After the start of the second half, the Magic's overall momentum recovered.
After Howard returned in the second half, he first blocked Wilson Chandler's layup, then received a pass from Carter and scored an alley-oop dunk under the basket.
It was impossible for Millsap to completely restrict Howard, especially Howard, who had adapted to Millsap's defense, and was not restricted as hard as he was in the first quarter.
The Magic still take advantage of their offensive and defensive advantages inside.
The score also kept getting closer and closer to the Magic.
"The Magic, under the leadership of Howard, also started to chase points and counterattack. Although the Knicks still hold the lead, the Magic have always maintained this offensive momentum. It is not a problem to catch up and overtake the score!"
"And after coming back, Knicks had a problem with his touch. Lian Dao missed two shots from the outside."
68:68
The Magic finally tied the score!
At this time, D'Antoni requested a timeout.
"We play inside, sickle you go inside, preferably mid-range shooting, to ensure the success rate, and at the same time defend the fifth position. David, you take a rest first, we play defense, Paul, you mentioned the fourth position, put
Lewis is being watched to death. Danilo, you go to the third position!" D'Antoni arranged!
David Li was a little disappointed, but he nodded.
Gallinari nodded to Lian Dao!
Lian Dao patted David Li on the shoulder.
David Li had a fist bump with Lian Dao. He knew that he was really not good at the defensive end and often needed his teammates to wipe his ass.
Moreover, he didn't want to stop in the second round, but when he was on the court, the Knicks' interior defense would have problems, so he accepted the coach's arrangement.
Pause and come back.
The Knicks' organization and ball control were handed over to Holiday, and Lian Dao moved to the inside position.
As soon as Lian Dao entered the paint, Howard followed up.
At the same time, Lewis's position is also close to the inside line, ready to attack Lian Dao at any time.
After receiving the ball, Lian Dao feinted toward the baseline, and Howard shifted his center of gravity to the left.
After feinting and turning around, Howard quickly shifted his weight back to the right.
Lian Dao then dribbled the ball and made a fake move of shaking his shoulders up the line. At this time, Howard seemed to be frozen and didn't know what to do.
Lian Dao hurriedly turned around with the ball, and there was room for shooting. At this time, Lewis double-teamed him, but Lian Dao remained unmoved and directly shot a fadeaway jumper.
In this shot, Lian Dao faced the double-teams of Howard and Lewis and took a fadeaway jumper!
After seeing Lian Dao take action, both of them looked at the basket.
The "God Retreat" badge is activated, and double-teaming between two people increases the shooting percentage by 15%.
"brush!"
70:68.
Sure enough, although the taste of Chicago Braised Eggs is not very good, the technology is definitely top-notch!
Some old fans at the scene seemed to have seen Jordan playing.
"Oh, I can say that this is a replica of Michael's fadeaway jumper. This cannot be said to be a resemblance. It is exactly the same. Even Kobe can't do it to this extent, especially the sickle height and wingspan. It's so impressive.
Advantage! Magic, in danger!" Jeff Van Gundy seemed to see Jordan.
In the 1992-93 season, the Knicks coached by Jeff Van Gundy were swept out of the Eastern Conference Finals by the Bulls led by Jordan. He was too familiar with this action. That feeling of despair, when Jeff Van Gundy thinks about it now, it still seems like
It’s vivid in my mind!
Las Vegas hotels.
The Bobcats lost in the first round of the playoffs, which made Lu Dan a little depressed.
So, in order to relax, he came to the Las Vegas casino, but his luck was really bad.
I lost all the 5 million US dollars in chips I exchanged.
After returning to the hotel, the depressed Jordan poured a glass of wine, then buried himself in the sofa and turned on the TV.
At this time, it happened to be the Magic vs. Knicks game!
"Oh, it's this little guy. I really should have brought him into the Bobcats at that time. Larry's eyes were indeed very poisonous!" Jordan shook his wine glass, looked at Lian Dao in the game, and showed a smile.
Faced with double-teams from Howard and Lewis, Lian Dao made a fadeaway jumper!
When Jordan saw this, he sat up directly from the sofa, staring at the TV screen. The wine glass in his hand fell on the carpet, and he didn't even feel it at all.
"Wortfalk!"
He was so familiar with it. He didn't expect that there would be players who could imitate his signature moves so much. No, this is not a resemblance, this is a replica!
Yes, it’s a replica!
"OMG, what kind of monster did I miss? Damn it, those old guys didn't listen to me at that time! I missed one... ah!
!" Lu Dan was a little crazy. He knew the intimidating power of his signature moves, especially the taller the person, the more difficult it was to defend the fadeaway jumper!
Moreover, so far, no one in the alliance can truly understand its soul.
Kobe can understand it, but his wingspan, jumping, and palm width are too limited, so he can currently achieve 80% similarity!
"This kid, if he had no injuries, no, even if he had injuries, as long as it was not an injury that ruined his career, he would definitely be at the top of the league! It's just a pity. If you were in the 1990s, I think that would be the case.
It’ll be fun!”
Return to the field.
Lian Dao, who switched to the fifth position, was brought to the three-point line by Lewis's pick-and-roll, but Lian Dao was always paying attention to Howard under the basket.
Jameer Nelson saw Lian Dao being taken out, so he handed the ball to Howard under the basket.
Howard pushed Millsap and pushed the ball into the three-second zone very hard.
Then he turned around and dunked.
But Millsap still resisted Howard and refused to let him score comfortably.
On the other side, Lian Dao has already swooped over!
"Be careful!" Lewis loudly reminded Howard under the basket.
However, it was too late, Howard had finished all the actions and his body had already jumped up.
"Snapped!"
Lian Dao completed his nail-biting attack on Howard!
The basketball was stolen by Millsap!
“no-fly zone!
!”
After landing, Lian Dao roared loudly at Howard.
Howard's face changed slightly. What he said before was only for him to say to others, not for others to act wildly on him!
Knicks offense.
Still in the same blocking position and catching the ball as before, but this time Lian Dao was double-teamed by Howard, Lewis and Michael Pietrus, and hit the ball with a fadeaway jumper.
Everyone in the audience was beaten to the point of losing their temper by Lian Dao. All the Magic fans were frightened when they saw Lian Dao taking the ball!
72:68.
Lian Dao's performance on both offense and defense quickly helped the Knicks stabilize the situation.
Magic offense.
Lewis took Lian Dao out, but Howard still sat inside and beat Millsap.
Lian Dao gave up on Lewis and double-teamed Howard.
Howard passed the ball to Lewis before the double team was formed.
Gallinari switched to Lewis in time.
Millsap switched to Michael Pietrus.
Unlimited defense changes!
Lewis also noticed at this time that the Knicks' defense had strengthened!
Now Howard inside is being held down by Lian Dao, and he has no way to help the Magic open up space.
So Lewis handed the ball to Carter.
When Carter received the ball, the Magic's offensive time was running out. He was outside the three-point line. His tentative breakthrough failed, so he directly faced Chandler's defense and shot a three-pointer.
"Bang!"
The shot was a little anxious. Because Lian Dao blocked Howard, Millsap took the rebound first.
"The Knicks who know how to defend are the most terrifying. This period of time is the real test for the Magic. It depends on whether they can survive this period of time!" Mike Breen said.
Knicks offense.
Lian Dao received Holiday's pass in the low post.
It's still Howard who defends Lian Dao.
Lian Dao's dreamy footsteps did not shake Howard's center of gravity.
He is smarter now and no longer jumps up like before.
So Lian Dao pushed Howard, then dribbled toward the baseline, moved from the left side of the backboard to the right side, suddenly stopped, turned around, and shot a fadeaway jumper!
Howard's hands have already covered Lian Dao's face!
but!
"Whoosh!"
Lian Dao doesn't even need to see the basket, because the basket is in Lian Dao's mind.
74:68.
Back to the 6-point lead!
"The middle distance is the scythe in the hand of death!"
"This kind of body is tilted back at a 45° angle with the ground. It is really difficult!"
"The signature move of Gang Leader Qiao is finally back in action!"
"I feel that the lethality used by Lian Dao is greater than that of Jordan!"