(Revised later)

Without Hibbert, the Pacers' interior line is equivalent to emptying, and Tyberdu seems to be angry too, with Cousins, Ibaka, and Li Feng, and Kirilyenko and Ross on the outside.

The time behind the three referees greatly strengthened the severity of the law enforcement, and as long as there was physical contact, almost someone would eat the whistle. Although both sides were full of anger, they tried their best to control themselves, and there was not even a physical confrontation in the fourth quarter, and both sides were shooting on the periphery, 'Bang Bang Bang', and they were trying to see who hit the iron more.

Granger and Li Feng both left the court with six fouls in the fourth quarter, but by that time the Knicks had already led by 18 points from 79 to 61.

In the end, it was the Pacers who played more iron, and the highly anticipated first playoff game, the Knicks and Pacers ended up, with the former beating the latter 92-80.

In this game, Li Feng scored 40 points on 16 shots from 28 shots, in addition to 19 rebounds and 6 blocks, becoming a well-deserved hero for the Knicks.

On the Pacers' side, Granger shot 10-of-21 and scored 28 points, the Pacers' leading scorer, George performed well, 18 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, and Hibbert only scored 14 points, mainly because he played a relatively short time, excluding the time after the break in the second quarter, and played a total of 24 minutes

In the first stop between the two sides, the Pacers' interior line was blown up because of Hibbert's departure, and the New York Knicks led 1-0.

However, in this game, the Knicks' victory was not as easy as the score gap seemed, and the strength of the Pacers' performance in the first half, especially in the first quarter, deserves the Knicks' vigilance.

Li Feng scored 40 points in the first game, and neither Granger nor George, nor Hibbert, could not defend against Li Feng, therefore. Tyberdu only emphasized one thing - give the ball to Li Feng!

TNT played the game live and Barkley said before the game:

"The Knicks need to guard the Pacers' inside and outside combination, and the Pacers need to guard against Li Feng, I don't know if Li Feng can score 50 or 60 points in this game."

Kenny Smith laughed:

"It's not hard to score 40 points in a row, but 50 points is pressure, and the Pacers are a team known for their defense."

Buckley Road:

"It depends on how they play, if Tyberdu doesn't send the twin towers, the Knicks' shooter group will not let the Pacers dare to trap Li Feng casually, besides, Derrick Rose actually beat the famous George Hill in the last game. This point has to be guarded against. ”

When Li Feng appeared, Hibbert shook hands and said hello, and said with a smile:

"Do you want to try the special care of playing today?"

Hibbert was not angry, and said:

"I just want to beat you!"

Li Feng smiled and said:

"As long as the Knicks have me, they won't lose to any team."

The Pacers' offensive ability has indeed improved from last season, and Granger's return and Lance's growth are two factors, and when Granger is off, the Pacers like to use Lance as the No. 2 position. The Knicks are still the twin towers plus Li Feng, Cousins, Monroe, Li Feng, Harden, Rose. The Pacers five, Hibbert, David West, George, Granger, George Hill.

The race is on. Cousins jumped the ball to win Hibbert, and this time Hibbert jumped late. The Knicks attacked first, Rose dribbled the ball across the half, and Li Feng advanced to the inside line. This time it wasn't Granger, but George's defense, the Pacers were in a mixed defensive position, and George was specifically dealing with Li Feng.

The Pacers take defending Li Feng very seriously.

George went around the front as soon as he came up. Monroe pulled out of the way, West followed, and it was a good opportunity.

But Hibbert relaxed his defense against Cousins. Ready to make up for the defense, Rose had to give the basketball to Monroe.

West blocked in front of Monroe, Li Feng turned around and shook off George, running back with all his might, and Monroe saw the opportunity to pass the ball to Li Feng.

Li Feng rushed out of the outside line, and George followed very closely. However, after all, he was chasing from behind, and inertia doomed him to stop and turn around faster than Li Feng.

Li Feng didn't pause, stepped on the three-point line and turned around with the ball to enter the three-point line from the right side and shook off George, and Granger let go of Harden to make up the defense.

Harden wasn't going to stand still and wait for George to switch defenses by switching points and running to the baseline.

Li Feng jumped up and sent the ball over, the ball was in such a good position that he had to pass it.

Harden made a three-point shot in the bottom corner and hit it steadily!

The Knicks gave the Pacers a dismissal in the opening game.

When returning to the defense, Li Feng confronted Granger and said lightly:

"Come on, Danny, come and abuse me."

Granger is the Pacers' leading scorer, but he won't be attacking Li Feng this time.

James and Durant struggled to face Li Feng without covering, and he didn't want to play against Li Feng in this game and concentrate on scoring. Granger runs from the baseline and West makes off-ball covers. As soon as it was misplaced, Hill passed the ball inside the area.

Granger received the ball and faced Monroe, feintting to shake out the space and make a stop-and-jump shot.

Looking at the momentum of the two sides, you can know that this time is going to attack again!

The Pacers attacked, this time they covered at the top of the arc, Hill broke through with the ball, dodged Rose through with the help of West, burst into the interior, Monroe changed the defense and dismantled, compared with the defense in place, did not give Hill a direct chance to make a layup, Hill chose to pass the ball behind him.

West squeezed Rose away, received the basketball in the middle and entered the penalty area, and dunked the ball with both hands! Some people say that David West relies on Paul to eat, but in fact, he left Paul, but became tough, and all kinds of singles skills have come out, but it is not like waiting for the ball in an empty position next to Paul, the same Kenyon Martin, some people say that he can't leave Kidd, in fact, although Martin has a lot less dunks, but that is because of injury, not a change of point guard. Knicks fans applauded, the baseline ball was issued, Rose dribbled over half court, Li Feng relied on Monroe to cover and shook off George to catch the ball, and then Cousins stepped up to cover and blocked Smith Hibbert.

The two tall players ran to one place to block and dismantle Li Feng, which was already like a rugby blocking tactic.

Li Feng broke through from the right side and faced West.

The Pacers' two interior players are very mobile and will not be easily passed, and West's first shot blocked Li Feng's breakthrough route, and his space to dribble the ball is already very small.

Li Feng passed the ball to James Harden on the baseline, and ran inside without the ball around West.

Harden faced Granger's defense and made a pull-up shot, and the ball was deflected. Li Feng's judgment on rebounding is also very accurate.

The baseline ball usually bounces to the other side, or back to the shooter's side, and will bounce to the middle unless it is more deflected.

Harden missed three points from the baseline and rarely bounced to the middle, and Li Feng ran directly to the other side of the blue frame.

It's not about Meng, it's about knowing your teammates.

The ball really bounced to the other side, Li Feng jumped up and scored with one hand, but West couldn't help it. Both sides then hit a few irons.

Li Feng couldn't catch the ball when he was defended, and George was already playing with a desperate spirit, not afraid of being tired and not being substituted.

Power forward Hansbrough has good mobility and Dante Jones defends well. The Pacers' defense worked, and Rose passed the ball to where he was available. The Pacers don't have open spots by rotating spots.

The Knicks' defense is not bad either, Li Feng keeps up with Granger, making it impossible for him to shoot easily, and even covering requires a wide range of runs.

Hibbert didn't attack very well today, and was resisted by Uncle Cousins outside the box.

The strong attack caused a foul, and the free throws were also not satisfactory, and he went to the free throw line twice and scored only one point.

In the first 5 minutes, although the two sides played fiercely, they were not very efficient. The battle ended in 11 draws.

Li Feng also felt that this game was not easy to play. Someone defended closely, he finally received the ball, and the two inside lines were not bad after blocking and changing defenses, and there was no good opportunity.

To defend Granger. He also wasted a lot of energy, and the easiest person on the court to defend was George.

But Li Feng didn't want to defend George, and the defensive advantage of defending George himself was placed, and it was more effective to lock up Granger.

With 3 minutes and 42 seconds left in the race. Li Feng committed his second foul and was replaced by Tyberdu in advance and did not play the whole quarter.

Although it is the home field. The Knicks suffered a balance game, when Hill broke through, Li Feng made up for the position, and after the collision, the two fell to the ground together, and the referee blew a blocking foul.

The Knicks were replaced by J.R. Smith and Ibaka, and Cousins was also rested, and the game continued.

Li Feng played a little depressed, only scored 6 points in the first quarter, and after the game, he sat with Tyberdu and asked:

"Is there any way to break their defenses?"

The Pacers had a good rotation rotation, and Rose and Harden didn't feel good today.

The Knicks didn't dare to easily replace Diop, who was too slow and could easily be attacked by the Pacers' interior line.

tabodoo says:

"In the next quarter, they pull to the perimeter to catch the ball and hold the ball, and the others pull away, and the interior players are ready to grab the rebound in the low post, so it's hard for them to pull out and wrap up."

This is indeed a way, Li Feng can even receive the ball directly in the backcourt and dribble to the front court to attack, but it seems too lonely to play like that.

The first quarter was tied at 23-25, with the Knicks trailing by two points, and the Pacers quickly extended their lead with a bench in the second quarter, with their offense better and West and Hansbrough on the inside not to lose.

The Pacers typically rotate three inside, with Hibbert and West only playing when players are troubled by foul play.

Some people call Hansbru a condensed version of Unseld, he is not tall, but he can always have a defensive effect when he resists people.

Ibaka is most afraid of him like this, West guards Cousins, and also follows very closely, and the three interior lines with strong single defense ability are the guarantee of the Pacers' outstanding record.

In the second quarter, the Pacers went on a 7-0 offensive run to score high. tide, widening the difference to 9 points.

34 to 43.

The Knicks quickly called a timeout and switched to the main force.

Tyberdu made a substitution and arranged a tactic, allowing Li Feng to catch the ball on the outside, and Cousins and Ibaka to attract the defense on the inside and fight for the rebounds in the frontcourt.

and replaced Kirilenko as the No. 3 position, blocking Li Feng, and Smith continued to stay on the court, so that the player's height was obviously superior, and Smith could also take on the task of possessing the ball for half the court.

The Knicks had the ball, the man who defended Li Feng on the outside became Jones, George also continued to stay on the court, facing Kirilenko, and guard Hill came on the court to defend Smith.

The Knicks' arrangement is very clever, so that Hill and Lance can only play one person, otherwise they will be at a serious disadvantage in height, and it is impossible for the Pacers to let Lance play the No. 2 position to defend Li Feng.

Li Feng ran out of the three-point line with Jones' cover and received a pass from Smith, and everyone immediately pulled away, leaving Li Feng and Jones one-on-one. Li Feng slowly led forward on the periphery, and suddenly pulled out a three-point shot. The arc of this shot is very flat, in order to bounce far away to grab the frontcourt rebound, and score! This offensive option is not very reasonable, but if the Pacers have to shoot when the opportunity is reasonable, they will not be able to shoot a few baskets in the whole game, and against a strong defensive team, someone needs to step up and attack.

The Pacers attacked, and Li Feng kept up with Jones, which is not difficult, as long as you defend the three points. The Pacers' current lineup offense is not very strong, Hill singled Smith with the ball, missed the pullup jumper, and the rebound was picked up by Cousins.

The Knicks stabilized the situation, and in the backcourt, Smith passed the ball to Li Feng, and the Pacers' off-ball defense was ineffective.

Jones defends alone, and if he doesn't have a low position, Li Feng's physical advantage can't be fully played.

The Pacers' wishful thinking played very loudly, and Li Feng shot. Jones and George's height is not much different from him, and he can interfere, and if Li Feng feels good and can shoot, he will admit it.

In short, he can't be wrapped up all over the court anymore, once the Knicks outside players find their touch to shoot. The Pacers are in trouble.

"It's a test of my singles skills, as long as I can do well, I don't need good players, I just need a few players who can defend. Someone who can shoot three-pointers can win a championship if they partner with a team, and if they dribble the ball to the low post at this time, they may be able to help defend. But since the coach has said that I have unlimited shots, they grab rebounds, what are you polite? ”

Li Feng thought about the plan in his heart, dribbling the ball to the most accurate 45 degrees to jump shots, the inside line is not covered by people, his backward shots George and Jones are difficult to cover, if the package is clamped, he will shoot correctly, and he will not be able to shoot into the inside teammates to grab rebounds.

Although Monroe, who has the strongest rebounds, is still resting, Cousins and Ibaka are also enough.

Jones didn't score three points from the outside, the rebound was obtained by Ibaka, the position was attacked, Li Feng received the ball and singled Jones, and the back guard brought the ball into the three-point line from the right side, calculated the step point, and just after turning around

45-degree jump shot, Jones can only seal his eyes, this move is no longer useful for Li Feng, as long as he has space, he can shoot with his feelings, wipe the board and hit!

39 to 43.

The difference has narrowed to just four points.

39-43, the difference narrowed to only 4 points.

The team brought on Granger and Hibbert, and replaced West and George, enhancing the offense inside and outside.

Against the Knicks, the Pacers had to change their usual style of play and not let too many people play. As soon as Granger got on, Li Feng began to defend him again, Granger's breakthrough shooting ability was good, but against Li Feng, Granger's physique, speed, bounce, and skills had no advantage, and it was uncomfortable for Hansbru to cover Granger on the periphery and block Li Feng, Granger broke through to the inside and forced a layup, which was blocked by Ibaka. Ibaka has a certain power under the basket, can block and resist, this is his characteristic, Li Feng picked up the basketball and launched an attack directly.

When he arrived in the frontcourt, Li Feng stabilized the situation, protected the ball with his back, waited for Jones to cover at the top of the arc, and avoided Jones in the ball break, and misplaced Granger alone, so that the height advantage was more obvious.

He dribbled inside with his back and turned around to shoot, this time Hibbert helped defend the block, Li Feng adjusted the arc of the shot and dodged the block, but the ball was deflected.

Hibbert went out of the basket and suddenly the basket was empty, and Cousins grabbed the frontcourt rebound to make up for the basketball. The Knicks went on a 7-0 offensive surge, and the margin was narrowed.

The Pacers attacked, Hibbert attacked in the low post, singled Ibaka, turned and hit a hook shot, and finally helped the Pacers open up the situation.

41 to 45.

After that, the two teams began to play iron again, and the Pacers mainly relied on the breakthrough of outside players and Hibbert's low post attack, which posed a great threat to the Knicks.

The Knicks' offense is Li Feng's singles. He made 10 shots in just seven minutes, hitting four shots, making 1 of 2 three-pointers and committing two fouls. He made 4-of-4 free throws and scored 13 points in the quarter and 19 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in the half.

The Knicks trailed by five points at 50-55.

At half-time, Ross Barkley commented:

"It's been a long time since I've seen Li Feng so keen on attacking, and he should be able to score 40 points today, and he gradually got his scoring feeling back. His teammates are also willing to create opportunities for him to complete the last shot, the Knicks offense blossoms more, and Cousins also has a lot of opportunities to attack in the low post, but in this round of the playoffs, the Knicks obviously still have to rely on Li Feng to hold the ball. ”

Kenny Smith said:

"I don't think it's necessarily a good thing for the Knicks to play like this, the offensive pressure falls on Li Feng's shoulders alone, and everyone else is like a fixed-point shooter, in fact, with the strength of Cousins and Monroe, it can help him share the pressure. Rose could also have had a few more shots, and he had a lot of impact. And, of course, Harden, whose scoring power doesn't need to be said. ”

In the locker room, Tyberdu continued to arrange Li Feng to attack.

It's just that the interior line has been adjusted, and in order to prevent the impact of the Pacers' interior line, Cousins, Monroe, and Ibaka have all committed three fouls. Playing time should be appropriately shortened.

Taberdu Says:

"De Saguena, you go up, defend Hibbert, as long as he is strong, immediately foul, you must be resolute, send him to the free throw line, don't let him play three. The offensive guys all pulled outside, the circle was withdrawn from the inside, and Harden and Andre went to the bottom corner. Li Feng is the main attacker and has unlimited right to shoot. ”

On the side of the Pacers, Vogel asked the players to pay attention to defense, if Li Feng enters the low post, it will be easier to assist defense, but if the outside line receives the ball and attacks, then it can only be a single defense, and there will be a gap in the bag.

Now that the Pacers are leading by five points and are likely to win, they don't want to be opened up by the Knicks at this time. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )