In many games in the NBA, the plan usually doesn't change quickly.

D'Antoni didn't expect Gasol to be plagued by fouls, and Van Gundy didn't expect his second team to make frequent mistakes.

After the Cavaliers played a relatively perfect start, Van Gundy showed a confident expression, and in the key game, he even shortened the rotation lineup, basically 7 players.

It's just that James, who had a long two-point jump shot in the first quarter, failed to continue his shooting touch, and the well-designed defense also had problems as the game went by.

With 3:16 left in the half, Van Gundy replaced Eric Snow, who had failed to deal cards, while also replacing Ilgoskas.

McGinnis and Howard are back on the court, and the Cavaliers are always mobile on the inside.

The Knicks still maintain a rotational lineup, and Fisher showed his temperament as a champion guard, not to mention the shooting percentage, as long as there is an opportunity to get the ball on the outside!

In the last round, Fisher hit the iron outside the three-point line, Fisher assisted James for a fast-break dunk, and when he received the ball on the baseline, he noticed that Li Youbi made the same tactical gesture, and Lao Yu began to control the court confidently again.

The starting lineup returned, and James played to the No. 2 position again, while the Cavaliers still stuck to the zone defense.

When Lee Woo came to the left flank from right to left with the help of the cover of Kurt Thomas and Stoudemire. Prince had already run around the baseline to the bottom right corner.

In accordance with the defensive requirements, James paid attention to the movement behind him while reminding his teammates to delay the defense.

Newbell is also strictly enforcing the arrangements of the coaching staff, and when Li You receives the ball, he takes advantage of Stoudemire's coming to the three-point line to block and pick, and when he squeezes the screen, he loudly reminds McGinnis to be with him.

After releasing the ball with his right hand, Lee Woo moved laterally with the help of a cover and returned the ball to Fisher early in the face of McGinnis's early delay.

The latter, when receiving the ball close to the right wing, feigned to pass the ball into the bottom corner.

Taking advantage of James' backwards to cut off the passing route, McGinnis did not return in time, and Fisher adjusted and continued to fire from outside the three-point line.

The basketball arcs in a huge arc and finally hollows into the net.

At 43:54, the margin is back in double digits.

The Knicks' rotation was in average shooting form, and it was Fisher's first three-pointer of the game.

1 of 3, for such a performance, D'Antoni is acceptable, and Lee Yoo also high-fives Fisher celebrates.

“Defense！.”

The shooting percentage dropped, the point difference widened, and the Cavaliers involuntarily began to increase the offensive tempo.

Facing a man-to-man defence, McGinnis gave the ball to Gooden in the right elbow area early after half-time.

In the bottom right corner, James first pretended to move up to catch the ball, and then suddenly ran back.

The two bottom corners are currently the sweet spots for James' outside projection, and Lee Woo continues to chase and force the opponent to slip over the baseline.

After Howard gave James an off-ball cover under the basket, he took the initiative to come to the bottom right of the basket, leaned against Stoudemire, and opened his hand to ask for the ball with his back.

Stuck behind the opposition, Stoudemire didn't force his way forward, but when Gooden sent a pass, he raised his left arm while defending.

Approaching the basket, Howard, who received the ball, put the ball with both hands and leaned towards the defense to try to borrow power.

Squeezed to the basket, Howard exploded directly, wanting to complete the dunk against the defense.

After the collision, Stoudemire still did not lose his position, and saw his opponent jump, the last serve came first, and his left hand was firmly pressed on the basketball.

The pair briefly battled in the air, and eventually Howard lost control of the ball and Stoudemire completed the cap.

“Wow！”

Amid the cheers, Kurt Thomas twisted back to the basket and took control of the ball.

Howard waved his hand frustratedly, he did squeeze close to the basket, and when he returned to the defense, he was still annoyed, and he felt that he should shake it a few more times.

Prince received the ball and dribbled across half the court along the left touchline, undisturbed, and gave the ball to Stoudemire at the top of the arc as soon as possible.

After handing over the ball, he ran to the bottom left corner, and at the same time, Li You, who came to the bottom right corner early, accelerated to move towards the line.

Fisher made a simple off-ball cover on the right flank and ran to the bottom corner, but Lee Yoo still didn't get rid of the defense and continued to move towards the top of the arc.

James, who was chasing the defense, tried to disrupt the hand-to-hand and squeezed to Lee You's side.

Entangled to the top of the arc, Li You did not reluctantly catch the ball, but ran back again after a sharp stop.

The right wing is away from the three-point line, and the moment he gets rid of the defense, Li You receives a pass.

James followed up again, and the Cavaliers were forced to guard once again, with McGinnis following Fisher and no longer intentionally letting go.

“Let's go Knicks！.”

In the cheering, James looked behind him from time to time, noticed that Stoudemire was up again to block the pick-and-roll, and hurriedly tried to squeeze through.

Putting the ball with his left hand, Li You led the ball forward, leaned on the defense and pretended to break through, taking advantage of the moment when Stoudemire stood still and James squeezed to cover, he suddenly stopped and dribbled behind his back.

Shaking out of the space, Li You's body shook to the right front, and at the same time a small amount in and out.

James subconsciously adjusted his center of gravity and instinctively slid to the right, but he could only watch Li You's crotch change direction, and once again use cover to completely get rid of the defense.

The top of the arc was close to the three-point line, Howard tried to delay it, and in the middle of the march, Li You suddenly paused, and the opponent just stopped, and immediately accelerated with a heavy shoulder.

Crashing headlong into Howard's arms, Li You increased his stride and squeezed directly past the opponent's side.

Li You, who held the ball in his left hand, flew close to the ground, forcibly got rid of the defense, and the basket was in front of the basket and stole the ball to pick up the basket!

Howard didn't keep up with the rhythm at the foot point, Li You shot early, followed behind him and subconsciously jumped up to block.

The basketball flew to the rebound, and Howard, who was in the air, awkwardly propped up his left arm, and did not touch the ball, but hit Li You's right forearm.

"Squeak!"

The referee blew the whistle, the basketball hit the high board and hollowed into the basket, and the Madison Square Square boiled again.

On the commentary seat, Michaels only felt that everything was happening too fast, and subconsciously sighed:

"Lee is faster than Wade, and inadvertently, he can take advantage of these one-on-one opportunities."

Hubby Brown was more concerned about the point difference, and observing that Van Gundy had no intention of asking for a timeout, simply commented:

"It's time to test the Cavaliers, and they must respond as soon as possible!"

"They've only shot once from beyond the three-point line so far, and to tie that difference, the core players need to score in addition to defense."

Li You, who walked to the free throw line, looked calm, and his patience was rewarded.

At 43:57, Van Gundy on the sidelines was a little anxious, and reminded James to catch the ball and attack.

The Cavaliers' two big men covered on the baseline, slipped from right to left, and James bounced outside to the left block to receive the pass.

Although he got rid of Li You's pursuit of defense, due to the previous jumper, James released the ball with his right hand and rolled and rushed to the basket.

Stoudemire and Kurt Thomas both contracted at the same time, and James still forced a layup, and finally the referee blew for a foul.

After landing on the ground, Stoudemire, who completed the block, was a little dissatisfied, and was still explaining to the baseline referee:

"I swear it's a good cap! I hit the ball first. ”

Standing at the free throw line, James ignored the shouts of the fans behind the basket and took the ball into the free throw steadily.

The second free throw hit the iron, and seeing that the rebound was caught by Stoudemire, James stepped forward for the first time to delay Li You, who received the ball.

Accelerating along the right sideline, Li You, who was holding the ball in his right hand, did not shake at all, and leaned on James to rush across the halfcourt.

Fisher dragged back in the middle and was ready to take over, Prince opened up space on the other side, and the big man ran to the basket early.

The Cavaliers, who retreated in time, had just stopped, completed the alignment, and approached the right flank, and Li You also began to slow down.

Stepping on the three-point line to establish a defensive position, James lowered his center of gravity and then guarded in front of Li You again, controlled the defensive distance, and focused on the basketball in his hand.

Noticing that the opponent's feet were standing in parallel, Li You, who straightened up after slowing down, immediately changed direction under his hips, quickly lowered his center of gravity, and led the ball forward and accelerated with his shoulders heavy.

On the three-point line, James hurriedly slid to the right back, still keeping his distance and guarding against breakthroughs.

Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, slowed down again when he dropped the ball, not giving the opponent time to react, and suddenly accelerated the dribble rate, and the basketball came to him, and suddenly changed direction under his crotch.

Seeing that Li You was about to break through from the other side, James, who adjusted his center of gravity and was attacked to support the front of the defense, forcibly twisted and quickly slid to the left back.

Li You leaned forward and pretended to break through, but his right hand suddenly exploded the ball, and with the help of the rebound force, he retreated sharply.

On the right wing, Li You returned to the outside of the three-point line and threw a jump shot with a slight back.

James struggled to block, but after continuously adjusting his center of gravity, it was difficult to exert force, and finally watched the basketball go over his fingertips.

Trying to control his body but not doing much, James who fell in the air helplessly crashed into Li You.

"Squeak!"

Li You took advantage of the situation to the floor and slid near the sideline, and the referee blew the whistle again.

The basketball hollowed into the net, and the cheers instantly resounded through the arena:

“Wow！”

Li You, who was in the shape of "Tai", was pulled up by his teammates, and James looked at the scoreboard after getting up.

"It's amazing athleticism, Lee's combination ball is so good!"

"LeBron can still make blocks, maybe all he lacks is game experience."

After saying this, Hubby Brown fell silent, as if remembering his experience coaching the Grizzlies.

Jason Williams compared Lee to Lee when he first entered the league, and no one pays attention to the white point guard anymore.

“MVP！ MVP！ MVP！ ”

Lee hit a free throw, shouting resounded through the arena, and the difference came to a game-high 17 points.

As the halftime drew to a close, Van Gundy frowned on the sidelines.

With Gooden and Stoudemire hitting one of two free throws, the score came to 45:62.

The Cavaliers' zone defense did make a difference, and Stoudemire's finish was affected.

The Knicks' patience was rewarded, with five turnovers in a single quarter, and the victory was sealed by a fast-break counterattack.

James, who walked to the players' tunnel, was depressed, and unlike the Bulls, he paid the price for his mistakes tonight.

What made him even more uncomfortable was that the Knicks threw three-pointers wildly and took the lead in rebounding

Howard was not affected by the point difference, and received three fouls in the half, which was in line with expectations, and the "big boy" walked into the locker room and shouted:

"We should also try to shoot from the outside, and give me the rebound!"

“.”

Back in his seat, James didn't speak, and if the three-pointer had hit the iron, the game might have collapsed long ago.

In the half, Li You made 9 of 14 shots, 4 of 7 from beyond the three-point line, and 6 of 6 from the free throw line, scoring 28 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 turnover.

As Hubby Brown said before the game, Lee Yoo alone produced more from beyond the three-point line than the entire Cavaliers.

Michaels looked at the technical statistics and commented simply:

"If you want to tie the point difference, you don't just have to limit the opponent's scoring on the defensive end, the Cavaliers also have to respond from the outside."

The Knicks made 6-of-14 from beyond the three-point line in the half, while opponents only made three shots from beyond the three-point line, none of which were missed.

Hubby Brown laughs and repeats his pre-match point:

"With a 17-point difference, if the opponent is inaccurate on the outside, according to Lee's current state, maybe the game will lose suspense soon."

"Most of the points conceded come from the transition offense, and that's what a superstar is capable of."

Facing the rookie team and taking a big lead, the New York fans at the scene began to celebrate the victory in advance again.

After the start of the second half, James remained calm and did not rush to score points from the outside.

In the first round, using the screen, James received the ball in the right block area and released the ball with his left hand, leaning on Raja Bell and driving straight to the basket.

Directly in front of the basket, James faced Kurt Thomas, who came up to help the defense, and forced a throw.

The referee blows the whistle and the basketball stumbles and falls into the basket.

There was a 2+1 opportunity, James shook his shoulders and patted his chest to stand on the free throw line.

Just added a penalty to hit the iron, Gasol grabbed the basketball, James didn't hold it, and scolded in a low voice when he returned to defense:

"Shet!"

Every point counts, and watching Lee Yoo dribble through the half court unhurriedly, McGinnis, although anxious, can only carefully control the defensive distance.

Noticing that Ilgoskas was on the left near baseline, Lee waved his hand to switch places between Prince and Raga Bell in the bottom left corner.

Newbell followed the baseline and continued to chase the defense, and James followed the defense to the bottom right corner and moved upwards to continue to maintain the joint defense position.

Li You, who was grinding at the top of the arc, switched to his left hand to protect the ball sideways at this time and moved to the left flank.

Gasol raised a fake cover and didn't change the opposition's interior defense, and Ilgoskas remained under the basket.

James combined with McGinnis to quickly wrap up, and Gasol attracted the attention of the interior defense, and Li You immediately gave the ball to Raja Bell in the bottom left corner.

Ilgoskas was a little slower and despite his efforts to make a save, Raga Bale didn't adjust and threw the ball away.

"Huh!" Three-pointers hollow into the net.

At 47:65, the margin is still widening.

Picking up the tempo again, McGinnis handed the ball early, left flank, James left the ball and Ilgoskas launched a pick-and-roll.

Seeing Raja Bale go around the line, Gasol continued to retreat defensively, and the empty James adjusted slightly after closing the ball and hit the jumper.

The long rebound was picked up by Lee Woo in the paint area, and McGinnis made a decisive tactical foul.

"Shh

The New York fans in the stadium booed, and the Cavaliers would foul the transition offense early in each quarter, much to everyone's dissatisfaction.

The Knicks offense, facing the same zone defense as in the first quarter, Lee Woo once again called for double cover.

As Li You's crotch changed direction to his right hand and accelerated laterally, Newbell decisively came up with a big delay.

Prince, who ran to the bottom right corner, was let go and hit the iron with a jump shot from Lee You's pass.

There was a sigh in the arena as Lee Woo grabbed in front of Newbell and McGinnes, picking up a rebound in the left block.

watched Li You break through to the basket and start circling, and for a while, even Howard followed the defense and scolded in a low voice.

Going around to the right blocking area, Li You suddenly sent a horizontal pass, and Gasol, who was down, grabbed the ball with his left hand and pulled it sideways, and completed the throw against Howard, who came up to help the defense.

The referee blew the whistle, the basketball went to the basket, and Gasol pumped his fist in celebration.

The cheers rose again, and on the commentary bench, Hubby Brown sensed the emotions of everyone on the Cavaliers, and once again briefly commented:

"That's the dominance of the Knicks, who haven't lost a game in a couple of years when they've led by more than 15 points."

"The point difference is getting bigger and bigger, and the game will soon return to Lee's favorite rhythm!"

Just as the veteran coach predicted, the Cavaliers couldn't help but get into a state of doing it with the ball.

A simple pick-and-roll, Ilgoskas hit a jumper from the free-throw line;

Half-converted, Lee Yoo found Prince again in the bottom left corner, who finally hit a jumper from beyond the three-point line.

With the help of cover, James, who was holding the ball in his right hand, burst through the middle, and as Lee Woo shrank towards the paint, the latter immediately gave the ball to McGinnis on the right wing.

The open three-point iron, the rebound was picked up by Raja Bell, and the responding Lee Woo accelerated across the halfcourt.

The top of the arc stopped suddenly, Li You pulled his crotch back and switched to his left hand, taking advantage of McGinnis's sticking defense, and turned around in a dashing manner.

Tricking the defense to lead the ball forward, Lee Woo, who held the ball in his right hand, regained control of the ball and broke through to the paint area to immediately attract the attention of the two men under the basket.

After rushing up in three steps, Li You held the ball with his right hand, faked a real pass, and found Gasol at the bottom right of the basket before landing, who received the ball and smashed it with one hand!

"Ahh

Gasol, who roared loudly, completely ignited the atmosphere of the scene, and as the Cavaliers continued to strike iron, the New York fans shouted more and more.

McGinnis, who was emptied, continued his iron form, and before the half of the game, Van Gundy could only replace Virshko.

Ilgoskas was also substituted after a layup under the basket, and the big man had problems with his defense.

In the face of the Knicks' shrinking defense, James' breakaway shots were converted into iron.

The two who came on as a substitute were also possessed by blacksmiths and failed to deliver charcoal.

In the second half of the third quarter, in addition to the fast-break dunk and two points, James continued to play iron on the other two wing three-pointers.

The zone defense unconsciously turned into marking, and the Knicks played a transition offense, and under the control of Lee You, they blossomed for a while and scored easily in a row.

At 18:32 in the single quarter, at the end of the third quarter, the game lost its suspense.

At 63:94, back on the bench, James didn't say a word, and Howard lost his smiling face and his eyes straightened, which was completely different from what he expected.

James failed to step up when scoring was needed most, scoring six points on 2-of-6 shooting in the quarter, 0-of-3 from beyond the three-point line, and 2-of-3 from the free-throw line.

On the Knicks bench, everyone was smiling, and the game was easier than expected.

Lee Woo played 30 minutes, 12-of-20, 5-of-10 from beyond the three-point line, 8-of-8 from the free throw line, 37 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal and 1 turnover.

The mediocre double-double stats, D'Antoni was very happy with them.

Taking advantage of the atmosphere group to appear, the mustache symbolically stood up and commanded twice, then returned to his seat and whispered:

"Zone defense, it looks like the opponent is going to stick to that strategy for this series."

"Lee, we need to get ready!"

Lee, who has already changed into a training uniform, knows what D'Antoni means, and Prince and Raga Bale may be out of place:

"Maybe the opponent can't shoot either, so I'm not worried about the offense."

Rebounding is what Li You cares more about, and the two watch the game with peace of mind after a simple exchange.

Time flew by, and at the end of the game, the score was fixed at 90:118.

The cheers became particularly harsh, and James, who lost the player's tunnel, looked solemn.

Van Gundy, who came to the technical desk, was depressed when he saw the smiling D'Antoni:

"It's not the game I wanted"

(End of chapter)