November 22, Madison Square Garden Arena.
Knicks vs. Celtics!
Before the game, the media also interviewed Pierce and asked him if he could limit the Knicks' No. 1 player, Lian Dao.
Pierce also said harshly: Let Lian Dao know what truth is!
Garnett, the wolf king, echoed the clamor next to Pierce again, saying that the strongest power forward will teach Lian Dao what toughness is, and he also showed his biceps through the camera.
At the same time, the two clamored to let the Knicks see what a real strong team is.
Speaking of this, the Knicks have lost only one game to the Jazz in the 12 games so far, and have a record of 11 wins and 1 loss.
Ranked No. 1 in the East and No. 1 in the league, and ranked No. 2 in the East is the Magic with 10 wins and 3 losses.
The first place in the Western Conference is the Suns and the Mavericks, tied for first place, and they also started with 10 wins and 3 losses.
Other teams, all the media can understand, but the Knicks surprised everyone.
They really didn't expect that the Knicks, who had the second-to-last record in the league last season, actually ran to the first record in the league at the beginning of this season.
It is really unbelievable.
In fact, if you take a closer look at the first 12 games of the Knicks, you can conclude that the Knicks encountered only a handful of strong teams in the 12 games. The big team, so it doesn't pay enough attention to it, which leads to continuous overturning.
When the Knicks were playing against the Jazz, Jerry Sloan also had an in-depth study of the Knicks and worked out a targeted defense, which also brought the Knicks their first defeat.
In the next four games, although the Knicks won, two of them were also very difficult to win.
Especially in the game against the Atlanta Hawks, it was only at the last moment that the winner was really decided.
Mike Bibby; Al Horford; Joe Johnson; Josh Smith; Marvin Williams.
Their combination has actually shown outstanding talent, and the Knicks were lucky to win this time.
At the last moment, the Knicks trailed by 1 point, and the Eagles double-teamed Lian Dao with a three-pointer. They were sure that the game-winning shot would be executed by Lian Dao, but Lian Dao had no chance to catch the ball under the impregnable defense. Not much more, Wilson Chandler chose to shoot in the middle, but it shot out of the frame.
At this time, Lian Dao took advantage of the momentary slack of the defender and went to the basket. In 0.6 seconds, he made a dunk through Horford to kill.
It can be said that Chandler's shooting caught the attention of the Eagles' defenders, which allowed Lian Dao to find a chance.
In the game against the Pacers, Lian Dao restricted their all-star player Danny Granger to win the game.
Although the Knicks' No. 1 record in the league has aroused widespread repercussions among fans and the media, it is not incredible in the eyes of players and coaches of other championship teams.
Since this game is back-to-back, the Knicks chose to basically not defend and use all their energy on the offensive end.
Even if all the energy is put on the defensive end, it is impossible for the Knicks to defend the Celtics, so it is better to put most of their energy on the offensive end.
In this game, the Knicks played a smooth offense like quicksilver at the beginning of the game.
The point guard replaced Tony Douglas and pushed the offense across the board.
In the first quarter, the team made 7 of 12 three-pointers, which directly stumped the Celtics.
More than 50% of the three-point shooting rate, did not expect the Knicks to take a 32:27 lead in the first quarter.
Later, the Celtics also reacted, and they increased their defense on the outside.
Lian Dao immediately gave up his outside shot and rushed towards the penalty area. When he broke through for a layup, he turned around in the air to avoid Garnett's block, and then threw the basketball into the basket.
After the goal was scored, Lian Dao raised his arms and shouted, and the Knicks fans burst into cheers.
Garnett looked at the back of Lian Dao returning to defense, and let out a wry smile. First, he didn't expect this rookie's talent to explode like this.
The second is to feel that when I was young, I could definitely block the ball.
It's just a pity that the hero is late. Although the wolf king is still handsome, he no longer flies into the sky and escapes from the ground.
The floor-flowing Paul Pierce couldn't keep up with Lian Dao's footsteps at all. Every time Lian Dao could use his speed to break through Pierce's defense, then calmly take a step back and return to the outside line, and then calmly shot from the outside line.
With the Knicks' offense running smoothly, the Celtics didn't open the score until the fourth quarter.
It can be said that this makes many people feel a little incredible.
The two sides have come and gone, and the score is constantly tied.
Until the last 5 seconds, 109:112, the Knicks trailed by three points, and Lian Dao made a three-pointer from the perimeter to tie the game.
112:112!
The game was dragged into overtime.
None of the fans expected that this game, which most people were not optimistic about, would drag the Knicks into overtime.
At this time, Knicks' youth played a role, and this group of old comrades couldn't keep up with Lian Dao's footsteps.
Lian Dao completely gave up organizing the dribble in overtime.
Instead, he put all his energy on running positions, three-point shooting and defense.
At this moment, Lian Dao completely transformed into a pure 3D player.
He ran out of space one after another and made three-pointers.
Throughout overtime, Lian Dao made 5 of 7 three-pointers and scored 17 points, 2 assists and 2 rebounds.
At the same time, they also defeated the mighty Celtics 132:126 in overtime.
In the whole game, Lian Dao scored 52 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists.
Lian Dao's single game score reached 50+ again.
At the end of the game, D'Antoni also looked at Lian Dao with a smile while applauding.
This is an expression that has never been seen in Liantao before scoring 63 points.
This game was originally a game that D'Antoni chose to give up.
The Knicks just finished playing the Nets on the 21st, and then returned to New York non-stop to face the visiting Boston Celtics.
In back-to-back games, many players are exhausted, and D'Antoni has also seen this phenomenon.
Therefore, he also chose to give up the game, and Lian Dao and all the players also agreed.
But they never expected that they would perform at a super level without any pressure.
Everyone dared to make bold shots from the outside.
And the decisive shot has not lowered the hit rate, and Celtic did not open the score until the end of the fourth quarter.
Lian Dao even hit a three-pointer in the end, dragging the game to overtime.
At this time, Lian Dao and the other members looked at each other.
What the **** is he giving up on? The bayonet is already red, so **** him!
So, in the final overtime, all the players strengthened their defense for a while, and Lian Dao focused on scoring and defense.
The Knicks suddenly strengthened their defense, so that the Celtics, who did not feel a strong defense in the audience, felt a little uncomfortable for a while.
In overtime, there were successive turnovers.
This allowed Lian Dao to seize the opportunity to launch a quick defensive counterattack, directly destroying the Celtics' hope of victory~www.mtlnovel.com~ It took a long time after the game ended, but the Madison Square Garden fans didn't react for a while.
Many fans looked at each other in blank dismay.
This wins?
This is the Celtics, we defeated the Celtics of the Big Three?
So have we also become a strong team in the East?
Regardless, we won anyway, and celebrating the victory at this time is the most important thing.
As a result, huge cheers broke out in the audience, and everyone shouted "MVP" again.
In fact, fans who have the idea that "the Knicks are a strong team" think too much, because they really played at a super level in this game, and the next game also confirmed this.
During the game interview, the media asked Lian Dao what he thought of Garnett and Pierce's ruthless words.
Lian Dao also replied: "I didn't see Garnett's so-called toughness. Compared with Pierce, I am more like the truth of this game, and we won the game.
Shaq, remember to call me Truth next time we meet. Hahaha! "Finally, Lian Dao also @O'Neal as if joking.
Lian Dao's interview was also full of domineering, and Garnett and Pierce also knew Lian Dao's response.
For this, they can only blacken this old face. After all, they lost the game, so they said with a little confidence: they will make the Knicks pay the price in the next game.
But no matter how you look at it, it's like Big Big Wolf uttering harsh words-I will see you again!
An unexpected victory over the Celtics, they also achieved 5 consecutive victories again, and gave the Celtics a two-game losing streak.
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The finals were tied 1:1, depending on the situation, the finals will go to the seventh game.