Chapter 441: Death

At this time, Dragic dribbled over and consciously commanded a tactic for Li Feng to be in a low position.

Li Feng's low scoring point is the most stable scoring point for the Knicks, and it is time to score points, and the best strategy is to play Li Feng in the low post.

Goran Dragic commanded his teammates, and he waited outside the three-point line for his teammates to get into position. The Knicks' low-post tactics have some similarities with the Pacers, with Cousins, Monroe, and Rose standing on the horizontal line above the free throw line. Li Feng pretended to infiltrate the low post, suddenly ran back to cover with Cousins, walked around Cousins, suddenly came back to the low post, and then Cousins passed the ball to Li Feng from high to low.

The reason why this low-level tactic is so common in the league is mainly because it makes use of two points, one is space.

At the beginning, the players stand in the high position, and the low position is cleared, and the players who have space to attack can attack without being disturbed when they get the ball. When you turn around and run, the low post is clean, and you can hit the ball directly.

The second point is that the passer used is very stable, and it is still relatively easy for the tall man to pass the ball to the small man and the low offensive player from high to low, and it is not good to be blocked.

Hibbert couldn't touch Cousins' pass, the ball came in, Li Feng immediately received the ball with one hand, and then his footsteps changed, from Fang Cai's back footsteps to the triple threat footsteps of the face frame. Hold the ball and turn around, because it is Granger who is defending Li Feng.

So Li Feng directly knocked Granger through a gap, took advantage of his strength to move forward, and with a low hand, he made a layup and put the basketball into the Pacers' basket.

The Pacers can play a little trick, and the Knicks can also play a team offense.

In the last quarter, the Pacers have to attack strongly, and the Knicks can't weaken them.

At this time, both teams have adjusted to the best condition from momentum to condition. An uphill battle has finally begun.

The Pacers are more about teamwork and intelligence, constantly using all kinds of tricks to take advantage of the Knicks' unpreparedness to score points.

The Knicks are playing more on physical fitness and hard work, relying on scrambling again and again. rebound after rebound, point by point in offensive and defensive transitions and free throws.

Both teams are playing very hard, and the characteristics of both teams have come out, but at this peak state, I have to say that the Pacers are still superior, and their overall strength is higher than that of the Knicks.

And because the Pacers are a little older, they often play tricks, so they can always take advantage of it.

At the start of the fourth quarter, the Knicks still led the Pacers by 9 points. But after fighting so hard, slowly, unconsciously, a few minutes after the end of the fourth quarter, the Pacers actually caught up.

By 8:48 of the fourth quarter, the Pacers finally chased the score to 91-91.

At this juncture, although Taberdu was nervous, he was really not angry. He could see that his players on the pitch were doing their best. Every steal, every scramble, everyone did their best. By now, the Pacers have caught up, but the old players are just more treacherous.

Fans of Consec. There was not a hint of resentment, and they had already seen a great game. The Knicks and Pacers have put all their passion into the game over the past few minutes.

Every ball in these few minutes has been very exciting. Because both teams are fully engaged in defense and reach maximum intensity. Every goal is very rare, so when you score a goal, it must be a wonderful goal that overcomes all odds.

The intensity of the game has fully reached the level of the playoffs. So the fans are very engaged.

At this time, the two teams were divided, and Tyberdu immediately called a timeout, and he needed to adjust his tactics and player psychology.

The players of both teams returned to the bench, and at this time Magic Johnson on the commentary bench let out a long breath and said:

"Today's game was really breathless! But that's what everyone wants to see. Neither the complete lead of the Pacers nor the arrogance of the Knicks, but the serious entanglement of the two teams, every rebound, every card position, and every free throw. This kind of game is a complete game! ”

Magic Johnson has completely lost his mind at this time, and the Knicks and Pacers are not at the same level before. He already identified with the Knicks in his heart and respected him. At this time, anyone who watched today's game had this idea in their hearts, and the Knicks and the Pacers spelled it like this.

In everyone's hearts, they really respected the Knicks.

Joan Barry also took advantage of this pause and hurriedly said:

"Today's game is playing right now, and both the Pacers and the Knicks are respectable teams. Both teams played their own game, so both teams were winners today whether they won or lost. I'm still bullish on the Pacers though! ”

The Knicks called a timeout, and this time Tyberdu didn't pay attention to the emotions and psychology of the team, and he saw clearly from the sidelines that his team was doing its best.

At this time, what the team needs is their own tactical guidance, and the team has played to the point where the only point that the Knicks can take advantage of is Li Feng.

At this time, when it comes to the final stage of the game, it is time to squeeze all the value of Li Feng.

Let Li Feng stand up to the last 3 minutes, winning is destiny, losing is destiny, and the game is fighting until now, luck can start to influence the game.

On the Pacers' side, Vogel didn't make too many adjustments, and now he also has the game completely in the hands of the players.

Whatever happens in the next three minutes is possible, and it's more up to the players to grasp it.

At the end of the timeout, the Knicks kicked the ball off the sideline first, a tee-off tactic that Tyberdeau had designed a long time ago.

Knicks players battle in a horizontal row at the free-throw line, and as soon as the whistle blows, the Knicks players run quickly around the court from the beginning to the end.

The Knicks' players cover each other as they run, looking like a blooming flower from above.

The Knicks originally wanted to hit Li Feng to let Li Feng get close to the basket, but the Pacers had already seen through the Knicks' thoughts, and forced Li Feng to go out and prevent Li Feng from getting close to the basket.

In this way, Li Feng could only pretend to be in the card position, pushed Paul George, and then suddenly turned around and came outside to catch the basketball.

Li Feng's position to receive the ball is almost to the three-point line, which is far from Taibodeau's expectations.

And Li Feng came over with the ball. The Pacers obviously formed a defensive pocket against Li Feng, and if Li Feng shot the Pacers from a distance, once Li Feng broke through, then this pocket just put Li Feng inside.

There is obviously a sea of swords and fires in front, but Li Feng can't help it, he can't go up hard at this time, and the team is very likely to be unloaded in this breath.

Li Feng didn't hesitate to take the ball, and with a slight shake of one hand and shoulder, Li Feng rushed directly from the right towards the Pacers' basket.

The walker had already arranged his pockets and waited for Li Feng to come up. So it was almost Li Feng who came up, and the walker immediately contracted with all his might. The encirclement became smaller and smaller, and Li Feng jumped up in the air and suddenly turned to dodge the Pacers' broken ball.

As soon as Li Feng turned around like this, the Pacers players thought that Li Feng was going to pass the ball, but Li Feng didn't stop at all, but continued to rotate 180 degrees when he slid forward, and Li Feng came in with his whole person spinning in the air.

All the attention of the Pacers was on Li Feng, but Li Feng gave the basketball away in his hand at this time, and suddenly put it in the hands of Cousins under the basket.

Cousins was completely unguarded at this point. On weekdays, Cousins doesn't have many offensive opportunities, but now that he has the opportunity to perform, he naturally performs hard and catches the ball with both hands. It's a two-handed clasp.

Cousins scored two points for the team and immediately came over to high-five Li Feng in celebration.

Li Feng actually used this difficult way to assist his teammates, which the Pacers couldn't imagine.

However, Li Feng only assisted Cousins on his side, and the Pacers immediately pushed in.

This time the Pacers are back to their slow pace. George Hill came over to control the ball, and West scrambled towards the baseline after a 45-degree false shot. At this time, Paul George came up from the weak side and took advantage of Hibbert's solid cover to receive a pass from George Hill.

Paul George takes the ball. Rose desperately circled forward, trying to squeeze over, and in such a moment, Paul George was seen unhurriedly dribbling in the direction of the top of the arc and striding over, and then starting with a three-pointer.

Compared with the Knicks' hurried rhythm, Paul George's rhythm is quite soothing, but it is this rhythm that makes Rose, who squeezed over, at a loss, and almost watched Paul George shoot a three-pointer.

Paul George's three-point shot, the action was soothing, the timing of the shot was just right, the hand was up and down, and he got a three-pointer as soon as he shot.

Only then did Li Feng assist with a difficult move, and here Paul George simply took a three-pointer.

The two sides were really-for-tat, and when the Knicks came over for half the court, they immediately had a new problem. The Pacers' defense of Li Feng was very tight before, and the bags of the two people came up, but the effect was not good.

Now the Pacers have taken a more direct approach, going around the front to prevent Li Feng from receiving the ball, even if Li Feng is outside the three-point line.

Granger still decisively came up and didn't give Li Feng the ball, while the Pacers players who defended the ball handler also put a lot of pressure on the ball.

In this case, Dragic could only pass the ball to Rose in the bottom corner, and Rose was a little busy with the ball at this time, and the pass could not find anyone, breaking through the Pacers to block the passing route.

Only when he made a shot, the Pacers knew his shooting rate, and put Rose one step away, and Rose took the ball and shot directly from a distance.

Rose is really not good at long-range shooting, and the first glance of the shot is off, and the basketball falls into West's palm without touching at all.

The Knicks wasted a round of offensive time, which immediately gave the Pacers a chance. The Pacers are also a team that can take their chances.

In the advance, it was still unhurried, and in the formation, George Hill and West were still behind, and the three people in front were all pressed near the bottom line. George Hill came up and passed the ball to West, who took the ball and turned.

Just when everyone thought the Pacers were going to use West, Granger, who was on the weak side, suddenly kicked in.

As soon as he started running, Paul George and Hibbert on the baseline immediately formed a double cover to open the way for Granger. Li Feng chased after him at this time, but Hibbert learned a covert move cover with West in the process of moving.

Blocking Li Feng on the bottom line, Granger ran smoothly to the bottom corner of the other side, and at the same time, West's pass also reached Granger's hands.

Gran made a three-pointer and hit a three-pointer.

At the timeout, the two sides were evenly divided, 91-91. Now that I've only been back for 1 minute, the Pacers hit two three-pointers in a row, and the difference has suddenly stretched to 4 points.

With only 2 minutes left, the pressure is back on the Knicks' side.

Taberdu yelled on the sidelines for the team to play the No. 8 tactic for Li Feng, which was a no-ball tactic designed for Li Feng.

Tyberdu wanted to send the basketball to Li Feng's hands through running without the ball, and Li Feng couldn't catch the ball today, so there was really no way to play this game. Aside from Li Feng, the Knicks simply don't have a second stable ball-handling single scoring point.

The Knicks arrived at the Pacers' halfcourt and really gave Li Feng a no-ball cover. But Granger himself is a master of off-ball positioning. Now he is also comfortable defending Li Feng, an amateur off-ball player. Li Feng didn't shake off Granger for a long time.

Li Feng and Granger seem to be two people fighting wits and courage, but the defense without players and playing without the ball have left the cooperation of the whole team.

In the process, the Pacers kept using various ways to delay Li Feng and help Granger move. Seeing that the time was up, Li Feng didn't catch the ball, and Dragic could only come up and take the ball by himself.

Dragic has no problem playing average guard, but playing the Pacers' chain defense, he has a big problem. As soon as Dragic got to the basket, a crowd of Pacers immediately surrounded him from all sides.

As a result, Dragic simply won't be able to make a move. Dragic was still trying to make a foul in the crowd.

But the Pacers are more ghostly than him, and Dragic's foul was not successful, but was stolen by the Pacers all at once.

The Pacers got their hands on the basketball again, and by this time there was only 1:46 left before the end of the game. Now the Pacers have a four-point lead over the Knicks, and if the Pacers score another point, the Knicks will almost be nailed in the coffin.

At this time, the whole Consec was nervous, and everyone was focused on the pitch, which was really a goal that could change the whole game.

When the Pacers played such a key shot, the rhythm did not slow down again. It's going very fast.

George Hill pushed over quickly, immediately passed the ball to Paul George, and Paul George took the ball on the sideline and went all the way straight to the Knicks' basket.

At this time, the Knicks and the players were like crazy people to intercept Paul George. Paul George turned around and passed the ball to West, who received the ball and immediately transferred it to Granger on the other side.

Allen took the ball and raised his hand for three points, and hit again! The Pacers made another clean offensive and defensive switch, and at this moment Consec's center of gravity suddenly let out a burst of cheers, and the Knicks fans sighed.

Seeing that Granger hit this three-point shot, the Knicks and other players suddenly lost their eyes on the court, and the strength in their bodies seemed to be gone.

The Pacers still have a minute to lead the Knicks at 97-92, which can be recovered, but now Granger's three-pointer is like death knocking on the door. All of a sudden, the difference was stretched to 7 points. And the remaining time is only 1 minute and 30 seconds, and it is not difficult to chase 7 points in one minute and 30 seconds.

By this time, the Knicks' players were in despair, and Consec Square was silent. With his chest heaving, Tyberdu stood on the sideline and asked the referee for a timeout.

The Knicks' players all walked back dejectedly, and the Knicks didn't score a point for the rest of the time, except for Cousins who scored two points at the beginning. Once Li Feng was restricted from receiving the ball by the Pacers, the Knicks had problems on offense, and there were also problems in the tandem.

Now the Pacers are using this period of time to open up the difference, and this experience and ability to seize opportunities are simply demonic.

Now the problem has reached Taberdu's head, and at this time, the only thing Taberdu has to do is to let Li Feng beat him crazy.

If you want Li Feng to play, you have to let Li Feng receive the ball, at this time, in order to ensure that Li Feng receives the ball, Tyberdu is also ruthless, and directly asks the whole team to cover Li Feng, and at the same time tells Dragic that in order to ensure that Li Feng receives the ball, he can take the risk of doing a counter-hanging and don't care about making mistakes, and now it is no longer possible to fight.

Taibodu is to squeeze Li Feng, that is, to let Li Feng fight. At the same time, Dragic is reminded that he can pass risky balls, and Dragic's passing is characterized by being more conservative, but now the situation of the Knicks has reached the point where it is impossible not to take risks.

Tyberdu made the arrangements and made a sideline ball at the same time, and the game was restarted.

At this time, the tone of Joanbari in the commentary table changed again, and he said a little proudly:

"At critical moments, it is still the old team that is more sure! Now with the Pacers leading by seven points, the Knicks will have a hard time turning the tables around. ”

Magic Johnson also fully agrees with Joan Barry:

"Today the Pacers have won more than half of them. At this point, it's impossible for the field to lose the Pacers. ”

Joan Barry and Magic Johnson are the idea, and the vast majority of people on the court are the idea.

Even fans all over the world are also thinking about it, the Pacers were too steady before, and now the Pacers are leading by 7 points more than a minute, and the winning rate is too big, basically, unless the Maddie moment or the Miller moment is played, the Knicks have lost the game, at least in theory. (To be continued......)