Chapter 229 Crisis.
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The day after Lin Rui won the best rookie.
The Knicks and Wizards' G3 battle started in Washington.
Verizon Center Arena is full of Wizards fans.
Knicks locker room.
Coach Thomas was making his final advice: "They will counterattack in this game, they have no way out, we don't have to hurry, keep our patience, our strength is above them, as long as we win tonight, this round of series will be over!"
Coach Thomas is full of energy.
And the wizards.
Arenas also stood up to boost morale: "Guys, we have no way out, we must win tonight!!"
Arenas is ready to deal with Lin Rui, and he has confidence in this game.
In external public opinion, the Wizards who are at home are considered to have a greater chance to win a game.
After all, the Knicks didn't win much in the first two games, and it was still very difficult for the Knicks to sweep the Wizards.
The starting lineups of the two teams have not changed compared to before.
There is no way. In terms of lineup depth, both teams are a bit weak, and neither of the second team can stand up to the starting player.
Randolph jumped to win Haywood.
Lin Rui took the ball and advanced.
"Shh!!!"
Lin Rui took the ball, and the booing sounds on the scene shook the sky.
This kind of booing was much louder than in the regular season, and Lin Rui also felt irritated.
From the beginning, you can feel the atmosphere different from home.
Lin Rui was not panicked, but went to the frontcourt to cooperate with Randolph.
After the pick-and-roll, Lin Rui dribbled the ball horizontally, attracting the Wizards' defense line to transfer, and Lin Rui hit the ball to Xia Shunlandov.
Randolph had a gap after receiving the ball, and he shot from the middle distance.
The basketball arc is beautiful.
"Swish!"
2 to 0.
Randolph celebrates with Lin Rui's high-fives.
Unlike home court, there is no cheering away, and the fans just make the boo slightly smaller.
But when Arenas carried the ball and advanced, the Wizards' cheers at home quickly rose.
In the playoffs, the Wizards' home atmosphere was no worse than the Knicks' home atmosphere.
After Arenas arrived in the frontcourt, he was also called a pick-and-roll.
This time, Jamison and Haywood were brought up at the same time.
Lin Rui was caught, and Arenas took advantage of Randolph's failure to defend himself and dribbled across the ball, making a three-pointer shot from a long distance from the three-point line!!
The basketball draws a wonderful arc!
"Swish!"
2 to 3.
After Arenas scored, he nodded fiercely at Lin Rui.
The fans at the scene also cheered.
"Fake, Lin!!"
"Lin, you can't help it!!"
"You're going to lose this game."
"Is this your territory?"
Wizards fans kept spitting fragrance at Lin Rui's mouth on the court.
Lin Rui has always been a Wizards fan and is very angry. Lin Rui's dominance on the court is too strong!!
Knicks attack.
Lin Rui dribbled over.
The Wizards' players have a relatively dense defense, and this time Lin Rui's continuous transmission balls did not appear.
It can be seen that they are all fighting hard to defend.
The Knicks players are a little worse in their mood.
Lin Rui chose to face Karon Butler's continuous change of direction and sudden steps.
Caron Butler defended this goal, but Lin Rui failed to make a long shot.
After coming to the away game, Lin Rui felt a little stiff about the basket.
The Wizards' home lights are also significantly different from those of the Knicks' home lights, which has a certain impact on the long shot feeling.
Wizards' offense.
This time Arenas and Jamison's pick-and-roll. After the pick-and-roll, Arenas gave the ball to Jamison.
Jamison caught the ball and rushed to the basket.
Randolph learned from the lessons from the previous game and did not dare to start easily.
Jamison scored a goal from the basket and flew into the basket.
2 to 5.
Jamison's talent is not top-notch in the inside, but his basic skills are very solid. As long as he gets under the basket, he also has many offensive methods.
Zhang Weiping said: "Jamison has a strong offensive initiative, and the momentum of the Wizards' team is obviously different from the previous two games."
Yu Jia said: "This is the difference between home and away games."
Knicks attack.
The Wizards booed again at home.
Coach Thomas looked at the imposing Wizards and felt that tonight's game might be difficult.
Lin Rui and Randolph's pick-and-roll attack.
Lin Rui continued to feed Randolph.
Randolph shot one against Jamison's defense.
Didn't enter!!
The rebound was caught by Haywood.
The beginning is a microcosm after the game begins.
Under the leadership of the Wizards' Three Musketeers, the Wizards' team improved their offense and defense strength, while the Knicks had a somewhat unacceptable rhythm.
However, Lin Rui quickly decided to attack the basket.
Lin Rui's continuous standing on the free throw line helped the Knicks keep biting the score.
Lin Rui fought hard.
You can see from the mentality of the players on both sides of the field.
The Wizards are fighting in a desperate battle. Each of them is fighting, and the Knicks team is still immersed in the feeling of winning at home.
In the first quarter, the Knicks fell 6 points behind.
In the second quarter, the gap between the two sides became even more obvious.
Arenas played well, and the combination of Crawford and David Lee was obviously unable to deal with it.
The gap between the two teams gradually widened.
After Lin Rui came up, his feel gradually recovered, but every time he scored a goal, Arenas and Butler would respond.
The Wizards were also very lucky today, and they made several three-pointers that were hit by 24 seconds.
If this ball can be made, it will make the Knicks very uncomfortable.
In the third quarter, Lin Rui's touch was very poor, and the Knicks mainly relied on the inside offense between Randolph and David Lee to score.
The Wizards mainly cut off Lin Rui's connection with his teammates, and the defense was very successful.
In the fourth quarter, Lin Rui kept breaking through and scoring, but other teammates failed to increase their firepower, which caused the Wizards to feel declining, and the Knicks failed to achieve the final overtake.
In the end, the score was frozen at 99 to 106.
The Knicks lost to the Wizards away.
The two teams scored 1-2.
After winning the game, a front-row Wizards fan roared at Lin Rui: "You will be turned over!!"
Lin Rui ignored the fan and walked straight towards the locker room.
For the Knicks tonight, there are too many things to summarize.
Lin Rui scored 27 points, 8 assists, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks and 4 turnovers tonight. The data looks good, but the efficiency is too different from the previous two games.
Lin Rui's touch on the outside was very cold, and he shot 1 of 12 from outside the three-point line. It was this shooting percentage that also dragged down the Knicks to a certain extent.
Barkley said: "Although Lin Rui's three-point shooting percentage is so low, there are also reasons why the Wizards do a good job in defense. Many of Lin Rui's three-point shootings are not his comfortable position. The Wizards let him catch the ball in a very uncomfortable place, and then let Lin Rui launch an attack, so Lin Rui's offense will have a great impact."
Chapter completed!