At the start of the second half, there were no changes to the line-ups, and the first game was important for both sides, but there was a lot to think about. For George Karl and Popovich, that includes hiding lineups. Both of them are masters of tactics, but one is better at tactical arrangement and the other also has a deep attainment in team management, but when both sides don't want to use their own changes in the first place, their options will become few, and they can basically only use regular rotation to force hard fight with each other, which is the current situation.

Just like a replica of the first quarter between the two sides, the first five minutes of the second half were exactly the same as the first quarter, and even the score kept rising alternately, with the Spurs leading the Knicks by a narrow margin of one point, but soon the Knicks gave a Knicks-style riposte.

Spurs attack.

Duncan dropped to the low post and David Robinson stood in the high post, and although he was not as physically as good as before, experience gave Robinson a lot of advantages in handling the ball, which made him more difficult to defend in the high post.

Rasheed Wallace opened his arms and blocked Robinson up and down, facing the super center of the previous era, Wallace, who was already much shorter than the opponent, did not dare to be careless.

Robinson put his back on Wallace, his head turned around, and began to observe the situation around him, but with just two eyes, the admiral saw the whole court throughout, the admiral straightened his waist, and then suddenly turned around with some retreat. Robinson's turn was very fast, just one moment, the distance between him and Wallace was widened to more than one step, Wallace did not act rashly, although the admiral has some shooting ability, but here is almost to the three-point line, this is not the general's range, the admiral is bound to choose to break through.

Sure enough, the admiral lowered his center of gravity and prepared to start breaking through. Dribbling offense, mid-range shooting, face frame, this is the general's forte, even if it is in his twilight years, but the general with full physical strength is still very terrible, at least Wallace is a little unable to prevent him, or it is very difficult to defend.

David Robinson pulled the ball from the left side to the right like a defender, and at this time Wallace's body leaned forward significantly, his body trembled, he wanted to force Robinson, but he didn't know why he held back. The Admiral didn't care about this, and he suddenly made a dribbling stop on the spot.

I saw Wallace take half a step back suddenly, because he was too nervous, in the face of the admiral's every move, Wallace was a little overreacting, and after this step retreated, the space in front of the admiral was even greater.

Seeing the opportunity, the Admiral suddenly crossed his steps and passed Wallace directly from the other direction, at this time Wallace thought that the Admiral would pass through the gap over there, and was ready to move in that direction, but the Admiral suddenly hit in the opposite direction.

After the Admiral passed Wallace, the rest of the Knicks didn't have time to make up for the defense, and Mo Xi faced the impact of the Admiral alone, but at this time, he had another All-Star interior by his side, Tim Duncan. Mo Xi fell into a terrible situation of one defense and two.

Mo Xi turned his body upright, ignoring Duncan beside him, but staring at David Robinson intently.

David Robinson saw Mo Xi, and subconsciously wanted to pass the ball to Duncan next to him, but somehow, in short, Robinson had a convulsion at this moment, he looked at Mo Xi's figure, and suddenly thought he was the beast wearing the No. 33 jersey, and in an instant, the general's eyes became blood-red. Because he was born at the wrong time, the Admiral and Ewing only played each other in the regular season, and it is precisely because of this that the Admiral can be said to have ignited all the tyranny all over his body at this time, and he wants to detain each other!

Grabbing the ball, one step, two steps, Robinson's legs pressed tightly together, and then burst out, and in this moment, David Robinson even felt that he could play for two more seasons.

Looking at Mo Xi under him, the general showed a slight smile, he was still very hard.

"Bang~"

A bang came, and before people could react to what was happening, they saw that the Knicks had already made a fast break with the whole team, with Sprewell leading the way, Houston behind the side, and Arenas who was dribbling forward, and Rasheed Wallace following him.

On the Spurs' side, only Bruce Bowen and Parker have had time to get back to defense, and the others haven't made it past halftime.

The Knicks hit two of four at halftime.

Since George Karl took charge, the Knicks' fast-break scoring efficiency is the best in the league, and with excellent defense, the Knicks can almost score more than 30 points and nearly 40 points per game by relying on defensive counterattacks and fast-break plays.

The Knicks scored the ball with ease, and at this time, people had time to slowly reflect on what had just happened.

In ESPN's studio, the scene is being replayed over and over again.

David Robinson's feet are off the ground, the whole person is constantly rising, grabbing the ball with both hands is already flying towards the basket, and at the highest point, people can even clearly feel through the TV screen that the No. 3 center is still there.

But at this moment, the picture on the TV screen was different.

One second, Mo Xi still had his feet on the ground, and in the next second, Mo Xi had already appeared in the air, as if something had eaten the time in between.

Mo Xi stretched out his long arm, and he stretched it straight, stretching his palm as high as he could.

People only saw that Robinson seemed to pause in the air, only Mo Xi quickly and constantly pulled himself up, and finally, the hands of both sides were on the same level.

"Smack"

Mo Xi's palm pressed on the basketball, which was different from the ball-cutting sealing method that Mo Xi originally liked, this time, Mo Xi pressed his entire palm on the ball and wrestled directly with Robinson in the air.

David Robinson panicked, why was he in the air? Could it be him? He's coming out to take over my body again? That poet David Robinson?

No matter what the real situation is, there is only one way left in front of the admiral now, and that is to face the battle.

The two of them began to wrestle in the air, but Mo Xi was young and strong, and after that, David Robinson only felt a pain in his waist, and the whole person was shaky in the air, and finally, Robinson's hands could no longer hold the ball, and the basketball was almost deformed under Mo Xi's strong squeezing, and the basketball flew out directly under Mo Xi's palm.

In the studio, Barkley let out a strange roar, this kind of blood-inflating cover is really uplifting, this time, all the fans who are watching the finals are not worried about their blood surge, and their faces are flushed.

The goal seemed to stun David Robinson.

Robinson first threw an inexplicable three-stick on the offensive end, and then was left untouched by Rasheed Wallace on the defensive end.

Wallace hit Robinson with his back in the low post, and Wallace first feintmed for a moment, then suddenly turned around and jumped, and feintmed to shoot.

David Robinson jumped without hesitation, but at this time, Wallace turned his body and did not move, his whole body leaned on Robinson and threw the ball from the other side.

scored and at the same time caused a foul by David Robinson.

Looking at the look of frustration and disappointment on David Robinson's face, Popovich's face changed dramatically. In the finals, the coaches of both sides have to compete not only in tactical arrangement, but also in strategic awareness, and now he must replace Robinson, otherwise Robinson, a very emotional player, can easily fall into a trough because of something on the field. It's just that the factor that triggers Robinson's sleepwalking state now is undoubtedly the seal of Moxi.

In order to deal with Rashid Wallace, Popovich simply didn't even bring in Malik Rose, and directly let Stephen Jackson go to the fourth position, replace Ginobili, and Bruce Bowen go to the third position.

The Knicks are fast-paced, and now, the Spurs' pace is by no means slow, but what's even more exciting is that these two lineups, their pressing ability is very good, whether it's rhythm, offense or defense, both are somewhat similar, and the next thing is to see how the players play.

Ginobili directly gave Mo Xi a large meeting gift after he came on the court, Ginobili broke through in a row to create damage on Mo Xi, and finally succeeded in making Mo Xi's fouls three times, which is a very delicate number, gritting his teeth, the Knicks players quickly made adjustments on the court, and Rashid Wallace took the initiative to share the responsibility of defending the penalty area for Mo Xi, which not only greatly reduced the pressure on Mo Xi, but also allowed Mo Xi to make a better performance on the offensive end.

But Ginobili's energy is much more than that.

Although the young European MVP is far from the peak of his life, he is actually not far from what he was back then, such as that shiny bald head.

Mo Xi receives the ball in the waist position and organizes the attack.

Originally, the battle of wits between Mo Xi and Duncan was already very tired, and he finally found a gap to stuff the ball directly to the middle, but found that as soon as he shot his ball, he was stopped by a big hand covered with green muscles, and he grabbed the ball, and at the same time, the whole person quickly turned around, suddenly burst out, and the Spurs made a steal to launch a fast attack.

Ginobili steals Moxi's pass.

The Knicks began to defend back, the Knicks' return speed was quite good, and Popovich's understanding of fast-break tactics was obviously not as good as George Karl's, so when the two sides had the same quality of defense, the Spurs would undoubtedly suffer a lot.

But the Spurs have one person here, and that's a unique advantage for the Spurs that the Knicks don't have, and that person is Manu Ginobili.

Ginobili's presence made the whole game full of uncertainties, not only on the Knicks' side, but also on the Spurs' side, which is what George Karl feared, what Arenas would do in the future, whether it was an opponent or a teammate, could be hurt, but now it is clear that Ginobili poured his firepower on the Knicks.

Mo Xi was weirdly frozen, or this can't be called a freeze, Duncan and Ginobili formed a defensive chain is very targeted, Duncan stuck the inside, not letting Mo Xi get close to the basket, but Mo Xi used the mid-range shot and big hook to score, Duncan seemed a little indifferent, and Ginobili was haunted around Mo Xi, Ginobili's passing vision is also very good, he can always find the most suitable passer one step ahead of Mo Xi, Then at the moment of Mo Xi's pass, he stepped forward to cut off Mo Xi's ball, Mo Xi was beaten three times in a row, and Mo Xi had no choice but to cut off the connection with his teammates by himself, and began to concentrate on supporting his teammates with singles.

But at this time, a hidden, unknown weakness of the Knicks appeared, Arenas's organizational ability was limited, and the usual organizational offense was completed by Mo Xi and Sprewell, and now only Sprewell is left, even if George Karl's tactics are so exquisite, but there is no excellent passer is still in vain.

Seeing that the Knicks gradually fell into the disadvantage on the court, George Karl frowned and made a change, and George Karl replaced Ward on the court and let Ward organize the offense.

As a veteran of the Knicks' three dynasties, Ward can be called the Knicks' big brother-level figure in terms of strength and qualifications, and even Mo Xi and Houston have to give Ward enough respect.

Ward's defensive and playmaking skills are far better than Arenas's, but there is a very important problem in this way, and the Knicks' firepower will be greatly reduced.

Originally, when Mo Xi and Duncan were in the opposite position, Mo Xi's scoring ability must have declined slightly, and Arenas was off the court, and the Knicks' offensive firepower was a little less than half out of thin air.

Quietly, Ginobili used his individual ability to play to the Spurs' advantage. The Knicks' original momentum that skyrocketed after Mo Xi blocked David Robinson suddenly disappeared, and because Mo Xi couldn't wreak havoc on the interior as in the past, the Knicks suddenly felt a lot of pressure on them.

In the third quarter, Mo Xi and Duncan played the whole quarter of the game, without a second of rest, these two people were really-for-tat, not giving an inch, under their respective defenses, the two played the worst single quarter of the playoffs.

Mo Xi shot three out of eight, made more free throws, shot three out of five, and got nine points, two rebounds, one assist and one block, but the problem is that Mo Xi got five turnovers in this quarter, which is more than half of the whole team.

As for Duncan, he scored six points on two of six shots and two of two free throws, but Duncan was far ahead of Mo Xi in other areas, with four rebounds, two assists and two blocks in the quarter, and only one turnover.

The two were inefficient, but Duncan, who was clearly not restrained by Ginobili, was significantly better than Moxie as the Spurs led the Knicks by five points at 71-66.