A sudden stop, followed by a jump, was Lamar's specialty, and he had always used it to torment his opponents. Super psychological quality, strong self-confidence, coupled with a good hand feel, this is the biggest benefit of Lamar after his rebirth.

But today。。。。。。

"Bang!"

Lamar couldn't help frowning when he saw the moment the basketball missed, although his left hand hurt again when the ball was shot just now, it didn't affect the timing of his shot, how could such a ball miss?

Seeing that the basketball did not go into the net, the Bulls' basket immediately went into chaos. Hilario and Battier, who were a little caught off guard, couldn't get into a good position and were grabbed by Curry to get the ball in their hands.

"Attack!"

The Bulls took the lead again with Hinrich scoring the ball in a quick shot.

When it was the Knicks' turn to attack, Lamar got rid of Chandler's close follow-up defense, received a pass from Billups in the bottom left corner of the three-point line, and tried again before Fitzel could make up the defense, and the result was 。。。。。。

"Bang!"

After hitting an opening shot, Lamar missed two consecutive shots, and the Knicks were robbed of the rebound by the Bulls and then scored on a fast break.

The United Center Arena was suddenly jubilant, watching their team suppress the powerful Knicks, they seemed to see the Bulls dynasty that was once majestic and swept the entire league, and the fans spontaneously stood up and shouted in unison: "MVP!"

Lamar shook his hand vigorously, feeling a pang of chagrin. It seems that there is still a problem with the hand feeling, although the injury on his left hand today has not affected him much, but this injury still makes his hand feel cold.

When attacking again, Lamar chose to pass the ball to the hands of Hilario on the inside, who forced a turn and missed the layup, Lamar grabbed the rebound and scored the ball in the second attack, making the score 4:6.

The Bulls attacked, Hinrich missed the shot, and Hilario grabbed the rebound and handed it directly to Lamar. Lamar advanced quickly with the ball and was about to rush into the Bulls' three-point line, but was stopped and hugged by Hinrich, who was chasing from behind.

It looks like the Bulls have a tactical plan in place before the game, no matter what, to stop the Knicks, especially Lamar from scoring, even if they use foul tactics.

Hinrich didn't make a ruthless move when he hugged Lamar, which made Lamar unable to express his temper no matter how big he was. After all, although the other party's actions are inferior, there is nothing to blame, and there is no means to win in order to win.

The referee awarded Hinrich a deliberate foul, and the Knicks made two free throws.

Lamar went to the free throw line, this place was simply his back garden in the past, no matter what crazy moves he did, one-handed free throws, closed eyes free throws, the craziest thing was to look at other free throws, but when he walked to the free throw line today, Lamar suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Two missed free throws! Even Lamar himself was stunned when he saw this scene.

Van Gundy couldn't help but cover his eyes, after coaching in the NBA for so many years, he could also see that Lamar's state today was indeed wrong. As if the opening attack had drained Lamar's form, it wasn't that minor injury that was tormenting him now, it was Lamar himself.

The Knicks served, and the unbelieving Lamar tried to shoot from the outside again, but today's basket seemed to be deliberately against him, which used to be as big as the sea and today is as small as a needle's eye.

"Bang!"

A good chance to close the score was wasted by Lamar.

The Bulls, who grabbed the rebound, once again offered their best fast break, and Hinrich scored the ball. The Knicks, who used to chase and attack their opponents, finally know what karma is today.

That's when Van Gundy got up and made a surprising decision to replace Lamar.

Van Gundy's decision not to mention the Knicks players, even their opponents didn't understand. Although Lamar is obviously not in good shape today, as long as he is on the court, he has the deterrent power of the Bulls, if Lamar is gone, what will the Knicks do without Lamar who can't play?

When Lamar came off the field, his face was already gloomy and almost dripping, and for the first time in his heart he had a grudge against Van Gundy. Lamar felt that Van Gundy didn't trust him at all, didn't believe he could get back on his feet, and maybe he had become a burden to the Knicks in Van Gundy's heart.

Damn the feel!

By halftime, the score had become 52-57, and the Chicago Bulls still held a five-point lead at home against the New York Knicks, the favorite for this season's championship, at Union Center.

Lamar, the Knicks' ace, never played again after being replaced by Van Gundy in the first quarter, just sat quietly on the sidelines with his head covered, no one knowing what he was thinking.

"Lamar, let's go back to the locker room!"

Van Gundy looked at Lamar, who was still sitting motionless on the bench, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Lamar is still a little young in mind, maybe he can always maintain a fighting spirit in the face of strong team challenges, and still have the ability to lead the team to victory in the most difficult situations, but in other aspects, such as some tests from around him, he can't cope with it.

Obviously, Van Gundy didn't realize these Lamar himself, and Lamar, who had been going smoothly almost all the time since his rebirth, obviously didn't realize his biggest flaw. The experience of his previous life and the talent given to him by God in this life have made Lamar a fish in water in the NBA. But Lamar didn't know that it was the experience of his previous life that became the biggest obstacle to him becoming a great leader!

You must know that in his previous life, Lamar was never trained as a leader by the team, he has always been a second-in-command, and sometimes even a third-in-command. He has no experience in leading the ball, and naturally he has not taken on the responsibility of a leader, and he does not know how to lead a team out of trouble when he has problems, and how to adjust his mentality.

So Lamar got into the horns for a while, and he didn't speak after being replaced by Van Gundy. Hearing Van Gundy's call, Lamar stood up and walked straight into the players' tunnel, even when Hilario and Billups greeted him, he pretended not to see it.

Van Gundy's decision to replace him on the pitch was never understood by Lamar, who had gotten into the horns. He knows he doesn't feel good, but he has a lot of ways to help the team in addition to scoring, so after being put on the sidelines by Van Gundy, his heart will be full of resentment.

Compared to the lifeless atmosphere in the Knicks' locker room, the Bulls' side is much more lively. With a five-point lead over the Knicks at halftime, Lamar, the Knicks' core player, was in shaky form, which gave them hope of beating the Knicks home and away.

"Quiet the boys!" said head coach Skels, who watched his players revel more and more, and felt it was time to pour cold water on the heads of the youngsters: "Do you think we're going to win now?"

The players looked at Skels, realizing that they had been a little too presumptuous, and suddenly fell silent and looked at their manager.

Satisfied with the attitude of the players, Skeles nodded and walked to the center of the locker room: "What kind of team is the Knicks? You have played against them eight times in the last two seasons, and you know better than me how strong they are!"

'Especially Lamar Odom, he's really injured right now and his injury has had a direct impact on his form, but don't take it lightly, he's an incredible player. Once he feels like he's being pushed to the edge of a cliff, no one can predict what miracles he will perform. ”

"The next thing we have to do is to concentrate, deal with every ball seriously, don't give the Knicks, give Lamar any chance, and win the game in one go!"

The Bulls were ready for victory, while the Knicks were collectively at a loss. When the team is faced with such a predicament, Van Gundy, a veteran coach, also seems a little at a loss, he is good at studying tactics, good at developing the potential of players, good at arranging the lineup, but Van Gundy is really at a loss for how to enlighten the players, it can be said that he has no clue at all.

In the past, every time the team faced a strong opponent, it was Lamar who stepped up to help him solve this problem, and it can be said that Lamar is the best assistant coach of Van Gundy. But today the situation was different, Lamar himself got into the horns, which made Van Gundy's heart feel a pang of despair.

Replacing Lamar in the first half, Van Gundy just wanted Lamar to have a good rest, but he didn't expect to incur Lamar's resentment.

"The game can't go on like this!" Van Gundy shouted hoping that this would cheer up his players, and he couldn't even imagine how the good news reporters and the enemies the Knicks had built up in the league in recent years would attack them if the team lost to the Bulls again: "We can't afford to lose again! Inside, Sean, Chaun, Devon, and。。。。。。 Lamar!"

Van Gundy looked at Lamar as he spoke, hesitated for a moment but called out his name: "Lamar, you five came on the pitch in the second half, and I don't want to see you helpless against those sick cows again." I've had enough of your clumsy performances! Now it's time for you to prove yourself to me, and I don't want anyone to be lazy anymore. ”