After the start of the game, the young players were obviously a little nervous, their shots were not resolute enough, and the Knicks were quick to defend and failed to play a sharp fast break, and it was not until the third minute that Carter scored on a layup. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Knicks players also had a poor hand, Ewing and Sprewell hit consecutive irons, and only Houston scored 3 points, so the game was not one-sided.

Ewing faced Carter's three misplaced shots that missed the basket, Yang Rui smiled when he saw this, and said to Thibodeau beside him: "Tom, our opportunity has come." ”

Thibodeau nodded.

Ewing played 47 games in the regular season, and he played more than 35 minutes in each game in this series.

Van Gundy allowed Ewing to play the entire quarter, scoring just four points and three rebounds on 2-of-7 shooting.

Billups was the best player for the Raptors, and he hit Ward twice on the counterattack, shooting 4-of-5 from the field and 1-of-1 from three-point range in the quarter, scoring 9 points and 1 assist.

The Knicks relied on tenacious defense and did not let the score pull away, and the Raptors led 18-16.

In the second quarter, Yang Rui sent a surprising lineup, Billups, Di Bron, Carter, Maddy, Willis, and no big forward.

Yang Rui doesn't think there will be holes in the defense, Larry Johnson's height is short as a small forward, and although he is heavy, Carter's strength is not vegetarian and he will definitely be able to resist.

Four points that can shoot three-pointers, the formation is stretched, Billups and Di Brown are both standing in the bottom corner, Carter is on the side, and Maddy is holding the ball in the middle.

Johnson defended Maddy, with a disadvantage in size and speed, but Maddie had not singled yet, according to the coach's arrangement, he waited for Willis to pull out to block and dismantle, get rid of Johnson with the ball, and break through on the left side.

Maddy's first move was surprisingly fast, but it was misplaced again, easily getting rid of Johnson, and the Knicks substitute center Ben Wallace hurriedly switched defenses.

Maddie went 45 degrees, jumped up and passed the ball over Ben Wallace's head to the basket, and Willis cut to catch the ball, leaned close to Johnson from close range, and hit a small hook in the middle. 20 to 16.

The Knicks bench is still the same, with two guards, Sprewell, and Johnson and Ben Wallace on the inside.

Positional offense, the scoring ability of the two point guards is poor, and the interior line can't open up the space, and the Raptors don't need to change the defense quickly, as long as they block the restricted area, forcing them to shoot from a long distance.

Johnson singled out Carter, forced the inside and was trapped, and Ben Wallace couldn't shoot and missed the opportunity to the basket. The ball was passed back and forth, and with almost 24 seconds to go, Sprewell forced a shot that was deflected wide by Maddie's interference, and Willis grabbed the rebound.

Zhang Hezhi said: "The Knicks players are very fast to return to defense, and in the previous few games, they used two guards to limit the Raptors' fast attack, but today the Raptors slowed down and the positional battle began. ”

Sun Zhengping said: "Yang Rui said that he found a way to deal with the Knicks, and he would blow up the Knicks' bench, and today it was really adjusted, Carter is probably a big forward today, but when the Knicks defend, Johnson and Maddy." ”

Maddy held the ball in the middle and then played a block, dribbled two steps to the left to share the ball with his teammates, Willis received the ball in the middle and leaned on Johnson to turn to the right side and hit a hook shot. 22 to 16.

Once Big Ben breaks through the defense, the Knicks' protection of the restricted area is not good enough. Johnson has no height, has been injured many times, and his bounce power is not as good as before, and he can't defend himself against the "hook old man" in the low post one-on-one.

On the offensive end, Johnson couldn't single out Carter, and he only averaged 43.3% shooting per game in the playoffs.

Sprewell and Ben Wallace played a pick-and-roll, and were caught by Willis and Maddy, and this time Sprewell found an open pass with the ball to the middle. Big Ben didn't have time to jump before he was hugged by Billups.

Big Ben hit two free throws and one shot, and this round was basically prevented. 22 to 17.

Yang Rui took out a bag of potato chips on the sidelines and ate it, full of confidence in the players, he knew that the Knicks would never be able to prevent them if they didn't make substitutions.

In this series, he didn't let Cato play, increased the playing time of veterans, and no longer had any reservations. Willis and Detreve began to play in full swing.

Maddie and Willis played blocking and dismantling again, this time Big Ben was not so resolute in changing defenses, and Maddie directly broke through to score a layup. 24 to 17.

Van Gundy couldn't help but think of what Yang Rui said after the last game, and the sense of foreboding became stronger and stronger. It seems that the Knicks really can't defend themselves against the Raptors, and the offense is just as bad.

In the next round, Big Ben was let go again, this time Sprewell's pass was too casual, and Di Brown directly stole the empty cut Ward and launched a quick counterattack.

Carter sprinted at full speed to get rid of Johnson, caught the ball and scored with a single fast-break Tomahawk! 26 to 17.

Van Gundy saw that it was not good and replaced Ward with Ewing, and Johnson moved to the small forward position.

Yang Rui smiled even more and said to Thibodeau: "I think this game is won, why do you think it is?" ”

His questions are like a test, and Thibodeau is not angry at all, he likes to discuss tactics with Yang Rui like this, and he can learn things.

"Jeff's goal is to prevent Willis from hitting the basket and Maddy's breakaway, but at the expense of the team's offense. And Wallace and Ewing are not suitable to play together, they can't open up space. ”

"That's right, and it's not necessarily going to be preventable." Yang Rui said with a smile.

Only under the premise that Ben Wallace is on the floor, Yang Rui dares to be such a big and four small, because the defense of Big Ben is too simple, the periphery is empty, and he goes deep into the basket to foul him and send him free throws.

Van Gundy only needs to replace Big Ben for a break, and the Raptors' defense may have problems, but Van Gundy's substitutions are often based on timing, not the opposing lineup.

The Raptors had the upper hand, and the two-guard combination was not responsible for the break, bringing the ball to the frontcourt and handing the ball to Maddy, pulling away the attraction defense.

Maddie and Willis played blocking and dismantling, Ewing changed defenses, Big Ben was ready to misplace against Willis, but Maddie did not pass, but dribbled under the crotch and dribbled behind the back and opened a position with Ewing on the left side, and the 50-degree emergency stop jump shot went in.

Ewing was half a beat slower, and by the time he jumped, the ball was already flying towards the basket. 28 to 17.

Van Gundy was directly stunned, and thought of asking Yang Rui on the other side: "You don't fight inside?" ”

Yang Rui would tell him, "Well, I'm scared." I'm afraid the old man is covered. ”

Ewing and Sprewell's blocking and pick-and-roll are not much of a threat, Ewing misplaced Maddy and responded with a pass to the baseline, and the Raptors are now using DeBrown to defend Ben, which is simply hilarious.

As soon as Big Ben received the ball, Di Brown immediately hugged someone and fouled him.

With Big Ben's height, unless he dunks directly in the air, the opponent has a chance to foul. It's just that his offensive threat is too small, so few people use foul tactics against him throughout the game.

The foul formed a dead ball, and Yang Rui replaced Di Brown and replaced Detreve.

Even if he doesn't deliberately arrange it, the two veterans know what they should do, and that's how important playoff experience is.

Detreve started to give Carter off-ball cover on the side, Billups drew defenders in the bottom corner, and Maddy and Willis in the middle kept their blocking routines unchanged.

Ewing defended the middle block against Maddy, and the anti-side cover against Carter, all of which were misplaced breakthrough opportunities. Attacking Ewing will consume more of his stamina.