Chapter 399: Pushing the Magic to Despair(1/4)
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Indeed, before the series began, Howard's bold words became a joke.
He wanted to be the best defensive player, but he was pulled out by Lin Rui every time and was humiliated almost every time!!
The first quarter ended soon, and the score between the two sides was 40 to 37.
The Knicks still gained a three-point advantage away.
The Knicks' high score is mainly due to their high efficiency in the inside line. They basically gain every round. In addition, Lin Rui's three-point touch was found back, so it is easy to score.
The Magic is in great shape, and the whole team feels good. Even if the inside is slightly restrained, they bit the Knicks with the shooting.
Lin Rui scored 18 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks in a single quarter.
Lin Rui is still the Knicks' key winner.
D'Antoni expressed his satisfaction with the Knicks' lead in the first quarter.
After all, today's magic shooting is a bit amazing.
It is difficult to lead the Knicks even if they shoot like this, which means that the gap between the Magic and the Knicks is still very big. If their feel is declining next, it will not be too difficult for the Knicks to win.
"Lin Rui's performance is still as stable as a dog!"
"So handsome, take control of the overall situation."
"Every attack of the Knicks seems to be inseparable from Lin Rui."
"The Knicks' defense still needs to be better."
Domestic fans watching football are constantly commenting.
Knicks' bench.
D'Antoni praised the whole team. Everyone worked hard in this game and did not slackew on it because of this away game.
After the praise, D'Antoni also emphasized the defense: "You can save as much as possible on the outside, their shooting is good, forcing them to break through will be beneficial to our next game."
Lin Rui nodded, he recognized D'Antoni's words.
The second quarter started soon.
Lin Rui was not on the court, and Crawford and Randolph led the team.
However, the Knicks' second lineup is far less efficient than the starter, and the Magic second lineup continues their good feel.
The Magic's second lineup quickly overtook the score.
The game ended at 7 minutes and 22 seconds, and the score was 45 to 50.
The Magic took the lead by 5 points, and the Knicks called for a timeout and replaced Lin Rui again.
The two teams are basically in the starting lineup again.
Knicks' offense.
Lin Rui held the ball and pushed forward, and the other Knicks players tried their best to open up space for Lin Rui.
After Lin Rui arrived at the frontcourt, neither Randolph nor Yao did ask for the ball.
The second lineup has just played many low-post attacks, but the effect is not good, so the rhythm needs to be changed slightly.
The Magic continued to use Barnes to fight against Lin Rui, and Barnes continued to use his body to hit Lin Rui, preventing Lin Rui from organizing it easily.
Today, the whistle is also very magical, and seems to be affected by home factors.
Seeing that Lin Rui was not whistling for a long time, he did not complain. Instead, he gave the ball to Randolph and handed it to the singles after the transition.
Pull empty on the right.
Lin Rui started dribbling against Barnes.
Lin Rui's dribbling range was very large, and Barnes tried to intercept the ball.
Lin Rui did not hesitate and immediately held the big loop with both hands and asked for three points!!
This is a very obvious foul!!
“Beebeep!!”
The referee whistled.
No matter how biased the referee is, he has to brag.
After Barnes was fouled, he said directly to Lin Rui: "Don't use some dirty tricks!"
Lin Rui fired back: "You are just a waste!"
Barnes had no trace of ink and came directly towards Lin Rui.
The conflict did not arise, and Yao and Randolph separated the two.
Tony Allen also went up and looked up at Barnes.
The Knicks have long doubled this kind of thing.
Tony Allen cursed at Barnes.
The referee also intervened in time, and did not call for technical fouls, just to give a warning.
The fans on the scene booed.
Under the urging of the referee, Lin Rui stood on the free throw line.
"Swish!"
"Swish!"
"Swish!"
48 to 50.
Lin Rui steadily hit all three free throws against the huge boo at the scene.
Magic attack.
Nelson gave the ball to Lewis.
Randolph was a little tired from the pick-and-roll between Lewis and Howard, so he didn't follow him in time.
Lewis once again made a mid-range jump shot from the right.
"Swish!"
48 to 52.
The Magic's outside line was too accurate today, almost as long as there were open positions, which made the Knicks feel uncomfortable.
Knicks attack.
Lin Rui went online to hold the ball, and Yao came out to cover it.
With the help of cover, Lin Rui moved horizontally to break through on the right.
Yao Yao attracted defensive attention and Lin Rui changed direction and completed the breakthrough.
Lin Rui made a breakthrough while moving, pretending to pass the ball to Yao and made a layup with a fake fax.
The Magic's defense was deceived, and Lin Rui's layup was easy.
50 to 52.
Magic attack comes again.
Nelson dribbled in the frontcourt and picked and rolled Howard.
After the pick-and-roll, Nelson chose to make a breakthrough by himself.
Nelson also wanted to continue scoring with his good touch.
But Nelson didn't expect Lin Rui to bypass the cover and chase after him.
"Bang!"
Lin Rui gave him a clean cover behind Nelson.
The basketball trajectory was deviated, and Yao Yao got the rebound.
Yao Yao gave the ball to Lin Rui.
Lin Rui dribbled forward.
The Magic's defense was very low, and they did not stick to Lin Rui.
Lin Rui did not feel the pressure in the logo position, and then he immediately collected the ball and pushed the shot quickly!!
It was already slow to interfere with Barnes.
The basketball draws a wonderful arc!!
"Swish!!"
53 to 52.
To be continued...