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Chapter 199 There is no offensive concept in the dictionary!
The increase in speed has given the Knicks a lot of offensive space.

Offensively, the Knicks are full of energy.

The Magic attack.

McGrady gave the ball to Duncan and hit it high.

Thomas was completely overwhelmed, and Sprewell rushed to help.

The ball went out, Maggette received the ball, broke through to the inside, and after being stopped, he threw the basketball to the basket with both hands.

Magloire received the ball, slammed it, dunked with both hands, and scored two points.

28 to 33! !
Magloire, who is 2 meters tall, and Rice, who is 11 meters tall, are also unstoppable.

The Knicks have a team of one and four, or five that are close to death. The offensive firepower has improved, but the defense has been sacrificed.

The Knicks rushed up.

The offensive tempo has increased rapidly.

Sprewell broke through to the inside, caused a kill, and made a free throw on the free throw line.

Swish twice, two free throws and two hits.

30 to 33! !
Seeing the Knicks' offense, Li Mu felt stable.

The Knicks' offensive rhythm and speed have increased, but the offensive goal is still to hit two points.

Also.

In this day and age, there is a bias against three-point shooting.

Among them, Van Gundy is one of the representatives.

With a lineup of one big and four small, they don't want to fight for three points. It's no wonder that this style of play is not popular in the playoffs.

Because without defense, each attack only needs two points, and the efficiency is not high.

This is no different from slowly grinding the ground.

The Magic can play high, with a high success rate, and can also shoot from the outside. With the advantage of rebounding, they won't suffer much offensively.

The wind direction of the game gradually turned to the Magic team.

After the first half of the game, the Magic have opened up the point difference by 13 points.

After a 15-minute break, the team changed sides and fought again.

Li Mu continued to serve in the starting lineup.

McGrady, Jackson, Hill, Duncan, O'Neal.

In order to chase points, Van Gundy can only pile up offensive players.

Houston, Sprewell, Rice, Thomas and Camby.

The third quarter started.

Houston had the ball and played an outside screen with the Madman.

Get rid of McGrady's marking, take a step inside the three-point line, pull the ball up, raise your hand and shoot a two-point jumper...

Swish-!
Two point hit.

The difference between the two sides is only 11 points.

Houston's shooting percentage this season is as high as 48%, which is no different from the peak.

He can average 22 points per game, and he can score as long as he is given space.

The nickname 'CIC King' is not for nothing.

The Magic attack.

McGrady broke through, confronted Houston physically, and with a very fast first step, he penetrated the Knicks' defense sharply.

Bang-dang-!
Gliding made a one-handed dunk and scored two points.

13 minutes! !!

The score difference is back to the original score.

If a tactic is efficient, just keep fighting.

The Knicks continued to play with both guns.

After the screen, Houston chose to pass the ball, and the Madman caught the ball a little and found Hill unmoved.

It's true that he has never had a shooting touch.

Dry pull, three-point jump shot...

Hill rushed out again, but it was too late.

Swish-!
"Madman Sprewell has three points.

Hill's idea was wrong.

Sprewell's character is a bit weak, but his strength is still very good.

Find the shooting touch and see if the Knicks can achieve a counterattack? "Kenny Smith just finished speaking.

With a bang, Hill's three-pointer went wide.

He wanted to get back the game, but in the end, he overestimated his three points.

Fortunately, O'Neal went to the basket, grabbed an offensive rebound, knocked Camby away, faced the block, and made up the basketball.

The point difference becomes 12 points.

The Knicks attacked, Houston covered a little outside, and accelerated to break through inside.

Snapped--!
After attracting the defense, hit the floor and pass to the basket.

Camby makes an air cut, catches the ball and jumps up.

Bang-dang-!
Two point hit.

The difference is only 10 points.

In the third quarter of the game, the Knicks shot very well, with full offensive firepower, and once narrowed the point difference to within 6 points.

It's a pity that the Knicks' inside line can't stop it.

Duncan singled out Thomas in a row, scored strongly, and stabilized the situation on the court.

Immediately afterwards, the Magic's perimeter and offense also came alive.

Hill made a three-pointer.

Except for the three-pointer, he also shot from inside and outside, and organized the Magic's offense in a hundred and one hundred ways.

At the end of the third quarter, the Magic still maintained a 12-point lead.

The game still looks suspenseful.

However, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Hill's three-pointer continued.

He re-entered the game and immediately scored a three-pointer on the head of the madman.

McGrady didn't let the limelight be taken away, and hit a three-pointer in the offense.

Together with Hill, it suddenly rained three cents.

The Magic beat the Knicks with an 11-4 shock wave, directly stopping the game.

Van Gundy called a timeout, just to prove that he was thinking of a way.

He just wants to interrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm.

Tactical adjustments, if the emphasis on strengthening the defense counts, then it is a serious adjustment.

Offense always depends on the performance of the stars.

Competing for stars with the Magic, the Knicks are obviously incomparable.

Game back.

The Knicks began to attack the basket.

If you want to do damage, go to the free throw line and make free throws.

The Magic shrunk their defense and played steadily, killing the Knicks' morale and killing time on offense.

At this time, Van Gundy's show operation came.

The score was nearly 20 points behind, and Van Gundy didn't think about how to make a fuss about offense.

For example, grab three-point tactics or something.

Instead, reduce the offensive rhythm and hit the success rate?
Strengthen the defense and wait for the Magic to make mistakes.

I don't know, I thought the Knicks were leading the way.

He didn't mean to lag behind and desperately, and he didn't seem to care about time consumption.

The Knicks played like this, which made Li Mu a little depressed.

I feel that what the Magic should do, let the Knicks do it first.

hum~~
With the sound of the buzzer, the game ended in a dull ending.

The score was 112 to 95, and the Magic had a 17-point advantage, beating the Knicks and taking a 1-0 lead in the series.

Hill became the brightest star tonight, scoring 33 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds, completely different from his half-dead appearance in the regular season.

Duncan played steadily with 23 points and 12 rebounds.

McGrady has 24 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds. The data is good and the efficiency is average.

The Magic's Big Three played together, plus Jackson 12 points, Jermaine O'Neal 13 points and 7 rebounds.

The superstar and the team played at the same time, and the Knicks did not deserve to lose.

Houston and Sprewell scored 58 points together, but their teammates did not perform well.

莱斯11分，坎比12分6篮板，拉里约翰逊9分5篮板。

Just like that, how could he beat the Magic.

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The second battle was still at the TD Water House Center.

The Magic are still unstoppable inside.

Duncan played all the inside lines of the Knicks, completely powerless to parry.

Camby, Thomas, Larry Johnson and his like, in front of Duncan, their strength is not a little bit worse.

The inside line can't be blocked, and the Knicks can only use the outside line to help defend.

Then, McGrady and Hill exploded again.

Take care of one thing and lose another.

The Knicks simply couldn't prevent it.

Fighting offense, Van Gundy had some headaches. In his dictionary, the concept of winning the game has never been offensive.

The offense is naturally a mess.

With a score of 119 to 85, the Magic beat the Knicks by 34 points, leading 2 to 0 and maintaining their home court advantage.

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(End of this chapter)