Chapter 292: Knicks, Advantage.

On April 24, 2008, the Knicks finally had a game about their playoff fate. The pivotal third battle took place at Madison Square Garden in New York. If they lose this game, the Knicks' classmates can pack up and go fishing. No team can come back from 3-0 down, and this is an unbreakable curse. After all, with such a big score, I was completely suppressed by the other party in my heart. Even the usual strength can't be played, and the players lack the ** to win in their hearts, which is the most terrible thing. Without survival**, a player is ineffective.

Before the game, the Knicks players were actively warming up, and after two games, the nervousness of the rookies gradually disappeared. Starkey also gradually regained his senses, the impact of the playoffs in the first season on Sessions will be a little smaller, and Chen Jiyuan really doesn't know what Sessions' heart is made of. It's so nb. As a time-traveler, I was able to quickly adjust my mindset in the playoffs of the first season.

The race is about to begin. Chen Jiyuan said to his teammates: "Brothers, the time has come to decide life and death. It's going to go home or it's going to win. ”

"Kill them!" Chen Jiyuan roared in a low voice.

"Roar—"

The game is about to start, and the Knicks' starters have changed, starting the starters are Chen Jiyuan, Ramon Sessions, Rodney Starkey, Wilson Chandler, David Lee.

The Cavaliers' starting line-up was the same as in the previous two games, with LeBron James, Delonte West, Wally Szczebiak, Zajunas Ilgoskas, and Ben Wallace.

The Knicks' lineup is all about defending James, and James really scored too many points in the last game. That's why Chandler was sent to restrain James. Even if it can't be completely restricted, at least it can prevent James from playing as easily as he did against Richardson. As for the effect, the result will only be available after the game.

The game was about to start, and players from both sides walked onto the field, with Chen Jiyuan and Ilgoskas once again occupying the center coil.

Jumping with Ilgoskas, there was no pressure at all, and this time Chen Jiyuan dialed the ball to Sessions with an absolute height advantage. Sessions slowly moved forward with the ball.

In this first attack, Chen Jiyuan shot a mid-range shot under Ben Wallace's defense and missed. The ball didn't go in, and the rebound was grabbed by Ben Wallace, because the ball was bouncing back, Chen Jiyuan almost grabbed the rebound, but it was not for nothing that the Cavaliers spent a lot of effort to bring Ben Wallace here. Ben Wallace has a good nose for rebounding and a good attitude towards rebounding protection. Otherwise, Ben Wallace, whose offensive power is basically infinitely close to zero, will feed on? A short interior player who can defend alone can't get that tens of millions of annual salaries.

Here Ben Wallace just grabbed the rebound, and threw it directly to the frontcourt, James received the ball in the midfield, and then didn't slow down at all to think of the Knicks' inside rush, Chandler didn't dare to foul lightly, otherwise, there would be a 2+1. As far as James's body is concerned, the classmates who can be able to speed up James and defend head-on don't know how to play mud on that planet in that galaxy. 0:2。

Chen Jiyuan didn't hit the first mid-range, this is nothing, this ball, Chen Jiyuan once again stared at Ben Wallace's defense in the middle distance and threw one, and the ball didn't go in, but the ball jumped to Ilgoskas and David Lee, David Lee took advantage of the speed advantage in his footsteps, grabbed the ball in front of Ilgoskas and intercepted it, and then took advantage of the situation to make a layup, and the ball went in. 2：2。

In the first quarter, Chen Jiyuan was in a very bad state, and he shot 5 times in the middle distance, and he didn't hit once, so the result was that Chen Jiyuan decisively decided to play in the low position, but he was also decisively encircled by the Cavaliers, Ben Wallace was originally one of the few people in this league who could withstand Chen Jiyuan, and Ben Wallace's defensive experience is extremely rich, and it is not the first time to deal with Chen Jiyuan, so he is relatively familiar with Chen Jiyuan. In the low post, Chen Jiyuan was not very efficient under Ben Wallace's defense, and in the low post, Ben Wallace's Chen Jiyuan shot 4 of 8 and scored 8 points. The four goals scored were all hooks. It's all knights who don't get on the bag, in a relatively close place, Chen Jiyuan hooks his hand, although when facing Ben Wallace, Chen Jiyuan's strength does not have any advantage, but Ben Wallace has nothing to take advantage of, Chen Jiyuan relies on Ben Wallace, Ben Wallace, who can be pressed with force, can not jump completely, in this way, Chen Jiyuan's hook hand is successful without pressure.

After the end of the first quarter, although Chen Jiyuan's appearance on the Knicks' side was not good, they won in the backcourt of Starkey and Sessions, which made the Knicks slightly lead the Cavaliers by 5 points. The score was 29:24.

Chandler's restrictions on James in the first quarter were quite good, and suddenly James was replaced with a defensive player, and James was not very adaptable, Chandler's defense was very active, and Chandler's height could interfere with James's jump shot, and James, who tasted the sweetness of three-point shooting in the last game, shot two three-pointers again and again in this game, but none of them scored.

On the Cavaliers' side, Gibson hit two three-pointers in a row to help the team recover the score, but Crawford was not to be outdone, scoring consecutive breakaway layups to help the Knicks still control the score on a five-point lead.

When the second quarter of the game was normal, Chen Jiyuan returned to the court, facing Ben Wallace as a defender.

The Knights' strategy is that Chen Jiyuan is here, and Ben Wallace is there. It is to keep Chen Jiyuan in a situation where he is defended by Ben Wallace.

Chen Jiyuan asked for the ball near the three-second zone under the basket this time, Chen Jiyuan began to single Ben Wallace, Chen Jiyuan stepped to the right side of the back, looking like he was about to turn around, but Chen Jiyuan kicked the ground with his right foot at the moment Ben Wallace hesitated, and then turned around and fronted the basket. A jump shot from very close range, Ben Wallace hesitated a little, and let Chen Jiyuan's shot go in. Chen Jiyuan is in the low position, although he has no advantage in strength, but the newly learned big dream dance steps during the holidays are still quite practical, and relying on the knowledge of footsteps, he can still beat Ben Wallace. In today's day when you don't feel good, Chen Jiyuan's low-post offense is particularly important.

In the second half of the game, Chen Jiyuan singled Ben Wallace many times in the low post, causing Ben Wallace to commit two consecutive fouls, and Chen Jiyuan made 4 of 4 free throws, forcing Brown to call a timeout. Before this pause, the Cavaliers had always pursued Ben Wallace's single defense against Chen Jiyuan, and today Chen Jiyuan's hand was not good, which made the Cavaliers have no intention of wrapping up at all. But then I looked at it, and it didn't work. If Chen Jiyuan always goes to a low position, the success rate is still quite high.

So, after the end of this timeout, the Cavaliers wrapped up Chen Jiyuan, and Chen Jiyuan also decisively chose to pass, and today's Knicks' backcourt combination is indeed ah, Sessions's three-point 3 is 2, Starkey also continues to break into the interior and kill early, Sessions's ability to throw some difficult balls after losing his balance. It's not that it's blind, it's that Starkey's shot after losing his balance is indeed a bit accurate.

At halftime, the Knicks led the Cavaliers by 10 points. The score on the court was 52:42. Today's multi-point flowering of the Knicks made the Cavaliers a little overwhelmed. Judging by the current trend, the Knicks are likely to win this home court.

However, there is still half of the game, and the difference of 10 points is not worth mentioning at all, with the attack power of the Cavaliers, 10 is a matter of minutes. The Knicks will have to work harder if they want to win. Maintain this advantage.