James was obviously not very satisfied with the referee's decision. He shook his head and walked with his hands spread out, with an expression of incomprehension.
The referee also secretly frowned at James' attitude.
I'm afraid of comparison in everything. If it weren't for Lian Dao's previous tactful communication, the referee wouldn't be a little bored with James' behavior.
But with the comparison of Lian Dao before, the referee immediately made a decision.
The referee didn't say much, but handed the ball to Knicks and signaled to serve.
This penalty had a great impact on the situation on the court. James received a foul at the beginning of the game.
He would no longer dare to make such unscrupulous breakthroughs in the future.
If James had received two fouls in the first quarter, he would have been replaced by Coach Spoelstra.
Especially now that the Heat are lagging behind, now that the ball is in transition, the Knicks have a chance to open up the score again.
When the Knicks attack, Holiday still holds the ball.
Lian Dao did not attack with the ball as soon as he came up today, but followed the normal rhythm.
And Holiday has an advantage in playing Chalmers.
Chalmers' defense is at an above-average level in the league, with quick feet and accurate shots.
He is very good at dealing with speedy guards, but unfortunately Holiday not only has speed, but also body.
Directly engage in physical confrontation, break into the paint and then face the defense, switch to a post-up singles, and then connect with a shoulder-shaking throw.
It's just that this throw looks a bit to the right...
Wait, this doesn't seem to be a throw.
Lian Dao didn't know when he cut inside from the right corner and was led by the ball into the air.
"Peng!"
Alley-oop dunk!
10:6!
The Knicks lead by 4 points.
The fans at Madison Garden enjoyed watching it very much, with cheers and screams everywhere.
Just now there was a Zhu-Kao cooperation, and now there is a Huo-Lian connection, which is no less than the Heat's "James-Williams connection."
It feels like the Knicks are playing a bit "hot".
During the retreat, Lian Dao and Holiday high-fived each other.
Although Holiday has certain flaws in his shot selection and organizational skills, he is definitely qualified as a team player.
Especially with Lian Dao, Holiday doesn't need to bear too much pressure.
Therefore, some of the existing flaws are hidden, and more of its advantages are used.
After the first quarter, the score on the field was 32:26.
The Knicks let the Heat truly see who is the real emperor in Madison.
The rhythm of the game in the first quarter was firmly in the hands of the Knicks.
James scored 16 points in a single quarter and performed very well.
The statistics of other players were miserable. Except for Wade who scored 8 points, only Chalmers scored 2 points.
For the Knicks, Lian Dao scored 10 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, slightly behind James in scoring.
But except for Lian Dao, every Knicks player scored in the first quarter.
"Haha, it seems that my vision is still so accurate!"
Little Van Gundy boasted shamelessly.
I completely forgot who was doing Tai Chi in the commentary box before the game.
Mike Breen is used to his old partner's shamelessness.
After reaching middle age and no longer being a coach, my skin becomes much thicker.
"Don't be complacent yet, this is just the first quarter!"
Mike Breen originally didn't want to support anyone, but he couldn't watch Van Gundy perform a one-man show.
Simply, he chose to support the Heat.
After some interruption and chatting here, they turned their attention to the field again.
The second quarter of the game will start soon, and both sides will rotate their lineups extensively.
Heat side: Norris Cole, JR Smith, James Jones, Chris Bosh, Joel Anthony.
Knicks: Jeremy Lin, Tony Allen, Gallinari, Stoudemire, Chuck Hayes.
The overall height of the Knicks' inside line is inferior to that of the Heat, and their lineup is smaller than before.
If the Heat can link up internal and external play, this will indeed be a good opportunity to chase points.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Heat's outside attack focused on JR, and the inside attack focused on Bosh.
Of course, the Knicks' defensive focus is also on these two people.
In particular, Tony Allen focused on taking care of JR Smith to prevent this mental knife from suddenly becoming violent.
However, although the Knicks held down JR, they did not hold down Bosh.
Bosh is too dominant in the bench lineup.
Under his leadership, the Heat beat the Knicks 6-0 in the opening game, directly tying the score.
In this wave of offense, Bosh hit two consecutive strong hook shots under the basket.
JR Smith broke through and fouled Tony Allen, making two free throws.
The Heat's counterattack was very fast.
By the time D'Antoni reacted, the Knicks' advantage had been completely wiped out by the opponent.
The courtside whistle sounded, and on the Knicks' side, Lian Dao came on to replace Gallinari.
However, before Lian Dao entered the playing field, he saw that the Heat had also brought James and Battier to the court.
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Taking James Jones and Joel Anthony off the court, Bosh moved to the fifth position.
Spoelstra's reaction speed is not slow. He knows that James Jones can't stop Lian Dao.
Lian Dao holds the ball in a high position, and the one guarding him is still "Batman" Shane Battier.
Battier's defensive skills are very solid. Although Lian Dao was not restrained in the first quarter, Battier did not lose heart and still defended very hard.
Battier has never lacked the desire to win.
The reason why he left the Grizzlies and came to the Heat was because he wanted to get a championship ring at the end of his career.
Lian Dao had admired Battier before, but he was a little late in recruiting Battier, and he ended up in Miami.
Battier has very rich defensive experience.
After knowing that he couldn't guard Lian Dao one-on-one, he focused on defending one side. The other side could just allow James to help defend against double teams.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! When Lian Dao broke through, Battier and James quickly formed a double-team formation to attack front and back.
Seeing this, Lian Dao decisively scored the ball.
Facing two guys with strong defensive capabilities, Lian Dao did not force himself on them.
My teammates are in good condition, so there is no need to play so tired in the first half.
The one who received the ball was Stoudemire who cut inside the basket.
After receiving the ball, Stoudemire went straight to the basket, faced Joel Anthony's defense, and completed a dunk with one hand.
Although Stoudemire's condition declined severely during the game, in the substitute lineup, the face-to-frame offense was still so unsolvable.
34:32!
The Knicks took the lead again.
Stoudemire's catch and dunk was very domineering and crucial!
The camera also gave Stoudemire a close-up shot.
The fans at the scene gave Stoudemire strong cheers when they saw the familiar figure on the big screen.
In the Heat's next attack, James accelerated directly to beat Stoudemire.
Stoudemire was able to slow down and even barely keep up with James last season, but due to a knee injury this season, his pace in confrontation has been significantly slower.
Before the defense could help, James broke through to the basket.
Facing Hayes, who was defending under the basket, James didn't slow down at all. He was like an animal. After being pulled by Hayes, he still directly rose up to complete the dunk.
twenty one!
It has to be said that James' breakthrough choice is very smart. Whether it is Stoudemire or Hayes, once James accelerates, it will be difficult to interfere with him.
James stepped to the free throw line and hit it easily.
James' 2+1 tie once again helped the Heat take the lead.
Looking back, Lian Dao directly received the ball in a low position with his back.
The purpose is to better attract the Heat to double-team.
Sure enough, as soon as Lian Dao hit the basket twice with the ball, the Heat began to double-team.
When Lian Dao turned around, he threw the ball directly outside the three-point line.
This time it was Jeremy Lin who caught the ball.
After catching the ball, pull it up and shoot.
"when!"
Jeremy Lin's touch is not very good.
Bosh touched the basketball first, but was not completely sure of it.
Lian Dao stood up from the ground and slapped the ball away from Bosh.
The basketball flew straight to the left wing like a cannonball, and Stoudemire was right in that direction.
Stoudemire was stunned for a moment when he saw the basketball in his hand, then he just picked it up and shot it, regardless of the situation.
Big open three-pointer!
"brush!"
The basketball passes through the net and hits accurately!
Stoudemire was in surprisingly good condition at this time, scoring 5 points in a row.
After seeing the ball go in, Stoudemire could not help but excitedly waved his hands, beat his chest and roared.
37:35!
The Knicks took the lead again!
Stoudemire's three-pointer completely ignited the cheers of the fans in the audience. They seemed to have seen the aggressive Stoudemire last season.
Tonight, Stoudemire once again proved his strength.
James continued to quarrel with Stoudemire, but this time Stoudemire was on guard.
It slowed down James' breakthrough speed and also bought Lian Dao time to help defend.