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West pushed Millsap again, and quickly turned around to catch a fadeaway jumper with the help of reaction force.
But this was still noticed by Millsap.
West's shot angle was a bit high, and Millsap didn't complete the block, but it still caused a lot of interference to West's shot.
"when!"
West's shot hit the basket, Cousins blocked Hibbert, and Lian Dao grabbed the defensive rebound before Granger.
Millsap used one offense and one defense to prove that he is now the Knicks' best player at the fourth position.
That's important, especially as Stoudemire struggles to regain his form.
If Millsap can't stand up and the Knicks want to play an advantage, Lian Dao needs to go to the fourth position.
Although it is not impossible for Lian Dao to play the fourth position, that kind of consumption will restrict his performance on the offensive end, which is not worth the loss.
The situation on the court has changed, and now it's Vogel's turn to start having a headache.
Two insiders who have three-point shooting and can open up space.
As long as Millsap and Cousins pull beyond the three-point line, the opponent will not dare to shrink to the basket.
This time, Hibbert didn't dare to go to the basket to help defend easily.
Seeing that the opponent did not dare to shrink, Lian Dao directly broke through the pincer attack of Granger and Paojiao with the ball, and flew into the inside line, which was a one-handed dunk!
13:10!
The Knicks started to open the score!
Madison Square Garden boiled instantly.
The momentum on the Knicks court has also changed.
After David West's strong point was restricted, the Pacers defended well and their lack of offense was completely exposed.
Danny Granger called West for a pick-and-roll from the outside and made a three-pointer from the outside, but was still interfered by Millsap's completion of the defense.
Basketball strikes iron, and then the Pacers' offense seems to have stalled.
If it weren't for George Hill and Royon Hibbert's intermittent scoring, the game would have been ruined long ago.
But even so, at the end of the first quarter, the Knicks extended their lead to 8 points.
"Is it too weak? That's it, is it still the top five defense in the NBA?"
"Why do I feel that their defense is so different from ours?"
"I don't think they're any different from last year."
"..."
Knicks fans have already discussed, except for the beginning of the first quarter, the Pacers can give them some interference.
But after D'Antoni's substitutions and adjustments, it feels like the Pacers are no longer the Knicks' opponents.
As for the strong defense reported by the media before the game, they couldn't see it at all.
Knicks fans only saw Lian Dao use the breakthrough to tear up the defense, and other players fired from outside the three-point line.
Vogel knew this was normal.
The Pacers' offense is still not comparable to those of the top teams, and the only thing they can do is defense.
If they can't take advantage of this advantage, then under the chain reaction, it will be even more impossible to play an excellent offense.
At that time, a fiasco will be inevitable.
"Listen, don't think about stealing or blocking shots, you just need to give them the greatest defensive pressure and interference!"
"Make it uncomfortable and difficult for them to take every shot, and that will have achieved our defensive purpose!"
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"Never lose your position for steals and blocks!"
"If we can achieve this step, as long as the opponent's shooting rate drops and their inside players stay away from the basket, as long as we protect the rebound, there is still hope for the game!"
Vogel figured out the problem quickly, and he doesn't trust the Knicks to stay in shape forever.
There is nothing wrong with this statement, but they have made the Knicks play the state.
Especially in the face of the Knicks' quicksilver offense, some players have been beaten.
Among them, Paul George is like this. In history, he was beaten by James, but now he is beaten by Lian Dao.
Especially at the end of the first quarter, he lost his confidence in being defended on the offensive end.
On the defensive end, he could limit Danny Green at the beginning of the game.
Unable to defend or attack, Paul George has already had self-doubt about his own strength.
At this time, he no longer looked as high-spirited as he was on the team bus!
Danny Green is not something everyone can handle. He played very smartly today.
Not only does his position on offense and defense make Paul George feel very uncomfortable.
At the same time, he has already studied his opponent, and he knows where the opponent's weaknesses are.
Unlike the future, Paul George has not yet developed an excellent ability to break through with the ball.
Now George is more like a 3D player, and his scoring methods rely more on off-ball cuts and outside shots to score.
If you want to say that George doesn't have the ability to break through with the ball, that's impossible.
But with the current ability of George, it is not enough to break through Danny Green's defense.
Although Danny Green is not the top defender in the league, he can also be top-notch in the same position.
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Moreover, the most important thing is that the Knicks have not only a Danny Green at the second position, but also a Tony Allen.
He is the defensive gate above the second and third positions.
Especially Tony Allen is good against 3-and-D players like Paul George.
After all, Ray Allen was more like a 3D player later in his career.
Tony Allen and Ray Allen have been teammates, and he is very experienced in defending such 3D players.
Therefore, under the uninterrupted care of Danny Green and Tony Allen, Paul George's shooting rate is extremely dismal.
But so far, Paul George and Granger are still scoreless.
The entire Pacers team is in a similar predicament. Knicks players have advantages in personal skills, game experience, offensive and defensive awareness, and self-confidence.
It all adds up to more than just gaining the upper hand.
It can be said that after completing the substitutions, the Knicks basically suppressed the Pacers and did not give their opponents a chance to show their strengths.
Gallinari, who came off the bench, made two three-pointers in the second quarter, which once again made the Pacers' situation worse.
Under Jeremy Lin's organization, the Knicks speeded up in the second quarter and did not give the Pacers a chance to breathe.
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Gallinari, who passed away with the best sixth man due to injuries, performed very well.
In the playing time in the first half of the second quarter, Gallinari scored an astonishing 10 points alone, and he was very motivated to kill the Pacers with one person.
The Pacers still had no power to fight back in the second quarter, and the score gap continued to widen.
Seeing that the first match in the playoffs may face a disastrous defeat, the Indiana is very unwilling.
This made some red-eyed Pacers players start to increase their defensive actions.
At 5 minutes and 23 seconds of the second quarter, Lian Dao was slammed to the ground by Granger after breaking through~www.mtlnovel.com~ This also caused Granger to get a technical foul.
Afterwards, West faced Millsap's entanglement when he layup, and even knocked Millsap to the ground with an elbow.
Even the corners of his eyes were bleeding a little.
The referee gave West a technical foul in time.
But this obviously can't calm the Knicks' anger.
Hibbert made a mid-range shot, and Hayes slapped Hibbert in the face.
Hibbert was slapped so hard that he was lying on the ground with nosebleeds.
I can't catch your ball, can't I hit your face right?
Players from both sides were furious, and when they saw the blood, they all turned up in an instant.
But they were all yelling at each other, and no one dared to make a move.
The referee blew his whistle in time, separated the players from both sides, and gave Hayes a technical foul.
The game scene has begun to get a little out of control. Many Pacers players have lost their mentality for a long time when they are about to fall behind by 20 points.
They couldn't accept how badly they performed.
D'Antoni saw that the opponent was a little angry, so he replaced Hassan Whiteside and Jimmy Butler.
Just kidding, there can't be two thugs in the roster of 12 people!
That's right, Dabaibian Hassan Whiteside and Butler are thugs and Lian Dao's bodyguards.
If the opponent fouls maliciously, if Lian Dao makes a move, the gain will outweigh the loss, and the opponent is eager for Lian Dao to get angry and make a move.
Hands-on is basically a suspension. The Indiana Pacers have long known about this, after all, one of the protagonists of the incident at the Palace of Auburn Hills!
You must know that the Pacers in the 04-05 season had the potential to win the league's first place, but a conflict completely ruined this team.