The Lakers have the most 'cruel', physical and tough defensive style of all players, and even O'Neal has joined in the defensive ability, letting all the Knicks players know that the Lakers' defense is not something anyone can be underestimated.

Of course, if the Lakers stick to the defense, although the Knicks can suffer a big loss, but if the Lakers want to use their defense to win the game, it will be a big joke, or the Lakers are not the Lakers!

O'Neal played 48 minutes, Kobe Bryant played 48 minutes, Payton played 42 minutes, Fisher played 47 minutes, and Wang Zhizhi played 40 minutes.

Of course, the Knicks' three-point shooting rate dropped from 48 percent in the third game to 35 percent in the fourth game, which was the Knicks' biggest mistake!

Although the face of the losing Mir was very ugly, all the Knicks players did not reach the point of despair, anyway, the Knicks only lost to such an all-out Lakers team by five points, and it was like the third rotation that led to the Knicks losing the most critical twelve points at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

But losing is losing, losing to summarize their own shortcomings, to summarize what they should do, after a day of collective closed-door meetings, in the case of full review, the Knicks came to the Stamp Center again, to meet the last game in Los Angeles!

In the case of 2 to 2, who wins the fifth game can almost dominate the subsequent situation, there are very few cases of seven big battles in history, but the score of four to two is not so rare, and even common, because in the fifth game, all the teams know that they have to play, and there is no room for retreat!

Seriously, this Lakers team is no longer the Lakers at their peak, and the players are not comparable to the Lakers during the two-game championship period at that time!

First and foremost, O'Neal! O'Neal is no longer the O'Neal who dominated the NBA back then. The accumulation of weight, age, and injuries made O'Neal's condition unsustainable, and when he fought against the Trail Blazers, O'Neal's high-intensity battles for 48 minutes in a row could no longer continue!

Fox, Hubble, and Horina were all at the peak of their careers, and their integration with O'Neal and Kobe Bryant was a key to the Lakers' success, especially their ability back then.

Although Wang can inherit Horry's ability on the offensive end, but in terms of help defense, it can't be compared, the Wizards' victory that year is to weaken Horry's help defense to the maximum, plus Horry's old age and psychological factors will be successful.

Fox already knew that he had reached the end of his career, and the impact of the injuries he got in this year was really an attitude, coupled with the emergence of some voices in private and Lakers circles, Fox has long been ignored by the Lakers' top management, which is really sad and depressed for Fox, a veteran.

Payton's ability is very strong, and he can even continue Kobe's attack, but in the end, he doesn't fit into the Lakers' triangle system, and all his proud offensive skills have become dispensable in a team like the Lakers that does not lack ability.

Although Payton played well as a substitute core with defensive ability, once he encountered a Knicks who played two tactics and needed a strong core to lead the team to victory, he couldn't let Payton face a system alone, even if Payton played well in the fourth game, but Payton was there for his age and height after all!

The most important change is, of course, from Kobe Bryant...... Kobe's ability is getting stronger year by year, and even now he can take on the absolute core responsibility.

But the tactical thinking of everything the Lakers are doing now revolves around O'Neal, although Kobe Bryant can now suppress his desire to score, put more energy into defense, and keep himself perfectly focused.

The moment Kobe Bryant held the ball, Kobe's idea of breaking free from O'Neal was not so easy to get rid of, and it could even be said to be very strong!

If the Lakers' opponent is now the Pistons, with the Lakers' ability to work together, the outcome is unknown, but when facing the offensive ability is not inferior to the Lakers, and the bench is even stronger than the Lakers, the Lakers' own various flaws will erupt.

When O'Neal can't run on the court, in fact, the Lakers have already lost, O'Neal's body that summer gained 20 pounds, and it has long been impossible for O'Neal to unleash his talent, even if O'Neal's physical talent can rank in the top ten in the entire NBA history, but it is impossible to let O'Neal run and jump, play strongly, and play for 48 minutes in a row like in the past.

In fact, when Malone saw O'Neal play at his best in Game 4, he already knew that the Lakers OK combination era should be the end of the moment, and when he thought about his old buddy who had already retired and everything he represented, he thought about himself at this moment, and then thought about those people's doubts and private methods.

While Marlon smiled happily, his heart was very bitter, and when he knew that he could get the ring now, Malone didn't know what to do! This is also an important factor for O'Neal to score 40 points under Malone's defense!

It's just that when the Knicks worked hard, Malone also broke out in this fifth game, not only did he cut 20 points and 14 rebounds in 30 minutes of play, but he also made O'Neal very tired and only scored 18 points!

The only thing the Lakers' approach in this game shows is the two most important points, the second point that people miss and fear!

The current Lakers are playing such a tough game, and as long as they want to, they can really get the victory they want most, which even a team with stars like the Knicks can't stop the Lakers from wanting to show strong!

The second point is that the Lakers have reached the time to make a final turnaround, whether it's the running of the team or because of the salaries of the players under them.

After O'Neal this year, there is still a super-large contract of more than 27 million a year, and O'Neal will be the day the contract expires.

What about Kobe? Kobe Bryant also only has one year left on his contract of 17.72 million.

It is feasible for O'Neal to stay with the Lakers, but there is one point, O'Neal needs to determine the amount of the next contract, and a player like O'Neal, no matter how many years he has been signed, the final amount will definitely not be less than 20 million per year!

Million! Is Kobe Bryant still renewing his contract? How much does it take to renew Kobe? Twenty million is also a must! Even if Kobe Bryant and O'Neal can get along very well, but a team has two 20 million players, and the salary of the two is around the league's salary cap, can the other auxiliary players still sign?

Of course, there are some other considerations here, and in this game, after Jackson has used all of himself to show this, it is another internal battle, and that is another matter!

In fact, after the end of this fifth finals, everyone has already guessed what the final result will be!

When the Knicks returned to New York, they were warmly welcomed by all of New York, from the players showing up in a few games to finally returning to Madison Square Garden, so many fans automatically made way for the Knicks along the way.

The Knicks haven't had that kind of traction for too long.

It's no wonder that in the 70s and 80s, it was the struggle period of the Knicks, it was the era of black and white, and in the 90s, it was suppressed by Jordan and the Bulls for six years, and finally appeared in the Finals, and it was a continuous loss to the Rockets and Spurs in the West, such an experience was really torture for the Knicks.

Now it's different, the Knicks are now back with a big score of 3-2, and in the fifth key game, they won the most critical game with a big score, and what is more critical is that the Knicks' players are harmonious and have a lot of stories in it, and even the result of this round of the finals may be the start of a new dynasty again...... A dynasty that belongs to New York! (To be continued.) )