I really don't want to win the MVP

Chapter 115 Home vs. Eagles (3)

After the start of the second quarter, the Knicks sent a second team of backup forward Lance Thomas, backup guard Langston Galloway and Calderon, led by Anthony and Lopez.

The Hawks sent in shooter Kyle Korver. Although Korver is a substitute, the Hawks have a set of tactics that specifically target Korver's catch-and-shoot after running without the ball.

Jiang Mu looked at Brother Antetokounmpo, who had longing eyes, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Jiang! When do you think I will be able to play? Although you are an undrafted pick, everyone knows your uniqueness. The chances of a second-round pick like me are too few!"

Jiang Mu: "You train hard, seize the opportunity when you play in garbage time, and perform well during training. I believe the coach will see your hard work!"

Brother Antetokounmpo nodded honestly.

Jiang Mu sighed in his heart, knowing in advance that Brother Antetokounmpo would not have any performance in this alliance in the future, he still didn't say it.

Korver feels very good today. The Knicks have no problem with this lineup offensively, but their defense is not very strong.

Fisher looked at the slow-moving Calderon, but still didn't have the heart to beat the veteran, and waved on backup shooting guard Jerian Grant, replacing Lance Thomas.

In the 5th minute of the second quarter, Jiang Mu and the sixth man Williams replaced Anthony and Calderon.

Under Jiang Mu's organization, the team's offense was back on track again.

Schroeder didn't dare to underestimate Jiang Mu anymore, his face became more dignified, and his defense became more serious, but he stopped talking rubbish.

After Jiang Mu shamelessly arched Schroeder's two balls again, he finally attracted the Eagles forward Flosha's supplementary defense, so that Lance Thomas had more chances to make shots.

At 9 minutes into the second quarter, Fisher called a timeout.

This timeout makes the players rest more meaningful. If Fisher doesn't call a timeout, the Eagles probably will.

Looking at the score of 49:39, Holzer shook his head again.

The Eagles with good offensive ability did not score badly today, but Schroeder, who had a broken mentality, did not play effectively.

The first half was coming to an end, Schroder only scored 5 points on 1 of 2 shots, sent 2 assists, but suffered 3 fouls and 3 more turnovers.

This is not just the downturn of a point guard, it directly affects the smoothness of the entire team's offense. If it weren't for the performance of Millsap and Jeff Teague, coupled with Korver's two three-pointers, the Eagles There will be more laggards.

The point difference has been around 10 points until the end of the first half.

At the end of the first half, Anthony scored 14 points, Lopez scored 8 points, and substitute forward Kyle O'Quinn got two open spots in just a few minutes, and Jiang Mu's precise guidance passed the ball He scored 5 points on two of the next two shots.

Although Porzingis scored 7 points, they basically made shots from the outside.

Jiang Mu saw the gap between the two teams' inside lines, and kindly reminded Porzingis to play inside, but he didn't seem to get his attention.

Jiang Mu thought about how Porzingis would play in the next few years. Although Jiang Mu was kind at this time, he couldn't say much because of his status.

At the beginning of the second half, the Hawks really had to give the ball to the inside more as Jiang Mu guessed. Millsap's success rate against Lopez alone was not high, but once faced with the thin Porzingis and When temporarily standing up to Anthony or Lance Thomas at the power forward position, he played very resolutely.

When encountering double-teaming, Millsap can also occasionally pass good shots to Korver and Teague. Korver's shooting and Teague's interspersed throws allowed the Eagles to gradually narrow the point difference.

Jiang Mu also felt the defensive pressure of the opponent after switching defenses. Sefolosha, Bazemore and Horford often lay in front of him. The defensive abilities of these three are very good. Totally different pressures.

The New York Knicks scored only 22 points in the third quarter.

At 83:79, the Eagles had caught up to only 4 points at the end of the third quarter.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, both teams switched to the starting lineup. Under the guidance of coach Holzer, Schroeder also discovered his own problems and gradually became normal.

Under Fisher's arrangement, Jiang Mu, who basically didn't make many shots in the third quarter, also stepped up his personal offense.

Jiang Mu, who felt completely different from the NCAA's defensive strength, still relied on his excellent shooting to expand the Eagles' defensive range.

In this way, the Knicks have more offensive space.

Anthony's touch returned to normal today. With Jiang Mu's sudden points and Anthony's singles, he finally opened the score to 7 points in the 10th minute of the fourth quarter.

At this time, the physical strength of the two teams was exhausted. Even with B-level stamina, Jiang Mu still felt a little tired.

The Eagles were able to get the No. [-] record in the Eastern Conference last season. In addition to everyone being able to attack, the defense is also among the top in the league.

"Anyone who needs a rest can say that our defensive pressure will be very high next. There is still time before the end of the game, and we can arrange rest appropriately."

No one wants to rest.

At this time, the Knicks players have an idea in their hearts: If we, who were last last season, beat the first place in the Eastern Conference last season, this will definitely be an exciting victory!

The eyes of Fisher and the Knicks players drifted to Jiang Mu from time to time.

It turned out to be this young Chinese defender who turned the Knicks!

The game continues.

Due to the decline in physical strength, Anthony and Porzingis missed consecutive shots, but Korver and Teague responded with two three-pointers, and the point difference instantly came to 4 points.

At this time, Jiang Mu had already changed the attitude of the Eagles players. Knowing that the No. 8 guard could shoot suddenly and had a good passing skill, the defense against Jiang Mu was tighter.

Jiang Mu used too much physical strength to get rid of the defense. At this time, he felt fatigue that he had never felt before, but even so, he was still stronger than the guards of the Eagles.

With Lopez's off-ball screen, Jiang Mu finally ran out from the baseline and successfully received a pass from Porzingis.

With plenty of physical strength, Jiang Mu would definitely shoot this three-pointer without hesitation, but after jumping up, Jiang Mu suddenly saw Afflalo who was unguarded on the left baseline.

Afflalo didn't seem to have thought that Jiang Mu, who had already made a shot, would pass the ball to him. The moment Jiang Mu passed the ball, Afflalo just rushed into the three-point line and was about to grab a rebound.

The ball flew out of the baseline behind Efflalo.

There was a sigh of pity.

Jiang Mu shook his head and prepared to return to defense.

Fisher's shout came from the sidelines:

"Jiang! What are you doing? Schroeder couldn't have affected you with the ball just now, why didn't you make the shot yourself?"

(End of this chapter)