Bishop: since 1998

Chapter 200 The whistle is on the Knicks' side!

The 00/00 season playoffs reached the second round, and the awards for this year have been unveiled one after another.

If nothing else, the Magic will be the biggest winner in 2001.

The most improved player of the year is McGrady, who has improved from averaging 15 points per game to 33 points per game, and won the scoring title of the year. No one can compete with this offensive span.

Jermaine O'Neal and Wusheng Jackson also have great offense, but they are still not as good as McGrady's progress.

From the best 6th man to the league's top superstar.

This span has amazed the entire league, and the key is not to brush it.

The best sixth man was won by Aaron McGee of the 6ers. At the same time, the best defensive player of the year also came from Mutombo of the 76ers.

No way, Mourning was injured, and Iverson's defensive defeat gave Mutombo a natural performance stage, which impressed a lot.

The best defensive team, Kidd, Payton, Garnett, Duncan, O'Neal, Mutombo.

How did you say that 6 people were selected?
It should be said why 6 people were selected again?
This is not the first time.

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June 5, New York, Madison Square Garden.

G3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals was moved to the home court of the Knicks.

The Magic started, McGrady, Jackson, Hill, Duncan, O'Neal.

The Knicks start, Houston, Sprewell, Rice, Larry Johnson, Camby.

beep~
The game starts with a jump ball.

Duncan defeated Camby and scored the first attack for the Magic.

McGrady made a three-point jumper in the frontcourt...

Charlie Ward was caught off guard.

To be reasonable, coach Van Gundy doesn't like players shooting three-pointers, and he doesn't care about the defense of three-pointers.

In Van Gundy's words, three-pointers can't kill the game.

CIC is king.

Do not believe?

Just look at Jordan.

This makes sense easily.

Jordan took the era awry.

Swish-!
3 to 0! !
"That's McGrady, the scoring champion of the year, whether it's a three-pointer or not, he should show some face, right?

It seems that the Knicks have too much prejudice against three-point defense, and McGrady doesn't even give face. "Mike Brin shook his head and laughed.

"So, I was punished by McGrady."

Off the court, Van Gundy's face was calm.

Forcing opponents to shoot away from the basket will always be his defensive philosophy in coaching teams.

For McGrady's three-pointer, he didn't take it seriously, it was just an accident.

What he's really worried about is that the Magic's inside, inside, inside...

Therefore, offensively, the Knicks changed the direction of attack and did not float and shoot from the outside.

"Camby and Larry, both pulled up to the horns, and Houston drove the ball upfield and got away from Tracy McGrady.

Breaking through to the inside, Houston broke through to the inside, which was very unexpected. "

I saw Houston rushing to the paint area, pulling the ball for a layup in front of Duncan.

Duncan guarded the rim, and after a physical confrontation with Houston, he slapped him.

Snapped--!
Houston's layup was directly slapped out.

"basketball……"

"It's still on the Knicks. At some point, Sprewell rushed inside, got the basketball, continued to hit the basket, and was destroyed by Duncan again..."

beep~
Sprewell's layup was a destruction, but the referee blew his whistle and whistled for Duncan's thug foul.

Unremarkable free throws.

Li Mu's face turned serious.

The whistle of the league will not favor the Knicks, right?

Be confident, it won't go away.

Fans like to watch games with suspense.

The Western Lakers advanced to the second round cleanly 3-0, and then beat their opponent 2-0 in the semifinals.

It is estimated that there will be a crushing series.

Therefore, the East cannot be played like this, otherwise, the fans will run away before the semifinals are over.

Swish-!
Swish-!
Sprewell missed a free throw and made two free throws.

3 to 2! !
The Magic attack.

McGrady dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, only to find that the Knicks players had changed positions.

The defense pressed out, cutting off the pass to the paint.

McGrady continues to make three-pointers...

In his opinion, the Knicks defended like this, completely giving up rebounding.

No matter how you shoot, it seems that there will be no mistakes.

Bang-dang-!
Three-point strike, McGrady's face was very calm.

I saw Duncan under the basket, jumped up and took off the rebound.

With a bang, he dunked with both hands and scored two points.

5 to 2! !
"The Knicks' defense is a bit inexplicable. Could it be that they want to stare at the perimeter?" Mike Breen questioned.

After all, Van Gundy's teams like to shrink and seal the rim.

On the outside line, on the contrary, he let go.

It doesn't make sense for the Knicks to expand their defense.

Van Gundy frowned, and quickly regained his composure.

Focus on the offense on the field.

Houston frontcourt possession, Camby and Larry Johnson, continue to pull out.

In the horn area, Camby received a pass from Houston and hit a two-point jumper.

5 to 4! !
The Magic seem to have no plans to defend against it at all.

Duncan still sits on the inside, and O'Neal conducts sweeps.

No matter how the Knicks' inside line was evacuated, they didn't care.

Li Mu was very indifferent.

Shooting away from the rim, he doesn't believe that the Knicks' shooting percentage can be maintained.

Offensively.

Houston stepped forward to press close, not giving McGrady a chance to pull out his phone.

McGrady chose to break through and immediately fell into a flanking tactic.

Can only pass the basketball outside, Jackson catches the ball and continues to break through inside.

After being blocked, with a snap, he hit the ground and passed the ball to Hill, who cut into the inside.

A three-step layup, gliding and dunking with one hand, with a bang, scored two points.

7 to 4! !
"I see, the Knicks' defense is very thoughtful.

I want to address the organization problems of the Magic. After all, the Magic play point forwards, and their passing ability is definitely not as good as that of regular point guards.

If it is successfully cut off and the outside line is passed to the inside line, it does seem to be a way to break the game.

It seems to be aimed at the outside line of the Magic team. In fact, the Knicks are targeting the inside line of the Magic team on both ends of offense and defense.

There's something about Van Gundy that works offensively.

Unfortunately, on defense, the strength of the Magic's perimeter was underestimated.

In the Magic, not only McGrady can play point guard, Hill and Jackson can also play point guard.

Although they are not strong, the strength of the combination is immeasurable. "Marv Albert analyzed.

After the first few rounds, Li Mu also saw the Knicks' tactics.

Offensively, attack and kill the Magic inside to protect the basket.

On defense, aiming at the weakness of the Magic's organizational ability, cut off the internal and external connections.

The main goal, regardless of offense and defense, is not to let the Magic's inside strength be fully utilized.

On the field.

The Knicks attack.

Still Camby and Larry Johnson pulled it out.

O'Neal expanded his defense, but it was useless.

Houston gave the ball to the madman Sprewell. He used the cover to shake off Hill's defense and immediately accelerated to break through to the inside.

Duncan stood in the middle of the penalty area, and Sprewell didn't hide, and rushed towards Duncan with the ball.

Pulling the ball, feinting for a layup, swish——!
Duncan saw through the Knicks' tactics, hesitated, and did not stop Sprewell's offensive impact.

7 to 6! !
"The Knicks attack, play really hard.

Playing like this will weaken the advantage of the Magic's inside strength. "Mike Brin explained with a smile.

"Back home, the whistle is on the Knicks."

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(End of this chapter)