Chapter 558 For glory, for the burning blade!
The Knicks felt Cairo, James was fed in place, and the Pacers' outside line did not respond in time.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the New Yorkers were happy to see the team scored 24-14.
Eight minutes passed in the first quarter, and the Knicks took the game in their hands according to their plan. As Fraser said, they did show their strength to eliminate the Pistons in the first round.
Although the Pistons are not as strong as the previous three seasons, they are also the fifth-ranked team in the East, and their playoff experience is much more than the Knicks.
Without significantly stronger than the Pistons, it would be difficult for the Knicks to defeat them.
This team that defeated the Pistons has great combat power.
In Indiana's two games, the cold feel made the Pacers underestimate their opponents.
Back at home, Kirirenko was absent from the familiar basket and they played in an ideal state.
Claire felt that Xie Hou was in a wrong state, so when the first quarter ended in the eighth minute, Xie Hou was replaced.
The Knicks asked James to continue playing.
The Pacers' lineup on the court has become Rodriguez, Granger, Artest, Foster and Brachi.
This lineup has no advantage against the Knicks semi-main lineup with James.
"Arthur, if the score difference is more than 15 points, I will let you go to put out the fire." Claire said to Shehou.
Now they are 10 points behind. If the Knicks are in better shape and they are in worse shape, 15 points will arrive in a blink of an eye.
James passed the ball to Randolph and said to the Pacers that this was the most dangerous moment.
Xie Houzheng was resting, Kirilianko could not be beaten, they needed someone to stand up.
Randolph played the acrobatic feeling, and the steps and the turning movements seemed to be playing in an exhibition match. The entertaining body movements made the audience excited.
He thought of entertainment, but did not think of whether it was reasonable to do so, and whether his opponent could tolerate him fighting like this.
The answer is no.
Foster couldn't stand the Knicks' treatment of the game contemptuously. They were champions and champions who were determined to defend their titles. How could you, the entertainment team that had just gotten rid of the bad team?
Foster's defense made Randolph drop the ball.
Spanish defender Sergio Rodriguez received a pass from the inside and took him to the frontcourt three-point line to stop.
He didn't go in because King James had returned to his position and continued to move forward, and his tactics would kill him.
In this era, there are not many people who dare to shoot three-pointers.
The Spaniard was stunned for two seconds. When he found that he had the opportunity to take action, he put away the ball and aimed carefully. With 17 seconds left in the offensive, he made an open three-pointer.
17 to 24
Xie Hou grabbed the towel tightly and was very excited. This was what they wanted to see.
The good times didn't last long, and the Knicks' counterattack was very fast.
As long as James wants to break through, no one in Madison Garden can stop him from dribbling deep into the hinterland.
Artest couldn't intercept him, but the emperor picked up the ball and threw it to the outside line. The one who received the ball was the substitute scorer from the bench, Carlos Delfino, a member of the Argentina Golden Generation, and a bench bandit who succeeded through the transaction.
Delfino made a contribution as soon as he came on the court, making a three-pointer and hit the bull's-eye.
27 to 17
There are only 2 minutes left in the first quarter, and the Pacers will be successful as long as they keep the score difference until the end of this quarter.
Xie Hou was nervous to watch. As long as he didn't reach the Knicks' outside shooter, the shooter would put such great pressure on them.
"Under the limitations of the times, we may never know what will happen if we match the peak Michael, Maji, Larry Bird and others with a bunch of shooters."
Robert III always spoke at this time, and Xie Hou listened carefully to him.
"They are not such good shooters. But what we can predict is that the overall quality of players will get better and better, and the shooting skills of role players will gradually improve in accordance with the needs of the times. Physical fitness may require God's favor, and shooting is the most skill that requires hard work." Robert III said, "Skills are equal to everyone. As long as you are willing to work hard, amateurs in Rock Park can also have NBA-level skills."
Xie Hou understood what he meant. In the future, the shooting skills of future players will get better and better.
So, it would be less difficult to equip him and James with shooters.
Jordan, the Magician, Bird's hypothesis "What happens when you give them a bunch of shooters?" will be realized in him and James.
Now James has proved that as long as the shooter around him is powerful, he can really drag the Pacers into a tough battle.
Xie Hou once had a better configuration than James.
Reggie Miller, Artest, Kirilenko, and Papalucas.
O'Neal Jr. couldn't make three-pointers, so there was no need to mention it.
Miller's final season remains the top five shooters in the league.
It is hard to call them Sagittarius for a few other people. They can do too many things, not as pure as those around James.
The few around James, especially Crawford and Richardson, can do many things, but around James, the only function that can be activated is shooting.
The good thing is that even if they rely solely on shooting, they can reach the level of a top scorer in the league.
In addition to Banyani, the Royal Salute Group, who is not afraid of being labeled as a soft-boy, has officially taken shape.
The last two minutes of the first quarter passed extremely slowly.
During this period, only sophomore player Blachi scored with the ball, and the others scored no more goals. Granger, who had high expectations, was locked.
The Knicks are not very efficient, but they still scored two three-pointers.
The first quarter ended, 33 to 19.
The 14-point lead made the Smiling Assassin dare to let James go down and rest at the beginning of the second quarter.
The walker did the opposite.
Before the second quarter began, Claire turned to Xiehou and said, "I'm sorry, I can't let you continue to rest."
Xie Hou understood the needs of the team, so he got up and threw the towel off.
Claire made a bold decision. While changing to Xie Hou, he also had to go to Vujasic, O'Neal Jr., Wang Zhizhi, Rodriguez, Artest, Foster and Brachi.
With this happening, the lineup on the field is Xie Hou, Vujasic, Granger, Wang Zhizhi and O'Neal Jr.
The characteristics of this lineup are that everyone standing on the court are extremely threatening shooters. Wang Zhizhi is the Pacers with the highest three-point shooting percentage, Vujasic ranked second, Granger's three-point shooting percentage is the same as that of Xie Hou, and he also has good defensive ability. The difference lies in defense, but no matter how bad the defense is, can he be worse than the Knicks? Even the Knicks dare to use such a lineup to fight against the Pacers. What are they afraid of?
Playoff competitions often lead to madness, and you can do anything in order to win.
If it weren't for being forced into an insolent lineup by the Knicks, Claire wouldn't have been able to have such a defensive lineup.
Xie Hou asked Vujasic to dribble through half the game.
The Slovenians' selling point in the first draft was double-sports guards. They were transformed to the second position in the NBA. The dribbling skills are still there. As long as the Knicks are not pressing, it will be fine to dribble through half the game.
"Arthur rarely plays the opening stage of the second quarter."
"The Knicks should be happy about this, their performance made it difficult for Arthur to sit down and enjoy a massage while Gatorade."
What Xie Hou wanted to clarify was that no one gave him a massage.
Then, he entered the low post and leaned on Delfino. The old opponents in the European arena met at this time and did not have the time to talk about their old love. Wang Zhizhi lobed the ball to Xie Hou. Is there anything outrageous than this? The big man stood outside the three-point line and pulled the space, but the defender took root in the low post to pose a threat.
This world of rough eggs always leads to all kinds of bizarre contradictory events.
The Knicks scored too much in the lead, and the inside defense was completely careless. Xie Hou leaned on Delphi and turned around and killed in, and he grabbed 2 points straight to the basket.
21 to 33
The first goal in the second quarter came like this.
The Pistons' defense is also a problem. Vujasic cannot keep up with his opponent, and there are singles champions like Crawford on the outside who have obtained singles authority.
As the absolute main player of the "I'm notable but I'm scared you to fight" team, Crawford is the league's loss as the shooter around James, and his game is really interesting.
The continuous change of direction behind the back was shaken away from Xie Hou, who could not keep up with the horizontal movement speed, rushed into the penalty area and forced the score.
35 to 21
"That's it. As long as we can score points, we can hold our feet!" Fraser shouted.
Xie Hou continued to fall down, as if he was living there, Delfino could not defend his low attack. Kevin Cato approached and prepared to assist in defense. Xie Hou seemed to have a second pair of eyes on his head, and Cato's approach did not escape his observation. Just when they thought the double-team was taking shape and were about to attack Xie Hou, the ball was thrust heavily from his hands and hit O'Neal who was little under the basket.
O'Neal, a little man, seemed to cheer up Xie Hou and shouted out one of the voices of the great mage of the human race in "Warcraft": "For glory!" (For Glory)
Xie Hou laughed and replied with a line from the Beast Clan hero Sword Saint: "For burning Blade!" (For the Burning Blade)
During the process of returning to defense, they clenched each other.
They reached a consensus here that it is intolerable and unacceptable to be beaten by a team like the Knicks.
Chapter completed!