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Anthony confessed that as the head star of the team, he had a feeling that Long Rui would stand up and take over the game.

Because if it were him, he would choose to do the same at this moment.

The Cavaliers sent a sideline kick, and Long Rui directly controlled the ball.

Anthony will continue to be responsible for defending Long Rui.

"Long Rui, I know what you want to do, and I won't let you score easily."

Anthony immediately put down the harsh words.

"Hmph, verbal debate."

Long Rui snorted immediately.

He is not Paul Paul George, he will be affected by Anthony's aura.

You must know that this Cavaliers team has been supported all the way, and he has long been accustomed to such critical moments, and he will not feel timid at all.

Long Rui held the ball on the outside and signaled his teammates to open up the space. He will single out Anthony for the first ball on the court!
The duel between the two leading stars can affect the morale of the team the most. Who can win from the duel will affect the outcome of the entire game.

Curry and others also tried their best to maximize the space for Long Rui, while the opponent's players seemed a little cramped.

They didn't dare to go too far, especially Sean Williams on the front line. He always stood up to Long Rui's actions. Once Anthony couldn't defend, he would immediately come over to make up the defense.

Everyone knows Long Rui's excellent offensive ability. Anthony has already experienced it before. It is almost impossible to defend him one-on-one. The only way to defend him is to try his best.

Anthony opened his arms wide, and the distance between him and Long Rui was just right.

Going forward can interfere with Long Rui's shooting, while retreating can limit his breakthrough.

Facing Anthony's strict defense, Long Rui did not hesitate at all, and immediately launched an attack.

After continuously changing directions ahead of time, he suddenly paused and pretended to take a step back.

A three-pointer with a step back is Long Rui's common method on the offensive end, and Anthony dare not be defensive when he sees this.

He hurried forward and took half a step, trying to prevent Long Rui's step-back jump shot.

But it was this moment that gave Long Rui a chance to break through.

At the same time that Anthony took half a step forward, Long Rui started instantly, using a perfect rhythm change to quickly change direction, and completed a breakthrough from Anthony's side.

Sean Williams, who was always watching Long Rui, immediately came to defend him.

Hickson, who was emptied, knew that his shooting touch was not good today, so he took the opportunity to cut towards the inside.

When Williams stood in front of Long Rui, Long Rui immediately threw the basketball in his hand and assisted Hickson to complete the alley-oop dunk!

The point difference has returned to double digits again. Although it is only a one-goal difference, leading by double digits and leading by one digit are completely different concepts.

Just this attack mobilized the atmosphere of the Cavaliers' home court. At the critical moment, Long Rui helped the Cavaliers break the scoring shortage and the game got back on track!

Knicks coach D'Antoni frowned, which is not a good signal for them.

Once Long Rui leads the Cavaliers to open up the situation, their plan to make a comeback may be ruined.

But until now, they have no better changes, and now they can only see the performance of Anthony, Stoudemire and others.

"That's what you said, won't let us score easily?"

Long Rui stimulated Anthony with sharp words.

Provocation is also a method on the court. Using words to influence the opponent's mentality can often put pressure on the opponent invisible.

It is precisely because of this that Paul George made his state decline rapidly.

But Anthony obviously wouldn't be so easily influenced by Long Rui, he just gritted his teeth subconsciously, and immediately threw himself into the offensive end.

Now the Knicks must bite the score, and they also need to continue to score efficiently.

When Billups brought the ball across the half court, Long Rui immediately defended him and began to interfere with him.

Billups knew Long Rui's purpose very well, he sent the ball directly to Anthony's hands.

However, Stephen Curry and Hickson directly chose to double-team Anthony.

This defensive change was unexpected by the Knicks, and Anthony was also surprised.

If in a one-on-one situation, he is not afraid of any Cavaliers player at all, even if Long Rui defends him personally, he can still score the ball, but if two people double-team, it will be different.

Facing the double-team, Anthony also immediately found Tony Douglas who was emptied, and passed the ball.

Only after receiving the ball, Douglas did not hesitate and immediately chose to shoot.

His three-point shooting ability is also very good, but in this game, he didn't get too many shots.

So far in the game, this is his third shot. He didn't even take one shot per game on average, and he didn't feel like he shot at all.

Although the shot was missed this time, he was not able to make the ball.

The basketball bounced out of the basket, and the 'little bully' under the basket tried to take off the offensive rebound on the heads of Yi Jianlian and Varejao, but it was not successful.

Varejao stuck him tightly, and Yi Jianlian easily accepted the rebound.

The Cavaliers quickly counterattacked, Curry quickly advanced with the ball, and Long Rui directly slid down to attract the defense.

At the same time, Yi Jianlian, who returned to the frontcourt, ran directly to the bottom corner.

Long Rui rushed inside alone, attracting three players from the opponent, and Yi Jianlian was directly emptied.

Curry flicked the ball into his hands.

After receiving the ball, Yi Jianlian made some adjustments and made a decisive shot from beyond the three-point line!

"Shh!"

The three-pointer hit hollow, and the point difference continued to widen to 13 points!
These two goals almost broke the hearts of the Knicks players. They finally narrowed the point difference to single digits, but they were opened again in an instant.

The rekindled fire of hope in their hearts was like being poured with cold water, leaving only the last sliver of flame.

"Defense! Pay attention to defense! Don't miss anyone again!"

Coach D'Antoni roared like crazy on the sidelines, his voice was a little hoarse.

'Melon' Anthony looked at the score and couldn't help clenching his fists. He had already made the most extreme plans in his heart.

"Just give me the ball."

Anthony ordered.

The Knicks sent the baseline ball, and Anthony slowly brought the ball to the frontcourt.

As everyone knows, when he was two steps away from the three-point line, he pulled up and shot!

After the basketball drew an arc in the air, it fell into the basket precisely!

In the next round, after the Knicks successfully defended, Anthony struck again.

It was the same position again, he used the same method to complete the shot, and the basketball was magically hit again!

The point difference was instantly reduced to 7 points!
"It's incredible!"

"As expected of Anthony, dare to shoot like this at this moment!"

"These two three-pointers are crucial to the Knicks. Anthony is using his own way to force the team to continue!"