Chapter 1176
Although this may seem like a bit inferior, the effect is surprisingly good. Dakomilisic, Battier and Patrick Ewing were substituted in quick succession to act as a defensive wall and block Garnett's attack in a variety of ways.
Seeing that the New York Knicks are starting to play scoundrels again, the Timberwolves are not to be outdone. They also have a lot of flesh walls, Jason Collins, Campbell, Sakovic.
With a big wave of Phil Jackson's hand, the Timberwolves' Huskies sitting on the bench were substituted and launched a similar encirclement against Lamar.
In this way, a good basketball game is almost turned into a wrestling conference, and the smell of gunpowder on the court is constantly accumulating.
Finally, when Daco Milicic once again dragged Garnett, who was about to make a layup, brutally down, the Timberwolves players on the court stopped doing it, and one by one yelled and rushed to the parallel trade list that was still pouring bitter water on the referee.
The most impulsive is Sakovic. This guy didn't have any chance to perform, and he was naturally unwilling to be lonely when he encountered such a good opportunity. In front of the Czechs who rushed to Dakomilisic was a cannon, which hit the bridge of the nose of the parallel trade list, and blood burst out.
Seeing that his little brother suffered such a big loss, the old guy Patrick Ewing sitting on the field immediately went crazy. He wasn't a good-natured person in the first place, and as he had known Milicic for more and more time recently, the two had become friends.
The gorilla yelled and rushed to the field to play a live PK with Sakovic, who didn't know whether to live or die, but fortunately, Lamar hugged him, which prevented a big scuffle.
The gorilla was stopped, but Dacomilisic, who had suffered a loss, was gone. It was very annoying to be treated as a parallel import, and since the beginning of the playoffs, he has not been able to find a good performance opportunity, and he has long been holding back his resentment in his heart. Now that he was beaten by his former opponents in the European League, Milicic found Sarkovic after reacting, and rushed up to rotate his fists to knock Sarkovic out.
Sakovic was very proud just now, but at this moment, he was also very frightened in the face of Milicic, who had a bloody face and a hideous face, and seemed to want to eat him alive.
Although he saw the opponent punching, because of fear, Sakovic couldn't even control his feet, and he froze in place as if he had been bloodied. The fist grew bigger and bigger, and then people heard a "bang".
Then he saw Sakovic fly as if he had lost his gravitational pull, and then a flat sand fell more than two meters away from him, and he also glided far away.
The situation, which had just been calmed down, was once again chaotic.
Anyway, the matter has already made a big fuss, and it doesn't matter if it is a little more lively, anyway, they have calculated that the league will not be able to ban them all and make the NBA Finals league a laughing stock. So the players present were gearing up to find their opponents one by one.
The Timberwolves fans in the stands also became crazy at this time, throwing everything they could into the court one by one.
After a while, the target center court turned into a large garbage dump with all kinds of clutter.
What is surprising is that the hardest people on the court at this moment are the bitter master Garnett just now, and Lamar, who has the most violent temper on the court.
Garnett didn't want it to be a big deal because they were in a good situation at the moment. Although the Timberwolves are still four points behind, there are still four minutes left in the game, and it is not completely impossible to turn defeat into victory.
Garnett is well aware of the gap between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the New York Knicks, and although they are not much in the same place in terms of strength, momentum can sometimes be a key factor in winning or losing. He didn't want the league to replay the game, which would be very bad for them.
Lamar wants to get his teammates to stop and calm down because he knows very well that the league, especially the league chairman, David Stern, has not been very fond of the Knicks. Once things get bigger, the Minnesota Timberwolves may still be lifted high and gently put down, but the Knicks will not be let go so easily, and it is definitely an unprecedented heavy punishment.
"Stop, all stop!" Lamar hugged Patrick Ewing, who was still struggling to rush forward, loudly stopping the impulsive behavior of his teammates.
Sadly, Lamar's efforts were all in vain in the face of these adrenaline-pumping players. A bunch of strong men who are already completely enthusiastic don't care so much, playing one is enough, playing two to earn one, many guys in the Knicks are all rushing forward like crazy with such thoughts.
"Lamar, what are you doing? Didn't you see Darko being beaten up by those bastards?" Ewing yelled in displeasure, even thinking that Lamar was timid and unworthy of being the leader of the Knicks.
"Of course I do! I'd love to kill that European bug, but it's still playing, do you want to watch our year-long efforts go to waste?"
"Patrick, don't forget that this is our best chance to catch up with the Chicago Bulls, do you want to make our Knicks the biggest joke of all time?"
Lamar roared loudly, finally quieting the gorilla, and the rest of the Knicks pulled out of the game.
The Timberwolves, for their part, don't seem to want to dwell on it anymore.
After working hard for a season, and finally reaching the finals, no one wants to give up like this, let alone end their journey this season in a stupid way like fighting.
The situation finally calmed down, and several referees came together to look at the situation on the field, plus Lamar and Garnett interceded, and finally agreed to continue the game. But the punishment is inevitable.
On the Timberwolves' side, Sakovic, Campbell and Andre Miller were sent off.
Things were a little more serious on the Knicks' side, with Daco Milicic undoubtedly sent off, along with Billups, who was caught for his tricks, and Birdman Anderson, who rushed to the court from the bench.
Although all three were sent off, it was clear that the Knicks still suffered. An interior defensive giant, a main point guard, and an interior backup center!
And now being sent off is only a temporary treatment, and after the league's punishment comes down, it's when the Knicks really have a headache.
The game was suspended for half an hour before restarting, and neither side was in the mood for the game. Except, of course, Garnett and Lamar, one of whom was thinking of equalising and the other who was trying desperately to stop the other.
Garnett did his best, but there was a more desperate Lamar in front of him, so his efforts were destined to be useless.
By the end of the game, the margin was still four points, with the winner undoubtedly being the New York Knicks.
After the game, the entire Knicks refused all interviews and left as soon as possible. Something so big happened, and now they are in no mood to celebrate.
Predictably, the league's big ticket will soon be thrown on the heads of New Yorkers, and now the first thing they have to do is go back and figure it out.
It's the same for the Timberwolves, who face suspensions for three players, and possibly more. Coupled with the fact that they lost the game, they were not in the mood to stay.
The loss was disappointing, but Minnesota fans didn't despair. They could see that Garnett had done his best, and he did everything he could, scoring 37 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks in the game, which is rare on the Finals stage.
Unfortunately, in the end, the Timberwolves still lost the game. Fans can only blame this on the overall strength and luck of the team, and it doesn't make much sense to say more.
The two sides will then move to New York for the third, fourth and fifth games. As for whether they can return to Minnesota and play Game 6, it will depend on the performance of the Timberwolves.
Then there's the question of how many players will be in the stands in suits for the next game, and it will depend on whether the league can show mercy.
The clash was comparable to the Auburn Hills incident, but of course only because the brawl was not as bad and there was no violent clash between the players and fans.
The league also showed super efficiency in this violent incident, and at the same time that the New York Knicks' special plane landed in New York, the league's punishment also came down!
The incident at the Target Center Arena made league president David Stern very angry, and it was the first time in the history of the league that such a violent conflict occurred on the stage of the finals.
In recent years, especially after the Auburn Hills Palace incident and the Staples Center incident, David Stern was most disgusted by the violence. Every time something happens, the punishment orders issued by the alliance are also more severe and severe.
The last people to hit the muzzle were Lamar and O'Neal, both of whom were severely punished by the league for the violence.
After the incident at the Target Center Arena, David Stern did not intend to let the perpetrators go so easily. His first thoughts were to cancel this year's championship final or replace him with a second-place finish in the East-West Conference, but those two ideas were quickly abandoned.
After all, although this incident is serious, it has not reached the point of being out of control. And there is no precedent in the history of the league for disqualifying a team, let alone the Finals.
In addition, this incident also involves Kevin Garnett, who is highly praised by him. Although the relationship with Garnett is not as close as that of his godson LeBron James, he is a piece of gold that he has picked up by himself, and he certainly won't slap himself in the face.