NBA: Since James left the Cavaliers

With mid-range emergency stop jumpers and dunks at the basket, Paul George showed full aggressiveness on the offensive end as soon as he came up.

No one on the Knicks' second unit could limit him.

After Long Rui left the field, Bulups finally got a certain amount of space to handle the ball.

Without Long Rui's candy-style defense, Billups gradually began to try to connect the team.

But now they don't have Anthony and Stoudemire on the field. Even if they can play well, they don't have a good end point, and they missed several chances to score goals.

Under the leadership of Jeremy Lin and Paul George, the Cavaliers continued their fiery offensive state, further widening the gap between the two teams.

The third quarter is over.

76:96
The Cavaliers have already achieved a huge 20-point lead, and entering the fourth quarter with such an advantage means that the Knicks only have the possibility of a theoretical comeback.

However, so far this season, the Cavaliers have not lost a game with a three-quarter lead, and this conclusion has never been broken.

Before the start of this game, many media have predicted the final result. Most of them believe that the Cavaliers can win the game, after all, the lineup is stronger.

But no one thought that the Cavaliers would have such a huge advantage after three quarters.

At this moment, on the Knicks bench, Anthony, Stoudemire and others looked blank.

They looked at the score on the scorer, and suddenly felt like a knife was twisting in their hearts.

The strength of Anthony and Stoudemire is definitely among the best in the league. When they met in Apple City, the outside media also made various compliments.

But the result was not as good as expected, of course, this is also because the time they spent together was too short.

Anthony sat on the bench in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

On the other hand, D'Antoni is holding a tactical board and is still gesturing on it. He is preparing for the last quarter of the game, but Anthony has no intention of listening.

The cries of the Cavaliers home fans covered the entire venue, almost completely destroying the last vestiges of morale of the Knicks.

Except for the coach, all the players fell silent.

"What are you doing? Cheer me up."

"There is still a whole quarter in the game, we still have a chance!"

D'Antoni continued to encourage his players, but the effect was not obvious, and the Knicks players only occasionally looked up at him.

However, at this moment, Anthony, who had been silent all this time, stood up suddenly, and he clenched his fists fiercely.

"Coach, I'm going to play the entire fourth quarter!"

This sudden move made all the Knicks players look towards Anthony.

"Camero, you..."

D'Antoni was also a little dazed. Just now Anthony seemed to have no fighting spirit when he sat in the chair. No one thought that he suddenly showed a strong desire to win.

"Coach, you are right. We will never admit defeat until the last moment. We still have a chance."

Anthony's expression became hot again.

He is the leader of the team, and this statement immediately inspired other teammates.

"That's right, so what if you lose? This is the first game of the series. Guys cheer up and prepare to fight!"

'Little Overlord' Stoudemire immediately echoed.

At this moment, the Knicks players stood up from the bench one after another, and a strong fighting spirit seemed to erupt in their bodies.

'Melo' Anthony is known as the peerless double pride man in 03. He and James were equal in the same year, and even slightly surpassed James in terms of statistical performance.

But now, James has won a lot of honors in his career, almost only one O'Brien Cup is needed to complete his career.

On the other hand, Anthony, his personal honor is a bit shabby compared to James, but he knows his strength and can be worthy of more honors.

It was thinking of these that made him suddenly regain his fighting spirit. Anthony told himself in his heart that he must not fall here, and he must lead the team to move on.

The movement from the Knicks immediately caught Long Rui's attention, and he couldn't help turning his head to look.

I saw that Anthony's expression was not the slightest bit disappointed, but full of fighting spirit, which made him a little surprised.

Fans have always had a bad impression of Anthony. Many fans think that he only plays for money, without much sense of responsibility and desire to win. He has also been criticized by many people in this regard.

But now it seems that Anthony is not what the fans said, at least in this game, he is still eager to win.

In these three quarters, Anthony has personally scored 29 points, 4 rebounds, and 1 assist.

Among them, his personal score is by far the highest score in the game, and the 'little bully' Stoudemire is second only to him, also scored 21 points.

For the Cavaliers, Long Rui was not the one with the highest score, but Paul George who came off the bench and scored 18 points.

As the scoring leader in the regular season, Long Rui only scored 14 points in the first three quarters, not even as good as Stephen Curry.

This is not because he did not perform well enough, but that he paid more attention to connecting the teams.

So far, apart from Varejao in the Cavaliers' starting five, the other four have all scored in double figures.

And Varejao also scored 9 points, as long as he scores another goal, he can complete double figures.

Although Long Rui's score is not high, he has personally sent 11 assists, which is only 3 times less than the Knicks team's assists!
In contrast, one can see how important Long Rui played in the game.

If it weren't for his organization, the Cavaliers would never be able to play so smoothly, let alone lead their opponents by as much as 20 points after three quarters.

"Coach, they are at the end of the road. In the fourth quarter, Lin and I can handle them!"

Paul George said confidently.

The huge point difference is the source of his confidence. As long as there are no accidents, the Knicks have absolutely no chance to comeback.

Byron Scott also nodded: "It's enough for the two of you to play steadily."

Obviously he also agrees with Paul George's point of view.

At this moment, Long Rui suddenly reminded: "George, Shuhao, you still have to be more cautious, and you must not take it lightly."

"This is the playoffs, they won't give up easily, and looking at Anthony's appearance, it seems that they have to fight to the death."

Hearing this, Paul George was taken aback for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Don't worry! With a [-]-point difference, they won't be able to catch up even if they are killed!"

"As long as we score a dozen points at random, it is completely enough to win the game!"