With the help of Hassan's high screen, Lian Dao passed through three defenders and reached the inside. He scored with a lever throw and also caused a foul on Bosh's thug!
Lian Dao, who has completely exploded, is really unstoppable.
Madison Garden has completely boiled over.
The fans cheered heartily, knowing that tonight's game will be recorded as a classic.
Compared to the previous two seasons, Knicks fans this season have a slightly different temperament.
If the Knicks had trailed by 13 points at halftime before, the fans at the scene would have already started to worry, and some fans had even left the stadium.
No Knicks fans this season.
Although they are still worried, more than worrying, they are more trusting.
They believe that this champion team has the ability to turn defeat into victory, and they believe that the God of War will never lose!
About 6 minutes into the third quarter, Lian Dao once again broke through and caused damage.
Lian Dao stood on the free throw line again.
James bent over and leaned on his knees, panting and looking at Lian Dao.
The look in his eyes was not that of a child of death filled with murderous intent, but one filled with helplessness.
At this time, the score on the court was 66:63.
Lian Dao scored 13 points in a row and launched a 13:3 offensive wave.
At this time the score has been reduced to only 3 points.
Moreover, Lian Dao also made two free throws.
Standing on the free throw line, Lian Dao first took a deep breath, then kept dribbling the ball to adjust his condition.
Although he was in a super state in the first six minutes, the consumption of physical energy was also huge.
Seeing Lian Dao's state at the free throw line, Spoelstra also relaxed.
Lian Dao's explosion is indeed very powerful, but the consumption of physical energy is also huge.
Therefore, he believes that this is the Knicks' last trump card, and it is unlikely that Lian Dao will be in super form again.
Next, it's time for the Heat to perform.
"Beep!"
The substitution whistle sounded, and the Knicks changed into an attacking lineup.
The Knicks' offensive lineup is: Holiday, Danny Green, Lian Dao, Stoudemire, and Cousins!
Spoelstra was stunned when he saw Cousins come on the court, but he didn't feel that Cousins would have any impact on the overall situation.
Lian Dao looked back and saw Cousins coming on the court, and he high-fived him during the free throw.
Cousins has important uses in this game.
This is also one of D'Antoni's previous adjustments.
Because in the first half of the third quarter, except for Lian Dao, everyone else focused on defense, so Millsap can replace Cousins.
Especially when Lian Dao continues to help Millsap on defense.
As for Cousins.
He is the second scorer selected by the Knicks to replace Stoudemire.
"It's up to you."
Lian Dao said while high-fiving.
Lian Dao made both free throws.
66:65.
A point difference of 1 point.
The Heat are still following the previous tactics.
James broke through the basket and drew a foul.
James played very resolutely today.
Whether it was the "all-out effort" in the first half or the continuous breakthroughs and damage in the third quarter.
He did everything impeccably.
However, his current physical fitness is similar to Lian Dao's, and the most intuitive feeling is free throws.
One of two free throws.
The Knicks continued to attack in the frontcourt, Holiday held the ball, and Lian Dao positioned outside the three-point line.
Cousins was in the low post with Bosh behind him to get the ball. Stoudemire moved down the ribs to pull James away.
Holiday passed the ball to Cousins.
There is a lot of space on the court.
This also gave Cousins the space to play in the low post, especially with the Knicks' outside constraints, the Heat did not dare to double-team easily.
Cousins played Bosh with a back-up, and after a series of hard blows, he turned around and scored with a hook.
Cousins has good independent offensive ability.
In addition to not being very good at mid-range, he is very sharp in attacking the basket and shooting three-pointers, and sometimes he can also attack with the ball.
Judging from this ball, Cousins is still in very good condition.
Spoelstra also began to make substitutions, replacing Dwyane Wade with J.R. Smith.
He wants to ensure that the Heat have a breaking point in the fourth quarter. Now that James cannot be substituted, Wade can only be substituted in the fourth quarter.
James organized the offense in the frontcourt and gave the ball to J.R. Smith.
It's a pity that JR didn't bring a knife today, and his three-point shot was interfered by Danny Green and missed.
JR's physical fitness is very strong, especially his jumping height, jumping speed, first speed (excluding ball speed), air-staying power, etc. are not just superior, but top-notch.
This is also the reason why when he is in good condition, he feels like playing like Jordan.
However, he also has big flaws.
That is, the basic skills of ball control are not solid, and the ability to break away from defense is not high.
He can only successfully break through if there is a big gap and relatively large defensive holes.
JR's explosive power in the first step is actually not bad, but he is only hampered by his weak basic dribbling skills and weak sense of rhythm.
This is the opposite of the Grizzlies' Mayo. Mayo's body drags down his skills.
JR also has one of the biggest shortcomings, that is, its performance is very unstable.
He can surpass gods and ghosts.
Even sometimes when the neurosis comes up, the mind is still not clear.
For example, in the first game of the 2018 Finals, Cavaliers forward JR Smith misremembered the score and ran out of time dribbling the ball.
At that time, Lao Zhan almost put his hand on JR's face.
This is why he can be a good sixth man but is unlikely to be a good player.
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This was a long rebound. Stoudemire grabbed the rebound first and then handed it to Holiday.
After receiving the ball, Holiday got rid of the defense as if there were rockets in his feet. Facing James' pursuit, he threw the ball behind his head.
As soon as Cousins stepped inside the three-point line, he received a pass from Holiday and took three steps directly.
He drove to the basket aggressively and completed a dunk against James' defense.
James, who turned around to cover up the defense, was directly hit by Cousins and staggered.
67:69!
The Knicks completely overtook the score!
Cousins scored 4 points in a row after coming off the bench!
D'Antoni once again saw the right person. As long as Cousins is not grumpy, he can definitely become the team's stable second scoring point.
Especially now that other players on the field have worked hard for half a quarter, exerted a huge amount of physical energy, and are basically in a "half-blood" state.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! And Cousins is at full health!
Bosh, who is at full health, is only half as good as Cousins, not to mention that Bosh is still at full health.
It can be said that Bosh cannot hold down Cousins only by relying on himself.
Sibo rubbed his frown.
Throughout the third quarter, he almost suffered a nervous breakdown due to the situation on the court.
In just one game, his emotional ups and downs were like riding a roller coaster.
From the confidence at the beginning, to the worry when Lian Dao broke out, then to the certainty of victory, and finally the sharp turn after Cousins came on the court.
At this moment, even Spoelstra didn't know how to deal with it.
Double-teaming Cousins, what should Lian Dao do?
As long as Lian Dao is on the court, it will be difficult for the Heat to let go of double-teaming.
Now Spoelstra can only pray that Bosh can be tougher.
James broke through and was double-teamed, passing the ball to Bosh.
Bosh's mid-range jumper missed.
Bosh's physical energy consumption is also very large, which is directly reflected in his hit rate.
Lian Dao grabbed the rebound first, and the Knicks quickly broke into the frontcourt.
Holiday hands the ball to Cousins again.
Spoelstra was directing the Heat players from the sidelines at this time.
He quickly signaled the players on the court to pay attention to marking Cousins.
It doesn't matter if the Knicks find the second scoring point, as long as they can control Cousins and keep an eye on Lian Dao, the Heat can still hold on.
James and Bosh switch defenses, and he has to personally mark Cousins.
James fully demonstrated his defensive ability at this time.
He tightly blocked Cousins' position, constantly interfered, and struggled to limit Cousins' shots.
But the next moment, Cousins swung the ball toward Stoudemire outside the three-point line.
Stoudemire directly shot a three-pointer after receiving the ball.
Stoudemire's choice was decisive, and it was obvious that this was premeditated.
Sibo's heart suddenly felt tight.
"when!"
Stoudemire's touch was not particularly good, and this time he took a shot and hit the basket.
Spot suddenly let out a sigh of relief.
But then!
At this time, Lian Dao also followed closely and cut to the basket, successfully predicting the landing point of the rebound.
He flew forward to grab the rebound and then threw it to Danny Green in the corner.
Danny Green caught the ball and shot quickly.
"Whoa!"
A crisp sound of entering the net resounded throughout the audience.
Danny Green shows no mercy at critical moments.
67:72!
The Knicks began to turn around and open up the score!
"Defend!"
"Defend!"
Knicks fans chanted loudly to the rhythm of the DJ on site, and the momentum at Madison Square Garden continued to increase.