Guard With a Knife

Beep!

The whistle sounded and the second half of the game officially began.

The unexpected thing is... the Knicks actually put Stephen Marbury and Eddie Curry on the court at the same time. Paired with it are Gallinari, Quentin Richardson and Doug.

"Is Herb Williams crazy? Even inexperienced coaches know that they shouldn't put eggs in the same basket. Now... is the Knicks planning to launch the final sprint in the third quarter?" Earle Johnson couldn't help but lose his temper: "This is definitely not a good arrangement. This will make the Knicks completely passive in the second half of the third quarter."

"Oh, Earle. One thing that must be corrected for you is: This must not be Herb Williams's idea. Although he is the head coach of the Knicks, he is more obedient to Snoopy in terms of personnel adjustments and specific tactical arrangements. The Knicks have long been exposed. The first-year Snoopy has become the Satan in the dressing room!" Kenny Smith emphasized: "He not only took over the players, but also ruled the coaching team."

The accent of Kenny Smith's tone fell on'first grade'. In the NBA, a business league, in addition to the top coaches, it is more common for superstars to have a greater say. It's not uncommon to fire the head coach like Jason Kidd and LeBron James treat the head coach as a babysitter... However, a first-year student... just doing such a thing under the condition of fledgling will still cause some people to feel unhappy.

When Kenny Smith tried to make some ‘criticism’ on this matter, Marvin Williams’ shot was interrupted by Duque and missed the basket. Eddie Curry blocked Al Horford with a fat body, Dug went deep into the basket to grab a rebound, and then handed it to Marbury.

Marbury held the ball steadily to the frontcourt.

Douglas made a pick-and-roll for him in the high post, and Marbury took advantage of the cover and quickly went down.

Doug also flashed in from the other side.

When rushing to the free throw line, Marbury's basketball passed.

After receiving the basketball, Doug directly crossover killed Mike Bibby, who was changing defense, and rushed into the paint area.

Watching Snoopy come surging.

Horford had to step forward to help defend, and at this time, Du Ge flicked his wrist, the basketball was handed over to Eddie Curry, Curry easily scored the board.

The Knicks played a classic double block and cut cooperation. Under the control of the two major shooters from the periphery, coupled with Eddie Curry's bottoming in the basket, it is difficult for the Eagles to lose from Pachulia and Josh Smith to give from the defensive system. limit.

After all, now Snoopy's ability to finish off the basket cannot be ignored.

Although the Hawks have strengthened their offensive rhythm, their offensive efficiency has never been as good as the Knicks, and the point difference is slowly widening.

McWoodson finally had some anxiety. He roared loudly from the sidelines to remind the players to do a good job defensively and give the Knicks more pressure.

But... this is not enough to change the Knicks' advantage in the offensive system.

Stephen Marbury has the ability to pass and shoot a trinity. Doug's current breakthrough and points are enough to make opponents tired. As for Eddie Curry, with his offensive ability, it is easier and more comfortable to eat at the basket. . Coupled with Gallinari and Quentin Richardson outside the two-wing three-point line, even if they do not make a move, they have strategic threat significance.

Time goes by every second.

boom!

When Eddie Curry missed shots at the basket. Ten seconds ago, Marbury's breakthrough had been squeezed to the ground by Joe Johnson's normal defense.

Huh!

Mike Bibby hit a three-pointer in the fast offensive and defensive transition rhythm.

Beep!

The Knicks requested a timeout, and Eddie Curry and Stephen Marbury were finally unable to fight.

"Their energy was drained. The Knicks played 6 minutes in the third quarter. Snoopy, Marbury, Eddie Curry, the three of them joined forces to create a complete offensive system."

Earl Johnson said regretfully: "But, it's over!"

The score at this time is 78:69, and the Knicks still lead by nine points.

However, for basketball commentators, they are no longer optimistic that there are only seven players left. Among them, David Lee and Quentin Richardson, who have clearly fallen into a physical crisis, can continue to maintain their advantage.

"The last five minutes is the last madness of the Knicks. Their magical playoff journey ends here. Before that, they spent all their flukes and luck. The last 17 minutes of the game will be completely exposed. The flashy bubble of the Knicks."

Kenny Smith's tone was noble and indifferent.

"Oh, no. Kenny, you can't say that. Maybe the Knicks did get help from other strong teams in the East when they entered the playoffs. The first round of the game against the Celtics was also affected by some uncontrollable factors. In the second round of the Atlanta Hawks, two players were suspended... However, we can’t deny that the Knicks played in the two rounds of the series. In fact, the Knicks have also lost two inside cores one after another. All things attributed to luck is too unfair, which completely negated their efforts in these two series. They had the last laugh in a lot of anxious situations. The two lore is the best proof!"

Charles Barkley retorted.

Kenny Smith snorted, he actually wants to say that the lore is also lucky. If Snoopy is really that strong, he should have shown his true level long ago.

But in the end he closed his mouth, he didn't want to provoke a senseless war of words. Anyway, the Hawks have already won.

At this time, the whistle has sounded. The game continues.

When the home fans of the Phillips Arena saw the five Knicks players, there was a burst of laughter.

Nate Robinson, Chris Duhon, Gallinari, Jeffries, Snoopy.

Such a lineup with no pure insiders was born in 2009, and it is hard not to make people laugh. You must know that even D'Antoni, who is known for running and bombing, and Nelson, who is known as a mad scientist, have never played this way.

But Doug just played like this.

And, it was very thorough.

"The Knicks are completely dead." The Eagles coach McWoodson's smile came to the corner of his mouth, and he couldn't help but sigh.

The air at Phillips Arena tonight is so sweet.

Immediately, he stretched his arms around his chest and performed the classic cardinal movement. He was ready to meet the victory and began to create a 1:3 lagging behind for the tenth place in history. The overturned head coach gave a speech.

However, at this time the Knicks had already run wild.

After the five players arrived in the front court, they ran quickly, and...their goals were not centered in the penalty area.

The basketball passed to Dugger in the sixth second of offensive time. After receiving the basketball, Doug suddenly lowered his center of gravity and made a quick breakthrough inward. Joe Johnson quickly retreated and tried to lead Doug's offensive to the bottom line.

However, two steps later, the basketball passed from behind Snoopy in a weird posture at lightning speed to the bottom corner...Although Joe Johnson could not leave, he didn't even see how Doug passed the ball.

At the same time, Gallinari, who went around from the penalty area, rushed to his horse, and after receiving the blue ball, he immediately jumped and shot...Huh!

Basketball caught the net!

Now the Atlanta Hawks defense is a bit disrupted by the Knicks' chaos.

The five players seem to have suddenly become free agents. There is no inside or outside line at all. They are running when they are on the field... and they seem to run aimlessly, and it seems that there is no main attack or cover, and who has the opportunity. Shot.

Easy side to fight again.

The Hawks immediately returned to the color...On the offensive end, the Knicks can seek quick play in a chaotic manner. But on the defensive end, there is no trickery, everything is based on real skills.

The Hawks' ace guard Joe Johnson used a set of clean probing steps to swing Chris Duhong away from the three-point line, and then easily pulled out a jumper... Hmm!

A three-pointer hit.

Looking back, the Knicks still adopted the chaos mode. But... Nate Robinson's jumper didn't make it to the basket.

The Eagles are steady and steady. They are led by Joe Johnson and play positional offense very patiently. The efficiency is obviously higher than that of the Knicks who are "sliding with the sword."

The third quarter ended soon.

86:84.

The difference was reduced to 2 points.

The balance of victory and defeat has been completely tilted to the Eagles, and... the Eagles coach McWoodson, known for his slow response, finally thought of the simplest response before the end of the third quarter: zone defense. This kept the Knicks from scoring two consecutive rounds.

"The Knicks have some unique features in their ball-handling, everyone shooting, and quickly opening up the space, but...their defense is too bad. Moreover, the three of their ball-handling offenses, Nate Robinson, are too short. Chris Duhon is too mediocre. At the same time, they do not have a stable breakthrough and shooting. Although Snoopy has the league's quasi-first breakthrough ability and magical passing skills, his offensiveness is too weak. If there are two in this lineup First name or three stars with the three elements of'pass, cut and throw' to perform together, I think it will become a new trend in this era when centers are gradually dying."

Earl Johnson analyzed.

While Earl Johnson was speaking, TNT’s live footage was pushed to the Eagles’ bench, and McWoodson was enthusiastically telling his players: “Guys, hold on to our play. There are at most five minutes left, Nick. The Knicks will collapse, they have to raise their hands to surrender! We will create a new history, we will become another great team director 1:3 epic comeback. And all the magic that the Knicks created before, all praise will be Come on us. The Atlanta Hawks...invincible!!"

His very provocative words made the Atlanta players echoed loudly.

Soon, the camera was pushed to the Knicks bench.

The Knicks bench looked as quiet as stagnant water, no one spoke, no one cheered.

Only Snoopy squatted in front of the bench with the tactical board. While he drew the tactical board, he spoke softly to his teammates.

Although he didn't hear what he was talking about, all the audience saw his teammates look shocked.

"Are the Knicks giving up the game?"

Charles Barkley said in a deep mood.

Everyone knows that he is a **** Duke Mi, and he has supported Snoopy from the beginning. Even before the start of this series, he claimed to spend all his pocket money to bet on the New York Knicks~www.ltnovel.com~ But now, he is a bit speechless.

"The Knicks are already a dead end. Unless Kobe Bryant, who is known for scoring, among active players arrives, no one can crack it." Kenny Smith paused and added: "Neither can LeBron James. , Because now New York only needs a superstar who can kill opponents by scoring!"

Beep!

The whistle sounded.

Chris Duhon, Doug, Quentin Richardson, Jeffries and David Lee walked onto the court.

The Atlanta Hawks also changed into the starting lineup.

"In the third game of the first round, Paul Pierce told me that at the critical moment, the game should be resolved by the core players of the two teams. Next... let's go heads-up."

Doug issued a challenge to Joe Johnson: "In the name of a shooting guard!"

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