The Knicks may be short of benches elsewhere, but never on the inside. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info Since Van Gundy had been emphasizing defense in the first half, after Murphy's departure, the Knicks' interior rotation became that of Larry Johnson, Marcus Camby, Kurt Thomas, and Chris Dudley, and although the interior of these four was a little lackluster on the offensive end, it was absolutely impeccable on the defensive end.

At the end of the first half, it was still the unique style of the Eastern team, and the halftime score was 32:30, and the Knicks took the lead. Van Gundy patted his head, the score was down, yes, but in fact, the Knicks' defense was not good, Simpkins, Brand and even Kukoc continued to kill the inside, and Camby and Johnson have already committed three fouls, in fact, this is also because of the inevitable result of the Knicks' tough defense, if you want to have a superior defense, you have to pay something.

Van Gundy has to change, and the Knicks' lack of lethality on offense is not a day or two, and the most lethal on the team is Sprewell, who is only averaging just over four free throws per game. In Van Gundy's view, the Knicks still have to return to the combination of inside and outside play like in the Ewing era, so that the second half will rely on Moxi, but the defense of Moxi in the first quarter is indeed unsatisfactory, but fortunately, the defense of others is not too good, and then you still have to use Moxi.

At the beginning of the second half, the Knicks adjusted their tactical focus and once again returned to the offensive state based on the inside line.

The Bulls took the lead in attacking, perhaps because the impact of the heavy pressure defense in the first half was still there, and the first offense, the Bulls did not feel good. Kukoc faced Sprewell and wanted to force overtaking from the outside, but was blocked by Sprewell, the two collided hard, Kukoc stumbled, and quickly adjusted his body, taking advantage of the fact that both sides were a little unstable in their center of gravity, Kukoc barely moved sideways again to get a better shot.

But Sprewell's nickname "Mad Man" is not just because of his temper, and his exuberant desire to defend makes many defenders a little shy away when they see him. Sprewell pounced on his hands in a seemingly impossible situation, and although he couldn't block Kukoc, he managed to interfere with the opponent, and the ball bounced out and Johnson took the rebound.

This time, the Knicks directly launched a fast attack, Sprewell took the lead and went straight to the frontcourt, Johnson threw a small long pass to Ward, Ward did not stop the ball and threw a small long pass to Sprewell, Sprewell dunked with a straight arm, and sounded the air raid alarm at the Union Center.

Kukoc has only relied on free throws to score four points so far, and missed a shot, as the leader of the team, such a performance is undoubtedly unqualified, and suddenly said that he was soft when the team needed him the most, just like a man xxxxxxxxx when he was xxxxxxxxx.

The Bulls had no choice but to return to the tactics of the triangle offense.

Simpkins holds the ball in the low post and singles the penny. Simpkins has actually exploded this game, before that he was a pure blue-collar player, averaging almost no more than five points per game, but he is also an old courtier of the Bulls dynasty, and now he is in the starting position, which is also the reason why the coach thinks he has worked hard.

Simpkins couldn't resist Moxi, under the pressure of Moxi's excellent physical fitness, it was difficult for Simpkins to turn around and complete the attack, and there was no choice, Simpkins had to pass the ball to Brand in the high post.

Brand didn't play well in the first half, shooting one of six in the first half, and he also relied on free throws to score five points. Brand looked a little hesitant to receive the ball, the feel of the groove cake made him a little afraid to shoot, Johnson had even let go of more than a step away, Brand finally did not choose to shoot, passed the ball to Kukoc who came out of his pocket behind him, Kukoc finally got rid of Sprewell's defense, but he couldn't get rid of the bad feel, the arc of the ball shot had obvious deviations, completely crooked, and Mo Xi accepted the rebound.

This time, the Knicks didn't find a chance to break fast, and honestly started a positional battle.

Ward hoisted the ball to Moxi, who only made three shots in the entire first half or the first quarter, made two of three shots, and scored four points, which was not bad. With his back to Simpkins, Mo Xi quickly started, simply dribbled the ball, adjusted himself to the position on the side of the basket, and then held the ball with both hands, like holding an explosive bag to the inside line, and when he reached the front of the basket, Mo Xi suddenly turned around and rode a horse to shoot an arrow at close range.

It was a beautiful goal.

In addition to the turnover jumper, Ewing can also get his hands on the offensive way is this trick of horseback archery, last season in Yorktown Ewing did not use this trick to educate Mo Xi, Mo Xi saw a lot, now it can be used in a good way, but the shooting rate is not very ideal, only about 50%.

The Bulls went on the offensive again, but this time they did something. The Bulls, who did not have an advantage on the inside, simply gave up the inside attack, pulled the triangle offense outward, and started the triangle offense on the outside, Brand got a chance to shoot at the right corner, Johnson didn't defend it, gritted his teeth, Brand shot, the ball stumbled on the basket and finally fell into the basket.

The Knicks didn't care about the win or loss of this goal, they quickly came to the frontcourt, and Ward still dropped the ball directly to Moxi.

With the experience of the previous goal, Simpkins was undoubtedly a lot more careful this time, but it seems that he was not quite careful in the place, this ball is in the position of 45 degrees, leaving a large space on the lower line. Mo Xi bobbed left and right, made another pass feint, and then smashed the ball to Simpkins' back, Mo Xi turned in the opposite direction, and Mo Xi used the long-lost human ball to pass.

Simpkins immediately chased back, and Brand quickly stepped up to the basket.

Mo Xi found his teammate's position in the gap between the two and passed the ball to Johnson, who made a jumper from the baseline.

The game changed the picture of the construction site of the reinforced concrete building in the first half to become vivid, although the defense of both sides was fierce, but the Knicks, who gradually accelerated the speed, still held the initiative and gradually widened the score gap to about six points, and the Bulls coach had to call a timeout to temporarily block the Knicks' offense.

The Bulls made substitutions, with Hojberg and Ron Artest on the court.

That's right, it's that CD's Hojberg, that Popovich heart, the brainless "iron fist" coach of elementary school math teacher ability.

Ron Artest's appearance is very eye-catching, because counting him, the Bulls' forward line instantly turned into a group of heavy tanks, although he is only a rookie, Artest does not have the muscles of the future, but he is also a big man of more than 220 pounds, Mo Xi can't help but set his eyes on Johnson, the two are very similar in terms of physical fitness.

However, at this time, Johnson has been replaced by Van Gundy, after all, he has three fouls on his back, it is better to be careful, and it is Camby who is on the court at this time, and as far as the scene is concerned, the Bulls seem to change their style of play and use their bodies to win.

Sure enough, Artest showed his value well on the court for the first time as a rookie, and at the same time perfectly executed the coach's arrangement.

Artest did not have the slightest fear in the face of Sprewell, and directly turned into a side to Sprewell, and his strong body hit Sprewell hard, in fact, if Sprewell fell to the ground at this time, the referee would definitely give Artest an offensive foul, but Sprewell's dignity did not allow him to do so.

Artest forced Spréville away with two consecutive hits and then half-turned and broke through to the basket.

Camby's defense, Artest's bounce is not very good, which is very different from Johnson when he was young, Camby's bounce is extremely good, but the offensive and defensive confrontation between the two this time is a big surprise. Despite also carrying three fouls, Camby's defensive efficiency was outstanding, and he had already made three blocks in the first half, and just when people thought it was the fourth, Artest's powerful upper body directly blocked Camby and barely dunked himself.

Although the jump was not high, but full of strength, Artest's buckle ignited the long-dormant United Center, and in the midst of a cheer, the little beast, which was still very young, let out a roar.

Mo Xi looked at him, and suddenly wondered how Brand became the champion.

Off the field, Van Gundy and Johnson were muttering together, not knowing what to say.

With Ron Artest on the court, the Bulls seem to have the momentum to fight back.