After DeMarcus Cousins was blocked by Antetokounmpo Giannis, the ball was still in the hands of the New York Knicks.
The Knicks serve the inbounds ball.
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The ball fell to Jeremy Lin on the outside, who organized the team's offense with the ball. He gave the ball to Dennis Smith Jr. on the wing. Dennis Smith Jr. failed to break through and forcefully threw the ball from the three-point line in the left corner.
boom.
The basketball bounced out of the basket.
This time the rebound was picked up by Bucks big man Brook Lopez.
"Quick attack!"
Lopez threw the ball to Giannis. Instead of passing the ball to the defender, Giannis took the ball and sprinted towards the half court.
Amid the exclamations of the fans, Giannis broke through and entered the basket with the ball. The Knicks were unable to stop them and could only watch as Giannis dunked the ball into the basket. middle.
call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
Knicks head coach Norman Thomas called a timeout.
Players from both sides return to their respective team benches.
With the situation on the court like this, it is impossible for Coach Thomas to let the substitutes play again. So he changed Zhao Feiyang to the second position, and Jeremy Lin continued to organize the offense. Adrian is also replaced at position three.
Cousins is still in charge of the interior.
call out.
The pause ended quickly.
The Knicks continued to serve.
Jeremy Lin dribbled the ball through half court.
This time, Lin became much calmer when Bledsoe targeted him. The person who responded to him changed from Dennis Jr. to Zhao Feiyang, and the feeling was completely different.
Zhao Feiyang deliberately interfered with Bledsoe's defensive attention on the wing, allowing Jeremy Lin to successfully carry the ball across the half court.
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After two transfers of ball rights, Jeremy Lin threw the ball to Zhao Feiyang.
Zhao Feiyang singles against George Hill.
This player was his teammate in the Cavaliers last season, but he didn't expect to be traded to the Bucks this season. When their teammates met, the two did not show too much enthusiasm. Hill also made challenging moves when marking Zhao Feiyang.
The two met each other, and Zhao Feiyang shook Hill away with the ball. The moment he made a "bow to the Buddha" motion to pretend to shoot, Hill swooped forward to block the shot.
Unfortunately, Zhao Feiyang shot him away with a feint.
After passing Hill, Zhao Feiyang took advantage of the situation and rushed to the basket, and Antetokounmpo Giannis came up to interfere. Zhao Feiyang didn't hesitate and threw the ball to Cousins behind Antetokounmpo with an empty pass.
boom.
Cousins jumped up to catch an alley dunk.
The ball went in.
Zhao Feiyang's appearance brought immediate results to the team's scoring, which also made Coach Thomas somewhat relieved.
The Bucks fought back.
This time after halftime, Bledsoe also imitated Zhao Feiyang's offense. He rushed to the basket with the help of his teammates' cover, and Giannis Antetokounmpo cooperated with him to make alley-oops.
Although Cousins noticed Giannis' move, he failed to block the opponent's attack.
Snapped.
Giannis' dunk failed and he threw the ball decisively.
The basketball hit the backboard and landed firmly.
Time passed minute by minute, so the Knicks were able to stabilize the situation in this situation because of Zhao Feiyang's presence.
Beep.
The first half of both sides came to an end.
The score was 64 to 61.
The Knicks trailed by 3 points.
Antetokounmpo's score dropped a lot during this quarter, but he is still the team's biggest firepower output point. For the Knicks, Zhao Feiyang is also the team's strongest output. Whether it is his active scoring or assists, he has successfully helped the Knicks narrow the point difference.
Soon the half-time break was over.
The two sides came to the third quarter.
Zhao Feiyang temporarily went down to rest, and Zach LaVine took his place at the second position to score. Coach Thomas took into account the problems in the interior and sent Howard and Cousins up this time.
Even Adrian on the wing insisted on being put on the court.
call out.
The third quarter started quickly.
As soon as the Bucks came up, Antetokounmpo scored a dunk with the ball in the basket.
Cousins still failed to defend Giannis.
It's the Knicks' turn to attack.
Jeremy Lin advanced quickly and handed the ball to LaVine after halftime. LaVine was playing singles on the wing, and after being interfered with, Howard came up to pick and roll.
The two entered the basket together, but were interfered by Antetokounmpo when LaVine was about to pass the ball to Howard.
LaVine had to throw the ball himself.
boom.
Being flanked, he missed and the basketball hit the rim and bounced out.
Cousins went up to fight for the basketball, but Lopez, the opponent's big man, reacted faster and grabbed the ball first.
Snapped.
Lopez passed the ball decisively.
Bledsoe held the ball for a fast break. After crossing the midline, he passed the ball to his teammate Middleton, who took a decisive shot from beyond the three-point line.
Uh-huh.
A three-pointer fell firmly into the basket.
The result after the start of the third quarter was not as expected by the Knicks. Antetokounmpo and Giannis were still strong, but this time, the Knicks' insider Lopez also followed suit. Not only did he perform well on the offensive end, but he also performed well on the offensive end. The defensive end also gave the Knicks constant problems.
Wiggins, who should have stood up to protect the team's inside line, was in very average condition during the third quarter. He made no achievements on the offensive end, and was unable to restrain the fiery Giannis on the defensive end.
Howard can still score one or two goals from time to time, but he is really old and can't compete with the two younger players on his opponent's side.
More importantly, he and Cousins seemed to be inseparable. Not only did the two not cooperate, they even tried to undermine each other.
In this case, it is normal for the Knicks to fall behind.
Entering the last quarter, Coach Thomas could only send Zhao Feiyang up, and at the same time send all the team's main lineup to the court.
After Zhao Feiyang came on the scene, the Knicks focused the ball on him. When the team's inside line was unable to play a role, the team could only rely on his outside output to open up the situation.
Zhao Feiyang is worthy of being the core of the team. He withstood the pressure and stabilized his shooting percentage when the situation became increasingly worse.
But apart from him, other players obviously don't have that kind of strength.
Both LaVine and Adrian encountered the opponent's strict defense this time, so that they scored very few points in the last quarter.
As a result, the most powerless aspect of the Knicks fans appeared on the court!
All members of the Bucks performed stably, Antetokounmpo and Giannis were responsible for the team's output, and everyone else built offensive tactics around him.
Not to mention the Knicks' over-reliance on Zhao Feiyang, the inside line cannot play a big role.
In the past, the Knicks' powerful inside line made it difficult for other teams. Today, the situation has been reversed, allowing the Knicks to experience the feeling of those teams.
The game entered the last 1 minute and 44 seconds, with the score tied at 109 to 100, and the Knicks were still 9 points behind.
