Although Mills' defense is not very good, his interference is very purposeful. His intention is not to cut off the ball from Felton's hands. With Felton's stable ball control ability, even Chen Feng cannot easily cut it off from him.
When he dropped the ball, he always kept two steps away from Felton, so Felton never had enough time to start.
It took Felton nearly six seconds to get the ball across half court. Surprisingly, there were Spurs players standing next to other Knicks players.
Felton was secretly surprised. He didn't expect that after Chen Feng left the field, the Spurs' defense would become even more troublesome.
"Come on, guys." Chen Feng sat on the sidelines, secretly cheering for his teammates.
Since the start of the third quarter, the Knicks' three-point strategy suddenly failed. Under the Spurs' exhaustive defense, only Carmelo Anthony made a shot at the beginning of the third quarter.
The next few long-range shots taken by several other Knicks players seemed to fail to find the basket, and even showed poor performance.
After the Knicks lost the sharp method of three-pointers, they immediately changed their offensive style, with Carmelo Anthony leading the other smaller Knicks players to attack the Spurs' basket.
However, after scoring two more goals, Derrick Favors's consecutive hot shots made the Knicks players scared.
But even so, with four minutes and 21 seconds left in the third quarter, the Knicks still led the Spurs by 12 points, 80:68.
After Chen Feng left the field, the Spurs obviously fell into a dilemma of low offensive efficiency. Several players were remarkable on defense, but they were lackluster on offense. The attack time was unreasonable and there were many missed scoring opportunities.
Yes, if Derrick Favors hadn't succeeded in two consecutive singles under the basket, the point difference would have been more than fifteen points.
Knicks head coach Woodson is also a little dissatisfied with the team's current offense. The team's offense in the past few minutes has been very unsatisfactory. The three-point shooting tactics from the outside have been unable to break the deadlock, and the two sneak attacks inside have succeeded.
It makes Derrick Favors more alert in the paint. It may not be that easy to succeed again.
Felton couldn't explain the pain in his heart. He had always felt that Mills' offense and defense were average, and his speed was not very good.
But he didn't expect that just now, he actually posed a great threat to himself. His repeated small actions made him very angry.
Fortunately, he can still control his own rhythm and prevent his opponents from finding flaws.
Under the vigorous defense of the Spurs players, the Knicks' offense began to look more impatient. Carmelo Anthony's several passes after attracting double-teams were quite good, but his teammates were very ineffective and made several consecutive shots.
But the touch was not very good, the ball hit the basket and came out, and Derrick Favors controlled the backcourt rebound very well.
While the Knicks' offense suffered repeated setbacks, the Spurs' offense was actually playing more solidly.
Although Mills is not very outstanding in various abilities, he plays very steadily, which is one of the reasons why **Vitch often arranges for him to play together with Chen Feng.
Mills always controlled the offensive rhythm of his side, which made **Vicci quite satisfied.
For Mills, this guy can actually compete for the Most Improved Award. Last year, Mills' ability was pitiful, but this season, he has become the ultimate bench gangster on the bench.
When Amare Stoudemire grabbed a backcourt rebound, Woodson decisively requested a timeout. In the last three minutes, the Knicks only made two shots, plus two free throws.
Scored seven points.
Although the Spurs did not start a scoring frenzy, they still scored 11 points. The score between the two sides at this time was 87:79.
In the absence of Chen Feng, the 12-point gap was further narrowed, and now the Spurs are only 8 points behind their opponents.
"Young guys, after all, they are energetic." This is the emotion of **Vicci!
After the timeout called by Woodson ended, **Vicci naturally replaced Chen Feng, who had rested for nearly 25 minutes.
Not only did Chen Feng go, but Tracy McGrady, who had been resting off the court before, also went up.
"The Spurs' defense just now was very good. Under their tenacious defense, in the past few minutes, the Knicks' offense almost completely lost its rhythm. And Woodson saw the point difference gradually narrowing and just called
A timeout. Now that the timeout is over, Chen Feng and Tracy McGrady are here. It seems that with Chen Feng and the two on the court, the Spurs are about to start a counterattack." Sun Zhenping explained.
"Actually, Woodson wanted the team to continue to expand the point difference before Chen Feng came on the court. But what he didn't expect was that after losing Chen Feng, the Spurs became more tenacious and narrowed the point difference. I have to say, *
*Vitch is really good at using troops! Since he let Duncan and Parker rest, he kept them on the bench, and these guys can perform well when they come off the bench, which is really good." Xu Jiping said with a smile.
However, **Vicci was not overly optimistic about the team's performance just now. With a big lead, the Knicks players will naturally undergo some subtle changes in their mentality, giving the Spurs an opportunity to take advantage.
The timeout called by Woodson was quite timely, so the Knicks still had an advantage when facing the Spurs, who did not have Duncan and Parker to show their strength.
McGrady quickly brought the ball across the half court, and his first passing target was naturally Chen Feng. However, since that moment, Jr. Smith has been firmly by his side. Among the current members of the Knicks, he is
His defense is not strong, but it is not weak either, and he is also good at drawing offensive fouls.
Although Jr. Smith is a sharp knife, his awareness and defense are very good. This guy is a very good sixth man!
And except for Jr. Smith, other Knicks players can guard forward at any time.
The effect after Chen Feng's game was very obvious. The Knicks had at least two players paying attention to him at any time, plus Derek Favors on the inside also needed to help defend. The Knicks' zone defense tactics were still there for the time being.
There are loopholes everywhere.
McGrady quickly handed the ball to Leonard, who succeeded in the mid-range shot.
Leonard's goal was very crucial. Originally, after Chen Feng's court, the Knicks' main defensive target was already focused on Chen Feng, but with his hit, the Knicks had to pay more attention to other Spurs players.
, in this way, Chen Feng's pressure will be much less.
Especially Tracy McGrady and Leonard, both of whom are thought to have been top or first-rate stars at least once. Leonard even achieved All-Star status last season.
'Melo' Carmelo Anthony's mid-range shot missed, and the ball returned to the Spurs' hands again. McGrady succeeded in a sneak attack from outside the three-point line. The Spurs scored five consecutive points in half a minute, narrowing the point difference between the two sides.
3 points.
Now, with only the last twenty seconds left before the end of the third quarter, the Knicks still have a chance to make a final attack.
Just after halftime, Felton took possession of the ball and handed it over to Carmelo Anthony, who was good at singles.
‘Melon’ grabbed the ball with one hand, faced Leonard’s defense, first tapped his right foot forward twice, then took a step back and shot a jump shot.
Carmelo Anthony's shooting is very standard, like a textbook.
With a "swish" sound, Melon's mid-range shot hit again.
Woodson wiped his sweat and still did not dare to relax. In recent times, although the Spurs have not launched a crazy counterattack, they have caused a lot of trouble to the Knicks with their tenacious defense.
In fact, he was very disappointed. The Knicks had just shown signs of recovery recently, but they still struggled so hard against the Spurs, who neither Duncan nor Parker showed their strength.
And now, Chen Feng comes on the court, which makes Woodson even more anxious. Fortunately, Carmelo Anthony is still as stable as ever, helping the Knicks stabilize the situation on the court.
At 9:4, Carmelo Anthony's mid-range shot helped the Knicks widen the point difference to 5 points.
However, Melo didn't seem to watch the timer, leaving the Spurs about 5 minutes to attack after succeeding.
The Spurs didn't pause at all, and Diaw quickly sent the ball to Chen Feng. From the moment Chen Feng received the ball, Felton has been surrounding Chen Feng, doing everything possible to prevent Chen Feng from passing the ball.
Bring it to the front court.
After all, there are only the last 5 seconds left, and we cannot let the opponent complete another attack!
Chen Feng didn't want to waste any more time, so he made a long pass and the ball came to McGrady who was already past halftime.
McGrady found that Jr. Smith had followed, so he passed the ball without hesitation.
There are only 2.1 seconds left!
The ball came into the hands of Derrick Favors, and Favors hit Chandler hard, made a half-turn hook, and threw the ball.
As soon as the ball was released, the whistle sounded to end the quarter.
Although Derrick Favors' goal is not the one that determines the team's victory or defeat, fans at Madison Garden Arena, including players from both sides, are paying attention to whether this goal will be scored.
With a "swish" sound, the ball hit the net!
At 9:6, with Derrick Favors' buzzer-beating shot, the Spurs narrowed the point difference to 3 points at the end of the third quarter.
"Ah..." Derrick Favors roared, then high-fived the team around him in celebration.
"Man, you are so good." After Chen Feng and Derrick Favors bumped their chests to celebrate, he put his right hand on Derrick Favors' shoulder and walked to the Spurs' dugout together.
"Is your physical strength okay?" Seeing Chen Feng coming over, **Vicci stopped chatting with the assistant coach, came to Chen Feng, and asked him with concern. (To be continued...)
