At the end of the first quarter, the score was 25:20, and the Knicks led the Cavaliers by five points.

Zhang Yu had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Wallace had 8 points and 3 rebounds, Crawford had 6 points, David Lee had 2 points, and Kenyon Martin had 2 points.

LeBron. James had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Williams has 6 points and Melancholy 5 points.

The reason why the Knicks led by 5 points in the first quarter was completely due to the second offense after the rebounds in the frontcourt, and they grabbed 5 frontcourt rebounds in this quarter, which is quite high, and it also shows that the Cavaliers' protection of their backcourt rebounds has not been in place, allowing the Knicks to pick up bullets and fire at them again countless times.

The Cavaliers lost more rebounds, and morale inevitably dropped, which in turn made their rebounds even worse.

Mike. Brown knew that if he couldn't solve the rebounding problem today, he would have to think about it in his heart if he wanted to win the game, and it would never become a reality.

In the second quarter, the bench lineups of the two teams fought for more than four minutes, and today McBrown surprisingly let James rest off the court for more than four minutes, and at 8 minutes and 10 seconds in the second quarter, the two teams changed the main lineup at the same time.

The two teams of substitutes are evenly divided today, Big Z does not start, and he is still quite powerful in the bench lineup period, and his height of 221cm makes it relatively easy for him to score points in the second column. Brown dared to let James rest a little longer.

The score is 34:28, Zhang Yu and LeBron. James returned to the court at the same time, and the Knicks' bench lineup, although it did not take advantage of the big advantage, still widened the gap between the two teams by one point.

Cavaliers possession. With 8 seconds left on the offensive floor, Nate Anderson. Robinson had previously poked the basketball out of bounds to cause a dead ball.

Speaking of which, Zhang Yu and Nate. Robinson was on the field at the same time. The attacking power shown is also excellent, and both of them can switch between having and not having the ball at will, and the open three-point shooting rate of the little potato is actually higher than that of Crawford. Robinson shot 45.5 percent from the field and 39.8 percent from three-point range, almost 40 percent from three-point range. Let him be able to keep the opposing players firmly on the outside.

Why Zhang Yu's status is getting higher and higher now, just look at his teammates' shooting percentage and various numbers last season, and compare it with this season. Almost everyone in the main rotation has improved, and that's where the excellent core plays, and Zhang Yu has made his teammates better.

Cavaliers serve, LeBron. James receives the basketball on the inside. Now the Cavaliers' roster has changed to a regular season lineup. The inside line is the partner of Big Z and Vallejo, and James returns to the No. 3 position, but the Gorilla is still on the inside when he receives the basketball this time.

James got the basketball and immediately squeezed under the basket, still the same way he played in the first quarter.

Big Z fell to the weak side of the mid-range, D'Antoni was shocked: "The Cavaliers are playing three insides?" ”

Zhang Yu came up to wrap the clip, James was surrounded by three Knicks players in an instant on the inside, and the basketball was passed out of the circle by the little emperor first.

The superstars are packed with a lot of bags. They all know when to pass out basketball, especially an orangutan like James who is always surrounded by three people. The most experienced of them is the richest.

Big Z received the basketball, and David Lee changed the defense in time.

The Knicks know that as long as the Lithuanians are on the field, they will always be the Gorillas' first passing target, and D'Antoni has a specific plan for that.

Big Z didn't have a chance to spin again, and the basketball finally fell into the hands of the melancholy man, Zhang Yu quickly defended it back and reached out to block West's shot.

"Just a little bit!"

Zhang Yu's fingers had already felt the airflow brought by the basketball flying, and it was estimated that he was only one fingernail away from covering this shot.

"Bang!"

Although Zhang Yu did not cover the basketball, this block has caused serious interference to West's shooting, and the melancholy man missed the three-point shot.

Big Z jumped up and reached under the basket to make up for it, and the basketball was easily held into the basket by the Serb.

D'Antoni slapped his thigh hard off the court, and this was the first time they've lost a backcourt rebound today, this damn hemp rod!

Big Z was on the court and immediately stabilized the Cavaliers' defensive rebounds, and the Cavaliers fans scolded Mike. Brown didn't bring the Lithuanian on early and didn't start Big Z was a stupid note.

At 6:05, D'Antoni brought Kenyon Martin and Crawford back on the court, and the Knicks' starting five returned to the court.

Nate. Robinson scored six points in the first half of the game, hitting two three-pointers from the outside. It's a pity that on the defensive end, his short height can't prevent Mo. Williams did not contribute to the team's rebounding, and it was better to count on Zhang Yu to grab two more rebounds from this 170cm small point.

Zhang Yu is playing with his life in rebounding today, they must win this game, no matter who is lazy, he must lead by example as the core of the team. Maybe it's because the defensive end has put too much energy into it, on the offensive end, Zhang Yu's hand today is average, and it can even be said that he is biased, so far he has shot 2 of 7, and only scored 8 points on free throws.

In this attack, Zhang Yu is determined to hit the basket, it is best to play two plus one, and the last time it will cause damage!

Zhang Yu's goal is Big Z, although this guy is tall but correspondingly very clumsy, and very soft, he is an inside line similar to his sister-in-law, and most of the European inside lines are like this.

Big Z is standing still under the basket, it is said that this guy is now bounced less than 10cm, and I don't know if it's true or not?

Zhang Yu dribbled through West, Vallejo assisted in defense under the basket, and the melancholy man desperately chased after him, in fact, Zhang Yu did not shake off this opponent, but he couldn't see the other party at all, and this time he broke through Zhang Yu to face the defense of three people.

The melancholy man stretched out his hand to cover it beside Zhang Yu, and this guy didn't jump low, slapping the basketball with a slap.

Zhang Yu was waiting for him to make a move, in front of him were Da Z and Vallejo, Da Z stood a little farther away, he had to retreat and aim at the Brazilian actor, and the whole person pretended to lose his balance and pounced fiercely.

Before Vallejo could react to what was going on, Zhang Yu hit the Brazilian on the lower abdomen with an iron head, and immediately sent him flying out.

"Toot ......"

The referee blew the whistle decisively. Blowing for a foul on Brazil's inside line because the guy stepped on a reasonable line, even though Zhang Yuyu didn't clean up this time. But it was first hit by West, and his body lost his balance, at least in the eyes of the referee.

Zhang Yu broke through this time, and the referee could sentence West to foul, Zhang Yu to foul, and Vallejo to foul, no matter how he decided, it was not wrong. In this way, Zhang Yu, who is an all-star, naturally takes advantage of the star whistle, and this is the home court of the Knicks. Naturally, it should be biased in favor of the home team.

Zhang Yu stood silently to the free throw line, Vallejo rolled on the ground with his stomach covered, and the Cavaliers doctor came up and was busy for a while......

Brazilians usually like to fake falls. likes acting, but now his pain is not pretending, Zhang Yu is too dark now, who would have thought that he would perform Shaolin Kung Fu in the second round of the playoffs?

Domestic fans will gloat. applauded Zhang Yu's Shaolin iron head skill. It's best to give the gorilla another time to see if he can withstand our Chinese kung fu.

After the game was suspended for more than a minute, Vallejo relieved himself, stood under the basket with his waist and abdomen in his hands, and watched Zhang Yu leisurely make free throws there.

Zhang Yu hit both free throws, the score was 40:34, and the Knicks led by 6 points.

James received the ball inside again on the offensive end and saw that he had no chance to be trapped. Immediately passed the basketball to the outside and quickly left the basket.

Szczebiak after James left the interior. Fell to the wing to catch the ball with his back and make a single position to catch the ball.

Mo. Williams couldn't find a pass and simply passed the ball to Szczebiak.

Szczerbiak was an All-Star in the Timberwolves, with excellent body and accurate shooting, and later learned back skills with the league's No. 1 back master Pierce in the Celtics with his own top shooting skills in the league.

It's a pity that Szzczebiak has been affected by injuries in the past two seasons, his athleticism has declined, his defensive end has become a big colander, and he can't run on the offensive end, and he is an old guy who is ready to retire next season.

However, although he couldn't run or jump, the power was still there, and Szzambiak turned his back against Wallace, shook and then turned to shoot......

The basketball flew over Wallace's head and landed pinpointingly into the net!

New York fans and players are very disgusting, they were so crippled to score such a goal, this is the benefit of being able to shoot with their backs, and they can shoot a few if they have a chance to fall in their bodies, and Joe Gang is relying on his back to shoot, and he can still win the championship at the age of 35.

LeBron. James' face was expressionless, but he was secretly envious in his heart.

Zhang Yu dribbled to the front court and continued to choose to break through, the target was still the Serb.

Big Z didn't have that much luck this time, Kenyon. Martin helps Zhang Yu block West, Vallejo is shaken away by Zhang Yu, and this time the red rabbit faces the Lithuanian giant.

"Toot ......"

The referee blew the whistle again, the big Z hitter fouled, and Zhang Yu walked to the free throw line again.

"Watch out for defensive moves!"

McBrown saw Big Z's two fouls and hurriedly told the Lithuanians to pay attention to their defensive moves.

Going to the free throw line is the most efficient way to attack, even if Howard and O'Neal and the like, the shooting rate is more than 50%, not to mention Zhang Yu's more than 90% free throw shooting rate.

ESPN has done a survey, if Zhang Yu's free throw shooting rate is the same as that of the gorilla, the average score per game may be reduced by nearly 2 points, and his breakthrough threat will be greatly reduced. Zhang Yu's 90% free throw shooting rate will make defenders worry a lot when defending, worrying that a foul will send Zhang Yu to the free throw line, and Zhang Yu will look for an opportunity to throw a basketball when he hesitates.

"You can envy it, I'm already practicing my back, and next year you can see how good I shoot with my back."

After Zhang Yu hit both free throws, he deliberately angered him beside the gorilla, but in fact, he didn't practice at all.

"I must have practiced better than you in the summer."

LeBron. James' counterattack appeared weak, and Zhang Yu smiled contemptuously when he heard this, which made the gorilla angry enough.

In the final two minutes of the first half, the score was 46:41, and the Knicks maintained a solid lead, and the difference between the two teams remained above five points.

It was Zhang Yu who attacked with the ball again, borrowed cover outside the three-point line, broke through a step and then stopped for a jump shot, and the basketball finally smashed on the basket this time, bumping and bounced into the net!

Madison Square Garden resounded with the excited cheers of the New York fans, and Zhang Yu finally scored his 11th point of the game to turn the score into double digits.

Today, the little rabbit's hand has been bad, counting this shot only 3 of 9, if it weren't for 5 free throws, he would not have scored double-digit points now.

The Knicks lead the league in shooting percentage from 15 feet to 20 feet at 45.8 percent, thanks to Zhang Yu's shooting, which is half of the Knicks' shooting at this position. In second place is the Thunder, Durant and Westbrook also like to shoot at this position, but the shooting percentage is only 41.6%, which is far less than the Knicks, so it is understandable that the record is a mess.

Most teams in the league don't shoot in this place, a little farther is a three-pointer, a little closer is a mid-range, one is more efficient, the other has a higher shooting percentage, no matter how you look at the high shot, it is not worth it.

The Knicks rank third-lowest in the league in shots under the basket, or shots under 5 feet, which is a sign of their lack of interior offense. You must know that the shooting rate in this area can reach about 70%, which is the most efficient shooting area on the entire court, but the Knicks can't take advantage of it.

They finished fourth in the East on the third-most outside three-point shots in the league and a league-1 three-point shooting percentage of 38.9 percent.

The Knicks actually made up for the lack of offensive ability under the basket with a three-point shot, which is also quite incredible.

Of course, the Knicks are also among the best in the league in pick-and-roll points and singles efficiency, and they use those strengths to offset their lack of interior attack.

The Cavaliers turned around, Mo. Williams broke through to the layup and was interfered with by the Knicks and missed a shot from close range.

Big Z used his experience to grab a favorable position, but Zhang Yu took the first step behind him to fly the basketball, and David Lee then grabbed the second drop point, although the Knicks' rebound scramble was thrilling, but fortunately, he still did not lose his backcourt rebound in the end.

The New York fans immediately cheered for Zhang Yu more violently than he scored before, their core not only contributed outstanding at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, but also grabbed 4 rebounds today.

It's a pity that the ball just now doesn't count, otherwise he would have gotten five rebounds in the half.

Zhang Yu received a pass from David Lee, he did not launch a fast attack, Zhang Yu knew that this goal was very important now, there was 1 minute 05 seconds left in the first half of the game, the score was 48:41, the Knicks had a lead of 7 points, if this ball was played, the Knicks may turn the difference into double digits, and the blow to the Cavaliers must be not small. (To be continued......)