Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

"Let's wait until the Eastern Conference Finals first..."

What a "no-frills" idea. If Paul, McGrady and other stars heard this, they would probably vomit blood.

You think the conference finals are just cabbage? You can get in as soon as you want!

Do you know how many superstars in history rarely even made it to the semifinals when they led their own teams? They had to go to the end of their careers to feel the taste of the conference finals!

But who made this sentence come from Zuo Li? In the first season of his career, he led the team to the finals and played 7 games against the peak Lakers. He was really one step away from the championship, and now it is 3-1.

Leading the Magic by a huge margin, so when he said he would advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, no one could really refute him.

Moreover, on the first goal of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals, Zuo Li showed his determination to advance tonight with a domineering bow. He started with the ball from the outside, shouldered Howard's block, squeezed out of his position and succeeded in a one-handed split!

Madison Square was already star-studded tonight, and this dunk completely ignited the enthusiasm of the audience.

Have you ever seen Spike Lee on the sidelines of a Dirty Dancing game after the first pitch? Have you seen the scene where a bunch of hot actresses are jumping around wearing Knicks Zero? Have you ever seen the live DJ on the first pitch?

Are you just shouting about hypoxia...

"The atmosphere at the scene is so shocking! All New Yorkers and Knicks fans can't wait, they are heading towards the Eastern Conference Finals!" Yu Jia, who was sitting on the sidelines, took away the headset, and the huge decibels made the fans in front of the TV

Everyone felt the enthusiasm at the scene.

In this atmosphere, magic is somewhat lost...

Howard received the ball with his back from a deep position in the interior. This is the area where he is best at usually and the most popular area for scoring. In this area, Howard can maintain a shooting rate of more than 70%.

The Knicks actually allowed Howard to receive the ball easily in this position, which proved that they were a little too excited at the beginning and that their defense was not tight. In the previous two games, they rarely let Howard touch the basketball in this area.

Howard also leaned hard and tried to dunk him, but he did not knock Zuo Li away completely. Although Zuo Li had half an elbow, his strong core strength allowed Zuo Li to quickly regain his center of gravity, raise his arms high, and jump high.

rise!

Snapped!

In a volleyball-style block, the two faced each other in the air, with murderous looks in their eyes, and it was obvious that they were both trying their best.

Howard tried his best, but his long left arm seemed like an insurmountable wall!

"The cover is down!"

The commentator's roar did not stop the two men's fight. Although he was blocked, the ball was still in Howard's hands. He immediately turned around and tried to make a hook with his right hand!

However, he is not good at this method, and the gap in height is even more difficult to bridge!

Snapped!

Zuo Li blocked the ball from the extreme distance. Howard, angry, pushed Zuo Li away, squatted down, got the ball and smashed it into the basket.

However, the referee blew the whistle early and Howard committed a pushing foul...

"Howard has lost his cool. He is just venting his anger and has no meaning to the game itself. On the contrary, it will make his team more passive."

Barkley said what he said. In the next round, after the pick-and-roll, Curry went directly to the inside to challenge Howard. In the past, this was an act of seeking death. However, this time, Curry threw himself high in the air and used a

He threw the ball in an incredible way and let Howard hit him!

Curry was knocked out of balance and fell to the ground and slid three meters away. However, Curry sitting on the floor roared crazily!

twenty one!

He once again caused Howard's thug to foul. In just one minute of the game, Howard had already committed two fouls!

Howard's confused eyes made countless Magic fans sigh, because they knew that the end was over.

…

There was no thrilling comeback, no passionate fighting, and Howard, who was replaced at the beginning, didn't even have much sense of participation.

The Knicks, who were in a crazy state and united as one, crushed the Magic to the ground in just half the game.

The huge gap of 68-38 at halftime, a 30-point gap, caused the Magic to give up on the season early, and the game even became garbage time in the second half.

Zuo Li, who scored 18 points, 10 rebounds, 5 blocks and 2 assists at halftime, had already been substituted early. He was waving a towel and watching the Knicks' substitutes continue to stir up a youthful storm on the court.

Seeing the Magic being completely torn apart by the Knicks substitutes without any fighting spirit, I don't know how many Magic fans shed tears.

The camera swept over the Magic bench, Howard with red eyes, Vince Carter who was silent, and Lewis who was very disappointed...

They would have had a perfect summer, they would have been smug, they thought they would have made up for last year's regrets...

But unfortunately, trading sometimes does not necessarily improve strength, and fame and strength are sometimes not directly proportional.

The season is over…

130-88, a 42-point victory. After all, the miracle failed to happen again. The Knicks easily won, defeated the Magic 4-1, and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals this season!

All 12 players on the team played and scored, with 7 scoring in double figures. Randolph scored a team-high 22 points, and Dragic scored 14 points and 10 assists, the first double-double in the playoffs this season.

Ewing Jr. scored 10 points, setting a new playoff scoring high, and Curry scored 15 points, 5 assists and 6 steals, 6 steals in a single game, which was also a new high for the Knicks in the playoffs.

The 42-point difference was the largest winning margin in the playoffs this season and the largest losing margin in Magic history.

All statistics of the Knicks team crushed the Magic.

This is an unquestionable victory!

After the game, the Magic lost any desire to shake hands, returned directly to the locker room, and even refused to be interviewed.

The media also expressed their understanding that it is indeed difficult to adjust immediately after losing like this. However, the Knicks are actually very proud. After all, except for Curry and Randolph, the other three starters only played half of the game.

Zuo Li is true to his word, they really don't need to go to Orlando again, and in the next round, they will wait for the winner between the Celtics and Cavaliers next door.

After the game, D'Antoni said excitedly: "We have experienced a great season. Zuo Li has led his teammates to grow together. I think it is our turn to harvest the fruits of victory."

After the game, Zuo Li was also surrounded by the media. Reporters frantically wanted to know how Zuo Li was feeling after leading his team to the Eastern Conference finals for two consecutive seasons.

However, Zuo Li was very calm: "The work is not finished yet. You know, now we have just completed another stage of challenge, and the next challenge will be even more cruel."

"Now is not the time to relax, it is time to prepare for the Eastern Conference Finals."

Zuo Li's words allowed reporters to see the maturity of young people. The last person to say this was Kobe. Obviously, the Eastern Conference finals are no longer worthy of Zuo Li's ambition.

"So which team do you think we are most likely to face in the Eastern Conference Finals?"

Zuo Li glanced at the reporter in surprise: "What? There is still doubt about this. Of course it is the Celtics. They are more sophisticated. There is no doubt that they will become our opponents."