"It looks like Li Feng is not in shape tonight!"

Everyone who is following this game has this thought in their hearts.

Home fans would have liked Tyberdu to keep Li Feng on the bench for longer, or prayed that Li Feng's form would last all night, and in their opinion, the Celtics could win the game as the most important thing.

The loyal fans of the Knicks and Li Feng are looking at Li Feng anxiously, they also feel that Li Feng is a little strange tonight, and they just hope that Li Feng can adjust as soon as possible, it is only a few minutes now, and there is still hope for a comeback.

……

"Li Feng is a little strange today, even when he faces James and Bryant, he won't let him mess up?"

Tyberdu could feel that Li Feng had something on his mind, but no matter how much he guessed, he would not guess the ambitious thought in Li Feng's heart.

The basketball was handed to Cousins, who made a strong attack with his back to Perkins, but after attracting the attention of Rondo on the same side, he split the basketball, and Li Feng did not hesitate to receive the ball, and Harden, who broke through the ball to assist the outside line, shot a three-pointer.

Li Feng returned to normal, while Pierce continued his crazy performance, breaking through very resolutely, relying on Li Feng to break into the inside, throwing his hand to pass the basketball to Ray Allen on the bottom line, who pulled up and shot, this time the basketball bounced out of the basket, but was robbed of the rebound by Perkins, Perkins reacted fast enough, forced to throw the basket, and incidentally caused Cousins to foul, this three-point success suddenly made the Knicks' momentum of chasing points suffered a big blow.

"Everybody's in good spirits. It's only the first quarter, there's still a long way to go back and we're going to get back the points we lost, so it's time for us to play the colors! ”

Li Feng's mentality at the moment was not greatly affected by this ball, and he took advantage of the opportunity for Perkins to go to the free throw line to encourage his teammates one by one.

At this time, Li Feng stood up unrelentingly, and after making a block with Cousins, he quickly burst into the left wing oblique corner and made a shot, and his example immediately stabilized the morale of the army.

……

In the blink of an eye, Pierce burst the ball. Rondo, who was in the vacant position, missed a three-point shot, Li Feng personally grabbed the rebound, and a quick break narrowed the gap by two points.

Force!

Doug Rivers had to call a timeout. The current game situation has not been out of his control, but the team's short-term slump allowed the Knicks to play a wave of 11-3 to narrow the gap, just to help Li Feng "calm down".

The pause was called at the right time. The next quarter of the game was really back to normal, both sides seized the opportunity they deserved, both teams had a fairly high offensive success rate, and no one could break the deadlock, and finally the Celtics led 42-33 to end the quarter.

"! The Celtics tonight were so crazy that they were completely undefended, but the offense felt surprisingly good! ”

After Li Feng sat on the bench, he also muttered secretly, the Celtics only conceded a handful of balls in the quarter game, and almost stunned Li Feng and them, and even Perkins, who has always been trapped in free throws, also hit all five free throws. can imagine how smoothly they played, but the main reason was that Li Feng had problems with their defense, and Li Feng knew it very well at this time.

"Feng, pay more attention to the rhythm in the next game!"

During the break, the first thing Taberdu said was to remind Li Feng. Although Li Feng and the whole team returned to normal in the second half of the first quarter, there are still three quarters of games to go, and the Celtics are in really good shape tonight, if you want to turn the game around, you must continue your form and control the opponent's play as much as possible.

"James, keep pestering that guy from Ray Allen. You must defend at all costs, but in addition to defense, don't forget to support Li Feng and them on the outside! ”…,

Tyberdu still admires Harden's fighting spirit.

"Sergi, in the second quarter, you replace Grigg first, help DeMarcus protect the rebound, not only the backcourt rebounds, but also the frontcourt rebounds!"

"Guys, use more zone defense when defending, limit the opponent's breakthrough and inside attack as much as possible, everyone pay attention, try your best to grab every rebound!"

Tyberdu did not give up the hope of turning the tables in this game, even if tonight's game is the home court of the Celtics, as long as the whole team can play normally in the next three quarters, the possibility of winning is not small, the Knicks are no longer the kind of soft egg team that can't play hard battles before, especially after the team's defensive level has been able to keep pace with the league's defensive powerhouses this season, the team has long been no short of the basis for creating good results.

"Maybe the only thing missing is experience — experience in key games, experience in tough games in the playoffs!"

After Tyberdu explained the matters that need to be paid attention to in the next game, he didn't say much, he looked at Li Feng, who had returned to normal, and felt a lot more relieved, plus now in addition to Cousins, there is also a hard-working and combative Harden in the team, as long as these three generals can play normally.

The team has the confidence to compete with any team, think about it. Tyberdu thought thoughtfully:

"In addition to experience, perhaps the team lacks a strong team heritage and the temperament of a championship team!"

The heritage of a strong team and the temperament of a championship team - this is a thing that is difficult to say, but it can also be easily felt, such as the "Green Shirt Dynasty" that dominated the league in the early days, such as the "Bulls Dynasty" that dominated the league in the 90s, and the "Lakers Dynasty" that once dominated the league at the beginning of this century, and even the Spurs, who have won many championships in recent years, have a faint taste of this.

These teams have dominated the league for a period of time. Nothing can intimidate them, they have the strength and confidence to win any game, especially in the face of adversity in a crucial match, and it can inspire their insatiable desire to win.

"Li Feng, what are you thinking?"

Monroe sat on the bench and looked at Li Feng beside him, frowning, as if he had something on his mind. He asked, and Li Feng made him a little worried tonight.

"Oh, nothing, I was just thinking that tonight's game might be a good test for us, and if we work hard in the next three quarters, there is still hope for winning, which is very good for the playoffs. Hehe! ”

Li Feng smiled indifferently, his heart had already regained his calm.

The confused mind and attention were also reinvested in the game.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Knicks unexpectedly fielded most of their main players. The role played by Ibaka in the team is actually not much worse than Monroe, and neither of these two big men can absolutely overwhelm each other, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the main lineup.

The Celtics lineup is a bench led by Ray Allen. Big Shark O'Neal replaced Perkins, Glenn Davis replaced Garnett, Daniels replaced Ray Allen, and backup point guard was Nate Robinson.

The Celtics' first offense was initiated by Nate Robinson, who struggled to break through in the face of Lowry and dropped the basketball to O'Neal inside after two consecutive feints.

The latter may not be back in the same form as before, but his wealth of experience allows him to play a good transition role and defensive role.

O'Neal resisted Cousins a few times and couldn't squeeze into the basket, flicking his hand and passing the basketball back to the outside for Ray Allen to handle. …,

This is also the most common method used by the Celtics when Garnett Pierce is out of the break, and it is probably the best way.

After Ray Allen got the ball on the left flank, he didn't even have to feint. Forced acceleration to cut Harden hard, but Harden's defense was obviously not easy to deal with, and he quickly retreated while sticking sideways to Ray Allen, seeing Ray Allen burst into the three-point line, and Lowry near the left baseline also retreated at the right time. Seeing that the breakthrough had been blocked, Ray Allen suddenly leaned on Harden and half-turned to pass the basketball to Robinson outside the baseline.

Syllable!

The basketball was well passed, and Robinson threw the basketball before Lowry turned around and pounced, and there was certainly no reason for him to miss such an open opportunity. However, no one dared to rest assured that his shooting percentage was missed.

Cousins may be inferior to the aging O'Neal in terms of experience and body, but the explosiveness is far better than the current O'Neal, seeing the basketball smashed on the basket, Cousins used his hands and feet to firmly jam O'Neal's attempt to get close to the basket, and flew to firmly grasp the rebound.

It was the Knicks' turn to counterattack, but to the surprise of the Celtics, they had no intention of attacking quickly, reversing the ball back and forth inside and outside, unhurriedly looking for better offensive opportunities.

As the offensive time entered single digits, Li Feng, who received the ball in the right wing position in the front court, decisively chose to break through in the face of Daniels' defense and did not make any feints.

After forcibly cutting into the inside line directly from the middle and attracting the attention of Robinson on the left wing, Li Feng didn't seem to realize that he was about to be trapped, and still rushed forward quickly.

After a snap and another dribbling sounded, Li Feng inevitably fell into the bag, but he also had the next move in an instant.

Following the momentum of the basketball business, he instantly grabbed the basketball with one hand and put it behind his back, whoosh.

The basketball flew straight to Harden, who was on the left wing and hit a three-point shot.

"James has always been able to contribute to the team on both ends of the floor and can be a feared shooter when he is needed!"

Assistant coach Alan Jefferson stood beside Tyberdeau and sighed with a smile.

"Well, James is a good player, but his defense and hard work are not the ...... I like the most"

Tyberdu remembered the scene when Harden successfully defended Ray Allen desperately, and shook his head slightly.

"What you value most is his lethality!"

Jefferson soon realized this.

"Yes, this can not only bring the team a tough style, but also he can reduce the burden of the striker to a certain extent, not only can the striker who is on the field at the same time concentrate more on the attack, but also allow Li Feng to continue the team's tactics after the break, so that the team's defensive level will rise to a higher level again, and it can also enhance the resilience and continuity of the team's defense!"

"The team has established the core position of the forward, the inside line is Cousins and Monroe, and then there is Harden..., the overall strength of the team does have a lot of potential to be tapped!"

……

Just as Tyberdu and Jefferson were talking. The game is still going on.

Li Feng's firepower fell silent, but under his organization and strategy, Cousins was like a fish in water under the opponent's basket, and around Cousins, the Knicks as a whole were alive, with a tendency to play high.

Catch-and-shoot or catch the ball to an open shot spot on the perimeter, Cousins faces O'Neal's defense. Take advantage of it.

Boom!

After Li Feng forced a breakthrough on the wing, he directly passed the basketball to the basket in the middle and leaned on O'Neal.

Cousins spun around as soon as he received the ball.

Single-handedly block O'Neal who turned back to defend. Jumped up and slammed the hand with one hand. …,

Rivers, who was anxiously walking back and forth on the sidelines, saw that the situation was not good.

O'Neal called a timeout, his face was a little unpleasant, and more than four minutes of the second quarter had passed. However, his team did not show good form, and was easily beaten by the Knicks with a wave of 11-2, and the score on the court became 44 draws.

"The game is back, but these few minutes are not too much for the Knicks to take advantage of, Kevin and Paul have had enough rest after all!"

The on-site commentator at the North Shore Garden Arena was not in a hurry to see the team's lead come to naught, and he believes that the next adjustment of the Celtics will certainly not disappoint.

Both teams began to control the rhythm of the game in the second quarter, the impact of Garnett and Pierce not on the court on the Celtics is obvious, Ray Allen and others obviously want to be fast, but the Knicks after the defensive level is fully played are under the control of Li Feng. The pace is controlled very slowly, as long as it is not a particularly good fast attack opportunity, it will inevitably fall into positional warfare, and the positional warfare around Cousins is always patiently looking for the best offensive opportunity before choosing to shoot.

Both teams took a lot fewer shots in this quarter, and the Knicks, who were more balanced inside and outside, gradually gained the upper hand. But after Rivers re-fielded the starting lineup, the game did not return to the situation of the almost one-sided game in the quarter, and it fell into a stalemate again.

After Garnett came on the court, he immediately played his leading role, and the inside offensive was strong but the basketball helped Ray Allen shoot a three-pointer, and finally let the Celtics break the goal drought. However, Li Feng made a left-wing jumper and changed his hand to color.

In the current Celtics team, Garnett is undoubtedly the axis of the entire team's offense and defense, and although his form has declined a lot, there is still no team in the entire league that can ignore his presence.

Until the last minute of the first half, the score on the court still did not open, and Garnett stood up again at the critical moment, first with Pierce to block and dismantle, the latter completed a beautiful breakthrough layup, and then Garnett made Cousins's strong attack lose his crosshairs on the defensive end, and the offense and defense were converted.

"This guy is still so tough!"

Li Feng watched Ray Allen end the first half of the game with a three-point shot, and looked at Garnett, who was happy with his teammates, and his heart was full of feelings.

However, this quarter of the game has reached the predetermined goal, and the real winner or loser still has to look at the second half! ”

69-64, Tyberdu looked at the scoreboard, and he didn't seem to care at all, although the team was still five points behind, but throughout the second quarter, especially after Garnett Pierce returned to the court, the team withstood the test, multiple offensive and defensive rounds did not fall behind, and the pace of the game did not get out of control, just look at the second half of the play.

"Hey guys, now our two teams are almost on the same starting line again, and in the second half, we both showed the best form to win in one fell swoop, regardless of the fucking away or the devil's away trip!"

At halftime, Li Feng had long lost the strange complicated emotions at the beginning of the game, and shouted at his teammates as soon as he entered the locker room:

"We have proven our quality in the first half, even after a short bad start, but we have the quality to recover the slump, just five points apart, and take out Boston's Hulk and Truth in the second half!"

"Ha Luha, the Bostonians have the Hulk and the truth, and our team also has the Tyrannosaurus Rex and the civet, just take a little water and extinguish those little flames!" …,

Matthews, who got more than five minutes of playing time in the middle of the game, grinned widely. In those few minutes, he successfully took over Harden's offensive responsibilities, and he was full of confidence at this point.

"Kill those guys in Boston!"

"Douse the green dwarfs in Boston!"

Except for a brief poor start in the opening minutes, the rest of the game was arguably on the right track, with a deficit of nearly 20 points at one point and only five points at halftime, and everyone was confident in the second half, even against last season's championship. No one will be afraid.

The Knicks were undoubtedly confident at halftime.

This did not surprise Li Feng and Taberdu at all, because this confidence is based on the strength of the team.

The confidence and temperament that a strong team should have is nourishing everyone on the Knicks little by little, and perhaps this is not so obvious. However, there are clear signs of success this season, despite the team's young age and ups and downs in form. But the overall upward momentum is something that no one can doubt.

The road needs to be taken step by step, and victory also needs to be fought for one by one, and the confidence and temperament of the strong team need to be gradually accumulated bit by bit.

The Knicks will inevitably undergo a more radical qualitative change at that time, and that time is the moment when the Knicks are truly based on the super team at the top of the pyramid of the entire league!

Although no one in the team has clearly said these words, everyone in the team is working hard in this general direction, and everyone is faintly looking forward to the early arrival of that day and that period, and that time is the moment when the team is really proud!

Soon after the start of the second half, the Knicks began to exert strong offensive power and faintly suppressed the opponent. When the third quarter was more than a third quarter of the game.

As Li Feng hit a three-point pull-up jumper from the outside, the team overtook the score in one fell swoop, and as the Celtics counterattacked Garnett's strong attack and missed, Cousins flew to protect the rebound and the ball was immediately passed.

Bang Bang Bang ...... Li Feng did not hesitate to suddenly launch a fast attack, such a good situation he would not be willing to get a failed ending in the end. Going all out to make the most of every fleeting opportunity is what he needs to do at the moment.

He crossed the center circle first and then crossed the three-point line.

"Two to two, good opportunity, Li Feng and Harden face Pierce and Ray Allen, it depends on how Li Feng will deal with this offensive opportunity, but Li Feng's personal offensive is more likely!"

The commentator at the North Shore Garden Arena was quick to make an analysis. It seems that a targeted defensive strategy has also been made for the Celtics players who are defending on the court.

At the beginning of the second half, Li Feng's offense did start to pick up, but he didn't have a greedy performance at this time, and suddenly made a flying pass in the middle of the move, and Harden accelerated to shake off Ray Allen on the weak side.

Rushed diagonally to the basket and flew up, and scored a dunk in the air with a slam, completely reversing the unfavorable situation of the Knicks in an instant.

Morale soared.

Force!

Rivers immediately called a timeout, his team is indeed weaker defensively than tonight's opponent Knicks, once the offense is blocked, it will be much more difficult to win, even with the advantage of home court, not to mention that their opponent tonight, the Knicks, has a faint strong team brand at present.

"Well done!"

Li Feng, as the boss of the team, snapped and high-fived Harden, who followed up in time and performed in the air at the right time.

"Greg, the defense is good, don't be careless next, pay attention to your foul count!" …,

As Li Feng walked off the court, he reached out and grabbed Monroe's shoulder, reminding the guy to pay attention, and the latter had already received his second and third fouls in quick succession in the past few minutes, which was not good for defending Garnett.

"I know it!"

Monroe himself is well aware of this, but he has no intention of changing his defensive style, facing a strong Garnett, it is normal to get a foul, but it is certain that he will be a little restrained in the next hand, he does not want to be "kicked" by Garnett early.

72-70, the Knicks stubbornly moved back to the disadvantage, and the whole team also felt that the current situation was very good.

After the restart, the Knicks still didn't give the Celtics much of a chance. Until there were more than three minutes left in the quarter, Li Feng cleverly assisted Monroe to complete a layup with a clever outside hanging shot, and the lead was extended to six points, 81-75.

The Celtics called a second timeout of the quarter, and coach Rivers made changes to the team, with Rondo replacing Robinson and Perkins, who struggled to contain Cousins on the inside, was also picked up by O'Neal.

At the same time, Tyberdu took advantage of the Celtics' timeout to replace Li Feng, who had a few minutes off in the first quarter of the game due to emotional instability.

Although Li Feng was not very satisfied with Tyberdeau's decision, he didn't say anything, without him on the court, as well as Cousins and Harden, such a lineup can still compete with the Celtics, not to mention that the morale of the team has also risen at this time.

Just a few minutes should be fine.

It's not just Li Feng who thinks so, but Tyberdu and Cousins and others think so!

However, this decision had a big impact on the rest of the game.

……

The feint shook past Cousins, and O'Neal turned around with the ball and hit a shot to get back two points.

Offense and defense switched, Matthews, who replaced Li Feng on the court, forced a breakthrough layup and missed, and turned back Garnett once again used a brutal strong offensive method, fortunately Monroe affected the shooting and missed, but O'Neal stood up at this time and grabbed the frontcourt rebound before Cousins.

With Garnett by his side, more support.

O'Neal has also become more active, hitting consecutive strong baskets.

After the inside line was opened, the Celtics' outside line also began to exert their power, with the Rondo Gang sharing the task of organizing the offense, Daniels also broke through twice, and a wave of 8-0 small force turned the field around again.

Seeing this, Tyberdu still had no intention of sending Li Feng.

A long timeout was called to calm the chaos and finally go into the final quarter of the game with a two-point deficit of 86-84.

"With a two-point gap, it seems that we can't avoid fighting to the last moment of the last quarter of the game!"

Li Feng, who was sitting on the bench, thought helplessly, if Tyberdu showed his determination to take advantage of the victory to chase the ground, maybe it should be the Knicks who led the way into the last quarter of the game!

Regardless of Tyberdu's intentions, the aftermath of being chased by his opponent at the end of the third quarter was still evident near the end of the game.

The last quarter of the game and the previous quarter of the game did not seem to be much different, alternately leading, taking turns to dispatch troops, the two teams have been entangled until the last two minutes, Li Feng, who was unwilling to fail, hit a three-pointer again to take the lead back. Beat the opponent by one point.

But it was then Garnett who stepped forward.

Forcing a turnaround layup resulted in Monroe's fifth foul, and all eyes were on his free throw.

But as he himself said - free throws? Just punish it at the most critical moment!

Two free throws and two hits not only dealt a big blow to the Knicks, but also greatly boosted the momentum of the Celtics, and the next minute, they took advantage of the situation to play a 7-0 wave under Garnett's leadership.

Swish!

Li Feng almost red-eyed at the moment, shook off Pierce's defense and rushed into the basket with continuous feints, regardless of the risk of possible injury, forced a dunk in front of Perkins' huge body on the inside, and also earned a free throw, plus a free throw to close the score gap again, and then took advantage of Ray Allen's outside shooting opportunity, Li Feng once again forced to the three-second zone to make a stop-and-go jump shot, and then, Li Feng cut off Rondo's pass to Pierce, chasing three points, Scoring eight straight points allowed the Knicks to win the game by two points at the very least.

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Chapter 229 of the Fierce Beast Striker's bloody battle against the Green Shirts