The Knicks' determination is unquestionable, the three armies will fight to the death.

At the end of the first quarter, the Pistons led by 9 points 30 to 21.

This is the result of the whole team's hard work. The intensity of the game has become increasingly intense from the beginning, without any preparation.

"Let's do it with them to the end!"

Marcus Camby roared at his teammates during the break during the holidays to boost the morale of the whole team.

The Pistons left the last attack of the first half to Mo Mengchen.

In the frontcourt, Mo Mengchen moved slowly, shaking his right hand to break through.

Penns can only retreat and block Mo Mengchen first.

Mo Mengchen stepped on the free throw line, and the time had reached the last three seconds.

The opportunity flew in a flash, but Mo Mengchen shook with a crotch. Lu Pengs, who had maintained a good position in the entire defense, was missing this last breath. The last wave made his steps slip.

With a buzzer-beating move before the end of the half, Mo Mengchen scored against Penny.

56 to 47

With a 9-point gap, the game entered the second half.

"No matter what happens afterwards, we will not admit defeat. Before the game is over, there are no absolute losers."

The 35-year-old Penn said in an interview on the spot.

Why did the Knicks do this? The fans on the scene may not understand, but Mo Mengchen can understand.

When Penns arrived in New York as the world's number one defender, Big Apple was happy and happier than the New Year.

At that time, before Penns even played for the Knicks, Ewing, who was still playing for the Knicks, was put on the shelves.

Moreover, even if the name of the King of New York is to be replaced, it has to wait until Ewing leaves before changing. However, as soon as Hardaway came, Ewing's luggage had not been packed yet, and the New York media, who had a new love, hurriedly called him the King of New York, fearing that he would be unhappy.

How hurt Ewing's heart was this action? Mo Mengchen didn't know.

Mo Mengchen only knows that it has been two years since Ewing retired, and the Knicks have not played for the team for fifteen years, and they retired the jersey of the top three stars in the team.

There are rumors that the Knicks are willing to retire Ewing's jersey, but Ewing himself has a quarrel.

Now, Ewing won three rings at the Pistons in his later years, realizing his dream of winning. Penny joined the Knicks for seven years, and his best result was to lead the team to the division finals and lose to the Pistons.

Moreover, that was the pinnacle of the team's record.

After that, Iverson and Duncan formed the Eastern Conference OK and became the biggest rival in the Pistons' division, and the Knicks became a roadblock in the Pistons' semi-finals.

For many years, New York's simplest simplicity was the core, and he never made it to the finals. In this matter, the media and fans showed a shocking double standard. Not only did they treat pennies like Ewing, they gave up pennies in various ways.

Year after year, the league's number one defender is now getting older. The rise of Kobe, Carter, McGrady, Iverson and others, the growth of pennies, Mo Meng becomes stronger and stronger. Now, in terms of personal abilities, Hardaway is no longer among the top five defenders in the league.

The older you are, the more you worry.

Hardaway and the Knicks both know that this year and even next year are their last chance.

If the Knicks' Hardaway era wants to achieve something, these two years are the key. If they miss these two years, they will have to demolish and rebuild and find the next cornerstone.

This is why they will fight to the end even though they know they will lose.

One is to compete with the mortal enemy, and the other is to fight for yourself.

In the second half, both sides started with a bad start.

The Pistons' rebound performance was stronger. Curry bullied Brand, who had only wingspan but not height, and shot himself and grabbed the offensive rebound and passed it out.

When the ball is given to Anthony, his bitter face always gives people the feeling of attacking directly.

This time, he really did something that suited his face.

Anthony took the basketball and jumped up to shoot the basket.

Still missed, the Knicks can counterattack by protecting the rebound.

The pistons retreated very quickly, and they were held down halfway through their counterattack. The counterattack was not successful and they had to land on the position.

Penny lost his youthful speed and did nothing recklessly. The point guard was a more and more demonic as he got older. He was older and had a stronger awareness of the local area than when he was young.

The court became the map in his mind, he remembered everyone's placement and found the best place in Cambi.

When he returned to the defense and landed, Anthony was on the Pistons' side that was misplaced to defend him.

When Hardaway saw that Anthony was defending himself, he jumped up to shoot the basket face to face without thinking.

Even if Mr. Bitter Gua is willing to defend, he cannot make up for the gap in height and wingspan between the two sides.

Camby just scored a goal against Anthony, and Mo Mengchen was about to come back.

Momonchen used the ball to attack the Knicks. The paint area twisted its back and shaped it, swayed over Hardaway's defense, and then jumped up in the basket. His body swayed in the air like a swing.

If you observe carefully, you can find that the penny was shaken by his series of movements just now and was unable to stop his follow-up movements. Ranbill and Johnson were watching it orgasm, and the audience shouted loudly, so he took action.

When the ball was shot, the person landed first, he did not stop and asked his teammates to retreat with him, because this ball could not be lost.

58 to 49

It was still a 9-point difference. Mo Mengchen's sharpness that he had to eat up the game in one breath was something their opponents had never had.

At this age of Hardaway, can he make an effective counterattack?

No one is optimistic about him.

The penny's counterattack is gentle, but it is also effective.

He is indeed old, and his one-on-one attack is absolutely not as good as Momonchen, but Brand is still young. He can do things that Penny can't do.

Penns are responsible for making space for Brand, and Brand will end it.

51 to 58

Brand's offense is a sign that the game enters the next tug-of-war, he replaced Hardaway and turned the scene in the paint.

Brand was so troubled, and the Piston still let it go. No matter what he beat, he would not be able to fight to death.

Three minutes later, Brand scored 7 points in a row, but the difference was still 8 points.

The ball was in the Piston's hand, and Brand had just struck the iron. If the Piston could score the ball, it would widen the gap to double digits.

"It seems you're really not good."

The Knicks' defense forced the Pistons to pass the ball to Mo Mengchen, and the tactics had failed.

Although this Knicks is no longer as troublesome as they used to be, their foundation is still there. With defense, the Pistons dare not underestimate them.

Game1's failure is right in front of you, and the Knicks' defense allows them to create miracles.

However, this miracle not only requires them to perform well in the whole game, but the Pistons also need to perform abnormally.

It is rare to happen once, and the Pistons cannot miss four times in a series of seven games and four wins.

The old pennies can't stop Dor.Mo's attack. They are only two years apart. The gap in physical fitness and athletic ability is like a rookie and a veteran on the verge of retirement.

In a blink of an eye, Mo Mengchen passed Hardaway's defense and rushed to the basket and dunked.

66 to 56

The gap reached 10 points.

The Knicks requested a pause, and the pace on the field became more and more wrong.

"I believe you have more than that energy." Mo Mengchen said to the penny who was preparing to end, "Show me, or you'll have to wait until next year."

"Next year?" Penny sneered, "We're all ready to play trek-7."

First of all, you have to play until Game 6 first.

Winning the fifth and sixth games, let’s think about the tiebreak again.

For the Knicks, a cruel record is that in the past eight years, the Pistons have been able to drag the team to a tiebreak, and there is no team that can even catch up to 3-3.

Teams leading the score will always be slack, and slack will lose games that should not be lost.

However, the Pistons rarely experience such a situation. Most of the 3-1 lead innings ended in five games, and a small number were dragged to the sixth game, and none of them were dragged into the seventh game.

If the Knicks can really do it, even if they lose, they will still be honored and die while standing.

"They can't do it!" Frauses shouted during this timeout, "The game is about to enter our pace! The Knicks are about to collapse!"

Mo Mengchen did not agree with this view.

Out of respect for Frauses, he did not speak out. When the game started, whether the Knicks could do it would be announced immediately.

Pause ends

Like before, like in the past, Penns are the ones who took the ball.

The first offense after the timeout will determine how the Knicks will play next.

After halftime, Hardaway clearly gave instructions to let his teammates pull away from each other, that is, he would attack himself.

"You're right, I still have a lot of energy."

After saying that, Hardaway immediately attacked with a clear purpose. He was to walk with his right hand and Mo Mengchen easily followed, and expected that he would take a change of direction behind the dribble. So far, it was not surprising. What was surprising was that in the next step, Hardaway suddenly put on Mo Mengchen's body, made a turn, and threw his defense beautifully behind.

This is the sense of rhythm, this is to break the power with cleverness.

Thinking back then, Mo Mengchen also dealt with Hardaway in this way, it was really a turn of feng shui.

Hardaway solved Mo Mengchen's defense and did not risk entering the basket to challenge Curry and Gerald's defense, standing outside and throwing.

58 to 66

Momonchen shrugged at Frauses and teased the head coach with body language: It is obvious that the Knicks have not collapsed yet.

Frauses shook his head with a wry smile.

Mo Mengchen didn't want to be beaten back when he was beaten up.

From 1996 to 2006, Mo Mengchen and Penny fell in love and fought for ten years. Although they had never fought in the finals, no matter how long it had been, if someone had to ask him to choose a arch-enemy from the hands of many enemies.
Chapter completed!