Chapter 478: Against the Heavens, Section 3
In the first two quarters of the game, the Knicks firmly had the upper hand, but in the third quarter, the game changed dramatically, and the Cavaliers' offensive end suddenly opened up with vitality.
The Knicks' offense was absolutely not frozen, and there were absolutely no problems. Both in terms of efficiency and shot selection, however, the Cavaliers scored in a more frantic way.
In the third quarter of the game, although Chen Jiyuan scored 8 points and scored 22 points in the third quarter of the game, the Cavaliers scored 42 points in one attack in the third quarter of the game, which is not an ordinary difficulty of scoring 42 points under a defense of such a level in the playoffs. In particular, the head coach of the Knicks is Tom Thibodeau, who puts defense first. In such a situation, the Cavaliers were able to score 42 points, which is enough to see how hot the Cavaliers really felt in this quarter of the game.
The first to bear the brunt of the game is James, James scored 19 points in a single quarter of the third quarter of the game, and James has scored 39 points in the third quarter of the game, no matter which number jΓΉ can be said to be quite difficult to get in the playoffs.
And benefiting from the outbreak of James, Gibson also took the opportunity to find his own touch, although Tony Allen is still infinite Gibson, but Gibson, who has a feel, often only needs a little chance that is not an opportunity, to be able to ensure his shot, and at the same time cause damage to the opponent.
If James and Gibson's small outbursts are understandable, then Chen Jiyuan is very curious to know what happened to Mo Williams scoring 10 points in a single quarter.
James plus Gibson plus Mo Williams scored 39 points. How do you keep the Knicks players alive?
Because of this, the interval between Thibodeau and Thibodeau to pause is significantly shorter. However, no matter how Thibodeau arranged, the Cavaliers were still able to score, which really made Thibodeau's brain cells exhausted.
The Knicks scored 28 points in the third quarter of the game, although this score is not particularly much, but under normal circumstances, at least it is not less, and it is this kind of score that makes the Knicks go from a 9-point lead to a 5-point deficit after the third quarter of the game. The score on the field also became 87:92.
However, the difference of five points is not very large. It's just that this single quarter of 40 points is still very demoralizing. At the same time, it also has a very big boost in the morale of the knights. This difference in momentum can often be absolutely the direction of the game. This in turn affects the outcome of the game.
How to change the shape of the court has become a big problem for the Knicks. It's best to be able to hit a wave of small orgasms. In this way, you will be able to change the direction of the wind on the field.
But it's clearly not as simple as it seems. A wave of small climaxes is not something that can be beaten.
The Knicks were hit by the Cavaliers with a 6-0 spurt at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
Now the knights on the knight's side are even stronger. And the Knicks, on the other hand, feel a little unable to play.
Thibodeau directly asked for a timeout. The score was 87:98. With a double-digit point difference, these are not fun.
After asking for a timeout, Thibodeau did not change his tactics, and still defended Jordan's law of defense, guarding against four people except James. Thibodeau is still very appreciative of his tactics.
After the timeout was over, Chen Jiyuan hoped to win a game on the Cavaliers' home court, so back to his home court, back to the Knicks, Chen Jiyuan felt that his hopes of advancing would be greater.
Back on the field, the effect of the timeout was instantly revealed.
Chen Jiyuan received a pass from Sessions in the high post, jumped directly, and the ball hit steadily. 89:98γ
The Cavaliers attacked, James organized the offense at the top of the arc, a quick lateral pass, and with a flick of his hand, the ball flew into Gibson's hands, but there was a person next to Gibson who was following, although Gibson took advantage of Zajunas Ilgoskas's cover to get out of the three-point line, but the effect was not very ideal, because Tony Allen followed too closely, and when he saw Zajunas Ilgoskas, Tony Allen instantly started the speed to bypass Zajunas Ilgoskas, And then continue to defend Gibson at the level of body hair, in fact, this is also a difference between top shooters such as Gibson and Ray Allen, that is, when carrying out running tactics such as the Cavaliers, Ray Allen and others generally have two choices, either by covering the three-point line to catch the ball and shoot three-pointers, or if they see that the position of the defender is more focused on the defensive position of the shot outside the three-point line, then, Ray Allen will run into the interior in the opposite direction and look for opportunities. Gibson, on the other hand, has little ability to run like this, not because his legs are bad, but because Gibson's goal rate is too low after rushing inside.
Therefore, the average defender will pay more attention to the position to be able to shoot three points with Gibson in time, and at this point, Gibson is the top scorer in the league, but he is still a meal away from the superstar. Even the current Gibson can only be regarded as a second-rate star, but when we fully show his a little bit, we can make Gibson have the strength to look strong.
Tony Allen's body hair level defense still makes Gibson feel very uncomfortable. Gibson didn't hit the ball.
Chen Jiyuan struggled to protect the rebound. Because of his slow footwork, Zajunas Ilgoskas knows very well that if he grabs the rebound in the front court, the speed of the defense will definitely be used by the opponent. The opponent will definitely take the opportunity to come with a five-on-four. That team's defense was just too bad.
Therefore, Zajunas Ilgoskas rarely fights for rebounds in the front court, and focuses more on protecting the rebounds in the back court.
And the thing about grabbing frontcourt rebounds. Just let Anderson Vallejo give it a try. And this ball, Anderson Vallejo obviously did not rob Chen Jiyuan and Lefu, so he could only obediently defend back.
After Chen Jiyuan grabbed the rebound, he saw the opportunity instantly, and directly passed a long pass to Stephen Jackson who was running in front, Chen Jiyuan threw the ball in front of Stephen Jackson, and then yelled, "Run, brother!" β
After Stephen Jackson received the ball, facing the empty basket, he took three steps directly, flew up and prepared to dunk, but James behind him also flew up at the same time to block Stephen Jackson's dunk, but it is still difficult to block the dunk behind him, and although Stephen Jackson's body has now entered the year, it still has not slipped to the point of being blocked so easily.
This ball Stephen Jackson is still a successful dunk, a two-handed dunk, if James wants to block, there is a danger of being whistled for a foul, after all, James is now behind Stephen Jackson. 91:98γ
The Cavaliers attacked Mo Williams on the outside three-point shot, but the ball was blocked by Sessions, and Mo Williams shook it for a while, and then Sessions just jumped slightly, but the ball Mo Williams forced a shot, and Mo Williams thought it would not be blocked, but he didn't expect Sessions to be on the left side of Mo Williams, and in the process of Mo Williams taking the ball from below up, it was pulled off by Sessions, and the ball was pulled behind Mo Williams. Sessions quickly ran to the ball, ran fast, and soon Sessions picked up the ball, because the block happened between the lightning and flint, Sessions had already gotten up and ran to the halfway line, and the others were ready to get up, obviously not being able to catch up.
Sessions ran to the Cavaliers' half of court in a few steps, a three-step layup, and there was little resistance. 93οΌ98γ
After the Knicks came back from this timeout, they quickly gave the Cavaliers a 6-0 mini-climax. directly forced the knights to ask for a timeout.
The Knicks' small wave of climax has also brought out the momentum of his team. I had been pressed and beaten before. Now it's finally up to the eyebrows.
In particular, these three successful defenses made Thibodeau very satisfied.
By the time the game resumed, the Cavaliers' timeout didn't have the desired effect.
The Cavaliers attacked James from the outside, but the ball didn't go in. The Cavaliers paused, trying to interrupt the Knicks' feel and momentum. But the Knicks were not interrupted, but there was a feeling of getting hotter and hotter.
The Cavaliers didn't go on offense, and Chen Jiyuan and Anderson Vallejo competed for the rebound. Originally, Anderson Vallejo wanted to get the frontcourt rebound when two people protected the backcourt rebound, and he had to accurately judge the landing point of the basketball, and at the same time grab the position first, or take advantage of the lack of attention of the person who protects the backcourt rebound, or rush to grab the rebound. It's very difficult to grab a rebound under the protection of two people in a situation where you are fighting for a position.
After Lefu accepted the rebound, he passed the ball to Sessions, who looked back and saw that there were no good opportunities in front of him, so he could only slowly move forward with the ball.
After halftime, the Knicks engaged in a positional battle, Chen Jiyuan blocked and dismantled Sessions, because the quality of Chen Jiyuan's blocking and dismantling was good, but Sessions got a chance, and the Cavaliers Zajunas Ilgoskas instinctively intercepted Sessions, and Mo Williams, who bypassed Chen Jiyuan, also chased Sessions, but Sessions quickly passed the ball back to the high position, and after Chen Jiyuan received the ball, he shot this shot without pressure, and the ball hit steadily. 95οΌ98γ
There are only three points left between the two teams. The Knicks regained hope of winning. The impact of the game in the third quarter is gradually disappearing from the hearts of the Knicks.
Now all that remains in the hearts of the players is a new year. Immediately we caught up.