Chapter 0412: That Grim Reaper, He's Coming! (First update!) )
In the G4 battle of the finals between the Knicks and the Mavericks, the Mavericks were beaten by the Knicks 16-7 as soon as they came up.
"It's so wise to dig Tyson."
Lin Yi secretly praised himself, he had always thought that if the Maverick had no boxing champion, he would have no natural enemies, but now, the fundamental reason why the Maverick could not prevent the five major deaths was that Okafor's barrier was not thick enough.
The NBA's tactics are actually constantly innovating through games, such as the Warriors' death five youngster Mozgov was brought back to the bench from the inside killer...... But if it weren't for the Buddha's light, the warrior's death would have almost been exploded by the thunder hammer.
Why is the triangle attack of the "Zen Master" so good on Jordan and Kobe, and how wrong it is to Anthony?
Is it a tactical issue?
Apparently not...... Anthony also made melons at times, to put it bluntly, tactics still have to be adapted to local conditions, and the NBA's statement that they are mutually reinforcing is not unreasonable.
Mavericks coach Carlisle is really anxious this time, in the G1 game, Nowitzki is playing with a fever, losing and losing, and the series is still long.
The G3 battle was lost, and the Mavericks still had a chance......
But if this G4 battle is lost, the Mavericks will really be pushed to the edge of the cliff.
So Carlisle decisively asked for a timeout, and although Carlisle didn't have the eloquence of Rivers, after a wave of sensationalism, the Mavericks' players quickly adjusted their mentality.
Teams with many veterans have this good, and their mentality adjusts quickly.
On the Knicks' side, it is difficult for the Death Five to use the whole game, even if O'Neal is replaced, after all, the Death Five are also consuming Lin Yi's physical energy at a high speed.
A 221-centimeter big man has to defend the perimeter, grab rebounds, organize, and attack...... No matter how steel the body is, there are times when it can't withstand it.
This is the reason why Lin Yi likes to defend with his eyes in the regular season, saving physical energy to play offense.
But now it's the finals, fishing in troubled waters? Inexistent.
Since the first battle, Lin Yi has been giving everything he has.
On the court, when the two teams switched back to the regular lineup, Lin Yi changed from the playmaker to the main attacker, and after the first quarter, the Knicks led the Mavericks 29-23.
In the second quarter of the game, Lin Yi did not stop, the five deaths continued to come up to expand the advantage, and the Mavericks' bench players once again felt the fear of the third game between the two sides, Carlisle thought about cutting the shark, but he used it all......
You may not believe it, but O'Neal's 39-year-old trip to the playoffs shot 60 percent from the free-throw line......
Luck is indeed part of strength.
Since entering the playoffs, it seems that there is a providence in the dark, and the Knicks' luck has come home.
At the end of the first half, the Knicks led the Mavericks by 10 points at 58-48, and the difference of 10 points was not large, but Carlisle was also thinking seriously about a problem.
G3 vs. Knicks didn't use the Death Big Five in the second half, but what about G4?
It's true that O'Neal can only play for a few moments per game, but if the two sides really play their cards, can't a player like O'Neal hold on for five more minutes?
There will always be a time when the limits of physical fitness will be breached.
It is true that man is not a machine, but a machine does not have the mental and willpower of people.
Carlisle proved to be a wise man.
Sure enough, after halftime, the Knicks came up and followed up with the death five.
O'Neill once said that he didn't come to hug his thighs, he came to let Lin Yi hug his thighs.
Now it seems to make some sense.
The Knicks have been all the way, in fact, everyone is a thigh.
The Knicks used a 5-minute death run in the third quarter, and O'Neal was really overdrawn this time, and even if you gave him ten donut rings, he wouldn't be able to walk.
However, the Dead Five played a crucial role in this round of the finals.
Not only suppressed the Mavericks, but more importantly, at this time on the court, the Knicks 73-57 had already led the Mavericks by 16 points.
The abyss was already visible at Dallas' home court, and Mavericks fans were gritting their teeth, knowing that if the Mavericks lost this game, they would be down 3-1.
I don't know who started it, the fans at home stood together one by one, and then shouted defense, defense, offense, offense!
The Dallas have had their fair share of setbacks, but they've never abandoned their all-time favorite team.
Carlisle requested a timeout midway through the third quarter.
The tactics laid out by Carlisle this time were simple, chasing round by round, too slow.
He decided to bet three points.
Counting the fourth quarter, the Mavericks still have a quarter and a half to go, but Carlisle believes that Lin Yi will definitely be able to break through his limits tonight.
If you score one and I score one, the Mavericks will be like a G3 battle, never able to close the score.
The Mavericks want to defend their home court, and they have no way out, and they must find an opportunity to play a wave of offense.
History has taught the Mavericks, and in the 06/07 season, how did the unstoppable Dallas get killed by the indiscriminate shooting of Golden State?
The Warriors, who completed the Black Eight, averaged 31 three-point shots per game in the playoffs and were able to hit 11.1 shots, and even the Suns, who were known as the three-point team at the time, were not as crazy as the Warriors.
You know, in the 14/15 season, when the Warriors won the championship, they only made 30.4 three-pointers in the playoffs......
In fact, if that Black Eight Warriors had a good rim protector, Davis's bearded man would have taken the Warriors to preach.
The Mavericks, who were educated by the three-point shot, also used the three-point shot to educate the Heat in their original history, and when they were pushed to the edge of the cliff, Carlisle immediately decided that it was time to fight for his life.
The Knicks started on defense this season, and D'Antoni knows that the more times like this, the less he can give opponents a chance to shoot easily.
However, the Mavericks are like they have "mad cow disease", they not only shoot three-pointers, but when the Knicks' defense is too extensive, they will also use the air cut to steal two points, and at the end of the third quarter, the Knicks still lead 88-79, but at least the current score is not impossible for the Mavericks to chase.
Lin Yi played the first three quarters today, so even if he took the initiative to ask for help in the fourth quarter, D'Antoni temporarily pressed him to the bench.
This G4 battle is of course important, but D'Antoni also knows that if Lin Yi continues to play like this, the Knicks are more likely to lose.
The Knicks, who didn't want to be overturned, played under the leadership of Billups in the fourth quarter, and the "Second Battalion Commander" also pulled out his Italian cannon and fired back at the Mavericks' position.
The scores of the two sides went back and forth, and with six minutes left in the fourth quarter, Lin Yi came back.
At 99-93, the Knicks' lead has been eroded to six points by the Mavericks.
The Mavericks made 12 three-pointers tonight, compared to 11 for the Knicks.
In the prologue of this three-point era, neither the Knicks nor the Mavericks backed down.
After hitting a difficult three-pointer, Nowitzki now has 31 points on the night.
99-96, the Mavericks are close to the difference between the two teams!
On the Knicks' side, Lin Yi also added two points to the Knicks with a butterfly step after coming back from a six-minute break!
101 to 96.
At this point in this round of the series, Lin Yi knew that Nowitzki couldn't prevent it.
The only way to suppress the Mavericks with scoring is king.
However, what Lin Yi never expected was that Nowitzki could still prevent it.
In the back and forth of the offensive battle between the two sides, this game came to the end.
With 1:31 left before the end, when Lin Yi made two free throws to secure a 111-107 lead over the Mavericks, people were expecting Nowitzki to continue to play back......
The Knicks' best defensive player has appeared!
Monta Ellis breaks through Tony Allen's defense!
Only this time, Ellis didn't choose to pass back.
Ellis scored 19 points in this game and was one of the heroes who were able to recover the score, but if Ellis's brain could stay awake all the time, then he wouldn't be Ellis.
Desperate to prove himself, Ellis wants to be the superhero of the Mavericks tonight, and he takes on the man and the Knicks' muscular hunk Tyson Chandler!
There was no suspense, and with the interference of the boxing champion, Ellis's pull-up layup was deflected, allowing the Mavericks to miss an offensive opportunity.
After Lin Yi protected the rebound, Billups pressed the offensive time, and in the cheers of the home fans, who far exceeded 140 decibel defense and defense, Lin Yi killed the game with a trademark dry three-pointer.
The moment he kicked his legs, stayed in the air, and shook his wrists, the whole Dallas was like a god of death.
All Dallas fans feel that Lin Yi is really a devil.
Than 107!
Only the wrong name, no wrong nickname!
"Lin Yi is the god of death tonight! It's too horizontal, it's too horizontal, you look at Lin Yi's eyes after he made a move, how firm he was! Zhang was excited.
1 minute, chasing 7 points, it's not impossible.
However, Ellis once again defended Nowitzki, who failed to score on that layup, and who was a little guilty of making a mistake when receiving the ball, Tony Allen didn't give him a chance, and quickly completed a fatal heist!
Nowitzki, who scored 38 points tonight, glanced up at the ceiling of the empty American Route Center arena...... Is it true that the championship flag can't be raised?
118 to 109!
The Knicks take Dallas again!
In the total score of the finals, the Knicks led 3-1!
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PS: First update!