Then, at 3 minutes and 52 seconds, after Millsap stole the ball, the Knicks launched a defensive counterattack again. From outside the three-point line, Lian Dao made an emergency stop and hit a three-pointer.
With two consecutive defensive counterattacks, the Knicks also extended their lead to 13 points.
At the end of three quarters, the score was 78:65.
The Knicks entered the fourth quarter with a 13-point advantage.
The Heat are in the same state today as they were in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, driving high and going low, and the same goes for their feel.
This is how it is in away games. They go all out in one go, then fail again, and then fail in three attempts. What's more, the Heat are still facing the pressure of falling behind by a score of 1:3. After being tied in the first quarter, their morale has dropped to the bottom.
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In the final fourth quarter, the Heat's Big Three still didn't want to give up, and they still wanted to launch a counterattack.
But after Danny Green and Gallinari came on the court and hit two three-pointers from the outside, Lian Dao found that the Heat's newly improved morale was knocked to the bottom again.
After that, the Knicks always controlled the situation on the court, and the point difference remained at about 10 points. No one could open up, and no one could get closer.
Although James' dunk on Stoudemire boosted the Heat's morale and caused Stoudemire to end up with a slight sprain, it also caused the Knicks' long-suppressed energy to completely explode.
In the fourth quarter, the inside defense composed of Millsap and Rasheed Valais caused the Heat's Big Three to fail in many attempts at the basket. Entering the fourth quarter, the Knicks felt hot from the outside and threw in 4 consecutive baskets.
Three points.
So in the end, Erik Spoelstra didn't know how to deal with it.
With the Knicks' outstanding outside performance, the Knicks did not give the Heat any chance. In the last 53 seconds, Lian Dao hit another three-pointer to completely end the game.
The score on the court was 101:86, and the Knicks led the Heat by 15 points.
In the auditorium, Knicks fans had already begun to stand and cheer.
On the bench, all the Knicks players except Stoudemire jumped up and gave high fives to celebrate, and they are now waiting for the moment the game buzzer sounds to rush to the court to celebrate.
In the last 10 seconds, the score was 103:89.
The Heat made their last attack, but Wade did not participate in the attack. He stood motionless and had no intention of participating in the final attack.
Today, he completely accepted the reality of failure.
"4!...3!...2!...1!"
The fans in the audience followed the timer and shouted loudly. They were looking forward to this moment!
“Buzz~~~~”
As soon as the electronic buzzer sounded, the 20,000 fans in the stadium collectively shouted and celebrated.
"Championship, we are back in touch with the Eastern Conference championship!
We are the strongest team in the Eastern Conference! Oh, Farke, I never dared to dream about this before!"
"We're finally back on the damn finals stage!
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Spike Lee, an old Knicks fan, was moved to tears. He is an eternally loyal Knicks fan, and he hopes that the Knicks can return to the top one day.
Spike Lee had been looking forward to it before, but all he got was disappointment. He once doubted whether he would be able to see the Knicks return to their peak in his lifetime.
Until the arrival of Lian Dao, but even so, he never thought that they would reach the finals in two years. He thought it would be a long, long wait, but he did not expect happiness to come so suddenly.
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After today, all these worries in his heart will probably go to hell.
At the moment the game ended, all the joy that Lian Dao had stored up in his heart burst out.
They finally defeated the Big Three of the Heat, and they finally overcame the big devil in the East. After today, he no longer has to worry about the Miami Heat and the Big Three of the Heat!
Lian Dao excitedly hugged every Knicks player, Millsap, David Lee, Holiday, Gallinari, Stoudemire, Danny Green, Cousins, Rasheed Wallace...
Gallinari, who was still thinking about celebrations during training yesterday, now has red eyes and can no longer remember any celebrations.
Wade looked at the Knicks players huddled together and left the game in despair.
The Big Three teamed up to score 94 points and defeated the Knicks at home, eclipsing Lian Dao's 50+ points in a single game. It all seemed to flash past James' eyes like a dream.
After waking up from the dream, they finally failed to conquer this place.
But now, no one pays attention to what James is thinking. In Madison Garden, this is a celebration moment for the Knicks players!
"Boss, have we won? It's like a dream. I didn't expect that I would win the Eastern Conference championship in my rookie season!" Cousins, a rookie, was in disbelief at this time.
Indeed, there are not many rookies as lucky as Cousins, and this guy was the team's starting center until Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Becoming a starter in your rookie season is usually on a weak team. It is rare for a team like the Knicks to compete for a championship.
This is also the reason why Cousins is lucky, because most of the Knicks are young people, and the only one who can compete with Cousins is Rasheed Wallace, but Roaring God is destined to be at this age.
He may have too much playing time and is not suitable to be a starter.
As for David Lee, if he cannot improve his defense, then he will have to be on the bench. The Knicks already have Stoudemire as a defensive colander, and two defensive colanders cannot be on the inside at the same time.
"Hey, rookie, this is just the beginning, hahaha, our goal is not just the Eastern Conference championship!"
As the Knicks won the final victory 4:1, Lian Dao was also high-spirited, and he was going to attack his final goal this season.
"Amare, how does your leg feel?" Lian Dao went over to high-five Stoudemire and asked about his injury.
"Jeff said, it's just a minor sprain. Our ultimate goal has not been accomplished yet. I won't fall down easily!"
Stoudemire is also very excited. He now feels that the championship is getting closer and closer to him. It is possible that he will achieve the goal that he has not achieved in the Suns with the Knicks.
At this moment, Lian Dao suddenly felt wet on the top of his head. When he looked back, it turned out that it was Gallinari and Millsap who ran to the locker room at some point and brought the champagne for celebration and opened it.
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Moreover, Lian Dao and Xiao Si were the first to turn on these two guys. Seeing this, Lian Dao hurriedly got out of the way.
Stoudemire, the guy with a sprained foot, was in dire straits. He couldn't hide. Two large bottles of champagne were sprayed at Stoudemire. He kept covering his face with his hands. There was a lake of mold on the lenses of his glasses, and he couldn't see anything.
Unclear.
Lian Daohe and his teammates who reacted also rushed to the locker room, picked up the champagne, opened it, shook it violently, and then joined the battlefield.
After the carnival, the Knicks players raised the Eastern Conference Championship trophy at the press conference.
Now it is a division championship trophy, and there is no need to go through an award ceremony. If it is a trophy for the finals, it will be different.
But even though it was a division championship trophy, Knicks owner James Dolan also came up to win the trophy with the Knicks players.
This trophy also means a lot to him. Ever since James Dolan accepted the Knicks, some of his dirty tricks have been criticized.
Some media and fans believed that James Dolan was trying to make the Knicks the biggest laughing stock in the basketball world. It was not until Lian Dao's arrival that his reputation improved.
This year, the Knicks won the Eastern Conference championship and reached the Finals, which greatly improved James Dolan's reputation.
At this time, if he didn't reveal his face, he wouldn't be James Dolan.
At the press conference, Lian Dao held up the Eastern Conference championship trophy and posed for photos in front of the cameras of many media at the scene.
At press conferences, one of the most frequently asked questions by reporters is...
"After losing to the Celtics last year, how does it feel to come back again and win the Eastern Conference championship?"
After some celebrations, Lian Dao's mood completely calmed down.
A faint smile appeared on his lips, and he picked up the microphone on the table.
"Excited and happy, but this is not our end. Our steps will always belong to the sunrise tomorrow. The Eastern Conference championship is not enough to satisfy us. Our goal is the championship, and it has always been! Dallas Mavericks, here we come.