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The reason why Long Rui chose to defend himself was to cut off the connection between Billups and other players.

Therefore, when Billups could retreat, Long Rui immediately rushed forward and directly interfered.

No matter how Lupus backed down, Long Rui would follow closely.

Now Long Rui is like a hunter, and Billups is his prey.

Under Long Rui's candy-like defense, Billups didn't have the slightest time to organize an attack.

Anthony, who was on the flank, saw the turn and hurried up to respond, completing a hand-to-hand pass with Bulups, and this was the effect Long Rui wanted to see.

Anthony's personal ability is naturally the top of the league, but the ball cannot be transferred well in his hands because he does not have the big picture like Billups.

His strength lies in his unsolvable personal offense, which is still lacking in connecting teams.

But after Anthony held the ball, the other Knicks players immediately stopped running and subconsciously opened up space for him. This is the difference between the two holding the ball.

Long Rui forced Anthony into singles. Even if Hickson couldn't guard him, he could continue to consume his energy.

Once Anthony's state declines, the Knicks will lose a strong offensive point, and then the inside twin towers will restrict Stoudemire, and their offense will become very difficult.

This is the change Long Rui should make in the second half!
"Let Long Rui defend himself, you are not my opponent."

Facing Hickson's defense, Anthony was full of self-confidence. He completely blew up the opponent in the first half.

Hickson's mentality has also recovered a bit after the midfield adjustment. His current task is very clear. No matter whether he can defend Anthony or not, he must give him constant physical confrontation. This is the task assigned by Long Rui.

"Hmph, don't get complacent too early."

Thinking of this, Hixon snorted coldly and responded immediately.

The difference from the first half is that he no longer passively waited for Anthony to attack, but actively stepped forward to interfere and give as much physical confrontation as possible.

Anthony also noticed his defensive changes, which made him a little uncomfortable.

But he is an 'offensive kaleidoscope' after all, it is impossible to be so easily defended by Hixon.

Under the confrontation, Anthony used a clever rhythm change to take away the opponent's center of gravity, and then completed a breakthrough.

He came to the free throw line in two steps and hit a jumper directly!
After scoring the goal, the corner of Anthony's mouth raised a contemptuous arc.

"Long Rui, I thought you had some changes, but I didn't expect to let this kind of rubbish guard me."

"Even if he tries his best, he can't stop me. Do you still have to dodge?"

Anthony's murderous words rang in Long Rui's ears, which made Long Rui very upset.

However, he did not lose his mind because of this. Even though he was angry in his heart, the expression on his face was still calm.

"Oh, you are amazing, but sorry, we are the ones who are leading now."

Long Rui shrugged and responded.

A simple sentence made Anthony furious. He wanted to stimulate Long Rui, but he didn't want to be stimulated instead.

When you try your best on the court and the team is still behind, only you know the feeling of despair.

Obviously, Long Rui took advantage of this and stabbed him hard in the heart.

"You wait for me."

Anthony let out angrily, and then quickly retreated back.

In the next round, the Cavaliers used the same tactic, with Yi Jianlian and Hickson playing together.

But this time, Stoudemire, who had already taken precautions, made preparations in advance. When Hickson came to pick and roll, he subconsciously went around and continued to chase and defend Yi Jianlian who pulled out from the outside.

But at this moment, Curry directly hit the ground and passed the ball to Hickson.

When Stoudemire went out to chase Yi Jianlian, their basket became an unguarded empty goal. No matter how bad Hickson is, this kind of ball without pressure under the basket can still be easily put in!
With this goal scored, Knicks coach D'Antoni's face sank. He knew that he could no longer double-team Long Rui, because the Cavaliers had found a solution.

"Don't double-team, use one-on-one to mark."

D'Antoni yelled towards the court.

Next, in the Knicks' offense, Long Rui still forced Billups, putting Anthony in a singles situation.

After giving enough physical confrontation, Hickson still failed to limit his scoring.

However, although he scored the ball in two consecutive rounds, Anthony could clearly feel that his physical energy consumption was much faster than in the first half.

If things go on like this, it won't be long before he needs to rest. He must overtake the score before leaving the field, otherwise the Cavaliers are likely to use his rest time to open the score again.

The most important thing now is that they can't limit the Cavaliers' scoring. They can no longer use double-team tactics in this offense, which means that Long Rui will be liberated.

Outside the three-point line, Long Rui regained control of the ball, and Anthony focused on his every move, trying to do his best defense.

Long Rui, who has been restricted for a long time, has long been unable to bear it. Before that, he had been "specially cared for" so that he had no chance to make any contribution on the court, but now he planned to vent it.

Facing Anthony's defense, Long Rui directly signaled his teammates to pull away.

Just now, Anthony made provocative words and even insulted his teammate Hixon, and now he wants to pay back all of this!
"You will pay for what you just said."

The cold words sounded in Anthony's ears, making him feel a little uneasy.

As soon as the words fell, Long Rui immediately launched an attack.

The continuous feinting of the crotch made it difficult for Anthony to judge the direction of his breakthrough.

In the next breath, Long Rui made a disguise behind his back, and suddenly turned quickly in the opposite direction.

This set of extremely deceptive moves instantly deceived Anthony's defense and left him behind in one step.

Anthony wanted to chase subconsciously, but his body's center of gravity couldn't keep up with his brain, and he staggered and almost fell down.

After successfully passing the defense, Long Rui went straight to the inside and challenged the 'Little Overlord' at the basket!
Because in the first half, Stoudemire blocked Long Rui once, so he wanted to regain his position with this attack.

Seeing this, Xiaosi immediately stepped forward, planning to give Long Rui another 'hot pot'.

Facing Stoudemire's defense, Long Rui was not afraid, and kicked up with one step!
At the same time, Stoudemire also jumped up, raised his arms high, and slapped the basketball in Long Rui's hand!