In the United States, the finals have attracted thousands of attention, and in China, it has also caused a trend.

The domestic media's publicity for this finals is Yao "General" showdown, Da Yao VS Admiral David Robinson.

The NBA in the '90s had four centers, and due to the shrinking season, the Knicks only faced two in the regular season. Da Yao first killed the gorilla Ewing in the Yao "Apes" duel, and then destroyed the big shark O'Neill in the Yao Shark duel, which is also considered to have completed the task.

What the? You said Da Yao didn't kill them?

I'm sorry, the Knicks won, this is killed, if Da Yao didn't kill the opponent's top card, how could the Knicks win?

However, only killing two great centers is not the end of Da Yao, and now in the finals, Da Yao met Admiral David Robinson again!

Although you can't kill all four centers, three kills are also good. The domestic media unanimously agreed that Da Yao would slaughter the general, just as he had killed Ewing and O'Neill before!

The Knicks must win!

"Director Zhang, what do you think about the upcoming Yao Jiang showdown?" Teacher Song asked.

"The Spurs' interior line is too strong, and the Knicks have to let Da Yao play more, and only Da Yao can defend against Admirals and Tim Duncan," Zhang said. If Coach Li continues to limit Da Yao's playing time, then the situation of the Knicks will be very dangerous and it will be easy to lose! ”

Teacher Song said worriedly: "But Coach Li's rotation is relatively rigid, and he usually plays for about 5 minutes to let Da Yao go." ”

Zhang guided: "So the Knicks must let go of their thinking, they can't have a tendon, this kind of thing depends on the occasion, and on the occasion of the finals, you have to let Da Yao play more, and sitting on the bench can't help the team!" ”

Fans across the country praised it together.

Although the domestic audience wanted to see Yao Jiang fight, Li Wei still didn't let Da Yao play too much time. At 18 years old, he's no match for David Robinson, and the Knicks have to think about how to win first.

In the first game of the finals, the two teams played very closely from beginning to end. Facing Garnett, who can respond inside and out, Popovich sacrificed the three-tower tactic he used last year in the second half, allowing Duncan to play small forward on the defensive end to deal with Garnett!

The physical fitness of the genius champion Duncan is naturally at the historical level, and there is no need to explain it at all. Now he has not been seriously injured, his reflexes are sharp, and he walks like a fly.

Of course, due to his weight, Duncan is still inferior to Garnett in terms of speed, but what era is it?

This is the time of confrontation!

If you can't run, you can pull, you can push, you can bump, you can squeeze, you can drag!

Anyway, this is the home of the Spurs, and the referee won't blow it if the action is bigger!

Stern wants to introduce new rules, but the new rules won't come until next season, and they can't be overhauled in the playoffs!

So, the Heat can send Mourning to guard Garnett, and the Spurs can send Duncan.

If there are only two people in the league who can limit Garnett the most this season, one of them is Mourning, the best defensive player of the season, and the other must be Duncan, who has the most votes in the defensive lineup. They are the two best defenders of the year, strong and strong, with excellent awareness, and a heel when they hit Garnett!

After Garnett was heavily defended by Duncan, the Knicks' situation became difficult. Rao is Li Wei racked his brains, but he could only maintain the scene.

In the last two minutes, Li Wei called a timeout, and then drew two tactics, and the Knicks successfully played and equalized the score again!

However, in the next round, Duncan immediately sat under the basket and hit a 45-degree shot with his back to help the Spurs take the lead again!

This is the role of the super inside line, I don't have to think about tactics at the critical moment, I can just play with my back alone!

A superstar like Duncan has a very high success rate in singles, and he is even more stable than O'Neal in this year's playoffs!

If the Knicks don't want the Spurs to play inside and get a bag, that's even better. The likes of Sean Elliott and Mario Elli are all very accurate in their three-point shots, and they have been waiting outside for the open spot.

Duncan is not a big Yao, he reacts quickly, as long as you go to the bag, he can definitely divide the ball in time, and then let the Spurs have an open three-point from the outside!

What's more, if the Spurs only have one ace, they will definitely not be able to play alone all the time, which is too physically exhausting. But Duncan also has a David Robinson next to him, which is going to kill him.

The rules don't allow for joint defense, and when one person is stuck inside, the other can run outside the three-point line to open up space for the team. People don't have three-point ability, but if you don't follow along, the referee will blow you for illegal defense!

The two of them come in turns, no one will be tired, and you can pick the softest pestle on your inner line according to the situation, and hit which one you want!

The Knicks don't have Duncan's top interior line of "if you don't wrap me, I will score, and if you wrap me, I will have an open three-pointer", so they can only run tactics and rely on feel.

However, the Spurs are very good defensively, and this season the Spurs are third in the league behind the Hawks and Heat in limiting opponents' scoring. And in terms of defensive efficiency, they beat 28 other teams and rank first in the league!

Outside shooting percentage can never match that of an inside player, let alone Tim Duncan and David Robinson. When the Spurs played hard to defend, and the Twin Towers spared no effort to chisel a few key shots, the Knicks lost by 5 points!

Bob Costas said: "It was a really good game, but the result was exactly what we expected, the Knicks couldn't get in when they got to the point, they had to shoot from the outside, and it was a matter of whether they could score or not. The Spurs have two major interior lines, and they execute interior singles at critical moments, and almost every goal must be scored! ”

Doug Collins said: "That's right, whoever gets the inside wins, why do we say Jordan is the greatest player?" Because as an outside player, he can be as accurate as an inside player, and he can rely on individual singles to solve problems at critical moments. It's a pity that the Knicks didn't have Jordan, so it's no surprise that they lost. ”

"As long as Popovich doesn't make a mistake, the Spurs can definitely beat the Knicks and win this series," said Bob Kostas. ”

On June 18, the second game between the Knicks and the Spurs continued at Alamo Arena in San Antonio.

In the first three quarters of this game, the two teams were still back and forth, and the stalemate was deadlocked. But in the fourth quarter, Popovich made another big move, allowing Duncan to chisel the inside, and at the same time, the Spurs' defensive powerhouse was further improved!

When this super defensive team is fully focused, the Knicks' outside shooters are very uncomfortable!

In the entire fourth quarter, the Knicks scored only 13 points, and the Spurs won the second game 92-82!

2:0, both away games were lost, and the situation of the Knicks was very bad.

On May 20, the Knicks returned to New York, and on May 21, Game 3 of the Finals was played at Madison Garden.

In this game, the Spurs encountered a relatively terrifying home whistle, and a slightly larger move was a foul, Duncan was fouled with six fouls, and David Robinson also carried five fouls at the last moment.

It's a pity that the Knicks don't feel good, especially Alan Houston, who is very iron and iron into a dog. What's more, he missed the final 5 seconds, and the Knicks lost 96-95!

3:0 behind!

There has never been a precedent in the history of the NBA for a 3-0 comeback from behind, never!

Everyone thinks that the Knicks are finished, and the championship will definitely belong to the Spurs. However, there are not many experts who criticize the Knicks, and people agree that it is a miracle that they reach the Finals in eighth place in the East, and whether they win or lose, their achievements this season are worthy of recognition!

"The Knicks are coming home, but we should cheer for Coach Lee, cheer for the Knicks, and cheer for the Black Eight Miracle they created this year!"