NBA: Miracle Workers

Chapter 76 "Master and Apprentice" Contest (Ten Thousand Words Chapter)

For Anfernee Hardaway, two consecutive games in this year's playoffs with less than 40 points in the half is simply a nightmare.

In the first round of G2 in the Eastern Conference, in the game between the Magic and the Knicks, at 31:58, halftime ended, and the Magic had fallen behind by 27 points.

The overwhelming ridicule at Madison Square Garden made Hardaway's eyes straighten, which was something he had never experienced before.
Such a huge point difference also means that the game is over, and the Knicks will not waste such an opportunity at all.

Li You in the starting lineup and Chris Childs in the substitute lineup firmly control the rhythm of the game. As long as the response ball can keep up, it will be another 3 quarters tonight.

Returning to the locker room at midfield, Alan Houston was completely comfortable. He and Grant Hill were swept out by Hardaway and O'Neal in the first round of last year's playoffs. This year, it is a successful revenge:

"With 13 points in a single quarter, it looks like we can sweep our opponents!"

Everyone nodded when they heard Alan Houston's words. The performance of the Magic was so broken, the series was 3:0, it shouldn't be a problem.

Although the opponent lacked a main insider, the game was played like this, which was far beyond "Aunt's" expectations, and it was too easy.

"In the first round of this year, the probability is 3:0."

Larry Johnson also felt that the game was easy, and he also knew that the Heat had already won the match point, and the opponent did not give the Hornets any chance.

"Auntie" felt a little uncomfortable seeing the Hornets losing cleanly.

Glenn Rice, who had killed the Quartet in the regular season, still performed well in the playoffs, but the entire team faced the Heat's iron-blooded defense, but they couldn't do it. G2 lost another 12 points.

"Win the game early and get more rest time."

Ewing simply reminded everyone that the Heat had a high probability of sweeping the opponent, and the gorilla didn't want the Knicks to suffer in the rest time, after all, the recovery ability of the veteran was poor.

Although Li You felt that Hardaway would definitely explode after returning to the home court, other players of the Magic team were really stretched.

With an average of only 94.1 points per game in the regular season, the Magic's scoring ability ranks fifth from the bottom in the league. This situation has not changed in the playoffs.

The huge point difference made Jeff Van Gundy not give too much advice after returning to the locker room. This game cannot be lost at all.

After the start of the second half of the game, the New York fans continued to cheer for the home team loudly, and mocked "Mr. 50 Points" by the way.

The Magic recovered, but time was running out. Hardaway continued to score points, and what Li You needed to do was to control the rhythm of the game and give the ball to the right position by the way.

Occasionally, taking advantage of Hardaway's inattention, he sneaked into the basket and easily scored points.

Throughout the second half, the two sides played lively. In the fourth quarter, Hardaway did not give up. The Knicks played with him for 4 minutes. After that, coach Adubatu changed to the atmosphere group.

At 84:108, at the end of the game, Hardaway, who was sitting on the bench, looked at the 24-point difference with blank eyes.

The big win made the New York fans taunt the Magic team wildly
In the commentary seat of MSG on the scene, the commentator Mafu Albert said with emotion:
"At 19 years and 117 days, Lee surpassed Magic Johnson and became the youngest player in NBA playoff history to score 15 points and 10 assists!"

"The record set in 1980 has also been broken. Incredible young man."

出场35分钟，12中6，三分线外7中3，罚球2中2，17分3篮板10助攻1抢断2，和常规赛一样，李佑“平平无奇”交出两双数据。

Breaking Magic Johnson's record also made commentator John Andaris a little excited:
"It's hard to imagine that Li is only 19 years old. In him, he has a talent that no one can see. Only after watching the game, you will understand how good he is."

"Controlling the rhythm of the game is not an easy task. The Knicks have reduced turnovers this season and increased the number of rounds. This is the effect of Lee's starting!"

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With a mature mentality, Li You will not be impulsive like ordinary young players, and his excellent memory allows him to always predict the opponent's tactical routines in advance.

Making the offense more clear and reasonable is Li You's current job in the team.

Breaking Magic Johnson's record in the playoffs sent New York's media into a collective frenzy.

Li You and Ewing attended the press conference together after the game, and the gorilla felt left out.

"Lee, how do you feel about breaking Magic Johnson's record in the playoffs?"

Li You didn't think there was anything special about this record. He didn't get the feeling of the New York media in the first place, and responded with a smile while leaning on the microphone in front of him:

"It was just a normal playoff game, and I just got the groundwork done, as simple as that."

"In the offensive round, give the ball to the teammate who has successfully moved, and you can get an assist!"

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After the game, not only the media in New York had a climax, ESPN and TNT were all reporting that Li You broke Magic Johnson's record.

Unlike the regular season, most ball critics still pay more attention to the playoffs, and Magic Johnson has a higher status in the history of the NBA playoffs.

Breaking the record of the legendary star made Li You's popularity skyrocket for a while.

Except for New York fans, most fans still have to get to know the stars through cable TV broadcasts and newspapers and magazines.

There will be a record every three to five times, even those who don't like to watch the NBA will be curious, and then follow them to eat melons.

On April 4, the Heat beat the Hornets again in an away game, and finally swept their opponents with a big score of 28:3, easily reaching the semi-finals!

Although Pat Riley has a high probability of losing the league's best coach award, the Heat team he built has obviously succeeded!

The award for the best manager in the league will most likely be won by Pat Riley, who has two roles.

The Jazz were also promoted. Stockton, Hornacek, and Karl Malone were as stable as ever, sweeping the Clippers with a big score of 3:0.

10中4，12分3篮板13助攻3抢断4失误，斯托克顿轻松打出自己的标志性数据！
The Knicks, who had already flown to Orlando, watched the game together at night, and Ewing felt sour for a while. According to the recent wind direction, Karl Malone is really going to win the MVP!
"Are these sports reporters and broadcasters only looking at the data? Obviously our performance is not inferior to the Jazz!"

Charles Oakley really felt that he was getting old this time, and the media were all promoting Karl Malone. Faced with this outrageous selection result, the old guy was also confused.

Starks was still younger after all, and he said sourly:
"PER data, it is said that Karl Malone ranked first, surpassing Michael Jordan."

When everyone in the Knicks heard this data, most of them had question marks on their faces, and expressions of "what is that" appeared on their faces.

"It can be regarded as a value to measure the efficiency of players, but this thing is not so objective, it can only be used for reference."

Li You explained briefly, but everyone still shook their heads, no one cared about it.

Ordinary players mostly just look at the number of shots and shooting percentage, and don't care about other data at all.

"It is difficult to convincingly reject Mikoo based on this data alone!"

The atmosphere group also complained that sports reporters and broadcasters were deliberately trying to trip Michael Jordan.

Li You shrugged his shoulders and said nothing. As time approaches May, this season's MVP award will be announced soon. The gorilla has been chasing lemons every day recently:

"It's also a 64-win team, why can't he get the award?"

The reason is also very simple, Ewing's Excel is not beautiful enough, and in the Knicks, Li You's statistics are better.

This situation is a bit embarrassing. Except for the average points per game, average rebounds per game, field goal percentage, and blocked shots, the gorilla is far behind Li You.

Excel is not the best in the Knicks team, how can most sports media vote for Ewing?

The boss was sulking again, and the atmosphere group could only go back to the room to rest. Tonight's game was cancelled.
On the evening of the 29th, the Magic team returned to the home court to feed the fans in the first quarter of the game.

At 30:13, the Knicks led by 17 points at the start.

Face-up offense, consecutive back-ups, Hardaway kept shooting in the first quarter, 10 of 4 in a single quarter, and scored 9 points!
It's just that this kind of performance was useless. Li You really couldn't defend on the defensive end. On the offensive end, facing the explosive Hardaway, he didn't force his attack, but sent out 5 assists in a single quarter.

尤因7中5，轻轻松松就拿到了10分8篮板，阿兰-休斯顿5中3，三分线外3中2，也跟着高效砍下8分。

During the holiday break, at the Orlando Arena, the home fans began to boo, buying tickets to watch the game is not for eating!

Hardaway obviously wanted to compete with Li You. This false Jordan successor felt sore when he watched Li You who was frequently on TV.

The strong performance in the first quarter of the game, but his teammates slammed the iron, completely discouraged Hardaway.

Li You, who was sitting on the bench, changed into his training uniform, ignored the scolding behind him, and sat calmly on his seat. The moment the opponent chose to attack, the game was over.

"The feeling of sweeping the opponent is really good. It seems that Hardaway doesn't plan to rest."

Alan Houston saw that Hardaway was still on the court in the second quarter, and began to gloat. The 2-point difference was not easy to catch up.

"It was useless to try. The first quarter was all singles. They lost."

Li You, who came back to his senses, also saw that Hardaway started to score consecutively, so he continued to watch the situation on the field after complaining.

No one in the Knicks could match Hardaway at the No. 1 position, and Chris Childs couldn't defend the false Jordan successor, and was scored consecutively by the opponent.

But on the bench, Starks has been getting better and better recently, and he can also score a response goal.

Although still behind by a big score, Xiangwei chocolate can also be eaten, and the fans of the Magic team on the scene began to cheer for Hardaway's performance.

11 of 8 in a single quarter, Hardaway scored 17 points, which can be regarded as blowing up the Knicks' backcourt.

At the end of the half-time game, 56:39, there was no change in the point difference.

In three consecutive games, the half-time score did not exceed 40. Hardaway almost shut himself up on the spot, and walked back to the locker room with a face.

The perseverant Hardaway continued to shoot wildly in the third quarter. Li You always made anti-surprise shots. The Magic's mentality exploded and they began to shoot consecutive three-pointers.

It was predicted that the opponent would have this kind of offensive option. The Knicks protected the rebounds, and Li You pushed the transition attack. After a few rounds, the game completely collapsed.

At 24:18 in a single quarter, after three quarters, at 80:57, some Magic fans have already started to leave.

The first three quarters lasted 1 minute, Hardaway stopped playing in the fourth quarter, and head coach Adubatu took the atmosphere group, announcing the complete end of the series.

On the bench, Ewing also changed into his training uniform. He scored 12 of 8, 17 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block and 2 turnovers. He only played 31 minutes and got a double-double. The gorilla is very satisfied with his performance:

"Li, how is PER calculated?"

Ewing pretended not to care, and asked Li You beside him about the data in a low voice.

"To put it simply, it is the offensive data minus the number of shots made, then subtracted the number of free throws, and finally divided by the number of appearances."

Li You explained briefly, and seeing Ewing shaking his head silently, he knew that he was still thinking about the MVP.

Everyone on the Knicks bench was chatting and laughing. Even if the boss didn't win the MVP, everyone really tried their best. This matter has completely turned the page.

The whole game ended quickly, at 104:88, the Magic regained some face in the last quarter.
The big score in the series came to 3:0, and the Knicks finally easily swept the Magic and reached the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Hardaway tried to maintain his demeanor, and the Knicks shook hands expressionlessly.

Just looking at the smiling faces of Alan Houston and Li You, Hardaway almost didn't hold back. After shaking hands, he quickly left the field.

After the game, Hardaway's old injury relapsed and he was unable to attend the press conference.
30 of 16, 42 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. The fake Jordan successor bid farewell to this season with a 40+ game. The fans are also satisfied, at least they have ample excuses:

"Magic lost, Penny didn't lose!"

今晚的比赛李佑只出场了27分钟，9中5，三分线外5中2，罚球3中2，14分4篮板11助攻1抢断2失误。

The double-double data once again refreshed Magic Johnson's record!

Sweeping the opponent also gave the Knicks nearly a week of rest time, and major sports media also began to promote the "Master-Apprentice Battle" in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

On April 4, Starks, who had just returned to New York, also won the best sixth man award from the league.

In the press conference room at Madison Square Garden, Starks received the trophy with a smile on his face.

Although the average of 13.6 points per game is not dominant among the candidates, Starks received 73% of the votes.

The Knicks' record has brought a huge bonus, breaking the best record in team history, and someone should win the award.

Starks won the best sixth man, and Ewing's MVP dream was completely shattered.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the coaching staff also announced a one-day holiday, after which everyone will go all out to prepare for the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Winning an award is always a good thing, so Starks simply held a party at the apartment.

In addition to everyone from the Knicks, there are also a lot of people in the apartment to join in the fun.

Ewing also showed a smiling face. In a few days, Karl Malone will receive the award, and the gorilla can only pick lemons every day.
"At the time Pat called me, I was quite surprised, but I chose to accept the invitation. Although the personal data this season is mediocre, it is always a good thing to play more playoffs."

Alan Houston looked at the noisy crowd, clinked glasses with Li You with juice, and recalled his original choice by the way.

Li You thinks that this guy is more interested in a big ball market like New York. Ewing's recruitment has played a role, but the location is the key:
"The data will also increase. Properly increase the number of rounds, coupled with the indigestible ball possession, the number of shots will definitely increase."

After thinking about it, it seemed that what Li You said made sense, and Alan Houston didn't care about the data drop anymore, after all, this was the first year.

New York fans don't like Alan Hugheston's style of play, and the doubts have never stopped this season.

At the University of Tennessee, Alan Houston played "father-son basketball". The head coach at the time was his father. It can be said that doubts have continued to appear since college.

No matter how he performed, Alan Houston seemed very calm when facing the media, and his college experience gave him great help.

"We should have more opportunities in the semi-finals. In many cases, the game is about talent, and our tactics are very flexible!"

Li You raised the juice and blinked. The Heat are not the Magic. Although Mourning is the younger brother, he will not be polite to Ewing.

If you can't start the situation, you have to give the ball to the outside!
Alan Houston understands that the regular season data has declined, and the playoff data has increased. By next season, the situation may change.

The two smiled and clinked glasses again, while Larry Johnson on the side drank his sorrows. This year, there were no statistics and honors, and "Auntie" had become an ordinary role player.

On April 4, the Bulls relied on Pippen's dunk at the last moment, 30:96, and narrowly beat the Bullets by one point, successfully reaching the Eastern Conference semifinals.

状态下滑的迈克尔-乔出场43分钟，24中14，砍下28分2篮板6助攻1盖帽2失误的数据。

Nearly 6% of the field goal percentage, and many ball critics are dumbfounded, the Bulls are still unstoppable.

If nothing else, the Bulls will face the Eagles in the next round.

Although the Hawks have this season's DPOY Dikambe Mutombo, most people believe that Michael Jordan will reach the Eastern Conference Finals again.
The Knicks have also begun to enter the state of preparation. For the Eastern Conference semifinals, Jeff Van Gundy attaches great importance to it.

After all, he is about to receive the league's best coach award, and Jeff Van Gundy doesn't want to be slapped in the face at home
The playoffs are still in progress, the tenacious Pistons tied the big score to 2:2, a game will determine the outcome, and the people who eat melons are happy to hear this.

On May 5, the NBA officially announced that Karl Malone of the Jazz won the Most Valuable Player Award this season.

Once the news was announced, a large number of fun-seeking media all went to Chicago to interview Michael Jordan, and a small number came to New York to interview Ewing.

But to everyone's disappointment, neither of them responded, and they all declined the interview on the grounds that they were fully preparing for the semi-finals.

Karl Malone, who is about to turn 34, ushered in the highlight moment of his career, and the fans of the Jazz were also boiling.

On the evening of the 4th, Li You went to Starks' house for dinner. After dinner, the two stayed in front of the TV. Seeing David Stern awarding the bronze statuette to Malone, Starks was still a little bit embarrassed. Confidence:
"69 wins, the scoring leader this season, Michael Jordan didn't win the award? These media are really crazy!"

Li You felt in a good mood. Like Lezi fans, he preferred to see Michael Jordan break through the defense:
"Sometimes the MVP also has to consider other factors. Anyway, the recent news must have been contracted by this award."

"Do you really have to look at the data sheet to vote?"

In the Western Conference semifinals that night, the Jazz beat the Lakers at 77:93!
卡尔-马龙21中9，拿到23分13篮板的两双数据，对面的奥尼尔16中6，只拿到了17分12篮板
大鲨鱼被打成了小沙克，而刚刚破纪录，成为季后赛历史上最年轻拿到20分球员的科比-布莱恩特7中1，怒砍3分2篮板3助攻。

The sophisticated Jazz taught the Lakers another lesson, and Malone also proved that the MVP has no parallel imports!

On May 5, the NBA announced the best coach of the season:
Jeff Van Gundy of the Knicks led the team to break the best record in team history, with 64 wins, and won this award without any suspense!
Dressed in a crisp black suit, white shirt and dark blue tie, Jeff Van Gundy managed to keep his smile under control as he hoisted the trophy in the press room at Madison Square Garden.

The Heat who have come to New York are very low-key, and Pat Riley didn't express too many views on the matter.

"Jeff is an excellent coach. I believe he will continue to be successful. It's great to see him receive this award!"

That night, before the start of the Eastern Conference semifinals, Pat Riley, with his shiny back hair, talked eloquently to the media in New York and simply sent his blessings.

Coming to the familiar Madison Square Garden, Pat Riley still looks personable, with a big back and a calm face, showing the real appearance of a famous coach.

When the New York fans at the scene saw the bald young marshal holding the tactical board and explaining the tactics loudly, they suddenly felt that his temperament was a lot worse
After the home team's debut, the noise at Madison Square Garden grew louder.

"The Heat continued their first-round starting lineup with Tim Hardaway and Voshan Leonard in the backcourt, Jamal Mashburn and Alonzo Mourning up front, and PJ-Mourning at center. Brown."

"There are very few secrets on both sides, and each side knows each other's tactics very well. This is a challenge for the Knicks."

In the MSG commentary booth at the scene, the commentator Marv Albert briefly introduced the Heat's starting lineup, and the commentator John Andaris also joked at this time:
"Just got the best coach, I believe Coach Van Gundy will make targeted arrangements, this game can also be said to be a battle of proof."

Players from both sides are doing the final warm-up. Ewing has been a little silent since he knew that Malone won the award. Fortunately, he reminded everyone before going on the field:
"Defend well, don't let the opponent score easily, and protect our home court!"

Players from both sides came to the middle circle, and Mourning took the initiative to comfort Ewing, but Tim Hardaway kept staring at Li You, the "first point guard", so this man also happened to be Lemon
"Let's go Knicks! Let's go Knicks! Let's go Knicks!"

The loud sound of cheering resounded throughout the arena, and the players from both sides exchanged greetings. As Ewing jumped up and successfully jumped to the ball, everyone in the Heat retreated quickly, and Tim Hardaway immediately rushed across the half court to lead the defense .

Pat Riley's tactics are very characteristic. Perhaps because he stumbled on the Pistons that year, the champion coach absorbed a lot of tactics from Chuck Daly.

Likes to lead defense and expand defense, suppress the rhythm of the game, get stuck for space, like frequent physical contact, even when defending without the ball, the players will give a lot of physical confrontation.

Tim Hardaway didn't skimp on his physical fitness, he lowered his center of gravity, slid quickly, entangled from the backcourt to the frontcourt, and never allowed Li You to control the ball comfortably.

Protecting the ball sideways, Li You came to the left flank, and soon, Ewing moved up from the inside.

Everyone on the Knicks opened up one by one. This kind of two-on-two on one side can be regarded as a fixed routine after the opening.

On the left wing, close to the three-point line, Ewing stood on the screen. Unlike the Magic, when Tim Hardaway squeezed through the screen, PJ Brown was already delayed.

Ewing didn't notice the Heat's defensive changes in the first place, so he took a slow down.

Fortunately, Li You played the ball very fast, and with a flick of his left wrist, he immediately sent a ground-hitting pass with an advance amount.

Seeing the basketball flying in front of him, Ewing quickened his pace and approached the paint area to successfully catch the ball. Facing Mourning who was assisting the defense, Ewing took a step with his right hand and turned quickly against the opponent's body.

Coming to the bottom left of the basket, Ewing raised his left arm high and released the ball, but the moment the basketball was released, it was immediately blocked by the jumping Mourning!
"Oh!!"

The seemingly silky offense was completely predicted by the opponent, and the New York fans at the scene also exclaimed. Tim Hardaway immediately went to respond, then greeted his teammates, and rushed across the half.

The Heat did not launch a transition attack, and Li You did not choose to lead the defense. He watched Tim Hardaway dribble slowly through halftime before stepping forward to interfere.

When the gorilla retreated to the defense, he felt that he had lost face. While calling his teammates to complete the defensive matchup, he glared at Mourning.

It's a pity that the younger brother ignored the big brother. PJ-Brown moved quickly at this time, came to the right wing outside the three-point line, and played a pick-and-roll for Tim Hardaway.

"Defense! Defense! Defense!"

Amid the defensive cheers from the New York fans, Li You squeezed half of his body and leaned forward to defend. Tim Hardaway also failed to speed up in time, and was soon entangled by Li You.

Different from the Heat's strong delay defensive strategy, Ewing still mainly squats to protect the basket. Tim Hardaway holds the ball in his right hand, pretends to break through, and sends a ground pass from the right block position.

In the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line, PJ-Brown did not hesitate after receiving the ball and made a mid-range jumper!

"Shua" two-pointer hollow into the net!

"Shhh!!"

Paying no heed to the boos erupting from Madison Square Garden, Pat Riley smiled and applauded on the sidelines, indicating that this was a good attack.

The same routine, but the difference is in the details of the offensive and defensive ends. Obviously, Ewing was careless. He had the opportunity to eat cakes in the paint area directly in front of the basket, but he showed off his steps and missed the opportunity.

Before waiting for the baseline serve, Li You patted his head to remind his teammates to change tactics.

Tim Hardaway still spared no effort to choose the lead defense, trying to cause Li You's mistakes.

After halftime, Charles Oakley stood near the baseline on the left side. At the same time, after Li You came to the top of the arc, Alan Houston quickly slipped to the baseline and bounced outside with the help of Oakley's cover.

Tim Hardaway's interference didn't have much effect. Li You, who had been protecting the ball sideways, flicked the ball with his left hand, and immediately gave the ball to Alan Houston in the left block.

The latter catches the ball, unguarded in front of him, and quickly shoots a jumper!
"Shua!" The two-pointer went into the net hollowly.

The fans at the scene cheered loudly, but then, Hardaway also assisted Voshan Leonard in the right block. With the same tactic, he also easily hit the mid-range.

The two teams seem to be looking in the mirror, you play one and I play the other, and the score slowly rises.

Li You also didn't expect that the Heat encountered a lot of delays in the screen. Not only was Tim Hardaway chasing fiercely, but the two big men on the inside even deliberately allowed Ewing to score.

This time it was another pick-and-roll attack on the line, Ewing went down to catch the ball, and Mourning quickly helped defend in place.

Oakley's fleeting opportunity failed to grasp. Ewing did not pass the ball immediately, but played post-up singles in the left low post, which is his best position.

Just after releasing the ball, PJ-Brown also quickly helped defend in place. At this time, Ewing, who realized something was wrong, wanted to return the ball to Li You on the outside, but Mourning saw who had the opportunity and completed the cut.

The crisp and clean steal caused the fans on the scene to exclaim again. This time the Heat quickly launched a conversion attack, and Voshan Leonard, who received the ball, rushed very fast!
The Heat's sudden speed up prevented the Knicks from completing the defensive matchup in time.

Coming to the left flank, Voshan Leonard did not choose to chase and shoot, but took advantage of the situation and gave the ball to Mourning who was going down the middle. !
"Pay attention to retreating! Match up in time!"

Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines hurriedly reminded his players loudly that he really didn't want to lose tonight.

"Pat made a mistake. He should speed up his offensive rhythm and score more efficiently."

"Lee's several passes penetrated the opponent's defense line in the first time. Charles also had a chance, but unfortunately he couldn't grasp it in the end."

Commentator John Andaris casually commented on the game, 11:8, the Heat took the lead again.

With 1 minutes and 8 seconds left in the first quarter, the Knicks scored most of their points from Alan Houston. Ewing was 02 of 3, the basket was almost locked, and the face-up jumper failed to end.

Pat Riley knows the gorilla's playing habits too well, and his defense is very targeted.

"Let's go Knicks! Let's go Knicks! Let's go Knicks!"

The score fell behind, and the New York fans at the scene shouted loudly again. After the opening, Mourning and PJ-Brown had a strong sense of presence on both ends of the offense and defense.

This time, Li You was faster than everyone in the Heat team expected. He came to the left flank, didn't call a screen, approached the three-point line, and suddenly slowed down.

Then he quickly dribbled the ball behind his left hand and switched to his right hand. Li You lowered his center of gravity, opened the way with his shoulders, and quickly cut in against Tim Hardaway.

Constantly sliding to the left and back, and giving physical confrontation at the same time, Hardaway noticed that Li You slowed down. He thought that the defense had worked, but the next second he saw Li You protecting the ball with his left foot as the axis, and his right hand stretched backwards. Amplitude pulls the ball.

Subconsciously followed, Tim Hardaway just slid to the right, but Li You quickly turned forward, and then swayed the ball.

Tim Hardaway was immediately shaken and jumped up, but Li You turned around quickly with his left foot as the axis again, and drifted to complete the shot!

The beautiful shaking made the New York fans cheer loudly, and the basketball hit the basket, and everyone immediately shouted happily!
"Oh! Beautiful steps! Lee completely fooled Hardaway!"

The Knicks suddenly changed their offensive rhythm, and commentator Marv Albert subconsciously raised the volume.

At 11:10, the Knicks responded in time.

As if he didn't expect Li You to turn his back, Tim Hardaway turned his head depressed, only to see Li You raised his left hand covertly, making a gesture of "you are too small" with his index finger and thumb.

Tim Hardaway was blown up in an instant. It was the Heat's turn to attack, but they didn't pass the ball according to the tactical requirements.

The position at the top of the arc was a pick-and-roll with PJ Brown first, and broke through to the right side of the free throw line. Tim Hardaway suddenly dribbled the ball under his crotch, and then quickly changed direction.

The moment he caught the ball with his hands, Tim Hardaway immediately accelerated in a straight line and threw away Li You. He wanted to take advantage of Ewing's lack of defense and make a time difference to get close to the basket and pick the basket with his right hand.

Just at the moment of the shot, Tim Hardaway was disturbed by Li You who was chasing up and jumping up. Then, Ewing also sent a block under the basket.

The basketball went over the fingertips, and after hitting the board, it deviated outrageously, and just fell into the hands of Oakley at the bottom left of the basket.

Alan Houston received the pass, and the Knicks immediately sped up and launched a conversion attack.

Larry Johnson received a pass on the right flank beyond the three-point line after rushing through the half, and immediately put the ball with his right hand to break through with a cross step after receiving the ball.

Against Jamal Mashburn's defense, he rolled to the paint area and put the basket with one hand with his right hand.

Under the interference, the basketball knocked out of the frame, and Larry Johnson took off for the second time and grabbed the rebound. At this time, Mourning had already returned to the penalty area, raised his hands, and blocked "Auntie" to the basket.

Seeing Li You running quickly to the left corner, Larry Johnson hurriedly flicked the ball.

Tim Hardaway got up from the floor and was a bit slow in chasing and defending. Seeing Li You catching the ball and swaying, he subconsciously followed up to defend.

Li You received the ball, and Tim Hardaway, who was defending against him, flew out in front of him, completely unguarded, and then calmly made a jump shot!
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly!

The fans at the scene first cheered, and then let out a burst of exclamation. Larry Johnson and Mourning entangled in the basket, and finally both fell to the ground
Fortunately, the referee reacted quickly enough and stepped forward to separate the two in time. Pat Riley on the sidelines was very dissatisfied with these two rounds and greeted Tim Hardaway loudly:
"Hey! Steady the beat, pass the ball! Pass the ball!"

At 11:13, the Knicks once again overtook the score.

"Man, it is said that you are going to enter the best team?"

Taking advantage of Tim Hardaway receiving the ball, Li You, who was leading the defense, began to tease his opponent in a low voice.

"Shut up, rookie! Put away your tricks!"

As soon as Tim Hardaway saw Pat Riley pulling his face, he immediately recovered his composure, but just looking at Li You's smiling face, his heart was still filled with anger.

Subconsciously speeding up the Heat's offensive rhythm, Tim Hardaway lobbed the ball to Mourning after halftime, instead of playing a pick-and-roll like the previous rounds.

In the low position on the left side, Mourning turned around and was interrupted by Oakley for a jumper after hitting the ball. He slammed an iron, and Ewing took the rebound. Li You caught the ball and immediately signaled for another low attack.

After halftime, Ewing received the ball on the right side of the free throw line, and then Li You quickly cut in from the right wing without the ball.

Tim Hardaway could only chase and follow Li You in a circle. He noticed that Ewing was about to complete the hand-off pass at the free throw line, and subconsciously quickened his pace.

Li You, who was moving laterally, suddenly stopped suddenly, pretending to be ejected, Hardaway who had just accelerated, cursed secretly, and hurriedly adjusted his body's center of gravity.

Before Tim Hardaway had time to chase the defense, Li You ran back again, quickly came to the free throw line, and took the hand-off pass.

With a sudden stop and a quick start, Tim Hardaway could only try his best to squeeze through the screen, but this time Ewing's big body worked, and Li You got rid of the defense in an instant.

PJ-Brown saw Ewing go down, and subconsciously moved back. In the blink of an eye, Li You had already broken through to the basket.

Jumping hard to block the block, PJ-Brown tried hard to defend, but the basketball flew over the palm of the hand and flew to the upper left of the basket!
Ewing jumped high, and after catching the ball in the air, he dunked the basket vigorously with both hands!
"Boom!" The empty catch dunk was successful!
"what!!"

After landing with a roar, Ewing thumped his chest with a thud, and the powerful alley-oop instantly ignited the atmosphere of Madison Square Garden.

At 11:15, the rhythm of the game returned to the Knicks.

Pat Riley on the sidelines looked thoughtfully at Li You, who was smiling and retreating, then turned his head and glared at Tim Hardaway.

Shouting to the players to concentrate, Tim Hardaway also knew that he had made a mistake, and began to work hard to control his emotions and play tactics one by one.

Watching Mourning hit a mid-range jumper near the baseline on the left, the Heat's bench cheered as well.

Tim Hardaway worked hard to press the rhythm, trying to get the Knicks into the position to attack, but Li You speeded up from time to time, and occasionally came to a sudden individual singles attack.

Both teams are trying to pull each other into a rhythm they like.

"The Heat are too familiar with our tactics, and several low-post attacks failed."

"Coach Van Gundy should make adjustments!"

Commentator John Andaris saw Ewing's left low throw shot hit the iron again, and couldn't help commenting on the opening tactics.

The Heat attacked, and Mourning's left low attack turned to the bottom left of the basket, and the layup did not go in.
"Well, Coach Van Gundy also understands the Heat's offense very well. Charles has done very well in several defenses, and Mourning was also inefficient in the first quarter."

The commentator, Groom Albert, watched the Heat start to hit the iron, and laughed cheerfully about the situation on the court.

Both Georgetown's center forwards, Ewing and Mourning both attacked on the left side at the beginning of the game. As a result, their offensive efficiency was not very good.
At the end of the first quarter, Tim Hardaway, like Li You, followed the established tactical arrangement and tried to let the big men in the team receive the ball in a comfortable position.

Attacking at the basket and grabbing rebounds became the keynote of the final stage of the game.

At 19:21, at the last moment, Alan Houston hit the iron in the middle distance, and the Knicks failed to expand the point difference.

Tim Hardaway frowned, walked to the bench with a serious expression, played the first quarter, scored 3 of 2, scored only 4 points, but sent 3 assists.

The game seemed to be somewhat different from the plan made by the coaching staff before the game. Li You was more stable than he imagined.
Madison Square Garden, the noise is getting louder and louder, the game that the fans expected was not played, and everyone was a little dissatisfied with the delicious chocolate they ate
Also playing the entire first quarter, Li You also had a headache for the Heat's big delay. The opponent's defensive discipline was better than in the regular season.

Li You frowned and walked to the bench, but Jeff Van Gundy was very satisfied with the team's performance and sent out chicken soup in time:

"If you defend well, the opponent will definitely make a mistake first. What we have to do is to wait patiently, and then seize the opportunity to secure the victory in one fell swoop!"

Li You, who had already returned to his seat, looked at the bald young marshal who was eloquent and emphatic on defense, and was speechless for a while.
"The other side stepped up the perimeter defense and tried to get Pat to play more offense."

Alan Houston, who had already changed into his training uniform, complained in a low voice. This was completely contrary to what the coaching staff emphasized these days. No one double-teamed Ewing.
Li You and the Starks rotation players bumped their fists, then turned their heads and responded in a low voice:
"This is also an opportunity. There shouldn't be a whole game of iron."

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