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"We still have a chance. I will attack in the fourth quarter, and you should do your best to defend. Believe me, we will definitely win this game!"
Lian Dao's words really gave the Knicks players a certain amount of confidence, but the frustration from leading to falling behind did not reduce the teammates around them much.
Lian Dao didn't say anything more, no matter how much he said now, it would not be as good as the performance on the field to arouse the players' fighting spirit.
"I thought the Knicks would score in the third quarter, but I didn't expect the Magic to fire first. The Knicks are in danger. You must know that the Magic are not so easy to deal with in the fourth quarter."
"And from leading by a big score to trailing by 11 points, the first thing the Knicks players have to solve is the morale problem!"
Mike Brin said.
"The magic team's three-pointer has to be said, it was really accurate in the third quarter. We can now see the magic team's bench, a jubilation, from behind to the lead, they only took one quarter!"
"Now the pressure is on the Knicks. The most important thing now is that the Knicks must have someone stand up and score. Whether it is Lian Dao or other players, someone must really stand up. Don't give up. This is 11 points behind. As long as the tactics are adjusted properly, they still have a chance!"
Mr. Zhang Lili also said in the commentary booth.
Now the cameras on the court are constantly pointing at Lian Dao. Everyone wants to know whether this rookie who is at the peak of his debut will lead the Knicks to turn the tide!
At this time, D'Antoni also knew that if he wanted to win, he had to rely on Lian Dao's extraordinary performance in the fourth quarter.
D'Antoni said: "In the fourth quarter, give the ball to Sickle, and give it to him every round. The inside players pull to the outside to give him a pick-and-roll, and the outside players actively run to help Sickle open up space."
"Sickle, you have unlimited firepower on the field!"
"Wilson, you go up, defend the perimeter and help Sickle open the space."
"OK!
"
D'Antoni knows that the most important thing for the Knicks now is someone to break the game, and only Lian Dao has the ability and strength to break the game in the entire Knicks. Only Lian Dao can help the Knicks turn the tide!
"Beep beep!
! "
As the whistle sounded, the fourth quarter officially started.
All players gradually returned to the field.
"Sickle, don't have any hesitation, completely release yourself, try your best to attack!" D'Antoni patted Lian Dao on the shoulder.
Lian Dao nodded seriously and walked towards the court.
Knicks players on the court.
Holiday, Wilson Chandler, Lian Dao, David Lee, Millsap.
Lian Dao returned to the third position, focusing on offense, and the inside defense was handed over to David Lee and Millsap.
This is the Knicks' strongest perimeter offensive lineup.
Knicks attack!
Holiday advanced with the ball.
All the fans shouted for the Knicks to come on!
Lian Dao gave up holding the ball, but continued to use the cover of his teammates to run.
This time, Lian Dao didn't think about attacking from the inside. He now needs a three-pointer from the outside to break the game.
Howard sits in the interior, the Magic's interior is not easy to attack, and in the third quarter, Lian Dao continued to use fadeaway jumpers to output in the Magic's interior, which made the Magic players on the field attack Lian Dao's interior. Great vigilance has been raised.
Once he hastily breaks through to the inside, the Magic is likely to shrink the line of defense, and he himself may face double-teaming.
Although he was able to score the first few goals by relying on his "backward lean", the consumption of physical energy was too great.
On the contrary, in the third quarter, Lian Dao missed two outside shots, and they were a little lax about Lian Dao's outside defense.
Therefore, Lian Dao has made up his mind to use three-pointers to chase points!
Lian Dao came out to catch the ball with the help of David Lee's screen.
However, as soon as Lian Dao got the ball, Vince Carter came up and entangled Lian Dao, not giving Lian Dao any chance at all.
Lian Dao didn't stop much, then passed on, and then used his teammates to cover the movement and get rid of Vince Carter.
The continuous passing of the ball finally gave Lian Dao a chance.
When there is an open space, Holiday passed the ball in a timely manner. When the person arrives, the ball arrives, catches the ball, and makes a decisive shot!
The shot of this ball is very good!
"Yes!" After making the shot, Lian Dao waved his fist.
Sure enough, basketball drew a wonderful arc.
"Whoa!
"
See blood seal throat!
90:82.
The Knicks fans in the audience suddenly cheered and resounded through the sky.
Lian Dao's three-pointer made the Knicks players regain their desire to win.
Lian Dao also punched back excitedly, he knew he had found the feeling.
The Magic attack.
The Magic still pass the ball continuously from the perimeter, but after Lian Dao came to the perimeter, the Knicks' perimeter defense has improved a level.
The Magic didn't have any chance at all outside.
Helpless, Jameer Nelson could only hand the ball back to Howard inside.
Howard found that Lian Dao didn't enter the inside to help defend, so he directly backed Millsap.
After continuous sitting and hitting, he then turned around and dunked.
At this time, a figure came directly over and slapped the basketball in Howard's hand.
The basketball is like a cannonball fired, flying straight to the audience in the distance.
Volleyball style big risk!
Lian Dao made up his defense and completed the volleyball gamble against Howard.
This block was too timely, and the momentum of the Knicks players on the scene was completely restored.
At the same time, this block also poured a basin of cold water on the already imposing Magic team.
Especially the excited shouts from the audience made all the Magic players feel tighter.
After Lian Dao landed on the ground, he yelled arrogantly at Howard again:
"No-flyzone!
"
Howard's face was as black as ink, and the smile on his face was gone. This was the second time he was spat with the same trash by Lian Dao, and it was after the same big hat.
"Oh, Sickle has always been able to drive the Knicks' overall desire to win through his own performance. Now the Knicks mean to start!" Jeff Van Gundy said.
"The most important thing about Sickle is that he can maintain rationality and passion while playing. As long as the team needs that side, he will release that side! Such a player is the most powerful!" Mike Breen said .
The Magic still has the ball, but the time left for the Magic is only 5 seconds.
However, the Knicks players are strictly guarded, and the Magic players have no good chances to catch the ball at all.
Seeing that the Magic were about to violate the 5-second rule, Jameer Nelson had no choice but to send the ball to Carter, who was closest.
But as soon as Jamil Nelson took the ball, Lian Dao stepped forward and intercepted it.
The Magic retreated quickly.
When Lian Dao was on the fast break, Michael Pietrus entangled him and kept slowing Lian Dao's attack speed.
Lian Dao pushed his body horizontally all the way to the three-point line, followed by continuous behind-the-back dribbles to avoid the interference of Michael Pietrus.
Lian Dao did not choose to push the inside line horizontally, but called Millsap for a pick-and-roll.
Millsap mentioned the high post and helped Lian Dao block Michael Pietrus.
With the help of Millsap's cover, Lian Dao directly retreated and shot.
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Another three-pointer!
All the fans were shocked by Lian Dao's decisiveness. If they only looked at Lian Dao's three-pointer, many people would not have thought that the Knicks were behind.
Because Lian Dao's move was really too bold.
Dare to pull out the ball directly while dribbling the ball.
In the NBA, few three-point shooters dare to do this, and they usually catch the ball and shoot open.
But Lian Dao, who was thrown away, was just like Ku Ritian, no matter how the opponent defended.
90:85!
Lian Dao's opening two three-pointers made Van Gundy stand up straight away, pacing on the sidelines, yelling at the players on the field.
Here the Magic attack.
Jameer Nelson stumbles across half court.
The Knicks brought the score back to 5 points because of Lian Dao's two three-pointers, which greatly increased the confidence of the Knicks players, and everyone actively defended themselves.
This time greatly increased the Knicks' defensive intensity.
Especially Jameer Nelson, who was pressed by Holiday all over the court, and it took a lot of effort to dribble through halftime.
But just after halftime, Chandler stepped forward and Holiday double-teamed Jameer Nelson at the same time.
Jameer Nelson is only 183cm. Although the pass is accurate, but his vision is limited, he can't play the ball now.
In the double-team, Jameer Nelson made a mistake and was intercepted by Holiday.
After seeing Holiday succeed in stealing the ball, Lian Dao quickly returned to defense and ran forward.
Michael Pietrus forced Lian Dao to slow down.
No one can restrain the running Lian Dao, Michael Pietrus knows this very well.