As long as Jerry Sloan arranges three-point tactics, the Knicks will definitely not be able to shrink the defense like this, Hornacek is one of the most accurate shooters in the league, the three-point king of the star game, and Stockton and Russell can also shoot three-pointers. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

However, Sloan is the coach who likes to play blocking and dismantling the most, the older he gets, the more rigid he becomes, and he can't keep up with the trend of the times, and the Jazz, who has a three-point king, shoots fewer three-point shots than the Grizzlies and Nuggets, which are bad teams without pitchers, know how to block and dismantle and fight defense.

The Jazz were pressed and beaten throughout the first quarter, trailing by 8 points.

Positional battles weren't the Knicks' opponents, and Sloan didn't make any adjustments, sticking to his basketball philosophy — the closer you get to the basket, the higher your shooting percentage.

He is a typical American old man, simple, stubborn, serious, never grandstanding, and wants to argue with the referee on every ball.

People will never see news about him off the field, except that he doesn't use a cell phone and has a big farm in Illinois. Jazz fans will also scold Sloan after losing, saying that he is too rigid in command, but most people can't imagine what it would be like if he didn't coach the Jazz.

In the second quarter, Russell continued to stay on the court with a bench, and the other four were Howard Ellis, Shanton Anderson, Antoine Kyle, and Ostertag.

The Knicks sent a small lineup, Atkins and Ward guards, Mills and Johnson partnered the front, and the center was Ben Wallace, who had a five-minute break.

Seeing that the "Big White Bear" was being held up outside the penalty area by Ben Wallace, who was one size smaller, and did nothing on the offensive end, the hearts of Jazz fans were cold.

The commentators who broadcast the game were all amazed by Ben Wallace's performance, who seemed to be a defensive weakness, but who always deflated his opponents.

"Ben Wallace has been the most reliable backup at the Knicks center position all season, and Ewing has been a good defender of the box when Ewing is off the floor, and he has made Bark Williams a fringe man," Mike Brin said. Now he's proven that he's up to the starter. ”

Atkins hit a three-pointer first, then drew a rebound shot past Ostertag and assisted Mills for a three-pointer from the bottom corner.

The Jazz lacked a point of attack, Russell couldn't make a jump shot, the Knicks battled in a positional battle, Big Ben pulled out the perimeter cover, and the person who switched the guard became Kyle.

The ball shifted to the right and Johnson held the ball past Ostertag, causing a foul and making both free throws.

The margin widened to 16 points, and the Knicks still used full-court pressing when defending.

Ellis, a backup point guard, is not as good as Stockton, and with skill and dexterity he can dribble through the half, but he can't find a shooting opportunity and has a worse organization.

Sloan stood on the sidelines, pinching his waist with both hands, frowning and looking at the field, not making adjustments.

The Jazz are similar to last season's Knicks, winning with brutal defense, iron-blooded style and pick-and-roll. If the two teams meet last season, it will definitely be a meat grind.

Today's Knicks have changed, some people say that they are not as tough on the offensive end as before, but they beat the tough Jazz and Bulls.

There's no chance of fighting with Knicks players, who are always on the court with guards who shoot inside or catch and shoot. The only one who came hard was Ben Wallace, who only took care of defending and grabbing rebounds.

Before halftime, Knicks commentator Marf Albert made a conclusion that could cause ratings to drop: "I think the Knicks are definitely going to win a championship this season." The similarity between the Jazz and the Bulls is that the interior is too slow. Ostertag is a defensive hole as long as he plays. ”

Partner Marty Glickman said: "Johnson switched to the bench to ensure the Knicks' bench attack, and poor bench offense is the Jazz's weakness, and Sloan doesn't seem to have much to do to make up for that." ”

Of course, Sloan can't help it, unless he can find a strong foreign aid now, his subordinates are ordinary blue-collar workers, no matter how powerful the coach is, it will be in vain, and it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.

The score difference widened, and the Jazz could only change back to the main force in advance, so that the height of 218CM and the weight of nearly 300 pounds Ostertag rested on the sidelines.

In the second half, Sloan also did not dare to send Ostertag, last season's main center and defensive stalwart reduced to a fringe man.

When Stockton returned to the court, the Knicks immediately sent on Starks to play against him. At this point, you don't have to think about rotation, whoever is capable will be on the list.

Childs was completely refrigerated, and on a big stage like the finals, Childs was on fire, and he had nowhere to use his strength, so he could only endure it.

At the end of the quarter, Van Gundy replaced the energetic Childes, who played 30 minutes against Stockton, and the opponent had no temper at all, let alone a breakthrough, and he had to concentrate on protecting the ball.

This season, Stockton is averaging 29 minutes per game, with 12 points and 8.5 assists. In the playoffs, he averaged just 28.5 minutes per game, and his stats dropped to 11.6 points and 8.1 assists.

The current Stockton is no longer a star, suffering physically, his own scoring ability is poor, and he relies on high ball quotient to play.

The ability to sweep the Lakers is not because the Jazz are strong, but because the Lakers are not as strong as the media boasts, Van Exel averaged only 11.6 points and 4.2 assists per game in the playoffs, shooting 33.1% from the field. Bryant had 8.7 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists in the playoffs, shooting 40.8% from the field. Looking at the three-point Lakers, it's even worse.

The Knicks have six people who are good at shooting three-pointers, and the Jazz's defense is full of mistakes when the guards run.

The Knicks went 13-1 with a shockwave, and the Jazz scored only one point on Malone's free throws in three minutes, widening the margin to 26 points and going into garbage time early.

Sloan saw that he couldn't win, so he replaced the starter early.

Malone didn't play well, shooting 7-of-18 and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line, finishing with 17 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

Russell scored the second-highest number of points with 15 points, and Bowen wasn't as successful in defending him.

Stockton's 12 points and 8 assists were decent.

Hornacek was the worst, facing Houston and being blown up, scoring only 4 points and 3 assists on 2-of-10 shooting.

The Knicks' best performance was the two guards. Starks had 22 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Houston had 26 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, and Johnson also scored 17 points.

Yang Rui and Van Gundy discussed, garbage time also sent an offensive lineup, Atkins and Childs double guards, Mills, Jackson forward, and only one Buck Williams was left in the center, grabbing the rebound and immediately counterattacking.

The Ranchers players were better at scoring, winning 108-73 in the game.

This is not a good start in the ordinary sense, there is such a big point difference, which proves that there is a clear gap in the strength of the two sides, and the championship trophy is in front of the Knicks, within reach.

Van Gundy was happy to speak incoherently, and then he couldn't keep a low profile, and said to the interview: "Yes, we can, in the next game, we will definitely win, we have the strength of the championship." ”

After the game, the media changed dramatically and began to collectively look down on the Jazz.

The Los Angeles media jokingly said: "The Jazz are likely to taste the Lakers' loss, and against the Knicks, it would be nice for them to win one game." ”

The New York Times arrogantly said: "The biggest suspense in the Finals now is not who can win the championship, but who will win the Finals MVP for the Knicks." ”

Even the Salt Lake City media are pessimistic that the Jazz want to win the championship unless a miracle happens.