The Hawks kept moving the ball, and Big Fat Mai faced Parsons' defense, and now he has no advantage in height and speed, so he can't attack and wait for his teammates to cover.

Pachulia pulled to the top of the arc to block the pick-and-roll, Monroe switched defenses, and Maddie took a step and handed it to Pachulia.

Pachuglia swayed in the high post, broke through with his body against Parsons, dribbled into the box and made a three-step layup.

Monroe let go of Maddie's defense, Pachulia passed the ball out again, wanting to give it to Maddie, Li Feng suddenly killed accurately from the side to block the passing route, broke the ball and launched a single fast attack.

Josh Smith followed, and Li Feng went to the front court and passed to Parsons, who followed up on the right, and entered the box himself to grab the rebound. Parsons received the ball from outside the three-point line and pulled out his shot in the face of Maddy's defense.

Parsons shot very resolutely, Maddie defended it well, the ball was deflected, and Li Feng blocked Josh Smith in advance and won a frontcourt rebound.

Li Feng knew that Josh Smith didn't dare to foul easily, jumped with all his strength, pulled up his hands under the basket and smashed the ball in!

Josh Smith couldn't do anything about the ball.

If the quality of defense declines, it will be necessary to rely on offense to suppress the opponent, and Li Feng's scoring broke out in full force today.

The Eagles blocked the attack on the outside, and Li Feng followed Teague.

Attacking around Li Feng is the focus of Hawks head coach Larry Deru, Teague passes the ball to Maddy, who passes Horford, Horford dribbles the ball to the low post, the Knicks turn to the position, and the defender becomes Monroe, he defends from behind, does not jump but raises his hands to interfere.

Horford squeezed in a step and made a strong shot under the basket.

Horford's recklessness in this ball is undoubtedly on display, he is like he hit Ibaka's hand with the ball, which is a real hat, and Ibaka just tilts his toes, and the referee will not blow a foul.

Horford wins the basketball. He turned around and hooked his hand to shoot. Still not entering. Li Feng grabbed the backcourt rebound. The Knicks began to gain the upper hand.

The desire to score is a double-edged sword, and if it is well controlled, it can make the players stronger and dominate the game. Poorly controlled. It can affect the offensive tempo of the whole team.

Now Tyberdu gave Li Feng unlimited shots, and told him that the first task was to score and do everything possible to get the ball into the basket. The second is passing.

So Li Feng broke out.

He scored 18 points in the six-and-a-half minutes of the second quarter and drew one foul each for Pachulia and Horford.

The gap between the Hawks' bench interior and the starting lineup is obvious, and if there are too many fouls, it is very disadvantageous for the Hawks.

Li Feng scored 35 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in the half, and the Knicks also led by 10 points at 65-55.

At half-time, Barkley said:

"In the second half, if the Knicks continue to let Li Feng play like this, the Hawks will definitely lose, I think he should take 30 shots per game to free up his scoring ability, he took too few shots last season."

Kenny Smith said:

"In the second quarter, the Knicks fielded a pitcher. The Hawks didn't dare to be too strict with Li Feng, and believed that the Knicks would continue to send pitchers to the court in the second half. Chandler Parsons played very well. He's a good rookie for the Knicks. ”

Buckley Says:

"If he can strengthen his body, he will be the next Boris Dior, except that his sense of response is not as good, his attack is much stronger than Dior."

Smith laughed:

"He's got a good shot, otherwise it's hard to start, and the Knicks have stockpiled a lot of shooters."

The Knicks are such a team, players who are good at shooting are easier to mix well, as long as they wait by Li Feng's side to catch the ball and shoot.

Li Feng is recognized as a player who can make his teammates stronger, which is also a factor in his ability to outperform Derrick Rose and LeBron James in the last MVP selection.

In the locker room, Taberdu said:

In the second half, Li Feng continued to attack and went all out to grab points. It's a new beginning, to hell with the record or something!. ”

Then Tyberdu arranged for the pitcher to come up to attract the defense, so that Li Feng attracted the bag and could pass the ball, giving the Eagles a heavy blow, and a big win could make the players feel relaxed.

On the Hawks' side, head coach Larry Drew is very distressed. In the past two years, all teams have faced such a problem, if Li Feng is not included, he can get high scores; Bag clamp, the Knicks may win easily.

Even if Harden and Rose are not directly on the list, the Knicks' overall strength is still above the Hawks. And after Li Feng went to the low post to be responsible for blocking and dismantling, the defensive strength also came up, blocking, rebounding, and omnipotent.

The Hawks can only arrange Josh Smith and Horford to defend Li Feng. Larry Drew thought about it. The decision was made to use the bag clamp to assist in defense.

There are several people in the league who can dominate the game by scoring, and Li Feng is the most powerful, and no one in the league doubts this.

At the beginning of the second half, the Knicks sent Cousins, Monroe, Chandler Parsons, Li Feng, and Belineri.

All five have good shooting ability. On the Hawks are Pachulia, Horford, Josh Smith, Williams, Teague.

The Eagles strike first.

Li Feng is still responsible for defensive blocking, Cousins pulls up to the high post, and Monroe does defensive shielding and rebounding in the low post.

In addition to following the Hawks interior players who are responsible for covering in the high post, Cousins can also use his height and reach advantage to interfere with the opponent's line of sight, making it difficult for the high post to respond to the pass.

Josh Smith misses the ball and singles Monroe's jumper misses.

Li Feng protected the backcourt rebounds, and Li Feng handed over to Belineri to play positional battles.

Bailineri controlled the ball to the frontcourt, Li Feng got rid of Josh Smith through the cover and ran to the low post, Horford changed the defense, Josh Smith went around the door and prepared to chase the defense, Li Feng had not received the ball, and the Eagles formed a bag.

This kind of treatment was often encountered by Jordan at his peak back then, and the opponent would rather the other three rely on rotation to defend four people, and they had to prevent Jordan from receiving the ball. Such shots are not uncommon in highlights. However, good players always find a way to adapt to the rules and score as efficiently as ever.

Mediocre players can get bogged down in the defensive system no matter what.

Li Feng ran out of the three-point line and received a pass from Monroe at 45 degrees on the right side.

Josh Smith immediately stepped forward to wrap up, and Li Feng and Monroe had a tacit understanding. Monroe had already run to the left of the middle, and Li Feng didn't need to look to know where Monroe would run, jumped up and passed the ball.

Monroe has opened a large distance with Josh Smith, and Josh Smith can't catch up.

Monroe stepped on the three-point line and shot. Hollow hit!

The Eagles attack again. A couple of passes failed to get out of the air. Li Feng enters the interior to defend and dismantle, and there is a qualitative difference between Cousins and Monroe, and no guard in the league can easily pass Li Feng, last season's Eastern Conference Finals. In addition to James being completely blown up by Li Feng, Wade is almost finished, and the Knicks' interior offense is always shooting from the outside, which is also a major feature.

It's getting harder for the Eagles perimeter players to break through. Li Feng forced both Teague and Josh Smith outside the box, forcing them to not make easy layups and only jump shots.

The Eagles focus on the outside line, and the characteristics of the two core players cannot be fully played, and the offensive efficiency is difficult to guarantee.

Williams singled Parsons, missed the pull-up jumper, and the rebound was picked up by Li Feng again. Seeing his disciples fall into solo battles again and again, Hawks head coach Larry Deru was in a hurry on the sidelines.

The Knicks attacked, and the four of them opened up on the perimeter to create opportunities for Li Feng. Belineri and Parsons to the two bottom corners, Monroe to the right 60 degrees. Li Feng relied on Cousins to cover at the top of the arc to get rid of Josh Smith to get the ball, turned and broke through from the right side into the three-point line.

Pachulia had to change his defense. His movement speed is fast in the center, but Li Feng is faster, a change of direction threw off half of his body to the bottom line, Horford let go of Parsons on the bottom line, Li Feng took a big step with the ball, passed the ball to the bottom corner of the left side with his right hand, Parsons made an empty jump shot and scored three points.

It's a wide-ranging back-to-back pass that's a sight to behold, and it's almost certain to hit the top five.

Parsons went crazy with a three-point shot today, which was a good start for a rookie.

The Knicks pulled away with two three-pointers.

The audience cheered together!

The Hawks are strong, but if they want to win against the Knicks, they just can't score enough, and they have to defend themselves.

Parsons has a three-point shot, which Harden doesn't have.

The Knicks have added a strong shooting point to the outside, and now they are more like a pure offensive powerhouse, and the defense mainly relies on Li Feng and the joint defense system.

Larry Drew stood up and shouted a few times at the court, telling the players to give up the bag Li Feng.

If it continues like this, the Knicks will soon turn the game into garbage time.

Teague attacks with the ball, Pachuglia covers, Cousins switches defenses, Li Feng does not follow, he is responsible for defending Horford in the low post, protecting the basket, and if Horford receives the ball on the perimeter, he can prevent breakouts and shoots.

Teague is already a little anxious to see the score behind, he is an easily excited player, he will fall into a solo job when his head is hot, and the shooting percentage is not high, and there has been a saying that the Hawks must defend Teague at key moments in these two seasons to win.

Teague faked to a pull-up jumper, and although he dodged Cousins' block, he was a little rushed and popped out of the frame.

Li Feng stuck Horford behind him and grabbed the rebound in the backcourt. Before he knew it, his stats were close to a triple-double.

The Knicks attacked, and the ball was handed to Li Feng again, and this time, the Hawks became Josh Smith's single defense.

Everyone else pulled away, Li Feng dribbled the ball under his crotch to the right side, until he reached the low position, his left foot was the axis, and his right foot took a step and a half to the middle, Josh Smith followed and moved, Li Feng immediately turned to the bottom line and hooked his hand to shoot, the ball was too high, Josh Smith could not cover it, so he could only try to seal Li Feng's eyes, but Li Feng shot in this position almost by feeling, sealing the eyes had no effect, and the ball went in.

The Hawks attacked, and Williams hoisted the ball to Horford, who played a single in the low post.

What Li Feng is most afraid of is that he has average skills, and people who rely on physical fitness to play ball, as long as they resist him outside the penalty area and wait for the shooting to interfere.

Horford squeezed twice, also with a hook shot, and the ball was deflected under Li Feng's interference, and Parsons entered the interior in time to protect the backcourt rebound.

Buckley Road:

"Horford, like Josh Smith, has yet to take advantage of Li Feng. From this point, it can be seen that Li Feng is indeed good at defending various types of players, and his single defense ability is too strong. ”

Smith said:

"Horford has been guarded by a lot of powerful players, he can play beautifully, but he has to improve on the floor flow play, the mid-range shot needs to be improved, he can't go to the low post every time."

The Knicks attacked, and Li Feng went to the low post to receive the ball. Horford switches defenses. Li Feng leaned on Horford with his back. Two steps to the middle of the road. When everyone thought he was going to play single, Belineri shook off Teague on the periphery, and suddenly slipped to the bottom line and rushed to the basket, Li Feng handed the ball over with one hand.

Horford's attention was on Li Feng. Unable to change the defense, Belineri took the ball and took three steps, and scored a light backhand basketball!

The Knicks went on a 10-0 rundown in the third quarter, and Hawks head coach Larry Deru was forced to call a timeout.

No more timeouts. The Eagles are doomed.

But when a timeout was called, they didn't have a good way to limit the Knicks' offense.

In this game, the Knicks have almost sealed the win.

Buckley Says:

"This game is won and lost, the Eagles can't defend Li Feng, single defense and bag can't work, that's the role of superstars."

Kenny Smith said:

"Li Feng went into the low post to defend, and the Eagles' offense was not smooth. Both of their leading stars need to be as close to the basket as possible to be effective, and the team with the most restrained shooting will only need to compress the defense and interfere with the shot. ”

The Knicks have the most players on the court except for Chandler Parsons. The other four have a lot of experience in the playoffs and finals, and they are used to seeing people in big scenes. Even if the physical condition is not good enough, the defensive experience is not lost to anyone.

After that, the situation of the game was still in the hands of the Knicks, and the score was ahead, but Li Feng did not relent, and continued to attack.

The Hawks tried their best to defend him, and also resorted to foul tactics in an attempt to interrupt his shooting touch.

It was a bad choice to foul Li Feng, the Hawks replaced the bench and fouled Li Feng once, trying to rely on tough defense to make him dare not hit the basket again.

As a result, under the boos of the audience, the referee did not hesitate to give substitute Ivan a malicious foul and two free throws.

Li Feng hit both free throws, declaring that it was useless to make fouls. After that, as soon as Ivan got the ball, the fans booed him all over the court, and the Eagles quickly replaced him.

In this quarter, Li Feng completely broke out, scoring 22 points in a single quarter.

60 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

The Knicks also widened the score, 112-85, and the Knicks led by 27 points.

The race almost went into garbage time.

Li Feng went to rest. The Knicks sent in Ibaka, Kirilenko, Parsons, Smith, Livingston.

Tyberdu wanted Smith and Kirilenko to play outside pick-and-roll coordination.

But J.R. Smith still didn't have a touch, missed two shots, and Livingston also made a mistake.

The Eagles began to chase the score.

The Knicks' bench lineup can't beat the Hawks' starters, mainly because of the problem of blocking and pick-and-roll.

The Eagles' offensive means is to block and pick-and-roll, and they quickly find their attacking rhythm.

An 8-0 shockwave was played.

Four minutes later, the Knicks re-replaced Cousins, Monroe and Li Feng, and Cousins sat inside and scored consecutive points to stabilize the situation.

Now the Knicks are still a single core, and Monroe is playing too selfless today, just a high post strategy, a misplaced offense, and no strong attack in the low post.

With 4:15 left in the game, Li Feng drew the ball on the perimeter and passed the ball to Cousins, who defended Guy and scored a layup in the middle.

The Knicks beat the Hawks 139-111 to snap a 34-game winning streak.

The Knicks scored in double figures for five people, and only Belinelli scored 16 points off the bench, he is actually about the same as the main team, and Livingston is a pseudo-starter.

Cousins had 21 points, 11 rebounds and four assists; Chandler Parsons made 4-of-7 three-pointers and finished with 18 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

The Hawks' top scorers were Horford with 18 points and 7 rebounds, Teague with 17 points, Williams and Josh Smith each scored 16 points, a total of four players scored in double figures, the Hawks scored very evenly, but no one scored 20.

At the press conference, Larry Deru was convinced and praised the Knicks' offense.

Tyberdu was also not modest, saying that as long as the Knicks have Li Feng, the Knicks can defend the title, and he is the best player.

The game was over, and the Knicks completed their 34th winning streak of the season, breaking the Los Angeles Lakers' record of 33 consecutive wins and continuing to lead the league, with the league leader position remaining unchanged.

After the game, the media said that the strongest Knicks team in history was born.

According to the New York Times,

"Three years of triple jumping, rookie became MVP, fish belly became the defending champion. The Knicks were born to create miracles, they have set countless records, but their pace of creating miracles will not stop, if the Knicks become the champion again this season, Li Feng once again won three MVPs, please fans and reporters do not be surprised, the Knicks are synonymous with miracles. The Boston Sports Journal said,

"The darkest times have come, and the Knicks' dominance of the NBA is even more desperate than that of the Green Shirts, who simply don't even have a championship hope. It's almost half a season, and the regular season championship is no longer in suspense. It's a sad thing. "USA Today" believes that the Knicks are the strongest player in history, even if the Bulls who won the last three consecutive championships are not as strong as the current Knicks, the "USA Today" reporter said that the Knicks can now focus on the playoffs, they have the ability and obligation to defend the championship, give Knicks fans more hope, and bring more glory to themselves and the team.

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