New Yorkers are back on their home turf, like proud children, with happy smiles on their faces.

San Antonio is different from Los Angeles, there is no kind of life-and-death madness between the two cities, but a strange feeling, New York looks at San Antonio, as if looking at a hillbilly, but this hillbilly has ruthlessly shattered their championship dream, if it weren't for the fact that Mo Xi was born, the Knicks in '99 would be a deeply imprinted tragedy in the minds of New Yorkers.

The poor boy in the country defeated the rich boy and married the noblest and most charming girl, which is simply the most typical Hollywood clip, but the most typical means that this is what everyone wants to watch the most.

New York looked at the San Antonio Spurs with vigilance, although the Spurs were so low-key, but New Yorkers still looked like ghost fathers looking at the strange man who appeared next to their daughter.

Grab one to fight for three and fight five, the seventh game of life and death since ancient times, all odd games can be called the watershed of the finals, which is the number of games that can change the trend of the game. New York were happy to be able to play the third game on their home soil, known as Little King Mountain, if nothing else, first of all, they won a valuable away game, and the next three consecutive home games, if the Knicks can get their hands on it, then the New Yorkers will celebrate their title defense on their own doorstep, something like that, it's exciting to think about.

On the other hand, this is the nightmare for the Spurs, who have faced the most embarrassing situation in the Finals, failed to hold their home stadium, and then faced three consecutive visitors. In order to make the Celtics more favorable in the finals, Auerbach deliberately revised the schedule of the finals, although in the end, he still shot himself in the foot. The current Spurs are in the same situation as the Celtics, according to Popovich's thoughts, the Knicks are difficult to deal with, but he is still very sure to hold the home court advantage of the first two games, he is even ready for the fifth game of Tianwang Mountain and the final seventh game of life and death, but now, he actually found that he was not prepared enough, which possibility of the greatest surprise appeared, and the Spurs had to go to New York with fear.

However, Popovich still has some confidence in his heart, not to mention anything else, Duncan alone is enough, and that paralyzed face that has not changed for thousands of years can first play a role in stabilizing the morale of the army. (To tell you the truth, the only time I saw Duncan have a different expression on the court during the game, when the pure expression fluctuated, was only in the finals that year, Duncan faced Battier's defense and missed a fast-break layup, Battier was very good at the time, but it definitely didn't have enough impact on Duncan, that shot was not scored, we can only say that the No. 21 rookie will always be just a stalk in our hearts.) ）

But when it comes to military morale and morale, it seems that the Knicks are superior. The rise of Arenas has shown the spirit of New York, and although Arenas is still a little young now, there are many people who can make the Knicks settle down, and Arenas just needs to burn all his passion in the game.

Popovich stood in front of all the Spurs, as if the king of a nation was here.

Popovich turned back to look up at his disciples, he ignored the dark New York fans behind them, those who kept booing them because of fear, and he said proudly: "See, this is their voice of fear, they are afraid of us, because we are strong, and then we will face the toughest part of this Finals, not even Moxi, not Arenas, not Wallace, not George Carr, not any Knicks, Even the self-proclaimed Metropolis behind you, the real enemy is ourselves! We've lost one home, and then we're three in a row, and I know I should be in the locker room, but I always feel that basketball should be settled on the basketball court! The Knicks are champions! Where we are not! Champions belong only to the strong, not to the cowards! It's our champion, wherever he is, rush to take him back! ”

The Spurs are a very stable team, and the most passionate person among them is their head coach, who will be the fighter, and Popovich standing there is the Knicks' worst enemy.

The Knicks who returned to their home court were actually completely different, Mo Xi stood there and looked extraordinarily tall, he and Duncan looked at each other, Mo Xi suddenly smiled, this is New York, this is Madison Square Garden, this is Mo Xi's kingdom.

"Toot-"

A long whistle sounded, and the third battle of Little Tianwang Mountain began.

Mo Xi and Duncan jumped at the same time, and Mo Xi was bold and took some different measures.

Mo Xi exerted his strength violently and directly fanned the ball out.

Duncan on the Spurs' side saw that the situation was wrong, but the man was in the air, and the power could not be transferred well, so Mo Xi easily racketed the ball to the Spurs' backcourt.

It's a very risky moment, but it's not a risk for Mo Xi, he believes in his teammates.

Sure enough, seeing Mo Xi's movements, Houston was the first to react, he started when Mo Xi waved his arms fiercely, and at this time he had already come to a step outside the three-point line, but it was still a little far from the ball.

However, although he was the first to react from the Knicks' side, he was not the first to arrive, and Sprewell was faster, although he was a little slower, but he got the ball first in front of everyone.

The back of the Spurs was in chaos, and even the best teams in the league were a little scramble in the face of such an emergency, and the three of them directly surrounded them.

But Sprewell had already found the route he needed when he received the ball, he saw the path, shook his arm, and threw the ball directly through the crack.

Alan Houston catches the ball from beyond the three-point line.

Jump

Raise your hand

Shooting

Wrist press

Landing and turning.

Houston's dashing three-pointer sparked cheers throughout Madison Square Garden.

Houston keeps gesturing to the audience, like? This is for you!

The Spurs, who had been attacked by someone, quickly adjusted, and they immediately turned to a new round of battle.

Because of the absence of David Robinson in the starter, the Spurs' usual two-tower tactics can't be used, and the tactics seem to be a bit one-size-fits-all, and Duncan seems to have only one way to choose in the low post.

It wasn't until Duncan fell into the low post that the Spurs' offense officially began, and Parker passed the ball directly to Duncan, who had his back to Mo in the low post.

The Finals is undoubtedly a huge test for the coaches of both sides, and the two are even constantly learning each other's tactics to enrich themselves in the process, especially now that the lineups of the two sides are so similar, Popovich simply made the Knicks the most primitive, but because it was so effective, George Karl simply copied the low-post single tactics in his own playbook.

Mo Xi and Duncan faced off directly in the low post.

Duncan began to exert his strength, chiseling Mo Xi one after another, just like Popovich and George Carr, Mo Xi and Duncan are also learning from each other, just like last year's showdown between Mo Xi and O'Neal.

Duncan's first two impacts were very small, and then suddenly increased suddenly, just when Mo Xi thought that this was Duncan's maximum strength, Mo Xi's chest suddenly hurt, and his body couldn't help but take half a step back.

Duncan activated instantly, turned and retreated half a step, made a mistake with his foot, and attacked directly from the side of Moxi's right hand to the basket.

As the most versatile power forward on the inside of the century, Duncan's face-to-frame offense is also excellent, which is precisely the worst defensive category of Moxi.

Mo Xi could only retreat in the face of Duncan's attack, and he seemed powerless, but Mo Xi always raised his hands high, which made Duncan very uncomfortable.

Duncan stopped suddenly, and then slammed his shoulder hard, slamming into Moxi's thick chest.

Mo Xi snorted, but he forcibly held on, did not take a step back, and resisted Duncan like this.

However, Duncan's attack was not intended to end in the frame, and with this impact, Duncan's body naturally floated backwards. Duncan half-turned and hooked his hands.

The basketball smashes into the back of the basket and bounces into the basket.

The confrontation between Duncan and Mo Xi seems to be going deeper.

Looking back, the Knicks attacked, and Mo Xi didn't plan to return Duncan, this is New York, and heroes always appear at the most critical time.

Wallace came to the bottom left corner, Moxi was in the low post on the same side, Houston was ambushed in the other corner, and Sprewell was hovering near the horn on the other side.

It looked like this was a setup for Arenas to play singles, but then, Spurs understood that they couldn't just look at the surface of everything.

Arenas forced Parker, who was taken a step past him, but quickly chased after him, only to still be half a step behind, which was enough for Arenas to kill his opponent.

According to the Spurs' inner rehearsal, Arenas should shoot directly this time, but Arenas has no intention of making a move.

Share the ball!

The Spurs players have developed the habit of playing and thinking under Popovich's tutelage early on, and how can they not guess what will happen when they see such a scene, and the next Knicks' movements proved their guess.

Houston started running upwards while Sprewell and Houston ran in opposite directions.

Houston came to the horn position, and Sprewell went to the bottom corner.

The Spurs' perimeter defense is wider, but none of them are Arenas' passing targets.

Arenas handed the ball to Moxi.

Mo Xi did not stop the ball and handed the ball to Wallace in the bottom corner of the same side, and he firmly blocked Duncan behind him, Arenas took advantage of Mo Xi's cover to slip out of the baseline, get rid of Parker, and receive Wallace's pass.

After Arenas receives the ball. Raised his hand and made a feint, shaking the Spurs player who was helping to defend him, and then went straight to the basket.

Duncan was going to go around the other side and let go, but Arenas took the first offensive line on the other side, this time, he was a little far away, and the basket was empty, Arenas went straight to the basket and made a layup.

That's what the Knicks have to do, completely empty the interior and hand it over to Arenas to impact.

Parker was very unconvinced and wanted to play back, but when he saw Popovich's face off the court, he instantly coaxed again, and obediently hoisted the ball to Duncan in the low post.

Duncan bobbed from side to side, then swerved and stepped back, making a feint.

Mo Xi pasted it when Duncan turned around, leaving no room for Duncan to shoot directly, and in the face of Duncan's feints, Mo Xi did not react, the battle between these two people is a confrontation of pure consciousness and prediction, who is stronger and more accurate, who is the ultimate winner.

Duncan shook for a moment, but Mo Xi didn't react, he simply leaned forward again, another feint.

Mo Xi was still unmoved.

At this moment, Duncan suddenly straightened his back and lowered his body, Duncan leaned back and threw a backward jumper.

This time, Mo Xi made a move, the difference in height between the two was a millimeter, and Mo Xi had lost the best opportunity to block Duncan's backward jumper, Mo Xi simply took a step towards Duncan's right hand side, and directly covered his palm on Duncan's face.

Under Mo Xi's interference, Duncan misses the shot.

Rasheed Wallace grabbed that rebound and the Knicks went on offense.

The Knicks, who returned to their home court, did not carry out their unbridled fast attack, perhaps because they thought it was too early, or there was something else arranged, in short, the Knicks advanced to the front court safely.

It's still the same position as before, but the Spurs adjusted quickly, and Duncan's position is closer to the basket.

But this time, Arenas didn't attack on his own, but passed the ball to Moxi.

Mo Xi suddenly chose to return the ball to Duncan.

The duel between the two super inside lines has started again.

After receiving the ball, Mo Xi took action directly, against Duncan, half turned, chiseled in, dribbled two steps forward, drew an arc, Mo Xi came to the front of the basket, in this position, Mo Xi's offensive options are very diverse, Duncan can't help but be nervous.

Mo Xi stopped abruptly and turned back.

Duncan immediately followed.

Mo Xi turned around again and pulled himself back.

Duncan's feet moved slightly, and he was once again in front of Mo Xi.

At this time, Mo Xi made a mistake under his feet, the center of gravity was on one side, and the whole person leaned back with his center of gravity, and suddenly shot with a small back.

Duncan was a little unable to react, and Mo Xi had already made a move, leaving Duncan to stretch out his hand in vain.

The basketball slid lightly into the basket and Mo Xi hit a ball back.

The Knicks, who occupy the position, played very calmly, which annoyed the Spurs a little, but the game has only just begun.