Chapter 76: The Core of Inefficiency (8500 Words Chapter)

Whenever they encounter a key game, most coaches will stick to their tactical concept unswervingly, and on this basis, it is a routine operation to reduce personnel rotation and fight the main team.

This may be a habit developed in the NCAA Championship, where a win-or-lose game is a game where coaches prefer to let the main team stick a little longer.

Jeff Van Gundy can get rid of his slamming problem for the league's best coach award, change into a straight suit, and pay more attention to the image;

But when the bald young coach reached the Eastern Conference semifinals, he did not adjust his tactics, but emphasized more on defense, on rebounding, and insisted on attacking in the low post close to the basket.

The same is true for Pat Riley on the other side, even if Tim Hardaway is playing at his peak this season, rushing to No. 4 in the MVP rankings, and having to pass honestly in the first quarter.

In the second quarter of the rotation, the two teams fed the New York fans a chocolate.

The Heat replaced center Isaac Austin, who won the Most Improved Player Award, in the second quarter and replaced Mourning, who played the full first quarter.

John Crotty replaced Tim Hardaway, and up front, Jamal Mashburn continued to play, Dan Marley also rotated and PJ Brown also continued to play.

One small and four big, despite the rotation of the lineup, the height has not dropped.

In order to protect the rebound, Jeff Van Gundy partnered Oakley and veteran Buck Williams on the inside, and the outside trio was Chris Childs, Starks, and Larry Johnson.

The height is insufficient, but Oakley can grab, which can be regarded as making up for the shortcomings of the lineup.

But after three minutes of play in the second quarter, with both sides scoring two points each, the New York fans at the scene were not in a beautiful mood.

"John! Missed a jumper from beyond the three-point line! ”

Starks hit the iron, commentator Marv Albert screamed regretfully, neither side scored, and the game was completely deadlocked.

“Defense! Defense! Defense! ”

The New York fans in attendance were shouting for the home team's defense again, and soon after, the Heat's PJ Brown missed a shot from the low post on the left near the paint.

After wasting a beautiful breakaway from his teammate, PJ Brown clapped his hands in frustration.

The Knicks attacked, and Chris Childs broke through at the top of the arc to find Starks on the right wing outside the three-point line.

After receiving the ball, he raised the ball and shook it, quickly released the ball with his right hand, and broke through to the basket in a straight step, Starks' cut was very resolute, but PJ Brown's sweeping defense under the basket was also in place.

Under the interference, the basketball slammed out!

"The nimble power forward completed the sweeping defense, and the Heat basically continued the defensive strategy of the first quarter, and so far, they have succeeded!"

Commentator John Andalis reluctantly commented on the game, and the two sides played lively, with the score of 21:23, still no points.

In the next round, the Heat continued to pass the ball from the outside, and then Dan Marley forced the basket to stand on the free throw line, and Madison Square Garden booed.

It seems that every time it comes to a key game, Starks will pull across, Jeff Van Gundy took advantage of this opportunity and hurriedly replaced Ewing, the tactical intention is very obvious, give the ball to the inside!

On the benches on both sides, everyone was a little silent, which is really iron!

Li You was going to wave the towel, but he didn't find a chance, so he could only sit in his seat obediently.

Oakley was substituted, the old guy was not in a good mood, he hadn't played like this in a long time.

"Hell, I knew the game was going to be like this, hit myself!"

Back in his seat, Oakley complained that the tactics he had prepared in the past few days had not been correct, and in the end, he was playing with enthusiasm again.

Li You watched the Heat team not score free throws, and was a little speechless for a while, and a lot of physical confrontation made the players' hands stiff.

After Ewing came on the court, Chris Childs was responsible for passing the ball to the Gorilla and blocking jumpers in addition to leading the defense all over the court, and began to play more low-post offense.

I thought I could dominate the interior and blow up Isaac Austin on the opposite side, but PJ Brown's help defense played a key role.

Ewing couldn't split the ball in time when he was facing a bag on the inside and found veteran Buck Williams.

Several low-post attacks ended in iron, but fortunately, Larry Johnson's breakthrough won a foul, and the two sides started a free throw shootout.

"Pat was completely guarded in the low post, all the shots from the front of the basket were ironed, and Pat Riley completely limited our interior offense."

Commentator Marv Albert looked at the somewhat tedious game, glanced at the technical statistics, and briefly summarized the situation in the second quarter.

"PJ Brown really played a key role, and the flexible help defense made our interior offense dumb, and when there was a big delay, it also interfered with our outside offense."

"There's a good chance he'll be named to the All-Defensive Team this year, and Pat Riley's Heat team has been a success."

Commentator John Andaris also followed up with a sour sentence at this time, compared to the bald young marshal, Pat Riley is more old and spicy.

With 6 minutes and 32 seconds left in the second quarter, the score between the two sides was fixed at 29:29, and the Heat relied on the bench to equalize the score, and by the way, Mourning got a full rest.

Ewing was so inefficient that Jeff Van Gundy was forced to call a timeout.

In the field of "iron and blood" defense, the Heat team is no worse than the Knicks, and the opponent likes this rhythm of the game very much.

Jeff Van Gundy, who was fully involved in the game, realized at this time that these things of his were all left over from Pat Riley's play, and all his own systems were learned from the other party:

"Give Lee and Houston more cover, we don't play blocking, one-on-one on the outside, shoot the ball into the ball, if we can't shoot, we will rush to grab the rebound!"

"Believe in each other, we have to take the lead in the first half!"

The noisy Madison Square Garden made Jeff Van Gundy, who was sitting in front of everyone, yell at him.

Having just won the league's best coach, he can't afford to lose tonight's game, and Jeff Van Gundy really doesn't want to be ridiculed by the New York media after the game.

Taking off his training clothes, Li You, who was moving his body, nodded, indicating that he understood.

After watching half a quarter of the game on the bench again, Li You also understood the Heat's game strategy, and the other party firmly believed that Ewing could not kill them in the low post, so blocking and dismantling was a big delay, allowing the guard to send the ball inside.

Ewing did not respond, the offensive end became inefficient, and in the face of the help defense, there were also problems with the ball.

The Gorilla had an ugly face, and after coming on the court in the second quarter, even the opponent's backup center failed to succeed, and in the face of PJ Brown's help defense, he couldn't find a good way.

After the timeout, the Knicks' main lineup returned, while the Heat only took Tim Hardaway, Mourning was still resting, and Isaac Austin, who was in good shape, continued to play.

Jamal Mashburn and Dan Marley were also on the field, and when it came to the crucial game, the average Woshan Leonard had a sharp drop in playing time.

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

The New York fans in the stadium shouted loudly again, and Tim Hardaway, who was back on the court, was still leading the defense, trying to slow down the Knicks.

After receiving the baseline ball, Li You steadily dribbled the ball across the half court after consecutive half-turns.

Larry Johnson was the first to meet at the top of the arc, and Lee Yoo sent in a quick pass before moving to the right wing.

Alan Houston took advantage of Oakley's cover on the left near baseline, slipped to the baseline, and quickly bounced outside to the left block.

As soon as he received the pass, Dan Marley chased after him, and in terms of game experience, the veteran who was once one of the Suns' tridents was naturally superior.

Under the defense, Alan Houston did not reluctantly attack, and once again returned the ball to the "big mom" at the top of the arc.

With a wave of his hand, Li You motioned for Oakley to lift up, and took advantage of Alan Houston's slide to the bottom line again, and immediately moved sideways on the line and quickly crosscut.

Lee walked to the free throw line and chased Tim Hardaway off the line, and the Heat were prepared for this, guarding against Oakley's "tough" cover.

Sensing that Tim Hardaway did not choose to defend closely, Li You accelerated to the left wing outside the three-point line, just received the ball sideways, and immediately drifted to the left to complete the jumper!

Tim Hardaway ran around Oakley, naturally a beat slower, and before he could even jump to pounce, he saw that the ball had flown towards the basket.

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

“Wow!”

The crisp and neat goal made the New York fans at the scene scream with comfort.

At 29:32, the Knicks took the lead in changing their offensive routine.

PJ Brown looked at Pat Riley on the sidelines and said he could switch defenses, but seeing the head coach shaking his head, he could only give Tim Hardaway a look that was trying to chase the defense.

Hit a three-pointer, Li You shook his head and retreated, and Tim Hardaway took the baseline ball with a face.

Tim Hardaway felt that was inappropriate after watching a lot of game footage before the game, and the coaching staff was just a personal follow-up, but no one believed that pitchers could maintain production under high confrontation.

“Defense! Defense! Defense! ”

The defensive shouts rang out again, and the New York fans at the scene were also emotional.

With Mourning not on the court, Tim Hardaway became the Heat's main attacker.

Dan Marley bounced to the right wing with the help of cover, Alan Houston chased the defense in place, and the tactics were not successful, and Isaac Austin immediately came to the top of the arc to make a high block.

Lee struggled to squeeze through the screen, Ewing continued to crouch in the paint, and the Knicks stuck to their first-quarter defensive strategy, not believing that Hardaway could attack efficiently from mid-range.

After briefly escaping the defense and reaching the left elbow of the free throw line, Tim Hardaway immediately made a sharp stop and made a quick jumper!

"Bang!"

The basketball slammed out of the basket, but PJ Brown picked the melon in the back of his head and grabbed the rebound behind Oakley.

Just elbowed the ball and the accuracy was a little worse, and Alan Houston grabbed in front of Dan Marley to complete the steal.

PJ Brown didn't have time to complain and had to follow his teammates back quickly, Alan Houston accelerated along the left touchline, and Dan Marley kept giving physical duels in an attempt to delay the transition.

Amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, the Heat team still completed the retreat, and PJ Brown hurriedly commanded his teammates to defend the alignment.

Unable to make a transition attack, Alan Houston quickly fed the ball to Larry Johnson at the top of the arc and then quickly moved to the right flank.

Lee Yoo had already run to the bottom right corner, saw Oakley waving his hand at the right elbow of the free throw line, and immediately nudged Tim Hardaway in front of him.

Feigned to go to the baseline, and then suddenly accelerated to run back, and Tim Hardaway, who was pushed away, kept his back to the basket, accelerated to move at this time, and saw Oakley in the elbow area, and once again chose to quickly go around the line to dodge the cover.

In the same tactic, Li You once again received the ball on the left wing outside the three-point line, and then immediately released the ball with his left hand to accelerate the breakthrough.

Tim Hardaway was about to pounce, but when he saw Li You break through, he hurriedly slid and stepped up.

Successfully stuck half of his body, Li You carried the ball in his left hand and carried the defense straight to the basket, and Tim Hardaway pressed desperately on his side, trying to squeeze Li You to the bottom line.

The two competed with each other, rushed to the basket in the blink of an eye, Li You approached the paint area and jumped quickly, after the confrontation in the air, he dexterously pulled the lever, completely dodged the defense, came to the bottom right of the basket, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and picked up the basket reflexively!

"My bowl!!"

Tim Hardaway pulled and pulled, Li You shouted, and the basketball spun to the rebound, and finally hollowed into the net.

At 29:34, the Knicks pulled the score again!

"Oh!!"

The referee didn't blow the whistle, the fans in the front row under the basketball hoop shouted and cursed, and the fans in the back cheered again, and the beautiful pull-up layup was loved by everyone.

"We need this kind of attack and Coach Van Gundy made a very timely adjustment!"

Commentator Marv Albert was relieved to see the home side take the lead again.

"Attacking has become much simpler, Lee's performance is so good!"

Commentator John Andaris also returned to smiling and happily commented on the game.

Jeff Van Gundy was complaining loudly in front of the linesman at this point:

"Hey!! It's definitely a foul, look at their defense, hang on my players every time! ”

Of course, the referee will not say anything, and Li You on the field does not care, and when he retreats, he bumps fists with Oakley by the way, and the old guy's "tough" cover can really help a lot.

Pat Riley, who was on the sidelines, also began to shout at the players at this time, making tactical gestures to signal to strengthen the defense.

Failed to defend for two consecutive rounds, Tim Hardaway did not call for a block this time, and quickly dribbled under the crotch at the top of the arc to change the direction of the body, and the moment he grabbed the ball with his right hand, he immediately crossed and broke through.

Although Lee was prepared and slid quickly to the left back, Tim Hardaway broke through to the paint and finally tilted his body to shoot!

At 31:34, the Heat also began to rely on the individual ability of the stars to solve problems.

How to defend without the ball, the Heat team also quickly gave an answer, and several people on the court gave their feet to the physical confrontation, and the two sides pulled more and more.

The Knicks played the same tactic repeatedly, with Lee Woo's cut-in break on the right wing and eventually being interfered with by Tim Hardaway.

Looking back, after Tim Hardaway blocked and dismantled, the emergency stop-and-go jump shot in the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line was also interfered with by Li You, who was squeezed past the cover, and followed the iron

In several rounds in a row, the two sides failed to score again, until Li You broke through to the basket again, and Ewing, who assisted in the cut, forced to eat cake under the basket, which ended this wave of scoring drought.

At the end of the second quarter, Tim Hardaway stopped jumping at this time, didn't cover, and carried Li You's defense to the basket to help the team score.

Alan Houston, who couldn't shake off the defense, also got some back-to-back singles in the left and right blocking areas.

Dan Marley hit an iron from beyond the three-point line, but he played exceptionally well on the defensive end, completely limiting Alan Houston's offense.

The pace of the game suddenly accelerated, and in the final moments of the first half, Li You hit an iron with a converted three-pointer against the defense.

Amid the sighs of the fans at the scene, Oakley saw the landing point, struggled to grab the long rebound, and once again returned the ball to Li You, who was on the left wing outside the three-point line.

Li You, who received the ball, lowered his center of gravity and immediately broke through with his left hand, and Tim Hardaway hurriedly saved, only to be stuck half a body again.

Before the end of the half, Li You defended against the defense, tilted his body and rode a horse to shoot arrows, and completed the throwing with his left hand!

"Bang!"

Before the lights come on, the basketball is in the frame!

39:45

Madison Square Garden immediately erupted in loud cheers, and seeing Tim Hardaway's surprised expression, Li You was in a good mood:

"Looks like I have a chance to make the All-Star team too!"

Upon hearing this, Tim Hardaway's face became darker and darker, and he turned his head towards the players' tunnel, simply ignoring Li You.

Pouting, Li You is used to being ignored by these veteran stars, and the other party automatically ignores his All-Star status.

"Cast beautifully! Your training might really work! ”

Charles Oakley patted Li You on the shoulder with a smile, the old guy was in a good mood again, and it was comfortable to play with the wind.

"That's backed by science! Of course it will work! ”

Li You didn't care about the old guy's ridicule, since he got a new [talent], in order to tap his physical fitness, he increased the training content of resistance bands.

"That's it for the donkey of the production team!" Every time they finish training, these old guys will have such expressions on their faces.

At 39:45, the halftime was over, and the Knicks suppressed the Heat again.

"Let me see, 4-of-7 in the first quarter and 1-of-3 from beyond the three-point line, Lee scored nine points in the second quarter, which is almost half of the team's scores."

"I think Lee can also be named to the best team of the season, and his performance in the playoffs has shown what he's worth!"

Commentator Marv Albert watched the technical statistics and blew it out, and commentator John Andris also nodded:

"Against Tim Hardaway, Lee's performance is still efficient, with 64 wins, and it really should give the youngsters a chance!"

The two of them laughed and blew on the commentary seat, completely forgetting the Xiangwei chocolate they had eaten before

Back in the locker room, the Knicks' atmosphere team began to shout, and Ewing smiled despite being depressed.

In the half, the Gorillas were 4-of-12 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, and they had 10 points and 9 rebounds.

Lee Woo was 6-of-11 from the half, 2-of-5 from beyond the three-point line, scoring a team-high 14 points in the half and also dished out four assists.

In this case, Jeff Van Gundy returned to the locker room with a smile on his face and did not make too many adjustments, clapping his hands and encouraging:

"It's good, we've completely overwhelmed the opposition, we grabbed five more rebounds than the opponent in the first half and stayed that way in the second half!"

“.”

There was no mention of changing the offense, and the coaching staff felt that Ewing was not in good shape and simply changed the way the offense was initiated.

Both teams had just four turnovers at halftime, and the Heat's Tim Hardaway missed a three-pointer and scored 10 points on 5-of-10 shooting.

At halftime, Pat Riley didn't make many adjustments, and the starting lineup restarted the third quarter.

“Defense! Defense! Defense! ”

The New York fans at the scene shouted loudly, and Pat Riley, who was standing on the sidelines with his arms crossed, frowned slightly.

Lee Yoo obviously has the ability to develop offense and consume the ball, and Jeff Van Gundy's change is also somewhat unexpected for him.

Pat Riley looked at the balding assistant coach on the other side, who was dressed in a crisp suit and no longer had the raunchy appearance of the past, and suddenly felt that he was underestimating his opponent.

In the second quarter of the game, Tim Hardaway immediately took advantage of Mourning's cover after the start of the second half, took a step forward with a wing outside the three-point line, got rid of the chasing defense, and made a long two-point jumper!

"Bang!"

The long rebound popped up, near the free throw line, Li You rushed in front of Mourning and successfully collected the rebound.

Hitting the iron at the beginning, Tim Hardaway could only pull his face and beckon his teammates to retreat quickly, and he led the defense of Li You as soon as possible.

PJ Brown also found that the Knicks' side did not play the pick-and-roll offense, and Lee Woo handed over the ball in the middle of the court, Larry Johnson received the ball at the top of the arc, and then took advantage of the situation to bounce the ball outside to Alan Houston on the left wing.

Oakley's cover gave Woshan Leonard a stumbling and empty in front of him, and Alan Houston made a solid jump shot from an empty three-pointer!

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

At 39:48, the margin continued to widen.

The cheers of the fans in attendance became particularly cacophony, and the game did not go as planned, with Pat Riley still calm, just calling his players to pay attention.

With still not finding his jumper touch, Tim Hardaway began to use his speed advantage to break through to the paint without calling for pick-and-rolls.

The moment he was attracted to the defense, he immediately passed the ball to Mourning at the bottom right of the basket, who turned back to defend Oakley, and hit the basket to put the basket to the basket.

"Shhhhh

Seeing the Heat score an athletic goal, boos erupted, and Lee Woo raised his hand to indicate that it was his problem.

Tim Hardaway was instructed to be more aggressive in the lead, but it didn't do anything.

Li You just accelerated, stopped sharply, dribbled behind his back, protected the ball sideways, advanced quickly, approached the halfway, turned around and then switched to a strong side hand, and dribbled steadily through the half.

The basketball was always on his side, and Tim Hardaway's cut ball was pushed away by the ball protector, and Lee gave the ball to Ewing in the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line before running to the bottom right corner.

Noticing that Alan Houston bounced outside the middle to receive Ewing's hand-handed pass, Wolfham-Leonard successfully defended this time, and Li You immediately slipped from right to left, quickly sliding to the bottom line, and feigned to run back.

Tim Hardaway learned his lesson and chose to go on the line and follow the defense, but he didn't expect Li You, who had just moved to the bottom of the basket, to suddenly accelerate and run back and run quickly to the right wing.

Tim Hardaway hurriedly chased after the defense, and Li You, the right wing outside the three-point line, successfully received a cross pass from Alan Houston, and then took advantage of the situation to raise the ball and dangle it.

Constantly adjusting the center of gravity of his body, Tim Hardaway did not shake this time, raised his left hand high, trying to interfere, Li You took advantage of the opponent to come to him, immediately put the ball with his right hand, and crossed steps to break through.

Hurriedly sliding to the left back, Tim Hardaway adjusted his center of gravity again, but Li You only dribbled a step, and after blasting the ball vigorously with his right hand, he stepped back to the three-point line, got rid of the defense, and quickly jumped to shoot!

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

Failed to make a block, the center of gravity of his body was continuously pulled, and Tim Hardaway pestle was in place, watching Li You raise his right arm, raise three fingers, and retreat from the X

At 39:51, the difference came to double digits.

"Lee is in hot form! Tim Hardaway has a hard time limiting his offense! ”

Commentator Mav Albert saw the margin continue to widen, and his voice became more and more brisk.

The Heat were also creating opportunities for Werzen Leonard, but after Hardaway broke through the ball, the sharp-shooter from the previous round hit the iron again in the bottom right corner!

The long rebound bounced into Larry Johnson's arms, and the Heat could only quickly retreat.

"Big Mom" advanced with the ball and chased the opponent's butt through half the court.

Tim Hardaway was already hanging on Li You at this time, and the two were pulling on the right flank, and the referee on the side did not say anything.

First moved to the top of the arc, and then Li You suddenly bounced out, the moment he got rid of the defense, received a pass, and Tim Hardaway immediately came back to the defense.

The right wing was far from the three-point line, and Tim Hardaway was dead in front of him, denying Lee a chance to get off the ball easily.

Ewing quickly moved to the right flank at this time, saw the opportunity, and Li You, who maintained a three-threat posture, quickly tested the left foot.

Then he suddenly released the ball with his right hand, squeezed sideways through the defense, blew the ball on the spot and turned quickly, and Li You immediately accelerated with all his strength after catching the ball with his left hand.

Tim Hardaway, who was sliding quickly, saw Ewing standing still as soon as he looked up, and he didn't have time to adjust his center of gravity and hit him head-on

Tim Hardaway fell to the ground instantly, the fans at the scene screamed, and PJ Brown hurriedly skated to help defend.

Breaking through to the free throw line, Lee Woo marched quickly in and out, swayed right and left, and then quickly dribbled behind his back.

Suddenly stopped, PJ Brown reacted quickly, subconsciously pounced forward, and then saw the basketball pass through his right side, and Li You's ground-hitting pass instantly penetrated the defense.

Ewing received a pass, took off in the paint area, and faced Mo Ning, who was assisting in the defense, and poured his hands into the basket vigorously!

"Squeak!!"

The ball scored at the whistle, and Ewing won the dunk!

The slam dunk completely ignited the atmosphere in Madison Square Garden, Ewing shook his fist and roared, and the fans in the front row also clapped and shouted.

Tim Hardaway had just gotten up from the floor at this point, bumped into the gorilla's right elbow, shook his head, and seemed to have just come to his senses.

Jeff Van Gundy also shook his fist in celebration, punching the master to death, and shouted excitedly:

"That's it, Lee, nice assist!"

Everyone on the court of the Knicks stepped forward to high-five Li You, and Ewing, who was cool, also hit the free throw.

At 39:54, the difference came to 15 points.

In a wave of 9:0, Pat Riley looked serious and immediately asked for a timeout.

Commentator Mav-Albert ignored these cover moves and said with a smile:

"The fluid offense is back, and Lee is completely in control of the pace of the game!"

Commentator John Andalis followed suit:

"From the second quarter onwards, Coach Van Gundy adjusted his tactics in time to turn the game around in one fell swoop, and he deserved to be the best coach!"

The double-digit margin completely freed the Knicks, and Pat Riley soon found that his backcourt combination collapsed.

The tactics were beautifully executed, and after Mourning took cover, Woshan-Leonard hit the iron in the left bottom corner.

Looking back, the Knicks also had the same up-and-go cut-and-go tactics, with Lee Yoo suddenly catching the ball from mid-range this time after a series of bounces outside the three-point line.

Alan Houston's passing quality was average, but Oakley's off-ball screen in the left elbow area delayed Tim Hardaway in pursuit.

After receiving the ball, Li You adjusted slightly, took advantage of Tim Hardaway's defense again, dribbled laterally, got rid of the defense, and near the left blocking area, drifted to the left and made a mid-range jumper!

“Wow!!”

The cheers resounded in the arena, the score difference became wider and wider, and the New York fans at the scene couldn't hold back and began to celebrate the victory in advance

In the next game, the Heat, who are no longer the head of the team, began to hit the ball inside, and on the Knicks' side, Ewing will also play a dozen low-post offenses.

The score started to rise, but Ewing couldn't open up the situation in the low post, and PJ Brown and Mourning were well prepared.

Alan Houston and Lee Youkai have completely found their touch at this time, and they throw the ball when they have the opportunity.

Looking at the Knicks who were playing faster and faster, Pat Riley sat back on the bench after watching for a while, the margin was too big, and he no longer asked for a timeout.

When Oakley also ate a jumper from the elbow zone, the Heat completely collapsed, and PJ Brown didn't know if he should stick with the big delay

All the scoring was concentrated in the three-second zone directly in front of the basket, and the outside line was frequently hitting, and the Heat's bench was silent.

At the end of the third quarter, at Madison Square Garden, the New York fans in the audience really felt that the victory was in their hands, and everyone cheered loudly.

The single quarter was 16:29, the third quarter was over, 55:74, and the fourth quarter almost became garbage time.

In the final quarter of the game, the Heat just took Dan Marley and replaced the poor hand Woshan Leonard and began to make the final struggle.

Tim Hardaway is constantly pounding the basket, and Mourning's iron-blooded mid-range is also picking up.

Half a quarter was played, the Heat were scoring, and the Knicks were scoring.

Lee Yoo would let Alan Houston run without the ball once every time he attacked, and after the third quarter of the game, the shooter was able to completely find his touch.

Dan Marley's defense didn't do much either, and he was forced to foul in some rounds.

It wasn't until the final quarter that Ewing found his touch in the low post, the bottom left of the basket was close to the paint area, and the rollover jumper after the card was also entered.

Jeff Van Gundy saw that Li You didn't throw three points blindly, but slowed down the pace and played steadily, and was completely relieved for a while, and also learned from Pat Riley, and sat back on the bench with a smile.

Tim Hardaway is no longer desperate to pounce, and the paper tiger-style defense does not work for Li You, but he is extremely depressed for a while looking at the alternately rising scores.

With 5:46 left in the game, Pat Riley called a timeout with a calm look and then took the initiative to switch to the atmosphere group.

Li You also took the initiative to foul, and soon, Jeff Van Gundy also smiled and replaced the main force.

At Madison Square Garden, the fans began to cheer for the players who came off the field, and commentator Marv Albert saw the victory in his hands and immediately said:

"10-of-18, 3-of-7 from beyond the three-point line, 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, 25 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 turnover, Lee broke the record again and became the youngest player in NBA playoff history to score 20+10!"

"At 19 years and 126 days, Magic Johnson's record has been broken again, which is really incredible."

Commentator John Andaris also found it difficult to break this record, and said with a smile:

"It's sometimes hard to be recognized as a genius who is different, and Lee is indeed better than the rookies of the same class!"

After the Heat's atmosphere group came on the court, they finally found some touch, and on the bench, Tim Hardaway pulled a face.

7-of-17, 6-of-8 free throws, 20 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 turnover, and technically, Tim Hardaway scored a team-high score.

Just watching the atmosphere team throw in a three-pointer at this time, Tim Hardaway was so angry that he cursed, and the game felt cold.

Li You has changed into training clothes and is chatting with Starks, the veteran doesn't like to play garbage time, and has given up the opportunity to Niu Ma McKaty.

"I don't know why I always have this situation, it's definitely not a psychological problem!"

1 of 5, scored 2 points, Starks' performance really stretched, watching the veteran defend himself, Li You did not expose the other party:

"Anyway, the game is won, and the process doesn't matter! John, I believe in you! ”

Ewing returned to the bench, saw the crowd talking and laughing, and then thought about the process of winning, and felt mixed for a while.

He was 8-of-20 from the field, 7-of-7 from the free-throw line, and finished with 23 points, 16 rebounds, one steal and two turnovers.

Got two pairs of large sizes, and the gorilla didn't show a smile

In the cheers of the fans, the game ended quickly, 79:98, the Knicks finally defeated the Heat!

Jeff Van Gundy smiled smugly and couldn't wait to walk to the tech desk and shake hands with Pat Riley:

"Jeff, it's great to see you grow!"

Pat Riley still had a smile on his face, and Jeff Van Gundy subconsciously restrained his smile:

"I'm going to keep winning! The Knicks are the better team. ”

Seeing Pat Riley nodding lightly, Jeff Van Gundy felt less accomplished, turned his head and walked to the bench, and the cheers of the fans were heard in his ears, and he was still a little angry in his heart:

"I'm the one who wins!"

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