The Celtics, who reached the Eastern Conference semifinals for the first time, felt why Madison Square Garden was voted the least popular away game.

This season, the average ticket price for the Knicks has been slowly rising after surpassing $90.

There is a big gap in the ball market, and the Pistons have performed well this year, but some ticket prices have fallen below $30.

With the blessing of four consecutive championships, the style of the ball is relatively gorgeous, and the stars are not bad, fans naturally buy it, and it is often difficult to find a ticket.

Watching a game at Madison Square Garden is really not cheap, parking fees, snacks, beer, sodas, team merchandise and more are expensive.

Therefore, if ordinary people come to Madison Square Garden to watch a game with their families, after spending a lot of money, in most cases, they will be extra invested in order to pay back the ticket price.

As soon as the game began, Antoine Walker turned into a jumper and hit the iron continuously, and Madison Square Garden was boiling again.

Since the opposing Kurt Thomas defense is to put the shot and defend the break, first test the opponent's hand, Antoine Walker did not relent, and fulfilled his pre-game promise - throw!

At 6:11 of the first quarter, the outdated All-Star guard Kenny Anderson had to pout and protect the ball through the half court under the leadership of Lee You.

After the opening attack, Artest was struggling with Pierce, and when the two came to the top of the arc, Kenny Anderson wanted to exchange the ball, but Artest suddenly grabbed fiercely, and finally the pass turned into a stop.

Seeing that the tactics didn't work out again, Antoine Walker, who was playing iron, quickly bounced from the left near baseline position, and immediately asked for the ball after coming to the left wing.

Almost in the same position, the man who had already scored four goals, Kenny Anderson reluctantly passed the ball again, and then ran to the right wing with Li You.

After receiving the ball, watching Kurt Thomas lower his center of gravity, without the slightest intention of saving, Antoine Walker quickly tested the step with his right foot after three threats, saw the defense move backwards, exerted force under his feet, and pulled it directly.

"Bang!"

Tony Barty, the big man on the inside, was still in a position with Gasol at this time to rush for the rebound, but the basketball smashed into the front of the basket and immediately flew to the right block.

Lee Woo grabbed in front of Eric Williams and quickly picked up the ball, and the cheers in the arena resumed, and several Knicks accelerated to the opposing half.

Coach Jim O'Brien kept yelling at his players to step back, and this offensive option made his head big, and failing to shoot was a counterattack.

Accelerating along the left touchline, Lee noticed that the opponent had quickly retreated to the half, and after the opponent finished the defensive alignment, he simply slowed down and stopped on the left flank.

Kenny Anderson didn't dare to press fiercely, the two often played each other in the regular season, and due to injuries, the traverse speed decreased, and there was a high probability of being passed by one step if he was too close.

On the right wing, Pierce was also observing the Knicks' position, noticed that Artest ran to the bottom left corner, and immediately moved to the top of the arc, letting go of the opposing Grant Hill, and preparing to defend with a wrap.

Grant Hill sensed the direction of the opponent and suddenly cut quickly to the free throw line, and Pierce stopped and hesitantly dropped the bag.

Kenny Anderson took aim at the movement behind him, and while complaining in his heart, he saw Li You, who was holding the ball in his right hand, suddenly accelerated.

Hurriedly sliding to the left, Kenny Anderson tried to block the breakthrough route, but as soon as he moved under his feet, Li You lowered his center of gravity and completed the change of direction under his crotch.

While catching the ball with his left hand, he accelerated with his heavy shoulders, and Li You ignored Kenny Anderson, who adjusted his center of gravity again, grabbed half of his body, and suddenly stepped back sharply after crossing the three-point line.

Returning to the left wing, Li You drifted slightly to the left, and quickly jumped outside the three-point line!

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

The moment the basketball fell into the hoop, the New York fans at the scene were overjoyed, and Spike Lee in the front row pointed to the position where he had just scored, shook the orange handkerchief in his hand, and shouted at Antoine Walker:

"Hey! Hey! That's how the three-point shot is thrown! ”

Shrimp and pig hearts, almost the same position, Antoine Walker scored 3 goals, and Lee Woo threw 3 three-pointers.

This kind of wicked goal made the atmosphere explode, Li You, who completed the goal, raised his left hand and raised three fingers, and the fans also raised their hands together, and those who like to watch and have fun did not forget to shout at Antoine Walker:

"One more! Buddy! ”

At 8:19, Li You's three-pointer brought the difference to double digits.

After the opening, he obviously played a few good cuts and broke through to the basket to complete the score, but with the core players shooting three points, the Celtics have been close to 3 minutes without scoring

Head coach Jim O'Brien didn't call a timeout, just kept making loud motions to hit the ball to the basket.

In this attack, Kenny Anderson didn't look at Antoine Walker, and after giving the ball to the big man Tony Barty, he immediately signaled Eric Williams to run tactically.

Receiving the ball at the elbow on the right side of the free throw line, big man Tony Barty took advantage of Eric Williams to cut in and immediately sent the ball.

Gasol shrank to the basket when the opponent twisted and made a pass, and at the same time, Grant Hill failed to complete the break and continued to give a physical confrontation on his side.

When breaking through to the bottom right of the basket, Eric Williams did not choose to divide the ball, but jumped against the defense and made a tough layup!

The basketball didn't touch the basket after hitting the rebound, and the retracted Kurt Thomas easily protected the rebound.

The Celtics, who could only desperately retreat again, were a little frustrated, and the main scorer suddenly pulled his hips, and the game did not go as expected

With a double-digit lead, Li You no longer followed the crazy run after receiving the ball, but handed over the ball immediately after half-time, and then cut in the middle and ran to the bottom right corner.

Grant Hill, who received the ball at the top of the arc, did not call for a pick-and-roll, but made a tactical gesture to signal the big man to stand in the elbow area.

After giving the ball to Gasol, who came to the left elbow area, Grant Hill immediately stepped sideways and quickly cut to the basket with the help of Kurt Thomas's screen.

There was no good chance, Grant Hill immediately ran to the bottom left corner, the right flank, and Artest also moved quickly, running to the bottom right corner to try to cover Lee Woo off the ball.

Pierce watched Li You's body shake to the line, and subconsciously shouted to remind his teammates:

"Mine! It's mine! ”

Just after two calls, Lee Woo suddenly made a quick cut along the bottom line, and Pierce and Kenny Anderson both ran after Lee Woo at the same time.

Artest, who came to the bottom corner of the right side, was let go, Gasol threw the ball easily, Artest received the ball and was empty in front of him, and he aimed for a while before jumping and shooting!

Kurt Thomas was already heading straight for the basket by this time, stuck Antoine Walker behind him and was ready to rush for the rebound, and just ran to the paint area when the basketball hollowed into the net.

“Wow！”

Artest, who performed a crotch-pulling performance in the last round, blossomed, and made a three-pointer that made New York fans shout with excitement.

Kurt Thomas, who retreated, didn't expect his teammates to suddenly get on the ground again, and it seemed that the more physical confrontations, the more Artest could find his attacking rhythm

The Celtics called a timeout, and head coach Jim O'Brien looked helpless.

Convince Antoine Walker not to throw it anymore? This can't happen at all, and the Celtics relied on two crazy shots to complete the counterattack in the last round.

After the timeout, the Celtics rotated early, with Tony Decker replacing Kenny Anderson and Rodney Rodgers replacing Eric Williams.

is still a guard and three forwards, adjusting the corresponding tactics, and resolutely wrapping Li You.

Since the beginning of the regular season, Li You has encountered frequent attacks from the Celtics' forward group.

In the playoffs, opponents adjusted their defensive strategies and didn't need to make special calls, and the Knicks began to cut more without the ball.

Pierce, who took over the offensive ball, stood up to Artest's defense, and hit a jumper at the right elbow of the free throw line!

Looking back, the Knicks were in a "V" position again, playing the same tactics.

Li You cut in without the ball along the baseline from left to right, received Gasol's pass, rushed to the basket, jumped to carry the defense, and easily put the basket into the basket!

Antoine Walker made a pull-up jumper and hit another iron after a tentative step in the left elbow area, and when he turned around, the retreating Celtics defense made a mistake.

In the transition offense, Grant Hill accelerated after a sharp stop on the right wing, and before he could get close to the three-point line, Lee Woo threw the ball to the basket, who received the ball and made a layup on the back!

Sensing that Rodney Rodgers couldn't keep up with the pace of the game, the Jim O'Brien coach was even more anxious and kept yelling on the sidelines

Fortunately, in the last few minutes, Pierce and Antoine Walker, who kept playing iron, found their crosshairs and helped the team score points in a row, and the difference was not further widened in the end.

At 20:34, the Keitel team walked to the bench to hear the cheers and laughter of the New York fans.

Antoine Walker did get a lot of chances on 3-of-10, but 0-of-4 from beyond the three-point line, and all the shots he missed were turned into scoring by the Knicks.

Mike Flatello, who also blew X to the Celtics before the game, was embarrassed.

More forwards failed to limit Li You, but in many rounds, he couldn't explain clearly when he was defending against the ball, and ran around with the blind chicken:

"Aside from a few passing errors in a few rounds, the Knicks played perfectly in the first quarter."

"Lee is so good at dealing with small defenders that one-on-one can't limit him at all."

Mike Flatello turned his head and began to praise the Knicks' performance, which became a wallworm after a quarter.

Marv Albert listened in a good mood and never thought that Eastern Conference teams would cause too much trouble for the Knicks:

"It's the rhythm that the Knicks like to play, relying on their individual ability to launch a transition offense, and the Celtics seem to be underprepared for that."

In the first quarter, Li You was 5-of-7 and 3-of-4 from beyond the three-point line, scoring 13 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

On the Knicks bench, head coach Thibodeau had mixed feelings and prepared for nearly a week of play, but the opponent chose to defend alone in the opening few rounds

"Excellent! Keep it that way, pay attention to control mistakes, and don't relax when you're ahead! ”

Thibodeau reminded the players with a tactical board, and the little man who was about to appear nodded, abusing the vegetable game, he was very steady.

The Knicks' rotation has average projection, and Breven Knight is short in the backcourt, but the control errors are very good.

Partner, Trenton Hassell, is basically a defensive tool, and the big man Wright has the ability to finish under the basket and will have some low-post singles.

Combined with Grant Hill and Kurt Thomas, who led the team, this lineup has a decent scoring ability, and the top 3 minutes are considered successful.

Stephen Jackson of the atmosphere group was unable to play, but he wore a training uniform, a headband, waved a towel and yelled at each game.

As for Luke Longley, he fell out of the rotation in the playoffs, and his main role was to hand towels and drip cans, and then raise his hands after scoring a goal to liven up the atmosphere.

The Celtics also knew that the Knicks would become a two-tower lineup in the second half of the second quarter, and Lee Woo would attack more aggressively.

Therefore, after the game restarted, not only did not slow down the pace of attack, but continued to project and grab points with all his might

Kenny Anderson, who was staggering off the peak, finally regained some vitality when he met Knight, who was shorter than his height.

It's just that in the face of the Knicks' joint defense, Rodney Rodgers, who had an open opportunity, also failed to take advantage of the opportunity.

In the second quarter, the game played 3 minutes, and the difference did not narrow, but became 17 points.

With 7:42 left in halftime, Grant Hill stepped to the free-throw line and the Celtics bench was silent.

The inflated mentality after the counterattack against the Magic team is all gone, and it is also a forward lineup, and the Knicks are superior.

Li You, who was draped in a towel, noticed that Coach Thibodeau had no intention of making a substitution, so he simply leaned back tactically and sat on the seat to fish and watch the play.

Pierce struck the iron, and Stephen Jackson and Artest were on the sidelines to shout and out.

For the substitute All-Star forward, Artest expressed dissatisfaction.

The fans behind Li You were still shouting his name, turning around and waving at a child, causing everyone to scream:

"Ahh

Gasol on the side was a little envious, although Li You received a lot of boos when he played away, but in New York, the situation was completely different, and the popularity exploded.

The Celtics asked for a timeout, and Pierce had turned into a meme, pulling a big face and walking to the bench without saying a word

Li You got up and high-fived everyone in celebration, and noticed that Grant Hill, who had performed well, burst into laughter, and couldn't help but shake his head and joke:

"After tonight's game, I'll lose two more brothers!"

After reacting for a while, he understood what Li You meant, and Grant Hill stepped forward again to bump his fist, and also said with a low smile:

"They'll continue to boo you when you get to Boston anyway, and winning by 20 points is no different from winning by 10 points!"

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