After the Knicks withstood the Lakers' counterattack, the fourth quarter of the game was once again a bit smooth.

Maybe it was because of the failure of the counterattack that the Lakers were not very interested in the fourth quarter. The players didn't seem to be motivated in the fourth quarter.

I don't know what Phil Jackson did to motivate the Lakers players, but the end result was ineffective.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Knicks widened the margin to 10 points, and then within the time they were at home, the Lakers tried to fight back, but they failed every time.

It wasn't until there was only a minute left in the game that Phil Jackson finally replaced all his main players and was ready to give up the game.

And it was only at this time that Thibodeau replaced all the main players to rest.

In the first Finals, the Knicks won their first victory at their own doorstep, which was the Knicks' first Finals game in 10 years. For Knicks fans, this decade has been really painful, under the leadership of Britney's father, that is, James Dolan, the Knicks' success is not rotten, it is better than rotten, it is worse than rotten, and it is so bad that no team can say that you are rotten. It is estimated that only James Dolan can achieve such a realm.

Now, after many years, not to mention re-entering the Finals, and in front of the powerful Lakers, the Knicks won the first game, so it's no wonder that the fans are not excited.

When the red light came on at the end of the game, the whole Madison Garden Plaza really became a sea of joy.

Chen Jiyuan also found it difficult to suppress the excitement in his heart. After all, this is the finals, and Chen Jiyuan is only the second time he has entered this stage, and this is also the first time that Chen Jiyuan has led the team on this stage.

In the first finals, Chen Jiyuan completely showed what a leader should do, when he should lead the team forward, and when he should stand up and contribute to the team, Chen Jiyuan was not ambiguous at all.

In this game, Chen Jiyuan's performance was absolutely outstanding.

At the critical moment, it was Chen Jiyuan who withstood the pressure, led the team, resisted the Lakers' counterattack, and established the fruits of victory for the team.

In the whole game, Chen Jiyuan scored 36 points, including 19 points in the first quarter and 15 points in the third quarter.

In addition, Chen Jiyuan also grabbed 8 rebounds and handed out 7 assists. The data of the quasi-triple double was once again presented in front of everyone.

However, Chen Jiyuan's consecutive double-double games were also interrupted because of this game.

After all, when Chen Jiyuan defends the big forward, then the control of the interior line will be somewhat lost, especially the control of the inside rebound, and more will have to rely on Lefou.

And at this point, Lefu is still doing quite well, for the control of defensive rebounding, Lefu has completely completed the task.

As a rebounding monster, Lefu is very interested in the control of rebounding, and in addition to the requirements within the team, as well as the atmosphere gradually cultivated within the team. As a result, the current Lefu is even more hungry for rebounds. It's like a man who hasn't done it in years sees a naked girl.

Lefu also grabbed 16 rebounds in this game, although he did not contribute much in scoring, only 6 points, but the rebounds were absolutely the first contribution.

Of course, Kobe Bryant scored the most points on the Lakers' side, and Kobe Bryant also scored 31 points in the whole game, but he could only regretfully swallow the bitter fruit of failure.

Kobe's performance is actually quite good, but the biggest reason why the Lakers lost today was that they did not defend the Knicks' offense, and another big reason was that Gasol did not support Kobe enough today, not only Gasol, it should be accurate that the support for Kobe Bryant on the inside was not enough, and the triangle offense, only Kobe's corner was opened, and the others were in trouble, so how could the team win. What's more, it is still on the premise that the opponent will bloom more.

Taking the lead in winning a game is also a lot of benefits for the Knicks. If the Knicks lose the first game, on their home court, it will greatly damage the team's morale. Losing the crucial first leg with home advantage will only make them more nervous and more stressful for those young players.

And now a win can somewhat ease the nerves of those players who are reaching the finals for the first time.

This will also be very beneficial for the next games.

At the post-match press conference. When Chen Jiyuan was interviewed, he didn't need to say his happy mood, all of them were overflowing.

When asked what he thought of the game, Chen Jiyuan opened his mouth and said: "We played a good game, Curry, Thornton, Sessions did a lot of things on the offensive end, I think they must have caused the Lakers' defense a headache, and Iguodala, Stephen Jackson and Ibaka, Lefou, although it seems that the statistics are very inconspicuous, but, we all know, their silent contribution on the defensive end is an important reason why we can win." ”

Chen Jiyuan, who basically praised all his teammates, ended his answer.

However, such an answer is not a hot one, I believe that all reporters who want to hear Chen Jiyuan's answer are like this: "Kobe Bryant's magic horses are all floating clouds, and Lao Tzu can easily explode." ”

In that case, the next day, it's worth looking forward to. A tearing war will inevitably begin.

Just like Chen Jiyuan's speech to Garnett a few days ago, as time goes by, the heat has not cooled down now, Chen Jiyuan's fans, New York fans, are still fighting with Garnett's fans and the fans of the Green Army.

But those words can't affect the current Chen Jiyuan, because after publishing that tweet, Chen Jiyuan has completely stopped looking at any confidence on the Internet. And he does not accept any unnecessary interviews, and, even so, Chen Jiyuan is perfunctory when facing any interviews. won the first finals today, and Chen Jiyuan just said a very official answer in the interview.

Both the Knicks and Lakers have a day off before playing Game 2.

For the Knicks, holding on to home-court advantage is winning. And for the Lakers, winning a game on the Knicks' home court is the most critical task. Because the first two games after the three games are the Lakers' home court, as long as they get a win on the Knicks' home court, then the Lakers may use the home court advantage in the next three games to complete the three kills, win the entire series, and get the championship this season.

This is why many team management is saying that the NBA's current Finals home-and-away system is unreasonable.

Let's use the simplest form of probability to solve this problem.

If the finals are over in four games, there will be two home games for each team, which, of course, is not possible.

If the finals are played to five games, the side with the better regular season record has two home games, and the worse side has three consecutive home games.

If the Grand Finals are played to six, the side with the best regular season record has three home games, and the worse team has three consecutive home games.

If seven games are played in the Grand Finals, the side with the superior regular season record has four home games and the worse team has three consecutive home games.

Isn't it a little different from the regular season record, this team with a good regular season record, if you don't drag the series to the seventh game, then there is no home court advantage at all, on the contrary, if you solve the battle within 6 games, the team with a good regular season record is a disadvantage. Because as long as it is within 6 games, the team with a bad regular season record will be fully guaranteed for three home games.

A team with a home advantage sometimes doesn't even use its home advantage.

Besides, in the fifth game, even if the dominant team wins all of them at home, if they can't win a game away from home, it is still equivalent to losing the battle of Tianwang Mountain and losing the most crucial 2:2 victory in the fifth game, and this system is not only unfair to the team with home advantage, but even a little disadvantageous.

As we all know, taking into account all the playoff games in the NBA over the years, when the scores of two teams are tied 2-2, the team that wins Game 5 will have an 84% chance of winning the entire series. This is a support for teams that do not have home field advantage.

After all, after losing the crucial fifth game, even if the next two games are in front of their own home, they are both their home stadiums, but the pressure is still great, and the psychological baggage is also played, because at this time, the team that often has home advantage has been forced to the edge of the cliff, and there is no way to retreat.

Another point is that the team with the better record in the regular season will stay in the away city for 8 days at most, which will also have a little impact on the team.

The format of the Finals began in 1985, with Stern revealing that the change was made at the suggestion of Cardinal Auerbach, who was a hassle for players, teams and media personnel to travel frequently during the Finals. The finals are against teams from the east and west, so the planes fly relatively far away. That's why the 2-3-2 format was created, which greatly reduced the number of flights.

But while reducing the hassle for the team management, it also creates opportunities for those teams with poor records.

The 2006 Heat somewhat borrowed this, it was precisely because of the problem of the competition system that they won three games in a row in the middle, and the most critical battle of Tianwang Mountain was also won.

This format was changed in October 2013, and when Stern proposed it, it was unanimously approved by a vote of minutes. Without any suspense, the format of the finals was changed to 2-2-1-1-1.