stadium ambition

Chapter 327 There Are No Cowards in Greater New York

Halftime is over.

With the lights on, the names of Stoudemire Stoudemire, Felton, Gallinari, Joe Johnson, and Wilson Chandler first appeared on the big central screen, which meant that they would continue to play in the second half of the game.

In an instant, cheers echoed through Madison Square Garden, and the audience gave them a standing ovation.

In the ESPN commentary seat, Stephen said with a smile: "I can hear that these cheers come from the heart. All the audience are happy to see the Knicks start and continue to play, because in that case, Su Yang will have a higher chance of playing."

Jackson nodded: "I heard that during the intermission, James Dolan entered the Knicks locker room. He pleaded with the Knicks and hoped that the Knicks would not give up. He thought there was still a chance to reverse the game. Even if he lost the game, he should be decent."

"Now the score is 43 to 74, and the Knicks are 31 points behind." Breen said, "I also think they have a chance to come back, because they are running and gunning, scoring very fast, and Su Yang may not be able to maintain the first half. That state..."

On the court, Su Yang looked at the Knicks' starting five, thinking that this is the charm of competitive sports - not afraid of losing.

Taking advantage of the waiting time, Van Gundy convened the whole team to re-emphasize the tactics in the second half. The main goal was to help Su Yang get more points, but there was no need to force it. Just play according to the normal rhythm, and first cut down the fighting spirit of the Knicks players.

The reason is simple, that is, to avoid its edge.

Since the Knicks chose to send the starters again, they must want to complete the reversal.

In that way, they must be full of energy on the defensive end, especially when defending Su Yang.

Let them have nowhere to focus first, and feel the sense of loss when their fists hit the cotton.

As the discussion progressed, the second half of the game started in a blink of an eye. According to the result of the opening jump ball, the Knicks attacked first.

Felton took the ball to the left wing, played a figure-of-eight pass, and then received a pass back at the top of the arc to initiate a pick-and-roll attack.

But Su Yang's defense followed him like a shadow, and Felton was still unable to break through, so he chose to pass the ball outside in a hurry.

But Stoudemire didn't dare to shoot the ball, but Gallinari came out from the corner, took the ball and confidently shot a three-pointer and hit it.

When the Clippers were on the other side of the attack, Su Yang was double-teamed when he got the ball from the baseline, so he simply handed the ball to Gordon to take it across the center line.

Randolph hit back with the ball in the waist, and was immediately double-teamed. Su Yang wanted to respond, but Felton seemed to be crazy, and he got stuck in various ways, while George obviously got a better chance. He threw it towards the weak side.

Who ever thought that in the past, he didn't actively defend Joe Johnson, but he actually predicted the passing route and successfully completed the steal.

The change came too suddenly, George hurried to catch up and inadvertently pulled Johnson who was sprinting from behind.

The referee immediately blew his whistle and called Clear Path for a foul, giving the Knicks two free throws and one free throw.

Perhaps seeing the Knicks players showing a desire to win, the audience cheered for them again.

Joe Johnson hit two free throws steadily, and the Knicks attacked from the left sideline again.

Maybe because they were too far behind, they were not in such a hurry. They played a waist tactic first. Seeing that Stoudemire was double-teamed, they immediately transferred the ball to the top of the arc. Felton took the ball and cooperated with Gallinari in a pick-and-roll. One and the other start at the same time.

Considering Gallinari's long-range shooting ability, Jordan was not in a hurry to switch defenses to intercept, but Felton passed the ball very quickly, and Gallinari was also quick to catch and shoot the ball. He just rushed to complete the shot before Jordan returned to defense, successfully Scored two points.

In this way, the Knicks hit a 7-0 spurt and chased the score to 50-74.

Although still behind by a full 24 points, the momentum brought by the continuous pursuit of points has made the Knicks team full of energy.

Turning to the Clippers to attack, Su Yang still encountered pincers from the bottom line, not to mention scoring, he almost didn't want to dribble.

Su Yang doesn't attack by force. After all, he needs to save energy to score high points. For example, in McGrady's 62-point game, he scored 52 points in the first three quarters. In the fourth quarter, he was severely lacking in energy. He only made one shot, and his scoring efficiency dropped severely.

Gordon quickly brought the ball to the frontcourt, the Clippers took advantage of 4-on-3, and Su Yang took a leisurely walk in the middle circle.

Randolph took the ball from his left waist and hit back. DUANG DUANG chiseled a few times to attract attention and assisted George to score an air cut.

Easy side Knicks attack, Felton took the ball to the left wing, or initiated a run through figure-of-eight conduction.

The Clippers will go their separate ways, as before, successfully waiting until Stoudemire crosses the paint from the corner.

Unexpectedly, Stoudemire was just a cover. He actually stopped in the paint and teamed up with Gallinari to make a double screen for Joe Johnson at the top of the arc. Throw over the hoop.

The incident happened suddenly, George had no time to catch up, and Joe Johnson successfully completed an alley-oop dunk.

"Am I not mistaken?" Stephen raised his hand and rubbed his eyes fiercely, "The Knicks played such a smooth offense against the Clippers. There was no useless movement throughout the whole process, and shooting opportunities may appear at any time, like a championship team. .”

"Don't forget, they have only lost three games since the start of the game, and they were stunned by Su Yang tonight." Jackson said, "After a long halftime break, they should have found a way, the key is to have a clear goal. "

"I agree, they are targeting Su Yang on the defensive end, they are determined not to let Su Yang score, and try to limit others by double-teaming." Brin said, "But the focus is on offense. After all, D'Antoni's team has never scored badly. "

Between the words, the Clippers created a chance to catch the ball around Su Yang, and the audience cheered in advance.

I once thought that George, who was in charge of passing the ball, was a little impatient. Throwing the ball early caused the cooperation to fail, and the basketball went out of bounds and violated the law.

George was very annoyed, Su Yang waved his hand to express the so-called so-called, and encouraged him to continue to try to predict the pass next time.

The two teams switched offense and defense, and Felton took the ball to the right wing and once again directed the team to initiate a figure-of-eight conduction run.

Stoudemire then circled to the left sideline to get the ball, tested Randolph several times face-to-face, and made a mid-range shot.

The basketball went into the net with a bang, and the Knicks played a wave of 11-2 attacks, chasing points to 54-76.

The atmosphere at Madison Square Garden was greatly improved, and Spike Lee, who was sitting on the sidelines, became energetic again.

Riding the Knicks a little slack, the Clippers made a fast break, and Su Yang got a one-on-one chance at the top of the arc.

There is no complicated technique, just a simple swing in small steps, which makes Felton dizzy.

But just when he was about to combine the ball and make a shot, Felton bent down to the shooter to press without hesitation, assuming a decisive posture of either fouling or receiving a steal, and the referee's whistle sounded immediately, giving the Clippers Opportunities for sideline re-kickoffs.

After getting fouled, Felton was rather happy, as if he had completed some special mission.

The Clippers immediately set up their formation, Su Yang stood outside the bounds and served, and the whistle hit Randolph in an instant.

Then, he strode into the court, received a pass back from Randolph, and went straight to the top of the key.

He was as fast as lightning, but the Knicks were double-teamed by three people, so they had to stop and jump to pass the ball inside.

Randolph received the ball over the blue, but was intercepted by Gallinari, causing the basketball to hit the basket and hit the iron.

Fortunately, the Clippers had a lot of people at the basket, and Jordan grabbed an offensive rebound and took off on the spot to make a tip.

But it just so happened that the basketball spun around the basket twice, and just swished out of the frame.

Stoudemire rushed to grab a rebound, turned around and moved forward, and the audience cheered wildly.

Felton received the ball at the top of the arc, pretended to shoot and hit Su Yang, then started and rushed to the basket, facing Jordan for a layup.

The basketball hit the basket and hit the iron, but returned the same way because of the rebound, and Felton easily grabbed the offensive rebound.

Seeing this situation, D'Antoni shouted from the sidelines, and Felton quickly brought the ball out to reorganize the offense.

After some conduct, Gallinari took the ball from the free throw line and made a strong pass, and Felton passed back to the basket.

Su Yang hurried back to defend, but Felton jumped up to meet him and forcibly threw the ball to the basket.

The referee immediately whistled for a foul, and the basketball hit the board and rebounded into the net at the same time. If the two points are valid, an additional penalty will be added.

Felton punched the ground, raised his head and roared at the ceiling, as if venting the accumulated grievances in his heart.

The Clippers requested a timeout, the audience cheered and celebrated, and the Knicks regained the support of the fans.

"If the extra free throw is made, then the Knicks will play a 14-2 attack wave after returning from halftime." Breen said, "This is very important for them to reverse the score, and it will also add more suspense to this game."

Stephen A. Smith nodded again and again: "Su Yang is very strong, but there are no cowards in New York..."

(End of this chapter)