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Chapter 111 Repelling the Knicks

The Knicks changed the engine. With their superb shooting skills and strong offensive firepower, the Knicks once stunned the Cavaliers in the first quarter against the Cavaliers.

The sharp offensive firepower almost overwhelmed the Cavaliers at home.

In fact, under Marbury's possession of the ball, the Knicks' offensive rhythm can be said to be out of sync. The Knicks' offense can't keep up with Marbury's speed. However, the Knicks' singles are very efficient, and many shots are not A good goal and still able to score in the end.

The defensive pressure faced by the Cavaliers was not very great, and they got many easy shots, but they missed the shots.

Did the Knicks think they were behind?

To their surprise, God was on their side.

At the end of the first quarter, the Knicks led the Cavaliers by 27 points with a score of 22 to 5.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the two sides replaced the bench lineup to fight, and the Knicks replaced "Penny" Hardaway, who had high hopes, hoping that this former superstar could lead the Knicks' bench offense.

Hardaway, who lost his Suns jersey and put on a Knicks jersey, broke through Elk Williams with the ball in the middle as soon as he entered the second quarter, reached the three-point line, and passed an alley-oop pass without looking at anyone. The golfer, easy three-step layup hit, exquisite and super imaginative pass, won a lot of applause, you can vaguely see the splendor of his peak playing.

Just when everyone thought that Hardaway could be easily qualified as the sixth man, switch between the two teams without any gap, and maintain a star-like level.

On the basketball court, the situation changed suddenly.

In the first quarter, Ilgauskas, who was defended by the opposing Mutombo, was inaccurate in offense and defense, and did not perform much, suddenly broke out.

Without Mutombo guarding the inside, the Knicks had no frame protection, and the defense was like paper, which was torn apart by Ilgauskas.

With a low back and a touch of dribble, he can directly reach the basket and complete an easy pick.

The height difference is too big, and Ilgauskas is a threat when he catches the ball, showing off a precise mid-range shot.

He can even cut to the basket, catch the ball with ease, and put the basketball in the hoop as if the hoop belonged to him.

With the big killer Ilgauskas, a bloody storm was set off in the interior, and the world was turned upside down.

Elke Williams on the outside line also opened up, reappearing the super brilliance of playing against the sixth man, making shots from inside and outside, hitting frequently, and the connection between the two of them, one outside and one inside, played the "OK combination" With a strong effect, they teamed up and directly scored 24 points in a single quarter, smashing through the Knicks' defense. Even under the leadership of the two, the Cavaliers played a multi-point offensive offensive, which made the Knicks almost unable to lift their heads.

However, Hardaway, whom the Knicks had placed high hopes on, performed astonishingly. Except for the assist on the first goal, he did not perform any performance.

Frequent strikes, it's fine if you don't have the demeanor of the former superstar, and it also affects the Knicks' overall offense, and the offensive firepower is completely misfired.

After all, Mutombo is 37 years old. It is obviously unrealistic to expect him to play more time. Without the inner frame, the Knicks' defense is full of loopholes and is directly beaten to pieces.

The head coach of the Knicks, Don Cheney, quickly changed into the starting lineup, trying to stabilize the situation on the field. However, the Cavaliers, who were crazy offensively, could not stop and still maintained a strong firepower until the second quarter. Finish.

After halftime, the Cavaliers came from behind and overtook the Knicks by 60 points 49-11, entering the second half.

Back in the third quarter, the two sides changed sides and fought again. The two sides fought back and forth, and no one could do anything to the opponent.

Ilgauska continued his good form in the second quarter and performed bravely. Facing Mutombo's defense, he was still relentless. He frequently singled out and scored points. The extravagant hope of getting back.

Although the Knicks played a multi-point offense when Alan Houston and Van Horn were in good condition, they still scored 25 to 27 in a single quarter, and the score was once again extended by 2 points.

Marbury showed no performance in the third quarter, and the sailors appeared to be subdued. They were sleepwalking throughout the quarter and were out of shape.

The Cavaliers led the Knicks by 87 points, 74 to 13, and entered the decisive battle in the fourth quarter.

The fourth quarter started, Alan Houston came up on the top arc of the three-point line, made a dry three-pointer, hit the three-pointer steadily, and called the horn of counterattack.

Hardaway took the lead to slow down, ran back, cut to the basket, received a wonderful pass from Marbury, and made a two-point jumper with an emergency stop.

Van Horn was not far behind. During the counterattack, he received a ground pass from Alan Houston. He received the ball from outside the 45-degree three-point line on the right. Hit a three-pointer.

Even, he completed a back-to-back one-on-one that was not good at long, dribbled the ball and shook his shoulders twice, and directly turned over and shot a jumper.

Boozer's defense is also very good, and the timing is just right. When Van Horn turned around, he also rushed forward, and his right hand almost covered Van Horn's entire face.

However, there is no doubt that Van Horn's unsurpassed hand feeling was displayed. He wanted to jump backwards to get a good shot angle. He lost his center of gravity and fell to the floor. However, before he fell, he didn't look at it at all. To the basket, relying on the illusory feeling, he shot a high arc, and with a bang, the basketball still made a hit.

The Knicks' shooting in this game is so surprising, shooting many impossible and unimaginable mid-range shots.

Even Marbury, whose expression was not as expected throughout the game, still had a flash of inspiration, made a strong breakthrough in the middle, moved a step laterally, and broke through to the right. Facing the double-teaming of James and Boozer, he ignored the defense and directly made a strong breakthrough. Drift back and hit the magic two points.

It's just an ordinary offensive shot, but it can't hit it, which is really puzzling.

The Knicks were very desperate in the fourth quarter, but James and Boozer's pick-and-roll was very confusing.

After the two pick and roll, whether it is James facing Van Horn or Boozer facing Marbury, the Knicks can't defend. This kind of powerful striker combination frequently hits the basket to score points, just like cutting melons and vegetables Generally relaxed.

Originally, even if the two didn't pick and roll, they would have the upper hand in singles with the ball directly. James' natural dislocation to Marbury, Boozer's strength is extremely powerful, Van Horn is softer, afraid of confrontation, defensive abstraction, and his footsteps keep up...

This pick and roll is simply bullying.

How to play, the offense is excellent, there is no defense, and the point difference between the two teams remains the same, but the game time is gone by one minute and one second.

At the end of the game, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the New York Knicks 109 to 98 with an 11-point lead at home, ending their two-game losing streak and giving their opponent a three-game losing streak.

The Cavaliers played in double figures with five players, playing a multi-point blooming situation.

Ilgauskas performed well, scoring 24 points and 7 rebounds, Eric Williams scored 22 points and 6 rebounds, and his performance in the first game was eye-catching.

詹姆斯轰下18分10助攻，核心作用明显，布泽尔砍下17分7篮板，替补出战的托尼巴蒂得到10分8篮板。

The Knicks scored in double figures with Van Leyne scoring 22 points and 5 rebounds, Alan Houston 19 points, Thomas 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Hardaway also contributed 10 points. Marbury, who embarked on the journey of "the best point guard in the world", scored only 8 points With 8 assists and 5 rebounds, it can be said that there is a long way to go to complete the journey.

(End of this chapter)