, although Thibodeau dislikes Crawford very much, Crawford's nearly 40 percent shooting percentage is still quite good. This season, Crawford's playing time has plummeted, leading to a significant decline in Jù. But the hit rate is still good. Especially when it comes to three-point shooting.
The game restarted, and the defense on the Cavaliers' side was also quite targeted, when Starkey was holding the ball on the outside, this time Crawford stepped forward to respond, and after Crawford delayed for a while, Chen Jiyuan took the ball. However, as soon as the ball came to Chen Jiyuan's hands, there was a bag clamp immediately, and Pavlovich, who was supposed to defend Staki, rushed to Chen Jiyuan's side in an instant and wrapped Chen Jiyuan. Because this ball is a defensive battle, in fact, Gibson was not replaced here, but Pavlovich, who was relatively good in defense, was played.
When Pavlovich just rushed to Chen Jiyuan's side, Chen Jiyuan didn't want to pass the ball, because at such a critical moment, Chen Jiyuan really believed in himself more, which can be regarded as a kind of selfishness.
However, it didn't take long for Anderson Vallejo and Pavlovich to completely wrap Chen Jiyuan together. However, such a bag is not completely without room for breakthrough, no, it should be said that there is no space, but Chen Jiyuan forcibly made out of the space, Chen Jiyuan pushed Pavlovich hard from the gap between Pavlovich and Anderson Vallejo, and then successfully ran out of the two people, and also faced the situation that there was no one in front of him, this is really cool. It is also thanks to Chen Jiyuan's super strong strength that he squeezed Pavlovich away at once, and then he was able to successfully fight his way out.
Chen Jiyuan rushed to the inside line without hesitation, Chen Jiyuan, who had already been charged with speed, was facing Zajunas Ilgoskas's supplementary defense, Chen Jiyuan did not slow down at all, and went to Zajunas Ilgoskas, this ball, Zajunas Ilgoskas rushed from the other side of the bottom line, and the time was not particularly timely, but Chen Jiyuan was also far away from the basket, so Zajunas Ilgoskas's supplementary defense was also effective, but, Chen Jiyuan didn't come to the basket to shoot, because there were still two people behind him now. Anderson Vallejo and Pavlovic were both chasing after him. At the same time, there are also LeBron James, who knows Chen Jiyuan, and James, who knows Chen Jiyuan, knows that Chen Jiyuan is most likely going to do it alone. So when Chen Jiyuan rushed to speed, James quickly let go of Stephen Jackson and rushed to Chen Jiyuan.
Chen Jiyuan is now facing the defense of four people, and even in this situation, Chen Jiyuan still jumped up, grabbed the ball with one hand, and prepared to make a one-handed throw, so as to open the defense and block of the four more people of the Cavaliers. After all, Zajunas Ilgoskas's height is still a slight threat to Chen Jiyuan.
Seeing Chen Jiyuan jumping up, all four of them rushed to Chen Jiyuan at the same time.
It's a spectacular scene.
At this time, everyone also forgot about the tactics arranged by the head coach, and just wanted to prevent Chen Jiyuan's ball. However, Chen Jiyuan has never lost his cool, if there are not so many people, then Chen Jiyuan is definitely his own rhythm. Even if there is Zajunas Ilgoskas in front of the defense, and Anderson Vallejo and Pavlovic in the back, Chen Jiyuan will really throw his own shot. But the problem is that there are indeed a lot of four people now, and James's bounce is still good for Chen Jiyuan to decide not to take risks, if there are too many people, Chen Jiyuan's shot will be more disturbed.
So, it looked like he was about to throw the ball, but Chen Jiyuan changed the direction of the ball, Chen Jiyuan faced the back, the ball has always been in Chen Jiyuan's control, Chen Jiyuan grabbed the ball with one hand is very stable. This ball, Chen Jiyuan grabbed the ball and threw it back, and Starkey, who was outside the three-point line, quickly received the ball.
Because the Knights' people were defending Chen Jiyuan, Starkey was naturally leaked out. Starkey received the ball and adjusted it. Then, he quickly shot a three-pointer.
It's true that Starkey's three-point shooting percentage is very low, but who doesn't eat dumplings during the New Year. Isn't it? With this ball, Starkey successfully ate the dumplings. At this critical moment, what a blessing it is to eat a meal of dumplings. Starki's tongue has been dropped by this delicious dumpling. 127:126。
The Knicks gave the Cavaliers 0.8 seconds of offensive time, which is not a long time, but at least it is enough for the Cavaliers to shoot this ball. However, this kind of thing can't affect the Knicks to celebrate.
The knight asked for a timeout. Starkey raced back to the bench. and Nate Robinson, who came out of the bench, violently hit his chest in celebration, and after landing, Starkey was surrounded by Chen Jiyuan and others who came from behind. Starki didn't have a good place in his body, and he was ravaged by everyone's madness.
After everyone had quieted down a bit, the head coach began to lay out the last defensive tactics.
To be honest, the last shot to watch out for the most is actually two people, Gibson and James. In any case, although James's shooting is inaccurate, and the 0.8-second layup is a bit of a lack of time, but you must know that James is the boss of the team after all, and at this time, it is generally very likely that this kind of ball leader will shoot.
And Gibson is a very perfect killer, which is Gibson's characteristic and Gibson's ability and value. Gibson's role as a cold-blooded killer has basically been recognized by everyone. This was seen over the course of a long game, because Gibson's shooting percentage was really high in the final critical moments.
Last season, there weren't many people who were able to shoot more than normal in the most critical moments. Gibson had a high hit rate, so Gibson was even more terrifying at the critical moment.
Thibodeau's defense is still more aimed at Gibson, after all, at this critical moment, everyone on the earth knows that of course he is the person with the highest shooting percentage on the opposite side, and if he breaks through in 0.8 seconds, he will overtime if he is not careful. Then it's all over in one qiē. Therefore, Thibodeau thinks that the Cavaliers are more likely to let James attract the defense, and then let others cover Gibson, and Gibson will shoot after the opportunity comes.
The game continued. The five men sent by the Cavaliers were Gibson, James, Mo Williams, Zajunas Ilgoskas and Alexander Pavlovich.
The five people on board are all capable of shooting.
The five defensive lineups on the Knicks' side are Chen Jiyuan, Stephen Jackson, Starkey, Wilson Chandler, and Landry. Landry's footsteps are quite fast. Therefore, it is relatively fast to assist in the defense of the position.
The game is on, and it's time to decide the winner.
Pavlovic serves on the sideline.
James was trying his best to find an opportunity, but Stephen Jackson was following James alone.
On the other hand, for Gibson's defense, the Knicks did not relax at all and resolutely could not let Gibson have a chance to shoot. This is something Thibodeau repeatedly explained before the start of the game.
Although Gibson came out of Starki's defense with the cover of Zajunas Ilgoskas, in an instant, Chen Jiyuan's big hand shrouded Gibson, and Chen Jiyuan's movement speed was quite fast, which definitely allowed Gibson to have no good chance to shoot after the cover.
There is not much time left on the tee. Pavlovich served to James who was on top of the fox, after James received the ball, there was not much time for him to adjust and aim, James directly shot this three-pointer, the ball slowly went to the basket, Cleveland fans are looking forward to their hero to surprise them at one time, to be able to make them win.
However, when the ball flew near the basket, they knew that their emperor had let them down. This ball, the shot was a little broken, and it could go directly to the front of the basket and crash. Cleveland didn't even get a chance to make a basket. Because the ball flew very high, in the air, the time was already over.
The Knicks finally got the win in this tough game. It's really exhausting.
And this period of road trip is finally over.
The Knicks players can finally take a break.