For Anfernee Hardaway, having scored just 40 points at half in two consecutive games in this year's playoffs was nothing short of a nightmare.

In the first round of G2 in the East, in the game between the Magic and the Knicks, at 31:58, at halftime, the Magic had trailed by 27 points.

The overwhelming taunts of Madison Square Garden made Hardaway's eyes straighten, something he had never experienced before.

Such a huge point difference also means that the game is over, and the Knicks will not waste such an opportunity at all.

Lee Woo in the starting lineup and Chris Childs in the bench are firmly in control of the pace of the game, as long as the response ball can keep up, tonight is another 3rd quarter.

Back in the locker room at halftime, Alan Houston was completely comfortable, he and Grant Hill were swept out of the first round by Hardaway and O'Neal in the playoffs last year, and this year it can be regarded as a successful revenge:

"13 points in a single quarter, it looks like we can sweep the opponent!"

When everyone heard Alan Houston's words, they all nodded, and the Magic's performance was so sluggish, and the series was 3:0, it shouldn't be a problem.

Although the opponent lacked a main insider, the game played like this, which was still greatly unexpected by "Big Mom", and it was too easy.

"In the first round of this year, the probability is 3:0."

Larry Johnson also felt that the game was easy, and he also knew that the Heat had already got the match point and the opponent did not give the Hornets any chance.

"Big Mom" saw the Hornets lose cleanly, and she also felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.

Glen Rice, who was a big player in the regular season, still had a good performance in the playoffs, but the whole team was unable to use it in the face of the Heat's iron-blooded defense, and G2 lost by another 12 points.

"The sooner you win the game, the more time you get to rest."

Ewing simply reminded everyone that the Heat team is likely to sweep the opponent, and the Gorillas don't want the Knicks to suffer in the rest time, after all, the veterans have a poor recovery ability.

Although Li You thinks that Hardaway will definitely break out after returning to his home court, the rest of the Magic team is really stretched.

With an average of only 94.1 points per game in the regular season, the Magic ranked fifth from the bottom in the league in scoring ability, and this situation has not changed in the playoffs.

The huge point difference, so that Jeff Van Gundy returned to the locker room without too much advice, this game simply can't be lost.

After the start of the second half, the mood of the New York fans continued to decrease, and they still cheered loudly for the home team, taunting "Mr. 50 Points" by the way.

The Magic team is in good shape, but the time is not coming, Hardaway keeps scoring points, and all Lee needs to do is control the pace of the game and give the ball to the right place by the way.

Occasionally, when Hardaway is not paying attention, he sneaks under the basket and easily scores points.

Throughout the second half, the two sides played lively, and in the fourth quarter of the game, Hardaway did not give up, and the Knicks played with him for 6 minutes, and then the head coach of Adubatu changed to the atmosphere group.

At 84:108, at the end of the game, Hardaway, who was sitting on the bench, looked at the 24-point difference, his eyes blank.

The big win made the New York fans at the scene frantically mock the Magic team

On the commentary table of MSG at the scene, the commentator Marv-Albert said with emotion:

"At 19 years and 117 days, Lee surpassed Magic Johnson and became the youngest player in NBA playoff history to score 15 points and 10 assists!"

"This record set in 1980 has also been broken, and it is really an incredible young man."

Played 35 minutes, 6-of-12, 3-of-7 from beyond the three-point line, 2-of-2 from the free throw line, 17 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal and 2 steals.

Breaking the record of Magic Johnson also made commentator John Andarius a little excited:

"It's hard to imagine that Lee is only 19 years old, and in him, there is a talent that no one can see, and only by watching the game will you understand how good he is."

"It's not easy to control the pace of the game, and the Knicks have fewer turnovers and more rounds this season, which is the effect of Lee's start!"

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The mature mentality makes Li You not as impulsive as ordinary young players, and his excellent memory allows him to always predict the opponent's tactical routines in advance.

Making the offense more clear and reasonable is what Lee Woo is doing at the team.

Breaking Magic's Johnson record in the playoffs gave New York's media a collective orgasm.

After the game, Lee Yow and Ewing attended a press conference together, and the gorillas felt like they had been left out.

"Lee, how do you feel about breaking Magic Johnson's record in the playoffs?"

Li You didn't think there was anything special about this record, and he couldn't get the mood of the New York media in the audience for the first time, and responded with a smile holding the microphone in front of him:

"It's just a normal playoff game and I'm just doing the groundwork, it's as simple as that."

"In the offensive round, give the ball to a teammate who has successfully run and you will get an assist!"

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After the game, it wasn't just the New York media that was on the spot, ESPN and TNT were all hyping up Lee Yo breaking Magic's Johnson record.

Unlike the regular season, where most commentators still place more emphasis on the playoffs, Magic Johnson has a higher place in the history of the NBA playoffs.

Breaking the record of this legendary star, it made Li You's popularity skyrocket for a while.

In addition to New York fans, most fans who want to know the stars have to go through cable broadcasts and newspapers and magazines.

There is a record every three or five days, even if you don't like to watch the NBA, you will be curious, and then follow the melon.

On April 28, the Heat defeated the Hornets again, and finally swept the opponent with a score of 3:0 and easily reached the semifinals!

Although Pat Riley has most likely lost the league's best coach award, the Heat team he built has obviously succeeded!

The award for the best manager in the league is likely to be won by Pat Riley, who wears two hats.

Also advancing is the Jazz, Stockton, Hornacek, and Karl Malone are as stable as ever, and they swept the Clippers 3-0.

4-of-10, 12 points, 3 rebounds, 13 assists, 3 steals and 4 turnovers, Stockton easily played his signature stats!

The Knicks, who have flown to Orlando, watched the game together in the evening, Ewing was sour for a while, and according to the recent wind direction, Karl Malone is really going to win the MVP!

"Do these sports reporters and broadcasters just look at the data? Obviously, our performance is not inferior to the Jazz! ”

Charles Oakley really feels old this time, the media are building momentum for Carl Malone, and the old guy is also stunned in the face of this outrageous selection result.

Starks was still younger in the end, and then said sourly:

"PER this data, Carl Malone is said to be in first place, surpassing Michael Jordan."

Most of the Knicks had a question mark on their faces when they heard this statistic, and the expressions of "what's that" appeared on their faces.

"It's a measure of a player's efficiency, but it's not that objective, you can only refer to it."

Li You explained briefly, but everyone still shook their heads, no one cared about this thing.

Most of the ordinary players just look at the number of shots and hit percentage, and don't care about other statistics at all.

"This data alone negates Mai Buckle, and the results of such a selection are difficult to convince!"

The atmosphere team also complained, believing that the sports reporters and broadcasters were deliberately stumbling on Michael Jordan.

Li You shrugged his shoulders and didn't speak, as the time approached May, this season's MVP award is about to be announced, and the gorilla has been a lemon every day recently:

"It's the same team with 64 wins, why can't he get the award?"

The reason is also very simple, Ewing's Excel is not beautiful enough, and in the Knicks, Li You's data performance is better.

This situation is a little embarrassing, except for the average points per game, rebounds per game, shooting percentage, and block rankings are better than Li You, and the others are behind in all aspects.

Excel isn't the best in the Knicks, so how can most sports media vote for Ewing?

The boss sulked again, and the atmosphere group could only go back to the room to rest, and tonight's game was canceled.

On the evening of the 29th, the Magic team, which returned to its home court, fed the fans in the first quarter of the game.

At 30:13, the Knicks led by 17 points at the beginning of the game.

Attacking with a face frame and continuous back play, Hardaway kept shooting in the first quarter, making 4 of 10 in a single quarter and scoring 9 points!

It's just that this kind of performance is useless, Li You really can't prevent it on the defensive end, and he didn't reluctantly attack in the face of the explosive Hardaway on the offensive end, but sent 5 assists in a single quarter.

Ewing was 5-of-7 from the field and easily had 10 points and 8 rebounds, while Alan Houston was 3-of-5 from the field and 2-of-3 from beyond the three-point line, and he also scored 8 points efficiently.

At the intermission, at the Orlando Arena, the home fans began to boo, buying tickets to watch the game, but they didn't come to eat!

Hardaway obviously wanted to compete with Li You, and the fake Jordan successor looked at Li You, who was frequently on TV, and his heart was sour.

The first quarter of the game was strong, but the teammates clattered the iron, which completely discouraged Hardaway.

Li You, who was sitting on the bench, changed into training clothes, ignored the shouting and scolding behind him, sat in his seat with a calm expression, and the moment the opponent chose to attack, the game was over.

"It's a really good feeling to sweep the opponent, and it looks like Hardaway isn't going to rest."

Alan Houston saw that Hardaway was still on the court in the second quarter of the game, and began to gloat, and the 17-point difference was not easy to chase.

"It didn't work, the first quarter was all singles, and they lost."

Li You, who came back to his senses, also saw Hardaway start to score continuously, and continued to look at the situation on the field after complaining.

The Knicks really didn't have anyone to match Hardaway at the No. 1 position, and Chris Childs couldn't defend the fake Jordan successor and was continuously cut by the opponent.

But off the bench, Starks has been getting better and better lately and can score goals.

Although still trailing by a large margin, the Magic fans began to cheer loudly for Hardaway's performance.

8 of 11 in the single quarter, Hardaway slashed 17 points, which can be regarded as blowing up the Knicks' backcourt.

At halftime, 56:39, there was no change in the point difference.

And in three consecutive games, the half-time score did not exceed 40, Hardaway almost closed himself on the spot, and walked briskly back to the locker room with his face pulled.

The persevering Hardaway continued to shoot wildly in the third quarter, Li You has always been an anti-burst shot, and the Magic team exploded in mentality and began to shoot consecutive three-pointers.

It was long expected that the opponent would have this offensive option, the Knicks protected the rebound, Li You pushed the transition offense, and after a few rounds, the game completely collapsed.

At 24:18 in the single quarter, the third quarter ended, and at 80:57, some Magic fans have begun to leave.

The first three quarters did not end for a minute, Hardaway did not play in the fourth quarter, and Coach Adubatu took the atmosphere group and announced the complete end of the series.

On the bench, Ewing also changed into training clothes, 8 of 12, 17 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block and 2 turnovers, only played 31 minutes, and got a double-double, the gorillas are very satisfied with their performance:

"Lee, how is PER calculated?"

Ewing pretended not to care, and asked Li You beside him in a low voice about the data.

"To put it simply, it's offensive stats minus the number of shots made, then minus the number of free throws, and finally divided by the number of appearances."

Li You explained briefly, and when he saw Ewing silently shaking his head, he knew that he was still thinking about MVP.

Everyone on the Knicks bench chatted and laughed, even if the boss didn't win the MVP, but everyone really tried their best, and this matter was a complete page.

The game ended quickly, and at 104:88, the Magic regained some face in the final quarter.

The series came to 3-0, and the Knicks finally easily swept the Magic and reached the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Hardaway struggled to maintain his demeanor, and the expressionless Knicks shook hands.

Just looking at the smiling faces of Alan Houston and Li You, Hardaway almost didn't hold back, and after shaking hands, he walked away quickly.

After the game, Hardaway suffered a recurrence of his old injury and was unable to attend the press conference.

16 of 30, 42 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, the fake Jordan successor said goodbye to this season with a 40+ game, and fans are satisfied, at least there are plenty of excuses:

"The Magic lost, Penny didn't!"

In tonight's game, Li You only played 27 minutes, 5-of-9, 2-of-5 from beyond the three-point line, 2-of-3 from the free throw line, 14 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal and 2 turnovers.

The two-pair stats once again set a new record for Magic Johnson!

The sweep of the opponent also gave the Knicks nearly a week of rest, and major sports media began to promote the "master-apprentice battle" of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

On April 28, Starks, who had just returned to New York, also won the league's Best Sixth Man award.

In the press room at Madison Square Garden, Starks accepted the trophy with a smile on his face.

Although the 13.6 points per game figure is not dominant among the candidates, Starks has a whopping 73% of the vote.

The Knicks' record has brought a huge bonus, breaking the best record in team history, and there should be an individual to win the award.

Starks won the best 6th man, and Ewing's MVP dream was completely shattered.

Taking this opportunity, the coaching staff also announced a day off, after which everyone will go all out to prepare for the Eastern Conference semifinals.

It's always a good thing to win an award, and Starks simply threw a party at the apartment, and it was better to be alone than to be happy.

In addition to the Knicks, there are also a lot of people in the apartment.

Ewing also pulled out a smile, and in a few days, Carl Malone will receive the award, and the gorilla can only just lemon every day

"I was surprised when Pat called me, but I chose to accept the offer, and even though the stats are mediocre this season, it's always good to play more playoff games."

Alan Houston looked at the noisy crowd, clinked glasses with Li You with juice, and recalled his original choice by the way.

Li You feels that this is more like a big ball city like New York, and Ewing's recruitment has played a certain role, but the geographical location is the key:

"The stats will also rise, and if you increase the number of rounds appropriately, plus the indigestible possession, the number of shots will definitely rise."

After thinking about it, it seems that what Li You said makes sense, and Alan Houston doesn't mind the decline in data, after all, this is the first year.

New York fans don't like the style of play like Alan Hugh Ston, and the skepticism hasn't stopped this season.

Alan Houston played "father-son basketball" when he was at the University of Tennessee, and the head coach at that time was his father, and doubts can be said to have been constantly appearing since college.

Alan Houston, regardless of his performance, seems very calm when facing the media, and his college experience has helped him immensely.

"In the semi-finals we should have more chances, a lot of the time, it's all about talent and we are very flexible!"

Li You lifted the juice and blinked, the Heat team is not a magic team, and although Mo Ning is a little brother, he will not be polite to Ewing.

If you can't open the situation, you have to give the ball to the outside!

Alan Houston understands that the regular season stats are down, the playoff stats are up, and by next season, maybe that will change.

The two smiled and clinked glasses again, but Larry Johnson on the side borrowed wine to kill his sorrows, this year, there is no data and no honor, and "Big Mom" has been reduced to an ordinary role player.

On April 30, the Bulls relied on Pippen's last-minute dunk to beat the Bullets by one point 96:95 and successfully entered the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Michael Joe, who was in a slump of form, played 43 minutes, shooting 14-of-24 from the field and recording 28 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block and 2 turnovers.

With a shooting rate close to 6 percent, and a lot of ball critics, the Bulls are still unstoppable.

If nothing else, the next round of the Bulls will be against the Hawks.

Even though the Hawks have this season's DPOY Dicambe Mutombo, most are convinced that Michael Jordan will make it to the Eastern Conference Finals again.

The Knicks are also starting to get into preparation, and for the Eastern Conference semifinals, Jeff Van Gundy is very serious.

After all, he was about to receive the league's best coach award, and Jeff Van Gundy didn't want to be slapped in the face at home

The playoffs are still underway, and the tenacious Pistons have pulled the score to 2:2, a decisive victory, and the people who eat melons are happy to hear about it.

On May 3, the NBA officially announced that the Jazz's Karl Malone won the Most Valuable Player award this season.

As soon as the news was announced, a large number of fun-watching media outlets all went to Chicago to interview Michael Jordan, and a small number came to New York to interview Ewing.

However, to everyone's disappointment, neither of them responded, and both declined the interview, citing the fact that they were preparing for the semifinals with all their might.

Karl Malone, who is about to turn 34, ushered in the highlight of his career, and Jazz fans followed suit.

On the night of the 4th, Li You went to Starks' house for dinner, and after dinner, the two stayed in front of the TV, and saw David Stern award the little bronze man to Marlon, Starks was still a little incredulous:

"69 wins, scoring champion this season, Michael Jordan didn't even win the award? These media are crazy! ”

Li You felt in a good mood, and like the fans, he preferred to see Michael Jordan break the defense:

"Sometimes MVPs have to consider other factors, anyway, the recent news must have been contracted by this award."

"Do you really have to look at the data sheet for voting?"

People are in good spirits at happy events, and in the Western Conference semifinals that night, 77:93, the Jazz defeated the Lakers!

Karl Malone was 9-of-21 for a double-double of 23 points and 13 rebounds, while O'Neal on the opposite side was 6-of-16 for 17 points and 12 rebounds

The Big Sharks were beaten to Shaq Jr., and Kobe Bryant, who just broke the record and became the youngest player in playoff history to score 20 points, was 1-of-7 for 3 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

The old and spicy Jazz team taught the Lakers another lesson, and Malone also proved that MVP has no parallel goods!

On May 5, the NBA announced the best coaches of the season:

The Knicks' Jeff Van Gundy led the team to break the best team record in team history, with 64 wins, and won this award without any suspense!

Dressed in a crisp black suit, white shirt and dark blue tie, Jeff Van Gundy struggled to control his smile and lifted the trophy in the press room at Madison Square Garden.

The Heat, who have come to New York, are very low-key, and Pat Riley has not said much on the matter.

"Jeff is a fantastic coach and I'm sure he's going to be more and more successful and it's great to see him win this award!"

That night, before the start of the Eastern Conference semifinals, Pat Riley, who had a shiny back, spoke eloquently to the media in New York and simply sent his blessings.

Coming to the familiar Madison Square Garden, Pat Riley still looks personable, with a big back and a calm look, showing a real handsome appearance.

When the New York fans at the scene saw the bald young marshal holding the tactical board and explaining the tactics loudly, they suddenly felt that this temperament was a big difference

After the home team's appearance ceremony, the noise at Madison Square Garden grew louder.

"The Heat continued their starting lineup for the first round of the game, with Tim Hardaway and Werzen Leonard in the backcourt, Jamal Mashburn and Alonzo Mourning at front, and PJ Brown at center."

"There are very few secrets on both sides and they know each other's tactics very well, which is a challenge for the Knicks."

On the MSG commentary bench at the scene, commentator Marf Albert briefly introduced the starting lineup of the Heat, and commentator John Andaris also joked at this time:

"Having just won the best coach, I'm sure Coach Van Gundy will make a targeted arrangement and this game can also be said to be a battle of proof."

The players on both sides are in the final warm-up, and Ewing has been a little silent since he knew that Malone won the award, but fortunately he still told everyone before going on the field:

"Defend well, don't let the opponent score easily, protect our home field!"

The players from both sides came to the center circle, and Mourning also took the initiative to comfort Ewing, while Tim Hardaway kept staring at Li You, the "first point guard", so that this one also happened to be a lemon

“Let's go Knicks！ Let's go Knicks！ Let's go Knicks！ ”

Loud cheers resounded through the arena, players from both sides exchanged pleasantries, and as Ewing jumped up and successfully jumped to the ball, the Heat quickly retreated, and Tim Hardaway immediately rushed across the half court to lead the defense.

Pat Riley's tactics are characteristic, perhaps because he was planted with the Pistons back then, and the championship coach absorbed a lot of tactical play from Chuck Daley.

He likes to lead and expand his defense, suppress the rhythm of the game, compete for space in the card position, and like frequent physical contact, even when he is defending without the ball, which will make the players give a lot of physical confrontation.

Tim Hardaway also didn't skimp on his physical fitness, lowered his center of gravity, slid quickly, entangled from the back to the front, and never let Li You control the ball comfortably.

Sideways to protect the ball, Lee Woo came to the left flank, and soon, Ewing moved up from the inside.

The Knicks pulled away in turn, and this kind of two-on-two on one side was a fixed routine after the opening.

On the left wing, close to the three-point line, Ewing was on cover, and unlike the Magic, PJ Brown had already come up with a big delay when Tim Hardaway squeezed through the screen.

Ewing didn't notice the Heat's defensive changes right away, so he went a beat slower.

Fortunately, Li You was very fast, and with a flick of his left wrist, he immediately sent a ground-hitting pass that gave an advance amount.

Seeing the basketball flying in front of him, Ewing sped up his pace, approached the paint area and successfully fished the ball, facing Mo Ning who came up to help the defense, Ewing took a step with his right hand and quickly turned around against the opponent's body.

Coming to the bottom left of the basket, Ewing raised his left arm and released the ball, but the moment the basketball came out of his hand, it was immediately blocked by the jumping Mourning!

"Oh!!"

The seemingly silky attack was completely predicted by the opponent, and the New York fans in the stadium also exclaimed, Tim Hardaway immediately went over to answer, and then greeted his teammates and rushed across the half.

The Heat didn't launch a transition offense, and Lee Yoo didn't choose to lead the defense, watching Tim Hardaway slowly dribble through the half court before stepping forward to interfere.

Retreating to the point where the gorilla felt like he had lost face, he glared at Mourning as he beckoned his teammates to complete the defensive alignment.

Unfortunately, the junior brother didn't pay attention to the big brother, and PJ Brown quickly moved to the right wing outside the three-point line to block Tim Hardaway.

“Defense！ Defense！ Defense！ ”

In the defensive cheers of the New York fans at the scene, Li You squeezed half of his body and leaned in to defend, Tim Hardaway failed to speed up in time, and was soon entangled by Li You.

Unlike the Heat's strong delay defensive strategy, Ewing still squatted to protect the basket, Tim Hardaway held the ball in his right hand, feigned a breakthrough, and sent a ground-hitting pass in the right blocking area.

In the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line, PJ Brown did not hesitate to take the ball and made a mid-range jumper!

"Whew" two-point ball hollow into the net!

"Shhhhh

Not paying any attention to the boos that erupted at Madison Square Garden, Pat Riley on the sidelines smiled and clapped as a sign that it was a good offense.

The same routine, the difference is the details on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, obviously, Ewing was careless, he had a chance to eat in the paint area in front of the basket, but he showed off his feet and missed the opportunity.

Without waiting for the baseline serve, Li You patted his head and reminded his teammates to change tactics.

Tim Hardaway still went out of his way to lead the defense, trying to cause Lee Yoo's mistakes.

Charles Oakley stepped up to the left near baseline after half-time, and Alan Houston quickly slipped to the bottom line after Lee Woo reached the top of the arc, taking advantage of Oakley's cover to bounce.

Tim Hardaway's interference didn't do much, and Lee, who had been guarding the ball sideways, flicked the ball with his left hand and gave the ball to Alan Houston in the left blocking area at the first time.

The latter received the ball, was unguarded in front of him, and quickly jumped to shoot!

"Huh!" The two-point ball hollows into the net.

The fans rushed to cheer loudly, but then, Hardaway also assisted to the right blocking area of Wozen Leonard, and the same tactic, the mid-range was also easily hit.

The two teams are like looking in a mirror, you play one and I play the other, and the score is slowly rising.

Li You didn't expect the Heat to encounter a big delay in coverage, not only Tim Hardaway chasing after him, but the two big men on the inside actually intended to let Ewing score.

This time it was another blocking and dismantling attack on the line, Ewing received the ball down, and Mourning quickly helped defend in place.

Oakley's fleeting opportunity was not capitalized, and Ewing did not pass the ball first, but instead played a back-to-back single in the low post on the left, which he does best.

Just released the ball, PJ Brown also quickly helped the defense in place, at this time, Ewing, who sensed that something was wrong, wanted to return the ball to Li You on the outside, but Mo Ning looked at who had a chance and completed the cut.

The crisp steal provoked the fans on the scene to exclaim, this time the Heat team quickly launched a conversion offense, and Voshan-Leonard, who received the ball, rushed very fast!

The Heat's sudden acceleration prevented the Knicks from completing their defensive alignment in time.

Coming to the left wing, Vochan-Leonard did not choose to chase and shoot, but gave the ball to Mourning, who was fast in the middle, who received the ball, rushed up in three steps, and came to the basket to put the basket to win!

"Pay attention to retreat! Alignment in time! ”

Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines hurriedly reminded his players loudly that he really didn't want to lose tonight.

"Pat made a mistake and he should have picked up the tempo of his attack and been more efficient in scoring."

"Lee's several passes broke through the opponent's defense for the first time, and Charles also had chances, but unfortunately he couldn't grasp them in the end."

Commentator John Andalis casually commented on the game, and at 11:8, the Heat took the lead again.

With 8:02 left in the first quarter, the Knicks scored mostly from Alan Houston, Ewing was 1-of-3, the basket was almost locked, and the face-frame jumper couldn't be finished.

Pat Riley knows the gorilla's playing habits too well and is very targeted defensively.

“Let's go Knicks！ Let's go Knicks！ Let's go Knicks！ ”

After the score fell behind, the New York fans at the scene shouted loudly again, and after the opening, Mourning and PJ Brown were full of presence at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

This time, Li You was faster than everyone in the Heat team imagined, came to the left wing, did not call cover, approached the three-point line, and suddenly slowed down.

Then he quickly dribbled behind his left hand, and switched to his right hand, Li You lowered his center of gravity, opened his shoulder, and cut in quickly against Tim Hardaway.

Constantly sliding to the left back, and at the same time giving a physical confrontation, Hardaway noticed that Li You was slowing down, thinking that the defense was working, and the next second saw Li You protecting the ball with his back, using his left foot as the axis, and pulling the ball back with his right hand.

Subconsciously following the move, Tim Hardaway just slid to the right, but Li You quickly twisted forward, and then raised the ball to shake.

Tim Hardaway was immediately shaken to his feet, and Lee Yoo once again used his left foot as the axis, quickly turned back, and drifted to complete the shot!

The beautiful shaking made the New York fans cheer loudly, and everyone immediately shouted happily when the basketball hit the basket into the basket!

"Oh! Pretty footsteps! Lee completely fooled Hardaway! ”

The Knicks suddenly changed the pace of their offense, and commentator Marv Albert subconsciously raised the volume.

At 11:10, the Knicks responded in time.

It seems that he didn't expect Li You to move with his back to him, Tim Hardaway turned his head depressedly, only to see Li You raise his left hand covertly, and his index finger and thumb were compared with a "too small" gesture.

Tim Hardaway was blown up in an instant, and it was the Heat's turn to attack, and he didn't pass the ball as required by the tactics.

At the top of the arc, he first blocked PJ Brown and broke through to the right side of the free throw line, Tim Hardaway suddenly dribbled down his hip, and then quickly showed a change of direction.

The moment he grabbed the ball with his hand, Tim Hardaway immediately accelerated in a straight line, shook off Li You, and wanted to take advantage of Ewing's lack of defense, play a time difference, approach the basket, and pick up the basket with his right hand.

It's just that at the moment of shooting, Tim Hardaway was disturbed by the jumping up of Lee You, who was chasing the defense, and then Ewing also sent a block under the basket.

The basketball went over the fingertips and after hitting the board, it just fell into the hands of Oakley on the bottom left of the basket.

Alan Houston received the pass, and the Knicks immediately picked up the pace and launched a transition offense.

Larry Johnson crossed the halfcourt and received a pass on the right wing from beyond the three-point line, and immediately after receiving the ball, he put the ball on his right hand and crossed the step.

Against Jamal Marshburn's defense, he crushed to the paint and put the basket with his right hand and one hand.

Under the interference, the basketball knocked out of the frame, Larry Johnson jumped for the second time, grabbed the rebound, and at this time Mourning had returned to the restricted area, raised his hands high, and blocked the basket to "Big Mom".

Spotting Lee Yo running quickly to the bottom left corner, Larry Johnson hurried to throw the ball.

Tim Hardaway got up from the floor to chase down the defense, and when he saw Li You catching the ball, he subconsciously followed the defense.

Li You collected the ball, and Tim Hardaway, who was defending, flew out directly in front of him, completely unguarded, and then calmly jumped and shot!

"Huh!" Three-point shot hollow into the net!

The crowd cheered, then let out a burst of exclamations, as Larry Johnson and Mourning tangled under the basket before both falling to the ground

Fortunately, the referee reacted quickly enough to step forward in time to separate the two, and Pat Riley on the sidelines was very unhappy with these two rounds and shouted out to Tim Hardaway:

"Hey! Steady the tempo and pass the ball! Pass! ”

At 11:13, the Knicks overtook the score again.

"Man, it's said you're going to make the best team?"

Taking advantage of Tim Hardaway's catch, Li You, who led the defense, began to whisper teasing his opponent.

"Shut up, rookie! Put away your little tricks! ”

As soon as Tim Hardaway saw Pat Riley with his face pulled, he immediately regained his composure, just looking at Li You's smiling face, his heart was still surging with anger.

Subconsciously speeding up the Heat's offensive tempo, Tim Hardaway hoisted the ball to Mourning in the half, instead of playing a pick-and-roll like he did in the previous rounds.

In the low post on the left side, Mourning was interfered with by Oakley by turning over and jumping after playing, and hit a shot angrily, and the rebound was accepted by Ewing, Li You received the ball and immediately signaled to play another low-post attack.

After half-time, Ewing received the ball on the right side of the free throw line, and then Lee Woo quickly cut in from the right wing without the ball.

Tim Hardaway could only chase the defense, followed Lee You in a circle, noticed that Ewing was about to complete a hand-to-hand pass at the free throw line, and subconsciously quickened his pace.

Li You, who was moving laterally, suddenly stopped suddenly, pretending to be an external bomb, and Hardaway, who had just accelerated, scolded secretly and hurriedly adjusted his body's center of gravity.

Before Tim Hardaway could chase the defense, Lee Yoo ran back again, quickly came to the free throw line, and took the hand-to-hand pass.

With a quick stop, Tim Hardaway could only desperately squeeze through the cover, but this time Ewing's big body worked, and Lee You got rid of the defense in an instant.

PJ Brown saw Ewing go down, subconsciously followed the backwards, and in the blink of an eye, Li You had already broken through to the basket.

Jumping up and blocking, PJ Brown tried to make up for it, but the basketball flew over the palm of his hand to the top left of the basket!

Ewing jumped high, grabbed the ball in the air, and poured his hands into the basket!

"Boom!" Empty catch the storm dunk!

"Ahh

After landing on the ground, there was a roar, Ewing beat his chest, and the powerful air relay also instantly ignited the atmosphere of Madison Square Garden.

At 11:15, the pace of the game returned to the Knicks' side.

Pat Riley, who was on the sidelines, looked thoughtfully at Li You, who was smiling and retreating, and turned his head to glare at Tim Hardaway again.

Shouting out to the players to concentrate, Tim Hardaway also knew that he had made a mistake and began to try to control his emotions and play tactics one by one.

Watching Mourning hit a mid-range jumper near the baseline on the left side, the Heat bench also cheered.

Tim Hardaway struggled to press the tempo and try to get the Knicks into the ground to attack, while Lee picked up the pace from time to time and occasionally came back to a sudden solo attack.

Both teams try to pull each other into their preferred rhythm.

"The Heat are too familiar with our tactics and haven't been able to make it to the bottom of a couple of low post offenses."

"It's time for Coach Van Gundy to make a change!"

Commentator John Andalis couldn't help but comment on the opening tactics when he saw Ewing's low throw from the left and hit the iron again.

The Heat attacked, and Mourning's left low-post offense turned to the bottom left of the basket and didn't go in.

"Well, Coach Van Gundy also knows the Heat's offense, Charles has done a lot of good defensive games, and Mourning has been equally inefficient in the first quarter."

Commentator Marv Albert watched the Heat also start to play iron, and happily teased the situation on the court.

Both Georgetown centers, Ewing and Mourning started on the left side, and as a result, both of them were not very efficient offensively.

By the end of the first quarter, Tim Hardaway, like Lee Yo, was trying to get the big man on the team to receive the ball in a comfortable position according to the established tactical arrangement.

Attacking under the basket and fighting for rebounds became the tone of the game in the final stage.

At 19:21, at the last moment, Alan Houston's mid-range iron was ironed, and the Knicks failed to extend the difference.

Tim Hardaway frowned, walked to the bench with a serious expression, and played the full first quarter, shooting 2-of-3 for just four points but dished out three assists.

The game seemed to be a bit different from the pre-match plan made by the coaching staff, and Lee Woo was more stable than he expected

Madison Square Garden, the noise is getting louder and louder, and the fans are not able to play the game they expected, and the people are a little dissatisfied with the Xiangwei chocolate they eat

Also playing the first quarter, Lee Woo also had a headache with the Heat's big delay, and the opponent's defensive discipline was better than in the regular season.

Li You frowned and walked to the bench, but Jeff Van Gundy was very satisfied with the team's performance and sent chicken soup in time:

"Defend well, the opponent will definitely be the first to make mistakes, all we have to do is be patient and then seize the opportunity to win in one fell swoop!"

Li You, who had already returned to his seat, looked at the bald young marshal who was talking endlessly and emphasizing defense, and was a little speechless for a while

"The opposition stepped up their perimeter defense and tried to get Pat to attack more."

Alan Houston, who has changed into his training clothes, whispered a complaint, which is the opposite of what the coaching staff has emphasized in the past few days, no one has included Ewing

Li You and several rotation players in Starks exchanged fists, then turned their heads and whispered in response:

"It's also an opportunity, and there shouldn't be a whole game."

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