Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

In the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Knicks faced the Magic in Game 1.

The atmosphere in Madison was a bit heated, with fans cheering and cheering each other up. The Knicks bench was also jumping up and down, arms around each other, and looking up at the big screen.

And this time, the protagonist of the story is not Zuo Li, but Stephen Curry!

The guy who unfortunately finished second in this year's Rookie of the Year gave a phenomenal performance in the first quarter. He made 6 three-pointers in a single quarter, setting a new record for the number of three-pointers made in a single quarter in the playoffs. He scored 18 points.

Give Magic a head-on blow!

Barkley was conquered by Curry. He bluntly said that he had underestimated Stephen Curry before: "This guy has the potential to be a super three-point shooter! He played a representative quarter!"

Isn't this a matter of course? The least surprising one here is Zuo Li. Zuo Li, who is used to seeing Curry's various unreasonable three-pointers, now even thinks it is ordinary and just a routine operation. At most, he is grateful to Evans.

, if it weren’t for him, Curry would not have been inspired to fight like this. Sure enough, setbacks will promote the growth of the Warriors.

Each of these six three-pointers was exciting, so everyone was obsessed with highlights for the five minutes of this quarter.

Oh, that's not entirely true. The magicians definitely have no intention of appreciating it. They should be scratching their heads and thinking of countermeasures at this time.

Thinking of this, Zuo Li couldn't help but feel a little lucky. The Knicks really arranged their main attack in this game, and the Magic's tactics really hit the key points. But he didn't expect that Curry's sudden explosion directly turned the Magic's tactics into a clown.

In the first quarter, there were many shots of Zuo Li running with two players, and Curry getting a wide-open shot.

This also made the outside world full of praise for the Knicks' tactics. Countless people gave D'Antoni a thumbs up, thinking that he was one step ahead and directly tricked Fan. Some even thought that D'Antoni should win the best award.

Coach, in short, this quarter can be regarded as making the German coach's evaluation to a higher level.

However, how did they know that the truth of the matter was not what they thought at all. If they played according to the normal tactical arrangement, Magic would have guessed it right. Although it may not be possible to lock Zuo Li, there will definitely not be such a big gap. The most likely situation

It was Zuo Li who fought hard and sacrificed his physical strength in exchange for points.

But now, Zuo Li only hit two shots in the first quarter, so he didn't consume much physical energy at all.

So much so that Smith said in an exaggerated voice: "The Knicks are going to win this game!"

The guest commentator, "Penny" Hardaway, a former Magic star and one of Jordan's successors, expressed doubts. He felt that although ten points in one quarter were more, there were still three quarters of the game, and it was too early to say the outcome.

But A. Smith insisted on his opinion: "It's impossible. Zuo Li has not been consumed. You know, the Magic spent a lot of money to defend Zuo Li. Howard followed him closely, almost without leaving. They used two people to cause a big delay. Although

Zuo Li didn't have many attacks, but defense always consumes more energy than offense!"

"If Zuo Li takes over the game in the second half, what defense will the Magic use?"

Reasonable and convincing!

A. Smith's prediction was still a little late, because in the second quarter Zuoli began to strengthen its active attack.

Curry has to defend and defend. No team in the league dares to let go of a player who can score 6 three-pointers in a single quarter, so the defensive intensity against Zuo Li has to drop.

The Magic didn't dare to delay the first ball, so Zuo Li, who got the ball, made a crossover directly from the outside. Howard, who was guarding him, lost his center of gravity and barely kept up. However, Zuo Li did not force a sudden move, but pulled back slowly.

Two steps, then another crossover!

If it were anyone else, someone would have sprayed sticky balls a long time ago, but here, more people think it is reasonable and cruel.

Because it is different from the outside line, it is very painful for a big man to stick to the defense. After all, the center of gravity is high and the weight is heavy, and the knee may be broken. Those who can keep up with such an attack are strong.

But no matter how good Howard's physical fitness is, can he keep up with the first time, the second time, the third time, and the fourth time?

But Zuo Li can keep doing it, and the outside world says that Zuo Li has an iron knee. Many people even think that Zuo Li's style of play cannot be long, but until it really happens, it is just YY, at least now... Zuo Li is this

There is no solution, unless you have someone who can keep up with the left standing swing.

Beep!

Whoosh!

The buzzer-beating floater scored!

Zuo Li completed a one-on-one attack, which is also his signature offense. One person plays with the opponent's big man from the outside.

"It's so cruel. Zuo Li is so confident. It's impossible for Howard to keep up with him after three crossovers. The pressure on his knees is a bit too much. I'm really impressed after watching it several times," said Director Zhang.

Da Fan had no choice but to double-team Zuo Li in advance when he got the ball.

Then Zuo Li directly played the ball...

The ball flew over Nelson's head again, and Curry continued to shoot three-pointers!

Watching Curry take action, Nelson's soul flew away, and he took three desperate steps to block the air.

However, Curry's shot was soft, and it hit the front edge. However, Randolph took advantage of Howard's exit under the basket to physically bully Lewis, took off the rebound, and then scored in the second attack.

"Huh~" Although he still lost points, Nelson still breathed a sigh of relief. It's not just three points...

However, this can already be seen that the Magic's defense has lost sight of one thing at this time.

So in the second round, Dragic, who had just come off the bench, took over from Curry and hit a three-pointer.

Magic Man is numb...

Looking back at the pick-and-roll between Nelson and Howard, Nelson felt good tonight and scored 7 points in the first quarter, so he jumped hard from the left and Nelson passed to Howard.

Warcraft got such a ball for the first time tonight. I was a little too excited, so I dunked it away...

"Hahaha!" The fans burst out laughing. Was this a prank on Warcraft?

Howard, who was dunked, scratched his head in embarrassment and then ran back helplessly.

His hands are too raw, so he was just on defense today.

"Pah!" Dafan slapped his head helplessly, wondering how to hit this ball.

In this quarter, Zuo Li, who found his rhythm, scored 10 points, leading the Knicks to 67 points at halftime and an 18-point lead.

The fans at the scene had already begun to celebrate, while the Magic fans were very helpless. Could it be that they still couldn't beat it after a year?

In the third quarter, the Magic finally organized several successful counterattacks. Lewis made three three-pointers, and the Magic once narrowed the point difference to 10 points.

However, this is destined to be a game for Curry!

Just when the Magic had a small climax, Curry stabilized the situation with a three-pointer, and then made a fake shot to score 21!

"omg!"

The scene completely exploded!

"Stephen, you are such a fucking genius!" Randolph also exploded.

"Tonight belongs to you!" Zuo Li excitedly held the back of Curry's neck, and the two roared at each other.

Unexpectedly, in just one season, Curry has already begun to find the feeling of being the three-point champion in future generations. This is really unparalleled good news for the Knicks!

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In the end, the Knicks defeated the Magic 110-94 to get a good start in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Stephen Curry made 10 of 16 three-pointers and scored 38 points, 4 assists, 5 rebounds and 4 steals!

"Stephen Curry has ushered in the masterpiece of his career! He is not an ordinary rookie! He is a future superstar!"