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Knicks attack.

Lin Rui dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.

Lin Rui greeted Yao's cover.

Yao blocked Richardson, and Lin Rui stepped into the inside to break through.

Howard and Richardson attacked Lin Rui together.

Lin Rui found a gap to go to Yao, and Yao grabbed Lin Rui's pass with one hand.

Immediately afterwards, Yao Yao raised his hand and smashed the ball into the basket!!

"box!"

12 to 9

Lin Rui and Yao's cooperation showed their power.

Magic attack.

Nelson also had a pick-and-roll with Howard.

Howard did not block Lin Rui, who pursued Nelson, but Yao took a step forward.

Nelson found Howard in the lower end.

Howard grabbed the ball with both hands and smashed it into the basket.

"box!"

13 to 9.

The magic rhythm was great, and they broke the Knicks' defense with ease.

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The pace of the two teams is very fast, and the Magic's hit rate is relatively high. It can be seen that their stars are better than the Knicks in their state.

The Knicks are in very poor condition, everyone's shooting rate is not high, and they are also very passive on the defensive end.

Home fans saw the Knicks' embarrassment for a long time.

After the first half, the score was 65 to 50

The Knicks are 15 points behind at home.

"The Knicks have not entered the rhythm for a long time, and this game looks very uncomfortable."

"Lin Rui's performance in the first half was also a bit bad, with only 18 points, 4 assists and 7 rebounds. His assists were really too small, and it didn't look like a normal Knicks."

"Yes, Curry made 0 of 7 from outside the three-point line, Lin Rui made 2 of 10, Tucker made 0 of 4, and Danny Green made 1 of 3. Such an outside shooting percentage is too miserable for the Knicks."

"D'Anthony will make adjustments during the halftime break."

Being behind a lot of points, Lin Rui also wiped the sweat from his head and walked into the locker room.

D'Antoni did not scold in the locker room, but kept encouraging the players and encouraged everyone to take the defense.

"They are not weak. Guys, it's the second round of the playoffs now. If we still have the attitude of the first round, then we may be eliminated."

"Defense, we need to do our defense well and raise our attitude."

After speaking, D'Antoni also made personnel adjustments.

Yao and Gasol appeared at the same time, playing in the double tower lineup.

Lin Rui later said: "I am mainly responsible for falling behind so much in the first half, and I will increase my attack power in the second half."

“We’ve had a lot of difficult moments.”

“It’s nothing great about such a backwardness.”

“We need to do better.”

Tucker, Gasol Jr., Yao and others also came out to boost morale.

The Knicks players quickly adjusted their mindset.

The Knicks are competing very seriously.

On the Magic side, the atmosphere of the whole team was relatively happy.

Howard made a big fuss in the locker room, they were nothing great, we could defeat them easily.

Adjustment after halftime break.

The game resumes.

The fans of Madison Garden Arena cheered up.

The fans did not give up on the Knicks.

Knicks' offense.

Lin Rui dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.

The entire Magic team could feel Lin Rui's seriousness.

Curry and Danny Green kept running on both sides.

Yao and Gasol both offered to cover Lin Rui at the same time.

Richardson was caught and Lin Rui dribbled across the ball.

Lin Rui was very fast, and he opened up the space between himself and Richardson.

Howard came out to defend and refused to let Lin Rui take action.

Lin Rui dived greatly before taking a step back.

Howard can't keep up this time.

Lin Rui made a three-pointer.

The basketball draws a wonderful arc.

"Swish!"

65 to 53.

Lin Rui's shooting percentage in the first half was not high, but he still made a firm move.

Lin Rui always believes that his next ball will enter.

Lin Rui's goal also made the scene's momentum rise again.

“Mvp!”

“Mvp!”

“Mvp!”

The Knicks fans urgently hope that Lin Rui can stand up and save the team from danger.

Lin Rui did not celebrate, but immediately opened his hand and pressed towards Nelson.

Lin Rui had three fouls on his body, and he tried his best to avoid collision with Nelson's body.

Lin Rui's arm span and defensive enthusiasm were enough to interfere with Nelson.

Under the leadership of Lin Rui, the defense of other Knicks players also increased.

Howard has always wanted to get a position in the inside, but both Yao Yao and Gasol Jr. resisted him and did not make him successful in getting a position.

Nelson gave the ball to Tkoglu, but the speed was slower, so the ball was directly intercepted by Danny Green.

Zhang Weiping shouted: "The Knicks' counterattack has begun, and their defensive strength is several levels stronger than the first half."

Xu Jicheng said: "Yes, the Knicks' lineup defense on the court is more active now than before."

On the court, Danny Green gave the ball to Lin Rui after intercepting the ball.

Lin Rui attracted defense from high speed. When everyone thought he was going to shoot, Lin Rui passed it to Curry on the other side.

Curry was even stronger than Lin Rui in the first half, but Lin Rui still maintained trust in Curry.

Curry shook his lightly and shook Bass who was chasing him away.

Then aimed at the basket and Curry made adjustments.

Three-pointer.

The basketball draws a wonderful arc.

"Swish!"

65 to 56.

Curry began to celebrate with his head shaking.
To be continued...