Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

Trailing by 10 points at halftime, the Knicks fell into a passive position on the road.

Zuo Li also lost to Howard in halftime scoring for the first time. Although it was only 1 point, it also made Howard's fans excited. Since Zuo Li's rise, it has been difficult for Howard to gain the upper hand in statistics.

But the outside world is not surprised by this, because...

Barkley: "If you can't win even if you make such penalties, just stop playing."

Smith: "The first half was a little abnormal, and that's not the Knicks' problem."

Director Zhang: "Hey! Anyone with a discerning eye knows that even Zuo Li was slapped in the face, it was a common foul. Even a slight push was directly punished."

Yu Jia: "With the loss of two starting players, the Knicks played very tenaciously."

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Basically, the commentators understand the Knicks. After all, the scoring breakthrough in the first half was that chaotic round. Randolph was sent off and Curry would not return for this game, which directly disrupted the Knicks' arrangement. It was 50-50 at halftime.

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 were also quite controversial, such as David Lee being called for fouls continuously, such as the Magic fouling Zuo Li but not receiving the referee's whistle, etc.

Zuo Li only made 2 free throws in the half, while Howard made 10. He scored 8 more free throws and only scored one more point. It's no wonder that many commentators didn't take it seriously.

A Smith said that he gave Zuoli 10 free throws and Zuoli scored 20 in the half!

The fans' words became even more fierce. On the Internet, the referee on duty was scolded to death...

The atmosphere in the old and small visiting team's locker room of the Knicks was a bit solemn. Obviously, even though they had been fully prepared for the difficulties before the game, the difficulty of this game still exceeded everyone's expectations.

It’s dark! It’s so dark!

If this referee were in Harlem, he would be gang-banged.

Zuo Li was also very angry, but there was nothing he could do about it. The problem of refereeing is something that every star and even players must adapt to. Some referees come with a mission, such as Paul's nemesis in later generations, referee No. 48 Foster,

Whenever he played Paul's game, Paul never won.

From 2008 to 2017, Paul suffered 10 consecutive playoff defeats at the hands of Foster, and all of them were key games. Who would believe that it was nothing.

Situations like this are not uncommon in the NBA. As for the home whistle, it is basically an unspoken rule. Unless it goes too far, the league will generally not care.

Obviously, the league does not want this series to lose suspense early.

Of course, the league was speechless at this time, asking you to help, but it was not so obvious that you were asked to help. 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 what Zuo Li and the others need to think about now. The question before them is whether they should fight hard under such unfavorable conditions and such a punishment.

In fact, D'Antoni wanted to let it go. It wouldn't be a big deal if he lost one game. He could just fight back in the fourth game.

But Zuo Li's words dispelled D'Antoni's intention to give up.

"Who can guarantee that they only cheated one game? What if they get worse after that... 2-2 is a big difference. We will no longer have a way out."

"And we only lost by ten points, so it's not time to give up yet."

D'Antoni thought about it, and what he said makes sense. If this game is let go, the Magic will get even worse, and it will also increase their momentum. This will be even more detrimental to the fourth game. If they are equalized, what will happen under the Heavenly King Mountain?

It can happen!

But if we want to play, the Knicks are not in ideal condition right now.

It is impossible for Curry and Randolph to return in this game. David Lee is in foul trouble and has poor outside touch. He defeated six consecutive irons...

In this situation, it is not easy to make a comeback.

Sure enough, the Magic further expanded their advantage in the third quarter. Zuo Li scored 8 points in a single quarter, but the Magic led by 16 points 88-72.

The situation is precarious.

"It's too tough. The Knicks obviously have a bad mentality today. The guys like Ke Liu don't have any good skills," Barkley said.

Falling behind by 16 points in the third quarter, we are really not far away from losing, but it's not impossible to try.

After thinking about it, D'Antoni still chose to trust the core. In the past, when he encountered problems in the Suns, he went to Nash. Now, it is Zuo Li.

So he decided to let Zuo Li use his personal ability to solve the problem!

Zuo Li, Ewing Jr., Chandler, Danny Green, Beverley!

This is a lineup where you don’t need to speak, you can just look at the players and you will know what their style of play is.

"This lineup is too extreme! It's a one-attack and four-defense style of play. Zuo Li is the only one to attack, and the others are defending desperately!" Yu Jia said.

The Magic is full of stars, Howard, Nelson, Carter, Courtney Lee, Lewis.

One attack and four defenses vs one star and four shots!

This is simply a conflict of contradictions.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Knicks were on offense, and D'Antoni stood on the sidelines waving his hands wildly. People soon knew the meaning of this gesture.

"Pull them all apart! Let Zuo Li play in singles!"

Stand left and go to the low post on the wing, ask for the ball with your back, get it easily with your long arms, then hold the ball with one hand, turn around and face the frame, and lower your center of gravity.

As if facing a formidable enemy, Howard put his hands in front of his left face, closing his eyes to defend.

However, there are no eggs!

Zuo Li made a fake move, Howard took off directly, Zuo Li started up again, and everything was smooth inside!

Lewis didn’t dare to go up…

Bang!

The struggling rim told Lewis it was right not to.

14 points.

The Magic were pressing the tempo. At this moment, they really wanted to win, but maybe they just wanted to win too much and were too afraid of losing, which made them a little too conservative. They didn't take action on several opportunities, allowing the Knicks to defend for 24 seconds.

Then Zuo Li succeeded in a single again. Everyone thought that the Knicks would attack after 15 seconds. Who knew that Zuo Li would break out the moment he got the ball?

Carrying Howard to make a strong shot!

Howard slapped the left hand, and the ball had to be called. The referee blew the whistle, and the ball bounced off the board and into the goal frame!

"twenty one!!!"

"What a ball!"

Yu Jia shouted.

With steady free throws, Zuo Li scored 5 points in a row, and the point difference was only 12 points.

Nelson hit a mid-range shot, which stopped Dafan from calling a timeout.

What happened next made him regret it, because Zuo Li did not break through the pick-and-roll at the top of the arc and directly pulled up and shot a three-pointer!

The excited Howard rushed the defense and knocked down Zuo Li again, but the ball still flew into the basket!

31!

"omg!"

"What an incredible goal! Zuo Li scored 3 points again... There was also a free throw, and he had a chance to score four points! With 8 points in a row, Zuo Li's personal scoring mode turned on... Is a miracle really going to happen?" Yu

Jia can't sit still anymore.

Dafan finally called a timeout, came back and hit a free throw, and the point difference officially became 10 points.

At this time, the Magic continued to press time. It took 20 seconds for the ball to go in. Howard held it and wanted to dunk it, but Zuo Li slapped him down. After landing, Howard got it again. When he turned around and wanted to dunk it again, the red light was already on at 24 seconds.

!

"The opportunity has come!"

On this ball, Zuo Li and Ewing Jr. started a pick-and-roll, and Zuo Li came out to catch the ball. The ball continued to break through again!

Take off in three steps!

Dodge Howard's block and hit the ball!

8 points!!!