On June 24, Tim Duncan's knee underwent a full check-up. The good news is that there is no structural damage and he will recover after about 20 days of rest, and the bad news is that he may not be able to play for the next few games.

However, now the big score is 3:1, the Spurs have an absolute advantage, and Spurs fans are optimistic that they can win the championship as long as they can win one more game!

On June 25, the fifth game of the finals continued at Madison Garden.

Because of the distance between East and West, it was too tiring to travel back and forth, so since '85, the NBA Finals have been a 2-3-2 format, unlike the 2-2-1-1-1 of other series.

In other words, after the team with a good record has two home courts, the team with a poor record will have three home courts, and the Knicks still have home court advantage in the fifth game.

Li Wei sympathizes with the current Spurs, the team's ace, quasi-MVP Tim Duncan, who can't play, which has a fatal impact on the offense and defense of the entire team.

But sympathy is sympathy, and he can't be soft-hearted at such a moment.

As Mike Brin said, injuries are part of the game, and the Knicks lost Hornacek and Maddy before the playoffs, but which team will let them go?

As a defensive team, the Spurs' offense relies heavily on the interior twin towers. Now that the twin towers have broken one, the Knicks can have an advantage as long as they defend against the other!

"Kevin, is there a problem with your continued defense of David Robinson?" Li Wei asked.

Garnett said: "No problem, you can continue to arrange for me to defend him!" ”

Li Wei said: "Don't worry, I will send Da Yao to defend him at the beginning, and then Da Yao will be tired and then Lasu will play, what you have to do is to maintain your physical strength and strangle him at the critical moment!" ”

"Understood!" Inside nod the head.

Li Wei looked at Stephen Jackson again.

The Knicks have already folded Hornacek and Maddy, and then sent Garnett to the interior to top David Robinson, and the outside rotation will be even more stretched. Bowen is embarrassed now, and Li Wei can only count on Stephen Jackson.

"Stephen, you played well last time, I'll increase your playing time this time, Elliott's side, can you prevent it?"

Stephen Jackson said, "Don't worry, he won't score any points in front of me!" ”

Li Weidao: "Don't underestimate anyone, Elliott used to be an All-Star and scored in a variety of ways, and you're just a sophomore rookie!" ”

Byron Scott joked on the side: "Yes, and they were a flower show back then, and you were just a second round!" ”

Stephen Jackson couldn't see others laughing at his position, and said: "Byron, I'm going to prevent him from crying and calling his mother today, so that you can see whether the Tanhua show is great or the second round show is great!" In fact, the higher the rank, the more shit they are! ”

"Hahahaha!" The team laughed, then looked at Garnett.

On the current Knicks team, Garnett has the highest pick in the first round, with No. 5 pick, followed by No. 8 No. Nowitzki and No. 9 No. Maddy. Houston was the 11th pick in '93, Nash was the 15th pick, Nesterovic was the 16th pick, Charlie Ward, Da Yao and others were the end of the first round, Hornacek was a second-round pick, and Da Bo and others were undrafted.

Garnett was a little embarrassed when he saw that everyone else was looking at him, he glared at Stephen Jackson and said loudly: "Stephen is right, I will prove that those who are ahead of me are not as good as me!" ”

The fifth game began, and David Robinson took on the burden of the Spurs' offense as soon as he started, shooting inside and out, scoring again and again, but Da Yao couldn't restrain him!

Halfway through the first quarter, Li Wei replaced Nesterovic to defend Robinson, but unfortunately he was still beaten!

Fortunately, Duncan was absent, the Spurs' defensive system could not operate at full capacity, the Knicks' offense became very fluid, and the two teams were inseparable!

In the second half, Li Wei handed over the task of defending David Robinson to Garnett!

Garnett has been playing dead in the first half and has not been involved in the offense, just to retain his energy to limit this super center in the second half. And Robinson scored 22 points in the first half, already very tired, and he was a little powerless in the face of Garnett's defense!

In the third quarter, the Knicks led by 10 points!

In the first half of the fourth quarter, Popovich tried his best, and the Spurs were united and did not let the score widen again, but the 10-point difference was like a moat, and they couldn't catch up!

At the final whistle, the Knicks won the fifth game 99:89 and chased the big score to 3:2!

Admiral David Robinson scored 33 points and 16 rebounds, in addition to 4 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks.

Sean Elliott scored 19 points on 7-of-15 shooting, which is also a qualified second-scoring point. If it was a normal game, he might have helped the team win by playing like this, but now it's the Finals, and the Knicks are not underdogs!

Avery Johnson has 6 points and 8 assists, and he is still a good player in terms of playmaking, but unfortunately the Knicks choked his breakthrough and did not let him score higher!

Knicks, Garnett 13 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists. He didn't score too many points because his physical strength was used on the defensive end, but Li Wei thought he was the first contributor to the team's victory!

Ben Wallace had 2 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks. The Spurs lost Duncan, Garnett and others went to withstand David Robinson again, and he was very happy to fill in the leaks!

Bo Outlaw has 5 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block, and as a defensive stalwart, he restricts the Spurs a lot on the court, and the data doesn't show his value.

Alan Houston scored 19 points, which was not amazing, but mediocre. But Stephen Jackson, who was on the bench, broke out again!

Although Jackson's words were earth-shattering before the game, on the court, he was not able to limit Elliott well, and Li Wei had to send Dabo to defend at critical moments.

But Stephen Jackson, like on the court, felt surprisingly good, how to shoot, and scored 24 points as a substitute!

When a person faces a defensive team like the Spurs, who can shoot 8 of 16 and score 24 points, Li Wei can't care about a little flaw in his defense, Jackson is the hero of today's Knicks!

On June 27, the Knicks returned to San Antonio.

In this game, Popovich commanded very hard, the Spurs were also very attentive from top to bottom, and the referee gave a certain degree of home whistle care.

It's a pity that their strength is still a little worse without Duncan, and the Knicks are in the lonely eyes of the Holy City fans!

The big score is 3:3!

Public opinion was in an uproar.

There has never been a precedent in the history of the NBA for a 3-0 turnover, because everyone knows that after 2-0, the referees will definitely take special care of a game. If you can't win with the bonus of the super home whistle, then it will be difficult to win four games in a row.

But now that Duncan is injured, the Knicks are expected to create a miracle!

Yes, with Duncan and the Spurs without Duncan, they are completely two teams, and the Knicks' Black Eight journey this year is likely to be black to the end!

If Black Eight can also win the championship, it will definitely be the biggest news in sports this year!