The Celtics and Knicks fought fiercely until the end of the fourth quarter with two and a half minutes left. The Knicks led by 9 points. The Celtics had been chasing hard throughout the game, even though they might lose this game.
But this group of young people persisted to the end without any slack. Banks broke through again and again and faced the opponent's strongest point. Marbury tried his best to defend, and West kept running and contributing.
Stable shooting, Tony Allen's contribution to the overall system defense, Al Jefferson's selfless pick-and-roll and rebounding contributions, Milicic has been scoring points on the offensive end. So far Milicic has scored
With 31 points, he is constantly refreshing his highest scoring record.
When the Celtics attacked, Banks charged inside like a cannon, breaking through and passing the ball to West on the outside. The moment West received the ball, Milicic, who was supporting him in the high post, suddenly ran away.
Outside the three-point line, West and Milicic had a tacit understanding. When the ball arrived, Milicic received the ball and although Tim Thomas had already rushed over, Milicic still shot the ball.
, at this moment, Milicic controlled his breathing and rhythm of movements just like he did during shooting practice, and shot steadily. The ball passed Tim Thomas's fingertips, a beautiful parabola, and the ball fell directly into the basket.
, the three-pointer was hit, 2 minutes and 21 seconds before the end of the game, the score gap became 5 points, and the suspense continued.
"Milicic took the shot! Oh my God! The ball hit. Can you imagine a 7-foot guy shooting such a wonderful three-pointer? God, he made the victory that originally belonged to the Knicks a little more suspense.
No matter what, I like this big guy and he should come to New York!" the commentator said.
Knicks coach Wilkens also wrote in his notes off the court, "Milicic has great breakthrough and support skills. He can shoot with both hands, and his shooting range covers beyond the three-point line..."
This game was broadcast live across the United States. The game between Boston and New York naturally attracted a lot of attention. Milicic did not know that his performance in this game had attracted the attention of the United States. He was so good.
No wonder Ricky Davis lost his temper when given the chance to perform.
TNT gold medal commentators Barkley and Kenny Smith have already had a whole conversation about Milicic.
When Milicic hit the three-pointer, Barkley said: "FUCK! This guy is just like me in college. He can hit hard, break through, and make three-pointers, and he can also make fast breaks..."
"Come on! If you looked like Milicic in college, maybe you wouldn't play basketball. With your personality, you would probably fall between the legs of a woman. I have to say,
Your face saved your career. And your fat butt. Darko doesn’t have such a good weapon. If it were you when you were young today, Kurt Thomas’s old knees might have been covered by your butt.
I’m in pieces.” Kenny Smith was making fun of Barkley on the sidelines.
The Knicks had just served the ball on the court. After Marbury received the ball, Banks and West had already blocked him on the sideline. Fortunately, Marbury had the top ball-handling skills in the NBA and could control the ball in a small space.
He actually made a fake pass, and the ball was shot out from between Banks' legs. Then the Marbury man ran out from the sideline, took two more steps, and stepped onto the court the moment he stepped on the court.
After regaining control of the basketball, this one-pass move was in line with the appetite of New Yorkers, and Madison Square once again roared with cheers like a roaring tsunami.
"I'm afraid those two little guys in Boston haven't seen this kind of breakthrough. Stephen showed them the top breakthrough in the NBA. If they want to become good guards, I think they need to go back and watch more of Stephen's game videos."
The New York Knicks commentator said.
After Marbury dribbled through, Banks and West also quickly returned to defense. Although they did not lose their position, the full-court press had lost its meaning this time. Marbury took advantage of West's just getting into position,
The ball was directly handed to Crawford. After receiving the ball, Crawford took a step and made a jump shot. The ball scored .87 to 80. The Knicks still led by 7 points.
The Celtics serve, and Banks goes to the frontcourt and hands the ball directly to Milicic near the free throw line. The Celtics' current offense is a tactic. Give the ball to Milicic first, and then everyone goes their own way.
In terms of running positions, Milicic also showed his star character in every attack. He was always able to carry the team forward and never allowed New York to open the score.
This time, Milicic took a step and then made a sudden stop jump shot. He scored the ball exactly as Crawford did just now. The score gap returned to 5 points again, but the time was only 1 minute and 52 seconds.
The Knicks began to delay the rhythm and kept passing the ball. They were not in a hurry to attack. The time had already been consumed for 10 seconds. The chances of the Celtics' comeback were getting smaller and smaller. Crawford passed the ball to Tim again.
Thomas, at this time, Tony Allen suddenly came around from behind and slapped the ball down. The ball was intercepted. Banks quickly stepped down. Tony Allen flicked the ball, and Banks caught the ball and counterattacked.
The score difference was only 3 points. There was still 1 minute and 39 seconds left in the game.
Neither side scored the ball in the next minute or so. There were only 41 seconds left in the game. The Celtics attacked. Rivers asked the team to quickly score a 2-pointer and then defend.
Another chance to attack.
Milicic now needs to reach beyond the three-point line to receive the ball. If he were not outside the three-point line, he would definitely encounter extremely fierce double-teams. Milicic received the ball and faced Kurt Thomas. He had no time to continue.
He went to fight and made a shooting action. If he didn't block the shot, he would directly pull up for a three-pointer. He would follow up and break through. Thomas knew that he would be broken through but still chose to block the shot because he would rather give up 2 points.
To give 3 points, Milicic passed Kurt Thomas in one step, but when he broke through the basket, Muhammad and Tim Thomas had already come to guard, and Kurt Thomas was also in place at this time. The three of them had to
Milicic was trapped in the middle. In this electric moment, Milicic passed the ball to Jefferson. In his memory, Jefferson's mid-range shooting skills were also extremely good. Jefferson did not let Milic down.
Although Xiqi's pass was very slow, he still hit the mid-range shot this time. The score difference was only 1 point, which was also the smallest difference after the opening game.
Each team has an opportunity to attack, either the Knicks will hit a three-pointer to knock the Celtics into the bottom, or the Celtics will defend this attack and make a comeback.
There are 33 seconds left before the end of the game, and the outcome is still unknown.
