The genius of the basketball madman is on the left

With a big score of 1-1, the Knicks still failed to bite all the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals, and lost their home court advantage. This is the first time the Knicks have lost their home court advantage in the first two games of this playoffs.

The direction of public opinion has naturally changed. Many people began to think that this round of the series would not end easily, and the media that bad-mouthed the Celtics also began to praise their defense...

In this regard, Zuo Li was speechless: "So, it's very strange. They only lost one point in the first game. How do they feel that the Celtics can't do it?"

"Is it just because they didn't block me? That's too hasty."

Zuo Li felt sad about the brain circuits of some media, because they couldn't understand the game at all.

Although they did not block themselves, they blocked others. In fact, Zuo Li felt that although the Celtics lost in the first game, their defense against others was better than in the second game.

The reason why the Knicks lost in the second game was the injured middle finger, otherwise Zuo Li would be sure to win.

But I have to say that the Celtics' defense against others is really good.

This may be the Celtics' defensive style. They will not only target the opponent's core, but their defense of the opponent's key role players is the reason why they have been able to get to where they are now.

In other words, the Celtics' defense is all-round, not just for one person, but for all opponents.

Historically, in the first round of the playoffs this season, Wade, who was leading the team with a single core at the time, faced the high-intensity defense of the Celtics. Although he won the statistics, he still lost the series and was eliminated within 5 games. He was out, but Wade averaged 33.2 points per game. In the second round, he faced the league's No. 6 Cavaliers with James, and eliminated the Cavaliers in 29.7 games. James averaged [-] points per game.

So in fact, the Celtics have not only targeted superstars. The superstars can play because they are strong enough, but ordinary players will show their original shape under the Celtics' defense.

For example, Jamison, a player who has been selected as a two-time All-Star and claims to be able to score stably in any system.Not to mention Kevin Garnett's blowout against the Celtics, he scored in single digits in the three games after facing the Celtics' iron barrel defense (only scored 6 points in the Cavaliers G5 life and death game), and the shooting percentage in the series was only 25.6 % decreased by 20% compared to the regular season.

还有小莫，季后赛场均只有13分入账，投篮命中率仅为40%。更可气的是对位的隆多在这一轮迎来爆发，系列赛6场场均20.7分11.8助攻。其中三场打出了20+10的数据，在G4更是打出了29分18篮板13助攻的变态数据。

Therefore, the Celtics' defense is strong, and it is strong in balance. It is not just a super giant, but every position can feel enough pressure.

For example, Curry, Keliu, and David Lee have all fallen off a cliff in scoring, especially Curry, who is a rookie and can now realize how abnormal the Celtics' defense is.

Randolph can understand, after all, he has sacrificed a lot for the Knicks, and it is precisely because he gave Zuo Li more opportunities in the paint and containment, so he and Zuo Li are the only two normal players in the first two games of the Knicks up.

In fact, the Knicks' defense is also hard enough, otherwise they won't just lose so much. Just look at the Cavaliers. If you can't defend well, the Celtics can score you 120 points.

It's just that the outside world can't see so much. They only know that except for Zuo Li Randolph, others are not good, so various criticisms began to appear.

However, because it is only 1-1, it is still somewhat restrained. After all, even though it is a home game, 1-1 is considered normal.

But three days later, after G3 of the finals, the media completely exploded.

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Three days later, in Boston, G3 of the Eastern Conference finals came to the devil's home court to continue.

Zuo Li couldn't get rid of the influence of the finger protector, and the injury of the finger seemed to be more stubborn than imagined.

Although Zuo Li himself knew that his recovery speed was much faster than that of ordinary people, the swelling had completely subsided, the stiffness of the shot had also been much lighter, and the impact on the shot had become small enough, although he could not recover to a healthy level, but Much stronger than the last one.

But this time, in addition to the injury of the left finger, the Knicks also encountered another problem.

That's the mentality of youth.

Questions from the outside world have inevitably affected them. Although this is not the first time, it is reasonable for a young team.

But the Knicks players are not afraid, but strongly want to prove themselves!

They want to win so badly!

No matter from which aspect, this G3 is extremely important, so they hope to break the devil's home court through their own efforts and regain the lead for their team.

This kind of idea is good, but there is one thing, too much desire to win sometimes makes the players feel burdened and tense.

At the beginning of the third game, the Knicks showed a different defensive state. In the first round, the back line composed of Curry and Belinelli actually locked Rondo, allowing the latter to take the ball for 20 seconds, and Pierce threw it casually. Hitting the iron, the Knicks counterattacked and scored two points.

This goal made the Knicks fans see the hope of winning. However, although the Knicks ensured excellent defensive strength, the offense was delayed due to too much energy consumption.

Especially Curry, his first two three-pointers were more outrageous than the other, and he even threw an air ball, while Belineri did not score in a row. The Knicks made 6 of 0 three-pointers in the first quarter. The two sides played 18-18 low score.

Don't look at the score, but as Barkley said: "This kind of rhythm is what the Celtics like!"

The Celtics can't wait for you to play a defensive battle with him, this is the rhythm he is good at!

So in the second quarter, the Knicks only scored 14 points, while the Celtics scored 20 points.

Six points behind at halftime may not seem like much, but the rhythm has been firmly grasped by the Celtics.

Zuo Li tried to change in the second half, but Curry's physical strength had problems. The consumption in the first half made him unable to maintain a threat on the offensive end. Dragic was ordered to play a duo with Zuo Li.

But it's a pity that without the threat from the outside, the Celtics continued to shrink their defense. Zuo Li was isolated and helpless inside. D'Antoni simply changed a bunch of people to fight the Celtics' defense.

However, defense is not the Knicks' best thing after all.

80-76, an ultra-low score game, and the first time the Knicks scored less than 80 in a single game this season.

4 points disadvantage and lose another game, the total score is 1-2 behind!

Zuo Li scored 28 points, 17 rebounds, 7 blocks and 4 assists. However, the team's shooting percentage was too low. Except for him, only Randolph scored 14 points, and everyone else had no double figures.

Although the Celtics did not score much, Pierce scored 18 points, Garnett 14 points, Rondo 8 points and 15 assists, Ray Allen 10 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists...

"The Knicks are standing on the edge of a cliff now," Yu Jia said.

This is the first time the Knicks have fallen behind by a big score in two seasons. After losing this game, the Knicks have encountered the biggest crisis in the playoffs in two years!