Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

Chapter 965 The suspense is left directly to Tianwang Mountain

"Hahahaha, Zuo Li, you are really funny~~"

When Zuo Li revealed his little goal, the male reporter interviewing him burst into laughter, obviously thinking that Zuo Li was joking.

Come on, the Knicks are already 2-0 ahead and are playing so well in the playoffs. Except for the Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals, no team can beat the Knicks. Now what Zuo Li needs to think about is not how to celebrate after winning the championship.

What.

But Zuo Li looked at the reporter who changed from 1 to 0 with an innocent face...

What a joke... This is what I'm talking about, buddy, do you think the Mavericks are weak?

As long as they can take away a victory from Dallas, the Knicks will have great confidence in winning the championship, and taking away a victory from the Mavericks at home is not an easy task.

How was it that the Heat were so bad in the last generation? After being defeated by Dallas at home, they were the first to take a 2-1 advantage. However, they were defeated by the Mavericks at home. In the end, the defeated Heat returned to their home court and were unable to resist.

In the end, they lost 4-2.

In this life, except for the Lakers who made a huge counterattack, no other team has been able to take away victory from Dallas. Stable home results have always been the magic weapon for the Dallas Mavericks to win.

"The Mavericks who return to their home court are the most terrifying Mavericks." Regardless of whether the reporter believed it or not, Zuo Li finally put down these words and left.

Of course, he is not afraid of the Mavericks, nor is he trying to help others arrogantly or reduce his own arrogance, but he hopes to remind his teammates in this way:

Hold on! Don’t wave!

Of course, Zuo Li also knew that the effect was mediocre. After all, within two hours after Zuo Li’s interview ended, the hot search on INS was not “Zuo Li praises Mavericks” or “Zuo Li is humble”.

But four big characters:

Zuo Li is humorous.

Zuo Li: "..."

You are the one who is humorous, and your whole family is humorous!

"I find that today's media has begun to smell like the future!" Zuo Li checked his computer in frustration.

It’s okay to praise him when he wins and complain about him when he loses. He also likes to make some leftovers from the stadium to attract attention. Take this time as an example, even if Zuo Li thinks hard, he can’t figure out where his humor lies...

But fortunately, the Knicks did not find Zuo Li humorous. Zuo Li's words still had some effect. At least the idea of ​​popping champagne at halftime was gone.

Of course, D'Antoni was the one who paid the most attention. After all, he knew best that Zuo Li would never hit the wrong target. He said that the Mavericks still had some energy left, so they definitely had it, so the two had a phone call that night, and the next day,

The Knicks changed their itinerary, gave up the idea of ​​taking a day off in New York, and headed directly to Dallas.

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On the night of June 6, G3 of the Finals was getting closer and closer. At the American Airlines Center, the home of the Dallas Mavericks, about 20,000 fans were ready for battle.

The Knicks, led by Zuo Li, had already reached the venue, and the entrance ceremony was already halfway through. The Knicks naturally accepted the baptism of boos. Only Zuo Li came out with some applause and cheers. Of course, the boos were even louder.

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The reason for this is, of course, that Zuo Li once made a very deep impression on Mavericks fans at this venue. The All-Stars in Dallas are still talked about by many Mavericks fans, and it also gave Zuo Li a group of fans.

Away fans.

At the beginning, Xu Jicheng, the coach who served as the commentator for this game, also said: "Zuo Li is no stranger to this court. I believe he will have a good performance tonight."

Director Xu is quite foresight, and the best performer in this game was indeed Zuo Li.

As soon as Zuo Li opened the game, he showed off his strength in the paint, posting up, facing the frame, making jump shots, and scoring 6 points in a row. Later, he even blocked Marion in a single round, blocking Dirk and picking up rebounds. This continuous block showed Zuo Li's terrifying talent.

It even ranked first among the five best goals tonight.

With 11 points in a single quarter and 39 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 7 blocks and 1 steal, Zuo Li continued his stable and fierce output performance with a shooting percentage of 65.7% and a free throw percentage of 82.5%.

However, the final result was not that the Knicks took away the victory, but that the Mavericks, who had no hot spots in the game but remained stable, took away the victory.

It can also be seen from the statistics that the Mavericks' 9 players averaged 6 double figures, and Dirk and Terry both had 20+ points. Dirk had 27 points and 10 rebounds, and Terry had 20 points and 4 assists.

The elder Kidd scored a near triple-double with 10 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, Chandler had 10 points and 8 rebounds, Marion had 14 points, and Barea each scored 11 points.

Even if everyone pulls it out alone, it is far inferior to Zuo Li's explosion, but this is basketball, it is never a one-person sport.

Compared with the all-round performance of the Mavericks, the Knicks were a one-man show on the left. Curry missed three-pointers and only hit 2 of 8 shots. He only scored 9 points and 6 assists in the game.

The current Curry is not the all-powerful Curry in the future, and stability is still a big problem for him.

In addition to Curry, other Knicks perimeter players also performed poorly. Belinelli scored 5 points, Battier scored 7 points, Danny Green scored 6 points, and Ke Liu scored 11 points.

Randolph performed well, with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks, but he couldn't make up for the Knicks' lack of outside shooters.

98-90, the Knicks lost the away game with a 4-point disadvantage, and the big score became 2-1.

What Zuo Li said before seems to be slowly coming true. The Mavericks do have a way of playing at home.

But just one defeat is not enough for the outside world to see the seriousness of the matter. After all, the Knicks still hold the lead, and the other Knicks are so strong in this game, they are still only 8 points behind. Doesn't this just show the strength of the Knicks?

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Even after the game, many people predicted that the Knicks would win G4.

The Knicks also think so. It doesn't matter if they lose G3. As long as they can win the fourth game, they will have a huge advantage. But if they lose, then Tianwang Mountain will be played in Dallas. This will start for the Knicks.

It is undoubtedly very unfavorable, so before the start of G4, D'Antoni emphasized that they must win the fourth game!

However, the development of things once again exceeded everyone's expectations. In the fourth game, while the Knicks were leading the game, the Mavericks played an astonishing 30-15 in the fourth quarter, and finally lost the game by 7 points!

When the buzzer blew at the end of the game, the entire Knicks team stood stunned on the court, obviously unable to believe what had happened.

In fact, the Knicks played well in three quarters tonight.

Zuo Li remained stable as always, beating Chandler in the matchup. He scored 27 points in the three quarters, totaling 40 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 blocks. His shooting rate was as high as 68.5%, which can be said to be even better than his performance in the third game.

Curry made five three-pointers in three quarters, and the team made 10 of 18 three-pointers, which once made fans think that the fourth quarter would be garbage time.

However, unexpectedly, the situation suddenly changed in the fourth quarter. Under the leadership of Dirk, the Mavericks began to chase points. First, Dirk scored 6 points in a row to stop the Knicks. Then Terry, Peja, and Kidd made 4 consecutive three-pointers.

, hit an 18-8 scoring climax.

After taking the lead, the Mavericks showed their superb defensive ability and blocked the Knicks' 4 consecutive attacks!

Even Barkley had to marvel: "Tonight's fourth quarter was one of the most incredible quarters in this playoffs!"

(End of chapter)