The Pacers came up for the first time, West was unable to receive the ball by Monroca, and George was immediately besieged by three people with the ball.

As soon as the game began, the Knicks' defensive strategy was very well prepared, and every defensive detail was done in place.

In this situation, George came up and suddenly faced increased defensive pressure, and also missed the step-back jumper.

Compared to the Knicks, the Pacers are more head-scratching because they were disrupted by Belinelli's start.

The Knicks have entered war mode, but the Pacers haven't figured out the details of Bailey's inside.

Belineri took the ball up at this time, and the starting hand was still a high block, but this time Belineri changed to Cousins's high single block.

The Knicks continue to use different people to do the pick-and-roll with Belinelli, and the Pacers are also very helpless, because each pick-and-roll definitely requires a different defensive style.

This time, Belinelli and Cousins blocked and dismantled, Hibbert didn't keep up because of his slow pace, and Green was also blocked by Cousins' huge weight.

Belineri suddenly got a very good outside opportunity at this time, Belineri pulled to the side, and quickly threw a three-pointer.

"Huh!"

Belinelli hit a three-pointer, and the Knicks immediately led the Pacers 10-4 by two three-pointers.

The Pacers started the game trailing by six points, and Belineri's lethality once he started was simply unimaginable.

With a defense of the Pacers' level, it was actually scored by Belineri in a row. Or find an opportunity to pass the ball.

At this point, Bailineri's individual ability finally amazed the audience, and Barkley was exclaiming again and again.

"My God! I just thought Belineri was a good player. But now look at it, he is simply called another Robert Holly's potential. Accurate outside strikes, deft breaks, steady passing, this Italian is really good! ”

"Bellineri's table is really strong, he completely surpassed the Pacers' table of all guards today, and the Knicks dare to use Bellineri to play the starter, and he really has ideas!"

Kenny Smith could only praise Belineri at this time. Belinelli's opening table today is indeed amazing.

The Pacers opened the game into a dilemma in which the Pacers were targeted offensively. Defensively, there is nothing to be done with Belineri.

The Pacers came over again, and West was the first to get to the basket to get in the position, but Li Feng deliberately delayed West when he was chasing Stephenson, and hit the opponent with his body. Do not let Westcard master position.

Outside, Bailey Nelli also put pressure on George Hill with the ball. As a result, it will be very difficult for the Pacers to play West.

West was smarter and immediately got into the box to get out of the box when he was sniped and let Hibbert come out to get the ball.

Although Hibbert got the ball, it was too far away from the basket, and the Knicks came up to harass, and Hibbert dribbled and threw a step, but he also missed.

The Knicks came up and had another successful defense, mainly against West, who was very successful defensively.

The Pacers missed again. At this point, the Pacers were about to call a timeout, because they not only fell behind in the opening game. More importantly, it failed on the offensive end. In a big game like the Western Conference Finals, if something goes wrong in one or two rounds, you can lose the entire game.

The Knicks grabbed the rebound and immediately turned around, and Belinelli took the ball to the Pacers half court at this time, and Green was like a mad dog.

In this case, Belinelli was also more troublesome, at this time Belinelli did not compete with Green, but immediately turned and leaned against the opponent, and then passed the basketball to Cousins, who received the ball in the middle, and Cousins took the ball and turned and passed to Li Feng on the weak side.

Li Feng took the ball and just shook it but didn't move, and waited for Belineri to suddenly use one of Cousins' covers to run out after passing the ball, and then he passed the basketball to Belineri.

The Knicks don't play hard, but try to use cover and cooperation to play as much as possible, and this time Green is blocked behind him.

Belineri took the ball and broke into the Pacers' restricted area, the Pacers shrank slightly, and Belineri passed to Livingston at the bottom of the foot, and Livingston raised a three-pointer without mercy.

"Huh!"

The 13-4 Pacers trailed by nine points and the Knicks hit a slight high. The tide is coming! The walkers had to call a timeout.

As soon as the Pacers called a timeout, Madison Square Garden was bursting with cheers, and today the Knicks used Belinelli as the starter and it really gave the Pacers a heavy blow.

Kenny Smith also said at this time:

"Belineri's opening minutes were nothing short of a master, with no mistakes, 100 per cent hits, not a single pass on point, a defender like that any team can only dream of."

Barkley also began to reverse his statements at this time:

"If Belineri had had this kind of table in this series, even if half of the games had this kind of table, the Pacers and the Knicks would have won and lost half and half, and he would have become Vogel's most hated spaghetti."

The Pacers called a timeout at this time, and the goal was known to passers-by, that is, to find a way to stop Belineri, and the trouble that Belineri has now caused to the Pacers has escalated to a dead end, and if this problem cannot be solved, the Pacers may die, so at this time, the Pacers made up their minds, wrapped, delayed, and forced physical confrontation All the ruthless tricks were used, and the goal was to strangle Belineri as much as possible.

After the timeout, Gerard Green came over on the Pacers' side to play a high post pick-and-roll, but just as Green was ready to attack.

His instability comes out, Green is a player with a strong impact, but he is not stable and easy to make mistakes, at this time he exposed the ball, and Bailineri suddenly pounced and stealed the basketball.

The Pacers, for their part, have not yet put pressure on Belinelli, who has put pressure on the Pacers first. After stealing the basketball, Belinelli quickly ran towards the Pacers halfcourt, Green and George saw that they were about to catch up with Belineri, but they saw that Belineri took the ball and casually returned to his back. Li Feng then followed, taking the ball for an aerial relay.

"Bang dang!"

After the Pacers took a timeout, instead of scoring, he was dunked by the Knicks, and the Pacers really couldn't hold it here.

West passed the basketball to George in the backcourt, and George was about to jump out to play as soon as the Pacers started.

George also saw great danger for the team at this time, 15-4. The team was already trailing by 11 points, and it was less than halfway through the first quarter.

In the Knicks' half, George was very resolute with the ball. No one passes, continuous high-post blocking, George fights hand-to-hand with the outside in the Knicks' half, and the interior is faster than the inside. It took two pick-and-rolls in a row to find an empty space. Raise your hand above the free throw line for a mid-range.

"Huh!"

George's mid-range shot hit, and George still worked at the critical moment, which is an unbreakable truth.

George fought for a respite for the Pacers, but now everyone can see that the Pacers are still playing hard, the momentum is still on the Knicks' side, and the Pacers are still inferior.

At this time, the Knicks were chasing and hitting hard, and they didn't give the Pacers the slightest chance. Belineri quickly dribbled over and wanted to play, but the Pacers immediately went crazy and chased and blocked Belineri. Belineri passed the ball to Li Feng on the wing in the crowd, and Li Feng immediately transferred to Livingston, who continued to shoot three-pointers with his feet.

"Bang!"

Livingston hit two in a row and finally missed one of them, and the Pacers' side was a little relieved, but unexpectedly, Cousins under the basket was lucky to pick up the rebound.

Cousins, who got the ball and rebounded, immediately got into the focus of the Pacers' attention, and at this moment, Li Feng suddenly took a step on the wing, and took advantage of the Pacers' confusion to get to the basket in one step.

"Bang dang!"

The Knicks grabbed the rebounds all over the court, and then they were able to score points, and the Pacers were a little stupid and overwhelmed by the start of the game today. The Pacers' own rhythm was completely absent, and the defensive end was helpless by the sudden emergence of Belineri.

The Pacers' morale is now at its lowest point, and at this time, Vogel is also in a hurry, jumping up and blowing the whistle towards the court, so that the team can stabilize and play his own rhythm.

The Pacers were pushed up by George with the ball, and George's side advanced over, and the Knicks suddenly pounced on George.

George immediately passed the ball to Stephenson, who was exposed on the wing, Stephenson wanted to shoot three points, but as soon as he raised his hand, the opponent's rotation arrived, Stephenson is also a player who likes to compete, seeing that the opponent is very tough, he took the ball and went straight to the basket towards the Knicks.

Stephenson thought well, but when he broke forward, Cousins immediately came out to help defend, Li Feng also pounced back from the high position, and the two ways were sandwiched, and Stephenson wanted to pass the ball through the person but was suddenly cut off by Livingston.

Livingston took the ball and ran back towards the Pacers halfcourt, where he immediately passed the ball to Belineri, who was in super form today.

Belliner made a very clever deal of receiving the ball, raising his hand to trick Green, and then sticking a foul on Green.

The Pacers failed again on the offensive end and were tricked into a foul, and this time the Pacers were hit into a low ebb at the beginning.

At this time, Belinelli hit both free throws, the Knicks scored two more points, and the entire Madison Square Garden was in full swing.

The 19-6 Pacers trailed by 13 points, and the opening game was beaten like this, and the Knicks and a Belineri starter completely disrupted the Pacers' lineup, and now seeing that the Pacers are going to fail, Vogel can only call a timeout again.

This timeout, Vogel called a timeout, in order to increase the team's ability to defend the perimeter, as well as the team's flexibility, he immediately replaced Taylor Hansbru, allowing Hansbru and West to withstand the inside.

Hansblu, as a player who is inconsistent and has an in-flairing offense, is certainly unstable as a starter. But as a substitute, or as a mix of the main lineup, Hansbru is really practical.

Hansbru's disadvantage is that he is unstable on the offensive end, and his advantage is that he defends well, can help defense, can grab rebounds, can advance quickly, and can also respond. Occasionally, the offense is agile and the team has earned it. Now that the Pacers are on Hansbro, the idea is to adapt to the fast pace of the Pacers, or start on the defensive end and do better.

Pause back. The Pacers came up to beat their strongest George, and George also fought at this time, and if he made up at this time, he was afraid that he would lose, so George came up and fought Livingston near the penalty area with a few steps in the low post.

In this position, the Knicks' players suddenly came up and squeezed George fiercely again, and George saw that the opponent pounced on three people.

If George had been younger, he would have gotten it. But George has also matured in recent years, and when he was trapped, a jumping pass distributed the basketball to the hands of West outside, and West is now also on fire. Raised his hand and threw a mid-range, and finally it was shot.

19-8, there is still an 11-point difference, and the situation of the Pacers is still very unoptimistic.

Belineri is having some difficulty getting the ball at the back at this point. However, Belineri has his own off-ball play even when he is not holding the ball. This is where Belineri's omnipotence comes in.

Livingston pushed in, and Bellinelli immediately ran along the baseline without the ball, and Belleineri made a quick lap to get the basketball.

But at this time, once Belinery got the ball, Hansball and Green immediately caught up, and the level of the Pacers' defense after Hansburu was really much higher.

But here we say that Belineri is also a player who goes crazy alone, he is usually accurate, he is sharp. Once it is love, it is very accurate, very sharp. Today, Belineri started the game so well that he was able to accumulate his form.

At this time, even though Hansbrough defended well, but Belinelli was too perverted, and Beliné made a pass to Hansbro through the ball directly past Hansbru to Cousins under the basket.

The moment Cousins got the ball, the Pacers' West defense was in place, so Cousins made a pass to Monroe outside.

Monroe received the ball and shot a mid-range jumper, and the basketball got into the Pacers' basket and the 24 seconds were over.

The Knicks passed the ball many times, cooperated many times and hit a whistle shot, and the Knicks' morale and state continued to heat up instead of decreasing under the pressure of the Pacers.

The rise was steady and unstoppable, and Bellinelli's pass and Cousins' pass were classic.

At this time, Director Zhang couldn't help but say:

"It's really hard to see, Cousins and Belineri's play is simply too freehand, several passes of the two are very beautiful, if you play at this pace, Li Feng can win without contribution."

Yu Jia also said at this time:

"Today the Knicks played too smoothly, and it was unimaginable. Especially when encountering high-intensity defense, several wonderful passes from Belineri dissolved the opponent's high-intensity defense lightly. In today's game, the Knicks had enough intensity and a strong sense of inspiration to play, which is very valuable. ”

"This is the home court of the Knicks, they prepared a lot after the last loss, and the Knicks can play in form because they are well prepared! The Pacers' current predicament is that they are not prepared for Belineri's cousin. But it's not a problem with the Pacers, I'm sure all the commentators and pundits are ill-prepared for the kind of Pelineri, and there are some players who break out every playoff, and it's clear that Pelineri is. ”

Director Zhang can only give Belineri a very high evaluation at this time, and now Belineri is the crux of the current situation on the field.

If the Pacers want to win, they have to think about how to deal with Belineri, but this is obviously difficult.

Now the Pacers have made a change, adopted tougher defensive tactics and failed to hit the mark.

Although the Pacers tried their best to adjust after that, Belinelli went crazy today, to attack and attack, to attack and attack, to attack and attack, and there were teammates next to him to help, Li Feng and Monroe, Cousins can help Belineri share the pressure.

A Belineri messed up the whole situation, and after the Pacers, George stood up for consecutive points, but he couldn't stop the Knicks from scoring points, and the Pacers' point difference still couldn't catch up.

And today's Knicks' strategy is to allow George to score on a certain distance, and the Knicks' strategy is not to let George score at will, but to allow George to score under the defense of a bunch of Knicks, and to allow George to score after many hand-to-hand fights.

The Knicks' strategy is also the same as last season's Pacers against the Knicks, which is to play with the goal of consuming the opponent, if this kind of play consumes George's body, once George has no body in the second half, the Knicks' chances of winning at critical moments will be greatly increased.

At the end of the first quarter, the Knicks won by 12 points from 29 to 17, and the Pacers trailed by 12 points in the first quarter of the Eastern Conference semifinals, which was a huge disadvantage.

So the Pacers took advantage of the five-minute break to quickly adjust their mentality, and Vogel was already very good at adjusting the mental state of the players.

At this time, Vogel also put a lot of effort into motivating his team:

"We won them, but now we're scared of a spaghetti, it's incredible, I can't imagine why you're afraid of him."

"If I were you, I would use a qiē trick to tell the other party what the playoffs are, he is just a spaghetti, a noodle."

Vogel repeatedly emphasized the word noodles, as if to stimulate his own players, and also as if he was telling his own players something.

The Knicks got off to a fantastic start, and the Knicks' head coach didn't try to stabilize the team as most people think. At this time, Tyberdu is encouraging the team instead.

"The Pacers are tired now, we can't give up now, keep up the good work, and we must not be discouraged and knock them out in one go. Don't give them any chance to hold on, don't wait if you want to win, beat them in one pocket. ”

Tyberdu knows that the Knicks are a young team, and a young team should have a young style of play, and it is definitely not the style of the Knicks to seek stability, and the style of the Knicks should be struck while the iron is hot. (To be continued......)