At this time, commentator Seacole's dirty talk was online again.

"Jimmy Butler's buzzer-beater is worth thousands of dollars."

Lin Ying said before that Johnson's injury is an opportunity for Butler.

Butler's performance before was good, and now he also contributed a winning goal.

This will likely earn him an early contract extension from the Nets.

Cole's words, if you don't have any knowledge, you won't be able to react at once!

Off camera, the Knicks players all had expressions of disbelief.

Wade shook his head helplessly, Bosh looked blank, and James held his head and bit his braces.

As for Rivers, his expression was even a little numb.

Without a flanking attack, Lin Ying will kill;

During the double attack, Butler made a sure kill.

It's like there are two cages in front of him, one cage contains a tiger, and the other cage contains a group of wolves, and he is asked to choose which one to enter.

No matter which one you choose, you will die!

3 to 1!

After winning two consecutive home games against the Knicks, the Nets got the match point in the series.

What Wade said before is coming true bit by bit.

The only thing wrong is that the leading team is the Nets and not the Knicks!

And G5 is at the home court of the Nets.

Last season, the Knicks entered the Finals and were swept by the Mavericks. In the new season, the team made major transactions and worked hard to avenge their past humiliation.

But now, they may not even make it to the finals!

This time social media has completely exploded.

"Doug Rivers is really not good. This kind of lineup that can win championships led by O'Neal's grandma is actually played like this by him!"

"I have long said that Rivers is not suitable for the Knicks at all. There are only three axes in positional warfare. Not to mention Sloan, I already know how to defend him!"

"Riley should take the blame. He chose the coach. D'Antoni can't do it without defense, but you can't suddenly change to a coach who only defends!"

"Everything the Knicks did this season was on the line, except for the coaching issue. I think George Karl is pretty good."

"+1, Karl is still Lin's former mentor. He must know Lin very well and know how to defend and target."

"+2, no matter who it is, just don't be Rivers. Rivers really pissed me off!"

…

After Rivers was forced to accept this information, his entire expression went numb.

That feeling was even more uncomfortable than when I was killed.

Knicks fans are really not that easy to serve!

That's because your own players will be booed at home if they don't perform well, and you'll also be booed by unfavorable rookies in the draft!

At the post-game press conference, Sloan took Lin Ying and Butler with him.

Lin Ying performed well tonight, contributing a double-double with 25 points and 11 assists.

But the focus of tonight's press conference was Butler who finally contributed the winning goal.

"Lin told me before the game to be ready to catch the ball at the last moment."

Butler is very practical.

However, his behavior made the fans in the audience agitated.

Jordan just asked Cole to prepare before the last attack, but Lin Ying directly asked Butler to prepare before the game!

In addition to Butler's buzzer-beater, reporters were also concerned about Deron's conflict on the court.

The target of their questions was Sloan.

Everyone knows the grudge between Sloan and Deron, and Deron's impulsiveness almost ruined the team's victory tonight.

"That's not the right choice. We are all here to play, not to fight."

Sloan first gave the conflict a character.

The reporters nodded one after another. These words deserved a close-up after the game.

Deron failed Sloan again? It sounds like he is full of traffic!

"But if it were me, I would do the same thing when faced with provocation."

However, what the coach said next left many reporters stunned.

This turn of events was unexpected.

However, some older reporters did not appear surprised.

You know, Sloan is the coach with the most technical fouls in the NBA!

And more importantly than this, Sloan was a 6-time All-Defensive Team player as a player.

In that era, being tough on defense wasn't just about talking, it was about fighting.

So he denied Delong's choice, but affirmed Delong's approach!

Fortunately, Delong was not at the scene, otherwise his emotions would have been unbearable again.

…

The next day, the league announced the final punishment for Sloan: Deron was fined $100,000 and suspended for 2 games.

This amount of fine directly refreshed Hibbert's highest fine of the season set not long ago.

This is normal. After all, Hibbert was just talking, but Deron took action directly.

Especially in the context of Stern's continuous and severe punishment of violent incidents on the court in the past two years.

However, compared to fines, suspensions attract more attention and cause greater controversy.

For the Nets, this can be said to be devastating.

The Nets won the last game because there was some luck involved.

Billups performed well in the last game, hitting 4 three-pointers and scoring 18 points.

This is even his highest score this season with the Nets.

Obviously, at the age of 36, he cannot maintain this performance forever.

For Knicks fans, they think this suspension is too little!

According to the standard of severe punishment, this must only start in 5 games!

However, this number of suspended games reflects Stern's level.

Because it can be explained, after all, it was Martin who made the first move, and Deron counterattacked.

Of course, the more important thing is to be suspended for 2 games.

In this way, the greatly damaged Nets are likely to be dragged into the tiebreaker by the Knicks.

Tie-break? Who doesn’t love watching it?

So, if the Nets lose in G4, the league will only ban Deron for 1 game?

Not absolutely, but it's very likely.

While fans were discussing Deron's suspension and penalty, G4 between the Mavericks and Lakers in the Western Conference also ended on the same day.

Carlisle narrowed his defense in a targeted manner, leaving the three-point line to Kobe and Paul.

This strategy works very well. Neither Paul nor Kobe is the kind of player who can kill the game with three-pointers at any time.

107 to 93, the Mavericks came back and tied the series at 2-2.

Unlike the situation in the East, where the situation is gradually becoming clearer, it is still unclear which of the two teams in the West can break out of the siege.

One day later, Game 5 kicked off at Madison Square Garden.

Although Martin was beaten on the court, he still appeared in the Knicks' starting lineup.

But Delong could only watch from the sidelines in suits and leather shoes.

Such a comparison shows that Martin's beating was not in vain.

The Nets played very tenaciously on match points under the leadership of Lin Ying.

Billups' performance dropped in this game, scoring only 10 points and making only 3 of 11 field goals.

When players reach this age, it is difficult for them to perform well continuously.

After all, Rivers is not really a vegetarian. It is much easier to target a veteran than Lin Ying.
To be continued...