In the Eastern Conference Finals G1, the Knicks finally met an opponent who could score consecutive response shots.

Compared to the 76ers and Hawks, the Pacers have a much better offense and are extremely flexible on the defensive end.

Rick Schmitz, the big man, was tossed back and forth after the opening, but the defense still left no stone unturned, encountered a pick-and-roll, and strictly enforced the pack.

At the end of the third quarter, Ewing had an ugly face, and the first two rounds of the series had not completely exposed his shortcomings, and tonight he was a little stretched.

Seeing that the third quarter of the game was about to end, and the Knicks were still 2 points behind, the New York fans at the scene shouted loudly again:

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

The Pacers' starting lineup only rested for two minutes midway through the third quarter, and Larry Bird was equally careless and regained his main force late in the game.

Mark Jackson is still the leader of the whole court, and they have managed to slow down the Knicks tonight, and after the number of rounds is reduced, the players who have received positive feedback are getting more and more energetic!

With the ball in his left hand, Lee Woo came to the left wing, Ewing quickly lifted up, pulled Rick Schmitz out, and immediately went down quickly after fake cover on the three-point line.

Rick Schmitz reacted half a beat slower this time, and Li You twisted slightly, flicked his wrist, and directly sent a pocket through ball.

"Oh!"

Breaking through the defense, the fans really cheered, and Ewing received the ball in the paint area, the basket was in front of him, and he threw the ball in!

At 66:66, the Knicks equalized again.

Ewing's face was still ugly, and it was his first open score in the third quarter

On the NBC commentary bench, seeing the two sides draw again, Bob Costas sighed with a smile:

"Compared to last season, the Knicks have actually improved a lot this year, and the whole team has been more patient in some backward games."

Rick Schmitz received the ball again in the low post on the right side this time, and after putting the ball with his left hand, he clattered and leaned on the ball, and everyone on the Pacers pulled away.

Approaching the paint zone, Rick Schmitz quickly turned to the baseline, switched to his right hand, and used his height advantage to complete the hook.

Dale Davis desperately squeezed under the basket, Oakley was forced to eat a few times by the opponent, and he was already impatient, and the two of them fell to the ground without waiting to get close to the basket

The old guy stumbled and tripped the opponent, Ewing turned back to the basket to protect the rebound, and the Pacers did not complain, but accelerated the speed of the defense.

Larry Bird, who was on the sidelines, had an angry look on his face, pointing at Oakley and constantly complaining loudly to the referee:

"This isn't the first time you've had to blow for a foul like this!"

“.”

Bennett Salvado didn't react at all, and all three referees tonight were particularly lenient in their penalty scales.

Sprewell, who rotated early, advanced quickly, and Chris Mullin made a delay, and when he came to the top of the arc, he immediately distributed the ball to Lee You, who was following up.

The three-line fast attack, Ewing and Oakley were still dragging behind, Li You immediately shook the right and left after receiving the ball, and after putting the ball with his left hand, he quickly crossed and broke through.

Mark Jackson has a lot of experience in defense, and he gave his body to his side for the first time, and the two collided physically, and Li You took a step back, and then suddenly blew the ball up and quickly completed the crotch change of direction.

The moment he switched to his right hand, Li Youshun pressed his shoulder to break through, losing half of his body, and Mark Jackson hurriedly turned around and slid to the left back.

Pulling in concealment, Mark Jackson was staggered by Li You's sudden blow-up retreat.

Completely shake off the space for the shot, on the right flank, Li You converted three points and made a quick jump shot!

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

At 66:69, with 24.3 seconds left in the third quarter, the Knicks overtook the score for the first time in the game.

The back three line-up played a role, and Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines clapped his hands excitedly and kept shouting at the players to step back.

The cheers grew louder and louder, and Larry Bird again motioned for his players to hold steady.

Mark Jackson pouted the ball after half-court and controlled the time on the right flank.

In the final moments, Reggie Miller took advantage of Rick Schmitz's cover and suddenly bounced out of the middle after a backrun.

came to the top of the arc, received a pass, and after shaking, deceived Alan Houston's defensive center of gravity, Reggie Miller put the ball with his right hand, and broke through to the basket again.

There was a sudden stop in the paint area, Alan Houston struggled to block on his side, and Reggie Miller made a quick jump shot!

The basketball slammed twice on the basket and eventually slid out of the basket

The four inside players were huddled together, and after a rush of scrambles, the third quarter of the game was over.

Oakley clapped his hands with a smile, and was even in the mood to provoke everyone on the Pacers:

"Fake, why can't you shoot?"

Reggie Miller was 4 of 5 in the first half, and it became 2 of 5 in the third quarter.

Dale Davis was a little excited after several elbows in the first quarter, but was quickly pulled away by the Pacers.

The Pacers' main scoring in the third quarter came from Dale Davis and Chris Mullin, and they won't blow themselves up at this time

Back on the bench, Li You still looked calm, the opponent's defensive intensity was decreasing, and no one could keep a big delay for the whole game without making mistakes.

Rick Schmitz was 1-of-5 in the first quarter, the defensive end was tossed, and the offensive end was crotched.

Jeff Van Gundy was shouting out what to do after the substitute came on, and Ewing on the side took a breath and drank frustratedly holding the kettle

In the third quarter, he was 3 of 12 and 4 of 4 free throws, scoring only 10 points in total.

Noticing that the two teams are still rotating in a large area, Doug Collins sighed again on the commentary bench:

"It seems that the managers of both sides are very confident in the strength of their rotation lineups, and considering that the interior offense is blocked in the third quarter, such a substitution can also allow the big men to adjust their state."

Rick Schmitz and Ewing both struck iron, and Bob Costas glanced at the technical stats and didn't say much:

"Sprewell is in good shape, and if he can continue the feeling of the first three quarters, maybe the Knicks can further widen the difference."

Although Sprewell was given a cold reception at halftime, as long as he played on the court, he would give 12 points of strength.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter of the Pacers, Antonio Davis hit two iron baskets, and Sprewell made consecutive free throws to help the Knicks open up the difference!

“Wow！”

At 66:73, Sprewell hit both free throws, and Madison Square Garden was completely boiling.

The Knicks weren't complicated by the tactics, allowing Sprewell and Larry Johnson to clear one side single.

Kurt Thomas and Ben Wallace waited for a cake under the basket, and the iron rushed together to grab the rebound.

With 3:42 left to play in the final quarter, Larry Bird eventually called a timeout.

Sprewell, who walked to the bench, raised his hands excitedly, signaling that the scene was louder.

At 70:78, the rotation lineup opened up the difference, and Jeff Van Gundy also applauded happily.

After the main lineup returned, the Knicks simply turned to the singles mode, Larry Johnson was replaced in the second half of the game, and Sprewell continued his highlight performance.

Receiving the ball in the right blocking area, facing Chris Mullin's defense, Sprewell put the ball with his right hand, and immediately crossed to break through and go straight to the basket.

The Pacers' interior began to shrink, and Sprewell quickly flicked the ball to the left bottom corner as he broke through to the bottom right of the basket.

Lee took advantage of Oakley's cover on the left flank, got away from Mark Jackson's defense, ran to the bottom left corner, and immediately flicked the ball.

Mark Jackson, who was chasing the defense, flew out directly in front of Li You, and finally watched the three-point shot hollow into the net!

The cheers grew louder and louder, and Bob Costas in the commentary box also raised his voice:

"Brilliant combination, Sprewell's breakaway can tear through the Pacers' defense, and he played better tonight than Houston."

"Especially against Reggie Miller, he showed a lot of defensive aggression."

Doug Collins watched the Knicks' simple breakthrough point, and Li You attacked more off-ball, and sighed for a while:

"Unstoppable, Sprewell can make a sudden pass, Lee's off-ball offense is also very good, and the Knicks' three-guard managed to turn the game around."

The Pacers still didn't give up, Reggie Miller kept running back, moving continuously, this time bounced to the left wing, and hit a three-pointer against Alan Houston's pounce!

"Shh

Seeing Reggie Miller clapping his hands, the arena was booed again.

Sprewell received the baseline ball, and Li You quickly ran to the front court, stood at the free throw line, and made tactical gestures, and Ewing immediately came to the top of the arc.

Ewing faked a screen, Sprewell broke through on the right side with the ball in his right hand, and Lee Woo suddenly bounced to the left wing after giving the gorilla a cover at the free-throw line.

Sprewell quickly threw the ball to Li You after checkers, and without making adjustments after receiving the ball, Li You faced Mark Jackson who was defending, and quickly jumped outside the three-point line!

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

At 79:88, with the last 3 minutes and 42 seconds left in the game, the Knicks still held the lead.

Lee Woo and Sprewell high-fived in celebration, then called on their teammates to retreat again.

Unlike other teams, Reggie Miller has the ability to score points in a sudden row, and the more he gets to the final moments, the less careless he is.

Sprewell and Alan Houston both made three-pointers as long as they defended Reggie Miller.

After hitting back-to-back irons from beyond the defensive three-point line, Reggie Miller clapped his hands in annoyance, running out of time.

Rick Schmitz ended up scoring back-to-back baskets but was never able to close the deficit to five points.

Watching the time go by, Larry Bird on the sidelines crossed his arms and looked thoughtful

In the end, at 88:96, in the fourth quarter of the fierce battle, the Knicks successfully protected the home court.

The stellar performance of the rotation was key to the team's comeback, and Ben Wallace and Kurt Thomas cheered along with the atmosphere group to celebrate, and the two ate up a lot of time in the starting lineup tonight.

Sprewell also kept swinging his fists at this time to vent the excitement in his heart.

Played 33 minutes, 8-of-16, 6-of-7 free throws, 22 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 turnover.

As the 6th man in the team, with 20+ cuts, no one can ask for more.

In 38 minutes of play, Lee Woo was 8-of-16, 3-of-5 from beyond the three-point line, 5-of-5 from the free throw line, and scored 24 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 turnover.

Li You got the highest score in the game, and NBC interviewed on the sidelines for the first time after the game:

"Lee, congratulations on your first win in the Eastern Conference Finals, can you talk about Sprewell's performance?"

Many media present at the scene knew about Sprewell's shouting in the midfield, and naturally they would not let go of this hot spot at this time.

took the microphone, Li You didn't care about the other party's ridicule, but said with a smile:

"We really need Sprewell to play their own and no team can refuse a 6man to contribute 22 points!"

"As long as they keep playing like this, the Pacers are the real headache and they're in big trouble!"

“.”

The cheers at Madison Square Garden still didn't stop, and Ewing, who walked to the players' tunnel, was not in a beautiful mood, 4 of 14, and the efficiency was really pulling his hips.

Fortunately, everyone is in a state of winning and grinning, and no one cares about the gorilla's stats.

The post-match press conference was time for Jeff Van Gundy and Larry Bird.

Both young managers showed confidence in their interviews.

Larry Bird even boasted in front of the New York media:

"We've found the key to victory and in the end we'll get an away win!"

“.”

While the media in New York was still mocking Larry Bird's arrogance, the G2 Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals overturned after a full day off.

At the end of the third quarter, the team still led by 6 points, but as Ewing limped back to the locker room, the Pacers completed the counterattack with two rebounds in the final quarter of the game.

With 36 seconds to go, Rick Schmitz grabbed a rebound and Reggie Miller hit a three-pointer to pull the game away.

In the end, 90-86, the Pacers got an away victory.

"Shh

Looking at Reggie Miller, who raised his hands and cheered in celebration, the New York fans who arrived were booing wildly.

A large number of media reporters were in the dressing room immediately after the game, ready to interview Jeff Van Gundy.

The bald young marshal, who had returned to the locker room early, had already received the news from the team doctor, and his face was a little ugly at this time.

"Jeff, can you tell us about Pat's physical condition? He didn't play in the fourth quarter, did he suffer a serious injury problem? ”

Seeing that the reporters were all handing the microphone in front of him, Jeff Van Gundy frowned and said solemnly:

"It's not clear what the injury is going to be, so not playing in the fourth quarter is for Pat's health and we have to take responsibility for the players' bodies."

“.”

Everyone on the Knicks was around Ewing at this time, and after a break, the gorilla was still limping.

"I don't think there's anything wrong with me, it's just some pain in my feet, and it shouldn't affect me much."

The team doctor did not inform Ewing of the injury, and the gorillas were still optimistic.

When it comes to the playoffs, the players will have some minor injuries, and everyone comforted them when they saw Ewing's statement.

Li You only felt that this scene seemed to be familiar, and when he saw Ewing, who still didn't care, he secretly shook his head in his heart:

"Maybe this one is going to quit helplessly"

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