Trailing by 10 points at halftime, the Knicks were passive on the road.
Zuo Li also lost to Howard for the first time at halftime. Although there was only 1 point, it also made Howard's fans excited for a while. Since Zuo Li's rise, Howard has had a hard time gaining the upper hand in terms of statistics.
But this is not surprising to the outside world, because…
Barkley: "You can't win even if you've been punished like this, so just don't play."
Smith: "There was something abnormal in the first half, and it wasn't the Knicks' problem."
Guidance Zhang: "Hey! Anyone with discernment knows that Zuo Li's face is an ordinary foul, and he will be sent out for a slight push."
Yu Jia: "With the loss of two starters, the Knicks played very tenaciously."
…
Basically, the commentators understand the Knicks. After all, the scoring watershed in the first half was the chaotic round. Randolph was sent off, and Curry would not return this game, which directly disrupted the Knicks’ arrangement. Halftime 50- 60. After that penalty, the Knicks only scored 25 points and were beaten 43-25 by the Magic.
In addition to that penalty, several other penalties are also quite controversial, such as David Li being called for fouls continuously, such as the Magic foul Zuo Li but not getting the referee's whistle and so on.
There were only 2 free throws from the left in the half, while Howard made 10 free throws, and only one more point was scored after 8 free throws. It is no wonder that many commentators did not care.
A Smith said, for Zuoli 10 free throws, Zuoli scored 20 in half court!
And the fans' words are even more intense. On the Internet, the referee on duty has been scolded to the ground...
In the locker room of the old and small visiting team of the Knicks, the atmosphere was a little dignified. Obviously, even if there were full preparations for difficulties before the game, the difficulty of this game was beyond everyone's expectations.
Black! It's so dark!
If this referee was in Harlem, he would be beaten by a group.
Zuo Li is also very hot, but there is nothing to do. The referee problem is something that every star, and even players, must adapt to. Some referees come with tasks, such as Paul's nemesis in later generations, referee No. 48 Foster, Whenever he blows Paul's game, Paul has no victory.
From 2008 to 2017, Paul has lost 10 consecutive playoff games in the hands of Foster, and all of them are key games. Who would believe it if he said nothing.
And situations like this are not uncommon in the NBA. As for the home whistle, it is basically an unspoken rule. Unless it is too much, the league will generally not care.
Obviously, the league doesn't want this series to lose its suspense early.
Of course, the league was also very speechless at this time and asked you to help, but it was not so obvious that the foul call was too outrageous, which made them have to start thinking about how to deal with the aftermath after the game.
Of course, how to deal with the aftermath is not a question that Zuo Li and the others need to think about now. The question before them is, under such unfavorable conditions and this kind of whistleblower, whether they want to fight this game recklessly.
In fact, D'Antoni wants to let it go. Losing a game is no big deal. It's good to fight back in the fourth game.
However, Zuo Li's words dispelled D'Antoni's plan to give up.
"Who can guarantee that they will only have one pit, in case it gets worse after that... 2-2 will be very different, and we will have no retreat."
"And we only lost ten points, so it's not time to give up."
D'Antoni thought about it, and it makes sense. If this game is released, the magic will intensify, and it will also increase their momentum. This will be even more unfavorable for the fourth game. It can happen!
But to play, the Knicks are currently not ideal.
Curry, Randolph are no longer possible to return in this game, David Lee is in foul trouble, the outside touch is not good, and the 6th and 6th iron…
In this situation, it is not easy to turn around.
Sure enough, the Magic further expanded the advantage in the third quarter, with 8 points left in a single quarter, but the Magic led 88-72 by 16 points.
The situation is precarious.
"It's too tough. The Knicks obviously have a bad mentality today, and the gang of Ke Liu have no sense of touch." Barkley said.
With 16 points behind in three quarters, it's really not far from losing, but it's not impossible to try.
After thinking about it, D'Antoni still chose to trust the core. He used to be in the Suns, and he would find Nash when he encountered problems. Now, it is Zuo Li.
So he decided to let Zuo Li use his personal ability to solve the problem!
Zuo Li, Little Ewing, Chandler, Danny Green, Beverly!
This is a lineup that doesn't need to be said, just by looking at the person to know what kind of play it is.
"This lineup is too extreme! It's a one-offense and four-defense style of play. Zuo Li has one person to attack, and the others to play defense!" Yu Jia said.
The Magic is a star, Howard, Nelson, Carter, Courtney Lee, Lewis.
One attack, four defenses vs one star!
This is simply a conflict of contradictions.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Knicks attacked, and D'Antoni stood on the sidelines waving his hands frantically. Soon people knew the meaning of this gesture.
"Open them all! Let Zuo Li play singles!"
Stand on the left and go to the low position on the flank, ask for the ball with your back, easily get it with your long arm, then hold the ball with one hand, turn around to face the frame, and lower your center of gravity.
Howard is like a big enemy, his hands are covered in front of the left face, and he has a good eye protection.
Of course they do!
Zuoli made a fake action, Howard took off directly, Zuoli started again, and it was a smooth journey inside!
Lewis dare not go up...
bang!
The struggling rim told Lewis that it wasn't the right thing to do.
14 points.
The magic presses the rhythm. At this moment, they really want to win, but maybe they want to win too much, and they are too afraid of losing, which makes them a little too conservative. They didn't shoot a few times and let the Knicks defend for 24 seconds.
Then Zuo Li succeeded in singles again. Everyone thought that the Knicks would attack after 15 seconds. Who knew that Zuo Li would burst the first moment he got the ball!
Carrying Howard to make a strong vote!
Howard slapped the left hand, the ball had to be blown, the referee blew the whistle, and the ball bounced into the frame!
"2+1!!"
"Good shot!"
Yu Jia shouted.
Steady penalty, Zuo Li scored 5 points in a row, and the difference was only 12 points.
Nelson hit a mid-range shot that stopped Fan from calling a timeout.
As a result, what happened later made him regret it, because Zuoli didn't break through the pick-and-roll at the top of the arc and directly pulled up and shot a three-pointer!
Excited Howard rushed to the defense, knocked down Zuoli again, and the ball still flew into the basket!
3+1!
"omg!"
"Unbelievable goal! Zuo Li scored 3 points again... There is another free throw, and there is a chance to score 4 points! After scoring 8 points in a row, Zuo Li's personal scoring mode is turned on... Is a miracle really going to happen!" Yu Jia couldn't sit still anymore.
Dafan finally called for a timeout, UU reading came back and Zuo Li made a penalty, and the difference officially became 10 points.
At this time, the magic continued to press the time, and it took 20 seconds to give the ball in. Howard wanted to buckle it, but was pressed by Zuoli with a slap, and Howard got it again when he landed. When he turned around and wanted to buckle again, the red light was already on 24 seconds later. !
"The opportunity is here!"
This ball was picked and rolled by Zuoli and Ewing Nene, Zuoli took it out to catch the ball, and the ball burst again without stopping!
Take off in three steps!
Dodge Howard's block and drive the ball in!
8 points! !
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