Offense determines the future of the team, defense determines where the team goes, and rebounding is the key player who determines the team's victory or defeat. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info This is almost a constant iron rule in the league, when a team has this, it must be close enough to the championship and only one championship heart away.

Which of the above, undoubtedly, the 1999 Spurs are not lacking, and in the same way, the 1999 Knicks also have most of the conditions, but, no matter which one, the Knicks are obviously not as strong as the Spurs.

All in all, the Knicks don't seem to be so champion-looking in most people's eyes, but as a Black Eight team, his resilience is unquestionable, and such a team is also the easiest team to pull off miracles.

But today, the second game of the finals, made many people feel that they were thinking too much.

After the last game, the Knicks' problems were all exposed, Ewing was not tough enough on the interior defense after the injury, and the point guard lacked stability under pressure, not to mention the Knicks' lack of manpower on point guards and small forwards, in short, the Knicks were blown up across the board.

It's one thing to understand, it's another thing to actually see, and in the second game there was a rare carnage in the finals.

From the first quarter, the Knicks were suppressed by the other side.

This time the Spurs changed their defensive strategy, more heavy troops were hoarded on the inside, and for the outside double guns were close to the press, both sides were strong defensive teams, the Spurs suddenly improved the quality of defense, and the Knicks were naturally not to be outdone, so the two sides fell into the quagmire of a defensive battle.

The Knicks are desperate.

The Knicks were really desperate.

Van Gundy couldn't figure it out, Popovich couldn't figure it out, and even the Knicks players themselves couldn't figure it out. It seemed that all of a sudden, the Knicks were so desperate that they almost used their teeth on defense.

The raging flames are almost visible to the naked eye, burning on the heads of every Knicks player, which is really inexplicable, but it is so delight for New York fans, and the long-lost New York iron will reappear at this time. However, it is a little regrettable that although the Knicks have done this, they still can't crack the San Antonio twin towers, and because they have invested a lot of troops in defense, the Knicks are a little weak on the offensive end.

Both sides were at the same level of defensive intensity in the first quarter, but the Spurs still led by five points thanks to the steady play of the twin towers.

In the second quarter, Van Gundy fine-tuned the lineup while retaining defensive pressure, and replaced Dudley with Moxi, although Johnson was not in good shape at this time and did not have any eye-catching performance on the offensive end, but at this time, it is always cost-effective to have an extra old ruffian on the court.

The first thing Mo Xi did after he came on the court was to find Duncan to fight it alone, and in the last period of the last game, Mo Xi felt that he had vaguely found a way to confront Duncan. Therefore, these are really the three major illusions in life.

Mo Xi received the ball in the low post, turned quickly, moved laterally, burst into the penalty area with his left shoulder against Duncan, held the ball in his right hand, lifted it into the air, and wanted to solve the battle with a big hook.

A top defender won't let the same person score on top of him in the same way, and Duncan is no different. Mo Xi had thought about a lot of defensive methods that Duncan might make, but he found that he couldn't think of it, and that didn't mean that others couldn't do it.

Duncan pressed Mo Xi, squeezed in front of Mo Xi, and cut off the ball in Mo Xi's hand with a slap.

After the ball landed, Mo Xi was a little flustered, fought all his strength, stuck Duncan forward, hurriedly scooped up the ball, slightly panicked, he was strong under the basket, and shot under the basket.

Duncan quickly stretched out his long arm, jumped up, and lowered the cap again, and Mo Xi staggered back a few steps.

At this time, the Spurs' fast break has begun, but fortunately, the rest of the Knicks are extremely quick to defend, Avery Johnson has just passed halftime, and the rest of the Knicks are already in a good position waiting for him on the opposite side.

The fast break failed, and the Spurs switched to positional offense.

Avery handed the ball to Duncan, who came in the back position, and Duncan responded with the ball in the high post. Ink clung to Duncan.

Duncan hoisted the ball to Robinson, and Avery ran inside through Duncan's cover, and Robinson quickly hit the ball to Avery on the ground. Mo hesitated for a moment, and quickly followed Avery.

Avery felt someone behind him, quickly turned around, and passed the ball to Duncan again.

Duncan was a little to the left of the free throw line and took the ball straight away.

Mo Xi hurriedly returned to the defense, but because the opponent might make a foul, Mo Xi moved quickly, but when he arrived in front of Duncan, he only dared to stretch out his hand to interfere.

Fortunately, Duncan was far from being successful at this time, but the ball bounced to the side edge of the basket and rolled out.

Robinson squeezed away Johnson and forcibly accepted the offensive rebound, at this time, the old ruffian Johnson was upset and directly pressed Robinson under the basket, the latter couldn't jump, so he had to force the ball up to see how lucky. But I'm sorry, luck wasn't on him, the ball went straight up and down and landed on the ground.

The referee blew the whistle and sent Robinson to the free throw line.

Robinson made one of two free throws.

At this time, Van Gundy made another substitution, and Van Gundy did not plan to use other outside substitutes in this game except Charles, so Van Gundy had to think carefully about the outside rotation and try to let everyone have some rest.

Camby played, Houston went down, and Johnson came to small forward.

Van Gundy's substitution was risky, and in the last game, the Spurs twin towers had proven that the so-called Knicks twin towers were simply vulnerable in front of them. But in this game, Van Gundy believes that the Knicks, who have already played his iron-blooded style, can completely drive these two kids who have just joined the Knicks.

As it turned out, Van Gundy was right. While these two don't seem to be able to cause much trouble for the Spurs Twin Towers on the offensive end, on the defensive end, two unstoppable defenders are a headache.

No one will keep a good temper when a person suddenly hugs you every now and then and holds you down. Mo Xi and Camby couldn't support the inside defense at all, and the two men used fouls in quick succession to force off the opposing offense. Even a person like Mo Xi, who seemed to be a weak scholar in the eyes of others, launched a ruthless attack and dragged Duncan from the air in a row.

Johnson is satisfied, and in his opinion, how can he be considered a New York gangster if he does not spill and cheat.

Robinson was extremely angry, and sparks frequently sparked between him and Camby. However, Popovich's military-style management suppressed Robinson's anger, and Robinson had to vent his anger on the court.

At the end of the first half, the Knicks didn't score again in the second quarter, trailing by just five points at halftime.

Van Gundy relaxed a little, and in his opinion, if the Knicks can continue to maintain this momentum, the outcome of this game is really not good. However, there is still a little strangeness in his heart, and he always feels that there is something that makes people feel very familiar.

Not only Van Gundy, but Johnson, Houston, and even the entire Knicks, even New York fans on the East Coast, a sense of inexplicable familiarity wafted on the court.

This game can be won.

Inexplicably, such a thought suddenly appeared in everyone's hearts.

It's just that in the Spurs locker room, which they couldn't see, Popovich showed an eerie smile that made the Spurs players shudder. But Duncan stared at it for a long time, and suddenly learned Popovich's laughter, practiced it, and found that the laughter was very obscene. (Well, that's right, that's where I made up Duncan's Allure Smile.) ）

As the second half began, the Knicks finally knew where that strange familiarity was coming from. This kind of scene is so familiar, because this is how the Knicks won the previous game.

The hunter who has been hunting all year round has finally met the king of the mountain, and what is even more terrifying is that the other party is sanctioning himself with his own style. Boiling the frog in warm water, Van Gundy once again foresaw the ending in advance, and once again he was powerless.

The Knicks were caught in the battle of the trapped beasts, the identities of the hunter and the prey were reversed, everyone roared, unwilling to make their own efforts, but in vain, Johnson made five three-pointers in a row, all of which missed, and Van Gundy had to replace him to calm down.

It's just that Camby, who was substituted on the field, only stayed for a while before he fouled too much and went off the court.

The defensive intensity of the two sides did not weaken in the third quarter, and the Knicks trailed by two points at 15:71 in this quarter, and the margin was a little bigger.

In the fourth quarter, Van Gundy made a desperate gamble to increase the tempo, playing at a rhythm that was unfamiliar to both sides, and winning in chaos. What people didn't expect was that the pace was fast, and the offense was chaotic, but it all happened on the Knicks' side, and the Spurs' offensive rotation was still as tight as a machine.

By this time, the Knicks were close to collapse. It's true that they're not afraid of losing, but they're afraid of losing at this time, because it's the finals, and no one thinks it's still not scary to lose at this time. The more persistent, the more loving, and the more determined, the more afraid of losing.

In the fourth quarter, the Knicks lost the game 18:24 and 67:80 at fulltime, just like the Knicks did before, and the Spurs' victory made people feel helpless.