Chapter 94: Tactical test

It is impossible for the Knicks to continue their winning streak. The players were actually suffocated when they played away, but when they returned to the home court, they were relieved.
On March 18th, they were not low for the Nets at home.
They also led the first quarter, but Carter broke out in the second quarter and scored 17 points with super efficiency to help the Nets go over, and then the Nets' shooting percentage continued to increase, with a few people 100% in a single quarter.
In two quarters, they killed the Knicks, Qi Li did not reluctantly, the final quarter is a full bench challenge.
After losing the game, Qi Li felt that the player's physical condition was okay, and he might still be mentally strained.
In the next back-to-back, when facing the underdog King, Qi Li chose to take turns to rest the main players, but he was taken carelessly by the King.
After the losing streak, the media immediately turned their guns around, believing that the Knicks were showing fatigue and the habitual end of the playoffs. This is very annoying for the New York media. Unlike the Chinese media who are still singing the praises, they said that the Knicks are for the season. Playoff tactical adjustments.
Although a loss was due to a shift, James Dolan was still anxious. Fortunately, Qi Li has taken the team to play back-to-back away and will not be harassed by the boss.
In fact, everyone is used to the Knicks winning. When the Knicks lost consecutively the previous season, no one would worry about losing a row.
Qi Li chose to give the main players the first round off because they had to face the Magic in the second game.
As far as the Eastern Conference is concerned, the Knicks are likely to play Magic in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
In the original development of the Magic, to enter the finals, all must be taken seriously.
And Magic Howard's defense threat is great, and the same card has the least impact on the Magic. Whether it is inside Jordan Jr, Eddie Curry or outside Dragic, Pinnacle Howard will not care too much.
So how to deal with Howard, Qi Li has not made up his mind.
But Howard's offensive power is not so strong, there is really no way the Knicks can be hard.
The Knicks' hole cards are against the Cavaliers, Celtics, and even the Lakers, but for the Magic team, the Knicks have to deal with it harder.
The previous two teams met, the Knicks was exhausting Howard, this time the Knicks intend to try to make a foul.
The Knicks made a rare adjustment and Richardson appeared in the second position.
This time, Qi Li's requirements for the players have to kill the inside. The two insides must fight Howard and the outside. Don't care about being capped. Qi Li is really not afraid of losing.
It would be nice to win the playoffs after losing, and now it is impossible for the Knicks to fire him.
The Knicks have not done a lot of killing this season, but in terms of ability, the Knicks can do it in many backcourts. Marbury and Crawford are also very good at it.
It was not easy to foul Howard at the beginning of the game. His physical fitness is too good, and many moves can be done perfectly.
But Qi Li is very clear that after Howard's physical strength drops, the situation will change.
As the enemy of the Knicks, James and Howard's videos have been watched countless times by Qi Li.
The Knicks didn't play easily in the first quarter. Howard affected both ends of the offense and defense as usual, but Richardson unexpectedly played well, hitting consecutively to help the team catch up.
The Magic's defensive system is still dependent on Howard, and there are still plenty of opportunities to be patient.
Then Crawford scored consecutively, and the Knicks exceeded the score in the middle, but Lewis on the Magic's side was also full of feelings and turned the score over.
The effect on Howard was not very good in the first half, Howard only fouled twice.
But Qili got useful information from it. The previous encounters with the Knicks were all from hiding outside, and maybe even going in can make good changes.
Qi Li didn't just give up hats to meet in the playoffs. The game style still needs to be diversified, so that when problems arise, they can be adjusted immediately.
Many methods are not a bad thing. During the intermission, Qi Li also analyzed the situation in the first half and gave the players advice. Impact Howard leaned his body over again, not giving him room for action.
Especially for the inside players, it doesn't matter how many failures, whether the Magic has Howard or not are two teams.
The main force of the third quarter against the Knicks fell again, but they did what they ordered. Howard had committed four offenses in the third quarter.
It can be done, although there may be a relationship that the other party did not deliberately prevent.
But after Howard's physical strength is consumed a little, he will make big moves and foul easily.
This is difficult to change, because the Magic need his help, and Howard's significance to the Magic is more defensive.
If they encounter the Magic in the playoffs, the Knicks will have more options, and they can foul Howard when the time is right.
Several major opponents in the East do not have strong substitutes, and the Knicks have a relatively high winning rate in conventional play. Now it is a perfect solution to adapt to some of the opponent's strong points.
In this game, Qi Li was wearing an angel doll, but because Qi Li wanted to attack the inside, the team's shooting rate was not very high, and many offenses were interfered or destroyed by Howard.
So they were still behind in the final quarter, although not much behind.
"What's the matter with the Knicks, it's just a fight. Two consecutive defeats made them lose their sense."
"This is not their style at all. They should shoot more from three-pointers. What happened to Coach Qi Li? The young people still have less experience in the end."
"Huh, the Knicks were so bad ahead. Their record is good luck in the final analysis. Now that the playoffs are approaching, they can't do it. The Knicks have never disappointed in terms of disappointment."
"Unfortunately, the Knicks is over. If the losing streak continues, their rookie coach may really not be able to hold it~EbookFREE.me~ When the outside world is talking about it, Howard has already received the last foul.
Crawford threw himself directly into Howard's arms. Howard was also a subconscious action and seemed very helpless. Their coach, Van Gundy, wanted to win too much, and as a result, Howard left early.
At this time, they still have a 6-point lead, and there are only four minutes left in the game. It stands to reason that the Magic still have a chance.
But after Howard was off the field, the Knicks directly blasted the Magic's inside line to slag, and sophomore Gortat couldn't even protect the backcourt.
The Knicks returning to their normal attack tactics are like beasts rushing out of the cage, completely shattering the magic.
It doesn't take four minutes at all, just two minutes for the Knicks to complete the lead.
However, Crawford chased a three-pointer, and a 2+1 directly missed the magic.
Behind by 6 points to overtake by 7 points, this process is too fast, the key is that the Magic has not enough time to adjust.