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Chapter 188 Veterans

Chapter 188 Veterans

The 32-year-old Ewing continued to appear on the court in the third quarter.

The Knicks fans off the field cheered for their star one after another.

Encouraged by the home fans, Ewing not only did not show any fatigue, but became more courageous as he fought. In just 3 minutes, Ewing led the Knicks to equalize the score.

DeWeese frowned at the big man inside.

He has been waiting for the system prompt for Ewing to activate his talent, but until now, he has never heard the system prompt.

O'Neal was very uncomfortable being guarded by Ewing. His position was not good, a bit outside.

Davis motioned for O'Neal to come out for a pick-and-roll.

Davis, who cut inside, gave the ball to O'Neal, and O'Neal's air-cut dunk was slapped by Ewing.

O'Neal, who could no longer suppress his anger, activated his talent skills.

"Michael, give me the ball, I'm going to blow him up!" O'Neill had a rare look of anger on his face, and he whispered to Davis before serving.

Davis nodded.

After receiving Rodman's sideline ball, Davis lobbed the ball directly to O'Neal who was leaning on Ewing.

O'Neill only leaned back, and Davis heard the system's prompt in an instant.

"Ewing's talent skill is activated, do you want to check the details?"

"The second stage of Ewing's talent skill is activated, do you want to check the details?"

"The reaction is so fast!" Davis was startled, and wanted to signal O'Neal to pass the ball back, but it was too late.

Ewing, who did mental calculations but didn't care, jumped up high at the moment O'Neill made a shot, another big cap.

Starks picked up the basketball, and Davis screamed that it was not good, and quickly turned around and ran to the backcourt.

Starks, however, used his body to carry Davis' interference and made a low-handed layup.

Davis didn't dare to defend desperately, he was afraid that stealing chickens would lose money, and he would get another foul.

Relying on this fast break goal, Starks officially overtook the score.

"It's a bit difficult..." Davis took the ball and thought about the situation on the court and the solution.

To be honest, this is the first time that O'Neal has been suppressed in a matchup. The Magic and the Knicks have played against each other ten times from last year's regular season to this year's playoffs. O'Neal has always been the best matchup against Ewing, but today, he was rarely suppressed by Ewing.

In this situation, DeWeese was a little caught off guard, because most of the Magic's tactics except running and bombing were formulated with O'Neal as the core.

Once O'Neal's point is strangled, many tactics lose their power in an instant.

DeWeese tried a single, but Skiles double-teamed without hesitation.

He gave the ball to Anderson, and Anderson's breakthrough was interfered by Ewing, and he did not make progress.

Just when Oakley was about to take the defensive rebound, a figure like lightning grabbed the ball in front of him and held the ball in his arms. After landing, he directly distributed it to Davis who was about to retreat.

Seeing Anderson's missed layup, DeWeese subconsciously prepared to return to the defense, but Rodman's sudden emergence and offensive rebound made his eyes shine.

In a vague way, he seemed to have found a way to win this game.

O'Neal's post-up was once again interfered by Ewing. During this period of time, Ewing almost turned into Optimus Prime in the interior, keeping the Knicks' interior defense tight.

However, the offensive rebound was once again accepted by Rodman.

Ewing clapped his hands angrily, and Oakley next to him was extremely frustrated.

These two offensive rebounds seriously affected the rhythm of the Knicks.

This time, Davis lost the patience to play slowly. He continued to shake outside the three-point line, and before Skiles could make up the defense, he directly pulled out his hand.

The ball fell straight into the net.

Davis, who scored three points, did not celebrate. He understood that this kind of goal was completely dependent on the sky, and no one knew whether the next goal would be scored.

He has been thinking about it, and the flash of inspiration in his mind just now made him vaguely grasp something.

Ewing's game was simply a combination of Chamberlain and Russell. Under the defense of O'Neal, he still destroyed the inside of the Magic. This also made Davis see for the first time how terrifying a true Hall of Fame player can explode after giving it all.

In the middle of the fourth quarter, Ewing panted and scored two points on top of O'Neal again, and the point difference has come to 12 points.

D'Antoni shook his head. He knew that his team could not get the 3-0 result that could guarantee victory.

After Ewing scored these two points, his score has reached 38 points, while O'Neal, who is facing him, "only" scored 26 points.

At the last moment of the game, Davis still wanted to make a final counterattack, but after he threw two consecutive three-pointers, Pat Riley immediately called a timeout and arranged the tightest defense against him.

After he missed the third three-pointer, Davis shook his head helplessly. He knew that the game was over, and the remaining time was not enough for the Magic to overtake the score.

In the end, amid the cheers of the Knicks fans, the Magic lost their first road game and their first loss of the series.

Except for the last minute of the game, Ewing was substituted regularly for both sides, and he did not rest for a second during the rest of the game.

He scored 42 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocks in the game, completely overwhelming O'Neal for the first time.

O'Neal scored 30 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks. His performance was already very good, but he was still not satisfied with Ewing, who was in full form.

After losing the game, DeWeese's mentality did not fluctuate. In the entire seven-game series, no team can guarantee that they will not lose a game. Even the Philadelphia team with Moses Malone who shouted "fo! fo! fo!" also lost a game.

After attending the press conference, DeWeese and his teammates returned to the hotel where they were staying.

Tomorrow, they will usher in the first back-to-back playoffs.

For the fans, tomorrow will be a feast, because now there are only 8 teams left, and they will play tomorrow.

The next morning, after breakfast, DeWeese came to the training ground arranged by the Knicks for training.

Even in the tense playoffs, Davis would feel that something was missing if he didn't practice for a day. This habit has been imprinted in his bones and has become an inseparable habit.

While shooting, he thought back to yesterday's game. He always felt that there had been similar scenes before, but that was a game between the Magic and the Knicks when he was not in the NBA.

He tried hard to recall how O'Neal, who was still a young shark at the time, led the team to win Ewing, who was still in his prime.

"I remember!" Davis' eyes lit up suddenly.

(End of this chapter)